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CFA News Letter FALL 2003
New CFA Leaders Named
The College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce two new department chairs: Martin Facey, professor of painting and drawing, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, and Susan Dever, associate professor, chair of the Department of Media Arts. Steven Block, chair in the Department of Music, and Judith Bennahum, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, remain in their positions.
Also Dean Moy has established two new part-time positions to better support and coordinate important areas in the College. Elen Feinberg, professor of painting and drawing in Art and Art History, is the new associate dean for academic affairs, and Gordon Kennedy, associate professor of design in Theatre and Dance, is the new assistant dean for technology.
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Naret Scholarship Announced
In 2003, the Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque contacted UNM regarding a donation from famed. Mexican artist Jose C. Teran, known as Naret. The artist contributed a collection of his works to fund a scholarship benefitting Mexican students who wish to study in the College of Fine Arts. Formerly a successful advertising professional in the colonial Roma region of Mexico City, Naret has spent many years creating paintings that reflect the landscapes he loves. His donation includes two original oil paintings, 21 giclee reproductions and more than 100 lithographs.
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Naret, Tricora, oil on canvas. 1.00 x 1.30 m.
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In July, the Honorable Juan Manuel Solana, consul of Mexico, hosted a reception honoring New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid for her work on behalf of the Mexican community, which earned her the El Premio Ohtii award. The evening also featured a fund-raising auction of Naret's work, co-hosted by the College. Thus far, sale of the art has raised nearly $6,000, with an additional $4,000 match from the office of Eliseo Torres, UNM vice president for student affairs. Additional Naret artwork is still available. If interested, please call (505) 277-9377 or e-mail cfadevel@unm.edu. For more information about Naret and his artwork, check out his Web site at www.naret.com.mx.
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Foundation Helps Create New Music Education Scholarship
Professor Ellen McCullough-Brabson, chair of the UNM Music Prep School Steering Committee and former UNM Regent's Lecturer, recently retired from UNM after a 30-year music education career. In honor of her work with the Prep School and to support students wishing to study music education, the Brabson Library and Educational Foundation has made a generous gift to establish the Ellen McCullough-Brabson Music Education Scholarship. With this donation and additional gifts from other donors, the fund is well on the way to the initial endowment goal of $15,000.
McCullough-Brabson received her bachelor of music degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and her master of music degree and doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Arizona. Her post-doctoral work was in ethnomusicology at the University of Washington. At UNM, she was instrumental in creating the Prep School, which offers Saturday music classes to local grade school children. During her career, she received numerous awards and honors, including the Bravos Award for "Outstanding Arts Educator" from the Albuquerque Arts Alliance in 1996. She was also a Regents Lecturer. She plans to continue her music education work through writing and presenting workshops.
To find out more about the UNM Music Prep School, please contact musprep@unm.edu or call (505) 277-8816. To donate to the Ellen McCullough-Brabson Music Education Scholarship, please call (505) 277-9377 or email cfadevel@unm.edu.
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