LEARNING TO FLY - A Woodstock sculpture with a graduation theme called "Learning to Fly" has been donated to the University library by Shirley Spencer as part of the City of Santa Rosa's "Summer of Woodstock" promotion. Above is the five-foot tall sculpture, painted by Libby Martin above, which will reside for the summer months somewhere in Santa Rosa and then come home permanently to the library. More

NEWS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT DEPT.

ANDREW'S SCHOLARSHIP - Andrew Krantz was killed in a tragic auto accident last summer. He was a student at Sonoma State and he majored in Sociology. In his honor, his parents created The Andrew Krantz Scholarship which has grown to approximately $30,000 plus. In addition to the scholarship, Krantz’s parents have established a permanent bench in his memory near the entrance to the Student Recreation Center.

ART BOOKS DONATED - A gift of approximately 200 art books from the estate of the late ceramic sculptor and painter Viola Frey has been made to the Art Department. While there are a number of books on ceramic history, material, and techniques, there are many more books on the complete history of art and architecture (both Western and non-Western), from ancient Rome to contemporary theory.

The gift came in part as a result of art professor Michael Schwager's friendship with the painter Squeak Carnwath and her husband, Gary Knecht. Both helped found the Artists' Legacy Foundation with Frey. The Foundation handles the work and estates of artists who do not have heirs and wish to help out other artists and museums with the future proceeds from their estates. "The Foundation wanted to make sure some of Viola's books went to an educational institution that would make use of them, and we were lucky enough to be the recipient, Schwager says. Given the value of some of the books, they will either be reference only (to be used in the slide library) or formally checked out.