From the Executive Director

Dear Friends,

We are so excited welcome you to campus for the 2022 Advisory Council Fall Meeting on October 13-14! Please register online at this link so we know to expect you.

I look forward to seeing you this fall!

Warm regards,

Sondra Lomax
Executive Director of Development

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

We are so excited to welcome you back to campus for the 2022 College of Fine Arts Advisory Council fall meeting activities on October 13-14! If you will be traveling to Austin for this meeting, we encourage you to reserve a hotel room at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center at a special event rate.

Returning members should note that while we have a hotel block at the AT&T Center, the meeting will be held at the University of Texas Club inside DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.

I look forward to seeing you this fall!

Warm regards,

Sondra Lomax
Executive Director of Development

All members and guests are invited to an evening reception to visit with fellow council members and College of Fine Arts leadership.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

Breakfast and Conversation
8:30 – 9 AM 
University of Texas Club, President’s Room (6th Floor)*

Gather prior to the business meeting for coffee, breakfast, and conversation with fellow council members and college leadership.

Business Meeting and Luncheon
9 AM – 2 PM 
University of Texas Club, President’s Room (6th Floor)*

Featuring faculty presentations, student performances, a development update from Sondra Lomax, and Dean Rivera-Servera’s state of the college address.

*Complimentary parking provided in the Manor garage.

I am pleased to announce that the slate of nominees for membership to the Fine Arts Advisory Council for 2022-2023 have all been approved. A huge thank-you again to our 2021-2022 Nominating Committee members Robin Ward Del Conte, Nancy Ginsburg, Amy Hofland, Aynsley Letzerich, and our outstanding chair Caroline Schupbach!

Please Save-the-Date to welcome our new members in-person at the Fall 2022 Advisory Council meeting on campus October 13-14, 2022, and watch your inbox for venue details and hotel block information coming soon.

As a reminder, our new members are:

Debbie Klein, Dallas
Nominated by Caroline Schupbach
Debbie is a graduate of the College of Fine Arts with a B.F.A. in Studio Art. She also studied fashion design at the Parsons School of Design in New York City and is currently an independent artist specializing in printmaking, ceramics, graphic design, and photography. Her works has been shown in galleries throughout Dallas and New York.

Mary Lipscomb, Fort Worth
Nominated by Nancy Ginsburg
Mary graduated from the University of Texas in 1997 with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism. She worked in the media industry in Dallas, New York and Houston before returning to her hometown of Fort Worth, where she lives with her husband, Blake, and their three young sons. Mary currently serves on the board of directors of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and has co-chaired its gala since 2017. Mary’s mother, Adele Perry Hart, was also a UT alumna and served on the College of Fine Arts Advisory Council for over two decades.

Isabel Lummis, Houston
Nominated by Sissy Alcorn-Roberts
Isabel serves as President of the Brown Foundation, whose mission is focused on building stronger educational, cultural, and civic institutions in Houston and beyond. Isabel and her husband Ransom are involved in the Menil Collection, Asia Society Texas, and Da Camera of Houston. She served as co-chair of the 2022 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s Another Great Night and is a board member of the Garden Club of Houston. Isabel and Ransom have four daughters, and their youngest Virginia is a sophomore in Art History at COFA.

Meredith Luskey, Fort Worth
Nominated by Janis Brous
Meredith is the Managing Partner of Klamath Property Company and the Luskey Family Partnership, LP which are diversified holding companies with interests in oil & gas, real estate, ranching, and private equity. Meredith attended the UT College of Fine Arts and lives in Fort Worth with her husband Stephen and their two children. Meredith is a member of Texas Women for the Arts, a leading voice for the arts in education, advocacy, and economic impact in Texas.

Richard Mullen, San Francisco, CA
Nominated by Caroline Schupbach
Richard is a graduate of UT with a B.A. in History and a B.F.A in Art History. He received an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business and currently works for Cisco as an executive in technical and experiential marketing.

Judi Regal, Palm Beach, FL
Nominated by Robin Ward Del Conte
Judi is an artist who works primarily in oils and watercolors. She received her B.F.A. in Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of Texas in Austin and was selected as one of only seven students to an exclusive Masters Program at the Chicago Art Institute specializing in Interior Architecture. Judi maintains active studios in both Chicago, Illinois and Palm Beach, Florida. Her work is found in many major private collections throughout North America.

I look forward to seeing you on campus on October 13-14, 2022.

Warm regards,

Sondra Lomax
Executive Director of Development