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2024年3月15日

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手把手教你的 权力|布朗美术馆 held a special reception in January to honor an artist, 不仅因为她的才华, but also for her connection to a cherished professor at the college.

特蕾莎·李，已故博士的母亲. 亚瑟C. 李, was in attendance to showcase her exhibit titled “A Joyous Journey.” The exhibit featured more than 20 unique pieces capturing an impressive stylistic range varying from realism to nonobjective emotive works.

夫人. 李 earned her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and has experimented with watercolor, 拼贴画, 油墨, 和丙烯酸. Her pieces have been displayed internationally, with a notable show in Paris in 2019.

她的儿子，博士. 李, was a beloved Roane State geology professor with a passion for education and enriching the lives of students. 他于2022年去世.

为布朗夫人举行的闭幕招待会. 李’s exhibit was part of 手把手教你的 annual Spring Convocation, a time for faculty and staff to connect for professional development, 员工认可, and important updates ahead of the new semester.

Convocation attendees joined students and the larger Roane State community at the reception to show their support for Theresa 李 and to remember Dr. 李的持久影响.

“It was a tremendous honor and pleasure to be invited to have an art exhibition at RSCC,” 夫人. 李说. “因为我亲爱的儿子，医生. Arthur 李, taught and lived here for so many years, this show carried special meaning for me. To have a show where he taught gave me the opportunity to meet so many of the good people he cared about and who, 反过来, 关心他.”

“Arthur spoke to me often about his students, his colleagues, and his friends here at RSCC,” 夫人. 李补充道. “During my visit and at the reception for my art show, I experienced the warmth and open-armed welcome that he spoke about with such emphatic appreciation. This memory is one I will forever remember and cherish.”

“This was a truly special moment for our faculty and staff to be able to meet 夫人. 李 and view her artwork,” Roane State President Chris Whaley said. “Arthur was one of the smartest people I have ever known, and it was absolutely our honor to call him a member of the Roane State family for more than 20 years.”

布莱恩·威尔克森, art professor and the college’s gallery director, helped organize the exhibit of Theresa 李’s work. Wilkerson和Dr. Arthur 李 during much of his time at Roane State and said he was immediately taken with 李’s kindness upon meeting him.

“Dr. 李 was one of the first people to reach out and get to know me, and [he] invited me to lunch one day in Oak Ridge,威尔克森分享道. “As a new person still learning the ins and outs of the college, it was a well-received gesture. This act of kindness, and his quirky personality has always been a nice memory.”

Wilkerson said having Theresa 李 visit campus for the closing reception made the event an even more meaningful experience.

“She is a tremendously knowledgeable and skilled artist in a variety of mediums,” Wilkerson added. “Being able to work directly with the artist, who has such a personal connection to the college, 让这一切变得特别.”

罗恩州立基金会 staff assisted with the planning of the exhibit and closing reception, working together with Wilkerson to select pieces and coordinate with 夫人. 李.

“Both the college and the Foundation are tremendous supporters of the arts, and we are incredibly grateful to Theresa 李 for sharing her paintings with us for this exhibit,” 罗恩州立基金会 Executive Director Scott Niermann said. “We are fortunate to have a venue for showcasing artists on our Roane County Campus and plan to feature many more in the future.”

因为博士. 李的传递, a memorial scholarship has been set up in his honor, and the funds will go to a Roane State student each year. Donations to the scholarship can be made online at wedding-web-sites.com/lee.

For details on 手把手教你的 art gallery or current exhibits, visit wedding-web-sites.com/artgallery.

^{Pictured left to right: RSCC President Chris Whaley, RSCC Art Professor and Gallery Director 布莱恩·威尔克森, Dr. 安妮特•李, 艺术家Theresa 李, 罗恩州立基金会 Director of Fundraising Operations Dina Jackson, RSCC Humanities Division Faculty Emeritus Anne Powers, and 罗恩州立基金会 Executive Director Scott Niermann.}