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Professor Emeritus Mike Henderson Awarded the Margrit Mondavi Arts Medallion

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Mike Henderson stands on stage to accept a glass award that reads "Manetti Shrem Museum." Mary Croughan and Rachel Teagle stand opposite Henderson and present the award to him.
嘿嘿视频 Professor Emeritus Mike Henderson was awarded the Margrit Mondavi Arts Medallion Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Manetti Shrem Museum鈥檚 fall fundraising gala in recognition of his many contributions over decades of teaching at 嘿嘿视频. Presenting the award is 嘿嘿视频 Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan and Manetti Shrem Museum Founding Director Rachel Teagle. (Photo Courtesy Drew Altizer).

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  • The museum will present Mike Henderson: Before the Fire, 1965-1985, in January 2023.

嘿嘿视频 Professor Emeritus Mike Henderson was awarded the Margrit Mondavi Arts Medallion Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Manetti Shrem Museum鈥檚 fall fundraising gala in recognition of his many contributions over decades of teaching at 嘿嘿视频.

鈥淎t a time when students of color on this campus did not have ready mentors, Mike Henderson fostered the arts as a shelter, a place of freedom and expression, for his students,鈥 said Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan, who presented the award. 鈥淚 can think of no better reason for an award than the profound work of fostering creativity and lifting up student voices.鈥

Henderson taught art at 嘿嘿视频 for 43 years, retiring as professor emeritus in 2012. The museum will present Mike Henderson: Before the Fire, 1965-1985, in January 2023.

鈥淭hanks to all the brave women and men who thought art should be a part of life and education,鈥 Henderson said as he accepted the award from Croughan and museum Founding Director Rachel Teagle. 鈥淭hank you, everyone, for making this special. Thank you very much.鈥

The Arts Medallion honors the spirit of Margrit Mondavi, the late Napa Valley patron of the arts who made the museum鈥檚 initial founding gift.

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