b'on the museums collection. Most recently, he Bringing together Smith alums of all ages,collaborated with Associate Director of Curatorialincluding many longtime museum supportersAffairs Aprile Gallant on the exhibition Defiant Vision:and new friends as well, the SCMA100 Gala offeredPrints & Poetry by Munio Makuuchi. (See page 23 a joyful start to what would become a singularlyfor more about this collaboration.) remarkable, upended centennial year. The distinctive hand-crafted award plaques The staff of SCMA would like to acknowledge (left, top) were collaboratively designed and and extend our enormous thanks to the SCMA100 Host fabricated by three western Massachusetts artisans:Committee for its outsized efforts to organize this kick-the internationally recognized glass artist Lynn off celebration: Jan Golann 71, chair; Marilyn Cohen Latimer, and renowned graphic and book designers68, Wendy Cromwell 86, Vanessa Gates-Elston 02,Greta Sibley and Daniel Kelm. Janice Oresman 55, Shama Rahman 13, S. Mona Sinha Following the awards ceremony, gala guests88 and Melissa Wells 93 (pictured below). were invited to sign an oversized SCMA100 birthday card, enjoy custom-made centennial hors doeuvres and confections and pose with friends in a photo booth in which they could choose their favorite opposite, bottom left:Floyd Cheung, SCMA Centennial Honoreebackdrop from a selection of images of artworks left, bottom right:Eliot Chace Nolen 54, SCMA Centennial Honoree above, left to right:Lesley Dill, M.A.T. 75, SCMA Centennialfrom the museums collection. Many photo boothHonoree; Provost and Dean of the Faculty Michael Thurston andguests commented that it was hard to choose just Smith College President Kathleen McCartney; Jane Chace Carroll 53, SCMA Centennial Honoree;bottom:SCMA100 Host Committeeone backdrop! with Floyd Cheung, SCMA Centennial Honoreeconnectingpeopleto each other57'