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Diamonds and Denim 08 
The martinis were blue, the night was hot, and Jo-Ann Morgan won the diamond! The Performing Arts Society Diamonds and Denim 2008 was a wonderful success. Ask anyone who attended!
There was a terrific crowd of arts supporters who enjoyed music by the
End Notes with Diane Cumbie inside the Change of Pace and music by DJ Mike Inman from S&N Sound and Lights on the patio.
The Change of Pace served up Diamonds and Denim blue martinis, compliments of the Performing Arts Society, along with a delicious selection of wraps and appetizers.
 Guests wore lots of denim, Hawaiian shirts and a dazzling array of glittering jewelry.
Sue Melton of the Diamond Den, who graciously donated a 1 carat brilliant cut diamond for a second year in a row, drew the winning ticket.
Jo-Ann Morgan won the one carat diamond ring. Luck was running in the Morgan-Wright family as her husband Charles Wright won 2 tickets to the Bureau of Cultural Affairs production of Annie. Jo-Ann is a faculty member of African American Studies, and
Charles Wright is chair of Art at Western Illinois University.
To see more pictures from Diamonds and Denim 2008 and to order pics, see the online
lightbox at Western Illinois University
Visual Production Center.
WIU Art Gallery Receives Historic Donation 
More than 100 artworks of America's past captured along historic Route 66 and other cross-country highways created by the late Western Illinois University alumnus Warren H. Anderson were recently donated to the WIU Art Gallery Permanent Collection.
Brian Anderson gave the University the generous gift of a variety of his father’s artworks, which include his “Retro Roadside America” and “Vanishing Roadside America” series of neon diner and motel signs and old sculptured gas pumps, as well as images of vintage cars and architectural details of America’s pre-interstate highways from the 1930s-1950s.
The collection stands as the largest donation in quantity and value per single gift in history. It has been valued at $77,705. Read more
COFAC Thanks Its Generous Supporters The College of Fine Arts and Communication is grateful to all of our generous donors. Every contribution—no matter how large—is gratefully appreciated. Our students are very important people to us, and it is our students who benefit from your generosity. Students benefit from scholarship donations and donations made to support equipment purchases and upgrades. Thanks to all of you who have made a contribution to the departments of the College of Fine Arts and Communication. This month we want to thank the following: 
Donors to the Elizabeth Wehrman Scholarship
Donors to the Broadcasting Equipment Fund
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