2014 Brenau Gala
We are profoundly grateful for everyone who participated in the 2014 Brenau Gala. Our sponsors, guests, faculty, staff and students all joined in making this a delightful and memorable evening with hard work and good spirit. This year we mark Brenau’s 135th anniversary. The Brenau Downtown Center unveiled the now open-to-the-public Manhattan Gallery of modern art and showcased the home of the physical therapy doctoral program. Thank you for supporting Brenau University and for celebrating both the traditions and vision for tomorrow.
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- Attendees at the Brenau Gala take in the art work hung throughout the Manhattan Gallery at the Brenau Downtown Center.
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- Brenau Trustees Chairman Peter Miller, left, and Brenau University President Ed Schrader, right, stand beside the display about the university’s long-term captial campaign at the Brenau Gala at the Downtown Center.
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- Brenau University President Ed Schrader talks to Brenau Trustees Chairman Peter Miller about the artwork in the silent art auction at the Brenau Gala.
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- Abit Massey talks about the statue of President Franklin Roosevelt that he and his wife Kayanne donated to Brenau University.
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- Dorothy Vogel, right, tours through the silent auction at the Brenau Gala with Brenau student Jordan Ligon.
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- Brenau Trustee Carole Ann Daniel greets Brenau Women’s College alumna Kayanne Massey during the Brenau Gala.
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- Abit and Kayanne Massey, a Brenau Women’s College alumna, pose for a photo next to the statue of President Franklin Roosevelt they donated to Brenau University during the Brenau Gala.
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- Abit Massey examines the statue of FDR on display during the Brenau Gala. Abit and his wife Kayanne, a Brenau Women’s College alumna, donated the maquette of the larger statue which is on display at Dowdell’s Knob.
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- Abit and Kayanne Massey, a Brenau Women’s College alumna, check into the Brenau Gala.
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- Sculptor Gregory Johnson speaks about the maquette of the bronze Golden Tiger statue he created for Brenau University.
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- Brenau Trustee Sissy Lawson, center, is congratulated by Cindy Wilson, development officer at Challenged Child and a member of the Brenau 1878 Council, after winning the live auction for a maquette of the bronze Golden Tiger statue named Lucile in honor of Lawson’s grandmother Lucile Townsend Pearce who was the wife of former Brenau University President H.J. Pearce. Lucile went on to briefly oversee the university’s operations after her husband died in 1943.
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- Nu Soul performs to a packed crowd under the tent at the Brenau Gala.
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- Nu Soul performs to a packed crowd under the tent at the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau University President Ed Schrader speaks to attendees at the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau Trustee Philip WIlheit conducts the live auction during the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau Trustees Chairman Pete Miller poses for a portrait with his wife Cathy under the tent at the Brenau Gala.
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- Matt and Becky Nix, center, of Duplicating Products in Gainesville, dance under the tent to Nu Soul during the Brenau Gala.
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- Jane Baker Pierce dances at the Brenau Gala with Greg Baker.
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- Former Brenau University President Dr. John S. Burd shakes hands with a fellow guest during the live auction at the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau Trustee Philip Wilheit conducts the live auction at the Brenau Gala.
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- Dorothy Vogel, center, shares a moment with former Brenau professor and sculptor Jean Westmacot during the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau facilities staff members carry artwork around for guests to see during the live auction at the Brenau Gala.
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- Dr. John S. Burd, center, smiles alongside his wife Pat and former Brenau trustee Tommy Paris during the live auction at the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau University students Casey Wyatt, left, and Amber Boyd show off a maquette of the bronze tiger statue, Lucile, during the live auction at the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau University President Ed Schrader shakes hands with Ruth Bruner, member of the Gainesville City Council and former mayor, at the Brenau Gala after Bruner read a proclamation declaring March 29 ‘Brenau Day.’
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- A maquette of the bronze tiger statue, Lucile, is placed on the dance floor under the tent before the start of the live auction at the Brenau Gala.
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- Philip Wilheit Jr., left, shares a word with Brenau Trustee Jim Walters during the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau University Galleries Director Melissa Morgan smiles as she watches the live auction being set up at the Brenau Gala.
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- Lydia Matlock, Marcia Lumpkin and Franc Tamboli pose for a photo under the tent at the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau Chief of Staff Jody Wall looks on as Brenau University President Ed Schrader speaks to attendees at the Brenau Gala.
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- Brenau Trustee Carole Ann Daniel laughs with other guests at the Brenau Gala.
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- Renowned modern art collector Dorothy Vogel, sitting in the wheelchair, speaks with students and guests at the Brenau Gala. The Gala was held at the Brenau Downtown Center and was the official opening of the Manhattan Gallery where the gift of modern artwork donated by Dorothy from the collection she amassed with her husband hangs.
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- Brenau University President Ed Schrader speaks with renowned art collector Dorothy Vogel who donated part of her and her husband Herbert’s collection of modern art to the university. The Vogel Collection is on display and open to the public at the Brenau Downtown Center in the Manhattan Gallery.
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- Dr. Rudi Keifer entertains guests at the Brenau Gala with his piano-playing skills on one of Brenau’s Steinway pianos.
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- Brenau Trustee Emmie Henderson Howard, right, speaks with Nancy Krippel, Brenau’s provost and vice president of academic affairs, during the Brenau Gala as Howard’s husband, Tommy, looks on.
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- From left, John and Astrid Breakfield pose for a photo with Brenau Women’s College alumna Linda Rogers and her husband, Georgia State Rep. Carl Rogers during the silent auction at the Brenau Gala.
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- Floor-to-ceiling windows light up the newly renovated lobby outside the academic space of the Brenau University Downtown Center as attendees at the Brenau Gala enjoy the artwork in the Manhattan Gallery.
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- Nancy Krippel, Brenau University’s provost and vice president of academic affairs, laughs with Jane Baker Pierce outside of the 80s-themed bar during the Brenau Gala at the Downtown Center.
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- Light fills the lobby of the recently opened academic space at the Brenau Downtown Center during the Gala. The Downtown Center houses the Manhattan Gallery where the university displays prominent pieces of artwork by artists either from or who have a strong connection to Manhattan.
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- Brenau Trustee Jim Moore laughs with his wife and former trustee Evanda during the Brenau Gala at the Brenau Downtown Center.
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- Former Brenau University President Dr. John S. Burd, left, chats with Ruth Brunner, Gainesville City Council member and former mayor, and renowned modern art collector Dorothy Vogel.
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- Brenau Trustee Jim Moore, former Trustee and alumna Evanda Moore, Brenau Trustee Phillip Wilheit and sculptor and Gala planner Mary Hart Wilheit pose for a quick portrait in the Manhattan Gallery during the Brenau Gala at the Downtown Center.
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- Jimbo Floyd, Brenau Trustee Mike Smith, Dixie Truelove and Rob Fowler, executive vice president and COO at Turner Wood & Smith Insurance, pose for a quick portrait in the Manhattan Gallery during the Brenau Gala at the Downtown Center.
