It was at a Christmas party a few years ago that I asked Dr. Manion if he had an update on the current status of the art building and its funding. I won't believe the art building until I press my fingers to the wound. Today, my fingers are in the wound, and I speak for the entire art faculty when I say we're elated about this. Today, the new Carol and Robert Bush Art Center gives rightful status to the art students, faculty, and curriculum on this campus. It will now have the proper visibility and stature that it merits at St. Norbert College.
Today is also a day of excitement, gratitude and some recollections.
As scholars, we all should know the value of history, and much of our history is defined by the origins of kinships and collegial relationships that are peculiar and unique to the college. Students and faculty are at the core of this relationship. In the beginning, there was Daniel. Daniel Dickhut arrived at St. Norbert College in 1956. He was hired as the first full-time art faculty member and consequently became the founder and chair of the art department.