ASU GAMMAGE ANNOUNCES FUND IN HONOR OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S 20th ANNIVERSARY

On Monday, July 30, ASU Gammage announced the creation of the Colleen Jennings-Roggensack fund for Cultural Participation in honor of Jennings-Roggensack’s 20 years of service at the Frank Lloyd Wright designed performing arts center located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University.

Jennings-Roggensack has helped grow the venue into the largest university-based presenter of performing arts in the world and established its mission of Connecting CommunitiesTM, which brings the work ASU Gammage presents beyond the stage and impacts the community through shared experiences. Jennings-Roggensack has artistic, fiscal and administrative responsibility for ASU Gammage, ASU Kerr Cultural Center, with additional responsibility for non-athletic activities at Sun Devil Stadium and Wells Fargo Arena. In the past 20 years, Jennings-Roggensack distinguished herself as one of the most influential leaders in the performing arts locally, nationally and internationally.

The fund which will fund Cultural Participation programs at ASU Gammage will allow community members to participate in shared cultural experiences with artists in residence and the best arts educators from around the world. Whether it’s a child experiencing one of Gammage’s award-winning, curriculum-based programs or an incarcerated woman finding a better future through artistic expression, ASU Gammage serves more than 35,000 children and families through Cultural Participation programs.

“Creating an endowment fund ASU Gammage’s Cultural Participation programs will honor Colleen’s 20 year dedication to Connecting CommunitiesTM through the arts and ensure that ASU Gammage can continue to provide our community with access to meaningful cultural experiences," says Peter Means, Director of Development for ASU Gammage.

For more information about the Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Endowment for Cultural Participation, please call ASU Gammage’s development office at 480-965-2176.