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David Rhodes ’68

The School for Visual Arts in New York City honored David Rhodes '68 on his 25-year anniversary as president of the institution. During his tenure, SVA grew from just under 2,000 students to more than 3,000. In addition, SVA's seven graduate programs were added, also the result of his leadership. "The greatest challenge of my career," he notes, "has been seeing our transformation from an art school with three-year courses to an art college with graduate programs." An avid photographer, Rhodes was further honored with an exhibition of his work, The Moving Line, at the celebration. A graduate of Wesleyan's College of Letters, he pursued graduate training in philosophy and the economics of education at Columbia University. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Wesleyan.
The School for Visual Arts in New York City honored David Rhodes ’68 on his 25-year anniversary as president of the institution. During his tenure, SVA grew from just under 2,000 students to more than 3,000. In addition, SVA’s seven graduate programs were added, also the result of his leadership. “The greatest challenge of my career,” he notes, “has been seeing our transformation from an art school with three-year courses to an art college with graduate programs.” An avid photographer, Rhodes was further honored with an exhibition of his work, The Moving Line, at the celebration. A graduate of Wesleyan’s College of Letters, he pursued graduate training in philosophy and the economics of education at Columbia University. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Wesleyan.