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  The  Ryerson  Image  Centre  announces  the   Peter  Higdon  Research  Centre  and  Graduate  Scholarship  

Toronto,  October  27,  2014  -­‐-­‐-­‐  The  Ryerson  Image  Centre  (RIC)  is  pleased  to  announce  the   naming  of  its  Research  Centre  in  honour  of  Peter  Higdon,  founding  Collections  Curator,  who   is  retiring  after  35  years  at  Ryerson  University.  The  Peter  Higdon  Research  Centre  will  mark   Peter’s  instrumental  role  in  shaping  Ryerson’s  photography  collection  into  a  world-­‐class   resource.  To  further  recognize  his  commitment  to  students,  Ryerson’s  School  of  Image  Arts   is  happy  to  announce  the  establishment  of  the  Peter  Higdon  Graduate  Scholarship.     “It  is  difficult  to  imagine  a  longer,  more  sustained  example  of  excellence  than  Peter’s   patient,  methodical  transformation  of  a  modest  photography  collection  into  a  beacon  for   students,  professors,  and  scholars  and  photographers  from  around  the  world,”  says  Paul   Roth,  Director  of  the  Ryerson  Image  Centre.  “Quite  simply,  his  work  laid  the  foundation  for   the  Ryerson  Image  Centre  and  moved  the  University  into  the  global  elite  of  photo-­‐based   institutions.  For  that  we  are  thankful  and  very  grateful.”     The  Peter  Higdon  Research  Centre  will  celebrate  Peter’s  foundational  contributions  to  the   Ryerson  Image  Centre,  the  School  of  Image  Arts,  and  Ryerson  University.  His  presence  will   continue  to  resonate  in  Ryerson’s  collection,  which  he  built  from  a  modest  resource  centre   in  the  School  of  Image  Arts’  basement  into  one  of  the  largest  teaching  and  research   collections  of  photography  in  Canada.  Under  Peter’s  leadership  and  far-­‐reaching  vision,  the   RIC  has  acquired  many  significant  donations  of  works  and  archival  materials,  setting  the   stage  for  the  groundbreaking  acquisition  of  the  Black  Star  Collection  in  2005—considered   the  largest  donation  of  cultural  property  in  history  to  a  Canadian  university—as  well  as   others  since.     The  Peter  Higdon  Graduate  Scholarship  will  recognize  academic  excellence  in  a  second-­‐year   Master’s  Degree  student  in  the  School  of  Image  Arts  Film  and  Photography  Preservation  and   Collections  Management  (FPPCM)  program.  The  creation  of  this  annual  award  will  honour   Peter’s  generosity  of  time  and  energy  as  an  instructor,  mentor  and  supervisor  to  students   over  three  decades.  It  will  recognize  his  dedication  to  giving  students  meaningful  access  to   Ryerson’s  rich  photography  collections  and  resources,  and  the  doors  he  opened  for  students   at  other  institutions  around  the  world.         As  a  tribute  to  Peter’s  immeasurable  contribution  to  Ryerson,  support  is  being  raised  for   both  the  naming  of  the  RIC’s  Research  Centre  in  his  honour  and  the  creation  of  the   scholarship  fund.  To  contribute,  please  follow  this  link:     https://ruonline.ryerson.ca/ccon/new_gift.do?action=newGift&giving_page_id=69    

 

 

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