I had the good fortune of seeing and touching the exquisite work of RISD Textile alums Maegan Fee and Happy Farrow of Merida Meridian. The range of work they showed to me and my colleague VP of Institutional Engagement Beth Garvin crossed themes of sustainability and multiculturalism with a sophisticated sense of play. They both sang the praises of RISD Textiles Department Professors Anais Missakian and Liz Collins with the kind of adoration usually reserved for rock stars. I continue to enjoy seeing the fruits of RISD’s educational programs as manifeset by our graduates and their work in the many fields they have entered. -JM