“I just really appreciate how personable he is and how much he cares about us students. So when I found him (after the national championship), I said ‘let’s get a picture. You came out all this way and this is pretty special.’ To have David come out, that means a lot.”
Clearly influenced by apartheid, Claassen creates pictures of enforced separation and barriers – pictures that invite the viewer into conversation. “I wouldn’t describe myself as an activist,” he says. “I’m a bit introverted. I find if I make art that brings up those kinds of issues, then that’s an opportunity to talk about them.”
When Dr. Rochelle Johnson interviewed for a position at The College of Idaho in 1999, she hoped to work at a school where she could teach American literature, develop environmental studies courses, and spend time in the outdoors. Check, check, and check.
For the 13th consecutive year, The College of Idaho has been chosen as one of the “best and most interesting” colleges in the U.S., Canada, and UK, by the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2024 edition.
The scholarship, set up and funded initially by the graduating class of 1972 at Caldwell High, is named after one of its own, Jimmy Marcus, who died in a boating accident in 1975.
Her experiences with the Victory Institute, Senator Baldwin, and the White House have changed her mindset – from international politics to perhaps one day returning to Idaho to help lead her home state.
The Smiths, along with the co-presidents, Vice President of Finance & Administration Richard Erne, and trustee Mike Elliott, collaborated with ZGA Architects and Andersen Construction (both of Boise) to bring the vision to life.
