Friends of the School of Art and Design
The Friends of the School of Art and Design is a membership-based program that supports scholarships, programs, and projects for students and faculty. As a Friend of SoAD, you will receive unique opportunities throughout the year including special access to exhibitions, unique workshops just for friends, and exclusive access to special SoAD events. Most importantly, your annual contribution helps the School recruit and retain talented students and supports the work of the faculty.
There are many ways to join and support the Friends!
Membership Levels
Gift | Membership Level |
---|---|
$25 | New Alumni (graduated within 5 years) |
$40 | New Member / Alumni Exhibition Special Rate |
$50 | Member |
$100 | Patron |
$250 | Benefactor |
$500 | Leader |
$1,000 | Director* |
*Director level automatically includes membership
in the Chancellor’s Society.
Click here to join today.
To join, click the link above and enter the amount you’d like to contribute for your Friends membership. Then follow the prompts for payment information.
You can make a one-time contribution, spread donations over time, and/or make a recurring gift. If you are an ECU employee, you can enroll in or adjust automatic payroll deduction here.
Friends of the School of Art and Design Board
The Friends Board may include up to 15 members. Members serve 3-year terms, and should not serve more than two terms consecutively. If you are interested in being a board member, please let us know!
Officers for 2022/2023
Audra Cox
Vacant
Vacant
Randall Martoccia
Charlotte Fitz-Daniels
Board Members

Charlotte Fitz-Daniels
BA ’02, MA ’03
Joyner Library, ECU
Term — 2018-2021
Charlotte Fitz Daniels is the curator of the Janice Hardison Faulkner Art Gallery and coordinator of programs and events at Joyner Library, East Carolina University. She is a graduate of Guilford College and has a Masters of Arts in Teaching and Ceramics from East Carolina University. She is passionate about the arts and maintains a ceramic studio at her home. Charlotte has worked in non-profit management and fundraising for a variety of organizations. She lives in Winterville, NC with her husband, Chris, her two stepchildren, and menagerie of animals.

Sim Asher
BFA ’15
Greenville Museum of Art
Terms: 2015-18, 2018-19, 2019-2020, 2020-2023
Hyster-Yale
Term — 2020-2023
Randall Martoccia
East Carolina University
Term — 2021-2024
Cameron Museum of Art
Term — 2021-2024
BFA, MBA
East Carolina University
Term — 2021-2024
BFA ’83, MFA ’88
Faculty, Barton College
Term — 2018-2021, 2022-2025

A professor of art at Barton College since 1997, Susan Fecho also serves as dean of the College’s School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts. With a Master of Fine Arts degree from East Carolina University, Fecho continued with postgraduate studies through Northern Illinois University, Penland School of Crafts, the Humboldt Field Research Institute of Maine, and the North Carolina Botanical Gardens [botanical illustration certification]. She is a trained printmaker, designer, and an illustrator with professional experiences that extend beyond three decades. Her art studio and gallery, Fecho Designs, is located in historic downtown Tarboro.
BFA ’96
Artist
Term — 2022-2025

Ex-Officio Members

Kate Bukoski
Director, School of Art and Design

Alice Arnold, Ph.D.
SoAD Faculty Representative
Professor, Art Education
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