Frank Goodyear, the director of the Heard Museum for the last 10 years, will retire at the end of the year.
Goodyear's tenure coincided with a period of expansion and growth at the Valley's best-known museum, and he was appreciated for his fundraising skills. According to the news release below, Goodyear was responsible over the years for scrounging up a total of $44 million for the museum.
His efforts to improve the museum still show. Read this 2006 New Times story to get psyched
HE BROUGHT US AN RTC LAWSUIT, A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION AND A "CAR OF THE PEOPLE." NOT TO MENTION GEORGE LECKIE AND ANNETTE ALVAREZ. OH, WHAT THE HECK, WE'LL MENTION THEM.
Image by Craig Smith, Courtesy of the Heard Museum.Talk about some big shoes to fill.Back in April 2009, Heard Museum Director, Frank Goodyear announced plans for retirement for the end of this year after a decade of service. The man is responsible for the expansion of programming and the addition of two locations (one that will unfortunately close tomorrow due to our pathetic economy).The Heard just announced that the search is over for his replacement. Dr. Letitia Chambers, a woman with a m