{"id":336492,"date":"2019-11-06T10:42:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/?p=336492"},"modified":"2019-11-06T10:42:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:42:03","slug":"niagara-now-an-artists-legacy-walker-family-donates-1-million-to-niagara-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2019\/11\/06\/niagara-now-an-artists-legacy-walker-family-donates-1-million-to-niagara-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Niagara Now: An artist&#8217;s legacy: Walker family donates $1 million to Niagara College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Niagara Now<\/em> writer Britney Baker-Pittendrigh covered the Oct. 29 opening of the Marilyn I. Walker Centre of Excellence in Visual Arts &amp; Technology at NC&#8217;s Welland Campus. Walker was a Canadian artist, author, teacher and philanthropist, and an avid supporter of the arts.<\/p>\n<p>Baker-Pittendrigh quotes NC President Dan Patterson who said,\u00a0&#8220;to have Marilyn anchor Niagara College is truly an incredible story, how she discovered the college, how she loved the college and how she wanted to leave a legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The piece features photos of associate dean of Media Studies, Linda Roote, who hosted the opening ceremonies, and Dr. Patterson presenting Norris Walker a photo taken by an NC Photography graduate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The Marilyn I. 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