Astrid Merget, 2014
Oil on Canvas, 43.625 x 33.625 x 3.5 inches
Located in the 3rd Floor Atrium
Astrid Merget served as the third dean of the O’Neill School of Environmental and Public Affairs from 2000-2007. Merget was noted for developing and sharing her Washington, D.C. network to aid students with public policy internships and learn leadership styles and skills in practical environments, as well as recruiting and working to retain a diverse faculty body.
Merget served as president of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs, co-chaired the Task Force on Outcomes at the United Way (United States), and is a founding member of the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors.
This portrait is one of three O’Neill School dean portraits completed by artist Bonnie Sklarski.
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