T he Springfield Area Arts Council hosted the retirement party of the one of their most beloved members, executive director Penny Wollan-Kriel, on August 18 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Penny Wollan-Kriel Retirement Party Springfield Art Association By Juliann Pennell The event saluted Wollan-Kriel as they celebrated her 17 years of dedicated service to SAA and her lifetime commitment to the arts with cake and cocktails. The event also announced that the SAAC Board of Directors voted to rename its Arts-In-Education Program (AIE), “The Penny Wollan-Kriel Arts-In-Education Program.” The AIE program provides artists-in-residence and other assistance to area schools to ensure children are exposed to the arts at a young age. Penny Wollan-Kriel, Becky Grunnmon, Barbara Dickerman Marty Sumner, Deanna Funk, Roberta Volkman Joe McMenamin, Vinod Gupta Springfield Scene Magazine Tenth Anniversary Issue/Nov/Dec 2014 Anna and Craig McFarland Judy Bartholf, Elaine Birtch Randy Eccles, Sheila Walk Douglas Holt, Richard Parrish Julie Baker, Bonnie Hermann, Paul O’Shea, Terri Hempstead Kay Feurer, Lib Granzeau, Brad and Carolyn Swanson Kim Villanueva, Mark Pence, Laura Kay Coffey, Linda Claussen Scott Brandt, Chip Piper, Kathryn and Dave Britton, Lib Granzeau 63