/ First-Generation Faculty Content for °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ en /arts/blog/uc-davis-first-generation-art-faculty-jane-garritson-dies <h2 class="heading--underline">Attended art exhibition of work of first art faculty in newly opened museum in 2016</h2> <p>Jane B. Garritson, who was in the first art master's degree class at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ and was the first woman hired by the art department, died in October. One of only two women among the original 12 art faculty (the only other woman was Ruth Horsting), she made her name among the impressive roster hired by the late Richard Nelson, who started the university's art department in 1959. Garritson was one of the commonly known "first-generation" art faculty at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ.</p> November 02, 2018 - 4:06pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/uc-davis-first-generation-art-faculty-jane-garritson-dies