In 1985 trustee Rex Morgan (center) who chaired the board’s subcommittee for government affairs, initiated efforts that lead to creation of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District in 1988. Here Frederick Mayer, board chairman, joins Morgan at the signing of the original act by Governor Roy Romer (seated)Photo courtesty of the Denver Art Museum
Governor Roy Romer, Denver Art Museum (DAM) board President Frederick Mayer, and member Rex Morgan join in a ceremonial signing of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) legislation. Morgan was the DAM’s chair of the subcommittee for government affairs that initiated the legislative effort to create the act.
Others involved in the early formation of the SCFD from the DAM were Frederic Hamilton, Barry Hirschfeld, Julie Smith, Linda Spangler and Robert Rich.
The SCFD, after four decades of success, has become a national model of cultural funding. As the district begins its 2028 reauthorization, its founders and supporters highlight its guiding principles of being regional, frugal, accountable, and non-political.
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