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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 29, 2023 9
SCAD Dedicates Workforce Housing Building
To Lorlee Tenenbaum
The Lorlee building dedication pays tribute to the Savannah
philanthropist’s patronage of artists, locally and globally
The Savannah Col
lege of Art and Design (SCAD)
is pleased to announce the
renaming of the university’s
workforce housing building
to honor Lorlee Tenenbaum
(1935-2020), a dedicated and
respected philanthropist, art
collector, and honorary SCAD
degree recipient.
Lorlee was a mon
umental supporter in the cre
ation of the SCAD Museum of
Art, serving as an adviser, and
encouraging the display of new
and emerging artists across
countless media. Together
with her family, she provided
considerable support to many
nonprofits including the United
Way, the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce, local food banks,
and others. Lorlee is remem
bered for her zest for life, her
giving spirit, and her deep ap
preciation for art, education,
and culture.
“Lorlee loved fierce
ly, gave generously, and bless
ed my life and the lives of
every SCAD student through
her devotion to art, artists, and
those seeking beauty in the
world around us,’’ said SCAD
president and founder Paula
Wallace. “It is my great hon
or to name The Lorlee in her
memory and continue her leg
acy of service to the people of
Savannah.”
The Lorlee building
is located on Barnard Street,
overlooking Pulaski Square in
Savannah’s downtown Nation
al Landmark Historic District.
Built in 1916, the structure was
originally a community center
for the Savannah chapter of the
Jewish Educational Alliance.
SCAD purchased the building
in 1990 and in 2021 the uni
versity converted the former
student residence hall into 22
beautiful, modern, energy-effi
cient apartment units available
to the public at below-market
rate to help meet the workforce
housing needs in Savannah.
Community mem
bers, guests of the Tenenbaum
family and SCAD represen
tatives gathered in Pulaski
Square on March 16 to honor
the renaming of Lofts on Pu
laski to The Lorlee. Attendees
enjoyed a performance by the
SCAD’s premiere student vo
cal ensemble the Bee Sharps
and took a guided tour inside
the building.
“Seeing the name
Lorlee on the building makes
me so proud of my mother. It is
so moving that President Wal
lace picked the absolute perfect
building with the perfect mis
sion to honor my mother,” said
Ann Tenenbaum. “My mother
always fought for what she be
lieved in, and it was important
to her to make the city a better
place. She cared so much about
affordable housing and people
with fewer opportunities. She
talked to President Wallace a
lot about that over the years and
I know she would be touched
and excited that this opportuni
ty existed in Savannah.”
SCAD has a legacy
of preserving history and the
dedication of this building to
Tenenbaum is just one example
of the university’s commitment
to preserving Jewish history
and its strong relationships
with the Jewish community.
SCAD has preserved several
buildings attributed to archi
tect Hyman Witcove including
SCAD’s Student Center and
the Gryphon tearoom. The stu
dent center building on Mont
gomery Street was designed
in 1909 for the Congregation
B’nai B’rith as their syna
gogue. The synagogue was de
commissioned in 1970. SCAD
acquired the building in 2003.
The Gryphon is located in the
former Scottish Rite Masonic
Temple on Madison Square. It
was built in 1914. SCAD pur
chased the building in 2020.
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after storms and hurricanes. A
point of interest about Audrey
King goes back to that family
value about the importance and
benefits of an education. In the
midst of her career at Georgia
Power as a working mom with
two children (both are now
adults), she was motivated and
inspired to finally pursue the
college degree, and obtained
the Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration from
Troy University, attending
classes from their Columbus,
GA campus.
Both Power Houses,
Cathy Hill and Audrey King,
are committed to leadership
training and community ser
vice. They are both graduates
of Leadership Georgia among
other leadership programs in
the state and nationwide. Their
shared community service in
the Savannah area includes,
but is not limited to, the Savan
nah Economic Development
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ed Way of the Coastal Empire ,
the Foundation Boards of our
local Universities and Techni
cal School, Board of Directors
of local-owned banks, and oth
er community organizations
that focus on job/career devel
opment, health and wellness,
homelessness, economic eq
uity and youth. The Savannah
Tribune is proud to salute these
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