Becky Bivens ’07, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College, was Kirk Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Creative Arts and Collection Manager until August 2024. She earned her Ph.D. in art history from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research focuses on mid-20th-century American abstract art and criticism as well as aesthetic theory. Her expertise has been invaluable in our development of the Dana Library & Reading Room.

Eliza Crofts ’22 is an artist, educator, and forager whose work explores connections between creativity and ecology. Crofts teaches foraging classes and community workshops on topics such as nature-based art, ecosystem exploration, uses for wild plants and fungi, and Queer mycology. Their professional background includes work in gardens, farms, and museums. They are leading the transformations of the garden and courtyards.

Susan Kidd ’78 is an independent writer and climate activist, who has deep devotion to and experience with  both historic preservation and environmental sustainability. She served for 14 years as founding Executive Director of the Center for Sustainability, Agnes Scott College, having previously worked at the Georgia Conservancy and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. She served in three positions over 12 years in the southern regional office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, serving as regional director from 1987-1996. Recently Kidd received these two awards: Inaugural winner of Southface Energy Institute’s  Luminary Award which “recognizes individuals whose intrepid and inclusive work on the sustainability of buildings and infrastructure is lighting the way to a healthier environment for all” and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Mary Gregory Jewett Award, which is “reserved to recognize those whose dedication and service to the field of historic preservation in the State of Georgia are extraordinary.”

Marcia Knight ’73 graduated with a degree in Fine Arts & Art History from Agnes Scott College, and earned an additional degree in Interior Design from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. She worked as a Senior Associate, Interior Designer with Nix, Mann & Associates, Nix Mann Viehman, and Perkins & Will, with a focus on the integration of interior design with architectural design. Project scopes ranged from renovations to new additions for corporate, commercial, and institutional projects in the United States and in the Middle East.  She considers herself fortunate to have served as the Project Interior Designer for the renovation of the Anna Young Alumnae House, championing the effort with the College’s team, including Susan Kidd ’78 as the college’s Executive Director of the Center for Sustainability and Contractor, Gay Construction, for this building to become the first LEED Certified building on the Agnes Scott campus. Having passed the examinations of the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications, she is a registered Interior Designer in the State of Georgia and has also earned her LEED accreditation. Retiring from Perkins & Will, after 33 years, she continues to practice Interior Design, establishing her firm Marcia K. Knight Interior Designs, LLC with her daughter, Lauren Kemper Orr.

Grace Payne ’23 was the Sustainability Fellow (2021-23) in the Center for Sustainability. Their work focused on climate action, justice and sustainability programs and initiatives that move the College toward carbon neutrality and zero waste, supports sustainability-related student groups, and engages the campus community. Grace began assessing the conditions of the garden in August 2023.

Lindsey Walsworth ’05 is an architectural historian and cultural resources specialist with 13 years’ experience working with state, federal and private clients across the United States. She has presented at the Association for Preservation Technology and State of the Coast conferences, as well as by invitation at the Historic New Orleans Collection and Preservation Resource Center. Research interests include coastal resource preservation, climate change, and preservation public policy. Lindsey delivered a guest lecture on the history of historic preservation in the US for fall courses.