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Kathy Buszkiewicz

Former Professor of Jewelry + Metals (Craft + Design), Cleveland Institute of Art; departed end of 2023-24 fiscal year after 40 years when her position was eliminated

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Cleveland Institute of Art — since 1983

Born
1953, South Bend, IN

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Kathy Buszkiewicz

Current role
Former Professor of Jewelry + Metals (Craft + Design), Cleveland Institute of Art; departed end of 2023-24 fiscal year after 40 years when her position was eliminated

Link
www.cia.edu/faculty-and-staff/kathy-buszkiewicz/

Training

Undergraduate	Ball State Universityuniversity art department · 1973 to 1975 BS · instructor: Leslie Leupp
Undergraduate	Indiana University (I.U.S.B.) · 1971 to 1972 none
Graduate	Indiana Universityuniversity art department · 1977 to 1980 MFA · instructor: Alma Eikerman

Lineage

Taught at

Cleveland Institute of Art · 1983 to presentFuller Craft Museum · 1983 to present

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Sources

https://www.cia.edu/faculty-and-staff/kathy-buszkiewicz/https://www.change.org/p/petition-to-keep-kathy-buszkiewicz-and-matthew-hollern-at-cia https://www.cia.edu/academics/jewelry-metals

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