Honoring Alyce de Roulet Williamson

Alyce was a visionary leader and a passionate champion of art and design across Los Angeles’ cultural landscape and here at ArtCenter College of Design.

Founding president and recent co-president of ArtCenter100, Trustee Emeritus, and a dear friend to ArtCenter, Alyce's contributions to the College over more than four decades are immeasurable. Her steadfast devotion to the students and mission of ArtCenter helped shape the College as we know it today. 

When Alyce first joined ArtCenter’s Board of Trustees, she asked then-President David Brown a simple question: How can I best help? The answer was clear: scholarship support. Alyce took that charge to heart. In 1986, she founded ArtCenter100, building a community of dedicated art and design advocates and philanthropists whose collective generosity has provided millions of dollars in scholarship support to countless of students.  

Together with her late husband, Warren “Spud” Williamson, also a former trustee and Board Chair, Alyce not only gave generously, but inspired and influenced many millions more in support of the College, demonstrating the powerful ripple effect of her visionary philanthropy and belief in art and design education.  

Her impact continues to be felt in the students her generosity uplifts, in the ArtCenter100 community she built, and in the creative spaces across our campus she helped bring to life. 

We invite you to honor Alyce’s legacy by supporting the areas that reflect her lifelong passion for supporting students and creativity.

ArtCenter100 Endowed Scholarship 

Continue the work Alyce began by supporting students across all disciplines through the community she founded. 

Alyce de Roulet Williamson Endowed Scholarship  

Support Illustration students, reflecting Alyce's belief in illustration as a cornerstone of creativity. 

Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery and Exhibitions Program 

Sustain this dynamic space for exhibitions and dialogue—an environment Alyce believed would enrich the creative experience of students and the broader community. 

Your gift honors Alyce’s extraordinary legacy and carries forward her vision.