1988 brought more dedications to campus. On April 21, the Leaping Gazelle Fountain in front of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Gallery was completed.

Fredericks's sculpture of the Leaping Gazelle was placed at the campus' center court for all to admire. At the Arbury Fine Arts Center, Frederick's pieces arrived daily, gradually transforming a cavernous galley into a showcase of this artist's work. Frederick's career as a sculptor has been long and prosperous. He studied under Swedish sculptor Carl Miles and taught at the Cranbook Academy of Art . Although born in Rock Island, Illinois, he has lived and worked in Michigan for more than fifty years. Fredericks has long been associated with a huge public commission. His sculptures decorate public buildings, plazas and parks across the mid-west.

Some of his familiar works to Michigan Residents are The Spirit of Detroit, the mammoth Christ figure at Indian River, and the Saints and Sinners at the Midland Center for the Arts. Though sometimes overlooked by art historians and critics, Fredericks' work has been warmly received by the general public. He has been awarded numerous citations and honors and has completed over sixty major public commissions including the largest sculpture in the United States, The Cleveland War Memorial Fountain. The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Galley will house hundreds of molds, drawings, photographs and finished pieces by the artist. The Gallery will also serve as an educational facility, providing insight to the process of creating sculpture from the conception of an idea through to the finished work. This permanent installation of works will serve as a fitting tribute to a man whose only goal was to "enliven, inspire and bring pleasure" to people everywhere.

Source: The Valley Vanguard, April 18, 1988.

On May 15, the Arbury Fine Arts Center was dedicated and opened.

On October 7, 1988, the SVSU Bell Tower was constructed. The tower was dedicated to Julia Stacey Edwards in 1998, ten years after construction began.

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• Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Gallery