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imageprovidedbyartistIregardTheCostumeSocietyofAmerica(CSA)asacommunityofscholarsandvaluetheroleithasplayedthroughoutmyprofessionallife.
IbecameamemberconcurrentlywithregisteringforaCSAsymposiumheldinNYCduringtheearlySeventies.
Ihavevividrecollectionsofthatmemorableexperience.
Theprogramfeaturedarichmixoflocalresourcesandexpertisefromwithintheorganization.
Topicsofdiscussionrangedfromresearchmethodstoorganizationalconcerns.
AnnColemanandRobertRiley,editorofDress,wereamongdozensofpersonswithwhomIhadinsightfulconversations.
TouringtheCostumeCollectionattheBrooklynMuseumwasoneofthehighlights.
Networkingwasparticularlyvaluable.
Whenmymembershipexpiredayearlater,renewingwasaneasydecision.
MyinitialaffiliationwithCSAcameatacriticaltime.
AfewyearsearlierIhadmadeacareerchangefromworkingasadesignerinasmallcustomstudioontheWestCoasttojoiningthefacultyintheareaofappareldesignatamajoruniversityintheMiddleWest.
Whereasmakingthetransitionwasexciting,theexpectationsweredaunting.
Thechallengescalledforexpandingmyknowledgebaseoftheory,reachinghigherlevelsofcriticalthinking,developingleadershipskills,andpursuingresearch.
Moreover,Iwasexpectedtocreateinnovativedesignsandvalidatetheirmeritsbyparticipatinginjuriedcompetitions.
Althoughbeinginvolvedinanadvanceddegreeprogramonapart-timebasiswasmymajorresource,thevalueofmyaffiliationwithCSAwassignificant.
IhavetreasuredmymembershipinCSAasacommunityofscholarsovertheyears.
Throughitsmissionasaprofessionalorganization,CSAhasputmeintouchwithcriticalissueswhichmighthavebeenunknowntomehadInotbeenamember.
Ihavehadnumerousopportunitiestoobserveleadershipinaction.
Severalofthoseleadershaveservedasrolemodelsandmentors.
IhavereliedonDressasamajorpublicationforupdatesontheoryandresearchintheareasofdressandcostumeandappreciatethehighstandardsithaslongmaintained.
AttendingvariousCSAsymposiahasenabledmetoviewexhibitions,tourfacilities,meetdistinguishedscholars,andinteractwithlike-mindedprofessionals.
FewofthoseopportunitieswouldhavebeenavailabletomehadInotbeenamember.
MyfirstarticlewaspublishedinDress.
Althoughretiredfroma31-yearcareerinhighereducation,Icontinuetobeprofessionallyactiveasastudiotextilesartistandfree-lancedesigneducator.
IvaluemyaffiliationwithCSAallthemorethesedayssinceIamnolongerlinkedtotheprofessionasIwaswhenactivelyinvolvedinthemissionofaneducationalinstitutiononaday-to-daybasis.
"Downstream"TextilesbyRobertHillestadInstallationOctober2010attheBurkholderProject719PStreet,HaymarketDistrict,Lincoln,NEduringtheTextilesSocietyofAmericaSymposium.
photobyJoeLewisRobertHillestad,emeritusprofessorofclothing,textiles,anddesignattheUniversityofNebraska–Lincoln,isastudioartistanddesigneducator.
Heworkswithfiberandfabrictocreatewallpiecesandsculptureforcommercialandresidentialinteriors,garments,accessories,andone-of-a-kinddesignsforindividualsandfamiliestocelebratespecialoccasions.
Hisworkhasbeenshowninmorethan150juriedandinvitationalshowsintheUnitedStatesandabroadandisincludedinmanycorporate,privateandmuseumcollections.
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