Fusillo Receives Minnesota Lifetime Achievement Award

Vivian Fusillo

From the WSU Office of University Communications December, 2009

Vivian Fusillo, professor of theatre and dance and longtime director of the Winona State University Children’s Theatre, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Arts in Minnesota from the Communication and Theatre Association of Minnesota.

Fusillo is in her fourth decade of teaching at WSU, where she has directed more than 75 performances covering the spectrum of styles and subjects.

Each year, Fusillo produces a show for her Children’s Theatre. Since 1969, more than 160,000 children have enjoyed original and classic productions on the WSU campus.