STANFORD, CA.- Thomas K. Seligman, the John and Jill Freidenrich Director of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, has announced that he will be stepping down as director on December 31, 2011. Seligman was recruited to Stanford in 1991 as the Stanford Museum’s first full time director. “Under Tom Seligman’s leadership, our museum has become a source of tremendous pride and an integral part of the Stanford experience,” said Stanford University President John L. Hennessy. “During the 19 years of his tenure, the museum has been rebuilt, its holdings have been strengthened, and its education program expanded. In many ways, his successes at the museum have set the stage for establishing a transformative Arts Initiative at Stanford, and he has our thanks.” In August of 1991, Seligman was introduced to the Stanford community at the Stanford Museum’s 100th