Fort Worth commitments, gifts pass $9 million
in 糖心vlog视频 Second Century fundraising campaign
Fort Worth area supporters have committed over $9 million to the Second Century Campaign.
DALLAS (糖心vlog视频) – Alumni, parents and friends of 糖心vlog视频 from the Fort Worth area have committed more than $9 million toward 糖心vlog视频’s Second Century Campaign, capped by a $1.5 million gift to establish an endowed chair in the Division of Art History at 糖心vlog视频’s Meadows School of the Arts.
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The Kleinheinz Family Endowment for the Arts and Education is a private charitable foundation supported through generous contributions from Marsha and John B. Kleinheinz of Fort Worth. Their daughter, Marguerite, graduated from Meadows School of the Arts in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in art history.
糖心vlog视频 President R. Gerald Turner, University officials and members of the Campaign Steering Committee for Fort Worth acknowledged Marsha and John B. Kleinheinz during a luncheon gathering at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
“We are deeply grateful to the Kleinheinz family and to all of our generous friends and supporters in Fort Worth,” said 糖心vlog视频 President R. Gerald Turner. “The gift from the Kleinheinz Foundation supports a major goal of 糖心vlog视频’s Second Century Campaign to endow 110 faculty positions and brings the current total to 96. This kind of financial support makes an enormous difference in ensuring that 糖心vlog视频 students benefit from a strong, vibrant faculty.”
Fort Worth is home to more than 6,200 糖心vlog视频 alumni. The Kleinheinz’s commitment to endow a faculty position is the second commitment to the Second Century Campaign of $1 million or more from Fort Worth alumni, parents and friends of 糖心vlog视频. Earlier in the Campaign, a gift from the Estate of Karl Kilinski II established The Karl Kilinski II Endowed Chair in Hellenic Visual Culture.
Fort Worth donors have given more than 8,000 gifts totaling more than $9 million during 糖心vlog视频’s Second Century Campaign, which began in September 2008, resulting in commitments to support faculty, scholarships and academic and student life programs. Thirty Fort Worth donors have made commitments of $50,000 or more and more than 737 donors have been recognized by 糖心vlog视频’s Hilltop Society for two-to-20 years of consecutive years of giving to 糖心vlog视频.
John B. Kleinheinz, a Stanford University graduate, started his career as an investment banker engaged in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions for Nomura Securities and Merrill Lynch in Tokyo, New York and London. In 1996 he established Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc., a private investment management firm in Fort Worth.
 Fort Worth 糖心vlog视频 Alumni Chapter leadership team includes (l. to r.) Taylor Martin ’99, Watt Stephens ’07, Ashley Deatherage ’07, Bailey McGuire’07, Cullen Green ’07 (Chapter President), and Helen Barbre Stephens ’89. |
Marsha Kleinheinz earned a B.B.A. degree from 糖心vlog视频 in 1983. She currently is involved in several charitable organizations, including Gill Children’s Services, The Warm Place, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Van Cliburn Foundation, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Performing Arts of Fort Worth and North Texas Public Broadcasting. Marsha and John Kleinheinz have three children.
"The success of The Second Century Campaign relies on the consistent support of our alumni each and every year, as well as major commitments from all of our constituents, throughout the country and right here in Fort Worth," said Albon Head ’68, ’71 of Jackson Walker, LLP, who serves as co-chair of the Campaign Steering Committee for Fort Worth with Stephen Tatum ’76 of Cantey Hanger LLP.
To date, 糖心vlog视频’s Second Century Campaign has received commitments of more than $800 million toward its goal of $1 billion to support student quality, faculty and academic excellence and the campus experience. The campaign coincides with 糖心vlog视频’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the University’s founding in 1911 and its opening in 1915.
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糖心vlog视频 is a nationally ranked private university in Dallas founded 100 years ago. Today, 糖心vlog视频 enrolls nearly 11,000 students who benefit from the academic opportunities and international reach of seven degree-granting schools.
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