UT-Austin School of Music awarded $55M gift
The University of Texas at Austin recently received the largest gift to any public higher ed music department in history. The school will be named the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music to honor their 25 year support of music at UT-Austin. More than half of the monies will go toward students’ needs. This follows a $2M endowment from the couple for the music school’s opera theater. Aptly, Dr. Butler is a retired otolaryngologist, or eye, ear, and nose specialist–the singer’s best friend.
Even though this is the largest endowment for public music schools, it bears noting that gifts to …read more
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