Endowment celebrates 20th anniversary

Left to right: Terry Fairfield, CEO of the University of Nebraska Foundation; Giacomo Oliva, dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts; Regent Charles Wilson; Christina M. Hixson; and Regent Randolph Ferlic cut the ribbon on the Hixson-Lied Endowment monument in the Lied Plaza in 2002.

“Endowment support has benefited every faculty member and student over the last 20 years, including travel support, scholarships, study abroad, guest artist programs, special projects, and much more.”

The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hixson-Lied Endowment.

In January 2000, Christina M. Hixson and the Lied Foundation Trust announced a gift of $18 million to the University of Nebraska Foundation to support the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Fine and Performing Arts. The Hixson-Lied Endowment benefits all areas of the college.

The college was renamed the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts following the gift and was formally rededicated on April 7, 2002.

To date, the endowment has distributed more than $10 million in grants with a total impact of nearly $20 million.

“We are so grateful to Christina M. Hixson and her remarkable generosity to the arts at Nebraska,” said Chuck O’Connor, endowed dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. “Endowment support has benefited every faculty member and student over the last 20 years, including travel support, scholarships, study abroad, guest artist programs, special projects, and much more. The impact her endowment has had on this college is enormous.”

Watch for celebration activities coming next spring. ■

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