Photo by Todd Fuqua
Whiteheads’ Giving Couple Shows Their Surpasses $1 Million Love for ENMU’s Art Thanks to a donation from one grateful pair of alumni, a portion of ENMU’s art heritage will survive well into the future. Sue (Barnett) Hale (BS 54) donated more than $26,000 on behalf of her late husband, William “Bill” Hale (BA 54), in 2021 as a “thank you” to ENMU.
ENMU would like to give a very special thank you to alumnus Al Whitehead (BS 55) and wife Lacy for their lifetime giving that surpassed $1 million in December 2021. For more than 55 years, Al and Lacy of Tulsa, Oklahoma, made ENMU a top philanthropic priority providing theatre and marketing scholarships, supporting student-athletes via the Greyhound Club and top funding priorities. “All of this is payback for a good education and four wondeful year,” Al said. “I loved every minute I was here.”
“Bill and I have always looked back on our time at ENMU with much fondness and much appreciation for the encouragement and guidance we were given related to graduation,” Sue said. “We loved the Works Progress Administration (WPA) artwork on campus, particularly the “Ecclesiastes” mural in the Administration Building.” Their gift establishes the WPA Preservation Fund to repair, preserve and protect all the WPA art located on the ENMUPortales campus.
Albuquerque Alumni EVENTS Al Whitehead during his playing days at ENMU, 1950.
Al played four seasons for the Greyhounds in 1948–1950 and 1954. His education was placed on hold for several years when he served in Korea with the U.S. Army. He has so many fond memories of his time competing with his fellow Greyhounds that he and Lacy contributed $500,000 to help ENMU build the new Greyhound Stadium. In appreciation for their gift, the football field is named Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium. Al served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors for more years than we can count. Thank you, Al and Lacy!
July 7, 2022 – TopGolf, 6:30–9:30 p.m. July 8, 2022 – Alumni Golf Tourney, Santa Ana Golf Course July 8, 2022 – Alumni Mix and Mingle
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