Couple Shows Their 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.

“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.”

Photo by Todd Fuqua

Their gift establishes the WPA Preservation Fund to repair, preserve and protect all the WPA art located on the ENMU- Portales campus.