DONOR SPOTLIGHT
The Scheidt Family Music Center
T
he University of Memphis is
In June, President M. David Rudd
The Take Your Seat Campaign,
honored to announce that
submitted the Music Center as our
to sponsor seats in the new facility
the name for our new music
number one priority for funding to
successfully launched in early 2016.
center will be the Scheidt
the State Capital Projects for Higher
Continuing through groundbreaking, the
Family Music Center. Patrons of the arts
Education List. Having a quality stage
seat campaign allows the Mid-South
and generous supporters of the University,
for performance degrees is critical, as
community to invest in this new university
the Scheidt family contributed the lead
this is where the students learn, create
landmark. The University of Memphis
gift to make this new facility possible.
and succeed. The steady growth of the
wishes to thank everyone who has already
“We are blessed with some of the finest
Scheidt School of Music has eclipsed
sponsored a seat and our signature
musical students anywhere and this will
available space, programs are physically
naming opportunity donors:
finally enable them to have an adequate
separated, and productions and
rehearsal and performance facility,” stated
community programs are limited in scope
Mr. Scheidt.
due to the age and design of our stage.
To date, the UofM has secured more
• Rudi and Honey Scheidt • Assisi Foundation • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Belz • Circle Music Center
Both our band and full orchestra are
• Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dinkelspiel
than $10,000,000 in private donations
too large for the stage to accommodate.
• Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ferraro
to secure the 3:1 state match to
At more than 40,000 square feet, the
• Jabie & Helen Hardin Charitable Trust
construct the new facility. Along with gifts
Center will more than double the space
from alumni, faculty and staff, several
in the 50-year-old building where the
significant contributions have been
Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is
• Dr. Pu-Qi Jiang
received to name various areas of the
currently housed.
• Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kremer
Scheidt Family Music Center.
• Charlotte and Fred Hodges • Charles and Margaret Hubbert • James R. Humphreys
• Ms. Pearl Wales+
For details on Take Your Seat, please visit memphis.edu/musiccenter/takeyourseat.php. Please contact Katherine Goliver, director of Development for CCFA, at 901.678.4372 with any questions about donating to the new Scheidt Family Music Center.
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