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Kleberg $1.2 million gift makes UTSA home to newest generation microscope

A generous $1.2 million gift from the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation provided UTSA the final dollar amount needed to purchase the latest generation aberration corrected electron microscope, which is one of only two in the world. It is scheduled to be delivered in October to the lab of Dr. Miguel Yacaman, chairman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Sciences.

UTSA receives $1.2M gift for music education

The UTSA Department of Music has been awarded a $1.2 million estate gift to establish the Charlotte Louise Dashiell and Lota M. Spell Fund. The endowment will be used to establish and maintain music education programs for children ages three to 12 and to train music teachers devoted to teaching children in this age group.

UTSA receives $822,000 gift from Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation an h

President Ricardo Romo dedicated UTSA's Kleberg Commons at a March 11, 2008, ceremony on the 1604 Campus and also used the occasion to announce an $822,000 gift from The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, the organization that honors the two legendary Texans.

Endowments play vital role at UTSA

Endowment income is an increasingly vital revenue source of many college and university budgets, and that is certainly the case at UTSA. Building the endowment at the University is an institutional priority being led by Vice President for University Advancement Marjie M. French and the advancement team. As of January 31, 2008, UTSA had 257 separate endowments with a total market value of $55,555,967.91. That compares to 98 endowments with a value of $17,769,152.52 at the end of January 1998.

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