Utah
U of U humanities department receives historic 1 million dollar donation
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – The College of Utah’s Humanities Division obtained a really beneficiant donation from alumna Edna Anderson-Taylor.
Anderson-Taylor and her husband, Jerry Taylor donated $1 million {dollars} — the most important within the historical past of the division — with a purpose to protect and improve the division. Edna-Taylor graduated from the U in 1959 and was a little bit of a celeb to Utah youngsters.
Often called “Miss Julie,” Anderson-Taylor hosted a youngsters’s present referred to as “Romper Room” from 1964-1981. The present would broadcast to Utah households each morning and have Miss Julie with native youngsters taking part in video games, studying tales, and singing songs.
“Edna was not solely a trailblazer in broadcasting throughout a time when only a few ladies had such alternatives, however she has gone on to pave the best way for others to observe as a deeply beneficiant supporter of the U,” stated Stuart Culver, dean of the School of Humanities. “Between her important endowed scholarship in communication that has supported so many underserved college students to this outstanding reward to endow the Communication Institute in perpetuity, her affect on the neighborhood is profound.”
With these beneficiant funds, the faculty division will now characteristic keynotes, seminars, and neighborhood panels. A brand new addition can be constructed on the principle ground of the Languages and Communication constructing to carry these actions and occasions.
The Humanities Division can also be residence to the Communication Institute which grants communication scholarships. In honor of its 25th anniversary and the current donation, the institute can be renamed as The Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute.
