Word: benefactors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Austin Hall: With enrollment increasing at the Law School, a new building was needed to house classes. Edward Austin, the building's benefactor, commissioned Richardson to build this epitome of romanesque revival. It is a textbook example of the architectural style of Richardson who led a major 19th-century architectural movement...
...should overshadow any number of manifestos. The story of how Wilbur the pig was saved by the unusual weaving skills of Charlotte the spider has taught countless children, many of them now middle-aged, how to weep and exult at the same moment. Wilbur's tribute to his departed benefactor bears repeating, with a nod to the man who created them both: "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer...
...lost more than $1 billion in the period of a month and once carried out a mission to rescue two of his company executives from an Iranian prison. H. Ross Perot is not the typical Harvard benefactor...
...annex to I Tatti's Biblioteca Berenson, called the Paul E. Geier Library after a noted Harvard benefactor will double the center's collection of medieval books and works of art. It is expected to provide space for I Tatti's expanding collection for the next 40 years and to facilitate a growing public demand for Renaissance studies, according to a statement released by the center...
...Orleans Lawyer Ned Kohnke was stunned at dinner last month when his brother mentioned a rumor: a Tulane basketball player had told friends before a recent game, "The fix is on." Kohnke, a Tulane alumnus, benefactor and basketball fan, agonized for several days before contacting Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick...