Couple create endowment, scholarship.Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard A former University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. student and his wife have donated more than $1 million to establish an endowed professorship endowed professorship Chair Academia A university or academic appointment supported by income from an endowment, usually awarded to a person who is already a fully-tenured professor. See Professor. Cf 'Chair.'. in Shakespeare and a scholarship in art history. Robert and Gloria Lee Gloria Lee (1925 - December 3, 1962) was an airline flight attendant and a follower of Oahspe who became part of the 1950s contactee movement in 1953. Lee claimed to be in telepathic communication with an entity known as JW, who lived on the planet Jupiter, and began to named the professorship in honor of UO emeritus professor of modern literature A. Kingsley Weatherhead. Robert Lee Robert Lee is the name of several people and could refer to:
It will be only the second endowed professorship in the UO English department Noun 1. English department - the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature department of English academic department - a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject . The professorship will be established through a charitable trust The arrangement by which real or Personal Property given by one person is held by another to be used for the benefit of a class of persons or the general public. and bequest after the Lees' deaths. Funds for the scholarship will be available in the 2004-05 academic year. After earning his doctorate, Robert Lee went on to teach literature, art history and other humanities courses at California State University Enrollment  at San Bernardino from 1968 to 1992. He and his wife also
became art collectors and traveled to museums around the world.
In announcing the gift, the university said Lee remembers Weatherhead as a kind man who sharpened his reading and writing skills and also taught him to be respectful of students in his own teaching. "Professor Weatherhead was gentle with students, and I tried to take the same approach in my own teaching," Lee said. The professorship was established in Shakespeare at the suggestion of Weatherhead, who still lives in Eugene. Lee said Shakespeare's writing tells more about the human experience than any other body of work. The Lees established the Gloria Tovar Lee Scholarship in Art History because of their avid interest in art. In addition to their museum travels, Robert Lee taught a course in American art for several years. Gloria Lee worked in the UO's Robert D. Clarke Honors College when the couple lived in Eugene and taught elementary school in San Bernardino. "The gift from Bob and Gloria Lee stands out because it will truly transform lives," Robert Melnick, dean of the UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts, said in the announcement. "With the UO's fund-raising efforts concentrating on the impact of donations to support teaching and expand opportunities for students, the Lees' gift addresses critical needs of art history students. We are most appreciative of their leadership and generosity." |
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