August 16, 2000
Press Conference Set Thursday Afternoon at UA Museum
August 16, 2000» NR 21-2000
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ President Mark R. Hamilton and ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Chancellor Marshall Lind will announce on Thursday a major, multi-million dollar contribution from one of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's most prominent business families to support the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Museum's Northern Treasures Campaign. The gift will fund a Research Center that is planned as part of the expanded UA Museum.
The announcement will be made at a press conference at 2 p. m. in the UA Museum conference room on the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ campus.
Museum officials and volunteers from the Northern Treasures Campaign will join Hamilton
and Lind for the announcement. In addition to the contribution announcement, other
aspects of the proposed $31 million expansion will also be discussed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Cindy Schumaker, Northern Treasures Campaign Manager, 907-474-6443