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Research Bulletin Highlights University's Commitment to Intellectual Inquiry |
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Endowment to Fund Center for Archaeological Research |
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Mergers and Takeovers Topic of Recent Forum for 21st Century |
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Mrs. Alice H. Fiske of Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, New York, was a guest at the Fall 1999 Distinguished Lecture featuring Professor Stephen Mrozowski. His lecture focused on significant artifacts that have been unearthed on Mrs. Fiske's estate on Shelter Island. Guests at the reception included many archaeological graduate students who have participated in the dig and enjoyed the warm hospitality of Mrs. Fiske.
Following Mrozowski's lecture, Mrs. Fiske presented the University with a letter of intent to create the Alice H. and Andrew Fiske Memorial Fund in support of the Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research, established in memory of Mrs. Fiske's late husband. The Center will be established through Mrs. Fiske's gift to the University of Massachusetts Boston Foundation in the amount of $667,000. The University will apply for a matching grant of $333,000 from the Public Higher Education Endowment Incentive Program, to create a total endowment gift of $1,000,000.
"This is a dream come true, " says Mrozowski. "Mrs. Fiske's generosity will allow the Center to engage the finest minds in the field in its research endeavors, and allow us to support graduate and undergraduate students in a top-flight research project at Sylvester Manor that seeks to bring to life an important chapter in early American history. In my view, her gift is priceless."
Mrs. Fiske's generosity, along with her past support of our programs, is further testimony to the increasing recognition of the Anthropology Department's scholarship and practical expertise, recognition which has resulted from the efforts of Professor Mrozowski and other faculty members.