University of Montana College of Education announces $5 million gift
A $5 million gift from the Alice Lee Lund Charitable Trust will help the University of Montana build a state-of-the-art auditorium.
The UM Foundation announced the donation Monday for the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences to create the venue with 500 seats and the latest technology.
"I do see this as such a central point for the future of the university," said Dean Roberta Evans, who noted the state and region will benefit from the space that will be UM's largest classroom when it opens.
The late Alice Lee Lund had a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in education from UM. Wes Moholt said his sister taught school in Ohio and loved the profession, and she wanted to help her alma mater in Missoula through her estate, augmented by income from oil leases on her family land in North Dakota.
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