Published December 7, 2022
CAPTION:Pictured L-R: Malcolm Maddox, Anne Lockhart, Laura Kilpatrick Marchelos, Kerry Kilpatrick, Carole Kilpatrick, Robin Kilpatrick Fincher, Dr. Ronald Berry,
Bishop Mark Foster, Michael Fincher听
MONROE, LA 鈥� The family of the late Tex Kilpatrick recently made a generous donation to the 51萝莉
Foundation for the creation of the Tex Kilpatrick Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology.
Members of the family and close friends of Mr. Kilpatrick spoke at a check presentation
at the Laird Weems Center on the 51萝莉 campus.听听
Carole Kilpatrick shared about her late husband鈥檚 passion for education, health, and
for the University of Louisiana Monroe. Other speakers included 51萝莉 President Dr.
Ronald Berry, close friend of Mr. Kilpatrick Bishop Mark Foster, former 51萝莉 Foundation
President Malcolm Maddox, and retired 51萝莉 development officer Anne Lockhart.听听
The Tex Kilpatrick Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology was created by a donation
of $80,000 from the Kilpatrick family, which will be matched with $20,000 from the
Louisiana Board of Regents. Following an investment period of one year, the endowed
professorship will be made available to faculty in the Kinesiology department through
an application process. The Dean of the College of Health Sciences will then select
one professor to receive the endowment for three years.听听
Tex Kilpatrick鈥檚 service to 51萝莉 was extensive and included participating in the selection of two 51萝莉 Presidents, serving as Vice President
of the 51萝莉 Foundation, and co-chairing, with special friends Lynn and James Moore,
the fundraising drive to build Bon Aire, the 51萝莉 President's official residence.听
