Gifts Honoring a Friend or Relative

By Julie Alexander

A gift may be made in the memory of or in honor (birthday, wedding, anniversary, birth of a child, graduation, retirement, other special remembrance) of a friend or relative. A book will be purchased with the gift and a bookplate naming the honoree and, if specified, information identifying the donor and the occasion is placed in it. The person giving the gift can specify a subject area for the volume. If no subject area is designated, then a title will be selected that supports the teaching and research needs of the University. In addition to books, gift subscriptions may be donated as part of the Adopt-A-Journal program and appropriate bookplates will be placed in the bound volumes.

When you make a gift, the person being remembered will receive a letter of acknowledgement. In the case of a memorial, the immediate family will be notified. Your name will appear as the donor, but the amount of the donation is not disclosed, and you will receive a thank you from the Libraries and the University.

Please furnish your name and address, the full name of the person to be memorialized or honored, a general subject area (if desired), and the name and address of the family member or friend to whom a letter of acknowledgment will be sent. The honoree’s name will appear on the bookplate, but please let us know if you want your name and/or the occasion to be mentioned. Memorial books will all say “In memory of.”

The average cost of an academic title is $65. Special areas such as science, engineering, and art are higher. For more information about this program, please contact Mary K. Castle at 817-272-3405, email castle@uta.edu or Julie S. Alexander at 817-272-5321, email jalexander@uta.edu.