Legacies Flourishing “Our daughter, Cherry, is the mother of our grandson, Brendan O’Neill, who came to UNT for Jazz Studies and graduated in 2010. He still performs in the area.”
Pat, your remarkable career still affords you many opportunities to market yourself across the country in press tours and personal appearances. Your music and films will continue to be heard and seen long into the future. Your life and storied career started at North Texas. It is fitting that your enduring legacy is recognized and honored here as well. To that end, we respectfully present the following philanthropic opportunities for your consideration. THE PAT AND SHIRLEY BOONE MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO AND CREATIVE LABORATORY* | $25M • Provide funding for construction of a free-standing, state-of-the-art studio on the UNT Denton campus. • Establish the Pat and Shirley Boone Endowed Chair in Recording Engineering. • Endow a research/creative fund to sponsor student and faculty projects. • Endow a research fund to ensure that equipment, instruments and software are always current. • Drive institutional reputation and national rankings through transformational philanthropy.
THE PAT AND SHIRLEY BOONE MUSIC INNOVATION LABORATORY SUITE* | $10M • Reimagine and renovate hallowed spaces that have been the epicenter of lab band and vocal jazz music for 75 years – Lab West and Lab East. • Provide student performance opportunities in a fully ADA-compliant webcasting venue. • Endow a research fund to ensure that equipment, instruments and software are always current. • Endow a creative activities/research fund for commissions, artist residencies and research. • Recruit and retain students with facilities that match the caliber of the program.
*Pending approval by the UNT Board of Regents
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