Miss Christina Hixson, the sole trustee of the Lied Foundation Trust, announced a gift of $18 million to the University of Nebraska Foundation to support UNL's College of Fine and Performing Arts in January 2000. The endowment, named the Christina M. Hixson-Lied Foundation Trust Endowment for the College of Fine and Performing Arts, benefits all areas of the college.

Half of the fund's income provides support for programs in the college and the college's affiliated organizations, including the Lied Center for Performing Arts, Sheldon Museum of Art, Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, Lentz Center for Asian Culture and the Nebraska Repertory Theatre. The remaining funds are divided equally to support faculty and students.

The Hixson-Lied Advisory Board was created to review and react to proposals for funding support from the Hixson-Lied Endowment to benefit the College and its affiliated organizations. The board encourages proposals that will truly advance excellence in the College and enhance its national reputation. Additionally, the board is involved in overseeing the investment of the endowed funds in cooperation with the University of Nebraska Foundation's Finance Committee.

Since 2002, the Hixson-Lied Endowment has distributed more than $6 million in grants to our programs, faculty and students.

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