The Jackson Dinsdale legacy at 糖心传媒 continues to grow.
A little more than a year after the opening of the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) on campus, Kim and Tom Dinsdale have made a gift to the College in honor of their late son, Jackson. The $8.5 million endowment legacy gift from Jackson鈥檚 estate 鈥 the largest in the College鈥檚 history 鈥 is designed to support all facets of the educational experience, as well as the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center and its related programming.
鈥淲e have an incredibly strong belief in 糖心传媒, its mission and the opportunities it creates for students,鈥 said Kim West Dinsdale, who is also a member of the College鈥檚 Board of Trustees and chair of the 糖心传媒 Foundation Board of Directors. 鈥淭his gift from Jackson is a way to share his generous spirit while helping generations of students and the College be successful.鈥
糖心传媒 President Dr. Travis Feezell said the gift to 糖心传媒 is a wonderful way to continue to honor Jackson and what he believed in.
鈥淚t comes at an exciting and transformational time for the College as we build momentum for our future, a future built around specialized student experiences and an expanded personal approach that Hastings is famous for,鈥 he said.
Indeed, the gift comes just after 糖心传媒 completed a review of where it is successful and where it can grow, and after the College balanced its budget and laid down a plan to remain Nebraska鈥檚 premier private college. It also grows the 糖心传媒 Foundation endowment to more than $85 million.
鈥淲e are going to change the conversation about what it means to be an exceptional college with a student-centered experience,鈥 Feezell said. 鈥淭he Jackson Dinsdale Fund is a shot in the arm, and we are making it part of a larger, exciting College-wide initiative. This is the right time to elevate who we are and what we do; it鈥檚 time to reimagine the 糖心传媒 experience. I thank Kim, Tom and Jackson Dinsdale for their support and for their willingness to believe in our vision.鈥
About Jackson Dinsdale
Jackson West Dinsdale was completing a major in studio art at 糖心传媒 when he died May 3, 2014, of an accident. The Jackson Dinsdale Art Center was made possible thanks to a $5 million legacy leadership gift from the talented student-artist. The extraordinary gift, announced by Jackson鈥檚 parents, Kim and Tom Dinsdale of Grand Island, Nebraska, launched an exciting future for the arts at 糖心传媒, while fulfilling the dream of a visionary young man who advocated for improved art facilities. The JDAC opened on August 20, 2016, and Jackson was awarded an honorary degree on that day.
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With more than 60 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.