Peggy Brandt Brown dedicated her UTA career to student success and is now continuing her support financially through a planned estate gift of nearly $100,000 for scholarships.
Brown’s gift will support the Kathryn Head Scholarship Endowment, a fund that provides financial assistance to students involved in the McNair Scholars Program and TRIO Student Support Services. The endowment was established in 2009 upon Head’s retirement after 31 years of service to the University.
Head and Brown worked together in TRIO from 1979 to 1984, leading programs that mentored underrepresented students. Both shared a passion for supporting low-income, first-generation, and underserved students.
“As colleagues and friends, Kathryn and I shared a desire to help disadvantaged students achieve their academic and career goals,” Brown says. “I firmly believe in the missions of both programs, and I’m delighted to support the education of their students.”
When Head passed away in 2017, she left a legacy of service and academic excellence. For Brown, the decision to plan a gift to the endowment honoring her friend was an easy one.
“Kathryn was a mentor to me, not only professionally, but in my personal life as well,” Brown says. “This gift is an easy decision that will allow me to honor my friend and support a cause that I am passionate about.”
To learn more about planned giving options, visit uta.giftlegacy.com or contact (817) 272-2344 or giftandestateplanning@exchange.uta.edu.
