The is pleased to announce a $1 million bequest from distinguished alumna and civic leader Linda Hood Talbott, Ph.D., to endow and name the deanship of UMKC’s new Honors College.
UMKC Chancellor Leo E. Morton thanked Talbott for the gift, which he said will further confirm the new Honors College as an important thread in the fabric of the university.
“The Honors College will help us attract more of the best and brightest students to study at UMKC,” Morton said. “We are a great university because we have students who are smart, engaged and curious. As we transition our existing honors students to the Honors College, and admit an inaugural class of Honors College students, we have yet another reason to believe in a promising future.”
The will help UMKC recruit high-achieving undergraduates and provide them with a broad-based education, including special honors courses, academic enrichment programs, opportunities for study abroad, leadership development, advising, housing and support services tailored to their needs.
Talbott, who holds three degrees from UMKC, and did post-doctoral study at Harvard and Oxford universities, has long been a generous supporter and volunteer with UMKC.
“I believe the Honors College will benefit the entire university as well as the Kansas City community,” she said.
Reviewed 2015-04-10