UK Department of Historic Preservation Receives Donations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 9, 2016) — The University of Kentucky Department of Historic Preservation recently received two donations from Edith "Edie" Bingham and the Harold and Eleanor Hoopman Charitable Foundation. Bingham and the Hoopman Foundation each donated $10,000 to the department at UK College of Design.
A well-known advocate of preservation and conservation efforts, Bingham is the granddaughter-in-law of Judge Robert Worth Bingham, former U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom and publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Hoopman Foundation is a nonprofit organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for its work supporting causes in the fields of education, health, higher education, religion, and sports and recreation.
The mission of the UK Department of Historic Preservation is to prepare graduates who can thoughtfully apply knowledge of historic resources to planning and design processes that emphasize building revitalization, rural preservation and community engagement. The curriculum focuses on analytical, theoretical and procedural aspects of preservation, and their application to preservation and planning. The Department of Historic Preservation's strong interdisciplinary approach prepares students for a wide range of careers in public organizations like the National Park Service, state historic preservation offices and local government preservation divisions; in nonprofit organizations like the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and in private firms including architecture, planning, archaeology and historical research firms.
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