A "Grand" Tribute for the Todds
June 28, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 20, 2011) --UK honored retiring President Lee. T. Todd Jr. and UK First Lady Patsy Todd with an evening of music, memories, friends, and family at the Singletary Center for the Arts this past weekend.
UK Opera Theatre presented a special performance of "It's a Grand Night for Singing" to honor the Todds' tenure at UK. A special highlight included the Todds' daughter, Kathryn Todd Norman, surprising her parents by performing in the production.
The audience also watched a special video tribute that featured past and present UK students.
For a transcript of the video above, please click here.
Photographs (courtesy of Tim Collins) from the evening's festivities are located in the gallery below.
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