TWU University Advancement - Foundation Annual Report 2023
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From left: Chancellor Carine M. Feyten, Perry Sook<br />
and Dr. Sandy Sook<br />
Dr. Phyllis J. Bridges Arts and Sciences Scholarship Endowment<br />
Established October 2022; Funded January <strong>2023</strong><br />
The Sook Family <strong>Foundation</strong> has donated $500,000 to honor the<br />
late Cornaro Professor Phyllis J. Bridges. Dr. Bridges served Texas<br />
Woman’s as a faculty member, administrator and historian for 50<br />
years. She passed away in April 2022 at the age of 80.<br />
Dr. Bridges mentored countless students as an English professor. Alumna Dr. Sandy Sook ’15,<br />
who earned her Doctorate in Rhetoric, was one of the many students who was positively<br />
impacted by the mentorship of Dr. Bridges and who became a dear friend.<br />
The Dr. Phyllis J. Bridges Arts and Sciences Endowed Scholarship will provide funding for<br />
students pursuing a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and who share Dr. Bridges’<br />
passion for the arts and humanities. Dr. Bridges knew of the Sook Family <strong>Foundation</strong>’s gift<br />
before she passed away and requested the scholarship endowment impact as many students<br />
as possible.<br />
In recognition of the Sook’s generosity and in honor of Dr. Bridges’<br />
dedication to her students and the university, the auditorium<br />
in the Student Union at Hubbard Hall has been named the<br />
Dr. Phyllis J. Bridges Auditorium. This generous gift will help<br />
future students achieve their academic and career goals while<br />
honoring the great legacy of Dr. Bridges and her decades of<br />
contributions to Texas Woman’s.<br />
Dr. Bridges’ legacy at <strong>TWU</strong> should be<br />
celebrated. She was both an educator<br />
and an advocate for her students.<br />
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- Dr. Sandy Sook ’15
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