UE Music Conservatory Receives $1.9 Million Gift

Evansville IN

09 February, 2022

11:44 AM

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By John Gibson, WNIN February 9, 2022 The University of Evansville has received a $1.9 million gift for its music conservatory. The donation is from the Nancy Shepard Estate, with the money designated to three separate areas of the conservatory. In a release, UE said it will fund the Nancy L. Shepard Endowed Scholarship for Wind and Percussion Students, the O. Wesley Shepard Memorial Scholarship, and the Nancy L. and O. Wesley Shepard Endowed Guest Artist Series. Nancy Shepard hailed from southern Illinois and attended Evansville College for elementary education. Halfway through college, she decided to change her major and graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education in 1968. After marrying her husband, she earned a Master of Arts in 1971 and spent the next three decades of her career as a band director for schools, instilling a love of music in thousands of students. In the release, UE said it's "extremely grateful" for the gift. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.