The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education February 24, 2012 Southern University Foundation Receives the Largest Gift in Its History<http://www.jbhe.com/2012/02/southern-university-foundation-receives-the-largest-gift-in-its-history/> The Southern University Foundation has received a gift of $1.3 million from the estate of two Southern University graduates. The gift is the largest in the foundation's history. The gift came from the James and Ruth Smith Trust. The Smiths met on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge and were married for 44 years. Ruth Smith held master's and doctoral degrees in education and was a teacher and administrator in the public school system of Santa Barbara, California. She died in 2006 at the age of 79. James Smith was an artist and a teacher. At the time of his death in 2008, he was professor emeritus of art at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He also taught Black studies courses at the university. Dr. Smith held a master of fine arts degree from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.