The Art of Giving
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS reation Fall 2009 the art of giving C. Donald and Sandra Soto Hatfield are part its full potential. The college seeks their of the Marshall University family. They both collective wisdom and guidance to make attended Marshall for their undergraduate sure we are providing our students with the degrees, and their parents, siblings and finest education possible, which includes children attended the university as well. Both being engaged with the community in which Huntington natives, Sandy and Don spent 21 we live, work, and study. We also need their years in Tucson, Ariz., but have returned to help in assembling the necessary resources their hometown with a commitment to make in order to deliver the kind of educational it a better place. experiences we think are vital for our students.” The couple has agreed to chair the newly founded COFA Dean’s Council, which Members of the council will attend quarterly will include alumni, community, state meetings, support the college by attending and regional supporters of the fine arts, its public arts events and promote public and members of the Marshall University awareness of the college, its programs, and community. The mission of the Dean’s its students throughout the community, the Council is to provide leadership in promoting state, and the region. “With the Hatfields’ sustained interest in and support of the leadership and example, COFA anticipates an College of Fine Arts at Marshall University. invigorated relationship with the community Members will assist in realizing and it serves and expanded success in efforts to maintaining a distinctive, distinguished increase private support for the mission of the presence in the community, state, region, college,” Van Horn continued.
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