Marjorie Ann Jacobson (October 9, 1917 – April 29, 2007) was a founding member of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation Board of Trustees. She was born in Iowa in 1917.[1]
Marjorie Jacobsen Barrick | |
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Born | Iowa, USA | October 9, 1917
Died | April 29, 2007 Las Vegas, Nevada | (aged 89)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Creighton University, Omaha, NE |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Spouse | Edward Barrick |
She pursued economics at Creighton University. She graduated in 1940 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.[2]
She married Edward Barrick in 1947. They moved to Las Vegas in 1951.[2][3] Ms. Barrick took classes at what was then Nevada Southern University, later to become the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Following her husband's death in 1979,[1][2] Barrick founded, in his name, the Barrick Lecture Series at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with an endowment of over $1.2 million in 1980.[3][1][4] She also founded the Barrick Graduate Fellowship, Barrick Faculty Development and Travel Fund, and the Barrick Research Scholars Fund.[2] Barrick also endowed The Barrick Scholar Awards to recognize faculty members of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[5]
In 1989 the university renamed its museum of natural history Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History in honor of Ms. Barrick.[4][3] In 2017 it renamed the museum Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art.[6]