[Asis-l] UT-Austin School of Information receives $1m gift to endow work of the Kilgarlin Center

[Mary Lynn Rice-Lively]

Press Contact: Andrew Dillon, Dean, UT Austin School of Information
512-471-3828, adillon at ischool.utexas.edu
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UT Austin School of Information Establishes William and Margaret Kilgarlin
Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record
 
AUSTIN, Texas ‹ With a generous gift from former Supreme Court of Texas
Justice William Wayne Kilgarlin, the School of Information will establish
the William and Margaret Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural
Record. 
 
Through research and graduate education, the Center¹s mission is to advance
knowledge and practice in the preservation of the record of human
enterprise, creativity, and discovery. Building on the School of
Information¹s top ranking programs in preservation management and
conservation studies, the new Center will also address pressing concerns in
digital preservation, and promote research, education, and public outreach
in the broad area of cultural records management.
 
Andrew Dillon, Dean of the School of Information, notes: ³The Kilgarlin
Center is a tremendously exciting undertaking which will bridge traditional
intellectual divisions to advance research and education on the significant
preservation management problems facing our society.²  The Center¹s focus on
preservation marks a significant step towards advancing a broader view of
cultural records management that incorporates research in archival studies,
conservation science and advanced digital technologies. Effective Sept. 1st,
Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa will serve as Director of the Kilgarlin Center.
 
William Kilgarlin was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from
Harris County, 1959-60.  From 1962-1978, Mr. Kilgarlin practiced law in
Houston.  Subsequently, he served on the 215th Judicial District Court of
Harris County from 1978-82.  In 1983, Mr. Kilgarlin was named to the Supreme
Court of Texas, a position he held until 1988.  From 1992-93, Mr. Kilgarlin
was appointed Court Master to formulate a plan for equality of Texas funding
of public schools.  Mr. Kilgarlin is Of Counsel with Popp and Ikard LLP of
Austin, Texas.  He resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.