Moore College of Art & Design Receives Largest Endowment Gift In School’s History

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In a major advancement for both its endowment and for the Moore College of Art & Design mission of preparing students for careers in the visual arts, Penny Fox, Chair of Moore’s Board of Trustees, and her husband Bob, have given $2 million to the college. The gift will create Moore’s first-ever endowed professorship and fund five endowed student internships annually. “This is a historic step for Moore,” said President Happy Craven Fernandez. “We are deeply grateful to Penny and Bob. Not only is it our largest endowment gift, but it will be incredibly meaningful in extending our signature Internship Fellowship program. It will also make it possible for Moore to continue to attract and retain award-winning, professionally active faculty who encourage excellence and creative exploration in our students, the hallmarks of a Moore education,” she said. Just last year, Moore began a

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