Near the end of the ReUnion Weekend alumni concert, the Glee Club and Choir alumni provided a surprise for Professor of Music Hugh Allen Wilson-a $22,000 endowment bearing his name.
The endowment will support the choral music program at the College. Principal donors are Peter R. Brayton '72, Donald E. Foley '73, and Glenn C. Wolfson '77. Also contributing are Eugene A. Greco '72, Christopher P. O'Connor '76, and Kenneth L. Wyse '72.
Director of Development Bruce Downsbrough '75-a former Glee Club manager-said, “Music aside, Hugh is what
Union College has always been all about -a great teacher.
“Music is Hugh's medium but his lesson goes to the essence of a liberal arts education,” Downsbrough said. “Whether in the classroom, the concert hall, or his office, Hugh has always set the highest expectations for his students. He is supportive and he provides encouragement, but he also dares his students to take chances, to ask difficult questions, and, above all, to challenge themselves in demanding new ways.”
Wilson has announced his retirement after the 1995-96 academic year, his thirty-fourth at the College. More than 140 Glee Club and Choir alumni returned to campus for the ReUnion Concert.