The Hixson-Lied College, School of Art, Art History & Design and University of Nebraska Foundation hosted a celebration for the Myers B. Cather Art Fund and a reception for the "Friends and Colleagues" exhibition on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.
An endowment newly established in memory of the late Myers B. “Bud” Cather, a distinguished commercial artist, advertising executive and Air Force bomber pilot, will create important new opportunities for students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History and Design.
University officials announced the Myers B. Cather Art Fund Jan. 8. By providing annual support for undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships and assistantships, and grants for student travel, conference attendance and related activities, the fund will help Nebraska students gain experiences and exposure needed to launch successful careers in art and design fields.
A distant relative of famed author Willa Cather, Bud Cather studied art and played on the Cornhusker football team while a student at Nebraska in the 1930s. He was a decorated pilot and squadron commander in the Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. He later became an advertising executive for the Detroit automobile industry and served as vice president of Bristol-Myers Product Division in New York City.
To see more photos from the event, visit https://go.unl.edu/s7jn.