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Kenans.Over the course of more than twocenturies,members of the Kenan family have established thirty-eight trusts and fundssupporting professorships,lectureships,scholarships,instructional programs,andbuildings on our campus.Thomas Stephen Kenan II,Class of 1959,has been integral tofurthering that great family tradition over the past several decades.Kenan's interests havefocused on the intellectual and aesthetic life of the University.He was an early supporterof the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and continues to serve on its advisory board.He worked to preserve the integrity of the Dubose Home,its gardens and outbuildings,asthe focal point of the Paul J.Rizzo Executive Education Center.He has been generous insupport of the Wilson Library and its Southern Historical Collection.He has establishedscholarships for voice students in the Music Department and provided funding foreducational programs and acquisitions of the Ackland Art Museum.Kenan was themoving force behind the restoration of the Campus Y and the planned restoration ofGerrard Hall.He has supported projects to improve the Coker Arboretum and theeducational building at the North Carolina Botanical Garden,and through personal andfamily foundations helped with the Memorial Hall restoration and an endowment for itsperformance program.The thread that links these seemingly disparate projects is a deepappreciation for our cultural heritage coupled with an eagerness to facilitate new ideasand spaces.Kenan has served as a trustee of the North Carolina School of the Arts,theNorth Carolina Museum of Art,and of many charitable foundations,including theWilliam Rand Kenan Jr.Charitable Trust and the Duke Endowment.His honors includethe Order of the Golden Fleece(1990),the William Richardson Davie Award(1995),theGeneral Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Medal (1996),and the NorthCarolina Award for Public Service(1997).","cbCailInucipFFnE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailInucipFFnE","pdf",52042,"English","# Thomas Stephen Kenan II Doctor of Laws\n## Family legacy and institutional support\n## Cultural heritage, arts, and humanities initiatives\n## Preservation, restorations, and funded programs\n## Trusteeships and honors","[{\"question\":\"How has Thomas Stephen Kenan II supported the university?\",\"answer\":\"He has advanced a family tradition of funding through trusts and programs supporting professorships, scholarships, arts and humanities initiatives, and campus projects.\"},{\"question\":\"What cultural and educational interests does Kenan emphasize?\",\"answer\":\"His work focuses on the university’s intellectual and aesthetic life, including support for the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, arts museums, libraries, and educational programs for students.\"},{\"question\":\"What honors has Kenan received?\",\"answer\":\"The text lists honors including the Order of the Golden 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