{"id":8706,"date":"2010-01-19T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=8706"},"modified":"2015-08-11T15:24:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T19:24:39","slug":"alumni-couple-to-leave-estate-to-fine-arts-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/01\/alumni-couple-to-leave-estate-to-fine-arts-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Couple to Leave Estate to Fine Arts School"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"<p>Edward<\/a>
Edward and Judith Stentaford. Photo by Paul Goldberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As retired teachers, Edward \u201958 \u201963 and Judith \u201965 Stentaford understand the importance of education. As art collectors and music lovers, they also understand the vital role the arts play in society and in the cultural development of students.<\/p>\n

Combining their passions, the Stentafords plan to bequeath their entire estate \u2013 estimated at $1 million \u2013 to benefit the School of Fine Arts at UConn.<\/p>\n

\u201cA work of art lasts forever. It outlasts any human being,\u201d says Mr. Stentaford. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited to be a benefactor of the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Stentaford earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in economics and mathematics and a master\u2019s degree in visual media from UConn. Mrs. Stentaford earned a master\u2019s degree in education from UConn. Both taught in the public school system in East Hartford, Mr. Stentaford\u2019s hometown. Later he also taught in the Agawam, Mass., public school system.<\/p>\n

\u201cJudy and I came from humble backgrounds,\u201d he says. \u201cWe were both Depression babies, and our parents had nothing. We were the only ones in our families to get a college education. The lives we lead today would not have been possible without the strong foundation that we received at the University of Connecticut.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alongside collected artwork and memorabilia from their extensive travels, the Stentafords\u2019 home is decorated with Husky championship pennants. Their legacy of support for the arts, education, and UConn will be carried on through their new fund. Mr. Stentaford notes that with today\u2019s economic turmoil, it\u2019s more critical than ever to support the arts and arts education.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe arts must be maintained, because that\u2019s what keeps the world together,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

The Stentafords\u2019 unrestricted gift will be used at the dean\u2019s discretion to support areas of greatest need in the School of Fine Arts.<\/p>\n

\"<p>The
The logo for the University\u2019s new fund-raising campaign. Logo supplied by the University of Connecticut Foundation Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe School of Fine Arts is deeply indebted to Edward and Judith Stentaford for their unrestricted gift,\u201d says David Woods, dean of fine arts. \u201cThrough this gift, the Stentafords have enabled the School of Fine Arts in the future to explore a number of positive and important projects that will enhance and expand the artistic education of UConn students. We are grateful to the Stentafords for their belief in the arts and their generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about supporting the School of Fine Arts, please contact the UConn Foundation\u2019s development department<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A bequest will perpetuate the Stentafords\u2019 legacy of support for arts, education, and UConn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[50],"class_list":["post-8706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-uncategorized"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-03 05:42:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8706"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103805,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8706\/revisions\/103805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8706"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=8706"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}