Fort Worth oilman, wife donating $20 million to liberal arts at UT
Bobby Patton Jr. started his studies at the University of Texas in the prestigious Plan II honors program, then switched to finance and earned his bachelor’s in business administration.
But the exposure to history, literature and philosophy in Plan II — an interdisciplinary arts and science major — left a lifelong impression on Patton, a Fort Worth energy and real estate investor who is also part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On Wednesday, the university is announcing a $20 million donation from Patton and his wife, Sherri, that will benefit faculty members and students in the College of Liberal Arts, one of UT’s largest academic units and the home of Plan II.
“After I left UT, I realized just how important liberal arts were to my life,” Patton said in a statement. “They taught me how to learn and how to keep on learning.”
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