{"id":24176,"date":"2024-10-21T11:21:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=24176"},"modified":"2024-10-21T11:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:24:41","slug":"transylvania-awards-donna-hall-doctor-of-humane-letters-for-philanthropic-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2024\/10\/transylvania-awards-donna-hall-doctor-of-humane-letters-for-philanthropic-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania awards Donna Hall Doctor of Humane Letters for philanthropic support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_honoray-degree-2-730x383.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_honoray-degree-2-730x383.png 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_honoray-degree-2-350x184.png 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_honoray-degree-2-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_honoray-degree-2-810x425.png 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_honoray-degree-2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_honoray-degree-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University awarded an honorary degree to Donna Stauffer Hall on Friday for her generous support of education, athletics, medicine and the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She and her late husband John, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/11\/in-memoriam-john-r-hall-lifetime-transylvania-trustee\/\">a lifetime trustee<\/a>, have made a lasting impact at Transy, providing major gifts for The Transylvania Fund, building renovations and scholarships. They were also the lead donors for the $4.5 million <a href=\"https:\/\/transysports.com\/facilities\/john-and-donna-hall-field\/3\">John R. and Donna S. Hall Softball Complex<\/a> dedicated in fall 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Today we recognize Donna Stauffer Hall\u2019s philanthropic efforts and her generous support of Transylvania University, ensuring the success of current and future Pioneers,&#8221; President Brien Lewis said during a Board of Trustees presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_hall_2-603x730.jpeg\" alt=\"two people posing, with with an honorary degree\" class=\"wp-image-24179\" style=\"width:416px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_hall_2-603x730.jpeg 603w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_hall_2-289x350.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_hall_2-768x929.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_hall_2-670x810.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_hall_2-248x300.jpeg 248w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/transylvania_hall_2.jpeg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis also noted Hall&#8217;s dedication to community service. For example, she endowed the Donna S. Hall Chair in Breast Cancer at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and has served on numerous arts and education boards. Her recognitions include the Commerce Lexington W.T. Young Lifetime Achievement Award, Kentucky Governor\u2019s Volunteer Activist Award and Citizen of the Year (Huntington, West Virginia). 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