Donation supports football practice pavilion and humanities professorship
HOUSTON, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rice University has received a generous gift from alumna and trustee Patti Lipoma Kraft '87 and her husband, Jonathan Kraft, to support two university priorities. The gift will support the construction of a state-of-the-art, covered football practice pavilion and establish the Kraft Family Professorship in Jewish Studies, strengthening both student-athlete development and academic leadership in the humanities.
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