Article: The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller column: SMU long benefited by family.(Column)

Byline: Robert Miller

Jan. 28--The Perkins-Prothro family of Wichita Falls, whose financial support of Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology spans three generations, has given an additional $6 million to the school. This latest donation will provide about half of the funds required to renovate two early 1950s classroom and office buildings, Kirby Hall and Selecman Hall, and to build a 28,000-square-foot building to be named in honor of Elizabeth Perkins Prothro. The $6 million constitutes a combined gift from the Perkins-Prothro Foundation and Mrs. Prothro, daughter of the late Joe J. and Lois Perkins, who endowed the SMU Theology ...

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