David Endowment will Promote Human Resource Studies at
Ray Marshall Center

A new quarter-million-dollar endowment has been established in honor of the late Henry and Bryna David to promote human resource policy studies at the LBJ School's Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at The University of Texas at Austin. Reflecting the Davids' interests in government, labor, and social policy, the money will be used to support a public affairs graduate student for up to two years, during which he or she would conduct applied research under the mentorship of the director and other researchers at the Ray Marshall Center.

The gift was made by the Bryna David estate and reflects the Davids' lifelong commitment to the study of social policy. An expert on development of labor resources, Henry David served on the faculties of the New School in Manhattan, Columbia University, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Bryna David served on the faculty of the New School and worked as a representative and conference consultant to the Institute for the Future, a California-based think tank. In the 1950s and 1960s, both Henry and Bryna David held high-ranking posts at the National Manpower Council at Columbia University, which -- similar to the Ray Marshall Center -- published studies on government and labor.

"Henry and Bryna David were an amazingly talented couple who devoted their lifetime to conducting policy research designed to improve education, training, and labor market experiences of U.S. workers," said Chris King, director of the Ray Marshall Center. "Their life's work is synonymous with the mission of the Ray Marshall Center."

Former Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall founded the Center for the Study of Human Resources in 1970 to foster multidisciplinary approaches to solving challenging human resource problems. Marshall led the center to prominence by focusing its research on the problems of minorities, women, youth, welfare recipients, the unemployed, and others having difficulties finding jobs, earning a living wage, and sharing in America's prosperity. It has earned a national reputation for translating research findings into effective policy and for implementing programs that achieve results.

Visit the new Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources web site: http://www.utexas.edu/research/cshr/

October 11, 2001

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