Remembering Kirby Attwell

Dear Friends,

I am writing with the sad news that Kirby Attwell of Houston, a member of our Advisory Council since 2014, passed away on July 6, 2021 at the age of 86.

Kirby lived a long and full life, which you can read about here. A UT graduate (BA-Economics, ’57), his passions in the College of Fine Arts included the School of Design and Creative Technologies and Landmarks.

An early supporter of SDCT and the growth opportunities emerging technologies could provide to the creative economy, Kirby made a gift in 2017 to fund a visiting artists residency program in the newly-created Foundry makerspace in the Fine Arts Library.

In the past year, Kirby was a regular attendee of our virtual meetings, often asking thoughtful questions about our current programs and plans for the future. We could not be more grateful to Kirby and his family for their support of the college. He will be dearly missed. 

Sincerely,

Sondra Lomax
Executive Director of Development