1960s

  • The Family Matching Gifts Program began. Since this program’s inception, more than $7.5 Million in charitable contributions by family members have been matched by the Fund (1963).

  • The I.H. Kempner Professorship in Human Genetics was established at The University of Texas Medical Branch (1964)..

  • The Gladys and R. Lee Kempner Professorship in Child Psychiatry was established at The University of Texas Medical Branch (1968).