Michigan State University (MSU) has announced a $7.5 million gift from alumnus Alan Ross and his spouse, Rebecca Ross.

The planned bequest will be used to expand the impact of the existing Alan and Rebecca Ross Exhibition Endowment, which the couple established with a previous $1 million gift in 2014 to bolster the museum’s exhibition program. In addition to their endowment, the Rosses have supported the museum through numerous gifts of art. In the past year, they donated several important works by Zaha Hadid to the MSU Broad Art Museum, which currently holds the largest collection of her works in North America—and the Alan and Rebecca Ross Education Wing was named in their honor.

“Words can hardly convey the magnitude and impact of this gift from Alan and Rebecca Ross and the ways it will shape an ever-brighter future for the MSU Broad Art Museum,” said Steven Bridges, interim director of the museum. “Through the bolstering of their endowment, the museum’s exhibition program will grow significantly in the years ahead to provide unique, unparalleled engagements with art here on MSU’s campus. The museum stands to benefit greatly from this future gift, but the true beneficiaries are the many people whose lives will be enriched through the opportunities this gift will create.”

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