Published November 15, 2023
CAPTION: Pictured L-R: Laura Kilpatrick Marchelos, Dr. Nicholas Bratcher, Dr. John Pratte, Carole Kilpatrick, Kerry Kilpatrick
MONROE, LA – The ULM Foundation held a reception on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, to celebrate
and recognize the continued generosity of the Kilpatrick family toward ULM. Mrs. Carole
Kilpatrick presented a check for $100,000 to create the Carole E. Kilpatrick Endowed
Professorship in Music.
Friends and family of Kilpatrick gathered at the Laird-Weems Center to celebrate the
occasion. Mrs. Kilpatrick shared fond memories of her time as a student in the music
department at ULM, which was named Northeast Louisiana State College at the time.
Dean of the College of Arts, Education and Sciences Dr. John Pratte and Director of
the School of Visual and Performing Arts Dr. Nicholas Bratcher were on hand to accept
the donation on behalf of the Music Program.
Mrs. Kilpatrick is the widow of Tex Kilpatrick. The Kilpatrick family also made a
donation in 2022 to create the Tex Kilpatrick Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology.
