A Nevada Legacy - Charles and Ruth Hopping
After growing up in the Midwest and living all over the west, Charles and Ruth Hopping decided to retire in Reno in 1962. It was their appreciation of higher education that encouraged them to foster and enhance the educational experience for students in their adopted home state of Nevada.
After Charles passed away in 1998 and Ruth passed away, at age 94 in 2006, their estate provided more than $1 million to the University to support construction of the AAUN Academic Center and Davidson Mathematics and Science Center and an endowment established to strengthens academic programs in the College of Education.
“My parents came West with the values they were raised with—hard work, humility, honesty in every way, and devotion to family,” said daughter Catherine Hopping Wing. “Education to both of them was of the utmost importance. They were, in a nutshell, just regular folks who worked hard all their lives and wanted to give back something to help where they could.”
The values and benevolence of Ruth and Charles Hopping will continue to inspire and sustain quality academic programming and facilities at the University for generations to come. Their giving demonstrates the affection they held for the University and their stellar leadership in ensuring that it will continue providing a world-class education far into the future.
For more information about planned giving opportunities at the University, contact Bob Eggleston or Lisa Riley, J.D. at (775) 784-1352 or beggleston@unr.edu or lriley@unr.edu.