About the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center
Basic Contact Information
Phone |
(512) 471-4890 |
Mailing Address |
H.J. Lutcher Stark Center |
Physical Address |
403 East 23rd Street |
Founded by Kinesiology and Health Education faculty members Terry and Jan Todd, the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports is a recognized research center within the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education and the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. Named for former regent, H.J. Lutcher Stark, The Center has two main divisions: 1) a research library and 2) extensive exhibition galleries including The Joe and Betty Weider Museum of Physical Culture(named in honor of the Weiders’ generous pledge of $2M to the Stark Center), a fine art gallery, sports galleries, and several photography galleries.
The Stark Center has been made possible through the generous donations of a number of private foundations and individuals. The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation of Orange, Texas, has been the lead donor for this project and provided an initial $3.5M for construction—without which UT would not have provided us with our space in the North End Zone Building. This gift was used in its entirety during the first phase of the Center’s construction. In the Spring of 2009, The Stark Foundation pledged an additional $2M for the construction of our exhibit galleries and museum areas. We are deeply grateful to the Board of Directors of The Stark Foundation for their generous support of our project.
