At UT Dallas in 2013, the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building was dedicated in her honor. The following year, she made a $17 million gift to establish the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History. “When UT Dallas honored Edith O’Donnell with the naming of the building, it was a reflection of our gratitude and esteem for her. It also houses the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History (right), which was founded in 2014 with a $17 million gift from O’Donnell. For more than five decades, the O’Donnells have supported UT System institutions, including UT Dallas, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Edith O’Donnell’s alma mater, UT Austin, from which she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology.