A major gift to the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas will create its fifth endowed chair, propelling the center to the top tier of Holocaust research programs in the country. “I am thrilled that the Barnett family has once again recognized the importance of the work we are doing at the Ackerman Center,” said Dr. Nils Roemer, director of the Ackerman Center and interim dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. The Barnetts have carried on their family’s mission through several monumental gifts to the Ackerman Center. In 2002, the couple established the center’s first endowed faculty position, the Leah and Paul Lewis Chair of Holocaust Studies. Until recently, the Leah and Paul Lewis Chair of Holocaust Studies was held by Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsváth, professor of literature and history who retired Sept. 1.