The College of Music named David Itkin, director of orchestral studies, the first Anshel Brusilow Chair in Orchestral Studies at an April UNT Symphony Orchestra concert.

The title is made possible with a $1 million endowment funded through private donations to honor Brusilow, former conductor of the UNT Symphony Orchestra and Regents Professor, who retired in 2008. Proceeds primarily will fund scholarships for orchestral students.