{"id":25265,"date":"2013-08-14T10:18:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T17:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=25265"},"modified":"2013-08-16T15:41:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T22:41:25","slug":"legacy-of-la-posada-to-endure-through-bequest-to-nau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/legacy-of-la-posada-to-endure-through-bequest-to-nau\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy of La Posada to endure through bequest to NAU"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tina Mion and Allan Affeldt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The iconic La Posada Hotel, long a community resource in Winslow and beyond, now has a future closely tied to Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n

Owners Allan Affeldt and Tina Mion have committed to bequest the hotel and related organizations to the NAU Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorthern Arizona has been very good to us.\u00a0We want La Posada<\/a>\u2014along with its gardens and Art Museum\u2014to become a public institution as an expression of our gratitude,\u201d Affeldt and Mion said in a statement. \u201cWe are delighted to be working with the NAU Foundation as successor trustee of our estate to preserve, protect and enhance La Posada for future generations of students, scholars and the traveling public.”<\/p>\n

The hotel\u2019s owners have long maintained close ties to NAU and its academic programs through their interests in sustainability, museum studies and Native American culture. La Posada has also hosted NAU-related functions, such as the summer speaker\u2019s series and coaches\u2019 caravan.<\/p>\n

\u201cGenerosity of this magnitude is a tribute to the vision of Allan and Tina,\u201d said Mason Gerety<\/strong>, vice president for Advancement at NAU. \u201cThey not only brought financial success to La Posada, but along the way have culturally enriched the community and the university. We are deeply honored to become stewards of that legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the long term, La Posada\u2019s role as an economic driver in Winslow may be expanded to include educational experiences for students in NAU\u2019s highly regarded Hotel and Restaurant Management program. During a visit in early July, NAU administrators visited the hotel to learn more about its operations and discuss potential collaborations.<\/p>\n

For now, a former railroad station on the hotel property is being restored as a contemporary fine art museum, which will include works by Mion, an internationally regarded artist<\/a>. In addition, La Posada will eventually serve as the visitor\u2019s center for the Roden Crater\u2014an ambitious art project at a volcanic cinder cone. La Posada and its related properties are valued at $10 million.<\/p>\n

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