Mica Ertegun, 1926 to 2023

Trinity College is deeply saddened by the news that Honorary Visiting Fellow Mica Ertegun has passed away at the age of 97.

Mica Ertegun was a renowned philanthropist; it was her vision and generosity that made possible the establishment in 2012 of the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities. Her gift was the largest for scholarships in the Humanities in the history of the University. It endowed in perpetuity a programme for some of the world’s most gifted humanities students, providing support for up to 20 scholars each year. She also made possible the provision of a historic Oxford building as the students’ base for individual study, interdisciplinary discussion, and a range of events relating to Ertegun Scholars’ academic pursuits. Named Ertegun House, the building’s refurbishment to the highest level for innovative study was personally overseen by Mrs Ertegun, who was one of the world’s foremost interior designers of the past 50 years.

Mica joined Trinity as an Honorary Visiting Fellow in 2012.