| Marjorie Jacobsen Barrick | |
| Birth Date: | October 9, 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Iowa, USA |
| Death Place: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | Creighton University, Omaha, NE |
| Occupation: | Philanthropist |
| Spouse: | Edward Barrick |
Marjorie Ann Jacobson (October 9, 1917 – April 29, 2007) was a founding member of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation Board of Trustees. She was born in Iowa in 1917.[1]
She pursued economics at Creighton University. She graduated in 1940 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.[2]
She married Edward Barrick in 1947. They moved to Las Vegas in 1951.[3] Ms. Barrick took classes at what was then Nevada Southern University, later to become the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Following her husband's death in 1979,[1] [2] Barrick founded, in his name, the Barrick Lecture Series at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with an endowment of over $1.2 million in 1980.[3] [1] [4] She also founded the Barrick Graduate Fellowship, Barrick Faculty Development and Travel Fund, and the Barrick Research Scholars Fund.[2] Barrick also endowed The Barrick Scholar Awards to recognize faculty members of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[5]
In 1989 the university renamed its museum of natural history Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History in honor of Ms. Barrick.[4] [3] In 2017 it renamed the museum Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art.[6]