Arley D Cathey

Arley D. Cathey, PhB’50, College alumnus and donor for whom three UChicago facilities are named, died in May of 2020. He was 93 years old. Cathey was president of Butane Gas, Inc. In 2012, he made a pledge of approximately $17 million to the College. In honor of his generosity, the iconic Harper Library Reading Room, along with the Stuart North Reading Room, were named for his father as the Arley D. Cathey Learning Center. In further recognition of his substantial commitment to the College, the Arley D. Cathey Dining Commons and the Cathey House residential house also bear his father's name. Cathey is predeceased by his late wife, Betty (d. 2016), and son, who passed away in 2014.