<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/tencza-estate-gift-establishes-endowed-professorship-in-chemistry.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Thomas and Sylvia Tencza Leave $10M to Seton Hall Chemistry</teaser-title><teaser-description>Seton Hall University is honored to announce a $10 million estate gift from the late Sylvia and Thomas Tencza, M.S. ’64/Ph.D. ’66, establishing an endowed professorship in chemistry.</teaser-description><pubDate>08/28/2025</pubDate><title>Thomas and Sylvia Tencza Leave $10 Million Legacy to Seton Hall’s Chemistry Department</title><description>Seton Hall University is honored to announce a $10 million estate gift from the late Sylvia and Thomas Tencza, M.S. ’64/Ph.D. ’66, establishing an endowed professorship in chemistry.</description><author>Carolanne Chanik</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/campaign-news/thomas-and-sylvia-tencza-900-506.jpg" alt="Thomas and Sylvia Tencza"/></image><shortnames/><category>Alumni,Education,Science and Technology</category><department>Division of University Advancement</department><relationships>Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy,College of Arts and Sciences,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,Division of University Advancement</relationships><created-date>2025-08-26T18:49:25.204Z</created-date><tags><tag>campaign2025</tag></tags></item>