Category Archives: Education

University of Texas at San Antonio receives $20 million gift from Margie and Bill Klesse December 9, 2021 Former Valero CEO and Chairman of the Board Bill Klesse and his wife, Margie, have committed a transformational $20 million gift to The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering and Integrated Design to advance student success through…

Brown University receives $25 million for cancer center December 9, 2021 A $25 million gift from accomplished life sciences entrepreneur and investor Pablo Legorreta and his wife, Almudena, will advance a plan to transform Brown University’s recently launched cancer center into a world-class cancer center located in Rhode Island. The gift will rename the Cancer Center…

Eric and Wendy Schmidt commit $15.3 million to Yale for AI research December 17, 2021 The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University has announced a $15.3 million gift from Eric and Wendy Schmidt to launch the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power. A new initiative of International Security Studies, the program will examine…

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire receives $70 million from alumni for event complex December 6, 2021 When John and Carolyn Sonnentag met as students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the 1960s, no one could have predicted that they would fall in love and marry. Or that the love they had for each other and…