Category Archives: Education

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…

Virginia Tech receives $35 million from alumnus for engineering school December 7, 2021 Norris Mitchell ’58 and his wife, Wendy, have committed $35 million to the Virginia Tech College of Engineering. The gift will go toward construction as well as activities and programming for a showcase building for the college, which will replace the more…

Ethel Walker School receives $25 million gift from anonymous donor December 7, 2021 The Ethel Walker School has received a gift of $25 million from an anonymous donor from among its alumnae, the largest gift the school has received in its 111-year history. It is among the most generous gifts made to an all-girls school…

Arkansas State receives $25 million pledge from Windgate Foundation December 11, 2021 Arkansas State University has announced a $25 million pledge from the Little Rock-based Windgate Foundation in support of the construction and maintenance of a new building dedicated to art and innovation. The largest financial contribution in the university’s history will name the Windgate Hall of Art…