February 8, 2007

Alumnus Pledges $30-Million to University of Florida; Other Gifts

By Anne W. Howard

Six institutions have received big gifts:

  • The University of Florida, in Gainesville, has received a pledge of $30-million from William R. Hough, founder of a municipal-bond firm in St. Petersburg, Fla., to support the graduate programs at the Warrington College of Business Administration. The money will support academic programs, faculty, and enhancements to the college, and will help construct a new building. Mr. Hough, who sold his bond company to RBC Dain Rauscher, a

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