November 13, 2008
Co-Founder of Nike and His Wife Pledge $100-Million to Cancer Institute
Philip H. Knight, a co-founder of Nike, and his wife, Penny, have pledged $100-million to the Oregon Health & Science University Foundation for the university's cancer institute.
Mr. and Ms. Knight have made several other big gifts in recent years. They ranked No. 17 on The Chronicle of Philanthropy's 2007 Philanthropy 50, an annual listing of the most-generous donors of the year (The
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