September 23, 1999
Couple Leaves $80-Million to Iowa State University; Other Gifts
Several organizations have received big gifts.
* Iowa State University, in Ames, has received an anonymous $80-million bequest for its College of Agriculture. The Des Moines Register has identified the benefactors as Raymond Baker, a director of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, and his wife, Mary.
The gift is believed to be the largest ever for an agricultural college and will provide an estimated annual income of $4-million.
The couple had
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