June 27, 2002

Pomona College Gets $23-Million for Science Center; Other Recent Big Gifts

Two colleges have received big gifts:

  • Pomona College, in Claremont, Calif., has received a $23.3-million gift from the estate of Frank R. Seaver, who graduated from the college in 1905 with a degree in biology. Mr. Seaver subsequently founded the Hydril Company, a manufacturing and marketing company serving the oil and gas industry. The donation will go toward expansion of the Seaver Science Center, including a complete renovation of its biology and geology

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