The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Technology Investor Pledges $32-Million to Rice U.; Other Recent Big Gifts

Three institutions have received big gifts:

Burt McMurtry, a private investor and a founding partner of Technology Venture Investors, in Menlo Park, Calif., and his wife, Deedee, have pledged $32-million to Rice University, in Houston. The money will come through a charitable remainder trust and most of it is unrestricted. The couple earmarked...

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