Getting 'Even'

A philanthropist pays back his alma mater for an idea that made him a fortune

By Caroline Preston

Los Angeles

When David G. Booth enrolled at the University of Chicago's business school in 1969, he thought he would be leaving the institution with a Ph.D. and a job offer as a professor. Instead, he graduated with a master's degree and the seeds of an idea for a company...

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