| Donor
| Donor State
| Recipient
| Recipient State
| Category
| Gift Amount
|
Bruce Kovner
Finance, Investments |
New York |
Juilliard School (New York) |
New York |
Arts |
$20-million  |
| Juilliard School (New York) has received $20-million from Bruce Kovner, founder of Caxton Associates, a hedge fund in New York, for its graduate-level historical performance program, which provides specialized study in music from the year 1600 to the early 19th century. The gift will enable students to receive full scholarships. Mr. Kovner serves as chairman of Juilliard's Board of Trustees. |
James Kiffe
Investments |
Wisconsin |
Aquinas Catholic Schools (La Crosse, Wis.) |
Wisconsin |
Education |
$7.5-million
Bequest |
| Aquinas Catholic Schools (La Crosse, Wis.): $7.5-million bequest from James Kiffe. Most of the gift, approximately $6-million, will go to a scholarship fund. The remainder, $1.5-million, will go to the schools' foundation. Mr. Kiffe, who died in October 2011, graduated from Aquinas High School in 1942. |
David M. Rubenstein
Finance |
District of Columbia |
Trust for the National Mall (Washington) |
District of Columbia |
Historic preservation |
$7.5-million |
| Trust for the National Mall (Washington): $7.5-million gift from David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and managing director of the Carlyle Group, a private-equity firm in Washington, to repair damage caused to the Washington Monument after the 2011 earthquake. |
Lawrence Barnett
Entertainment |
California |
Ohio State U. (Columbus) |
Ohio |
Colleges and universities |
$6-million |
| Ohio State U. (Columbus): $6-million pledge from Lawrence Barnett, former vice chairman and director of United Television, a broadcasting group in Beverly Hills, Calif., to establish the Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise to train students to become artists as well as businesspeople. Mr. Barnett earned a bachelor's degree from the university's Fisher College of Business in 1988. |
Watt family
|
Georgia |
Clemson U. (S.C.) |
South Carolina |
Colleges and universities |
$5.5-million |
| Clemson U. (S.C.): $5.5-million from the Watt family for its capital campaign. Most of the gift, $5.25-million, will establish and name a center for academic collaboration and student engagement. The Watt family founded and leads the Scientific Research Corporation, which provides military and commercial technology. Five members of the family graduated from Clemson. |
Stanley and Joyce Black
Real estate |
California |
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services (Los Angeles) |
California |
Social services |
$5-million |
| Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services (Los Angeles): $5-million pledge from Stanley and Joyce Black to renovate its classrooms and equip them with new technology, repaving roads, repainting facilities, and closing budget deficits. Mr. Black is the founder of Black Equities Group, a real-estate investment firm in Beverly Hills, Calif. |
Elaine Nicpon Marieb
Education |
Florida |
Florida Gulf Coast U. (Fort Myers) |
Florida |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Florida Gulf Coast U. (Fort Myers): $5-million from Elaine Nicpon Marieb, an author of anatomy and physiology college textbooks, to establish two endowments for students, faculty, and staff in health professions and to provide scholarships for nontraditional students pursuing major in health professions. |
Ronald D. and Valerie Sugar
Defense contracting |
California |
U. of Southern California (Los Angeles) |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| U. of Southern California (Los Angeles): $5-million from Ronald D. and Valerie Sugar to endow a dean's chair for its libraries. Mr. Sugar, a university trustee, is a retired chairman and chief executive officer of the defense company Northrop Grumman, in Los Angeles. Ms. Sugar earned a master's degree in library science from the university in 1972. |
Anonymous
|
N/A |
Utah State U. (Logan) |
Utah |
Colleges and universities |
$4.5-million |
| Utah State U. (Logan): $4.5-million pledge from an anonymous donor for a new strength and conditioning athletics center. |
Effie Joan Behrens
Investments |
Indiana |
Franklin College (Ind.) |
Indiana |
Colleges and universities |
$4.2-million
Bequest |
| Franklin College (Ind.): $4.2-million bequest from Effie Joan Behrens. Most of the gift, $2.52-million, will be directed to its endowment for student scholarships and church relations. The remainder is unrestricted and will be used for its capital campaign. Ms. Behrens, who died in December 2010, was a trustee of the college. |
Anonymous
|
N/A |
Pennsylvania State U. at U. Park |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$4.1-million |
| Pennsylvania State U. at U. Park: $4.1-million pledge from an anonymous couple to establish two endowments at the department of engineering science and to provide scholarships for student athletes. |
Walter M. and Alice Gibson
|
New York |
Southern Utah U. (Cedar City) |
Utah |
Colleges and universities |
$4-million |
| Southern Utah U. (Cedar City): $4-million from Walter M. and Alice Gibson for an endowment for student and faculty research projects and scholarships in the College of Science and Engineering. Mr. Gibson, who died in 2009, earned an associate's degree in chemistry from the university in 1952, when it was known as Branch Agricultural College. |
Joseph T. and Janice M. Willett
Finance |
New Jersey |
U. of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business (N.Y.) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$3.5-million |
| U. of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business (N.Y.): $3.5-million pledge from Joseph T. and Janice M. Willett for student scholarships, faculty support in the department of English, and the international theater program as well as unrestricted support. Mr. Willett is the retired chief financial officer at Merrill Lynch and Co., in New York. Ms. Willett is a freelance editor. The couple both earned master's degrees in business administration from the Simon School; he in 1975, she in 1978. |
Greg Rankich
Consulting, Technology |
Washington |
Washington State U. (Pullman) |
Washington |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| Washington State U. (Pullman): $3-million from Greg Rankich, chief executive officer of Xtreme Consulting Group, a business and information-technology consulting firm in Kirkland, Wash., to expand Martin Stadium. Mr. Rankich earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in business administration from the university in 1993 and 1995. |
Donald Mosing
Industry |
Louisiana |
U. of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Louisiana |
Colleges and universities |
$2.8-million |
| U. of Louisiana at Lafayette: $2.83-million from Donald Mosing, former chairman of Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, for the College of Engineering. Most of the gift, $2-million, will create an endowed engineering-student career-development program; $600,000 will establish an endowed chair in mechanical engineering; and the remainder will establish a computer-aided design laboratory. |
Anonymous
|
N/A |
Pennsylvania State U. Greater Allegheny (McKeesport) |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$2.2-million |
| Pennsylvania State U. Greater Allegheny (McKeesport): $2.2-million pledge from an anonymous donor to establish a scholarship fund, a professorship in the department of information sciences, an early-career professorship in the department of business, and a chancellor's excellence fund. |
Robert Duncan Nicol
Food and beverage |
California |
California State U. at Fresno |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$2-million |
| California State U. at Fresno: $2-million pledge from Robert Duncan Nicol, owner of vineyards named after him in Napa, Calif., to establish and name an endowed chair in the department of communicative disorders and deaf studies. |
Rodger and Margaret Jensen
Agriculture |
California |
California State U. at Fresno |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$1.5-million |
| California State U. at Fresno: $1.5-million from Rodger and Margaret Jensen to establish a scholarship endowment for students majoring in agricultural business or plant science in the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology. The Jensens own Jenco Farms, in Fresno. |
Alcy and Jacque Johnson
Investments |
Hawaii |
Hawaii Community Foundation (Honolulu) |
Hawaii |
Health |
$1.5-million
Bequest |
| Hawaii Community Foundation (Honolulu): $1.5-million bequest from Alcy and Jacque Johnson to establish a fund to benefit the North Hawaii Community Hospital, which will receive 60 percent of the fund's annual proceeds, and the North Hawai'i Hospice. Mr. Johnson was a longtime volunteer at the hospital. |
James K. Copenhaver
Education |
South Carolina |
U. of South Carolina, School of Music (Columbia) |
South Carolina |
Arts |
$1-million |
| U. of South Carolina, School of Music (Columbia): $1-million pledge from James K. Copenhaver, former director of bands at the university, to endow scholarships for band students. |
Kevin Goodwin
Health products, Technology |
Washington |
Monmouth College (Ill.) |
Illinois |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| Monmouth College (Ill.): $1-million from Kevin Goodwin, chief executive officer of SonoSite, a medical-technology company in Bothell, Wash., to establish a fund to attract and retain faculty in the department of political economy and commerce. Mr. Goodwin graduated from the college in 1963. |
David and Carolyn Grow
Industry, Manufacturing |
Virginia |
Pennsylvania State U. at U. Park |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| Pennsylvania State U. at U. Park: $1-million pledge from David and Carolyn Grow to endow the position of director of undergraduate studies in the department of economics. Mr. Grow worked at Eastman Kodak and graduated from the university in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in arts and letters. Ms. Grow was a longtime employee at Xerox Corporation. |
