| Donor
| Donor State
| Recipient
| Recipient State
| Category
| Gift Amount
|
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. |
Steve and Kathie Markel
Finance, Investments |
Virginia |
Virginia Commonwealth U. (Richmond) |
Virginia |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Virginia Commonwealth U. (Richmond): $5-million from Steve and Kathie Markel to construct the Institute for Contemporary Art. Mr. Markel is vice chairman at Markel Corporation, a holding company in Glen Allen, Va. |
Rita M. McGinley
Family wealth, Professional Sports |
Pennsylvania |
Carlow U. (Pittsburgh) |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
Carlow U. (Pittsburgh): $5-million from Rita M. McGinley to create and endow the Center for Student Success. Ms. McGinley graduated from the university in 1940 with a bachelor's degree in biology. Her family is a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers professional football team.
|
Linda McMahon
Professional Sports |
Connecticut |
Sacred Heart U. (Fairfield, Conn.) |
Connecticut |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Sacred Heart U. (Fairfield, Conn.): $5-million from Linda McMahon, former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, a professional-wrestling league, in Stamford, Conn., for capital projects. Ms. McMahon is a trustee of the university. |
Keith and Linda Monda
Retail |
New York |
Ohio State U. (Columbus) |
Ohio |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Ohio State U. (Columbus): $5-million pledge from Keith and Linda Monda to provide scholarships for students in the College of Arts and Sciences to study abroad. Mr. Monda is the former president of Coach Inc., the fashion accessories company. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the university in 1968 and 1971, respectively. |
Jeffrey S. Moorad
Professional Sports |
California |
Villanova U. School of Law (Pa.) |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Villanova U. School of Law (Pa.): $5-million pledge from Jeffrey S. Moorad, vice chairman and chief executive officer of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team, to create the Center for the Study of Sports Law. Mr. Moorad graduated from the law school in 1981. This is the largest gift in the law school's history. |
Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger
Family wealth, Real estate |
Texas |
Duke U., Nasher Museum of Art (Durham, N.C.) |
North Carolina |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Duke U., Nasher Museum of Art (Durham, N.C.): $5-million from Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger, co-owners and developers of NorthPark Center, a shopping mall in Dallas, to create two new endowments for a visiting curatorship and to acquire modern art. |
Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger
Family wealth, Real estate |
Texas |
Princeton U. Art Museum (N.J.) |
New Jersey |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Princeton U. Art Museum (N.J.): $5-million from Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger to endow its directorship. Ms. Nasher is president of NorthPark Development Company in Dallas. Mr. Haemisegger is president of NorthPark Management Company, a commercial real estate, mall development, and management company, which was founded by Ms. Nasher's father, Raymond. They both graduated from Princeton in 1976. |
Richard S. Shineman Foundation (Barbara Palmer Shineman)
Education |
N/A |
State U. of New York at Oswego |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| State U. of New York at Oswego: $1-million pledge from Barbara Palmer Shineman, along with $4-million from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, to name a new science center, to endow a chair in chemistry, and for educational and cultural opportunities and research at the center. Ms. Shineman is professor emerita of education and an alumna of the university, having earned a bachelor's degree in childhood education in 1965 and a master's degree in reading education in 1971. Her late husband, Richard, taught chemistry at the university. |
Alan and Jean Pedersen
Real estate |
California |
U. of Oregon (Eugene) |
Oregon |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| U. of Oregon (Eugene): approximately $5-million in farmland from Alan and Jean Pedersen. Proceeds of the sale of 550 acres in Salinas Valley will be evenly split between the department of intercollegiate athletics and the creation of an endowment for the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. The couple both attended the university. |
Earl and Christy Powell
Finance |
Florida |
U. of Florida (Gainesville) |
Florida |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| U. of Florida (Gainesville): $5-million from Earl and Christy Powell to establish a chair in gene therapy and genetics research at its Health Science Center. Mr. Powell is a co-founder and partner of Trivest Partners, a private-equity firm based in Miami. |
Marshall W. and Amy Reavis
Retail |
Illinois |
DePauw U. (Greencastle, Ind.) |
Indiana |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| DePauw U. (Greencastle, Ind.): $5-million from Marshall W. and Amy Reavis to construct a new stadium. Mr. Reavis is founder and chief executive officer of SVM LP, a gift-cards company in Des Plaines, Ill. He graduated from the university in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in economics and is a trustee. |
Bill Royall and Pam Kiecker Royall
Education |
Virginia |
Virginia Commonwealth U. (Richmond) |
Virginia |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Virginia Commonwealth U. (Richmond): $5-million from Bill Royall and Pam Kiecker Royall to construct the Institute for Contemporary Art. Mr. Royall is founder and chairman of Royall & Company, which provides student recruitment services to colleges and universities. Ms. Kiecker Royall is head of research at the company. |
Steven and Rebecca Scott
Health care |
Florida |
U. of Florida (Gainesville) |
Florida |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| U. of Florida (Gainesville): $5-million from Steven and Rebecca Scott to construct a new medical education building. Mr. Scott is a former chairman of the medical investment company Scott Holdings. |
Shadek Family Foundation (Laurence Shadek)
Finance |
New York |
Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.) |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.): $5-million from the Shadek Family Foundation (Laurence Shadek, an investment adviser in New York) to build a new stadium. Mr. Shadek graduated from the college in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in history. |
Larry Silverstein
Real estate |
New York |
Hunter College (New York) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Hunter College (New York): $5-million from Larry Silverstein, chief executive officer of Silverstein Properties, a real-estate development and investment firm in New York, for a student success center. His wife, Klara, earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Hunter and was chairwoman of the Hunter College Foundation board. |
Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation (Bob and Jean Smith)
Health care |
Texas |
Southern Methodist U. (Dallas) |
Texas |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Southern Methodist U. (Dallas): $5-million from the Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation (Bob and Jean Smith) to renovate its health center. Dr. Smith is co-founder of Doctors Hospital and Doctors Nursing Center in Dallas. He earned two bachelor's degrees from the university in 1944 and 1946. |
Mary Barton Akeley Smith
Technology |
California |
Northern Maine Community College (Presque Isle) |
Maine |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Northern Maine Community College (Presque Isle): $5-million from Mary Barton Akeley Smith, whose late husband, Rodney, was the chief executive officer of Altera Corp., a manufacturer of programmable logic devices in San Jose, Calif., for renovations. |
Stanley A. and Elizabeth Star
Food and beverage |
Florida |
Duke U. School of Law (Durham, N.C.) |
North Carolina |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Duke U. School of Law (Durham, N.C.): $5-million pledge from Stanley A. and Elizabeth Star to establish three full-tuition scholarships. Mr. Star is former principal of Cliffstar Corp., a juice manufacturer in Dunkirk, N.Y., that was sold to Cott Corporation. Mr. Star graduated from the law school in 1961 and has two children who earned undergraduate degrees from Duke. The Stars previously pledged $8-million to the law school. |
Mike and Patty Starzer
Energy, Oil |
Colorado |
Colorado School of Mines (Golden) |
Colorado |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Colorado School of Mines (Golden): $5-million from Mike and Patty Starzer for student scholarships. Mr. Starzer is chief executive officer of Bonanza Creek Energy, an oil and natural gas company in Denver. The couple both graduated from the school in 1983. |
Barbra Streisand
Media and entertainment |
California |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) |
California |
Health |
$5-million |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles): $5-million from Barbra Streisand for its Women's Heart Center. |
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. |
Andrew and Barbara Taylor
Retail |
Missouri |
U. of Denver |
Colorado |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| U. of Denver: $5-million from Andy and Barbara Taylor to establish the Taylor Family Undergraduate Career Services Center. Mr. Taylor is the chairman and chief executive officer of Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the university in 1970. |
Peter and Ann Tombros
Biotechnology |
Connecticut |
Pennsylvania State U. at U. Park |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Pennsylvania State U. at U. Park: $5-million from Peter and Ann Tombros for its fundraising campaign. Mr. Tombros is a former chief executive officer of Enzon, a biotechnology firm in Bridgewater, N.J. Mr. Tombros earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural sciences and a master's degree in agricultural economics from the university in 1964 and 1968, respectively. |
Jeffrey N. and Penny Vinik
Finance, Professional Sports |
Massachusetts |
Meadowbrook School (Weston, Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Education |
$5-million |
| Meadowbrook School (Weston, Mass.): $5-million from Jeffrey N. and Penny Vinik to establish an endowment that will provide annual faculty bonuses. Mr. Vinik is founder of Vinik Asset Management and owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning professional hockey team. Ms. Vinik has served on the school's Board of Trustees. The couple's four children all attended Meadowbrook. |
