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Largest Single B-School Donations From a Single Source*
$105 million
2006
Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
Philip H. Knight, Founder and Chairman of Nike, Inc.
$62 million
1999
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
University of Virginia
Frank
Batten Sr., retired chair of Landmark Communications, Inc., an international
media company
$60 million
2004
Thunderbird, The Garvin
School of International
Management
Samuel S. Garvin and his wife
Rita
Samuel Garvin is founder,
chairman, and chief executive officer of Continental Promotion Group Inc., a
global commercial fulfillment business.
$50 million
2003
W.
P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Wm. Polk Carey, chairman of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC), a New York
City-based investment firm, and grandson of John Samuel Armstrong, the
legislative founder of Arizona State University
2000
Red
McCombs School of Business
The University of Texas at Austin
Red
McCombs, San Antonio businessman and owner of the Minnesota Vikings
1998
Walton College of Business Administration
University of Arkansas
The Walton family charitable Support Foundation of Bentonville, Arkansas
$40 million
2000
C.T. Baur College of Business
University of Houston
Charles T. Bauer, co-founder and chairman of AIM Management Group, Inc.
1998
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Jon M. Huntsman, chairman and chief executive of Huntsman Corp., a chemical
company
$35 million
2000
Mendoza
College of Business
University of Notre Dame
Thomas F. and Kathy Mendoza, senior
vice president of sales and marketing and senior director of worldwide
strategic alliances, respectively, Network
Appliance,
the leading provider of network attached data access and management
solutions.
1997
Gordon S. Marshall School of Management
University of Southern California
Gordon S. Marshall, chairman of the board, Marshall Industries
$33.5 million
1996
Owen Graduate School of Management
Vanderbilt University
Ralph and Lulu Owen, founder, Equitable Securities
Corporation and chair, American Express
$30 million
2008
Steven G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
California State University, Fullerton
Steven G. Mihaylo, founder and retired CEO of Inter-Tel, Inc.
2007
Hough Graduate School of Business
University of Florida
William R. "Bill" Hough, investment banker
1999
The
Henry B. Tippie College of Business
University of Iowa
Henry B. Tippie, vice chairman of the board and chairman of the executive
committee of Rollins Truck Leasing Corp.
1998
The Robert Emmett McDonough School of
Business
Georgetown University
Robert Emmett McDonough, founder and chairman of RemedyTemp
1997
Graduate School of Business
University of St. Thomas
Anonymous donor
1995
Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Babson College
Franklin W. Olin Foundation
1988
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
New York University
Leonard N. Stern, owner of the Hartz Group, the pet supply giant
$26 million
2008
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Utah State University
Jon M. and Karen Huntsman
$25 million
2008
Haas School of Business
University of California, Berkeley
Gerson Baker, a real estate developer
2007
Northern Arizona University
W.A. Franke College of Business
William A. Franke, managing partner of Indigo Partners and former CEO of
America West Airlines and other Arizona-based companies.
Telfer School of Management
University of Ottawa
Ian Telfer, chairman of Goldcorp Inc.
2006
University of Hawaii
The Shidler College of Business
Jay H. Shidler, philanthropist and real estate developer in Honolulu
2005
Central European University
Business School
George Soros, Hungarian-American financier and philanthropist
St. Mary’s University
Bill Greehey
School of Business
Bill Greehey (BBA, ’60), President/CEO and Chairman of the Board, Valero
Energy, San Antonio, Texas
2000
Charles F. Dolan School of Business
Fairfield University
Charles F. Dolan, founder and chairman of Cablevision Systems Corp. of Long
Island, and his wife, Helen
Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration
Texas Tech University
Jerry S. Rawls, president and CEO, Finisar Corporation, a technology leader
for fiber optic subsystems and network performance test systems
1998
The Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
Darla D. Moore, president, Rainwater Inc., an investment firm
$24 million
1998
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University
Peter B. Lewis, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The
Progressive Corporation
$23 million
1997
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University
E.W. Kelley, chairman, Consolidated Products, Inc.
$20 million
2005
School of Management
Babson College
Robert and Janet Weissman. Robert Weissman is Chairman of Shelburne
Investments
2004
College of Business
Administration
Texas State
University-San Marcos
Emmett and
Miriam McCoy. Emmett McCoy is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of McCoy’s
Building Supply Centers.
2002
School of Business
Indiana State University
Lilly Endowment, Inc., to create NetWorks — an outreach of the ISU School of
Business to provide new directions in financial services for Indiana, the
nation and the world.
2001
College of Business
Northern Illinois University
Dennis and Stacey Barsema
1998
Fuqua School of Business
Duke University
J.B. Fuqua, entrepreneur and philanthropist
School of Business
The Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College
Sam Black, insurance entrepreneur, and his wife, Irene.
Roberto C. Goizueta Business School
Emory University
Roberto C. Goizueta, former Chairman, Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of The Coca-Cola Company
Roberto C. Goizueta Business School
Emory University
Woodruff Foundation, in recognition of the achievements of the late Roberto
C. Goizueta
$18 million
1998
The Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College-The City University of New York
Larry Zicklin, managing pricipal, Neuberger & Berman, an investment firm
1997
Michael F. Price College of Business
University of Oklahoma
Michael F. Price, mutual fund manager, Franklin Securities
$17 million
2003
Miller College of
Business
Ball State University
Wallace T. Miller, Jr., CEO and COO, Miller's Health Systems
$16 million
2007
College of Business
Florida Atlantic University
Carole and Barry Kaye. Barry Kaye is an insurance entrepreneur
1998
Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business
Administration
University of Alabama
Hugh F. Culverhouse, tax attorney and real estate developer
$15 million
2006
University of Ottawa
School of Management and Faculty of Social Sciences
Paul G. Desmarais, Canadian businessman
2001
Orfalea College of Business
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko’s
1998
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland at College Park
Robert H. Smith, president of Charles E. Smith Construction, Inc.
1996
Lowry Mays College & Graduate School of Business
Texas A&M University
L. Lowry Mays, president and CEO Clear Channel Communications
Gleacher Center (Graduate School of Business)
University of Chicago
Eric Gleacher, New York investment banker
E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration
Louisiana State University
E.J. Ourso, businessman and philanthropist
George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management
Pepperdine University
George L. Graziadio, chairman, president and CEO, Imperial Bancorp
1995
Kenneth T. and Thelma P. Lally School of Management and
Technology
Rensselaer School of Management and Technology
K. T. Lally, Niskayuna businessman and philanthropist
$14 million
1996
Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics
University of Kentucky
C. W. Gatton, businessman and banker
$13.5 million
1999
Darden Graduate School of Business
University of Virginia
William H. Goodwin Jr., President of CCA Industries, Inc.
1997
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto
Sandra and Joseph L. Rotman, president, CEO and founder, Clairvest Group,
Inc., Toronto-based merchant banking company
$13.3
million
1999
The
Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development
College of Business Administration
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada
$13.25 million
2006
David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah
Pierre Lassonde, a Canadian philanthropist and president of Newmont
Mining Corporation
$13 million
2006
E. Philip Saunders College of Business
Rochester Institute of Technology
E. Philip Saunders, entrepreneur and founder of Truckstops of America and Genesee
Regional Bank.
$11 million
1999
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Jay H. and Patty Baker
Jay H. Baker, president of Kohl's Corporation
1997
John M. Olin School of Business
Washington University
James W. Reid
$10.5 million
2000
M.J. Neeley School of Business
Texas Christian University
Stephen R. Smith, former vice president of
marketing for Excel Communications and his wife, Sarah Smith
1999
Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business
University of Northern Colorado
Monfort Family Foundation, in honor of Kenneth W. Monfort, who was CEO of
ConAgra Red Meat Companies
$10.25 million
1999
St.
John's University
Peter and Mary Tobin
Peter Tobin is dean of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business.
Previously, he was chief financial officer of Manufacturer's Hanover
Trust and Chemical Bank.
$10 million
2008
School of Business and Technology
Webster University (St. Louis, MO)
George H. Walker, III, former U.S. Ambassador
2005
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
Thomas C. Jones, retired
president of CIGNA Retirement & Investment Services
2004
Richard T. Farmer School of Business
Miami University
Thomas J. Petters, chairman, Petters Group Worldwide, a Minnetonka,
Minnesota-based company that includes Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc.
2002
College of Business
University of Missouri-Columbia
Gordon Crosby, Jr. and wife, Chessie
Crosby
is a former chairman of the board at USLIFE Corporation.
2000
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University
Arnold and Sydell Miller Family Foundation, co-founders of Matrix
Essentials, Inc., a beauty products corporation
Krannert School of Management
Purdue University
Jerry Rawls,
president, chief executive officer and director, Finisar Corp., developer
and manufacturer
of fiber optic subsystems and test systems for high-speed data
communications
1999
Karl
Eller Center
The University of Arizona
Karl and Stevie Eller
Karl Eller is chairman and chief executive officer of Eller Media Company
Darden
Graduate School of Business Administration
University of Virginia
George David, chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corporation
1998
College of Business and Public Administration
The University of Arizona
Karl and Stevie Eller
Karl Eller is chairman and chief executive officer of Eller Media Company
J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration
Georgia State University
J. Mack Robinson, chairman, Atlantic American Corporation, an insurance
conglomerate
College of Business
Iowa State University
Ann and Russell Gerdin, president, chairman and chief Executive officer of
Heartland Express, Inc., a trucking firm
The University of Michigan Business School
Sam Wyly, founder and partner, Maverick Capital, and chair, Sterling
Software
The Wharton School
The University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Chen Fu Koo and sons
1997
School of Business Administration
University of Michigan
Sam Wyly, managing director of Sterling Software, Sterling Commerce,
Maverick Capital and Michaels Stores
The Wharton School
The University of Pennsylvania
Samuel Zell, Chicago financier and chairman, Equity Group Investments, Inc.
The Wharton School
The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program
University of Pennsylvania
Robert B. Goergen, chairman and CEO of Blyth Industries,
manufacturer of candles, accessories and fragrance products.
1995
Darden Graduate School of Business
University of Virginia
Frank Batten, chair of Landmark Communications, Inc.
Graduate School of Business Administration
Harvard University
John C. Whitehead, retired co-chair of Goldman Sachs & Co.
$8.5 million
2002
Albers
School of Business and Economics
Seattle University
Genevieve Albers
$8 million
1999
Fuqua School of Business
Duke University
anonymous
$7.6 million
2006
Tanaka Business School
Imperial College London
Paul K. Wooley, founder and former chairman of GMO Europe, a fund management
firm based in London.
$7.5 million
1997
John H. Sykes College of Business
The University of Tampa
John and Susan Sykes
Mr. Sykes is the Chairman of Sykes Enterprises, Inc.
$7 million
2001
- The Roger D. Blackwell Inn at Fisher College
The Ohio State University
Roger and Tina Blackwell - Blackwell, professor of marketing at Fisher
College, and president of Roger Blackwell Associates, Inc., a consulting firm.
$5 million
2007
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Carl R. Zwerner, entrepreneur and alum
$4 million
2008
Center for Real Estate Development at the Kenan-Flagler
Business School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leonard W. Wood, real estate developer
2001
College of Business Administration
Ohio Northern University
James and Eileen Dicke. James F. Dicke is chair of Crown Equipment
Corporation, a manufacturer of electric lift trucks and material handling
products.
* May not be all inclusive; not cumulative per donor
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