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GIFTS AND GRANTS

Private giving to the University and its related foundations in the current fiscal year, up to November 30th, is $55.2million, an increase of 15% above the same period last year.

Among the significant gifts received since the last meeting of the Board are $6million in pledge payments to the Virginia Athletics Foundation, the College, and the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. Mr. Daniel M. Meyers of Marblehead, Massachusetts. gave $5.2million to the Curry School for the Newton and Rita Meyers Professorship and toward the construction of a new building.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America made a $4.8million grant to the School of Medicine for cancer research and Amvest Corporation of Charlottesville gave a $2million pledge payment toward the football stadium projects at both the University and at the College at Wise. Mr. Julian H. Robertson, Jr. gave $1.5million to the McIntire School of Commerce Foundation towards its building campaign. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation made a $1.4million private grant to the University Library and Mr. Albert H. Small gave $1.5million to the Library – which represents another five percent interest in the copy of the Declaration of Independence and additional gifts to the Library.

Some new pledges made since the October meeting of the Board include money to the School of Medicine for the MR6 Building, to the College for Environmental Sciences, to the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, to the McIntire School building campaign, and to the Law School Foundation.