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REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT – GIFTS AND GRANTS REPORT
 
 
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REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT – GIFTS AND GRANTS REPORT

The President continued with his customary report on gifts and grants.

The $192million given to the University through April 30th is an increase of 23% over the same period in the last fiscal year. The President said that Athletics, the Jefferson Scholars


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Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, the McIntire School and the Law School all report substantial increases in giving.

Among significant gifts which have been made since the April Board of Visitors meeting are a $6million bequest from the estate of Mortimer Y. Sutherland, Jr.; $1million from the estate of Paul Mellon for the Mellon Prostate Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine; $520,000 from the estate of Cornelius DeWitt, III for the College; and a deferred gift of $500,000 for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. Former Member of the Board of Visitors Mortimer Caplin and his wife, Ruth, pledged $3million for the construction of the thrust theatre; Mr. and Mrs. Caplin pledged another $1million through the Caplin Foundation for the same purpose.

The Helene Fuld Heath Trust has pledged $1,132,000 to the School of Nursing, and Mr. Bruce Lauritzen has pledged $1million to the Darden School Foundation.

On motion, the Board voted to accept the Gifts and Grants Report.