| 1. | U. of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Gary W. and Kathleen Rollins | Gary Rollins, a 1967 graduate of the university, is chief executive of Rollins Inc., a corporation in Atlanta whose holdings include the pest-control company Orkin. Kathleen Rollins is executive director of the Gary W. Rollins Foundation. | $40 million | support for improvements at the College of Business, which will be renamed the Gary W. Rollins College of Business |
| 2. | DePauw U. | Stephen W. and Karen Ogren Sanger | Stephen Sanger is a retired chairman and chief executive of the food conglomerate General Mills. Karen Ogren Sanger is a lawyer who served on DePauw’s Board of Visitors. The couple both graduated from the university in 1968. | $20 million | creation of the Sanger Leadership Initiative, which will offer experiential programs in leadership, increase postgraduate support, and invite speakers to campus |
| 2. | Kalamazoo College | Jon L. Stryker | architect and heir to a family fortune; founder and president of the Arcus Foundation, in Kalamazoo, Mich.; and a 1982 graduate of the college | $20 million | creation of the Jon L. Stryker Future Leaders Scholarship Program, which will focus on assisting students of color, first-generation college students, and students from low-income families |
| 4. | Ohio State U., Max M. Fisher College of Business | Keenan Family Foundation (Tim and Kathleen Keenan) | Tim Keenan, who graduated from the university in 1980, is chief executive of Keenan & Associates, a consulting company that provides strategic planning and development advice to small to midsize organizations. | $17 million (pledge) | establishment of the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship |
| 5. | Washington U. School of Medicine in St. Louis | Kim D. Kuehner | owner of a men’s clothing store in St. Louis until his retirement in 2016; he earned an M.B.A. at Washington University in 1977 | $15 million (pledge) | support for research that advances personalized approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease |
| 6. | U. of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine | Epstein Family Foundation (Daniel J. and Phyllis Epstein) | Daniel Epstein, who earned his bachelor’s degree from the university’s engineering school in 1962, is founder of the ConAm Group, an apartment-management company in San Diego. | $10 million | support for research, education, and treatment programs for sports-related injuries in the newly named Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine |
| 7. | U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville | John Ed and Isabel Anthony | John Ed Anthony, a 1961 Arkansas graduate, is chairman of Anthony Timberlands, a timber company in Arkansas. | $7.5 million (pledge) | support for construction of the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation within the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design; the center will advance the use of cross-laminated timber in construction |
| 8. | U. of Massachusetts at Amherst | Martin Jacobson | a 1968 alumnus and founder, with his brother Richard, of the upscale sports-apparel company Nutmeg Industries; the brothers sold the company, which had licensing agreements with the four major professional U.S. sports leagues, in 1994 to VF Corporation for more than $300 million | $5.6 million (pledge) | support for improvements to the McGuirk Alumni Stadium; the university will name a new practice area financed by the gift the Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center |
| 9. | Westminster College (Utah) | Dale P. and Sheri Holt | Dale Holt is founder and a retired president and chief executive of Codale Electric Supply, which makes equipment and tools for electricians. | $4.1 million (noncash) | donation of an 8,000-square-foot French chateau, filled with antique furnishings, near campus that will be used as an entertainment and gathering space, as well as a home for the college’s president |
| 10. | Temple U. | Brook J. Lenfest Foundation (Brook Lenfest) | Brook Lenfest is chairman of NetCarrier, a telecommunications company, in Pennsylvania, and is a real-estate and venture-capital investor. | $4 million | endowment for scholarships that will primarily go to financially needy students who graduated from Mastery Charter Schools or participated in the Philadelphia Futures program |
| 11. | Azusa Pacific U. | Sacred Harvest Foundation (Steven L. and Susie Perry) | Steven Perry is a retired Lutheran pastor who co-founded the California office of the National Christian Foundation, which offers donor-advised funds and other giving-related services for Christian donors. Susie Perry is from a ranch-owning family. The couple are 1975 Azusa graduates, and he is a member of its Board of Trustees. | $3 million | support for expansion of the university’s doctoral program in physical therapy |
| 11. | U. of Virginia | Barbara Fried | co-owner, with her late husband, Mark, of Fried Companies, a real-estate development firm in Charlottesville, Va.; she has a master’s degree from the university and is a member of its Board of Visitors | $3 million | support for the university’s Center for Teaching Excellence, to enhance professional development for faculty and teaching assistants at the university |
| 13. | Oregon Health & Science U. | Wold Foundation of Wyoming (John S. Wold and family) | John S. Wold, a geologist, former U.S. congressman, and founder of Wold Oil Properties, in Casper, Wyo., died in 2017 at the age of 100 after having had his vision limited by macular degeneration for 20 years. His sons, Peter and Jack, now lead the family oil and gas companies. His daughter, Priscilla Wold Longfield, is a member of the university’s Board of Trustees. | $2.5 million | establishment of the Wold Family Macular Degeneration Center at the university’s Casey Eye Institute to expand research on the disease and improve its treatment |
| 14. | U. of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine | Ralph and Shirley Shapiro, and Peter and Alison Shapiro | Ralph Shapiro, who earned degrees from UCLA in 1953 and 1958, is chairman of the Avondale Investment Company, in Los Angeles. Shirley Shapiro is a 1959 alumna. Peter Shapiro, the couple’s son, is president of the Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation. | $2.3 million | support for four endowed chairs in pediatrics for faculty members working to improve the quality of life for children with cerebral palsy, autism, and other developmental and behavioral challenges |