Honorable Mentions211 other known gifts of more than $1 million in 1997

170. JAMES F. MARTIN–$1.5 million to CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (S.C.) for a chair in entrepreneurship and for an inn adjacent to the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center. Martin is chairman of Martin Color-Fi, a fiber manufacturer.



170. WARREN and BERNIE McCAIN–$1.5 million to ALBERTSON COLLEGE from the retired chairman of Albertson’s supermarket chain and his wife. The gift will be used to convert Kirkpatrick Gymnasium into a student-union building.



170. FORREST D. McKERLEY–$1.5 million to the UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE for programs in economics and health care.



170. GORDON E. MOORE–$1.5 million to the OREGON GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY to endow a chair in the department of electrical and computer engineering, from the co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Intel Corp.



170. RAYMOND and LYNN NEAG–$1.5 million to the UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT to endow a center for the education of gifted students, from the executive vice president of Arrow International and his late wife.



170. FRANK and BETH PETERSILIE–$1.5 million to APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (N.C.) for a new visual-arts center, from the owner of a real-estate management company and his wife. The university must either purchase land for the center or acquire an existing building within the next two years to receive the gift.



170. ROY RICHARDS JR.–$1.5 million to the STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA for endowment and for the College of Business, from the chairman of the Southwire Co.



170. M. RAMEZ SALEM–$1.5 million to the UNIVERSITY of ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO for the Department of Anesthesia.



170. WILLIAM M. SCHUSTER–$1.5 million to GANNON UNIVERSITY (Pa.) to endow arts programs and scholarships from the retired vice president of Warren Radio Co.



170. LOUELLA LaMER SLANER–$1.5 million to CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (N.Y.) to endow a chair in chemistry, from the widow of Alfred Slaner, the developer of a brand of hosiery.