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

36. ROY E. and PATTY DISNEY–$5 million to the WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL for the building campaign from the vice chairman of the Walt Disney Co. and his wife. Roy Disney is a nephew of the late Walt Disney’s.



36. THE FRANK M. DOYLE FAMILY–$5 million to endow a scholarship fund for students in the HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH-SCHOOL DISTRICT (Calif.). Frank M. Doyle developed thousands of Huntington Beach homes and several shopping centers in the 1960s and ‘70s. After moving to Reno two decades ago, he often talked about giving back to the community that had given him so much. Since Doyle’s death, his widow, Trudy, has tried to turn his dream into a reality.



36. EDWARD ELKOWITZ–$5 million to the NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY from this Kings Point, N.Y., physician. The largest gift in the school’s history, it will be used to build a classroom and office building at the institute’s college of osteopathic medicine at Old Westbury. Elkowitz is a gerontology specialist and a graduate of Columbia University and the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.



36. ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN–Total 1997 contributions: $5 million. $2.5 million to the international famine center at TUFTS UNIVERSITY (Mass.) to be named for him. The center will coordinate efforts between governments and relief agencies and make those efforts more efficient by providing them with the latest information and analysis in nutrition science and policy. $1.5 million to ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (R.I.) to endow the Feinstein Institute for Legal Services at the School of Law. The institute will house a legal clinic through which law-school students will provide pro bono legal service to individuals and organizations within the community. $1 million to JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (R.I.).



36. LINDA and JACK GILL–$5 million to the UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY to help build a new heart institute. Of this sum, $3 million will endow several professorships and research activities. One research project will try to determine why Kentucky has one of the nation’s highest heart-disease fatality rates. Linda Gill is a 1962 University of Kentucky graduate. Jack Gill has started or invested in more than 20 companies involved in health care. He received his doctorate in organic chemistry from Indiana University in 1962. The Gills live in Houston.



36. DON and MAUREEN GREEN–$5 million to SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY for a choral center and to fund choir programs. Don Green is founder of Advanced Fibre Communications.



36. EDWARD R. and HELEN HINTZ–$5 million to PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY for a new alumni center, graduate fellowships, and a program in international studies from these two alumni.



36. LAMAR and NORMA HUNT–$5 million to SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY to help finance a new stadium and an all-sports center. Lamar Hunt is the chairman of Unity Hunt Inc. and owns the Kansas City Chiefs. He is an SMU trustee and co-chair of the university’s capital campaign.



36. RAY and NANCY HUNT–$5 million to SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY to help pay for the construction of a new stadium and an all-sports center. Hunt is the chairman and CEO of Hunt Consolidated, an SMU alumnus and trustee, and co-chair of the university’s capital campaign.



36. LEE IACOCCA–$5 million to LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (Pa.) to continue programs at the Iacocca Institute that foster global competitiveness. The gift from the former Chrysler chairman was made through the Iacocca Foundation in Boston and represents one of the largest contributions in the university’s history. Last year, Iacocca, a 1945 graduate of Lehigh, gave the institute $500,000 to develop new courses and programs, some of which bring “future leaders” from other countries together with business executives and international scholars. The Iacocca Foundation is best known for its diabetes research (Iacocca’s first wife died of diabetes). Since the institute was founded in 1988, Iacocca personally has given more than $2.5 million to it. He has also led fund-raising efforts to build the foundation’s $20-million endowment.