Honorable Mentions100 other known gifts of more than $5 million in 1998.
Entry 9:
64. MADELYN M. LEVITT--$5 million to DRAKE UNIVERSITY from the national chair of the school's $190 million fund-raising effort. Levitt, who also ran Drake's previous campaign, was the first woman named to head the campaign of a national university.
64. THE LONGABERGER FAMILY--$5 million to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY for medical research, diversity programs, and assistance for alumni and first-year students. David Longaberger is CEO, and his daughters, Tami and Rachel, are president and senior vice president, respectively, of the Longaberger Co. in Dresden, Ohio.
64. HELEN LOVAAS--$5 million to the UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA to endow the Allan C. Hudson and Helen Lovaas Endowed Fund for Excellence at the Sarver Heart Center from the CEO of Hudson Oxygen Therapy Sales. Lovaas' husband, Allan C. Hudson, was CEO of Hudson Oxygen Sales until his death in 1987.
64. PAUL B. LOYD--$5 million to SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (Texas) to provide for the all-sports center to be constructed in conjunction with the new Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Loyd, an SMU alumnus, is chairman of the R&B Falcon Corp. in Houston, which specializes in oil and gas offshore contract drilling.
64. JIM and JESS MILLIS--$5 million to the HIGH POINT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION in Greensboro, N.C. The gift is the largest unrestricted donation to the nonprofit community foundation since it was established in 1990.
64. CHARLES C. and ROMONA MYERS--$5 million to the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE (Iowa) for a new library. This is the largest single gift ever received by the university. Charles Myers is a trustee of the university. He is also chairman of the board and CEO of the Myers Group, based in Omaha, Neb. Among the companies in the Myers Group is Freezer Services, a freezer-cold storage warehouse company with facilities in six states.
64. HAROLD and CAROL ANN NIX--$5 million to BAYLOR UNIVERSITY for a new law school building from this attorney who helped the state of Texas win a $17.6 billion settlement against the tobacco industry.
64. FRANK PASQUERILLA and FAMILY--$5 million to PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY for a spiritual center at the Eisenhower Chapel. Pasquerilla is chairman of Crown American Realty Trust in Johnstown, Pa., the largest owner and operator of shopping mall space in the state.
64. PETER and PEGGY PREUSS--$5 million through their family foundation to the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO for its college-prep charter school, a secondary school that will be specifically created for low-income, first-generation college students and named for the Preusses. Peter Preuss, a member of the board of overseers and a regent of the University of California, is the founder of the Preuss Foundation, which is involved in brain research. Peggy Preuss is a former Los Angeles teacher and is vice chairman of the UCSD Foundation.
64. CORNELIUS B. PRIOR JR.--$5 million to the COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (Mass.) in a charitable remainder trust for a professorship in the fine arts, history, and the humanities from the owner of the Virgin Islands Telephone Network.


