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the slate 60: Analysis of the year's biggest philanthropists.

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Introduction

The 1996 SLATE 60
The 60 largest American charitable contributions of 1996.

The Also-Rans
Other known gifts of over $1 million in 1996.

Competitive Generosity 101

81. NORMAN NITSCHKE--$1.2 million to the UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (Ohio) from this retired engineer for a new auditorium at the College of Engineering.

82. DARWIN WIEKAMP and DOROTHY WIEKAMP--$1.2 million to INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT SOUTH BEND from the CEO of Valley American Bank and Trust Co. and his wife to equip a new classroom building.

83. LAWRENCE E. LAMB--$1.2 million to the KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT from this newspaper columnist and physician-author, who has attended to astronauts and presidents. Dr. Lamb, a resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., has established this charitable remainder trust to honor promising University of Kansas Medical School graduates.

84. ROBERT B. HAAS and CANDICE J. HAAS--$1.2 million to establish a named visiting professorship in corporate finance law at the HARVARD LAW SCHOOL from this 1972 alumnus, a partner in a Dallas, Texas-based private investment firm, and his wife, founder and co-owner of the publishing firm Directories On The Go Inc.

85. MARIAM CANNON HAYES--$1.1 million to QUEENS COLLEGE (N.C.) from this member of the Class of 1937.

86. ANN HICKS and DAVID HICKS--$1.1 million to the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA for scholarships.

87. RONALD PIZZUTI--$1.1 million to KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (Ohio) for program support from this Columbus, Ohio developer and arts patron.

88. JAY BARAFF--$1.05 million to GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Washington, D.C.) for graduate scholarships in the economics department from this attorney.

89. ROSEMARY RAITT--more than $1 million to PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY (Calif.) from this member of the university board of regents and co-chair of its $300 million capital campaign. She was the first person to establish a scholarship at the university's Malibu campus and has made numerous other gifts benefiting Pepperdine students over the years. General partner of KVI Corp., FKC Partnership, Kraemer VI Corp., and Kraemer II LLC, Raitt and her husband, John, the renowned Broadway star, were recently honored for their generosity and support when the university dedicated Raitt Recital Hall, a part of the Cultural Arts Center on the campus. The Raitts have been associated with the university for more than a quarter of a century.

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