Honorable Mentions
110 other known gifts of more than $5 million in 1999.

Introduction

The 1999 Slate 60
The 60 largest American charitable contributions of 1999.

Anonymous Gifts From Individuals, 1999
$1 million and above

Honorable Mentions
110 other known gifts of more than $5 million in 1999.

67. DAVID and JOAN LINCOLN—$5 million to ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY to expand ethics education. He is a Paradise Valley entrepreneur and president of Arizona Oxides Co.

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67. JOHN McNEICE JR.—$5 million to BOSTON COLLEGE from this 1954 graduate to fund volunteer programs and spiritual retreats for the students. McNeice headed the Colonial Group, a financial investment company, until selling it to Liberty Financial in 1994.

67. PETER W. MULLIN—a $5 million pledge to the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES for the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management for faculty support and to provide an endowed chair for faculty research. He founded his company, Mullin Consulting Inc., in 1969 in downtown Los Angeles, where it still has its headquarters today. He also co-founded Strategic Compensation Associates and M Financial Holding Co.

67. HARVEY PICKER—$5 million to SMITH COLLEGE (Mass.) Picker is chairman of the board of Wayfarer Marine Corp. and dean emeritus of the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

67. EDNA BENNETT PIERCE—$5 million to PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY for the College of Health and Human Development to support a variety of university juvenile health and welfare efforts.

67. GEORGE and CAROLYN PROPSTRA—$5 million to the BAGLEY COMMUNITY CENTER in Vancouver, Wash., from the BurgerVille founder and his wife.

67. SCOTT J. REIMAN—$5 million to the UNIVERSITY OF DENVER for a scholarship and professor recruitment program at the university's department of finance. Reiman is the founder of Denver-based Hexagon Investments, a private real-estate, securities, and venture capital firm.

67. KEVIN and DEBRA ROLLINS—a $5 million pledge to the ARTS CENTER STAGE to help transform Palmer Auditorium into the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Kevin Rollins is vice chairman of Dell Computer Corp.

67. ERIC F. ROSS—$5 million to the U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM (Washington, D.C.) in memory of his late parents. A resident of New Jersey, he built his fortune in scrap plastics and vinyl.

67. PLEASANT ROWLAND—$5 million to create a 4.6-acre garden at the CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN. Rowland is the founder of the Pleasant Co. and creator of the American Girls Collection and the American Girl Place in Chicago.

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