July 1999
$10 Million Gift to U
Of M Brings Carlson Donations to $46.5
Million
The University of Minnesota has received
a gift of $10 million from Curtis L. Carlson
and the Carlson Family Foundation, made
before Carlson's death in February. The
announcement was made today (Friday, July
9) at the Minnetonka-based Carlson Companies
in recognition of the company's annual
founder's day.
The largest portion of the gift, $8 million,
will go to the university's Carlson School
of Management to create an endowment to
provide a permanent source of funding
for continuing advancement of the school's
excellence. The remaining $2 million is
for the new University Gateway Alumni
and Visitor Center. The Heritage Gallery
in the alumni center will be named for
Curt and Arleen Carlson.
During the past 50 years, Carlson family
financial support has totaled more than
$46 million for such university programs
and colleges as the Carlson School, the
College of Liberal Arts, medical research,
the Carlson Lecture Series, the Law School
and the Regents Professor awards.
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