Businessman Adds to Ed. School Donations
When Raymond Neag decided it was time to donate part of his fortune to the University of Connecticut, he passed up the political science department, where he earned a degree in 1956.
He also ignored the school's business and medical programs, though he had become wealthy manufacturing medical equipment.
Instead, Mr. Neag donated $21 million to the school of education--a contribution that observers say is likely the largest donation ever to a teacher-training program and is part of a larger trend in giving...
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