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Charles and Mary Jane Spahr leave $32 million estate gift for KU

During their lifetimes, University of Kansas alumnus Charles E. Spahr and his wife, Mary Jane Spahr, were among the most generous donors to KU, giving $13 million.

Sprint Foundation donates $1 million to KU Cancer Center

A $1 million gift from the Sprint Foundation will create a new professorship in blood-related cancers at the University of Kansas Cancer Center.

Gift of $1.6 million creates KU scholarships for language program

A $1.6 million gift from University of Kansas alumnus Carl Krehbiel will provide support for students attending the German Summer Language Institute programs in Holzkirchen and Eutin, Germany.

$1 million gift honors KU professor Valentino Stella

A $1 million lead gift from Gilead Sciences enhances a professorship fund honoring Valentino Stella, University Distinguished Professor of Phamaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas.

April events honor Elizabeth Watkins’ 150th birthday

If not for Elizabeth Miller Watkins, the University of Kansas and the city of Lawrence would be very different today.

$25,000 gift to benefit Center for Design Research

A Kansas City-based design firm has made a $25,000 gift to provide support for the University of Kansas’ new Center for Design Research.

KU Cancer Center receives $4 million in gifts

New gifts totaling $4 million will enhance The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s efforts to achieve designation as a National Cancer Institute center.

$1 million gift widens support for KU School of Medicine-Salina

A $1 million gift from Salina Regional Health Center ensures vital support for the new University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina campus.

Gift from Simons family enables early completion of Mellon challenge grant

A capstone gift from the Dolph Simons Jr. family, of Lawrence, has fulfilled a $1 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas.