¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51's University Receives $10 Million Gift from Bill and Pat Munday
Munday scholars ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51's University gratefully announces a $10 million gift from the university's most generous donors, Bill and Pat Munday. The Mundays gave $10 million through a charitable gift annuity. Ultimately, it will be invested in the university's endowment, bolstering The Bill and Patricia Munday Endowed Scholarship.
The Munday's philanthropic support of ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51's began in 2001 when Pat responded to a student caller with a President's Associates-level Phonathon gift of $5,000. This was the first of many contributions, including:
- $20 million, the largest donation in the university's history, to provide scholarships for about 150 students every year
- $13 million to build the state-of-the-art Munday Library
- $500,000 to establish The Bill Munday Outstanding Business Student Scholarship
- $385,000, which completed fundraising efforts for John Brooks Williams Natural Sciences Center-North
In 2014, ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51's University named its school of business in honor of Bill Munday – an extraordinary business leader, humanitarian and friend of the university.
"Bill and Pat have given students from all circumstances greater opportunity," said George E. Martin, president of ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51's University."
Their inspiring example will be carried forward by generations of Hilltoppers prepared to make a positive difference in the world." Their latest gift brings the total contributions to The Campaign for ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51's University to $94.2 million and further assures success in achieving the $100 million goal by 2017.
