The College of Kentucky has obtained a $100 million present for the Faculty of Agriculture, Meals and Atmosphere, the biggest within the college’s 160-year historical past.
UK alum and former trustee Carol Martin “Invoice” Gatton, who died final yr, bestowed the present by means of the Invoice Gatton Basis.
“Our faculty has served Kentucky and past for over 150 years with ‘user-inspired science,’ aiming to push boundaries in training and repair,” mentioned Nancy Cox, the college’s vice chairman for land-grant engagement and CAFE dean. “We’re grateful for the arrogance positioned in us by the Gatton Basis, which can enable us to each speed up our land-grant mission and create new packages to serve our residents.”
She mentioned the faculty will assemble a process drive of college and employees to find out precisely how the present shall be used to help scholarships, educational programming, infrastructure and analysis consistent with the inspiration’s mission.
“Mr. Gatton believed that investing within the College of Kentucky was investing in Kentucky’s future,” mentioned Gatton Basis trustee Danny Dunn. “This present marks a major milestone for the inspiration, representing its first main donation since his passing.”
Gatton has donated greater than $180 million to UK, making him the college’s largest single donor.
