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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Today, ƵUniversity of Science and Technology received the largest single gift in the history of Ƶhigher education as Fred and June Kummer to a foundation that will support ƵS&T.
“We are truly overwhelmed by Mr. and Mrs. Kummer’s generosity and vision for ƵS&T; I don’t even have the words to express our gratitude,” said Julia Brncic, chair of the University of ƵBoard of Curators. “This will be transformational for ƵS&T and higher education in our state. This gift will advance opportunities for students, research, communities and Ƶcitizens for generations to come.”
“This is a tremendous gift for higher education and economic development in Missouri,” said Mun Choi, president of the University of ƵSystem. “I’m grateful to Fred and June Kummer for their confidence in Chancellor Dehghani to lead the transformation at S&T. I want to commend Chancellor Dehghani for his visionary leadership and persistence.”
Reviewed 2020-10-12