Oregon benefits from $100m donation

August 31, 2007

The founder of sportswear giant Nike has given $100 million to the University of Oregon for an athletics fund. Phil and Penny Knight's donation is the largest gift in the university's history. The couple's previous gifts have included funding for the School of Law, the libraries, more than 15 endowed faculty positions and a number of other academic and athletic gifts.

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