4.14.21 | Sports, University Development
Danny Green ’09, who played in more basketball wins than any Tar Heel, is making a $1 million gift to the University to endow a scholarship in the basketball program.
Roy Williams ’72 (’73 MAT) and his wife Wanda Williams ’72 have given $3 million to the University to support scholarships for athletes, Carolina Covenant Scholars and Chancellor’s Science Scholars. read more
Nancy ’74 and Doug Abbey have funded a public discourse speaker series at the University with an $8 million gift. read more
UNC’s School of Nursing has received $6.8 million to fund a world-class nursing simulation center and scholarships for second-career nursing students. read more
Steve Bell ’67 and his wife, Jackie Bell, are adding to a pledge they made earlier this year, and an anonymous donor has pledged a match, for an expansion of Kenan-Flagler Business School that will enable it to grow its undergraduate program at… read more
UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media will be home to an executive-in-residence program honoring Frank A. Daniels Jr. ’53, the longtime president and publisher of The News & Observer. read more
Bank of America has given $250,000 to UNC to create a scholarship endowment fund for military families. The fund will provide scholarship support for military families through the University’s Red, White and Carolina Blue Challenge. read more
Florence Fearrington ’58 has donated nearly 4,000 books and objects valued at $6.2 million to University Libraries, where they will become part of the Wilson Special Collections Library. read more
The Kenan-Flagler Business School is planning a building expansion that will enable it to grow its undergraduate program by at least 50 percent, supported by the school’s largest-ever gift from an individual. read more
The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation has given what the athletics department and the Rams Club call the largest-ever donation to Carolina athletics. read more