Lake Forest Based Grainger Pledges to Give University of Illinois $100 Million
The Grainger Foundation, based in Lake Forest, pledges $100 million to the University of Illinois' College of Engineering.
A hefty sum of money has been pledged to the University of Illinois from Lake Forest-based Grainger Foundation to support its College of Engineering, reported the university. It is the largest gift to a public university, according to the Champaign News-Gazette. The contribution, made in memory of William W. Grainger, a 1919 graduate of the university's Electrical Engineering program, is $100 million. "We are tremendously grateful for this extraordinary gift from The Grainger Foundation, which is an investment in the future of engineering, the future of our engineering faculty and students, and, indeed, an investment in the campus as a whole. This transformative gift will ensure a chain reaction of possibilities that will fortify the …
Rebecca Gordon
10:00 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Too bad they did not consider giving to the college here in Lake Forest that could use the money---Lake Forest College. more ›