UD gets largest gift in history, $71.5M to transform business school
- The University of Delaware received its largest individual gift, totaling $71.5 million from alumni Robert L. Siegfried, Jr. And Kathleen Marie Siegfried, along with The Siegfried Group, LLP, to transform its business school.
- The donation will fund Siegfried Hall, expanding resources for the Lerner College and housing the Siegfried Institute for Leadership and Free Enterprise.
- UD President Dennis Assanis expressed gratitude for the contribution, stating it will advance the university’s mission to prepare future leaders in business.
- The Siegfrieds hope the donation inspires others to support UD, aiming to improve education and leadership in Delaware.
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University of Delaware receives $71.5 million donation, the largest in school history
The University of Delaware has received a $71.5 million donation, the largest in school history, to build a new business school that will include classrooms, an auditorium and an “experimental learning space,” the school announced Monday.
University of Delaware receives $71.5M from alumni couple to build new business school
The University of Delaware is celebrating its largest donation in its 282-year history. Proud alumni Rob and Kathy Siegfried — who graduated from the university in 1981 and 1985 — along with The Siegfried Group, LLP, committed $71.5 million to benefit UD’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. According to the university, the Siegfrieds’ generous gift will help create...
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