THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA HAS RECEIVED THE LARGEST SINGLE GIFT IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL.
DAVID WILSON, A 1970 GRADUATE OF U-N-I, HAS PLEDGED A $25 MILLION DONATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.
IN HONOR OF THE GIFT, THE BUSINESS COLLEGE, UPON BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVAL, WILL BE KNOWN AS THE DAVID W. WILSON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, THE FIRST NAMED COLLEGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA.
THE CONTRIBUTION ESTABLISHES THE WILSON ENDOWMENT FOR INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE TO ADVANCE BUSINESS ETHICS EDUCATION.
A PORTION OF THE GIFT ALSO ESTABLISHES THE WILSON SCHOLARS FUND, PROVIDING RENEWABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM TAMA COUNTY, WHICH INCLUDES TRAER, DAVID WILSON’S HOMETOWN.
WILSON ALSO WORKED WITH THE U-N-I FOUNDATION TO STRUCTURE HIS CONTRIBUTION AS A CHALLENGE GIFT IN THE HOPES OF SPURRING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S “OUR TOMORROW” CAMPAIGN.
