Princeton University’s football program has received a $10 million gift from 1979 alumnus William C. Powers, the largest donation ever received by the university’s athletic department. Princeton Stadium’s game field will be renamed “Powers Field” in honor of the gift. Powers also donated $500,000 to establish two scholarships to support the university’s need-based financial aid program.
San Francisco State University has received a $1 million gift from Youth for Service, a nonprofit youth job-training and education organization in San Francisco. The gift will endow a scholarship and computer lab at the university’s new downtown campus. The scholarship will be directed towards students studying digital media and music/recording industry in SFSU’s College of Extended Learning.
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