New College of Florida has received the largest gift in its 61-year history from the estate of longtime Sarasota philanthropists J. Robert “Bob” Peterson and Pasqualina “Lee” Peterson, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported.
Bob served several years on the honors college’s board of trustees, and a residence hall at the school is named after him.
The couple were strong advocates for mental health, education and the arts, founding mental illness awareness organization Sunshine From Darkness.
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