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PHILIP KNIGHT PHILANTHROPY
Nike Founder and Chairman Phil Knight, along with his wife, Penny, pledged $100 million to OSHU Cancer Institute. Last year, Knight gave $100 million to his alma mater's athletic department, the University of Oregon, primarily to fund the construction of a basketball arena. Philip H. Knight has been named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists.
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Earl has been a voice of resistance at Oregon for years, protesting in particular that the presence of Phil Knight and...
" At Oregon, former President David Frohnmayer portrays the same kind of collaboration with Nike co-founder and...
in 2004 when Norm Roberts was hired as basketball coach. Riley wanted Matt Doherty. He pulled his undisclosed donation...
consult with him before hiring Paul Pasqualoni as football coach. Another notable booster showdown occurred at Oregon...
With his generous donations, Oregon alum Phil Knight has immeasurable power over the Ducks athletic program.
With his generous donations, Oregon alum Phil Knight has immeasurable power over the Ducks athletic program.
at 9-1, Boone Pickens is the second proudest booster in the land. The No. 1 spot belongs to Phil Knight, of course,...
loyalties for Moos, whose departure from Oregon was the result of an unspecified falling out with Nike co-founder Phil...
Co., pledged $100 million to fund expansion of Columbia Business School, the largest gift in its history.
said. Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang gave $75 million to the university. Netscape titan Jim Clark gave $150 million.
wealth. In fact, between the two of us, we're worth about $3 billion. Pickens and Oregon's Phil Knight are the two...
The problem is that the exceptional philanthropy of the superwealthy few doesn’t apply to the many more people defined...
as the owner of the Florida Marlins, at $50,000. Two other $50,000 donors are Nike Chairman Phil Knight and Steve...
mid-1990s. The Ducks are scheduled to open a $227 million arena next season, thanks primarily to a hefty donation from...
those from Athens four years earlier, and fans flocked to NBC's Web site for streaming video. 06 PHIL KNIGHT Chairman,...
season in 2011, will be named Matthew Knight Arena, in honor of the eldest son of Nike founder Phil Knight and his...
The Nike founder and chairman and his wife Penny Knight have pledged $100 million
$140 billion for its clients. The mammoth gift comes despite economic turmoil deterring many other affluent Americans...
will be needed to maintain the 'best faculty' with an endowment that stood at $504 million before his donation.
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