University of Maryland is $60 million richer, thanks to two $30 million gifts from long-time supporters.
University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to: - University of Maryland, College Park, a research-extensive and flagship university; when the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to this school
is $60 million richer, thanks to two $30 million gifts from long-time supporters. Two alumni from the class of 1950 combined their gifts to create a record donation to a Maryland public university. The gifts from A. James Clark A. James Clark, an engineer and business executive, is chairman and chief executive officer of Clark Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company's largest subsidiary is Clark Construction Group, LLC, one of the United States' largest construction companies, , a businessman who had attended the school on a state scholarship, and Robert Smith, owner of several real estate firms, will support the engineering and business schools, along with the performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. .
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