Philanthropy News Report

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Couple Gives $175-Million for Wisconsin College Students

John P. Morgridge, former chairman of Cisco Systems, and his wife, Tashia, a retired elementary school teacher, have donated $175-million to create the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars, which will provide college-tuition grants to needy graduates of public schools, according to a press release on the fund's Web site.

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