Ohio University Gift Now Tops $91.8 Million

In January, Ohio University announced that it would receive $80million from the estate of Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ. Mr. Russ was an OU alumnus who was at the forefront of several engineering advancements.

But the original estimate of the estate's value turned out to be conservative. OU officials said the estate is now believed to top $91.8million, making it the largest gift to any public engineering college and the biggest donation to any public university in Ohio.

Full-text article by Encarnacion Pyle via the Columbus Dispatch, 6.25.08.