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TexasTowelie

(117,533 posts) Sat Nov 4, 2017, 01:15 AM Nov 2017

WVU Gets $5M from 1964 Graduate and His Wife

West Virginia University says a 1964 graduate and his wife are giving the school $5 million.

Most will go to the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources for scholarships, faculty fellowships and a faculty chair.

Verl Purdy earned a WVU degree in chemical engineering and later earned an MBA from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He worked in management for several major chemical companies then founded an agricultural data analysis and marketing company that he sold in 2010.

The Poca native is currently president of Cadrillion Capital.

Read more: http://wvpublic.org/post/wvu-gets-5m-1964-graduate-and-his-wife

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WVU Gets $5M from 1964 Graduate and His Wife (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2017 OP

Whoa! Nice. sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #1

I'm certain that their generosity will be appreciated. TexasTowelie Nov 2017 #2

This is stewardship! eom sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #3

President Gee has done such a fantastic job getting money for the school dlwickham Nov 2017 #4

He's from Poca, home of the famous Poca Dots. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 #5

sprinkleeninow

(20,593 posts)

1. Whoa! Nice.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Nov 4, 2017, 01:18 AM

Nov 2017

TexasTowelie

(117,533 posts)

2. I'm certain that their generosity will be appreciated.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 4, 2017, 01:28 AM

Nov 2017

Over the next couple of decades I'm hoping to see more philanthropy shown by those who managed to accumulate so much. While I understand the desire to secure the financial well-being of family, there are some who have such wealth that they can also part with a portion of it with nominal sacrifice.