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PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST
The University of Southern California's (USC's) School of
Education has received a $20 million donation from Barbara
and Roger Rossier, who both earned master's and doctoral
degrees at the school before opening the Rossier School for
emotionally and developmentally disabled students, now one
of the largest special-education schools in California.
In addition to expressing their fondness for USC, Barbara
Rossier said she and her husband want their gift to support
the university's efforts to improve the performance of urban
schools in educating the poor as well as the rich, slow
learners as well as the gifted. "The future of our nation
rests with the education of all of our youth," said Barbara
Rossier. "We think it's important to support public and
private education, and also the place that trains
educators."
The Rossiers, who have already transferred $4.5 million,
with the rest to come in installments, have placed no
restrictions on how the school can use the money. The award
will become part of the school's endowment; USC officials
are considering an array of options for how the earnings
will be disbursed, which include the hiring of additional
professors, the provision of scholarships to help teaching
aides become schoolteachers, and the establishment of a
charter school.
In recognition of the couple's gift, the largest ever
received by a school of education, USC is renaming the
education school in their honor.
Weiss, Kenneth R. "A Lesson in Philanthropy; Gift: Tustin
Couple's $20 Million Donation to USC's School of Education
Is the Largest of Its Kind." Los Angeles Times Online 9/15/98.
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