Nike cofounder Phil Knight makes largest known donation to public flagship university, made over an unscheduled call, University president calls the 'extraordinary gift an ...

Nike cofounder Phil Knight just made the largest known donation to a public flagship university in the US. According to a New York Times report, Phil Knight and his wife Penny have donated a whopping $1 billion to the University of Oregon.
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Phil and Penny Knight Give Oregon $1B, Their Biggest Gift Yet

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny have donated $1 billion to the University of Oregon to build a new engineering school, the largest gift in the university's history. The gift, first reported by Forbes, continues a decades-long pattern of the Knights pouring money into their alma mater in Eugene.

Nike co-founder donates $1B to university

Nike co-founder donates $1B to university — his latest massive charitable move - The latest Knight donation is the largest in the University of Oregon‘s history

Phil Knight falls 20 spots on Forbes 400 List, remains Oregon's richest

Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, continues to drop in net worth and on Forbes' list of wealthiest U.S. billionaires. See how he ranked.