From Crain's Cleveland Business:
By TIMOTHY MAGAW
8:56 am, March 4, 2011
Hiram College announced a slew of gifts to support the private college's athletics programs, student services and research endeavors.
A large portion of the money comes in the form of a $1 million gift from the estate of Jim Nelson, a 1942 Hiram graduate and Cleveland-area businessman, and his wife, Marcella. Most of that money will be funneled to the college's endowment.
Some of the Nelsons' gift, along with $700,000 from the estate of E. Bruce Chaney, a food services entrepreneur, and his wife, Virginia, will support the renovation of locker room facilities in the college's gymnasium as well as the installation of artificial turf at the football stadium.
Former Hiram trustee Charles Miller also donated $500,000 through the estate of his parents, Paul C. and Kathryn Miller. That gift will support the renovation of a former dining hall, which will be the new location for the college's student life offices, as well as programs for students returning to school after serving in the military.
Also, a $320,000 grant from the Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation coupled with $62,512 from the Kent H. Smith Award will go toward staffing and research opportunities at Hiram's James H. Barrow Field Station, which was established in 1960 to allow students to supplement classroom work with hands-on research projects.
Hiram has renovated or built several buildings over the last few years, including a new dining hall, townhouses for students, a residence hall and a recreation and fitness center.
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