November 26, 1999

Company Founder Gives Total of $4-Million to 4 Southern Colleges

The founder of one of the country's largest black-owned businesses has given $4-million to promote entrepreneurship at four Southern colleges.

Herman J. Russell, an Atlanta contractor and real-estate developer, gave $1-million each this month to Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University, Morehouse College, and Tuskegee University, his alma mater, on the condition that the institutions match the gifts.

Although Mr. Russell did not specify that

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