November 28, 2008
The Path to a $300-Million Donation
A U. of Chicago business school alumnus explains what motivated his record gift
The first time Edward A. Snyder, dean of the University of Chicago's graduate business school, asked David G. Booth to donate money to name something on the campus, Mr. Booth said no.
Mr. Snyder recalled that he and Mr. Booth, an alumnus of the school and a member of the university's Board of Trustees, were waiting for a table at a restaurant in downtown Chicago when he asked Mr. Booth if he would
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