September 29, 2000

Years of Work Pay Off for 2 Minnesota Community Colleges

Years of working with the head of a local money-management company have paid off in a big way for two Minnesota community colleges, as each recently received $500,000 -- their largest gifts ever.

Lee Kopp, the chief executive officer of Kopp Investment Advisors, was first approached in 1995 by a client who was teaching English at Minneapolis Community and Technical College about contributing to the college's scholarship fund. He started making donations --