University of Dubuque Receives $30-Million Gift
May 8, 2009
A University of Dubuque alumnus has donated $30-million to the Iowa institution, reports the Associated Press.
The gift from Joseph Chlapaty and his wife, Linda, will be used to strengthen academic programs and support construction and renovation of campus facilities.
Mr. Chlapaty, chief executive of Advanced Drainage Systems, a pipe-making company, is chairman of the institution’s Board of Trustees. He praised the university’s support of students like himself who are the first in their family to attend college.
