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UW Alumni Philanthropists Donate $175 Million To Wisconsin Covenant

MADISON, Wis. — Two philanthropists are backing Gov. Jim Doyle’s Wisconsin Covenant program.

John and Tashia Morgridge, who donated $50 million last year for the Institutes of Discovery and Research Center, are donating $175 million to fund a permanent endowment for Wisconsin High School graduates to attend colleges in the state.