Doctor Bequeaths $12-Million to College in Mo.; Other Recent Donations

A Missouri college and a Minnesota scholarship program have received big gifts.

* The College of the Ozarks, in Point Lookout, Mo., has received a bequest valued at $12-million from Joe T. McKibben, a retired surgeon. The donor had no ties to the institution, but was impressed by its policy of providing free tuition to its 1,500 students — in exchange for work at campus jobs.

The college plans to use the gift to endow a natural-sciences school, professorships, and scholarships, and to construct an academic facility that will bear the benefactor’s name. Dr. McKibben’s only stipulation was that a plaque be displayed to honor his parents.

* Winston Wallin, chairman emeritus of the medical-device manufacturer Medtronic, and his wife, Maxine, have given $10-million to establish a scholarship program for graduates of public high schools in Minneapolis.

Under the program, which will last five years, about 200 poor students per year will receive $3,000 annually to attend a four-year college or university in Minnesota, or $1,500 annually to attend a two-year institution in the state.

Other recent gifts:

American Leprosy Missions (S.C.): $2,284,000 bequest from the estate of Lloyd D. Auten of Greenville, S.C., founder of Modern Office Machines, for unrestricted use.

Belmont Abbey College (N.C.): Charitable remainder trust valued at $1,000,000 from Robert L. Blandford of New Bern, N.C., a retired oil man, for the Bradley Institute for the Study of Christian Culture, scholarships, and unrestricted use.

Boston U.: $3,000,000 from Laszlo Tauber of Potomac, Md., a surgeon and real-estate owner, to endow a professorship and scholarships at the School of Medicine.

California State U. at Long Beach: $1,000,000 from Luster E. Hauth of Seal Beach, Cal., professor emeritus of speech communications at the university, and his wife, Audrey, to establish a center for communication skills.

Community Foundation Silicon Valley (Cal.): $1,000,000 from Gordon Moore of Woodside, Cal., co-founder of the Intel Corporation, and his wife, Betty, to help charities affected by the financial shortfall at United Way of Santa Clara County.

Cornell U. (N.Y.): $2,000,000 from Michel Bergerac of New York, president of M. C. Bergerac & Company, an investment firm, and former chairman of Revlon, to endow a professorship in cardiothoracic surgery at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College.

Curtis Institute of Music (Pa.): $1,000,000 from Jack Wolgin of Philadelphia, a real-estate developer, to endow symphonic concerts and related events in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington.

Drew U. (N.J.): $5,000,000 from Finn M. W. Caspersen of Wilmington, Del., chairman of Beneficial Corporation, and his wife, Barbara, to endow and renovate the School of Graduate Studies, and land valued at $1,700,000 from Ray A. Elliott, Jr., of Slingerlands, N.Y., and Sedona, Ariz., a retired plastic and reconstructive surgeon. The sale of the land is designated to expand and renovate the Hall of Sciences.

Elon College (N.C.): $1,000,000 from Warren (Dusty) Rhodes of Gibsonville, N.C., a sales manager at Cisco Systems, and his wife, Peggy, to help construct a football stadium and athletics complex.

Furman U. (S.C.): $1,000,000 from Melvin K. Younts of Fountain Inn, S.C., a lawyer, and his wife, Dollie, to construct a conference center on campus.

George Washington U. (D.C.): $5,000,000 from Laszlo Tauber of Potomac, Md., a surgeon and real-estate owner, to endow scholarships for students at the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health. The students must be descendants of American veterans who served in World War II.

Grand Canyon Trust (Ariz.): $1,350,000 bequest from the estate of Kathleen (Katsy) Mason of San Francisco, a reporter who later worked for the U.S. State Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for endowment.

Loudoun County Public Library (Va.): $1,000,000 from Irwin Wayne Uran, a former resident of Leesburg, Va., and an investor, to establish Holocaust collections at its six branches.

Milwaukee School of Engineering: $1,000,000 from David V. Uihlein, Sr., of Milwaukee, former president of Murphy Products Company, and his wife, Margery, to endow a professorship at the School of Business.

Oakland U. (Mich.): $1,000,000 from Margaret A. Allesee of Birmingham, Mich., a retired teacher, to endow a professorship in geriatric nursing and rehabilitation.

Palm Beach Atlantic College (Fla.): $1,000,000 from Helen K. Persson of North Palm Beach, Cal., a former opera singer, to help construct a facility for the music program.

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore: $3,000,000 from Alvin Lapidus of Baltimore and North Miami Beach, chairman of Hopkins Federal Savings Bank, and his wife, Lois, to support cancer services.

U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville: $1,000,000 from Don Edmondson of Forrest City, Ark., retired owner of fast-food restaurants and a hotel, and his wife, Ellen, to endow a professorship in architecture.

U. of Colorado at Boulder: $3,000,000 from the Wolf family of Denver and Houston, whose members are executives at oil and energy businesses, to construct a building at the School of Law.

U. of Idaho: $1,000,000 from Tom Nicholson of Boise, Idaho, co-founder of Micron Technology and president of CCT Land and Livestock, and his wife, Diana, for the biotechnology campaign.

U. of Missouri at Columbia: $1,000,000 from an anonymous St. Louis couple to endow scholarships and a leadership center at the College of Business and Public Administration.

U. of Nebraska at Lincoln: $1,000,000 from Ken Morrison of Hastings, Neb., general partner of Morrison Enterprises, an agricultural company, for agriculture and biotechnology programs.

Warner Southern College (Fla.): $1,000,000 from Harold and Betty Pontious, who are retired from the real-estate business, to help construct a library.

Western Illinois U.: $1,100,000 bequest from the estates of Leon Lamet of Warsaw, Ill., a lawyer, and his wife, Marion, a teacher, for scholarships.