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September 15, 2006

Brown receives $26.5 million gift

A Brown University alumna and her husband have given the school $26.5 million to establish scholarships for women enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs.

The trust of the late Eleanor H. Schwartz, a graduate of the class of 1929, and her husband, the late Frederic N. Schwartz, made the gift, which was announced today. Frederic Schwartz was a former chairman of the board and director of Bristol-Myers Sqibb, a major drug company.

"Future generations of women from across the nation will be the beneficiaries of the family’s generosity," said James S. Miller, dean of admissions at Brown.

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