Gifts to Georgia State University and Temple University

Temple University and Georgia State University recently received significant private donations of $15 million and $10.9 million, respectively. These donations support nationally recognized programs at both universities - risk management and actuarial science at Georgia State, and services for students with physical disabilities at Temple.

Georgia State University

Georgia State University announced Jan. 24 that it received a $15 million donation for its risk education programs at J. Mack Robinson College of Business. This is the largest donation in the history of the College of Business and will be used for the following purposes:

• Create a program to attract and support scholars from across''regions of the country to study risk management, insurance or actuarial science.
• Develop an interdisciplinary program that includes scholarships for students across the university to get the education they need to enter the insurance industry.
• Create a new space for the program that will provide a state-of-the-art learning environment for students.

In recognition of the donation, Georgia State will rename its Department of Risk Management & Insurance to the Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Science, subject to approval by the University System of Georgia. Maurice R.

Georgia State'\''s Department of Risk'''Management & Insurance is a highly respected academic leader in risk and insurance education and research. According to a release from the university, its undergraduate program is ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and the department ranks second among all North American business schools in research productivity in actuarial science.

Temple University

February 1 Temple University announced that it has received a $10.9 million donation from Jeanne Zweig that will be used to establish a scholarship endowment for students with physical disabilities. The Jeanne Zweig Endowment will provide approximately $450,000 annually for scholarships for students that will accrue beginning in the fall. In addition to the scholarships,''The fund will help pay for a variety of adaptive technology and other support services, including career planning and counseling from the JEVS Human Services organization.

Jeanne Zweig, who was born with cerebral palsy, graduated from the Fox School of Business at Temple in 1953 and then earned her MBA there. She founded her own successful accounting firm, Zweig, Ramick & Associates, and for many years made donations supporting programs to help students with disabilities at Temple.