Historic gifts to Georgia from Georgia State and Temple University.

Temple University recently received an endowment of nearly $11 million dollars to support students with disabilities. It's also worth noting that Georgia State University and Temple University recently received significant private donations of $15 million and $10.9 million, respectively. These donations support nationally recognized programs at two universities - risk management and actuarial science at Georgia State University and services for students with physical disabilities at Temple University.

Georgia State University

Georgia State University announced Jan. 24 that it has received a $15 million donation for its risk education programs in the J. Williamson College of Business. Mack Robinson. 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 the country to study risk management, insurance or actuarial science.
• Develop an interdisciplinary program and award scholarships for university students to provide them with the education they need to enter the insurance industry.
• Create a new space for the program that will provide a state-of-the-art educational environment for students.

In conjunction with this donation, Georgia State University plans to rename its Department of Risk Management and Insurance to the Maurice R. R. School of Risk Sciences. Greenberg, upon approval by the University System of Georgia. Maurice R. Greenberg is Chairman and CEO of Starr Insurance Companies, a leading global insurance and investment organization. Georgia State University is very grateful to the Starr Foundation for investing in one of the university's most successful and prestigious departments. This endowment will ensure the continued development of the risk management and insurance programs and the continuation of outstanding alumni and research in the field.

Temple University

Temple University, for its part, announced Feb.

Temple University has been recognized for several consecutive years by the Charlotte W. Foundation. Newcomb for services to students with disabilities. In 1985, an adaptive recreational sports program was established here to allow students with disabilities to participate in recreational activities. It was the first program of its kind at the university. "The number of students with disabilities we welcome at Temple has grown from 50 in 1977 to nearly 3,500 in 2020," said Carrie Snyder, director of the Office of Disability Resources at Temple. "We are actively working on accessibility and thanks to the Ginny Zweig Foundation, we will be able to expand services and opportunities for our students with disabilities." Jeannie Zweig, who was born with cerebral palsy, graduated from Temple Business School in 1953 and earned a master's degree in business administration there the following year. After working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, she founded her own successful accounting firm, Zweig, Ramick & Zweig made other donations over the years that supported services for students with disabilities at Temple.