EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Northwestern University announced a $101 million gift Wednesday, the largest in its history, from alumna Roberta Buffett Elliott.
The donation by Elliott, a 1954 graduate and sister of Berkshire Hathaway CEO and philanthropist Warren Buffett, will fund scholarships for international students and create the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Studies on the Evanston, Ill., campus. It is part of the school's "We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern" fund drive, which aims to collect $3.75 billion.