Porter Byrum Makes Final $70+ Million Gift to Wake Forest University
October 02, 2017
October 02, 2017
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 2 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news:
In a concluding act of extraordinary generosity that will make college more affordable and accessible for generations of students, Porter B. Byrum (JD '42) has donated more than $70 million to Wake Forest University for scholarships.
Byrum's latest gift - the largest in Wake Forest's history - is approximately half of a bequest of more than $140 million for student financial . . .
In a concluding act of extraordinary generosity that will make college more affordable and accessible for generations of students, Porter B. Byrum (JD '42) has donated more than $70 million to Wake Forest University for scholarships.
Byrum's latest gift - the largest in Wake Forest's history - is approximately half of a bequest of more than $140 million for student financial . . .