David Rockefeller, a former chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Bank and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller, has pledged the largest gift from an alumnus in Harvard University’s history: $100-million. About 70 percent of the gift, a bequest, will finance study-abroad programs for Harvard undergraduates, and the remaining $30-million has been earmarked for arts programs.
Mr. Rockefeller, who is 92, has given more than $40-million to Harvard in the past. In 2006 The Wall Street Journal reported that he was putting this gift on hold in the aftermath of the resignation of Lawrence H. Summers as Harvard’s president. In 2005 Mr. Rockefeller pledged $100-million to Rockefeller University, which was founded by his grandfather.
Mr. Rockefeller, who is 92, has given more than $40-million to Harvard in the past. In 2006 The Wall Street Journal reported that he was putting this gift on hold in the aftermath of the resignation of Lawrence H. Summers as Harvard’s president. In 2005 Mr. Rockefeller pledged $100-million to Rockefeller University, which was founded by his grandfather.
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