University of Dubuque announces $60M gift _ school’s largest

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — University of Dubuque officials have announced a $60 million estate gift to be used to support endowed scholarships for students.
The Telegraph Herald says (http://bit.ly/2lTCFn3 ) the gift from the late Edward Babka, a former university trustee, and his wife, Shirley, marks the largest single estate commitment in the school’s 164-year history.
The money will go to the school’s endowment and support the Ed and Shirley Babka Scholarship Fund. That fund will