Word: benefactors
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...there's any hope that Jacob might keep his institution solvent, it lies in an offer from a mysterious mogul in his native Denmark, who wants to meet with him before committing to fund his efforts. Reluctantly, he agrees to fly home to meet with his would-be benefactor...
...Wassersteins are long time donors to both the Law School and Harvard Business School. The family’s most prominent member, Lazard CEO Bruce J. Wasserstein, is an alumnus of both institutions and has been a major benefactor of HLS—he was one of 11 alumni who gave a gift totalling $5.1 million to the school...
...Edward's new benefactor is Peg Boggs, sweet-souled and steel-willed, who somehow convinces her family to accept and house this odd fellow with digital utensils. Peg's neighbors, naturally skeptical of having a monster next door, soon realize that Edward's handicap is also an asset: his scissorhands can sculpt trees into topiary, reshape poodles into dog-show winners and fashion chic hairdos for the ladies. One woman in particular, the vampish Joyce, gets kinda kinky over this man in black with the super-long fingernails, and has a vigorous erotic go at Edward. But his devotion...
...quiet collector of these cool conceptualists, and Puppy's original benefactor, is John Kaldor. With his relaxed slate-blue suit and glasses, Kaldor appears more like a gentleman academic or architect. Yet in the dozen years since Puppy, the former Sydney textile magnate has fashioned for himself one of the more influential roles in contemporary art-and one with more bite than bark. As founder of Kaldor Art Projects and reigning commissioner for Australia's representation at the Venice Biennale, Kaldor is part impresario, part philanthropist. "John's role is more precisely defined as someone who is the visionary," explains...
...Wassersteins are long-time donors to both the Law School and Harvard Business School. The family’s most prominent member, Lazard CEO Bruce J. Wasserstein, is an alumnus of both institutions and has been a major benefactor of HLS. He was one of 11 alumni who gave $5.1 million to the school in 2003. In addition, the Wasserstein family has endowed both a professorship and public-interest law fellowship at the law school...