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OSU Declines Unwanted Gifts to Protect Education
Ohio State University's Development Fund rejects trivial gifts and assets with no educational value. Officials note the university seeks gifts with intrinsic educational worth and storage or upkeep feasibility. Items accepted include posters, leafhoppers, lichens, a pagoda, and historic speeches of Eddie Rickenbacker. total gifts exceed $1 million in 13 years.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Development Fund
Robert G. Smith
Charles Traphagen
Eddie’ Rickenbacker
Smith
Traphagen