Paul Newman Donates $10 Million to Kenyon College
Newman was urged along with his wife Joanne Woodward to make their large donation to Kenyon public to encourage other alumni to give to other scholarship funds. The donation will help in creating a rolling fund to provide partial and full scholarships for 15 to 20 students yearly. The first of the Newman's Own scholarships will be handed out in the up coming academic year.
According to the Associated Press, after looking back on his career of over 50 years Newman stated, "My days there [Kenyon College] were among the happiest and most formative of my life. I believe strongly that we should be doing whatever we can to make all higher education opportunities available to deserving students. I hope others will support Kenyon in this manner." In addition to this most recent gift, Newman is also well known for the over $175 million he has contributed to various charities, including his own Hole in the Wall camps for children with cancer and other life-threatening illness. Newman's Own stands out among other business because it sees no profits after cost and other taxable responsibilities are met.
Paul Newman's career began in early 1950s with small television roles and later grew into movie roles due to his captivating style. In 1958 he met his future wife Joanne Woodward on the set of "The Long, Hot Summer" acting opposite her and Orson Welles. Newman received his first Oscar nomination in 1959 for his portrayal of Brick Pollitt in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" His career continued with 6 more Oscar nominations until his first win in 1987 for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "The Color of Money." Since then he gone back to his first love of the stage and has helped in many acting studios for young and upcoming actors.
Kenyon College is liberal arts college located in Gambier, Ohio, a 45 minute drive outside of Columbus, with a yearly enrollment of 1,600 students. Over 31 majors are available with 10 other concentrations for further academic advancement. Kenyon excels in the area of fine arts and the humanities. Many notable alumni have credited Kenyon with further success including actress Allison Janney, author E. L. Doctorow, poet Robert Lowell and cartoonist Bill Watterson.
Sources:
Associated Press. "Newman gives $10 million to Ohio alma mater." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_en_mo/people_newman
http://www.newmansown.com/camps.cfm
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