Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, agreed to donate her private jet to transport four rare Stradivarius string instruments from their home at the Smithsonian in Washington. D.C.. to the University of Illinois, Johnson's alma mater

Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Dec 28, 2006

> Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, agreed to donate her private jet to transport four rare Stradivarius string instruments from their home at the Smithsonian in Washington. D.C.. to the University of Illinois, John son's alma mater. Most recently, Johnson donated $5 million to the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education to create a new Center for Human Services.