DONATION

Jet, Dec 28, 1998

Louisiana businessman Ben D. Johnson (2nd, r) displays a rendering of the $200,000 check he recently presented Grambling (LA) State University. His donation is the second largest single donation ever made to the university by an individual. Looking on during the presentation ceremony are (l-r) Johnson's life-long friend and GSU alumnus Ivory Smith, GSU President Steve Favors, and GSU National Alumni Association President James Bradford.

Johnson is CEO and board chairman of Winnfield Funeral Homes and Insurance Co. in Natchitoches, LA, his hometown. Though he is not an alumnus of GSU, Johnson earmarked the money for endowments, scholarships and alumni projects, in addition to establishing a cooperative program between the university and the Ben D. Johnson Alternative School in Natchitoches.

COPYRIGHT 1998 Johnson Publishing Co.
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