On October 6, 1998, the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation of Bentonville, Ark., made a $50 million gift to the University's College of Business. At the time, the gift was the largest ever made to an American business college and ranked as one of the 40 largest gifts made to American higher education since such record-keeping began in 1967. The gift was earmarked for endowments to support the Colleges emergence into the ranks of the nation's most competitive business schools. The College was renamed the Sam M. Walton college of Business in honor of the founder of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the world's largest retail organization.
This marker was located at the main entrance to the Business Building but was taken down while work on the entrance was being completed. It will be reinstalled when possible.
Year Placed: 1999