Joseph A Chlapaty

The Chlapatys have pledged $30 million, of which $10 million has been paid in stock, to the University of Dubuque, in Iowa. They plan to pay the remainder over the next two years. The couple has directed $20 million of the gift for the university's new performing-arts center, while $4.5 million will support three professorships: one in mathematics, one in science, and another in theology. The remainder of the gift will go toward campus maintenance and renovations, with $2 million allotted for new housing for students. The couple also gave the university an additional $60,000 last year for its annual fund and for athletic programs. In addition, the Chlapatys pledged $2.6 million to Marietta College, in Ohio, to renovate a sports stadium, and pledged an additional $500,000 for the college's library. (The couple's son, Keith, attended Marietta and played football there.) They also gave $750,000 to Nationwide Children's Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio, for research. A 1968 graduate of the University of Dubuque, Joseph Chlapaty is chairman of its board of trustees. He also serves on the boards of KIPP: the Knowledge Is Power Program, in San Francisco; Marietta College; and Nationwide Children's Hospital.