SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Southwest Missouri State has received a $3 million gift to fund study chairs and scholarships -- the single largest one-time gift to the school.
The donation from Tom and Wilma Strong of Springfield and their children will fund the Protestant Studies chair in the Religious Studies Department, a public affairs chair and graduate student scholarships in the College of Humanities and Public Affairs.
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