Spelman College has received $30 million, its largest single gift from living donors, to be used for its new Center for Innovation & the Arts.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the donation, announced Thursday, was made by Spelman trustee Ronda Stryker and her husband, William Johnston.
Stryker is the director of the Stryker Corp., a Fortune 500 medical technologies firm based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Johnston is chairman of Greenleaf Trust, an investment banking firm.
Spelman President Mary Schmidt Campbell says Stryker's gift "ensures that Spelman students will be prepared to tackle the challenges of our changing world through innovation, creativity and the dynamic intersection of science, technology, engineering, arts and math."
Officials say the contribution is one of the largest ever to a historically black college and university.