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Slate 60: Largest Charitable Contributions for 2004

Paul Caron

Slate lists the 60 largest American charitable contributions for 2004 (data from the Chronicle of Philanthropy).  The Top 5:

  1. William H. (Bill) III and Melinda F. Gates: $3.4 billion
  2. Susan T. Buffett: $2.6 billion
  3. John M. Templeton: $550 million
  4. Caroline Wiess Law: $450 million
  5. George D. Cornell: $196 million

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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