University of Missouri grad Mark Wilkins is giving the MU College of Arts and Sciences a 1 million dollar gift. MU announced Friday that the money will go to create the Mark A. Wilkins Fund for Excellence, and will help retain and recruit professors for the college.
According to the MU News Bureau, the fund could provide money for faculty salary stipends, staff support, teaching materials, and research and travel expenses related to the presentation of research and educational projects.
Wilkins graduated from MU and the College of Arts and Sciences in 1990 and now works as a wealth advisor for Merrill Lynch.
