Windom Woman Leaves U $14 Million for Scholarships

Source: Star Tribune 08/25/2011

The University of Minnesota has received its largest single gift for scholarships -- $14 million -- from a woman who lived modestly in southwestern Minnesota.

The money comes from the estate of Myrtle Stroud, of Windom, who died last year at age 101. University officials said Thursday the gift will be used to establish the Charles E. and Myrtle L. Stroud Scholarship fund for the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), the U's largest college.

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