Article: Gift of $1 million goes to UO academics.(City/Region)(The university's athletic director, Pat Kilkenny, and his wife, Stephanie, announce a contribution to educational programs)

Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard

Score one for the classroom.

University of Oregon Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny and his wife, Stephanie - longtime UO athletic donors - announced Thursday that they will contribute $1 million to help university academics.

The gift is the first nonathletic donation ever offered to the UO by the couple, who gave $6 million to university sports programs before the UO hired Kilkenny a year ago to lead the athletic department.

"We're working hard to show that academics and athletics can be mutually beneficial," Kilkenny said during a news conference attended by UO President Dave Frohnmayer and several ...

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