Bill Gatton

(Left to right)UK CAFE Dean Nancy Cox, Danny Dunn of the Gatton Foundation, UK President Eli Capilouto and Former UK Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Mike Richey celebrate the The Bill Gatton Foundation gift of 100 million dollars to the UK College of Agriculture. The college will be renamed to the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

UK receives largest single donation; $100M for College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

UK Now

Continuing a “legacy like no other,” late University of Kentucky alum and former trustee Carol Martin “Bill” Gatton bestowed a transformational gift of $100 million to the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment through The Bill Gatton Foundation.

Left to right: Mike Richey, Bill Gatton and UK President Eli Capilouto at the dedication of the Gatton Student Center on Aug. 31, 2018.

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UK alum Bill Gatton, Kentucky businessman, philanthropist dies at 89

Alan Lytle

A Tennessee TV station is reporting that the University of Kentucky’s biggest donor has passed away. Bill Gatton, whose name graces UK’s new student center and the Gatton School of Economics, died at the age of 89.

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Gatton Appointed To Lifetime Honorary Trustee Post At UK

Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Carol Martin "Bill" Gatton to be a lifetime honorary trustee of the University of Kentucky, where Gatton is the largest…

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UK Announces $20 M Gift Toward New Student Center

Associated Press

The University of Kentucky has announced a $20 million gift from its most generous donor to build a new student center on its Lexington campus.The…