Watt Family Gift Announcement and Celebration - Longer Version

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A family of Clemson alumni has given $5.5 million to Clemson University's The Will to Lead capital campaign, the largest gift from an individual or family.

The gift, from Charles Watt and his wife, Linda; son, Steve, and his wife, Pam; and son, Mike, and his wife, Kim, will transform student lives and the academic center of the university's campus.

The primary portion of the gift, $5.25 million, will establish The Watt Family Innovation Center for academic collaboration and student engagement. The balance will enhance academic, scholarship and athletic programs, particularly in the colleges of Health, Education and Human Development; and Engineering and Science.

"We want to create an intellectual center that will prepare a new generation of scholars who can take ideas from concept to the marketplace. This will be a place to demonstrate and enable education, discovery and innovation," said Clemson alumnus and professor Charles Watt.

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