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Billionaire Nike Founder Phil Knight Announces $500 Million Gift To His Alma Mater For New Science Campus
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Forbes on Twitter: "Phil Knight, Nike founder, is the richest person in the state of Oregon https://t.co/4JlvMDniiZ https://t.co/RN9LQeT03v" / Twitter
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