840 student College of Idaho gets $72 million to kick off a 10-year fundraising campaign
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Only five liberal arts colleges in the nation have received larger gifts since 1967.
The Albertson College of Idaho http://www.albertson.edu/has received the largest donation in the history of Idaho higher education and is returning to its original name, College of Idaho.
College President Bob Hoover announce d Thursday that the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation has given $50 million to the school to kick off a 10-year fundraising campaign for the renamed College of Idaho. Over the past three years, the foundation has given or committed $72 million in cash to the school.
By REBECCA BOONE
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Only five liberal arts colleges in the nation have received larger gifts since 1967, College of Idaho officials said, citing data from The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac. 
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