WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 20 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
A $30 million gift from a William & Mary alumna who is a W&M Foundation trustee will pay tribute to former U.S. Secretary of Defense (2006-2011) and current university Chancellor Robert M. Gates '65, L.H.D. '98 with the first academic building in the nation to bear Gates' name.
TheW&M Foundation, which owns and operates the currently vacant Brown Hall property, will partner with the university to transform the existing structure and createRobert M. Gates Hall.The renovated building will serve as a hub for research and teaching that spans disciplines, addressing global challenges such as economic development and inequality, geopolitical conflict, national se...