President Martha E. Pollack presented Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, Cornell’s most generous donor, with a lifetime achievement award named in his honor during a virtual ceremony April 30.
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March 16, 2021
Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies and the university’s most generous donor, will be the first recipient of a new Cornell award created in his name to honor successful entrepreneurs who have dedicated their lives to giving back.
Through his charitable foundation, Feeney has given more than $8 billion to universities and nonprofits around the world, and to global causes focused on human rights, education, health equity, peacemaking and social justice. Shane O Neill
Chuck Feeney, whose Atlantic Philanthropies foundation has given targeted, game-changing support for education, health care, human rights and programs that benefit children and the elderly.