Kim Gassett-Schiller, who graduated from Salem State in 1983, and her husband Philip Schiller, a fellow at Apple, committed to the donation last month. Most of the money will be used to help seniors complete their degrees without having to drop out for financial reasons, the university said.
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Record $6 Million Donation For Salem State University - Salem, MA - The school said the Viking Completion Grant Endowment donation is the largest ever cash gift given to one of the state's nine universities.