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2 unusual facts about Curt Carlson


Carlson School of Management

Curtis L. Carlson (’37 BA) – Chairman, Carlson Companies, Inc., namesake of the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

1986 – Curtis L. Carlson, Minnesota entrepreneur and founder of the Carlson Companies, gave the University of Minnesota a $25 million gift, which at the time was the largest single gift ever given to a public university.



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