William R. Hough
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William R. Hough is a prominent investment banker and is known for being the most generous benefactor of the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

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Hough received his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

 in 1948. Hough was a member of Delta-Delta chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Hough is the founder of William R. Hough and Company of St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...

. He gave $30 million to the graduate business programs at the Warrington College of Business at UF.
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