Oregon Needs 2,500 New Engineers a Year. Phil and Penny Knight Just Made a $1 Billion Bet on Training Them

The historic gift to the University of Oregon from the Nike founder will help the state produce a skilled and well-equipped pipeline of engineers.

BY LUCIA AUERBACH, NEWS WRITER

Penny Knight and Phil Knight in Las Vegas. Photo: Getty Images

On Wednesday, Phil and Penny Knight made the largest single gift ever to a public university. 

They announced that they will commit $1 billion to create a new Knight College of Engineering at........

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