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At 10:30a on Nov. 8, Randy Picht introduced why he is so happy at RJI after being here for 29 years. The reason for this announcement was to announce a gift. According to the pamphlet, the gift "creates an endowment to permanently underwrite RJI media research." With Missouri being one of the top journalism schools, this gift promotes continuous innovation and succes of the school.

Chancellor Brady Deaton officially announced the gift and Roger Gafke, Steven Anderson and Dean Mills spoke throughout the event.

The gift is $30.1 million donated to MU. This is the largest gift granted to this school. The chancellor expressed his deep gratitude of this gift and is excited for the journalism school to progress even more. The money will benefit all the research and plans the journalism field has.