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Hastings College Received $1.7 Million Gift

hastings-CollegeHASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A 1946 Hastings College graduate has left her entire $1.7 million estate to the college.

Sarah Leer’s gift is among the largest the university has received. She died in April in Viroqua, Wisconsin.

Leer majored in business administration at Hastings College, participated in the campus Spanish club and also met her husband, Stanley, while at school. She spent her career as an administrative assistant with the Social Security Administration in Madison, Wisconsin.

In addition to the gift, Leer established a scholarship in memory of her family and parents. She’s also helped support the restoration of the oldest building at Hastings College.

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