Anil Kochhar announced that he and his wife will cover final-year education loans incurred by graduates of North Carolina State’s Wilson College of Textiles
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- Anil Kochhar announced he and his wife, Marilyn, will cover final-year loans for North Carolina State’s Wilson College of Textiles class of 2026
- The gift honors Anil’s late father, Prakash Chand Kochhar, a Wilson College alumnus and textile industry leader
- The Kochhars have also established multiple endowments and scholarships in Prakash’s memory to support students and faculty
Graduates of North Carolina State’s Wilson College of Textiles got more than just a diploma on Friday, May 8.
The college’s commencement ceremony saw 176 students earn bachelor’s degrees and 26 earn master’s degrees, reports Axios Raleigh. Anil Kochhar, son of the late Wilson College of Textiles alumnus Prakash Chand Kochhar, delivered the keynote address.
Prakash earned his bachelor’s degree in textile manufacturing from the college in 1950 and his master’s degree in the same program in 1952.
In honor of his late father, Anil announced during his speech that he and his wife, Marilyn, would be “providing a graduation gift to cover all the final-year education loans incurred by Wilson College graduates during the 2025–26 academic year.”…