October has been an excellent month on the philanthropic front for three private liberal arts colleges, each of which has received the largest donation in their respective histories. The three institutions are Albion College in Albion, Michigan; Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana; and Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina.
Franklin College
On October 5, Franklin College announced its historic gift, a $15 million donation from alumna Virginia Staff Shannon (class of 1945) to construct the Charles B. Staff Center in honor of her father, who graduated from the college in 1914…