The University School has announced a $25 million gift from alumnus Bill Oberndorf ('71) and his wife, Susan, in support of student scholarships.

University School serves boys in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 on two campuses in suburban Cleveland. Bill Oberndorf, executive chair of Oberndorf Enterprises, LLC, has served on the school's board of trustees for more than thirty years and chairs the board of the American Federation for Children. Susan Oberndorf serves as chair of the WNC Corporation — her family's holding company — and of the Oberndorf Foundation and on the boards of the Environmental Defense Fund and Mission Dolores Academy.

"It is a great pleasure and privilege for my wife and me to make this gift to US," said Oberndorf. "I truly believe it is only because I was able to attend US that I am in a position to make this donation today. It is my hope that the recipients of these scholarships will go on to lead lives of purpose and view their time at US as impactful as I did."

"We could not be more grateful for the support of Bill and Susan Oberndorf, who have advocated and advanced educational opportunities for children around the country," said head of school Patrick T. Gallagher. "This transformational gift will help us to provide an extraordinary education to Greater Cleveland's most talented, motivated, and accomplished boys."