The science departments of Cincinnati-based Xavier University are the recipients of a $2.5 million endowment bequest from the estate of Robert C. Borcer, of Lebanon.

Borcer, who graduated from the university in 1968 with a master's degree in English and died last year at the age of 90, had a real affection for Xavier, as did his mother, from whom he inherited most of his wealth. Borcer, a regular donor to the annual fund, had no children or living relatives. According to friend and estate executor Mark Kalb, Borcer was interested in giving his estate to the school and when he asked for advice, Kalb suggested the science departments.

Borcer graduated with a bachelor's in history from Maryville College in 1936 before starting a television repair company in the early 1950s. After receiving his master's degree from Xavier, he taught at several area high schools.