Racehorse Owners Give to University of Oregon
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From Times Staff Reports
Newport Beach residents Bob and Beverly Lewis, owners of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Silver Charm, have donated $10 million to their alma mater, the University of Oregon.
The gift will set up the Robert and Beverly Lewis Neurosciences Center and help the university launch its interdisciplinary Brain, Biology, Machine initiative.
The couple own a beer distributorship in Pomona and Lancaster.
The Lewises met at Oregon in the late 1940s.
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