Eccles’ grandson: University of Utah Academic Senate should ‘renounce’ $10 million gift from Charles Koch Foundation
The donation would partly bankroll an institute bearing Marriner S. Eccles’ name, but his grandson says Koch views do not align with his grandfather’s legacy.<br>
(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. The grandson of Marriner S. Eccles is calling on the U. to reject a $10 million gift from the conservative-leaning Charles Koch Foundation.
Alex Stuckey is an investigative reporter, with a focus on higher education and health care. She was part of the team that won a 2017 Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of sexual assault at Brigham Young University and Utah State University.