KEAN UNIVERSITY FoUNdATIoN

Don R. Conklin has
taken on a very active and
philanthropic role with
the Foundation Board of
Directors, recently making
an extremely generous
$1 million donation.
Breaking Philanthropy
Down to a Science
One of Kean University’s most generous donors, Don
R. Conklin is the retired president of Schering-Plough
Worldwide Pharmaceutical Operations. Conklin first
became involved with Kean in 1993, when he served as
honorary chairman of the University’s capital campaign
for what is now the Nancy Thompson Library. He has
taken on a very active and philanthropic role with the
Foundation Board of Directors, recently making an
extremely generous $1 million donation.
A Union, N.J. native and Basking Ridge resident, Conklin
believes that Kean University provides an opportunity
for self-advancement to many thousands of students.
Besides his recent gift, he has established a scholarship
for undergraduate students at the institution.
As a member of the New Jersey Center for Science,
Technology and Mathematics Education (NJCSTME)
Advisory Board, he has been instrumental in helping
the flourishing Center advance in its mission of training
the state’s next generation of forerunners in science,
mathematics, technology and education. In recognition
of his support, Conklin was presented with an honorary
degree and was the honoree at the Ninth Annual Kean
University Gala in 2006.
Kean University Foundation
Annual Report 2008 18
Don R. Conklin