Billionaire couple gives Spelman College largest-ever single donation to an HBCU

Ronda Stryker and husband William Johnston announce $100m donation to the historically Black women’s college in Atlanta

A billionaire couple is giving $100m to Atlanta’s Spelman College, which the women’s school says is the largest-ever single donation to a historically Black college or university (HBCU).

The donation was announced Thursday by Ronda Stryker and her husband William Johnston. She is the billionaire granddaughter of the founder of medical device maker Stryker Corp and he is the chairman of money management firm Greenleaf Trust. They live in Michigan.