UM gets $1.5 million donation for program

MISSOULA (AP) — The University of Montana has received a $1.5 million donation for its gifted education program.

The money was donated by Missoula residents and UM graduates Suzanne and Dave Peterson to UM’s Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences.

The money will allow for a professorship that will specialize in gifted education and advanced learning in the classroom. The donation will also fund research into how best to motivate gifted children to succeed.

The school plans to fill the position as early as March 1.