On Jun. 18, 2019, Columbia Sportswear President and CEO Tim Boyle and his wife, Mary, announced a donation of $10 million to the Knight Cancer Institute at OHSU to recruit and support the next generation of cancer researchers.

The gift created a mentorship fund honoring Hildegard Lamfrom, Ph.D., the sister of Columbia Sportswear Chairman Gert Boyle and a leading molecular biologist before her death in 1984 at age 62.

The Boyles are among the UO’s leading benefactors. Their previous gifts have provided support for teaching and research in the UO’s School of Journalism and Communications, Lundquist College of Business and College of Design, which is home to the Tim and Mary Boyle Chair in Material Studies and Product Design.