KU gets $1M gift from alumni couple

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas alumni couple has donated $1 million to the KU endowment for the university's law school.

The KU Endowment announced the gift from Lydia Beebe and Chuck Doyle of San Francisco on Wednesday. The KU Endowment said $455,000 will establish the Beebe/Doyle Family Scholarship, and $45,000 will be used for classroom renovation. A $500,000 gift commitment will also go toward their scholarship fund.

Beebe earned a bachelor's degree from the university in 1974 and a law degree in 1977, also from Kansas. Doyle received his bachelor's degree in 1975 and a law degree in 1978, both from Kansas.

Beebe is corporate secretary and chief governance officer of Chevron Corp. Doyle retired from United Airlines in 2007 and has been an aviation consultant.