SUNY Stony Brook Surpasses $300 Million Fundraiser Goal

February 5, 2009, Newsday — Stony Brook University's seven-year, $300-million capital campaign — set to end June 30 — has already surpassed its goal, school officials announced today.

The campaign was pushed over the top by a recent $17 million gift from financier and former math department chairman Jim Simons and his wife, Marilyn, who run the Simons Foundation.