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Tyson Foods CEO and wife give $3.2M to Institute of Agriculture

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Donnie Smith, CEO of Arkansas-based Tyson Foods Inc., and his wife, Terry, have personally pledged a $3.2 million gift that establishes the Donald and Terry Smith Endowed Chair for International Sustainable Agriculture through the UT Foundation.

“The new faculty position will help bring science-based agricultural solutions to areas of the world with struggling agricultural practices and economies, as well as provide unique opportunities for the State of Tennessee,” said Larry Arrington, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, when announcing the gift.

“Because of the outstanding reputation of the University of Tennessee Institute. . .

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