Phil Knight
American billionaire business magnate
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| 2024 | Knight received the President's award at the World Athletics Awards. |
| 2023 | Knight was recognized as America's second largest donor, contributing $1.2 billion in charitable giving. |
| April 2023 | Knight contributed an additional $2 million to the conservative political action committee supporting Republican state legislators. |
| October 6 2022 | Knight switched support to Republican Christine Drazan, donating $1 million to her campaign after Johnson's polling declined. |
| September 2022 | Knight initially donated $3.75 million to independent gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson. |
| May 2022 | Phil and Penny Knight gifted Stanford $75 million to establish the Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience, focused on studying cognitive decline and degenerative brain diseases at Stanford's Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. |
| 2021 | Knight helped fund the renovation of Hayward Field, a track and field stadium at the University of Oregon, with the project estimated to cost $270 million. |
| 2020 | University of Oregon polled alumni and fans, selecting Phil Knight as one of four alumni for a notional Mount Rushmore of the university. |
| 2018 | Knight donated $3.5 million to Republican Knute Buehler during the Oregon gubernatorial election, criticizing the state's fiscal management. |
| 2018 | Knight received an honorary degree from the University of Oregon for the 2018-2019 academic year, recognizing his extensive philanthropic contributions to the institution. |
| September 2018 | The first class of 51 Knight-Hennessy Scholars from 21 countries arrived at Stanford in the fall. |
| July 2018 | Knight's memoir 'Shoe Dog' was rated fifth on The New York Times Best Seller list for business books. |
| September 2017 | Knight came out of retirement to put black back in the UNC jerseys for the Phil Knight Classic in Portland, Oregon. |
| 2016 | Announced a $400 million contribution to establish the Knight-Hennessy Scholars graduate-level education program at Stanford, designed to support scholars from around the world in addressing global challenges like climate change and poverty. |
| 2016 | Stepped down as chairman and CEO of Nike, transitioning to chairman emeritus while remaining a key figure in the company. |
| December 2016 | Knight disclosed that he had donated $112 million in Nike stock to charity. |
| September 2016 | Phil Knight announced a landmark $500 million donation to the University of Oregon for a new three-building laboratory and research science complex, continuing his series of significant higher-education philanthropic gifts. |
| June 2016 | Phil Knight's retirement from the Nike board officially took effect at the end of the month. |
| April 26 2016 | Phil Knight released his memoir 'Shoe Dog' through Simon & Schuster, chronicling the journey of building the Nike brand from importing Japanese shoes to navigating a federal investigation. |
| January 2016 | Construction began on the Marcus Mariota Sports Performance Center, which was completed in September, featuring advanced athletic performance technologies. |
| 2015 | Knight was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership class for his contributions to business, corporate, and philanthropic leadership. |
| November 2015 | Knight and his wife announced a $19.2 million donation for a new sports complex at the University of Oregon. |
| June 2015 | Knight and Nike announced his decision to step down as the company's chairman, with Mark Parker set to succeed him. |
| June 25 2015 | OHSU met the $500 million fundraising goal, prompting Knight to announce his upcoming $500 million donation, bringing the total raised to $1 billion. |
| 2014 | Knight donated $250,000 to the re-election campaign of Democrat John Kitzhaber. |
| September 27 2013 | At the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute's biennial gala, Knight announced his intention to donate US$500 million for research if OHSU could match the amount over the subsequent two years. |
| July 2013 | Knight financed a $68 million football facility for the University of Oregon, which was officially opened in late July, featuring innovative amenities including personalized player lockers and recreational spaces. |
| September 7 2012 | Phil Knight was formally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. |
| May 18 2012 | Knight contributed US$65,000 to a higher education Political Action Committee (PAC) formed by Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle to increase autonomy of schools in the Oregon University System. |
| February 24 2012 | Knight was announced as a 2012 inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor, recognized for his driving role in Nike's financial support of U.S. basketball and its players. |
| 2011 | The Matthew Knight Arena at the University of Oregon was named in honor of Phil Knight's son Matthew. |
| April 2011 | Knight reveals on the Oprah television program that he gave Davidson 'a few hundred shares' when the company went public. |
| 2010 | Knight donated $400,000 to Chris Dudley, the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon. |
| 2010 | Matthew Knight Arena was constructed through a partnership between Knight and Pat Kilkenny, named after Knight's deceased son, with support from the $100 million Athletic Legacy Fund. |
| October 2010 | Knight donated several million dollars to the Catlin Gabel School to establish a scholarship for incoming freshmen students. |
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