<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2020/bucknall-gifts-university.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>05/19/2020</pubDate><title>Prominent Alumnus, Outgoing Board Chair Gifts $1 Million to the University of New Haven</title><description>William Bucknall ’63, ’65, ’08 Hon., a member of the University’s Board of Governors since 2006 and one of the University’s most devoted benefactors, contributed $1 million to support student scholarships, undergraduate research, and excellence in teaching.</description><hide-description/><author/><author-details/><hide-author/><date>May 19, 2020</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/2020/bucknall-governors-luncheon.jpg" alt="Image of William Bucknall"/></image><image-caption>William Bucknall '63 '65, '08 Hon.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>year-2020</tag></tags></item>