- April 5th, 2018, 9:38 pm
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Interesting story on one of our school's largest benefactors:
Louisville Courier Journal wrote:'Bounty hunter' George Rawlings may be the richest Kentuckian you've never heard ofClick Here for Full Stry
Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal
Published 9:27 a.m. ET April 5, 2018 | Updated 1:52 p.m. ET April 5, 2018
He divides his time between a 180-acre farm in Oldham County and the most expensive waterfront condominium ever sold in Palm Beach, Florida.
He and his wife own the biggest private employer in Oldham County, where 1,500 people labor in a sprawling complex the size of four football fields.
He has no children and has said he has no close friends. He plans to work until he dies.
His foundation’s tax records show he and his company gave away a staggering $75 million in recent years to both sectarian charities and evangelical causes, including youth camps in 13 underdeveloped countries. The late Rev. Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University, where the divinity school is named for the Rawlings family, is a favorite.