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Koch Gives Record Donation To Smithsonian

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By: Posted by Melissa Brunner
Posted: Fri 10:41 PM, May 04, 2012

(AP) Billionaire David Koch is giving $35 million for a new dinosaur hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington.

It's being called the largest gift in the museum's history.

The executive vice president of Wichita-based Koch Industries gave the Smithsonian $15 million in 2009.


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