{"id":464154,"date":"2026-09-15T05:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/464154\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T05:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:26:10","slug":"major-sac-state-donor-ernest-tschannen-dies-at-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/464154\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Sac State donor Ernest Tschannen dies at 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento philanthropist Ernest Tschannen dies at 101<\/p>\n

\"JeremiahSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n

Ernest E. Tschannen, a longtime Sacramento philanthropist and real estate investor who donated millions of dollars to local universities, has died at the age of 101, Sacramento State officials announced Monday. <\/p>\n

Tschannen was a major donor to Sac State and helped transform the campus. He has recently donating $15 million to the university’s new engineering building, which will bear his name. He also contributed millions to help construct the Tschannen Science Complex on Sac State’s campus. <\/a>The science building, which is also named after him, opened in 2019. <\/p>\n

Additionally, he contributed $38.5 million to the UC Davis Health Eye Center for the Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute Building. <\/a><\/p>\n

“The Tschannen Science Complex reflects his belief that science should be visible and shared,” Sac State President Luke Wood said in a statement. “His $15 million commitment to our new engineering building will do the same for the next generation of Hornets. Ernest Tschannen’s trust in our university will have a lasting impact.” <\/p>\n

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