Philanthropy
Mark Pigott is President of the Paccar Foundation, which annually donates $5–$10 million in support of education, social services and the arts. Beneficiaries included University of North Texas (2006), Stanford University (2006), Mississippi State University (2007), Gonzaga University (2006), East Mississippi Community College (2007), University of Washington (2008) and Seattle University (2009). Pigott established the prestigious Paccar Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Washington in 1997. This is the highest honorarium teaching award for MBA professors in the United States. Pigott's strong support of corporate giving is demonstrated by the fact that in 2010, Paccar was ranked fifth on a list of 25 top large corporate philanthropists in the state of Washington by the Puget Sound Business Journal Book of Lists.
On a personal basis, Pigott has funded professorships and scholarships at Stanford University, Trinity College, Dublin, the University of Washington, Gonzaga University, Kings College, Cambridge, Cambridge University and Trinity College, Dublin.
He serves on the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company America, The British Library Foundation, National Science & Technology Medals Foundation, St. George's Society (New York) Advisory Board and Trinity College Foundation. He is a life member of the National Gallery London, The British Library,Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacture Commerce (RSA), and the Royal National Theatre, UK. Major philanthropy also includes strategic planning and implementation of capital projects at St Paul's Cathedral, London, the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Gallery UK and Trinity College, Dublin. An avid bibliophile, Mark Pigott is involved in numerous projects benefiting the British Library and the Folger Shakespeare Library. For over a decade, his dedication to educating the next generation of leaders is evidenced by his participation as a lecturer at numerous graduate schools of business, including the University of Washington, Seattle University, Gonzaga University, Stanford, and Trinity College Dublin.
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