Ithaca, NY---S-C Johnson C-E-O Fisk Johnson still has a strong sense of humor despite the pressures of running a multi-billion dollar company.
Johnson returned to his alma mater Tuesday to formally present a $150 million dollar donation to the school, Cornell in upstate New York. The Ivy League university will use the gift to support its business school.
Speaking on campus, Johnson talked about how his father, the late Sam Johnson, also a Cornell grad, was pleased to see that his son choose to follow in his foot steps and attend Cornell, although the joy purportedly started to wear a bit thin after awhile.
"After the 10th year rolled around of me being here," Fisk said to great laughter from the audience, "I could tell he was really starting to panic. He once told a large public audience that I was living proof that someone could go through 10 years of fraternity parties and survive." More laughter.
The reality, though, couldn't be as bad as the story implies. While at Cornell, the 59 year-old Johnson earned a slew of degrees, including a doctorate in physics.
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