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Marquette gets $15 million gift from Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis

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Feb 27, 2022
Feb 27, 2022 Updated Feb 27, 2022

Marcus Lemonis, AP file photo — In this July 27, 2013, file photo, television personality Marcus Lemonis arrives at the NBC 2013 summer press tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Marquette University in Milwaukee has received a $15 million gift from Lemonis, Camping World CEO and 1995 alum.
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MILWAUKEE — Marquette University has received a $15 million gift from Marcus Lemonis, Camping World CEO and star of CNBC reality TV show “The Profit," who graduated from the Milwaukee school in 1995.

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