UNF receives Skinner Land donation, largest gift in University’s history
Eleven parcels of land – 190 acres valued at $21.5 million – donated to the city decades ago by the family of A.C. Skinner was donated in December to the University of North Florida. The donation of vacant woodland adjacent to the institution from the Duval County Research and Development Authority is the largest gift in UNF’s history, according to Pamela Chally, the interim president of UNF.
The land surrounds Hicks Hall and the First Coast Technology Park and lies just north of J. Turner Butler Boulevard. When the Skinner family donated it, it was to become the site of a city-owned research-and-development park with the Duval County Research and Development Authority managing the property.
The university is considering using the land for research, athletics, residential or academic purposes.
The Skinner family is a long-time donor to the university. A. Chester Skinner Sr. made the original donation of 500 acres for UNF in the 1960s.
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