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TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — Dallas billionaire Ross Perot (puh-ROH') has helped dedicate a museum in his name at the East Texas college he once attended.
The 85-year-old Perot visited Texarkana College on Friday to dedicate the Ross Perot Leadership Museum.
Texarkana College was facing a more than $3 million shortfall when Perot in 2012 donated $1 million and pledged $4 million more. School officials say Perot's support helped spark a $22 million fundraising effort.
Perot was born on the Texas side of Texarkana, a city that's also part of Arkansas. He attended Texarkana College, formerly known as Texarkana Junior College, in the 1940s and went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Perot went on to found Electronic Data Systems and twice ran for U.S. president in the 1990s.
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https://www.texarkanacollege.edu/
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This story has been corrected to show donation made in 2012, corrects spelling of Electronic Data Systems
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