Megacorporation mogul Jeff Bezos's 2019 divorce has ultimately led to the largest gift in Northeastern State University's history.

Philanthropist, author, and former Amazon business partner MacKenzie Scott's private foundation's $17 million donation to NSU was made public by the Tahlequah-based university on Nov. 24.

Scott helped Bezos attain much of his power in the Amazon empire when they were married, and upon divorcing she was given rights to tens of billions of dollars of the couple's wealth. She then pledged to give most of it away to various schools and nonprofits.

Scott made headlines again on mid-November by donating $700 million to 15 historically Black colleges & universities.

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