By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF

Philanthropists give to Stanford

Two Stanford donors were among the top American philanthropic givers in 2007, according to a list compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

BusinessWire founder Lorrey Lokey ‘49 gave $93.5 million in 2007, placing him 23rd on the list. Lokey gave $10 million to Stanford’s Donor Advised Fund and $955,000 for a new building for The Stanford Daily. Lokey, a former Daily editor, also pledged $74.5 million to various programs at the University of Oregon in 2007.

Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang, M.S. ‘90, and his wife Akiko Yamazaki ‘90 ranked 25th on the list after donating $75 million to Stanford last year.

Two thirds of the gift is earmarked for a building to house the Woods Institute for the Environment, the department of civil and environmental engineering and other environment-research programs.

SFCU Tresidder branch closed for renovation

The Tresidder Union branch of the Stanford Federal Credit Union (SFCU) will be closed until next Monday for renovations. An ATM for deposits and withdrawals is available at Tresidder, but SFCU clients looking for personal service should visit one of the bank’s other branches or call the bank’s member services line at (650) 723-2509.