<p>William R. Hough, a St. Petersburg businessman, has agreed to give the University of Florida's its largest cash gift in history with a pledge of $30 million.</p>
<p>Hough, founder of a municipal bond firm, has agreed to give the money to support graduate programs in UF's Warrington College of Business Administration, UF President Bernie Machen announced Friday. The funds will help finance a new building to house graduate programs, and both the building and the graduate school will both be named in Hough's honor.</p>
<p>"It is awesome when you think about what this gift is," Machen said.</p>
<p>With state-matching money, the donation has a potential value of $50 million.
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