LARAMIE — Private donations to the University of Wyoming exceeded $43 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, an all-time record, according to a UW statement.

In addition, UW announced that another $19.8 million in state money was committed to the university through the state’s facility and endowment matching funds as a result of the private donations.

The total of the gifts and pledges UW received in the past year brings UW’s five-year average for private donations to more than $30 million a year.

According to a release from UW, the past year’s total includes $1 million from Marian Rochelle and April Brimmer Kunz to the UW College of Law; $1 million from the Ellbogen Foundation to the College of Education; $1 million from Marathon Oil Corporation to support energy and education research programs; $3 million from the Daniels Fund to the College of Business; $5 million from BP America to support UW’s energy programs and $5 million from Mick and Susie McMurry through the McMurry Foundation for the College of Business.

The UW athletics department reached its goal of raising $16 million during the year, the university announced. Combined with state matching funds, UW athletics will have $32 million for facility enhancements.