<p>I’m more curious as to how all these alumni got super-stocked. I would also argue, as to phuriku’s observation, that it takes more luck than brains to be a billionaire… most of us would be pretty happy with a “modest” million.</p>
<p>Fun story: A friend of a family friend got his undergraduate degree at Chicago way back when, made some good investments when he was young, and became filthy stinkin’ rich. He then retired and went back to school to get a PhD, for fun.</p>
<p>Come to think of it, it sounds like this friend of a family friend could be the anonymous “Homer” of the Odyssey gift.</p>