The author of a 2011 Oregonian article, Allan Brettman, interviewed Davidson, who also would not say how many shares she was given. The article quotes Knight as having told a 2010 shareholders’ meeting that Davidson was given 500 shares in 1983. Nike stock closed at 25 cents per share on Sept. 15, 1983 (shorturl.at/bgFK4), making the value of 500 shares on that day approximately $125. On June 28, 2023, the closing share price of Nike stock was $113.03 (here), making 32,000 shares worth $3,616,960 on that date. Nike paid designer Carolyn Davidson $35 for its “swoosh” logo, but she was also given a gold ring and shares in the company years later.

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