Philanthropy

News about generous gifts and our philanthropic programs. (see all topics)

  • UB Courtroom Named for Law School Alumnus Francis M. Letro in Recognition of $1 Million Gift
    10/10/02
    Demonstrating his generosity and a belief in the power of advocacy that was inspired in him as a child, Francis M. Letro, a 1979 graduate of the University at Buffalo Law School, has committed $1 million to the school in support of its programs and facilities.
  • Anonymous Donor Displays Commitment to UB Scholarship Program with New $800,000 Gift
    4/23/02
    An anonymous donor has given $800,000 to the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Honors Scholars Program, bringing to $7.2 million the donor's total gifts to this program, and reaffirming a true commitment to educating tomorrow's leaders.
  • Former Praxair CEO and Chair Lichtenberger Gives $250,000 to UB School of Management
    4/11/02
    H. William Lichtenberger, former chairman and CEO of the industrial-gases company Praxair, Inc., has donated $250,000 to the University at Buffalo School of Management for the naming of a lecture hall in the school's new Alfiero Center.
  • Veridian Gives Gift of Knowledge to UB Libraries
    1/18/02
    Veridian, through its Buffalo operation, has donated an extensive collection of engineering research materials and technical reports to the University at Buffalo Libraries, making the collection available to the public for the first time.
  • Jump-Starting Neighborhood Revitalization With a Gift to UB's Center for Urban Studies
    11/6/01
    Committed to helping people change their worlds, the Rev. Robert E. Grimm and his wife, Roberta, have given $300,000 to the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning as seed money for a project to transform Buffalo's "Fruit Belt" neighborhood.
  • Raichle Foundation Gift Funds UB Law School Professorship
    10/16/01
    A generous gift from the Frank G. Raichle Foundation in memory of Raichle, a 1919 University at Buffalo graduate who was a prominent trial and appellate lawyer, has allowed UB Law School to establish its first named professorship.
  • Jennifer McDonough Named Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
    9/19/01
    Jennifer A. McDonough, vice president for development and alumni relations at the University of Vermont, has been appointed vice president for development and alumni relations at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Bulls Go High-Tech to Win Football Games, Thanks to a Grad's Gift to the Division of Athletics
    7/17/01
    Football coaches at the University at Buffalo are going digital thanks to a $250,000 gift from former UB football player Gerald H. Scriver to the Division of Athletics for a video-editing system.
  • Alfiero Family Donation of $2 Million to Benefit UB School of Management
    6/1/01
    Motivated by a desire to give back to the community where he founded and grew his business enterprises and raised his family, Sal H. Alfiero has made a generous gift to the University at Buffalo School of Management to be used for construction of a new structure to be built adjacent to and connected with the Jacobs Management Center.
  • Delaware North's Chief Donates Buffalo Landmark to UB
    5/9/01
    Business executive and civic leader Jeremy M. Jacobs, Sr., has donated the landmark Butler Mansion -- now the Jacobs Executive Development Center -- to the University at Buffalo and its School of Management.