Don Tapia, a successful businessman who earned a degree online from Saint Leo, decided to donate $4 million to the university. His gift, which is the largest gift in the Saint Leo’s history, will be used to assist in the construction of a state-of-the-art facility that will house Saint Leo’s School of Business. The School of Business building will be named in appreciation of this extraordinary donation.
Donald R. Tapia wanted to earn a college degree. He often preached the value of education to others and so he decided to pursue his bachelor’s degree online. He chose Saint Leo University because it has a traditional campus along with online offerings. It took more than three years for Mr. Tapia to earn his degree. During that time neither family nor friends knew that he was taking classes online. In fact, just prior to boarding a plane for commencement at the university, he mailed his family letters announcing his achievement. Don Tapia would join the university’s Board of Trustees in 2006 and earn his second Saint Leo degree, an MBA, in 2007.
This new facility will add 50,000 square feet to the university’s main campus, with nine additional classrooms, a lecture hall, broadcast technology suite, and computer labs. This School of Business building is set to open its doors to welcome the fall students in 2011.
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