With Record Gift to Saint Leo University, Latino Businessman Gives New Meaning to Online Donation

With Record Gift to Saint Leo University, Latino Businessman Gives New Meaning to Online Donation: As a youth in 1940s Detroit, Don Tapia encountered domestic violence outside his doorsteps, sported one pair of shoes and sold magazines to provide household necessities for his mother and sister.

Today, the 72-year-old grandfather of six is a retired businessman who recently donated $4 million to his alma mater, Saint Leo University, to build a new School of Business center with nine classrooms, computer labs and technology suite.

Tapia’s donation, the largest single gift in the school’s history, is also a campus-improvement gift from an online alumnus who never stepped foot on campus until graduation.