This morning President Linda LeMura announced that alumni Dr. James J. Carroll (‘66) and his wife Mary Carroll donated $12 million to the school, the largest alumni gift in the school’s history. As such, the College of Arts and Sciences, which never carried a formal name in the school’s 78-year existence, will be named after the couple as the Dr. James J. ’66 and Mary A. Carroll College of Arts and Sciences. 

Provost James Hannan explained that $6 million of the donation will be used to endow scholarships for students who enter the school as majors within the Carroll College of Arts & Sciences. $4 million will fund the creation of endowed professorships named after Dr. James J. Carroll and Mary A. Carroll respectively. Finally, $2 million will be put towards advancing teaching and innovation in pedagogy in the William J. Bosch, S.J. Teaching and Learning Center.

Additionally, Vice President for Advancement and Innovation Jim Joseph announced that 15 months into the school’s academic fundraising campaign, the Carrolls’ donation has pushed Le Moyne beyond its original $30 million goal, now reaching $35 million. As a result, the goal has been raised to $50 million. 

“Le Moyne College is blessed to have the generous support of Jim and Mary,” said President LeMura during the announcement ceremony. “Their belief in Le Moyne will help us provide the values-informed, intellectually rigorous and student-centered education that has defined the College since its founding.”