# UB to get largest donation in 162 year history. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 11, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854 "2008-06-11T08:09:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/1 "2008-06-11T08:09:38Z")
[http://www.wivb.com/global/story.asp?s=8461908](http://www.wivb.com/global/story.asp?s=8461908) Supposedly from a WNY business leader. Gotta wonder who has that kind of change. I can think of a couple, but doubt them… ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/2 "2008-06-11T08:12:02Z")
if i had to guess… Wilson Greatbach. When he spoke for some of my engineering classes…he had a renowned love for UB, plus he’s getting to that age. great guy. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/3 "2008-06-11T08:12:58Z")
Hmm, that sounds pretty reasonable… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/4 "2008-06-11T08:14:28Z")
you’re welcome ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/5 "2008-06-11T08:23:33Z")
so who is ittttttt ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/6 "2008-06-11T08:28:54Z")
Wilson Greatbach.dont knwo if its him but if it is :tup:… i had a work delevery there on day and talked to him for about a hour or so … he liked me and invited me back for the next day i spent the whole day with him and his sons on a boat and in the garage just chillin…have gone back from time to time to see him. best experence of my life … dude is a cool guy and so are his kids… ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/7 "2008-06-11T08:34:02Z")
wonder what they will do with the money. Bet they won’t make a fucking parking ramp. Maybe they’ll buy some more retarded looking vase/pedestal things. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/8 "2008-06-11T08:36:28Z")
alright, enough of the mystery. the donor is me. your welcome UB. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/9 "2008-06-11T08:39:43Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > retarded looking vase/pedestal things. lol. see post 35 for reference —\> [http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37382&highlight=UB&page=2](http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37382&highlight=UB&page=2) > [@boxxa](#): > > your welcome UB. lol. maybe they should put the money into the english department ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/10 "2008-06-11T08:43:28Z")
> [@Geoff](#): > > lol. see post 35 for reference —\> [http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37382&highlight=UB&page=2](http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37382&highlight=UB&page=2) > > lol. maybe they should put the money into the english department duh how do you think i was able to pass eng 101 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/11 "2008-06-11T08:44:05Z")
Well being that UB is getting less money from NYS this year, it will help. A lot of departments put a hiring freeze and also a stop on deparmental funds for purchases. Would be nice if some of it can trickle down to me 🙂 But I’ll never see a dime of it. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/12 "2008-06-11T08:45:40Z")
how much $$ was it? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/13 "2008-06-11T08:46:09Z")
I heard UBRF was the mystery person… profits from illegal street racing and hoody sales… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/14 "2008-06-11T08:47:34Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > alright, enough of the mystery. the donor is me. > > your welcome UB. **you’re** ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/15 "2008-06-11T08:49:38Z")
Yet text books and tuition will continually rise no matter how much is donated. ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/16 "2008-06-11T09:07:52Z")
Word on the street: Jeremy & Margaret Jacobs towards Bioinformatics $10 Million > **[Historic $10 Million Gift Will Retain and Recruit World-Class Researchers,...](http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2008/06/9446.html)** > > The University at Buffalo announced today a $10 million gift from Jeremy M. Jacobs, his wife, Margaret, and family to establish the Jacobs Institute, which will support research and clinical collaboration on the causes, treatment and prevention of... ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/17 "2008-06-11T09:09:14Z")
god they have a nice fucking house… and bratty fucking kids… ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/18 "2008-06-11T09:14:13Z")
> The gift is dependent upon the building of a dedicated facility to be the center of excellence in cardiology, vascular disease and neurology. That $10 million is going to come and go to build that facility… where is the rest going to come from? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/19 "2008-06-11T09:18:00Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > That $10 million is going to come and go to build that facility… where is the rest going to come from? The state and Kaleida. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854/20 "2008-06-11T09:20:01Z")
they are members at my work. mr jacobs is less than cordial. fuck, i’d like to own the boston bruins though. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ub-to-get-largest-donation-in-162-year-history/49854.md?page=2)