A reader points out that former Ace Ltd. CEO Brian Duperreault pledged $10 million to St. Joseph's University in early 2006.
The money was donated to help fund the purchase of Episcopal Academy's Merion campus. And it was one of the largest gifts in St. Joseph's history. (The other was a $10 million gift by James J. Maguire, another insurance industry executive, in 2005.)
At the time, the Jesuit university had said that Duperreault's gift would be honored "with a future naming opportunity."
University spokeswoman Harriet Goodheart says that Duperreault declined to have buildings named after himself or his family. Rather, he requested that the City Avenue residence halls be named for former St. Joseph's president Nicholas Rashford and Francis Borgia, "an early companion of St. Ignatius of Loyola," Goodheart said.
Duperreault is a St. Joe's alum, having graduated in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He is also a former member of its board of trustees.
