Retired Apple Exec Gives Record $50 Million to UMass Amherst

Former Apple executive makes historic UMass donation

A former Apple executive and University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni is paying it forward, and in a big way.

Former Apple exec’s ‘transformational’ gift to UMass Amherst is school’s largest-ever donation

UMass Amherst just received its largest-ever donation from a former Apple executive and university alumnus.

Former Apple executive donates $50 million to UMass Amherst

Daniel Riccio, a 1986 graduate of the university’s flagship campus and one of Apple’s top former hardware executives, committed the donation to support the engineering school and foster partnerships with other areas of the university. The the school will rename the College of Engineering in his honor.

Retired Apple exec gives record $50 million to UMass Amherst

Recently retired Apple executive Daniel Riccio Jr. is giving the University of Massachusetts Amherst a $50 million gift, the largest in campus history.

UMass Amherst engineering gets largest gift in history

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - Daniel J. Riccio Jr., a former leader at Apple, has donated $50 million to the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering, marking the largest gift in the university's history. The donation will fund scholarships, fellowships, professorships, and new initiatives. In recognition of this generosity, the college will be renamed the Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering. A naming celebration is planned f…

Former Apple exec makes huge ‘transformational’ gift to UMass

The University of Massachusetts Amherst received a $50 million donation from a former Apple executive, the largest gift in the school’s history.