Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has announced that alumnus Leonard J. Samia has pledged a $10 million gift.

Suffolk will name a new classroom building after the donor, Leonard Samia. Samia earned a bachelor’s degree from Suffolk in 1969, and his two daughters are graduates.

Suffolk University says a graduate has pledged a record $10 million to the school for a scholarship fund.

Samia earned a bachelor’s degree from Suffolk in 1969, and his two daughters are graduates. He is president and chief executive of The Samia Companies, a real estate company.