John N. Kapoor, Ph.D. '72 an alumnus of the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences who is considered a visionary leader in the pharmaceutical industry is giving back once again to the institution that three decades ago provided a fellowship that helped him to earn a doctoral degree and begin his highly successful career.

Dr. Kapoor has made a $5 million investment through the John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation. The gift will support construction of the school's new home on the university's South Campus, as well as faculty research, student financial aid and an emerging technologies fund. With this gift and prior gifts that together total more than $10.8 million, Kapoor becomes the most generous individual donor ever to UB. In light of this generosity, the university will name the pharmacy building Kapoor Hall in his honor.