Russell Salvatore made the single largest donation in the college’s history to help renovate an old dining hall.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man whose name is usually associated with some of the finer food in the area, will also be a part of the local college dining scene.
Russell Salvatore visited Villa Maria College on Tuesday as they got to work on the Russell J. Salvatore Commons.
“Mr. Salvatore’s gift is the single largest in the college’s history. We are grateful for his commitment to Villa Maria and excited for what this improvement will do to our campus community,” said Dr. Matthew Giordano, President of Villa Maria College. “The dining hall has been the heart of Villa Maria for six decades and its renovation is long overdue. We collectively thank Mr. Salvatore for making this possible.”
He donated to help fund a $1 million renovation of the school’s more than …