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The University at Buffalo issued the following press release:
Orin Smith, retired CEO of Starbucks Corp., hadn't seen former University at Buffalo president and current law professor William R. Greiner in more than 30 years. Yet one day Smith picked up the phone and called the UB Law School development office, seeking a way to honor his former teacher. The conversation resulted in Smith making a tribute gift of $200,000 in honor of his mentor.
Smith's gift has named the Professor William R. Greiner Law Faculty Reading Room in O'Brian Hall, a warm, wood-paneled room where people can engage in spirited conversation and collaborate; not unlike the ubiquitous Starbucks. The UB Law School dedicated the room today, providing an opportunity for Greiner and Smith to reacquaint face-to-face as mentor and student.
"It was completely and totally unexpected - almost dumbfounding, really," says Greiner of the gift. "I remember Orin as a student, when I was in my early teaching days. We had lost touch for a...