Pictured, from left to right, are: Lauren Davis, a 2008 graduate of Le Moyne; Christine McNeil; David McNeil; Dan McNeil III, Lauren’s father and a 1977 graduate of Le Moyne; Dan McNeil Jr., who graduated from Le Moyne in 1951; Mary McNeil, who earned an MBA degree from Le Moyne in 2008; Brent McNeil, who will graduate from the college in 2021; and Derek Davis, a 2008 graduate of Le Moyne. (PHOTO CREDIT: Le Moyne College website)
SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College has started the process of establishing an undergraduate major in risk management and insurance following a $7 million donation to spur the effort.
The McNeil family of Cortland, “one of Le Moyne College’s third-generation families,” donated the funding, the school said in a news release. Le Moyne announced the donation at its Founders’ Day Gala on Oct. 19.
Le Moyne will “eventually apply for approval” from the New York State Education Department to establish the major. The program’s launch date at Le Moyne is dependent on receiving state approval, the college said.
The major will bring to the school a “new academic discipline in one of today’s fastest-growing career fields,” Le…
