Who donated $125,000 to the Troy location of the private research university and space grant institution?
Carnegie Building The Carnegie Building is the current home of the Cognitive Science Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. It is one of the western-most buildings on the campus and as such provides scenic views overlooking the city of Troy and the Hudson River. The four-story building is named for Andrew Carnegie who donated $125,000 for its construction, which was completed in 1906.
Larry Stewart (philanthropist) Larry Stewart (April 1, 1948 – January 12, 2007) was an American philanthropist from Kansas City better known as "Kansas City's "Secret Santa"." After poor beginnings, Stewart — from 1979 through 2006 — made a practice of anonymously handing out small amounts of cash, typically in the form of hundred-dollar bills, to needy people.