University of North Texas president Neal Smatresk, right, shakes the hand of alum and chair of the UNT Board of Regents G. Brint Ryan, center, who donated $30 million to create the G. Brint Ryan College of Business. On the left is UNT College of Business Dean Marilyn Wiley, and Amanda Ryan, wife of G. Brint Ryan. [Photo: Ranjani Groth/UNT]
The gift from Ryan LLC founder and CEO G. Brint Ryan and his wife, Amanda, is the largest in the Denton university's history.