| William S. Dietrich II | |
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| Born | May 13, 1938 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 6, 2011 (aged 73) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Cause of death | gallbladder cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | A.B. from Princeton University M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh |
| Occupation | Industrialist, Philanthropist |
| Employer | Dietrich Industries (bought by Worthington Industries |
| Known for | Philanthropy |
William S. Dietrich II (May 13, 1938 – October 6, 2011) was the successful industrialist who grew Dietrich Industries (later bought by Worthington Industries) and late in life made two of the largest charitable contributions to the University of Pittsburgh, Thiel College and Carnegie Mellon University.[1]
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On September 7, 2011 Carnegie Mellon University announced a $265 million gift from Dietrich, the largest gift the university had received and one of the 10 largest by an individual to private higher education in the United States.[2] In honor of the gift, Carnegie Mellon renamed the university's College of Humanities and Social Sciences to the Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences after Mr. Dietrich's mother.[3]
On October 6, 2011, Dietrich died from gallbladder cancer at the age of 73.[1]