A  $13 million donation – the largest in St. Edward’s University history – will be used to build a new campus library and to renovate the existing Scarborough-Phillips Library.

President George E. Martin announced the gift from Austin’s Bill and Pat Munday at a university leadership retreat in late July. With their latest gift, Munday, owner of the South Point Auto Group, and his wife, have given St. Edward’s more than $16.2 million since 2003.

The couple’s previous donations helped build the John Brooks Williams Natural Science Building and established a scholarship fund for students, said Mischelle Diaz, director of communications for St. Edward’s.

“Through their generosity and commitment to higher education, Pat and Bill Munday are transforming the way all students will experience research and learning at St. Edward’s,” said Martin in a university statement. “We depend on the generosity of friends like the Mundays, who are helping the university realize its vision to provide a global education for all our