corporate boards. St. John’s University In 1998 Tobin assumed the deanship at the College of Business at St. John's. During his time there he added 13 new programs, hired new faculty and renewed AACSB accreditation by the Internal Association for Management Education. In 1999, Tobin and his wife Mary made a substantial donation of $10.25 million to St. John's University. The business school was then renamed to Peter J. Tobin College of Business for his generosity. This was the largest donation in the school's 129-year history. He was honored with the Spirit of Service Award and the honorary degree of Doctor of Commercial Science. He was also awarded the highest award that can be given to alumni, the Medal of Honor in 2000 by Donald J. Harrington, President of St. John's University. Current Tobin continues to be active in the business community, philanthropy. He has been a director at AllianceBernstein since 2000, AXA Financial since 1999, and CIT Group since 2002. In addition to being on these boards Tobin is a member of the New York City Independent Budget Office Advisory Board and on the board of the H.W. Wilson Company. References External links The Tobin Story St. John's University | Catholic, Vincentian, Metropolitan, Global Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American philanthropists St. John's University (New York City) alumni American people of Irish descent 1943 births American chief financial officers New York (state) Republicans