On Sept. 30, Pitt Business, the new formal name of the undergraduate and graduate programs, will celebrate Joseph M. Katz — who, in 1987 along with wife Agnes, gave what was then the largest single donation to Pitt ($10 million or $28.5 million in today’s dollars).

Katz’s donation led to the first named school at the University of Pittsburgh— the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. In making the donation, Katz said he wanted to support efforts to instill “a sense of the entrepreneurial spirit” in Pitt’s graduate business students.

Katz, a Pitt alum, grew up in the Hill District and went on to found Papercraft Corp., a gift-wrap manufacturing company. He died in 1991.

The celebration at 118 Mervis Hall will feature:

• 1 p.m.: Alumni panel discussion, including McKinsey & Company’s Connie Cibrone, American Eagle Outfitters CFO Michael Mathias, Optum Ventures COO Stephen Renfro, and Pitt and former Notre Dame professor Krista Foster.

• 1:30 p.m.: Family members will talk about Katz and his legacy.

• 1:45 p.m.: Proclamation from city of Pittsburgh naming it Joseph M. Katz Day.

Festivities start at 9 a.m. at the school for students, alumni and members of the Pitt community.