PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh will rename its engineering school after a businessman who gave it $41.3 million, the largest donation from an individual in university history.

Pitt will use the money from Ansys Inc. founder John A. Swanson to upgrade Benedum Hall, home of its engineering school. The money will also endow faculty support, scholarships and fellowships for graduate students.

Swanson founded Ansys in 1970. The Canonsburg-based firm, which employs 1,400, makes software for engineers and manufacturers.

Swanson received a doctorate in applied mechanics from Pitt in 1966 after receiving his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Cornell University. He is semiretired, lives in The Villages, Fla., and was named a university trustee in 2006.

PITTSBURGH — The head of Louisiana's largest community college will become president of the Community College of Allegheny County in March.Fifty-seven-year-old Alex Johnson has headed Delgado Community College in New Orleans since 2004, leading its recovery after Hurricane Katrina.CCAC officials say Johnson has been named to a three-year term at $215,000 annually.Johnson will be the college's eighth president. He replaces Stewart Sutin who resigned in July to work for the University of Pittsburgh.