Carlos Alvarez, a major philanthropist and entrepreneur who founded The Gambrinus Co., a San Antonio-based business whose holdings include the Spoetzl Brewery and Shiner beer, has died.

The Impetus Foundation, led by Spoetzl Brewery owner and philanthropist Carlos Alvarez and his family, has contributed $1 million to the Remember the Alamo Foundation.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio philanthropist and business leader Carlos Alvarez has donated $20 million to UTSA. In honor of the gift, the university is renaming the UTSA College of Business to the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, making it the first named college in UTSA history, university officials said in a news release. “This gift is a transformational moment for UTSA and the College of Business and will advance our mission to become a great public research university,” said UTSA President Taylor Eighmy. Rendering of the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, the first named college at UTSA history. (KSAT)“We are very proud to support UTSA and its outstanding students, many of whom—like me—are first-generation Mexican Americans,” said Alvarez, co-chair of UTSA’s Campaign Leadership Council.