Major Gift News

$3 million will endow a chair in palliative care in collaboration with Dalhousie University; $1 million will go towards the new Hospice Halifax. Lisa Murphy is the daughter of the late Mersey Seafoods co-founder Bill Murphy. The death of three immediate family members within a three year period prompted her to donate to palliative care.

For the Cross-Border Institute. The gift will fund a research initiative to help Canadian enterprises better participate in the global marketplace.

To advance naval architecture and marine engineering education and promote innovative technologies in Canada’s shipbuilding industry. The gift will fund the creation of a Marine Systems Initiative, with the funds administered over a five-year period.

For the previously named Sobey School of Business. $5 million will create student scholarships; $7 million will endow two chairs and create five new professorships; $6 million will help build the Sobeys Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub. Sobeys Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub This is the largest donation in the institution’s history and the largest to a university in Atlantic Canada. Half the funds are a personal gift from David Sobey.

For the Haskayne Capital Expansion Project within the Haskayne School of Business. A student gathering space in Mathison Hall, a new addition a part of the project, will be named for Rob Peters. Rob Peters is co-founder of Calgary-based investment firm Peters & Co. Limited.

To help the College to build and upgrade its facilities with new equipment. Jan den Oudsten Vehicle Technology & Research Centre (VTRC) This is the largest gift the college has received from individual sources. This is the largest gift the college has received from individual sources.

For a new endowment fund for student scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded to students on the soccer, track and field, or cross country teams who are enrolled in a program in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Community Services. Fonds de bourses Medavie; Stade Croix Bleue Medavie Stadium Medavie Inc. has also made significant donations to mental health. The stadium was named for the company in recognition of cumulative giving.

For a research chair in Aboriginal Studies. The Chair will focus on engaging Vancouver Island University’s Aboriginal students in the research process and strengthening relationships between the University, First Nations, Metis, Inuit and the broader community. Fulbright Canada Jarislowsky Visiting Research Chair in Aboriginal Studies The gift matched a commitment from Fulbright Canada Foundation. Funds are in USD.

Over 10 years, for the newly named Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. The gift includes funding that will help the school expand its sustainability initiatives, support various education efforts, scholarships and student learning opportunities. $8 million will create one chair each in finance, marketing, leadership and sports leadership; $5.5 million will support student scholarships; $3 million will create a fund for teaching and learning; $2 million will fund the design and landscaping of a new Lang plaza. Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics; Four chairs named for Gordon S. Lang; A Lang plaza Stu Lang has served as the University’s varsity football coach. This is the largest gift in the University’s history. The gift was made in honour of Stu’s father, the late Gordon Lang, a Canadian business leader.

For the High Performance Discovery Hub Gift, which will help advance high-level performance and mobility for kids with disabilities.

The gift can be used however the University’s president sees fit. The gift is tied to the University’s recent move of its Canadian operations to Vaughan, ON. The gift is tied to Niagara University’s recent move of it’s Canadian operations to a development in Vaughan constructed by Cortellucci’s company, the Cortel Group.

To support the construction of the new health and wellness centre.

For medical equipment and staff education. The gift is the result of community donations.

For a national study of food programs offered by public sector and community service organizations to understand how to better reduce food waste. Some of the funds will be used to help accelerate food recovery and to enhance a website that connects non-profit partners with food donors.

For the previously named Donald Horne Endowment for Children’s Health. Income from the endowment supports patient care for children in Pictou County. The gift was in the form of 5,900 shares of Empire stock, which had an approximate value of $170,000 at the time of the gift announcement.

To support the $1.3 billion SickKids VS campaign. TELUS will also donate $25 for every new TELUS smartphone activated in Ontario up to $50,000, and $25 for every digital storybook sold of Bunny Goes to the Hospital, up to $50,000.

For the campaign to redesign and redevelop the hospital. The gift was made in honour of Kathleen Hennessey, the family’s matriarch.

For the hospital’s redevelopment project.