Donors making a difference
After 82 years, a small memento from the time Margaret Chase Gibson (BA’28) spent at Western has made its way back to the university. [more]
But before departing for Afghanistan last December, BESc'83 grad Lt. Col. David Allan Quick wanted to ensure his commitment he made to support Western students was among the important affairs he had in order. [more]
Ted Hewitt, Western Vice-President (Research & International Relations), was inspired by his mother's life regret and created the Bess A. Hewitt Scholarship in Visual Arts. [more]
Ed Holder's (BA'76) gift to create the Bruno DaSilva Community Service Award, is helping Lindsay Sleeth change lives. [more]
Danielle Barber (BA’05), hasn't forgotten how the student support she received helped her attain her academic goals. This is why she gives back today. [more]
Donors like Dr. Katherine L. Morrison help Western students who will move beyond Canada’s border to become more socially aware and embrace the notion of global citizenship. [more]
The Alzheimer’s Society of London & Middlesex and Mr. Stewart Geddes, are supporting Robarts researchers to make advances in the area of Alzheimer's disease. [more]
James M. Good (BA’64, MA’65) has long loved the arts, and Western, and this is why he has given his alma mater some of his most prized possessions. [more]
Donors and volunteers to the Paul Davenport Theatre make a difference by helping the University enrich humanity through the arts, music and culture. [more]
The Lassonde Family is leading the way at Western with their support of environmental management and a sustainable future for Canada and the world. [more]
Regna Darnell, Professor of Anthropology at Western has donated 1,700 books, articles and manuscripts to the First Nations Library in the Faculty of Social Sciences. [more]
Together, Western Heads East and donors like Northwater Capital Management are making a difference by inspiring community engagement and a global outlook. [more]
Bill Bell (HBSc'57) is ensuring students in Western’s Department of Earth Sciences receive relevant educational opportunities both in the classroom and the field. [more]
Dr. Richard Kim, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, is working to find reasons behind patients’ different responses to drugs to help physicians tailor prescriptions. [more]
Bill Edgar was 70 years old when he graduated from Western. The university offered generous bursaries to seniors and he wanted to give that kind of opportunity to someone else. [more]
John Hall feels blessed in many ways and because he wanted to share his blessings with others, he established two Western bursaries through a gift of life insurance. [more]
Arlene Kennedy believes in the concept of "paying it forward" which is an act of generosity without expectation of pay back. This is why she has made a planned gift to Western. [more]
Paul Keery has created a legacy through a life insurance policy. Once realized, a student award in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies will be given each year. [more]
John Lutman's love for Western motivated him and his wife to make a bequest to Western Libraries, which will preserve and grow the significant Collections for the rest of time. [more]
Many fond memories of Western motivated Dr. Keith Mills to make a bequest to create the Mills Memorial Professorship, where visiting professors to the Department of Psychiatry can lecture to faculty, students and the public. [more]
Jeff and Tara O'Hagan have left a bequest to Western in their wills to support the Craig O'Hagan Memorial Award, a bursary in Engineering that was created after Jeff's younger brother, Craig (BESc'96), died of Burkitt's lymphoma in 2003. [more]
