Impact of Giving
UNB’s Betts/Wilbur Memorial Scholarship endowment exceeds $8 million with $1.35 million gift
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Oct 22, 2024
Category: News and Events , Bequests
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) announced yesterday that its largest scholarship endowment, the Betts/Wilbur Memorial Scholarship, has grown to more than $8 million thanks to a generous bequest of $1.35 million from the late Drs. David and Wendy Betts. Click here to learn more about the Betts, and their prestigious scholarship.
Read the full postThe Uppals: A lifetime of recording memories and a bequest to ensure futures
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: Oct 18, 2024
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students , News and Events , Bequests , Donor Stories , Scholarships and Bursaries
Mahendra and Audrey Uppal like to say that their story is simple. They retired after long careers in photography, they now operate a hospitality business from their lovely home overlooking the St. John River, and they have decided to leave the bulk of their estate to the University of New Brunswick for scholarships. It’s simple, but not straightforward. The Uppals had no previous...
Read the full postUNB announces $2.2-million commitment to benefit students
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Oct 16, 2024
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students , News and Events , Bequests
The estate of Dr. Margot Roach (BSc’55, DSc’81) and the University of New Brunswick are pleased to announce a gift of $2.2 million in support of students in physics and medicine. This generous bequest expands upon Dr. Roach’s lifelong legacy of giving to UNB. Click here to learn more about Dr. Margot Roach and the impact her bequest will have at UNB.
Read the full postUNB welcomes new Schulich Scholarship recipients
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: Sep 20, 2024
Category: News and Events , Scholarships and Bursaries
The University of New Brunswick is proud to welcome its two newest recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship, Canada’s most coveted science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) scholarship. Out of a pool of 350,000 potential candidates across Canada, these outstanding students were among the 100 who received this celebrated...
Read the full postA gift that nurtures and grows
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: Sep 10, 2024
Category: News and Events ,
Their time at UNB was foundational for Elaine and Ken Carty, and they feel strongly about the importance of giving back, now and into the future. Both leaders in their respective fields, the Cartys have gone far from their early days together on UNB’s Fredericton campus. Ken (BScF’66, DLitt’22), a New Brunswick Rhodes Scholar, is internationally renowned and consulted for his...
Read the full postNB Law Foundation makes $3.25M commitment to UNB Law
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Sep 6, 2024
Category: Donor Stories , News and Events
The future of legal education at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) is brighter after the New Brunswick Law Foundation made a substantial financial commitment of more than $3.25 million. Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle, UNB president and vice-chancellor, announced the funding at a ceremony at the Law Building in Fredericton on Sept. 6. Read on to see how this funding announcement will impact...
Read the full postWayne Carson makes $1M gift to UNB Law
Ed Bowes
Posted: Jul 18, 2024
Category: News and Events , Donor Stories
The UNB Faculty of Law is thrilled to announce a $1,000,000 gift from Wayne Carson (LLB), a graduate of the Class of 1990. Wayne is a champion of UNB. His personal and professional commitment has been unwavering. He supports significant scholarships celebrating academic excellence in both the Faculty of Law and Engineering. He currently serves on UNB’s Board of Governors as well as UNB...
Read the full postUNB’s McKenna Institute announces investment in digital agriculture led by McCain Foods
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jun 11, 2024
Category: News and Events , Innovation
The McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) is thrilled to announce a landmark $3.75 million investment from a partnership led by McCain Foods and other New Brunswick institutions that will revolutionize digital agriculture, progress regenerative farming practices and minimize the impact of climate change on farmland. Over the next five years, McCain Foods is committing $2.76...
Read the full postShannex and UNB partner for aging research and nursing education
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 29, 2024
Category: News and Events , Donor Stories
Shannex RLC Ltd. and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) have signed a $1 million partnership agreement to expand education and research in the field of life transitions and older adult care. The agreement was announced jointly by Shannex and UNB at Shannex's Halifax headquarters today. Half of Shannex’s strategic investment – $500,000 – will be used to establish the...
Read the full postUNB announces Currie Scholars for 2024-25
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 21, 2024
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries
Five outstanding high school students are winners of the prestigious Currie Undergraduate Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick. The scholarships, valued at $65,000 each, were established in 2004 by one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists, UNB Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Richard J. Currie, who was a Beaverbrook scholar as a young man. Each year, the...
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