Frank McKenna to honour Georgio Gaudet with donation to UNB

UNB Newsroom

Posted: December 17, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News and Events, Scholarships and Bursaries, Tribute Gifts

The McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick announces that The Hon. Frank McKenna, PC, OC, ONB, QC, F.ICD, will honour long-time New Brunswick public servant Georgio Gaudet with a $100,000 donation to support women studying in the faculty of computer science at UNB. Gaudet began his extraordinary career in 1964 as a social worker for the New Brunswick Department of Youth and...

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A history scholarship endowed for the future

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: December 13, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Bequests, News and Events, Donor Stories, Tribute Gifts

Professor Tom Evans was passionate about teaching history, and thanks to a scholarship he established in his parents’ names, generations of students will benefit from that passion.Born and raised in Fredericton, Tom completed his bachelor of arts in history at UNB in 1960, taking part in many campus activities. His entry from UNB’s Up the Hill yearbook said of Tom, “his quiet...

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Being a part of change

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: December 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News and Events, Scholarships and Bursaries

Peyton Juhnke is focused on building a better future for Indigenous Peoples.Peyton, who was UNB Fredericton’s Valedictorian for the Class of 2021, graduated in May with a bachelor of philosophy in interdisciplinary leadership from Renaissance College. A dean’s list student throughout her degree, she was also one of the Indigenous co-representatives for the Renaissance College...

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Thank You Thursday

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: December 2, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Alumni Annual Giving, News and Events

We are humbled by the support of UNB alumni on Giving Tuesday. We had hoped for a record-breaking day of online giving – we not only broke our record, thanks to alumni like you we more than doubled our previous record of individual Giving Tuesday donations. Thank you!Donors supported a variety of projects, with gifts to the Alumni Legacy Scholarship totaling $7,240. Thanks...

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