Impact of Giving
Year Two for first recipient of prestigious Lady Vi Aitken Scholarship
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: October 6, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events , Tribute Gifts , Scholarships and Bursaries
Inaugural Lady Vi Scholar, Arushi Sabnis stands with the Max Aitken, president of the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation and Charlotte Aitken, board member, in front of a portrait of the Aitken's grandmother, Lady Violet (Vi) Aitken, at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery during a Beaverbrook Scholars celebration on Sept. 29, 2023. UNB is a long way from home for Arushi Sabnis. Now in her second year of the bachelor of science in engineering (mechanical) program on the Fredericton campus,...
Research for a better tomorrow
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: January 6, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Innovation , News and Events , Tribute Gifts
What makes the UNB experience unique? For student Sarah Lunney, it is the opportunity to pursue studies with the potential to generate real impact at the community level. In 2020-21, Sarah became the inaugural recipient of the Rosemary Aicher Health & Environment Research Experience (HERE) Award. The award enables UNB Saint John students to conduct interdisciplinary research on how environmental factors affect health...
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 Welfare. In 1968, he co-founded the school of social work at his alma mater, the Université de...
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 and easy manner have made him well liked by all who know him.”After graduation and with the...
New soccer scholarship honours life of UNB prof
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: April 26, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students , Scholarships and Bursaries , Tribute Gifts
The late Dr. Gary Worrell (BPE '75) found tremendous pride in helping countless UNB Saint John students who benefited from his compassionate guidance. He spent his entire 41-year professional career at UNB Saint John, where his memory will continue to live on. To honour his memory, Gary’s wife, Sue, along with their family and friends have established the Dr. Gary Worrell Memorial Soccer Scholarship. The award will be given to a Saint John campus student who is a member of...
A legacy of love
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: January 5, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Donor Stories , Scholarships and Bursaries , Alumni Annual Giving , Bequests , Creating Opportunities for Students , Tribute Gifts
Marilyn Garland considered herself “small but mighty.” A force to be reckoned with, she easily held her own in the company of UNB’s basketball teams, which she so loved. A steadfast donor to UNB during her life, upon her death in 2018 Marilyn (BT 1979) left the university a generous bequest of $100,000, divided evenly between an athletics scholarship for New Brunswick students and an engineering scholarship she established in her late husband’s name. A teacher by...
New education awards honour late dean Ann Sherman
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: December 23, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students , Donor Stories , News and Events , Scholarships and Bursaries , Tribute Gifts
Students in the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of education have the opportunity to carry on the legacy of the faculty’s late dean Dr. Ann Sherman, thanks to a generous commitment of $400,000 from the John and Judy Bragg Family Foundation in support of early childhood education. The gift supports the annual awarding of four undergraduate Dr. Ann Sherman Scholarships in Early Childhood Education, valued at $5,000 each; two Dr. Ann Sherman Graduate Fellowships valued at...
UNB alumni establish scholarship in late mother's name
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: September 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries , Creating Opportunities for Students , Alumni Annual Giving , News and Events , Tribute Gifts
When brothers William (BA 1974, MA 1982) and Graeme (BBA 1987) MacKinnon decided to honour their late mother Audrey, they knew it had to be in support of students. Audrey did not attend university herself, though she had very much wanted to. When she graduated from Plaster Rock Superior School in 1942, the eldest of seven children, she knew that university would place too much financial hardship on her parents. Instead, she enrolled in secretarial school and learned skills that would prove...
New residence honours trailblazing couple
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: July 29, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students , News and Events , Innovation , Tribute Gifts
UNB’s newest student residence in Saint John will honour two key figures in the campus’ history, Dr. Barry Beckett and the late Flora Beckett. The Becketts joined UNB Saint John in 1966. Barry became a chemistry professor and campus registrar. Flora became a mathematics professor and director of the Math Help Centre. They helped build an identity for the campus based upon research excellence and community engagement.The 40,000-sq.ft, geothermally heated Barry and Flora Beckett...
The McLean family legacy
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: December 30, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries , Tribute Gifts , Bequests , Creating Opportunities for Students , Donor Stories , News and Events
Alan and Joyce McLean always believed in the importance of sharing – not just their financial resources, but also of themselves.Alan, or “Al,” was born and raised in Saint John. One of five children with a widowed mother, Al and his siblings all worked to keep the family afloat, and he learned early that it is important to both work hard and look out for the well-being of others. Al’s strong work ethic led him to become a successful businessman. He was president of...