Thank you
donors!

The University of Manitoba raised $44.1 million in 2008/2009 – the biggest achievement ever outside of a capital campaign. Support has grown year after year and we thank our donors for their vote of confidence. Among the impacts of this generosity are new lecture theatres, research initiatives and study spaces, 95 new scholarships and bursaries, and hundreds of new books in our libraries. Some of the greatest areas of support in 2008/2009 were:

• Libraries - $7.45 million
• Faculty/School/College Support - $6.8 million
• Research/Teaching Chairs - $4.7 million

A significant gift, a huge impact

Retired professor leaves $7 million
to University of Manitoba libraries

Those with a taste for the classics, languages and philosophy now have more to dig into at the Elizabeth Dafoe Library. The late William Stobie, a retired University of Manitoba English professor, left nearly $7 million to the university’s Libraries. The Stobie estate enhances the Margaret and William Stobie Library Fund – an endowment Stobie established in 2003 to help the Elizabeth Dafoe Library update collections in the classics, philosophy, Slavic studies, and language and literature.

From inner-city to international acclaim

A renowned pathologist gives back to his alma mater

George Yee, MD/60, forged a path from Winnipeg’s inner-city to a career as a well-respected pathologist. He credits the University of Manitoba for starting him on the road to success. That’s why he provided a gift of $2.5 million to establish the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI). The multidisciplinary centre will combine expertise from the Faculties of Engineering, Management, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Science; and the School of Medical Rehabilitation; as well as health informatics experts – a team approach that will bring more benefit to patients.

Resistance is (not) futile

Research chair boosts immunology studies

GlaxoSmithKline Inc. made a $1 million investment to establish an endowment for a University of Manitoba research chair in the immunobiology of infectious disease. This Chair will bolster the university’s research and education in infectious diseases and immunobiology – areas where our faculty members are international leaders.

Objets d’art

Generous donation of artwork to university collection

Campus art gallery, Gallery One One One received a significant gift to its permanent collection of art from Anna and Lyle Silverman of Winnipeg. The collection, valued at over $108,000, includes 27 works of art. The works are primarily serigraphs on paper, but also include several three-dimensional pieces and two major art publications. Artists from across the country are represented in the collection.

Students benefiting students

Millions added to fund for new scholarships, equipment, labs

Each year, students vote to decide whether they will support their faculty with a charitable donation. For over 20 years, the answer has been a resounding yes. This year was no different. Students in seven faculties and one school voted to support their faculty to help fund Faculty endowments, equipment and infrastructure upgrades. Students from three other faculties voted to increase their annual contribution. In total, the student contribution from referenda will amount to just over $2.3 million over three years.

Gifts from the heart and spirit

Large increase in bequests has a positive impact

Nearly $10 million in planned gifts – three times more than the average of prior years – came in from 26 individuals’ estates and numerous other donors. These gifts will have a significant impact on the university. Highlights include nearly $7 million from William Stobie to the Libraries, $974,472 from John Frank Allen, BA/28, DSc/79, for the Dr. Frank Allen Family Library Fund, and $800,000 from Edith Davison, BSc/35, for a bursary in Architecture.