Donor Profiles

Shelley Saunders

Shelley Saunders bequeaths nearly $550,000 for anthropology scholarships.


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Lynton (Red) Wilson

Chancellor's latest gift demonstrates his strong commitment to McMaster.

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Entrance to the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute. Image courtesy of FHS.

The Farncombe family donated $15 million to launch a new research institute for digestive health.

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Ruler of Sharjah

Ruler of Sharjah donates $1 million to establish first chair in Global Islam.

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Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson's concern about quality of life for the aging population promps a $3 million donation.

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Walter Booth

Walter Booth donates $2 million to the Faculty of Engineering.

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Philanthropist and businessman Ron Joyce has donated $10 million to help launch McMaster University's Burlington campus.

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Businessman David Braley recently donated $1 million to McMaster University's sport medicine and rehabilitation centre, a donation the University called "incredibly valuable."

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The Bachelor of Technology program, a Faculty of Engineering and Mohawk College joint venture, received a $120,000-boost from their recent partnership with the Woodbridge Group. This contribution will enable the establishment of The Woodbridge Group Industrial Lectureship.

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A founding father of McMaster University's medical school and a dedicated supporter of the Health Sciences Library is being honoured with the naming of the library's new History of Health and Medicine Room.

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A family of four brothers has donated $1.3 million to the Health Sciences Library at McMaster University, in tribute to their parents who were known for opening their home to scores of Dutch immigrants settling in the area.

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McMaster alumna Suzanne Labarge recently donated $2 million for the establishment of the Raymond and Margaret Labarge Chair in Research and Knowledge Application for Optimal Aging, named in tribute to her parents.

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Teresa CascioliTeresa Cascioli's $1-million gift gives budding entrepreneurs a boost.

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In 2003, Canadian businessman and philanthropist Michael G. DeGroote gave $105 million to McMaster University in an unprecedented display of generosity.

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The Class of 1940 kicks off Alumni Weekend with President Peter George by gathering around a new bench they donated to the University. In 2005, on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of their graduation, members of the Class of 1940 collectively raised funds to place a new bench in front of the Refectory.

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Only six years after graduation, alumna Jennifer Carter established the Jennifer Carter Bursary, to provide $1,000 per year to a student from Northern Ontario who has demonstrated financial need.

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In 2006, Gina Fraser donated $1 million to establish the Ron and Gina Fraser Health Sciences Bursary. The endowment provides students with financial hardship the means to a university education in health sciences.

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Members of McMaster's alumni community in Hong Kong have raised funds to support a new four-year international student award, the McMaster University - Hong Kong Scholarship.

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