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A special message from Stéphane Brutus, Dean of the Telfer School of Management
Every day at Telfer, we try to move our vision of a Better Canada forward. But some days we don’t just move it: we ignite it to greater heights. Today is one of those days.
Today, we ignite the Smart Money campaign, in support of Telfer’s Vision for a Better Canada. And we’re inviting you to join us in a campaign that we believe will make Telfer history. And change Canada forever.
Our Vision is fifty years in the making
Its goal is a greener, healthier, happier and wealthier Canada for all, made real by one-of-a-kind labs and institutes of research, learning and practice. You can be one of the first to inspire and help build these centres to achieve profound social change — and your smart money will be the impetus for more.
The Smart Money has always been on Telfer
Why else would Ian Telfer have made the biggest donation ever at the time to a Canadian business school? Why else would CEO Magazine have rated our Executive MBA program #1 in the world — twice?
They saw a School years ahead of its time, dedicated since day one to putting business to work for better. A School situated at the very core of Canadian decision-making. And a School that’s ready to throw its entire weight at helping Canada and utilizing its huge, untapped potential.
The world needs a Better Canada —and that will take a bolder Telfer
We’re asking you to help make both happen, by giving to the Smart Money campaign.
You and your money will be even smarter if you give right now — because every dollar donated will be personally matched by Ian Telfer himself, up to $50,000, to a maximum of $5,000 per individual.
You can make a one-time gift or a recurring gift. It’s all at telfer.uottawa.ca/en/donate/, which describes The Telfer Nation Fund and the Better Canada Impact Fund.
Join us in the ultimate start-up
In many ways, through our Vision, we’re launching a start-up, the biggest we’ve ever imagined. With an ROI that our children and their children must have.
You can be an early investor in a Better Canada. I’m in. Our faculty and staff are in. Join us.
Thank you,
Dean Stéphane Brutus
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James Price, Telfer’s Executive Director, Development & Community Engagement, and the Telfer community engagement team are leading Telfer’s Smart Money campaign in support of our Vision for a Better Canada, the most ambitious awareness and fundraising effort in Telfer history. Just hours before we ignite the Smart Money campaign, he found a few minutes to explain what the campaign will achieve, what it’s going to do for Telfer and Canada, and why, of all possible moments, now is the time to make this happen. Every alumnus or citizen who wants to see a Better Canada can play an important part.
So, what’s at the heart of Telfer’s new Vision?
We feel that business has a critical leadership role in addressing some of the big challenges facing the country, whether it be social, economic, or financial. We are generating new knowledge, insights and practice through research, and most importantly applying that to developing young management students and mature management leaders.
And how does the Smart Money campaign fit in?
It’s a focused five-year effort to make smart and strategic investments in the future based on research, experiential learning, and program renewal.
Why is research-inspired teaching such a big part of the campaign?
Research creates new insights and translates into a better classroom experience, the thing that matters most. Our student evaluations show that our best researchers and practitioners are our best teachers - they’re constantly bringing in new ideas, new challenges and new case studies - and they're on top of the new knowledge within their communities of practice.
It also leads to better business practices
And not only for students, but for executives. As it relates to our vision and four themes, that means initiatives to implement new business practices around better inclusivity in the workplace; around structuring a family enterprise to support the next generation of enterprising leaders; around integrating sustainability into business decision making and reporting to shareholders, and around rethinking healthcare systems to be more effective and deliver better care to patients.
You mentioned family enterprise – that's important to the Canadian economy
It is, and we have an internationally recognized group of researchers and practitioners leading our efforts. We're building a whole next generation education program for family enterprises.
‘Next generation’ education for enterprising families – is that unique, as so often we focus on the family business itself or the patriarch/matriarch of the family business?
We’re focused on the next generation, the people who may or may not move into the family enterprise. We are looking at questions like what do these children and grandchildren do with the family wealth to create new but often related, enterprises? We’re looking at it more broadly than just the single business.
What are the three major thrusts that you mentioned for the next five years?
Number one is experiential learning: our Dean believes that it's through real life experiences that our students are going to truly unleash their potential. This is why we want to add an experiential component in every program and learning offering. And we want to integrate this in the student experience as much as possible. Competitions and clubs are great for that and we’re really strong there, but we want that experiential component where it matters most.
The second thrust is the research-informed teaching we spoke about earlier.
As for the third thrust, right now, post-pandemic, is the big renewal opportunity for Canada. So our new Dean has signaled a complete renewal of our programs - and the fundraising campaign will allow us to innovate across our undergraduate and graduate programs.
We’re also planning to build brick and mortar Telfer infrastructure?
Yes, where it makes sense. For the Thriving Organizations and Societies Lab, we have a major initiative to refit and build a state-of-the art lab that can actually look at workplace dynamics, how people work with stress, leveraging one of the strongest groups of occupational and workplace psychologists in the country.
A few people have commented that the Vision seems to have come about as a result of the pandemic
The work to develop the vision actually preceded the pandemic. We had gone through a collaborative process leading into our recent 50th anniversary to determine our areas of strategic impact. Looking back and looking forward, we realized that contributing to a Better Canada has always been part of the School’s DNA. And now the Vision also answers the call to ‘build back better’ that needs to happen in Canada.
Look at the Vision’s health pillar and the pandemic response: much of the issues are operational issues, and logistics issues. Or the Vision’s happiness pillar: The workplace now is transformed. Teams have been physically disconnected for a year. What does this mean for workplaces, teams and employee wellbeing?
And of course, there’s systemic issues around equity, diversity, inclusion. Our professors have been committed to this type of research for a long time, but recently we’ve gained a lot of attention around work that demonstrates how marginalized groups have suffered more than others during the pandemic, and any type of economic rebuild needs to keep them at the core.
We can't ignore any of it. The time is now, and we’re committed to all of it.
To an alumnus who wants to get involved, this is about “build with us” versus “we’re the best, give us money”?
Absolutely! We’re a very good School, we know where we want to go, but we need your help. This Vision and campaign are ambitious. Five years from now, everyone's going to know we're a top school — but we can't get there without you.
There are so many ways to give to all this
And every gift matters. Yes, we need transformative gifts that can help us build these Institutes and help us recruit new chairs and senior leaders. But as we build those centres, we need to grow our already strong team and amplify their work. In recent years we've had excellent recruitment and our faculty is a modern, motivated group — and every single dollar helps us continue to recruit even better.
Here’s another way your money can work: our institutes aren’t ivory towers. We bring in executives-in-residence, so our professors can work hand-in-hand with practitioners, linking research and teaching to the world of practice. By contributing to our Better Canada Impact Fund, you help advance this work and make sure it is connected to better pedagogy for students and better practice.
And with our commitment to experiential learning and the student experience, your contribution to the Telfer Nation Fund will help us accelerate and expand these unique opportunities for all students across all programs.
What are the different giving channels?
You can give to the Telfer Nation Fund which is all about experiential learning and improving the student experience, or the Better Canada Impact Fund, to support innovative research and its application to teaching and practice.
Any amount of support - one hundred dollars, one thousand dollars or a million dollars — it’s all going to be put to work in an extremely smart way. It’s all about getting Telfer, getting business, and getting Canada where we want and need to be five years from now.
This really is the time to start
In every way.
Excerpts from an interview with James Price
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Thank you to all the participants, sponsors and volunteers who joined us for the Telfer Scholarship Golf Tournament on September 22, 2017.
With your help, we raised over $20,000 to go towards the Bernadette Sarazin and Carl Nappert Merit Scholarship fund!
Congratulations to our winning team! Thomas Cox, John Wins-Purdy, Caolan Walsh (left to right) as well as Kevin Huynh (not present).
For information regarding sponsorship opportunities for future editions of the Telfer Scholarship Golf Tournament, please contact Susan Redmond at
You can find photos from the evening on our Flickr page. Feel free to download and share with your friends!
Thank you all and see you next year!
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Fulfilment Enough
I’m an accountant, and my practice includes a specialization in fundraising. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that when you ask people to give money to a cause, you better be ready to give when they ask you for something in return. I approached fundraising for the Kevin Vollett Entrepreneurial Award with this insight in mind. The scholarship award is given each year to recognize a member of The Entrepreneurs’ Club for his or her participation and dedication to the club. The award is named for a friend, former fellow club executive and budding entrepreneur who died in an accident back in 1993, when we were both Telfer BCom students.
The fact that the Telfer School is honouring me is proof that my approach is a winning one. The Kevin Vollett Entrepreneurial Award is well on its way to becoming fully funded and sustainable for many years, and several students have gained important knowledge and valuable real-world experience in the process. Best of all, Kevin’s legacy at the school and the club is secure. That’s more than fulfilment enough for me.
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Who I Am Now
So is inclusiveness. It matters that the Telfer School is bilingual and that it also welcomes students from across the country and around the world. When I was a Telfer BCom student, this spirit of inclusiveness enabled me to study with people who had much different backgrounds than mine. And this exposure helped make me a better student, person and, eventually, accountant and public servant. That inclusive institutions such as the Telfer School and the University of Ottawa exist in Canada’s capital city is of great significance—both as a symbol to everyone throughout the country and as a source of broad-minded professionals, especially for our public service.
These connected values—opportunity and inclusiveness—are why I’ve been a loyal Telfer School donor. I’ve given regularly to scholarship funds and to support the Dean’s strategic priorities. Opportunity and inclusiveness are also why I’ll continue to give. This place and its characteristics helped shape who I am. And if you don’t respect where you’ve come from, how are you going to respect where you are now?
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Turn A Little Into A Lot
As an accountant, I give mainly to Professor Sylvain Durocher’s accounting students. I act as a judge in their annual case competition and supply a portion of the prize money that goes to the winning team and finalist. That money is important to these students. It’s a tangible reward for their sharp thinking and hard work, and it helps ease their financial burden in a small way, enabling them to focus more fully on their student experience. Even a modest amount of money means a lot to these students. My financial contribution also gives something to me—mostly satisfaction in seeing the joy on the faces of the winners and in knowing that I’m helping them hone their professional talents.
I urge all recent Telfer BCom grads to think of their own creative ways to give financially to the program and the school. Opportunities to advance your profession or fulfill your academic passion while helping students are there to be found. And if you can’t give at the level of Ian Telfer, don’t let that stop you. Even a small financial contribution has a way of building momentum and attracting even more dollars. Trust me: you can turn a little into a lot—for Telfer School students and for you.
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Strong Momentum
So we were excited when the Telfer School set up its PhD program. It sends an important message that the school is now spurring top-flight research. It sets a tone that a new mission of the school is to focus on fostering research that contributes to new knowledge in the field of management. We realized that we had to provide strong momentum for success in the launch of the new PhD program. Our donation is to support the first cohort of students, in all its five fields, to attract the best doctoral candidates to the school for this new program and to help them financially in the critical first two years of study. We know how crucial it is for this initial cohort to create strong momentum in the program from the very beginning.
It is our hope that this momentum will serve to propel the program by attracting more top students to attend. We also hope our donation encourages others to be a part of the growing excellence of the Telfer PhD and consider contributing as donors. This help will sustain the positive momentum for the future growth and success of the school as evidenced by the launch of this new, important and exciting program.
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Every year, we recognize outstanding Telfer School of Management donors in order to demonstrate our appreciation and create meaningful relationships with those in our community who choose us amongst a sea of giving opportunities. This year, the Telfer Donor of the Year awards will be presented at our annual Gala of Excellence on October 21, 2017, along with the celebration of our anniversary classes and the presentation of our Alumni Awards.
If you would like to learn more about giving to what matters to you at Telfer, please click here.
Congratulations to our 2017 Donor of the Year awards recipients:
Harry Mortimer – Fundraising Volunteer of the Year
Thanks to his leadership, commitment and dedication towards the Telfer Entrepreneur’s Club, the Kevin Vollett Entrepreneurial Award will be sustainable for future years.
Marlene Patrick – Loyal Donor of the Year
Her continued generosity and support of her alma mater, over the last 30 years, are truly inspired and valued.
Jean-Philippe Aubé – Young Donor of the Year
He is helping build a culture of giving at the School through his time, money and skills.
Lilian and Swee Chua Goh – Donors of the Year
The Lilian and Swee Chua Goh Doctoral Scholarships provided tremendous momentum to the fall 2016 launch of the PhD program by helping us recruit four of the eight top-notch candidates in 2016 and one in 2017. The couple has a long history at Telfer: Swee is an Emeritus Professor and Lilian is a founding advisor of the CPA Accounting and Governance Research Centre.
Click here for more information on the Telfer Gala of Excellence.
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We are proud to announce that the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is the recipient of a major gift from alumnus James Yersh. The donation, contributed over the next 5 years, will go towards the establishment of the Yersh Family Pedagogical Innovation Fund.
This announcement was made at the Telfer Alumni Breakfast Speaker Series on November 25, 2015.
"We are profoundly thankful to Mr. Yersh for his generous gift," stated François Julien, Dean of the Telfer School. "This investment will allow us to align ourselves with the ever changing learning modes of students, and to transform how we learn– one of the 5 priorities we have set for our fundraising campaign".
The new fund will support improvements to program structures, content and delivery. These improvements could include researching, creating and implementing alternate, flexible and adaptable content and delivery methods, as well as creating integrative cases that would be used across more than one course.
Focussing on pedagogical innovation will help transform learning inside and outside the classroom, with an eye to increasing the career potential of graduates.
The other priorities of the Telfer School’s fundraising campaign are: Investing in globalisation, Generating new knowledge, Fostering experiential learning, and Supporting scholarships and strategic initiatives.
James Yersh is Chief Financial Officer at Blackberry, in Waterloo, Ontario, where he is responsible for all aspects of the company's financial operations and investor relations. James previously served as the Senior Vice President, Controller of BlackBerry and has more than 15 years of experience in the technology and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining BlackBerry in 2008, he held various senior positions at Cognos Incorporated and Deloitte.
James Yersh is one of many alumni who continue to stay connected with and give back to the Telfer School of Management to support the programs and projects that matter most to them.
Photo Caption: James Yersh with some of the students who attended the Alumni Breakfast Speaker Series on November 25.
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The University of Ottawa is proud to announce that Ian Telfer has committed a $2 million planned gift to the School of Management that bears his name. In 2007, Mr. Telfer contributed $25 million to the University, the largest private naming gift ever made to a Canadian business school.
“Making a planned gift is something all alumni can do to help future generations of students,” stated Ian Telfer. “Being a donor is very rewarding and it really keeps you connected to your alma mater.”
François Julien, Dean of the Telfer School of Management, stated: “At the Telfer School, we strive to create relevant management knowledge and develop influential leaders who transform lives, organizations and communities. His future contribution will help us to maintain strong connections with businesses and the community in order to continuously enhance our programs.”
Mr. Telfer also became a member of the University of Ottawa’s “Defy the Conventional” Campaign Cabinet. This campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history, has set a lofty goal of raising $400 million, which will enable the University to continue its unparalleled teaching and research activities.
“Ian Telfer understands the positive and transformative impact of philanthropy,” said Allan Rock, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa. “His ongoing support for our university is demonstrative of his generosity and a desire to help his alma mater continue to advance as a competitive research university that offers students the best quality learning environment possible.”
More information on planned giving
About Ian Telfer
Ian Telfer has served as Chairman of the Board of Goldcorp since November 2006, and President and Chief Executive Officer of its predecessor, Wheaton River Minerals Ltd., since 2001. He also served as Chairman of the World Gold Council from 2009 to 2013.
Mr. Telfer has over 30 years of experience in the precious metals business. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has served as a director and officer of several Canadian and international companies. He graduated from the University of Ottawa with an MBA in 1976.
He has received numerous awards including being named Ernst & Young’s Western Canada Entrepreneur of the year in 2007 and being elected to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2015.
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We are proud to announce that the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is the recipient of a principal gift of $1.5 million from alumnus Camille Villeneuve. His new support includes $350,000 towards the Camille Villeneuve Fund for Entrepreneurship, $150,000 towards the existing Camille Villeneuve Student Activity Fund and a one million dollar bequest that will be allocated to the Dean's Strategic Priorities Fund.
"We are profoundly thankful to Mr. Villeneuve for his generous gift," stated Allan Rock, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa. "This investment will help to enhance one of our strategic priorities - the student experience - by providing Telfer students with the means to make a difference in our community and beyond."
The Camille Villeneuve Fund for Entrepreneurship will grow existing and new programs, providing students with enterprise start-up support and linking them to entrepreneurs through competitions, workshops, speaker series and sharing of best practice.
The Camille Villeneuve Student Activity Fund offers financial support to student delegations representing the university as they attend or host events, including case-competition teams, academic conferences, seminars and workshops.
"These funds allow us to connect students with what matters to them while they learn alongside leaders, executives and entrepreneurs as brilliant as they are inspiring" said Dean François Julien. "We are delighted to name our multi-purpose event room (DMS 4101 in the Desmarais Building) the Camille Villeneuve Room in recognition of his loyal, lifelong giving to the Telfer School. His success as a local entrepreneur who is known for his integrity can serve as an inspiration to our students."
“I started university with a firm belief that I would succeed in business,” said Villeneuve, a 1967 uOttawa management graduate. “And as far as that goes, I can say without hesitation that the University of Ottawa gave me the theoretical knowledge needed to succeed, but that it also enabled me to build a network of contacts that was decisive throughout my more than 40 year career. That’s why it seemed completely natural for me to reaffirm my sense of belonging to the Telfer School of Management as a donor, in support of its pursuit of excellence.”
Mr. Villeneuve's donation will support the Telfer School's Entrepreneurship initiatives. "We are committed to helping students succeed" said Stephen Daze, the Dom Herrick Entrepreneur in Residence at the Telfer School. "For many, success will be starting a new venture or contributing to one as co-founder or team member. We provide the tools and resources students need to learn, network and build their innovation and entrepreneurship skills."
This new pledge brings Mr. Villeneuve's lifetime giving to the School to nearly $1.85 million. While he has given back to Telfer students through his philanthropic support as well as his membership on the Dean's Advisory Board from 2005-2011, his contributions extend beyond uOttawa. His leadership and commitment to the environment earned LEED platinum certification on a 2014 Multivesco construction project.
Alumni and friends who choose to make a planned gift in addition to giving during their lifetime can leave their legacy at the Telfer School by allowing it to respond to emerging needs today and tomorrow. University budgets are tightly restricted and gifts offer deans a degree of flexibility that would not otherwise be possible.
“Making a planned gift is a way to ensure that future students will succeed” adds Mr. Villeneuve.
Mr. Villeneuve is one of many alumni who continue to stay connected with and give back to the Telfer School of Management to support students and the overall objectives of the school.
About Camille Villeneuve (BCom 1967, DU 1996)
Camille Villeneuve, president of Multivesco, is a proud Telfer School of Management alumnus and an Outaouais entrepreneur whose success in the business world can serve as an inspiration to Telfer students. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1967 and was award an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa in 1996.
Over more than 40 years, he has developed numerous real estate projects locally and in the U.S. His values of perseverance, patience, respect and integrity have driven his relationships with clients and employees alike.
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On May 8, the Telfer School of Management and the Telfer School’s Alumni Association welcomed alumni and donors to its annual donor recognition event “Back to Telfer - Come Back. Give Back.” This event aims to unite alumni and donors to celebrate and encourage graduates to Come back and Give back to their alma mater, the Telfer School.
In addition to celebrating our alumni, we also presented the following awards:
Telfer Donor of the Year Award: Welch LLP
Welch LLP has supported the Telfer School and its students for a number of years now. They are a Platinum Sponsor of the Accounting Club and sponsor other key student events. Welch LLP also provides financial support and incentive to Telfer School of Management students with the Welch LLP Accounting Scholarship. They reward students who distinguish themselves through a well-rounded approach to life, involvement in the School or community at large and academic success.
Telfer Young Donor of the Year Award: Omar Hashem and Abdul-Aziz Garuba
As students, Aziz and Omar were very involved in the Telfer community, student clubs and associations. Aziz and Omar recently created the Garuba-Hashem Admission Scholarship to help us continue to attract the best and brightest students.
Telfer Loyal Donor of the Year Award: Louise Pagé-Valin
Louise Pagé-Valin has supported the Telfer School of Management and its students for the past 27 years. In 2004, Ms. Pagé-Valin created the Pagé-Valin Family Scholarship that honours the Pagé and Valin families, who have studied or worked at the University of Ottawa for the past several decades.
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Dean François Julien and the entire Telfer community wish to express our sincere appreciation to Rob Ashe (BCom 1982, DU 2010) and Sandra Herrick (BCom 1984) for their generous gift of $375,000 which will provide funding for the Entrepreneur in Residence at the Telfer School of Management for five years. The position has been named in honour of Dom Herrick.
Rob Ashe is the former CEO of Cognos and General Manager of Business Analytics for IBM. Serving as CEO of Cognos Inc, he helped grow the company into a $1Billion-plus business intelligence software giant. Following the acquisition of Cognos by IBM in 2008, Ashe led IBM’s growing Business Analytics division as General Manager, where he served until March of 2012. In his near 30 year tenure at Cognos, Ashe held several leadership positions across key departments including CFO, Senior Vice President of R&D, Senior Vice President of Services and Support, Chief Corporate Officer and President and COO. Rob has also been a strong supporter of the YMCA-YWCA National Capital Region, United Way, the Ottawa Food Bank, Royal Ottawa Campaign for Mental Health, the Ottawa Public Library, the Ottawa Hospital, the National Gallery of Canada and Ashbury College. Mr. Ashe was presented with the Trudeau Medal by the Telfer School of Management in 2000, in recognition of his leadership, initiative and contributions to the business world, the community and his alma mater.
Sandra is a Telfer graduate and a Chartered Accountant. Sandra worked within Ottawa's high technology community at Kinburn Capital and Mitel. After combining a consulting career with raising a family, she has spent the last many years as a financial advisor.
Dom Herrick, father and father-in-law respectively of Telfer alumni Sandra Herrick and Rob Ashe was a local businessman with a very keen interest in the development of the city's business community. He worked on the team at E.R. Fisher's in Ottawa for close to 30 years and dedicated countless hours to the Ottawa Executive Association (OXA). Dom developed an appreciation for the importance of Entrepreneurship in the local community. Dom closely watched the growth in the technology community in Ottawa - and Cognos specifically. Through this, he advocated for a greater entrepreneurial spirit in the local community. For this reason, Rob and Sandra have chosen to honor Dom with the Dom Herrick Entrepreneur in Residence position.
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We would like to wholeheartedly thank André Giroux (Civil Law 1982 & BAdm 1979), President of Legico-CHP, for his generous donation of $30,000 for the creation of the Legico-CHP scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to francophone students from Québec upon admission in the Telfer BCom program. Three scholarships of $2,000 will be available every year for five years.
Legico-CHP is the result of a merger between Legico, founded in 2000, and CHP, in business since 1992. Since their respective inceptions, the two organizations have been playing a vital role in important local and international construction projects.
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Claude Des Rosiers, VP and General Manager of Boone Plumbing in Ottawa, while not a graduate of Telfer, has become one of our most recent very generous supporters.
In recent years, Claude worked with Telfer as the lead industry sponsor and partner for a new executive education program entitled Leadership for Growing Businesses which is geared to develop the next generation of executives in the construction and property management industry in Ottawa. Claude's son Sébastien completed the Leadership program and his brother Luc, also a Boone Plumbing executive, is a graduate of the Telfer Executive MBA program. With many colleagues and family using the Telfer facilities for training and development, it became evident to Claude that the chairs in the main classroom at the Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership needed to be replaced. With the generous financial support of Claude and the collaboration of Chris LeClair at Ottawa Business Interiors, we recently received 50 brand new Herman Miller chairs for this classroom. They are proving to be a very comfortable and attractive upgrade to our facilities.
The Telfer School and the Centre for Executive Leadership wish to extend our sincere thanks to Claude. As he said to us when we discussed this generous gift to the school, “you make a living by working hard, but you make a life by giving”.
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The Telfer School of Management held its 18th Annual Golf Tournament on September 14, 2012 at the Meadows Golf and Country Club. Since the Telfer School launched its first golf tournament in 1995 to stimulate networking and raise money for scholarship funds, over $700,000 has been raised.
You can see the pictures from this event via Flickr or Facebook.
It is with great enthusiasm that we announce that our next tournament will take place on September 13, 2013.
Photo: Tony Trentadue, Mike Brown, Rob Mariani, Vince Arlotta
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This year for the very first time, the Telfer School of Management awarded two new donor recognition awards at the 3rd Annual Donor Appreciation Event for the faculty’s donors.
Every day we strive to improve our relationships with donors, demonstrate our appreciation and create meaningful relationships with those in our community who choose us amongst a sea of giving opportunities. Both of our recipients are wonderful examples of the kind of donor the Telfer School of Management holds every year. Through their generosity and ongoing commitment to the School they have chosen to step out of their daily routine to make a difference in someone else’s life.
Our first new award is the Young Donor of the Year Award. We have worked hard to stay in touch with our younger graduates and to follow and celebrate their success, while encouraging their ongoing engagement with their alma mater. Giving can be an important part of demonstrating support.
This award recognizes a donor 30 years or younger who has demonstrated a commitment to the Telfer School through a long-time and ongoing gift. Most young graduates are thinking about their careers and simply being in their 20’s. Our recipient this evening is an exception, she starting giving just 3 years after graduating in 2005, and has been giving monthly ever since. She was an involved student, a scholarship recipient in her time, and she’s recently become an entrepreneur. This year, Melinda Cesario Assaf (BCom 2005).
The Telfer Donor of the Year Award is intended to recognize and honour a donor who has gone above and beyond helping others through a history of giving, an ongoing commitment to the School, and who has had significant impact on both the Telfer School and its students. This year’s honouree Jeffrey Smith completed a BAdm in 1978 and Bachelor’s of Management Science in 1979. Jeffrey is a valued donor with a history of giving to the Telfer School dating back 25 years. In 2007 he and his wife Elaine Wilson decided to create the Albert and Margery Smith Scholarship at the Telfer School to honour his hardworking and supportive parents. To date Jeffrey and his wife have donated over $50,000 supporting scholarships for students coming from non-urban centers to get their business degree at the Telfer School of Management. Jeffrey and Elaine epitomize generosity and humility and we are pleased to recognize their generosity with this award.
Top photo: Jeffrey Smith and Dean François Julien
