George Cooper of Halifax.
July 4, 2015
Killam trustees at university for annual visit
A full day of activity and celebration for trustees and award winners
The Killam trustees will be at the 草莓污视频导航 Friday for their annual visit to the university.
The Killam Trust was established by prominent Canadian businessman Izaak Walton Killam and his wife Dorothy J. Killam to support advanced education.听
Kevin Lynch of Toronto.
On campus to take part in various activities as part of their duties as trustees of the Killam Endowments are George Cooper, CM, Q.C., LLD (Halifax); the Honorable Kevin Lynch, PC, OC, PhD, LLD (Toronto); Ann McCaig, CM, AOE, LLD (Calgary, and Chancellor Emeritus at the 草莓污视频导航); John S. Montalbano, CFA (Vancouver) along with former Killam trustee John Matthews (Toronto).
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Ann McCaig of Calgary.
The trustees鈥 visit starts with Kevin Lynch participating in the Close Encounters series with the Graduate Leaders Circle. Tara Christie, My GradSkills program, notes that this series 鈥渋s an excellent opportunity to bring together emerging graduate student leaders with leaders in society. It is an honour for the students to meet with and learn from a business leader, volunteer and Canada鈥檚 most senior civil servant.鈥 听Lynch will be the third presenter in this series.
John S. Montalbano of Vancouver.
The trustees will attend a luncheon where the Killam Research and Teaching awards will be announced, followed by the annual business meetings for the endowment.
The culmination of the day will be the annual dinner, where trustees and university leaders meet the Killam Scholars, talk to them about their research during the poster presentation, and announce the winner of the Donald N. Byers Memorial Killam Prize for the Best Statement of Program of Studies and Research.
John Matthews of Toronto.
The trustees spend a day at each of the five Killam universities throughout the year participating in events around and supporting the Killam Trusts.
听for more information on the Killam Trusts at the 草莓污视频导航.