University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada 4 April 1997

Successful lift-off to fund-raising campaign

We're almost half way there

By Lee Elliott

Gifts that remember the impact the University of Alberta had on live and gifts that hope to seed a better future were all part of $70 million dollars already contributed to the University's $144.65 million campaign.

Nearly 700 people gathered at the MacLab Theatre Tuesday, April 2, for the public launch of the University's largest ever fund-raising campaign.

It was an evening filled with dignitaries, corporate leaders and proud alumni. But the stars of the show were donors-recognized with video segments shown on wide screen panels. Harriet Winspear, wife of the late Francis Winspear, received a standing ovation as she walked to the stage to announce that the University's most generous donor had bequeathed another $4 million to the U of A Faculty of Business. "If he were here," she said, "I believe, Francis would look you in the eye and challenge you to do your part."

Charles Chan, BEng '79, has already financed the U of A education of two students in memory of his father, Chan Pang Kuen. His memorial scholarship fund and support for the prototype development of industry are all part of the more than $6.5 million Chan has donated to the U of A.

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