Campaign results

April 2016 marked the end of the largest fundraising campaign in the history of Queen’s Engineering and Applied Science. It was a call to action with a bold vision to inspire a new way for thinking, teaching, and conducting research. Our supporters answered our call with an outstanding and unprecedented response. Your generous and meaningful gifts are already transforming our school, facilitating discovery, and providing exceptional leadership opportunities for our students. The stories in our special section are a glimpse into the heart of our campaign. These stories are excellent examples of what can be acheived when we work together to inspire greatness. Thank you.

THANK YOU SUPPORTERS! $90,300,203 RAISED!

$85 MILLION GOAL SURPASSED!

INSPIRING PROGRAMS $18.6 MILLION

INSPIRING STUDENT EXPERIENCES $19.8 MILLION

INSPIRING TEACHING AND RESEARCH $26 MILLION

INSPIRING SPACES $25.9 MILLION

Taylor Sawadsky, Sc’17

A message from the Engineering Society

THANK YOU!

In my role as president of the Engineering Society, I constantly have opportunities to speak with prospective students about the Queen’s Engineering experience. Convincing students to come to Queen’s is by far the easiest part of my job. Queen’s Engineering is special because of its one-of-a-kind experience, where students are surrounded by a strong community, where peers motivate, challenge, and inspire us on a daily basis.

Thanks to your contributions, students will soon have the amazing opportunity to have those same experiences in a leading-edge engineering student space in the new Innovation and Wellness Centre at 67 Union Street. It is spaces like these that foster the incredible Queen’s Engineering community, nurture relationships, and help students learn to grow together in a supportive educational environment. I have learned so much while creating lifelong bonds with friends in spaces just like these—and I know that future students will truly benefit from the collaborative environment in the new Innovation Commons.

Your generous contribution to the Inspiring Greatness Campaign is making this possible. On behalf of all students, I would like to sincerely thank all donors for your generous contribution to Queen’s Engineering. Taylor Sawadsky, Sc’17 President, Engineering Society

Giving our students an advantage

Anne Hale, Sc’79

As a young Chemical Engineering graduate in 1979, alumna Anne Hale became one of the first female engineers in Fort McMurray’s oilfields, before moving into successful roles in finance and business. She attributes these careers to a quality education that taught her how to find her way in the world. Today, with a daughter in Civil Engineering at Queen’s, she’s eager to help ensure that today’s students have the same opportunity to prepare for a globally competitive work environment.

Hale says that universities cannot survive on government funding and tuition. “The best universities, particularly in the U.S., receive significant funding from alumni who want the next generation to have the same opportunities that they had,” she says. “We need to give our students that same advantage.” Hale has contributed regularly to several priority initiatives within the Engineering Faculty, and is committed to working with the university to identify ways to keep the university’s programs relevant in a changing world.

Hale’s contributions to the new Innovation Commons were driven by a desire to support new areas for collaborative learning and innovation, but she was also happy to learn that the repurposing of the Physical Education Centre is part of the plan. “It’s wonderful to see the older buildings retain the university’s history while being renovated to optimize learning,” she says.

She is also a huge proponent and contributor to mental health research on campus. “High school students transitioning to university are dealing with numerous challenges, especially in challenging degrees such as engineering,” she says. “They need to be able to talk about the stress, and we need to do more to help them.”

Universities are about learning how to explore new ideas, notes Hale. “A university education is all about learning how to get where you’re going. As alumni, we have an important role to play in helping our students find their way.”

Creating a community space for collaboration and innovation

Mike Rose, Artsci’79, and Sue Riddell Rose, Sc’86, have been strong Queen’s supporters and volunteers for many years. In 2012, they confirmed a generous investment in support of the Innovation Wing in the Innovation Commons building. Their contribution will provide an exciting new space for engineering students to collaborate, innovate, and solve problems alongside students in business, arts and science, medicine, law, and health sciences.

Rose and Riddell Rose were won over by the forwardlooking vision of engineering education that was so aligned with their views and experience. “We were very excited about an engineering education program built around how the real world tackles problems through collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship,” explains Mike, President and CEO of Tourmaline Oil Corporation.

“One of the things I remember from Queen’s is how you were immediately part of a community,” says Sue, who parlayed her engineering degree into a leadership role as President and CEO of Calgary’s Perpetual Energy Inc. “When we look at the plans for this building, we see how we’re going to create even more places for conversation—not just engineering, but multidisciplinary discussions.”

Sue Riddell Rose, Sc’86, and Mike Rose, Artsci’79

Building on a tradition of excellence in mining education

With a mining department that dates back to 1893 and is now one of the largest in North America, Queen’s has long been known for developing mining leaders. Alumnus Robert Buchan, MSc’72, has demonstrated the very definition of leadership with a transformational gift of $10 million to the Faculty’s Department of Mining, a contribution that will significantly drive the development of the global mineral resource industry and prepare mining students as leaders in the sustainable recovery of the Earth’s mineral resources. In recognition of the transformational power of his gift, the department has been renamed The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining.

Mr. Buchan’s gift is already enriching the undergraduate curriculum and broadening the exposure of undergraduate students from other disciplines through courses in miningrelated issues. The gift is also being used to create a series of high-profile academic positions.

Mr. Buchan notes that the principles of corporate social responsibility will guide the development of these initiatives. “The department is fostering the industry’s next generation of leaders,” he says. “Providing them with the best possible education ensures the Canadian mineral sector has a bright and sustainable future in this rapidly evolving global mineral resources industry.”

Robert Buchan, MSc’72