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September 4, 2007 |
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| Scotiabank’s Gift to Attract Exemplary MBA and Undergraduate Business Students |
London – The Scotiabank
Group today announced a $1.9 million
donation to the Richard Ivey School of
Business to fund scholarships for MBA
and undergraduate business students. The
Scotiabank Leadership Awards will create
an endowment that offers two
scholarships to exemplary students on an
annual basis.
"The Scotiabank Leadership Awards will
serve as key recruiting tools, enabling
Richard Ivey School of Business to
continue to grow and strengthen a
curriculum that is already among the
best in the world," said Sylvia
Chrominska, Executive Vice-President,
Human Resources and Public, Corporate
and Government Affairs, Scotiabank. "At
Scotiabank, we are particularly
interested in investing in educational
institutions that help students acquire
the skills, tools and information they
need to become leaders in a global
economy."
The Scotiabank Group and Richard Ivey
School of Business have a longstanding
relationship that involves philanthropy,
student recruitment and Executive
education. Sylvia Chrominska graduated
from Ivey and joined the Bank in 1979 as
a Credit Analyst, working her way up to
the Bank’s senior executive ranks.
“This outstanding gift from Scotiabank
supports students with talent, drive and
commitment and ensures that financial
need is not a barrier to success,” said
Carol Stephenson, Dean, Richard Ivey
School of Business. “I am extremely
proud of the multifaceted relationship
that Ivey shares with Scotiabank.”
This year’s Scotiabank HBA Leadership
Continuing Award recipient is Dan Annie
Zhu. She has achieved academic
excellence during her first two years at
Western and has demonstrated her
commitment to London’s Chinese community
by spearheading several fundraising
initiatives for the local Heart & Stroke
Foundation.
The Scotiabank MBA Leadership Award was
presented to Jennifer Mitchell of
Vancouver, who spent a summer in Bolivia
working on a housing development project
in a rural community while completing
her civil engineering degree.
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(l to r) UWO President and
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Paul Davenport, MBA
Leadership Award Recipient Jennifer
Mitchell, Scotiabank's Executive
Vice-President, Human Resources and
Public, Corporate and Government
Affairs, Sylvia Chrominska HBA ‘75, HBA
Leadership Award Recipient Annie Zhu,
and Richard Ivey School of Business Dean
Carol Stephenson.
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“I want my career to have an impact that
extends beyond the borders of the
construction site,” said Mitchell. “I
have selected to pursue a career in the
land development industry that provides
sustainable and appropriate housing
solutions for people to live the lives
that they choose.”
Each year, Scotiabank plays a pivotal
role in Ivey students’ educational
experience through the Bank’s extensive
recruiting practices, Scotiabank Student
Awards and through the support of the
Scotiabank International Case
Competition. The Case Competition brings
students from around the world to Ivey
to go head-to-head on some of the
toughest business cases.
The Richard Ivey School of Business at
The University of Western Ontario (www.ivey.uwo.ca )
offers full-time undergraduate and
graduate degree programs. Ivey has
campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto,
and Hong Kong, where it was the first
North American business school to
establish a permanent campus in Hong
Kong.
Scotiabank is committed to supporting
the communities in which we live and
work, both in Canada and abroad.
Recognized as a leader internationally
and among Canadian corporations for its
charitable donations and philanthropic
activities, in 2006 the Bank provided
more than $42 million in sponsorships
and donations to a variety of projects
and initiatives, primarily in the areas
of healthcare, education, social
services and arts and culture.
Scotiabank is on the World Wide Web at
www.scotiabank.com.
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For more
information please contact:
Marisa Kanas, Richard Ivey School of
Business, 519-850-2536,
mkanas@ivey.ca
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