Dr. William Sauder and Mrs. Marjorie-Anne Sauder are helping create new opportunities for students to succeed

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"I believe it is extremely important for us to create opportunities for young people and provide them with the tools they need to shape their futures in this great province -- especially if we are going to create the wealth necessary to look after the ongoing needs of healthcare and education."

With these words, Dr. William L. Sauder and his wife, Mrs. Marjorie-Anne Sauder gave $20 million to UBC's Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration -- the largest private donation ever made to a Canadian business school.

Consequently, the provincial government committed to fund 25 more student spaces in the school over the next five years, to a total of 125. The combined funds will increase the capacity to add courses and programs and recruit additional faculty. "These resources will enhance our capacity to provide an education that inspires future business leaders to think entrepreneurially, generate new management knowledge through research, and contribute to the economies of British Columbia, Canada, and the world," said Daniel Muzyka, dean of the Sauder School of Business.

Dr. Sauder graduated in 1948 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and built Sauder Industries into a highly successful diversified forest products company. He served as chair of the UBC Board of Governors and, from 1996 to 2002, as university chancellor.

"I got my start as a young adult here at UBC, and what I learned contributed to a successful business career," says Dr. Sauder. Now, he and Mrs. Sauder hope their gift will give UBC students even more opportunities to succeed.

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