The Finlayson Enhancement Award

In 2009, alumni Peter Finlayson, BScAgr’63, and his sister, the late Janet Finlayson, BSc(HEc)’59, BLS’63, endowed the Archie and Marjorie Finlayson Annual Alumni Enhancement Fund that is commonly referred to as the Finlayson Enhancement Award.

This innovative fund, the first of its kind at the University, it used to encouraged annual giving to the Faculty. It is presented annually to the alumni year that raises the largest combined contribution for the Faculty in the calendar year October 1-September 30 on a matching dollar for dollar basis up to a maximum of $11,000. The class is recognized at the Sir William Macdonald Luncheon during Homecoming every year with the class year being inscribed on a plaque that is kept in the Centennial Centre.

Year Class Amount raised Enhancement Award Project Supported

2009

Macdonald Class of 1959

$38,595

$5,000

Food & Nutrition Labs

2010

Macdonald Class of 1960

$29,955

$5,000

Gazebo

2011

Macdonald Class of 1961

$32,219

$7,000

Macdonald Active Learning Lab

2012

Macdonald Class of 1952

$54,325

$10,000

Macdonald Farm Community Engagement Centre

2013

Macdonald Class of 1954

$26,724

$10,000

Macdonald Class of 1954 Scholarship fund top up

2014

Macdonald Class of 1968

$27,115

$10,000

Macdonald Farm Community Engagement Centre

2015

Macdonald Class of 1963

$69,307

$10,000

Trees and Rocks Enhancement Project for Farm Road

2016

Macdonald Class of 1966

$68,639

$10,000

Macdonald Class of 1966 endowed Internship Award

2017

Macdonald Class of 1972

$30,430

$10,000

Macdonald Class of 1972 Entrance Scholarship

2018

Macdonald Class of 1972

$23,275

$10,000

Macdonald Class of 1972 endowed Entrance Scholarship

2019

Macdonald Class of 1969

$29,154

$10,000

Macdonald Farm Community Engagement Centre

2020

Macdonald Class of 1960

$18,269

$10,000

Macdonald Farm Community Engagement Centre

2021 Macdonald Class of 1971 $16,050 $10,000 Macdonald Farm Community Engagement Centre
2022 Macdonald Class of 1968 $18,855 $10,000 Endowed Class Scholarship Oval Awards
2023 Macdonald Class of 1973 $59,362.88 $11,000 Macdonald Farm Community Engagement Centre
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