Iveys support stroke research, theatre reno

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By Communications Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Richard M. Ivey, a name synonymous with making a difference, delivered more good news to The University of Western Ontario on Wednesday as a gift of $500,000 was announced in support of the Kathleen & Dr. Henry Barnett Chair in Stroke Research at Robarts Research Institute.
 
The announcement was made at the 22nd Annual Robarts Dinner as friends and family of Western’s scientific community celebrated the work of two of the world’s leading researchers and now J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine recipients, Michael E. Greenberg and Roger Nicoll.
 
Ivey and his late wife, Beryl Ivey, have been longtime supporters of Robarts, from its founding in 1986. Previous gifts allowed Robarts to establish the Beryl and Richard Ivey Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging in 2003.  
 
“In addition to honouring this dynamic and generous couple, the Chair will boost Robarts’ distinctive research strengths with a view to expanding the scope of our national and international influence on the prevention and treatment of stroke,” says John MacDonald, Scientific Director, Robarts Research Institute.
 
In addition, the Ivey family is donating $300,000 to the Paul Davenport Theatre in Talbot College.  
 
The $300,000 gift to the theatre includes $200,000 from Ivey and an additional $100,000 from the Estate of Mrs. Beryl Ivey. The gift was made in honour of Western President Paul Davenport, to support the renovation of Talbot College Theatre within the Don Wright Faculty of Music.  
 
“With an overall fundraising goal of $3 million for the theatre renovation, this is a tremendous start to a project that, once completed, will recognize Dr. Davenport’s incredible leadership at Western over the past 15 years,” says Ted Garrard, Western’s Vice-President (External). 
 

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