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Following a historic $50-million gift from alumnus Stephen Smith (Sc카지노 게임 컬렉션72), which was announced October 1, 2015, by Principal and Vice-Chancellor Daniel Woolf, . The donation was the largest-ever gift to any business school in Canada, and one of the largest in Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s history.
On November 2, 2023, an announcement was made by Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane about Smith's transformational $100-million donation to the engineering faculty. In recognition of this gift, the the faculty was renamed as the "Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트" (known colloquially as Smith Engineering).
Mr. Smith is a leading Canadian financial services entrepreneur and philanthropist, who believes deeply in the importance of education and its power to drive the prosperity of our country.
카지노 게임 컬렉션I have been very fortunate in both my professional and personal life and I am proud to have this opportunity to give back to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s. The university provided me with a transformative education that served as a foundation for all of my endeavours,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Mr. Smith said in 2015.
Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in electrical engineering from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 in 1972 and is the co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of First National Financial Corporation, Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s largest non-bank lender of residential and commercial mortgages. He is also chairman and co-owner of Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance, the country카지노 게임 컬렉션s third-largest mortgage insurance provider.
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As published on the Smith School of Business website, October 1, 2015
Stephen Smith is one of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s leading entrepreneurs in the financial services industry. He is renowned for innovation in information technology and financial structuring in the Canadian mortgage industry. He earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Electrical Engineering from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 (카지노 게임 컬렉션72) and a Master of Science (Economics) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Stephen is currently the Chairman and CEO of First National Financial Corporation (TSX: FN), Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s largest non-bank lender of residential and commercial mortgages, a business which he co-founded in 1988 and now has over $90-billion of mortgage loans under administration. He is also the Chairman and co-owner of Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance. Formed in April 2010 after he acquired AIG카지노 게임 컬렉션s Canadian mortgage insurance business in partnership with the Ontario Teacher카지노 게임 컬렉션s Pension Plan, Canada Guaranty is currently the country카지노 게임 컬렉션s third largest mortgage insurance provider. Stephen is also the largest shareholder in Equitable Bank, Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s ninth largest bank and one of the country카지노 게임 컬렉션s leading alternative lenders. Stephen received Ernst & Young카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노 게임 컬렉션Ontario Financial Services Entrepreneur of the Year카지노 게임 컬렉션 award in 2007 to recognize the success of First National.
Stephen is an avid supporter of post-secondary education. He began his philanthropic relationship with Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s in 1997, when he established a financial award to support students in Electrical Engineering and Economics. Since then, more than 250 students have received financial support through this bursary. In 2013, Stephen funded a Chair in Public Policy in the Department of Economics.
Having spent his career in the mortgage finance and insurance industry, Stephen believes business has a social responsibility. Successful businesses fuel a healthy economy, and a healthy economy is critical to a strong and well-functioning social infrastructure. Through his $50-million investment in business education at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, Stephen aims to equip the leaders of tomorrow with the skills to sustain Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s business, economic and social development.
With a passion for the arts and history, Stephen is Chair of Historica Canada, a Governor of the Royal Ontario Museum, and member of the Advisory Council of the Royal Conservatory of Music. In 2014, Stephen and his wife donated $3-million to help establish the 카지노 게임 컬렉션Myseum of Toronto,카지노 게임 컬렉션 which chronicles the evolution of one of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s oldest cities.
Stephen also holds a variety of leadership positions in corporate and public governance. He serves as a director of The Empire Life Insurance Company, and is the Vice Chair of Metrolinx Inc., a board member at the C.D. Howe Institute and a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. In 2012, Stephen was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to Canada.
Originally from Ottawa, Stephen currently lives in Toronto with his wife, Diane Blake, and their three children.