/channels/taxonomy/term/8331/all en /channels/channels/news/philanthropist-and-visionary-marcel-desautels-passes-away-age-88-346030 <p><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/marcel-desautels">Marcel Desautels</a>, LLD’07 (CM, O Ont, OM) generously donated both his resources and his time to furthering business education at McGill. The business leader and philanthropist passed away on January 31 at the age of 88. Desautels invested over $38 million in students, programs, research and facilities at the Desautels Faculty of Management. “Marcel was deeply passionate about inspiring others to give and get involved,” says Dean Yolande Chan. “And because he believed in us, so many others did too.</p> Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:18:25 +0000 webfull 187169 at /channels /channels/channels/news/marcel-desautels-15-years-support-broadens-horizons-business-education-326262 <p>The impact of <strong>Marcel Desautels</strong>’ giving is dramatic, both on individual students who receive his awards, as well as on the Faculty’s programs. Two previous scholarship recipients and the Director of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management comment on how Marcel’s generosity has benefitted them.</p> <p><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/article/marcel-desautels-15-years-support-broadens-horizons-business-education" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:37:53 +0000 webfull 165295 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-celebrates-15th-anniversary-historic-22-million-gift-326252 <p>In 2005, Dr. <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/about/marcel-desautels"><strong>Marcel Desautels</strong></a> made the largest donation to a Canadian business or management faculty in history. His game-changing $22-million gift to name the Desautels Faculty of Management has equipped the Faculty to breathe new life into its world-class programs, talent, and facilities.</p> <p><a href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/game-changer">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:07:20 +0000 webfull 165285 at /channels /channels/channels/news/announcing-2019-order-manitoba-recipients-297092 <p>Congratulations to preeminent philanthropist and member of our International Faculty Advisory Board <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/marcel-desautels"><strong>Marcel Desautels</strong></a> (C.M., LLD’07) for being named to Order of Manitoba.</p> <p>“‘The 2019 Order of Manitoba members have each demonstrated excellence and a passionate commitment to making the world a better place, at the local, national and international levels,’ said Lt.-Gov. Janice C. Filmon, chancellor of the order, who will preside over the ceremony.”</p> Mon, 13 May 2019 19:52:49 +0000 webfull 149218 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mba-next-50-celebration-287809 <h2>The Desautels community has come together for an amazing achievement. </h2> <p>Thanks to incredible donor support, Desautels has a new home for our Masters programs - and extra space for our BCom students. </p> <p>Donors also created 34 new MBA awards for the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/channels/news/financial-times-ranks-desautels-mba-1-canada-284224">#1 MBA Program in Canada</a> and named more than 140 MBA Lockers.</p> Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:02:56 +0000 webfull 138733 at /channels /channels/channels/news/marcel-desautels-honoured-friend-mcgill-toronto-award-287565 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management is delighted to announce that <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/about/marcel-desautels">Marcel Desautels</a></strong>, CM, O.Ont., LLD’07, was honoured with the <strong>Friend of McGill in Toronto Award</strong> at the inaugural McGill Toronto Excellence Awards in Toronto at a special luncheon event on Thursday, June 7, 2018.</p> <p>This new awards program is an exciting opportunity to showcase the outstanding accomplishments and celebrate the achievements of McGill graduates and friends of McGill in the Toronto area.</p> Fri, 08 Jun 2018 14:47:09 +0000 webfull 138433 at /channels /channels/news/queen%E2%80%99s-receive-can50m-naming-gift-canadian-entrepreneur-255881 <p>Queen’s University School of Business will today announce that it has received the largest ever donation to a Canadian business school, with a Can$50m pledge from financier and entrepreneur Stephen Smith. It is also the largest gift given to Queen’s University in its history.<br /> ... In Montreal, <strong>�㽶��Ƶ</strong> became the <strong>Desautels </strong>school in 2005 following a Can$22m donation.</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:44:50 +0000 webfull 113053 at /channels /channels/news/la-nouvelle-mba-internationale-de-mcgill-marcel-desautels-voulait-promouvoir-lexcellence-de-la-forma-211672 <p> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:10:11 +0000 mark.styles@McGill.Ca 83070 at /channels /channels/news/10th-anniversary-naming-desautels-faculty-management-257114 <p>On October 22, 2015, alumni and friends came together at the Faculty Club to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the naming of the Desautels Faculty of Management.</p> <p>At the event, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier presented Dr. Marcel Desautels (CM, O.Ont., LLD’07) with the prestigious James McGill Keys for laying the foundations for knowledge, innovation and scholastic inquiry to grow and flourish.</p> Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:27:05 +0000 webfull 114380 at /channels /channels/news/marcel-desautels-champion-de-la-philanthropie-pour-l%E2%80%99%C3%A9ducation-postsecondaire-213981 <p> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:01:05 +0000 mark.styles@McGill.Ca 84279 at /channels /channels/channels/news/announcing-donald-e-armstrong-building-265368 <h2>The future home of the MBA and specialized Masters Programs</h2> <p><big>Renovations began at full pace this September in the <a href="/mbanext50/" target="_blank">Donald E. Armstrong Building</a>, which will house our MBA and Masters programs. </big></p> <p><big>Since then, progress is being made every day, with the grand opening slated for Winter 2018. </big></p> Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:21:10 +0000 webfull 124421 at /channels /channels/news/event-hall-university-toronto%E2%80%99s-rotman-school-management-named-honour-marcel-desautels-227103 <p>A newly-opened event space at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management which has already hosted events with global leaders from the fields of management, politics and academics, has been named in honour of one of the School’s leading benefactors.<br /> ... The space will be known as Desautels Hall in honour of<strong> Dr.</strong> <strong>Marcel A. Desautels (LLD'07)</strong>, befitting the school’s most generous donor, who has given an extraordinary $41 million to the Rotman School.<br /><br /></p> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:58:35 +0000 webfull 97010 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-university-receives-22-million-donation-canadian-credit-management-foundation-and-marcel-desa-17559 <p> Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:00:05 +0000 webfull 125538 at /channels /channels/channels/news/disclosures-weekly-look-odds-and-ends-business-world-239498 <p>The website of the World Retail Congress, which just concluded its annual confab in France, asks “Why Paris in 2014?”</p> <p>Why, indeed, British retail CEO Andy Street might have asked. The chief of department store chain John Lewis made his way to the conference last week to receive the award for Best Omnichannel Retailer (No, we don’t know what that means, either).</p> <p>... <strong>A big voice in philanthropy</strong></p> Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:08:28 +0000 webfull 105854 at /channels /channels/news/marcel-desautels-institute-integrated-management-102326 <p> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:56:10 +0000 mark.styles@McGill.Ca 78153 at /channels