70-2009 : $2.5-million anonymous gift honours favourite Laurier professor

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Wilfrid Laurier University, Author

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Wilfrid Laurier University news release announcing an anonymous alumnus donated $2.5-million to the university's Faculty of Arts to establish a research chair in environmental geography. The donation will establish the John McMurry Research Chair in Environmental Geography and faculty member Scott Slocombe will be the inaugural chairholder.

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Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University. Laurier Brantford opened in 1999.

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Waterloo, Ont.

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Sept. 11, 2009

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Gifts
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University - Alumni
McMurry, John
Slocombe, D. Scott

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70-2009

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News from Wilfrid Laurier University

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English

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Waterloo

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.4668 Longitude: -80.51639

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