D. Lorne Gales Award

D. Lorne Gales Award

Macdonald Class of '44

You would be hard pressed to find a more spirited group of graduates than the Mac Class of '44. Their loyalty to McGill and Macdonald is without peer, and when Homecoming rolls around they return enthusiastically and in great numbers, having won the Honour Shield for the class with the largest percentage of grads returning five times. Their vivid memories and fondness for Macdonald are always demonstrated in the stories they tell and in the ways they continue to support the work of Macdonald. Over the years, the Class has initiated several Anniversary Reunion gifts, including a graduate student bursary and a book fund for the library. In 1969, for their 25th Anniversary Reunion, they donated a special gift of seven Inuit prints that hang in the Centennial Centre. There have also been many important individual gifts from the Class to support scholarships and initiatives in Nutrition and Dietetics, as well as the New Sun Professorship in Aboriginal Studies, and the William and Laura Rowles Endowment Fund for faculty priorities at Mac. The Class keeps in touch through regular newsletters about the campus and its graduates, and there is an outstanding camaraderie and friendship among Class of '44 members. "A magnificent group of people," say the folks out at Mac, and true friends of McGill.