Richard M. Ivey

Richard Macaulay Ivey
Born (1925-10-06)October 6, 1925
London, Ontario
Died January 3, 1974(1974-01-03) (aged 48)[1]

Richard Macaulay Ivey, CC (born October 26, 1925) is a Canadian lawyer and philanthropist.

Born in London, Ontario, he attended Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ontario, and received a Honours Business Administration (HBA) degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1947.[2] While attending UWO, Ivey was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, graduating in the same class as his successor as Chancellor, David B. Weldon.[3] Richard M. served as chancellor from 1980-1984, while his father, Richard G. served as chancellor from 1955-1961.[4]

In 1947, he founded with his father, Richard G. Ivey, the Richard Ivey Foundation, a private charitable foundation located in Toronto, which had assets of over CAD $62 million in 2002 and has given away over CAD $56 million. In 1988, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted twice: to Officer in 1994 and Companion in 2000.

Namesake of the Richard Ivey School of Business.

References

  1. ↑ "St George-Grosvenor Heritage Conservation District Study - Volume IV Appendix F (2016) - City of London" (PDF).
  2. ↑ About Richard G. Ivey
  3. ↑ "Delta Upsilon at the University of Western Ontario".
  4. ↑ "Delta Upsilon at the University of Western Ontario".
Academic offices
Preceded by
J. Allyn Taylor		 Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario
1980–1984 		Succeeded by
D. B. Weldon


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