Lifetime Giving

Thank you to our community of supporters – alumnae, faculty, friends and staff. Through your generosity we are boldly following in the footsteps of our foundresses who embodied Brescia’s mission of leading with wisdom, justice and compassion in a changing world.

Josephine Gaukler Society

The Josephine Gaukler Society is named in honour of Josephine Gaukler, Brescia’s first planned giving donor whose bequest of $228,000 helped to build Ursuline Hall. Thank you to the following individuals who have generously included Brescia in their estate plans, ensuring Brescia has the resources to provide a world class education for women for generations to come.

Anonymous (3)
Stephanie J Allen ’91
Laura M Bart ’80
Rose Belsito ’73
Deb Campbell ’72
Margaret A (McIlhargey) Carr ’66
Sandra Desson ’68
The Late Ann Loretta Hawkins ’63
Mary Anne (Doyle) Henderson ’64
Nadia (Bala) Martin ’55

Noelle S Martin ’04 ’09
Inez (Reid) Meleca ’72
Patricia A Pettigrew ’55
Madeline J Prout Alderson ’54
Erin Rankin Nash ’84
Carla A Revington ’71
Linda D Stockley ’70
Joan Wyatt ’72
Richard VandeWetering & Anne Barnfield

Tribute Gifts

Thank you to all donors who have made gifts in memory or in tribute to the following individuals:

Geno Francolini
Peggy Lord
Catherine MacDonald
Heather MacDougall

Donor Listing

Brescia is honoured to recognize the following loyal and generous donors who have given cumulatively $5,000 or more as of December 31, 2020 in support of our next century of women leaders.

$1 million or more

The Late Richard M Ivey & Beryl M Ivey, ’47
Ursuline Sisters of Chatham, Ontario

$500,000 to $999,999

Brescia University College Students’ Council
Margaret A (McIlhargey) Carr ’66

$250,000 to $499,999

Anonymous
Canada Life
The Late Dr. Geno & Dr. Joan Francolini ’55
RBC Foundation

$100,000 to $249,999

The Mitchell & Kathryn Baran Family Foundation
The City of London
Estate of Patricia A Doig
Estate of Olive Higgins ’33

The Lawson Foundation
Nadia (Bala) Martin ’55
Estate of Mary-Alice Rogers
Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph in Canada

$50,000 to $99,999

3M Canada Company
Anonymous
Theresa (Walsh) Burns ’56
CultureWorks Inc
Dental Arts Centre
Catherinanne (Foltz) George ’91
Estate of Mary Patricia Gray ’46
Elizabeth A Hewitt

The Late Geraldine Montag ’47
The Pigott Family
Lucille M Panet-Raymond ’55
Sara Francolini ’83 & Doug Bundock
Scotiabank
Scott A Stoll
Dr. Shirley Van Nuland

$25,000 to $49,999

Anonymous
Estate of Agnes Coleman
The Walter J Blackburn Foundation
CTV London
Estate of Marilyn Illaine Davis ’54
Sandra Desson
Colleen M Hanycz
Harbour Grace Group
The Late Geraldine Montag ’47
Honey Design Marketing & Communications Inc

Marlene Janzen Le Ber
Karen McKay
Estate of Mary Elizabeth Molloy ’32
Estate of Rhoda Scanlan MacRae
Estate of Stephanie Spinks
The Late Martha (Molina) Steers ’51
The Steers Family
TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Inc
Heather E Wilson ’87

$10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous (3)
Eric Baker Family Foundation
Bell Canada
Gerald C. Baines Charitable Foundation
Ann Bigelow
Jane Bigelow
Paul & Sandi Caplan
The Co-operators
Cornerstone Architecture Inc
The Conyngham Family
DUCA Credit Union
Davis Martindale LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Ethnocultural Council of London
Karen Friday-Field
The Late Joyce (Curran) Gillelan ’55
The Family of Christine Dawson Green
Hangar9 & Accents
Hayman Construction Inc
Highstreet Asset Management Inc
Investors Group Financial Services Inc
Jackman Foundation
Marie Jackman ’49
Janet A James ’61
Patricia Jensen ’62
Maria Knowles
Labatt Breweries of Canada
The Late Mary E Leask ’46
Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel

Brian Lessard
Lesley Macaskill ’93
Catherine D Mackay ’49
Malhotra Nicholson Sheffield Architects Inc
Rita M Malone ’94
Estate of Agnes Isabel Marshall ’28
Susan Mumm
Kathryn Munn
Nash Jewellers
Patricia A Pettigrew ’55
Phoenix Interactive Design Inc
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Erin Rankin Nash ’84
Penny (Warner) Rintoul
Rival Office Solutions Inc
The Late Joan & Donald Smith
Anna M Spada McInerney ’07
Patricia Pepper ’75
Diane & Frank Prato
Helen Spriet
Summit International Bank Limited
Joanne (McTeague) Taylor ’73
Dianne F Teetzel ’64
The Roman Catholic Diocese of London
Theresa Topic
Trident Insurance Company Limited
Tyner-Shorten Clothiers
Richard VandeWetering & Anne Barnfield

$5,000 to $9,999

Sheldon Aaron
Aboutown Transportation Limited
Stephanie J Allen ’91
The Alva Foundation
Anonymous (4)
BMO Financial Group
Rod & Liz Beaujot
Rose Belsito ’73
Bethany Centre
Lorna M A Bowman
Estate of Carmel Marie Brown ’35
Canadian Association of Food Service Professionals
The Harold Crabtree Foundation
The Late Veronica L Coyle ’35
Kimberly Darling
Brian Diemert
Cathy Doig
Martha Drake ’87
Faisal Rehman Medicine Professional Corporation
Marilyn (Burt) Foskey ’50
Janet Frame
Sarah E Friesen ’77
Alicia C Garcia
Good Foundation Inc
Grebin Golf
Dennis Hudecki
Heather Hurst

Mitra S Khademi ’95
Lerners LLP
London Convention Centre
London District Catholic School Board
Larry MacKinnon
Bernard McCracken
Suzanne McDonald Aziz
McKay-Cocker Construction Limited
McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP
Helen McLeod
Inez (Reid) Meleca ’72
Dr. Louise Moist
Bruce Morgan
F.K. Morrow Foundation
Ottawa Home Economics Association
Kathleen Parker
Paystone
Therese A Quigley
Frances Roetling ’56
Peter & Jean Rosati
The School Sisters of Notre Dame
Most Reverend John M Sherlock
Marianne Simm
Jodi Simpson
Mary (Townsend) Stanford ’80
Lina Sunseri
Tetherwood Spa
Trudell Medical International
WCA
Therese C (Wintermeyer) Wiley ’54
Reverend James M Williams

We are grateful for the support of all our donors and strive for accuracy in our listings. If you have questions or comments about the lists or would like to speak to someone about donating to Brescia, please contact the Advancement Team.