The Dhillon School of Business celebrated its annual Scholarship Dinner on April 13, 2018. This year’s event brought together 450 guests to honour Navjeet (Bob) Dhillon and raised $50,000 for student scholarships. The event was supported by Avail CPA as the premier event sponsor.
The evening included a video debut featuring Dhillon, president and CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp., whose recent $10-million gift to the University transformed the Faculty of Management into the Dhillon School of Business. Another video highlighted the newly named Dhillon School of Business and the vision that will propel the school forward.
Dean of the Dhillon School of Business, Dr. Robert Boudreau says the evening was an incredible success.
“It was a privilege to honour our benefactor Mr. Dhillon and his family and I was thrilled to see such incredible support for our school and our students from the community,” he says.
Both Dhillon and his wife Aman were honoured with star blankets, created by Anne Healy from the Blackfoot Nation, during the evening. The presentation was followed by the singing of the University of Lethbridge Honour Song by Billy Wadsworth, also from the Blackfoot Nation.
Now in its 31st year, the Scholarship Dinner has raised more than $1.5 million for student scholarships. This year, the event also raised money through Dhillon School of Business t-shirt sales for the families of students Farah Saegh and Brock Hirsche, who both tragically passed away this year, as well as the late Logan Boulet of the Humboldt Broncos, who was set to begin his studies at the U of L this fall.
