AV俱乐部

We are awed and inspired by our obligation, with the support of the Killam Trusts, to build Canada鈥檚 future."

The language in Dorothy Killam鈥檚 will is simultaneously unpresumptuous and overwhelmingly ambitious, 鈥渢o help in the building of Canada鈥檚 future by encouraging advanced study鈥�. Since they were first established in 1965, the Killam Trusts have had a transformative impact on Canada鈥檚 future.

The visionary bequest by Izaak Walton Killam and Dorothy J. Killam, with the largest share going to AV俱乐部, has contributed to our university鈥檚 success in a foundational way. Most importantly, it has allowed AV俱乐部 to attract and retain top tier researchers 鈥� graduate students and faculty members - from around the world. The Killam vision and support was undoubtedly the major driver in our transformation from a small college by the sea to a globally recognized research university.

The Killams understood that Canada鈥檚 future is inextricably tied to the ability of our graduate students and researchers to devote themselves to the dissemination and creation of new knowledge. Killam funding enables researchers to devote themselves to exploring fully the ideas and insights that will lead to new breakthroughs. The consequence is an improvement in the lives of Canadians and the enhancement of sympathetic understanding among us.

We are proud to join the other Killam institutions in realizing the Killams鈥� brave vision and we are honoured and profoundly grateful to be beneficiaries of the Killam legacy at AV俱乐部. We are awed and inspired by our obligation, with the support of the Killam Trusts, to build Canada鈥檚 future.

Kim Brooks
President and Vice-Chancellor

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