Over three generations, the Ivey family’s contributions have been carefully and clearly designed to support the School’s vision. That vision was to be the best business school in Canada and among the global leaders – and as it has reached those heights, the Iveys' pride in the School’s reputation has grown with it. By 2013, the Iveys’ total financial commitment to the Business School was more than $30 million.
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Richard G. Ivey (1891-1974), was a lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist.
Richard M. Ivey, son of Richard G. Ivey, graduates with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in business administration (HBA).
Richard G. Ivey receives an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree for his work with the Business School.
Richard G. Ivey leads an effort that funds the building of the School of Business Administration Building on campus. The building opens and honours his leadership by carrying his name.
The Richard Ivey Foundation and The Richard and Jean Ivey Fund generously fund the purchase of the School’s first computer mainframe and terminals.
Mrs. R.M. (Beryl) Ivey (left) and Lorraine Shuttleworth (R.G. Ivey's daughter) at the opening of The Richard G. Ivey Computing Centre.
Recognizing the technical advances in the field and the increasing potential for the use of computers in management, The Richard Ivey Foundation again funded the purchase of a new and larger computing facility.
C.B. Johnston, Learning to Lead, p. 91
The members of the Ivey Family continue to be not only generous donors, but notable alumni. Dick Ivey and his children, Richard W. Ivey and Rosamond Ivey, graduate from HBA programs. Along with his wife, Beryl Ivey, they are all awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws. In 1995, Ivey honours its relationship with the Ivey family by renaming the School after Richard G. Ivey.
Richard W. Ivey graduates with an HBA. He receives an Honorary Doctor of Laws in 2013.
Richard M. Ivey is honoured with an Honorary Doctor of Laws.
Richard M. Ivey is elected Chancellor of the University, a position he holds until 1984.
Rosamond Ivey graduates with an HBA. She receives an Honorary Doctor of Laws in 2018.
Richard M. Ivey is made a Member of the Order of Canada, followed by Beryl Ivey, his wife, in 2007.
The Ivey family donates $11 million to the Ivey Campaign and the School is renamed after the inaugural Chair of the Advisory Committee, Richard G. Ivey.
Beryl Ivey is honoured with an Honorary Doctor of Laws for her contributions to the school.
Over the years, the Iveys continually demonstrate signs of their influence through their leadership and generosity in giving back to the community. Thanks to this passion for community building, the name of the Ivey family is synonymous with the School.
The Richard and Jean Ivey Fund donates a total of $1,250,000 to the second campus in Hong Kong, which enables the School to hire Asian case writers.
Since then the Ivey Business School’s Asia Management Institute has produced the largest number of Asia-Pacific cases in the world. The School is recognized as a world leader in management education, a position that Richard G. Ivey, and later his children, had in mind as they actively promoted and supported the School.
Learning to Lead, p. 143
Richard M. Ivey contributes $7 million for Gold LEED® certification on the new Richard Ivey Building.
The Ivey community comes together with classmates and colleagues to celebrate Richard M. Ivey’s 90th birthday.