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Pat D’Amore has lived and worked in Windsor for the past 58 years,
though his heart belongs to Italy. And that love of his native land led
D’Amore to pledge $200,000 to the $3-million Italian Studies legacy
campaign at the University of Windsor.
D’Amore said that he hopes that his leadership will encourage
other Italians in this community to contribute. Owner of D’Amore
Construction and Precision Builders Ltd., he has enjoyed a
successful career and says that he feels a responsibility to give back
to his community. He adds that the campaign to ensure that Italian
Studies is offered at the University in perpetuity was a perfect fit
based on his beliefs and values.
“I have always found Pat to be a man of integrity, honesty and
honour,” says campaign chair Raffaele Meo. He added: “For more
than 50 years, he did business very successfully with simple
handshakes. In his own quiet way, he has helped many people and
organizations in need. His significant gift to the University of
Windsor is just another example of his generosity, leadership and
understanding.”
Italian Studies Legacy Campaign
Thank you to our Alumni and Friends
You helped the University of Windsor increase its endowment!
More than $21 million of the increase since 2003 was thanks
to your donations to scholarships and the government match
on donations to bursaries (needs-based scholarships).
Each year, the University provides more than $16 million in
scholarships, bursaries and awards to students.
Growth in University Endowment
$60 Million
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$20 Million
$10 Million
Endowment Balance as of April 30
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For more information on supporting scholarships, visit
Law conference room to get makeover
For more than three decades, Supreme Court Justices, visiting
diplomats and scholars, esteemed barristers, talented students and
distinguished faculty have conferred and debated across the long
conference room table in the Ianni Faculty of Law Building. But the
21st century is the era of smart boards and broadband communications.
It is time for the traditional conference room at the law school to
get a makeover.
And that’s what will happen this year, thanks to a gift of
$200,000 from law alumnus Peter Farmer, president and CEO of
Denison Mines Inc. Farmer is an ardent supporter of Windsor Law.
A previous donation of stock valued at $112,000 created the Berrill
and Farmer Bursary.
The conference room is used for workshops and a range of
meetings by groups of faculty and students. With planning for the
renovation project just beginning, it is still not clear exactly how the
room will look, though it is already stirring great anticipation among
everyone involved.
