2002 Award Recipients

Mr. & Mrs.  Ted and Loretta Rogers

Loretta and Ted Rogers have shown exceptional generosity, leadership  and  financial  support  to  our  community.  As philanthropists, corporate visionaries and community builders, Loretta and Ted Rogers are second to none.

The Rogers have given more than $27.5 million to the University of Toronto in the last two years. The Edward S. Rogers Sr. National Electrical and Computer Engineering Scholarship Program will award close to 100 scholarships a year and attract the finest undergraduate and graduate students from around the world. This program and the Edward S.  Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, both named in honour of Ted Rogers' father, have benefited enormously from the Rogers' gifts and have positioned the U of T as one of the world's leading technology schools. The Rogers' gifts to the Bahen Centre for Information Technology and the John W. Graham Library at Trinity College inspired other generous alumni/ae to fund these Important centres of learning within the University.

The Rogers family's 1989 pledged gift of $2 million to launch Ryerson's With Pride & Purpose Campaign was the single largest gift received by Ryerson since its founding in 1948. This gift began the construction of the Rogers Communications Centre at Ryerson University, a premier multi-media facility in the areas of Journalism Radio and Television Arts, Applied Computer Science, and Image Arts. Another gift ot $10.5 million launched the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Graduate School for Advanced Communications in the Faculty of Communication & Design. Thanks to Loretta and Ted Rogers' continuing generosity, Ryerson will offer 15 graduate scholarships. Ryerson University is a leading training ground for multi-media and communications professionals in Canada because of the Rogers' outstanding philanthropic gifts to the Centre, the Graduate School and the scholarship program.

Loretta and Ted Rogers give their time and leadership to the organizations they support. Both are currently involved in Ryerson University's "Invest in Futures" Campaign, Ted as Honourary Co-Chair and Loretta as a member of the Campaign Cabinet. Loretta Rogers has served two terms on Ryerson's Board of Governors and is a Founding Director of Sheena's Place, an agency that supports those affected by eating disorders. Ted Rogers sits on the Board of Governors of Junior Achievement Canada, was active on the Parents Committee at the University of Western Ontario, and was Chair of the 2001 Spring Reunion at the University of Toronto.

The Rogers' philanthropy is described as transformational. Their gifts launch people, places and ideas and their vision draws others into the dream and the reality of creating a changed and dynamic community.

Loretta & Ted Rogers were nominated by the University of Toronto and Ryerson University