The University of
Guelph has adopted the name Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics in
honour of the businessman whose son, Stu, was a coach of the university
football team.
Stu and Kim Lang are
giving the university $21 million, its largest gift ever, for the business
school.
Gordon Lang founded and ran CCL (Conn Chem
Ltd.) in Toronto which now employs more than 20,000 people in 40 countries.
University president president Franco
Vaccarino said in a release the large donation "adds further prestige to
our business programs and will help raise the profile of the school and the
University to new national and international audiences."
Stu and Kim Lang live in Guelph. Stu played
professional football with the Edmonton Eskimos before he joined the family
business. He also served as head coach of the University of Guelph Gryphons
football team for six years and is still a team adviser.
