Education Benefactor
The Rotmans have maintained involvement with the University of Toronto since 1981. From 2001 to 2004, Rotman sat on the Committee for Honorary Degrees, was a Governing Council Member from 1995 to 2003, an Executive Committee Member (1998-2003) and was the Vice-Chair of the University of Toronto's Asset Management Corporation (2000-2006).
The Rotman School of Management was named in his honour by the leading gift of his wife and family and is an internationally renowned business education institution that educates globally competitive leaders and maintains the world’s leading business faculty. The Rotmans have also provided financial assistance for the Lloyd and Delphine Martin Prosperity Institute.
The Rotmans have also been supporters of Western University since 1999 though the Rotman Institute of Philosophy – Engaging Science, which fosters a global centre to build novel and productive bridges between humanities and the sciences to address relevant issues faced by society. In addition, Mr. Rotman established the Rotman Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Science addressing the nature of scientific theory.
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