Introducing the Rowe School of Business

Dal President Tom Traves jokingly called it “the worst-kept secret in Nova Scotia.”

He was probably right. After all, when the Faculty of Management announced that its School of Business would be wearing a new name, what else could it have been than that of its greatest ambassador and champion, the man whose guidance, financial support and passionate commitment has helped shape the school it is today?

“From today forward, our school will proudly hold the title of the Kenneth C. Rowe School of Business,” Dr. Traves announced at the September 28^th ceremony to thunderous applause from the crowd filling the atrium of the building that also bears the Rowe name.

The honour recognizes Mr. Rowe’s long connection with the School of Business. A devoted confidant, he has served on the school’s advisory for more than 20 years, 10 of them as its chair. He’s also been a member of Dalhousie’s Board of Governors and presently sits on the Dalhousie Advisory Council.

Some of his greatest support has been as a financial benefactor, and the millions he has given to the university over the years has made a huge difference in the lives of Dal’s students, supporting scholarships, academic initiatives, infrastructure and more. He was the lead donor on the capital campaign for the Rowe building and just last year, as part of the Bold Ambitions campaign, he made the largest donation by a Nova Scotian in Dalhousie’s history: $15 million for the School of Business.

“Today is really a new era of business at Dalhousie,” said Dean Peggy Cunningham. “We are binding the name of our business school to the name of someone who has been its most steadfast supporter. Ken is a person who truly embodies values-based management . . . I can think of no person more worthy of having their name on our business school.”