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Leon J. Koerner
Leon J. Koerner and his brothers arrived in Vancouver in 1938 after
fleeing Czechoslovakia, and established the Alaska Pine Company Ltd. The
company was tremendously successful and their prosperity inspired Dr.
Koerner and his wife to establish The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation
in 1955. Their enduring wish was to promote post-secondary education,
the cultural arts, and social welfare in British Columbia and the
foundation continues to support those ideals today.
Dr. and Mrs. Koerner were also involved with capital funding of the
University of British Columbia. They generously donated to the
construction of the Faculty Club (Leon and Thea Koerner University
Centre) and following the death of Mrs. Koerner, Dr. Koerner provided
the funding for the development of the Thea Koerner House Graduate
Student Centre as a memorial to his wife. Leon J. Koerner was inducted
into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 1983. |
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