Ivey reflects on the places in which it has been housed, from humble beginnings in the basement of Huron College to the award-winning Richard Ivey Building. Each campus is an extension of Ivey’s identity, commitment to sustainable design, and continual expansion of its global network.
The Collegiate Gothic style of the limestone buildings at Western house the early beginnings of the School. Distancing itself from its Western locations, from Huron College to University College, the School takes steps to establish its own identity at Goodholme. With a newfound presence, the Schools builds new facilities to accommodate the needs of students, staff, faculty, and affiliates.
Huron College, later the first campus of Western University.
University College, one of the first buildings to be completed on the new campus.
The Department moves to Goodholme, the former estate of London businessman, James Good, located near the current location of King's College.
The front door and entrance hall to Goodholme was of ‘baronial’ proportions and the office the dean occupied was the large library of the former owner of the estate.
F.W.P. Jones, Learning to Lead, p. 58
Opening of Spencer Hall Continuing Education Centre (renamed Spencer Leadership Centre in 2006).
The National Centre for Management Research and Development (NCMRD) building opens.
J.J. Wettlaufer Executive Development Centre opens in Toronto.
Over the course of the years, the Spencer Leadership Centre and NCMRD undergo name changes and several expansions to accommodate the growing School. The School also builds a new campus in downtown Toronto and in Hong Kong.
Spencer Hall doubles in size to meet the needs of the Western Business School and the Bank of Nova Scotia.
The Cheng Yu Tung Management Institute officially opens thanks to the generous support of Henry K.S. Cheng, HBA '71, MBA '72, LLD '97.
The NCMRD is expanded by the addition of an atrium and is renamed the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management.
Spencer Conference Centre is expanded and renovated with the new entrance wing being named the Donald K. Johnson Executive Wing, after the generous support of Donald K. Johnson, MBA '63.
Ivey's Institute for Entrepreneurship is renamed Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship.
ING Leadership Centre (later renamed Tangerine Leadership Centre) officially opens in downtown Toronto.
Ivey's business library is renovated and re-named in honour of C.B. "Bud" Johnston, HBA '54, MBA '57, Ivey's Dean from 1978-1989.
The School is currently housed in, as Doreen Sanders once put it, a “glittering new building" built by Carol Stephenson in 2013. Since its opening, the Richard Ivey Building has won numerous awards for its design and carries the Gold LEED certification for its environmental sustainability. The School's facilities represent "a symbol of belief in the future of the School’s global pre-eminence."
A site is selected and approved for a new landmark Ivey building in front of Brescia College on Western Road.
Ivey announces the formation of the Ian. O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership following a generous gift from Ian Ihnatowycz and Marta Witer.
Phase I of Ivey's new building is completed.
The Ivey Business School celebrates the grand opening of the Richard Ivey Building.
The Grand Opening features a keynote address by former astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield.
Scotiabank gives $3 million to the School to create the Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab.
John F. Wood, HBA ’64, donates $7 million to create the John F. Wood Centre for Innovation in Business Learning.
Donald K. Johnson, O.C., MBA ’63, LLD ’07, donates $2.5 million, renaming Ivey's Toronto campus to the Donald K. Johnson Centre.
A $5.5-million donation from the Pierre L. Morrissette Family Foundation established the cross-campus Western Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship, Powered by Ivey.
Donald K. Johnson, O.C., MBA ’63, LLD ’07, gifts $30 million to expand Ivey's Toronto campus, tripling its size in First Canadian Place.