William Sauder, Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Sauder

Canadian businessman

Date of Birth: 27-May-1926

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2007

Profession: businessperson

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

William L.
Sauder, OBC (May 27, 1926 – December 19, 2007) was formerly the chairman of Sauder Industries Ltd.
and International Forest Products Limited Sauder graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1948, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and later returned to the University of British Columbia as a member of the Board of Governors.
He was ultimately appointed Chair of the Board, and later elected Chancellor, a position he held from 1996 to 2002.
He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by UBC in 1990. On June 5, 2003, Sauder donated a $20 million endowment and the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration which was subsequently renamed the Sauder School of Business.
His gift of $20 million was the largest single private donation ever made to a Canadian business school at the time. In 2004, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia. William Sauder died after a brief illness on December 19, 2007.