{"id":8195,"date":"2011-02-15T09:31:05","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T14:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=8195"},"modified":"2011-02-15T09:31:05","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T14:31:05","slug":"cross-country-donor-boosts-brock%e2%80%99s-animal-studies-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/02\/cross-country-donor-boosts-brock%e2%80%99s-animal-studies-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-country donor boosts Brock\u2019s animal studies program"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Jack

Jack Hallam<\/p><\/div>\n

Brock\u2019s unique Critical Animal Studies program has received a boost in the form of a $50,000 endowment from a generous donor.<\/p>\n

Brock will create two student awards with a contribution by Jack Hallam, a B.C. philanthropist and animal activist who came across the program when he did a Google search for animal studies programs in Ontario.<\/p>\n

Hallam, 82, of Salt Spring Island has a lifelong history of helping animal causes. Past donations include $3,000 to an orangutan sanctuary in Borneo, and contributions to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the World Society for the Protection of Animals, among others.<\/p>\n

Hallam has made several contributions to higher education, including $100,000 for two scholarships in Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto and $50,000 for two bursaries for First Nations students in need at Lakehead University.<\/p>\n

A Toronto native, Hallam has a PhD in Zoology from the University of Toronto. His resume includes teaching in Toronto\u2019s public school system and at a community college in Lindsay, as well as working at the Ontario Science Centre. He has also owned an antique business and a pet store.<\/p>\n

He wanted to contribute to Ontario universities because of the province\u2019s program that matches donated funds for student scholarships, he said. The Ontario Trust for Student Support means his endowments could be more than doubled.<\/p>\n

He found Brock\u2019s Critical Animal Studies program through the Internet. A Toronto colleague also recommended it. He hopes to see others donate to causes close to their hearts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope this inspires other people to do something,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople should investigate giving to a charity, whether it\u2019s for animal rights or anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Sorenson, Brock Sociology<\/a> professor and one of Canada\u2019s foremost experts in critical animal studies, is thrilled by Hallam\u2019s support of the program. The field of animal studies is gaining steam, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople worldwide are re-evaluating our relationship with animals,\u201d Sorenson, who authored the recent books Ape<\/em> and About Canada: Animal Rights<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The student-led Brock Animal Rights Club recently received a PETA2 award for best student group. Sorenson also plans a conference March 31 and April 1 entitled \u201cThinking About Animals,\u201d which will host animal rights academics and activists from around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrock has really been a leader in this field,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Ontario Trust for Student Support is a government-funded matching program that supports Ontario students in financial need by providing matching funds. When you support Brock student awards, the program will, at minimum, double the value of the endowed award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jack Hallam has contributed $50,000 to Brock\u2019s unique Critical Animal Studies program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[3332,226,31,33],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8195"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8195"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8199,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8195\/revisions\/8199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}