E.P. Taylor Legacy Society
A unique group of people want their legacy to be built into the very fabric of the university. Confident in our students and our programs, they have developed planned gifts that will make an extraordinary difference in the lives of future generations.
They form the E.P. Taylor Legacy Society, named in honour of legendary Canadian entrepreneur, innovator and thoroughbred horse breeder Edward Plunket (E.P.) Taylor, upon whose legacy our university was built.
A message from Legacy Champion, Jefferson Mappin
“Ontario Tech University has a long history with my family, and I am honoured to be the inaugural Legacy Champion for the E.P. Taylor Legacy Society.
From the very beginning, my grandfather, E.P. Taylor, recognized that Windfields Farm was ideally situated beside a centre for learning (Durham College) that prepared the next generation. When Ontario Tech was created and as the City of Oshawa grew around Windfields Farm, we were determined to join the growing university community to help create a marvelous campus where world-class education and beautiful open spaces could collide.
My grandfather earned his engineering degree at McGill University in Montreal, a large inner city campus with lovely open surroundings. Higher education was something that my grandfather supported throughout his life. He believed in the power of making education accessible.
Legacy gifts open doors for students helping them achieve their academic dreams, realize success and give back to society.”
-Jefferson Mappin, Legacy Champion, E.P. Taylor Legacy Society, and grandson of E.P. Taylor
Celebrating future gifts
For those who advise us of their intention to make a gift in their will or through other forms of deferred gift planning, we welcome you to the E.P. Taylor Legacy Society. The Society is named in honour of Canadian entrepreneur, innovator and thoroughbred horse breeder, Edward Plunket (E.P.) Taylor, founder of Windfields Farm, in Oshawa, Ontario.
E.P. Taylor was a dedicated and passionate supporter of education, from his legendary alumni fundraising drives for his alma mater, to his donation of land in 1966 to support students in Durham Region. In 1996, his son Charles Taylor and daughter Judith Mappin, following in the footsteps of their father, donated a parcel of Windfields property for a future university in Durham Region, now proudly called Ontario Tech University.
The E.P. Taylor Legacy Society provides opportunities for donors to be acknowledged now and connected to the life of the university while securing their place in the history and hearts of the Ontario Tech community by making a planned gift.
For more personal and confidential information about making a gift today or a gift in your estate plan, please contact: advancement@ontariotechu.ca