University of Manitoba officials flashed their pearly whites Friday as they announced a $5-million gift in support of a new dental clinic. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * University of Manitoba officials flashed their pearly whites Friday as they announced a $5-million gift in support of a new dental clinic. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? University of Manitoba officials flashed their pearly whites Friday as they announced a $5-million gift in support of a new dental clinic.
Donors Gerald and Reesa Niznick were at the university’s Bannatyne campus for the announcement. Although Los Angeles has been the couple’s home for more than 50 years, they were born and raised in Canada. Gerald Niznick graduated from the U of M’s dentistry program in 1966.
“You can take Niznick out of Winnipeg, but you can’t take Winnipeg out of Niznick,” Gerald said. “The educational investment (from the U of M) has brought us a wonderful life. We so appreciate it and we want to give back.
” MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Gerald and Reesa Niznick’s latest donation will support a new dental clinic, which will be housed in the new Dr. Gerald and Reesa Niznick Centre on the U of M’s Bannatyne campus. It’s not the Niznicks’ first brush with philanthropy.
In 2018, they gave teeth to their support of the U of M when they made a $7.5-million gift to its college of dentistry — the largest donation in.