Famed Atlantic Canadian real estate developer and UNB Alumnus Ben McCrea has donated $450,000 to create a new fellowship to create an annual full tuition fellowship in the Faculty of Business Administration

Valued at $20,000 annually the fellowship will be awarded to a student enrolled in the MBA in Engineering Management program offered by the Faculties of Engineering and Business Administration.

Armour Mayes 'Ben' McCrea, M. SC, P. Eng, is from Salisbury, New Brunswick and is the founder and chariman of Armour Group Limited. The Halifax-based Armour group owns and operates 1.8 million square feet of properties in Atlantic Canada and continues to expand its holdings in the region.