Everybody loves to receive gifts, and today the Lethbridge College agriculture program received a gift that is like no other. This generous gift will help transform the college’s agricultural programming and shape the future of the industry in the Alberta region and beyond. The record setting $3.1 million gift was given by Lloyd and Dorothy Mueller.
The Mueller family has been in the province since the 1900s, and after serving in the Canadian Air Force during World War II, Lloyd returned to Lethbridge and became involved in several business, from farming to running a garage to stock trading.
The $3.1 million gift with will be split with $1.9 million going towards the college’s to establish the Mueller Program in Irrigation, and the Mueller Applied Research Chair in Irrigation Science. “My uncle wanted to leave a legacy,” says nephew Michael Mueller. “Nothing like a little saved up beer money to help students out.”
The Mueller’s gift is the second major gift to the college this year that will help benefit the agricultural programming. This past June, the college announced the Cor Van Raay Southern Alberta Agribusiness Program that will create a partnership with the University of Lethbridge.
