ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks hɪz sˈɛkənd ɡˈɪft ʌv dˈɑːlɚ twˈɛlv mˈɪliən kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd tˈuː lˈoːɹn tɹˈɑːɾɪɚ tʃˈɛɹz æt ðə skˈuːl, wˈʌn ɪn ˈɛɹoʊspˌeɪs ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪn ˌæstɹəfˈɪzɪks ænd kɑːzmˈɑːlədʒi.
In 2006 his second gift of $12 million created two Lorne Trottier Chairs at the school, one in Aerospace Engineering and the other in Astrophysics and Cosmology.