ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv hiː doʊnˈeɪɾᵻd dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪftiːn mˈɪliən tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi tə kɹiːˈeɪt bˈoʊθ ðə tɹˈɑːɾɪɚɹ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ səstˌeɪnəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ænd dɪzˈaɪn ænd ɛndˈaʊ ðə tɹˈɑːɾɪɚɹ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ sˈaɪəns ænd pˈʌblɪk pˈɑːlɪsi.
In 2012 he donated $15 million to the university to create both the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design and endow the Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy.