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The Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) was a higher education and research institution specialising in agriculture. It was formed in 1990 as a merger between the three regional Scottish Colleges of Agriculture (North, East and West). SAC was the largest institution of its type in the UK, and one of the largest in Europe. It ran for 22 years until SRUC was formed in 2012.

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) was formed in 2012 following the merger of SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) with Barony, Elmwood and Oatridge Colleges. SRUC comprises three Divisions: Education, Research, and SAC Consulting. SRUC carries out teaching and research in Agriculture and Business Management, Animal and Equine studies, Environment and Countryside, Engineering, Science and Technology, Horticulture and Landscape and Sport and Tourism. In addition to the six campuses, SRUC consists of a number of research centres and consultancy offices across Scotland and the North of England, as well as six farms and eight veterinary disease surveillance centres.

James T Steele ("later OBE" according to the donor) was awarded the medals as a student with The University of Edinburgh and EESCA. The medals were awarded between the years 1906 - 1910. Six of the medals were awarded from The University of Edinburgh (Agriculture, Law and landlord tenant, Agricultural entomology, Elementary zoology, Forestry and Plant physiology) and four from EESCA (Handicraft, Agricultural zoology, Agricultural chemistry and Veterinary Science) The donor also handed in a wooden box with 121 glass slides with various specimens from the natural world, she believes this box belonged to the grandfather.