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DAN FALKLike several of the scientistsprofiled in “Reaching for theStars” (page 12), journalist DanFalk has been passionate aboutastronomy ever since he was a teenager gazing up at thestars from his family’s summervacation spot in Nova Scotia’sAnnapolis Valley. He is a regularcontributor to Ideas on CBCRadio One, and his latest bookis The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright’sUniverse (Goose Lane, 2014).

SHELDON GORDONLike the late Dorothy Bennett,the alumna whom he profileson page 28 (“Like Mother, LikeDaughter”), freelance writerSheldon Gordon has a passionfor reading and is a stickler forcorrect grammar. (He does not,however, share her aversion tomystery novels.) He’s deployedthe English language duringthree decades in journalism,including stints with the TorontoStar, the Financial Post and theGlobe and Mail. Born inWinnipeg, he has lived andworked (and curled) inMontréal, Ottawa, and Torontoand reported from Japan, India,and Sri Lanka. He now devoteshis free time to volunteering.

YVONNE PALKOWSKI (BA 2004 UC)Reporting on this summer’sarchaeological excavation inUniversity College’s Sir DanielWilson quadrangle (“What LiesBeneath,” page 18) was enoughto make Yvonne Palkowski wishshe had majored in archaeology.Indiana Jones fantasies aside, in her spare time Yvonne enjoysbeing active out of doors and,conversely, sitting down athome with a good book, typicallya travelogue or biography.

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AS YOU MAY KNOW, this spring UC Magazine, in conjunction with U of T Magazine, conducted areadership survey. The results were overwhelminglypositive—80% of UC Magazine readers are satis-fied with the publication overall and 93% approveof its design. Credit for the latter goes to NoëlNanton, Creative Director of typotherapy, who isas humble as he is talented. Thank you, Noël, formaking us look so good!

In addition to telling us what we’re doing right, you also told us what changes and improvementsyou’d like to see. Topping the list was an electronicalternative to the paper magazine, so starting thisfall we have introduced a digital edition of UCMagazine, delivered via email to the account we have on file for you. A significant number ofreaders told us they wish to receive both electronicand print versions, so you will continue to get thepaper magazine unless you opt out using the linkprovided in the email. If you did not receive theemail and would like to opt into the digital editionor out of the paper version, please contact us.

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THIS PAST SUMMER, a group of students spent a fewweeks in the northeast corner of the Sir DanielWilson quad conducting an archaeological dig.They were taking Professor Ted Banning’s ARH306Y Archaeological Field Methods, a course thatgives them the opportunity to learn how archaeo-logical research really happens – with dirty handsand sweaty clothes.

A phrase kept coming to mind as I watched the students unearth layer after layer of our College’shistory: “fieldwork in familiar places.” The philoso-pher, Michelle Moody-Adams, used this phrase asthe title of her important 1997 book, where sheargues against taking anthropological findings ofsynchronic or diachronic cultural diversity as rea-sons for embracing moral relativism. By engaging inwhat she calls a kind of fieldwork within academicphilosophy, she isolates its blind spots about thesocial sciences—as if they do not make significantphilosophical assumptions in the course of theirinvestigations—and about our own practices ofeveryday moral reflection—as if academic theory were entirely isolated from public life.Moody-Adams’ fieldwork, by “making the familiarunfamiliar,” reminds us of the robustness of ourmoral commitments and our capacity to makemoral progress.

The fieldwork in a familiar place this summer was a more literal kind of fieldwork, of course.What did the students find in their dig? Some coins.Remnants of burned wood and some nails—detri-tus from the fire of 1890, no doubt. A lipstick tubefrom the 1920s and pieces of sherry glasses—signsthat, throughout its history, University College hasbeen a community where students learn from oneanother outside of the classroom as well as in.

So I think a version of Moody-Adams’ argument forthe fundamental continuity in our practices, acrosscultures and across history, might even apply to the College. We remain committed to offeringstudents the opportunity to challenge themselvesintellectually and providing them with the skillsthey will need to make a difference to the world.

But educational practices do change. ProfessorBanning, whose course was using the College as a research site this summer, is himself a UC alumnus(BA 1978 UC), as well as a College faculty memberand the Chair of the Department of Anthropology.When he was a student here, his studies did not include digging up the College grounds,though he did eventually have the opportunity to join in off-site archaeological research as anundergraduate student.

He approached me about the possibility of usingthe UC grounds as a teaching site because he wanted students to have the opportunity to learn in the most active way possible, by themselves par-ticipating in archaeological research. And he knewthat I believed that the College’s heritage shouldbe used in support of student learning, and notmerely preserved as relics. As the fall 2013 issueof the magazine explained, we plan to reinvigo-rate Canada’s most important academic buildingby highlighting its significant architectural her-itage while also providing 21st-century studentswith new educational opportunities.

One year into the fundraising campaign for the UCrenovation, I am very pleased that the alumni com-munity has come together in support of our plans(see “Campaign Update,” page 27). Edmund andFrances Clark have generously provided a lead giftof $2.5 million, and many others have joined themin recognizing the need to ensure that the College

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continues to provide its students with the best educational experience possible. Though weremain some distance from achieving our overallgoal, plans for implementing phase one of the renovation are underway.

The Sir Dan’s quad is now back to normal, with little indication that almost a dozen metre-squarepits had been dug only a few months ago. AnotherUC orientation has come and gone and I suspectthat a new layer of lost or dropped items has beendeposited in the quad. The University Collegebuilding, with its imposing towers and gargoyles

and gryphons, looks as if it has not changed in the 155 years since its opening. In fact, the Collegehas repeatedly had to adapt itself as the needs of itsstudents changed, even as we remain committed to challenging our students to think in new ways—undertaking fieldwork in familiar places in one wayor another.DONALD C. AINSLIE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PRINCIPAL

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THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALLEN GINSBERGExhibition through December 6, 2014Featuring over 200 photographsfrom the Allen Ginsberg archiverecently donated to theUniversity of Toronto, docu-menting Ginsberg’s daily life, hiscreative community, and theBeat movement.U of T Art Centre, northeast corner of UC.For info: (416) 978-1838 orutac.utoronto.caAA BRONSON:

LIFE AND WORKSExhibition through November 15, 2014Featuring recent work by AABronson, prominent Canadianartist, this exhibition centres ona series of life-size, diamond-

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IMAGE 02.Allen Ginsberg(1926-1997), AllenGinsberg and PeterOrlovsky, 5 TurnerTerrace. Black andwhite silver gelatinprint with ink,11x14. Gift of theLarry & CookieFamily Foundation,2012.

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37TH ANNUAL UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE BOOK SALEOctober 17 to 21, 2014Proceeds support students and the UC Library.UC East and West Halls.For info: (416) 978-0372

W.J. ALEXANDER LECTURE IN LITERATURE

“THE HORROR OF NUMBER:CAN HUMANS LEARN TO COUNT?”October 1, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. Steven ConnorProfessor in the Faculty of EnglishUniversity of CambridgeUC Room 140For info: (416) 978-7416

H.E. STUBBS LECTURE INCLASSICS AND LITERATURE“IMAGING COLOUR”October 22, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.Elaine ScarryWalter M. Cabot Professor ofAesthetic and General Theory of ValueHarvard UniversityUC Room 140For info: (416) 978-7416

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3RD ANNUAL UC ALUMNI OF INFLUENCE AWARDSNovember 6, 2014 Awards gala in celebration ofdistinguished UC graduates.Hart House Great Hall, U of T.7 Hart House Circle, TorontoTickets $125For info: (416) 978-2968 or see page 3

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N. GRAHAM LECTURE IN PHYSICS“THE ACCELERATING UNIVERSE”November 19, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.Brian P. SchmidtDistinguished ProfessorResearch School of Astronomyand AstrophysicsAustralian National UniversityUC Room 140For info: (416) 978-7416

THE DOG DAYS OF WINTERJanuary 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.Bring your dog and meet fellowalumni at the off-leash dogpark in the UC quad.For info: (416) 978-7416

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“LEONARDO, MICHELANGELO,AND THE QUESTION OF THEUNFINISHED IN THEIR ART”March 4, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.Carmen C. BambachCurator of Drawings and PrintsThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew YorkUC Room 140For info: (416) 978-7416

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F.E.L. PRIESTLEY MEMORIALLECTURES IN THE HISTORY OF IDEAS ART AND THOUGHTIN THE COLD WARMarch 18, 19 & 20, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.Louis MenandAnne T. and Robert M. BassProfessor of EnglishHarvard UniversityUC Room 140For info: (416) 978-7416

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BONHAM CENTRE AWARDS GALAApril 23, 2015Dinner and gala in support ofthe Mark S. Bonham Centre forSexual Diversity Studies.Celebrating The Strength of Sport.Hart House Great Hall, U of T.7 Hart House Circle, TorontoFor info and tickets: (416) 978-7416

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AUTHORDan Falk

ARTISTNASA/Ames/SETI Institute/JPL-Caltech

For these UC astronomers, the sky isdefinitely not the limit

ara Seager’s enthusiasm for astronomy began with a camping trip at age ten, when she was blownaway by the myriad of stars thatwere visible when one escaped farfrom city lights. Today, the Professor

of Planetary Science and Physics is focused onstars that have their own planets, and especiallyany planet that might resemble our own blue-green world – or as she calls it, “Earth 2.0.” Shestates her goal plainly: “We want to find a planetwhich, like earth, could support life.”

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Seager (BSc 1994 UC) graduatedfrom the University of Toronto,picked up a PhD from Harvardin 1999, and has been at theMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology since 2007. Lastyear, she received a MacArthur“genius” award. Her timing hasbeen impeccable: She beganher career when the field itselfwas young, putting her on thefront lines as the idea of “extra-solar planets” (or “exoplanets”)went from being science fictionto an active area of nuts-and-bolts research.

The most compelling data hascome from Kepler, a space-basedtelescope launched in 2009.Kepler has been aimed at a single, small swath of sky—containing thousands of stars—and checking to see how manyof them are periodically dimmedby the motion of a planet pass-ing in front (what astronomerscall a “transit”). “Kepler hasbeen revolutionary,” says Seager.“Its goal was to tell us how com-mon earth-like planets aroundsun-like stars are—so that if wewanted to do something moredetailed, we’d know what theodds are.” Those odds now lookpretty good: Kepler has flaggednearly 1,000 exoplanets, some ofthem remarkably similar in sizeto our own Earth.

And the search is moving quickly.We might be less than a decadeaway from identifying anotherlife-bearing world, says DavidCharbonneau (BSc 1996 UC),another grad who is passionateabout planets. “I think we reallycould be in the business of looking for life on its surface, on a timescale of five or tenyears,” says Charbonneau, whonow works down the road fromSeager, as a Professor in theDepartment of Astronomy at Harvard. Like Seager,Charbonneau was star-struck at an early age, but in universityhis first choice was cosmology.Then, suddenly, planets becamea hot topic. “I switched entirelywhat I was going to do for mythesis, and I never looked back,” he says.

As a graduate student,Charbonneau made the firstever detection of an exoplanettransiting its parent star—and he did it using a telescope with a measly 4-inch (10 centimetre)diameter lens. That was in 1999;just ten years later came thelaunch of Kepler, which has “revolutionized the whole field,”Charbonneau says.

But Kepler is just the beginning:With the transit method nowtried-and-true, other projects are adopting a similar approach.Charbonneau is excited about“MEarth” (pronounced “mirth”),a transit-hunting array of robotictelescopes perched on top of

Mount Hopkins in Arizona that are monitoring the bright-ness of thousands of red dwarfstars. Seager, meanwhile, tellsme about TESS (TransitingExoplanet Survey Satellite); duefor launch in 2017, the space-craft will look for transits involv-ing nearby stars, helping to pindown specific, potentially life-friendly planets in our own “stellar neighbourhood.”

Future missions may allowastronomers to study an exoplan-et’s atmosphere directly, in thehope of finding “biosignatures”—the signs of any chemical, orcombination of chemicals, thatmight hint at the presence of life.“Whether that life is single-celledbacteria or intelligent alien life,we’re not able to discern,” saysSeager. But any biosignature discovery, she says, would be amomentous discovery.

While Seager and Charbonneaulook for planets, WendyFreedman (BSc 1979 UC) is probing the origins of theuniverse itself. Freedman earnedher PhD in 1984, and in thatsame year she joined the staff of the Observatories of theCarnegie Institution in Pasadena,California, where she’s been theDirector since 2003. In 2013, shereceived an honorary Doctor ofScience from U of T.

IMAGE 01. Sara Seager

IMAGE 02.David Charbonneau

IMAGE 03.Wendy Freedman

IMAGE 04.NASA's Kepler mission has discov-ered a world wheretwo suns set over thehorizon instead ofjust one. The planet,called Kepler-16b, isthe most 'Tatooine-like' planet yet foundin our galaxy and isdepicted here in thisartist's concept.

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A good chunk of her career has been devoted to pinningdown the value of somethingcalled the “Hubble constant”—a critical parameter in the bigbang model of the cosmos, necessary for calculating the universe’s size and its age.

The good news is, there’s been a huge amount of progress overthe last couple of decades,thanks to fine-scale mapping of the cosmic microwave back-ground radiation, oftendescribed as the faint “echo” of the big bang, and also fromstudies involving the motion of distant galaxies. Freedmanherself led the Hubble SpaceTelescope Key Project, a decade-long effort in which astronomersused the Hubble Telescope tostudy galaxies by measuring thebrightness of certain kinds ofvariable stars, known as Cepheidvariables, within those galaxies.

All of these measurements help pin down the value of theHubble constant, and, in turn,quantities like the universe’sage. “Twenty years ago, we werearguing whether the universewas 10 billion years old or 20billion years old – we really didn’t know it to better than a factor of two,” says Freedman.“Now the argument has comedown to, is it 13.7 billion yearsold, or is it 13.8 billion yearsold? So we have really made amajor step forward.”

You don’t have to reach for the edge of the universe or thebeginning of time to appreciatethe grandeur of the cosmos. Formembers of the public, a brightcomet or a solar eclipse might

do the trick; for some, a glimpse of Saturn’s ringsthrough a telescope will becomea memory that lasts a lifetime.“Astronomy isn’t just forastronomers,” as John Percy(BSc 1962 UC), known aroundthe world for his astronomy outreach efforts, told me. Backin 1967, Professor Percy was afounding faculty member at the University of Toronto’sMississauga campus. His ownresearch has focused on vari-able stars and stellar evolution,but outreach and education was always a top concern. He’sworked extensively with schoolboards in developing curricula,and in providing resources forteachers that might not have abackground in astronomy.

In fact, U of T astronomers havebeen spreading the word aboutthe cosmos for decades. As Percypoints out, the Dunlap Institutefor Astronomy and Astrophysicsowes its existence to a public lecture: The year was 1921, andClarence Chant, the founder ofthe Astronomy Department, wasgiving a public talk about acomet that was visible at the time from Canadian skies. Awealthy mining executive namedDavid Dunlap happened to be in the audience. After his death,Dunlap’s widow donated thefunds for the construction of the

David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill; from 1935,it would be home to Canada’slargest optical telescope, with its74-inch (1.9 metre) mirror.

Today—seven years after his official retirement—Percy isoptimistic about the state ofCanadian astronomy. Canadianscientists are involved with some of the world’s largest tele-scopes, including the GeminiObservatory (with twin 8-metretelescopes in Hawaii and Chile),a giant radio telescope arrayknown as ALMA (AtacamaLarge Millimetre Array) in Chile, and the James WebbSpace Telescope—the replace-ment for the much-celebratedbut soon-to-be-retiredHubble—due to launch in2018. With those instruments,and with many other moremodest ones, a new generationof astronomers will be tacklingthe mysteries of the universe,from the big bang to black holes.

“When you do surveys of astro-nomical productivity, Canada is always in the top three,” saysPercy. “If this was hockey, itwould be on the front page ofthe newspapers, but Canadiansaren’t fully aware of how manyimportant contributionsCanadian astronomers havemade”—nor of how manyCanadian astronomers got their start at UC.

Dan Falk is a science journalist based inToronto. His most recent book is TheScience of Shakespeare:A New Look at thePlaywright’s Universe.

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IMAGE 05. An artist's concep-tion shows theKepler-10 system,home to two rockyplanets. In the fore-ground is Kepler-10c,a planet that weighs17 times as much asEarth and is morethan twice as large in size.

IMAGE CREDITHarvard-SmithsonianCenter for Astrophysics/ David Aguilar

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Archaeologicalexcavation revealssimilarities inCollege life pastand present

AUTHORYvonne Palkowski





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“The purpose of the course isn’t so much to find things,although it makes it more interesting for the studentswhen we do,” say Banning.“We’re usually pretty luckyon the University of Toronto campus. Because it’s so old, we typically find objects fromthe late nineteenth and earlytwentieth century.”

And find things they did. “Ithink the most interesting thingI found was a shotgun shell,”says Jeremy Dunin-Markiewicz,a first-year UC student pursuingan Archaeology specialist. “Theyused to train with rifles in thisarea during the First World War,when all University studentshad to be part of the militia,”he explains.

Aside from evidence of historicalconflict, the students alsounearthed objects indicative of more peaceful, leisurelytimes. Fragments of crystalstemware and ceramic transfer-ware, marbles, and animalbones were likely depositedduring a picnic or garden party

group of students got down and dirty—literally—in UC’s Sir Daniel Wilson quadranglethis summer as part of ARH306Y Archaeological FieldMethods. The course, led by Professor Ted Banning (BA 1978 UC) and Dr. Sally Stewart (BA 1980 UC) of theDepartment of Anthropology,is an introduction to the basicfield methods of archaeology,including mapping, surveying,and, of course, excavation.




that was, perhaps, hosted bythe College steward or Dean ofMen of the day; Bissell House,which was the official resi-dence for both positions, islocated adjacent to the site.

And given the site’s locationalong the western wing ofUniversity College, whichserved as a men’s dormitoryuntil 1899, it is perhaps unsur-prising that the students foundseveral clay pipe stems and broken bottles—“smoking anddrinking paraphernalia,” asBanning tactfully calls it.

Betraying the arrival of greaternumbers of women students atUC is a tube of lipstick with astylized logo consisting of the initials HR. “It’s Helena Rubinsteinbrand,” says Stewart, “and the logo dates from when shestarted the company in 1915.She sold it in 1927 and theychanged the logo when the new company bought it. So weknow for sure that this lipstick,which is completely intact, datesfrom somewhere between 1915and 1927.”

Also uncovered was a consider-able amount of constructiondebris. Fragments of brick, copper, and ironwork, as well asnails and even a tape measure

all point to restoration andrebuilding efforts, a commontheme in UC’s history.

As for any indication of thefire of 1890, which destroyedmuch of the College, Banningsays: “We found some charcoal,but not a huge amount, so Iwouldn’t say so we have certainevidence of the fire. I thinkwe’d get more of that if wewere on the other side of thebuilding, because the westwing didn’t burn.”

By this point you might be won-dering, how does all this stuffend up in the ground, anyway?“The build-up would largely bedue to landscaping activities andalso leaves from trees, which falland add material to the soil.Quite often in archaeology, it is

human processes—diggingand moving stuff around—that causes the build-up,”Banning explains.

And what happens to theobjects once the site is back-filled? “They’re cataloguedafter the course,” says MatthewReijerkerk, a fourth-year UC student in Archaeology, History,and Geographic InformationSystems. “They get sent to thearchaeological lab where otherstudents will do the testing and dating. Then they will becleaned and stored in the U of TAnthropology Department.”

The meticulous processing ofthe artefacts isn’t just a learningopportunity, it’s a requirementof the Ministry of Tourism,Culture, and Sport, which issuespermits for archaeological exca-vations in Ontario. Under theterms of the permit, Banningand Stewart are required to submit a substantial report onthe results of the dig, to whichthe students contribute throughtheir individual reports.

In addition to its clear peda-gogical significance, the coursealso has a positive reputationalvalue. “I think it’s important for the University of Toronto to have this sort of thing hap-pening here,” says Stewart. “It’sfairly high-profile and we’ve hadnumerous people walking byasking questions. They’re allexcited about what we’re doing.”

Banning concurs: “One mansaid to me, he got his degree at adifferent university, but seeing usexcavating here made him wishhe had gone to U of T.”

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71. Blue Willow pattern (?)transferware fragmentCeramicLate 19th century

2. Door hardwareBrassMid-20th century

3. Medicine bottle fragmentGlassMid to late 19th century

4. Shotgun shellBrassPost 1914 (?)

5. Cigar mouthpiecePlasticMid-20th century

6. Pipe stemWhite ball clay19th century

7. Pipe stemBakelite (?)Early to mid-20th century

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138. Champagne bottle fragmentGlassLate 19th to early 20th century

9. Vase fragmentsCrystalEarly 20th century

10. Wine bottle fragmentHandblown glass (?)Early to late 19th century

11. Canadian pennyCopper1902

12. Lipstick tube, Helena Rubinstein brandCopper (?)1915 - 1927

13. MarblesClayLate 19th century

DIVERSIONSWhere Are They Now?



WhereAreTheyNow?Ever wonder what happened to so-and-sofrom your residencehouse, chemistry lab, or history tutorial?

We caught up with fellow UC alumni fromover the years

Aldeli Albán Reyna (BA 2010 UC)Projects & ResearchCoordinator, YWCA CanadaToronto, Ontario

YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF UC:

I have many favourite memoriesbut one of my most interestingmoments took place at the Red

& White Ball during FroshWeek. A fellow Wallacite and Idecided to sit on the benches infront of UC to enjoy how eerilybeautiful campus was at nightwhen someone came runningup King’s College Circle. As theygot closer, it became apparentthat the runner was sporting ahead-to-toe gorilla costume.Unfamiliar with university life,my friend and I shrugged it offand continued our conversationonly to be interrupted momentslater by a car screeching andstopping not far behind thegorilla-suited person. Whatseemed like a game of tag withthe passengers and the one incostume followed. They all got inthe car and drove off never to beseen again. Years later I’m stillnot sure what I saw!

TITLE OF THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW:

The Artist

YOUR HOBBIES OR TALENTS:

I tend to fill my spare time byvolunteering, which is a habit I definitely strengthened at UC!Currently, I’m the OutreachCoordinator with the FeministArt Conference as well as aYouth Advisor for the Toronto2015 Pan Am and Parapan AmGames. In between work andvolunteering, I also love balconygardening, baking, birding, andcreative writing.

WHAT’S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST:

It changes every so often, mainly because I can’t remembereverything but some key itemsare: Visit Machu Picchu, travel to every continent at least once,learn more languages, have a conversation with bell hooks, attend an NHL playoff game, etc.

Grace Liu-Biggar (BA 1996 UC)Child and Family Therapist, andowner of Graceful LearningAjax, Ontario


I loved going for tea and cookiesat the UC union every afternoon.


The Lego Movie


Travelling, arts and crafts, gar-dening, watching sitcoms andtrashy reality shows, and going to the butterfly conservatory.

WHAT’S ON YOU BUCKET LIST:

To hold and squeeze a cutekoala bear.

Jack Hartline (BA 1955 UC)Retired NewspapermanSurrey, British Columbia


Snoozing on a big leather couchwhile listening to an anonymousfellow student playing the piano.


Keeping Mum


Reading memoirs and biogra-phies and writing occasionalhumour columns.


Living to be 100 years old.

DIVERSIONSWhere Are They Now?



Michael Kates (BSc 1977 UC)Family PhysicianMississauga, Ontario


During a night of festivities Irecall being held upside downfrom the second floor, with

Perry A. King (BA 2007 UC)Freelance Writer Toronto, Ontario


The UC tradition of sitting in the intersection of Bay andBloor Streets and makingmotorists honk their supportfor UC.


Dallas Buyers’ Club


I am an avid reader of non-fic-tion and a fan of documentary

Rick Clow (BSc 1974 UC)General Manager Quinte Waste SolutionsBelleville, Ontario


Lunch in the refectory. And Ienjoyed writing exams in theEast and West Halls. Walking thecreaky halls on first floor beforerestoration was fun too.


The Grand Budapest Hotel


Attending live theatre, especially musicals; volunteer-ing as a peer in the industryand at a college; gardening;masonry; biking; travel.


Hike Kluane National Park; writehistoric novel; walk up MountKilimanjaro; innovate thirdworld business opportunities.

the “moat” surrounding SirDan’s residence below (notrecommended for amateurs).It’s a favourite memorybecause I survived!


Filomena (my allergies flared up during this one and I snif-fled a lot!)


In addition to long runs, I playsaxophone. For our graduatingresidents I formed a band calledthe “Iliotibial Band” and lookforward to a revival soon. I alsolove golf and still long for a holein one.


Running marathons on all sevencontinents. As of this date I amscheduled to run 42.2km atMachu Picchu, and then if stillstanding, I’m scheduled to runmy seventh continent inAntarctica in early 2015!

films, and I love playing pool,baseball and basketball. I’m anavid powerlifter, when I havethe energy. I also have a sketch-book for doodles and otherdrawings, and enjoy makingsoups and smoothies.


Visiting all seven continents(four to go), reaching the peakat Kilimanjaro, and playing poolwith President Obama.Bridget Bayliss (BA 1984 UC)

Administrator, Co-operativeHousing Toronto, Ontario


Dancing to the Sex Pistols at pub night.


Ida


Travelling, taking in events and happenings aroundToronto, cooking, gardening,collecting wine.


Take a tour of Europe – thistime without the backpack.

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A bold plan to revitalize the interior spaces of UniversityCollege has taken a leap forward with the generousdonation of $2.5 million by Ed (BA 1969 UC, Hon.LLD 2012) and Fran (BA 1969 UC, MA 1990, PhD2002) Clark toward the restoration of the West Hall.

University College is at the centre of U of T, geographi-cally and philosophically. The opening of UC in 1853marked the rebirth of the University as a non-sectarianinstitution of higher learning. The West Hall’s interior hasplayed a central role in Convocation for thousands ofgraduating students as an assembly space for donning capand gown. It has also served as an exhibition space forthe collections of the Royal Ontario Museum.

Now, it will be renamed the Clark Reading Room andupdated with technology that will not interfere with theheritage of the space. The new name for the West Hall isthoroughly grounded in U of T tradition. Ed, thePresident and CEO of TD Bank Group, is an alumnus

RENEWINGA STORIEDSPACE

of UC whose father, Samuel Delbert “Del” Clark (PhD1938, Hon. LLD 1988), founded sociology as a disciplineat U of T. Fran Clark’s parents were Dr. John P. Fletcher(BA 1933 UC, MD 1937) and Jean P. Fletcher (BA 1933UC, MA 1934, PhD 1938), a physiologist who workedalongside Drs. Charles H. Best (BA 1921 UC, MA 1922,MB 1925, MD 1932) and Frederick G. Banting (MB1916, MD 1922), who discovered insulin along withJ.J.R. Macleod and J.B. Collip (BA 1912 VIC, MA 1913)at the University of Toronto. Banting and J.J.R. Macleodsubsequently won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for thisgroundbreaking work. Both the Fletchers were UCgraduates, as indeed are Ed and Fran Clark—they met asstudents in residence.

Speaking on behalf of UC students, Ryan Phillips, Vice-President of the UC Literary and Athletic Society(2013-14), says “Thank you, Ed and Fran, for your generous gift, which will help ensure that many genera-tions of UC students will be able to experience UC as it was meant to be.”

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CAMPAIGN UPDATERenewing A Storied Space


LIKE MOTHER,

LIKE DAUGHTER

$50K memorial giftsupports library alcovein University College’sEast HallAUTHORSheldon Gordon

CAMPAIGN UPDATELike Mother, Like Daughter






I am not eccentric. It’s just that I am more alive than mostpeople. — Dame Edith Sitwell, British poet and critic

orothy Gurofsky Bennett,1919-1997, was a bibliophile,scholar, and teacher. She was also “more alive thanmost people.”

In her memory, her daughter Diana Bennett and Diana’s husband, SpencerLanthier, have each pledged$25,000 toward the University

College building restoration,under the rubric of Boundless:

the Campaign for the University of Toronto.

Their donations will fund an alcove in the LibraryCollections Room to be located in University College’sEast Hall. Diana is a UC graduate (BA 1965 UC) and sowas Dorothy (BA 1942 UC), and Spencer received anhonorary doctorate from U of T in 2002. Rather thancreate a scholarship in tribute to Dorothy, the couplechose to participate in the building restoration.

That choice speaks to Diana’s love of UC’s architecture.“One of my greatest pleasures as a student was beingpart of that fabulous structure,” she recalls. “The idea of restoring elements of the building to its originalgrandeur and purpose is very appealing.”

The alcove in particular honours her mother’s spirit,says Diana. “She was a reader, and she was shy. Shewould have sought a quiet retreat at UC where shecould be unto herself rather than mixing and mingling.”

The child of a Jewish father and a Presbyterian mother,Dorothy chose UC for her undergraduate programbecause of its non-denominational character. It wasthere that she found a refuge from her parents’ frac-tious marriage.

“Books were her haven,” says Diana. “She read vora-ciously, and had read all the major Victorian Englishauthors by her late teens.” She studied under such professors as A.S.P. Woodhouse, revered former head of UC’s English department.

She met her future husband, watercolour painter JohnBennett, when they both took courses from NorthropFrye at Victoria College. “His literary influence shapedboth my parents, but especially my mother,” says Diana.“She developed a razor-sharp eye for criticism—not justin what she read but also in what she saw in the theatre.”

Dorothy acquired the nickname Dédé from herFrench professor, and John Bennett made sure that itstuck, liking its exotic flavour. They were married dur-ing the war. John went overseas in 1943 and returnedwhen Diana, their first daughter, was two-and-a-halfyears old. A second daughter, Brenda, soon followed.

“She was my teacher even before she became an actualteacher, always guiding me and suggesting books forme to tackle,” says Diana. Dorothy was the primaryphrase crafter for Diana’s high-school valedictoryaddress, and coached Brenda so effectively in publicspeaking that she won the Ontario SecondarySchools championship.

D IMAGE 01. Dorothy Bennett

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Though a 1950s housewife, Dorothy was no model of domesticity. Her culinary skills were minimal, andwhen her family ran out of clean socks, she simplybought new ones. She was more comfortable writinglimericks for parties, where she matched wordplaywith others in the cultural community.

Dorothy also ghostwrote remarks for her husband to deliver at the openings of his art shows. It was when the couple separated for a few years thatDorothy, at age 45, turned to teaching. She graduatedfrom teacher’s college, then taught English at Jarvis,Thistletown, and East York Collegiates in Toronto.

During this time, she decided to do an MA in Englishliterature. In 1969, Dorothy, Diana, and Brenda allreceived their master’s degrees at the same convocationat U of T. Although a moment of great family pride, itwas totally unplanned. A photo appeared in theTorontoStar the next day showing the three graduates togetherin their gowns and mortarboards.

Dorothy wrote her master’s thesis on Dame EdithSitwell, the mid-twentieth century British poet andcritic whose life in many ways resembled her own.“There were a lot of shared eccentricities,” says Diana.

Dame Edith described her hobbies as “reading, listeningto music, and silence.” Dorothy might have, too. Musicwas her second passion. “She would buy single operatickets,” recalls Diana, “and, toddle down to the O’KeefeCentre, even in her later years.” She also made sure herdaughters had a solid grounding in musical theatre.

Dorothy, like her mother before her, was an avid collector and a hoarder. “Dorothy’s mother was a fabu-lous bargain hunter, and Dorothy was like that withbooks,” says Diana. Every Saturday morning, she wouldfrequent David Mirvish Books and emerge with bagsfull of books purchased at discount prices.

By the end of her life, her living room and basementwere stacked from floor to ceiling with books andclippings from high-end magazines. This was despitehaving given away thousands of books to friends, students, and neighbours.

Dorothy’s collecting and gifting weren’t limited tobooks. “She loved fine things,” says Diana. She wouldmine sales at Birks and Creed’s for the best bargains.She was a strategic shopper.” But if someone admiredone of her acquisitions, Dorothy was likely to give itto them, then and there.

In perhaps her most unusual act of generosity, she gave away burial plots at Park Lawn Cemetery to non-relatives. Dorothy’s mother had bought the plotsin bulk when they were a bargain. Dorothy didn’t seewhy they should be reserved only for family members.

Dorothy’s greatest gift, however, was the love of litera-ture and the English language that she imparted to herstudents. “She was an unusually embracing teacher toanyone with a spark of passion for the kinds of booksthat she felt were important,” says Diana. (That did notinclude mysteries or best-sellers.)

Her purist approach to the English language was unrelenting. Even during her final days, she lecturedthe nursing staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital on the Latinroots of English words. “She would correct anybody’sgrammar at the drop of a hat,” says Diana. She intimi-dated Diana’s friends, including all of her boyfriends.

“Diana has assured me I would have passed the test,”says Spencer, who didn’t meet Diana until a few yearsafter Dorothy’s death. Now retired, he was chair andCEO of the accounting firm KPMG through much ofthe nineties. Diana, also now retired, was a teacher for15 years and then was TV Ontario’s managing directorof, consecutively, Corporate Affairs, Marketing, andDevelopment over 16 years.

The couple are arts patrons, and Diana serves as Chair of the Advisory Board of the University ofToronto Art Centre at UC. “We try to give back tothe community,” says Spencer. “We hope that our giving will encourage other alumni to give, too.”Dorothy Bennett would approve!





IMAGE 02. Spencer Lanthier (L)and Diana Bennett


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UNIVERSITY COLLEGEAlumni of Influence



The annual University College Alumni of Influence awards wereintroduced in the belief that the success stories of our graduatesshould be known to today’s students and fellow alumni. This year,we honour 14 distinguished University College alumni from todayand yesterday. Read on for their stories and please consider joiningus at the awards gala in Toronto on November 6, 2014 to celebratetheir remarkable achievements.

Your help is required to identify candidates for future editions of the awards. For more information or to submit a nomination,please visit www.uc.utoronto.ca/aoi.

UNIVERSITYCOLLEGEALUMNI OF INFLUENCE2014

A selection committee of eight UC alumni, faculty, and friendsmeet to select the Alumni ofInfluence on the basis of nomina-tions submitted by members of theUC community. The committeeconsiders the nominees’ contribu-tions to their professional field atan international, national, or locallevel, as well as their

volunteerism within the widercommunity and their philanthropy.Philanthropy to the University of Toronto specifically is not a fac-tor. Members of the selectioncommittee, sitting politicians,and the current U of T President,Vice-Presidents (UTM and UTSC),and Chancellor are excluded fromconsideration.

Alumni of Influence Selection Criteria




Armstrong has served on numerous federal and provincialresearch committees, including asvice-chair of the National Scienceand Engineering Research Council.He was a founding director of theCanadian Institute for AdvancedResearch. He is currently chair ofthe Canadian Arthritis Network.

His achievements have been recognized by the Royal Societyof Canada, of which he is aFellow; by the CanadianAssociation of Physicists with its Herzberg Medal and Medal ofAchievement; by the University of Cordoba with its VistanteDistinguido award; and by theUniversity of New Brunswickwith an honorary doctorate.

Lawrence Cherney (BA 1969 UC) (MA 1978 Toronto)

Lawrence Cherney started hiscareer under the baton of IgorStravinsky. Ever since, for morethan 40 years, he has been at theforefront of Canadian music. Heis the founding Artistic Directorof Soundstreams, a chartermember of the National ArtsCentre Orchestra, and foundingArtistic Director of the summerfestival Music at Sharon.

Under his leadership,Soundstreams has become one of the largest and most dynamicorganizations of its kind in theworld, and a leading producer ofconcerts, contemporary opera,and international festivals.Known for the high quality of itsinnovative national and interna-tional collaborations that crossgenres, cultural traditions, anddisciplines, Soundstreams hostsan annual concert series inToronto, produces new Canadianopera, and tours Canadian musicand opera in Canada and interna-tionally. It co-produces an out-reach series, Salon 21, with theGardiner Museum, and hasdeveloped a state-of-the-art webplatform that includes a digitalconcert hall and archive.

Cherney has performed as oboesoloist and recitalist in NorthAmerica, Europe, and Israel. He was named to the Order ofCanada in 2003, awarded theToronto Arts’ Foundation’sAward for OutstandingInternational Achievement in2007, and in 2012, the Friends of Canadian Music Award.

Professor Robin Armstrong (BA 1958 UC) (PhD 1961 Toronto)

Higher education leader andphysicist Robin Armstrong,Professor Emeritus in theDepartment of Physics at theUniversity of Toronto, has had along and distinguished academiccareer. He has co-authored almost200 publications and conferenceproceedings in condensed matterphysics, in most cases with hismany PhD graduate students.

He served as chair of the PhysicsDepartment and dean of theFaculty of Arts & Science at U of Tbefore becoming president of theUniversity of New Brunswick,where he initiated its most ambi-tious fundraising campaign todate and attracted a state-of-the-art MRI centre, on the strength ofhis scholarly reputation.

IMAGE Lawrence Cherney

PHOTOGRAPHERTrevor Haldenby




Dr. William J. Deadman (BA 1911 UC) (Bsc Med 1913 Toronto)

William J. Deadman was one ofCanada’s first forensic patholo-gists. After completing his med-ical training, he served in WWIand thereafter become city pathol-ogist in Hamilton, a position heheld from 1919 to 1956. He was anin-demand expert witness andbecame known across Canada dur-ing the Evelyn Dick trail in 1946,one of the most sensationalizedtrials in Canadian criminal history.

He established one of the largestforensic medicine laboratories inCanada and set up a formal train-ing program for laboratory staff,which led to the creation of theCanadian Society for LaboratoryScience; the Society’s William J. Deadman Prize in ForensicMedicine was established in his honour.

He published extensively and frequently presented at scientificmeetings as well as to pathologists,coroners, and police officers. Healso lectured on forensic patholo-gy and medical jurisprudence atthe University of Western Ontario(now Western University) and theUniversity of Toronto. At the endof his distinguished career, he wasthe consultant in pathology to theAttorney General’s Centre forForensic Science in Toronto.

He had a keen interest in publicaffairs and community, and wasnamed Citizen of the Year by theCity of Hamilton in 1950. He alsoserved on the University ofToronto Senate (now GoverningCouncil), and as president of theMedical Alumni Association andUC Alumni Association.

Professor Donald Forster (BA 1956 UC) (MA 1958 Harvard)

Higher education leader and economist Donald Forster studiedpolitical science and economics atthe University of Toronto, wherehe later joined the faculty as a lecturer in political economy. Heassumed increasingly importantadministrative roles at theUniversity, starting with his roleas a don in UC’s Sir Daniel Wilsonresidence and culminating in hisservice as vice-president andprovost of U of T from 1972 to 1975.Thereafter he served as presidentand vice-provost of the Universityof Guelph.

In 1983, he was elected presidentof the University of Toronto, butsadly died of a heart attack just 23 days before he was due to takeoffice. In addition to his contribu-tions to higher education, he wasa member of the EconomicCouncil of Canada and served asan advisor to several governmentsin the developing world.

Ronald Gould (BA 1955 UC) Ronald Gould is one of the world’sleading experts on the organiza-tion and management of elections.He joined the Canadian publicservice in 1955 and worked in various departments, ultimatelybecoming assistant chief electoralofficer at Elections Canada, a posi-tion he held for 20 years.

He has participated in more than100 elections in over 70 countries,including Cambodia—where heheaded the team for the country’sfirst general election—Bosnia,Haiti, Sierra Leone, Yemen, SouthAfrica, and Mozambique. In 2007he conducted an independentinquiry into the Scottish electionresults for the UK ElectoralCommission.

He is the author of books A Guide for Election Observers andStrengthening Democracy: AParliamentary Perspective, as well as several articles on internationalelections. For his contributions todemocracy, Gould was named aMember of the Order of Canada,and received the Medal of Honourfrom the United NationsAssociation of Canada, theQueen’s Golden and DiamondJubilee Medals, the Ten Years ofDemocracy in South Africa Award,the Canadian Peacekeeping Medal,and the Outstanding ServiceAward from the Council onGovernmental Ethics Laws.




Professor Warren Kirkendale(BA 1955 UC) (PhD 1961 Vienna)

Warren Kirkendale is an interna-tionally acclaimed Canadianmusic historian. Educated at theUniversities of Toronto, Bonn,Berlin, and Vienna, he taught atthe University of SouthernCalifornia from 1963 to 1967 andDuke University from 1967 to1982. From 1983, he directed theInstitute of Music History at theUniversity of Regensburg,Bavaria. As emeritus he residessince 1992 in Rome.

He is a prolific writer and lectur-er, having produced more than4,500 pages of original research,and lectured in more countries,universities, and languages thanany other musicologist. His workcovers Italian music of the 16thand 17th centuries and Austrian

of the 18th, and he is renownedespecially for his interdiscipli-nary knowledge of the ItalianRenaissance.

He is the only North Americanmusic historian ever to havebeen appointed to a chair at a university on the European continent (receiving offers fromboth Germany and Italy), and the only one to hold an honorarydoctorate from there, from theUniversity of Pavia, Italy. He isthe recipient of the prestigiousmedal of the Collège de France,and he was, with professors fromHarvard and Yale, one of onlythree music historians to bemade honorary members of theexclusive Accademia Filarmonicain Bologna, whose membersincluded composers such asMozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini,and Ravel.

John D. McKellar (BA 1955 UC) (LLB 1959 Osgoode)

Lawyer John McKellar is partneremeritus at WeirFoulds LLP. Inthe course of a busy commercialpractice, he is or has been a direc-tor or officer of various corpora-tions, including the Giffels andNORR (now “Ingenium”) group of architects and engineers, Fruitof the Loom Canada Ltd., GeneralMills Canada Ltd., Chum Ltd.,Uniroyal Ltd., Musique Plus Inc.,SportsNet Inc., and NetstarCommunications Inc. He has beenan advisor to the Law Society ofUpper Canada and the CanadianTax Foundation.

He is known for the many per-forming artists and arts organiza-tions he has advised, counselled,and supported. He is now theChair of the Toronto Arts Council,the Ontario Cultural AttractionsFund, and the Young Centre forthe Performing Arts, Vice-Chair ofthe Ontario Arts Foundation, andDirector of the Tarragon Theatre,Off-Centre Musica Salon, and theGlenn Gould Foundation. He is apast president of the Arts andLetters Club of Toronto and a former director of the CanadaCouncil for the Arts. He has, aloneor with others, produced theatri-cal shows across Canada and inthe US, and has several theatricalprojects now in development.

He became a Member of theOrder of Canada in 1996 beingdescribed as a “lawyer, volunteer,and impresario.” In 2011 he wasawarded the Edmund C. BoveyAward which is presented byBusiness for the Arts for demon-strating a lifetime of significantsupport or leadership in arts andculture in Canada. He is also arecipient of the 2002 and 2012Queen’s Jubilee Medals.




Sir William Mulock (BA 1863 UC)(MA 1871 Toronto) (LLD 1894 Toronto)

Sir William Mulock was a lawyer,educator, businessman, politicianand judge.

In Parliament from 1882 to 1905,he was postmaster general underLaurier and organized the federalDepartment of Labour, becomingits first minister. He negotiated anintergovernmental agreement toestablish a telecommunicationscable linking Canada, Australia,and New Zealand and was instru-mental in joining Canada and theUK through radio. He chaired theparliamentary inquiry into tele-phones that led to the regulationof Canadian telecommunications,and took part in the negotiationsthat led to the creation of Albertaand Saskatchewan as provinces.

He was chief justice of Ontariofrom 1923 to 1936. As vice-chancel-lor of the University of Torontofrom 1881 to 1900, he was the pri-mary force in federating denomi-national and professional collegesinto the modern university. Heserved as chancellor from 1924 to 1944.

Mulock was active in both busi-ness and the community, and wasinvolved in the foundation of theToronto-Dominion Bank, theToronto Star, Toronto WellesleyHospital, and Canada’s first

Erna Paris (BA 1960 UC)Erna Paris is the author of sevenacclaimed works of literary non-fiction and the winner of twelvenational and international writ-ing awards for her books, featurewriting, and radio documen-taries. Her works have been pub-lished in fourteen countries andtranslated into eight languages.Long Shadows: Truth, Lies, andHistory was chosen as one of“The Hundred Most ImportantBooks Ever Written in Canada”by the Literary Review of CanadaHer most recent work, The SunClimbs Slow: The InternationalCriminal Court and the Struggle for Justice was first on The Globeand Mail’s “best book of the year”list and shortlisted for theShaughnessy Cohen Prize forPolitical Writing.

Paris is a member of the HonoraryCouncil of the Canadian Centrefor International Justice; a mem-ber of the Canada Committee ofHuman Rights Watch; a memberof the board of the Canadian CivilLiberties Association; and a pastchair of the Writers’ Union ofCanada. In 2012, Paris was awarded the World FederalistMovement– Canada World Peace Award.

The Honourable Robert K. Rae(BA 1969 UC) (MPhil 1971 Oxford)

(LLB 1977 Toronto) (Hon. LLD 1999 Toronto)

Bob Rae is a senior partner atOlthuis Kleer Townshend LLP.

He was elected 11 times to theHouse of Commons and theOntario legislature between 1978and 2013. He was Ontario’s 21st

premier from 1990 to 1995, andserved as interim leader of theLiberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013.

He is working now as a negotiator,mediator, and arbitrator, with aparticular focus on first nations,aboriginal, and governance issues.He also teaches at the Universityof Toronto School of Governanceand Public Policy, and is a widelyrespected writer and commenta-tor on public policy issues inCanada and abroad.

An author of four books and manystudies and reports, Rae is a PrivyCouncillor, an Officer of the Orderof Canada, a Member of the Orderof Ontario, and has numerousawards and honorary degreesfrom institutions in Canada andaround the world.

Rae attended UC from 1966, wasLiterary Director and StudentsAdministrative Council rep, andlived for two years in McCaulHouse in the Sir Daniel Wilsonresidence. He studied modernhistory and was a RhodesScholar for Ontario in 1969, andcompleted his MPhil at BalliolCollege. He is also a graduate ofthe Faculty of Law at U of T.

His late father, Saul Rae, is also a UC Alumni of Influencerecipient in 2014.

national peace organization. Inlater life he was known as the“Grand Old Man” of Canada.

University College’s Mulock Houseis named after him, as is a second-ary school in Newmarket, Ontario.




Professor Jeffrey Wong (BA 1959 UC) (PhD 1963 Toronto)

Jeffrey Wong is a distinguishedinternational scientist andProfessor Emeritus at the HongKong University of Science andTechnology, Department ofBiochemistry, of which he is the founding head.

He is the co-developer ofDextran-Hemoglobin, a bloodsubstitute that is used in trans-fusions to deliver oxygen to vitalorgans in cases of severe bloodloss. Along with fellow UC alum-nus Dr. Jan Blumenstein (BA 1954UC), Wong first developed andtested the substance at theUniversity of Toronto and MountSinai Hospital in the late 1970s,when he was a Professor in U of T’sDepartment of Biochemistry.

His main research contributionis the coevolution theory of theorigin of the genetic code, whichposits that the code is mutable,having coevolved with, andtherefore having been shaped by,amino acid biosynthesis.

He has published more than 40articles in scientific journals andis a member of the Society forBiochemistry and MolecularBiology, the Federation ofAmerican Societies forExperimental Biology, and the International Committee on Blood Substitutes.

Dr. Saul Rae (BA 1936 UC) (PhD 1938 London)

Saul Rae was born in Hamilton,Ontario, of immigrant parents.He showed a talent for musicand theatre at a very young age,and travelled across Canada aspart of a family troupe called“the little Raes of sunshine.”

He came to UC on a scholarshipin 1932, and had an active stu-dent life, becoming president ofthe Lit, an active debater at HartHouse, and producer and direc-tor of the UC Follies. He won theMoss Scholarship and became aMassey Fellow, completing hisPhD at the London School ofEconomics in 1938.

After doing pioneering work on public opinion research withGeorge Gallup, he joined theCanadian foreign service in 1940.He served in Algeria, Paris,London, Vietnam, Washington,Geneva, Mexico, New York, and the Hague, and served asCanadian ambassador to the UNin Geneva and New York, as wellas Mexico and the Netherlands.

He retired in 1980, and kept upan active interest in publicaffairs, as well as music and the-atre. On his death in 1999 primeminister Jean Chrétien calledhim “one of the most remarkablemen I've ever met. His sense ofhumour and lively mind drewpeople to him, and I was proudto know him as a friend.”

Lois, his wife of six decades, isenjoying her one-hundredth year,living in Toronto.

IMAGE Saul Rae

PHOTOGRAPHERMichael Bedford




Professor Frederick H. Zemans(BA 1960) (LLB 1964 Toronto)

Frederick H. Zemans is a pioneerin clinical legal education, alter-native dispute resolution (ADR),and the community legal clinicmovement in Canada.

He is the founding director of Parkdale Community LegalServices—Ontario’s first commu-nity-based legal aid clinic, estab-lished in 1971—and of OsgoodeHall Law School’s IntensiveProgram in Poverty Law. He wasthe director of clinical educationat Osgoode for many years andwas one of the original facultyteaching in Osgoode’s programsin ADR and continues to teach in the field.

His publications have focused primarily on the Canadian legalprofession, access to justice, legalservices for low-income persons,ADR, and quality assurance ofstate-funded legal services. Activenationally and internationally inthe field of legal aid, he is a mem-ber of the International Legal AidGroup, and was, for many years,the Canadian board member ofthe Inter-American Legal ServicesAssociation. He is a foundingmember and past president ofCanadian Law and Society.

Professor Joyce Zemans(BA 1962 UC) (MA 1966 Toronto)

Joyce Zemans is an internationallyrecognized scholar who has madeprofound contributions in the fieldsof Canadian art history, cultural policy, and arts administration.

She is Senior Scholar andUniversity Professor Emerita atYork University and Director ofthe MBA Program in Arts andMedia Administration at York’sSchulich School of Business. Herresearch focuses on cultural poli-cy, curatorial practice, and 20th-century Canadian art with a par-ticular interest in the develop-ment of abstraction in Canadaand the work of Canadianwomen artists.

She is a former director of theCanada Council for the Arts andformer dean of the Faculty of FineArts at York. She currently servesas a member of the advisory committees of the Toronto ArtsCouncil and Foundation, theUniversity of Toronto Art Centre,Theatre Museum Canada, and theJarislowsky Institute for Studiesin Canadian Art at ConcordiaUniversity, among others.

A Member of the Order ofCanada, she is the recipient ofnumerous awards and honours,including the Queen’s Goldenand Diamond Jubilee Medals.She holds honorary degrees from the University of Waterloo,the Nova Scotia College of Artand Design, and ConcordiaUniversity, and she is anHonorary Fellow of the OntarioCollege of Art and Design.

She is married to ProfessorFrederick Zemans, a fellow UCAlumni of Influence recipient.

He has been a Butterworth’sFellow at the Institute ofAdvanced Legal Studies,University of London; andVisiting Professor at the LondonSchool of Economics, KobeUniversity Law Department,UCLA, and the National LawUniversity, New Delhi. He servedfor many years as chair of boardsof inquiry for the Ontario HumanRights Commission and, in recentyears, as a mediator and facilitatorin private and public disputes.

He is married to Professor JoyceZemans, a fellow UC Alumni ofInfluence recipient.

IMAGE Frederick Zemans

PHOTOGRAPHERLaura Pedersen



CLASS NOTESNews from Alumni

Class Notes

Historian IRVING ABELLA(BA 1963 UC), Shiff Professorof Canadian Jewish History atYork University, was named aMember of the Order ofOntario for his contributions to documenting the story ofJewish Canadians, and his com-mitment to the principles ofsocial justice and tolerance.

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IMAGE 01.Michael Bliss

IMAGE 02.Irving Abella

IMAGE 03.David Cronenberg

IMAGE 04.Ronald Daniels

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MICHAEL BLISS (BA 1962 UC),University Professor at U of T,was named an Officer of theOrder of Ontario, for his contri-butions as an historian andauthor dedicated to illuminatingCanada’s history.

Filmmaker DAVID CRONENBERG(BA 1967 UC) was named a Member of the Order ofOntario, for his internationallyacclaimed contributions to cinema.

CHARLES BLATTBERG (BA 1990UC) has published TheAdventures of Young PhilosopherTheo Hosen of Toronto (AngstPatrol, 2014), a semi-autobio-graphical novel set at UniversityCollege and the University ofToronto. The author is aProfessor of Political Philosophyat the Université de Montréal.

RUTH CORBIN (BSc 1972 UC),an expert in intellectual property policy, received anhonorary doctorate fromCarleton University.

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Congratulations to MICHAELFINE (BSc 2009 UC) and SUSANGRAHAM (2010 UC) on theirengagement. The couple metwhile students at UC and connected over their love ofOrientation Week and the UC Lit.

RONALD DANIELS (BA 1982UC), President of JohnsHopkins University, was awardedan honorary Doctor of Lawsfrom the University of Torontoin recognition of his extraordi-nary accomplishments as aleader in higher education.

CHARLOTTE FIELDEN (BA 1955UC) has published The SomersetStranglers (CFM Books, 2014), a psychological thriller and thethird volume in the VirginiaGilmore mystery series.


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FRANCESCO GALASSI (BA 1981UC) has published Catiline, TheMonster of Rome: An EarlyCase of Political Assassination(Westholme Press, 2014). Thebook traces the political biogra-phy of an ancient Roman noble-man, Lucius Sergius Catiline.

DOUGLAS GEORGE (BSc 1980UC) has been appointed ConsulGeneral at the ConsulateGeneral of Canada in Detroit.

ROGER GREENBERG (BCom1977 UC) was named a Memberof the Order of Ontario, for his contributions as a fundraiserand trusted counsellor tonumerous charities and educa-tional institutions in theNational Capital Region.

Footballer RICHARD KOLLINS(BA 1964 UC) was recentlyinducted into the University ofToronto Sports Hall of Fame.

Film and television directorWILLIAM (TED) KOTCHEFF (BA1952 UC) was honoured by theAcademy of Canadian Cinemaand Television with the AcademyBoard of Directors’ Tribute, forhis outstanding and enduringcontributions to Canadian filmand television.

DEBBIE OHI (BSc 1986 UC) isthe cover illustrator of sevenJudy Blume classics reissued forthe middle grades, including AreYou There God? It’s Me, Margaret(Atheneum Books for YoungReaders, 2014).

ROLAND PARIS (BA 1989 UC),Associate Professor in theGraduate School of Public andInternational Affairs at theUniversity of Ottawa, has beenappointed to a NATO expertpanel tasked with developingrecommendations to strengthenthe trans-Atlantic partnership aswell as its collective security.

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ANNABEL PATTERSON (BA 1961UC), Sterling Professor ofEnglish Emeritus at YaleUniversity, was granted an hon-orary Doctor of Laws by theUniversity of Toronto. She is anexpert in early modern literature.

The Honourable BOB RAE(BA 1969 UC), former Premierof Ontario and former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada,has joined law firm OlthuisKleer Townshend LLP as a senior partner.

BRUCE REILLY (BCom 1983 UC)was appointed Chief FinancialOfficer of iSIGN MediaSolutions Inc.

Harry Rosen CEO LARRYROSEN (BA 1978 UC) wasnamed Distinguished Retailer of the Year by Retail Council of Canada.

A fundraiser organized by UCalumna and graduate studentSEMRA SEVI (BA 2012 UC) sawsix professors competing to raisethe most funds to avoid beingpied in the face. The Pie a Profevent in support of Syrian child refugees raised a total of$13, 307.24. University Collegefaculty member JEFFREYKOPSTEIN participated butcould not raise enough to avoidbeing pied.

WALTER EUGENE SWAYZE(BA 1944 UC) passed away onJanuary 28, 2014 at the age of 91.He served in the navy duringWWII, then completed graduatestudies at Yale University. Hetaught for most of his career inthe English Department at theUniversity of Winnipeg, and washead of the department formany years.

Dr. ANDREW BOWIETEPPERMAN (BA 1994 UC) wasappointed Vice-President ofCharles River Associates.

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Art historian SUSAN MARCUS(BA 1955 UC) recently pub-lished Romanesque Sculpture: AnEcstatic Art (Friesen Press, 2014).

Toronto-based poet and novelistSHARON MARCUS (BA 1955UC) has published two newbooks, A Toronto Story andRecord of Days (The Sufi Press, 2014).

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The MARK S. BONHAM CENTREFOR SEXUAL DIVERSITYSTUDIES at University Collegeheld its annual Awards Gala onApril 24 in Hart House’s GreatHall. This year, the awards cele-brated The Power of Word.

Honoured for their contribu-tions to advancing the cause ofsexual diversity through writingwere authors Waawaate Fobister,Patricia Nell-Warren, ShyamSelvadurai, and Edmund White.

University College welcomed671 new graduates to its alumni community at springCONVOCATION on June 16.University Professor and UC faculty member KEREN RICE,an internationally renowned linguist, delivered theConvocation address.

The University of Toronto ArtCentre (UTAC) at UniversityCollege has appointed BARBARAFISCHER as Director for a termthrough June 30, 2019. A SeniorLecturer and Director of theMaster of Visual Studies -Curatorial Studies Program at the University of Toronto,Fischer has served as Interim

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Director of UTAC since July2013. Fischer is also currentlyExecutive Director and ChiefCurator of the Justina M.Barnicke Gallery at Hart House.She will continue in these roles.

EMILY GILBERT, an AssociateProfessor of Geography and the former director of the UCCanadian Studies program, washonoured with an OutstandingTeaching Award from U of T’sFaculty of Arts and Science.

ELIZABETH HARVEY, a Professorof English and UC faculty mem-ber, was recently honoured withthe University of TorontoAlumni Association's NorthropFrye Award for linkages betweenteaching and research.

University College studentDANIELLE KLEIN has beennamed Editor of The Varsity, U of T’s student newspaper.

Former UC Principal ProfessorSYLVIA BASHEVKIN was hon-oured with the 2014 Mildred A.Schwartz Lifetime AchievementAward from the AmericanPolitical Science Association,Canadian Politics section. Shealso received the 2014 Award inGender Studies from the RoyalSociety of Canada.


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Klein is in her fourth year of aJewish Studies, English, andHistory program.

UC faculty member ProfessorELIZABETH LEGGE was re-appointed Chair of theDepartment of Art.

Second-year UC student JESSIEMACALPINE has been namedone of Canada’s Top 20 Under20, for her international out-reach activities and for findingan ingredient in mustard oil thatcould double as an affordableand effective malaria treatment.

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University College is thrilled towelcome celebrated poet andnovelist ANNE MICHAELS (BA1980 UC) in the role of BarkerFairley Distinguished Visitor inCanadian Studies for the 2014-15 academic year. Michaels’ firstcollection of poetry won theCommonwealth Prize for theAmericas. Her first novel,Fugitive Pieces, was published tointernational acclaim, winningthe Trillium Prize, the Books inCanada First Novel Award, theOrange Prize for Fiction, theGuardian Fiction Prize, andAmerica’s Lannan LiteraryAward for Fiction. As writer-in-residence, Michaels will be avail-able to students for one-on-onementoring sessions on all formsof writing. She will also partici-pate in the wider UC communityby giving talks and attendingCollege events.

ANA PÉREZ-LEROUX has beenappointed Director of the UCCognitive Science program for athree-year term through June 30,2017. A Professor in theDepartment of Spanish andPortuguese, and the Departmentof Linguistics, her researchfocuses on questions of languageand thought, and the effect ofbilingualism in children.

Professor DAVID NOVAK, the J. Richard and Dorothy ShiffChair of Jewish Studies at U of Tand a UC faculty member, hasbeen invited to give the presti-gious Gifford Lectures at theUniversity of Aberdeen in 2017.Since their inception in 1888,the Gifford Lectures have beenone of the foremost lectureseries dealing with religion, science, and philosophy.

Professor DAVID RAYSIDE waselected to the Royal Society ofCanada. Rayside is the foundingdirector of the Mark S. BonhamCentre for Sexual DiversityStudies at UC and a ProfessorEmeritus in the Department ofPolitical Science.

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University College faculty member Professor RINALDOWALCOTT has been appointedDirector of the Women &Gender Studies Institute at theUniversity of Toronto.

NELSON WISEMAN has beenappointed Director of the UCCanadian Studies program for a three-year term throughJune 30, 2017. He is aProfessor in the Department of Political Science where heteaches courses on Canadiangovernment and politics. Hisresearch interests includeprovincial politics, Canadianpublic administration, elections,and voting.

University College and the Mark S. Bonham Centre forSexual Diversity Studies hostedthe WORLDPRIDE HUMANRIGHTS CONFERENCE as partof WorldPride 2014, an interna-tional celebration of LGBT politics, education, and culturewhich took place in Toronto inJune. More than 400 delegatesfrom 51 countries attended the conference, which receivedsignifcant media coverage locally,nationally, and around the world.

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