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1 Volume XXVIII Issue 4

WURA NEWS

Winter 2019

Vol XXVIII Number 4

401 Sunset Avenue

Windsor, ON.

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Windsor University Retirees Association

Dr Robert Gordon Installed as 7th

President & Vice Chancellor

Dr. Robert Gordon assumed charge on Sep-

tember 3, 2019. He was installed as the 7th

President of the University of Windsor at

112th Convocation, by the Chancellor Dr.

Mary Jo Haddad.

Dr. Gordon’s address to the convocation

( Excerpts)

Chancellor Haddad, Board of Gover-

nors Chair Willis, distinguished

guests, colleagues, friends, family

and, more importantly, graduates.

Welcome.

Many of you have travelled great dis-

tances to be here today. You’ve come

from other communities, provinces

and countries. Thousands of others

are also joining us through a

livestream of our Convocation cere-

mony. So welcome everyone to the

University of Windsor. It’s certainly a

great thrill and honour Continued page 2

In this issue

1. Dr. Robert Gordon

Installation

2. Chancellor

3. Retirees Dinner

4. Career Mile

Stones

5. Engineering

6. Informal Logic

7. Faculty Grants

8. Employee

Recognition

9. WURA News

10. In Memoriam

11. Officers of

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Produced and Edited by

Dr. Datta Pillay

MS PhD (Cornell)

D.Sc. ( Windsor)

Professor Emeritus

Biology

Dean Of Science

( 1983-1993)

Editor: Datta Pillay

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President’s installation address to the

Convocaion—continued from page 1

to be here today to recognize all of our ex-

ceptional graduates — the more than 400

wonderful faces I see before me this morn-

ing.

And what an incredible sight graduates of

every age, from different backgrounds, with

different interests and different hopes and

dreams for the future.

On behalf of everyone at the University of

Windsor, I would like to offer my heartfelt

congratulations to all of you on the signifi-

cance of your achievements. Indeed, today

is an important milestone for us all.

Today is also a milestone for me; my first

“official” day on the job — in fact, my first

“official” few minutes at the University of

Windsor.

It’s a tremendous honour and privilege to

be chosen to serve as the President and

Vice-Chancellor of this great institution.

In particular, I would like to thank my family

including my parents Bob and Jean Gor-

don, my siblings Karen and Trevor, and my

children Emily and Hannah.

I would also like to sincerely thank my

mother and father-in-law Dave and Marilyn

Randall. Most of all however, I want to

thank my wife, Sarina Randall, for always

being there for me for the past 27 years of

marriage, for supporting me while I finished

my own university education and for being

here today, at this juncture along our long

and winding road.

The Chancellor’s Leadership Series

presented by Telus, will be aimed at four pil-

lars, highlighting key insights across innova-

tion, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and di-

versity from top business leaders across Can-

ada, with the goal of helping young Canadians

reach their full potential in support of the pro-

gram.

Telus will give $ 250,000 to the University of

Windsor,

Nurturing the leaders of tomorrow is the focus

of a five-year series of lectures announced

Thursday by University of Windsor chancellor

Mary Jo Haddad during a dinner at Caesars

Windsor attended by more than 200 communi-

ty leaders and UWindsor supporters.

The dinner, hosted by the University of Wind-

sor Alumni Association, was the first in the se-

ries and saw Dr. Haddad share her vast

knowledge and experience as a CEO, chil-

dren’s advocate, and expert in strategic inno-

vation.

That’s why I’m here and what’s important to

me is the whole tenet of leadership,” she said.

“The University of Windsor has a phenomenal

opportunity with some great programming and

faculty to enable students to really embrace

their fullest potential in what they can give

back to communities around the world.”


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University’s Tribute To 2019 Retirees

Banquet Alumni Auditorium

November 19, 2019

Ms. Judith Arsic, Faculty of Nursing F

Dr. Rebecca (Anne) Baird, Psychology - F

Dr. Maria Blass, Student Health Services - F

Dr. Jan Ciborowski, Biological Sciences - F

Mr. Donald Clarke, Kinesiology

Dr. Deborah Cook, Philosophy - F

Dr. Yvette Daniel, Faculty of Education - F

Mrs. Sherry Dugal-Nevin, Office of the Provost

Dr. Benedicta Egbo, Education - F

Prof. Brenda Francis Pelkey, Creative Arts - F

Mrs. Maria Giampuzzi, University Secretariat

Mrs. Debra Goulding, Financial Services

Mr. Walid Mnaymneh, Computer Science

Mr. Kenneth Paltridge, Facility Services

Ms. Colleen Pare, Leddy Library

Ms. Maureen Haggith, School of Dramatic Art

Dr. Alina Jaworska-Sobiesiak, Chemical Control

Dr. Jack Kapac, Sociology, - F

Mr. Timothy Kenney, Facility Services

Mrs. Ruth-Anne Lancop, Leddy Library

Mr. Allan Laporte, Leddy Library

Dr. Richard Lewis, Communication, - F

Ms. Elizabeth Loeffler, Facility Services

Ms. Danielle MacKinnon, School of Dramatic Art

Mr. Robert Masino, Facility Services

Ms. Mary Medcalf, School of Social Work - F

Ms. Maria Mitchell, Faculty of Law

Mrs. Pamela Parisien, Facility Services

Mrs. Marga Pomponio, Financial Services

Mrs. Catherine Quinn-Boroski, Finance

Mrs. Catherine Reaume, Education

Mr. Chris Reid, School of Social Work - F

Dr. Alan Richardson, Odette School - F

Mrs. Halina Rozalska, Food Services

Dr. Christine Thrasher, Faculty of Nursing - F

Ms. Lynn Tisdale, Leddy Library

Dr. William Wellington, Odette School - F

Mrs. Judi Wilson, Student Health Services

F = Faculty

Chemistry Prof Wins A Major Grant

UWindsor chemist John Trant’s research into new

treatments for rheumatoid arthritis has won him a

$375,000 grant from the Arthritis Society.

“If successful, this will pave the way for a new treat-

ment with fewer side effects,” Trant said. “

Trant’s award is co-funded by the Canadian Insti-

tutes of Health Research, the major federal agency

responsible for funding health and medical research

in Canada. It’s part of $4.7 million being handed out

by the Arthritis Society in 2019 and 2020.

The funding is spread over three years and includes

an additional financial commitment from the Univer-

sity for three years after that. It’s called a Stars Ca-

reer Development award, designed to help early

and mid-career researchers.


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University Celebrates Career Milestones

For Faculty and Librarians First Time

A reception hosted by UWindsor president Robert

Gordon on Tuesday in the Welcome Centre celebrat-

ed faculty and librarians reaching career milestones

in 2018-19.

Among the achievements noted by provost

Douglas Kneale were:

Promotion to Librarian IV of Heidi Jacobs

Tenure to Pascale Chapdelaine, Law

Promotion to associate professor with tenure

Paul Datta, Sociology

Jeff Defoe, Department of Mechanical,

Laurie Freeman, Nursing

Nigel Hussey Biology

Phillip Karpowicz, Biomedical Sciences

Thomas Kenworthy, Odette School

Jesse Ovadia, Political Science

Emmanuelle Richez, Political Science

Beth-Anne Schuelke-Leech, Mechanical Engineering

Noel Semple, Faculty of Law

Sujith Xavier, Faculty of Law

Promotion to professor

Randy Bowers, Mechanical Engineering

Joel Gagnon, School of Environment

Anna Lanoszka, Political Science

Carlin Miller, Psychology

Steven Rehse, Physics

Jill Urbanic Mechanical Engineering

Wai Ling Yee, Mathematics

Promotion to learning specialist, ancillary aca-

demic staff III with permanence

Tanya Noel, Biology

Promotion to sessional lecturer II

Lisa Baggio, Creative Arts

Andre Narbonne, English

Jose Seoane Hernandez, Creative Arts

Renu Sharma Persaud, Sociology

“This is a wonderful occasion for us to mark

the advancement of our colleagues,” said Dr.

Gordon. “We are indeed fortunate to have

these fine scholars and educators pushing the

boundaries of exploration here at the Universi-

ty of Windsor.”

University Ranked Greenest

Third Year In A Row

The University of Windsor has been ranked one

of the greenest post-secondary institutions in

North America by the Princeton Review for the

third time for its strong commitments for green

practices and programs. It is one of the 15 top-

ranked Canadian universities that have submitted

data to the Princeton Review for this year.

The Princeton Review’s 2019 Guide to Green

Schools profiles post-secondary institutions from

nearly 700 schools and narrows their list down to

the top 413 institutions. The review uses criteria

that broadly cover the schools’ academic offer-

ings and initiatives, campus policies and practic-

es, and green-career preparation for gradu-

ates.“Many universities have become energy neu-

tral and carbon neutral and we hope that our Uni-

versity will also commit itself to reducing its reli-

ance on fossil fuels.


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Establishment of the Faculty of Engi-neering at the University of Windsor

By William C Miller

Assumption College was founded in Sandwich, Ontario by the Congregation of Saint Basil in 1857 and was incorporated by an Act of the Par-liament of Upper Canada after receiving Royal Assent on August 16, 1858. Its first students were admitted on February 10, 1857. The foun-dation stone for the first building was laid on June 17, 1858. Assumption College was incor-porated on August 16, 1858 by a Public Act of the Legislature of the Province of Canada and consisted of the Bishop of London and the Fac-ulty of the College.

On October 5, 1919 it was reported that As-sumption College would seek an affiliation with The Western University and College of London, in London, Ontario. In 1923, the Western Uni-versity and College of London was renamed the University of Western Ontario. By 1925 Assump-tion College, Sandwich, Ontario, the largest affil-iated College of the University of Western Ontar-io, offered courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, conferred by the University of Western Ontario. The affiliation of Assumption College with the University of Western Ontario lasted until 1953.

In 1947 only one Officer of Instruction at As-sumption College was identified with Engineer-ing: Franck DeMarco, M.A.Sc. He was also not-ed for his assistance to the Chemistry Club. In 1948 Frank DeMarco was still the only Officer of Instruction at Assumption College identified with Engineering, but was also the Coach of the Jun-ior Football Team, and the Director of Intra-Mural Sports.

In the 1948-1949 academic year Assumption College offered Pre-Engineering courses. In 1949 Frank DeMarco was now only identified with Chemistry and was also the Head Football Coach. Franck DeMarco contributed to the for-mation of the Assumption Chemical Society in November 1949. Only Eugene Heyck, C.S.B., B.Sc. was identified with Engineering in 1949. In 1950 Frank DeMarco, M.A.Sc. was identified with both Chemistry and Engineering, as well as Head Football Coach. In 1951 Frank DeMarco, M.A.Sc. was only identified with Chemistry and

Director of Intra-Mural Sports. No faculty member was identified with Engineering in 1951. In 1952 Frank DeMarco, M.A.Sc., Ph.D. was only identi-fied with Chemistry and Director of Intra-Mural Sports. No faculty member was identified with En-gineering in 1952. In 1953 Frank DeMarco, M.A.Sc., Ph.D. was only identified with Chemistry and Director of Intra-Mural Sports. No faculty member was identified with Engineering in 1953, but a number of Pre-Engineering students were enrolled.

On July 1, 1953, through an Act of the Ontario Legislature, Assumption College received its own charter to become an independent degree-granting institution and thereby ended its affilia-tion with the University of Western Ontario that had begun in 1919. On June 3,1954 Assumption College held its first Convocation since becoming a degree-granting institution. The Premier of the Province Ontario, Leslie M. Frost, received an honorary L.L.D. degree.

On July 14, 1954 it was announced by the Chair-man of the Board of Regents of Assumption Col-lege that Essex College would be established in Windsor as a non-denominational institution to be affiliated with Assumption College. Rev. E. C. LeBel, President of Assumption College also said that an application is being made to the Ontario Legislature for creation of the University of Wind-sor.

Dr. Frank A. DeMarco, along with the two Basilian Fa-thers, Reverend E. C. LeBel, and Reverend Norbert J. Ruth, were considered the three central figures in the founding of Essex College. Dr. DeMarco was the driv-ing force behind the establishment of the Faculty of Applied Science.On January 1, 1956, by an Act of the Ontario Legislature, Assumption College changed its name to Assumption University of Windsor and on January 26, 1956 an affiliation agreement was signed whereby the non-denominational Essex College, the latter estab-lished in July 1954 as an independent college to provide access to provincial grants became an affiliate of Assumption University of Windsor. Es-sex College initially had the responsibility to teach Mathematics and Pure Science and later Engi-neering, Nursing and Business.Holy Names Col-lege affiliated in 1956 and Holy Redeemer Col-lege in 1957. On November 4, 1957 Canterbury College became the first Anglican college in the world to affiliate with a Roman Catholic University.


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In November 1956, Dr. Maurice Adelman was hired as an Associate Professor in Essex Col-lege. Among Dr. DeMarco’s first appointments for Essex College were, Maurice Adelman, As-sociate Professor and Acting Head, Department of Chemistry; Robert Gordon Billinghurst, Assis-tant Professor, Department of Chemistry; and, Tze S Wu, Associate Professor. Essex College enrolled its first students for the 1956-1957 aca-demic year. On December 18, 1957 the City of Windsor agreed to loan and move its two storey City Hall Annex to the Essex College site for use by the engineering faculty and students until a new $5,000,000 engineering building can be built.

In 1958, Frank A. DeMarco was appointed Prin-cipal of Essex College and Associate Dean of Arts and Science. In September 1958, new fac-ulty appointments for Essex College included: William G. Colborne, Associate Professor; Alex William Gnyp, Assistant Professor; Rev. A. R. Howell, CSB, Lecturer; Harold R. Fletcher, Lec-turer; and, James P. Hartt, Instructor.On Novem-ber 14, 1959 Vice-Chancellor and President Rev. E. C. LeBel announced that Frank A. De-Marco, Principal of Essex College, was appoint-ed Dean of the new Faculty of Applied Science at Assumption University of Windsor.

On October 17, 1960, the Premier of Ontario an-nounced that Essex College would receive $3,000,000 for 1960-1962.On May 8, 1961 it was announced that the Association of Profes-sional Engineers of Ontario had accredited the courses in Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechani-cal, and the Metallurgy Option in Engineering Physics at Essex College of Assumption Univer-sity of Windsor.

In 1961 the Faculty of Applied Science had the following faculty members: F. A. DeMarco, Prin-cipal of Essex College, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, Professor of Chemistry; M. Adelman, Chemical Engineering; H. A. Apos-tolopoulos, Civil Engineering; G. B. Babiy, Me-chanical Engineering; R.G. Billinghurst, Chemis-try and Chemical Engineering; W. G. Colborne, Mechanical Engineering; P. A. Detthow, Civil and Electrical Engineering; D. D. Duquette, Civil Engineering; H. R. Fletcher, Electrical Engineer-ing; A. W. Gnyp, Chemical Engineering; J. P. Hartt, Civil Engineering; H. P. Herbich, Civil En-gineering; Rev. A. R. Howell; Mechanical Engi-

neering; J. J. Huschilt, Electrical Engineering; H. H. Hwang, Electrical Engineering; J. D. Joyce, Electri-cal Engineering; C. Tien, Chemical Engineering; H. J. Tucker, Mechanical Engineering; T. S. Wu, Civil Engineering.

In June 1961 the first class of 24 students graduat-ed from Assumption University in the Faculty of Ap-plied Science with Bachelor of Applied Science de-grees at the June Convocation. The first B.A.Sc. graduate was Claudio Brunetti. In the 1961-1962 academic year the courses offered leading to the Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering) where in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electri-cal Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and En-gineering Physics.

Two of the 1961 graduates, Gerald Monforton (Ph.D., Case Institute of Technology) and Carl St. Pierre (Ph.D., Northwestern University) continued their graduate studies in the United States and af-ter obtaining doctorates went on to serve as pro-fessors for many years in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Windsor.

On October 17, 1961 the Lieutenant Governor of Ontar-io laid the cornerstone for Essex Hall that was to house the Faculty of Applied Science and the Departments of Chemistry and Physics.An Act to Incorporate the Uni-versity of Windsor as a non-denominational university was assented to on December 19, 1962. According to the Act the University of Windsor came into being on July 1, 1963 and Essex College ceased to exist as a corporate entity and its assets were taken over by the University of Windsor. On February 5, 1963 the Rev. Eugene Carisle LeBel, President and Vice-Chancellor of Assumption University of Windsor was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of the new non-denominational University of Windsor.

On July 1, 1964 John Francis Leddy became President of the University of Windsor.Thereafter, Dr. DeMarco, who had previously served as Principal of Essex Col-lege, Associate Dean of Arts and Science and the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science was appointed Vice-President of the University of Windsor while retaining his position as the first Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science.

In 1964 J. (Jim) Gordon Parr came from the University

of Alberta and was appointed Dean of the Faculty of

Applied Science. On January 5, 1973 the name of the

Faculty of Applied Science was changed to the Faculty

of Engineering.


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Informal Logic At The University of

Windsor (1971-2020)

By Anthony Blair and Ralph Johnson

Since 1971 the University of Windsor Philosophy De-

partment has contributed to the normative study of rea-

soning and arguments. That was the year Ralph

Johnson created the first UWindsor course (8-months

long, in those days) in informal logic at the behest of

Philosophy’s then Head, the late Peter Wilkinson. The

course was a hit, in a year the enrolment doubled, and

Tony Blair was seconded to teach a second section.

Thus began a collaboration that lasted until Johnson’s

and Blair’s compulsory retirements in 2006, and be-

yond.

The basic insight of informal logicians was and is that

much of the argument carried on in daily communica-

tion—in law, politics, business and domestic life—is

not amenable to mechanical analysis and evaluation,

the reasoning is defeasible, and criteria of evaluation

other than logical necessity need to be developed.

The Johnson/Blair collaboration saw the appearance of

their co-authored widely influential, innovative informal

logic textbook Logical Self-Defense (McGraw Hill–

Ryerson 1977; 4th edition, IDEA Press 2006); their co-

chairing the first in the world international informal logic

conference, at UWindsor in 1978 (with follow-ups in

1984,1988 and 1993); and the creation of their jointly-

edited, internationally respected refereed journal of

record in the field, Informal Logic (supported by

SSHRC and now open access, still going strong: Vol.

39, No. 4, December 2019; ). (Both also saw terms as

Head of Philosophy and both were appointed Distin-

guished University Professors.)

Their collaboration also saw the increased engage-

ment of other members of the Philosophy Department,

and more courses. Hans Hansen, the current (-2020)

Head of Philosophy was hired in the 1980s as assis-

tant to the editors. In the late 1980s, Blair created a

critical thinking course, Reasoning Skills, at the behest

of the UW Faculty of Business, and Bob Pinto and

sessional lecturer Kate Parr co-authored with Blair a

textbook for the course, Reasoning, A Guide for Cana-

dian Students (Prentice-Hall 1993). In the 1980s and

1990s Johnson, Blair and Pinto published numerous

papers in scholarly journals on informal logic and theo-

ry of argument, joined by Hansen who was hired to a

tenure-track position at Windsor after some years at

. Brock University.

While at Brock, Hansen, in collaboration with Chris-topher Tindale, then at Trent, initiated a new kind of conference on argumentation sponsored by the fic-tional Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation (OSSA). In June 2020 OSSA will put on at UWindsor its 12th international argumentation conference, 11 of them chaired by Hansen, attracting applications to present papers from most of the big-name scholars and from researchers throughout North America and Europe, and also from South America, China, Japan and India, Australia and New Zealand (

Meanwhile, Philosophy had hired Marcello Guarini

(currently Dean of FAHSS), who connected informal

logic to current trends in the philosophy of mind, and

Cate Hundleby, who discovered that her specializa-

tion in feminist epistemology and philosophy of sci-

ence could be applied to the study of arguments and

arguing and it lured Christopher Tindale who was an

established informal logician publishing on the inter-

section of rhetoric and argumentation, away from

Trent.

After a failed attempt to create a national network for

the study of reasoning, Blair and Johnson decided to

focus locally, and persuaded then UW Provost Neal

Gold to support the creation, in 2006, of a university-

wide research centre to take advantage of the promi-

nence both in numbers and reputation of the scholars

in Windsor engaged in research in reasoning, argu-

mentation and rhetoric.

They were able to attract Douglas Walton, one of the

most prolific (50+ books!) and influential informal logi-

cians in the world, from the University of Winnipeg.

With Walton, Johnson & Blair, Pinto, Hansen, Tindale,

Guarini and Hundleby from Philosphy, rounded out by

rhetorician Stephen Pender from English, social poli-

cy analyst Suzanne McMurphy from Social Work,

and cyber ethicist Pierre Boulos from the research

ethics board,

Windsor had an all-star lineup that immediately both

attracted scholars from around the world to visit at the

Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation

and Rhetoric () and also led to invitations to its Fel-

lows to lecture in Europe, South America and the far

East.


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Employee Recognition Awards reception

January 20, 2020 - 3 pm

Excellence in Leadership Award – Lisa Porter, execu-

tive director, Windsor Health Institute;

Excellence in Health and Safety Award – Lucy Howe,

make lab technician – Visual Arts in the School of Crea-

tive Arts;

Impact Award – Co-chairs of the LGBTQ+ in STEM

Conference: Tricia Carmichael, acting associate dean of

research and graduate studies in the Faculty of Science,

and James Gauld, department head of chemistry and

biochemistry;

Service Excellence Award (Individual) – Michelle Fitz-

gerald, administrator of international and exchange stu-

dent services in the International Student Centre, and

Beverley Hamilton, academic initiatives officer in the Of-

fice of the Provost and Vice-President Academic;

Service Excellence Award (the First Five Years of Em-

ployment) – Jessica Hatt, secretary in the Faculty of

Law;

Service Excellence Award (Team) – The Print Shop

(team members include: reprographic operators Jennifer

Almeida and Scott Thorpe, and Luc Quenneville repro-

graphic/WordPro operator);

“U” Make a Difference Award – Andrew Jenner, man-

ager of technical support in the Faculty of Engineering.

RSVP by Jan. 14 online at www.uwindsor.ca/hr/rsvp, by

e-mail at [email protected], or by phone at 519-253-

3000, ext. 2044.

It was a natural development to start a

doctoral programme (which had been a

goal in Blair’s 2006 write-up of the pro-

posal to set up CRRAR). Chris Tindale

(current Director of CRRAR).

Cate Hundleby conceived an interdiscipli-

nary Ph.D. in argumentation studies, fo-

cusing on the roles of argumentation

across the traditional academic disciplines

and various professional fields at Windsor:

the arts, humanities and social sciences;

physical and life sciences, law and teach-

ing and learning.

Hundleby (who is now the Graduate Co-

ordinator) sold the idea to the UWindsor

Senate and to the province, and in Sep-

tember 2017 the first cohort of five stu-

dents began their doctoral studies. The

program is now in its third year.

So, although it might come as a surprise,

the University of Windsor is known around

the world as the centre for the informal log-

ic approach to the study of reasoning and

argument. Where are the early pioneers

now? Johnson, Blair, Pinto and Walton

have retired. Sadly, Bob Pinto died this au-

tumn.

The others live in Windsor. Johnson has

dialed down his active scholarship. Walton

and Blair continue to publish and attend

conferences.

Walton is directing a PhD dissertation and

Blair co-edits Informal Logic (with Chris

Tindale and Katharina Stevens—a

UWindsor MA graduate now at Leth-

bridge). The others continue to be busy

teaching and publishing on the UWindsor

payroll.


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Thanks to Professor David Palmer WURA is grateful for Professor Emeritus David Palmer for his six years of outstanding contri-bution as Director, Vice President, President and Past President, Social Committee Chair and Chair of the WURA 25th Anniversary Com-mittee. A certificate of appreciation was pre-sented by WURA President Roger Lauzon. He is stepping down from WURA to relocate to British Columbia in the next few months. WURA will miss his gracious personality of cooperation as a team player and his exempla-ry service.We all wish him the best

Dr. Norman King Dr Norman King, Professor Emeritus and Treasur-er of WURA, has recently received a Leadership Award from Windsor Toastmasters, who have just initiated this award. In December 2019 he also received a “ Friends of Faith Community Dedica-tion Award from the Windsor Islam Society. Norm continues to teach at the affliated colleges and at UNICOM, and also to serve as Acting Prin-cipal of IONA College. He also serves as coordi-nator of the Windsor and Essex County Interfaith Group. After over 30 years as active board member of the Windsor Essex Children’s Aid Society, he is now an honorary board member. He is also an board member of UNICOM and of the Windsor Family Homes and Community Partnerships.

Renew Email Privileges Change Password

IT Services notifying you that your UWin Account password is set to expire on Friday, January 3, 2020. In accordance with the University of Wind-sor Digital Passwords Management Policy, all us-ers are required to change their UWin Account password every 120 days. To change your password, please go to University Website and click”ManageUWin Account” and then select “change password” Should you have questions PL contact Help Desk 519-253-3000 X4440

WURA TRAVEL GRANT

Deadline June 15, 2020

Current Budget—$ 10,000

Carry Over $ 1,725

Total $ 11,725.

Please arrange to get your requests be-

fore the deadline

Membership Dues for 2020

$ 25 per year

Please send your cheques

To the Treasurer

Dr. Norman King

# 103—1935 Normandy Street

LaSalle, ON N9H 1P9

Daniel Heath is a leader of the

Genomics Network for

Fish Identification

Dec 10th, 2019 marked the official launch of a ge-

nome research project that will help ensure the

sustainability of freshwater fish stocks in Canada

for generations to come.

Researchers from across the nation gathered at

UWindsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmen-

tal Research for the introduction of GEN-FISH, the

Genomics Network for Fish Identification, Stress

and Health.

“We are here today to mark a truly momentous oc-

casion,” said UWindsor president Robert Gordon.

“Around the world, freshwater fish are under

threat.”

GEN-FISH has received $9.1 million in funding

from Genome Canada and Agriculture and Agri-

food Canada.


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WURA FALL GENERAL MEETING

Thursday, November 28, 2019 2 .00 p.m.

Freed Orman Commons Hall

At the conclusion of WURA Business Meet-

ing, President Robert Gordon, Provost

Douglas Kneale, VP Rita LaCivita, WUFA

President Peter Zimmerman, Director Cheryl

Paglione and Ms Marion Doll presented their

greetings and comments.

New Office Bearers of WURA

For 2019-2020

President Roger Lauzon

Vice– President Walter Soderlund (Interim)

Secretary TBA

Treasurer Norman King

Past President Datta Pillay

Directors Jonathan Bayley

Anthony Blair

Janice Drakich

Veronika Mogyorody

Editor Newsletter Datta Pillay

Webmaster Richard Dumala

Bursary Fund Wilfrid Innerd

Pension/Benefits Johanna Foster

Board Pension Ihor Stebelsky

New Members in Blue

Walter Soderlund is a Distinguished University

Professor in Political Science and an excellent

researcher.

Jonathan Bayley is a retired faculty member

from the Faculty of Education

Anthony Blair is a Distinguished Professor of

Philosophy and cofounder of Informal Logic at

Windsor

Janice Drakich retired Sociology/Anthropology

Associate Professor Emeritus, Active in Recruit-

ment and Retention and Employment Equity

WURA ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON

Seasonal decorations and a traditional turkey

dinner with all the trimmings in the Freed Or-

man Commons formed the setting for some 78

members and guests of WURA on December

11 for the Annual Holiday Luncheon. As stu-

dent jazz trio welcomed everyone as they re-

newed friendships and acquaintances. Presi-

dent Roger Lauzon invited the President Robert

Gordon to present his remarks. A raffle with

door prizes raised $ 307 for the Retirees’ Stu-

dent Bursary Fund.

A special prize worth $ 300 was donated by

Prof. Iain Baxter& and his wife Louise , which is

gratefully acknowledged by WURA for their

generosity.

WURA MESSAGE

President Roger Lauzon

And Members of the WURA Executive

wish all retired colleagues, members

and Friends of WURA

A Very Happy New Year 2020

Wish all of you good health

And Continue to Enjoy Retirement

Remain Active in WURA Activities


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N MEMORIAM

William David Gilbert Balance 1936 - 2019

Professor William David Gilbert "Bill" Balance

died unexpectedly and peacefully at his

home in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, USA,

on 26 October 2019 at the age of 83. Bill is

survived by his wife, Gwen (Martin, Genter)

Balance and step-children.

Bill was born on 14 August 1936 at Birming-

ham, Alabama. He received his doctoral de-

gree in psychology from The University of Ala-

bama in 1967 From 1969-2001 he was on the

faculty in the University of Windsor Psychology

Department, Ontario, Canada.

BERRY, Mary Lillier 1933 - 2019

Retired professor of Nursing

Mary Lillier Berry (Clarke), beloved wife of the

late William (1985), passed away on Friday,

October 25, 2019 in her 86th year.

She is lovingly remembered by her son Ian

(Dina Butler), daughter Cathrina (Scott)

Taffinder, granddaughters Shayna and Chel-

sea (Marc), and her great-grandsons Connor

and Logan.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the MS Society

and the Windsor Essex Humane Society

would be most appreciated.

.BURTON, Bruce Edward 1933 - 2019

Passed away surrounded by his family at the

age of 86. Beloved husband to Ferdinanda

Van Gennip, with whom he celebrated 24

years of marriage. Predeceased by his first

wife, Anne Elizabeth Wyatt, especially im-

portant in welcoming Bruce and Anne and

their children to Windsor upon their arrival in

1966.

Bruce was born in Chelsea, London in 1933.

At the age of 17 he went up to Oxford Univer-

sity, where he read History, graduating in

1954. While there, he was very active in the

Oxford Union.. In 1957 Bruce obtained an MA

from the Institute of Social Science (ISS) in The Hague,

followed by a teaching stint for the American University

of Maryland at the U.S. Embassy in London. From

1961 to 1964, Bruce helped establish the International

Relations Program at ISS and taught there from 1964

to 1966.

In 1966, Bruce, with Anne and one-year old Peter, mi-

grated to Windsor, Ontario, where he took a position as

a professor in the Department of Political Science at

the University of Windsor and established an Interna-

tional Relations program. During his tenure at the Uni-

versity, his work took him on research trips to China,

Vietnam and Burma.

Bruce retired from the University of Windsor in 1998

but continued to be an active member of the university

community, serving as thesis advisor to graduate stu-

dents. A kind and gentle man, Bruce was a wonderful

son, husband, father, friend and colleague. His life was

a blessing and he will be greatly missed.

HOLDER-FRANKLIN,Dr. Maxine1931 - 2019

An amazing voyage that began in St. John, NB eighty-

eight years ago, and was exceptional in every way. A

scholar, a sailor, a scuba diver, and a world traveler,

she lived it all to the max.

Predeceased by husband Mervyn and daughter Den-

ise, Her absence will also be strongly felt by son-in-law

Ian and grandchildren Liam and Stephanina. Countless

friends, colleagues, and students alike will remember

her intellectual power and intense joi de vivre.

An alum of the University of New Brunswick, Dalhou-

sie, Radcliff, and McGill, Maxine had a long and storied

teaching career which has left its mark on doctors and

nurses who now practice all over the world. Rigorous

science and teaching excellence were the hallmarks of

her academic career.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wind-

sor Symphony Orchestra Guild or The Art Gallery of

Windsor.


WURA NEWS

Windsor University Retirees Association

Executive Committee President: Roger Lauzon Vice-President Walter Soderlund ( interim) Treasurer & Membership Norman King Secretary: TBA Past President Datta Pillay

Director Jonathan Bayley Director Anthony Blair Director Janice Drakich Director Veronika Mogyorody Editor Newsletter: Datta Pillay

WEB Master:

Richard Dumala

Bursary Fund Chair: Wilfrid Innerd

Pension & Benefits Chair :

Johanna Foster

The Association’s Address is:

Windsor University Retirees’ Association (WURA)

Room G-119, Chrysler Hall North,

University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4

Tel: 519-253-3000, Ext 4260

PURUSHOTHAM, Devamma (Professor Emeritus)

Passed away peacefully with family by her side on

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the age of 92. She

was a registered nurse from India. Upon arrival in

Canada in 1961 and over the years she earned her

Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral degrees on earn to

learn basis. She worked as a Staff Nurse, Clinical

Nurse Specialist and taught Diploma and Degree

Nursing programs in different places in Canada and

most recently at the University of Windsor. De-

vamma was a long time board member of the Brain

Injury Association of Windsor and Essex County. Al-

ways giving of herself, she touched the lives of many

people and won the respect of her students and col-

leagues. She will always be remembered by family

and friends as a loving, giving, gracious and caring

person. According to Devamma's desire, she will be

returned to India for a family service there.

Myer Starr retired psychology professor died Sept.

16.

Dr. Starr joined the UWindsor faculty in 1963 as a

lecturer in the Department of Psychology, receiving

promotions in 1966 to assistant professor and in

1972 to associate professor, a position he held until

his retirement in 1993.

Dr. Udo Sautter, {History} died in Germany on Sep-

tember 25 2019 at the age of 85. Born and raised in

Germany, he was educated at the University of

Tubingen, Grenoble, Paris and Florence, earning his

PhD from Tubingen in 1961. Dr. Sauter joined the

History Department as an Assistant Professor in

1969,and by 1976 he had been promoted through

the ranks to Professor. A prolific scholar and suc-

cessful teacher he retired from the University in 1996

as Professor Emeritus and returned to Germany

where he took up a position at the University of

Tubingen , becoming Professor Emeritus of North

American history in 2003 and retaining an ofice

there until the end of his life.

At the same time, he reinvented himself as a North

Americanist, also teaching courses in North Ameri-

can historiography, and various aspects of Canadi-

an and American history.

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