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Diversity and Inclusion at Vic by william robins At an Orientation brunch in September I enjoyed meeting Vic students from around the world. Students from California, Malawi and Singapore clustered with new friends from Ottawa and Vancouver, from Markham and Regent Park. Our incoming students speak many different languages at home and represent a broad range of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Many are the first in their families to go to university. Like the wider University of Toronto, Vic has a diverse faculty, staff and student body. Such diversity is not simply coincidental, nor just a consequence of being situated in a multicultural city. Diversity is an essential aspect of the way Canadian universities fulfill both their civic and intellectual missions. Universities ready students to flourish in a socially variegated world, where the most pressing problems we face—environmental, political, economic, humanitarian—include cross-cultural and global dimensions. The questions that are posed in our classrooms, and the responses we develop, become credible to the degree that many perspectives are encouraged and taken seriously. Critical imagination is shaped in part by personal and family history. This means that the intellectual formation of each individual entails assumptions and blind spots, yet at the same time can generate insights unanticipated by classmates or teachers. Becoming attuned to the experiences of others, we look beyond the pat explanations we might once have taken for granted. The University of Toronto and Victoria University are places where thousands of perspectives fruitfully combine and connect. During their time here, the Vic students I met at the Orientation brunch, and the equally diverse students I met at the Emmanuel College welcoming orientation, will hone their talents of patience and respect as they explore new ways to speak with and listen to others, and new ways of understanding themselves. Horizons expand and friendships are formed in this stimulating and challenging atmosphere. Ever since its founding, Vic has advocated for an ideal of inclusiveness. It was the first college in the British Empire with a non-denominational admissions policy to receive a royal charter, and in the early 20th century it was at the forefront of women’s education in Canada. As we strive to realize this ideal ever more fully, other areas now call out for attention. Together with U of T, we are bolstering services so that students from under-represented groups, once they have arrived on campus, find the support they need to succeed. In another important development, universities across Canada, including Vic, are responding to the call to give due consideration to the hopes and concerns of Indigenous communities. Speaking in 1967 on the occasion of the centenary of Canadian confederation, Northrop Frye Vic 3T3, Emm 3T6 said that Canada had jumped directly from a colonial to a post-national society, skipping nationalism’s insistence on a single dominant identity. To Frye, Canada had, if anything, an “uncreated identity,” characterized by openness to the new, not bogged down in distinctions between ‘us’ and ‘them.’ As Frye was acutely aware, many in Canada suffer discrimination and pain because of the persistence of such distinctions. The ideal of openness entails appreciating differences positively while rejecting bigotry and injustice. In the words of the Rev. Sang Chul Lee, a former chancellor of Vic who passed away last year: “The world is made beautiful by its diversity.” Over the last year we have seen the disturbing rise throughout the world of nationalist, anti-immigrant, misogynist and racist discourses that are the very antitheses of the ideals of diversity and tolerance which universities uphold. This is a time to remind ourselves and others that Victoria University is open to students from any background. Vic is committed to helping students from all walks of life, especially marginalized and under-represented groups, to flourish in an academic community dedicated to critical thinking, creative inquiry and the civil exchange of views. At Vic we advocate for the values of diversity, inclusiveness and tolerance as essential components of a rewarding academic environment and of a more humane and just world.  2

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Autumn 2017 Volume XLVI No. 1 Published under the authority of the Board of Regents of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. Publisher: Louise (Huntingford) Yearwood Vic 8T6, Executive Director, Alumni Affairs & Advancement Executive Editor: Alison (Massie) Broadworth Vic 9T7, Director, Alumni Affairs & Advancement Editor: Jennifer Little Vic 9T5, Manager, Marketing and Communications Managing Editor: Liz Taylor, Communications Officer Copy Editor: Frank Collins Design: Randall Van Gerwen Cover: Long-time friends at Old Vic. Photography by Babak. Vic Report is sent to all alumni, faculty, associates and friends of Victoria University. Published three times a year; circulation 24,000; ISSN 0315-5072. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40741521 Send letters and undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Vic Report c/o The Victoria Alumni Office 150 Charles Street West Toronto ON M5S 1K9 Tel: 416-585-4500 Toll-free: 1-888-262-9775 Fax: 416-585-4594 E-mail: vic.report@utoronto.ca Website: www.vicu.utoronto.ca Do we have your correct address? Please send your updated address, phone number and e-mail address to the Victoria Alumni Office. Please notify us if the graduate named in the address is deceased (enclose obituary or equivalent) and we will remove his/her name from the mailing list. Victoria University respects your privacy and does not rent, trade or sell its mailing lists.

2017 IN REVIEW CELEBRATING THE HONOURED YEARS 4T2, 4T7, 5T2, 5T7, 6T2, 6T7, 7T2, 7T7, 8T2, 8T7, 9T2, 9T7, 0T2, 0T7, 1T2 AND 1T7

Campus was abuzz on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 with Spring Reunion activity. The Honoured Years Luncheon and Medal Ceremony proved so popular that it had to be held in historic Burwash Hall. Here is a selection of photos from the luncheon and Saturday evening’s Twilight Dinner in the quad. For more photos, be sure to visit our Facebook page. 1. New alumna Julie Zhang Vic 1T7 and current student Victoria Yang catch up prior to joining their friends for Twilight Dinner in the quad.

4. Lori Danahy Vic 4T7 reminisces as she looks through an old Torontonensis before joining classmates at the lunch for honoured years in Burwash Hall.

2. Professor Ken Bartlett Vic 7T1 led Classes Without Quizzes with a fascinating lecture on Raphael’s Madonna della Seggiola entitled “Fake or Fortune: A Spectacular, if Mysterious, Raphael Discovery or a Brilliant Forgery?”

5. Former Vic 6T7 hockey teammates William Pashby, Ivan Rempel, Thomas Truesdale, Gary Jarvis, Brian Hurlburt, Brian Riddell, Robert Muter, Gary Donald and Stewart Green hold the stick used to score the winning goal in the intermediate university league.

3. A ‘golden’ crowd from the Class of 1967 turned up to celebrate 50 years since graduation! Following lunch, Vic 6T7 retired to the Victoria University Common Room for a private reception.

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6. Recent alumni and friends reunite at the Twilight Dinner in the quad.

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VICTORIA COLLEGE 2017 EMERGING LEADER AWARD WINNERS The Alumni of Victoria College (AVC) congratulate the three winners of the Victoria College Emerging Leader Award, Ige Egal, Elise Paradis and Tasha Schumann. This award recognizes recent graduates, 35 years of age or under, who have excelled professionally or who have notable accomplishments in their volunteer service, such as community work, humanitarianism and philanthropy. Join the Vic community to honour and celebrate the winners of the Victoria College Emerging Leader Award at a reception hosted by the AVC Executive. Wednesday, November 22 at 6 p.m. | Cat’s Eye, Goldring Student Centre, 150 Charles St. W. Register at my.alumni.utoronto.ca/EL2017 or call 416-585-4500 or 1-888-262-9775. Cost is $10 per person and includes a drink ticket and appetizers. In 2011 Ige Egal Vic 0T9 took an opportunity to help build and establish the Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation (TIRF), where he currently serves as the executive director. Since then, over 60,000 children and youth have been introduced to the game. In his role Egal bridges the worlds of the financial, non-profit, and education sectors using the values of rugby to foster caring and compassionate citizens by providing learning and personal development opportunities. These include scholarship, leadership development, and meaningful employment opportunities through TIRF. Egal is also involved in additional mentorships beyond TIRF and serves as a board member for the MLSE LaunchPad, a place where youth facing barriers use sport to recognize and realize their potential.

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Elise Paradis Vic 0T6 is a faculty member at the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. She is an emerging leader in the research area of healthcare teamwork and education for collaboration. She strives to understand why teams work, or don’t work, well. Paradis’ vision is to provide better patient care to transform the healthcare system and save lives. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Collaborative Healthcare Practice and has received grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She has received international awards for her publications and presentations.

2017–2018 Alumni of Victoria College: Slate of Officers The Alumni of Victoria College (AVC) anticipate another exciting year of alumni activities. Last year the AVC introduced Brunch in Burwash, a successful event that takes place the same weekend as the Vic Book Sale. This year, as part of Spring Reunion activities, the AVC launched the first Twilight Dinner. This wonderful evening, that was open to everyone, had strong support from alumni and friends. Live music and delicious food made for a memorable evening. Kayley Collum Vic 0T7, pictured here at the dinner, was one of the speakers. She looks forward to serving a second year as AVC president.

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Tasha Schumann is an entrepreneur, music producer, Juno-nominated artist and mentor. After graduation, she fronted the awardwinning group Candy Coated Killahz. Enjoying hits as one of Canada’s few female producers, she then began her solo project under the name Tasha the Amazon. Her most recent album was nominated for a 2017 Juno award in the Rap Recording of the Year category. She was the first woman to be nominated in this category in over seven years. She also won the 2017 MuchMusic Video Award for Best Hip Hop Video and was the first female artist to win in this category. Schumann has worked hard to serve at-risk youth through the Beats Mind Movement, HoneyJam and Manifesto.

Past-President (on-leave): Anita (Gower) Kapustin Vic 9T5 President: Kayley Collum 0T7 Vice-President: Astrid-Maria Ciarallo 0T8 Kathryn Cumming 7T4 Diane Dyer 6T2 Cynthia (Lovett) Elson 6T5 Zahavah Kay, VUSAC Jordan LoMonaco, Vic Ambassadors Giselle Smejda 0T1 Lisa Taillefer 9T5 Jennifer Wells, secretary

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Judy LaMarsh Lecture with Victoria’s Chancellor Carole (Goss) Taylor, O.C., Vic 6T7, Hon. 1T2 NOVEMBER 1, 2017 AT 4 P.M. Free admission, general seating The Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W. Carole (Goss) Taylor has been awarded many honours, among them the Officer of the Order of Canada and both Victoria University’s Honorary Degree and Distinguished Alumni Award. Taylor graduated from Victoria College in 1967 with a BA, and went on to enjoy successful careers in both broadcasting and politics. The LaMarsh lecture is part of the Vic One plenary sessions to which all alumni are invited every Wednesday. For details about the 2017–2018 speakers, visit uoft.me/2hA. Judy LaMarsh, P.C., O.C., Q.C., Canada’s second woman cabinet minister, attended Victoria College for three years before her acceptance into Osgoode Hall Law School. She was a formidable figure on the Canadian parliamentary scene and ushered in progressive legislation of the 1960s, including Medicare and the Canada Pension Plan.

2017 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

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Do you know a Victoria College alumna/us who is distinguished for her or his extraordinary contribution to: • Society • Business • Politics

GRADUATES CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON Anne Urbancic with Earle Toppings Hon. 1T6 and the Making of Literary Titans Revisited. See page 12 to read more about this project. Saturday, December 9 Alumni Hall, Old Vic 12 p.m. cash bar, 12:30 p.m. luncheon $25 per person. Register online at my.alumni.utoronto.ca/GCL17 or call 416-585-4500 or 1-888-262-9775. Vic ties will be for sale at this event.

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Nominate her or him today at www.vic.utoronto.ca/ alumni and select Distinguished Alumni Award from the web page’s listing. The Victoria College Distinguished Alumni Award, created by the Alumni of Victoria College Executive, is presented in recognition of a graduate’s recent or lifetime achievements. The scope of her or his contribution may be at the local, national or international level. Applications must be received by November 30, 2017.

Victoria University is pleased to present newly designed ties. Available at Vic alumni events or through Alumni Affairs & Advancement, these beautiful, silk ties are made in Italy and available for $65, including taxes. If you would like to have the tie sent to you, please e-mail vic.alumni@utoronto.ca or call toll-free 1-888-262-9775 to arrange for payment and shipping costs. Be sure to specify your colour choice. Can’t decide? Easy, buy both!

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his is a story with an ensemble cast, five of them Vic grads— David Cook Vic 6T9, Don Jackson Vic 6T9, Andrew Lawless Vic 6T7, Cathy (Rayment) Scott Vic 6T9 and Charles Scott Vic 6T9—and three more—Sheila Cook, Elayne Jackson and Jane Lawless—who joined the Vic family through marriage. And like any endeavour involving eight people and more than half a century of collective history, there can be mild disagreement on the details. Who exactly was aboard the VW bus that Charlie drove through Europe in 1972, for example, or who was missing at Don and Elayne’s place in Sault Ste. Marie. What’s inarguable, however, is that this is a Victoria College story, a fascinating synthesis of social, scholarly and professional relationships, and travels all over the world. The friends first came together at Victoria College in the mid-1960s, but the connections that brought them to Vic go back at least a generation further. Charles’ parents met at a dance at North House, and David’s father attended Vic. So did Jane’s father and her aunt, followed by her cousin and her sister. And Don would arrive at Vic upon the encouragement of his high school English teacher, another Victoria College alumna, Jeanine (MacDonald) Avigdor Vic 5T4. Nelles House was their friendship’s epicentre, although David never lived there, and Don was also a commuter in his first year. Don was adopted as an associate member of Nelles House, where Charles and Andrew lived, becoming a resident in his second year—Don remembers David coming in to his room to get him out of bed and off to class! Charles and Cathy met during the first week of school on the tennis court—“It wasn’t my fault,” Charles quips, “I was only 17.” Cathy lived on the fifth floor of Margaret Addison for the next three years; her friendships formed there were as enduring as her husband’s through Nelles.

Cathy studied psychology, eventually obtaining a master’s degree in physiology, while Charles, David, Don and Andrew all majored in political economy. For two years, Northrop Frye Vic 3T3, Emm 3T6 was an honorary member of Nelles House, and Sheila (who went to St. Michael’s College) recalls picking him up on Mount Pleasant Avenue, where he’d be waiting at the bus stop, and giving him a ride downtown. Frye used to have meals with the residents of Nelles House, and afterward they would have lively conversation in the common room. Ties were only strengthened after graduation as the friends went out into the world for their graduate studies. The day after Andrew and Jane were married in 1970, they travelled to London where they were met by Don and Elayne, who were living there, and taken on their honeymoon for a tour of Ireland in a car that was as slow as it was small. When it’s remarked that it takes a special kind of friend to bring on your honeymoon, Andrew gets practical: “Well, they had the car.” Sheila continues the story, “And then David and I were living in Paris, and we would come over to London.” “The Grand Tour” was in 1972, with Charles driving the infamous VW bus. Jane remembers the group, “Andrew and I went—Cathy and Charlie, Charles’ brother, my brother and sister: Don and Elayne joined us in Venice and we went into Yugoslavia together.” When Jane and Andrew returned from England, Jane saw an advertisement in The Globe and Mail for professors at Algoma University— then Algoma College, part of Laurentian University—and suggested Andrew apply. “He was hired to start school the next week,” she said, “so off we went to Sault Ste. Marie. I taught too while we were up there and they offered me a job; we could have stayed, but by then we were on the way to Montreal, the next stop along the way.”

Before that, however, Elayne and Don came to visit in February 1974. Don remembers, “Andy took me down to the school and set up an opportunity for me to give a class, a lecture of some sort, and I’d never expected to see a school up there that was so old, because he’d told me it was a new college. I’m very partial to old buildings. So, it happened that as we were going down the road, we turned into the driveway of the school and it struck me right then that there was a story—something here.” Algoma was indeed a new college, but its building was Shingwauk Hall, a former residential school with a long history—it was founded as a teaching wigwam in the early 19th century by Chief Shingwauk, chief of the Garden River Ojibway, before becoming part of the broader residential school system. This was a complicated legacy the new college was only too willing to overlook, and when Don obtained a teaching position and started to learn more about the history of the school, it became apparent that trouble wasn’t all in the past. He explains that he witnessed the devastating eviction of the First Nations people off of their site. “We said, ‘this is impossible. This can’t happen.’” A small group of First Nations people demonstrated and he joined them. After the eviction, given his interest in political action, he began doing further research and offered it to the Elders to help support the development of a Native peoples group so that they could restore their First Nations presence to the site. Out of this grew the National Indian Residential Schools Survivor Society, which Don helped establish. And during those years, Elayne was busy teaching grades seven and eight. “And it’s all because we went and had a visit with Andy and Jane,” Don says. Jane remarks, “You never know how or why things evolve in the way they do.” The friends’ professional lives would continue to commingle, with Victoria

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College connections enduring. By the early 2000s, after years of teaching and administrative roles at the University of Toronto, David became principal at Victoria College (2000–2012), and Sheila was professor and director of Vic’s Concurrent Teacher Education Program, also coordinating the Egerton Ryerson Stream of the Vic One program. After many years teaching in Montreal, Andrew was hired as an adjunct professor at Vic; he is now a Vic associate, while Jane works in recruitment at the University of Toronto. And Charles, the lone non-academic among these Nelles House alumni,

is now winding down an impressive career in civil litigation, and, in his newfound free time, has been drawn back in to the Vic fold through his involvement with the Chambers and Gooch streams of Vic One. Don has also been able to come back to Vic, working with Sheila on a pilot program to take Vic One students to Sault Ste. Marie to see the Indigenous studies and residential schools resources at Algoma University. “This was totally eye-opening for me, too,” says Sheila. “We’d been to the Sault to visit Don and Elayne, and I’d been around the college but didn’t know a lot

about the history. And our Vic students were astounded.” It’s not all work, though—the friends still get together when Don is in town, at annual gatherings, and at Vic alumni events. Their children know each other, and even some of their grandchildren, too; these special Vic connections that stretch back in to the past will continue on into the future. After more than 50 years, this friendship—like so many Vic stories of friendship—has stood the test of time and is as much an institution as the College where it all began. 

A Lifetime of Learning and Camaraderie Many of us still maintain bonds of friendship with former classmates. Did you know, though, that there are bookclubs and study groups that get together years after graduation? Here are two examples of groups who carry on the spirit of a Vic education to this very day. The Vic 5T7/5T8/5T9 Study Group: This group of women formed in the early 1960s and has had up to 20 members. Each year a theme is chosen and each member has to present material and lead the discussion at a meeting. Themes include Canadian art and literature, family law, feminism and nutrition. The goal is to challenge their minds and carry on with the education they received at Vic. The 5T7/5T8/5T9 Study Group has also supported many philanthropic endeavours from scholarships to supporting the Renewing the Heritage Campaign in the 1980s. In this photo, you will see current members admiring the seats they have named

(left to right) Diane (Yates) McBurney Vic 5T8, Janet (Macrae) MacInnis Vic 5T9, Jean (Rowat) Ferguson Vic 5T8, Joan (Dingle) McGauley Vic 5T8 and Sally (Maxwell) Goodings Vic 5T8 in the Isabel Bader Theatre.

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in memory of members of their group. These seats are located in the Isabel Bader Theatre and contributions support Vic’s Performing Arts Endowment. The VIC352CLUB: Founded by Brent Stait-Gardner Vic 1T1 and Tracy Kyncl Vic 1T2 in 2011, and named after a Vic course code, the club started for a simple reason. Says Stait-Gardner, “Our enjoyment of this Vic seminar was so great that we did not want it to end, and thus established our own ‘seminar group’ in the form of a private members’ club.” Made up of mostly Vic and Trinity alumni, the group meets monthly in Toronto, and on-line for those outside the city. Members discuss literature plus there is an additional social component that keeps the club strong. Two annual traditions include a December Christmas party and a trip every autumn. Past destinations include New York City, Montreal, Boston and San Francisco. The club visits places of historical literary interest to help bring literature to life.

(left to right) At the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City, Emily Johnson, Kimberly Pollak Vic 1T2, Tracy Kyncl Vic 1T2, Allie Chenoweth Vic 1T2, Sylvia Gaspari Vic 1T1.

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member of the Victoria community. I also joined the staff of the University at a time of incredible growth and change that has benefited our alma mater and the students who followed me. All of this was accomplished with remarkable colleagues and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from them.”

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Amelia Bailey Vic 1T6 has joined Victoria College’s Office of the Principal as the Northrop Frye Centre and events coordinator. Bailey was in the inaugural year of Vic One’s Jewison stream while she was at Vic and participated in Humanities for Humanity as a student mentor. She has a master’s degree in comparative literature from U of T and has worked in publishing with the Public Health Agency of Canada and Popular Book Company (Canada) Ltd.

Alison (Massie) Broadworth Vic 9T7, director of alumni affairs & advancement, has left Victoria University to assume the role of director, engagement services, for the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). She started in the Victoria Alumni Office 20 years ago as an alumni affairs officer. Broadworth has worked with the alumni associations of both Colleges, contributed to the success of the University’s fundraising campaigns and led Victoria’s communications activities including the production of the Vic Report. “I am grateful for the opportunity that I have had working with so many generations of remarkable Vic alumni and administrative leaders. Vic’s community strength is something that is crucial to its success as one of our country’s great universities,” says Broadworth. “I am fortunate to have joined the Alumni Office at a time when I met legends Dr. A.B.B. Moore and Dr. Kingsley Joblin Vic 3T2, Emm 3T6 who instilled in me what it means to be an engaged

Sonia (Ali) Baxendale Vic 8T4 with her son, Cameron Vic 1T7, on the day of his convocation. Cameron graduated with high distinction and Sonia was the 2016 Victoria College Distinguished Alumni Award winner. Are you from a family with multiple generations of Vic grads? Let us know at vic.alumni@utoronto.ca.

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Kenneth Cude Vic 6T2 and Avril Oglesby celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their daughter, son, and four grandchildren in Toronto on August 12, 2017. After six years with Google, Sandro Gianella Vic 0T9 has started a new role as head of public policy in Europe for payment startup Stripe. William Kaplan Vic 8T0 has published a book called Why Dissent Matters (McGill-Queen’s University Press, June 2017). Kaplan uses examples that include Occupy Wall Street and the thalidomidebaby tragedy to examine how dissent is essential for confronting wrongs in our society. Why Dissent Matters examines the considerable personal sacrifices that dissenters must sometimes make as well. Kaplan suggests that this sacrifice is essential for achieving a better future because without it, the unjust status quo will not change.

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Robert Lord Vic 6T2 (right) was named an officer of the YMCA Fellowship of Honour in June. This award was established in 1978 as the highest recognition for YMCA volunteers and staff. It is presented every three to four years by its patron, the governor general of Canada. Lord has been involved with the YMCA for over four decades including serving as chair of the board for the YMCA of Edmonton and the YMCA of Greater Toronto. His citation notes that he has been a “prolific fundraiser and advocate” for the YMCA and that his “considerable expertise” has been invaluable. Keith R. Maddock Vic 7T0, Emm 8T9 has written Beyond the Bars: A Quaker Primer for Prison Visitors which draws on his years of experience with prison visitation. Maddock elaborates on his previous pamphlet by creating a deeper discussion that not only makes use of

William Robins, president of Victoria University, joins Cynthia (Lovett) Elson (left), Ann Lewis and Bronwyn Corlett (right) at the Arbor Awards reception.

Arbor Award Winners Honoured Every year Victoria joins the U of T community to celebrate the spirit of volunteerism with the presentation of the Arbor Awards. Nominations are made at all levels of the greater U of T community, including departments, faculties, and colleges, to honour outstanding volunteers. This year, for the Vic and Emmanuel communities, there were three winners: Bronwyn Corlett Vic 0T3, Emm 1T0, Cynthia (Lovett) Elson 6T5 and Ann Lewis. In addition to the Victoria University winners, other U of T constituencies nominated Lorne Freeman Vic 6T8, Fraser Kelly Vic 5T6, Winter Li Vic 1T1, Dale McInnes Keel Vic 6T1, Tracy Pryce Vic 1T7 and John Yates Vic 8T2.

his experience but also grounds it in theological teachings. In this pamphlet Maddock encourages his readers to approach inmates with humility and empathy in order to appreciate their stories. He proposes conversational openings as well as the most productive way to explore questions of faith and spiritual testimonies in order to provide an example to those who take on this unique kind of ministry.

Claire McClelland Vic 0T7 has been working abroad with NGOs in the Philippines, Nepal, Chad, and the Congo for Global Medic. She is now a logistics trainer for Doctors Without Borders. This year the organization is sending her on missions to Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Myanmar and Syria.

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Preacher introduces David H.C. Read to a new generation through sermons that are not merely elegantly worded and biblically grounded, but packed with life experience that includes a five-year stint as a prisoner of war during the Second World War. John McTavish Vic 6T3, Emm 6T6 edited Preacher and claims that Read is in a homiletical class by himself. Of course he’s a good preacher with expert theological insight, but he’s also a writer who can hold his own with the great stylists of our day. Preacher, McTavish maintains, is a book that, title aside, defies categorization. Marguerite Moore Vic 7T2 has completed the Seventh Edition of Title Searching and Conveyancing in Ontario (LexisNexis, July 2017). This book provides the legal profession with an up-to-date, comprehensive, documented resource on title and off-title investigation and review, as well as conveyancing in today’s context of title insurance and electronic land registration. The title has been cited as an authority by the Ontario Court of Appeal in recent cases. The book has also been selected to be part of the LexisNexis Quicklaw online Ontario Real Estate Module Group Source. Moore has also published papers in the Real Property Reports and the Municipal and Environmental Law Reports. Philip Mulder Vic 8T9 (left) has been inducted into the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) College of Fellows. Established in 1998 to recognize those CPRS members who are proven leaders in public relations and communications, the FCPRS designation demonstrates that Mulder has made exceptional contributions to

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MARRIAGES Kayley Collum Vic 0T7, AVC president, married James Chiddy Vic 0T7 on June 24, 2017 in Toronto.

IN MEMORIAM Genevieve (Taylor) Carder Vic 3T9 in Toronto, May 25, 2017. Mary Chandler-Payne Vic 5T1 in North Bay, Ont., November 15, 2016. Hannelore (Anne) (Correll) Lewis Vic 5T8 in Toronto, July 4, 2017. Audrey P. McKim Vic 5T3 in Toronto, September 26, 2017.

It is with great sadness that Victoria University announces the passing of David Prediger, director of Physical Plant, on September 22, 2017. David worked at Victoria University for 27 years and was well known to many students, faculty and staff because he always had a smile for everyone. With his strength of character, he was highly regarded by everyone who had the opportunity to meet him. A memorial service for David was held on October 16 in the Victoria College Chapel. Donations in memory of David can be sent to Victoria University, 150 Charles St. W., Toronto, ON M5S 1K7 or by visiting my.alumni.utoronto.ca/prediger.

Judith (Judy) (McColl) Mills Vic 6T4 in Mississauga, Ont., June 2, 2017.

Sherrill Arlene Shaver Vic 7T9 in Cambridge, Ont., July 11, 2017.

John Grassick Reid Vic 5T3 in Ottawa, Ont., July 18, 2017.

Mary Warner-Smith Vic 5T0 in Toronto, July 18, 2017.

The Victoria College Drama Society Presents the

VCDS 100—A Gala Celebration HOLD THE DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018 | 7 P.M.–9 P.M. BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE | ALUMNI HALL, OLD VIC

You are invited to reunite with fellow cast members, production crews, musicians, actors and producers for a celebration of 100 years of theatre at Vic. Register your attendance online at my.alumni.utoronto.ca/vcds100. Were you in VCDS while you were a Vic student? If you are interested in helping the event planning team, please contact Jennifer Wells at jennifer.wells@utoronto.ca. If you have memorabilia to share, please let Jennifer know.

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Listening to Canada’s Literary Titans by anne urbancic Do you have a reel-to-reel tape recorder that still works? Likely not. What if you wanted to hear a tape again because an assignment grade, and a determination to succeed, were at stake? Welcome to the world of our Literary Titans Revisited, a project definitely not enveloped in genteel, armchair nostalgia. Let me explain. So many teaching and learning moments come to us demanding that we stretch ourselves beyond our comfortable academic spaces. I send my Vic One Pearson stream students to explore archives as their main assignment. I ask them to dig through boxes of papers, shuffle and read old letters and files, and come up with a reasonable history of the person with whose fonds (archival holdings) they engage. Thinking about my own, first-year self, I imagine that they enter libraries and special collections in sheer terror. But they emerge a few weeks later in the term having undergone a deeply transformative experience. By pushing themselves into novel, though demanding and difficult areas of learning, they have made themselves, each and every one, into real researchers who offer solid contributions to world knowledge. Some have even had their work cited in academic journals. Little does it matter at the end of the term that they are first-year students. Archiving boxes are how we came to revisit the Canadian literary titans of the 1960s and 1970s. One of my first-year students, Griffin, had found a number of reel-to-reel tape recordings of interviews with the most prominent Canadian writers and poets, undertaken in the excitement following Canada’s Centennial. There they were, recorded in 1969 and 1970, in the personal archives of Earle Toppings: mysterious boxes of silent tapes stored carefully in the Pratt Special Collections, but completely inaccessible in today’s super-paced internet world of binary codes. Where to get a reel-to-reel tape recorder? How to discover their secrets? Griffin’s find was too attractive a challenge for simple filing back into the archives. Under the aegis of the Northrop Frye Research Centre here at Vic, as the inaugural Undergraduate Research Fellows, Griffin with three others, Geoff, Amy and Vipasha, probed further to discover the surprises that lay waiting on the tapes. They went back to the source, Earle Toppings, and discovered that, fearing eventual obsolescence for his work, he had transferred the recordings to a more readable format, more accessible but quickly becoming obsolete as well. To their astonishment, he was eager to join in as they transcribed his conversations with the writers and poets. Working with him, with the librarians and technicians of the E.J. Pratt Library, and with me, the students also added informative biographical material gleaned from scouring through books and journal articles, and collected the poems read by voices now long gone. With the help and guidance of the editorial folks at Dundurn Press in Toronto, today we have a unique book that calls back into the present day the cadences and accents of the Canadian authors who believed in and 12

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committed themselves to CanLit before the genre even existed: Laurence, Souster, Layton, Purdy, MacEwen, Livesay, Reaney, Richler, MacLennan, Garner, Birney, Waddington, Ross, Scott, Mandel, Callaghan. As project editor and organizer (and general prodder and encourager), I have read and reread the transcribed pages: the comments and opinions of the writers, their lyrics, their anxieties for Canada and for Canadian writers and writing. Each time I have found something new and fresh, something that reflects our literature today, an element that captures the Canadianness of the people who live in this country, now, half a century after the authors of this book. Listen to these wise voices. They still speak to us, to our intrinsic desire for identity, to our sense of wonder at the greatness of this land from sea to sea to sea, to our dreams for national respect and cohesiveness, and to our acceptance that sometimes so much work remains to be done as we come together as a nation. Literary Titans Revisited. The Earle Toppings Interviews with CanLit Poets and Writers of the Sixties is the gift of my students to Canada in celebration of the Sesquicentennial. All royalties will go back to the Northrop Frye Research Centre so that it may carry on promoting and supporting similar explorations by students. In this way, the centre will continue to imbue young researchers with a sense of discovery even when challenged to go beyond comfortable ways of learning, and when tasked with examining materials and confronting themes new to them, confident that they can communicate their learning to others—even without a working tape recorder.  Anne Urbancic is Victoria College’s Mary Rowell Jackman Professor of Humanities. She is the academic programs director at Vic and is coordinator for the Vic One program where she has taught in the Frye and Pearson streams since 2005. Her Vic One Pearson stream course received the Center for Research Libraries Primary Source Award (Teaching) for its integration of primary source research with undergraduate teaching.

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A Culture of Giving by louise (huntingford) yearwood vic 8t6, executive director of alumni affairs & advancement On behalf of Victoria University, I would like to thank all those members of our community who chose to include Victoria College or Emmanuel College in their charitable priorities this past year. Your generous and thoughtful support is deeply appreciated. We received a number of donations of named scholarships which help support Victoria and Emmanuel students who have achieved high academic standing, as well as named bursaries which help those students in need for whom a university education would be impossible without financial assistance. Victoria University’s Annual Fund continues to support our outstanding academic programs as well as our beautiful campus and green spaces. This year, proceeds from Vic’s Annual Fund will also support the Jackman Scholars-in-Residence (SiR) program in which undergraduate students of the humanities are given the opportunity to engage in faculty-led research. Through participating in this program, students acquire advanced research skills and experience while collaborating with an interdisciplinary and intellectually vibrant community of peers, professors and research professionals. This past spring, the program had 1,000 applicants for 50 available places! The demand for this program is high and our donors’ support will be vital to its ongoing success. Each year Victoria University receives generous bequests from Victoria College and Emmanuel College alumni who have made a provision for Victoria University in their Wills. Legacy gifts to Victoria have had a significant impact on the University and to what it has been able to achieve since its inception. Please refer to page 19 for a complete list of all those who have chosen to leave a planned gift to Victoria University in their Wills, as well as information on whom to contact should you wish to have a conversation about such an act of philanthropy. Our annual donor report follows, recognizing those donors who have contributed $100 or more to Victoria College or to Emmanuel College between May 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017.

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chancellor ’s council/ presidents’ circle $5,000 or more 1946 C. Douglas Jay V 1947 Freda M. Eickmeyer V Donald M. MacLeod 1948 Jessica Rankine Swail 1949 Isabel (Overton) and Alfred Bader V Norman Jewison V 1953 The Hon. Henry N. R. Jackman V 1954 Anne (Weldon) Tait V 1956 Larry Lundy and Elizabeth (Langford) Julian V 1957 Alastair and Jennifer Murray

1958 David K. Bernhardt V 1959 John and Encarnita Gardner Janet (Macrae) MacInnis V 1962 Robert E. Lord V 1965 Gregory Baker V 1966 Edward B. White John and Thea Patterson 1967 Heather Onyett Harvey Botting V 1968 W. David Wilson V 1971 Wendy M. Cecil V 1972 Garth M. Girvan V Ann E. Wilson and J. Robert S. Prichard V 1974 J. A. (Sandy) McIntyre 1975 John E. Engeland V

Celebrating 70 years since graduation, the Class of Vic 4T7 gathers in Burwash Hall. Vic thanks all honoured years who have contributed to Spring Reunion fundraising.

Only gifts to Victoria College or Emmanuel College are included. While all donations are greatly appreciated, space limitations preclude the listing of all donors. An asterisk (*) following a name indicates that the donor has passed away subsequent to making his or her donation. Victoria University would also like to take this opportunity to thank its many anonymous donors. Every effort has been made to list names accurately. If your name has been omitted or displayed incorrectly, or if you wish to change your preferred recognition name in university publications, please call the Victoria Alumni Office at 416-585-4500, toll-free at 1-888-262-9775 or e-mail vic.alumni@utoronto.ca. Every donor listed in this report has contributed to our culture of giving at Victoria University. The impact that is felt through the generosity of our Victoria and Emmanuel alumni and friends is tangible—it is reflected every day on campus in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. Thank you! 

1977 Mike Fattori and Debora Pearson 1978 John C. Field James D. Hinds 1981 Blake Goldring Paul and Judith Huyer Brian and Colleen Johnston David L. Swail 1982 Stephen D. Lister and Margaret Rundle 1999 Lawrence and Sharen Ho 2000 Gail MacNaughton 2002 Coral and William Martin 2006 Eva Kushner 2016 Earle and Iris Toppings

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1970 Gillian and Kenneth Bartlett Valerie A. and Brian Story 1971 David Eugene Clark 1972 Joan D. Catterson Terence Dalgleish 1983 Angela Esterhammer and John Kozub 1989 Robert T. Pemberton 1994 Ellen Redcliffe 1995 Breese Davies 2007 Robert McGavin Friends, Faculty and Corporations Bayview United Church BMO Financial Group Canadian Tax Foundation Dorothy Davey Ian G. M. Howey Larry and Colleen Kurtz Niagara Presbytery John H. Reibetanz Dave Woolacott

Over the past year, gifts were made to Victoria University to honour the following people. Each donor’s generosity and thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated by the University. GIFTS IN TRIBUTE Wendy M. Cecil, C.M., Vic 7T1 Elianna Fetterolf Vic 0T4 Pat Gilmore Roger C. Hutchinson Emm 7T5 Kati Ihnat Vic 0T4 Susan C. McDonald Mark Toulouse Emm 1T7

GIFTS IN MEMORIAM George W. Edmonds Vic 4T8 Helen K. Gray Vic 4T3 Frank P. Hoff Betty J. Klassen Sang Chul Lee C.J. MacLeod Vic 4T9 Ann G. Mills Vic 5T8 Howard M. Mills Vic 5T6, Emm 5T9, Hon. 8T8 Margaret (Ehnes) Moir Vic 4T9 John F. Morris Vic 4T0, Emm 4T3 Lucas Peel Vic 1T2 David Potter Emm 5T6 Nancy (Charles) Smale Vic 5T9 Kenneth D. Taylor, O.C., Vic 5T7 Kenneth Thompson William E. Vickers Vic 6T0

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principal’s circle $1,000 – $1,826 1945 Muriel C. Milne 1949 Dorothy J. Madge Patricia Shield 1950 M. Lorne Bell Donald B. Dodds Robert C. Dowsett Alan Marchment Charles Rathé Bernice Ujjainwalla 1953 Larry Lundy and Elizabeth (Langford) Julian 1954 Richard P. K. Cousland 1955 Nora R. Wilson 1956 Barbara E. (Schultz) Phelps 1957 Nancy Bailey-Bligh Elaine (Barrett) Billings Patricia J. Hughes 1958 C.T. Craig Kamcke Alan and Louise Redway Cameron D. E. Tolton 1959 Gwen M. Farrow 1960 Robert and Marilyn (Daly) Beamish 1961 David L. Crane William Wright

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HONOURING KEN TAYLOR, O.C., VIC 5T7 On the east side of the E.J. Pratt Library there is a very large and majestic beech tree that provides cooling shade over the Lester B. Pearson Garden for Peace and Understanding. This tree and the garden that it envelops was a favourite spot on the Vic campus for Ken Taylor and his wife, Pat. They visited it every time they came to Toronto. Pat and Douglas (their son) recently named the tree in memory of Ken. The plaque at the base of the tree reads: “Hope and Courage . . . No Regrets.” Ken was Victoria University’s 11th chancellor from 1998–2004. He was named an officer of the Order of Canada in 1980 and was the recipient of the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in 1981 for his actions as Canada’s ambassador to Iran from 1977–1980. He was known around the world for the role he played during the U.S. hostage crisis of 1979. This sequence of events became known as “The Canadian Caper” and garnered global attention thanks to Ken’s intelligence and bravery.

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David and Frances Nelson Patricia Reynolds Shirley Ann Shortt Barry J. Truscott V V. Marilyn Turner V Mary Janet van den Bergh V Jean (McNeill) Wright 1957 John Burbidge R. James Elder V Charlotte A. Graham Margaret E. Hewgill Nancy L. Kenyon V Florence (Emerson) Newman Paul Newman Nadine M. Nowlan Ronald G. Ostic V Nancy E. Ritchie V Patricia Rodgers V A. Louise Rolston V Helen E. Shepherd Clarice Evans Siebens Robert G. Stevenson V Richard Verity V 1958 Sheila (Stevenson) Babb Margaret Baily V Douglas G. Brewer V J. H. G. Burke Mary Elizabeth Burns Carol Dilks Lucille V. Dray V

Stanley Nelson Farrow V Helen Virginia Finley V G. Alan Fleming W. Ross Fleming V Sally A. Goodings Gerry and Georgia Helleiner V Edward D. Hill M. Gordon Hueston V Donald A. Johns V Barbara (Meisner) Kohl V Victor G. Lotto V Olga McKellar V William and Elizabeth Metcalfe V R. Gary Seagrave V Donald R. Stadler Sheila Summerhays 1959 Jean M. Bailey V Murray Binsted V Elizabeth J. Chambers V Daryl L. Cook V Marcia Cuthbert V Dorothy A. De Lisle Marjorie Marilyn Devine V David Gault V Hugh Gemmell V Don and Mimi Gillies V Donald Grant V Patricia E. Grant Jill Guertin V John D. Humphreys

Ivan L. Hurlbut V C. Kaye Kleine-Ahlbrandt V Patricia Ruth Leach V J. Clark Leith V Phyllis M. O’Brien V M. Jean Pardo V Janet E. Sheridan V Ronald B. Turner V M. H. Vandenbroucke 1960 Marilyn R. Brewer-Patterson V James W. Cruickshank V R. A. Francis V Bessie E. Lane John Lazier V David A. Lemmon V Donald Charles Matheson James Maxwell V Murray A. McBride V Dan Norman V H. K. Plant V Derek W. Quin V Mary Thomson Redekop V 1961 J. Douglas Bryden V Margaret A. J. Cameron V John R. Carbert V Helen Eunice Devereux Margaret E. Dewar Judy (Caldecott) Fleming and Alan Fleming

TWO GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY Mother and son, Jessie (Millar) Swail Vic 4T8 and David Swail Vic 8T1, founded a scholarship in their names to award excellence with preference to English majors or specialists. Both Jessie and David studied English and they hope that this scholarship will allow other students to have a wonderful experience at Vic. Jessie says, “I was a small-town girl from Alberta and coming to Vic was a highlight of my life. I remain awed at the privilege of having a young Northrop Frye as a professor. He has been a hero of mine ever since, whose books I cherish.” David also had the chance to study with Frye. He found it an “incredible experience” as was being taught by the likes of Jay Macpherson and Francis Sparshot. “I always felt my professors were truly inspired by their subjects and it was very rewarding and inspiring to see their passion and commitment; it made the material they taught truly come to life.” David found extra-curricular opportunities at Vic as important as his studies. “The events and publications with which I was involved helped me pursue interests and develop skills that were very useful upon graduation, and served me well in my publishing career.” Jessie remembers Jessie Macpherson, dean of women, who made an immediate and lasting impression. “A warm, kind individual, at Annesley Hall she set an example, demonstrating behaviours that throughout our lives facilitated relations at any level of society. I found Vic to be a place where I felt comfortable and at home. The atmosphere was entirely egalitarian with as few rules as possible, instead an emphasized honour system that inspired a great pride in our alma mater and which inspires me today to help provide for other students the same rich and rewarding experience shared by my son David and me.” “As for supporting Vic,” says David, “the urge comes from wanting to help maintain a tradition that offers so much to its students, and it feels in some ways like an acknowledgement and ‘thank you’ to an institution that provided so many opportunities. It feels good to know my mother and I may have played a part in keeping some of those opportunities open to students.”

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Harvey Botting Vic 6T7 has always felt “lucky” that he attended Victoria College. Since graduation, he has supported the Annual Fund and has contributed an invaluable amount of volunteer hours working on boards and committees of Victoria University and the University of Toronto. “My time at Vic was extremely compelling and transformative and I feel good knowing that I am making a positive impact on this generation of students,” he says. “Vic is highly committed to accepting students based on their merit, which also means some students need financial assistance.” This year also marked the creation, with his wife, of the Bev and Harvey Botting Scholarship to support and encourage Victoria College students “in pursuit of their intellectual growth.” Victoria College is indeed lucky to have supportive alumni such as Botting.

Frank Friesen V Elaine M. Godwin V Katharine M. Kent V David W. Kerr Dorothy Landells V Gary R. Logan Mary A. Lord Helen (Truscott) Mitchell V E. Joy J. Morning Edward M. Moskal V Roy Shoji Oiye Ian Ramdial Dorothea A. Sprung V Michael G. Thorley V Joan E. Tooke John Traill Marilyn Y. White V 1962 Janette H. (Lindsay) Johnston V Margaret E. Bird V Elizabeth J. Black V Jean-Marc and Stephanie L. Charron V L. Diane Dyer V Beverley A. Edgecombe V J. Bryan Graham John A. McIntosh V William Lee Morningstar Stan and Mary Neal V W. John Rae Shelagh M. J. Roberts V Brian C. Westlake V 1963 M. Dianne Bird V Elizabeth J. Bliss V Mary E. Brereton Catherine M. Davison V C. Brian Harper William J. Henricks V Donald E. Jeffreys V William and Catharine Lord V M. Louise McColl J. Barry Riddell V John C. Stewart-Robertson V 1964 Jon G. Baird V Elizabeth J. Blake V John R. Burns

Catherine K. and Peter B. Canham V Linda J. Clarke V Elizabeth A. Gerrie and David Yeung V Mary Gooley Benjamin Johnson V Pamelia E. Lock V Janette M. MacDonald V Marion Pierce Joan M. Rayner V Mary Reedie Leonard A. Wilkinson V 1965 Sandra E. Clarke Paul R. Dempsey V Judith and Peter Drake V Cynthia Elson V Jeffrey M. Heath Judith E. Hendy David J. Holdsworth V John A. and Lorna Hutchinson V J. David and Lorna Joblin William Lehun David I. Macleod V Richard H. Moffat V Wilfried Neidhardt V Brian Ridley V Stephen Thomas Perdue Risk Phylip D. Tinning V Donald Waterfall V 1966 Andrea V. Diplock Robert K. Graham V Janet D. Jacobson Lorna J. Joblin Donald Laing V Edda Marika Madvark V W. Ronald and Maureen McCallum V Leslie E. Roe-Etter Marjorie J. Smith Paul Reginald Stott V M. Elizabeth Taillefer Mary L. Tigert V Helen I. Whidden V Peter G. F. Young V 1967 Charlotte Bouckley Wallace J. Brown V

William E. Conklin Barbara A. Cooper V Joy L. Davey Katherine L. Ennis V Elizabeth A. Graham V Ronald T. Hunt V Brian D. Keys V Andrew Lawless V D. Brian and Camille Lipsett V Marci C. McDonald V Katherine A. McTavish V Georgia L. Muirhead N. Jane Pepino V Jane E. Pitblado G. Stephen Shantz Helena M. Smith 1968 Ian B. Buttars V M. Ann Dewees V John and Lynne Glenney V James Gregory V John D. Gregory V Patricia Hartman Barbara R. Healey V Patricia Kathleen Higgins V Geoffrey Philip Joyner Wendy R. Lawrence V Grant E. Lewis V James D. Reynolds V Susan E. R. Rumsey Lynn and Ray Smith V Catherine Williams V 1969 J. Edwin F. Bryan V Kennedy J. L. Coles Agostino Comello Leo B. Fitzpatrick Calvert L. Francis V Mel and Carmen Greif V Gordon K. Harrison Donald A. Jackson V Cynthia L. King D. George MacIntosh V Linda A. Seath 1970 Edward William Bentley V Aris Birze V Richard D. Cooke V J. Roger Giroux

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SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION Yun Wang Vic 1T5 loved her undergraduate experience and is encouraging the next generation of Chinese students to consider Vic. Wang worked closely with Sheila Cook, coordinator and instructor in the Vic One Ryerson stream, and past principal, David Cook Vic 6T9, to facilitate a summer program for a group of Grade 5 and 6 students from the Yu Cai Experimental School. Considered one of the top schools in the city of Yangzhou, it strongly promotes experience abroad. The Yu Cai program offers English immersion and exposure to Canadian culture, from visiting historical sites to rooting for the home team at a Blue Jays game. The school supported the Sheila and David Cook Award to express its gratitude for four successful years of the program. “The school hopes that one day future students, from Canada or abroad, will benefit from such award support,” says Wang. This award recognizes leadership in education.

(left to right) David Cook, Sheila Cook, Chuanyong Jia (school principal) and Yun Wang 1981 Susan E. Gunton Susan Evelyn (Broadbent) Hogan Shane A. Kelford Alison J. MacTavish Steve H. Paikin Cynthia E. Scott 1982 Kenneth C. Bahen Douglas H. Brown Andrea B. Fritz-Bray Elizabeth S. Marmura Margaret A. Reid Kimberly Ann Turner 1983 Steven J. Chambers Kent Ing Alexandra L. Jenkins Katherine V. Ristic Barbara L. Robertson-Mann Mark Scarrow Hamish Stewart 1984 David F. Barrows Deborah M. Hart Janet E. Heisey Deborah A. Peacock Valerie Scane Norman P. Seurukas Kathleen M. Walsh-Osborne

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Victoria University Heritage Society Members Victoria University gratefully recognizes the following people who have declared their intention to include Victoria in their estate’s charitable giving plans. Phyllis D. Airhart Roy Allen 5T0 and Elizabeth Allen 5T6 Peter Allison 8T8 and Robin (Hollands) Allison 8T9 E. Patricia Andrews 4T0 John and Barbara Armstrong 8T2 Doris A. (Jessinghouse) Arnold 6T6 Jeanine C. (MacDonald) Avigdor 5T4 G. William Bahen 5T0 Gillian (Smiley) Bartlett 7T0 and Kenneth R. Bartlett 7T1 John Baty 6T6 Bernice and Claude Bell 5T2 Phelps Bell 5T3 David K. Bernhardt 5T8 Ann Black Diane Hoar Bond and David E. Bond 7T2 William R. Bowen and Sandra J. Gavinchuk 7T5 Michelle E. Brotherton and John Rumerfield Walter Buleychuk 5T1 Kenneth Brian Burnham 5T6 Eleanor J. Burton 5T6 Dan Camposano 8T3

Muriel M. Spurgeon Carder 6T9 Ben Chan 8T7 Lawrence R. Cohen 7T2 Annalijn Conklin 0T2 Dick Cousland 5T4 Larry Davies Marion (Chatterjee) Davies 5T5 Janet Davison 8T9 Robert C. Dowsett 5T0 Martha Drake L. Diane Dyer 6T2 Freda M. Eickmeyer Konrad Eisenbichler Lesley Evans 7T6 Jean (Birkenshaw) Fennell 4T8 Judy M. (Caldecott) Fleming 6T1 Douglas G. Gardner 5T0 Elaine (Westheuser) Godwin 6T1 Paul W. Gooch Fred K. Graham John Bryan Green 6T5 Patricia Lilian Hannah 5T0 Diana L. (Rieder) Heard 8T2 Robert Heard 8T3 Kim and Alex Heath 9T9

Catherine W. Hellyer 7T7 William E. Hewitt 6T3 Glenn Hickling 7T7 Nettie (Wilson) Hoffman 5T0 Beth Holt 5T0 Dorothy (Flannery) Horwood Gilbert E. Howey 5T6 Ian G. M. Howey C. Douglas Jay 4T6, 5T0 Lynda L. Jenner 6T2 Alexandra F. Johnston 6T1 Craig T. Kamcke 5T8 Patricia A. Kennedy 6T9 Dennis Glasgow and Renate Kozarov 8T7 F. H. Kim Krenz Eva Kushner Ethel (Upton) Lapp 4T9 Donald G. Lawson 5T1 Teza Layos Lwin 9T3 Janet G. (Macrae) MacInnis 5T9 Linda E. MacRae 6T7 Keith and Pamela McCallum 7T0 Frances (Bond) McElroy 5T8 Sybil Anne McEnteer 5T5 Joyce A. (Morley) McLean 5T7 Claire McLellan 4T9

Photographs: (Opposite page) Vic Alumni Office; Victoria University Archives

Heritage Donor Spotlight Edward Murray Cleland Vic 3T6 made a bequest to Victoria University that was received 11 years after his passing. Cleland made the deliberate choice to have his gift make a meaningful difference to not one but two notfor-profit organizations. Upon his passing, an outside trust was created on Cleland’s behalf to allow his bequest to grow. This trust was scheduled to be in existence for one decade. All proceeds of this trust were designated to support the Bruce Trail. After this set time, the original principal was then to be donated to Victoria to fund a scholarship. With this generous bequest, the University has established the E. Murray Cleland Scholarship. It will be awarded to Victoria College students who have achieved overall ‘A’ standing and are pursuing studies in English. Cleland himself excelled in his studies and was the winner of both the Hodgins Prize and Webster Prize for high standing in English. Victoria University is pleased that he valued his academic prizes and in turn wanted to support a scholarship. Cleland was also an avid outdoorsman, which explains the dual nature of his bequest. He was noted for being a frequent walker of the Bruce Trail as well as the White Mountains and Adirondack Mountains.

Jane Millgate Sharon Gregory and Andrew Mitrovica 8T3 Elizabeth (Holgate) Myles 5T4 H. E. Buzz Neal 4T8 Mary Neal 6T1 and Stan Neal 6T2 M. Carolyn O. Neal 4T8 Joan M. Neilson 5T0 Anne (Templeton) Nethercott 4T9 Carol D. Nunn 6T0 Jean (Reilly) O’Grady 6T4 Heather Onyett 6T7 Maryleah (Bullock) Otto 4T9 W. Michael S. Philp 6T4 S. Walker Popplewell 7T2 Eileen Prettyman 4T8 Walter and Nancy (Jamieson) Pridham 5T3 Diane P. Rogers 5T0 Patricia Romans Ann Saddlemyer Mary E. Sarjeant 5T2 G. Stephen Shantz 6T7 David P. Silcox 5T9 Shirley (Wilson) Sims 5T3 Miriam Anne Skey 5T9 Lilly (Offenbach) Strauss

Nancy (Caldecott) Sutherland 6T5 Mary Elizabeth (Teskey) Sykes 4T7 Anne (Weldon) Tait 5T4 Brian Tennyson 6T2 Pauline A. Thompson 6T3 Joy E. Tyndall 8T5 William Tynkaluk 5T3 Elizabeth (Eastlake) Vosburgh 6T8 Germaine Warkentin Arthur Waters 4T6 Nora R. Wilson 5T5 Mary P. Winsor Paula (Mitas) Zoubek 6T2 All those who wish to remain anonymous. If you included Victoria University in your Will but do not see your name listed above, please contact Sharon Gregory at 416-813-4050, toll-free at 1-888-262-9775 or email sharon.gregory@utoronto.ca.

The Board of Regents gratefully acknowledges the thoughtful bequests of the following Vic alumni and friends whose gifts were received in the past year. James Carscallen 5T6 Ruth F. Hammond 4T3 F. David Hoeniger 4T6 Kenneth W. Inkster 5T7

June A. Laking 5T2 John Sturgess 5T2 Shirley K. Wigmore 5T2

Where There’s a Will… Victoria University can be designated as a beneficiary in your Will. Here’s an example of a suggested wording: I give and bequeath to the Board of Regents of Victoria University, Toronto, Ontario, the sum of $ or % of my estate. If you wish to designate a specific bequest (a scholarship, the library, etc.), please contact Sharon Gregory at 416-813-4050, toll free at 1-888-262-9775 or sharon.gregory@utoronto.ca.

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A Bird’s Eye View In honour of Canada’s sesquicentennial year, the University has built a stunning maple-leaf shaped garden on Queen’s Park Crescent East. This aerial shot shows off the 1,827 wave petunias as well as the 2,085 geranium plants within the garden. It took 15 days for Vic’s hardworking grounds staff to plant the red and white flowers. The outer edge of the leaf is made of exterior grade plywood and was put together by an external contractor. An impressive 100 yards of Triple Mix soil—a combination of sandy soil, peat loam and compost—was required to fill the structure. Toronto’s rainy summer mixed with rich soil has resulted in a flourishing tribute to Canada.

Photograph: Vic Alumni Office

Alumni Calendar of Events November 1 Vic One Plenary Annual Judy LaMarsh Lecture with Victoria University Chancellor Carole Taylor, O.C., Vic 6T7, Isabel Bader Theatre, 4 p.m.

Hosted by the Alumni of Victoria College in the Goldring Student Centre’s Cat’s Eye at 6 p.m. Cost is $10 per person and includes a drink ticket and appetizers. Register at my.alumni.utoronto.ca/EL2017.

November 2 Friends of the Library In conjunction with the Toronto Centre for the Book, “The Late Medieval Book of Hours and the Idea of the Literary” with Jessica Brantley, Yale University, Vic Chapel, Old Vic, 4 p.m.

November 22 VWA In celebration of 120 years of the VWA, “An Expanding Freedom: Margaret Addison and Women’s Rights” with Jean O’Grady Vic 6T4, author of Margaret Addison: A Biography, Alumni Hall, Old Vic, 2 p.m.

November 16 Friends of the Library “The Blue Whale” with Betty Vakil and the Royal Ontario Museum Volunteers, Vic Chapel, Old Vic, 4 p.m.

December 9 Graduates Christmas Luncheon Anne Urbancic with Earle Toppings Hon. 1T6 and the Making of Literary Titans Revisited. Alumni Hall, Old Vic 12 p.m. cash bar, 12:30 p.m. luncheon $25 per person. Register online at my.alumni.utoronto.ca/GCL17 or call 416-585-4500 or 1-888-262-9775.

November 22 Emerging Leader Award Celebration Join us to celebrate the achievements of Ige Egal Vic 0T9, Elise Paradis Vic 0T6 and Tasha Schumann, winners of the Victoria College Emerging Leader Award.

January 24 VWA “Vic Now” with Kelley Castle, dean of students; Zahavah Kay, VUSAC president; Yvette Ali, registrar; and Louise (Huntingford) Yearwood Vic 8T6, executive director of Alumni Affairs & Advancement, Alumni Hall, Old Vic, 2 p.m. May 30–June 3 Alumni Reunion Celebrating the Honoured Years ending in 3 or 8. Come back to Vic for the weekend! Visit www.vicu.utoronto.ca/ alumni/springreunion for more details, as they become available. Visit the Vic website for the most up-to-date event information and news at www.vicu.utoronto.ca. To subscribe to Vic’s e-newsletter, contact vic.alumni@utoronto.ca.