Vic Report Autumn 2018

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Autumn 2018 Volume XLVII 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 Editor: Jennifer Little Vic 9T5, Manager, Marketing and Communications Managing Editor: Liz Taylor, Communications Officer Copy Editor: Frank Collins Design: Randall Van Gerwen Cover: Jane Langford outside the TD Tower, downtown Toronto. Photography by Horst Herget. 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.

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From my office window I can see a group of students rehearsing for an upcoming outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Emmanuel quad. These annual outdoor performances by the Victoria College Drama Society (VCDS) are magical, enchanting audiences under the campus’ trees as summer yields to autumn and the term gets underway. Vic’s tradition of dramatic creativity is impressive. The 2017 Vic entry for the U of T Drama Festival was an ambitious and gratifying full-fledged musical; written, acted, and directed by students, A Perfect Bowl of Pho wooed the judges and won top prize. Those students have since started a production company to take Pho on the road and to improve opportunities for AsianCanadians on the stage. Last year was a milestone season for the VDCS, their 100 th year, and this year they begin their second century with another exciting slate of shows. Showcasing their exuberant creative energy on the stage, the students today continue a long and rich Vic tradition. Creativity in the arts is in full force at Vic. In the College’s Creative Expression and Society program young novelists and poets hone their craft, while the stream of Vic One named after movie director Norman Jewison Vic 4T9, Hon. 01 inspires a new generation of artists and audiences. The campus signals the centrality of artistic vision to the University’s mission in other ways as well. The Cat’s Eye pub, after all, is named after a novel by Margaret Atwood Vic 6T1, Hon. 8T7. Sculptures and paintings grace our buildings (including the collection of Inuit carvings recently donated by David Bernhardt Vic 5T8, described in this issue on page 16). The library is renowned for its rare copies of books by writers such as William Blake and Virginia Woolf, and of personal documents by hundreds of Canadian writers. Vic students value these collections both as inspiration and as materials for very unique research projects. Working within limitations, understanding one’s materials, connecting to one’s audience, listening attentively to collaborators: creativity is central to all aspects of Vic’s broad-based education, not just artistic expression. Creativity is about spotting opportunities and fashioning ways to seize them. Canadian hip-hop artist Tasha Schumann, the alumni speaker at this fall’s orientation ceremonies, spoke eloquently of finding at Vic a supportive community that encouraged her to experiment, to throw ideas against the wall to see what sticks. That community of curiosity and experimentation is incredibly stimulating in the classroom as well. The broad-based education offered at the University of Toronto graduates students who are capable of analyzing complex ideas, texts, and data sets, of seeing what others have missed, and of communicating their discoveries with clarity and precision. Vic’s small classes and research opportunities help students bring their intellectual curiosity into the open, as they become not passive recipients of information but active creators of new knowledge. This aspect of Vic’s educational philosophy is what I call “Creative Inquiry” in my recent discussion of Presidential Priorities endorsed by the Victoria University Board of Regents in February 2018. Our approach to education helps students to evaluate topics from multiple perspectives, to understand the implications of arguments advanced by others, and to respond persuasively with arguments of their own. Everything we do is designed so that when students graduate they will be confident in their ability to work productively both individually and as part of a team, to contribute to the betterment of society, and to solve problems with intensity, effectiveness and creativity. Creative inquiry cuts across classroom studies, extracurriculars, and our students’ concern for the needs of the wider world. Any student wishing to know how central these ideas are at Vic need only come to the centre of campus, sit on the bench next to the sculpture of Northrop Frye Vic 3T3, Emm 3T6, and read engraved in bronze his words from The Educated Imagination: “The fundamental job of the imagination in ordinary life… is to produce, out of the society we have to live in, a vision of the society we want to live in.” That sculpture of Frye is also visible outside my window. The rehearsing students are now taking a break beside it, joking with the bronze eminence. It is a sunny September day, and the campus is filled with energy for another year of curiosity and conversation. 

2018 IN REVIEW CELEBRATING THE HONOURED YEARS 3T8, 4T3, 4T8, 5T3, 5T8, 6T3, 6T8, 7T3, 7T8, 8T3, 8T8, 9T3, 9T8, 0T3, 0T8, 1T3 and 1T8

Victoria College hosted another wonderful Spring Reunion on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3. The Honoured Years’ Lunch and Chancellor’s Medal Ceremony were held in Burwash Hall for the second year in a row due to their popularity. Twilight Dinner in the Quad, a new addition since 2017, was a success again and boasted lovely weather. A new, complimentary feature, the President’s Reception, was also well attended. For more photos, visit our Facebook page. 1. Vic 5T8 showed up in very strong numbers to celebrate 60 years since graduation. They enjoyed a celebratory lunch together and spent a good deal of time surveying Vic ephemera.

4. The Vic quad looked beautiful for the second annual Twilight Dinner. This table hosted a good contingent from Vic 0T8. 5. Lisa (Larson) Latorcai, Andrew Latorcai Vic 9T5 and Alice Tseng Vic 0T8 at the President’s Reception in the Wendy Marion Cecil Atrium.

2. Vic 6T8 celebrated its golden anniversary with a lovely dinner in Alumni Hall, Old Vic.

6. Marion (Barker) Langford Vic 5T3 and Alex Langford Vic 5T4 enjoying the Honoured Years’ Lunch. The Langfords are the parents of Jane Langford Vic 9T2, this issue’s cover story.

3. Historic Burwash Hall set the scene for the Honoured Years’ Lunch and Chancellor’s Medal Ceremony.

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Celebrating Our 1836 Founding Chancellor’s Council Luncheon and Charter Day Convocation Every year Victoria University celebrates its founding in 1836 with Charter Day. As part of the day’s celebrations, the University hosts a luncheon for members of the Chancellor’s Council and the Principal’s Circle. Together, these groups represent donors who give at least $1,000 annually to Victoria University. This lovely gathering was just the first event of a busy Charter Day. As is customary, the beginning of the October 10 event was marked by introducing the new, permanent members of the Chancellor’s Council: John Field Vic 7T8 and Richard Thorman Vic 5T2. After lunch, Carole (Goss) Taylor, O.C., Vic 6T7, Hon. 1T2, Victoria’s chancellor, interviewed Maryscott (Scotty) Greenwood on the theme Trump, Trudeau and the Future of Democracy As We Know It. Greenwood is chief executive officer of the Canadian American Business Council and co-leads the U.S. Federal Public Policy practice of Dentons U.S., LLP, a leading global law firm. She is seen regularly in the media as a Canada/U.S. analyst. Many topics were discussed, from the new USMCA trade agreement, to Trump and Trudeau’s relationship, to the current state of democracy throughout the world. Taylor’s astute questions

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combined with Greenwood’s sharp observations and sense of humour made for a compelling interview. That evening, Taylor presided over the Charter Day Convocation ceremonies, which included the installation of Michelle Voss Roberts as Emmanuel College’s 13th principal. Please read more about Voss Roberts on page 5. In addition to the installation, an honorary degree was conferred upon Linda Hutcheon, celebrated author and university professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at U of T. Hutcheon’s work and service have been honored through her receipt of distinguished fellowships and awards, and several honorary degrees. She received a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, from Victoria. This convocation has been taking place since 1895 and is the occasion for the presentation of scholarships and other academic awards to students of Victoria College. Many students and their families attended the convocation. Admission scholarship donors were also in attendance and in some instances were able to meet the recipient of their award. This was a wonderful opportunity for students to be able to thank our generous supporters. 

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Emmanuel College Welcomes 13th Principal Michelle Voss Roberts Appointed Accomplished academic, scholar and author Michelle Voss Roberts has been appointed by Victoria University’s Board of Regents to be the 13th principal of Emmanuel College. The principal oversees all aspects of Emmanuel College, the largest theological college associated with the United Church of Canada and a founding member of the Toronto School of Theology. Voss Roberts, who will be the College’s first woman principal, began her appointment on July 1, 2018. Voss Roberts comes to Emmanuel College from the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University, where she has taught since 2011 and where she was recently promoted to the rank of full professor. Since 2015 she has served as the associate dean of academic affairs, the school’s chief academic officer. An expert in comparative theology, with a particular focus on Christian and Hindu contexts, Voss Roberts has also written widely about aesthetics, gender and embodiment. Her teaching integrates the study of Christian theological traditions with theories of gender and sexuality, disability studies and religious pluralism. She contributed to changes to the curriculum at Wake Forest University School of Divinity to highlight issues of race and class, gender and sexuality and religious pluralism. Voss Roberts received her PhD in Theological Studies from Emory University. Among her numerous scholarly publications are several ground-breaking books: Dualities:

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Catherine (Rank) Schmid Vic 6T5, artist, presents “The Creative Spirit”

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A Theology of Difference (2010), Tastes of the Divine: Hindu and Christian Theologies of Emotion (2014), and, most recently, Body Parts: A Theological Anthropology (2017). She has also edited a volume of essays aimed at student readers, Comparing Faithfully: Insights for Christian Systematic Theology (2016). She is the recipient of grants and prizes from many institutions, including the American Academy of Religion, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies. Voss Roberts is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, a denomination in full communion with the United Church of Canada. She joins the faculty of Emmanuel College at the rank of professor. Voss Roberts succeeds Mark Toulouse, who stepped down as principal of the College on June 30, 2017 following completion of an eight-and-a-half-year term, and Phyllis Airhart, who served as interim principal from July 1, 2017. 

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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.

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Jane Langford Vic 9T2 BY MARYAM SANATI VIC 9T3

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met Jane Langford when we were both 12, navigating the tentative time of life known as middle school. She was then, as now, a galvanizing combination of bright and curious—an independent thinker who had the most varied circle of friends of any 12-year-old I knew. We went through high school and undergrad at Vic together and, unsurprisingly, Jane soared at everything she did. After completing a double major in international relations and political science, Jane attended law school at Osgoode Hall and practised for 15 years at the law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP, where she was a respected litigator and partner. Today, she oversees a large division at TD Bank as the senior vice-president of legal. Jane and her husband, Blair Freeman, live in Toronto and are parents to Henry, age 10, and Charlotte, age 7. We had a long overdue catch-up earlier this fall.

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Let’s start with your new job. In March, after just six years at TD, you became the bank’s senior vice-president leading a national team of lawyers that supports the corporate engine of the bank. How do you describe the mandate you’ve been given? One thing I love about TD is that there are very clear expectations for its leaders. We have one vision—to be the better bank. Yes, I’m a lawyer, but as a bank leader, I’m part of a group of leaders with shared commitments to innovate in our products and services, and in the way we do our work, to execute with speed and impact, to develop our colleagues, to embrace diversity and to respect one another. We think like a customer and act like an owner. That’s my mandate in a nutshell. Your team covers fascinating ground across multiple divisions, including technology, anti-money laundering, financial crimes and more. In these areas in particular, much is new and constantly evolving. What does this mean for you?

It’s an exciting time to be a banker and I think our legal practice at TD is one of the best anywhere in North America. There are few places where you would be asked to examine and advise on complex and novel legal issues—in real time, on the front lines, with very close access to some of the finest business leaders in North America. The bank plays a very important role in people’s lives, in the economy at large, and in the community, as a corporate citizen. It is a privilege and responsibility to be a legal advisor in that context. You came to TD in 2012, after 18 years at McCarthy Tétrault, where you started as a student. What were some of your most memorable cases? When you graduate from law school, you only know a wee bit of law and a framework to solve problems. Practising law is an education unto itself. I was blessed to have been taught by some of the finest lawyers—men and women who applied rigour and passion to their craft and aspired to enrich the profession at large. And we had clients who were the brightest and best in their fields. It was thrilling. I had a wonderfully diverse set of clients, including the Mnjikaning First Nation, Canadian Tire, York University, the Ontario College of Teachers, and the Canadian Medical Protective Association, the body that defends physicians in litigation. The most memorable cases were not always the highest profile—although I suppose that would be acting for Dr. Charles Smith for many years, including at the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario—but the ones that presented genuinely challenging facts or complex law that stretched my mind. Those cases also produced intense camaraderie with colleagues. I cherish those memories. What do you miss most about litigation? I don’t! I use my advocacy skills every day in my career as a banker. I do miss

the camaraderie of the barristers’ bar. But litigation is, by definition, talking about yesterday. It is very liberating to be focused on the here and now, and even more inspiring to be free to prepare for tomorrow in a collaborative, non-adversarial way. Of course, we’ve known each other for a long time—and even in grade 7, you were analytical, a lively and persuasive speaker who could boil down an argument to its core. Did you develop these skills at the family dinner table? Yes! My parents [J. Alexander Langford Vic 5T4 and Marion (Barker) Langford Vic 5T3] encouraged very lively and occasionally controversial discussions at meals and on car rides. I had a stutter for a brief period in primary school. My parents realized that it was likely caused from being the youngest of five siblings and trying to be heard in a loquacious group. So I was handed the conch for a set moment at every meal. We also had to read articles from magazines and present them to the table. My brother, John, always read something from Sports Illustrated. One sister was more inclined towards articles about boys and love in Seventeen. My parents believed that big ideas were rooted in discussion around the table, long before it became fashionable as a parenting tip. The Langfords have a long and storied history with Vic. When did that start and how has it evolved over time? I definitely grew up surrounded by the lore of Vic. I have a distinct memory of my mother reading E.J. Pratt’s poem “The Truant” to me one summer night on our porch. My father interrupted to advise that Pratt Vic 1911 had once written a poem called “The Decision” in memory of a relative of ours, William Langford Rowell. I believe it was published in Acta Victoriana in 1923. In high school, I was excited by the ideas in Northrop Frye’s An Educated Imagination, so my mother showed me the handwritten and deeply personal vic report autumn 2018

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“ My sisters, brother and I grew up keenly aware that our parents met on Charles Street as “freshies” en route to a U of T football game. Theirs was the central love story that I grew up with—and never tired of hearing. But how many people can say that not only did their parents meet at Vic, but their grandparents did as well?” Jane’s parents, Alex and Marion

letter she had received from Frye Vic 3T3, Emm 3T6 when she was an undergraduate at Vic. When I chose Vic, my father made sure I was aware of the fact that I was the fifth generation to attend. When I first walked into Burwash Hall, I knew that it was named after my great-greatgreat grandfather John Burwash’s Vic 1863 brother, Nathanael Vic 1859. There is reference to my great uncle in the History of Athletics because he was one of the few capable of kicking a football over Old Vic—which I think is funny. My sisters, brother and I grew up keenly aware that our parents met on Charles Street as “freshies” en route to a U of T football game. Theirs was the central love story that I grew up with— and never tired of hearing. But how many people can say that not only did their parents meet at Vic, but their grandparents did as well? Henry Langford Vic 2T5 met Helen (Uren) Langford Vic 2T5 at Vic. Over the years, my father would never miss his North House reunions. We also attended many Vic gatherings with my mother’s friends from the Class of 5T3, of which she was a proud and diligent—and apparently permanent—associate class president. I grew up with a keen sense that you choose, and then remain loyal, to the institutions in your life. All of us Langford alumni believe in Vic’s pursuit of the truth and its openness to new and challenging ideas, as well as a strong Christian foundation. I come from a long line of Methodist ministers. We love the line in The Old Ontario Strand: “And don’t forget the theologians… And with a little leaven, they will get us all to heaven.” 8

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How did your time at Vic shape you? Lester Pearson Vic 1919 once said: “A university should teach students how to think honestly and straight, to distinguish between the true and the false, to appreciate a quality and beauty wherever it may be, and to participate with intelligence and tolerance in the exchange of ideas.” Vic delivered all of that for me. It also gave me my first opportunities as a leader, whether it was on the frosh executive, or on the Residence Council at Marg Ad, or serving as the undergraduate representative on the Board of Regents. I sat on the Board alongside my father, who was a Regent for many years. Your mother, Marion Grace (Barker) Langford, a long-time Vic volunteer, chairing capital campaigns and leading her class, also passionately advocated for the arts, her church, and youth causes. For more than 40 years, she volunteered for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, where she practically founded the Young People’s Concerts—so beloved by families with young kids. What impression does having such a passionate mom leave on you? My mother is the most inspiring woman I know and a truly indomitable spirit. She gave me many gifts; as I age, I discover more, or perhaps understand them better. She was always running off to a volunteer meeting, writing a letter to the local Member of Parliament, baking a lemon loaf for a friend in need, organizing the neighbours to be proactive on one topic or another. She volunteered in the church, in our schools and in the community. And

she is a lifelong learner. She has never had time for apathy, laziness or petty grievances. She uses every minute of every day to the best of her ability. Our kitchen walls were covered with quotations, poems and New Yorker comics that she thought contained important messages. One said “the purpose of life is not to be happy— but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all.” I was puzzled by the quotation, though, because my mother was always happy. She has always had a joie de vivre. You have formed life-long relationships with mentors. What did they teach you? Oh, I’ve been blessed by so many mentors. It’s difficult to name just a few. The primary lesson I have learned from all of them is that true success is more about resilience than talent, more about failure than success. Perhaps most importantly, if one is to be happy with success, that success has to be achieved with integrity and lived authentically. How do you factor mentorship into a busy life, and what advice do you give young people? Well, first of all, I have learned that young people are an excellent source of advice and guidance for me. I gain more from them than I offer in terms of guidance. But when asked, I find myself giving them the advice that I perhaps haven’t followed as well myself: Be patient, not just with others but primarily with yourself and your dreams. Live each day intentionally and fully, but recognize that life is a journey, and success is not a list of achievements on a CV. Success is a dynamic set of experiences, opportunities and relationships. And it is self-defined.  Maryam Sanati Vic 9T3 studied English at Victoria College. She is currently the managing director of content for St. Joseph Media where she leads a diverse range of journalistic and audience engagement strategies. She is the former editor-in-chief of Chatelaine, one of the most successful magazines in Canadian history.

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Arbor Award Winners Congratulations to John Field Vic 7T8 (past chair of the Board of Regents, 2014–2018) and Phil Weber (Book Sale volunteer), this year’s Vic recipients of Arbor Awards. Nominations for this award are made at all levels of the greater U of T community, including departments, faculties and colleges, to honour outstanding volunteers. In addition to our Victoria University winners, other U of T constituencies nominated Christina Mitas Vic 1T1 (by OISE) and Gordon Nelson Vic 8T4 (by Rotman). Winners were celebrated on October 15 at The Carlu. Pictured left to right: Lisa Sherlock, chief librarian, John Field, Phil Weber and Ray deSouza, bursar and CAO.

Lynne Golding Vic 8T4 has written The Innocent, the first book in a historical fiction trilogy called Beneath the Alders (Blue Moon Publishers, 2018). This book should be of particular interest to the Victoria College community because it is written from the perspective of Golding’s great aunt, Jesse Roberts Current, who graduated from Victoria College in 1925. The third volume in the series will feature her years at Victoria College. The story begins in Brampton in 1907 when the entire town is present at the sod-turning ceremony for the Carnegie Library. At the end of the event, the crowd rises as one to walk to the Presbyterian church for a consecration service… everyone except Jessie and her family. Her father will not allow them to enter the Presbyterian church. No one will tell young Jessie the reason, but she learns that it has something to do with her grandfather Jesse Brady, who built it. As she seeks to solve that mystery over many years, Jessie slowly begins to learn the history of the town in which she lives. Her tales of everyday life in small town Ontario combine to craft a vivid portrait of a life and a family that are, upon closer inspection, anything but ordinary.

guest editor, for inclusion in The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2018. This poem was previously a finalist for the 2017 National Magazine Awards. Lisa Khoo Vic 8T9 has been named chair of the Board of Regents as of July 1, 2018. Khoo, a graduate of Vic and Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism, is a senior producer/program leader at CBC National News. She has also been a sessional lecturer at U of T since 2007. At Vic, she has been teaching creative non-fiction since 2014. She has been a member of the Board of Regents since 2013 and has served on many Board committees including search committees for the positions of chancellor and president, and on the Alumni Affairs & Advancement Committee. Khoo takes over from John Field Vic 7T8 who served as chair from 2014 to 2018.

Doyali Islam Vic 1T2 has had her poem “31st parallel” selected by Hoa Nguyen,

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Grace Ji-Sun Kim Vic 9T2 has written two books. Healing Our Broken Humanity: Practices for Revitalizing the Church and Renewing the World (IVP Books, 2018) is co-authored with Graham Hill. Based on their work with diverse churches, colleges, and other organizations, Kim and Hill offer Christian practices that can bring healing and hope to a broken world. They provide 10 ways to transform society, from lament and repentance to relinquishing power, reinforcing agency, and more. Embodying these practices enables us to be the new humanity in Jesus Christ, so the church and world can experience reconciliation, justice, unity, peace and love. With small group activities, discussion questions, and exercises in each chapter, this book is ideal to read together in community. The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, and the

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Sandra Marie (King) Lewis Vic 6T0 has published Just Where You Stand (2015), a historical saga/novel largely based on a true story. Her own obsession for genealogy and writing promoted this, her first major literary creation. In Victorian Berkshire, England, a dying, abused and defeated Lenore tells her son, George, that she is not good enough for heaven. On her behalf George seeks a religion which does not accept the concept of hell. Obsessions characterize three generations of the Argyle family and build a long-lasting, gray aura of anxiety into otherwise normal living.

Why did the last of the major European campaigns to reclaim Jerusalem end in an attack on Tunis, a peaceful North African port city thousands of miles from the Holy Land? In the first book-length study of the campaign in English, Michael Lower Vic 9T3 tells the story of how the classic era of crusading came to such an unexpected end in The Tunis Crusade of 1270: A Mediterranean History (Oxford University Press, 2018). Unfolding against a backdrop of conflict and collaboration that extended from England to inner Asia, the Tunis Crusade entangled people from every corner of the Mediterranean world. Within this expansive geographical playing field, the ambitions of four powerful Mediterranean dynasts would collide. While the slave-boy-turnedsultan Baybars of Egypt and the saintking Louis IX of France waged a bitter battle for Syria, al-Mustansir of Tunis and Louis’ younger brother, Charles

of Anjou, struggled for control of the Sicilian Straits. When the conflicts over Syria and Sicily became intertwined in the late 1260s, the Tunis Crusade was the shocking result. William Reeve Vic 6T6, professor emeritus (German), Queen’s University, has co-authored with John McIntyre, Seneca College, Ebenezer and John Doan: Canadian Quaker Master Builders and Cabinet Makers (Quarry Heritage Books, 2017). It provides a commentary on the history of an Upper-Canadian branch of the Doan family, master builders of the Yonge Street Meeting House and the Sharon Temple and the creators of some of Ontario’s finest pieces of furniture. Chapters examine in detail with numerous photographs specific furniture forms, particularly John Doan’s celebrated figured-maple slant-top desk with cupboard now in the collection of the Canadian Museum of History. The study represents an attempt to make the comparatively ignored and underappreciated brothers and their works better known in their adopted country. Alyssa Sinclair Vic 1T8 was awarded a 2018 Governor General’s Silver Medal. She also received the Rose Sheinin Award and the John Black Aird Scholarship. The Rose Sheinin Award is awarded to an outstanding female

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The cruel alcoholism of George’s father is followed by his own fanatical devotion to the early Jehovah’s Witnesses. Immigration to Pape Village in Toronto doesn’t change that. With equal fervour his son-in-law follows George to the end of his own days, worshipping at their revered local Kingdom Hall. George’s wife and daughter must function within their circumstances as his unfortunate mother had done. Will their admirable stamina and courage make a difference?

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Holy Ghost (Fortress Press, 2018) takes a closer look at the Holy Spirit and the different ways it has been understood by the church. The compelling power of this volume comes from the creative interplay Kim orchestrates between images such as the Spirit as vibration, breath, and light and her powerful unpacking of different images such as the releaser of han, a Korean term for unjust suffering, or the concept of chi. Not only is this a guide to what the church is saying about the Holy Spirit, it is also a guide to achieving a more open theological imagination to a Spirit that is present, active, and calling for participation in life-giving work.

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BIRTHS Taylor Stark Vic 1T6 has attempted to cross Canada by unicycle. Although a seemingly never-ending winter forced him to make a late start, he did manage to make it more than halfway across the country on a single wheel. Stark covered about 3,500 kilometres, captured about 180 hours in the saddle, and completed 1.25 million wheel rotations on his way from Vancouver to Toronto. He aims to ride the rest of the way, to Sydney, N.S., next summer. To read more about Taylor Stark’s adventure please visit www.onetiredcanadian.com. On July 27, 2018, Margot Sullivan Vic 0T9 successfully defended her dissertation and has been awarded a PhD in cognitive neuro-science from York University.

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Nova Scotia at War, 1914–1919 (Nimbus Publishing, 2017), by Brian Tennyson Vic 6T2, has won the 2018 Atlantic Books Award for the best book in the field of history. This book is the first to tell the story of Nova Scotia’s experience in the war, from its soldiers and nurses to the naval war in its coastal waters and events on the home front. Ian G. Waddell Vic 6T3, former storefront lawyer, MP, culture minister of B.C, author and filmmaker, is releasing a memoir this November: Take the Torch (Nightwood Editions, 2018). The book takes six instances from Waddell’s career where he played a role

To Sara-Jane Figliano Vic 0T6 and Joshua Craig Vic 0T7, a son Luke Teo, on August 3, 2017, in Toronto, a brother for Chloe Victoria. To Erica (Rosenfield) Petkov Vic 0T9 and Nedko Petkov Vic 0T9, a son, Simon James, on June 23, 2018, in Mississauga.

milestones Barbara Elizabeth (Wood) Cass Vic 4T3, in Belleville, Ont., September 28, 2018. Helen Marguerite Cox Vic 4T6, in Thunder Bay, Ont., May 27, 2018. Joan E. (Cannon) Haley Vic 5T7, in Flint, MI, August 11, 2018. Dorothy J. Madge Vic 4T9, in Mississauga, Ont., April 5, 2018. Ronald Joseph McMaster Vic 4T8, in Toronto, June 28, 2018. Johanna Louise (Leuty) Metcalf Vic 5T7, in Stratford, Ont., July 19, 2018. Eleanor Margaret (Hawkins) Moffat Vic 5T6, in Waterloo, Ont., June 4, 2018. Ethelmae V. (Earl) Nurse Vic 4T7, in Toronto, September 8, 2018. Shannon Leigh Phair Vic 0T7, in Toronto, July 5, 2018. Lara Nadia Ankie Prychodko Vic 9T4, in New York, NY, July 10, 2018.

IN MEMORIAM

Pauline Merle Sprague Vic 5T5, in Picton, Ont., June 28, 2018.

June Bell Vic 7T0, in Toronto, June 18, 2018.

William George Tynkaluk Vic 5T3, in Toronto, June 1, 2018.

Ruth Bolt Vic 4T3, in Newmarket, Ont., December 20, 2017.

Doreen Van Camp Vic 5T9, Emm 8T7, in Uxbridge, Ont., May 22, 2018.

Dennis George Howard Brooks Vic 5T5, in Edmonton, A.B., July 1, 2018.

Margaret Kell Virany Vic 5T5, in Aylmer, Que., September 27, 2018.

The Pelham Edgar Distinguished Visiting Professorship Endowment was established in 2004 by the late Johanna L. (Leuty) Metcalf Vic 5T7 to fund visiting scholars and scholarly activities particularly in the humanities, and for the overall enrichment of the Vic One experience. While a student at Vic, Metcalf met Oscar Pelham Edgar’s daughter, Jane (Edgar) Conway, and they quickly became dear friends. Metcalf established this endowment as a way to pay tribute to the Edgar family and the legacy of Pelham Edgar. A celebration of Metcalf’s life was held in Stratford on September 8, 2018. Her own legacy of generous support will live on at Vic, through the Pelham Edgar Lecture Series which is funded by the endowment and has attracted major literary figures to campus.

Did you graduate from Vic within the past five years? We are looking for recent graduates to partner up with first-year Vic students, offering them a buddy to help guide them through their Vic experience. This is an opportunity to share all of your expert knowledge about the ins and outs of Victoria College! If you are interested, please e-mail vic.alumni@utoronto.ca and let us know what you studied and what you are doing presently.

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Frank Collins teaching in 1972.

It was Aubrey who once wrote in Acta Victoriana: Michel Foucault has lost his mots, Derrida, Derrida, Derrida. We’ve poked fun at each other. When John Webster Grant retired from Emmanuel College, in one of the speeches it was said that he was the only funny professor in that college. In his reply John said, “And as to my being the only funny professor at Emmanuel, it isn’t true! I know for certain that David Dempson tries very hard to be funny.” Of course there was poking fun at one’s self too. In the late 80s I took an issue of The PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association of America) to tea to show to Dr. Frye. The editor had written to say that as he finished reading the articles from which to choose for that issue, he realized it was the first time in ages that not one article had mentioned or quoted Northrop Frye. Dr. Frye said, “Well, it’s the beginning of my transformation from guru to old geezer.” Time to wrap up, and as I do so I imagine my contemporaries grumbling, “Why didn’t he mention Francis’ Victoria College game? Or Jack Robson’s Professor Hmnn?” and so forth. If I’m there to defend myself I shall reply simply, “I had a limit of 700 words.”  Frank Collins is retired from the Department of French and from U of T’s Centre for Medieval Studies, where he was cross appointed.

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Fifty years ago, in September of 1968, I taught my first class at Victoria, in room 6 of the then NAB (New Academic Building), now Northrop Frye Hall (NF). Two weeks later I was summoned to the Office of the President, Dr. A.B.B. Moore. I had been a high school teacher before going back to school and didn’t think I had done anything yet that might have me in trouble. No problem. When running his eye over the list of that year’s contractual appointees, Dr. Moore had spotted my name and identified me as the son of connections from his days at McGill. From that day on he always knew who I was, and addressed me by name. Of course, this was true for all of us, from all walks of life at Vic. He knew us all by name and, even in his great age, nearly blind, he would recognize us by voice. Here I want to remember some other senior colleagues who helped integrate me into Vic, nurtured me and so many others, and who, in some cases, will also be remembered for their great wit. Soon Bill Fennell (Emmanuel College), Kingsley Joblin, Robin Jackson and Chris Love (Victoria College) took me to lunch at High Table, then to the Senior Common Room for coffee. When it was time to break up, they told me, “You know the way here now.” Robin added, “I’m as busy as anyone else, but I come here every day and I make sure much of my visiting is with people outside my discipline. Do it.” In those days we taught every day and were always on campus. It was good advice, easily followed. All was not avuncular attentions. We had fun, oh! we had fun. Francis Sparshott, a most learned and highly published philosopher, classicist and poet, was a great wit and a great mischief. One day we noticed that the little Venus de Milo statue in the corner of our lounge had a Kermit the Frog draped around her neck. We all knew Francis was behind it. Nothing was said, and a week later, Kermit was gone. But we still laugh about it. Once I was in a home that had a corner table with a crest and the words “Nulla Lux, Nulla Corona.” People were interested that I understood the Latin to mean “No light (enlightenment), no crown,” but I confessed to not knowing what family had that as its motto. The next day, I asked Francis what it all meant. “Very simple”, he said. “Nulla Lux, Nulla Corona” means “No light, no cigar.” There was general applause. Aubrey Rosenberg was one of our best punsters. David Smith once saw in the records of the Victoria Women’s Association a note to the effect that an indication of a male Vic professor’s rise in the hierarchy was when his wife was invited to pour at a ceremonial occasion. Aubrey: “He never reigns but she pours.”

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A Generous Community by louise (huntingford) yearwood vic 8t6, executive director of alumni affairs & advancement In this fall 2018 issue of the Vic Report, we look at how the presidential vision of Victoria University as a place of creative inquiry, conversation, and community is made manifest in the work of each of its members—students, staff, faculty and friends. Without the generous philanthropic support of every person named in this issue of the Vic Report, and those who have come before, Vic would be unable to realize fully its vision for the future. The achievements that Vic has attained both in the present and in its storied past rest in part on the shoulders of those who have invested, as the phrase goes— their time, their talent and their treasure—in Vic. On behalf of Victoria University, I would like to offer our sincere gratitude to all those many generous members of our community who volunteered their talents and made Vic part of their charitable plans this past year. Several donors to both Victoria College and Emmanuel College chose to commit to a major gift ($25,000+) to support the University and, for this act of generosity, we are especially grateful. Gifts to Vic’s Annual Fund in the 2017–18 fiscal year helped to support the Scholars-in-Residence program, in which undergraduate students of the humanities are given the opportunity to engage in faculty-led research; they supported student scholarships and awards at Vic and our $1,000 A in-course scholarship guarantee; and they helped beautify the campus and our exquisite green spaces. Gifts to Emmanuel’s Annual Fund this past year helped to support activities related to worship at the College. Each year Victoria University receives generous bequests from Victoria College and Emmanuel College alumni/ae who have made a provision for Victoria University in their Wills. Legacy gifts to Victoria have had a significant impact on the University and on what it has been able to achieve since its founding. Please refer to page 19 for a complete list of our Heritage Society Members. What follows is our annual donor report which recognizes those donors who have contributed $100 or more to Victoria College or to Emmanuel College between May 1, 2017 and

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April 30, 2018. Victoria University would also like to take this opportunity to thank its many anonymous donors. 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 their donation. 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 Office of Advancement & Alumni Affairs at 416-585-4500, toll-free at 1-888-262-9775 or e-mail vic.alumni@utoronto.ca. 

W. David Wilson 1970 Valerie A. and Brian Story 1971 Wendy M. Cecil 1972 Garth M. Girvan Ann E. Wilson and J. Robert S. Prichard 1974 Margaret E. Devitt J. A. (Sandy) McIntyre 1975 John E. Engeland 1978 John C. Field James D. Hinds 1981 Blake Goldring Paul and Judith Huyer Brian and Colleen Johnston

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1966 Carolyn Jean (Werry) Sinclair 1968 Frank and Patricia Mills James M. Parks Elizabeth (Eastlake) Vosburgh 1970 Gillian and Kenneth Bartlett 1971 David Eugene Clark 1972 Joan D. Catterson Terence Dalgleish 1977 Mike Fattori and Debora Pearson 1989 Frank J. Vella 1994 Ellen Redcliffe 1995 Breese Davies 2007 Robert McGavin

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1948 Buzz Neal 1949 Margaret Jean (Fraser) Kitchen 1953 Nancy (Jamieson) and Walter Pridham 1956 Donald C. Morton 1959 Anne E. (Foote) Liphardt Robert A. Taylor and Johanna Landert-Taylor 1966 Peter and Joan Wyatt 1967 Carole A. Brenner N. Jane Pepino 1968 Peter and Mary Lou Rankine 1972 Marlene Auspitz 1973 Shirley Hoy 1974 David L. Farrington 1977 Susan V. Hewitt 1980 Stephen Riggins 1982 Jean A. Cumming 1983 John D. Grant 1984 Gary S. Love 1989 Lisa M. Khoo Friends, Faculty and Corporations Buddhist Education Foundation of Canada Katherine Dalziel Larry and Colleen Kurtz David S. Wright

SUPPORTING INNOVATION Jean (Reilly) O’Grady Vic 6T4, former associate editor of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye, established The Fred Reilly Award this year in honour of her father. This scholarship is to be awarded to a graduating student who, after graduation, plans to develop a product or procedure, preferably of an environmental or humanitarian nature. Reilly himself was an entrepreneur and inventor. His major invention was Redirack, heavy-duty steel shelving which is still today the material of choice for pallet racking in warehouses throughout Canada. “I think my father would have been delighted to find his name attached to helping young entrepreneurs,” says O’Grady. “He was always of a practical bent, interested in identifying problems and devising solutions, figuring out ways to do things faster, better, or more cheaply, inventing a new and neat widget. He was a champion of business as a creator of wealth and employment—the opposite of an academic such as myself, interested in the humanities and environmental concerns! So it was a challenge to think of an award that would be appropriate, and at the same time fulfil my desire to benefit Victoria and its students. But I think this does both—and I hope it will be a small contribution to addressing the social problems we face.”

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Allan T. and Joan Shaw 1956 Raymond G. Carl Joanne (Langdon) Morris Beverley Rhodes R. Bruce Scott Lars H. Thompson John Roy* and Catherine Inez Edith Wilson 1957 G. Edmund King Patricia and John Lane Elizabeth H. Pearce Robert E. Saunders 1958 Carol Dilks William Redrupp Sheila Summerhays Cameron D. E. Tolton 1959 Judith N. and J. Bruce Langstaff J. Clair Peacock 1960 J. Annette Lindsay Dan Norman 1961 Judy A. Hunter 1962 M. Margaret Fisher 1963 Elizabeth J. Bliss David M. Horman Mary McDougall Maude 1964 Carolyn B. Bowker Eleanor I. Currie 1965 Ian Morrison Nancy (Caldecott) Sutherland 1966 Doris A. Arnold C. Marilyn McCowan William D. G. Rose A. Toguri Family 1967 Linda E. MacRae Virginia R. Robeson 1968 Lorene K. De Silva Geoffrey Philip Joyner John A. Miller 1969 Anne R. McWhir 1971 David C. G. Brown Christine M. A. Deja Maureen R. Kaukinen John G. Richardson 1972 Bruce P. King Sandra Pett Henry C. Phelps 1973 Barbara D. Forsyth C. Michael Harpur Clinton Mooney 1974 David Allan Harris 1975 William Friend Deborah and Douglas Herridge 1977 Gordon D. Fulton 1978 David W. Gomme 1979 Emily F. Braun Mary Beth Currie Joy L. Rosen Milan Rupic Joan M. Tonner 1980 Jane Field and Hilary Dore Greer Anne Wenh-In Ng 1981 Susan (Allan) Gillmeister Neil R. Wilson

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CAPITAL LOYALTY David Farrington Vic 7T4 lives in Ottawa but you would never know it by the frequency of his visits to campus for reunions, plenaries and special events. “I really enjoyed my time here and I have a need to continue to be connected and participate in any way I can,” he says. “Vic was the first place I was able to call home for four full years as I grew up in a military family.” Farrington credits Vic for the soft skills he learned that helped him navigate a 34-year career with the Canada Border Services Agency. “I also learned a great deal thanks to the diversity of students. My mind was opened up to different cultures, religions and opinions.” In appreciation of his time at Vic, Farrington is a loyal supporter of the Annual Fund. “Although I’m just one person, together with other donors who give large or small amounts, we can make a big difference. It’s inspiring to support innovative programs such as Vic One and Ideas for the World. The world needs critical thinkers and Vic helps people develop the skills they need to be successful.”

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Laurence Hebb V Donna M. Heyland V Ivan L. Hurlbut V C. Kaye Kleine-Ahlbrandt V Patricia Ruth Leach V James B. Mable Rhoda M. S. Melinyshyn V M. Jean Pardo V Janet E. Sheridan V Robert F. Stone Ronald B. Turner V M. H. Vandenbroucke V 1960 Marilyn R. Brewer-Patterson V James W. Cruickshank V R. A. Francis* V John Lazier V David A. Lemmon V Donald Charles Matheson V James Maxwell V Murray A. McBride 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 Frank Friesen V Elaine M. Godwin V

Marian Dingman Hebb Dorothy Landells James B. Medcof Helen (Truscott) Mitchell Edward M. Moskal Ian Ramdial Dorothea A. Sprung Michael G. Thorley Joan E. Tooke John Traill William Wright 1962 Margaret E. Bird Elizabeth J. Black Arthur H. Bonsall Jean-Marc and Stephanie L. Charron L. Diane Dyer Beverley A. Edgecombe Janette H. (Lindsay) Johnston John A. McIntosh W. John Rae Shelagh M. J. Roberts David Snow James T. Watt Brian C. Westlake 1963 F. Michael and H. Ann Barrett M. Dianne Bird Al Brereton Kenneth Fisher

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David Bernhardt Vic 5T8 recently made a gift-in-kind to the University of 20 Inuit and two Haida carvings. These wonderful stone sculptures were made in northern communities including Baker Lake, Inukjuak, Naujaat, Puvirnituq, Salluit and Sanikiluaq. This is Victoria’s first donation of Inuit sculpture. Bernhardt, an avid collector of Canadian art, started collecting these sculptures in 1964. He bought the pieces on various trips to the Arctic and from galleries in Ottawa, where he spent his career as a psychology professor at Carleton University. Bernhardt returned to Toronto in 2000 and was eager to re-connect with Vic. He spent the next eight years serving on the Board of Regents. “Vic is very close to me,” he says. “As a student, I was involved with The Bob, Gilbert and Sullivan, on the executive and in residence for two years. Vic was at the centre of my life and it continues to be.” Still a very active member of the Vic alumni and donor community, Bernhardt has also donated two scholarships and a bursary in his name, his father’s name and his mother’s name, respectively. His parents, Karl Bernhardt and Mary (Butcher) Bernhardt, were both active members of the Class of 2T6. “I’m very happy to be able to give back to Vic,” he says.

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GORGEOUS SCULPTURES JOIN VICTORIA’S ART COLLECTION

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HELPING STUDENTS IN NEED Pauline (Hill) Scott Vic 4T5 established The Pauline M. Scott Scholarship this year. It will be awarded to a newly admitted student with financial need, with preference given to a student who attended, or has been on the staff of, Christie Lake Kids of Ottawa or its Christie Lake Camp, currently located near Perth, Ontario. The camp is one of the oldest summer camps in Ontario and has been in operation since 1922. The camp hosts over 360 children and youth every summer who are from low-income communities in Ottawa. They participate in skills-building programs that lead to long-term resilience. “I am delighted to have been able to establish this new scholarship at Vic for deserving students who are at once connected with Vic and, I hope, with Christie Lake Kids in Ottawa,” says Scott. “Over the years, these two institutions have meant a great deal to me and I have remained connected with them for most of my life. My husband and I met at Vic and had a College romance. We both believed in the advantage of education and hope that this scholarship will assist deserving Vic students.”

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(left to right) Andrew Scott, Erika Scott, Natalie Benson (from Christie Lake Kids), Pauline M. Scott, Cathy (Rayment) Scott Vic 6T9 and Charles Scott Vic 6T9

Cathleen E. Morrison Wilfried Neidhardt V Brian Ridley V Donald Waterfall V 1966 John M. Baty Jennifer & Fraser Code V Malcolm J. Ewashkiw V Robert K. Graham V Janet D. Jacobson Donald Laing V Edda Marika Madvark V W. Ronald and Maureen McCallum V 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 Mary Collins William E. Conklin Barbara A. Cooper V 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 Carla R. Lyon V William D. Poole Marie L. Pyper G. Stephen Shantz 1968 Lynn D. Bennett V Peter Bennett V Ian B. Buttars V M. Ann Dewees V Michael N. Durisin Bryce A. Dyer John and Lynne Glenney V

James Gregory John D. Gregory Patricia Hartman Barbara R. Healey Paul T. Heron Christopher Hicks Patricia Kathleen Higgins Wendy R. Lawrence Mary E. A. McBride James D. Reynolds Susan E. R. Rumsey Lynn and Ray Smith Janet E. Webber Delmer H. Weber Catherine Williams 1969 J. Edward Chamberlin Kennedy J. L. Coles Agostino Comello Leo B. Fitzpatrick Calvert L. Francis Mel and Carmen Greif Donald A. Jackson Cynthia L. King D. George MacIntosh Mary L. Reynolds Linda A. Seath 1970 Edward William Bentley Aris Birze Richard D. Cooke J. Roger Giroux Janet and Donald Karn Donald V. Macdougall Jana S. L. Nilsson Susan M. Taylor Mary Elizabeth Wilson Margot Young 1971 Bette D. Andrews David and Heather Bichan C. G. James Hewitt Margaret E. Hurst

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Considered an excellent example of architectural modernism, the E.J. Pratt Library was originally designed by Adamson & Associates Architects. Minutes from the Library Building Committee of July 1960 show that the contract price with Pigott Construction was $1,047,370. The library was officially opened with great fanfare on September 21, 1961, by the Right Honourable John Diefenbaker, prime minister of Canada. Diefenbaker received an honorary degree from Victoria University on this same day. Since the 1960s, however, time has taken its toll on the library. Thanks to the support of the Annual Fund, repairs are being made to the building this year. Most of the work will go to fixing the terrace. The terrace is equipped with a limestone railing supported by metal posts. The posts are starting to corrode and the limestone is starting to spall. Also, replacement of the exterior lighting equipment over the third floor terrace is needed as the trim rings around the soffit-mounted light fixtures are aged and weathered. The old lights were replaced with high efficiency fixtures as part of ongoing green efforts. With these repairs, E.J. Pratt Library will be back in tip-top shape

Marian Ollila V Robert and Wendy Sider Susanne E. VanderLugt 1988 John Benham Martine A. Celej V Ernest P. Chan Tina Krinis V William R. MacKinnon V Joan McCalmont V Iria Statiris V 1989 Janet E. Davison V David M. Mathers V William E. McDowell V Jeannette A. Millar Paul G. Ostic Robert T. Pemberton V 1990 Sharon Willa

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Moore Cooke Bruce Monick 1991 Beatrice L. Arnill Jason R. Farris 1992 Ping Ying Chung 1993 Anita Gaide Christina M. Von Gemmingen 1994 C. M. Swire Chin Robert C. Fennell Nancy R. Forde Kristi Kerford 1995 Nelsona Constance Dundas Philip W. Locke Lisa M. Taillefer 1996 Susan Ho-Jung Lee Dawn Marie Schlegel

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Photographs: (Opposite page) Lisa Sakulensky; Courtesy John and Barbara Armstrong

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Giselle P. Smejda 2002 Arvin Gopaul Mary Lee Laing V June Shiraishi 2003 Scott Edmond Jahnke V Kathleen Anne and Charles Ian Mack Sarah J. Smith 2004 Jessica Ann Cottrell 2005 Heather McLean V 2006 Kirk Qayoom Linda Tung-Prangley V 2007 Sheila Campbell Townsend Haines V Karen Marks Carmen Jane Palmer 2008 Wanda Dayle Burse Astrid-Maria Ciarallo Henry Langknecht Debra P. McGill V 2009 Leslie Hills V 2010 Adam Hanley 2011 Kimberley Ann Lawrance Todd Lex McDonald 2013 Eleanor G. James 2014 Jade E. Huguenin 2015 Chao Wang 2016 Rodney B. Lott Clare T. Wheeler 2017 Andrew A. Macpherson

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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 Armstrong Vic 8T2 and Barbara Armstrong Vic 8T3 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 A. Phelps and Judy (McGill) Bell 5T3 Bernice and Claude Bell 5T2 David K. Bernhardt 5T8 Harris & Ann Bixler Ann Black Diane Hoar Bond and David E. Bond 7T2 William R. Bowen and Sandra J. Gavinchuk 7T5 Michelle E. Brotherton and John Rumerfield 9T7 Walter Buleychuck 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 Martha Drake L. Diane Dyer 6T2 Freda M. Eickmeyer Konrad Eisenbichler Lesley Evans 7T6 Jean (Birkenshaw) Fennell 4T8 Judy M. (Caldecott) Fleming 6T1 Jane C. Freed 7T4 Elaine (Westheuser) Godwin 6T1 Paul W. Gooch Fred K. Graham John Bryan Green 6T5 Patricia Lillian Hannah 5T0 Diana L. (Rieder) Heard 8T2 Robert Heard 8T3 Kim and Alex Heath 9T9 Catherine W. Hellyer 7T7

Debbie (Hearst) Herridge 7T5 and Doug Herridge 7T6 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 Julie Y. Lee 7T1 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

Photographs: (Opposite page) Lisa Sakulensky; Courtesy John and Barbara Armstrong

Heritage Society Spotlight John Armstrong Vic 8T2 and Barbara (Woods) Armstrong Vic 8T3 met at Vic and started dating right after graduation. John earned a BCom while Barbara studied English and history. “Victoria College was an important part of our lives,” says Barbara. “We enjoyed our time and learned a lot at Vic.” The Armstrongs were actively engaged while they were here. Barbara was the president of VUSAC and chaired Orientation one year. “I learned a lot of leadership skills and made many friends at Vic,” she says. John was president of South House and president of the Residence Committee. He was also on the President’s Advisory Board for Vic One from 2003 to 2005 and was a member of the Campaign Cabinet from 1998 to 2001. “Vic had an indelible impact on our lives,” says John. Grateful for their Vic experience, the Armstrongs are proud to be Heritage Society members, and have supported Vic’s various fundraising campaigns. “It means a lot to continue John and Barbara Armstrong with friends to give,” they say.

Claire McLellan 4T9 Jane Millgate Sharon Gregory and Andrew Mitrovica 8T3 Elizabeth (Holgate) Myles 5T4 H. E. Buzz Neal 4T8 M. Carolyn O. Neal 4T8 Mary Neal 6T1 and Stan Neal 6T2 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 Edward Roberts 6T0 Diane P. Rogers 5T0 Patricia Romans Ann Saddlemyer Mary E. Sarjeant 5T2 John A. Sharp 7T5 Shirley Ann Shortt 5T6 G. Stephen Shantz 6T7 David P. Silcox 5T9 Shirley (Wilson) Sims 5T3

Miriam Anne Skey 5T9 John David Stewart Valerie Story 7T0 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 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. E. Murray Cleland 3T6 Ruth Hallam Elder Donald Rae Milne 4T8

Anne C. M. Starr Agnes E. Wood

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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2018 Emerging Leader Award Celebration A reception hosted by the Alumni of Victoria College Executive was held on September 29 to fete the winners of the 2018 Emerging Leader Award. Benjamin Bongolan Vic 0T9, Akash Goel Vic 1T1 and Jennifer Weaver Vic 0T5 were recognized for having excelled professionally and for notable accomplishments in their volunteer service, such as community work, humanitarianism and philanthropy (pictured middle, left to right). The winners are photographed here with Astrid-Maria Ciarallo Vic 0T8, AVC president (far left), and Angela Esterhammer Vic 8T3, Vic principal (far right). In addition to the presentation of the award and the ensuing celebration, a networking reception was held to encourage current students to take advantage of each winner’s expertise. If you know someone 35 years of age or under who is making an impact, you should consider nominating them for an Emerging Leader Award! Visit www.vic.utoronto.ca/alumni/emergingleader.

Photograph: Vic Alumni Office

Alumni Calendar of Events November 22 Friends of Victoria University Library “Indigenous Affairs” with Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo Emm 1T1, director of U of T’s Indigenous Initiatives, Alumni Hall, Old Vic, 4 p.m.

January 21 Friends of Victoria University Library Virginia Woolf Movie Night: South from Granada starring Matthew Goode, Veronica Sanchez, Guillermo Toledo, Emmanuel College, Room 001, 5 p.m.

November 28 VWA “Awe, Majesty and Danger: Science in the Arctic Ocean” with Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon Vic 7T7, professor emerita, Western University, distinguished senior fellow, U of T’s Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, author of Breaking the Ice: Canada, Sovereignty and the Arctic Extended Continental Shelf, Alumni Hall, Old Vic, 2 p.m.

January 23 VWA “Vic Now” with Kelley Castle, dean of students, Jayde Jones, president of VUSAC, and Kelvin Browne, CEO and executive director of the Gardiner Museum, Alumni Hall, Old Vic, 2 p.m.

December 8 Graduates Christmas Luncheon Catherine (Rank) Schmid Vic 6T5, artist, presents “The Creative Spirit.” Alumni Hall, Old Vic, 12 p.m. cash bar, 12:30 p.m. luncheon , $35 per person. Register online at my.alumni.utoronto.ca/ GCL18 or call 416-585-4500 or 1-888-262-9775.

February 6 Vic One Plenary Tanya Talaga Vic 9T3, reporter and author, is this year’s Pelham Edgar Visiting Lecturer in the Humanities. All are welcome to this Vic One Plenary, Bader Theatre, 4 p.m. February 27 VWA “Slowing Down Time: Lessons from Antiquity” with Judith Newman, associate professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Emmanuel College, Alumni Hall, Old Vic, 2 p.m.

March 27 VWA “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The Hype and Hope of Artificial Intelligence” with Jimmy Ba, assistant professor at U of T’s Department of Computer Science, Alumni Hall, Old Vic, 2 p.m. May 29–June 2 Alumni Reunion Be sure to save the date. Celebrating the Honoured Years ending in 4 or 9. Come back to Vic for the weekend! Both Vic and U of T will be offering a host of fun events.

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.