Of ’46 Always Setting the Pace: in School, Business, & Bursaries!
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the uts alumni magazine | spring 2007 Class of ’46 ALWAYS SETTING THE PACE: in School, Business, & Bursaries! IN THE SUDAN Chris Federico’s First-Hand Narrative ALUMNI DINNER We Have the Photos! SPORTING LIFE ’46ers 3-on-3 Basketball Robert Dowsett & Joseph McArthur and Hockey, Too! PLUS: REMEMBERING MAVOR MOORE | MEET THE UTS BOARD | ALUMNI NEWS Upcoming UTS Events UTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mark Your Calendars PRESIDENT Tom Sanderson (416) 604-4890 MONDAY, ApRIL 23 TO SATURDAY, APRIL 28 VICE PRESIDENT George Crawford ’72 Arts & Music Week (416) 499-9000 Art: UTS Gym – Daily 9 to 4 p.m. Music: Auditorium – 7:30 p.m. – Friday & Saturday Contacts: [email protected] and [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT Nick Smith ’63 (416) 920-0159 FRIDAY, MAY 4 TREAsuRER Bob Cumming ’65 Rejuvenation II – UTSPA Evening (416) 727-6640 The Great Hall, Hart House, 6:30 P.M. For more information, SECRETARY go to: www.uts.utoronto.ca/parents/rejuvenation/Rejuvenation_pkg.pdf Phil Weiner ’01 (416) 868-2239 THURSDAY, MAY 3 TO SUNDAY, MAY 6 HONOURARY PRESIDENT Michaele Robertson Classics Conference – Brock University (416) 946-5334 Contact: [email protected] HONOURARY VICE PRESIDENT WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 Rick Parsons (416) 946-7088 UTSAA Annual General Meeting EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UTS Library, 6.00 p.m. Don Borthwick ’54 (416) 946-7012 Contact: [email protected] DIRECTORS Gerald Crawford ’52 LATE MAY / EARLY JUNE [DATE AND LOCATION TO BE CONFIRMED] (905) 271-0445 Rob Duncan ’95 Alumni Ottawa Reception (416) 809-2488 5.00 to 7.00 p.m. Liaison: Tim Wardrop ’74, [email protected], 613-782-6700 Lisa Freeman ’95 (416) 923-5000 TuESDAY, JUNE 19 Peter Frost ’63 (416) 571-0038 Alumni Golf Tournament Dana Gladstone ’80 St. Andrews Valley Golf Club, 11.30–1.30 Tee-offs. (416) 643-4766 Contact: [email protected], 416-571-0038 Sharon Lavine ’84 (416) 868-1755 x235 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 Bernie McGarva ’72 (416) 868-7765 Alumni Dinner Peter Nielson ’71 (416) 214-5431 UTS, 5.30 p.m. Reception, 7.00 p.m. Dinner. All years are welcome. Special Anniversary Year Celebrations: 1947, 1957, 1967, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1997 Ana Shapiro ’93 (416) 498-1922 x215 Contact: [email protected] Jennifer Seuss ’94 (416) 597-6293 David Weiss ’86 (416) 469-5777 4 14 1714 1010 IN SHORT Calendar of Events 2 Contents Upcoming alumni and school events you will want to attend. the root | spring 2007 Bits & Pieces 4 A NEW section. Check it out for some very interesting items. 10 Class of ’46 Board of Directors 17 Meet the people who are From the solid foundations provided by their education at UTS, shaping the future of UTS. this group of alumni have gone on to outstanding achievements. REPORTS 14 In the Sudan President’s Report 6 Christopher Federico’s account of his participation in the United Sanderson provides answers Nations Mission to this war-ravaged country. to some alumni questions. Principal’s Message 8 The scope of the opportunity 18 Annual Alumni Dinner for UTS in the future is great. Always a terrific event, this year’s dinner was truly outstanding with many reunions and a special bursary endowment. UTS Board Report 9 Making the UTS Foundation a reality. 22 Alumni News ODAA Report 28 Catch up with happenings in the lives of your classmates. In We’re in the middle of our most successful fund-raising Memoriam and tributes to the lives of three outstanding alumni. drive ever! 30 Sports Report Alumni versus School hockey game results, and photos of this Our thanks to this issue’s contributors: Copy: Tom Sanderson ’55, Michaele Robertson, year’s annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Robert Lord ’58, Lily McGregor, Kirstin Brothers ’91, Christopher Federico ’91, Donna Vassel, Don Borthwick ‘54 Photography: Victor Yeung, Don Borthwick ’54, Caroline Kolch, Christopher Federico ’91. On the cover: McArthur and Dowsett, UTS ’46 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCHOOls AluMNI AssOCIATION Editor: Don Borthwick ’54 371 Bloor Street West, Room 121, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2R8 Phone: (416) 978-3919 Fax: (416) 971-2354 Design: Eye-to-Eye Design E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.uts.utoronto.ca/alumni The Root is published Spring and Fall and is available to all alumni, parents and friends of UTS. Contact us at the above addresses to receive a copy Ad Design: Caroline Kolch, Eye-to-Eye Design or to change your address. This issue is also available on the website: www.uts.utoronto.ca/alumni/magazine Printed by: Thistle Printing Ltd. S P R I N G 2 0 0 7 | THE UTS ALUMNI MAGAZIN E : THE ROOT 3 Bits&Pieces A Compendium of Noteworthy UTS Tidbits UTS Mentoring creativity and curiosity of informed or involved in this diately, feel free to email today’s UTSers. new mentoring? Make sure [email protected]. Project One initiative is a you’re listed in the Alumni UTS is developing new revamped and expanded Email Directory (accessible Calling all members opportunities for our alumni Alumni Mentoring Program, on the UTS website: www. to become more involved designed to foster connec- uts.utoronto.ca/alumni/ of UTS Swim Teams with students and the cur- tions between students and emaildirectory.html – and At this year’s rent UTS community. alumni around shared enthu- if you are already signed Alumni Dinner, siasms; career, professional up, check to make sure the Spearheaded by faculty UTSAA would like to member, Carole Bernicchia- and university interests; bio and Mentor sections of organize a ‘Welcome Back’ Freeman of the Student activities or hobbies; and your profile are as complete to all former swim team Services Department and experiences at the school. as possible. Having your alumnus Luke Stark ’02, More details about this pro- current information in the members. We recognize this the new programs are aimed gram will become available E-Directory is the easiest is quite a large group which at bringing together the in the weeks to come. way for the school to con- spans easily 50 or more years. wisdom, experience and pas- In the meantime, how tact you. If you’d like more UTSAA would especially like sion of our alumni with the can you become more detailed information imme- to invite all those who helped 2006 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR LOUISE HARRIS ’06 received an accomplished swimmer the Ornella Barrett Award and baseball player. for the female athlete of the JONATHAN GREGORY ’06 year. She was 2006 captain won the Ron Wakelin Award and a three year starter on for the male athlete of the the Girls’ Varsity Basketball year. He was captain and a team, a member of the 2002- standout on the Boys’ Soccer 03 Senior Girls’ City Basketball team, a Cross-Country runner, Championship team, coached a Junior and Senior Basketball by Karen Sullivan ’95, and a player, a Track and Field mid- member and captain of the to-long distance runner and a Girls’ Senior Soccer team. In standout on the Boys’ Rugby her final year, Louise joined team. the UTS Girls’ Wrestling team, won a gold medal at the City THESE AWARDS are based Championship and qualified on the following: the student for the provincial wrestling athlete must be a graduating championships in Sarnia. student who has displayed Louise played on three UTS exceptional skill, leadership, Soccer teams that quali- sportsmanship and achieve- fied for OFSAA (Provincial ment in competition during Championship) and was also their UTS athletic career. 4 THE ROOT : THE uts ALumnI maGAZINE | SPRING 2007 coach the teams. We know d’oeuvres. Cash bar. about Balfour LeGresley, For more information Ron Wakelin, P.A. Grudzien, and ticket order form, go to Mavor Moore McKinstrie, but there are the Rejuvenation link under certainly others. “Parents” on the UTS web- We are looking for one or site: www.uts.utoronto.ca Drama Award two alumni from each half or email: rejuvenation@uts. Special scholarship created decade to ‘cobble together’ utoronto.ca to honour notable UTS graduate a list of names and phone/ email contacts for us to fol- Alumni Annual low up. We would then try Dinner on a Friday! to organize the names into “teams” and to plan meeting This year’s dinner will be rooms and table arrange- Friday October 26, 2007. ments at the reception. It is being moved from If you would like to vol- the traditional Thursday he UTS Drama cant contribution, both at unteer to help out, please night to encourage more Department wishes a curricular and a to establish a new co-curricular level, to email Don Borthwick at out-of-town alumni to attend award, the Mavor the UTS drama program [email protected] and to allow more time for T Moore Drama Memorial who is an ‘ensemble’ to start the ball rolling. socializing after the dinner. • Scholarship, to commemorate worker, i.e. works in a A number of swimmers The price of the dinner the outstanding career of this collaborative way in produc- will probably attend the has been increased to $100, UTS ’36 grad, who died in tion and/or performance various special anniversary except for alumni graduating December 2006. This would roles, and demonstrates activities, but we know there in 1997 to 2007 which is $50. be the first-ever scholarship qualities of leadership, are many others out there. Having the dinner at strictly for drama. dedication, responsibility, The dinner is Friday, UTS has proven to be a UTS and UTSAA are seeking mentorship, and generosity October 26th and it would more interesting venue and funds to establish this award of time and resources be great if you could join us! the environment seems to from alumni, particularly • who has demonstrated be more conducive to eas- those who have performed an ability, interest and tal- in the annual drama produc- ent for drama in a perfor- 2nd Annual ily reminiscing about one’s Rejuvenation! tions over the many years.