The Yes Man Forty Years of Volunteering and George Fierheller Still Can’T Say No

trinityTRINITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE summer 2010

the yes man Forty years of volunteering and George Fierheller still can’t say no

Plus: Students who embody the spirit of service provost’smessage

Strong Connections Trinity has much to exchange with the wider world

It took a volcano from Iceland to remind us all how intercon- combined and confederated crowns of Trinity, the U of T and nected and thus how easily prone to disruption-through-erup- Canada in the years ahead. tion our ever-shrinking world has become. This year we also had our first Roy McMurtry Community As it happens, the site of the eruption is not far from a place close Outreach Don, among whose activities was a highly successful to my own heart, where I spent nine consecutive summers as a fundraising Coffee House in the Lodge in aid of Haiti, co-spon- tour guide in the mountains. So every time a reporter butchered sored by the Trinity College Volunteer Society, and the third the name Eyjafjallajökull (literally “glacier of the mountains of year of the highly successful Humanities for Humanity program, the isles”), I recalled that long ago, the wider area was named which has involved countless past and present students as men- Landeyjrar (“land-isles”) because in that massive floodplain, tors, lecturers and assistants. H4H (as we call it) is the brainchild caused by earlier eruptions, every single dwelling stands out like of Kelley Castle and John Duncan, and as Kelley heads off to be an island in an ocean. It’s a stubborn reminder of how human- the Dean of Students at Victoria College, we look forward to a ity rightly refuses to be swept away. By the time you read this, it fruitful collaboration with Vic. may be that the neighbouring and much more vicious volcano Like Iceland, Trinity is a small island, a lush, sometimes Katla (named for a vengeful troll-wife) has done her worst: one louche, and occasionally lascivious island of learning in a wider day soon it seems she will. What then? world, but one that punches well above its weight. Like Iceland, We all stand and fall by the connections we make, and while we need to know that we have our own hidden fires and can others were stuck around the globe having an unexpected sometimes cause the world to pause. volcan-ation, I was reminded of how much the world brings to When, in a book published exactly a century ago, E. M. Trinity, and how much Trinity has to offer to the wider world. Forster wrote: “Only connect,” we can be sure that no one was Our strengths are international, as I was shown recently at the trying to friend him on Facebook, and that he knew few tweet- Provost’s Lodge at the third and wonderfully multicultural gath- ing twits. These days it is perhaps too tempting and easy only ering of the Faculty of Divinity’s Advanced Degree Students, to disconnect. But he was right, and should be quoted more and again in hosting a lunch for graduands of our own fabulous fully: “Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be International Relations program (three IR students in the past exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in frag- 10 years have won Rhodes Scholarships). ments no longer.” Fine words, and if I can fast forward a decade Add to that the exciting news of a further fantastic benefac- or so from Howard’s End, I find myself agreeing with Molly tion from Peter and Melanie Munk, two of Trinity’s greatest Bloom when it comes to connections; only a positive approach friends, which will not only expand the current Munk Centre to is likely to be fruitful: “Yes I said yes I will Yes.” That’s the kind the Munk School of Global Affairs, with a second site on Bloor of affirmative action I am happy to endorse. And that is the Street, but will also include a Trinity chair in IR. The motto of strength and joy of Trinity and the whole of U of T: the connec- the new school is “Join the global conversation,” and I am deeply tions continue. grateful to the President of the University of Toronto, David Naylor, for including Trinity in the local conversation that was ANDY ORCHARD a necessary precursor. The new school will be a jewel in the Provost and Vice-Chancellor

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12 View from the top For George Fierheller, true success comes from giving back By Anita LI 18 Reaching out Trinity extends its spirit of public service By Philip Lee-Shanok 20 Stepping up Students are volunteering to make a difference By Randi Chapnik Myers 22 Freedom fighter Cheryl Perera mobilizes youth for youth By Diana Cina

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Editor’s note

The decision to initiate a redesign of trinity magazine for the As an undergraduate College, we don’t have the luxury of fall 2009 issue was inspired by a few things: a desire to have the being able to draw on the original research of PhD students for best-looking alumni magazine around; a general consensus that news stories. But we do have a wide-ranging network of profs, it was time for the mag to be refreshed; and my having been fellows and associates who are leaders in their respective fields, in the editor’s chair for almost one year exactly. Though Karen and showcasing that was the reason behind adding the Casual Hanley, my predecessor, did an amazing job for years, turning Conversations department. Just as including more of your out an award-winning publication, it seemed only appropriate stories, told by you, was the impetus for adding the Alumni that a new editor usher in a new era. at Large department. And luckily for us, at Trinity there is no I think Fresh Art and Design did an incredible job in carrying shortage of grads with fascinating stories to profile. out our vision for a modern, cutting-edge and highly stylized We hope that through this new Your Letters section, we will new layout. But of course, looks are only one facet of a great learn more about what you enjoy reading in each issue of the alumni magazine. Even more important is the content, which magazine, and what you would like to see more of. Let’s work you will notice we are slowly shifting, adding new departments together to ensure that trinity continues to reflect the high calibre and reviving old ones. This shift will continue throughout the of its audience, and does its job in keeping you informed, next few issues as we try to perfect what we feel is the best bal- entertained and engaged with the wider College community. ance of editorial material – features, fiction, profiles, columns, op-eds and departments – to accomplish our goals. Look for an LISA PAUL increasing variety of each of these styles in future issues. Editor, trinity

Show and tell

I just wanted to let you know of the magazine looks great. a sophisticated and contem- In the spirit of “show, don’t that I think the new design The crisp, clear style projects porary image of the College. tell,” it would be an effective It’s always fascinating to read way of demonstrating the intel- about current students and lectual bench strength what alumni are up to. and accomplishments of the It would be intriguing, Trinity community. t h e e l e p h a n t who stepped on however, to see the magazine Perhaps this is outside a land mine go beyond profiles and updates the intended scope of an Journeying back to Sri Lanka, Randy Boyagoda questions the way we respond to victims of civil war to feature more original articles alumni publication, though IllustRa t Ion By sophIe Casson highlighting research findings I can’t see Trinity alumni

the driver took no notice of the young sol- Sri Lanka’s ongoing civil war, “to write diers patrolling the road outside the airport. about the elephants, and how they’ve been They were lolling about on push bikes, ma- affected by the country’s situation.” Ten- chine guns teetering on their laps. They tatively, he said he knew of a good place of Trinity professors and fel- objecting to this type of looked like bored children killing time. to ride elephants, using another favoured Making full stops between each syllable, euphemism. “Very safe, sir, no trouble there.” he said his name was Hemasiri, and then, I didn’t know then that in the coming weeks, without pausing for me to answer, asked if I would spend more time with this man this was our first time in Sri Lanka; whether than with anyone else except my wife and lows, opinion pieces on current thoughtful engagement along we were on holiday or business; did we find daughter. A few minutes past the airport, it very hot. I had requested an English- our car was hemmed in on all sides by traf- speaking driver from the car agency, and fic. We were idling. We were almost always Hemasiri seemed keen to establish his suit- idling during our time in Sri Lanka. ability. I explained that I hadn’t been to Sri After about 90 minutes of driving, from affairs written by alumni or with news and updates from Lanka in seven years and was returning one security checkpoint into the lineup to introduce my American wife and our for another, this one sponsored by a local daughter to my family’s origins, and also Toyota dealership, the next one by a water- to do some research for a novel. “Ah, right pump company, I asked Hemasiri to pull sir,” he answered. “I’m also here,” I con- over. There were mounds of bright red fruit students, and perhaps, from the College. tinued, using a standard euphemism for for sale along the side of the road and we F a LL 2009 21 time to time, works of fiction. Anne Cobban ’85

4 trinity alumni magazine Unenlightened photography Calling all critics

We had the pleasure of having Trinity magazine is written for you, and to that end, we want to give Alyson Barnett-Cowan attend you more of an opportunity to engage with it, and us, more fully.

t rTRINITY i ALUMNI n MAGAZINE i wINTER t 2010 y St. George’s Fair Valley, Starting in this issue of trinity, we will be including a section called in Coldwater, Ont., with her Your Letters on a regular basis. husband last year. Bruce This is a space for you to tell us what you think – to share sug- served as our interim minister gestions, memories, thoughts, reactions, observations, wisecracks for nine months or so. – about the College, trinity’s new look, the magazine in general, or It was great to see the article the stories or departments within it. on Alyson in the last issue of Letters are encouraged and welcome, either by e-mail or snail trinity. However, as a photog- mail. Please include your full name, as anonymous letters will rapher, I take exception to the the peacemaker not be published, and grad year if applicable. Letters may be alyson barnett-cowan is pushing the church forward photographs of her, which seem edited for clarity or length, and we may not necessarily print all

breathing room for the archives • hope after copenhagen • a five-year plan dark and foreboding. submissions due to space constraints, though clearly that is not It’s almost as if the pho- an issue just yet. tographer or printer got the you should do her the credit Thank you to those who wrote in this time around. We look colour balance off. Alyson is of another photograph in the forward to hearing from more of you before the fall issue! not at all a dark, foreboding or future to show her lighter side! that serious a person. I believe David Kennedy ’73 E-mail your letters to: [email protected]

That’s the spirit Ringo! Or mail them to: Lisa Paul, editor, trinity magazine A lifetime of the Strachan Hall kitchen Trinity College bon appètit to staff to please our palates as Office of Development and Alumni Affairs Ringo, our “sub- best they could within budget. 6 Hoskin Ave. master chef” in Despite their fearful staff Toronto, ON M5S 1H8 the mid-1980s! dodging the raucous dashes and Or maybe we did employ the flying food of “pooring-outs,” more correct sous-chef term for Ringo and Gerry respected Ringo, but whatever moniker we our reactions to menu items From Here used at Trinity College Meetings and honoured our requests during my reports as Food Com- for increased frequencies of to e-trinity mittee rep (1984-85), it was an favoured long-table specialty Keep in touch! affectionate one. spreads such as a yogurt bar, e-trinity, our electronic newsletter, will Liaising weekly with Ringo, salad bar, deli bar, and bagel bar keep you up to date on College news and “Gerry the master chef,” and – though we never did realize the events between issues of Trinity magazine. To subscribe, send us your e-mail the unflappable Chaplain John often-suggested “bar bar.” address at [email protected] Simons as Food Committee Congratulations, Ringo – you Chairman, I, along with many have obviously continued to serve Address update e-mail [email protected] or go Men of College, became con- up dollops of culinary service! to www.alumni.utoronto.ca/address.htm vinced of the sincere willingness Adrian Cloete ’87

Summer 2010 5 notabene dispatches from Campus R I C K Ch ar d

The Hon. Louise Arbour shares reflections with Bill Graham on a decade spent abroad, in Trinity’s Conversations with the Chancellor. Wordly Words “We are not ambitious enough in international The evening’s event was the third in the Yugoslavia, former justice of the Supreme law.” So charges the Hon. Louise Arbour, speakers’ series, in which Graham engages Court of Canada, and former UN High Com- president and CEO of the International Crisis in candid discussions of contemporary issues missioner for Human Rights. Group in Brussels. with influential Canadian policymakers. Previ- During her 90-minute conversation with On April 21 at Trinity College, Arbour – ous guests were Gen. (Ret’d) Rick Hillier and the Chancellor, the range of topics included Chancellor Bill Graham’s most recent guest former prime minister Paul Martin. an evaluation of the status of bilingualism for the Conversations with the Chancellor Born and raised in Montreal, Arbour has in Canadian law, modern war crimes law, series – shared with an attentive audience her held a variety of influential domestic and the impact of international law on ongoing reflections on a decade of experience spent international positions, including former conflicts, and the future of the International abroad in the service of promoting human chief prosecutor for the International Crimi- Criminal Court. rights and international law. nal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former On the subject of international law, Arbour

6 trinity alumni magazine argued in favour of expanding its role, stating Pen Pals that peace and justice are too intermingled The term “reading week” usually conjures up images of snow- politically. “We should divorce justice from capped mountains or golden beaches, but for 22 international political considerations,” she said. relations students, the week-long break in February was spent Arbour also said she believes that the UN in Brussels grappling with issues ranging from European- Security Council “should have no role in the Canadian relations to the prosecution of war crimes. process [of the execution] of international The trip took the students of a course called Global Gover- law,” and that the execution of it should nance, in the Trinity One IR program, to the European Com- be left to an independent prosecutor. She mission, the European Council, where they participated in a discussed the capacity of international law round-table discussion with Canada-EU relations experts, and to stop conflicts, and noted that, while its the headquarters of NATO, where they met Canada’s ambassador impact on nontraditional conflicts remains to NATO, Robert McRae. With McRae, the group had a chance unclear, its influence on conflicts involving to discuss NATO’s evolving role in international relations and traditional armies is apparent. Canada’s current and potential roles within the organization. “In traditional forms of warfare, armies Over the course of the week, the group also made several day would not think of engaging in any manoeu- trips, including one to The “The value of experiential vre without legal advice,” Arbour told the Hague in the Netherlands. education is clear, and it audience. “I am absolutely persuaded that Students visited the Interna- is great that the university the International Security Assistance Force tional Criminal Court and the [in Afghanistan] is conducting operations supports it” International Criminal Tribu- there in the same way that NATO operated in Kosovo … I am sure that there were not many manoeuvres undertaken without legal advice as to proportionality, rules of engagement, etc.” Arbour proceeded to outline potential challenges in the development of international law, highlighting the relative lack of coercive measures in place to enforce Trinity IR students at the hemicycle in the European Parliament. human rights resolutions and decisions made by international lawmaking bodies nal for the former Yugoslavia, where they observed a portion of such as the International Criminal Court or an ongoing war crimes trial. the UN Human Rights Commission. The trip was “an unparalleled experience,” says Johnny Hender- It is particularly difficult, she said, to son ’13, one of the trip’s student organizers. “The value of experien- expand international law into areas dealing tial education is clear, and it is great that the university supports it.” with such issues as crimes of aggression, Back in Toronto, the students put their experience to good and pointed out that arriving at a com- use by developing a policy paper that outlines roles for Canada mon definition of aggression is problematic in several international organizations, and by speaking to local enough, never mind agreeing on who should high schools about what they learned. act as a “trigger” for war crimes indictment. As a token of appreciation to their high-profile hosts, the IR The issues explored by Graham and Arbour students gave each of them a Trinity College pen. The gifts were are difficult ones, but the evening’s intelligent so well received, Henderson says, that people “have written back discussion was enlightening and enriching. saying they love the pens and use them frequently.”

Summer 2010 7 notabene Dispatches from campus

Trinity Welcomes New Dean of Students On April 1, Jonathan Steels was appointed Trinity’s new Dean of Students, replacing Kelley Castle, who, after just under six years with the College, has moved on to work as Dean of Students at Victoria College. “I’m very excited to be here in this capacity,” says Steels. “I am looking forward to continuing to work closely with students to develop more supportive pro- gramming at the College for commuting and international students, as well as for senior students who are making difficult decisions about what direction to take in the next phase of their lives.” Steels’ own life direction was anything but straightforward. In 2001, he earned a B.Sc. with honours in biochemistry from the University of Guelph, where he also worked as a residence assistant – a role he really enjoyed. Steels decided to further this kind of experience while pursuing his PhD in biochemistry (which he completed in 2008) at the University of Toronto. He worked as a teaching assistant for various departments, including biochemistry, dentistry and medicine, but was eventually “drawn to Trinity for its unique academic don program.” He became a don in 2004, and two years later was named the College’s first- ever Assistant Dean of Students, a position he held until his recent promotion. “Throughout my many years working with students, I realized I had a real passion for providing guidance during a pivotal time in their lives,” Steels says. “For many students, it is during their first few years of undergraduate studies that they live away from home for the first time, and they may need help dealing with the challenges of becoming independent. A supportive environment ultimately allows students to focus on the academic demands and to

Ha ni s ko va H en r ie ta achieve success.”

8 trinity alumni magazine Creative Spaces Divinity Doctorates After the victory, the paint- brush? Trinity students’ outstanding contributions to the visual arts on campus were showcased in the College’s sixth annual art show, which ran from March 11 to 14. More than 30 contribu- tors, including a mix of Trinity students and other talented U of T artists, dis- played their work in Seeley Hall at the __go! Art show. The event was organized by Sophia Balagamwala ’10, Shannon Garden-Smith ’11, Elisa Pelaia ’09, Konstantine Polyzois ’12 and Cara Sohn ’10, who wanted to make the Karr i N o rt h show “approachable [as in years past], but serious,” says Pelaia. Many of the works dealt Four new high-profile community leaders recently joined the ranks of Trinity College’s with themes of space, distinguished honorary degree recipients in divinity. displacement, motion and At this year’s Divinity Convocation, held May 11, James Kelsey McConica, incongruence. The show was Meredith Norris Saunderson and William John Saunderson accepted a Doctor of well attended by the public, Sacred Letters, and Walter Garth Deller accepted a Doctor of Divinity. and received coverage in The James Kelsey McConica was nominated in recognition of his monumental Varsity student newspaper. academic achievements both as an Erasmus scholar and in the history of ancient universities, as well as for his weighty administrative responsibilities, including his superb leadership of the University of St. Michael’s College and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, from which he retired in 2008. Meredith Norris Saunderson was nominated in recognition of a long career of philanthropy and achievement. She has played an exceptional role with institutions such as the AGO, the TSO, the National Youth Orchestra, the Stratford Festival and the Parkinson’s Society of Canada. William John Saunderson ’56 was nominated in recognition of his exemplary career in business, government and philanthropic activities. Founder of Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd., one of Canada’s most successful investment firms, Saun- derson also served as Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism in the Ontario Provincial Government. Walter William Garth Deller ’82, ThD ’89 was nominated in recognition of his extraordinary contributions in scholarship and church music, particularly for his Brian, by Lauren Peruzza. work in advancing theological knowledge among lay people.

Summer 2010 9 notabene Dispatches from campus

A Change in Tune In September 2009, Trinity welcomed first-year music student Rachel Mahon as the College’s new Bevan Organ Scholar. Mahon, whose grandfather was cantor at St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto from 1949 to 1977, comes from a family replete with musicians. “Rachel plays with an ear to the musical phrase, a rare asset to be found among organ- ists,” says John Tuttle, the Col- lege’s organist and director of music, adding that she has “a passion for good music, which she brings to her work with the Trinity Chapel Choir.” The Bevan Organ Scholar- ship is an endowed position designed to allow one U of T undergraduate music student to work as an Anglican Church musician for three years. The scholar accompanies daily liturgies in the Trinity College Chapel, and accompanies and conducts the chapel choir. Mahon replaces Christopher Ku, who is currently studying John T uttl e the music of Thomas Tallis at Oxford.

Woven into Trin’s Tradition In honour of the Scottish roots of Trinity’s founder, John Strachan, the College recently acquired its own tartan, duly registered officially in the Scottish Register of Tartans at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh. Designed by Bruce Barnett-Cowan ’75, MDiv ’78, the tartan is an attractive blend of the traditional colours of both Trinity and St. Hilda’s. Plans are afoot for the woven fabric to be made into a small range of merchandise, including kilts and ties. Watch this space for more details!

10 trinity alumni magazine High Five This year, five Trinity stu- Nepali Children’s Education dents were among those to Project. Creating Your Legacy receive prestigious Gordon Gabriel De Roche ’09 is Cressy Student Leadership past president of the Inter- When Jack Whiteside ’63 sat down to draw up his estate plans, Awards, which were handed national Relations Society, the students of Trinity College were not far from his mind. out at a gala on April 15. president of the University of So remembering Trinity in his will was a natural extension of Established in 1994, the Toronto Liberals, an analyst his long-time commitment to the College. Cressy awards are meant to with the G8 Research Group, A few years later, he realized how simple it could be to highlight outstanding extra- and editor-in-chief of The build an even stronger relationship with Trinity and its curricular contributions stu- Salterrae, Trinity’s newspaper, students during his lifetime – by accelerating his plans and dents make to their faculty, and The Attaché, U of T’s establishing a scholarship fund for the here and now. college or the university as a journal of foreign affairs. Jack set up the John Harvey Whiteside Scholarships to whole. Here are the Trinity Jasmeet Sidhu ’10 has kept be endowed and awarded immediately, and is planning to winners, and a glance at their readers in the loop on cli- enhance and further secure the fund through his will. accomplishments: mate change conferences as This fall, the first scholarship will be awarded, giving Jack Joanna Dafoe ’10, a a blogger for the Huffington the chance to realize his goal of helping deserving Trinity student at the Centre for Post and the Toronto Environment, is an Star. She was among the organizer of Canadian initiators and developers of groups’ participation in the the Green Roof project at 350.org International Day Trinity’s St. Hilda’s, and is of Action on Climate active in the Trinity Envi- Change, and a member of ronmental Club, the Trinity the Canadian delegation to Environmental Protection the UN Commission on Committee and ReWire, Sustainable Development. a U of T project that chal- May Jeong ’10, also a lenges students, staff and student at the Centre for faculty to reduce their Er i c Fo rg e t Environment, filed reports own energy consumption for the Huffington Post from through small behavioral December’s UN climate changes. change summit in Copenha- Sidhu also won a U of T students. You can also have that same satisfaction and make gen, where she was a U of T Award of Excellence, which a life-changing difference for students through a planned student delegate, and for the celebrates members gift in your will. Toronto Star from the 2007 of the U of T community Jack is proud to be the chair of the Gerald Larkin Society, UN climate meeting in Bali, who, through their individual which recognizes and honours everyone who has made a where she was a member efforts and accomplishments, planned gift to Trinity. The size of your planned gift is your of the Canadian Youth have contributed to the personal decision. What is vitally important is that you con- Delegation. university’s vision of becom- sider supporting Trinity in this special way. Ronan MacParland ’10 is ing a world leader in All bequests to Trinity, whatever the size, have a lasting a director of French for the teaching and research. impact on the lives of future students. For more informa- Future, co-founder and pro- tion on gift planning and the Gerald Larkin Society, contact gram director of the Cana- Meghan Whitfield in the Office of Development & Alumni dian Roots Exchange, and a Affairs, at 416-978-8251. founding director of the

Summer 2010 11 view from t h e t o p For George Fierheller, true success comes from giving back By Anita Li Photography by Christopher Wahl Just off the corner of Bay Street and King son, who has worked with Fierheller since 1993. Street West, in the heart of Toronto’s finan- “Any organization that has the benefit of George cial district, the imposing, black-walled Royal as a volunteer is definitely enriched by his under- Trust Tower stretches 45 storeys into the sky. standing, his zeal, his passion and commitment.” It is the end of a long workday, and the Fierheller agrees that his relaxed manner does tower is empty save for a few workers trick- put people at ease. “I tend to look at things with ling out of the main doors. With each step, the a bit of a twinkle in my eye,” he says. “And that’s sound of their heels on the granite floor echoes something I can thank my father for ... he passed through the lobby. that on.” Up on the top floor, George Fierheller ’55 is But it was chance, rather than genetics, that led still in his office. Despite his reputation as a leader him down a path of volunteerism and philanthropy. in Canadian business and charitable endeavours, After graduating from Trinity College with a Fierheller, 77, is an unassuming man. With his degree in political science and economics, Fier- stooped shoulders and delicate handshake, he heller worked at IBM and joined the Toronto reminds me of an affable grandfather one might Junior Board of Trade (now called the Board of see at a local park. Trade Young Professionals), where he began to The view from Fierheller’s office, however, is volunteer on various committees. But it was his a telling indicator of his extraordinary success. move to Ottawa in the late 1960s that threw him From a wall-to-wall window overlooking City headfirst into nonprofit activities. Hall, “I can watch over the mayor,” he quips. “That was when I really started to volunteer A sense of humour is just one of Fierheller’s because that was when I got involved in United many winning traits, says Lucia Stephenson, direc- Way,” he recalls, adding that his “most reward- tor of United Way Toronto’s Tomorrow Fund. ing” work has been with that charity. He would “He has an incredibly dry wit. He is totally eventually go on to chair United Way campaigns accessible. He is an individual that you have an in Ottawa in 1972, Vancouver in 1981 and instant rapport and comfort with,” says Stephen- Toronto in 1991.

14 trinity alumni magazine Summer 2010 15 Fierheller admits that, initially, his We should do something like this. We motives for volunteering were less than could do it better [than IBM]’ – and we altruistic: “I was doing it just because I did!” he recalls. was asked to do it, and the next thing Despite his entrepreneurial success, you know, I was doing it because I really It’s a bit of Fierheller says he doesn’t consider himself wanted to do it.” to be an ambitious person. “I don’t think Such candid statements reflect Fier- a balance I ever had those kinds of goals: ‘I really heller’s frank nature, which is also evident want to be something,’ ” he muses. “If I in his book, I Gave at the Office: Views on had any goal, it was that I really wanted to Voluntarism, published in 2007. In it, he between total do some interesting and, hopefully, useful cites his early incentives to volunteer: “sex, things.” He calls himself “the world’s worst career advancement and flattery.” Indeed, altruism on one career planner,” and attributes his achieve- Fierheller wrote the entire book with a ments to “being in the right place at the healthy dose of honesty and humour, but right time.” insists that there is nothing wrong with end and a little Born in 1933, Fierheller grew up near having a selfish reason to volunteer. the end of the Great Depression, went to “What biases you toward doing cer- self-interest on school during the Second World War, and tain things is probably your own interest entered the workforce in the post-Second- in them,” he says. “I have a great love of World-War boom. music, so I would tend to be receptive if the other, and “There was so much change going on in somebody said, ‘Look, I really need some those three distinct periods,” he says. “It’s help on the Toronto Symphony.’ that’s not bad probably one of the things that influenced “It’s a bit of a balance between total altru- me to like new things, or certainly not to ism on one end and a little self-interest on be afraid of them, anyway – almost to seek the other, and that’s not bad,” he adds. “I chagrin of everyone around me,” he adds them out.” don’t think it’s a problem, because you’re with a laugh.) Fierheller’s curiosity was bolstered dur- volunteering for things that will ultimately Systems Dimensions Limited, a coming his time at Trinity, where he developed benefit everyone.” puter services company Fierheller founded “a wide-ranging, eclectic interest in just But as a self-described perfection- in 1968 after leaving IBM in Ottawa, was about everything.” ist, he says he is also driven to volunteer born out of this desire for improvement. The diversity of his interests is appar- because of a deep-seated need to better “I got together with some friends of ent in his office decor. Different editions everything around him. (“Much to the mine, we had a few beers and said, ‘Hey! of Canadian Who’s Who line his book-

The Unlikely Volunteer As a young student at Trinity College, Elizabeth Wilson ’65 says Associates Inc., a consulting business working exclusively in the she “didn’t think of volunteering.” not-for-profit sector, in 1993. “It wasn’t until I was at home with small children, and not working For Wilson, civic duty is both “a responsibility” and “a source for a period of years, that I felt the need to do something more, and of interest and achievement.” Aside from her continuing volunteer got involved at that point in some civic projects,” she says. “Then I work at Trinity, she dedicates her time to artistic and cultural orga- realized the terrific amount of satisfaction to be had from it.” nizations such as the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival and Magi- The unlikely volunteer would eventually return to work at the cana, a charity committed to the study and advancement of magic University of Toronto and go on to spearhead a massive fundrais- as a performing art. ing campaign. In 1988, Wilson was appointed the university’s Yet, despite her extensive involvement in the community, Wil- director of development and raised $127.3 million – surpassing son cautions against taking on more than one can handle – advice the original target of $100 million. “No other institution of any she herself is only beginning to heed. “I’m learning to say no,” kind in the country had raised an amount like that at the time,” she admits. “I’m pretty careful about the number of things I take she says proudly. on. I need to be convinced of the worth of an organization and its Wilson describes the five years she spent working on the mission.” Wilson’s desire for balance coincides closely with her campaign as a “crash course in major gift fundraising,” adding philosophy of volunteerism, which is: “not to over-commit, but to that the experience inspired her to launch Elizabeth Wilson & take it as seriously as you would any other task.” – Anita Li

16 trinity alumni magazine I got involved in I got involved because somebody I respected asked me to.” Kara Spence, former vice-president of development at Trinity, is one such person. “I was looking at the list of alumni who had done some wonderful things in their careers, and George’s name, of course, sprang off the page,” she recalls. Spence asked him to chair Trinity’s Spirit of Leadership campaign, which ran from 1993 to 2000. “His passion is always understated, but he doesn’t just talk about it – he makes things happen.” Since retiring in 1996, Fierheller claims to have learned when enough is enough. But he still maintains a hectic schedule that he says his wife, Glenna, tolerates. “After a while, I think she sort of threw up her hands saying, ‘I can’t stop him. He’s going to say yes to everything, so what the heck. I may as well learn to live with it.’ ” In view of her husband’s more than 40 years – and still counting – of volunteer and philanthropic work, it appears that shelves, aboriginal sculptures sit on his organizations in which he is regularly Glenna has no choice. desk, and contemporary paintings hang involved, including the Canadian Insti- “My goal is to be as useful as I can,” he on the walls. At home, he says, his per- tute for Advanced Research, the Toronto says earnestly. “I want to feel that when sonal library is filled with texts on medi- Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian I get up in the morning, I’ve got a whole eval history, nuclear physics and business Opera Company. bunch of interesting things to do. I hate the management. Fierheller’s résumé of When asked how he chooses which thought of getting up and saying, ‘What I volunteer activities shows a similar charities to support, he says: “Most of really want to do is go back to sleep.’ To range. Currently, he counts eight to nine the time, I am chosen. A lot of the things me, that would be devastating.”

Hands-on helper Despite graduating from Cambridge University in 1963 with a down and “connect to a gentler, simpler time.” degree in history, Stephen Otto ’61, a Trinity graduate in com- Emphasizing the need to protect places of historical signifi- merce and finance, says he had no intention of pursuing a career cance, Otto says, “It’s incumbent upon us to not let too many slip in that field. “I graduated without ever having any expectation of through our fingers.” making my living at history,” he recalls. But his 35 years of work As a hands-on volunteer, he keeps his own fingers very busy. and volunteer experience in heritage preservation have proved “I watch people around board tables who are very liberal with decidedly otherwise. their advice, but then they don’t get involved – they expect every- Widely considered a leader in Toronto’s heritage movement, body else to do it,” he says. “When you’re hands on, I think you Otto has defended dozens of local landmarks, including Fort can make a significant difference.” York, a national historic site in the city’s west end. Last year, Passion is the driving force behind Otto’s commitment to he donated $250,000 to support the Fort York Revitalization preserving historic sites in Toronto and other Ontario cities. Civic campaign. duty, he says, is best expressed “through something you enjoy.” “The city moves at quite a fast pace,” he says. His soft-spoken “Not only are you doing what is right by the society that gives voice becomes animated as he explains the importance of heritage you the privileges that we have here, but you’re getting pleasure preservation. He describes many of Toronto’s buildings as portals out of it too!” Otto enthuses. “Then, my goodness, you’re really, to the past, adding that these landmarks allow people to slow really cooking.” – Anita Li

Summer 2010 17 reaching out Trinity extends its spirit of public service By Philip Lee-Shanok

It could be tempting to chalk up the spirit of community service was encour- master’s degrees in political science at appointment of Trinity College’s first-ever aged at Trinity,” he says. “That was an Ege University in Izmir, the third largest Outreach Don to a desire to break out of experience that stayed with me.” city in Turkey. the ivory tower stereotype. But the man McMurtry says the satisfaction he got In consultation with student groups who inspired the creation of the donship from serving the broader community looking for meaningful service oppor- says this position couldn’t be more in informed his career choices: his pro- tunities, he helped facilitate a number of keeping with the College’s core traditions. bono legal work as a lawyer, and his life events over the academic year, including Recently retired Ontario Chief Justice in politics and in the diplomatic service. two major blood drives for Canadian Roy McMurtry ’54 says that while some Inspired by that 2007 speech, an old Blood Services: Blood Ties; and The Big perceive the College as being cloistered and friend of McMurtry’s (who shall remain Save. The latter, a one-day mega-clinic exclusive, in reality community involve- anonymous) made a gift to Trinity and held at the College in March, resulted in ment and public service have always been established a fund, which was used to cre- the donation of 438 units of blood. part of Trinity’s mission and values. ate the Community Outreach Donship in Tekin says he’s glad the Roy McMurtry “Trinity has always had many commu- McMurtry’s name. Community Outreach Donship will con- nity-minded individuals,” McMurtry says. “He seemed to be impressed by what I tinue on into future years. In 2007, while accepting an honorary had to say,” McMurtry notes. Reflecting on his experience as the first doctorate from Trinity, he spoke of the While the bulk of the College’s resi- person to hold the position, Tekin says: “I College’s spirit of public service. In ret- dence dons are primarily tasked with believe it went well for everyone,” adding, rospect, he calls that speech the genesis providing academic advice and life coun- “but I will not be returning myself.” of the Roy McMurtry Community Out- selling to undergrads, this position differs Close to completing his doctoral degree reach Donship. in that it aims to foster students’ involve- in political science, Tekin is moving on, In it, McMurtry recalled the summers ment in the greater community. having given Trinity College a good new he spent as a Trin undergrad in the 1950s International graduate student Serdar beginning to an old tradition. volunteering at Frontier College, teaching Tekin was the first to take on the chal- English to recent immigrant labourers. lenge this past academic year. Philip Lee-Shanok ’90 is currently working

Ha ni s ko va H en r ie ta “Even back in those ancient days, a Tekin completed both his BA and as a national reporter for CBC News.

18 trinity alumni magazine stepping up Students are volunteering to make a difference By Randi Chapnik Myers

Megan McGinnis-Dunphy ’12 knows her Rev. Andrea Budgey, Trinity College’s began planning the event in January, just way around a soup kitchen. The first time Humphrys Chaplain, who, for more than two or three days after the Haiti quake. she volunteered at one, she was only eight. a decade, has pitched in at the Out of the Watching the constant newsfeed and “I was upset at seeing so many poor peo- Cold program, which the society runs being unable to do anything just makes ple,” she recalls of the Christmas dinner once a month from November to April at people ache, I think,” she says. “Due to served in a homeless shelter in Bakers- St. Thomas’s Church in Toronto. “Not all scheduling issues and our desire to hold field, Calif., where she grew up. But as she who come are homeless. But many can’t a really great event instead of just throw- and her mom handed out toothbrushes afford both food and housing, so without ing something together, we planned for and shampoo, McGinnis-Dunphy real- these meals, they would be out on the about two months.” ized that helping others felt good. “I street,” she says. The event featured guest speak- learned early that trying to help is the best “Cooking for so many people is dif- ers Provost Andy Orchard and former way to relieve sadness in the world,” says ficult,” McGinnis-Dunphy says. The first Dean of Women Dr. Elizabeth Abbot, the Trinity student. step was coming up with nutritious menus. as well as musical presentations by stu- Today, the young woman is president Then came the shopping – two carts loaded dent performers. of the Trinity College Volunteer Soci- with ingredients to make dishes such as Although busy working toward her ety (TCVS). This not-for-profit student chili, lasagna and sloppy joes – followed honours BA in international development organization, with approximately 20 by hours of chopping, seasoning, cooking, and peace and conflict studies, the presi- active members, organizes fundraisers and finally, at 6 p.m., serving the meals to dent and her executive consider charity each year in addition to helping run six as many as 120 people. part of their daily routine. “Humanitar- ongoing, citywide outreach projects, “I look at volunteering as a way to ian work is not just my passion, it’s my including pet therapy in hospitals, refu- make the world look like it should,” calling,” McGinnis-Dunphy says. Indeed, gee tutoring, music lessons for disadvan- McGinnis-Dunphy says. She is proud she sees herself working in the UN one taged kids, and soup kitchens. that a coffeehouse event the TCVS held day, improving economic development in The volunteers take the job of feed- in March raised $1,000 for the Doctors Third World countries. “It’s just another

Ha ni s ko va H en r ie ta ing the hungry very seriously, says the Without Borders’ emergency fund. “We way to try to make a difference.”

20 trinity alumni magazine freedom fighter Cheryl Perera mobilizes youth for youth By diana cina

When you visit OneChild.ca, you are pedophile, who also happened to be a empowered them,” Perera says. “We knew immediately confronted with some dis- high-ranking manager of a multinational what young people were capable of, and turbing facts, such as how much it costs corporation – and a father – while police strongly believed that as an issue affecting for a 15-year-old girl in Labasa, Fiji. waited nearby. “We talked, and he said young people, young people ought to be OneChild, based in Richmond Hill, Ont., is very graphically what he was interested involved in combating it.” working to shed light on an industry many in. It was pretty disgusting, but I had to OneChild’s mandate is to engage young people don’t even realize exists – the global keep my cool,” she recounts. people in a global partnership, through sex trade in children – and to mobilize Luckily, the police made the arrest; advocacy initiatives and public awareness children and youth to lead the fight against they celebrated their success with high- campaigns, and by supporting efforts at such exploitation. At its helm is president fives. “But this victory was short-lived as prevention, rehabilitation and reintegra- and founder Cheryl Perera ’10. I began to reflect on the way the perpetra- tion. It has partnered with the Casa de Perera first learned about the issue tor viewed my childhood as a commodity, Passagem in Brazil and the PREDA Foun- while working on a school project. “I was and the way he spoke to me and looked at dation in the Philippines, both of which angered by what I read, but I wanted to me,” Perera says. house and rehabilitate young children channel the negative energy and put it When she returned home, she was and teens who have been violated and into action in a positive way,” she says. inspired to do something more. Perera abused. Relying on donations and vol- Doing research wasn’t enough; Perera rounded up nine friends, and founded unteers, many of whom include Perera’s asked her parents if she could take time OneChild. First, the group produced an friends and family, OneChild is still head- off high school to go to Asia to investi- amateur video that airlines could screen quartered in her parents’ basement. gate. At first, they vehemently said no. But to educate passengers about child sex Balancing university and OneChild ultimately, “through constant pestering,” tourism. It was picked up by Air Canada. was difficult, Perera admits. She trav- Perera won them over. Since November 2005, more than 21 elled frequently and often had to do her In 2002, the then 17-year-old set off for million passengers on international and schoolwork on a plane. But having just Sri Lanka, the country from which her domestic flights have viewed this, and a completed her undergrad degree in eth- parents had emigrated. Over the course second video. ics, society and law, and political science, of two months, she received training from But this still wasn’t enough. “We real- Perera says she plans to devote the next local police. Then she ventured into the ized that what was needed was an orga- year to OneChild. “In every way, we’re all red-light district to act as a decoy. Perera nization that put young people at the connected, and I know that even small

Ha ni s ko va H en r ie ta spent an hour talking to a suspected forefront of fighting child sex slavery, and efforts can make a difference.”

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Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo Trinity associate 2009 to 2011; research fellow at the Centre for Ethics; recent recipient of the 2009 Peace Prize awarded by the Association for United Nations in Spain

Society and Law program, which is Talk about the Peace Prize you just won: centred on non-violent initiatives and It recognizes the work I’ve been doing for strategies. Also, I’m very active at the the past 25 years – writing books, giving Centre for Ethics, organizing conferences, talks, making contacts – on the subject of and I do a lot of research here. bringing non-violence into everyday life. I’ve travelled to more than 50 coun- Why is studying non-violence important? tries, met prime ministers and intellec- What it helps people to do is learn how tual greats. I’ve met the Dalai Lama five to listen to one another, learn from one times, each time privately for one hour, another, and later on, how to lead a soci- and it’s very interesting to engage with ety. If we want to have a “civilized society,” him on different issues such as religion we need to redefine what civilization is. and non-violence. I always define it for my students and say it’s not about progress in science or You were jailed for several months technology, it’s about moral progress. It’s without formal charges on your way to when your conscience is civilized and a conference in Iran in 2006. How did knows what is just and unjust, and based that experience change you? on that, you take action. It was the most important experience of It’s the responsibility of the citizen to my life. Being imprisoned gives you a have a civic consciousness, and non- strong sense of injustice, but at the same violence is a part of that. If we educate time, if you have time to think about it, young people on that from the very it gives you a sense of justice, too. If you beginning, they will learn to think about are put into prison unjustly, you have to it on an everyday basis. think about what is justice? So when I got How did you become an associate? out of prison, my conviction about non- I’ve been in touch with Trinity for a long What do you consider the most reward- violence was tripled. time. I started teaching at Trinity, and ing part of teaching? I’ve been giving lectures here for the When I invite my students to read Martin Name one book everyone should read: past 10 years. Finally they said, since Luther King Jr. or Gandhi, some of them Gandhi’s autobiography. In the past you’ve been with us for so long, why not come back to me and say, “You’ve changed 30 years, I’ve read it maybe 12 times, become an associate? And of course I my life” – it takes the students toward new including four times in prison. It helped said it would be a great honour. horizons of thought, in which they rede- me a lot when I was in solitary confine- fine the concepts they have been working ment. I believe what he says about each What else do you do at the College? with up until now, but did not know these one of us having our own experience I teach an annual course in the Ethics, perspectives even existed. with truth.

Summer 2010 25 alumni@large your voice, Your stories

An Education

Sitting on the start line of a race is nerve- Los Angeles at ESPN’s X Games. Trinity, Toronto. Then Trinity, Oxford, wracking at the best of times. You’re Life does work out in funny ways. then McGill for law and MBA degrees. strapped into a quarter-million-dollar But then, I probably should have I became a lawyer in New York, and got race car, watching the hair-trigger start expected this. During my time at Trinity, what most would consider the dream law lights as nearly 30 live TV cameras and and also throughout my total of 11 years job: I was an entertainment lawyer in one 1.8 million viewers worldwide look on. at university, I was always focused on cars. of the most prestigious of such practices You know that as soon as ESPN comes Following the breakup of my first serious in America. I had a supermodel as a cli- back from commercial they’ll start the romance, at Trinity, I took my car and ent. Stephen Sondheim was in the office race, but you have no way of knowing went down to the snowy Skydome park- regularly. It should have been perfect. when that will be. ing lot (now condos) to burn off steam by And yet, I knew that it wasn’t right. I You can see out of the corner of your drifting perfect arcs around the light stan- took all of my disposable income – and eye the two-storey-high, 70-foot gap dards all night. Yes, I finished my degree, then some – and bought better race cars, jump where you will propel your car campaigned at higher levels. After three over your competitor. It is enormous, years, I began getting sponsors and had daunting, completely improbable. Some- to make the tough decision: stay with the thing a car should never do, never mind predictable and comfortable career, or with someone inside. No more than 20 hang it out and give racing a go. people, all of them X Games competitors Well, I’m on the start line now. like yourself, have ever completed such a But it’s been a long ride. Forget the jump. And when the start light goes out, “You may have to uncertainty of whether it will work out. you will do it again. Learn to weld. Learn to mount tires. To make matters worse, you know that walk away from a Learn to program engine-management your car flies badly – nose down. And smoking hulk of metal computers. Learn how to build those you know that last year, in an attempt that you’ve crashed engines yourself. Learn how to shim the to minimize the tendency to lawn-dart taper bearings of the gearbox so you can the landing, you went five feet too short, in the woods …” shift without the clutch. “cased” it, and flipped end-over-end in Use every skill you’ve ever developed one of the most sensational crashes in X in client management at the law firm Games history – an event that became a and four others besides, but my first and to seduce sponsors, to service them, CNN “hit of the week.” only true love was driving cars. to write press releases, to deal with the And still you sit there waiting for com- People say that to find your purpose in media. Come to grips with the uncer- mercial to come to an end. life, you should recall what you wanted tainty that you may have to walk away Sitting on the start line at the X Games to be when you were 12 years old, or from a smoking hulk of metal that you’ve for the fourth consecutive year in 2009, consider what magazines you pick up on crashed in the woods, which represents I think for a moment about what got me a newsstand. Well then, for me it’s obvi- all of your net worth and all of your time here. Growing up in Edmonton and then ous. I had always wanted to be a race-car over the past three years. attending Trinity College at the Univer- driver and an actor. But those professions This has been the ultimate exercise in sity of Toronto, I had no idea that one seemed like pipe dreams. brinksmanship. day I’d be in the Home Depot Stadium in So I went to a good high school, then Often in interviews, I’m cast as quirky.

26 trinity alumni magazine Comrie-Picard’s infamous X Games nose-dive crash; “Just another bad day at the office,” he says.

Most racers started at age 16 and built up sense – is what allows me to be a com- Andrew Comrie-Picard ’93 was the host of their experience and skills to get where petitive racer today. Ultimate Car Buildoff on Discovery Channel they are. Of course, for every one that Think sitting on the start line sounds and War of the Wheels on Global Television succeeded, hundreds failed. But that’s hard? How about walking into a Lit in Canada. He is the 2009 North American how it typically works. debate terribly late, not really knowing Rally Champion and a four-time ESPN X Not with me. The media loves that I the resolution, and having the Speaker Games athlete. He stunt drives for film, went to Oxford. They love that I was a say, immediately, “Ah, the Member from television and commercials. At Trinity, he was lawyer. Great! That means more media Comrie-Picard, a speech from cross- the news editor of Salterrae, and a frequent for me, my sponsors and my effort. But benches please.” debater at the Lit. He lives in L.A. You can the real insight is that the education I got And now ESPN is finally back from follow him at acpracing.com, “ACP Racing” – and I mean education in the broadest commercial, and the start light goes out. on Facebook, and @ACPRacing on Twitter.

Summer 2010 27 classnotes News from classmates near and far

book it! life she “tries to find time to pay attention to an 18-year-old son, If you have published a book in the past six months, or have one coming out soon, e-mail the editor: [email protected]. a 16-year-old daughter, a large mutt and three cats.” Peter T. Marsh ’58 has published The Chamberlain Litany: David Johnson ’78 completed Letters Within A Governing Family from Empire to Appease- the Canadian Ski Marathon, in ment. Bereft of a mother, and with a largely absent father, the “bronze class,” at Monte- the children of Joseph Chamberlain clung to each other as bello, Que., on Feb. 13 and 14. they grew up, and maintainied a lifelong correspondence. In this marathon, the world’s Marsh says reading their letters is “like eavesdropping” – longest cross-country ski event, and reading them as a whole sheds light on the stories that participants cover nearly 160 the Chamberlains told themselves about their place in the kilometres in 20 hours over two world, and about their own future and that of their country. days. “Not bad for a middle- aged man,” says Johnson, who thanks Malcolm McKenzie ’78 for being the original inspiring force for this activity. Susan Margaret Chapman ’66, a retired teacher-librar- ian, published her first children’s picture book in February. 1980s Too Much Noise in the Library (Upstart Books) is a twist on The Rt. Rev. Dennis P. an old folktale with a humorous theme: that things could Drainville ’78, MDiv ’82 always be worse. was installed as the 12th Lord Bishop of Quebec on Pentecost Sunday 2009, and received a Doctor of Divinity at the Con- chaplaincy. His contract, which years of service in exotic post- vocation of Montreal Diocesan news started Feb. 11, is for a period ings such as Nairobi, Washing- Theological College on May 10. of three years. ton, Manila, Paris, Hong Kong Kevyn Nightingale ’85 Jo-Anne Billinger was Ian Shaw ’63 has joined the and currently, Wellington, New is now a partner with Meyers awarded the Kirubai Scholar- Lake Victoria Mining Company’s Zealand. She and her husband, Norris Penny’s U.S. Taxation ship, given annually to a Trinity Board of Directors, where he Tony Burger ’67, plan to travel practice in Toronto. College divinity student, at the will also serve as chairman of for six months before returning Jane Lister ’87 obtained her Bishop’s Company Dinner at the the company’s independent to Ottawa. doctorate from the University Diocese of Toronto on May 5. audit committee. He is currently Joanne Cook ’77 is now of British Columbia in June working as chief financial officer the executive assistant to the 2009, and is currently a 1960s of Richmond Minerals Inc., and Minister of Community Services postdoctoral fellow at UBC’s The Rev. Canon Harold is also managaing director of of Nova Scotia, reporting to Liu Institute for Global Issues, Nahabedian ’63, MDiv ’66, Shaw & Associates and a direc- the Premier’s Office of the new researching corporate social Stb.’70 has resigned as Trinity tor of Pelangio Exploration. NDP government under Darrell responsibility in global forest- College’s Esquire Bedell, which Dexter. She says Community sector supply chains. is the escort to the chancellor. 1970s Services takes her back to her He has moved to Strasbourg, Pamela Deacon ’70 is retir- 1970s and 1980s roots in pov- 1990s France, and is working as the ing from the Department of For- erty issues, social housing and Kevin Goldthorp ’91 priest-in-charge of the Anglican eign Affairs and Trade after 34 tenant rights. In her personal stepped into a new role as

28 trinity alumni magazine vice-president (external) of the Globalization, will be published University of Western Ontario this summer by Gorgias Press. and is charged with helping the university to reinvigorate correction its major fundraising cam- marriages In the last issue of Trinity magazine – Winter paign, with the goal of raising 2010 – we published an incorrect notice stat- $500-million by 2014. Alison Ross ’96 and Matthew ing that Ann Barclay (Blake) Galbraith ’53 had Natalie Derzko ’91 has Eckford: May 6, 2009, near died. We did so after receiving information been promoted to “of counsel” St. Andrews, Scotland. that we believed at the time to be reliable. We within the office of Covington Anne McConville ’95 and Chris- deeply regret the mistake and are happy to & Burling LLP in Washington, tian Pratte: Nov. 28, 2009, in report that Ann Galbraith is alive and well. D.C. She practises in the areas Ottawa. of intellectual property, strategic Craig Steeves ’93 and Rocio counselling, due diligence, Villalvazo Sandoval: Feb. 6 in patent prosecution, patent Ciudad Guzman, Mexico. Also in Bradford, Ont., a little sister (Houston) ’32, Jan. 29 in litigation, intellectual property attendance were Robert ’93 and for Brooke. Athens, Greece. policy and law reform. The Katherine (Payton) Klosa ’93. Alexander ’03 and Serafima For- Maybee: Arthur Ryerson ’50, Washington Smart CEO has Katherine Brasch ’90 and James syth: a son, William Lucas, April Dec. 27, 2009, in Castlegar, B.C. also recognized her as a mem- Silburn: Dec. 13, 2009, in 16 in Toronto, grandson of Ian Pettem: Margaret A. ber of its Legal Elite. Hamilton, Ont. ’70 and Nancy ’70 Forsyth. (Stilwell) ’52, Jan. 6 in Emil Lee ’91 had the “honour Toronto, wife of Douglas and privilege” of carrying the Pettem ’52, and mother of Olympic Torch in Chilliwack, births deaths Kate Pettem ’84 and Anne B.C., on Feb. 7, during the (Pettem) Fullerton ’86. cross-country relay leading up to Eric Breton ’91 and Christine Blackstock: Gordon, Dec. 28, Thomson, Mary, Jan. 20 in the Olympic Games. Minas: a daughter, Anastasia, in 2009, in Toronto, former Ottawa, wife of the Venerable June 2009. husband of the late Mary David Thomson ’50, Div ’52, 2000s Frank Sawyer ’94, Div ’97 and (Manning) Blackstock mother of the late Michael Alison Frank ’03 has Ginnelle Elliott ’97: a daugh- ’45, and father of Brenda Treadwell ’64 and Naomi received a D.Phil in Modern ter, Philippa Rose, Feb. 11 in Blackstock ’75 and Gerald (Thomson) Hunter ’82, and Languages from the University Augusta, Ga. Blackstock ’87. grandmother of Christopher of Oxford. The title of her thesis Kathryn (Andruchuk) ’95 and Carruthers: William Rhys ’38, Treadwell ’99. was Surrealism in Cinema: The Dean Hegan: a son, Joshua Cole, Feb. 8 in Toronto. Turner: Nancy “Nan” Hybrid Object & its Subversive March 12 in Calgary. Edwards: Stanley, May 12 in (Marlow) ’49, Jan. 21 in Effect. She currently lives in Christine (Brown) ’97 and Jiro Toronto, father of Paul Edwards Pacific Palisades, Calif., London, England. Shirota: a son, Callum Ken, Jan. ’74 and James R. Edwards ’79. wife of Roderick Turner ’49. Matthew Coomber Div ’05 2 in Barrie, Ont. Fell: Catherine P. (Bliss) ’46, Wansbrough: Mary Jane completed his PhD in bibli- Mary Sum ’01 and Alex Nichol- March 14 in Thunder Bay, Ont. (Palmer) ’61, Dec. 18, 2009, cal studies at the University son: a daughter, Ella Catherine, Kennedy: Norah (Leake) ’49, in Montreal. of Sheffield in England. He is Feb. 19 in Toronto, a niece for April 21 in Vancouver, wife of Watt: Lucienne, Feb. 8 in a visiting scholar at Concordia Gisele (Sum) Bush ’91. the late James Kennedy ’49 Toronto. Lucienne was a College in Moorhead, Minn. Andrea (Brooks) ’02 and Christo- and sister of the late Margaret valued donor and supporter His dissertation, Re-Reading pher Wappel: a daughter, Lanna Bocking ’52. of the College, in particular the Prophets through Corporate Joy Caris, Dec. 5, 2009, in Mackenzie: Margaret “Molly” of the library.

Summer 2010 29 The Trinity Fund

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Summer 2010 31 trinitypast

Do You Recognize These People?

Often while sorting through our stores of artefacts in Trinity’s archives, we come across unidentified photographs – no dates, no names – such as the image above. All we know about this one is that the man on the far left, presumably giving a lecture, is the revered Prof. Philip Albert Child. A Trinity grad of 1921, Child later returned to the College to teach, and was made Chancellor’s Professor in 1942. He was also a novelist and poet, winning the Governor General’s Award for his novel Mr. Ames Against Time in 1949. Child died Feb. 6, 1978. Perhaps one of you can identify the students in this photo; perhaps one of the students is you. Maybe there’s a story waiting to emerge from this picture, and you can tell that story. Please contact Rolph-Bell Archivist Sylvia Lassam if you have any information to share: 416-978-2019.

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