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Souvenir Edition UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ~ ~ Convocation ’99 -MAY31, 1999- Steeped Tradition in Individualgraduating rituals lead up tojubilant celebrations at Convocation Hall ByRebecca Caldwell EachyeartheUniversityofTorontomakesits stronglyabouttheritualbecauseitrepresents thatwe are re- noblemetalanditsymbolizesthenobilityofdesignandarchi- goodbyes with roughly 10,000 graduating students sponsibletothepublicandouractionswillbeaccountedfor.” tecture,” says Maude McCarty, director ofdevelopment for who,whentheyexitthedoorsofConvocationHall,join Dennisalsosaysthattheceremonywasamovingoneforhis theFacultyofArchitecture,Landscape, andDesign. agroupofapproximately300,000UofTalumni. classmates.‘Weputinfourlong,hardyearsandthisissortof Distributed after the official convocation, the silver rings Whilethisofficialconvocationceremonyisfairlystandardfor thefinalstep ofbecominganengineer. It’s asignthatyou’ve aregivenduringaspecialceremonyheldatarchitecturallysig- every faculty and college and each graduate leaves with a grownup.” nificantbuildingsoncampus.Thearchitecturegraduatesalso UofTdiploma,somefacultiesholdtheirownunique recite anObligation Oath, thisonewrittenbyarchi- leavingceremoniesfortheirstudents. tect Anthony Adamson in 1984. The final lines of The Faculty ofMedicine probably has one ofthe theoathstressthe integrityoftheprofessionandre- best-knownritualsforitsgraduatingstudents.Atanin- vealtheloftyidealsofthefuturedesigners: “Iwilltry formal pre-convocation morning ceremony, students mybesttoseethatthedesignsIproducewillbringvi- gatheratConvocatio—nFlailwiththeirfamilies foran sualdelightandfunctionalsatisfactiontoallwhouse awardspresentation butmore importantto stand them, andIshallwearthissilverringwithpride.” togetherandrecitetheFlippocraticOath. McCartysaystheceremonyremindsstudentsthey Oftenconsideredtobethefatherofmedicineforhis arepartoftheprofessionandthattheyaregoingout pioneeringworkinthefield,Flippocrateslivedinclas- intotheworldwith this responsibilityto uphold. “It sicalGreeceandtheoathisbasedonfragmentsbelieved givesthemgreatpleasureandtheyareeagertotakepart tobehiswritings.AlthoughrepeatingtheHippocratic intheceremony.Itmeansthattheyarenowpartofthe Oathis notrequiredforcertificationbyanylicensing fellowshipofarchitecture.” body,itssolemntestimonytodevoteone’slifetosav- Some faculties at U ofT do not hold separate ingthelivesofothers hasbecomethetraditioniden- functionsfortheirstudents,leavinginitiationritesto tifiedwithdoctors.Nearlyeverymedicalschoolinthe professional associations. Often this is because, worldobservesthisoathandUofTmedicinegradu- althoughstudentsmayhavecompletedtheacadem- ateshavebeenrecitingaformoftheoathsince 1844. icworkrequiredfortheirdegrees,theystillmustful- Afterthisceremonystudentsattendareceptionprior filprovincialorfederallicensingrequirements. Law totheirafternoongraduationwheretheyareinvitedto studentswho pass their bar exams are called to the signthe FacultyofMedicine’s OathBook, ascrollof provincialbarassociationsomemonthsaftergradu- thenamesofeveryUofTmedicalgraduate.Theorig- atingfromuniversity.Teachersandsocialworkersare inalbookwaslostinafireinthe 1980sbutthetradi- recognizedbytheirprovincialgrantinginstitutions, tionperseveres. each with their own pomp and circumstance. But Rivalling the medical school, the Faculty of one thingeach facultyatUofT does realizeis that Engineeringhasoneofthemorespectacularpre-grad- studentswantonefinalchancetosocializewiththeir j uationceremonies.InMarchoftheirgraduatingyear, classmatesandonecommoneventisthegraduation students areinvitedto the Ritualofthe Callingofan reception. The Joseph L. Rotman School of Engineer,anon-academicceremonydevelopedin1922 Managementholdsanannualluncheonforitsexec- MBA byUofTprofessorHerbertHaultain.Haultainfeltthat utive graduates, an event that sees emotions newly minted engineers, like doctors, should be runninghigh. requiredtotake an oathpledgingto upholdthe ethi- “It’ssuchanintenseprogramforthesestudents,it’s calstandards setoutbytheirprofession. Hewroteto notuncommonforpeopletogetalitdeteary,”saysKen poetandauthorRudyardKipling,whoagreedtohelp McGuffin,mediarelationsofficerfortheschool. deviseasuitableceremony. Otherfaculties, liketheFacultyofNursing,make A For over 74 years graduating engineers have been it an all-day affair. traditional honours breakfast recitingthe KiplingOathandbeengivenanironring kicksoffthedayat8:30a.m.,followedbyareception to wear on their small finger of the working or attheMasseyCollegeQuadrangle.Withagraduating dominant hand. This compelling ceremonyhas been classof75andaprogramthatemphasizesclinicalsu- adoptedbyeveryengineeringfacultyinCanada. pervisionbyfaculty,thenursingfacultymembers are “Tobeabletorecognize atotalstrangerbecauseof atightgroupandwhenitcomestimeforthefinalgood- theironringisaneatbond,”saysSteveDennis,acivil bye,itisastirringmoment. engineeringgraduatewhoseowninductionlastMarch ‘Wethinkgraduationisquiteaspecialtimeandour wasparticularlyspecial. Onlyengineersareallowedto ceremonies help everystudentfeelspecial. It’s avery attendUofT’sringceremonybutaclosefamilyfriend nice,warmwayofsendingthestudentsoff.It’sourway whograduatedfromengineeringin1948wasonhand oftellingthemthatwe’llmiss them andthatthey’re topasshimhisring.“Havingthatlinkmadethecere- alwayswelcomeback,”saysDeanDorothyPringle. monyevenmoresignificant.I’dliketomeetsomeone Nursinghasdispensedwiththetraditionofhanding in50yearsandbeabletogivethemtheirring.” outpins,asymbolofregisterednursesforyears.“The Manyurbanlegends aboundaboutthesignificance nurses used to have the caps, the black bands, the oftheengineers’ironring. Onecommonbeliefisthat school pins, but we don’t celebrate that anymore thisringis anengineer’shairshirt, representingabridgethat UofTarchitectsalsousearingasasymboloftheirprofes- becausethepinis nolongerpartoftheprofessionaluniform, collapsed,andthatengineersweartheringasareminderofthat sionbecauseformanyyearstheengineeringandarchitecturepro- soitisn’treallyasymbolanymore.” catastropheandtheneedtopreventit.Althoughthiscolourful gramswerepartofthesamefacultyandtheirgraduatesalsore- Asindividualfacultieswitnesstheirownconventionsevolve, taleisnottrue,theringisimbuedwithsymbolism. ceived iron rings. In 1948, however, when the Faculty of however, one custom continues nearly unchanged since the ‘Theironringisaverymodestthing,”addsDennis.“Theiron Architecturebecameitsownentity,ittailoredtheringceremony firststudentslefttheUniversityofTorontoin1830.Today,dif- costs about20 or30cents, andthelabouris notmuchmore, tobetterreflectitsownideals. ferentfacultiesoften—graduatetogetherinonefinalceremony but I think it symbolically reflects the role ofthe engineer, ‘Wecontinuedtheringtraditionbecauseitactsasasymbol atConvocati—onHall librarianswithaccountants,dentistswith which is a very modest and responsible one. We say an thatgraduatingarchitectsaremarriedtotheirprofession.The pharmacists inonejoyouseventthatmarksbothabittersweet Obligation Oathaspart ofthe ringceremonyandI feelvery architecture grads receive a silverring, which is considered a endingandapromise-filledbeginning. PhotographybySusanKing Convocation ’99 Connecting Flight in When MikhailBaryshnikov waspoisedtoflee to the West John Fraser was there , ByMeganEaston T here is a framed photograph of Mikhail him to asafe hidingplace. Baryshnikov in full flight on the wall of John Baryshnikov’sfirstmediainterviewinNorthAmericawas Fraser’s office. He is captured in one ofhis charac- naturallywith Fraser, the man who gave him a rave review teristic gravity-defyingjumps, but it isn’tjust anyjump in andvoluntarily acted as an emissaryin the scheme that set justanyballet. Itis, in Fraser’swords,“aleap to theWest.” him free. The interview cemented the friendship that had The photo was taken in Toronto during Baryshnikov’s begun,albeitclumsily,when FraserhandedBaryshnikovthe Ufinristonp.erTfhoremasntcoreyaoftferwhhiys ditefiescotinonthferowmaltlheoffotrhemeermSionveinett tchreumsptlaretd,ofbaarcelloyseleagnibdlewanrotmertehlaatticonhsahnigp,e”dFhriasselrifes.ay“sI.t was Canadian journalist and master ofMassey College is the When FraserfirstsawBaryshnikovdancehe immediately storyofthe fatefulnightthatbroughthimtogetherwiththe recognizedanexceptionaltalentbutitwasduringtheinter- ynceeolwuIetenbsgbrtaedtgSeaaodnnvcideeoatnnccrbeaiatrlJilcuaetnnaedtwoteTnhvhedeeneuirGnnllgoiatkbieentlhyae1nf9drO7i’4MeKaneiwdelsh,fheienpweCtFenhrntaattsretefroo.,lslWteohehweeetndhn.ea vhimemii’pendrewedbst,ehseatintootngahilewlvayegsnoctooemfxtmtoariakvtoentrreodydiwlntoatonrheyeelxgympiflamtonsar.ni”bnegbhutithnerdeasrtothlefutoaerrtmaisnitdnryw.deh“tieMcryh- he arrivedbackin the newsroom towrite his reviewhe had As to what sparked the friendship, Fraser talks about a piNalnneafcowuerrmYwgaoehtrneiktonnbmahletelsoestcaaBwglaolerrelydfdshr.heonIrminkbotaahvcewke—clhrley-patcaiogctnrenecleeoedcnptvhteeoodrnsreawetloianmoyunasmntobhmeaeritntvaiottnohadkel btachenoegdrmiebmnanwolielnnertgea—wftfehiiInndihgitdasynd’tfthaoarhltaotwvvheeeeoasfshtiiahtmriaepndlng.ediWhnpeelcecoalosimuukmlerdeojsodnkooeosfit,t.hlseiBlfreui.gtthh“tiaIlnnnytofitfamhftee-e three names. colour. He likes punning and I like punning. He likes dogs Suddenly, Fraser was transformed from “a humble arts and I like dogs. He also has a huge respect for learning writerinto theJamesBondofballet,”he says inthebookhe because he nevergottouniversity,whichhewantedtodo.” glaotertowrtohteepaobsotu-tpeBrafroyrshmnainkcoev,rePcreipvtaitoen,Viceawt.chHeBadreycsihdneidkotvo hoWpheidleBahreysmhnaiykonvothahsavbeeeanttteondmeadnuynicvoenrsviotcyataisonhseohvaedr alone and then transfer the message via a handshake and a the years. The honorary degree he is receiving June 15 strWahteiglicealtlhyepelxaecceudtsitoinckoyfntohties.planwas less than—smooth— fitrwoimllUneovfeTrthieslfeasrsfbreomunhiiqsuefi.rsNtoatndonllikyelwyilnlotthheiscelarset,mobnuyt SCHNURR wtaNifhnaetesefwraaacrYtctrochFaroernmkagpfsceilenomiranselrfhneeitpdmrse.merfemfBodboarerrhhmryiissasshndniceetiesckacisoasavpitse’oo.sntmhptOeeohwnodOhne’aFfeKrteeiccdeftaaaflyreal,c,nitJdcoahulsheneietsbi2frn9rto,ihkmeeeon1tdd9fsie7roe4ein,den Tlmnmeooaainrrntgokyh-nettrytioehmaoerevfiss2ifta5trh,gtieoheimnt—dawnciinolasiulnvlneaderolvsswehoanartvwybeoesroukifarteimlnhaytigghs.iwenoferIiutrdtnsihtw,voyienlrdolsefitstbhtayaietnnwyea-hnnwaeilgrpteheehvtroeihtnsniotosg from a group offans and ran to awaiting car thatwhisked for Fraser’s office wall. ED BY Nation to Nation, School to School COLLAGES U T of builds a bridge with Mexico by delivering a much-neededprogram By Suzanne Soto E very year the University of Toronto teach after2006 unless theyhad master’s degrees.This caowuanrtdrsiesd.egFrereosmtAorhguenndtriendastoofZcaimtbiziean,s oinftoetrnhae-r winasstrutchteorismpaentdusthaUtNsaAmMe yneearedtehde Mfoerxiitcsansocuinailvewrsoirtky etivoennatluasltluydenretcsecivoemethferiromaaclclroevdietratthieonwsorflrdomtoUstudoyfaTn’ds b“yweantfosrheoigpnpiinngst”itfuotrioanm.aster’s program tobe delivered manyfaculties. “SoDeanWesSheraofsocialwork,BerthaMaryand This spring among those walking up to the stage at IworkedoutaproposalinwhichUofT’sFacultyofSocial Convocation Hall to receive their prized diploma—s will Workwoulddeliveramaster’sprogramto20oftheiruni- be 20 students from Mexico. The gr—aduands all versityfacultypeople,”Traub-Wernerrecalls.Themaster’s trtooecUtehieovifmnTgthtmroaossuttgeuhdrya,onfhiosonwcneiovavelarwt.iovIrenksatdneedagdrpetiehoseneuenridivinedgrsnpiotrtyocgworeamnmet ptarkoegrbaumtwionsutledadbeofidteanktiicnagletioghtthemoonnethCsantaodicaonmpslteutdee,ntist that tookU ofT socialworkprofessors backand forth wthoeulldogtisatkiecsthienvMoelxviedcainnstthuedepnrtosgr1a8m,’smadienllivyerbyecaanudsethoef to Mexico City to deliver courses, mark exams and distancebetween thetwocountries. supervise clinical work and theses at the National “It was very important to us that the social work Autonomous UniversityofMexico (UNAM). master’s be exactly the same as the one Canadian Can“Iatdisaenemunsivearsibtiyt,”usnaryesalBerttohabeMagrryadRuoadtriingguefzrVoimlla,a ssttuuddeennttss thaaked,”toRomderiegtueazdmViislslaiosntrersesqesu.ir“eAmlesnotasllooffotuher one ofthe 20 graduating students, during a recent tele- UniversityofToronto.” phone interviewfrom Mexico City. “We are all looking The Mexican university accepted U ofT’s proposal forward to going to the UniversityofToronto to finally and agreed to fund it; classes began in February 1998 see the schoolandfeelmore connectedto it.” with the 20 UNAM social work instructors, whose TheMexicanprogrambeganbychance fiveyears ago teaching experience ranged from two to 22years.“Once wUhNeAnMR,odrmiegtuezBeVaitlrliac,ewhTorahuebr-sWeelfrnteearc,hesthseociFaalcuwlotrykoaft wniengsiginnetdwtohemaognrtehesm,”enstawyseTgroatutbh-eWperrnoegrr,amwhuop,anidn rvuenr-y Social Work’s admissions co-ordinator and director of short order, hired several sessional instructors fluent in advanced professional education, at a Calgary confer- Spanishto travel from Canada toMexico Cityto teach. ence.RodriguezVillatoldTraub-WernerthatinMexico, “We alsodid much ofourworkbycourier, telephone social workers and even social work professors wanting and e-mail, addsTraub-Werner,who holds a masterof to pursue higher-level degrees had only two options: to socialworkdegreeand taughtoneoftherequiredcours- applyto the onlymasterofsocialworkprogram in afar es. The whole experience, she notes, was enriching, away northern Mexican city; or pursue studies abroad. unforgettableandeye-openingforboththestudentsand Rodriguez Villa added that her country’s social workers the Canadian instructors. desperatelyneeded more trainingoptions. “Weenhanced theirabilitytoteach socialworkatthe Over the next two years the two women kept in graduate levelbutwe were alsogiven a unique opportu- wtoourckh,maesxtcehr’asngperdogvirsaimtsaatnUdNtAalMke.dTahbaotutdirneiatmiatciangmeacsloocsiearl ttohatreaalllitMyeixnic1a9n96unwihveernsittyheprMoefxesiscoarns wgoouvledrnnmoetnbtedaebclreeetdo vneitryytdoiflfeearrennthforwomsotcihaelCwaonrakdiisanpreaxcpteirsieednicne.a”countrythatis — Page S2 Monday,May31, 1999 Convocation ’99 Touch Keeping in Alumni keep up their involvement with the university long afterpicking up their diplomas ByMichahRynor E very year students do a double take as they organization, nowin its 12thyear, is ahighlyspecializedyet pass the Canadian Perspectives lecture series class at stimulating environment for lovers ofold books and unique UniversityCollege. — publications. Through the open door they see white-haired alumni “Themajorityofourmembersarealumniandfacultywith many—ofwhom haven’t sat behind a school deskfor over 40 some students and donors added to the mix,” says Gayle years listeningintentlyasaprofessordiscussestopicsrang- Garlock, the Fisher’s director of development. “We meet ing from history and politics to health and education. And through exhibitions,lectures and socialevents.”Without the whilethis class mayseemoutofplaceonacampus dominat- support ofsuch friends, Garlocknotes, theworld-renowned edbyyouth, itillustrates the enduringinteresttheuniversity library’sresearchpotentialwould sufferimmensely. hasinboththelives and needs ofalumni. Brian Burchell served as a student representative on “We reallydo consider theU ofT experience to be alife- Governing Council before graduating with a psychology longone,”says RiviFrankie, directorofalumni and develop- degree in 1987. Now he’s back on the same council as an ment. “To us our 300,000 alumni are part ofour extended alumnirepresentative. family.Wedon’tstopcaringaboutthemoncetheyleavewith “I’m passionate about the university and working on theirdiploma.” Governing Council offers more to me than I to it,” he says FewNorthAjmericanuniversities expresssuchafar-reach- with a laugh. “It’s from this experience that I’ve gained my ing, long-term commitmentto theirgrads.That’swhyyou’ll true education.This is averyexciting time to be involved at find former students sitting on university boards, councils, U ofT because therewillbe more growth occurring here in committees and studentadvisorypanels. the next 10years thanwe’ve seeninthelast40.” “Foranyonewantingtostaypluggedintotheiralmamater, Otheralumni stayintouchwiththeuniversitybyjumping there’s an army ofexperts right here waiting to help,” says onaplaneto China. Frankie. “Ihopeitdoesn’tsoundsnobbishbutI reallydolikebeing Ann Peelgraduatedfromlawin 1987butfeels she’s never with like-minded people,” says alumni traveller Duncan reallyleft.“I’malways atUofT,”shesays.“IfI’mnotvisiting Green, who left the campus 50 years ago with a degree in oldfriends,I’m doingcommitteework.” English language and literature. Now his education comes Peel received a call from alumni affairs one day asking if fromjettingtothefarcomersoftheglobethroughtheUofT she’dconsidersittingontheJohnH.MossScholarshippanel. TravelProgram. It’s quite aresponsibilityconsidering the scholarship, award- “Thesetrips,includingmymostrecenttoChina,arefilled ed annually to an outstanding student, is worth close to with enthusiastic alumni who are interested in all kinds of $17,000. Peel accepted the position notreallyknowingwhat subjects andideas andthroughthem Ifind outwhat’s going to expectbutitwasn’tlongbeforeshewas hooked. on atUofT,”says Green,whowas directorofthe Schoolof “I spent some really good years at U ofT so I thought, Continuing Studies from 1981 to 1983 and served under maybe I should give something back,” she says, while in three provincialpremiers as assistantdeputyforeducation. the same breath admitting “it’s fun because you’re back on Sinceits inceptionin 1989 over 1,500peoplehave signed campus andworkingwithpeopleyouwentto schoolwith.” up with the travel program, mandated to enhance the Anotherunexpectedbenefit is the insightitgives her now program,keeps herconnectedtotheUofTcommunity. cultural, historic, political and environmentalperspective of that she’s mom to two young boys. “Being around students “Imentorsecond-,third-andfourth-yearstudentsbecause, travellers. keeps me intouchwithwhat anothergeneration is thinking, like a lot ofpeople, afteryou’ve been in the workplace for a Among the 20 trips offered to alumni this yearwill be a feelinganddoing.” numberofyearsyourealizehowimportantthisuniversitywas Kenyan safari and a cruise through the waterways of the The Moss Scholarship, the Rose Wolfe Distinguished to your own success,” says Dettbarn. “It’s personallyreward- Czech RepublicandGermany.“Frankly,Idon’tknowhowin Alumnus Award, the Northrop Frye Award, the Gordon ing to use whatI learned here to help others make the right the world the alumni association keeps in touch with all of CressyStudentLeadershipAwards:thesearebutafewofthe careerdecisions.” us,”says Green. areas where alumni continue to leave their mark years after Volunteering, she admits,is awonderfulcounterbalance to “With files on everylivinggraduate, we’ve got one ofthe they’veputawaytheirtextbooks. the“jaded”businessworld.“Thesekidsaresofullofhopeand mostsophisticatedcomputerrecordsystemsofanyuniversity Humanresources expertMajaDettbarn is into hersecond promise thatit’senergizingjustbeingaroundthem.” or college in Canada,” explains Barbara Dick, associate term as president ofthe New College Alumni Association. MeanwhileattheFriendsoftheFisherRareBookLibrary directorofalumni affairs.“It’sonereasonpeopleapproachus This position, and her work with the college’s mentorship meetings,agesrangefromasyoungas25tothemid-80s.The atevents andsay‘thanksforrememberingme.’” Beyond Our Borders Graduands reach out to the community through student volunteerprogram BySuzanne Soto U niversities, believes convocating student the volunteers, manyofwhom found the experience a bit TuhinaBiswas,tend,forthemostpart,tobeknown as overwhelming. “closed” institutions where professors and students “There are alot ofneeds atthis schooland some peoplefind spendtoomuchtime“lookinginward”asopposedto reaching that very difficult. Others on the other hand really enjoy the out. experienceandfeeltheyarecontributinginareallypositiveway.” “Reaching out, however, helps universities create a sense of EnglishstudentJohnMichael,whovolunteeredinaGrade7 continuity between themselves and the environment around class, is among the latter. “It was very rewarding, just being them,”says thehumanbiologygraduand.“AprogramlikeVic there,watchingthekidslearn,watchingtheteacherinstructing Reachcreatesthatcontinuitybecauseitbringstheuniversityto them and seeing how she interacted with the students.” He the communitythroughthepublicschoolclassroom.” adds that his “job” was to help students with reading skills, Nowin its fifthyear, Vic Reach is a studentvolunteerini- assist others with homework assignments and generally help tiative based at Victoria College.The program sends U ofT maintainorderin the classroom. studentstoLawrenceHeightsMiddleSchoolinNorthYorkto Michaelbelieves that his presence at the school affected the help the school’s teachers with classroom activities and assist childrenbeyondthe classroom.“Alotofkids askedmeifIwas the grades 6 to 8 students with a variety of school projects inuniversity,whatI didthere,whatuniversityislike.Igotthe including spelling and public speaking contests and the sense thatbytalkingto me theyrealized thatgraduatingfrom productionofthe school’s studentpaperandyearbook. — universityis notadauntingpie-in-skyidea.” Between September and April, the Victoria volunteers ProfessorWilliamCallahan,VictoriaCollege’sprincipaland wfhriocmhavnaurmiebteyroefddiosvceirpli3n0esthainsdpparsotgraacmasde—micaryeeaasrkeadndtocdaemde- gthreampe“rasogrneartestphoinnsgi”blaendforholpaeusncohtihnegrVUicofRTeaccohl,lecgaelslsevtehnetuparlol-y icateuptothreehoursaweektotheeffort.LawrenceHeights, startsimilarinitiatives. explainsBiswas,VicReach’sco-ordinatorin 1998-99,islocat- “I’dlike to see othercolleges orparts oftheuniversityadopt ed in a mid- to low-income neighbourhood that also has two this model as an example ofwhat U ofT can do and the housingprojects. Herjob, she says,was to keep in touchwith contributionitcanmake to thewidercommunity.” — Page S3 Monday,May31, 1999 — Convocation ’99 Enduring F Graduands salute their mentors and those BARBARA CRAWFORD LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER Barbara Crawford had been working as a theAlliedVictorythesamedayshewastowriteoneofherfinal psychiatricnurseinmaximumsecurityprisonsforover examsandjustbeforestartingherhospitalresidency “Therewas 15yearswhenshedecidedshewantedtodomore.At somucheuphoriathatmorningandallthroughtheday.Ourexam theageof31,withtwoyoungboys,shebegantakingpart-time waspostponedandeverybodyheadedovertoYongeStreettocel- universitycourseswhilestillworkingfull-timeattheKingston ebrate.Itwasquiteaspectacle.” Penitentiary. Medicine has changed over the past 50 years. There are — In 1995, her hardworkpaid off she was accepted to manymorewomen in the field and the deliveryand types of UofT,becomingthefifthpersoninherimmediatefamilyto medicationhavechanged. Somediseaseshavebeeneradicated callUofTalmamater. Now, at44, shejoinsherbrotherand whilemorecomplexdiseasesandsuperviruseshavetakentheir motherasalumnioftheFacultyofMedicine. place. But Elsie hopes her daughter will take the same She credits her mother, Dr. Elsie Crawford, for being approach to medicine as she has. “My only advice for my supportive andencouragingduringhertime atschoolandfor daughterinthisnewageisthatshebehonestandcompassionate beingafirst-raterolemodel. withpeopleandputherpatientsfirst,becausemedicineisabout “IremembersummersatourcottageontheFrenchRiverand people.” While Barbara will undoubtedly heed that advice, anytimesomebodygotafishhookinwherever,they’dalways shewillrememberhermother’sexamplemorethanherwords. cometoourplaceforfirstaidfrommom,”Barbarasays.“She’d “I was her patient on one or two occasions. I remember kickus all out ofthe kitchen because thatbecame her minor coming home with this greatbiggash in mylegwhile my surgeryandthepatienthadtohaveprivacysowe’dhavetogo parentsweregettingreadyforaformalball.Mydadwasinhis outandplayorfindsomethingelsetodo.” tux and my mom in her long blue ball gown when I came' Barbararecalls hermotheralways beingan integralpartof home. Mymom sewed me up, still in hergown, made sure I “My advicefor my daughter the communitieswhere the familylived. “Shewasverywell was allrightandthenwentofftothedance.” respectedbypeoplesheworkedwithandIthinkthathasabig Fiftyyears later, there’s stillwarin Europe andpeople still is to be compassionate because impactonyouasachildgrowingup. She’sanamazingwoman flocktoYongeStreetwhenthere’ssomethingbigtocelebrate. andI’mnotsureI couldeverfiveuptothatstandard.” Butaboveall,patientsstillappreciateacaringandcompassionate medicine is aboutpeople. ” ElsieCrawfordconvocatedin 1949,fiveyears aftertheend doctortolookafterthem. ofthe SecondWorldWar. Infact,sherecallshearingnewsof Steven de Sousa LAMI OYEWUMI OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AND ROLE MODEL t’s hardto seehowapersonasinspiringas Lami inherselfandherabilities. IOyewumi could need a little inspiration herself. But Thatkindofmentaldisciplinepaidoffhandsomely.Aspart Oyewumi, namedUofT’s OutstandingFemale Athlete ofUofT’soverallsilver-medaleffortattheCanadianuniver- oftheYearand 1998AcademicAll-Canadian, knowswhatit sitychampionships,Oyewumihelpedherrelayteamwingold feelslike to need someone tobelieve in her. Luckilyforher inthe4x400-metreevent. Shethenw—entontocapturegold thatpersonhasbeenJeffreyCaton,fellowtrackstar,training inboththe60-and300-metreevents makingherthemost partner and this year’s winner of the Biggs Trophy for outstandingathleteatthechampionships.Provinciallyshealso outstandingcontributiontouniversityathletics. garnered top honours as the Ontario university female ‘ThisyearIwasn’tsureifIwantedtoruntrackandfield;Ire- athleteoftheyear. allywantedtofocusonschool,”recallsOyewumi,22,graduating “She’sreallyworkedforeverythingshe’searned,”saystrack thisyearwithaBScinhumanbiology.“Buthemademerealize headcoachCarlGeorgevski.Georgevski,who’sseenOyewumi thatIcoulddoboth.ItwasJef—fwhobroughtmebacktotherea- developoverthepastfouryearsintotheathletesheistoday,says sonwhyIlovetrackandfield running,justforthefunofit.” she is a great role model for the younger students: “Lami’s Oyewumi andCaton havebeentrainingpartners since her strengthisthatofcharacter.—Shesimplyleadsbywhosheisand firstyearofuniversity.Eventhen,shesays,hisenthusiasmfor whatshestandsforeveryday bothonandoffthetrack.What thesportwascon—tagious:“Ittranslatestoeverythinghedo—esand Lamishowsthesekidsisthattheycanbegreatathletesandgreat toothersaswell includingmyself.He’sagreatleader he’s students.” caring, focused,verytrustingandveryapproachable. Anyone Oyewumi hopes to continue her studies either at medical cangouptohimandtalktohim.” schoolorinagraduateprograminphysiology. Themainthing,s—hesays,wasthathetaught—herhowtofocus onthetaskathand beittrainingorschool andtobelieve JillRutherford SHEILANNE LINDSAY WTALENTED MUSICIAN AND ASPIRING ACTRESS henSheilanneLindsaywalksonthestage Shanghai Orchestraforthe soundtrack. atConvocationHalltoaccepthermasterinpe—r- “Itwastrulyanunforgettableexperience,”saysLindsay,who formancedegree,shewon’tbeallthatnervous also holds undergraduate degrees in music and education she is, afterall, usedtobeinginthe spotlight. from U ofT. “I was able see the tremendous energy—of Alongwith concertperformances,—the accomplishedvio- people livingamidstdynamicnaturewhiledoingwhatIlove linisthas appeared on the bigscreen make thatthe real- playingtheviolin.” ly big screen, starring in the Japanese-made IMAX film, Along with the experience of living overseas for four Yangtze: TheGreatRiverofChina.Theopportunitytostarin months and being in a film, Lindsay enjoyed recording andrecordthesoundtrackforthefilmcameaboutwhenher the soundtrack and says the experience whet her appetite violin professor, David Zafer, suggested her as a candidate. for studio work. “I definitely want to do more ofit after “Ithoughtshehadtherightbalanceoftalent,confidenceand graduating.” experience,”he says. CallingherexperienceinChinaoneofthehighlightsofher In the film Lindsayplays the fictionalrole ofa Canadian years atU ofT, Lindsay hopes itwill open more doors for violinistwho,inanattempttodiscoverthecountryinwhich unique opportunities a—ftergraduating. “I’m goingtopursue shelives,undertakesajourneyacrossthe6,000kmYangtze, lotsofdifferentavenues teaching,performance,studiowork the longest river in China. From late April to the end of hey,maybeevenacting!” August1998,Lindsayandthefilmcrewtravelledmuchofthe Whatever—shedoes,theenergyandtalentofthisUofTgradwill river’s length, making an IMAX record ofits cliffs, valleys, takeherfar well,makethat,farther. rapidsandthepeoplelivingonitsbanks. Lindsayplayedher AnjaliBaichvoal violin for the camera and later recorded the musicwith the — Page S4 Monday,May31, 1999 Convocation ’99 ’artnerships who have made a difference in their lives o TREVOR MILLS AND STEVE DENNIS BEST FRIENDS A skwhat broughtthe verydissimilarTrevor “Ilikeditbecauseitseemsvirtuallyimpossibleatfirst.That’s MillsandSteveDennistogetherandthey’lltellyouit really the excitement of engineering, taking an unusual wasthemutualappreciationforBarrett’sPrivateers. problem or situation,like abridge overawide river, say, and ThetwobondedsingingStanRogers’folkballadaboutthe findingthebestsolution.” brokenmanontheHalifaxpieratapartyintheirfirstyearof Therehavebeensomeopportunitiesforthisoddcoupletocol- university.Sincethen,they’vebeenhousemates,andfastfriends. laborate,ofcourse.Forexample,whenaSkuleNiteproduction Thatinterestinshantiesisseeminglyallth—etwohaveincom- involvedaerialstunts,MillscalledonDennistodevisesafeand mon.Millsisaengineeringsciencemajor hisideaof—engi- effectivewaysofsuspendingtheactorsfromtheceiling. neeringis solving integrals. Dennis is a civil engineer he Butwhat’sreallykeptthemtogetherhasbeensomethingthat admiresthebuilders, themindsbehindthegreatbridges and transcendsinterests,hobbiesorcoursesofstudy:it’sthecom- otherengineeringfeats.WhenMillsclosesthebooks,heoften monuniversityexperienceoffindingsomeonewhosediffer- enttakeonlifechallengesyouto questionyourown,to ex- picksupanelectricbass,playinginbarsorwiththeengineer- pandyourownhorizons. ingband;Dennis,meanwhile,hitsthewater,outinacanoe,or “Wecomplementeachotherquitewell,”saysMills.“Andwe speBnodtshshuamvmeewrosncarweawridnsgaatlUocaolfTta,llbsuhtipo.fverydifferentkinds. henatviefigcreiantsidgihstcuIs’svieojnuss.tIl’lelacronemdeahnodmSetewviethwisllomsaey,in‘cWrheaditb’lsetshcait- Mills,akeyfigureintheengineeringvarietyshowSkuleNite havetodowiththerealworld?”’ forseveralyears,alsoacts:lastyeartheengineeringproduction Graduation,though,meansthetwowillhavetogotheirsep- ofDanielMaclvor’sNeverSwimAlonewonbestproductionat arateways. Mills plans to buskaroundthe country’sbars for the HartHouse Drama Festival. “I kind oflike breaking the awhile. Someday he’ll come back for an MBA, he says, or stereotypeofwhatengineersaresupposedtobegoodat,”headmits. maybeworkonbecomingaprofessor. Dennis isheadedfora “We complement each other quite HishousemateDennisfaredwell,too,butinanotherarea, master’s in constructionengineering and a careeras amaster makingacanoeoutofconcretethatwonanationalengineer- builder.Butforthree-and-a-halfyears,aUofTeducationhas well, ”says Mills. “And we have ithnigckc,omspoetthiattitohne.fBinuaillpdriondgutchtewecaingohee’dsownalllys8a5fpeowu'nmdisl,lwimaestrtehse into’sthoenllpyehdelbpreodadsehnartphenemthaesirwemliln.ds;thankstotheirfriendship, great discussions. ” kindofpracticalproblemthatenthralsthishands-onengineer. Bruce Ralston MICHAEL SHORE WORLD-CLASS DEBATER AND FUTURE LAWYER M ichael Shore confesses he was a very interestindebating.“TheDebatingClubhasattractedtonsof argumentative kidandhisfriends stilltellhim he youngpeoplecomingtotheuniversitynowandheishelping hastolearntospeak“non-confrontationally.” themhonetheirdebatingskillsaswellasencouragingthemto Shore, however, has parlayed that trait into both a law followthroughontheirattractiontothisparticularactivity.” degree,whichhe’sreceivingthisspring, andanaccomplished Itisjustthosequalitiesofleadershipandencouragementthat debatingcareer. InJanuaryhe andhis debatingpartnerMatt ShoreadmiresinHancock.“Shehasnotonlybeensupportive Cohen, anotherlawstudent,placedsixth amongalmost200 ofmebutshehasbeenverysupportiveoftheclub. Shecomes debating teams at the 1999 World Universities Debating toallofourdebates,sheisalwaystherewatching,”saysShore. ChampionshipsinManila, Philippines.Withotherpartners, “Itisgreattohavesomebodyinthatpositionofresponsibility Shore,presidentoftheCanadianDebatingAssociationthispast andauthoritycometoyourstuffandshowhersupportfori—t.” year, alsoplacedfirstinCanadaandthirdinNorthAmerica. DebatinghasalsohelpedShoresatisfyanotherofhispassions AmemberofHartHouse’sDebatingClub,Shorehasledthe globetrotting.Hehascompetedattheworldchampionshipsforthe house’sdebatescommittee.Underhisleadershipthedebating lastfouryearsinGreece,Ireland,SouthAfricaandthePhilippines, club’smembershipmorethandoubled.ThisyearShoreandthe representingUofTandHartHouseforthelastthreeyears. committeealsoorganizedthegroup’sfirsttournamentforhigh Shore says hewantedto make the mostofdebatingbutis schoolstudents,bringingstudentsfromasfarawayasBritish readyforthe nextchallenge. “I thinkI’ve do—ne prettymuch Columbiatocampus. everything—Icoulddoandit’sdefinitelytime asmyfriends ‘ThereissomethingaboutMichael...thathasreallybrought wouldsay tolearntospeaknon-argumentativelyandgeton aboutarenaissanceindebatinghereinthehouse,” saysFlart withotherthings.”SoheisofftoAustraliatopursuealegalcareer. HousewardenMargaretHancock,whosays Shoreusedboth CherylSullivan his leadership abilities and debating skills to spark new ALEXANDRA MARIN HARVARD-BOUND AND DOUBLY BLESSED Everyone should have a guardian angel, one-on-onetimethere,informaltalkandguidance.Youlearn someonetogive themthatextrabitofnurturinga—nd differentlywhenyou’re actuallydoingsomethingoutside the guidance.AlexandraMarinis especiallyfortunate classroom.” shehasnotone,buttwo. Wellman,whowaslookingforaresearchassistant,hired The sociology graduand, recipient of the Robin Marin part-time during her second year for clerical and ArmstrongAward given to a fourth-year arts and science research duties such as filing, managing a database and student for academic excellence and extracurricular activ- helpingtocopyeditabookmanuscript. Bythetimeherthird ities, is well aware of her good fortune. Her mentors, year rolled around, he advised her to start thinking of Professors Barry Wellman and Bonnie Erickson of the graduate education. department of sociology and the Centre for Urban and “HesuggestedIstartresearchingdifferentschools,gaveme CommunityStudies, havebeen awellspringofcounsel. “I ideasofplacestoconsiderformyfieldofinterestandarranged can’tstresshowgoodthey’vebeeningivingmeadvice,”she formetomeetwithsomeoftheprofessorsoftheuniversities says.“Iwouldn’tbeanywhereclosetowhereIamnowwithout Iwasapplyingto.Thishelpedmegetasenseoftheschooland theirhelp.” helpedwiththeadmissionsprocess.” Marin is headed to HarvardUniversitythis fallwhere she AlthoughbothWellmanandEricksonareHarvardgradu- hopestodoaPhDonsocialnetworksandgender.BothUofT ates, that fact did not play a role in Marin’s final choice of professors haveinfluencedhercareeraspirations andareaof schools.“Ijustreallylikedthefacultyandatmosphere,”shesays. academicinterest.Asecond-yearresearchopportunityprogram Hertwoguardianangelsare,nodoubt,pleased. withEricksonongenderinthesecurityindustrygaveMarina Jane Stirling taste forresearch and the academic life. “Therewas alotof — PageS5 Monday,May31, 1999 Convocation ’99 Honorary Degree Thisyear we honour distinguished individuals in the areas of JohnBahen John Bahen AboriginalAchievementFoundation,whichpro- member ofthe university’s Campaign Executive videsfinancialassistancetoaboriginalCanadians Committeeandservedforthreeyears as chairof SINCE GRADUATING FROM THE FACULTY OF for training in the arts, business and sciences. UofT’sFacultyAwardCommittee. Applied Science and Engineering in 1954, Awardingover$7millioninscholarshipstoover Fellhasalsogivenhertimeandenergygener- JohnBahenhasconsistentlybeenoneoftheuni- 1,000aboriginalstudentssince 1988,hehasbuilt ouslytootherorganizations. Shehasworkedina versity’smostcommittedalumniaswellasoneof the foundation into the leading educational volunteer capacity for numerous Canadian cul- Canada’s greatest philanthropists and builders. vehicleforaboriginalyouthinCanada. tural and health care institutions including the His vision and generosity have been the driving AmonghismanyotherachievementsBellisan HospitalforSickChildren,thePrincessMargaret force behind both his professional accomplish- officeroftheOrderofCanadaandhasreceivedfour Hospital,theBrazilianCarnivalBall,theCanadian mentsandhisremarkablevolunteerefforts.During honorarydoctoratesinrecognitionofhiswork.In OperaCompany,theNationalBalletofCanada, MikhailBaryshnikov his career as presidentofPeter Kiewit Sons Co. 1998 hewas the sole recipient ofthe prestigious Ronald McDonald House, the Garden Club of Ltd., Bahen literallychanged theface ofthe na- RoyalBankAwardforCanadianAchievement. Toronto,ProloguetothePerformingArts,Variety tion through his role in developingconstruction VillageandSt.Michael’sHospital. managers andengineers and inthe construction CarolineWalker Bynum ofsuch projects as the mass-transit systems in FrankHayden C Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Bahen is a aroline Walker Bynum is University A tireless volunteer within the Faculty ofApplied ProfessoratColumbiaUniversityandaspe- LEADINGINTERNATIONALEXPERTONSPORT ScienceandEngineering.Aschairofthe Dean’s cialist in medieval religion and culture. A andfitness,FrankHaydenismostrenowned Advisory Board and co-chair ofthe current MacArthur Fellow from 1986 to 1991, she has forcreatingthe SpecialOlympics. fundraisingcampaignwithinthefaculty,Bahenhas forged anewpathofhistoricalinquirybystudy- SincegraduatingfromtheUniversityofIllinois dedicated his insight and energy to ensure the ingthenotionofbodilyresurrectionintheancient Physical Fitness Research Laboratory, Hayden John Kim Bell faculty’s continued success as Canada’s leading and medieval West with her newest book, The hasspentmorethan40yearsdesigningandeval- engineering school. His generous donations to Resurrection ofthe Body in Western Christianity: uating sport and exercise programs such as the U ofT, one ofhis many philanthropic causes, 200-1336. RCAF’s famous 5BX program. Currently helpedtocreatetheBahen-TanenbaumChairsin In 1989shereceivedthePhilipSchaffPrizeof professoremeritusatMcMasterUniversity,hehas CivilEngineering,thefaculty’sfirsttwoendowed theAmericanSocietyforChurchHistoryforher also been on the faculties ofthe University of chairs. He and his family also established the highly acclaimed Holy FeastandHoly Fast: The Toronto andtheUniversityofWestern Ontario MichaelBahenChairinEpilepsyResearchinthe ReligiousSignificanceofFoodtoMedieval Women and servedas directorofphysicaleducationand FacultyofMedicinetohelppromoteinsightinto andthe1992LionelTrillingAwardforbestbook recreation at the Kennedy Foundation in andunderstandingofthedisorder. byaColumbiafacultymemberforFragmentation Washington, D.C. andRedemption:EssaysonGenderandHumanBody Hisparticularinteresthasbeeninphysicaled- Mikhail Baryshnikov inMedievalReligion.TheResurrectionoftheBody ucationforchildrenandthosewithdevelopmen- Caroline M wasawardedthe PhiBetaKappaEmerson Prize taldisabilities,whichledhimtofoundtheSpecial WalkerBynum ikhail Baryshnikov is one of the in1995andthe1996JacquesBarzunPrizeofthe Olympics in 1968. Today 1.2 million mentally world’s most celebrated classical and AmericanPhilosophical Society. disabled people in 150 countries participate in moderndancers. Widelyrecognizedbyherpeersforherground- thisprogramofcompetitionandsporttraining. Born in Riga, Latvia, in 1948, Baryshnikov breakingwork, she was elected president ofthe Haydenhasreceivedmanyawards inrecogni- trained at the Riga Choreographic School and Medieval Academy ofAmerica in 1997-98, the tionofhisoutstandingcontributions to the field laterperformedwith the KirovBalletfrom 1966 AmericanHistoricalAssociationin1996andthe ofphysical education including a place on the to1974.June 1999marksthe25thanniversaryof AmericanCatholicHistoricalAssociationin1993. Maclean's magazine 1994 honour roll ofout- hisdecisiontoleavetheformerSovietUnionafter standingCanadians.Heisanhonorarypermanent aperformanceatToronto’sO’KeefeCentre,now AnthonyComper member ofthe Canadian Olympic Association the Hummingbird Centre. Soon afterhis arrival A and the recipient of honorary degrees from inCanadahe moved to theUnited Stateswhere nthonyComper(BA 1966)ispresident McMaster University and the University of AnthonyComper he achieved international acclaim with the andchiefexecutive officerand adirectorof Calgary. AmericanBalletTheatre.Helaterdancedwiththe the Bank ofMontreal. Since 1997 he has also NewYorkCityBalletunderGeorge Balanchine servedaschairoftheCampaignfortheUniversity Charles Hollenberg but returned to theAmerican BalletTheatre to ofToronto. O becomeits artisticdirectorfrom 1980to 1989. Comperhasbeenastrongadvocateofeffortsto ne of Canada’s most experienced ApartfromhisdancecareerBaryshnikovhasalso recruitandpromotegreaternumbersofwomeninpo- and respected health administrators, Dr. been asuccessfulfilm actorwith—leadingroles in sitionsofresponsibilitywithintheBankofMontreal. CharlesHollenberghasexcelledineveryareaofthe moviessuchas TheTurningPo—int forwhichhe In 1995 the bank received the prestigious U.S. medicalprofession andhelped strengthen health receivedanOscarnomination and WhiteNights. CatalystAwardforpromotingwomen’scareerand researchinCanada. Hisrecentcriticallyacclaimedperformanceshave leadershipdevelopment,whilein1996Comperre- Between 1970and 1981 Hollenbergwas chair beenwiththeWhiteOakDanceProject,amod- ceivedanhonorarydegreefromMountSt.Vincent ofthe departmentofmedicine and SirJohn and Shari Graham Fell erndancecompanyhecreatedin1990withchore- Universityinrecognitionofhisadvocacyrole. LadyEatonProfessorofMedicineandphysician- ographerMarkMorris.Baryshnikov’smanyawards Comperwas amemberofUofT’sGoverning in-chiefattheTorontoGeneralHospital.Hewas include the Kennedy Medal in the Arts and an Councilfrom 1989to1998,servingaschairfrom theCharlesH.BestProfessorofMedicalResearch honoraryknighthoodfromtheUnitedKingdom. 1994to1998.Hisleadershipeffortsaschairofthe atUofTfrom1981to1983whenhebeganasix- university’sfundraisingcampaignhavebeenakey yeartermasvice-provostofhealthsciences.While John Kim Bell factorinthecampaign’sspectacularsuccesstodate. directoroftheBantingandBestDiabetesCentre Comper is also a director ofHarris Bankcorp from1981to1992,hesuccessfullyadvocatedanin- ohnKimBellisadistinguishedcomposer Inc.,HarrisTrustandSavingsBank,theCanadian creaseinprovincialfundingfordiabetesresearch. Jandconductor,anactivepromoterofCanadian Club ofToronto, Catalyst, N.Y., and the C.D. As president and CEO ofthe Ontario Cancer culture and a dedicated advocate ofthe nation’s HoweInstitute.Amemberoftheexecutivecom- Treatment and Research Foundation (OCTRF) AboriginalPeoples. mittee ofthe Canadian Bankers’Association, he beginning in 1991, he was instrumental in Born in 1952 on the Kahnawake Mohawk isalsohonorarychairmanoftheboardoftheYee increasingpublicprofileofthefoundationandthe ReserveinQuebec,Bellreceivedhisformalmusic HongCentreforGeriatricCare. disease. In June 1997 he became the founding education at Ohio State University and the presidentandCEO ofCancerCare Ontario, the Academia Musicale in Italy. Since then he has Shari Graham Fell successor to OCTRF and in March 1999 was conductedorchestrasaroundtheworldincluding appointedseniorconsultanttoCancerCareOntario. the Toronto Symphony and Britain’s Royal Shari Graham Fell, a U ofT graduate In1991 Hollenbergwasnamedanofficerofthe Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also composed (TrinityCollege) and enthusiasticchampion OrderofCanada. Laterthisyearhewill receive scores for several films. Bell produced, co- ofthe FacultyofSocialWorkand the universi- a Wightman Award from the Gairdner composed and directed the first-ever full-scale ty, is acommittedvolunteerand fund raiser. At Foundation,whichhechairedearlierinhiscareer, aboriginal dance production, In the Land of UofTsheservesaschairofsocialwork’sfundrais- for his outstanding contributions to medicine. Spirits, which premiered at the National Arts ingcampaignwhereshehassetastandardthatis Hollenberg is a fellow ofthe Royal Society of Centrein 1988andtourednationallyin 1992. amodelofaccomplishmentforherfellowvolun- CanadaandamasteroftheAmericanCollegeof Charles Hollenberg Bell is founder and president ofthe National teers across theUofTcommunity. Sheis also a Physicians. — PageS6 Monday,May31, 1999 Convocation ’99 Recipients for 1999 science art, business philanthropy andpolitics , , William Hutt William Hut A Fine Balance won the Giller Prize, the University.Shecompletedherdoctoralworkatthe A CommonwealthWritersPrizeforbestbook,the UniversityofLondon andwas aprofessor atthe GRADUATEOFTRINITYCOLLEGE,WILLIAM LosAngelesTimesfictionprize,theRoyalSociety UniversityofVictoria from 1956 to 1971 before HuttisoneofCanada’s mostrespectedand of Literature’s Winnifred Holtby Award, coming to U ofT. She was master ofMassey acclaimedactors. FromhisearlyrolesatUofT’s Denmark’sALOAPrizefortranslatedfictionand Collegeforsevenyearsuntilherretirementin1996. HartHouseTheatre,histalentshavetakenhimto wasafinalistfortheBookerPrize. AmongSaddlemyer’smanyvariedworksis The the StratfordFestival, theVancouverPlayhouse, CollectedLettersofJohnMilingtonSyngeforwhich theShawFestival,Broadway,theWestEndand Bob Raj shereceivedtheBritishAcademyCrawshayAward stages from Europe to Australia. He has given forcriticism.Shewasthefirstwomanandnon-Irish unforgettableperformancesasKingLear,Falstaff Former Ontario Premier Bob Rae has citizen to serve as chair ofthe International in TheMerry WivesofWindsor,JamesTyrone in had a distinguished political career. Now a AssociationfortheStudyofAnglo-IrishLiterature, YoshioMasui LongDay’sJourney intoNight, Prospero in The partnerin the lawfirm ofGoodman Phillips & was founding president ofthe Association for Tempest,JohnA.MacDonaldinTheNationalDream Vineberg, RaeledtheNewDemocraticPartyof CanadianTheatreHistoryandwasco-founderof and Lady Bracknell in TheImportance ofBeing Ontariofrom1982to1996,servingasleaderofthe thejournal TheatreHistoryin Canada. Anofficer Earnest. His directing credits include MuchAdo Official Opposition from 1987 to 1990 and as ofthe Order ofCanada, she has twice been a AboutNothing,AsYouLikeIt,SaintJoanandWaiting premierfrom 1990to 1995.Whilepremier, Rae Guggenheim Fellowandwas selected as one of for Godot and he was the artistic director ofthe played a key role in the Charlottetown Accord 12 role models forthe Royal SocietyofCanada GrandTheatreinLondon,Ont.,forfourseasons. and as Opposition leader worked hard for the publicationClaimingtheFuture:WomeninScholarship. He has received Genie, ACTRA, Prix Anik, ratificationoftheMeech LakeAccord. Raewas ETROG, Dora and Toronto Drama Bench electedtofederalandprovincialparliamentseight Michael Snow awards.In1969hewasnamedacompanionofthe timesbeforehisretirementfrompoliticsin1996. A OrderofCanadaandin 1992was investedwith A Rhodes Scholar in 1969, Rae received his n internationally renowned visual RohintonMistry the Order ofOntario. In 1998 he received the BPhilfromtheUniversityofOxfordin1971 and artist, filmmaker and musician, Michael ShakespeareGlobe’sSamWanamakerAwardfor obtainedbothhisBAandLLBfromtheUniversity Snowhas impressedaudiences formorethan40 most outstanding contribution to the world of ofToronto. HeisanadjunctprofessoratUofT yearswithhisoriginalandprovocativework. ElizabethanandJacobeantheatre. Huttwasalso and an associate fellow ofMassey College. A SnowwasborninTorontoin1929andeducated the first recipient ofthe Governor General’s memberoftheuniversity’sfundraisingcampaign atthe OntarioCollegeofArt. Hehasworkedin LifetimeAchievementAward. executive, Rae has been named a government many media over the years and his art can be appointee to U ofT’s Governing Council. The foundinpublicandprivatecollectionsaroundthe Yoshio Masui author oftwo books and a regular newspaper worldincludingtheNationalGalleryinOttawa, columnist,Raerecentlyservedaschiefnegotiator theMuseumofModemArtinNewYorkCityand Y oshio Masui is an award-winning for the Canadian Red Cross Society during its —theMuseed’ArtModerne in Paris. His 1—7films University ofToronto scientist whose dis- restructuringandisnationalspokespersonforthe severalofwhichhavereceivedawards have Bob Rae coveriesinthefieldofcellbiologyhavesignificant LeukemiaResearchFund. been presented atfilm festivals worldwide. As a implicationsforcancerresearch. musicianhehasperformedasasolopianistandin AfterreceivinghiseducationatKyotoUniversity Jens Rasmussen various ensembles in Canada, theUnited States, inJapanandthenservingonthefacultyofKonan H EuropeandJapan. University,Masui’sfirstmajorbreakthroughcame elping people to work more safely TwoofSnow’smostwell-kno—wnpublicsculp- whenhediscoveredaproteinhecalledthematu- andefficientlyhasbeenthevisionbehindthe turecommissionsareinToronto FlightStopat rationpromotionfactorthatmustbepresentfor distinguishedresearchcareerofJensRasmussen. the Eaton Centre and TheAudienceatSkydome. cellstoprogressthroughcertainstagesofdivision. Hisgroundbreakinganalysisoftechnicalsystems His currentventures include Corpus Callosum, a AftercomingtoUofTin 1969heandhisteam andworkers’relationshipstothemhashadapro- feature-lengthdigitalfilm,newCDprojectstobe discoveredcytostaticfactor, anothercriticalsub- foundimpactonthedevelopingfieldofcognitive released this year and a major retrospective stance in cell division. These discoveries are im- ergonomics.Theinsightsthisdisciplineprovideare (1962-1999) ofhis photographic works at the portanttocancerresearchbecausewhilecontrolled becoming essential to our design and under- PalaisdesBeaux-ArtsinBmsselswhichopensin Jens Rasmussen cell division simply causes growth in organisms, standing ofmodern complex systems thatrely July,latertravellingtoParisandGeneva.Tributes uncontrolledcelldivisioncausescancer. on the frequent interaction ofhuman decision- to his exceptional work include a Guggenheim Masui’smostrecenthonourwasa1998Albert makers with machines. Such systems include Fellowship,theOrderofCanadaandseveralhon- LaskerMedicalResearchAward,whichrecognizes manufacturingprocesscontrol, airtrafficcontrol orarydegrees.In1994hewashonoure—dwitha40- researcherswhohavemadeoutstandingadvances andothercomplexaviationsystems. yearretrospectiveexhibitioninToronto thelargest in the understanding, diagnosis, prevention and A graduate ofthe Technical University of exhibitionevermountedforaCanadianartist. treatmentofthiscentury’smajordiseases.Hewas Denmark in 1950, Rasmussen worked as a re- alsotherecipientofa1992GairdnerFoundation search scientist at Denmark’s Riso National Dame RosannaWon< InternationalAwardanda1990ManningAward. Laboratorybeforereturningtotheuniversityasa D Currendyprofessoremeritus inUofT’sdepart- professor ofcognitive engineering. During his ameRosannaWong,aUofTFaculty mentofzoology,Masuiis nowusingtime-lapse careerhe has served as an expertconsultant on ofSocialWorkgraduate,hasakeeninterest Ann Saddlemyer digital imaging techniques to study cell cycle issuessuchasnuclearpowersafetyandriskman- inchildandfamilywelfareissues.Sheisexecutive regulationinfrogembryos. agement before the National Research Council director—ofthe HongKongFederation ofYouth inWashington, the Organization forEconomic Groups anorganizationthathelpstoestablish RohintonMistry Cooperation and Development and the World andrunyouthcentresandoutdoortrainingcamps. R Bank. Nowretired heworks as afreelance con- Shehasalsochairedthegovernment’ssocialwel- ohintonMistryimmigratedtoCanada sultant.Rasmussen’sawardsandhonoursinclude fare advisorycommittee andthe Commissionon fromIndiain 1975 andbeganworkingin a theNorbertWienerAwardforlifetime achieve- Youth,aHongKonggroupthatco-ordinatesin- Torontobank. In 1983 hestartedwritingstories mentfromtheInstituteofElectricalandElectronic formationexchangeamongyouthadvisorybodies. while attending Woodsworth College as an Engineers Society of Systems, Man and In 1985Wongwaselectedtothe HongKong English and philosophy student. It was during Cybernetics andanhonorarydoctoratefromthe LegislativeCouncil.Shewaslaterappointedtoits thistimethathewontwoconsecutiveHartHouse TechnicalUniversityofBerlin. high-ranking Executive Council and asked to literary prizes and Canadian Fiction Magazine’s continueherappointmentfollowingthetransferof MichaelSnow annualContributor’sPrizefor1985.Sincethenhe HongKongfromBritishtoChineseauthority. has gained an international reputation as one of A Wong has been an active supporter ofthe Canada’smostcelebrated andadmiredwriters. nnSaddlemyerisaleaderinCanadian Faculty ofSocialWork and U ofT. She is a His short story collection Talesfrom Firozsha academia,well-knownforherworkonIrish patron ofthe U ofT Alumni Association and Baagwaspublishedin 1987,followedbyhisfirst theatre,Canadiantheatreandmodernpoetryand honorary patron of social work’s fundraising novel SuchaLongJourneyin 1991. Itwon many drama. SheismasteremeritaofMasseyCollege, campaign and served as founding chair ofthe awardsincludingthe GovernorGeneral’sAward emeritusprofessorofEnglishatVictoriaCollege UniversityofToronto (HongKong) Foundation. forfiction,theCommonwealthWritersPrizefor and former director ofthe Graduate Centre for Forhercontributionstothepolitical, administra- bestbookandtheW.H. Smith/BooksinCanada StudyofDramaatUofT. tive and educational life ofHong Kong, shewas FirstNovelAward. Itwasalso madeintoacriti- SaddlemyerreceivedherBAfromtheUniversity awardedthetideofDameCommanderoftheMost MA callyacclaimed feature film. His 1995 novel of Saskatchewan and her from Queen’s ExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpirein1990. DameRosanna Wong — PageS7 Monday,May31, 1999