Aaron Dantowitz ’91
PRESIDENT, UTSAA
Great strides in gender equity
Like most of the Class of 1991 , I turned 50 this year. Naturally, my classmates and I consider 1973 to be a very good vintage. But it is not all about us: 1973 also marked a birth of sorts for UTS. It was 50 years ago that the original vision of the “Schools” as an educator of both boys and girls finally came to fruition, and the first co‑educational class entered the doors of 371 Bloor Street West, along with the school’s first female faculty.
A mbitions were initially modest. Principal Don Gutteridge told the Toronto Star, “I think the boys and girls will help each other in the maturing process.” Other milestones followed. UTS entered the high school girls’ sports scene. In 1986, students elected a female school captain for the first time. Three inspiring women in a row have served as principal (please extend a warm welcome to new UTS Principal Dr. Leanne Foster!). And over the years, the ranks of alumnae have steadily grown, representing UTS in countless fields of endeavour, from genetics research to diplomacy to education to filmmaking to information technology.
T his year, we rightly celebrate 50 years of strides that UTS has made in the area of gender equity. It is not the last frontier, however. The removal of other barriers to a UTS education remains a goal, and a challenge. Enhancing the school’s bursary program is one priority. Fifty years from now, when the centenarians of the Class of 1991 look back on what more our community has achieved, let them rejoice again. ■
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PRESIDENT
Aaron Dantowitz ’91
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VICE PRESIDENT
Laura Money ’81
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Jonathan Bitidis ’99
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Aaron Chan ’94
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Hana Dhanji ’05
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Anne Fleming ’85
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UTSAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TREASURER
Peter Frost ’63
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SECRETARY
Adarsh Gupta ’12
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DIRECTORS
Geoffrey Hung ’93
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Mark Opashinov ’88
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Bob Pampe ’63
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Julia Pomerantz ’12
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HONORARY PRESIDENT
Dr. Leanne Foster Leanne.Foster@utschools.ca
HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT
Garry Kollins GKollins@utschools.ca
Avanti Ramachandran ’09
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Morgan Ring ’07
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Tim Sellers ’78
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Jessica Ware ’95
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UTS acknowledges we are situated on the traditional territory of many Indigenous nations including the Anishnabeg peoples – the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Chippewa – as well as the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, which is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that the land is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. We are grateful to honour this land through our dedication to learning and ongoing commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.
A BOLDNESS OF SPIRIT
Celebrating 50 years of co education at UTS 14
COMING FULL CIRCLE AT SOMA
Fifty years of diplomatic solutions created by globally minded teens 20
DR. LEANNE FOSTER
New UTS principal
PUBLISHER
Martha Drake
MANAGING EDITOR AND STAFF WRITER
Kimberley Fehr
PROOFREADER
Morgan Ring ’07
DESIGN
PageWave Graphics Inc.
PHOTOGRAPHY/ILLUSTRATION
Martha Drake, Kimberley Fehr, Emma Jenkin ’03, Dahlia Katz, Kara Lysne - Paris, S6 (grade 12)
Moineau, Doug Nicholson–Sunnybrook Hospital, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto
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ON THE COVER
UTS alumnae featured in the cover story, colour photos clockwise from top right: Leslie Allen ’78, Marina Jimenez ’82, Shereen Ladha ’06, Victoria Shen ’93, Meg Graham ’89, P ’27 and Cari Whyne ’87, P ’24.
ABOVE
Dr. Leanne Foster, the new principal of UTS.
CONTRIBUTORS
Our thanks to this issue’s contributors: Peter Buzzi ’77, Martha Drake, Dr. Leanne Foster, Marina Jimenez ’82, David LeGresley ’77, University of Toronto Department of Philosophy.
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UTS BOARD REPORT
Peter Buzzi ’77 Board Chair, UTS
The Class of 2023 threw their blue caps skyward in the Fleck Atrium , marking another first for our school – the inaugural graduation of students held at our renewed home in the state of the ar t Withrow Auditorium. Our grads stood poised on the verge of their futures, with the power to have an impact in our challenging, ever changing world, thanks to the exceptional education they received at UTS.
U TS is the kind of school that stays with you. For my classmates and me, our experience meant so much to us that we banded together to make the Class of 1977 an official UTS Founder of our renewed school, because we believe it is vital to give back to the places that shape you. I am also grateful for the support of the UTS Bursary Program that made it possible for me to attend. Today, as UTS continues our purpose of graduating students who will take initiative and lead as socially responsible global citizens, our admissions ethos remains firmly based on academic merit and potential, but with a sharp lens on greater diversity and inclusion.
W ith the success of the new building, the strategy of the Board now is striving to ensure a wider pool of exceptional students seek out and are able to access a UTS education, regardless of their financial means. This is integral to our efforts on anti racism, equity, diversity and inclusion, which include fostering economic diversity among our students.
We’ve come far in the last few years, and are excited to have new UTS Principal Dr. Leanne Foster to drive the momentum forward. As head of school at Trafalgar Castle School, she championed equity while developing a robust academic program to prepare students for our rapidly changing world. Her doctoral research on school improvement and educational change management bodes well for our future. Together, we will take bold strides forward to bring our strategy to life, enhancing the unique and important institution that is UTS to better serve the needs of all our students. ■
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Dr. Leanne
Foster Principal, UTS
Anything feels possible. We are both privileged and challenged to live at a time in history when the confluence of societal, environmental and scientific changes will create great difficulties and extraordinary opportunities. An eternal optimist – I always see the glass as half full – I view this as a time where a UTS education matters more than ever. As the new principal, this fall gave me a whirlwind introduction to the extraordinary tradition of excellence in education that is UTS. Thank you to everyone for being so welcoming, including the Board of Directors, outgoing principal Rosemary Evans and the entire UTS community. Getting to know our students is such a joy – they are so young, precocious and excited about learning. Our alumni are an inspiration, in your lives and achievements and how you remain truly dedicated to our school, some even half a century or more after graduation! Our thriving affiliation with the University of Toronto connects our school to one of the best universities in the world, providing a home on campus for our iconic renewed school.
W hat we do together within these walls creates the potential for transformation. I’m excited to build upon our school’s efforts to move towards fostering a greater culture of belonging and inclusion for all of our students. Belonging is not the same as “fitting in” – changing to exist in ways that deny the uniqueness of who we are. Belonging is showing up as our true authentic selves and feeling safe enough within our community to be present, known and seen.
B elonging frees our students to delve deeper into intellectual exploration and think more creatively, and is essential to allowing excellence to thrive.
I n time, incremental changes add up to real change, a sea change in our perspectives and understanding. These are the ways we build the future together, with kindness, empathy and brave conversations, and I look ahead to finding the way forward with you. ■
BACK TO BURSARY
If the philanthropic evidence from this past year is any indication, the time has come for UTS to get back to bursary.
When you see the donor report within these pages, you will notice that our community’s generous support of financial aid last year was the strongest since the mid-1990s, when the loss of provincial funding sent UTS into crisis mode. Thankfully, we are not in crisis today but instead in a position to forge our future.
The year 2023 was an exceptionally happy one for UTS. Back in our home at 371 Bloor Street West, we celebrated our milestone events in our beautiful renewed school. The final space to be completed, the Withrow Auditorium , served as a majestic venue for graduation this past June and also for the first assembly of the school year this September, where we welcomed our new principal, Dr. Leanne Foster, and our students and staff.
With the school building and perhaps, more importantly, our affiliation with the University of Toronto in good stead, the time has come to refocus our attention on bursary. This is because meritocracy and accessibility are the very essence of UTS and cannot exist without a robust bursary program for our students.
A UTS alum recently described the differentiator and significance of a UTS education as a trajectory. While all students who enter UTS are extraordinarily capable and would likely thrive in any academic environment, UTS launches students on a trajectory that helps them excel in their post-UTS academic careers and indeed, in life. This comment resonated with me as I hope it does with you. It is the case for having sufficient financial support so that every student who should be at UTS can attend and receive that lift for their success, and realize their best selves as global citizens. In our ideal school, students should be admitted to UTS without facing the financial barrier imposed by tuition.
Thank you most sincerely to all of you who chose to designate UTS with your philanthropic support. Your donations make a vital difference to the school and to the trajectory of the lives of our students. I hope you agree the time has come to get back to bursary and that you will eagerly join us on this journey to ensure all students who are admitted to UTS receive the financial support they need to attend.
Martha Drake Executive Director, Advancement
$2M will go to students who need bursary support this school year.
14% of UTS students receive bursary support.
Our community is scaling up access to a UTS education inch by inch through bursary support.
Make your gift today at utschools.ca/donate
IN SCHOOL
For the first time in recent history, UTS hosted the Graduation Ceremony in our own school, in the new state-of-the-art Withrow Auditorium , with ample room for all of the Class of 2023 and their families.
“ My hope for each and every one of the graduates, is that when you need help, you can call upon each other and the school to assist you,” said outgoing principal Rosemary Evans “And when others call for help, you will be there for them. I have already seen that spirit in your class.”
There were also calls for kindness and authenticity from the valedictorians.
“ You’ve got to make decisions that lead to you being the most ‘you’ version of yourself. The only person who needs to accept you is yourself,” said Arjun Mehta ’23 , who was co -valedictorian with Kat Dou ’23.
Blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, giant tortoises, manta rays and so much more –Isabella Liu, the UTS Science Department coordinator, learned firsthand about the wonders of the Galápagos Islands this summer as a 2023 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow with Lindblad Expeditions and the National Geographic Society. “Once you make eye contact with a sea turtle in the wild, it really puts things into perspective,” says Isabella, who was one of 50 educators selected as a Fellow. “Every single sea turtle that I saw was significantly older than me. I feel like they have so much wisdom to survive so long.”
Travelling on board the National Geographic Endeavour II, she had the opportunity to tour her namesake island, the seahorse-shaped Isabela Island, by Zodiac. She also performed citizen science, collecting water samples for Water Rangers, a non-profit organization.
This summer, about 60 Black students going into grades 5 to 7 came from across the Greater Toronto Area for a week of UTS camps focused on STEM, drama and world issues. UTS partnered with community organizations the Nubian Book Club, Parents of Black Children, African-Canadian Christian Network and Lifelong Learning Institute to invite students for the camps.
“ The thoughtfulness and inclusivity behind offering the camps exclusively to students who self-identify as Black demonstrates your commitment to fostering diversity and providing equal opportunities for all,” wrote mothers Pauline Patterson and Pauletta Frater. “This gesture not only empowered our daughters but also instilled a sense of pride in their heritage.”
The goal of UTS Outreach camps is to provide more students in Black communities with the opportunity to get to know UTS, in hopes of ultimately attracting more Black students to our school.
We learn so much from each other. Our research partnership with the Nahomi Institute for the Learning Sciences’ Consortium for Renovating Education of the Future team came to life in June as we hosted Japanese researchers and educators Dr. Hajime Shirouzu, director of the Nahomi Institute for the Learning Sciences; Dr. Moegi Saito, associate professor at Kyoritsu Women’s University; Dr. Shinya Iikubo, chief researcher at the Nahomi Institute for the Learning Sciences; and Sonoko Ogawa, teacher- educator at Saitama University. Along with UTS staff, we were also joined by two University of Toronto guests: Principal Emerita Elizabeth Morley from the Jackman Institute of Child Study Lab School and Dr. Rie Kijima P ’27 from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
UTS staff and our Japanese guests shared ideas, learned about each other’s educational systems and worked towards forming a codesigned research project. The educators were in Canada for a conference in Montreal, where they also met UTS donors, Richard Ingram ’61 and Satoko Shibata , who funded the Eureka! Research Institute @ UTS, instigated this collaboration and hosted a dinner with our research collaboration group and Jun Saito, the consul general of Japan at the time.
In the midst of equity work, it’s sometimes hard to see progress, says Dr. Kimberley Tavares, UTS coordinating vice principal, anti-racism, equity, inclusion, access and program innovation, but there are signs of change taking root at UTS.
Equity starts in the relationships, she says, through the way we stand up for each other and with each other. It takes root as we do the work. Last year, every department set goals and drafted implementation plans to light our way forward. From Math Department lessons about teaching rooted in different cultural understandings, to visual arts students using a visit to the Kent Monkman art exhibit to understand Cree-Settler relations and much more, the UTS curriculum is evolving to be more inclusive for all students. “Sometimes, the challenge is to hold differing opinions in tension, maintaining the vital respect that upholds people’s humanity and dignity," says Kimberley.
Can therapy dogs encourage F1 (grade 7) students to access mental health services?
A new research collaboration with One Health Partners and its therapy dogs, founded by Heidi Libesman P ’27, aims to determine if small group therapy dog sessions can increase the likelihood that F1 students will use mental health services at UTS.
“ The dogs are an icebreaker to demystify who we are and what we do, getting students more comfortable with us so that they access services when they need to,” says School Nurse Adi Sood, who is overseeing the project with UTS Social Worker Marleen Constantin .
The project is supported by the Eureka! Institute @ UTS, which funds research at the school.
The therapy dogs also come for optional visits with students and staff.
For more UTS news and views, check out our website at utschools.ca.
Student Life Officer Neuton Watson with Lily. Paw‑some!
A BOLDNESS OF SPIRIT
By Marina Jimenez ’82
Celebrating
50 years of co‑education at UTS
This September marked the 50th anniversary of co‑education at UTS.
W hen I started grade 7 back in the seventies, the upper two grades were all boys. I felt immensely privileged to be given a place at this school for “high achievers” that was founded in 1910 and had so recently opened its doors to girls. But as a shy 11 year old – being a December baby I was younger than most of my peers – it all seemed a bit overwhelming. There were so many new challenges: taking a bus and two TTC trains to get to Bloor and Spadina; attending assemblies in a cavernous auditorium, with trophies from athletes and scholars past on full display; stumbling over the pronunciation of the word “Colosseum” in Romance of Antiquity and more.
But soon, something clicked. I realized I was hungry for the academic rigour and stimulation of UTS – and I appreciated the eclectic, some would say eccentric, culture. I made friends with some amazing classmates (it helped
that my older sister, Amalia ’81 , also attended the school, along with the three Bush sisters, Catherine ’79, Elizabeth ’81 and Jennifer ’82 , from our neighbourhood). I realized that, if I worked hard, I could keep up. I also learned to speak up. Boys or no boys.
U TS fostered a tremendous sense of curiousity and boldness of spirit – traits that served me well in my later career as a journalist and editorial writer. I wasn’t called “Intrepid” for nothing.
As Melissa Fox-Revett ’82 , my UTS classmate and friend, reflected: “At UTS, I never EVER felt like girls couldn’t do everything boys could do.” No surprise she became a kick ass lawyer, and then, a successful restaurateur.
I nstead of feeling intimidated, we were bonded by the incredible experience that UTS offered, in everything from arts and maths to languages and extra c urriculars. The girls were quick to realize that yes, we could do this. “It was a comfort to be able to compete with boys, and knowing you could hold your own. Even when some of the boys/men were world class mathematicians or debaters,” recalls Laura Money ’81 , a UTS alum and friend who is a triathlete and the executive vice president, chief information and technology innovation officer of Sun Life.
W hile everyone has vivid high school memories (thanks to the intensity of adolescence), I believe this is especially true for UTS graduates.
W ho can ever forget Doc Monty (Dr. William Montgomery), the venerable philosophy teacher, drawing a perfect circle on the blackboard when a student’s answer missed the mark? Pulling an all n ighter in your final year to submit The Twig, the UTS yearbook, to the printers on deadline?
Book club friends visiting the old UTS before construction began: Laura Money ’81, Marina Jimenez ’82, Karen O’Connor ’81 and Marina's sister, Amalia Jimenez ’81.
Many UTS graduates still count their classmates among their closest chums.
Field hockey at Robert Street Field; the 12 m inute run around Varsity Stadium; memorizing the poem Abou Ben Adhem and slogging through the venerable Cry, the Beloved Country?
The name of the main character, Theophilus Msimangu, a heroic priest named for an Ancient Greek, practically begged to be re purposed as your own when student teachers came into the classroom, all in good fun.
U TS set us up well for university, graduate school and the working world, where we would need to get along with a wide variety of colleagues from a variety of backgrounds, some with idiosyncratic pools of knowledge (as a newspaper editor once said about journalists) and others of a more phlegmatic nature.
T he networks we developed proved indestructible. Many UTS graduates still count their classmates among their closest chums. That’s a gift for life. It’s true for me, with a book club populated by UTS friends (and fantastic new ones) that has lasted for more than two decades.
A school filled with so many memorable teachers and students with an intense thirst for knowledge never quite leaves you. When you meet a fellow UTS grad out in the real world, you can spot them right away. It’s the light in their eyes.
I did. I was on executive of the Dance Committee deejaying our school dances, the Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly (SOMA), dance club and the culture show.
Since the age of four I had been training as a dancer. I continued to dance at UTS and started doing it professionally. I did it through my bachelor of commerce at McGill University and through my master of business administration at the Schulich School of Business. I always had these parallel tracks. I was a finalist on Canada’s Got Talent, and was cast for dance roles in Hollywood and Bollywood films. I’ve put on exhibits for the Toronto International Film Festival and Nuit Blanche. I’ve toured stage productions, all while pursuing the other professional side of my life in brand and business strategy. I just took a new role as vice president, creative strategy at Hill+Knowlton. But amongst UTS grads, I am not unusual. Every grad I know is doing extraordinary things. I really found my people there (my best friend to this day is fellow UTS grad, Hital Patel ’06) and many of us remain in touch.
OPPOSITE (clockwise from top left):
Marina Jimenez ’82 on assignment in the Arctic for Canadian Geographic magazine.
Victoria Shen ’93 with her husband, Michael Broadhurst ’88.
Shereen Ladha ’06 films a video at the Aga Khan Museum in North York.
Leslie Allen ’78 in African Kente cloth, which is traditional Ashanti garb, while visiting Ghana earlier this year – she hopes to relocate there and do mobile dentistry in rural areas.
Cari Whyne ’87, P ’24 at work as a senior scientist and the director of the Holland Joint and Bone Research Program at Sunnybrook Hospital.
Architect Meg Graham ’89, P ’27 (left) on a Superkül construction site with colleagues.
The onset of co education opened the doors to half a century of remarkable women. I had the pleasure of speaking to five of them about what UTS meant for them and how their experiences resonated in their future lives. Here are their stories, in their own words.
SHEREEN LADHA ’ 06
When I was in grade 6, I knew I wanted to go to UTS. It appealed to my competitive nature. UTS had such an interesting dynamic for a high school. Unlike other high schools, the path to popularity was about getting involved, and that’s exactly what
U TS wasn’t a place that made me hyper aware of my gender. That was something I started to experience as I grew older. As a woman of colour, I am now hyper aware of it. At UTS, I had wonderful people in my cohort, and we related to one another based on our many mutual interests. The moment at UTS when I began to really pay attention to gender equality was during a trip to Zambia, co organized by Doctors without Borders and the National Film Board. We lived in a school outside of Lusaka for two weeks to film a documentary about the feminization of AIDS in Africa. I still think about that trip and the Zambian girls I met. It gave a greater dimension to my understanding of gender equality.
By the time I came to UTS, co education was the norm. But more than that, I never felt I was
VICTORIA SHEN ’ 93
Doug Nicholson/Sunnybrook Hospital
I think the most life-changing aspect of UTS had to be growing and learning in the company of your fellow students.
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somehow less or unequal due to my gender. When I reflect on the work I did later in my life, in gender equality and human rights, it was obvious to me that people should be treated with dignity and respect, and succeed based on skill and merit because that was the norm at UTS.
S ome of the early organizations that I worked with, such as Planned Parenthood and my appointment to the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Special Session on Women 2000, focused on issues and interests that I developed during my time at the school. It instilled in me a sense of public service, broadened my imagination for what is possible for myself and equipped me with the tools to pursue my aspirations.
I t hink the most life changing aspect of UTS had to be growing and learning in the company of your fellow students, the smartest, most talented and extraordinary group of people. So many students had mind blowing intelligence and skill, not just in academics, but also music, art and athletics. The students were also incredibly diverse and sometimes quite odd. But the school is a haven for the gifted, so they can be intellectually curious and develop into their own quirky selves. Adolescence can be cruel – I am grateful for the safety and acceptance that I had at UTS and the community of alumni who continue to be extraordinary adults.
I h ad to work incredibly hard to keep up and that strong work ethic prepared me for the future. I won awards and scholarships at University of Toronto and McGill Law School. Finally, I have co education to thank for my husband, Michael Broadhurst ’88 , a UTS graduate. Our time at the school overlapped, but we didn’t know each other until we were introduced years later. I definitely have to thank UTS for that.
MEG GRAHAM ’ 89, P ’ 27
For me, UTS was an environment that nurtured my curiosity and developed my self confidence. We were all valued and individuality was
respected. It was a beautiful nest for me. I was one of those kids who couldn’t figure out what I was good at so I took additional English and (I think!) all the maths and sciences in my final years. It turned out being a generalist was good for what I went on to study, which was architecture. I completed a bachelor’s at Waterloo and a master’s degree in architecture from Harvard University. In high school, you learn to work with people. Nobody is a solo act. I do remember being photo editor of The Twig, our yearbook. We had so much fun learning about using the darkroom from Mr. Don Boutros. It was the first large group project I had ever done. Architecture is similarly a collaborative process where you design together. The Twig was my first experience with that, which was formative. Through my time and experiences at UTS, I learned to become more competitive with myself, rather than with my classmates, and to reach higher and navigate challenges, intellectually and otherwise. At UTS, the slogan was “the pursuit of excellence.” I remember wondering what that meant. In the end, for me, it was about putting in my best effort, all while thinking critically about my actions and their impact. Today, I am proud to be a partner at Superkül, an award w inning architectural firm, with my husband. We are a great team with respective strengths, my foresight and instinct, and his calm demeanour. Our class was pretty tight and I am still in touch and close with a number of my UTS friends. We lead different lives but are bound by our time at UTS and the experiences we had together; my feeling is that we share a deep sense of responsibility to our communities, and the capacity to think critically and push beyond our comfort zones.
CARI WHYNE ’ 87, P ’ 24
I was lucky because I found my passion early at UTS. I really loved math and took three math courses in my final year, all taught by Mr. Al Fleming ’54. I was surprised at how few girls
took three maths and even less took the math based physics course. I also really enjoyed art, Spanish and philosophy and at UTS, there was an opportunity to explore so many different areas of study. I played a lot of sports: tennis, girls’ softball, basketball and track. I went on an exchange program in grade 12 to an all g irls convent school in Madrid taught by nuns. It was an amazing experience, but it was also interesting that the main educational approach was rote learning, copying things out of an encyclopedia. That was not what we were doing at UTS. UTS taught me how to solve problems, to come up with solutions and ideas, and justify and rationalize them. We were encouraged to ask questions and speak out. It’s a gift to be encouraged to have a strong voice, and I took that with me. It served me well in my undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at Queen’s University and the University of California in Berkeley and San Francisco where I earned my PhD in bioengineering. I have been working at Sunnybrook for 23 years, where I am a senior scientist and the director of the Holland Joint and Bone Research Program. My own orthopaedic biomechanics lab is focused on clinically translational bioengineering research. Co education is very important to me. In our world, we have to work together, not just men and women, but a whole spectrum of people with distinct identities. It is critical to understand different perspectives and the diversity of our world in order to find real workable solutions. I was never bored at UTS. I was motivated. I loved learning and that the teachers were so engaged. My son now goes to UTS and he never comes home and says ‘school is boring.’
LESLIE ALLEN ’ 78
UTS offered me a great education and prepared me well for university. The classes were smaller and you didn’t feel lost. You learned to communicate what you needed. But socially and mentally, it was a challenge. I started in level 2 (grade 10)
and I was the first Black women in the school to graduate. That was a big deal. At the time, most people at the school had not been around people of other ethnicities. There were racial slurs and a lot of talk about my hair. It was degrading, humiliating and upsetting. Fortunately, most of the teachers were open and welcoming. Mr. Don Gutteridge for one. He was great. I remember Ornella Barrett , the gym teacher, Al Fleming ’54 in math and Nora Maier. I liked that she walked with a certain grace. She had a presence about her. She always commented on how nicely I dressed. I wasn’t allowed to wear jeans. My parents were educators from Jamaica and they had aspirations for me and my sister. We were going to be doctors, no ifs, ands or buts. And we both became dentists. At UTS, despite the challenges, certain people really had an impact. They helped me find my voice and stand up for myself. And that helped set me up for success in higher education and in life. Some of the students were great too. I remember certain people fondly. Before she retired, former principal Rosemary Evans reached out and we talked about the issues around diversity at UTS. I had an opportunity to speak with some Black students via Zoom and support them. Students of colour have each other today and I applaud them. UTS has definitely allowed women to flourish, no matter what their race. I decided I am going to go to my forty fi fth UTS reunion this year. This is the first time I am seeing my classmates since I graduated in 1978. It is part of my mental healing. A chance to go full circle. ■
UTS taught me how to solve problems, to come up with solutions and ideas, and justify and rationalize them. “ ”
Students from UTS' first co educational Spanish class on their grade 12 graduation day: Ann Louise Keenan, David Bernstein, Leslie Allen, Teacher William Stickland, Monica Biringer and Shelly Tepperman.
50 years of diplomatic solutions created by globallyminded teens
Coming Full Circle at SOMA
By Kimberley Fehr
Times may have changed since the inception of the Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly (SOMA), but the tradition of diplomacy is stronger than ever. This spring, UTS students hosted SOMA L, the fiftieth-anniversary edition of the event. After three years of COVID interference, SOMA 2023 provided cause for celebration with the return to a fully in-person event, held at the University of Toronto and UTS. For keynote speaker, David Morley C.M. ’73, president and CEO of UNICEF Canada, it was like coming full circle.
H alf a century ago, he was just like the 450 students in the audience before him in the Withrow Auditorium , eager to delve into the issues of the day with like m inded peers as a member of the Toronto Model Plenary, the predecessor of SOMA.
Now, he’s on the stage speaking to SOMA delegates as a world renowned expert, delivering a crucial UNICEF message on a goal that he says will have a ripple effect throughout communities and nations: preventing needless deaths for children under the age of five.
“The best way to increase preventable deaths amongst the world’s marginalized people is through primary health care services delivered at the community level,” David told SOMA delegates. “As more children survive, parents increasingly advocate for more and better
education. Focusing on these services not only helps children but women as well, because the primary deliverers of those services are women. It becomes a virtuous cycle.”
Making Their Mark
David, who retired from UNICEF in June, is just one on a long list of UTS alumni who honed their diplomatic mettle through SOMA and its previous incarnations, and made their mark on the world at large in diplomacy, international relations, law, politics and business. There’s Chris Alexander ’85 , who served as Canada’s ambassador to Afghanistan, the minister of Citizenship, Immigration and an MP for Ajax— Pickering, and Sheila Coutts ’83 who worked as a diplomat in Europe and also on the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking.
Another SOMA alum, Matthew Kronby ’81 , served as a high profile trade diplomat before becoming a partner at BLG, specializing in international trade and investment law.
There’s Bill Robson ’77, president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, Ian Brodie ’85 who served as chief of staff in Stephen Harper’s Prime Minister’s Office, Madame Justice Jill Presser ’87 and Pericles Lewis ’86 , the dean of Yale College, and so many more it is impossible to list them all.
For some, SOMA set their life direction, but perhaps none more so than Jeff Nankivell ’81 , who not only went on to enjoy a career in diplomacy, but also met the love of his life.
Vigorous Expression of Partisan Views
Flashback 1981: it was the height of the Cold War, the heyday of Thatcherism and a young Jeff Nankivell was part of the United Kingdom delegation at SOMA, an event which had been co produced by students from UTS and Port Credit Secondary School since its inception.
“Some of my best UTS friends and I had a lot of fun, vigorously expressing the partisan views of Margaret Thatcher’s government while putting the pro American Cold War case forward, tossing around references to the U.K. as the home of capitalism and the mother of parliament, with a lot of cultural arrogance,” he says.
SOMA Love Story
Alison Pipa from Port Credit Secondary School was secretary general of SOMA, and became friends with SOMA president John Duffy ’81 , a
BELOW:
David Morley C.M. ’73 delivering the keynote at SOMA 2023.
Jeff Nankivell ’81 as the consul general of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao.
close friend of Jeff’s who was revered at UTS for his public speaking, legendary wit and diplomacy. Alison and Jeff went to U of T and then when they both planned independently to get their master’s at the London School of Economics, John and many of their friends were urging them to connect. By the time they left London, they were engaged.
Today, they’ve shared their lives together, raised two sons and enjoyed international careers. Jeff, who is now president and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, had a 33 year career in Canada’s Foreign Service, including deputy head of mission in China, and consul general of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao. Alison Nankivell is senior vice president, fund investments and global scaling at BDC Capital.
D uring his career, Jeff had the opportunity to experience the Economic and Social Council at the real United Nations. “Seeing a UN committee in real life, SOMA was a pretty accurate simulation of what those meetings are actually like. In my career, I was involved in other international negotiations and SOMA was very relevant for that too.”
A couple of years ago in storage, Jeff found a framed “Award for Best Delegate to Jeff Nankivell,” signed by Alison Pipa. The next time their names appeared together on a document, it was a marriage certificate. Just goes to show one never knows where SOMA will lead.
A s of 1982, UTS students became the sole organizers of SOMA.
The World Thrown Open
Flash forward to 1990. The Tiananmen Square protests had taken place the previous year, the Berlin Wall had come down and with it, Eastern Bloc countries were transforming to democracy, and the Soviet Union was on the verge of unravelling.
“All of the things that had been certainties throughout my high school life were suddenly being thrown open,” recalls Eric Walsh ’90. ”It looked like we were headed into a golden era of peace and security. As the bipolar world changed, SOMA became about how can we get things done that need to get done on issues like nuclear disarmament, the environment and human rights.”
He and two UTS friends represented Libya in the SOMA General Assembly. Taking their role playing seriously, they took the secretary general hostage to make their demands. “Now I see that was stereotyping nationality based on images
in Western culture, but the entire experience of SOMA opened my eyes to the possibilities of representing Canada in real life.”
I n 1995, he joined the Foreign Service and now he’s served our country for close to 30 years and is currently the high commissioner for Canada in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Previously he served as ambassador to the Republic of Korea from 2015 to 2018, revelling in all of the pomp and ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, one of the most exciting times of his career.
Creating Historic Change
Another highlight came early in his career –the chance of a lifetime to be part of a historic diplomatic effort that has had profound implications for people living in conflict zones around the world. As a young diplomat, Eric travelled to Europe, Southeast Asia and even Turkmenistan helping to negotiate the landmark Ottawa Treaty aimed at banning anti personnel landmines around the world. “What started off with a handful of countries trying this new, audacious way to negotiate disarmament outside of the United Nations ended up with over 120 countries signing on to the Treaty in December 1997, establishing that norm that anti personnel mines are not legitimate weapons of war. It was a wonderful experience for me to see what diplomacy can achieve when we put our minds to it.”
L ike David, Eric has returned to SOMA to share his experiences, speaking virtually to delegates in 2022 at hybrid SOMA. “Russia had just invaded, the international system was in flux,” he says. “The uncertainty raised a lot of questions about the future of the world. I told SOMA delegates that where there are challenges, there are going to be a lot of opportunities. Their voices need to be heard.”
Eric Walsh holds the torch at the 2018 Winter Olympics as the Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.
Invaluable Leadership Experience
For SOMA organizers, managing the event gives rise to a diplomatic empowerment that can resonate throughout their lives. The skills Hana Dhanji ’05 honed as secretary general served her well as a Wall Street lawyer and in her previous role as a business development manager at the Rotman School of Management. They also come into play today in her work as a board director on the UTS Alumni Association, and in her own businesses, as an executive coach, and most recently as founder of The Law School Edge, a coaching program designed to help law students develop professional skills and land their dream jobs at top t ier corporate firms in Canada and New York City.
“I was 18 years old, managing a budget of $60,000 and planning an event attended by hundreds of delegates from across southern Ontario,” she says. “It was the first time I’d ever had to do that kind of event management, oversee the assets and be accountable. To be able to pull that off and see the fruits of that labour was very, very satisfying.”
T he best part of all: the first day of the event where she was able to bang the gavel down with a resounding thud in front of hundreds of delegates to mark the opening of the conference.
The International Day of the Girl
For Rachel Park ’11 , serving as secretary general became an “all consuming” endeavor, and she loved it. Her SOMA experiences also came full circle while she was still a UTS student. At age 16, she joined Plan Canada’s Because I am a Girl campaign, leading honest conversations with young Canadian women about gender equity and what it means to be a girl in our society.
In 2011, she joined a panel of 12 girls in New York City at the UN Commission on the Status of Women to help advocate for the creation of the International Day of the Girl, where she met “incredible” teens who’d tackled immeasurable challenges in their countries that translated into legislative social change.
“ While world leaders drafted the legislation, our panel created a Girls’ Working Statement,” she recalls. “I was one of the two lead writers which was so wild, because this type of resolution is exactly what I did at SOMA, only this had real‑world implications.”
She was interviewed on CTV along with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and in December 2011, the UN passed the resolution to establish the Day of the Girl, which takes place annually on October 11.
Global Citizenship for Our Connected World
The diplomacy and global citizenship Rachel learned at SOMA continued to develop at Harvard University, where she joined Harvard Model United Nations, and still play out today in her work in cybersecurity as director of product marketing at SentinelOne and previously as a global product marketing lead at Microsoft.
“Cybersecurity is not respective of state lines,” says Rachel. “With customers facing global threats, you need to adopt a worldwide perspective to understand how international incidents translate to cybersecurity issues that impact your customers.” There are also the less tangible aspects, such as: “Recognizing your customers come from incredibly different backgrounds. I have calls around the world every day – a global perspective is critical and you always have to approach from a place of empathy.”
R achel marvels at what SOMA delegates accomplish in three short days. “Teenagers working together, tethered by the national interests of the countries they represent, are able to draft resolutions that are practical solutions to tangible issues. If teenagers can come up with
ABOVE: Hana Dhanji ’05; Rachel Park ’11 BELOW: Mathew Davidson ’21 is now just down the street at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
these solutions, clearly consensus is possible. The onus is on adults and decision m akers to step up. You walk away from SOMA believing that it is possible to solve the problems facing our world.”
World Issues and SOMA Collide
In March 2020, SOMA organizers were gearing up for the event when COVID 19 brought the world to a standstill. At first, organizers thought they’d have SOMA later in the school year when things got back to normal, but back to normal never came.
“ We didn’t know how long the pandemic would last,” recalls Matthew Davidson ’21 , secretary general for SOMA in 2021. “By September 2020, we were determined that the next SOMA would happen, and it would be online.”
W hen world issues and SOMA collide, the remarkable happens.
T he Secretariat began putting the infrastructure in place to make an online conference work, choosing Zoom as the platform for committee sessions, and Slack as a way for delegates to communicate in real t ime. COVID disrupted the mail service so they instituted an online system for registration and payment. “We made it up as we went along with the IT and Student Life departments at UTS,” says Matthew. “There were a lot of IT issues that we had never dealt with before. The level of technical work was like 10 times that of a normal conference.”
I n February, a mock SOMA provided a trial run, and in April they ended up with about 450 registrants, with the online format allowing U.S. delegates from as far away as Illinois and California.
D ue to the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) became the hottest committee of them all, and the keynote speaker was Dr. Peter Singer, who served as special advisor to the director general of the WHO, and spoke about global public policy on vaccine distribution.
“At the end, I was just so happy that it worked out,” Matthew recalls. “I became a little emotional giving my closing ceremony speech. It doesn’t seem very dramatic to hit the close button on a Zoom call, but for me it was. We put so much work into it, it was a relief that we pulled it off and also a sense of pride at what we had done.”
Now, Matthew is continuing to learn about international affairs at U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, which became a SOMA partner in 2022, with Munk students giving delegates a primer on key global issues at the start of the conference. This partnership continued in 2023 for the fiftieth anniversary of SOMA.
A Celebration of 50 Years
Like many students, Evelyn Fallah ’23 fell in love with SOMA and the opportunity to collaborate, research and discuss world issues while truly adopting the perspective of another country.
As secretary general of SOMA L, she says, “The fiftieth a nniversary milestone gave us a purview to really push the boundaries and honour 50 years of tradition while also improving upon that to make it even better.”
Not only did they secure David Morley as the keynote speaker, but they transformed the annual gala from a sit down banquet to a party with show dancers, mocktails and opportunities to mingle.
SOMA L was a great success, and while Evelyn was sad when it ended, her work with SOMA already had her presenting to the real UN over Zoom in fall 2022 about how Model UN provides a gateway for students to learn about global challenges. “It was so unreal to be talking about Model UN to the United Nations General Assembly,” she says, “That was a huge full circle moment for me.”
A s for the future, Evelyn says, “I hope that SOMA can continue innovating for the next 50 years because it’s been such an integral part of my high school experience. I want SOMA to be available so others can fall in love with Model UN as much as I have.” ■
It takes a team to SOMA — Evelyn Fallah ’23 (centre) and the Secretariat for the 50th anniversary edition of SOMA.
PHOTO: S6 (grade 12) Moineau
DEEP OPTIMISM AND THE JOY OF LEARNING
New UTS Principal Dr. Leanne Foster
Dr.Leanne Foster is driven by a deeply optimistic sense that educators really do make a difference, and comes to her new role as UTS principal committed to furthering our school’s work to create a greater culture of inclusion and belonging.
“As educators, we never give up,” says Leanne. “When a student has challenges, or struggles with a sense of belonging, it’s our job as educators to figure out what’s going on and find that spark to foster a stronger connection.”
Her career in education stems from seeing how school didn’t support her younger sister who faced a significant learning disability. “I always wonder what would have happened if someone had said, ‘You belong here. Let’s focus on where your strengths are. Let’s figure out how to help.’”
L eanne always wanted to become a teacher, but at the time she graduated university the teaching job market was weak so she worked in publishing for nearly a decade before earning her bachelor’s at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). She began her career as a kindergarten teacher, and then became a special education consultant at the Toronto District School Board, a role she held for eight years. Leanne also continued to further her education, earning a master’s from OISE and a PhD from the University of Toronto. Her independent schools career trajectory progressed through roles at Branksome Hall and St. Clement’s School to rise to head of school at Trafalgar Castle School in Whitby.
I n eight years there, she established a robust academics program focused on future ready competencies, and a partnership with Ontario Tech University. Like UTS, Trafalgar underwent its own soul searching with an equity audit and incorporated feedback into all aspects of student life.
L eanne grew up thriving in the vibrant diversity of Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood with the Salvation Army Church as a defining influence. She has a tight k nit family, with her husband Dan Hill, daughter Olivia, 28, their dogs and her sister’s family.
A battle with breast cancer changed how Leanne sees the world. “All of the little things that I thought I had to control floated away and the only things I cared about were my family, my health, the people close to me and showing up to do a good job.”
At UTS, Leanne looks forward to the opportunity to further our equity work. “I am committed to anti racism, equity, diversity and inclusion, and plan to work with students to make our school an even more warm and welcoming place with a vibrant school spirit. Coming back from COVID has been hard for schools, and I am hoping as the year progresses we find the opportunity to rediscover the everyday moments that bring us joy.” ■
ALUMNI NEWS
In recognition of his extraordinary record of international humanitarianism, visionary leadership and focused wisdom, David Morley C.M. ’73 was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree by the University of British Columbia this June. He also retired from his role as president and CEO of
// Midnight at the Paradise, a romantic drama feature film written and produced by Bill Robertson ’81 (third from left), sold out at both its world premiere at the Whistler Film Festival, and Toronto premiere earlier this year. Praised by POV Magazine as: “A perfect movie for movie lovers,” this feature film is a cinematic love letter to the city of Toronto and was shot on location in Bloorcourt Village’s Paradise Theatre. The movie starred Liane Balaban and the late Kenneth Welsh in an ensemble cast. UTS was out in fine form in Whistler, with fellow members of the Class of 1981: Jeff Nankivell (left) (also appearing in this issue’s feature story about Coming Full Circle at SOMA), UTS Alumni Association Vice President Laura Money (second from left) and Michael Joy (pictured right) supporting their friend.
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UNICEF Canada, after 12 years there. The citation honoured him for dedicating over four decades to humanitarian work, international development and promoting children’s rights. “He is a champion for the universality of the UN’s Convention of the Rights of the Child, the most ratified human rights treaty in the world,” it said, also noting that as the executive director of Doctors without Borders Canada from 1998 until 2005, David contributed meaningfully to the organization’s 1999 Nobel Peace Prize. David obtained a master of education degree from UBC in 2008 and has been increasingly involved in educating and inspiring young people to become future
leaders in humanitarian work. He is pictured with his wife, Principal Emerita Elizabeth Morley from the Jackman Institute of Child Study Lab School.
Grant Vingoe ’76 was selected as the first dedicated chief executive officer of the Ontario Securities Commission earlier this year, by the Ontario Ministry of Finance. “As CEO, I am committed to ensuring that our key investor protection reforms achieve their promise while fostering conditions enabling businesses to create growth and prosperity in our province,” he said. He was already on the Commission’s Board of Directors, holding the role of chair and CEO since April 2020, and the role of vice chair since 2015. In the newly created role, Grant continues to serve on the Commission’s Board of Directors.
The Honourable Monica Biringer ’78 , a judge of the Tax Court of Canada, was appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal in June. She joined the Tax Court of Canada in 2021 and is recognized as a leader in tax law by various international and domestic tax organizations and for her accomplishments in supporting the advancement of women in the legal profession.
PHOTO: University of British Columbia
// Nobel Laureate Michael Spence ’62 got together with two friends – Gordon Brown, former U.K. prime minister, and Mohamed A. El-Erian, president of Queens’ College, University of Cambridge – with a common goal: to devise achievable solutions to our global state of permacrisis. The result is the book Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix our Fractured World. Increasing nationalism, the escalating climate emergency, surging inflation and other pressing world problems inspired the three men to collectively examine our broken approaches to the economy and come up with this playbook to change the world. Written also with Reid Lidow, assistant to the mayor of Los Angeles, the book aims to help people prevent crisis and manage the future to create a fairer, more equitable world.
COVID proved to be the perfect storm for Kath Hammond ’87, P ’20, general counsel at Greater Toronto Airports Authority, as the bottom fell out financially at Pearson. She rose to the challenge and Canadian Lawyer featured her story and experience in their magazine. She also had a similar experience serving as a director on the UTS Board, helping see our school through the pandemic.
“The Birdhouse,” a lakeside cottage with 3,000 square feet of floor space in the Kawarthas region of Ontario, designed by Meg Graham ’89, P ’27, a partner at Superkül architectural firm, was featured in The Globe and Mail for its sophistication, simple materials and harmonious situation in the natural environment. “We wanted to create a house that felt demure,” she told the Globe, “There’s a sense of majesty to the building, but it’s a quiet majesty.”
Truc Nguyen ’01 wrote about the vivid turquoise waters, Maori cultural experiences and vibrant cities in New Zealand, as well as the benefits of longer stay travel enabled by remote and flexible work in the summer issue of C AA Magazine. She’s also a marketing communications manager and freelance fashion and lifestyle editor.
GPTZero cofounders Alex Cui ’16 and Edward Tian ’18 were named to Forbes magazine’s list of Top 30 Under 30 in Toronto for their app that reveals whether text was written by a human or AI. The magazine reported that they’d raised $3.5 million in funding and the team has grown by 12 people in the last half year.
THEATRE AND MUSIC
Two UTS alumni came together in the production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Canadian Stage’s Dream in High Park. Richard Feren ’85 designed the sound and composition for the production – it’s his fifth year with Dream in High Park, and he has been composing music and sound designs for theatre productions for more than 30 years. “Working with the cast and the crew is a bit like summer camp,” he says, “but with an audience of hundreds each night!”
Louisa Zhu ’08 played both Titania and Hippolyta. “Working in High Park was truly magical. It is very special to be able to share the energy of live theatre to 700+ people every night, many of whom were experiencing Shakespeare live for the first time.”
PHOTO: ABC
PHOTO: Doublespace photography
Photo by Dahlia Katz, set and costume design by Jackie Chau, lighting design by Logan Raju Cracknell.
Wildwoman, a viciously bold and sexy comedy by Kat Sandler ’04 , made its debut at Soulpepper Theatre this fall. Based on the shocking true story that inspired Beauty and the Beast, Wildwoman explores cyclical notions of gender, class and power through the lives of three very different women as they wrestle for survival and legacy in the 16th century French court of King Henry II.
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The Kuperman Brothers – dancers, choreographers and directors Rick Kuperman ’07 (right) and Jeff Kuperman ’08 (left)– are heading for their Broadway debut, choreographing a musical adaptation of The Outsiders, based on the novel by S.E. Hinton, and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film. Angelina Jolie has joined the project as the lead producer. Look for it in spring 2024!
Here Alastair Thorburn-Vitols ’22 sings Mykola Lysenko’s Het’many in Ukrainian, describing a 1768 Cossack rebellion against Polish rule, in the Royal Conservatory of Music Temerty Theatre’s sold out finale for the Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute. He was one of nine vocalists accepted into the week long summer program, which trains singers in dramatic analysis of Ukrainian poetry and music. “I appreciate being exposed to the extensive repertoire of Ukrainian art songs, and learning the skills necessary to perform this excellent but often overlooked musical tradition,” he says.
LITERARY NEWS
Art can be a form of resistance in the face of humanitarian crises. University of Toronto medical student Vikita Metha ’19 (right) teamed up with her friend Inaya Yousaf to publish We Have Also Survived: Poetry as a Tool for Resistance in Humanitarian Crises Around the World. This book explores how people across the world refuse to be silenced by human rights violations and share their perspectives through ideas, poetry and art. They interviewed 16 activists, politicians and poets from East Turkistan, Yemen, Nigeria and Canadian Indigenous communities. Sales are being donated to high i mpact humanitarian organizations.
UTS IN GERMANY
On a recent Maximum City exchange trip with UTS to Frankfurt, German teacher Nicola Townend took the opportunity to catch up over lunch in Frankfurt this summer with four UTS alumni who are now living there: Imogen Jenkins ’11, John Lai ’12, Jessica Link ’19 and Della Alderson ’20. Pictured are Della, Nicola and Imogen next to a Ugo Rondinone statue in the garden of the Städel Museum. Della, who is studying community development with a minor in German at Acadia University, was there on a year long exchange studying German at the University of Freiburg, where she played for the Freiburg Pumas Lacrosse Team and hiked extensively in the Black Forest. John
moved to Berlin to pursue sculpture, after finishing his studies in architecture in New York. He is now head of projects at a large artist’s studio, helping to manage a team of architects, artists and artisans to design and produce public sculpture, as well as smaller scale works for private collections and museums around the world. Jessica was studying science and engineering at the Technical University of Munich. Imogen has lived in Germany on a nd off since graduating UTS in 2011, completing her bachelor’s degree at the University of Munich. She moved back to Berlin at the beginning of 2019, and now works for the German government where she is responsible for overseeing a German language exam for high school students within Germany, the Deutsches Sprachdiplom, an officially recognized German exam used around the world. She also teaches English.
UTS VISITOR
In 2016, Ian Burns ’16 volunteered as a student facilitator for the Bright Lights in the Lab camp at UTS, and he’s come back every year since as a facilitator or guest speaker to pay it forward. He spoke about his experiences as a SickKids pediatric resident, run in partnership with the Firefly Foundation and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, which lends EEG headsets to campers so they can measure brainwaves.
HEARTWOOD AWARDS
Created in 2016 to celebrate exceptional volunteer service by members of the UTS community, this year the Heartwood Award for Volunteer Service was awarded to six dedicated volunteers.
Jamie Coatsworth, C.A. ’69
Jamie’s dedication and diligence have been instrumental in ensuring that the school’s finances are managed effectively and transparently. He has devoted countless hours to meticulously reviewing the school’s financial records and has gone above and beyond to account for every detail.
Laura Money ’81, P ’22
Laura demonstrated unwavering dedication to alumni engagement. Since 2013, she has been an active volunteer, serving as UTSAA director and then as the UTSAA vice president. Laura is a year representative for her class and has also been an incredible support to current students at school events.
Avanti Ramachandran ’09
As a UTSAA director, chair of the Alumni Engagement Committee, and a member of alumni focus groups, Avanti has played an instrumental role in helping UTS connect meaningfully with alumni. Avanti also served as a Branching Out mentor and Girls in Tech speaker.
Zahra Mohamed P ’25
Zahra’s strategic work to promote equity and inclusion within the school has made a significant impact on the UTS community. As UTSPA co president and equity, diversity and inclusion coordinator, she has supported Community Connections events and new UTS families.
Serena Lai P ’23, ’25
As a grade representative, general meeting coordinator and member of the Parent Volunteer Group, Serena coordinated the school’s first in p erson Graduation reception following the lockdowns, ensuring a happy experience for grads and their families.
Catherine Stasiw P ’23
Catherine shows unwavering dedication and reliability as a dedicated grade representative, parent volunteer group member and general meeting coordinator. She has been instrumental in ensuring that UTSPA General Meetings run seamlessly and that everyone receives the support they need.
AN EPIC FAREWELL FOR ROSEMARY EVANS
It was a good bye of epic proportions to celebrate the retirement of our most extraordinary principal, Rosemary Evans. On June 27, nearly 300 members of our community gathered for a reception and presentation to honour her 12 year legacy as principal. There were many wonderful moments from the resounding boom of Taiko drums welcoming guests into the Withrow Auditorium , to well wishes, laughter and hugs shared with alumni, parents, students, staff and community members. Rosemary’s husband Mike Evans and their daughter, Heather, sat in the front row as many people took to the podium to pay tribute to Rosemary, including University of Toronto luminaries such as Professor Scott Mabury, vice president, operations and real estate partnerships and vice provost, academic operations. The name of our library was finally revealed – the Rosemary Evans Library, thanks to UTS Board Director Tony Lundy ’79 and Janet Looker for their generous donation in honour of Rosemary. Mark Opashinov ’88 (pictured below), past president of UTSAA, spoke about Rosemary’s commitment to connecting alumni, before revealing the official portrait of Rosemary for our school hall. The school captains presented Rosemary with a very special edition of the yearbook – the Rosemary Twig. The evening ended with a serenade, from Lucas D’Iorio Fournier ’20 and F1 (grade 7) Caitlynn singing A Million Dreams, with full accompaniment from the UTS Music Department, and a standing ovation for Rosemary, the principal who did it all. T he legacy of Rosemary Evans will live on at UTS. Over $350,000 was raised in her honour for the Rosemary Evans Bursary, which will increase access for a diverse student community for generations to come.
REUNIONS
What a wonderful reunion for the Class of 1955 – a beautiful backyard gathering on an August Saturday in the Willowdale home of John Gardner ’55, P ’83, complete with a Spanish t hemed meal of gazpacho and a giant paella. This was the first reunion attended by new UTS Principal, Dr. Leanne Foster, along with her husband Dan Hill, who both had a marvelous time getting to know everyone and learning about the storied history of our school.
In June, the Class of 1971 reconvened once again at 371 Bloor Street West, holding a hybrid reunion in the Boardroom with 14 class members attending in person and five remotely. The outgoing UTS principal Rosemary Evans , Executive Director, Advancement Martha Drake, and UTS Co c aptains Kat Dou ’23 and Harry Cheng ’23 made remarks about the first full school year in our new home. After the reunion, students led the class on a guided tour of our beautiful new building.
Ten members of the Class of 1980 held an impromptu West Coast reunion at Nomi Morris’ home in Ojai, California last winter, where they celebrated everyone’s sixtieth birthdays. What better way to celebrate your sixtieth than with great friends from high school and a blue and white UTS birthday cake!
Only five years have passed since the Class of 2018 graduation, and yet they were eager to come back to UTS this July. What an impressive turnout for a five year reunion! They enjoyed a tour of our renewed school, followed by a lively gathering at the Madison Pub.
It was a joy to see 10 old friends reconnecting and reminiscing, along with Rosemary Evans and Martha Drake, at the annual Retired Staff Luncheon in July. Rosemary shared an update on school life at UTS today, and how the renewed building supports the pursuits of our students.
EVENTS
Fifteen alumni and staff came out in May for the UTS Alumni Association (UTSAA) tour of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Chinese collection led by renowned Asian art expert Anthony Lee ’86 , who owns the consulting firm, Asian Art Research. With decades of experience and study in Asian art history and cultures, Anthony
led the group ranging from the classes of 1966 to 2021 on a fascinating exploration of China’s rich cultural heritage. Afterwards, the group adjourned to the Duke of York for refreshments.
Branch events are back in person, post C OVID! In June, nearly 30 alumni, ranging from the classes of 1978 to 2018,
were excited to attend the first New York Branch Event. Along with Rosemary Evans and Martha Drake, they gathered in the heart of Manhattan at Stella 34 Trattoria in Macy’s Herald Square, with many of them taking the opportunity to thank Rosemary for all that she has done for our school, and congratulate her on her retirement.
New York Branch Event
Class of 1971
Class of 1980
Class of 2018
Retired Staff Luncheon
Anthony Lee ’86
Class of 1955
Nearly 30 alumni from the classes of 1958 to 1978 participated in the UTSAA Golf Tournament at Glen Eagle Golf Club. Congratulations to the Class of 1978 , who won the D.R. Jolley Memorial Trophy, given to the UTS class whose gross score was the lowest on a best ball basis for 18 holes without handicap. Tim Turnbull ’74 won both the Hargraft Trophy for lowest gross overall and the UTSAA President’s Trophy, presented to alumni in their 40th to 49th anniversary years with the lowest gross. George Boddington ’67 took home the Don Borthwick Trophy, given to the lowest gross for alumni in anniversary years 50th and over, while Bob Jacob ’60 won the Don Kerr Most Honest Golfer Trophy.
IN MEMORIAM
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BALLYN ’51 1932-2023
Christopher Ballyn firmly believed that life was an adventure that was to be lived to the fullest. His life was a testament to this belief, from his days as a UTS student to his profession as a renowned architect to his retirement, when he could be seen dashing around Langley, B.C. in his black modified Cadillac, which he affectionately called the “Queen Mary.”
B orn and raised in Toronto, Christopher grew up amongst a close k nit family. After UTS, he earned his degree at the University of Toronto’s prestigious School of Architecture and in 1960 became a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
E arly in his career, he joined the prominent Toronto based architecture firm Webb Zerafa Menkes Housdon Partnership (now WZMH Architects) and eventually headed up the firm’s offices in Calgary and Vancouver. His design won an architectural competition for Calgary’s Municipal Building, built in the mid eighties.
C hristopher owned homes in Calgary and North Vancouver, and after retirement, lived in South Langley, taking pride in renovating his home and enjoying his beautiful property, especially his rhododendrons in the expansive gardens. A man of many interests, he was an active member of the Langley Rhododendron Society, fond of classical music, wildlife and nature.
A very kind and caring person, he inspired outstanding kindness and thoughtfulness from his Langley friends and neighbours who made valiant efforts to be there for him in his later years. He is greatly missed by his many friends in Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Toronto and Florida. He valued giving back to his community, which included UTS, the arts and other charities.
C hristopher will be fondly remembered for his sociable, magnetic, warm and charming personality.
DEREK ALLEN ’65 1947-2023
Esteemed educator, imaginative and lively thinker Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Derek Allen ’65 made an indelible mark on University of Toronto academia. A deeply committed administrator, daring scholar and loyal friend, he gave 42 years of distinguished and influential service to the University, which included serving as Trinity College’s dean of arts and vice‑provost from 1996 to 2012.
From an early age, Derek’s life was intricately interwoven with U of T, and especially Trinity, which he loved. After UTS, he graduated from Trinity with an honours bachelor’s degree in philosophy and history, receiving a Rhodes Scholarship and a Governor General’s Award for the highest standing in the humanities in his graduating class. Studying first at the University of Oxford and then completing his master’s at U of T, he began lecturing at Trinity in 1973 while earning his doctor of philosophy from Oxford. In 1995, he became a full professor.
A s a scholar, Derek specialized in informal logic and Marxist philosophy –colleague and friend Professor Emeritus Danny Goldstick remembers Allen’s “daring assertion – in print in the Journal of Philosophy in 1974 – that Marx was an ethical utilitarian.”
A s a professor, he taught for the students, receiving numerous accolades
and teaching awards for his efforts.
Tom Hurka ’71 , now a U of T professor and Jackman distinguished chair in philosophical studies, was a student in a Hegel and Marx seminar during Derek’s first year lecturing and remembers an “astute, inspiring and meticulously prepared teacher” who “had the right degree of tolerance for our sometimes feeble jokes.”
A nother colleague, Professor Donald Ainslie ’84 , recalls: “I was stunned to see that, in a class of approximately 100 students, every single student gave Derek the highest possible rating...”
A generous and respected mentor, Derek provided vital advice and guidance when Donald took on the role of chair of the Department of Philosophy.
D erek’s quiet assuredness, care and deep commitment to higher education served him well in his role as a university administrator. Professor Emeritus Wayne Sumner ’58 speaks of Derek’s “serious commitment to Trinity,” as well as “his manner: quiet, understated, gentle, with a sense of humor both sly and dry. He was, as we say, a class act.”
D erek received U of T’s Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award in 2013, and
Trinity College bestowed Derek with its highest tribute, an Honorary Fellowship, in 2019. This fall, he was also inducted into the UTS Hall of Fame for being a Rhodes Scholar.
D erek leaves behind his wife Margaret, his family and friends, and all the students whose lives he touched. - University of Toronto Philosophy Department
BALFOUR LE GRESLEY P ’77
1929-2023
It is with deep sadness that my family and I said goodbye to my father, former science and chemistry teacher Balfour “Bubbles” LeGresley. A fixture in UTS science and chemistry labs for 20 years, Balfour was also a proud supporter of UTS during the recent Building the Future campaign.
He frequently joked, “I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up,” and he indeed led many lives: dairy farmer, photographer, teacher, private pilot, Mason (grand master), horticulturalist (Le Gresley violets),
swim coach, historian, opera buff and music collector.
I nitially a professional photographer, Balfour went on to teach science and chemistry to many young Ontarians at Etobicoke Collegiate, White Oaks Secondary and then University of Toronto Schools, where he spent most of his teaching career, from 1969 89. To this day, people comment on their memorable times in his chemistry lab blowing up beakers and experimenting with things that would probably be verboten these days. He encouraged students to experiment frequently, mostly with predictable results. Thankfully the Fire Department was only called in a few times each year. He was always proud of his many students and it is without doubt that he left an indelible mark on many prominent Canadians.
O utside the classroom, Balfour took pride in coaching the UTS Swim Team for almost 20 years and it had many years of success despite competing against schools with much larger student bodies. When he wasn’t coaching he would often be out flying his Cessna and offering both staff and students airplane rides after school.
A lways a social and entertaining person, his memory was slipping recently and the pandemic was difficult for him. Balfour was interested and active until near the end and knew that he had led a good life.
– David LeGresley
’77
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Firefly Foundation
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Eldridge P ’28
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Rajesh Garg
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
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ALUMNI
1944-1948
$249,732
Allan Sutherland ’44
George Trusler ’44
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Douglas Kent ’47, P ’73, ’79, ’82 ★
Tracy H Lloyd ’47 ★
Philip Arrowsmith ’48
Danielle LiChong P ’16, ’18, ’20
Fang Liu P ’25
James & Margo Longwell P ’15
Stephens B. Lowden ’56
Peter MacEwen ’65
Jon ’82 & Robin Martin ’82
Robert Martin ’74
Sean Mason & Christine
Wong P ’25
Donald McMaster ’62
Nicanor Cesar Bruno Montoya & Melinda Montoya P ’23
David and Julie Moos P ’20
David H. Morgan ’63
Jimmy Mui & Amelia Ng P ’22
Steve O’Neil & Colette
Léger P ’15, ’18
David Ouchterlony ’58
Simon Palmer & Hua Lin P ’25
Reg Perkin ’48
Gavin Pitchford ’76
Michael & Connie Pun P ’23, ’26
John A. Rose ’78
David Rounthwaite ’65, P ’01
Hon. William J. Saunderson FCA ’52 & Meredith
Saunderson
Susan Scace
Howard Schneider & Aliye
Keskin Schneider P ’09, ’13
Hedy & Tim ’78 Sellers
Ying Shen P ’29
Jeff Singer ’76 & Maureen Whitley
Nicholas Smith ’63
David G. Stinson ’70
Elizabeth Straszynski & Chris Wilson
Earl Stuart ’83
Tao Sun & Julia Zhang P ’26
Weiwei Sun & Qian Wang P ’26
Richard D. Tafel ’49
William H. Taylor ’55
Wayne D. Thornbrough ’62
Gan Tian & Wen Zhang P ’24, ’29
Susan Tough ’82
Murray E. Treloar ’68
Aman Verjee ’91
David Walker ’84
Matthew Weatherbie ’63
David & Alla Weintraub P ’18, ’24
Robert S. Weiss ’62
John Wilkinson ’78
J. Fraser Wilson ’63
Alexander Wolfson ’91
Bill Wu & Julie Wu P ’26
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Anonymous (8)
John A. Bowden ’48, P ’79 ★
J . Fergus Kyle ’48
Reg Perkin ’48
Rev. Dr. Ian Wishart ’48
1949-1950
$1,293,460
Donald Avery ’49
Richard Clee ’49
James Fleck C.C. ’49, P ’72 ★
Richard D. Tafel ’49 ★
Gilbert “Bud” Alexander ’50
J. Michael Gee Q.C. ’50
The Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman O.C. ’50
Jack Moorfield ’50
John Shaw ’50 ★
Anonymous 1951-1953
$22,396
William J. Corcoran ’51 ★
J. Alexander Lowden ’51
Peter H. Russell C.C. ’51 ♥ ★
William W. Stinson ’51 ★
Gerald Crawford ’52
John Frankel ’52
Leslie Lawrence ’52
Hon. William J. Saunderson FCA ’52 & Meredith
Saunderson ★
Kenneth Culver ’53
William P. Lett ’53 ★
Alan E. Morson ’53, P ’79 ★
William Rogan ’53 ★
Robert E. Saunders ’53
Douglas R. Wilson ’53 ★
Anonymous
1954
$10,550
W. G. Black, C.A.
H. Don Borthwick ★
Doug Brewer ★
Glenn Clark
John S. Elder
G. Alan Fleming ♥ ★
John M. Goodings ★
James Lowden
James MacDougall
D. Keith Millar ★
John D. Murray ★
Desmond O’Rorke
William Redrupp ★
Gordon R. Sellery ★
Gabriel Warren
George E. Whyte Q.C.
1955-1956
$37,600
Harold Atwood ’55 ★
Lorne K. Brown ’55
John Gardner ’55, P ’83 ★
John Hamilton ’55 & Barbara Hamilton, P ’82, ’85
William Hunter ’55 ★
Alan Mills ’55
Anthony Morrison ’55 ★
H. Thomas
Sanderson ’55 ♥ ★
William H. Taylor ’55
H. Rondeau Baker ’56
John L. Duerdoth ’56
David M. Flint ’56 ★
R. E. Graham ’56
Ryan Kidd ’56 ★
Stephens B. Lowden ’56
John Porter ’56
Charles F. T. Snelling ’56
Peter F. Stanley ’56 ★
1957-1958
$17,492
Robert Darling ’57 ♥ ★
Robert A. Gardner ’57 ★
James Graham ’57
Bruce Henderson
Michael Locke ’57
Ian Rutherford ’57
John Sayers ’57
Robert Waddell ’57 ★
J. Douglas Ward C.M. ’57
Charles Baillie, Jr. O.C. ’58 & Marilyn Baillie C.M., P ’85
Douglas Davis ’58 & Janet Davis, P ’87 ★
Arthur D. Elliott ’58 ★
Richard Farr ’58
Robert ’58 & Patricia Lord ★
Peter Mackechnie ’58
James R. Mills ’58 ★
Kit Moore ’58
David Ouchterlony ’58 ♥
James M. Spence ’58, P ’88
Barry N. Wilson ’58 ★
Anonymous
1959-1961
$26,377
Donald G. Bell ’59 ♥ ★
Alexander Furness ’59
Robert McMurtry C.M. ’59
Ian A. Shaw ’59
Jim Stronach ’59 ★
Ian C. Sturdee ’59 ★
Ian M. Thompson ’59
James Dingle ’60
Howard Eckler ’60
James Fisher ’60
John R.D. Fowell ’60 ★
Robert P. Jacob ’60, P ’88, ’90
Bruce Moyle ’60
Douglas Rutherford ’60
R. Dale Taylor ’60
John ’61 & Margaret Coleman ★
David J. Holdsworth ’61 ★
John Laskin ’61
Peter B. MacKinnon ’61
Katherine & Paul Manley ’61 ♥ ★
Michael Schwartz ’61
Dr. James E. Shaw ’61 ★
Michael Tinkler ’61
David M. Ward ’61 ♥
1962
$27,200
John Fauquier
Geoffrey French
John Hetherington
Kirby Keyser
Donald A. Laing
David Legge
Donald McMaster
David S. Milne ★
Gord Park
Michael A. Peterman
Bryce Taylor C.M.
Wayne D. Thornbrough
Allan G. Toguri
Dean Tudor
Robert S. Weiss ★
Anonymous ★
1963
$15,550
John T. Bates ♥
Peter M. Currer
Lawrence DeRocher
J. Stuart Donn
James Fowell ★
Peter H. Frost ★
David H. Morgan
Robert Pampe, M.D. ★
Nicholas Smith ★
Matthew Weatherbie J. Fraser Wilson
Anonymous ♥ ★
Anonymous
1964
$6,896
J. David Beattie P ’00, ’02 ♥
Jim Cornell ★
Collin M. Craig
Paul T. Fisher
William R. Jones ♥ ★
Jeffrey R. Rose P ’03★
Michael Ross
Peter Snell ♥ ★
George Swift ★ Anonymous
1965
$15,595
Derek Allen
D.A. Jonathan Boulton
Dorian Challoner
Robert A. Cumming ★
Leland J. Davies
George Fallis
John Goddard
Donald & Sandra Hayes
David Hetherington
Robert Hustwitt
Peter Kelk
Keith Kennedy
Karl E. Lyon
Peter MacEwen
Jamie Paterson
Brooke Pearson
John Petch
Anthony J. Reid
David Rounthwaite P ’01 ★
Gabriel Somjen
Jeffrey R. Stutz ★
1966-1967
$40,976
Robert W. Hoke ’66
William A. MacKay ’66 ★
John S. Rogers ’66 & Sherrill M. Rogers
Dave Sanderson ’66
David Amos ’67
Donald Ball ’67
Peter Best ’67
George B. Boddington ’67
Richard J. G. Boxer ’67 ★
Bruce Couchman ’67
Michael R. Curtis ’67 ★
Richard N. Donaldson ’67 ♥ ★
John J. L. Hunter ’67 ★
Stephen Kauffman ’67
Gordon E. Legge ’67
Tom MacMillan ’67
Bruce Miller ’67
W. Scott Morgan ’67 ♥ ★
Peter C. Ortved ’67
1968-1970
$374,864
Paul Burke ’68
John Collins ’68
J. Wayne W. Jones ’68
Murray Treloar ’68
John Bohnen ’69 ★
William J. Bowden ’69
James S. Coatsworth ’69 ★
John B. Deacon ’69
Stephen C. Farris ’69 ★
Frederick R. E. Heath ’69 ★
Robert J. Herman ’69 ★
Nicholas Le Pan ’69 ♥ ★
David Gordon White ’69
Doug Donald ’70 ★
Ray Kinoshita ’70
Brian D. Koffman ’70
Douglas E. McIntyre ’70
Donald Schmitt C.M. ’70
David G. Stinson ’70 ★
A. Stodart ’70
Thomas Taylor ’70
Anonymous
1971
$256,962
Derek A. Bate P ’16
Paul Brace P ’12
William A. Fallis P ’15
Alan S. Fisher
John Floras
Richard Hill ♥ ★
Thomas M. Hurka
J. Peter Jarrett
J.A. (Sandy) McIntyre ★
Glen Morris
Peter G. Neilson ♥ ★
Timothy Owen
Warren G. Ralph ★
Adrian Shubert ♥
R.D. Roy Stewart ★
Tony Storey ♥ ★
Michael Wolfish
H. Alexander Zimmerman
1972
$266,452
Michael Daniher
David S. Grant ★
Richard Kennedy
Brian Livingston
Bernie McGarva P ’03 ★
William McMaster
Howard Scrimgeour ★
Christopher Sears
Noah S. Shopsowitz P ’07
John H. Tory OOnt ’72
Christopher D. Woodbury ★
Robert Wright
1973
$10,152
John Bate
Joseph de Pencier
David Dick
David R. Dodds (5Y) ★
David Fallis P ’02 ★
Ian Ferguson
Alvin Iu ♥ ★
John G. Kivlichan
David Morley C.M.
Gregory G. Turnbull ★
Walter Vogl ★
William Wilkins ♥ ★
Robert Zimmerman ★
1974
$6,967
Lucian Brenner
Donald Bunt
Andrey V. Cybulsky ★
Gregory P. Deacon ★
Thomas Klein
Robert Martin ★
Nicholas Stark
Howard Trickey
Timothy Turnbull
Anonymous ★
1975-1976
$12,597
I. Ross Bartlett ’75 ♥
Graeme C. Bate, P.Eng. ’75
Martin A. Chepesiuk ’75, P ’10 ★
Alexander Rae G rant ’75
Alec Clute ’76 ★
David G. Crookston ’76
Myron Cybulsky ’76 ★
Donald Gordon ’76 ♥ ★
Leslie Marton ’76 ★
Gavin Pitchford ’76
Vincent Santamaura ’76 ★
Jeff Singer ’76 & Maureen Whitley
Gary S. A. Solway ’76 & Jeilah Chan, P ’26
D. Grant Vingoe ’76
Graham J. Yost ’76 ★
Anonymous ★
1977
$116,636
Steven Alizadeh P ’15, ’17, ’20, ’22 ★
Peter Allemang
P. Timothy Birnie
Peter Buzzi ★
Andre & Jocelyn Hidi ★
David Le Gresley
Mark Noskiewicz
James Penturn P ’07
Eric Tatrallyay
Anonymous ★
1978
$20,030
David Allan ♥ ★
Monica Biringer
Seana Evans Renaud
Sherry A. Glied ★
Daniel Gordon
Penelope A. Harbin
Kenneth Kirsh ★
Susan (Black) Lawson ★
Allison MacDuffee
Audrey Marton
John Moffet
Donald Redelmeier P ’12, ’15
John A. Rose
Timothy Sellers ★
John Wilkinson ★
1979
$52,643
J. Nicholas Boland
John Burns ★
Catherine Bush
Brian Eden ♥
Peter A. Ewens ★
Lisa Gordon ♥ ★
Anthony Hollenberg
Jean C. Iu ♥ ★
C. Stuart Kent ★
Carl Knutson
K.C. Laird Laundy
Antony T. F. Lundy ’79 & Janet M. Looker ★
Susan E. Opler P ’14
Joshua S. Phillips
1980
$35,012
Andrew P. Alberti ★
Peter Bowen ’80 & Alison Bowen ★
Kevin G. Crowston
Katharine E. Davidson OBE
David Evans
Vanessa Grant & Philip Street ★
Dr. Sheldon Green ★
Bernie Gropper ★
Eric Kert
Abba Lustgarten
Rick Marin ★
Nomi Morris ★
Andrew Munn ★
Kim R. Persky
1981
$9,820
Marcel Behr ♥
Suzanne Campbell
David Colbert
The Duffy Family
Christopher Francis
Tom Friedland ★
Bruce Grant ♥
Robert Keedwell
Laura Money P ’22
Jeffrey J. Nankivell
Sudha Rajagopal
Eugene Siklos
1982
$10,030
Martin I. Boyer
Ben Chan ★
Brian Denega
Elizabeth Herz M acInnis
Lisa Jeffrey ♥ ★
Jon Martin ★
Robin Martin ★
Sheila Miller
Anita Tannis
Susan Tough
Mardi Witzel
1983
$5,739
Robin Bloomfield
Rupert & Holly Duchesne P ’25
John A. Hass ♥
Tomo Hattori
Stephen Kilburn
Karen M. Mandel ★
Earl Stuart
Andrew Tremayne
Elizabeth Turner ★
1984
$14,595
Donald C. Ainslie♥ ★
Scott Anderson
Marion Dove
Geoffrey Hall
Catherine E. Ivkoff
David Kreindler ♥ ★
Michael R. Martin ’84 & Suzanne Martin ’84, P ’11, ’15 ♥ ★
Cameron A. Matthew
Patrick McPhee ♥
Kosta Michalopoulos ★
Chandragupta Sooran
David Walker, CFA
1985
$50,018
Sarah Cannell ♥
Isi Caulder ♥ ★
Clare Crowston ’85 & Ali Banihashem
Anne Fleming P ’17 ★
P. Diane Hamilton
Carrie (Fung) Ku ★
Grant Lum ★
Paul Tough
Adrian M. Yip
1986
$5,893
Tracy A. Betel ♥
Wendy Drukier
Paul Fieguth ’86 & Betty Pries
Sandra Flow
Eleanor Latta
Anthony Lee
Arpita Maiti
Mark D. Phillips ’86 & Esther Benzie, P ’24
Jacquelyn Sloane Siklos
David S. Weiss P ’21
Ian Worland ’86 and Caroline Richardson ★
1987
$8,930
Katherine Basi
John R. Caldwell
Caroline Cathcart
Julia Cochrane ♥ ★
Kevin Davis ★
Lisa Freeman P ’27
Katherine Hammond ’87 & Richard Nathanson ’87, P ’20 ★
Sascha Hastings
Ian Lee P ’27
Elissa A. McBride
Jill Presser P ’21, ’17
C ari Whyne P ’24 ★
Thomas Wilk
1988-1989
$19,893
Jennifer Andersen
Koppe ’88 ♥ ★
Kristina Bates ’88, P ’22 ★
Michael Broadhurst ’88
Sujit Choudhry ’88 & Ira
Parghi, P ’23, ’26
Mark Opashinov ’88 ★
Mark Shuper ’88
R. Brendan Bissell ’89 and Heidi Clark P ’22, ’24 ♥
Lesleigh Cushing ’89
Kenneth Handelman ’89 ★
David Shaw ’89
Greg Shron ’89
Anonymous
1990
$22,843
Asheesh Advani ’90 & Helen Rosenfeld
Andrew Brack
Christopher Burton
Kevin J.K. Chan
Hilary Davidson
Jessica R. Goldberg P ’27
Heather Kirkby ♥
Dera J. Nevin
Henry J.P. White
1991
$28,608
James Barr
Dory S. Boyer
Karen Chan P ’22, ’24 ★
Sandra Chong ♥ ★
Danny Chow
Aaron Dantowitz ♥ ★
Jordan Feld
Patrick Feng
Dan Guttman
Mark Ho
Edward Jhu
Jason Jones
Jennie E. Jung
Rebecca Katzin
Helen Lee
Roland Lee
Warren Lee P ’22, ’23, ’24
Ruth Lim
Julie Mak
Mr. Peter Siwak
Ms. Jacquelin Song
Elizabeth (Allan) Wilson
Alexander Wolfson
Anonymous (2)
1992-1993
$16,028
Sayeed Karim Abdulla ’92 ★
Anthony Berger ’92
Oliver Jerschow ’92
Anna Lim ’92
Graham Mayeda ’92 ♥
Kai Chan ’93 ♥ ★
Alison Clegg ’93
Jacob Eliosoff ’93
Geoffrey Hung ’93 ♥ ★
Alex Hutchinson ’93 ♥ ★
T. Justin Lou ’93
Ian Richler ’93 ♥
Samuel Robinson ’93
Victoria Shen ’93
Rapido Trains Inc. ♥ ★
Jason E. Shron ’93 ♥ ★
Justin Tan ’93
Scott A. Thompson ’93 ♥
Cindy Wan ’93 ♥ ★
Veronica C. Yeung ’93
Anonymous
1994
$7,067
Jessica Carn ♥
Aaron Chan ★
Adam Chapnick ★
Catherine Cheung
Jennifer Couzin
Raymond C. Fung
Jennifer Hayward
Andrea Iaboni ♥
Harrison F. Keenan
Rachel Spitzer ★
Laura Weinrib
1995
$15,917
Nicole V. Agnew
Rashaad Bhyat
Diana Drappel
Aryeh Lesk
Raphaela Neihausen
Robin Rix
Denise Tam P ’28
J essica Ware
Jeremy Weinrib
Tara Weinstein
Anonymous
1996-1997
$12,794
Derek Chiang ’96
Felicia Chiu ’96★
Sarah Cooper Weber ’96
Paul Karanicolas ’96
Amanda Ross White ’96 ♥ ★
Warren Shih ’96
Karin Prochazka Bergeron ’97
Jennifer Chan ’97
Emma Frow ’97
Jeffrey Hall M artin ’97
Michael Morgan ’97 ♥ ★
Veena Mosur ’97
Michael Shenkman ’97★
Adrienne Sum ’97
Anonymous (2)
1998-1999
$18,313
Clarence Cheng ’98 ★
Judy Kwok ’98 ★
Iris Leung ’98
Pamela Y. W. Wong ’98 & Gabriel Woo, P ’28 ♥ ★
Linus Yung ’98 ♥
Kristin Ali ’99 ♥
Jonathan Bitidis ’99 ♥ ★
Daron Earthy ’99 ♥ ★
Brenton Huffman ’99
Anand Srinivasan ’99
Albert K. Tang ’99 ★
Mark Varma ’99
Alex Wall ’99 ♥
2000-2001
$4,259
Judith Verseghy ’00
Sabrina Bandali ’01 ♥
Ian Bradley ’01
Alexander Gorka ’01
Diana Chisholm
Skrzydlo ’01
Emily Stover ’01
Anonymous
2002-2004
$14,873
Lea Epstein ’02 ♥
Tammy Ho ’02 ♥
Liang Hong ’02 ♥ ★
Stephen Kwong ’02
Samuel Siah ’02
C. Luke Stark ’02 ♥ ★
Julian Tam ’02
Allison Chow ’03 ♥ ★
Jeremy Opolsky ’03 ♥ ★
Jonathan Bright ’04
Olivia Padiernos M apué ’04 ♥
Anonymous ♥ ★
2005-2008
$11,614
Hana Dhanji ’05
Mitchell Wong ’05 ♥
Morgan Ring ’07 ♥
Lyndon Shopsowitz ’07
Sharon Au ’08
Andrew Chan ’08
Daniel Lam ’08
Jeremy Zung ’08 ♥
Anonymous (2)
2009-2012
$7,110
Sarah Coyne ’09
Melanie Dorval ’09
Jenny Gu ’09
Rahim Noormohamed ’09
Avanti Ramachandran ’09
John J. Nicholas Stark ’09
Jonathan Talmi ’09
Bianca Boldisteanu ’10
Lisa Hui ’10
Samir Kulkarni ’10
Ali Noormohamed ’10
Norman Yau ’10
Adam Martin ’11 ♥
Alexander Fung ’12
Adarsh Gupta ’12
Julia Pomerantz ’12
GOLD Donors: Grads of the Last Decade
$12,855
Isabella Chiu ’13 ♥
Jannis Mei ’13
Cole Jackes ’14
Will Monahan ’14
Karim Noormohamed ’17
Mengting Qiu ’14
Xiang Han Max Bai ’16
Alexander Cui ’16
Clodagh Peters ’16
Mr. Jonathan Zheng ’16
Anonymous ’16
Martine Duffy ’17
Georgia Laidlaw ’17
Simone Duffy ’22
Andrew Cheng ’22
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF CURRENT STUDENTS
Olawale Adelola & Joan Pengla P ’25, ’28
Ajay Agrawal & Gina
Buonaguro P ’23, ’28
Mansour Alvi & Sarah Moosavi P ’21, ’23
Gillian Amber P ’28
Azza Azza & Nkiru Azza P ’28
David Bai & Yanli Zhao P ’28
Richard Bai ’23
Nathaniel Baum Snow & Elnaz Alipour P ’28
R. Brendan Bissell ’89 & Heidi Clark, P ’22, ’24 ♥
Dmitry Brusilovsky & Svetlana Bogouslavski P ’27
Mark Bui & Melody Nguyen P ’29
Nancy Castillo P ’26
Dickson Chan & Lisa Chan P ’27
Kelvin Chan & Lisa Kwok P ’28
Kwong Chan & Tina Louie P ’28
Michael Ling & Karen Chan ’91, P ’22, ’24 ★
Matthew Chapman & Danielle Paterson P ’24
Amer Chaudhry & Farah
Tabassum P ’25
Bing Chen & Yehua Su P ’27
Chuan Chen & Yu Shi P ’24
Dezhong Chen & Xuping
Zhang P ’27 ♥
Jia Chen & Qian Dou P ’28
Leo Chen & Susie Wang P ’23
Sheldon Szeto & Flora Chen P ’21, ’23, ’26 ♥
Xin Chen & Wei Cheng P ’25
Sujit Choudhry ’88 & Ira Parghi, P ’23, ’26
William Chow & Anita Lo
Anne Christy GP ’21, ’23
Radu Craiu & Lei Sun P ’22, ’25
Guanjun Cui & Yan Sun P ’27
Jie Dai & Helen Bai P ’27
Vincent de Grandpré & Sandra Nishikawa P ’26
Zhen Yu Deng & Mable Shi P ’26 ♥
Richard Derham & Qing Li P ’22, ’26
Lijun Dou & Yukun Lu P ’18, ’23
Peter Doucet & Marina Kim P ’25
Kun Du & Yiling Zhang P ’28
Rupert ’83 & Holly Duchesne, P ’25
Erly Escueta P ’29
Mazyar Fallah & Heather
Jordan P ’23
Jin Fan & Li Zhao P ’23
Yuntao Fan & Na Zhang, P ’25
Ramin R. Farnood & Ning
Yan P ’21, ’23
Daniel Firka & Susan Doniz P ’28
Neil & Arlene Fitzgerald P ’23, ’26
David Fletcher & Rebecca
Rose P ’28
Thomas Foucault & Jeanne Foucault
Lisa Freeman ’87 & Ray Forzley, P ’27
Philipp Frei & Cynthia Eldridge P ’28
Minyi Fu & Min Mao P ’26
Xiaodong Fu & Farong
Chen P ’24
Ganpan Gao & Xiaoan
Zhang P ’24
Andrew Garrett & Belinda
Longe P ’28
Charles Geng & Vicky Chai P ’27
Boris & Hanna Gernega P ’26 ♥
Jessica R. Goldberg ’90 &
James d’Ombrain, P ’27
Seth Goren P ’28
J ohn & Nancy Gossling
P ’18, ’20, ’23, ’25 ★
Margaret Graham ’89, P ’27 ★
Kun Gu & Wenge Zhang
P ’25
Mrs. Berna Gulmisal
P ’20, ’27
Enwei Guo & Yuhong Jia
P ’27
Larry Guo & Brenda Liu P ’24
Xin Guo & Jiangping Luo P ’26
Lin Han P ’23
Jingyi Hao & Ellen Liu P ’26
Jian He & Jinghua Shen
Frederick Hixon & Melinda
Rogers P ’25
Sasan Hosseini
M oghaddam & Nazanin
Aghel P ’23
Shuangzeng Hu & Yusheng
Zhao P ’28
Yong Hu & Xiao Dan Jia
P ’28
Hai Huang & Zhifen Jiao P ’24
Jintong Huang & Li Yao
P ’26
Junhua Huang & Mingmin
Zhu P ’24
Tao Huang & Yanzhen Li P ’29 ♥
Zhigang Huang & I Hsuan
Chen P ’22, ’27
Morgan Hui & Maggie Tian P ’26
Alan & Farida James P ’29
Robert Janson & Charlie Janson P ’29
Chris Javornik & Linda Weber P ’22, ’24
Changhai Ji & Jienan Wang P ’23
Xiaoyi Ji & Chen Qu P ’27
Jun Jiang & Yingxin Li P ’24
Minghao Jiang & Mingyan
Yang P ’29
Xiaomin Jiao & Xiaona Zhu P ’26
Jin Family
Benjamin Jung & Vivian
Ching P ’26
Paul Karanicolas ’96 & Emelyn Bartlett, P ’24, ’28
Karmella Karmello P ’26
Ramandeep Khattra & Ravinder Khattra P ’24, ’28
Karim Khawaja & Farzana
Karim Khawaja P ’27
Yaariv Khaykin & Yana
Shamiss P ’24, ’29
Jun Kong & JingYu Xu P ’27
Ray Kong & Irene Bauer P ’24
Christophe L’Ahelec & Tomoko L’Ahelec P ’24
Aimin Lang & Ying Liu P ’26
Chyang & Gloria Lee P ’87, ’91, GP ’22, ’23, ’24, ’27
Ian Lee ’87, P ’27
Tammy Lee P ’28
Warren Lee ’91 & Sarah Ramage Lee, P ’22, ’23, ’24
Bowen Lew & Susan Song P ’27
Chun Li & Xiumei Jia P ’25
Kan Li & Iris Zhu P ’25
Ling Li P ’26
Wen Li & Vivienne Jiang P ’27
Victor Li P ’29
Xin Li & Hui Wang P ’27
Yongle Li & Yuewen Yi P ’27
BaoWei Lian & Jennifer (Ruihong) Chen P ’23
Jie Lian & Xiaoyun Wu P ’24
Ben Liang & Min Dong P ’28
Paul Liang & Pauline Lin P ’23
Qiang Lin & Bing Xia P ’ 23
Zhen Lin & Yi Liu P ’25
Phillip Lipscy & Rie Kijima P ’27
Andy Liu & Yan Li P ’27
En Liu & Lucy Song P ’25
Fang Liu P ’25
Jason Liu ’25
Xing Hua Liu & Yanping Chen P ’25, ’27
Jinsong Lu & Jianmei Zhao P ’26
Wen Yi Lu & Jing Chen P ’28
Thomas Lundon & Thu Hong Ngo P ’27
Bin Luo & Xiaomei Li P ’23
Jon MacCall & Grace
Sanchez MacCall P ’25
Saul Mandelbaum & Melissa Nutik P ’23, ’26
Sean Mason & Christine Wong P ’25
Elan Mastai & Samantha Morris Mastai P ’26
Virgiliu Matiu & Ileana Matiu P ’26
Andrew McElheran P ’29
Ivan Mo & Ming Xiong P ’23, ’25
Nicanor Cesar Bruno
Montoya & Melinda Montoya P ’23
Chuannan Mu & Fan Zhang P ’29
Rajesh Nagpal & Shweta Nagpal P ’28
Michael Ni & Becky Li P ’27
Sumit Oberai & Marcia Mclean P ’23
Kevin O’Neill & Archana Sridhar P ’26
Nelson Ong & Joy Sun P ’28
Simon Palmer & Hua Lin P ’25
Randy Pang & Jun Li P ’26
Andreas Park & Ekaterina Malinova P ’28
Shashank Parkhi & Supriya Kulkarni P ’27
Manish Patel & Maya Patel P ’26
Mark D. Phillips ’86 & Esther Benzie, P ’24
Andrij Pilkiw & Maryna Pilkiw P ’25
Austin Pinto & Ruxandra Pinto P ’23
Michael & Connie Pun P ’23, ’26
Zhongren Qiu & Lianying
Xu P ’26
Abhay Raman & Preeti Raman P ’25
Bob Reeves & Carolyn Blaine P ’27
Junyan Ren & Kaixia Ma P ’28
Maolin Ren & Qing Chen P ’24
Asgar Rishu & Gousia
Dhhar P ’28
Elke Rubach P ’25, ’29
Seyed Hadi Sadat Toussi & Mercedeh Arbab P ’26 ♥
Peterson Santos & Cecilia
Luko P ’26
Paul Satura & Carol Chiu P ’27
Dave Seglins & Bay Ryley P ’24
Michael Seguin P ’25
Edgar Seiden & Monica O P ’24
Ying Shen P ’29
Hongjun Shou & Yanting Li P ’24
Mark Silverberg & Ayala Revah P ’24
Gary S. A. Solway ’76 & Jeilah Chan, P ’26
Victor Song & Vicky Chen P ’20, ’28
Catherine & Bohdan Stasiw P ’23
Alexander Sukhonos & Ping
Guo P ’25
Tao Sun & Julia Zhang P ’26
Weiwei Sun & Qian Wang P ’26
David Sutherland & Jennifer Holness P ’21, ’25
Matt Syme & Liz Thorpe P ’24 ♥
Denise Tam ’95 & Michael Chen, P ’28
Michael & Kate Taylor P ’23
Besufekad Tesfaye & Adey Worku P ’23, ’28
Gan Tian & Wen Zhang P ’24, ’29
Bing Wang & Zheng Yao P ’26
Hongwei Wang & Xiaoyi Chen P ’24
Jian Wang & Nan Weng P ’24
Jin Hu Wang & Tian Hui Shi P ’28
Jiqin Wang & Guangming Huang P ’26
Ke Wang & Haoying Ou P ’28
Xun Wang & Hongxia Zhang P ’18, ’26
Yesheng Wang & Yan Sun P ’28
Yunfu Wang & Qian He P ’28
Zhongwei Wang & Xing
Hua Zheng P ’12, ’23
David & Alla Weintraub P ’18, ’24
Cari Whyne ’87 & James Pringle, P ’24 ★
Peter & Joanne Willson P ’21
Pamela Y. W. Wong ’98, P ’28 ♥ ★
Grant Worden & Eleanor Colledge P ’23, ’25
Bill Wu & Julie Wu P ’26 ♥
Chunlei Wu & Yaling Yin P ’25
Gang Wu & Annie Wang P ’16, ’24
John Wu & Yin Mei Wong P ’28
Michelle Hu & Peter Wu P ’23, ’27
Minhao Wu & Ying Huang P ’27
Howard Xian & Frances Zhang P ’23, ’26
Bo Xu & Yan Gao P ’23
Heng Xu & Mei Chen P ’26 ♥
Huaxia Xu & Ling Zhang P ’25
Moges Yalew & Misrak Gizaw P ’27
Chao Yang & He Cao P ’22, ’25
Frank Yang & Jenny Zheng P ’28
Jiang Ming Yang & Ping Zhang P ’26, ’28
Sheng Yang & Lixiang Xu P ’24
Song Yang & Xin Liu P ’25
Yuming Yang & Li Jin P ’25
Daming Yao & Li Luo P ’26
Rick Yeung & Serena Lai P ’23, ’25
Robert & Amy Yeung P ’29
Song Yin & Wen Yan P ’29
Chiu & Elaine Yip P ’18, ’23
Tao Yong & Tina Xu P ’27
Jian Yu & Yuefang Ni P ’27
Sze Wo Yu & Jing Wang P ’23
Wei Yu & Hao Jiang P ’27
Qiang Yuan & Yanyan
Zhang P ’25
Yongzhao Zhai & Wei Zhu P ’25
Eric Zhang & Maggie Chu P ’28
Hao Zhang & Xiwen Hou P ’26
Jessica Zhang P ’26
Peiliang Zhang & Xin Zhang P ’28
Qian Zhang & Ting Liu P ’27
Tim Zhang & Kathy Zhou P ’27
Yanfeng Zhang & Hong Liu P ’25
Zhaosheng Zhang & Wei
Wei P ’28
Feng Zhao & Chen Liang P ’28
Zhi Gang Zhao & Chunxia
Geng P ’27
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF ALUMNI
Riichiro Akazaki & Amanda
Kreidié Akazaki P ’17, ’20
Peter & Elizabeth Alberti P ’80, ’82, ’86
Steven ’77 & Gita Alizadeh, P ’15, ’17, ’20, ’22
Marianne Anderson P ’17 ★ Frederick & May Au P ’08
Kailash Bahadur & Maria Miller P ’02
Charles Baillie, Jr. O.C. ’58 & Marilyn Baillie C.M, P ’85
Derek A. Bate ’71 & Elizabeth Beeler, P ’16
Kristina Bates ’88 & Harris Davidson, P ’22 ★ Margaret Bawden P ’20
J. David Beattie ’64, P ’00, ’02 ♥
Rikesh Bhogal & Rimmy Kaur P ’21
Ian & Susan Binnie P ’93, GP ’24
Robert G. Boeckner GP ’18
John Bowden ’48 & Lois Bowden, P ’79 ★
Paul Brace ’71, P ’12 ★
Douglas Bradley & Mary Killoran P ’01, ’08
Valentin & Camelia Burtea P ’15
Consuelo Castillo P ’92
Paul & Loretta Chan P ’98
Phillip Chan & Lilian Chan P ’78, ’82
Hua Cheng and Ying Zhang P ’22, ’29
Martin A. Chepesiuk ’75, P ’10 ★
Parent of Derek Chiang ’96 & Michelle Chiang ’00 ★
Priscilla Chong P ’98
The Christoffersen Family
Stewart & Carmel Crampton P ’96, ’98
Peter Currer ’63 & Ai Dong Chen, P ’23
Douglas Davis ’58 & Janet Davis, P ’87 ★
Noor Dewji P ’08, ’11
Chris D’Iorio & Lise Fournier P ’20
Ellen Drevnig P ’07
Anne Ellis P ’10, ’14
Margaret Elmarson P ’87
David Fallis ’73, P ’02 ★
William A. Fallis ’71 & Johann Cooper, P ’15
Rob and Betty Farquharson P ’10 ★
Myran Faust & Julianna Ahn P ’18, ’21 ★
Leo Zhong & Cathy Luo P ’26
Allen Zhou & Xin Raina
Zhao P ’26
Chen Zhou & Yun Ding P ’27
Qiang Zhu & Susan Yin P ’25
Yi An Zhu & Ying Yang P ’28
Yushen Zhu & Allison Liu P ’27
Alan Zhuang & Tracy Cui P ’27
lin Zuo & Lei Zhang P ’28
Anonymous (2) ♥
Anonymous (38)
James Fleck C.C. ’49, P ’72 ★
Anne Fleming ’85 & Michael Piaskoski, P ’17
Douglas & Christine Flood P ’93
Alexander & Lucy Forcina P ’15 ♥
Jennie Frow P ’97, ’01
Ajay Garg and Tian Zhou P ’23
Martin Geffen & Cathy Mallove P ’10
Stephen Gittins & Linda Gittins P ’93, ’97
David Gladish & Eva Gladish P ’22
Murray Gold & Helen Kersley P ’14
Nancy Epstein & David Goldbloom O.C., P ’05
Marty Graham P ’73, ’76, ’78
Simon Grocott & Ariana Bradford P ’17, ’19, ’22
Tong Hahn & D. Smith P ’16 ♥ ★
John Hamilton ’55 & Barbara Hamilton P ’82, ’85
Katherine Hammond ’87 & Richard Nathanson ’87, P ’20 ★
Keith Harradence & Susan Ormiston P ’15
Lianne Tile & Andrew Howard P ’15, ’17
Tiger Hu & Michelle Liu P ’20
George & Anne Hume P ’89
Brian Hwang & Janie Shin P ’14
Julian Ivanov & Michaela Tudor P ’17 ♥
Bill Jackes & Liane Bedard P ’14
Robert P. Jacob ’60, P ’88, ’90
Anton Jerschow P ’92
Nasir Jetha & Samira Gillani P ’18
The Jha Family ★
Dylan Jones & Madeleine Rothberg P ’18
Douglas Kent ’47, P ’73, ’79, ’82
Susan Kitchell P ’01
N estor & Catharine Kostyniuk P ’02
David & Jane Kruse P ’22
Regine & Alex Kuperman P ’07, ’08
Paul Lam & Verna Ng P ’14, ’18
Chyang & Gloria Lee P ’87, ’91, GP ’22, ’23, ’24, ’27
David Leith & Jacqueline
Spayne P ’11
Simon & Audrey Li P ’09
Zhen Li & Yun Ling Zhao P ’22
Danielle LiChong P ’16, ’18, ’20
Bill Liu & Winnie Liu P ’22
Bo Liu & Ting Liu P ’22
Zhu Liu & Karen Chen P ’19
James & Margo Longwell P ’15
Kathy Moore & Jim Madigan P ’15
Nelson Mah & Bonnie Li P ’22
Michael R. Martin ’84 & Suzanne Martin ’84, P ’11, ’15 ♥ ★
Greg McElligott & Alex Pope P ’19
Bernie McGarva ’72, P ’03 ★
James McKellar & Clelia Iori P ’21
Alex & Anka Meadu P ’01
Laura Money ’81 & Marcus Macrae, P ’22
David and Julie Moos P ’20
B arbara Morgan P ’97
Alan E. Morson ’53, P ’79 ★
Jimmy Mui & Amelia Ng, P ’22 ♥
Kayambu & Ramalakshmi Muthuramu P ’08
Nasir Noormohamed & Tazmin Merali P ’09, ’10, ’14
Steve O’Neil & Colette
Léger P ’15, ’18 ★
Susan E. Opler ’79 & Paul F. Monahan, P ’14
Opolsky Family
Gladys Page P ’79
Wen Tang Pan & Jenny Gao P ’19
James Penturn ’77 & Kathleen Crook, P ’07
CURRENT & FORMER STAFF
Scott Baker
Gillian Bartlett
Sarah Behl ♥
Carole Bernicchia Freeman ★
Jonathan Bitidis ’99 ♥ ★
H. Don Borthwick ’54 ★
Rebecca Broderick
Shawn Brooks
Adam Brown
Chris J. Carswell ♥
Sarah Cescon
Garth Chalmers ♥ ★
J ean Collins
Nancy Dawe
Sandra Della Maestra
Michael Didier ♥
Kathy Dimas
Rose Dotten ♥ ★
Martha Drake ♥ ★
Lynda S. Duckworth ★
Rosemary Evans ♥ ★
John Fautley
G. Alan Fleming ’54 ♥ ★
Carrie Flood
Cresencia Fong
Adam Gregson
H. Donald Gutteridge ★
Mary Hall
Rebecca Harrison & Stephen Colella
Sean Hayto ♥ ★
Judith Kay ♥ ★
Jennifer Kelly
Virginia Ki
Ping Kong Lai & Shiu Ling Lai
Dan & Diane Lang ★
Raymond Lee ♥ ★
Rebecca Levere, ♥ ★
Kara Lysne Paris ♥
Julie Martin
Mary McBride
Lily McGregor ♥ ★
Ron Mintz
Mark & Peri Peters P ’16, ’19 ★
Jill Presser ’87, P ’17, ’21
Donald Redelmeier ’78 & Miriam Shuchman P ’12, ’15
Donald & Nita Reed P ’92 ★
Jeffrey R. Rose ’64 & Sandra Black, P ’03 ★
David Rounthwaite ’65, P ’01 ★
Howard Schneider & Aliye Keskin Schneider P ’09, ’13 ★
Jason Sharpe & Tanya Bonus P ’19
Peter & Jackie Shaw P ’17, ’19
Geoff & Carol Shirtliff Hinds P ’16, ’17, ’20
Noah S. Shopsowitz P ’07
James M. Spence ’58, P ’88
Stanley & Marcy Tepner P ’17
Tanya Lee & John Torrey P ’17
Steven & Xiao Ping Tso P ’94
Mark van Zanden & Rachel Talbot P ’21
Alberts Vitols & Maria Thorburn P ’22
Garry & Nancy Watson P ’92, GP ’16, ’19
David S. Weiss P ’21
Michael & Muriel Wissell P ’14
Jane Withey P ’11, ’14
Samuel Wu & Grace Zhang P ’15
Mark Yarranton & Patricia Foran P ’13
Quan G en Zhou & Hui
Song P ’09, ’16
Anonymous ♥
Anonymous ♥
Anonymous
Anonymous (2) ★
Anonymous (11)
Jack Moorfield ’50
Barbara Morgan P ’97
Jennifer Pitt Lainsbury ♥ ★
Marie Claire Recurt ★
Michaele M. Robertson & Barry Wansbrough
Forough Shafiei
Sarah Shugarman ♥
Elizabeth Smyth
Stephanie Stavro Pearce
Elizabeth Straszynski & Chris Wilson ♥
C. Ann Unger ♥ ★
David S. Weiss ’86, P ’21 ♥
Janet Williamson ♥
Carole (Geddes)
Zamroutian ★
Anonymous (2)
Anonymous (4)
Anonymous (4) ★
FRIENDS OF UTS
Joy Abramson
Maryam Arshi
B & B Hamilton Fund at Toronto Foundation ★
Mehrnoosh Barari
BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
The Branksome Ladies Cade Foundation
Joan Cavers
Frances Clee Computer Animation Studios of Ontario
Rahul Dave
Alessia Dawes
Maryam Dorri
Les Éclaireurs
Janice Fairweather
Firefly Foundation
Rajesh Garg
David Garth
The William and Nona
Heaslip Foundation
IBM Canada Limited
The Henry N.R. Jackman Foundation
Nancy E. Jacobi
Dimple Jayachandran
Linda Ann Jewell
Kartik Kanakasabesan
Kuperman Family Foundation
Peter T. Kyle
The Le Gresley Family Foundation
Xi Li
Manulife Financial
Susan McCloy
Faye Mishna
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation ★
Ernest Ng
Emeka Okongwu
OSSTF District
34 U niversity of Toronto Schools
Polaris Intelligence Inc.
Rapido Trains ♥ ★
CELEBRATING OUR GRADUATING CLASS!
Reis Informatica
R. Walter Ridley
Rogers Communications
Royal Bank of Canada
Olga Rubino
Susan M. Scace
Sun Life Financial
Lianxiang Tang
Travelers Canada
Toronto Foundation ★
UTS Alumni Association ★
UTS Parents’ Association ★
Yunhao Zhang
Debbie Zhou
Anonymous (4)
Anonymous ★
Since 2007, parents of graduating students have celebrated their children’s graduation from UTS by making a gift to the Grad Class Bursary Fund in honour of their children. The Grad Class Bursary is endowed with over $235,000 which provides approximately $10,000 annually in financial aid to current UTS students. This year, many of the gifts in honour of graduating students were directed to our Building Fund and to the Rosemary Evans Bursary Fund. We thank our families for giving the gift of a UTS education through donations totaling over $28,000!
CLASS OF 2023
Ajay Agrawal & Gina Buonaguro P ’23 in honour of Amelia Agrawal ’23
Liang Bai & Lihua Jia P ’23 in honour of Richard Bai ’23
Besufekad Tesfaye & Adey Worku P ’23, ’28 in honour of Leyat Besufekad Tesfaye ’23
Sachin & Gunjan
Chandrashekar P ’23 in honour of Kunaal Chandrashekar ’23
Leo Chen & Susie Wang P ’23 in honour of Jessie Chen ’23
Lin Han P ’23 in honour of Harry Cheng ’23
Sujit Choudhry ’88 & Ira Parghi, P ’23, ’26 in honour of Jaya Choudhry ’23
Lijun Dou & Yukun Lu P ’18, ’23 in honour of Kathryn Dou ’23
Mazyar Fallah & Heather Jordan P ’23 in honour of Evelyn Fallah ’23
Jin Fan & Li Zhao P ’23 in honour of Nicole Fan ’23
Ramin R. Farnood & Ning Yan P ’21, ’23 in honour of Eila Farnood ’23
Neil & Arlene Fitzgerald P ’23, ’26 in honour of Maya Fitzgerald ’23
John & Nancy Gossling, P ’18, ’20, ’23, ’25 in honour of Reed Gossling ’23
Sasan Hosseini
M oghaddam & Nazanin
Aghel P ’23 in honour of Sam Hosseini
M oghaddam ’23
Changhai Ji & Jienan Wang
P ’23 in honour of Angela Ji ’23
BaoWei Lian & Jennifer (Ruihong) Chen P ’23 in honour of Daniel Lian ’23
Paul Liang & Pauline Lin P ’23 in honour of Thomas Liang ’23
Qiang Lin & Bing Xia P ’23 in honour of Rally Lin ’23
Bin Luo & Xiaomei Li P ’23 in honour of Royce Luo ’23
Saul Mandelbaum & Melissa Nutik P ’23, ’26 in honour of Elijah Mandelbaum ’23
Qiang Mei & Hongmei Shi P ’23 in honour of Selina Mei ’23
Ivan Mo & Ming Xiong, P ’23, P ’25 in honour of Aidan Mo ’23
Nicanor Cesar Bruno Montoya & Melinda Montoya P ’23 in honour of Mari Montoya ’23
Sumit Oberai & Marcia
Mclean P ’23 in honour of Kiran Oberai ’23
Austin Pinto & Ruxandra Pinto P ’23 in honour of Daniel Pinto ’23
Michael & Connie Pun P ’23, ’26 in honour of Emily Pun ’23
Warren Lee ’91 & Sarah Ramage Lee, P ’22, ’23, ’24 in honour of Max Ramage Lee ’23
Catherine & Bohdan Stasiw P ’23 in honour of Matthew Stasiw ’23
TRIBUTE GIFTS
Sheldon Szeto & Flora Chen P ’21, ’23, ’26 in honour of Isabelle Szeto ’23
Michael & Kate Taylor P ’23 in honour of James Taylor ’23
Zhongwei Wang & Xing Hua Zheng P ’12, ’23 in honour of Benjamin Wang ’23
Andrew Currie & Mary Anne Waterhouse P ’23 in honour of Nicholas Waterhouse Currie ’23
Michelle Hu & Peter Wu P ’23, ’27 in honour of Yvonne Wu ’23
Howard Xian & Frances Zhang P ’23, ’26 in honour of Tiffany Xian ’23
Bo Xu & Yan Gao P ’23 in honour of Emily Xu ’23
Wei Xu & Qingling Zheng P ’23 in honour of Maria Xu ’23
Rick Yeung & Serena Lai P ’23, ’25 in honour of Curtis Yeung ’23
Thank you to everyone who gave in honour or in memory of dear friends and family.
IN HONOUR OF:
Class of 1957
Simin Dewji ’11
Rosemary Evans
James D. Fleck C.C. ’49, P ’72
Barry Graham ’59, P ’89, ’92, GP ’27
H. Donald Gutteridge
UTS Teachers & Staff
IN MEMORY OF:
Derek P. Allen ’65
Danyal Bhyat
George M. Carrick ’58
David Decker ’70
John R. Duffy ’81
Michael A. Elmarson ’87
Donald F. Fawcett ’50
Keva Garg ’23
Roy Grant
Lisa Haberman
Hugh Hanson ’53
Natalie Kuzmich
Balfour Le Gresley P ’77
Richard B. Lewis ’56
Peter J. Luhse ’78
Norah E. Maier
W. Bruce MacLean
M. Anne Millar
Joshua Miller
Peter G. Neilson ’71
Clare Pace
THE UTS ARBOR SOCIETY FOR LEGACY GIVING
Chiu & Elaine Yip P ’18, ’23 in honour of Chloe YiP ’23
Sze Wo Yu & Jing Wang P ’23 in honour of Emily Yu ’23
Qiang Yu & Vivian Tu P ’23 in honour of Winston Yu ’23
Rong Zhang & Qing Li P ’23 in honour of Helena Zhang ’23
Many S6 Parents in honour of Rosemary Evans
Stan Pearl GP ’21, ’23
John Perrin ’81
Douglas G. Peter ’58
Gordon A. Richardson ’37
Barbara Ritchie P ’80
David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye ’75
Joseph Starr ’58
Kate M. Tiley
Edgar Ware P ’95
John Wood ’58
UTS would like to thank the following individuals who have declared their intention to include UTS in their charitable giving plans. We also thank all those who wish to remain anonymous.
Donald K. Avery ’49
Scott Baker, Former Teacher
Lois & John Bowden ’48, P ’79
Paul Brace ’71, P ’12
Peter L. Buzzi ’77
Ben Chan ’82
Class Member ’84
James S. Coatsworth ’69
Gillian (Davidson) Davies ’87
Matthew Dryer ’68
Lynda S. Duckworth, Former Teacher
James Fleck C.C. ’49, P ’72
G. Alan Fleming ’54, Former Principal
John R.D. Fowell ’60
Stephen Gauer ’70
H. Donald Gutteridge, Former Principal
Robert W. Hoke ’66
David J. Holdsworth ’61
Robert E. Lord ’58
Antony T.F. Lundy ’79
James I. MacDougall ’54
Bernie McGarva ’72, P ’03
James A. (Sandy) McIntyre ’71
David Morgan ’63
J. Timothy Morgan ’87
John D. Murray ’54
Mark Opashinov ’88
Stephen Raymond & Natasha vandenHoven P ’16, ’19
William Redrupp ’54
D. Kenneth Roberts ’70, P ’00, ’04
Michaele M. Robertson, Former Principal
John N. Shaw ’50
David Sherman ’75
Murray E. Treloar ’68
Gregory G. Turnbull ’73
Walter Vogl ’73
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If you have made provisions for UTS in your will, or would like to receive information on legacy giving, please contact Martha Drake, Executive Director, Advancement at mdrake@utschools.ca or 416-946-0097.
LOOKING BACK
More than half a century has passed and it still feels like yesterday – the memories are that strong. UTS coaches from the sixties and seventies are the stuff of legends, paving the way for excellence in coaching and sport which continues to this day. To commemorate that special period in our school history, Bernie McGarva ’72 gave a very special football to UTS for posterity, autographed by his outstanding coaches: Don Fawcett ’50, Nick Volpe, Chuck Weir, Andy Szandtner, Derek Bate ’44, P ’71, ’73, ’75, GP ’16 and Jim McElroy. Each coach noted the years they coached beside their signatures. This inspired Bernie to further the project with the creation of the UTS Coaches Bursary and a Coaches Celebration of the sixties and seventies with Ron Wakelin and Ornella Barrett representing the end of that era and the beginning of co-education. While sport is a glorious part of UTS history, the spirit of camaraderie and love for athletics lives on in our students today.
