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Alumni: Giving U of T more reasons to be proud

 

Making an impact

Movers and shakers, leaders and trendsetters, decision-makers and innovators—U of T alumni make a meaningful impact wherever they go and in whatever they do.

This is your gateway to the round-the-clock news feed on our homepage, where we report on current and relevant alumni happenings. Find out about how your fellow grads are making the most of their education by enriching their local communities, improving the world, and achieving in the arenas of business, medicine, engineering, the humanities and much more.

Have you seen a grad in the news recently? Let us know!


Donald R. Sadoway
Sadoway Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People

U of T Engineering alumnus Donald R. Sadoway has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most


Bruce Pynn
Bruce Pynn Helps Paleontology Students Pursue Their Dreams

Beginning this year, Bruce Pynn will provide student support for undergraduates in financial need who are pursuing


2012 Awards of Excellence
U of T Alumni Association Celebrates Faculty, Staff and Students

More than 175 people gathered at the Great Hall at Hart House April 10 as the U


Jaymie Matthews
U of T Alumnus Relaunches New College Lecture Series

When Carl Sagan gave the inaugural lecture for the Jacob Bronowski Memorial Lecture Series at New College


Andrew N. Forde
Black Business & Professional Association Honours U of T Alumnus

Materials Science and Engineering alumnus Andrew N. Forde has been named the recipient of the 2012 Harry


Heidi Taylor
Heidi Taylor to take on leadership of Playwrights Theatre Centre

Playwrights Theatre Centre today announced that, effective December 1, 2012, Heidi Taylor (UC 9T4) will assume leadership


Photo by Ryan Pyle
U of T Alumnus Ryan Pyle Document’s China’s Rise to Power

Ryan Pyle‘s Canadian lecture tour, Bearing Witness: Documenting China’s Rise, launches at the Munk School for Global


Harley Pasternak
Fitness Guru Harley Pasternak Discusses His High Profile Career

Fitness guru, New York Times bestselling author and star of ABC’s daytime talk show The Revolution, Harley Pasternak


Dr. Evans
A Wing of the MaRS Science Complex Named for Dr. John Evans

The family of Dr. John Evans, a co-founder of the MaRS science complex, is donating $10 million


Susan Hoeppner
Junos Jumping with U of T Nominees

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences slate of nominees for the 2012 JUNO Awards is


Dr. Tina Meisami
U of T Alumni Provide Free Dental Treatment to Abused Women

Dr. Tina Meisami and four of her female dental colleagues, who have been friends since studying at


Order of Ontario
10 Appointees to the Order of Ontario have Ties to U of T

More than a third of the province’s newest appointees to the Order of Ontario have ties to


Donald Patriquin
Donald Patriquin Accepted into Stanford Who’s Who

Donald Patriquin has been accepted into the prestigious ranks of Stanford Who’s Who as a result of


Muhammad Lila
Muhammad Lila Joins ABC News

Award-winning Canadian journalist Muhammad Lila joins ABC News as the new Digital Correspondent responsible for Pakistan, Afghanistan and the


Paul Martin
Order of Canada Honours Faculty & Alumni

Three University of Toronto faculty members, nine alumni and two additional U of T benefactors have been


Swapna and Sandhya Mylabathula
Making Our National Sport Safer

Swapna and Sandhya Mylabathula have drafted a private members’ bill for Parliament that proposes a national concussion awareness


Dani Reiss
Dani Reiss named Entrepreneur Of The Year

Dani Reiss, chief executive of Canada Goose Inc., was named Ontario 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of


Ed Clark
Ed Clark named Ivey Business Leader of the Year

Following TD’s acquisition of Canada Trust Financial Services in February 2000, where Mr. Clark had been President


Inductees of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
Dr. Angus Bruneau and Sister Elizabeth Davis Inducted into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador

Dr. Bruneau and Sister Davis are two of nine inspiring individuals who have helped shape Newfoundland and


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Raja Singh Tuli and Suneet Singh Tuli

Two Canadian brothers to bring the Internet to billions of people around the world, from remote farming


Alejandra Bravo
Alejandra Bravo

U of T grad Alejandra Bravo (BA in Latin American studies) is manager of leadership programs at


Elena Park
Elena Park

U of T law grad Elena Park (HBA 1994 WDW), who has provided 200 hours a year


Andromache Karakatsanis and Michael Moldaver
Andromache Karakatsanis and Michael Moldaver

Judge Karakatsanis (BA 1978 Vic) and Judge Moldaver (BA 1968 UC, LLB 1971) have been nominated to


Jen Rawson
Jen Rawson

(BPhEd 1999, B.Ed 2000) has been appointed the new head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds women’s hockey


David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg

(BA 1967, HonLLD 2001) will be the first Canadian to be awarded with a fellowship from the


Samantha Grant
Samantha Grant

(BA 1994) has been elected as the 37th president of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los


Rohinton Mistry
Rohinton Mistry

(BA 1982, Honorary Doctor of Letters 1999) has been awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, a


U of T alumnus and NFB pioneer, Tom Daly
NFB pioneer Tom Daly dies at 93

Legendary Canadian film producer Tom Daly (BA 1940 UC) passed away last weekend at age 93.


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Vicky Sunohara

(BPHE 2010) has been hired as head coach of the Varsity Blues women’s hockey team. Sunohara spent


Brad Griffiths (B.Com 1979 Victoria)
Friends and family of Brad Griffiths

(B.Comm 1979 Victoria) have begun a scholarship in his memory after the Bay Street dealmaker perished in


Dr. Marilyn Korzekwa (MD 1982) takes to the water for charity
Dr. Marilyn Korzekwa

(MD 1982), the first person to swim Lake Ontario north-to-south (1983) and south-to-north (1984), completed a 34-km


Order of Canada medals
Faculty and alumni named to Order of Canada

Professor Peter Singer, a world leader in health research, and opera singer Mary Lou Fallis are among


David Miller (LLB 1984) photo c/o utsc.utoronto.ca
Former Toronto mayor David Miller

(LLB 1984) will be a “Future of Cities” fellow at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, lecturing and


Malcolm Gladwell (BA 1984 Trinity)
Watch Malcolm Gladwell’s Convocation address

The author of international bestsellers such as Outliers , What The Dog Saw, Blink and The Tipping


Rivi Frankle (BA 1968 UC)
Rivi Frankle

(BA 1968 UC), known to many simply as ‘Rivi’, retired last September after working 39 years at


John Paul Morgan (BASc 2001, MASc 2005)
John Paul Morgan

(BASc 2001, MASc 2005) is the founder and chief technology officer of Morgan Solar, a Toronto-based solar


Judy Barber and Stephen Woollcombe (thestar.com)
Stephen Woollcombe (BA 1961 Trinity) and Judy Barber (BA 1961 Vic)

met in the fall of 1961 while volunteering for CUSO-VSO, the development organization that celebrated its 50th


Malcolm Gladwell (BA 1984 Trinity)
Malcolm Gladwell

(BA 1984 Trinity), one of the world’s most popular writers, will receive an honorary doctorate of letters


Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
New Parliament Is U of T Blue

U of T Magazine sorts through the recently elected MPs in Ottawa and highlights some of the


Natasha Sharpe (PhD Med 1997, MBA 1999)
Alumni named to Top 40 Under 40

Six alumni and a professor were named to the Globe and Mail‘s Top 40 Under 40 list.


Mark Johnson (BA 1986 Vic)
Health and science reporter Mark Johnson

(BA 1986 Victoria) is co-winner of a Pulitzer prize for explanatory reporting, for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s One


Domenico Pietropaolo
Domenico Pietropaolo

(BSc 1971 St. Mike’s, MA 1973, PhD 1981), a three-time graduate, will be the new principal of


Blake Goldring (BA 1981 Vic). Photo from army.forces.gc.ca
Blake Goldring

(BA 1981 Vic), CEO of AGF Management Limited—and benefactor to Victoria College’s Goldring Student Centre—was recognized as


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Robert Rival

(DMA 2010) has been appointed as the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s composer-in-residence, a two-year position. His orchestral works


Guy Giorno
Guy Giorno

(LLB 1989), ex-chief of staff to PM Stephen Harper and also to former Ontario premier Mike Harris,


Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion
Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion

(LLD 2010) was surprised with cake, song and affection on her 90th birthday Feb. 9 as she


Dr. Ernest McCulloch
Dr. Ernest McCulloch

(MD 1948), emeritus university professor who along with Dr. James Till was one of the fathers of


Geoffrey Bannister
Geoffrey Bannister

(PhD 1974) has been named the next president of Hawai’i Pacific University. He previously was dean of


Linda Hutcheon
Linda Hutcheon

(BA 1969 UC, PhD 1975), University Professor of English and Comparative Literature, has been named an Officer


John Lennon portrait by Viktor Mitic
Viktor Mitic

(BA 1995 UTM), a Serbian-Canadian painter and sculptor, is known for his use of firearms to create


Shawn Qu
Shawn Qu

(PhD 1995) is CEO of Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar panel producers. Qu was


Dawn Tattle
Civil Engineer Dawn Tattle

(BASc 1985) was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the professionals category. Tattle


Johanna Skibsrud
Poet and author Joanna Skibsrud

(BA 2001 Victoria) has won the 2010 Giller Prize for her debut novel, The Sentimentalist. The book