Spring 2009 - University of Toronto Schools

Upcoming UTS EventsMark Your CalendarsMusic NightsFriday, aPril 24, 2009Junior Music Night5:00 p.m.: Junior Café Bleu.7:00 p.m.: Junior Music NightContact: Judy Kay, jkay@utschools.ca, (416) 978-6802Thursday, May 7, 2009Annual Art Exhibition and Reception4:00–8:00 p.m. in the UTS gymFor more information, please contact jlemoire@utschools.caWednesday, May 27, 2009UTSAA Annual General Meeting6:00 p.m. in the UTS libraryContact: alumni@utschools.caThursday, June 25, 2009Annual Alumni Golf Tournament11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at St. Andrews Valley Golf ClubContact: Peter Frost, Peter_Frost@canaccord.com, (416) 867-2035Saturday, October 24, 2009Annual Alumni Dinner5:30 p.m. Reception, 7:00 p.m. Dinner – both at UTSSpecial Anniversary Year Celebrations:1939, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004All years are welcome!Join us in the afternoon for the inauguration of the UTS Hall of Fame; this year, we’ll behonouring contributions to UTS sports. RSVP to (416) 978-3919 or alumni@utschools.ca.Designed bykevin leeSaturday, aPril 25, 2009Senior Music Night6:30 p.m.: Senior Music Night.9:00 p.m.: Senior Café BleuEvery year for over two decades, Twig Tape has auditioned, recorded, mixed& produced a compilation of original works by uts students and alumni.Your submission can be sent electronicallyto twig_tape_producers@utschools.ca or mailed or droppedoff as a cd at the UTS main officeaddressed to Judy Kay at: TheUniversity of Toronto Schools, 371Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M5S 2R7Alternatively, we can record yoursong at UTS between Monday andFriday after school – please email us.Submission Deadline: May 1st.– and wants your latest compositions!This year, you will be able to accessworks of music featured in previousTwig Tapes online. If you have hada song released on a past TwigTapeand don’t want it reissued, pleasecontact us at twig_tape_producers@utschools.caUTS AlumniAssociationBoard ofdirectorsPresidentGeorge Crawford ’72(416) 499-9000vice presidentPeter Neilson ’71(416) 214-5431past presidentTom Sanderson ’55(416) 604-4890TreasurerBob Cumming ’65(416) 727-6640HonoraryPresidentMichaele Robertson(416) 946-5334HonoraryVice PresidentRick Parsons(416) 978-3684directorsDon Borthwick ’54(705) 436-3452Gerald Crawford ’52(905) 271-0445Rob Duncan ’95(416) 809-2488Peter Frost ’63(416) 867-2035Sharon Lavine ’84(416) 868-1755 x224Bernie McGarva ’72(416) 865-7765Vallabh Muralikrishnan ’00(416) 359-0159Nick Smith ’63(416) 920-0159Jennifer Suess ’94(416) 654-2391Phil Weiner ’01(416) 868-2239

Meg O’Mahony teaches in UgandaCanadians deliver environmental education.UTS Science teacherMeg O’Mahony traveledto Uganda inJuly 2008 to deliveran environmental educationworkshop for Ugandan teachers.She and two fellow Canadianteachers participated in thistwo-week pilot project by theJane Goodall Institute (Jgi) ofCanada. Meg was joined byEmma Roche from Royal St.George’s College in Toronto, andAlison Eliott from Trinity CollegeSchool in Port Hope, Ontario.In Africa, Meg and her fellowteachers worked with JgiUganda to prepare and deliverworkshops on cooperativelearning techniques, natureinterpretation, and general environmentaleducation. Ugandafaces huge environmental challengessuch as deforestation,agriculture intensification, andother human threats to endangeredprimates such as chimpanzeesand mountain gorillas.Working with Ugandanteachers who have large classsizes and limited resources challengedMeg and her peers tobe creative in passing on theirskills. It was a wonderful twowaylearning experience. TheCanadian teachers built relationshipswith the Ugandan teachersthat will allow classes in bothcountries to correspond, discussworld issues, and implementideas for action.Meg and her fellowteachers documented theirexperience on a blog at:www.jgiteachertraining.blogspot.com/“What an exciting opportunityfor all of us – to make globalconnections, share ideas, gainexperiences, and create friendships,”said Roche before theirdeparture. “And then to learnthat although our classroomshave unique differences, in somany ways, we are workingtowards the same goals.”In addition to paying all theirown expenses, the teachersraised more than $6,000 to coverthe cost of the workshop. Aspart of her efforts, Meg soldbiodegradable plates, cups,cutlery, and napkins.The Jgi is a global nonprofitorganization thatempowers people to make adifference for all living things.Jgi Canada supports wildliferesearch, education, and conservation,with the primarygoal of ensuring the survival ofgreat ape populations throughcommunity-centred conservationactivities in Africa. TheInstitute also promotes sustainablelivelihoods and nurturesnew generations of committed,active citizens around the world.Here are a few excerptsfrom the team’s blog:Wednesday, July 23, 2008by Meg O’MahonyFor me, I felt they [the Ugandanteachers] really started to comeout of their shells once westarted the experiential educationtechniques. I think everyonelearns well by “doing” and thisgroup opened right up with thisstyle of teaching/learning. It istricky for them to utilize experientiallearning in their classeswhen they have 60 or morestudents, tiny rooms, and almostno resources... What I loved mostabout this teaching was seeingteachers get excited about thenew ideas. These teachers pursuethis career for the love of it.Saturday, August 23, 2008by Meg O’MahonyIt is clear that there is a greatneed for environmental educationtraining for Ugandan teachersand that the Jgi teachertraining workshops are an effectivemeans of providing this.The Ugandan teachers werereally grateful for the opportunityto attend the workshop and...many teachers are now keento try integrating environmentalissues into subjects beyondscience and social studies. Animportant step in building a cultureof conservation in youth.Tuesday, July 8, 2008by Emma RocheA neat outcome of the conversationwas that the studentslearned about wind energy. Iwas listing a few ways of makingrenewable energy when aboy put up his hand to ask howwe can get electricity from thewind. I described the turbinesand used a nearby tree as a scaleto demonstrate how tall theycan be. The students exclaimedwith eyes huge with amazementand there were many thrilledvoices chattering about the idea.Left: Meg O’Mahony (far right) and two otherCanadian teachers travelled to Uganda as part ofa Jane Goodall Institute Canada pilot project thatassists in delivering environmental educationtraining to Ugandan teachers. Above: The 22Ugandan teachers who attended the workshop.From Uganda to CanadaHere are a few messages, in theirown words, from Kasubi PrimarySchool students to their Canadiancounterparts:✒ “My name is Mwebaze JuniorDaniel. I am 14 years old... Iwould like you to conserve theenvironment by planting trees,flowers which will control soilerosion. In Uganda I am alsodoing the same. When I do this,I get many things like rainfall,shade, fruits and also I am amember of Wildlife in Uganda.I conserve the environmentbecause I like animals.”✒ “My name is Ssekandi Edrine.I am 14 years old. I’m interestedin playing football and plantingtrees in our compound becausethey provide us with shade andthey make the compound tolook nice with fresh air.”✒ “My name is Matovu Michael.I am 12 years old. Please I wouldlike to know more about yourclimate in Canada. My best dietis meat and rice. My best colouris green. Is your climate as coolas ours in Africa?”s p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 5

[continued from page 4]and connect mentoring pairswith their peers. Strikes,spares, and the occasionalgutter ball were music tothe ears of Luke Stark’02, one of the program’sfounders. “Bowling is a lowpressureway to bring thementoring pairs together todo something that’s active,relaxed, and convivial,”Luke observed. “Plus, goingbowling is practically a UTStradition; there have beenCuspidor and House bowlingevents for at least the last20 years.”The 2008/09 BranchingOut program is alreadyshaping up to be a success.The program’s pairsof young alumni and S5/S6 students met for thefirst time in November, andmany pairs have reportedhaving stimulating meetingsand discussions since.Thanks to the hardwork of ProgramEight eagerteams arrived brightand early at the Upper Feut gymon February 7, 2009 to competein the 3-on-3 Alumni BasketballTournament. This fun, spiritedtournament brought out alumniteams from many years, as wellas a student team.Teams battled it out all morningin the Round Robin, whichadvanced Team Farb ’98 andTeam Harris ’03 to the finals.The head-to-head match for thecoveted trophy was both intenseand close, but in the end TeamFarb ’98 pulled through with ascore of 16–14.Congratulations to (from leftto right): Norman Farb ’98, LinusYung ’98, Joseph Crampton ’98,6 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009and Eric Barnhorst ’98 for a wellearnedwin! Team Farb ’98 hasalready agreed to come backnext year to defend their title.Thanks to all the alumni andstudents that came out to playin February; we hope to see youCoordinators JenniferOrazietti of the Office ofAdvancement and CaroleBernicchia-Freeman of UTSStudent Services, monitoringand evaluation of thementoring pairs has producedplenty of good feedback,which will be used toimprove the program.One of the challengesfor Branching Out this yearhas been the difficulty infinding young alumni inmedical professions to act asmentors. “We have lawyers,teachers, engineers, artists,and business people whoare extremely busy and whoalso act as mentors,” pointsout Jennifer. “We reallyneed young alumni involvedin medical professions toconsider being mentorsnext year as we have a hugedemand from UTS studentswanting to go into that field.Considering the small timecommitment, mentoring canbe a truly rewarding experiencefor young alumni.”“2009/10 is UTS’Centennial year,” enthusedLuke, “and Branching Outis a great example of thenew things that the school isdoing to celebrate and bringtogether its community. I’dlove to see more mentoringpairs than ever next year.”Alumni from the classesof ’84 to’99 who are interestedin becoming a mentornext year, or who would likemore information about theprogram, should get in touchwith Alumni Affairs OfficerJennifer Orazietti atjorazietti@utschools.caas soon as possible.ErratumIn the article “House Proud” in theFall 2008 issue, The Root mistakenlystated that the first female LewisLiterary Rep was Beth Steinhauer’78 in the 1976-77 school year,when it was in fact Jane Helleiner’78. Stephanie Hansen ’78 was theAlthouse Athletic Rep in 1976-77, not1977-78 as stated in the article. Oursincerest apologies for the errors.2009 ALUMni B’BALL TOURnAMEntBasketball Photo: MaRCus Lindström; istOCkphoto.COmall back on the court next year.As well, a big thanks goes outto Physical Education teacherGarry Kollins and studentscore-keepers – Alice Wang andBertie Zhang – for making thistournament possible.TheKeysGa l l ERyExhibitingthis fallKasperPodgorski’04FutureExhibitioNSKim Lee Kho ’81Baillie Card ’05MargaretKrawecka ’96AdeleMadonia ’03Emma Jenkin ’03Olivia Mapue ’04More information aboutthe Centennial ArtExhibition is comingsoon. Watch for an updatefrom the CentennialArt Committee.The Keys Galleryis located in Room 107A at UTS. If youwould like to exhibit, contact AnnUnger, retired staff, (416) 932-1963or e-mail aeunger@sympatico.cafor further information.

President’s ReportLooking Forward to our CentennialAnd there’s still plenty to do for those who want to lend a hand!This is a busy time of year forthe school and for your AlumniAssociation. Alumni volunteersand your Association Board havebeen occupied on many fronts. In thisreport, I’ll touch upon some recentevents, and I’ll discuss the work thatis underway to plan future events andbudgets for your Association.The UTSAAenjoys organizingannual eventsthat bring alumnitogether. The3-on-3 BasketballTournament tookplace on February7th, and a dateGeorgeCrawford ’72president, UTSAAhas been set forthe 2009 UTSAAGolf Tournament.Unfortunately, theschool did not ice a hockey team thisyear due to the loss of too many playersto graduation. As a result, we will notbe having our Alumni/School HockeyGame. Hopefully that event, and theschool team, will return in future years.Our 2008 Annual Alumni Dinnerwas held on October 24th, and plansfor the 2009 Dinner – also to be heldon October 24th – are underway. Wehave benefited from the superb organizingskills of Rob Duncan ’95 and histeam for several years, and Rob is tobe congratulated and thanked for theoutstanding leadership that he has giveneach year. At our last Alumni Boardmeeting, Rob outlined a new theme forthe 2009 Dinner – mark your calendarsfor another enjoyable evening!Your Alumni Association isinvolved in many of the Centennialactivities being organized by theSchool. The Centennial program isambitious, involving multiple eventsand a variety of activities. Many of yourfellow alumni are participating on severalplanning and organizing committees,and I thank them for volunteeringtheir time and skills for what should bean exciting series of events.Financially, your Association issound. This year’s Annual Fund campaignhas been successful – especiallywhen we consider the financial downturnthat occurred around the time ofour annual mailing! The Annual Fundreceipts will allow us to increase theBursary Fund once again, to supportvarious School and Alumni Activities,and to provide specialThe Centennialprogram isambitious,involvingmultiple eventsand a variety ofactivities.gifts to the school. A2008 special gift providedsome travel expenses, atshort notice, to the UTS“Reach for the Top” Teamto travel to Edmontonwhere they representedOntario in the CanadianChampionships. Giftssuch as these are timely,support the School, andare recognized and appreciated by the“future alumni” at UTS.As part of our annual budgetingcycle, we are working with UTS,through the Alumni Liaison Committee,to establish our respective budgetfor 2009 and the support that wewill be given by the UTS Office ofAdvancement. We appreciate the organizationaland logistical support providedby Martha Drake and her staff.The annual meetings of the AlumniAssociation and Board will take placeshortly after you receive this editionof The Root. At those meetings, newBoard members are elected, the slateof officers is decided, and the directionof the Association for the upcomingyear is discussed. If you are interestedin serving on the Alumni Board, pleasecontact me at gvc1@rogers.com. Asalways, I welcome all comments andfeedback.My two-year term as President ofyour Association is coming to an end.I have been both inspired and motivatedby the enthusiasm and dedicationthat so many alumni give to UTS.The last two years have seen manychanges at the school,and I have tried to keepyou all informed aboutthe new structure atUTS, and the resultingMemorandum ofUnderstanding betweenthe UTS Board and yourAssociation Board. ThatMemorandum confirmsthe ongoing roles andfinancial foundation ofour Association, helping to ensure thatwe will continue to serve the interestsof the alumni and to support UTS. Ithas been an honour and a privilegeto have served the Association duringthese changing times!s P R i n g 2 0 0 9 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 7

Principal’s MessageIf Not Here, Then Where?Focusing on what it means to educate our children to be successful in their own era.In my last article for The Rootmagazine, I wrote about the casefor UTS. This article follows andexpands upon those thoughts. Sincethe last issue, we have launched ourstrategic plan, Building the Future, andwe have witnessed world events – botheconomic and geo-political – taking asharply negative turn. It’s likely thatwe already live ina different worldthan the one inwhich the thinkingand writing ofour strategic plantook place. Somewill see only anegative impactMichaeleRobertsonPrinciPAL, UTSon UTS’ hopesfor the future inthe shocking economicdownturnof October and November 2008. Andindeed, it would be naïve not to anticipatethat fund-raising targets and timelineswill have to be reassessed.But in this article,I want to engage yourattention on anothertopic – one equallycritical to the school’sfuture as well as to ourfuture as a nation.We are witnessingwhat Fareed Zakaria,writing in The PostAmerican World, callsthe rise of the rest: theupsurge in the economies of China,India, and Japan, fuelled by a huge,highly educated and technologicallyThis is thereal purposeof education:making possiblelives of dignity,service, andaccomplishment.literate population, most of whom speakEnglish. These countries, along withsmall and less prosperous countriessuch as Bangladesh, are already makingthe kinds of changes to their schoolsabout which Canadian educators canonly preach. They seem to have seenwhat skills will help their people, andultimately their countries, to prosper.In our country and in our province, wehave seen the same things; we networkand share information about theseimportant issues in education, but weare hard pressed to point to a singlesystemic effort to do anything aboutthem. If we do not take someserious action now, Canadian schoolingin the not-too-distant future will notbe able to compete with the quality ofwhat these reformed models of schoolingare capable of producing.UTS cannot initiate system changein Canadian schools, but it is one of thebest sites to participate in that change– and it must do so. This is a schoolwith great energy, lots of talent, terrificrelationships betweenand among teachers andstudents, and a provenrecord of educatingCanadian leaders in astunning array of fields.Our plan, Building theFuture, commits theschool to educating itshigh-achieving studentsto lead in their respectivefuture fields. Our Visionand Mission clarify our aspirations andour areas of focus. We are reviewingour program, rethinking our diplomarequirements, and planning to launcha summer institute – and all of theseinitiatives are focused on what it meansto educate our children to be successfulin their own era.UTS faces two equal challenges.The first is to find the support in itscommunity of alumni, parents, andfriends that will continue to make itaccessible to students who qualify toenter. The second is to ensure theyhave an education for this century thatwill allow them to restore the planetto health and harmony. This is the realpurpose of education: making possiblelives of dignity, service, and accomplishment.What better place to makethat a reality than here?8 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009

UTS Board ReportFacing the Challenges of TomorrowThe UTS Board is exploring every option to guarantee the future success of the school.This issue of The Root celebratesthe 90th anniversaryof UTS’ magnificent win ofthe Memorial Hockey Cup against theRegina Pats, and it ponders why someof our UTS graduates choose to attenduniversity south of the border whileothers choose to remain closer to home.We are now a few months away fromour centennial year– a remarkablemilestone. This isa time to step backand reflect on howmuch the schoolhas changed, andon the directionsit may or may notBob Lord ’58chair, UTStake over the next10, 50, or 100years. It is also atime to celebrate our successes – and,above all, our perseverance. For regardlessof the changes imposed on usthrough the years, we have managed tostay on course and remain the schoolof choice for high achieving and trulygifted students.In my last article, “MoreMilestones for UTS” (The Root, Fall2008), I indicated that the University ofToronto had signaled to us last summerthat it did not wish to redevelop the371 Bloor Street West site for its ownuse, and it had invited UTS to submitits own proposal for redevelopmentof the site. This was followed by someuseful discussions with senior staff atthe University. Since then, however,there has been a deterioration of theeconomy, which has had an impact onall capital projects being consideredby the University. Consequently, wedo not expect any rapid outcome fromthese discussions. In the meantime, weremain very much committed to theredevelopment and long-term occupancyof 371 Bloor, and we are intenton continuing our dialogue with theUniversity towards accomplishing thatobjective when it is prepared to do so.Further, we will work towards enhancingour capital expenditure capacity toensure that we are readyto move forward with rebuildingUTS when thetime is right.The Board and itscommittees are workingthoughtfully and methodicallywith PrincipalMichaele Robertson toplan for the future educationalchallenges oftomorrow and to exploreevery option to guaranteethe future success of theschool. To that end, wehave worked very hardto ensure that the schoolis capable of operatingon a “stand alone” basis.We are very gratifiedthat our current financialprojections for the nextfour years show that, even after Uof T’sdirect subsidy comes to an end in ournext fiscal year, we will have a comfortablesurplus that will grow in subsequentyears.The process of converting our systemsfrom Uof T’s and setting up our...we remain verymuch committedto theredevelopmentand long-termoccupancy of371 Bloor, andwe are intent oncontinuing ourdialogue withthe Universitytowardsaccomplishingthat objective...own systems was an especially complexprocess, which required a significantinvestment of staff resources. However,I am pleased to report that our humanresources, payroll, and financial reportingsystems are running smoothly. Asanticipated, our partner, the Uof T,agreed to meet its obligation to UTSwith respect to the school’s reporteddeficit as determined by Ernst &Young as at June 30, 2006. We are ontarget to be in a position to fully fundour own operations by2010. We also remaincommitted to expandingthe bursary programalthough – like manyother non-profit organizations– we are challengedby the currenteconomic environment.Moving forward, asalways, our efforts willremain focused on ourmost important mission:to ensure that UTS continuesto be the school ofchoice for high achievingstudents. On theirbehalf, please accept myassurance that we willcontinue to communicateimportant steps inthe planning process aswell as our progress in accomplishingthe objectives described in our strategicplan, Building the Future.s P R i n g 2 0 0 9 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 9

Advancement ReportHope in the Face of RecessionAlumni, parents, and friends have always stepped up to support UTS in good times and bad.One look at the news makes mewant to hibernate. Newspapersare filled with tales of financialwoe, and UTS is not immune to theglobal and national economic meltdown.That being said, I have two sources ofhope during this recession.The first is our Centennial, whichis shaping up to be a magnificent celebration.By thetime you receiveyour next issueof The Root, wewill be well intoour Centennialcelebrations. Morethan 100 volunteersare workingMartha DrakeExeCUTive DireCTor,UTS office ofADvancementdiligently on thefinal plans for our100th anniversary,and we all look forwardto welcomingyou back to UTS during 2009 and2010. Be sure to read the “CentennialNotebook” for ways in which you canparticipate and to find events to attend!My other source of hope is thefinancial support that has continued tocome from alumni, parents, and friendsof UTS. This year, some donors wrotenotes with their gifts explaining thatthey had been affected by the recessionbut still wanted to support the school.Thank you for your continued support!It has never been more needed.Last month, the mother of a UTSgraduate visited our office to handdelivera donation for the UTSAAAnnual Fund. Along with the gift, themother delivered a story that I think isworth passing along.According to the mother, herdaughter had completed five happyyears at UTS when the student’s fatherwas suddenly laid off from his job. Atthat moment, the family went from aposition of financial comfort to one ofdistress; with no money for tuition, thefamily faced the reality of having tomove their child away from UTS to finishGrade 12 elsewhere.This is where you, our donors,entered the picture. Thanks to thesupport of UTS alumniWith the gloomyeconomicforecast and thecost of tuitionincreasing bynecessity, we arefocusingour energyon strategiesto remaincommitted toour mission.and friends over theyears, UTS was able toprovide this family witha full bursary for theirdaughter’s final year. Thedaughter worked threejobs during her final yearat UTS to help supportthe family, and graduatedto go on to universitywhere she finished top ofher class. The mother saidthat, because of UTS’support during their timeof need, the family wasable to cope. Proudlyshowing me photos ofher daughter, the motheralso said that she and her husband willcontinue to support the school for therest of their days in appreciation for thesupport shown to them.In these harsh economic times, thisstory serves as a poignant reminder ofwhy we come together to support UTS.The opening declaration of the UTSmission statement reads: “We admit studentson the basis of academic and overallperformance and we are committedto making financial accessibility a realityfor all UTS students”. This year, we wereable to fulfill our promise. Nineteenpercent of our student body receivedbursaries with 8% on full tuition support.This translates into almost $1-millionawarded to UTS families during the2008-2009 academic year.With the gloomy economic forecastand the cost of tuition increasing bynecessity, we are focusing our energyon strategies to remaincommitted to our mission.Elsewhere in thisissue of The Root, youwill hear from Bob Lord,Bill Saunderson, andMichaele Robertson onthe work of the Board,Foundation, and Schools.At the very centre of ourplanning is the knowledgethat we have beenblessed with a proudcommunity of alumni,parents, and friends whohave stepped up to supportUTS in good timesand bad. Thank you tothose who have chosenthis year to make your first gift to UTS,to those of you who have maintainedor increased your level of support, andto those of you, affected by the recession,who gave what you could to UTS.Together, we will keep UTS accessible.10 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009

CenTEnnIAL nOTEBOOKPhoto: jan rihak; istOCkphoto.COmMark your calendar!The UTS Centennial is coming up fast! 2009–2010 will be filledwith exciting events to celebrate this milestone, so be sure tomark these dates in your calendar:Events& Opening Reception: October 1, 2009To officially begin our Centennial, a formal reception, hosted byPrincipal Michaele Robertson, will be held at UTS. During thereception, the inaugural H.J. Crawford Award (see “Initiatives”for more details) will be presented to one distinguishedmember of the UTS community. rsVP to (416) 978-3919 oralumni@utschools.ca.& Annual Alumni Dinner: October 24, 2009This year’s Alumni dinner will take place on Saturday, October24 at UTS. This event has a Centennial twist: we’re introducingthe UTS Hall of Fame. On Saturday afternoon, everyoneis invited to attend a Hall of Fame awards presentation; thisyear, we’ll be honouring contributions to UTS sports. rsVP to(416) 978-3919 or alumni@utschools.ca.& Speakers Panel: February 2010A political panel discussion relevant to the future of UTS.Date and panelists TBD.& Centennial Music Gala: April 2010A musical evening for alumni at the end of UTS’ Music Week,with winning music compositions being played from theCentennial Music Composition Competition (see “Initiatives”for more details).& Homecoming Weekend: May 28-30, 2010All alumni are invited to come back to UTS for the CentennialHomecoming Weekend. Year Reps are encouraged to organizetheir own class get-together or pub night on Friday, May 28.On Saturday, May 29, UTS will host an Open House extravaganza,which will welcome alumni back to the school toreminisce with classmates and teachers. The Open House willfeature decade rooms with UTS memorabilia, various demonstrationsin the gym, pool, and auditorium, as well as a CentennialArt Exhibition (see “Initiatives” for more details).The focal point of the day will be a ceremonial cutting ofthe cake – shaped like UTS – accompanied by a rousing roundof “Happy Birthday”! Activities will continue until 4:00 p.m.Spread the word to your classmates – a party is only asgood as its guests!& Centennial Gala: October 16, 2010Held at the beautiful Four Seasons Hotel, this elegant end to theCentennial year will launch UTS into its second century ofexcellence. More details to come in the Fall issue of The Root.InitiativesH.J. CraWFord aWardThe H.J. Crawford Award was created to commemorate UTS’Centennial. H.J. “Bull” Crawford was UTS’ first Headmaster (1910–1923). Crawford truly set the tone for UTS with his powerfulpersonality, fine academic background, and high ideals.This award will honour and acknowledge an individual or agroup that has made a significant contribution to the advancementof UTS through commitment, dedication, and volunteerism,or one that has contributed to our greater society throughother significant lifetime achievements. The winner will bepresented with the award at the Centennial Opening Receptionat UTS on October 1, 2009.Submit your nomination for this award by June 1, 2009 throughthe UTS website by going to www.utschools.ca and clicking on“UTS Centennial”.School Song ContestAfter one hundred years of doing covers, UTS is long overdueto sing its own song. Write your song or lyrics, choose yourmusical style, choose your format (manuscript, mp3, cd,etc.) and send in your submission by May 1, 2009 tocentennialmusic@utschools.ca. Submissions will beposted to the UTS website.By popular vote among the UTS community, finalists and aneventual winner will be selected by June 2009. The winningentry will then be arranged for band, strings, choir, and whateverelse is deemed appropriate, and will be premiered at theCentennial Student Kick-Off event in September 2009.Centennial Music gala:coMPosition CoMPetitionThe Centennial Music Committee invites you to be a part of theCentennial by submitting a musical composition. One winningcomposition will be selected for each of the following groups:Senior Strings, Choir, Symphonic (Senior) Band, and Stage Band(standard instrumentation for all ensembles). The selectedcompositions will be performed at the Centennial Music Galain April 2010. Composers will receive a $1,000 honorarium perselected composition.& Criteria:• All compositions must be playable by UTS studentsS p r i n g 2 0 0 9 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 11

Show Your SchoolSpirit in Style!Sweatshirt$45ALSo AvaiLAble: Keychain $5;Lapel Pin $15; Silk Tie $35prices include tax. Shipping extra ($5 local).Hoodie$50To order, contact the Office of Advancement:Phone: (416) 978-3919 email: alumni@utschools.caCompositions should be 5-8 minutes in length• You may submit one or more compositions foreach ensemble• Alternate orchestrations or concerti will not beconsideredPlease include a full score of the composition with either anorchestral or midi realization recording if available (cd, audiocassettes or mp3 formats). If parts are available, send themas well. Please include your name, composition title, phonenumber, address, e-mail address, and anything else you thinkthe committee should know, along with your score (for judgingpurposes, do not write your name on the score) by January 4th,2010. Submit compositions to centennialmusic@utschools.caor to the attention of Judy Kay, UTS, 371 Bloor Street West,Toronto, ON M5S 2R7.Centennial Art Exhibitition:May 29-30, 2010UTS artists are encouraged to submit works for the CentennialArt Exhibition to be held during the Homecoming Weekend onMay 29-30, 2010. Contact centennial.art@utschools.ca for moredetails on the exhibit and how to submit your work.Art CoMMissionTo commemorate UTS’ Centennial, the Centennial Art Committeeis commissioning a work of art and invites alumni tosubmit proposals for the commission. The work of art must beportable and its creation must somehow involve and engagecurrent UTS students. To indicate your interest in submittinga proposal, email centennial.art@utschools.ca by April 30,2009. Formal proposals are due on June 5, 2009. A jury willselect the winning proposal, and the artist selected willreceive a $5,000 honorarium towards the project.Volunteers neededIn order for our Centennial to succeed, we need your help. Weare currently looking for volunteers to collect UTS memorabiliaand create decade displays for the various DecadeRooms for our Homecoming Weekend. If you are interestedin volunteering for this role, or if you have UTS memorabiliathat you would like to be displayed, please contact JenniferOrazietti, Alumni Affairs Officer, at jorazietti@utschools.ca or(416) 946-7012.Sponsorship oPPortunitiesAs a not-for-profit organization, UTS is looking for giftsin-kindor sponsorship opportunities that fit well with ourCentennial Events and Initiatives. With thousands of alumnireturning to UTS for Centennial celebrations, this is a greatopportunity for your company or business to gain valuableexposure. If your company is interested in contributing tothe success of our Centennial, please contact Martha Drake,Executive Director, Advancement, at (416) 946-0097 ormdrake@utschools.ca.Photo: jan rihak; istOCkphoto.COm12 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | S p r i n g 2009

DUE SoUThFlag: Claudio Divizia; Leaf: Olivier Blondeau; istOCkphoto.COmWhy do some UTS graduates choose to attend universityin the USA rather than in Canada? Is there really a brain drainof our best and brightest to south of the border?According TO OpenDoors 2008: InternationalStudents in the United States(a report published by theInstitute of International Education),29,051 Canadians headed south toattend university in the USA forthe 2007-2008 academic year – up2.7% from the previous year. In fact,by diana shepherd ’80Canada is the number-five country oforigin for international students in theUS; the top four countries are India(94,563), China (81,127), South Korea(69,124), and Japan (33,974). Throughtheir expenditures on tuition and livingexpenses, 623,805 internationalstudents contributed more than $15.5billion to the US economy during the2007-2008 academic year. Clearly,higher education is big business inthe USA.Let’s narrow our focus. Of the2,095 students who graduated fromUTS between 1982 and 2008, 253 (anaverage of 12.08%) chose to attend anAmerican university. The percentage ofgraduates heading to the US has fluc-s p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 13

tuated from year to year – from a highof 21% in 2003 (the “double cohort”year) to a low of 4.62% in 1983.Last Fall, The Root polled 100alumni who had graduated from UTSbetween 1980 and 2007, and who hadchosen to obtain at least their undergraduatedegree from a US university.The purpose of the survey was to findout why they had chosen to study inthe US – and, in retrospect, whetherthey believed they had made the rightdecision. Although largely positive,their answers were all over the map,from “absolutely the right choice” to “ahuge disappointment – and a giganticwaste of money”.why do south?According to our survey, the reasonsfor choosing a US school haven’tchanged much over the years. Althougheach choice was personal – reflectingthe individual’s talents, personality,and specific field of study – there werecommon threads running through theresponses.outstanding intheir fieldAs you might expect, the number-onereason cited for leaving Canada wasthat a specific US school was generallyacknowledged as either the best orthe only place to pursue a particulararea of study. “I chose University ofCalifornia Berkeley since they havefacilities that were not matched byany Canadian grad schools at the time(and even now),” says Joanna Lai ’98,who is currently a Ph.D. student at UCBerkeley. “The field I picked for gradschool requires advanced semiconductormicro/nanofabrication facilities, andUC Berkeley is one of the best schoolsin [this area]. There are no Canadiancompanies that succeed or can survivein this competitive field.”Alison Noble ’80 completed herundergraduate degree at University ofMichigan because the school offereda top-10 Engineering program; theyalso offered her an athletic scholarshipthat covered all tuition, room, andboard for four years. After completingher B.S. in Computer Engineering,Noble chose to obtain her MBA fromHarvard Business School because ofits reputation: “It was the number-oneranked business school at the time,” sheremembers. She thinks that HBS is agreat choice whether or not the studentis planning to return to Canada aftergraduation. “Harvard grads call tellingprospective employers that you area HBS grad ‘dropping the H-bomb’.It opens many doors.” Noble thinksthat “you get more bang for the buck”attending a US school for graduatework than for undergrad. “Canadianundergrad programs are excellent – atleast as good if not better than their UScounterparts – and they are much morereasonably priced,” she points out. “Ifit weren’t for the athletic scholarship, Iwould have done undergrad in Canadaand grad in the US.”Al-Hafeez Dhalla ’03, chose DukeUniversity for both undergraduate andgraduate work “because of its ranking/reputation, and in part because it is oneof the best schools in the world for myfield – biomedical engineering (BME).At the time, I was convinced that eliteAmerican schools were far ahead ofeven the best Canadian schools. I’m notsure that I believe that anymore, but it’sa little late to transfer to McGill,” concludesDhalla, who is currently pursuinga Ph.D. in BME at Duke.different country,new experiencesIn the survey, the other main reasoncited for choosing a US university wasthe opportunity to see the world froma new perspective: to live abroad,studying with and learning from non-Canadians. “I felt that Canada was avery sheltered country and I wantedto experience more of the world andmeet different people rather than endingup… always being with the samepeople from Toronto,” says EvelynChoi ’02, who holds a B.Sc. in Designand Environmental Analysis – InteriorDesign from Cornell University. Adesigner at the New York City officesof Yabu Pushelberg (an interior designcompany), Choi thinks that “becausethe US is attractive in so many ways tothe rest of the world, top leaders in allfields are willing to visit universities, sothe opportunity to meet influential andpassionate people is much higher.”Percentage of Grads Heading SouthThe percentage of UTS graduates attending an American university has fluctuated from yearto year – from a high of 21% in 2003 (the “double cohort” year) to a low of 4.62% in 1983.Year Percentage2008 . . . . . . . . . . . 10.58%2007 . . . . . . . . . . . 12.75%2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00%2005 . . . . . . . . . . . 12.90%2004 . . . . . . . . . . . 10.64%2003* . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00%2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 13.54%2001 . . . . . . . . . . . 15.07%2000 . . . . . . . . . . . 14.08%1999 . . . . . . . . . . . 18.42%1998 . . . . . . . . . . . 17.33%1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11%1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.76%1995 . . . . . . . . . . . 13.70%1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.33%1993 . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00%1992 . . . . . . . . . . . 17.39%1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.96%1990 . . . . . . . . . . . 12.68%1989 . . . . . . . . . . . 12.12%1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33%1987 . . . . . . . . . . . 11.76%1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.71%1985 . . . . . . . . . . . 14.06%1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.86%1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.62%1982 . . . . . . . . . . . 15.94%Average . . . . . . . 12.08%* the “double cohort” year14 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009

Derek Chiang ’96 puts it morestrongly: “Torontonians as a wholeshould not be so myopic – they shouldexplore the world.” However, he addsa word of caution to this statement.“Considerable student debt from aprivate school may not be worth it foran undergrad degree.” Chiang, whoholds a B.Sc. from University of NorthCarolina, Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. fromUniversity of California, Berkeley, didnot expect to return to Canada aftergraduation because of a lack of specializedbiotech sector job opportunities.Since 2005, he has been a postdoctoralfellow in cancer genetics at the BroadInstitute of Harvard and MIT.“I think both US and Canadianschools have a lot to offer, and I choseto attend a US school mainly because Iwanted to have a new, exciting experience,”says Janice Wong ’04. “I wantedadventure, and to see what thingswere like in the US. Yale also has theinternational prestige that Canadianschools might not have; while I do notfeel comfortable with the elitism in theUS, this prestige opens a lot of doorsand opportunities, and also attracts thevery best students and professors fromaround the world.” She believes thatattending a top US school is a “lifechanging,eye-opening experience,”and advises UTS grads to “choose theschool where you think you will growmost as a person.” After completingher undergrad, Wong has returned toCanada to study medicine (Uof T, Classof 2012) – despite receiving eight MD/Ph.D. admission offers and one MD“ us schools are much moredeeply rooted in the ‘liberalarts’ ideal: an education at aus school is much broader andless focused than an educationat a Canadian school.”– Solomon Douglas ’92acceptance from top medical schoolsin the US. “This is a popular pathbecause Canadian medical schools aremuch cheaper than US medical schools,while offering excellent training andresearch opportunities,” she explains.“Additionally, the Canadian health caresystem seems to be the better one inwhich to work.”small classes, bigvarietySmall class size and academic varietywere also listed as reasons for attendingspecific US universities. “I wasdrawn to Stanford by its smaller sizeand also by the greater diversity ofcourse options,” says Julie Mak ’91,who ended up completing a doublemajor in Biological Sciences andGerman Studies. “Coming from a smallschool like UTS, I think it was easierto transition to Stanford – which has1,600 students per year – than it wouldhave been to enter a larger school. Interms of academic variety... part ofthe requirements for an undergraduatedegree are to complete at least onecourse in a number of diverse areas(science, engineering, psychology,English, etc.). Stanford offers courses ofdifferent credit levels, so you can takethree or four heavy academic coursesand complement them with some lighteroptions – such as once-a-week sportsor foreign-language conversation classes.I am so grateful to have been able toexplore so many different topics.”“Unparalleled financial resourcesand a small, exclusive student body arean unbeatable mix,” says Liang Hong’02, who is currently an interest-ratederivatives trader at JP Morgan inTokyo. Hong, who “overloaded on twomajors (EECS and Management)” atMIT, adds that: “Between the marblecolumns and Frank Gehry manifolds,the caliber of the faculty and classmatesat the top US schools is on a planeabove. MIT was a great experience, butit was my six years at UTS that put meon this path and made everything possible.”“US schools are much more deeplyrooted in the ‘liberal arts’ ideal: an educationat a US school is much broaderand less focused than an educationat a Canadian school,” says SolomonDouglas ’92, who holds an S.B. inmathematics and an S.B. in music fromMIT. “Canadian science undergraduatestake a lot more classes within theirfield and a lot fewer classes outsideof their field than American scienceundergraduates. I feel that this is amajor advantage to American schools.”the costAlmost all the alumni surveyed identifiedthe high cost as being the majordownside of attending an Americanuniversity. Recent UTS grad StanleySo ’07 offers this advice to studentsconsidering following his footsteps tothe south: “Think about why you mayfeel that a US school is necessary. Don’tunderestimate Canadian education. Inmy case, the program I sought was onlyavailable in the US, so that made thedecision an easy one. But if you chooseto go to the US, make sure that theinstitution you wish to attend actuallyoffers something that Canadian schoolsdon’t, and make sure it is worth theextra $30,000 a year you will probablybe paying.”According to Open Doors 2008, theprimary sources of funding for internationalstudents were personal and familyfunds (62.3%), and funding from a USs p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 15

College or University (25.9%). A fewof the UTS grads polled by The Rootreceived full or partial scholarshipsfrom the US institution they attended;most, however, had to find other ways tofoot the bill. Many of the respondentsmentioned that the top US schools arevery generous with need-based financialaid – even to international students.“Pecuniary concerns should not deterany qualified student from applying,”says Liang Hong.“Don’t avoid applying to the bestschools because you think you can’tafford it!” advises Arik Motskin ’01. “Itis an unfortunate urban myth that youneed to be wealthy to enroll at the topAmerican schools. While they generallyTop 10 U.S. univeRSitiesThe most popular Americanuniversities for UTS Gradsfrom 1982 to 2008:1. Harvard University (CAMBRIDGE, MA)2. Cornell University (ITHACA, NY)3. Princeton University (PRInCETOn, NJ)4. Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (CAMBRIDGE, MA)5. University of Pennsylvania(PHILADELPHIA, PA)6. Yale University (nEw HAVEn, CT)7. Columbia University (nEw YORK, NY)8. Brown University (PROVIDEnCE, RI)9. Stanford University (PALO ALTO, CA)10. Boston University (Boston, MA)“It is an unfortunate urban myththat you need to be wealthyto enroll at the top Americanschools.” – Arik Motskin ’01do not have merit-based scholarships,they have incredibly generous needbasedfinancial aid. Harvard offeredneed-based financial assistance (unlikeCanadian schools), without which Iwouldn’t have been able to attend. Infact, attending Harvard cost my familyless than going to a Canadian school.Shocking but true.”According to Umut Ulge ’99, “Thetop US schools offer fantastic educationalopportunities but are expensive.”He thinks that it’s much easier to findscience funding in the US than inCanada, but warns that: “the sciencefunding advantage is partly (or perhaps,mostly) dependent on becoming a USresident, which requires going throughthe INS to get a Green Card – this isnot trivial. It may be possible to enjoythis advantage as a post-graduate:graduate from a Canadian school, applyto US Ph.D. programs, and establishresidency during graduate school.”advice to currentstudents“Don’t just go to the US because youassume it’s better,” says Ran Wei ’06,who is currently in her third yearat the University of Pennsylvania.“Canadian schools are excellent.However, many American schools areunmatched in certain disciplines, andwill have professors, peers, and alumnito match their schools’ reputation. Doyour research, find out what makesyour target schools special, and decidewhether it’s worth spending a house’sworth of after-tax money to get it,” Weiconcludes.“If you do choose to go to the USfor college, see about testing out ofsome of the courses (i.e., calculus, physics,chemistry),” says Umut Ulge. “UTSprepares you extremely well in thesesubjects, and taking them over is awaste of time (or a free pass to have funin first year, depending on your outlook).”Ulge notes that his first year atCornell was essentially a repeat of S6.“There are standard ways for Americanstudents to skip required freshmancourses if their high school coursescovered the material. It requires teststo place out of the classes. But mostof those tests need to be taken duringhigh school (like the AP tests) or beforethe first year starts. I didn’t know aboutthese, and I lost the opportunity to testout of those useless classes.”Michael Heung ’92, who iscurrently the Medical Director of theAcute Dialysis Program at Universityof Michigan (Ann Arbor), attendedBoston University as part of the Seven-Year Accelerated Medical Program.His advice to UTS students is to focuson what they hope to get out of a UScompared to a Canadian school. “In theUS, Canadian schools such as Uof T orMcGill are fairly well-known and recognized.Internationally, however, thereis no substitute for going to a Harvard,MIT, Yale, Princeton etc.,” he says.He suggests the student carefullyconsider his/her future plans before settlingon a school. If the student intendsto return to Canada after completinga US degree, he/she should be awareof potential obstacles ahead of time.“For example, medical training requiresadditional exams, and may requireadditional training if you choose to doa residency in the US.” Finally, Michaelhighly encourages UTS students toreach out to alumni who attendedthe institution they’re considering, orwho have experience in the student’splanned field of study. “I wish I hadbetter understood the major differencesin medical training between theUS and Canada before coming over– although it probably wouldn’t havechanged my decision,” he concludes. l R16 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009

UTS FoundationDear Friends & DonorsEnsuring future support continues at current levels.Recent turmoil in the financialmarkets and the large declinein share prices are a concernto all. With the drop in the securitiesmarkets, the Foundation’s portfoliolost 9.8% for the trailing one yearperiod ending December 31, 2008;this loss was smaller in comparisonto other portfolios mainly due toWilliam J.Saunderson ’52chairman, UTSfounDATionour conservativeasset mixbetween stocksand bonds.The Foundation’sinvestment portfolio is monitoredby a Board of Directors withsignificant expertise in the financialmarkets. While some Foundationshave rebalanced their portfolios toreduce their exposure to equities, theUTS Foundation believes that ourasset mix remains appropriate for ourcurrent and long-term requirements.We anticipate that financial marketswill be slow to recover and thatthis situation may continue well into2009. Our main challenge is to preservethe accumulated capital whilehelping needs-based students. Ourendowments are expected to providefuture generations with the same levelof economic support for programs andservices that they provide today. Webelieve that while economic conditionsremain uncertain, our portfolio is welldiversified and is not unduly exposedto high risk. Over time, the marketswill recover and the market value ofour portfolio will improve accordingly.Many donors have recently supportedUTS with new annual giftsto help top-up entrance scholarshipsand bursaries for our students. Weare grateful for their generosity as westrive to continue to meet our commitmentsto support our students.Help make a differencefor tomorrow’s uts students!If you would like to designatea specific bequest to UTSor receive information onplanned giving, pleasecontact Martha Drake,Executive Director,Advancement at(416) 946-0097, ormdrake@utschools.cas P R i n g 2 0 0 9 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 17

UTS Wins theMemorial Cup!1919 UTS team embarrasses the Regina Pats29–8 in a two-game series.by don borthwick ’54Photo: MaRCus Lindström; istOCkphoto.COmYES, IT’s TRUE! Ninetyyears ago, UTS wasCanada’s junior hockeychampion. Winning theinaugural Memorial Cup –emblematic of junior hockey supremacy– was the culmination of a spectacularseason. Despite being the underdogin each series, the UTS team foughtthrough several playoff series withsouthern Ontario teams on their marchto the championship.In the school’s first decade, hockey,rugby, and track and field were the predominantsports. The two outdoor rinksbehind the school were constantly busy.The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA)was the reigning hockey organization inthe country, and OHA teams had beenparticipating in national senior, intermediate,and junior hockey championshipssince the 1890s. In those days, local clubteams and high schools were the maincompetitors for this junior championship.UTS competed in the Prep SchoolDivision – one of more than 40 teams invarious divisions in the province.In 1918, UTS had won the PrepDivision. This foreshadowed our triumphantjourney the next year, whichbegan by winning the Prep Divisionagain. The team then proceededthrough the playoffs beating Lindsay(17–9), Aura Lee with Lionel “BigTrain” Conacher, and Cornwall (13–3),before meeting Woodstock in a verycontroversial two-game series in theOntario finals.The first game was played onslushy ice in Woodstock. Led by Billand Frank Carson (brothers who wenton to play in the NHL), the home teamwon by four goals: 5–1. In the secondgame, held at the Arena Gardenson Mutual Street, UTS’ competitivespirit fought back and we won by fivegoals (7–2), finally taking the series8–7. The Woodstock coach, WilliamBreen, claimed his players’ underwearand equipment had been sabotaged– smeared with pepper and itchingpowder – and that “Their skates hadbeen meddled with.” Could it havebeen that, with UTS the underdog inthe series, the bookies were taking alot of betting action on the series – andmaybe being a bit “hands-on” with“support” for the UTS team?!UTS became Eastern Canadachampions by beating theMontreal Melvilles 8–2 in asudden-death game to advance to theMemorial Cup finals against the ReginaPats Hockey Club. The Pats, who firststepped onto the ice as a team in 1917,were named in honour of PrincessPatricia (Queen Victoria’s granddaughter)and for the Princess Patricia’sCanadian Light Infantry Regiment,which was organized at the outbreak ofWorld War I in 1914.The Memorial Cup trophy wasdonated by the OHA in honour ofthose Canadians killed in the GreatWar. In his foreword for The MemorialCup: Canada’s National Junior HockeyChampionship (Richard M.Lapp, AlecMacaulay, 1997), Paul Henderson, thehero of the 1972 Canada-Russia series,noted that, “The Memorial Cup is themost storied junior hockey trophy in18 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009

the world. The history of the MemorialCup is the history of Canadian hockeyin a nutshell: the story of a system builtout of a passion for the game, from theground up.” In many ways, Henderson’sperspective has reflected the pride of allUTS students who played on the school’s“Senior” and “Firsts” hockey teams overthe years – a passion for the game in thetradition of excellence that is UTS.The two-game series was playedat the Arena Gardens, the forerunnerof the old Mutual Street Arenamade famous by Conn Smythe and theToronto Maple Leafs. In the first gameon March 19, 1919, UTS won an easy14–3 victory. W.J. (Bill) Finlay, a prominentsports writer for the WinnipegFree Press, wrote: “travelling at a dizzypace from start to finish and uncorkingteam play that was a revelation to westernfans, UTS’ nifty young machinecantered through their opponents insuch a commanding style... to outclassthem from stem to stern.” Does thissound like a familiar refrain echoedover the years by many vanquished foesof UTS teams? The eastern press calledthe game “a ridiculous sham”, and theCanadian Press wondered “whetherthe Pats would default the next game.Maybe Woodstock should replacethem!”Three days later, Game Two wasjust a formality; UTS won bya score of 15–5, becoming thevery first Memorial Cup champions.A sideline to the series was that BillFinlay and another sports writer, thes p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 19

20 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009Toronto Star’s Lou Marsh, were thereferees, evidently not uncommon inthose days. (Lou Marsh was the legendarywriter for whom the Lou MarshTrophy, awarded annually to Canada’soutstanding athlete, was named.)An interesting commentaryappeared in the next issue of TheAnnals, the forerunner of the Twig,warning that, “an OHA championshipteam is a danger as well as an asset tothe school. These OHA contests arequite too enthralling. They make theboys forget their own privileges on thehome rinks and even wear upon thenerves of the masters.”Who were the unknown starsthat brought this championshipand fame to UTS?Only eight players comprised a teamin those days. Jack Aggett ’20 led theteam with nine goals in the championshipseries; many said that Jack wasthe best centre in the junior ranks. JoeSullivan ’20, our goalie, was in a classby himself with his cool and uncannyability to outguess opponents. DuncanMunro ’20 and Langford Rowell ’19provided an impregnable defense. Duncwent on to have career in the NHL –seven years with the Montreal Maroonsand one year with the Canadiens – andcaptained Canada’s gold medal team inthe first Winter Olympics in Chamonix,France in 1924. Don Jeffrey ’19matched Aggett’s scoring prowess withnine goals, and together with SteveGreey ’20 on the wings, they couldalways be counted on when needed.(Don Jeffrey coached the UTS “Firsts”to a very successful season in 1945).Richard Kearns ’19 and goalie DonGunn ’19 were the only two substitutes.William Baker ’20, UTS’ first SchoolCaptain, was the student manager ofthe team. One can only surmise thattheir stellar teamwork and individualperformances as Memorial Cup championslaid the foundation for the successthat each would realize later in theirlives; it also cemented for succeedingUTS hockey teams the strong and successfulhockey tradition that has prevailedat UTS through the years.Off the ice, two icons of professionalhockey in Canada were involvedwith the team: Frank Selke, Sr. andDick Irvin, Sr. Frank was the managerand Dick helped coaching. It is notknown how they became involved withUTS; they were friends of the legendaryConn Smythe, who was coaching atUof T at that time, so Smythe may haveprovided the connection. Both menwent on to prominent careers in theNHL in the 1930s and 1940s, both withthe Maple Leafs and Conn Smythe,and later with the Canadiens. The UTSCoach, Frank Carroll, had previouslytrained two Stanley Cup championteams and went on to coach Uof T to anintercollegiate championship the nextyear. In later years, all the componentsof the UTS Memorial Cup championshipwent on to become noteworthyfigures in the hockey world – as players,coaches, and managers. No wonderthey dominated the Regina team andimpressed the press and fans alike!In the 1920s, a number of the 1919team members and UTS alumni insucceeding years went on to becomepart of the successful Uof T Blues“The Memorial Cup is themost storied junior hockeytrophy in the world.”—Paul Hendersonchampionship teams, which won sixIntercollegiate titles and several SeniorCanadian championships, includingthe Allan Cup. Uof T’s 1927 AllanCup championship team became thefamous “Varsity Grads” who representedCanada in the 1928 Olympics inSwitzerland, winning the gold medalby defeating opponents 38–0. On that12-player team, there were eight UTSalumni: Joe Sullivan ’20 [goal], RossTaylor ’20 and Captain Jack Porter’21 on defence, the Plaxtons – Hugh’23 [centre], Bert ’20, and Roger ’21 –Gordon Gunn ’21, and Frank Sullivan’18. Their coach was the man whowould go on to become the fourteenthPrime Minister of Canada (and to behonoured with the 1957 Nobel PeacePrize), Lester B. Pearson. Many on theteam became doctors and lawyers aftertheir university hockey years. Dr. JoeSullivan was probably the best knownas a leading ear surgeon and professorof medicine at Uof T; he was summonedto the Senate of Canada in 1957. Joe’sgrandniece and Frank’s granddaughter,Karyn Sullivan ’95, carried on thefamily’s athletic tradition at UTS, starringin basketball as a student and latercoaching the girls’ basketball team to aCity Championship in 2003.In 1920, UTS again reached theOntario semi-finals, but lost to Stratfordand the great Howie Morenz ofMontreal Canadiens fame. Gradually,Canadian junior hockey developed wellbeyond its early popularity at the highschoollevel, leaving future UTS teamsto compete very successfully at theOHA Junior B level. The extracurricularfocus on hockey continued in the1920s and 1930s with numerous teamscompeting in different leagues; besidesthe OHA team, there were many studentsplaying for one of our Juvenile,Midget A, B, and C and Bantam A, B,and C teams.In the early 1940s, after winningthe Prep Group Division, the Seniorteam advanced to the provincial JuniorB playoffs on two occasions. In 1942,MemORial cup Photo COurtesy OF Canadian hOCkey League

SoMEchampionshipHighligHTSfrom the last 90 yearsof hockey at UTS1918 OHA Prep Division1919 Memorial Cup1920 OHA Prep Division1928 OHA Provincial & Eastern Canada Finalists1929 OHA Prep Dividson1933 OHA Prep Dividson1942 OHA Junior B Prep Division1943 OHA Prep Division and Jr. B Semi-Finalists1946 OHA Jr. B Prep Division1950 OHA Jr. B Prep Division1951 Prep Division and ohA College Division1952 Prep Division1953 TDIAA1954 TDIAA1963 TDIAA Finalists1968 Nichols College Tournament1969 Princeton Lawrenceville Tournament Finalists1970 Nichols College Tournament1972 Princeton Lawrenceville Tournament Finalists1976 Junior TDCAA Finalistswe lost to the eventual champion,Stratford, in a sudden-death thirdgame; in this game, we played againstHowie Meeker of Toronto Maple Leafsfame. Leading these strong teams wereChad Bark ’43 and Don Bark ’46,among others.From 1946 to 1960, the teamsprospered under the coachingof Bruce “Nails” Maclean, aMath teacher and a former football andhockey star at McMaster Universityprior to WWII. His many successfulteams played a very disciplined gameat both ends of the ice. Upper Canadawas a major opponent then, and studentsof that time fondly rememberthe outstanding battles at Maple LeafGardens during the years when UCCwas an OHA Junior B powerhouse.During this period, UTS played in theOHA College group, in the Prep Schoolleague against other independentschools, and in the Toronto and DistrictInter-School Athletic Association(TDIAA) beginning in the early 1950s.The team scheduled numerous exhibitiongames against all kinds of opposition,including an annual date withNichols School in Buffalo. Maclean’scoaching culminated in back-to-backchampionships in 1953 and 1954, thefirst two years in the TDIAA.Maclean noted that he was able tocome in and build on UTS’ well-establishedand well-known hockey programat that time. He focussed on preparingthe teams well for their games throughextensive practice – generally threetimes a week – as well as playing variedand older competition in exhibitiongames. He helped the players developa positive attitude, which generatedstrong performances and the recognitionthat success came from hard workand extra effort. He believed stronglythat, ”One could be better than onethought possible,” and that, “Thishockey spirit not only reaped results onthe ice, but in the students’ careers andfuture lives.”Don Fawcett ’50, an outstandingfootball and basketball star, tookover from Maclean in 1960, followedby Al Fleming ’54. The teams wonthe prestigious Lawrenceville tournamentat Princeton in 1962-3 and wererunner-ups in 1968-9 and 1971-2 andTDIAA finalists in 1962-3 and 1970-1.Several players went on to play hockeyat Princeton on scholarships.With the cessation of grade 13in 1973, well ahead of other Torontoschools, together with the advent ofco-education (which halved the maleenrolment), it became difficult to ice acompetitive senior team; after the 1975-76 season, the team was disbanded.The junior team carried on until 1985,and under Coach Al Fleming andAssistant Coach Tom Boucher, theywere Catholic league (TDCAA) finalistsin 1975-6. One of the players, AndreHidi ’77, continued his hockey careerafter graduating from UTS, playingfor Uof T and the Peterborough Petes(Memorial Cup Finalists in 1969-70)in the OHA – both times under coachMike Keenan (present Calgary Flamescoach). Andre went on to play for theWashington Capitals for one year.Al Fleming said that, “Over theyears, even though UTS hockey teamswere not always champions, the playersworked hard to the best of their abilities,always mindful of the great historyand tradition of hockey at UTS.”Hockey returned to UTS in2002-3 under the leadershipof Athletic Director JeffKennedy, with UTS playing in theToronto District School Board (TDSB)league. Each year, the team has continuedto improve, and last year, the team’sroster included the first UTS co-ed:Jennifer Archibald ’08, last year’sfemale Athlete of the Year at UTS.Looking back over 90 years,there is no question that winning theMemorial Cup set the tone for hockey’slasting participation, pride, and successat UTS. Like UTS’ tradition of excellencein education, representing UTSat the rink created an environment forexcellence in leadership. The school’sfirst Headmaster, H.J. “Bull” Crawford,thought that: “UTS must look to thefull development of the young man,physically and mentally.” Hockey continuesto deliver this to the young menand women of UTS. Here’s to buildinga great Centennial team! l RDon Borthwick was Captain of the UTS Senior Hockey 1954 TDIAA Championship team; assuch, he was the ideal candidate to write a piece looking both into the past and towardsthe future of hockey at the school. He joined the Alumni Board in 1993, and becamePresident of the UTS Alumni Association (UTSAA) from 1995 to 1999. Don took on the positionof Executive Director of the UTSAA in 1999, and became the Assistant Director of theUTS Advancement Office in 2007. In June 2008, Don retired from these positions, but continuesto be generous with his time and knowledge in support of both UTS and the UTSAA.s p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 21

uts Alumni NewsRemembrance Day 2008Lest we forget...1 Don Manchester ’44 and Clare Morrison ’44(foreground) Erskine Duncan ’38 and John Fox ’43(background). 2 David Morris, actor from HistoryComes Alive, and Paul Harkison, teacher. 3 ClareMorrison ’44, guest speaker. 4 Mike Ford (singer,guitar and composer), Sarah Shugarman (teacher,violin), Pamela Leung (student, violin), Sinye Tang(student, viola), Ron Royer (teacher, cello).5 Cal Wilson ’42. 6 Derek Bate ’44, John Fox ’43,Don Manchester ’44. 7 Naina Gupta, Co-Chair UTSParents’ Association; Han Yan, School Captain; RahimNoormohamed, Deputy School Captain; Clare Morrison’44, guest speaker; David Rounthwaite ’65, UTSDirector (Secretary); Michaele Robertson, Principal;Don Borthwick ’54, UTSAA.PhOTO: Anthony rOsenberg; isTOckphOTO.com12 35467

uts Alumni NewsNotes on the interesting lives and outstanding achievements of our alumni.James Fleck ’49, renowned Canadianbusinessman and philanthropist, receivedthe International Angel Award from theInternational Society for the PerformingArts. The Angel Award is given for an outstandingand lasting contribution to theperforming arts that has transcended theboundaries of one country or institution.James currently serves as chairman ofboth Business for the Arts and the OntarioMinister’s Advisory Council for Arts andCulture, and has acted as chair or presidentof half a dozen other organizations, as wellas donating extensively to arts institutionsand projects across Canada.Hal Jackman ’50 was named winner of theEdmund C. Bovey Award for his outstanding,long-term support of the arts. Theaward is given by Business for the Arts, aJ. Eric FordDedicated service to his profession, community, and church.After a lengthy illness, J. EricFord passed away peacefullyon January 15, 2009. Ericgraduated from UTS in 1948, andwent on to study at Trinity College,Uof T. He enjoyed a long and successfulcareer as a Chartered Accountantwith Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst& Young); later in his career, hejoined the Sherwood Group (FosterAdvertising). For his outstandingcareer achievements, as well as outstandingservice to the communityand the profession, Eric was recognizedby the Institute of CharteredAccountants of Ontario as a Fellow ofthe Institute (FCA).Eric will be remembered for hisservice as a member of the choir andwarden at St. Clement’s Church, aswell as his service to the TreasuryBoard of the Diocese of Toronto. Alover of music and the arts throughouthis life, Eric was an accomplishedamateur pianist, he sang in choirs andother ensembles from his Trinity dayson, and he enjoyed many years in thecast of the spring review of the Arts &19312009Letters Club. Eric had strong commitmentsto community service and sat onmany boards as chairman – includingDelcrest Children’s Centre, CrescentSchool, the Children Services ReviewBoard and the Canadian Music Centre– as well as participating in fundraisingefforts for many charities. He alsoserved as Chancellor of ThornloeCollege in Sudbury.Eric had a keen sense of thepolitical landscape in Canada andserved many years in various advisoryroles with the ProgressiveConservative Parties of Canada andOntario, most notably as a personaladvisor to Robert Stanfield. He wasalso a member of the Granite Cluband the Albany Club, for which heserved the board as member andpresident over many years. In retirement,he became involved withLiving and Learning in Retirement atGlendon College (York University).He is survived by his wifeEleanor (Ashforth), his childrenBrian, David, and Gail, and his stepchildrenNancy, Jane, and Barbara.national business association dedicatedto increasing partnerships between businessand the arts. Hal was recognized forhis foundation’s contributions, which havetotaled in excess of $12-million, to morethan 200 arts and education organizations.George Fierheller ’51 has published Talkof Toronto – Growing Up in a Growing City:The 30s, 40s & 50s (Stewart Publishing &Printing, 2008), a book of reminiscencesabout growing from a boy to a man duringtimes of huge social change.David Brillinger ’55 received a Doctorof Science honoris causa at the 2008 FallConvocation of McMaster University. Oneof his presenters was fellow UTS alum PeterGeorge ’58, President and Vice-Chancellorof McMaster.In January 2009, Peter George ’58 wasinvested as a Member of the Order ofOntario. This honour recognizes his role asMcMaster University’s President and Vice-Chancellor, as well as his contributions topost-secondary education and the communityas an economist and author.Terence Keenleyside ’58 recentlypublished Missing the Bus, Making theConnection, a collection of travel storiesand related recipes dealing with universaltravel experiences and the small, unexpectedmomentsthat are often thehighlight of a trip.With humour andinsight, Terenceexplores, in apersonal way,the essentialcharacter and cuisineof some 20countries, pairingrecipes with talesof his travels.Alan Ruffman ’59, honorary research associateat the Department of Earth Sciencess p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 23

JohN C. SPRAggEA consummate communicator, engaging storyteller, and an excellent listener.19372008John Spragge, Class of 1954,passed away after a long battlewith cancer on December 18,2008. He spent his professional lifein broadcasting and communications.His first full-time job (1958-68) wasas one of the first Rock & Roll discjockeys on 1050 CHUM. After a fewyears with the Radio Sales Bureauand Standard Broadcast Sales, hespent 13 years as Program Directorof 1010 CFRB. John completedhis broadcasting career at CFCA,CKKW, and CKCO TV.John wrapped up his workinglife as a public speaker and consultant– addressing meetings, conferences,and conventions across Canada.Throughout his career, John alwaysfound the time to use his talents tohelp those in need: walking in the veryfirst March of Dimes, playing Santafor the Rotary Club, working on restorationprojects for summer camps dedicatedto children with special needs,and building homes with Habitat forHumanity, to name just a few.Dave Trafford, host of the CFRB1010 Noon show, remembers John asbeing “Straightforward and realistic,but not without a sense of humourand a quick smile to put some ballastin the keel. And that was the magic ofJohn Spragge – no matter the format,no matter the audience, no matter thesituation, John was the consummatecommunicator. Sure, he understoodhow to tell a great story and engagehis listener, but, most important, Johnknew how to make others around himmore engaging because he was, firstand foremost, an excellent listener.”John will be fondly rememberedas an entertainer among his family andfriends, and notably for his more than25 years of weekly News Updates atthe Rotary Club of Toronto. In 1985,John was given Rotary’s highest honour,a Paul Harris Fellowship, as wellas a William Peace Award. In 2008,the Rotary Club awarded John a secondPaul Harris Fellowship – only thesecond time in the club’s 96-year historyfor this to occur.After he retired, John spent anumber of years travelling the world,enjoying the activities he loved most,and spending time with the peopledearest to him. Partner and bestfriend to Beverley for more than 50years, John was the proud father ofSuzanne and David, and grandfatherto Daniel, Matthew, and Lara.of Dalhousie University, is performingcollaborative research with the Universityof Madras in Chennai, India. He and hisresearch team are working on forecastingtsunami threats by studying the patternsIn MemoriamCondolences are extended tothe families of these alumniwho passed away recently.John A. Dickinson ‘30 September 24, 2008Robert W. Davies ’36 January 20, 2009N. Brock McElheran ’36 September 23, 2008John D. McLean ’38 November 14, 2008John A. A. Morrison ’41 December 18, 2008George Shaw ’42 August 18, 2008Dr. Cameron G. Hill ’43 August 23, 2008John A. Sarjeant ’43 February 6, 2009of coastal sediment; they will also be doingan in-depth study of the history of tsunamisin the Bay of Bengal. This researchand tsunami forecasting ability will laythe foundation for the implementation ofRoy Frankel ’44 January 21, 2009John Gartshore ’44 September 13, 2008Charles C. Bigelow ’46 November 29, 2008Dr. Clayton C. Rose ’46 September 16, 2008J. Eric Ford ’48 January 15, 2009Donald F. Fawcett ’50 March 7, 2009George W. Glass ’50 June 25, 2005David S. Williams ‘50 November 7, 2007Donald A. Smith ’52 February 8, 2009Donald A. Stewart ’52 February 8, 2009Andrew T. C. Griffith ‘54 November 26, 2008John C. Spragge ’54 December 18, 2008Donald J. Ogner ’60 May 30, 2004Douglas B. Dodds ’74 September 14, 2008Christopher C. Shaw ’80 October 17, 2008tsunami warning systems and evacuationprocedures for future events.David Rounthwaite ’65 joined theBusiness and Securities Law Group ofMiller Thomson llp as a Toronto partner inJanuary 2009.Peter Allemang, Tim Birnie, John Denham,Steve Marshall, Mark Noskiewicz, and IanStock, all Class of 1977, won the StockerCup, in a Ryder Cup format golf tournament,against a group of University of WesternOntario alumni. They have played this annualtournament for eight years on coursesaround southern Ontario and the southernU.S. This year’s tournament was in Pinehurst,North Carolina: UTS won in the fourth game.24 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009

uts Alumni Alumni NewsRick Marin ’80 and his wife, IleneRosenzweig, have moved to Los Angelesto pursue television and film writing. Mostrecently, they were executive story edi-Eric Kert ’80 was promoted to executive tors of NBC’s Lipstick Jungle; they are nowFilm Festival (TIFF) culturalNotes on the interesting lives and outstanding achievements of our alumni.vice-president, Business and Legal Affairsof Global Touring and Artist Nation, at LiveNation, the world’s largest live music company.Eric, who was previously senior vicepresidentof Business and Legal Affairs forGlobal Touring, now adds the Artist Nationdivision to his portfolio. Eric has 18 years ofmusic-industry experience.developing a series for iTunes.Sarah Kramer ’82 was appointedpresident and chief executive officer ofeHealth Ontario, a new provincial agencymandated to deliver clear, measurable,transparent results in improved patientcare and safety by harnessing innovationand technology.Noah Cowan ’85 was named the artisticdirector of Bell Lightbox, the muchanticipated new Toronto Internationalbuilding project. Noahhas a 25-year history withTIFF; most recently, he wasthe co-director ofTIFF from 2004 untilJanuary 2008. In that role,Noah was responsible for the creationof the Vanguard, Future Projections andMediations programs.Grant Lum ’85 is proud to announce theopening of Athletic Edge Sports Medicine,a multidisciplinary sports medicine andDoNAld f. fAWCETTA star athlete, teacher and coach, Don had an uncanny ability to bring out the best in people.19322009Donald Franklin Fawcett,Class of 1950, passed awayon March 7, 2009 at 77years of age. As a student, he wasknown for his competitivedrive, will to succeed andfriendly personality. As ateacher, as well as coach ofmany teams, he inspiredmany students to achieve at,or beyond, levels of whichthey thought themselves capable.After earning degrees fromthe University of Toronto andthe University of California, Donreturned to UTS to teach mathematicsand physical education – and tocoach championship football and basketballteams. In the early ’70s, he leftUTS for Uof T’s Faculty of Education,but continued to coach UTS athletesfor another three decades.According to former UTSPrincipal Al Fleming ’54, “Duringhis time at UTS, Don coached football,basketball, hockey, and trackand field. While at the Faculty ofEducation, he continued to coachUTS football until 1977. During mytime as Principal in the ’90s, he cameback to coach basketball and tennis.His players will always remember himwith tremendous fondnessand admiration. He believedin every one of his players,and certainly got the mostout of everyone. A mostremarkable figure in UTShistory – and probably itsbest coach.”Don’s success as a coach came inpart from his success as an athlete.During his long and illustrious athleticcareer as a student, he frequentlymade newspaper headlines and wonnumerous awards for basketball, trackand field, football, and squash. Donwas inducted into the Uof T Hall ofFame in 1996 as a Sport Builder.Don was a mentor to countlesspeople during his life – particularlyto students and colleagues at UTS,the Red Cross, the squash communityand the Faculty of Education. He hadan uncanny ability to bring out thebest in people.Throughout his life, he demonstratednumerous qualities that establishedhim as an exemplary individual,including intelligence, athleticism,sportsmanship, infectious enthusiasm,humanity in dealing with others, highpersonal standards and, above all, aconstant fortitude that allowed him toovercome obstacles and challenges.He leaves behind his children –Taylor, Leesa, and Dana – and grandsonsJoshua Fawcett Weiner, Eli andJeremiah Bach, and Jonah and ShawWhite.The Fawcett family has askedthat all donations be directed toThe Don Fawcett Award at UTS,which was established in 1988 by theClass of 1962. This award is given toa first- or second-year student whoexemplifies many of the qualitiesthat Don himself incorporated intohis life, and who has attempted toachieve significant goals in at leastthree of the following areas:academic studies, music, art, literaryactivities, athletics, citizenship,and leadership.s p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 25

CharlES CroSS BigelowA keen interest in science, politics, and environmental issues.19282008Charles (Charlie) Bigelowof Victoria passed awayon November 25, 2008 ofcomplications following a fall andsubsequent surgery. A UTS graduate,Class of 1946, Charlie went to theRoyal Military College in Kingstonas a member of the Class of the First100 (2835), receiving a diploma inchemical engineering in 1952. Healso received a B.A.Sc. in chemicalengineering from Uof T, as well as anM.Sc. in 1955 and a Ph.D. (in physicalchemistry) in 1957, both fromMcMaster University.After completing grad school,he worked in the field of proteinchemistry at a number of importantinstitutions – including theCarlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagenand The Sloane-Kettering Institutein New York. Charlie started histeaching career at the University ofAlberta, then spent a decade workingas a professor of biochemistry atthe University of Western Ontario.He was head of biochemistry atMemorial University in St. John’s,Newfoundland (1974-1977), Deanof Science at St. Mary’s Universityin Halifax, Nova Scotia (1977-1979),and from 1979 to 1989, he held theposition he loved the most: Deanof Science at the University ofManitoba.On stepping down from thedeanship a year before the end ofhis term – “Always leave before theywant you to” – he was named a seniorscholar and Dean Emeritus of theuniversity, and later became Provostof University College at the Uof M.Throughout his administrative career,he remained an active researcherand influential teacher. Charlie waspolitically involved both in and out ofuniversities. In 1972, he was electedpresident of the Canadian Associationof University Teachers (CAUT). Hewas also president of the Nova ScotiaNDP (1978-1979) and the ManitobaNDP (1982-1984).Charlie’s political awareness andscientific background naturally ledhim to environmental education. Hewas very early in his identification ofglobal warming as a real and seriousproblem and, as the self-declaredlocal expert on the hole in the ozone,he was often invited speak beforegroups of teachers and other interestedparties.He loved the challenge of a goodcrossword puzzle, and he became alegend the day he declared that theanswer to “13 Across” was “rodomontade”.Charlie and Elizabethtravelled extensively, most recentlyto San Francisco to be in the UnitedStates for the historic Obama election.He is survived by his wife Elizabeth(Sellick), and children David and Ann.executive health facility in Toronto’s financialdistrict. Grant also blogs for “YourHealth”, CTV.ca’s heath blog, at http://healthblog.ctv.ca/healthblog.John Caldwell ’87 and his wife Susan aredelighted to announce the arrival of theirbeautiful baby Katherine, born on October22, 2008. Their other daughter, Amelia, isslowly getting accustomed to her new roleas a big sister for little Katie.Kirsten Fertuck ’94 and Chris Payton ’94are delighted to announce the birth oftheir baby boy, James Alexander, on April8, 2008.James Cowan ’94 and his wife Marywere thrilled to welcome their daughter,Madeline Grace Vallis Cowan, into theworld on September 8, 2008.Viktor Pregel ’94 and his wife Katherinewelcomed their baby boy, AlexanderThomas, in September 2008.Jessica Lee Ware Huff ’95 received herPh.D. from Rutgers University in June 2008.She began a National Science FoundationPostdoctoral Research Fellowship at theAmerican Museum of Natural History inNew York City, where her husband Jeremyworks. In November 2008, Jessica washonoured at the national meeting of theEntomological Society of America, winningboth the Comstock Award for outstandinggraduate student achievement and theSnodgrass Memorial Award for outstandingdoctoral thesis focused on the subjectof evolution or morphology. Jessica andJeremy are also happy to share the newsof the birth of their second daughter, Zora,in July 2008.Andrew Neill ’97’s band, Daylight forDeadeyes, performed a concert at UTS toa thrilled student and staff audience inDecember 2008. Formed in 2003, Daylightfor Deadeyes is a melodic, hard-hittingrock & roll three-piece band featuring ChrisGormley (drums and lead vocals), MattGormley (guitar and vocals), and AndrewNeill (bass and vocals). For upcoming showinformation, visit www.myspace.com/daylightfordeadeyesmusic.Tegan Shohet ’97, a career lawyer, madeher directorial debut with the play SomeoneWho’ll Watch Over Me at the Berkley StreetTheatre Upstairs in December 2008. Herlegal experience includes working withthe lead Prosecutor at the InternationalCriminal Court in the Hague; on the26 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009

uts Alumni Alumni Newstheatrical side, she has trained with theNotes on the interesting lives and outstanding achievements of our alumni.Royal Academy of Dramatic Art as well asSoulpepper Theatre.Alex Eddington ’98 was selected for theUrjo Kareda Residency at Tarragon Theatrefor its 2008-09 season. The much covetedresidency is awarded to emerging theatreartists in Toronto. Alex will be shadowingcomposers and sound designers on severaltheatre productions, as well as writing anew play about zoo elephants.Vallabh Muralikrishnan ’00 publishedhis first paper – entitled “Optimizationby Simulated Annealing” – in the June/July issue of the Global Association ofRisk Professionals (GARP) Risk Review.In November 2008, he also spoke onPortfolio Optimization at the InternationalAssociation of Credit Portfolio Managersconference.Christopher Kim ’02 has completed thetwo-year investment banking analyst programat Goldman Sachs and has movedto San Francisco to work for tech privateequity firm Francisco Partners.After graduating from Queen’s Universitywith a Bachelor of Computing with a subjectof specialization in Software Design,Nick Roberts ’05 will be moving to Seattlein August to begin a position at Microsoftas a Program Manager in Windows LiveSearch.Andrew Chan ’08,UTS’ 2007-2008 MaleAthlete of the Year,is playing on thestarting roster of theUniversity of WesternOntario’s VarsityMen’s Soccer team inhis freshman year.Alex Poutiainen ’08 was recently featuredon CBC News Vancouver in recognitionof his stop-motion video entitled “Riseand Fall of the Nazi Dinosaurs”, which hasbecome a hit on YouTube. As a result of thisexposure, Alex has been invited to show hisvideo at festivals being held in Barcelona,London, and Sarajevo.Chris C. ShAWMath and computer prodigy remembered for his sense of humour,his extraordinary mind, and his dedication to friends and family.Christopher Charles Shaw,Class of 1980, succumbed toimpossible medical challengeson October 17, 2008. His brilliancewith computer software systems,beginning at age 12,was the focal interest in hisworking life, and his thirst forknowledge and information inhis leisure time brought hima large circle of people whoselives he touched in many ways.Chris’s remarkable talents beganto show at the age of two: he learnedthe alphabet in two days, followedby phonics in a week, and was readingby age three. At age six, he couldmultiply up to eight-digit numbers inhis head in a very short time, and hadthe distinction of beating a GrandMaster Chess champion.Chris entered UTS at age ten.He was a founding member of theUTS “Pi and Other MathematicalConstant Memorization Club”, whichrequired memorization of the first 50decimal digits of Pi; always an overachiever,Chris went on to memorizePi to 3,000 digits. One of his closefriends, John Chew ’81, remembersthat Chris “was always finding coolmath ideas and toys, and pushingus to do our very best to beat him.”One of these was “The Brain”: aclear plastic cylindrical puzzle witheight black control rods. “In order tounlock it,” John recalls, “you had tobe able to move the rods in a particularsequence of 128 moves – whichChris had memorized and could do19642008in about ten seconds, though it madeyou dizzy to watch. That sequence isbased on the Gray binary code, whichhas proven to be very useful to meprofessionally. Every time Iuse it, I think of Chris andThe Brain.”Chris had a lifelong lovefor these kinds of puzzles. Infact, he could look at the statusof any Rubik’s cube andthen complete it blindfolded or behindhis back in seconds; he often entertainedchildren with tricks like this.Chris accepted the ReneDescartes scholarship award fromUniversity of Waterloo; after twoyears, he left university to earn a livingdoing computer programming. Hetravelled extensively while performingcontract and consulting work, finally“settling down” at age 40 when hemet his life-partner, Shelley Camm.Shelley, who breeds and shows Corgidogs, introduced him to a whole newworld beyond that of the mind. Likeall of Chris’s passions, his love for theCorgis was intense, and he dedicatedhimself to the betterment of thebreed, becoming a founding memberand vice president of the OntarioCardigan Fanciers.All who knew him loved his drysense of humour, his sparkle, hisextraordinary mind, and his dedicationto his friends and family. Chrisis survived by his partner Shelley, hissister Sarah Behan (nee Shaw) ’85,and his parents, Michael and BrendaShaw.s p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 27

The class OF1948Front Row [L-R]:John Bowden, Bruce Maclean(former staff), Norm Fox(former staff)Second: Hugh Anson-Cartwright, Reg Perkin,Fergie Kyle, MeredithCoates, Keith Dalglish12008AlumniDinnerAnother wonderful evening ofreunions, catching up, andmuch merrimentIllustration: Cheryl gRaham; istOCkphoto.COmThe class OF1968Front Row [L-R]:Gordon Deska, Paul Thomson,John Hutchinson, John Collins,Wayne Jones, Paul BurkeSecond: Matthew Dryer,John Booth, Bruce Gibson,William Barnett, Keiler MackayThird: Nick Holland,Stewart Wright, Jim Smith,Wayne Maddever28the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009

The class OF1973Front Row [L-R]:John Bertram, Jeffrey Clayton,John Chidley-Hill, Dave Dodds,Nicol MacNicol, John ElfordSecond: Jaak Reichmann,Bernie McGarva, Bob Hudyma,Don Moore, Ian Kent,Bill Wilkins1 Ursula Hendel ’88and DeanneWilliams ’882 Peter Neilson ’71, andBernie McGarva ’7223 Chad Bark ’43,and Derek Bate ’444 Chaim Bell ’88 andGreg Payne ’883 4The class OF1978Front Row [L-R]: John Robson, PennyHarbin, Laurie Graham, Stephanie Kimmerer,Peeter Reichman, Iva Vranic, Susan Dance,Deborah Berlyne, Seana Evans-Renaud,Christine Crowell Second: ShelleyTepperman, Irene Cybulsky, Ann Pennington,Laurie McLean, Kay Giggie, AllisonMacDuffee, Timothy Sellers, Kenneth Kirsh,Ann Louise Vehovec, Victor Nishi, David Allan,John Wilkinson Third: Daniel Gordon,Timothy Evans, Donald Redelmeier, DouglasRankin, Rodney Northey, John Rose, SusanReece-Eidlitz, John Visosky, Audrey Marton,Susan Lawson, Monica Biringe s p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 29

The class OF1983Front Row [L-R]:Kathryn Jones, RobinBloomfield, Elizabeth Turner,Heidi Ragsdale, BeatriceUpenieks, Liz Stefan, Jill StrappSecond: Earl Stuart, NeillMay, John Hass, ChristopherBogart, Raina Feldman,Andrew Tremayne,Rafe Angell, Sam Barkin1 Jim Mills ’58,David Haldenby ’53,Martin Gammack ’532 Anne Han ’98 andEric Tang ’983 Irene Cybulsky ’78and Susan Reece-Eidlitz ’7821 330 the root : t h e U T s a lu m n i m ag a z i n e | s p r i n g 2009The class OF1988Front Row [L-R]:Greg McDonald, Rubina Khan,Vanessa Yolles, Kristina Bates,Sujit Choudhry, Anthony Foss,Angie Chan Second: OlafWeckesser, Deanne Williams,Sue Rauth, Cynthia Hawkins,Sarah Gordon, Ursula Hendel,James Chang Third: ChaimBell, Peter Furnish, LennyKarmiol, Carmen Diges, GregPayne, Cecilia Sun, DavidMcMillen, Jennifer AndersenKoppe, Hilary Jacob

The class OF1998Front Row [L-R]: SabastianKun, Brian Yung, Mark Callan,Stephanie Ma, Elizabeth Ben-Ishai,Ramesh Dharan, Eric Barnhorst,Clarence Cheng Second: ZacharyDubinsky, Anne Han, SiobhanAnderson, Lessa Nosko, LaurenBialystok, Brian Li, Eric Tang, VictorRehorst, Nicole Pivnick, MichelleCohen, Peter Psiachos, JoycePoon Third: Linus Yung, AlexEddington, Danny Kastner, Eli Fidler,Chetan Raina, Ian Speers, MonicaLavers, Norman Farb44 Three UTSAApresidents: NickSmith ’63, PeterFrost ’64 and GeorgeCrawford ’7255 Mark Walker ’07,Doug Peter ’58 andBob Lord ’586 Eli Fidler ’98,Mary Collins, AlexEddington ’98,Clarence Cheng ’98and Chetan Raina ’986The class OF2003Front Row [L-R]:Imola Major, Arielle CheifetzSecond: Jeremy Opolsky,Carol King, Michelle Chan,Elsie Lo, Kevin BaoThird: Emily Ross,Jonathan Lung, Gordon Wong,Yvonne Changs p r i n g 2009 | t h e u t s a l u m n i m a g a z i n e : the root 31

Looking BackFrom theArchivES:Celebrate100 Yearsof UTS in 2009-10!TOP The UTS Senior Hockey Team (1918-1919)trounced the Regina Pats 14-3 and 15-5 to winthe inaugural Memorial Cup. Bill Finlay, sportseditor of the Winnipeg Free Press at the time,wrote that: “UTS’ nifty young machine canteredthrough their opponents in such a commandingstyle... to outclass them from stem to stern.”right In 1977, a group of Level Two (Grade 10)students engage in “Car Stuffing” – the object ofwhich was to see how many students could fit ina small car. The vehicle of choice for this “sport”was an old VW bug, like the one pictured here.