Root

David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
’75, a professor of Russian history at
Brock University, has been elected to
the Royal Society of Canada. Established
in 1882, the Royal Society is the senior
Canadian collegium of distinguished
scholars, artists and writers.
Philibert Schogt ’77 describes his
book End of Story/Einde Verhaal
(Arbeiderspers, 2015) as, “a rather
unusual novel, in that it is made up of
two parts, one written in English and
the other in Dutch. Each can be read
separately, but together they form a
greater whole. So even if you don’t
know any Dutch, you can still read the
other half of the book and get a ‘whole’
story.” For all you non-Dutch-reading
readers out there, Phil says there’s an
English‐English version in the works.
John Stone ’85, Serra Hunter Fellow
in English Literature at the Universitat
Philibert Schogt ’77 at a book signing for End of Story/Einde Verhaal.
de Barcelona, has been awarded a
fellowship for study at the University
of Aberdeen, Scotland as part of a new
scheme to enable scholars to access the
university’s rich archives and rare books.
The program attracted entries from
across the globe, and John was one of
three academics selected. He is focusing
on library formation at the Royal Scots
College, Valladolid in the late 18th and
early 19th centuries.
Last summer, when Panamania hit
Toronto, Judith Kramer ’86, who is
principal of the TDSB’s Dovercourt
Public School, was instrumental in
launching a Pan-Am Games-inspired
summer school incorporating math,
literacy, and science as well as sports.
At the camp’s opening ceremony,
participants pledged to “play fair and
have fun”. In a CTV news segment,
Judith noted that her objective was for
the students to “learn about the hard
work that is involved in reaching the
level of the Pan Am sports,” and about
“dedication, resilience, practice, and
learning from your mistakes.”
There was a solid UTS presence at this
year’s Stratford Festival. Ben Carlson
’87 played Captain Von Trapp in The
Sound of Music and Petruchio in The
Taming of the Shrew. Cynthia Smithers
’06 also appeared in the The Sound of
Music as well as Carousel. In addition,
since 2012, Dave Auster ’86 has been
Festival producer.
David Hou. Courtesy Stratford Festival.
David Hou. Courtesy Stratford Festival.
L-R: Lawrence Hill ’75, Member of the Order of Canada and author of The Illegal; Cynthia Smithers ’06 dancing in The Sound of Music and Ben Carlson ’87
as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, both at the Stratford Festival.
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