Prof. Boyer joined York University in the 1960s as one of the first professors of biology. Prof. Boyer was a botanist and plant pathologist. A woodlot on York University’s Keele Campus was named The Michael G. Boyer Woodlot in recognition of his years of service to the University and for his tireless efforts to enhance the campus environment by conserving and expanding its woodlots.
Yvonne Tempe Aziz, executive officer (retired) to Presidents Murray Ross and H. Ian Macdonald, died peacefully on Nov. 15 in Toronto in her 101st year. A funeral service will take place on Monday, Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church. All are welcome.
Distinguished Research Professor at York University’s Faculty of Science, Huw Owen Pritchard, died peacefully on Aug. 9 at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga. A long-serving member of the Department of Chemistry, he began his career at York in 1965 and retired in 1998.
Professor Emeritus Charles Hammond Dugan died peacefully on June 23. His research interests were in atomic, molecular and optical physics, as well as spectroscopy and astro-chemistry.
A long-time supporter of York University, Bob (Robert) Accinelli was the husband of the late Nancy Accinelli, Vanier College Production’s Executive Producer Emeritus. Accinelli died on Wednesday, July 3.
Professor Emerita Marilyn Silverman, a long-standing member of the Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University, died on Tuesday, June 18 at her home following a long struggle with cancer.
John A. Heber, long-time York University staff member, died peacefully in his 88th year on Sunday, June 9. He retired from York University in 1989 after completing 20 years in the University’s Department of Finance.
Shirley Ann Brown, professor emerita of Art History and Humanities, participated in a ceremony to mark the donation of a treasure trove of original documents relating to the historic 11th century Bayeux Embroidery to the City of Bayeux.
There will be a symposium on June 5 to celebrate Prof. Barry Lever’s 50-year span of editorship of Coordination Chemistry Reviews, an international journal that he founded in 1966 one year before he joined York University in 1967.
The York University Retirees Association will host its 18th Annual York Retirees Showcase and Sale on Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the East Bear Pit, Central Square.