For the fourth straight year, the York University Retirees’ Association (YURA) will participate in the Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge this fall to raise funds for graduate student awards at the University. TCS is the new lead sponsor for the 2022 event, taking over from Scotiabank.
Paul Wilkinson, University Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, passed away on Dec. 19, 2021 at Sunnybrook Hospital ending a three-week stay following emergency surgery.
Retirement is not slowing growth for Professor Emeritus Peter Victor, in fact, the ecological economist who is best known for his influential book “Managing Without Growth,” is busier than ever with a new book on economist Herman Daly and an active research agenda.
For the third straight year, the York University Retirees’ Association participated in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge to raise funds for graduate student awards at the University.
Professor Emeritus Ian Sowton was a long-serving faculty member at York University. He was also an accomplished poet and author. He died on Jan. 23 following a fall.
During October, 18 members of the York University Retirees’ Association (YURA) and one University staff member participated in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge to raise funds to help endow the three Graduate Student Awards that YURA funds annually. As of Nov. 12, a total of $24,105 has been raised. There’s still time to support the team. Donations will be accepted until Nov. 23.
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.