Ike Morgulis was an Instructor, Chair, Associate Dean, Director and a member of faculty at Ryerson University for over 40 years. He was involved with Ryerson International projects in South America and Germany. Working with Dr. Michael Murphy and other Ryerson educators, Ike has spent time in Brazil and Bolivia to discuss and teach the use of multimedia for Distance Education. He was part of a team that trained 14 Brazilian engineers in Canada and followed up with consultation in Brazil. He has also worked in collaboration with the WebTV project at Ryerson and the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany.
Ike studied at Harvard University, the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Toronto. At these facilities, he received training in the areas of Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, Physics, Teaching and Photographic Sciences.
Ike Morgulis died July 24, 2020 at the age of 94.

January 1, 1978 ? : The Department of Physical Resources is established with the consolidation of three pre-existing departments :

• Campus Planning
• Physical Plant
• Communications Engineering Services

The new department's responsibilities includes new building construction, renovations to existing space, plumbing, heating, cooling, light and power, furniture inventories, and, services for computers, TV, audio, telephone, language labs, and projectors and screens, as well as safety and security [see Guide to Physical Resources Services, March 1981 in RG 8.02.]

Dr. Ronald Swirsky taught at Ryerson in the Electrical & Electronic Technology department and during his career he also served as the head of Ryerson's University Planning Office. Swirsky reitred from this post in August 1999.

Towards the end of World War II, the Training and Re-Establishment Institute, Toronto (T.R.I.T.) was established in the existing Toronto Normal School buildings to provide rehabilitation training to the men and women who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Fashion was one of the sixty programs offered at T.R.I.T. Sarah W. Murdoch, who had planned the original Fashion course, received permission from Dr. Howard H. Kerr to revise the program for the Fall of 1948 and the new Ryerson Institute of Technology. A two-year Diploma course in Costume Design, which included two four-week job training periods, produced the first graduating class in June 1950.
From 1950-1960, the program went through a number of changes, the biggest being in 1958 when Fashion came under the umbrella of "Women's programs," which also consisted of Home Economics and Pre-School Education. All courses and content had to meet the requirements of the Home Economics Division of the Department of Education. The program had originally been set up to include male and female students, but its new emphasis on Home Economics discouraged many men from applying.
The Fashion program remained under Home Economics until 1970, when the Home Economics Department was removed from the Division of Applied Arts. The Fashion Department objected to this move and was subsequently granted permission to remain in the Applied Arts Division. As a result, a brand new three-year program was developed for students for the Fall of 1970, with two specialization options: Design and Merchandising. The program became so popular that enrollment was limited by 1972.
In 1973 Jen Nemeth, Department Chairman, implemented changes to validate the program as a four-year undergraduate degree, an undertaking supported by Nemeth's successor, Bill Vine. The Fashion Department put forth a proposal for the degree program to Ryerson’s Standards Committee in March 1981 and then to Academic Council that October, with the intention that first-year applicants to the degree program would start in September 1982. However, due to the Ministry of College and University's freeze on all new undergraduate programs, the proposal was deferred. The program finally received its degree status in March 1985, making it the first (and, for many years, only) fashion undergraduate degree program in Canada. The first Bachelor of Applied Arts degree class graduated in 1986, which consisted of third-year diploma students who had chosen to remain for a fourth year.
A few program adjustments occurred over the next 30 years, including changes in requirements, option names, and discipline names. In addition, the School of Fashion moved to the Faculty of Communication & Design (FCAD). Starting in 2004, Fashion shifted from granting Applied Arts degrees to Bachelor of Design degrees (in Fashion Design or Fashion Communication), retroactive to 2003.
In Fall 2010, Ryerson introduced an innovative two-year program leading to a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Fashion. This program is the first of its kind offered in Canada. A minor in Fashion Studies was made available the following year to students not enrolled in the Fashion program.

Charles S. Temple worked at Ryerson starting in 1951 when he was appointed Bursar. He was appointed the Director of Business starting in 1952 and held that position, in its various incarnations, until he was appointed the Dean of External Programs in 1970-1971.

George Korey-Krzeczowski, also known as Jerzy, received his education in Law at Jagiellonian University (Krakow) and the University of Freiburg, and in Economics at the University of Tuebingen. He served in the Polish diplomatic service as economic advisor, attaché of cultural affairs and as Consul. In 1951, Korey-Krzeczowski resigned from the Polish diplomatic service and immigrated to Canada where he became a management consultant and held various positions in a number of firms. He is described as a modern theorist and writer and also founder / president of the Canadian School of Management. In 1971, he joined Ryerson Polytechnical Institute as Dean of Business. In 1973, he became Vice-President of Administration and served as Acting President in 1974 - 1975.

Korey-Krzeczowski is active in the Polish-Canadian community and has been national president of the Canadian Polish Congress. In 1976, he was appointed Chair of the Ontario Advisory Council on Multiculturalism. He is also the author of several volumes of poetry in Polish as well as numerous articles on management, economic planning international affairs, foreign markets and marketing.

Evelina Thompson received her B.A. from Queen's University and B.Ed. from University of Toronto. After teaching for ten years in Kingston, Hamilton and London, Ms. Thompson joined Ryerson Faculty of Business in 1954, concentrating her attention on Secretarial Science. In 1968, she became the first chairman of the Secretarial Science Department, today known as Administrative and Information Management. As Chairman, Ms. Thompson developed, in 1972, a four-year Secretarial Science program and the first degree program at Ryerson available through part-time studies in 1976. Ms. Thompson, however, was very much devoted to students and, in 1977, decided to step down from her chairman's position to resume her teaching career. In 1979, Ms. Thompson became a member of the 25-Year Club and in 1980 retired from teaching. In her retirement, Ms. Thompson actively participated in Ryerson activities such as chairing the Faculty Internal Canvas Committee of Ryerson's fundraising campaign and participated in the Seniors Studies Program. She was an active member of the President's Advisory Committee on Senior Involvement at Ryerson (PACSIR) and was chairman of one of its sub-committees.

Evelina Thompson, throughout her teaching career at Ryerson, was a prolific author. From 1967 - 1976, she wrote several texts and reference books on the Pitman Shorthand Method. In 1971, with George Reid of the University of Toronto, she modified the Pitman Shorthand system and called it Shorterhand. The Pitman Shorterhand system has been used at Ryerson and has received world-wide acceptance. Evelina Thompson died on December 22, 1985.

Ernest J. Amirault, born in 1919, was a professor of Business and Business Law at Ryerson University from 1967-1986.

Robert E. Beam graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1959 with a Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. He received his Chartered Accountant designation from the Ontario Institute in 1962. Robert began his career at Ryerson in 1964 as a member of the instructional staff in the Department of Business Administration. In 1967 he was the Assistant Chairman of the department, resigning that position in 1968 to return to full time teaching. From 1971 until 1974 he was a course co-ordinator as well as an instructor. He left Ryerson in 1982. From 1972 until 1988 he was the Co-ordinator of the Tax section of the School of Accountancy, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and has been associated with Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants. Robert Beam is a Professor Emeritus from the School of Accountancy at the University of Waterloo. In 2002 he became the first recipient of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Award for Excellence in Tax Practice and Education. He has also co-authored many books and had articles printed in the Canadian Tax Journal.

Frederick A. R. Chapman attended Queen's College, Cambridge, England earning his honours M.A. degree in Law. He articled for three years and was admitted as a Solicitor in England.

He immigrated to Canada during World War II, he joined the staff at Ryerson Institute of Technology in 1953 as a Senior Lecturer in Law. He was the director of Secretarial Science, and for two years he was a Canadian Associate of the Institute for Certifying Secretaries. He was a charter member of the British Institute of Export, and helped set up the University of Toronto's extension course in Foreign Trade.

Started in 1979 by staff members Ron Rankine and Brad Fortner at the Cornucopia Restaurant, members met in the restaurant's Darting Lounge between September to May. The club later met once a week in the 3rd floor lounge of Jorgenson Hall. Usual participants were 32 - 40 members. An annual dinner, catered by Food Services, held the presentation of trophies. In the club's final year, Ken Scullion was President and Linda Elford, Secretary/Treasurer.

Dagmar Hoffman Rajagopal was a professor of Economics at Ryerson University. She was also the Academic Co-ordinator for Economics in the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education. Upon her retirement, Dagmar was made a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics.

Dr. Wayne Petrozzi is a Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration and member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies at Ryerson University. Dr. Petrozzi did his graduate work at McMaster University, the University of Toronto and The Ukrainian Free University in Munich, where he was awarded his doctorate. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Windsor.
Dr. Petrozzi joined the Department in 1976 as a sessional instructor and was awarded a tenure-stream position in 1981. In 1986 he was appointed Chair for a five year term. Dr. Petrozzi has been active in the Ryerson Faculty Association as a Departmental Representative and, from 1997 to 2004, as a member of the Association's Negotiating Committee.
Dr. Petrozzi's expertise is in the areas of political theory, comparative politics and public administration. He is active as a speaker and commentator within the media and within the Ontario Public Service. His publications include Authority And Influence edited with C. Cassidy and P. Clarke and a contribution to D. Barrows & I. Macdonald, The New Public Management . As a consultant and trainer to governments, Dr. Petrozzi has designed and authored a number of intensive training programs in the areas of executive decision making, public policy development and strategic management. His work with the media has been extensive and includes radio and television.
Dr. Petrozzi has been active in the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). He has been a member of the executive of the Toronto Region Group since 1994, including a two year term as its Chair. In 2001, Dr. Petrozzi was appointed to the Executive Committee of the 2004 National Conference and was the Chair of the Program Committee of the 2004 National Conference held in August of 2004. From 2005 until 2007, he served as a National Board member of IPAC. Since 1997, Dr. Petrozzi has been a member of the Selection Committee for the Ontario Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration.

Don Obe was a professor of magazine journalism at Ryerson, a former chair of the school, and the founder of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Obe graduated from Ryerson in 1959, earning a Journalism diploma. His professional experience included editor-in-chief of The Canadian magazine and Toronto Life, and associate editor of Maclean's magazine. From 1989 to 1999 Obe was the senior resident editor in the Creative Nonfiction and Cultural Journalism Program at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Obe also periodically served as the director of this program during this time. During his career, Obe won a gold medal in the National Magazine Awards for ethical writing and, in l993, the magazine Journalism industry's highest honour, the National Magazine Award for Outstanding Achievement. Obe retired in 2001 and passed away in November of 2014.

Paul Nowack was the Dean of Applied Arts at Ryerson University and a chair in the Department of Journalism. He worked as a columnist and Editor at "Saturday Night" and was a senior editor at "MacLean's". He died in 1997.

Ella N. Martin was a Senior Lecturer in the Education Department at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Martin studied English Literature at Oxford University and spent a year studying History at the University of Toronto. She joined the staff of the ROM in 1938 following experience as a teacher in Italy, British Columbia, and Ontario and was the first professional teacher to be appointed to the ROM's Education Department. Martin travelled extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia, conducting research and lecturing on museum education. She was the recipient of a number of research and travel grants, including a Canada Council Fellowship (1961-1962) and an Adult Education Fellowship (1958). From roughly 1952 to 1971, Martin taught courses in the History of Design as part of a joint program between the ROM and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. The courses focused on collections- and object-based learning and earned Martin a reputation as a respected museum education innovator. She retired from the ROM in 1971.

1960s : According to the Ryerson telephone directories, this function was known as Printing Production.
1970 : The August telephone directory listed two functions, namely, Printing Production and Institute Services - Duplicating
1971-1974 : The function was known as Printing & Multiprint Services. The department was also listed under Institute Services
1975-1983 : The department was listed in the telephone directories as Printing & Multi-Copy Services. The department continued to be listed under Institute Services
1984 : In January, the Vice-President Administration, Tom Sosa, announced the Print Shop was to close in July because of outdated equipment and continuing deficits. "The Printing Department supplied the Institute total typesetting and printing needs until the mid-60s when the press run of THE RYERSONIAN was contracted out after the paper expanded to eight pages. By the early 1970s the academic calendar had outgrown Ryerson's facilities and its last year just 15% of Ryerson's printing requirements were handled internally".
1984 : On July 11, the Print Shop closed.
1985 : A related function, Multiprint Services, continued and remained within Institute Services.
1989 : The Mail Room function and Multiprint Services were joined to form Multiprint Services and Mail Room Services. This department continued under the umbrella of Institute Services.
1994 : Department name changed to Ancillary Services.
1995 : In September, Multiprint/Mailroom Services was amalgamated with the Bookstore in preparation for the introduction of custom publishing. (FORUM 8Sep95)
1997 : Multiprint, the Mail Room, and several other activities are placed (seemingly, as separate areas) under a new umbrella department, General Services.
2000 : The former Multiprint Services, the One-Card Office, and the CCS PrintCentre amalgamated under the management of Ancillary Services - General Services Division, with a name change to Duplication and Printing Services. (Campus Memo, Sep00)

Hua Lu is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Ryerson University. Lu earned his BSc and MSc from Tianjin University and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He joined the faculty at Ryerson in 1990. His research interests include: Solid Mechanics, experimental mechanics, damage/fracture/fatigue mechanics, and interfacial mechanics.

Samih W. Mikhail is a Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Graduate Studies at Ryerson University, as well as a Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional. Mikhail earned his MSc from the University of Toronto and his PhD in Comparative Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, also at the University of Toronto. He joined the faculty at Ryerson in 1966. From 1985 to 1990, he was Associate Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and, from 1995 to 2000, was Director of Ryerson International. He retired from Ryerson in 2000, at which time he joined the faculty at Centennial College and was Dean of the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science (SETAS) until 2006. In 2006, he became an Academic Advisor at the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto where he coordinates the Business and Professional Programs. He has been actively consulting with national and international organizations (including CIDA, the World Bank,Swedish SIDA, OECD) since 1990 in the areas of strategic planning, business process management, project and portfolio management and education planning. He is also a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Kathleen Kellett-Betsos is an Associate Professor in the Department of French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Ryerson University. Kellett-Betsos earned her BA (Hons.) from Simon Fraser University (1981), and her MA (1983) and PhD (1991) in French with a specialization in Quebec literature from the University of Toronto. She has been a member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies at Ryerson University since 2001 and is a member of the M.A. in Immigration and Settlement Studies program as well as the graduate program in Communication and Culture. Her research focuses on Franco-Canadian minority literatures and cultures, particularly Franco-Ontarian literature, as well as immigrant voices in Canadian literature, feminist critical theory, narratology and literary detective fiction. She has published essays on authors including Anne Hébert, Antonine Maillet, Anne Dandurand, Daniel Poliquin and Chrystine Brouillet in collective works and in journals including Studies in Canadian literature, University of Toronto Quarterly, Tangence, Québec Studies and @nalyses.

Deirdre Stanton is a former instructor in the Department of Applied Chemical and Biological Sciences at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.

Murray Pomerance is a film scholar, author and Professor in the Department of Sociology and in the Joint Program in Communication and Culture at Ryerson University. Pomerance was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1946. He earned his BA from the University of Michigan and his MA from SUNY (Buffalo). Before coming to Ryerson, Pomerance worked as a teaching and research assistant at York University, Toronto, and studied at the New School for Social Research. He joined the faculty at Ryerson in 1976. In 1995, he was a co-founder (with John Sakeris) of the University's Media Studies Working Group and, from 1997 to 2005, was Chair of the Sociology Department. He has published extensively in the areas of cinema studies and performance, including contributions to The Paris Review, The Boston Review, Canadian Art, and Descant, and has authored, co-authored, or edited over 40 books, including: The Eyes Have it: Cinema and the Reality Effect (Rutgers, 2013); Popping Culture (seventh ed., Pearson, 2012); Michelangelo Red Antonioni Blue: Eight Reflections on Cinema (Rutgers 2008); Johnny Depp Starts Here (Rutgers, 2005); and An Eye for Hitchcock (Rutgers, 2004). Pomerance has also acted in, produced, and/or written a number of films and other media productions and has authored several works of fiction. He has received numerous awards and research grants throughout the course of his career. In 2000 and 2001, he was voted second best Professor in Toronto by readers of the Toronto-based weekly newspaper, Now Magazine. In 2004, he was awarded the Sarwan Sahota Distinguished Scholar Award for outstanding contributions to knowledge or artistic creativity and, in 2005, received a Ryerson Research Award.

Sydney Stagg was an administrative assistant in the Faculty of Arts and head of the Diploma in Arts program at Ryerson University.

Thadeus Eugene Wisz is a Professional Engineer and former Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Ryerson University. Wisz earned his BASc (1959) and MASc (1964) in Chemical Engineering and his MSc in Mathematics (1975) from the University of Toronto. He began teaching in the Mathematics and Physics department at Ryerson in 1961. He became an Instructor Supervisor in 1965, Assistant Chairman in 1966, and Chairman of the Department in 1967, maintaining the latter position until 1977. From 1977 to 1987, he was Dean of the Faculty of Technology. In the early 1980s, Wisz sat on the board of Ryerson's Centre for Advanced Technology Education (CATE). In 2003, he was named an Honorary Member of The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) and, in 2004, was named an Officer of Professional Engineers of Ontario’s Order of Honour.

Donald G. Priestman is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at Ryerson University. Priestman was born in Toronto in 1930. He was educated at Malvern Collegiate before completing his BA, MA, Phil.M. and PhD at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining the faculty at Ryerson, Priestman taught English for one year at Winston Churchill High School in Toronto. He joined the faculty at Ryerson in 1957. His research focused on the writing of William Wordsworth. He retired in 1989.

William J. Klein is a former instructor of Business Statistics and the SAS administrator at Ryerson University. Klein completed his PhD at the University of Toronto. His career includes teaching positions in four Ontario universities, market research and project administration. As a chief programmer at Ryerson, he designed and implemented the University's fully automated examination marking system, written entirely in SAS. He is an executive member of the Toronto Area SAS Society and continues work as a specialist in graphics, statistics, and reporting.

Robert Marshall Blount Fulford is a self-educated Canadian journalist, editor, and critic and former MacLean Hunter Chair of Communications Ethics in the School of Journalism at Ryerson University (1989-1993). Fulford was born in Ottawa. After graduating from high school in 1949, he began his journalism career as a staff member at the Globe & Mail, a position he held until 1953. Since then, he has written weekly columns for publications such as the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star, the National Post, and the Financial Times of Canada, and has held editorial positions at a number of publications, including MacLean's and Saturday Night magazines and the Toronto Star. From 1989 to 1992, Fulford was Chair of the Arts Journalism Program at the Banff Centre for the Arts and, from 1989 to 1993, was a media columnist for CBC's Morningside radio program. He is the author of several books, including: Accidental City: The Transformation of Toronto (1995); An Introduction to the Arts in Canada (1977); and This Was Expo (1968). In 1984, Fulford was named an Officer of the Order of Canada and, in 1996, was granted the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Journalism Foundation. He has been granted honorary degrees from a number of institutions, including the University of Toronto, the University of King's College, Halifax, and York University. He delivered the 1999 Massey Lectures, entitled The Triumph of Narrative: Storytelling in the Age of Mass Culture, published that same year as a monograph by Anansi.

Sannu Mölder is a Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson University. Mölder was born in Tallin, Estonia on September 1, 1935. He emigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1949 before moving to Toronto in 1951. He earned his BASc (1958) and his MASc (1960) in Aeronautical Science, and his MEng in Industrial Engineering (1979) from the University of Toronto. From 1960 to 1963, Mölder was a researcher at McGill University, where he taught as a faculty member from 1963 to 1971. In 1971, Mölder joined the faculty at Ryerson University, where he remained until he retired to Emeritus status in 2002. As an academic, his research focused on high speed gasdynamics as applied to airbreathing propulsion systems. He has worked as a consultant to Johns Hopkins University, the Space Research Corporation (Vermont), the Aeronautical Research Laboratories (Australia), the Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment, and the NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Fellow of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute.

Mustafa Koç has been a faculty member in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University since 1995. Koç earned his BA from Bogazici University, Istanbul, his MA from the University of Waterloo, and his PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto. He teaches and conducts research in the areas of food studies, food security and food policy, globalization and the sociology of migration. He was among the founders of the Centre for Studies in Food Security (Coordinator 1995-2005), Food Secure Canada (Chair 2005-2006), and the Canadian Association for Food Studies (President 2005-2008). He has been involved in national and global debates on globalization, social change and development, food security, and peace and has numerous publications on the sociology of agriculture and food, social change and development, and immigration. These publications include For Hunger-proof Cities (1999), Working Together (2001), Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Food Studies (2008) and Critical Perspectives in Food Studies (2012), as well as articles for the Turkish journals, Dünya Gida and Telve. He currently serves as Chair of the Local Arrangement Committee for the XIV World Congress on Rural Sociology, as a member of the Steering Committee of Food Secure Canada, and as a member of the editorial board of the journal Cuizine.

Allan James Chindemi was a Professor of Fashion Apparel and Design in the School of Fashion at Ryerson University. Chindemi earned his Diploma in Fashion Design from Ryerson (1976), his Associate in Applied Science from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City (1980), and his Master of Science in Education from the Bank Street College Graduate School of Education, New York City (1986). He began teaching at Ryerson in 1987. In 1989, he was awarded the Medal of Service to the Community by the Fashion Liaison Committee of the City of Toronto. In 1992, he received the Canada 125 Medal for outstanding contributions to the community from the Governor General and, in 1994, was named Ryerson Professor of the Year. He was an active volunteer with the YMCA, serving as Chair of the Community Fund campgain and sitting on the advisory board of governors for nine years. In 1992, he earned the YMCA of Greater Toronto's Volunteer of the Year award and, in 1994, the YMCA Canada Peace Medal, in recognition of outstanding contributions as a peacemaker. After his death, Ryerson established the Allan J. Chindemi Memorial Award for excellence in Menswear Design.

Terrance Sulymko is an art dealer and former Professor in the School of Business Management at Ryerson University. Sulymko earned his BSc and MBA from the University of Manitoba. He joined the School in 1989 and was appointed to a five-year term as Director, Student Affairs, in 1999. While at Ryerson, Sulymko staged numerous contemporary art exhibitions at Oakham House.

Lois Spargo is a retired Professor in the School of Administration and Information Management at Ryerson University. Spargo earned her BA from the University of Western Ontario. Her research and teaching focused on telecommunications, a subject on which she was often invited to speak by members of government and industry. She was at Ryerson from 1968 to 1997, beginning her career in Secretarial Sciences. In her retirement, Spargo continued in telecommunications as a committee member of the Canadian Business Telecommunications Alliance.

Patrick Northey is a chartered accountant and a former Professor in the Department of Business Administration and in the Center for Advanced Technology in Education at Ryerson University. He was a founding partner of Cycle Time Management, Inc. as well as President of Interaction Limited, a firm focused on change management and productivity improvement.

Lionel Willis is a former Professor in the Department of English at Ryerson University. Willis earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and his Master of Arts from York University, Toronto. He began his career at Ryerson as a part-time instructor in 1958, moving to full-time by 1959. Circa 1979, he was a board member of the Canadian Anti-Drug Coalition and an outspoken activists against the legalization of marijuana. Willis retired from Ryerson in 1993.

Judith Sandys is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University. Sandys earned her BA (Hons.) in Sociology and Anthropology from McGill University (1964), her MSW from UC Berkeley (1966), and her PhD from the University of Toronto. Before joining the faculty at Ryerson, Sandys held instructional positions at McGill University, Vanier College, and Dawson College. She began her career at Ryerson as an instructor in 1990. Since then, she has held a number of positions within the Ryerson community, including Dean of Community Services, Associate Vice President Academic, and Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and in the School of Disability Studies. Her teaching and research focuses on disability issues within a socio-political context. She has worked as an administrator with Community Living Mississauga, West Island Adaptation Services, and others, and as a consultant for the Federal Government of Australia and the Canadian Association for Community Living.

Ali M. Hussein is a Professional Engineer, a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University, and an Adjunct Professor in the Departent of Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. Hussein earned his BSc from Alexandria University, Egypt, his MSc from Ain Shams University, Cairo, and his PhD from the University of Toronto, all in electrical engineering. After completing his PhD, he worked as a Research Associate at the Electrical Engineering Division of National Research Council of Canada. From 1980 to 1982, he was an Assistant Professor at Riyadh University, Saudi Arabia and, from 1982 to 1986, was a Research Associate and a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Toronto. From 1986 to 1988, he worked in the Electromagnetics Technology Division of Bell-Northern Research in Ottawa, Canada, before becoming, in 1988, a Visiting Scientist in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Toronto. He began teaching at Ryerson in 1989, becoming a Professor in 1994. Hussein has authored and co-authored roughly 200 publications, mainly in the areas of microwave ferrites, microwave acoustics, non-destructive evaluation of materials, numerical techniques, and measurement, characterization and modelling of fast transients. In 2001, he was one of the three founding members of an International Project on Electromagnetic Radiation from Lightning Striking Tall Structures (IPLT), and since then he has been a member of the IPLT steering committee. Since 2008, he has been a member of the Conseil International des Grands Reseaux Electriques (CIGRE) Working Group on Lightning Parameters for Engineering Applications.

Ronald E. Warner is a psychologist and Counsellor Emeritus with the Centre for Student Development and Counselling at Ryerson University. Warner holds a Master of Arts and an EdD in Applied Psychology from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (1978) and is a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. He joined the staff at Ryerson as a psychologist in 1969. In the 1980s, he served as the Chairman of the Communications Committee of the Ontario Psychological Association. Beginning in 1991, Warner held a position as a part-time Adjunct Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at the University of Toronto.

In 1948 an Institute Council was formed, two years later it appears to have changed its name to Faculty Council. Then between 1958-1965 there does not appear to have been a Faculty Council, possibly replaced again by the Institute Council. In April 1965 the Institute Council was replaced once again when the Board of Governors officially passes a resolution for the formation of a Faculty Council consisting of the Principal (chairman), some senior administrative officials, departmental chairmen, 15 members of the teaching faculty (3 yr. appointments), and 15 representatives from various departments (3 yr. appointments). In the late 1960's the Faculty Council became the Academic Council. Academic Council eventually changed its name to the Senate.

Wallace J. Whistance-Smith is an Associate Professor of Global Management Studies in the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University. Whistance-Smith earned a BA (Hons.) from York University and a BA (Hons.), MA and PhD from the University of Toronto. He joined the faculty at Ryerson in 1992.

George Slavinski is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ryerson University. Slavinski earned his BSc from the University of British Columbia and his MBA from the University of Toronto. He began teaching at Ryerson in 1972 and was director of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management from 1974 to 1981. Throughout his career, his teaching and research focused on the application of Information Technology to the Hospitality industry. He has provided consulting services to hotel and restaurant companies and has designed and developed a number of major database systems, some based on financial data and others on warehouse withdrawal for the food service industry. He retired to Emeritus status in 2005.

John Hicks is an instructor in the School of Occupational and Public Health and the Department of Chemistry and Biology at Ryerson University. Hicks earned his PhD in Experimental Space Sciences from York University. His research focuses on Air pollutant sources and their transfer through media, the exposure of local populations to contaminants, and the estimation of risk of chemical exposures.

Milton Orris is a consultant in Health and Education and former Dean of Continuing Education at Ryerson University. Orris earned his BA in History and Political Science from the University of Manitoba, his MA in Sociology from the University of Saskatchewan, his PhD in Organizational Development from York University, and is also a certified Project Manager (PMI). After finishing his MA, Orris was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina, where he became Department Chair. Subsequently, he took on the role of the first Dean of Health and Social Sciences at Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, then worked for the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the Ministry of Health. He returned to academic life as the developer and first Director of the Master's Program in Health Administration at the University of Toronto before his appointment at Ryerson University. He was President of the Canadian Association of University Continuing Education and has worked extensively with Aboriginal Organizations in Saskatchewan and Ontario. His consulting in education and health care development has taken him to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, the Ukraine, Republic of Georgia, as well as most Canadian provinces and many US States. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on a variety of topics including Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring, Strategic and Operational Planning, Project Management, and others, and is in the process of writing three books, two of them as a co-author. He is President of management consulting firm Orris Consultants Inc.

Patricia Sniderman is a Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour in the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University. Sniderman earned her BA in Psychology from Boston University, her MA in Clinical Psychology from York University, and her PhD in Organizational Behaviour from the Open University, UK. Her research interests are in the areas of managerial communications, interpersonal communications, emotions, employee-manager relationships, and leadership. She has been the lead author on two editions of the undergraduate textbook, Managing Organizational Behaviour in Canada, and is an award-winning instructor with a commitment to student engagement and learning. Sniderman has 10 years of work experience as a senior human resources professional, and has been an organizational consultant, facilitator and management trainer since 1990.

Andy Kufluk joined Ryerson Institute of Technology when it was formed in 1948, after teaching two years with the Toronto Training and Re-establishment Institute, located on Ryerson's site, where he taught Broadcast and Communication to returning veterans. He played a major role in establishing Ryerson's RTA program and helped found CJRT-FM. He retired in 1983 after 37 years with TRIT and Ryerson.

The Working Group on Design Education (WGDE) was formed in 1978 to support and promote design education and awareness at Ryerson through an interdisciplinary approach. The Group was comprised of approximately 15 members from the following programs: Fashion; Interior Design; Film and Photography; Urban and Regional Planning; Architectural Science and Landscape Architecture; Food, Nutrition, Consumer and Family Studies; and History. The Group functioned until 1986.

Linda R. Lewis is Professor Emeritus in the School of Fashion at Ryerson University. Lewis earned her Bachelor of Interior Design from the University of Manitoba. She began her career at Ryerson in 1969 in the Department of Photographic Arts, where she taught until 2004, when she became a faculty member and Chair of the School of Fashion. During her tenure at Ryerson, Lewis lectured in design, art history and film theory and also served as Director of the Film Studies program. She has written extensively about design and has been recognized by the community as a design advocate. She was the founding President of the Design Exchange, Toronto, and remains involved with the organization as a member of the Collection Committee. In 2009, she was appointed a leader of the National Design Policy Committee, an initiative led by Design Exchange in partnership with Canadian associations, universities seeking to establish a design policy at the federal government level. Lewis retired to Emeritus status in 2010. After her retirement, the School of Fashion established the Linda Lewis Award in recognition of student excellence in fashion design history, design theory, communication design and fashion design.

Gerald Pratley was a film critic and scholar, film industry administrator, and educator. Pratley was born and educated in London, England, and emigrated to Canada in 1946. Shortly after arrival, Pratley joined the CBC as a scriptwriter and, in 1948, became the Corporation's first film reviewer. Between 1948 and 1975, he hosted a number of CBC programs, chaired the Toronto Film Society and the Toronto and District Film Council, and co-founded the A-G-E Film Society. In 1968, Pratley founded the Ontario Film Institute, now known as the TIFF Cinematheque. He was director of the Stratford Film Festival from 1970 to 1975 and has served as a member of the programme committee of TV Ontario. Pratley authored six books, including Torn Sprockets: The Uncertain Projection Of The Canadian Film (1986), and contributed to a number of local and international film publications, including Films and Filming, Film In Review, Variety, Hollywood Quarterly, International Film Guide, Canadian Film Weekly, and Canadian Film Digest. He taught film history at Ryerson University, the University of Toronto, York University, Seneca College, and the University of Waterloo and served on the Advisory Boards of the film departments of Ryerson Polytechnical University and Humber College. He holds Honorary Degrees in Letters and Fine Arts from York and Waterloo Universities (Canada) and Bowling Green State University (USA). He was one of the inaugural recipients of the Toronto Film Critics Association's Clyde Gilmour Award and received a special Genie Award in 2002, in recognition of his lifetime dedication to Canadian film. In 1984, Pratley was named a member of the Order of Canada and, in 2003, was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Daniel Bratton is a former instructor of Canadian Literature in the Department of English at Ryerson University. Bratton earned his PhD in English Literature and Language from the University of Toronto (1983). After leaving Ryerson, Bratton taught English at the Youngdong Technical Institute in South Korea, and became a professor at Miyazaki International College, Kiyotake, Japan (1999 - 2005) and then at Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan (2005 - 2010). While at Doshisha, he received two Japanese Monkasho grants, a fellowship from the Lilly Library of Indiana University, and funding from the Canadian government to write a book on Cid Corman and Origin Magazine, which published many modern poets. He is the author of Thirty-Two Short Views of Mazo de la Roche, a biographical essay on the Canadian author of the Whiteoks Jalna novels, and founder of the Elora Poetry Centre in Elora, Ontario.

The Food Services department is responsible for providing food for the campus community at Ryerson University.
Chartwells is the Food Service Management Operator for Ryerson University in 2013 replacing Aramark.

.Jim Burke is a former professor in the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Managment at Ryerson University. Burke earned his BA from Dartmouth College (1970), his MEd from Temple University (1975), his MS from Utah State (1977), and his PhD from the University of Minnesota (1986). He was a member of the faculty at Ryerson from 1993 to 1998, acting as its Director from 1993 to 1996. After leaving Ryerson, Burke took a position as Director of the Tourism Destination Management Program and the Accelerated Masters of Tourism Administration at George Washington University and as the Dean of The Collins College of Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1998 - 2004). He has worked in the advertising industry on hospitality accounts and as a consultant. The second edition of his book, Marketing and Selling the Travel Product (Delmar Publishers), co-authored with Barry Resnick, was released in 1999. He was awarded lifetime achievement awards by the Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (1997) and the International Travel and Tourism Research Association (2010).

Sean Cleary was a lecturer of Investment Finance in the Department of Business Managment at Ryerson Unviersity from 1994 to 1997. Cleary earned his BA in Economics from Acadia University (1983), his BEd from Saint Francis Xavier University (1984), his MBA in Finance from Saint Mary's University (1989), and his PhD in Finance from the University of Toronto (1998). While teaching at Ryerson, Cleary also taught Finance part-time at the University of Toronto. After leaving Ryerson, he took positions as an Assistant Professor at the University of Lethbridge (1997-1998) and at York University (2001-2002). In 2002, Cleary became an Associate Professor at Saint Mary's University, becoming a full professor in 2006. In 2008, he took a position as the BMO Professor of Finance and the Academic Director of the Master of Management in Finance at Queen's University. His research focuses on empirical studies in corporate finance and investments.

Timothy Sly is a Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Occupational and Public Health at Ryerson University. Sly earned his Diploma in Public Health from the Royal Society of Health, UK (1968), his MSc in Epidemiology from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario (1982), and his PhD in Risk Studies from Teesside University, UK (1996). He joined the faculty at Ryerson in 1982, teaching as a professor until his retirement in 2013. He has lectured and consulted widely in the field of epidemiology and public health, including acting as a consultant to the Ontario Ministry of Health, the Canadian Auditor-General, and the Philippines Government.

Patrick J. Robins, PhD, was an instructor in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University from 1983 to 1997. Robins received his PhD in Social/Industrial Psychology from the University of Manitoba in 1983. From 1988 to 1997, he was a researcher, then Senior Collision Investigator, at Ryerson’s Vehicle Safety Research Centre, one of eight multi-disciplinary university- based teams contracted by Transport Canada to provide national motor vehicle accident and defect investigations. In 1997, Robins left Ryerson to give full attention to his company, Virtual Crash Animation and Reconstruction, specializing in collision reconstruction and 3-D computer-generated forensic animations. He has taught courses in crash reconstruction involving human factors at the University of North Florida’s Institute of Police Technology and Management, the Canadian Police College, and the Ontario Provincial Police College. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR) and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES).

Susan Silver is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University. Silver earned her BA and MSW from the University of Toronto and her PhD in Social Work from Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia. From 1998 to 2003, she was the Director of the School of Social Work and, from 2009 to 2011, was the Program Director for the MSW program. Her teaching interests include Social Work Research, Program Evaluation, Social Welfare Policy and Critical Social Work Practice. She has conducted a number of research studies exploring issues of access and inclusion in relation to health care, employment and income security. She has a strong commitment to community-university research collaborations and has completed a national study to develop an evaluation framework for family support programs.

Lawrence J. (Ben) Caza was a member of the Ryerson faculty in the film department of the Faculty of Image Arts from 1970 until his retirement in 1999, at one point serving as the Director of the Film Studies Program.

Michael Stefanovic is a former instructor of Project Management at Ryerson University. Stefanovic hold a degree in Engineering and a Master of Business Administration and has been a designated Project Management Professional since 1995. He has spent most of his career in industry, working as the project lead on the retrofit of the SunLife building in Montreal, as Project Controls Manager on the SNC Billiton tungsten ore refining plant, and on other real estate and resource extraction projects. He currently works as a project management consultant to clients in various industries and leads seminars in project management to diverse audiences, both in English and in French.

Susannah Wilson was a professor in the School of Nutrition at Ryerson University from 1994 to 2009. Wilson earned her BA from the University of Quebec, her MA from the University of Western Ontario, her MBA from York University and her PhD from the University of Toronto. From 2003 to 2006, Wilson was the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Community Services. Wilson passed away in 2009.

Jacek Kryt is a retired Ryerson professor who taught Management Information Systems full time from 1967 to 1984, and then taught in Continuing Education from 1985-1993. Previous to this, he had 22 years in business experience in Europe and in Canada. He has published on the topics of Datamation, Canadian Data Systems, and Pigulki.He has presented papers at conferences of the Society for Information Management, ACM SIG CPR, Association for Systems Management, Canadian Information Processing Society, and Ontario Universities Computing Conferences.

Shuguang Wang joined the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Ryerson in 1992, after completing his MA and PhD programs at the University of Alberta. He teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of retail geography, spatial analysis techniques, and immigrant settlement patterns. His research interests include location analysis of commercial activity, internationalization of retailing, ethnic economy, economic impacts of immigration, and immigrant business development.

Harley B. Jackson is a surface designer and former sessional instructor in the School of Fashion at Ryerson Polytechnical (circa 1987-1990). While at the Institute, he taught textile design and printing. He also taught courses at the Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology and was the owner of Tapio, a freeland surface design company.

Jack Livesley is a Toronto-based writer and educator and a graduate of Ryerson's Television Production Course. Livesley earned his Bachelor's degree from McMaster University and a gold medal in Speech and Drama from the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He taught Music, Drama, English, and History for many years in the Ottawa high school system before entering the television industry, working mainly for TVOntario. Livesely has authored or co-authored five books, all on the subject of television and media education, has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader in major educational and media conferences in North America and England, and has conducted drama workshops at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals.

Marius Ois is a part-time instructor the Department of Architectural Science and Landscape Architecture at Ryerson University. Ois earned his Diplom-Ingenieur in Landscape Planning in Berlin, Germany. He is President of the architecture firm Marius Ois & Associates of Scarborough, Ontario (established 1984). He has published numerous technical articles in trade publications over the course of his 30-year career and is a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.

Havelock (Hack) H. Yates was the Vice President, Academic, of Ryerson from 1971 to 1974. Yates was born in Cochrane, Ontario. From 1941 to 1945, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, completing his pre-flight training at St. James Square---in the school that would later become Ryerson Polytechnic Institute. He earned his Bachelor of Science (1948) and his PhD (1952) from McGill University. Prior to his appointment at Ryerson, Yates was the Associate Dean, Academic, of the Faculty of Engineering at McGill University (1967 - 1971). From 1963 to 1971, he was the Birks Chair in Metallurgy at McGill and served as Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering from 1961 to 1965. His academic research interests included corrosion and oxidation mechanisms. Before entering academia, Yates worked for Cominco, Inco, Alcan and the Research Division of Standard Oil Development Co. He was district Vice-President and Chairman of the Montreal Chapter of the American Society for Metals and National Director of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. After leaving Ryerson, Yates became Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies. He returned to Ryerson in 1978 as a part-time consultant on the development of Applied Research.

Bernard H. Stromquist (d. October 12, 1987) was a faculty member in the Department of Interior Design at Ryerson from 1951 to 1985. Stromquist was born in Alberta and served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII. He earned his Bachelor of Interior Design and his Master's degree from the University of Manitoba. During his tenure at Ryerson, he was integral to establishing Interior Design as the first degree-granting program offered by the Institute (1971). From 1961 to 1977, Stromquist served as head of the department. He was a member of the Interior Design Educators Council for over 25 years, serving as its chairperson for the Eastern region for 3 years in the mid-1970s. Upon his retirement from Ryerson, the B.H. Stromquist Award was established to honour his contribution to the development of the Interior Design program.

John (Jack) Richard McAllister was the founder and first Chairman of the Theatre School at Ryerson. McAllister was born in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Victoria College at the University of Toronto in 1946, his teaching certificate from the Ontario College of Education, his Master's degree from Columbia University, and studied singing at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Prior to joining the faculty at Ryerson, he taught English and History for five years at York Memorial College. In 1951, McAllister joined Ryerson's English Department, becoming its Director in 1953. He established the Ryerson Opera Workshop (ROW)--originally named the Ryerson Operatic Society--in 1952. By 1964, McAllister had established a theatre course within the English Department and, in 1967, was placed in charge of the 1400-seat Ryerson Theatre. In 1968, he was made Artistic Director of Theatre Studies. A noted world traveller, McAllister spent time researching theatre programs at schools across Europe, eventually incorporating what he found into the Theatre program at Ryerson, established in 1971. McAllister stepped down as Chairman of the program in 1977 to return to full-time teaching and research. He was selected as Ryerson's Professor of the Year and retired from the school in 1985.

Ernest W. Harrison was a faculty member in the Department of English at Ryerson University from 1966 to 1983. Harrison earned his BA from Oxford University (1938), his MA from the Honour School of English Language and Literature (1946), his Diploma in Theology from Salisbury and Wells Theological Colleges (1939), his LLB from London University (1948), and his MA from the University of Toronto (1967). From 1939 to 1961, In 1966, he became a lecturer in English at Ryerson, becoming an instructor-supervisor in the faculty in 1968. In 1971, Harrison was the Acting Dean of Arts and, in 1972, the Acting Dean of Applied Arts and Community Services. Harrison was the Vice-President of the Canadian Authors Association and a member of the Mystery Writers of America. His writing was published in Canadian Forum, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Religious Education Magazine, Education Quarterly, and others. He is the author of several plays for the CBC and BBC, as well as a number of books, including Teach Yourself Faith and Let God Go Free. He wrote the preface to Pierre Berton's 1965 report A Comfortable Pew.

Lawrence B. Gray was a faculty member in the Department of Psychology and the Associate Vice-President, Academic, at Ryerson. Gray hold a BA in Philosophy from the University of Toronto and an MA in Psychology from the Univerity of Windsor, where he taught prior to joining the faculty at Ryerson in 1970. Gray acted as the Ryerson Faculty Association Vice-President in 1972 and President from 1973 to 1975. He was Chairman of the Department of Psychology from July 1979 to 1984. In 1982, Gray became the Acting Dean of the Arts and, in 1984, the Associate Vice-President, Academic, for the University. In 1989, Gray was appointed to the then-new position of Vice-President, Faculty and Staff Affairs. Gray retired from this position in 1994, stepping into a reduced workload that included acting as the Interim Director of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in 1995.

Jack R. Gorman was an administrator in the Office of the President at Ryerson. Gorman was born in North Bay, Ontario. During WWII, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Navigator and Wireless Operator. Before joining the staff at Ryerson, he worked as a councillor in Business Administration and served as an Alderman for the city of North Bay. He began his career at Ryerson in 1968 as Executive Assistant to the President (then F.C. Jorgenson) and Secretary to the Board of Governors. In 1972, Gorman's responsibilities were expanded when he took on the role of Director of the Office of the President. In addition to these responsibilities, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the York University - Ryerson Joint Computing Centre, Ryerson Applied Research Limited, CJRT-FM Ryerson Radio, and Niell-Wycik College. During his retirement, he was a member of the Board of the Canadian School of Management.

Louis A. Gonsalves was a Ryerson graduate and an administrator at Ryerson from 1969 to 1981. Gonsalves was born in Barbados. He graduated from Ryerson with a diploma in Business Administration in 1964. While a student at Ryerson, Gonsalves was a member of the swim team, earning the Graighead athletic trophy for his contribution. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Gold Medal as top student in the Business Division. After graduation, Gonsalves remained at Ryerson as president of the Alumni Association and as a supervisor in the Ryerson residence system. In 1969, he became the Director of Alumni, a position he held until 1979. During this time, he acted as coach of the men's swim team (ca. 1972) and is credited as playing a major role in establishing many of Ryerson's recreational facilities, including Oakham House, The Filling Station student pub, and the Blue Mountain Lodge. In 1977, he accepted a role as the Director of Private Funding, stepping into this position full-time in 1979. He resigned from Ryerson in 1981 to pursue work in the private sector.

The Honourable David Crombie, P.C. was born in Toronto in 1936. He was educated at Western University and the University of Toronto, earning his BA and LLD (Hons.). He worked at Ryerson as a lecturer in Politics and Urban Affairs and as Director of Student Services from 1962 to 1971. In 1969, Crombie was elected as an Alderman for the City of Toronto and, from 1972 to 1978, served as the City's mayor and as Commissioner of Toronto Hydro (1973-1978). As Mayor, Crombie upheld and advocated for a philosophy of community-based urban development pioneered by Urban Studies scholar and activist Jane Jacobs. In 1978, Crombie was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member for Rosedale and was re-elected in 1979, 1980, and 1984. He served as Minister of National Health and Welfare (1979-1984), Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1984-1986), and Secretary of State and Minister of Multiculturalism (1986-1988). He resigned from Parliament on May 31, 1988 and was appointed Commissioner of the Royal Commission of the Future on the Toronto Waterfront. In 1992, he was appointed Commissioner of the Waterfront Regeneration Trust Agency. He received a fellowship from Ryerson in 1993. In 1994, Crombie returned to Ryerson as its first Chancellor after the Institute was granted university status. He held the position of Chancellor until 1999. In addition to his political duties, Crombie served as CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute, Director of the Laidlaw Foundation, Board Member of Pollution Probe, Chair of the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and Board Member of the Canadian Merit Scholarship Trust Fund. In 2012, he was inducted into the Order of Ontario and, in 2014, into the Order of Canada.

Sarwan Sahota is a Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at Ryerson University. Sahota was born in Dhuleta, Panjab, India in 1932. He earned his BSc (Hons.) (1955), his MSc (1957) and his Phd (1961) in Chemistry from Panjab University, as well as a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry (1964) from the University of Leeds. Sahota taught at Ryerson from 1965 to 1991. He was President of the Ryerson Faculty Association from 1975 to 1977, Chairman of the Department of Applied Chemical and Biological Sciences from 1980 to 1986, Associate Dean of the Faculy of Business (1989), and sat on a number of other administrative committees within the University. Prior to joining the faculty at Ryerson, Sahota was a lecturer at Panjab University (1960-1961), the Brotherton Research Lecturer at Leeds University (1961-1964), and a Research Fellow at the University of Toronto (1964-1965). In 1995, Sahota established the Sarwan Sahota-Ryerson Distinguished Scholar Award, presented annually to a Ryerson faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution in their area of expertise.

Gail Rutherford is an artist and fashion design educator and a former faculty member in the School of Fashion at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (1976-1992). Rutherford was born and educated in Sydney, Australia, where she earned her teaching degree in Art and Design at the National Art School, East Sydney Technical College. Before joining the faculty at Ryerson, she taught Interior Design in the Hampshire Education Authority in London, England, then taught in colleges in Spain and the U.S. Her visual art--including painting, illustration, and fabric collage--has been exhibited in Canada, England, Wales, Spain, and the U.S.

Rebecca Calingo Latif is a former instructor in the School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University. Latif earned her BS in Business Education and her MA in Education from De La Salle University. In addition to teaching at Ryerson, Latif was a Teaching Master at Seneca College.

Paulette Padanyi is a retired Professor of Marketing and a former faculty member in the Department of Business Management at Ryerson University from 1990 to 2002. Padanyi earned her BA and MBA in Marketing from the University of Florida and her PhD in Marketing from York University, Ontario. Her research interests include: market orientation and strategic marketing planning in the nonprofit sector; volunteerism; and sustainable purchasing behaviour. After leaving Ryerson, Padanyi became a Professor of Marketing and Consumer Studies at Guelph University.

Pamela Hitchcock earned her BA at the University of Massachusetts and her Master of Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She becam a a faculty member in the Department of Architectural Science (1970-1974) and in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (1974-1994) at Ryerson University.Her areas of research focused on educational opportunities for seniors, Housing for seniors and Pre-Retirement Planning. Pam Hitchcock main research projects examined preserving the fundamental rights of individuals especially seniors. Projects such as ‘Housing Choices for Rural Elderly’ and ‘The needs of seniors in Continuing Their Education’ pertained to her research interest. The main focus behind both reports examined ways to provide viable options for independent housing for seniors. In addition the report also outlined a need to investigate the needs of seniors who want to further their education, to identify the demographic characteristics of these seniors and to evaluate the kind of environment which will best facilitate. Throughout her career Pam Hitchcock was a strong advocate for the seniors.
Pam is a founding member and coordinator of the Seniors Educational program at Ryerson and helped develop Act II Studio, a theatre studio and creative drama centre for adults over 50.

Dr. Guerriere taught at Ryerson University and held the titles of Chair of Math, Physics and Computer Science, Director of the Office of Research, and Chair of Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. He was named Professor Emeritus after retirement, and a scholarship was established in his name after his passing in 2001.

David R. Greatrix is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and the Principal Investigator at the Propulsion Research Facility at Ryerson University. Greatrix earned his BSc from the University of Manitoba, his MASc at the University of Toronto, and his PhD from the Institute for Aerospace Studies, also at the University of Toronto. He joined the faculty at Ryerson in 1994 and served as the Associate Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering from 2004 to 2009. His research interests include: propulsion system performance; vehicle flight dynamics; internal flows; and flight vehicle design. He is an accredited Professional Engineer.

Terence Arthur Byram is a former Professor of Modern World History at Ryerson University. Byram earned his BA in Modern History from the University of Toronto and his MA, also in Modern History, from McMaster University. In 1959, he joined the faculty of Social Sciences at Ryerson as a casual instructor and, in 1966, was appointed as the faculty's Chairman. In 1974, he served as Chairman of the Professional Affairs Committee of the Ryerson Faculty Assocation (RFA) and, from 1977 to 1979, as the RFA's Secretary. In 1979, he was elected President of the RFA and became the first person to serve in this position for two terms (from 1979 to 1983). In 1985, Byram was inducted into the Ryerson Twenty-Five Year Club and, in 1996, retired from the University.

Guna Blums received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and her Master of Arts from York University. She was hired by the Ryerson Department of Social Science in 1966 as a Psychology instructor. In 1972, Blums was an instructor supervisor. Blums was inducted into Ryerson's 25 Year Club in 1991 and retired in 1993 after 27 years of service.

Ronald Graham Pearce (1935 - 1997) was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. Pearce graduated from Ryerson with a Diploma in Electronic Technology in 1955. While attending Ryerson, he was a member of the Ryeham Radio Club and an associate member of the Institute of Radio Engineers. After graduation, Pearce completed a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick. Following completion of this degree, he worked for Sinclair Labs, then Bell Telephone in Montreal, before spending the majority of his career as a Network Planner with NB Tel.

Noel Hainsworth was a layout artist with Eaton's for about 40 years.

Larry Johnston has been a legislative researcher in Toronto since 1998. Johnston has taught courses in political science at Ryerson University, the University of Toronto, and McMaster University and is a former Adjunct Professor in political science at Scarborough College, University of Toronto. Johnston was an academic consultant to the Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform in 2006 and is the author of a number of books, including: Politics: An Introduction to Democratic Government; Ideologies: An Analytic and Conceptual Approach (1996); and Between Transcendence and Nihilism (1995).

Carole D. Lusby is a former professor in the faculty of Administration and Information Management at Ryerson University. Lusby earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario and joined the faculty (previously the Department of Secretarial Science) as an instructor in 1967. She retired from Ryerson in 1999.

Andrew Molloy is a former instructor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Molloy's research interests include Canadian government public sector renewal, Montreal municipal party politics, Toronto municipal environmental politics, tax reform, the effects of globalization on labour market policies, local coal industries in a global market, Quebec nationalism, the Reform Party of Canada, and Art and Culture. He served on the Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2002 and is currently a professor in the Department of Political Science and a member of the teaching faculty in the MBA.CED program at Cape Breton University.

Neil Thomlinson is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Thomlinson joined the facutly in 1995 as a sessional instructor, earned an Assistant Professorship in 2000, and was transferred to tenure and promoted to Associate Professor in 2005. He served as Department Chair from 2006 to 2011. Thomlinson holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, an MA in Political Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Calgary. Before joining the faculty at Ryerson, Thomlinson was a municipal councillor, Mayor, and Chair of a Regional Planning Commission in Northern Alberta, and a board member, Treasurer, and President of AIDS Calgary. In recognition of that volunteer service, he was awarded the Canada Volunteer Award by Health and Welfare Canada in 1991. He is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Political Science Association (2013-15), and has served on the Editorial Board of The Hinge since 2007. Within Ryerson, Thomlinson has held numerous committee and executive positions, including his roles as a member of the Senate (2013-2015), the Senate Review (2007-2008) and Restructuring (2008-2009) Committees, the Executive of the Ryerson Faculty Association (2004-2006) and its Chairs/Directors’ Council (2007-2011), the Faculty of Arts Teaching Standards Committee (2009-2011), and as chair of the Provost's Committee on Timetabling (2006-2011).

His teaching and research interests include local and urban governance, Canadian government and politics, public policy, and the politics of sexual diversity and identity. He was named a "popular prof" in Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Universities from 2003 until Ryerson withdrew from participation in the Guide. A member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Thomlinson is affiliated with the MA program in Public Policy and Administration, and the interdisciplinary PhD program in Policy Studies.

Jerry Good is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Radio and Television Arts at Ryerson University. Good began teaching part-time at Ryerson in 1975, moving to full-time in 1985 and joining the faculty as a professor in 1986. In his early days at Ryerson, Good was the station manager for classical music station CFMX-FM in Cobourg, Ontario. He was involved with the Ryerson International Development Centre and provided training to radio and television professionals in Thailand, Malaysia, and Tanzania. Good was a visiting professor at the International Academy of Broadcasting, Montreux, Switzerland (1995-1997), and at the Cultural Foundation of the United Daily News Group, Chinese Culture University (1996). He began a radio consulting business in 1985 and has acted as a consultant for Radio One Corporation and for the Belarusian Soros Foundation, Minsk. In 2001, Good became administrator of the Ryerson-sponsored Bell Globemedia/APTN Aboriginal Communications Professional Development Fund. He retired from Ryerson that same year.

S. Robert Kurys is a Professor Emeritus of Business Management at Ryerson University. Kurys earned his Bachelor of Educaton at McGill University, his Master in the Teaching of Mathematics (MTM) at Concordia University, his MSc at Clark University, and his MBA from the University of Toronto. He became a faculty member in 1978 and acted as the Department's Associate Dean from 1990 to 1995. Kurys retired in 2003.

In May, 1996, President Lajeunesse called for a "visioning" process for Ryerson to answer the question: what is our collective vision of what Ryerson's academic landscape should look like five years hence? The goal of the task group was to articulate a broadly based vision of the University's academic landscape by recommending strategic directions and paths of development that the university would follow. The task group also worked to identify practical short term steps to be taken to set Ryerson on course for the achievement of that vision and to recommend broad academic priorities.

The Vision Task Group consisted of one chair appointed by the president, four appointees of the Board of Governors, six appointees of Academic Council, and three appointees of the Executive Group.

Jane O'Hara is a former professional tennis player and instructor in the School of Journalism at Ryerson University. O'Hara was born in Toronto and began playing tennis as a child, winning a number of regional and national competitions at the youth level. At the height of her career, she competed at Wimbledon (1968-1971), the US Open (1968-1974), the European Women's Championship (1972), and the Fed Cup (1969-1971, 1973-1975). She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. For her work as a journalist, O'Hara has been awarded the Sun Media Dunlop Award, two National Magazine Awards, and the Sports Media Canada Achievement Award. O'Hara has published three books, including Mark My Words: Memoirs of A Very Political Reporter, which she co-authored with journalist Marjorie Nichols.

Don S. Hunter is a former instructor in the Child and Youth Care Program at Ryerson. Hunter graduated from Centennial College in 1973 and later earned his BA in Psychology and his Master's degree in Health Sciences. He operates a private practice in Toronto, Ontario, and has worked in residential, day treatment, and hospital settings with children, youth and families. He is former director of Research and Publication for the Ontario Association of Child and Youth counsellors.

Suanne Kelman is an author, broadcaster, and Professor Emeritus in the School of Journalism at Ryerson University. Kelman earned her BA and MA in English from the University of Toronto. She is a former arts producer on the CBC radio show Sunday Morning and has produced several documentaries for CBC's Ideas. From 1984 to 1988, she worked for The Journal and has written for Toronto Life, Toronto, Destinations, R.O.B. Magazine, Chatelaine, Shape and other magazines and newspapers. Her book, All in the Family: A Cultural History of Family Life, was published by Viking Press in 1998. She contributes regularly to the Literary Review of Canada. As a faculty member of the School of Journalism, Kelman served as both its interim and associate chair.

Leo Michelis is a Professor of Economics at Ryerson University. Michelis earned his BA and MA from York University and his PhD in Economics from Queen's University. He was a lecturer at York University from 1988 to 1995. In 1995, Michelis joined the faculty at Ryerson University as an Assistant Professor, becoming an Associate Professor in 1999, and a full professor in 2005. He was the founding director of the graduate MA program in International Economics and Finance from 2005 to 2008. His research interests include applied econometrics, theoretical econometrics, and macro-monetary economics. Michelis has published in the Canadian Journal of Economics, Economics Letters, the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Econometrics, and others. He is the author of two books: Macroeconomics (McGraw-Hill, 2004) and Exchange Rates, Integration and the International Economy (APF Press, 2004).

Greg Turko is a part-time instructor of Professional Communications at the Chang School for Continuing Education at Ryerson University. Turko earned a BA, BA (Hons), and MA from the University of Saskatchewan and a PhD in International History and Government from The London School of Economics and Political Science. Within the Chang Shool, Turko has developed and taught face-to-face and online courses and corporate training sessions, for which he has received the CESAR Teaching Award and the GREET Teaching Award. In addition to teaching at Ryerson,Turko has worked in both the public and private sector, and has held a position with the Ontario Government for the past 20 years.

Frances Henry is the former Chair of Diversity in the School of Journalism at Ryerson University. Henry is one of Canada's leading experts in the study of racism and anti-racism. Since the mid seventies, when she published the first study of attitudes towards people of colour, she has consistently pioneered research in this field. Her authored or co-authored books include: the fourth edition of "The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society" (Thomson, Nelson, 2009); "Racism in the Canadian University" (U. of T Press, 2009); "Racial Profiling: Challenging the Myth of a Few Bad Apples" (U. of T. press, 2006); "Discourses of Domination: Racist in Canada's English Language Press" (2002); and "Challenging Racism in the Arts" (University of Toronto Press,1998). As part of her specialization in Caribbean anthropology she has published the only book on Caribbean communities in Canada, entitled "The Caribbean Diaspora in Toronto: Learning to Live with Racism" (University of Toronto Press, 1994), "Reclaiming African Religion in Trinidad: The Sociopolitcal Legitimation of the Orisha and Spiritual Baptists Faiths" (University of the West Indies Press, 2004), and others. Henry is currently a Professor Emerita of York University in Toronto, and continues an active research and writing career. She has been awarded several research grants, including Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada grants to write a biography of a famous Orisha elder, the late Ebenezer Elliott (Pa Nezer), and to continue studies of racism in the university. She has published several articles and reviews on racism in the justice system and other institutions of Canadian society and has been a member of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada since 1989.

Mike Burke is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and School of Public Administration at Ryerson. Burke earned his BA and MA from the University of Windsor and his PhD in Political Science from York University. Before coming to Ryerson in 1994, he worked as a union organizer and held sessional appointments at the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University and York University. He is active in a number of associations, including the Institute for Social Research, the Canadian Political Science Association, the Society for Socialist Studies and the Ryerson Health Research Network. His research and teaching interests include research methods; political economy of communications; culture and identity; and discourse theory.

1998: In a memorandum to the Ryerson Community, it is announced that Ian Hamilton is appointed Director of the Department of Campus Planning and Facilities, effective April 20. Both the areas of Campus Planning and Construction and Physical Plant Operations are once again reunited under one department. In 2011, the department was once again split into 2 new departments - Capital Projects and Real Estate, and Campus Planning and Sustainability

Wieslaw Michalak (d. July 21, 2012) was a Professor in the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University. Wieslaw was born in Poland, emigrating in the 1980s to England and France, before settling in Canada. He received undergraduate and master’s degrees in Philosophy as well as a PhD in Spatial Analysis from the University of Alberta. Wieslaw began his career at Ryerson as a faculty member in the Department of Geography, transferring to Image Arts in 2007. He served as Program Director of the MFA in Documentary Media from 2007-2009. While at the School of Image Arts, he taught New Media and Photography Studies, and pursued an active career as an exhibiting artist: his work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States, Poland, Germany, France and the UK, and his film, "Attention: Light!" -- a realization of a project envisioned by Paul Sharits, completed with noted Polish filmmaker Josef Robakowski -- has been screened at Lincoln Center in New York as well as the National Gallery in Washington, DC.

The Ryerson University Chinese Students' Association (RUCSA) is the first established major Chinese association at the said university. With over 700 members, CSA@RU is one of the largest student associations at Ryerson University. Their main objective is to promote and encourage students to learn more about the Chinese culture.