University Name

Campus Planning

The Department of Campus Planning was established indirectly in the mid to late 1960s in conjunction with the Institute's physical development program. George Wildish was Planning Director. The department may also have been known as Physical Plant and Planning, thereby suggesting that these two functions may have been Wildish's responsibility. On July 15, 1968, Wildish and his four-man staff resigned. His "department" was divided into two departments: Campus Planning and Physical Plant. The Campus Planning Department was headed temporarily by John Wimbs, an external consultant. In December, 1968, Wimbs ended his tenure as Acting Director of Campus Planning and returned to private practice. John Ezyk, a civil engineer and a five-year member of the campus planning department at York University, was appointed Director of Campus Planning. In February, 1970, George Hume joined the Campus Planning Department as Project Coordinator. It appears that, from early on, Ezyk oversaw both the campus planning and physical plant activities. His title, as listed in the 1971 internal Ryerson telephone directory, was Director, Campus Planning and Physical Plant. In 1973, Ezyk's title became Director, Physical Resources as he appeared to continue to oversee the same two activities throughout the 1970s. It also appears that he jointly held the title of Director, Campus Planning during this period. Unless substantial records from the office of the Director, Physical Resources come to the fore, records pertaining to this office and to John Ezyk's role as Director, Physical Resources will be arranged under the Campus Planning Group. In 1974 (February?), George Hume was appointed Associate Director of Campus Planning. On January 1, 1981, the department of Physical Resources was officially established with the consolidation of three existing departments: Campus Planning, Physical Plant and Communications Engineering Services. John Ezyk was appointed Director of Physical Resources (although he already held this title throughout much of the 1970s). George Hume was appointed Associate Director -Planning.