File contains photographs of Ronald D. Besse in various places around Ryerson including the Wall of Fame in Jorgenson Hall, in the walkway to the Rogers Communications Centre, and outside the RCC. Ron Besse is a Ryerson alumnus (Business '60), former member of the Board of Governors, and a Ryerson Fellow (1982).

Business Administration '60

As chairman, president and CEO of Canada Publishing Corporation, Ron Besse built one of the country's largest publishing groups, turning a small operation into a diversified publishing empire. The firm is the parent of Gage Educational Publishers, Macmillan Canada, Global Press, and Gage Distribution Company. In 1994, The Financial Post named it one of the 50 best managed companies in Canada. Mr. Besse, a former member of the Ryerson Board of Governors, was named a Ryerson Fellow in 1982. A past director of West Park Hospital and a former member of the Board of Trustees for Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mr. Besse has also been a tireless supporter of fundraising for Mount Sinai Hospital.

File contains photographs of people associated with Ryerson whose last names start with "B". Included are members of the Board of Governors, staff, faculty, and visitors. The photographs were taken at a variety of functions and some were published in the FORUM.

File contains photographs showing the evolution and creation of the Rogers Communications Centre. File includes photographs from the announcement by the Minister of Colleges and Universities that Ryerson would be getting a centre for Applied Communications and Computer Science; Fundraising dinner for the new building including Ted and Loretta Rogers donation of $2 million; the groundbreaking ceremony and reception; Architectural drawings and construction photographs; Grand opening ceremony and reception; and finally the donation from Storagetek.
Also in the file is a site plan of trees and an internal memo regarding the fundraising campaign.