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About this issue

A dmit it. We all do it. Creeping, that is. As a member of the last pre-Internet generation, I only pretend to be entirely comfortable online. So it took an under-30

colleague — whose fingers can skim over a keyboard and research a person’s entire online footprint in three seconds — to fill me in on this term.

Creeping is a verb that means going online to look at people’s profiles and photos on Facebook or other social media sites. A really good creeping session involves looking at someone’s friends, and their friends and so on. It’s a great way to kill an hour, or three.

Who doesn’t love a good Google creeping session, sifting through friends, lost acquaintances, a potential hire or a char-ismatic person met at a party or event? It might feel stealthy, even a tiny bit wrong. But we’ve got a collective agreement: If you've opted in you’re an open book.

Hence we dreamed up this issue’s theme. “Class Notes” is the best-read section of Old Times, kind of an old-school ver-sion of Facebook. Why not take that as our jumping-off point, scour recent back issues of “Class Notes,” Google around, explore some of the most intriguing entries a bit more and make some calls?

Indeed, we have two Old Boys at Google. Tim Wilson ’88, profiled on page 8, is head of industry for the Internet giant’s Canadian headquarters and Chris O’Neill ’91 is head of global operations at Google[x] in San Fransisco, formerly managing director for Google Canada. We also enlisted a very talented illustrator, Alex Mathers ’07, to do our “College Doodles,” inspired by the whimsical little illustrations that change

daily on Google’s home page. (Also on the arts front, thanks to graffiti artist Javid Alibhai ’00, who created the wonderful mural you see as the backdrop to our profile of Horizons, our inner-city tutoring program, on page 18.)

One thing that struck me as we compiled this package of Old Boy achievement is how very many of them credit UCC as a catalyst for their ambition. One goal of this story was to focus on Old Boys whose quirkier achievements have, hith-erto, slipped under the radar. Take John Part ’85 for example. Who knew we had the man considered North America’s best-ever darts player in our ranks, a three-time world champion? Sure, as a kid, his irrepressible homework distraction was throwing crumpled paper into small spaces. However, he also credits UCC’s culture of ambition: “UCC has the mentality of helping people to become winners in life.”

Likewise, Darren Yuen ’95, a star medical researcher and professor, who graduated at the top (!) of his class, says this: “I was a very shy kid. I just didn’t think I could do very much.” Imagine that. He credits UCC’s extra-curricular program with teaching him to believe in himself.

As we salute you all, and your very many definitions of success, we encourage you to spend some time “creeping” around this issue. It’s good fun — but most of all, it’s incredibly inspiring.

— Andrea Aster, editor

WHO DOESN’T LOVE A GOOD GOOGLE CREEPING SESSION, SIFTING THROUGH FRIENDS,

LOST ACQUAINTANCES, A POTENTIAL HIRE, A CHARISMATIC

PERSON MET AT A PARTY OR EVENT?

We have Alex Mathers ’07 to thank for all the “College Doodles” he contributed to this issue.

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Contents

Cover story

4 Class Notes RevisitedStar surgeons, world-champ darts players, Olympic half-pipe coaches, world-renowned opera masters — we’ve got them all. We decided it was high time to take an in-depth look at our best-read section.

Features

18 Breaking Down WallsOn the 15th anniversary of our Horizons inner-city tutoring program, Old Times catches up with the students and Old Boys whose lives have been profoundly shifted by this program.

24 House Rivalry Spurs $1-Million Gift to Seaton’s Longstanding competitive spirit spurs “Father Ed” Jackman ’58 to step up for boarding renovations.

26 Friends ForeverFor Matthew Casey ’83, Jeff Howe ’82 and their respective groups of Old Boys, friends who play together stay together. (Who’s up for a group 50th birthday celebration in Hawaii?)

28 It’s Our TurnBoard chairman Andy Burgess ’86 has a few words to share about our recent Globe and Mail ad saluting Taylor Harris ’09, the youngest leadership donor to the UCC campaign to date.

38 Quarter-Century ClubA diverse group of six new members join the ranks this year.

42 Meet the New (Middle Division) BossAfter 46 years at the Prep, Bernard Lecerf passes the torch to incoming Middle Division head Naheed Bardai. Learn more about the man who’ll join us from the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, Kenya.

In every issue

3 The Power PointHave you seen the movie Boyhood? Principal Jim Power has and he’d like to share a few insights.

30 UCC TodayNews from the classroom, sports fields and beyond; A-Day wrap-up and much more.

35 Remember WhenEvery day will be Remembrance Day with UCC’s new First World War-focused website.

36 Ask an Old BoyWe ask two, in fact. Peter Roberts ’02 and Alex Sherrington ’02 are CrossFit and life-coaching gurus respectively. They share their top five mistakes people make when resolving to be stronger, faster, better versions of themselves.

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Editor: Andrea Aster

Communications and marketing director:Cristina Coraggio

Art director:Richard Marazziwww.richardmarazzidesign.com

Cover Illustration:Alex Mathers ’07

Editorial advisory board:Simon Avery ’85Jim Deeks ’67Ted Nation ’74Peter C. Newman ’47Chanakya Sethi ’03John Stackhouse ’81Paul Winnell ’67

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What the movie Boyhood can teach teachers

I n a recent letter to the editor, a wise soul wrote: “Teaching is one of the most human of careers. The strongest tool a teacher has is not an iPad or a smart board. It’s his heart

and his brain. The best teachers are those who are able to connect to their students as people.”

Last week I saw the movie Boyhood. It’s about boys and the importance of connections, and let me admit up front, I’m a complete sap about my reaction to it. I’ve spent most of my life in boys’ schools and my wife and I have four sons, one of whom is exactly the same age as Mason, the protagonist. So I remem-ber the Harry Potter midnight book releases, the Twilight series and the presidential campaigns. Like Mason, my kids experienced the joy of going to a new school and the thrill of getting to be the new kid because a parent changed a job.

The movie is “Seinfeldian” — if that’s a word — because it seems to be about nothing, and that’s because it’s subtly about everything. Because Boyhood was filmed with the same actors over the course of 12 years, we see a boy grow up, and what’s jarring is that he does it in less than three hours. The transitions can take your breath away. If it weren’t for the occasional change in hairstyles, you might not notice as the years seamlessly melt away between scenes. It’s just like life that way.

You didn’t come here to listen to me as a film critic, but let me focus on three insights offered by three different adults in the film. The first takes place during a scene where Mason is bowling with his family. After rolling multiple gutter balls, he complains about the bowling lane not having bumpers. His

dad responds, “You don’t want bumpers. Life doesn’t give you bumpers.” He raises an interesting question there, because you can argue the point either way. Yes, a boy needs to learn the consequences of bad throws, of bad moves of all sorts, and yet at the same time, there’s a developmental piece worth consid-ering. When does a young boy need something or someone to protect him from himself? Aren’t all of us called, in a way, to be “bumpers” from time to time?

Mason’s mom offers a second insight. As she watches her only son pack for college, she’s justifiably melancholy. (I use the word “justifiably” because my son is starting his first day of university as I write this.) She says, “I just thought there would be more.”

I think she speaks for all of us in a way. I sometimes feel that way after the leaving class ceremony. Like Peggy Lee, I want to sing, “Is that all there is?” We yearn for something else, perhaps something more. Is it big moments or grand scenes? Life rarely plays out like act five of Macbeth; it rarely sounds like Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9.” Rare happenings are, by

definition, exceptions to the norm. What makes up a life instead are the small things, like telling a boy not to punch his sister and reminding him to put his cereal bowl in the dishwasher. That’s a lot of what boyhood, cinematic or otherwise, entails.

That’s also a lot of what our school life is about, too. We spend our days reminding a boy about his agenda, helping him organize himself, teaching him to pick up after himself and look out for others. Those countless small but vitally important moments are what make up our lives, especially our school lives.

Mason’s photography teacher offers a third lesson when he confronts Mason while he’s developing his photographs. Mason is, literally and figuratively, developing in the dark at 17. The teacher is justifiably concerned about him and tries to say the right things. He asks, “What do you want to be, Mason? What do you want to do?” His questions fall on deaf ears because he doesn’t have a meaningful relationship with his student. There’s not enough human Velcro to connect them.

As we start off the school year together, I hope we can think about the role of “bumpers” in the lives of our boys, the contin-ual and almost invisible small moments that make up a life and the realization that, even when we ask the right questions, we can end up with the wrong answer — or no answer at all — if we don’t have a connection with a boy.

The Power Point

UCC principal Jim Power delivered this welcome-back address to faculty and staff on Aug. 25. Subscribe to his blog at www.thepowerpoint.wordpress.com

AFTER ROLLING MULTIPLE GUTTER BALLS, HIS DAD RESPONDS, “YOU

DON’T WANT BUMPERS. LIFE DOESN’T GIVE YOU BUMPERS.”

4 Old Times Fall/Winter 2014

“Class Notes” is best-read section of Old Times. But your three-sentence submissions have a much longer story to tell. So we pulled a random selection from the past two

years, Googled around, then made some calls. We have two things to say: Your definitions of fulfillment and success come in all shapes and sizes, and they’re all awesome.

By Chris Daniels with reporting by Jenna King “College Doodles” by Alex Mathers ’07

class notesold boys + what's up? + tell us more

Revisited

Upper Canada College Search


“EBOLA IS NOT LIKE THE FLU. IT’S A VIRUS — TO GET IT YOU REALLY HAVE TO

RUN TOWARDS IT.”

What’s it like braving the biting, swirling cold of a 125-km trek to the Magnetic North Pole on skis? “Even simple things like drinking out of a thermos or pulling

your camera out of your jacket suddenly become really compli-cated,” says Andy Chisholm.

With temperatures between -20 and -35 C, you might find your Thermos and camera frozen shut.

“You have to simplify your existence — it really has to be one task at a time, one foot at a time, says Chisholm. That really struck me given the complicated, time-compressed world in which we live.”

Chisholm, managing director for Goldman Sachs in New York, made the trip this past spring with 23 other corporate leaders for the 2015 True Patriot Love Expedition. The expedition, which 12 injured soldiers also made, raised $1.5 million in support of

military mental health. (The History Channel is set to premiere a documentary of the expedition.)

Shaun Francis founded the True Patriot Love Foundation in 2009. He was inspired to do so after a conversation with Gen. Rick Hillier, who led the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

“We both lamented the state of military philanthropy despite how much the public appreciates them,” says Francis, who attend-ed the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on a nom-

ination from former president Ronald Reagan and was a second lieutenant in the Canadian army.

Francis’ connection to the military dates to his days at UCC. “One only has to look down the hallways to see the legacy of young men from UCC who went off to wars and didn’t come back,” says Francis, chairman and chief executive officer of Toronto-based Medcan Health Management. “It inspires me to do the little bit that I can.”

Shaun Francis ’88 + Andy Chisholm ’77 + military mental health + the ultimate sacrifice

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How does Ben Simon handle the well-reported dangers of being a foreign correspondent? “It can be nerve-wrecking,” he says, noting his office was close to the first reported case of the Ebola outbreak in Lagos, Nigeria, where he’s based for

global news agency Agence France Press. Terror group Boko Haram has also been fuelling violence.

“If Boko Haram is attacking northeast Nigeria and you’re just sitting at your desk, sometimes the desire to see what’s actu-

ally happening becomes overwhelming. So unless it’s totally stupid, I’m going to go,” he says.

“There is a huge service in writing that first draft of history so people can say, ‘OK, I have some sense of what happened in Nigeria over this three-year period.’”

By being on the ground, Simon has been able to put things like the Ebola virus in better context than some more alarmist articles from western media: “It’s not like the flu. It’s a virus — to get it you really have to run towards it.”

Advice from guest speakers at UCC to think outside of the box about career options has stayed with Simon. “I don’t know how far outside the box I am but I’m proud of the leap of faith I took.”

Ben Simon ’01 + Ebola + foreign correspondent

Web Maps Images Videos News More

Epic Arctic trek ▼

Journalist pens “first draft of history” ▼

explorers & thrill seekers


How did the general manager of Capa, the Spanish-style steak house at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando, prepare for its opening? He took a two-week trip to northern Spain’s Basque Country, famous for its Michelin-starred restaurants and woods and coal cookery.

“I had the best food I’ve ever had at a restaurant called Etx-ebarri,” says Josh Loving Aaronson. “It’s in this little teeny farm town — only 200 people live there — but it was just magic.”

Aaronson has quickly ascended the culinary ranks, following stints in finance and politics, first working on John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and then as chief of staff to a New York City council speaker. But a profession in food and drink tanta-lized: “When New York magazine came out every Tuesday, I was the guy who’d pick out a new restaurant to visit.”

After completing a master’s degree in hospitality management

at Cornell University, he nabbed the only job he applied for: assistant manager at the Four Seasons in San Francisco. Although they worried how a grad student would handle the tough hours, “I said, ‘Listen guys, working in politics, the hours are no better. And this is what I want to do.’”

While in San Francisco, he also became a sommelier. His favourite wine pairing of the moment?

“When you say steak, people think Cabernet and Malbec. I happen to love Pinot Noirs from the Willamette Valley in Oregon. They are quite structured and can stand up to the marbling of a good steak.”

Josh Loving Aaronson ’98 + uber-foodie + awesome career change

“WHEN YOU SAY STEAK PEOPLE THINK CABERNET AND

MALBEC. I HAPPEN TO LOVE PINOT NOIR.”

How did the Old Boy community help Chris Dale land his big career “catch” as sales and marketing manager for the operator of three luxury fishing lodges just south of Alaska?

“I was hired by an Old Boy,” explains Dale. “Ken Beatty ’88, one of the former fishing lodge managers, kept telling me, 'Chris, you've got to spend a summer guiding with me before you get another big boy job.’” Dale finally took him up on his offer, spending the

summers of 2012 and 2013 as a salmon and halibut fishing guide for West Coast Fishing Club in Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) in northwest British Columbia.

"It's the best salmon fishing in the world and one of Canada's last pieces of untouched wilderness,” says Dale. “It is a truly spectacular environment with magnificent scenery and wildlife,” says the 27-year-old, whose guide nickname was Ol’ Yeller. “I’ve always been a big fisherman but I never really thought I could have a job doing something that I’d enjoy,” says Dale, who is now sales and marketing manager for the club. “There are a lot of niche jobs out there, so don’t cast something aside if someone says, ‘There’s no career in that.’”

Chris Dale ’05 + monster fishing guide + transition to big boy job


Luxury fishing lodge dream job ▼

Four Seasons hotelier ▼

foodies


“I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS LOOKING UP AT THE SKY

AND BUILDING SPACESHIPS OUT OF LEGO."

Jason Rabinovitch started his “dream job” this past summer, working on how to land robotic space missions on, say, Venus and Mars. “I was one of those kids looking up at the sky and building spaceships out of Lego,” says the mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]. He works in the entry, descent, landing and formulation group.

“I’m really lucky to think about these kinds of problems for NASA.” It’s a result of

a lot of years of education — including “the foundation” he attained at UCC.

And how’s living in Los Angeles for a guy who has played hockey since his youth? “You can watch the Toronto Maple Leafs when they’re in town [against the Los Angeles Kings] for an affordable price.” And the city has a surprising number of ice arenas; JPL even has its own team and Rabinovitch is goalie.

He credits UCC for his overall work ethic. “I learned the importance of doing something I was really interested in and not compromising by doing something else when the work got hard,” he says.

There are skyscrapers — and then there are Dubai’s mega-skyscrapers, so high they seem to reach the tips of the atmosphere. So just how do elevators transport people that high?

“A revolutionary high-tech fabric rope is now capable of accommodating elevator travels of up to one kilome-tre,” says Don Cooper, a Toronto-based designer of elevator systems for buildings in the United Arab Emirates, “whereas the previous limit was pretty much half of that. But it introduces all kinds of challenges, having rope of that length dangling in a building.”

Cooper troubleshoots those challenges as a part-time elevator engineering consultant with a British business partner in Dubai. He previously spent almost 40 years with Toronto-based HH Angus & Associates.

His work has reached dizzying heights — quite literally. So what’s his advice for students who hope to do the same in their pursuit? “Don’t be shy about initiating opportunities on your own.”

He recalls how he convinced his former employer that he should set up an office in London, England. That led to his ca-reer highlight: working on elevator designs for towers built in London’s Canary Wharf between 2000 and 2005. “Going out there will make a huge difference in your life. I’ve had really interesting life experiences and been to amazing places.”

Jason Rabinovitch ’04 + space engineer + NASA

Don Cooper ’62 + Dubai elevator architect + kilometre-high rides



Yes, you can be a rocket scientist ▼

The art of mega-skyscraper elevators ▼

tech types


He’s only been in Silicon Valley for two years, but Tim Sze has already made a name for himself. Wired magazine took note of him while he was in a prestigious 12-week coding boot camp, The Hack Reactor. The tech bible celebrated the 29-year-old and three other hackers-in-training for developing a new type of software that “lets you pool the processing power of potentially thousands of

machines just by pointing them to a single website.” He has since founded his own startups, most recently

Comp Gun, a management platform for sales compensa-tion plans.

To what does he credit his success? “I’ve definitely learned, in partly reinventing myself a little bit too — how valuable it is to have a lot of exposure to different things.”

But don’t assume just because he’s a computer whiz that he hasn’t taken the same discipline to other aspects of his life.

“People are always amazed to find out that I was a world champion dragon boat racer,” he says. “I used to dedicate twice-a-day workouts every day for many years and spent nine years training for the dragon boat competition.”

When it comes to experiential marketing expertise, you can’t get much bigger than managing Coca-Cola’s on-site activities at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. “We brought the brand visibility of Coca-Cola to life in a 3,200 sq.-ft. space. It was a tent like no other: three floors, an elevator inside,” says Khaleed Juma.

His most recent project was even grander. Juma, a creative director at ad agency Mosaic in Chicago, dreamt up the ultimate immersive consumer experience for Bud Light called “Whatever, USA.” In September, Mosaic took over a Colorado resort town, renamed it and invited 1,000 contest winners for a weekend of free concerts, food and of course, lots of Bud Light.

Juma says UCC had a large impact on what he does today. “Mark Battley who taught us media

studies, had the greatest impact on me. In the video club we worked on Media 100 editing suites. They probably meant nothing to anyone except for the seven of us in the club. Those were suites Alliance Atlantis and Hollywood studios were using.”

As an expert in digital promotions, here’s his advice for improving your social media following: “Just live an interesting life. That’s the key to social media. Live your life’s purpose. Meet interesting people. Build interesting products. And if they’re good stories, they’ll stick.”

You’ve heard about all the working perks at Google? They’re all true, says Tim Wilson, head of industry for the Internet giant’s Canadian headquarters. “There are video games to play, ‘micro-kitchens’ with any kind of drink or food you can want, and break-fast and lunch is cooked

free for you every day,” he says. “The culture is about fun.”It’s also about innovation. Wilson heads up the sales team

responsible for automotive clients but is most inspired by work-

ing for a company that always wants to do better.“[Google founders] Larry Page and Sergey Brin are serious

about amassing and giving every single human being access to all of the world’s information,” says Wilson. “I’m most proud of Project Iris. A microchip is inserted into a contact lens. Any diabetic may have their eye scanned through a phone app that reads their blood sugar levels. This is revolutionary.”

So what is most challenging about being part of a trailblazing company?

“Google is a young organization. We just celebrated our 16th birthday. We’re a teenager and sometimes we act like it,” he says. “We’ve grown from basically zero to 50,000 employees in 16 years. So there are a lot of growing pains to ensure we attract and retain the best employees.”

Tim Sze ’02 + computer programming expert Khaleed Juma ’02 + social media guru + free beer

Tim Wilson ’88 + Google guy + life–changing apps


Living the life at Google ▼

Hacker in training ▼ Dreams up ultimate marketing events ▼


“THEY HAVE COUNTDOWN LIGHTS YOU CAN’T SEE ON

TV. YOU ONLY HAVE A MILLI-SECOND TO GET IN AHEAD

OF YOUR COMPETITORS.”

Every day after grade school Kevin Bertsch would run home and watch Jeopardy! while eating a peanut butter and jam sandwich. “I remember saying, ‘I am going to be on that show.’”

His childhood dream became a reality in 2006 after a yearlong audition process that included an online test and a mock game in New York. “I'm sure some of the literature I studied under [former head of the English department] Wilfrid Gallimore came in handy. But once you get on the show it’s not about your knowledge — everyone who gets that far is smart,” says Bertsch, a data analyst in Richmond Hill, Ont. “It’s all about your buzzer.”

“They have countdown lights you can’t see on TV. You only have a millisecond to get in ahead of your competitors,” he says. And if you push too soon? Your buzzer gets locked out for a split second — and that can make all the difference.

Despite losing to a five-time champ (the runner-up prize: a hat, tote bag, souvenir photo with host Alex Trebek and $1,000), he says it was a great experience.

The highlight? During the mid-game interview with Trebek, Bertsch shared that his father would drive him to school while listening to CBC Radio, back when the Jeopardy! host was an

announcer. “I told Alex that I liked him because he played at least one

rock song in that half-hour drive to school,” says Bertsch. “When he asked me what school I went to and I said ‘Upper Canada,’ he said, ‘Great school!’”

Another Old Boy, Ricky Leiter, fulfilled his Jeopardy! dream in 2012. But he was in the midst of his residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and had to ask his superiors for time off.

“They were worried that I might become the next Ken Jennings [who won a record 74 games],” he laughs. “But we said, ‘We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.’”

Leiter had little time to prep for the show because of the demands of residency and he was tripped up: “I got a category on ducks! I know nothing about ducks.” And a five-time champ had the buzzer timing down pat.

Still, he celebrated with hospital colleagues who threw a viewing party at a bar with Jeopardy! drink specials. “The show says you’re not supposed to say anything about how you did,” he says. “So I just told my colleagues to book time off to watch the first episode but not to worry about booking time off later in the week!”

Kevin Bertsch ’74 + Ricky Leiter ’06 + dreams come true



What are the odds two Old Boys — who graduated seven years apart — would run into each other on the other side of the world, both being first-year dentistry students at the University of Adelaide?

“I was trying to find people to live with when Preston told me he was from UCC. It was pretty funny,” David Chubb says. “Now we pretty much spend all of our time together.”

The fast friends are also complementary study partners. “I haven’t had as much education, so

David has been a great guy to go for help,” says the 19-year-old Preston Chao.

They arrived at the program in very different ways. Chao, a

native of St. Catharine’s, Ont., enrolled almost immediately after graduation. Chubb, from St. George’s, Nfld., was an aspiring pro hockey player until a puck to the face while playing for Queen’s University precipitated a career change.

“The worst thing was having my jaw wired shut for a month and a half,” he says. The silver lining: Chubb became interested in dental surgery and now hopes to become an oral surgeon.

Chao is keeping his options open, something he wishes he did more of during his time at UCC. “I could have taken ad-vantage of a lot more opportunities,” he says of the College’s extra-curricular options. "I realize now how much more I could have capitalized.”

David Chubb ’06 + Preston Chao ’13 + weird coincidence + Aussie study mates

Jeopardy! contestants tell all ▼

You meet Old Boys everywhere … ▼

tv show contestants


“DR. OZ IS TRULY THE MOST ENERGETIC MAN

I’VE EVER MET.”

What do you do if you’ve learned cutting-edge techniques in cardiac surgery under the tutelage of celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz?

If you’re Vivek Rao, you set up the first mechanical heat program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto, which has saved lives since its launch in 2001.

“You have to challenge yourself and not fear whether you’ll succeed, because you learn more from your failures,” says Rao, the second youngest person to be appoint-

ed chief of cardiac surgery at the centre. “I think that was the type of attitude instilled in me at UCC, and that carried

through after I left.” Rao, who comes from a family of physicians, knew from

an early age he loved medicine. “I loved doing dissections. You could say that it all started in Grade 12.” As for mentor turned TV star Dr. Oz? “He is truly the most energetic man I’ve ever met.”

Rao’s advice for would-be medical students is this: “The highs are high and the lows are low. Interacting with patients after they’ve done well after surgery is the best part of the job.” The worst?

“Every adverse outcome weighs on you. It’s tough — but you have to detach yourself and realize you’re helping more people than you’re unable to help.”

Vivek Rao ’86 + heart healer + Dr. Oz protégé

Peter Szatmari ’70 + brain doctor

You’d think a doctor of child and adolescent psychology would have been a natural in science and math.

Not so for Peter Szatmari, who says those were the toughest subjects for him in school.

He gravitated to the humanities and says the theatre program at UCC had the biggest impact on him. “It was a great lesson in working together, being really nervous and

it turning out all right in the end.” Szatmari has a lot invested in things turning out well for families with autistic kids. He’s chief of the Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative, a joint venture of the Hospital for Sick Children, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the University of Toronto.

The best part of his job is also the hardest: “Figuring out how to cope with the enormous need for mental health resources for children and youth in a system that’s under-resourced and not very efficient. But I really enjoy trying to problem-solve and make it better for kids and families.”


Chief surgeon ▼

Mental health crusader ▼

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Laura Secord is synonymous with the chocolatier in shopping malls. Others recall her from history class: she was the heroine of the War of 1812 who travelled more than 30 kilometres to warn British, Canadian and First Nations forces of an impending American attack.

To David Secord, Laura was his great, great, great, great aunt. What was it like knowing that piece of family trivia growing up? “Oh, boy, we had to be just that much better than anyone

else. She was actually American!” Secord no doubt did his family proud. Following in his

father’s footsteps by going into veterinary medicine, he set up the animal care treatment program at the University of Alberta’s medical school, then was appointed associate professor of surgery.

“My driving lesson was always ‘You’ll never know until you try,’” says the now retired doctor. “And follow the lessons afforded at Upper Canada. Things will fall into their rightful place.”

As for any advice for pet owners? The Edmonton resident — who has a “smart as a whip” Polish sheepdog named Oscar — has some: love them. “We owe a huge debt to animals, especially dogs, for what animal research has given to us.”

Why is this medical star so fascinated by kidneys? Because for all the advances in sciences it remains a mysterious organ: “I’ve always liked the idea of searching out new things that no one else knows, rather than reading it in a textbook.”

An assistant professor for the University of Toronto, Darren Yuen divides his time at St. Mi-chael’s Hospital in Toronto, working with kidney transplant patients.

He’s also across the street at the Keenan Research Institute of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, investigating how to prevent or reverse the scarring in kidneys that causes failure.

“Clinical work can be frustrating because you see a problem yet there’s nothing you can do about it. Now I can go across the street and try to solve it.”

Just how far has Yuen — who graduated tops at U of T’s medical school, won a prestigious research prize and fathered two young kids — come since arriving at UCC as a Grade 8 student?

“I was a very shy kid. I just didn’t think I could do very much,” he says. “But you had to be in a sport and extra-curricular activity every term. By the time I’d finished I started to believe I could do whatever I wanted if I applied myself.”

If ever Michael Poon needs guidance in his young yet promising medical career, he knows he always has a mentor in Jim Power.

“We actually used to steal his office during lunch periods,” says Poon. “We were maybe the first and only students that hung out in his office with permis-sion — because he was the faculty su-perviser of the history and politics club.

“We’ve stayed in contact ever since. He’s a great mentor.”

The way things are going for Poon he’ll soon be a mentor to others. Although only in his second year of medical school at the University of

Toronto, he won a 2013 Young Investigator of the Year award at an international cancer symposium in Berlin for research he participated in while doing his undergraduate at Queen’s University.

Poon’s research focused on symptom and quality of life management for radiation cancer patients.

“It is not an area that is commonly highlighted,” he says. “Everyone focuses on the curative aspects of cancer, but in some patients, especially in palliative, the goal can’t always be survival.

“It is about improving quality of life.”

David Secord ’52 + animal healer + family name bearer

Darren Yuen ’95 + medical sleuth + star med school student

Michael Poon ’09 + cancer investigator + mentor-in-training


Top of his class ▼

Top vet (and Laura’s relative!) ▼ Palliative care researcher ▼


“VICTORIA BECKHAM REALLY IS AN

AMAZING WOMAN.”

“I was the guy who would paint myself blue for Association Day, the important game — whatever,” recalls Ravi Jain. “I was like Cookie Monster.” He’s still playing dress-up through his seven-year-old company, Why Not Theatre.

And while the actor/director/producer entertains audiences just as he did as a student, his productions are also socially and politically conscious.

“A performer is like a magician — they can mystify, but they can also teach you something about yourself and the world,” he explains. “Theatre is a place where you can ask questions.”

Jain probed capitalism in the brutally honest yet bitingly funny Iceland, the Governor General’s Award-winning play that tours worldwide and included a sold-out stop at the David Chu Theatre last November. His play A Brimful of Asha, starring Jain and his mom, launched its second run this fall in Toronto.

“It’s been so amazing that UCC has embraced the arts,” he says. “Going to UCC it was easy to feel like you didn’t have to choose the traditional path. The school is still a part of me.”

Ravi Jain ’99 + playwright + body paint aficionado

This 28-year-old was recently feted for his work, the dramatic short Le Devoir, as best emerging director for an Academy Award-qualifying film festival in Rhode Island.

But what makes Justin Wu such an interesting story? He emerged, not from film school, but the world of fashion, where he’s still a hotly in-demand editorial photographer for the likes of Elle and GQ magazines.

“I’m actually an introvert, so the biggest challenge for me has been to communicate effectively with a very large team,” he says.

Clearly he’s rising to the task. He just directed a video for Victoria Beckham on her charity work to end paediatric AIDS in which she opened her wardrobe, including clothes from her Spice Girls days.

“She is really an amazing woman,” he says. He confides some of his mentors at UCC knew his ultimate

career path before he did, including former art department head Robert Montgomery. “He told me I was destined to work in the arts,” recalls Wu, who studied economics and worked in banking before embracing his true passion.

“A few years ago on Facebook Montgomery posted, ‘I told you so.’”

Justin Wu ’04 + GQ photographer + director + Spice Girls


Celebrity photographer and filmmaker ▼

A life in theatre ▼

arts & entertainment


You might think actors who can fill the role of westerners in Chinese television and movies are in short supply. But China is soon expected to take over the U.S. as the world’s largest box office. “There’s actual-ly a lot of competition here,” says James Alofs. “There are Americans and Europe-ans who can also speak Mandarin. And they’re from the best acting schools.”

How did the Beijing-based Old Boy snag the lead in the dramatic series The Blood Chit on China’s top-rated network, CCTV?

Well, he tapped into his entrepreneur-

ial resolve, learned Mandarin by immersing himself in the cul-ture of his adopted home and supported his dreams by steadily booking small parts in commercials, TV and film. “China is the new land of opportunity,” he says. “There are so many crazy things going on over here.”

For instance, Alofs tapped into the reality show craze by becoming a contestant on matchmaking show Fei Cheng Wu Ra (If You Are The One) and attempted to win the heart of “ice queen” Xing Xing. He became a fan favourite when he got down on bended knee in front of an audience of, oh, roughly 50 mil-lion. (She ultimately rejected him for being too young.)

“UCC gave me the mental tools to be an ambitious person,” says Alofs.

James Alofs ’04 + Mandarin speaker + unlikely Asian celebrity

He may be a seasoned film producer, but David Coatsworth didn’t take collaborating with director Martin Scorsese for granted.

“I had a wonderful seven-month period working with him in New York, to see how a master filmmaker works,” says Coatsworth of their 2010 collaboration on the Boardwalk Empire pilot for HBO. “I’ve been doing this for 30 years, but I learn constantly. The business and technology evolves and approaches change.”

The secret to his success, he says, is working with the right people; production companies owned by actor Tom Hanks and Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams are frequent collaborators. “It’s very difficult to make movies, so finding people that you’re

compatible with makes it much more enjoyable,” says Coatsworth, now working on the sci-fi western Westworld starring Anthony Hopkins.

He learned the value of good collaborators while doing theatre at UCC. “I can barely remember the titles of what we did and how good they were, but it was just a whole lot of fun doing it! There’s something about putting a production together with what I do now that’s very reminiscent of that experience at UCC.”

What does Coatsworth, who divides his time between Los Angeles and Toronto, make of the upheaval in content? “This is definitely a transformative time because the narrative of storytelling has shifted from the big screen to TV,” he says. “It now has the opportunity to tell stories on a scale never before seen.”

David Coatsworth ’72 + HBO hitmaker + Scorsese collaborator



“When opera is good I think it’s the most powerful form of theatre there is,” says Robert Carsen.

“It’s actually a fantastic alchemy between the emotions and the intellect that no other art form can do.”

Carsen should know. He has direct-ed countless plays, musical comedies and dramas, but he’s best known for staging operas across Europe.

He returned to his native Toronto this fall to helm Giuseppe Verdi’s opera

Falstaff, a five-way co-production between Toronto, London, Milan, New York and Amsterdam opera houses. He followed that up by pulling together 27 different performers, from pop and rock musicians to circus performers and visuals artists, for a celebration of the 70th birthday of the newspaper Le Monde at the Paris Opera.

His motto for success? Do it your way. “I don’t believe in rules and any kind of generalizations,” he says. “You have to find a way as early as you can to believe in yourself — even if you don’t know quite what that means — and listen to your instincts.”

Robert Carsen ’72 + spectacle stager extraordinaire

Boardwalk Empire producer ▼

Leading man in China ▼

Opera maven ▼



Keith Chan is a mechanical engineer living in Brazil, but what’s his proudest accomplishment? His new purple belt.

He received the designation — just two away from a coveted black belt — in Brazilian Jiu Jit-su, a ground fighting martial art combat sport.

“It usually takes five years after you start to

get a purple,” says Chan. “But I got it in three years.” Chan started to keep fit. But after his gym in the

metropolis of Cuiaba suggested he try his hand at competition, he surprised himself by winning his first event.

“And then a month later I won another gold,” says Chan, who loves the beaches and nightlife of Brazil. “Jiu Jitsu requires a lot of skill. But for me it’s just fun!”

Keith Chan ’03 + purple belt + ground fighting

Jiu Jitsu master ▼

Like so many young men, Mauro Nunez was into snowboarding as a youth. So how did he end up coaching half-pipe skiing for the home team when the sport made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia?

“After graduating from McGill, Willie Macrae ’94 was going to Whistler and he asked me to go,” he recalls. “That year ski technology changed and skiers were doing all the tricks

snowboarders were doing.” Nunez has freestyle skied in Whistler ever since. So what was

it like coaching Olympians? “The Russians kind of just threw together a team. Then we had to turn them into the athletes that they became,” he says.

Nunez helped qualify three athletes in the half-pipe event. “What I do is fine-tune skiers who have a drive, an interest and a talent for something different,” says Nunez.

He also teaches a very special client, his two-year-old son. “We have a climbing harness that fits on his hips so you can help steer him. He’s using his own little muscles to do the straight riding down the hill. He loved it — big smile on his face the whole time. I love it too!”

Mauro Nunez ’92 + half-pipe + Sochi

Olympian ski coach ▼

“THERE ARE REASONS

EMPLOYERS SEEM TO LOVE

HOCKEY PLAYERS.”

To those on the global, professional dart circuit John Part is the Canadian known as “Darth Maple.” And John Part is lived up to hisformidable moniker: a three-time world champion (1994, 2003 and 2008) who’s considered North America’s best player ever.

“They had been calling me the Mountie, and I said, ‘No, that’s just too corny,’” says Part, who makes money at events worldwide and has a Japanese sponsor.

How did Part become such a sharpshooter? “Even when I was doing my homework, I’d crumple up a page and try to throw it into one of those little basketball hoops for the trash can,” he says.

“You also need to be a competitive person,” adds Part. “UCC has the mentality of helping people to become winners and I think that helped.”

So what’s his advice for success at the dartboard? “Throw-ing a dart is probably on par with the difficulty of the swing in golf. Try to stand still and only move your arm; a lot of things can go wrong. You need to simplify, and that’s probably good advice for life too.”

John Part ’85 + darts ace + world champion

Darts champ ▼

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It’s the dream of every aspiring hockey pro: to get drafted by the NHL. So how did Nick Sucharski react when he got the call from the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2006? I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to say, so I said, ‘Thank you!’”

His NHL aspirations didn’t pan out, but jumpstarted his pro career in Europe. After co-captaining Michigan State to a 2007 national championship, he went to Poland to play in the country’s professional league

for two years. “We got to play teams from all over Europe. They had a tra-

dition where you’d shake everyone’s hand to start, right when you saw everyone. I love that.”

Now that he’s hung up his skates professionally, how has the sport helped his second career? “Hockey players need discipline, dedication and to understand their team-mates,” says Sucharski, who was promoted to product specialist at joint replacement company Zimmer in Toronto after only six months. “I think those are some reasons employers seem to love hockey players.”

He’s still in the game as an assistant coach for AA teams. “I still get chills when we win or I see a kid do something I taught him,” Sucharski says. “I’m very privileged to have grown up playing hockey at UCC.”

Nick Sucharski '05 + discipline + coaching kids

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When most people consider “climate change” they think of weather extremes such as super storms and severe droughts. David Steinbach also thinks about more subtle shifts in climate change – and their impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations in Africa and China.

As part of an eight-month placement with the Social Enterprise Development Foundation of West Africa, he went to northern Ghana to study the impact of rainfall variability on food

security in local farming communities. And he’s just started a new job at the International Institute for Environmental Develop-

ment, one of the world’s top environmental policy think tanks.“At the policy level it can be hard to see an end result of

the work,” but seeing for instance, Nepal using micro-irrigation technology to harness rainwater, has been inspiring. “You are seeing farmers get higher yields for their crops and a boost in their income because of it.

“l was always interested in activism and in social change, maybe to the chagrin of some of my UCC teachers. Principal Doug Blakey really pushed the College towards a sustainable direction with things like retrofits and recycling policies. I remember respecting that leadership a lot as a 17-year-old.”

“I WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN ACTIVISM AND IN SOCIAL CHANGE, MAYBE TO THE CHAGRIN

OF SOME OF MY UCC TEACHERS.”

David Steinbach ’04 + climate change adviser + top think tank

Climate change crusader ▼

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If there were an award for the world’s best hockey dad, surely Allan Buitendag would be in the running. He’s constructed a backyard skating rink for his three kids every winter for the past few years.

“All of my children enjoy skating, but my 10-year-old son plays an awful lot of hockey in north Toronto quite competitively. He really enjoys the rink and frankly so do I,” says Buitendag, a partner in the Canadian insurance

consulting practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. “I enjoy building it — which involves an awful lot of plywood, tarps, netting, boards and lighting — and then actually using it.”

The only thing he’s missing? His own Zamboni. “We’ve had some pretty good winters recently, so it did force me to buy a snowblower because it’s a hell of a job to shovel!”

So what does everyone else think of his makeshift rinks? “We’ll have neighbours come by and lots of boys from

my son’s hockey team will appear randomly on the rink,” he says. “But we did get some looks from the neighbours. They thought we were crazy because when you plug in those lights it’s like the moon lighting up! I’m pretty sure you can see it from space.”

Media mogul Jeff Shearer was stunned when on a snowy night more than 30 years ago he had a prescription delivered to his home by a young boy on his bike.

“The next day I went to give the pharmacist hell, and that is when

I learned the boy needed a Big Brother,” says Shearer, who at the time was living in Toronto, where his storied career included managing and branding magazines like Saturday Night and Equinox. “I recognized there was a need at that moment — and that’s something I’ve learned in life, to go with what’s in front of you and follow your passions.”

Shearer has been a member of the Big Brothers, Big Sisters mentoring organization ever since. That delivery boy who once lived in subsidized housing is now a tool and die maker thriving in Kingston, Ont. They still talk once a month.

The lesson? “Don’t just look for business opportunities, but for opportunities to help,” advises Shearer, who combined his passion of community and publishing when he launched On The Bay Magazine for the southern Georgian Bay region in 2004. “Because guess what? Good things in other parts of your life will happen too. Academics alone is not the answer.”

Allan Buitendag ’90 + homemade + backyard rink Jeff Shearer ’58 + media mogul + good guy

“There is nothing like coming home at the end of the day and having my kids run down the street to give me a huge hug,” says Tim Kennedy

He’s bowled over by a lot of love. Kennedy has — count ’em — nine children: Benjamin,

17; Mikaela, 15; Tasha, 14; Isobel, 12; Josiah, 10; Eliana, 8; Abram, 6; Luke, 4; and newborn Clare, born on Sept. 11.

They don’t often take their brood out all at once, “but even if we just bring four to the supermarket we get looks. The

question we always get — and I encourage anyone who reads this to come up with something else — is: ‘Don’t you know how it works?’ Yes we do, but have always just been open to having more.”

The second question is, “How do you make it all work?” Kennedy is a vice-president of government and aboriginal affairs for Spectra Energy’s Union Gas subsidiary in Ontario. His wife of 18 years, Nicola, home schools the youngest of the kids.

As for the expense? “A lot of the big expenses are driven by technology and the kids don’t really need all that stuff. They need love and a great education.”

Tim Kennedy ’93 + lots of love + family first

“DON’T JUST LOOK FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES,

BUT FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP.”

Count ’em — nine kids ▼

Hockey dad extraordinaire ▼ Big Brother All-Star ▼


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Gord Cheesbrough ’01

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1 | Ideal dinner date? At home with my wife, steak, Caesar salad,

good bottle of red wine.

2 | Workout or sleep-in? Sleep-in.

3 | Last book you read? Flash Boys by Michael Lewis.

4 | Vegas or Nashville? Nashville – although I am yet to get there!

5 | Trait you value most in a partner? Honesty and Humour.

6 | Why do you give to UCC? So that others can have the same opportunities, to

learn, play and develop, that were afforded to past generations of my family and me.

Gord became a member of the Crown Links Society after graduating, and in recognition of his generosity, he received an exclusive pair of UCC Crown cufflinks. You can become a member like so many Old Boys by making a cumulative donation of $500 or more up to 15 years after graduation.

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A group of Grade 8 students ignores the lure of summer breezes and green lawns as they vigorously debate Middle Eastern politics in a classroom at the Upper

School. Just a week ago these issues, half a world away, were largely unfamiliar. But a passion for learning and a bit of preparation has turned these students in the Horizons summer program’s Model United Nations (UNM) into eager advocates for the countries they’re assigned to represent. The exchange is lively, energetic and intelligent.

“Speaking in front of your peers and expressing arguments isn’t an easy thing to do,” says IB2 student and UNM tutor Andrew Irwin, a tutor for the Model UN. “They were trying to understand the intricacies of Middle Eastern politics and were really involved and interested. After four days, they were really good at it.”

Breaking down wallsAfter 15 years, UCC’s landmark Horizons program still triggers profound growth in both UCC students and the lives of the inner-city students it touches.

By Elaine Smith

Lenard De Ocampo, George B. Little Public School; Sevion DaCosta, Upper Canada College; Jyoti Sehgal, director, Horizons; Khushi Patel, George B. Little P.S.; Tom Lace ’06, director, Horizons alumni mentoring program; Latisha Edwards and Meryam Afkea, Nelson Mandela School


HORIZONS BY THE NUMBERSHorizons began: 1998Horizons programs in 2014: 17Participating TDSB schools: 12UCC student tutors in academic year programs: 190 to 200Youngsters tutored: 465 to 600Old Boys tutoring Horizons grads: 30Horizons grads in graduate program: 35Summer program students: 170Source: Horizons 2014-15 Report

Pushing students towards uncharted waters is exactly what the Horizons summer program aims to accomplish. It’s one facet of the more comprehensive school-year program that connects UCC student tutors with boys and girls, mainly in Grades 5 and 6, from inner-city school districts in Toronto, among other programs. The goal is to improve their understanding of individ-ual subjects or allow them to experience new skills and ideas. Among its 17 offshoots are math, rugby and other recreational programming. (For example, watching a game at the William P. Wilder ’40 Arena can be, in so many cases, a first-time hockey rink experience for many participants.)

The goals are modest perhaps, but the results are often life-changing. Sevion DaCosta, a Scarborough youth, first set foot on the UCC campus as part of a Grade 6 Saturday soccer program. He fell in love with the school and applied for a

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THE HORIZONS MANDATE, WHICH HASN’T CHANGED AS THE PROGRAM

ENTERS ITS 16TH SCHOOL YEAR, IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A SCENARIO OF POVERTY IN

TORONTO AND TO HELP STUDENTS OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO OTHER

OPPORTUNITIES THAT RESULT FROM THIS POVERTY.

scholarship. He began his UCC career in Grade 7 and is now a Grade 10 student, a graduate of the Horizons summer pro-gram, a clarinetist, a football player and a future lawyer. He’s also a tutor in the weekday Horizons program that focuses on Grade 5 and 6 students.

“I want to give back,” says DaCosta. “Horizons helped me grow up.”

While not every Horizons participant can obtain a scholar-ship to UCC, the programs still make a difference in their lives. Every student from the first class of graduates from the Horizons summer program 15 years ago, for example, went on to post-sec-ondary education, says Jyoti Sehgal, Horizons programs director. That outcome might have been unlikely without the added stimulation, confidence and support they gained at UCC.

Sehgal, a former school vice-principal at one of the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) inner-city schools, runs the Horizons programs with the help of Elaine Ticzon, program co-ordinator. Discussion about a program to provide disadvan-taged students with tutoring came to fruition in 1999, Sehgal says, when Nanci Goldman, previously the co-ordinator of inner city programs at the TDSB, joined the UCC faculty to run Hori-zons. It celebrated its 15th anniversary this year and continues to expand to embrace more students in need.

“Nanci opened a lot of doors for us at the TDSB, and we wouldn’t have the program today without the work she did and the vision of what it would become,” says Patti MacNicol, chief administrative officer at UCC, noting that Goldman is still involved in the program today despite her retirement from the TDSB.

The Horizons mandate, which hasn’t changed as the pro-gram enters its 16th school year, is to recognize that there is a scenario of poverty in Toronto and to help students overcome

the barriers to other opportunities that result from this pov-erty. The Meighen Foundation funded the original program and donations to the UCC Foundation have ensured that it’s endowed to provide for ongoing success.

“It was the first program of its kind — a partnership between an independent school and the public school board — in Canada,” says Sehgal proudly.

Since that time, other Toronto independent schools such as The Bishop Strachan School and Branksome Hall have adopted the model in some fashion, along with others in the province, but none is as comprehensive as Horizons.

The UCC community has embraced Horizons wholeheart-edly, and it has grown from the original academic year tutor-ing program to include 17 offshoots such as an Ontario Model Parliament in April and the one-month summer program for 170 of the most talented Grade 6 through 8 students each July. Students return to enrichment programs in science, math, arts and more each summer for three years and can take part in a leadership program while they’re in high school.

The summer program could be considered the shining star in the Horizons firmament. It is based on research show-ing that summer is the time during the critical pre-adolescent years when youngsters are most likely to disengage. Studies show it’s difficult for students to retain material after a two-month summer break.

Those selected for the summer program are often new immigrants to Canada or first-generation Canadians, which, says Judith Macdonell, head of drama at UCC and Horizons teacher, “creates a tapestry. A bond happens and they realize that we are all in this together.”

Reed Jeffrey, a UCC physics teacher, designed the Grade 7 science segment of the program and spent some time in the Horizons classroom introducing the students to astrophysics. “The questions they asked were very intelligent and mature,” says Jeffrey. “I loved the fact that the kids were eager and inter-ested in learning. It was amazing teaching them.”

UCC alumni are recruiting for a new Saturday program that will run throughout the academic year (see sidebar on page 22), and one student has proposed establishing a robotics club.

“It’s almost part of the school culture,” Sehgal says.


IT WAS THE FIRST PROGRAM OF ITS KIND — A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN

AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD — IN CANADA.

How Horizons changed the course of their lives.

Yvonne Lai and Old Boy Othniel Cundangan ’13 could talk for hours about the Horizons summer program, given the impact it’s had on their lives. Cundangan is now at McGill University and Lai is a certified teacher who worked in the most recent Horizons summer program.

“I started with Horizons and it led me to a different place,” says Lai, who attended Pape Avenue Public School in Toronto’s Danforth neighbourhood. Lai, 25, was part of the first class to attend the fledgling three-year summer program. “I loved to learn, but I was very, very shy. The program helped me a lot with that.”

Lai graduated from the summer program and took part in the UCC leadership camp. She soon had her first paying job, working at a UCC summer camp.

Lai went on to the University of Toronto and to teacher’s college at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. . “I was exposed to working with kids and it sparked my interest in teaching,” she says.

Cundangan, too, sees Horizons as a major influence in his life. Not only did he take part in the summer program, he later received a bursary to attend UCC as a student to follow in his older brother’s (Obed ’11) footsteps. His younger brothers have also attended the Horizons summer program, so it’s a family affair.

“The summer program really impacted me,” says Cundan-gan, who attended Rose Avenue Public School in Toronto’s St. Jamestown neighbourhood. “It was the first time I had to interact with people I didn’t know. It made the transition from elementary school to middle school very, very smooth.”

Cundangan attended UCC from Grades 9 through 12 and also took part in the UCC leadership program.

“UCC inspired me to set a goal in my mind, to strive to end up in a place like McGill where I can study,” says Cundangan.

The leadership program prepared him for another new challenge: working as a tutor in the Horizons summer program, something he’s done for four summers.

“It was really cool,” he says. “I remember looking up to the tutors so much and wanting to be like them. Now, I am them.”

UNEXPECTED DOOR TO A UCC EDUCATION

“About a quarter of the Upper School participates in our academic year tutoring program.”

That program remains a focus for Horizons, because it meets a real academic need in the community and benefits both students and tutors. The school board identifies those schools with the greatest needs and Sehgal works with them to determine how tutoring can help. Horizons generally focuses on Grade 5 and Grade 6 students, says Sehgal, in order to prepare students for provincial testing during Grade 6.

“A typical program would be to have 45 students for math tutoring and lunch every Thursday for eight weeks in the fall,” says Sehgal. “In the winter, that Thursday slot might be taken by another school.”

UCC either buses TDSB students to the campus for an hour’s session or UCC students go as a team to one of the partner schools. There are students coming and going daily during the fall and winter tutoring sessions. It requires an immense amount of co-ordination, but all the Horizons par-ticipants, benefit from the program. The youngsters improve their academic skills, form new bonds and have the opportu-nity to see a world beyond their neighbourhoods. The tutors learn about giving back to the community, empathy and life at the other end of the economic scale.

“Some might start tutoring because they need the volunteer hours, but they keep coming,” says Ticzon. “It doesn’t feel like work to chat with a young student who looks up to them.”

Often, math is the focus of tutoring sessions. In a world of crowded classrooms and attention deficit disorder, learning a complex subject like math can be challenging because there often isn’t much opportunity to address individual questions. The one-on-one and small group tutoring provided by Horizons can mean the difference between comprehen-sion and failure.

Liam Power, a 2013 UCC graduate now studies at Harvard University. He spent four years as a Horizons tutor working with students on math and teaching lacrosse, a game few pub-lic school students have encountered.

“The kids came in full of energy and passion for math and

Yvonne Lai, leapfrogged from the Horizons summer program to a leadership role in UCC’s summer camps and then to teacher’s college: “Horizons led me to a different place,” she says.

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OLD BOY LAUNCHES NEWEST HORIZONS’ MENTORING PROGRAMTom Lace ’06 makes a difference close to home

It’s a Horizons milestone — marking the first time Old Boys are involved as mentors for high-potential, inner-city kids in the program. Ask Tom Lace ’06 why he’s chosen to spearhead the initiative and his answer is plain. “The program had a huge impact on me,” says the investment analyst at Longview Asset Management.

The program which kicked off this fall sees Old Boys matched with promising students in Grades 9 to 12 who’ve graduated from the Horizons summer program. It’s co-managed by alumni from UCC, the Bishop Strachan School and St. Clement's School, under the guidance of Horizons staff.

Through a series of seven Saturday ses-sions at UCC over the winter, the program’s goals are to improve academic performance and build character. The longer term goal is to assist these grads in finding success at uni-versities, trade schools and in their job search. The corollary is that alumni form a meaningful relationship and become a significant part of a student’s development and growth.

It’s a good opportunity for alumni, who toy with the idea of giving back and volunteering in some capacity, to take the plunge and follow through.

“There can be lots of red tape sometimes when you want to volunteer,” says Lace. “This is a known community to Old Boys, a program with which they’ve already got some experience.”

Though the fall session has already kicked off, more are to come. Contact Jyoti Sehgal, Horizons director, at 416-488-1125, ext. 2295 or at [email protected] for more information.

also for connecting with the students at UCC,” he says. “It made me feel like I was making an impact. It was really fun to see the kids grow in their math abilities and in dealing with each other.”

This mutual benefit keeps the program humming and the participants motivated, says Sehgal. She attributes much of the program’s success and continued growth to the support of the UCC community.

“We have a lot of support for the program at many levels: the administration; the TDSB schools; the UCC family; the faculty who supervise sessions and the boys,” says Sehgal. “The heart-felt response of the students has been a big part of the program.”

A letter from Alex Kotzer ’14 is symbolic of the impact the program has on UCC participants:

“For four weeks I tutored and bonded with a child named Ranjit,” Kotzer wrote. “Both the impact that I left on Ranjit and his impact on me were profound. We developed a great friendship with mutual respect — one that I never thought was possible — between people separated by eight years of age.

“Most of the time when I would be helping him with his homework we would simultaneously be telling each other stories about our past and present, reminiscing on how very different our lives were, coming from vastly different back-grounds and cultures.

“I believe our relationship did what it was intended to do in the first place; that is it improved Ranjit’s math skills. More significantly though, we both grew emotionally; it was a sort of teamwork that we shared in trying to better and diversify our ideas of what life is to every different person. What I find so profound about this whole experience is that a program that is seen as educational turned into something much more powerful and existential in our weekly discussions.”


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House rivalry spurs ‘Father Ed’ Jackman’s $1-million gift to Seaton’s

A sense of obligation to Upper Canada College and a good old-fashioned house rivalry inspired Father Edward Jackman ’58 to direct a $1-million donation from the

Jackman Foundation to renovations at Seaton’s House.Jackman, a Dominican priest known to many as “Father

Ed,” was a boarder for 29 of his 30 terms at UCC from 1948 to 1958 and was the head of Seaton’s when it won the Prefects Cup in his graduating year. “I was always proud of the house and made some good friends there,” says the man who also excelled at academics while captaining the 1957 first football team.

The Jackman Foundation was created in 1964 by Edward’s father, the late Henry Jackman, and is chaired by his brother Eric. The private foundation distributes funds to registered charities and Edward sits on its board of directors along with his Old Boy brother, Henry “Hal” Jackman ’50.

Jackman estimates that the foundation receives about 1,000 charitable requests a year, but most of them don’t have the personal significance to him that UCC does. “I was at Upper Canada for 10 years and it’s too important to ignore,” he says.

The College instilled a sense of responsibility and duty in Jackman, who believes attending the school is a privilege that some people don’t fully appreciate.

“We were lucky to go to Upper Canada, but there are obligations to being in that position,” he says. “A lot of people say that Upper Canada College has a lot of money because it has a lot of rich Old Boys. But a lot of them don’t give to the school.”

Jackman hopes his leadership gift will inspire others, including those from his leaving class, to make donations since his is “only a drop in the bucket for what you need to run a great school.” He offers a simple message to Old Boys, parents and other members of the College community: “Upper Canada deserves it, so if you have it, give it.”

The spirit of camaraderie Jackman gained from study-ing, playing, eating, praying and living with other boarders impacted his life back then and is still meaningful to him today.

Those experiences helped him relate to a variety of different people, which was obviously very important in his still continuing career as a clergyman. He was upset when UCC considered closing the boarding program in 2007 and is pleased that it has continued and the residential life program has evolved and been enhanced.

“The aim in my time was to keep people inside the board-ing houses. There’s a new thrust in boarding to get boys out of the houses and doing more things, and anything I can do to help with that is important too. Toronto is a tremendous

city and people should appreciate it and all of its diversity.“I’m very much in favour of the new style of boarding.

I’ve met some of the boys and have been very impressed by them.”

But the fact remains that UCC’s boarding facilities are aging and in need of improvements, which Jackman has acknowledged during campus visits over the years. He says much of his donation will be directed to renovating the bathrooms in Seaton’s so they look as “beautiful” as those that have already been modernized in the boarding houses.

“The boarding houses were built in the 1930s and I was there in the 1950s when they still looked fairly fresh. But like all houses, they have to be renewed. It’s not a glamorous thing, but it’s something that’s needed.”

Jackman admits that part of the impetus behind his donation was learning that an anonymous donor had committed $1 million to help renovate Wedd’s House.

“There’s still a rivalry between the two boarding houses and I couldn’t have Wedd’s be that far ahead. I don’t deny that there’s always been a rivalry between the two houses, and I still feel it more than 50 years later.”

Jackman has made smaller donations to UCC in the past and has also contributed books and documents to its archives, as the interest in history he gained as a schoolboy has con-tinued over the decades. He considers himself a local and church historian and, now that he’s semi-retired, would like to do more work with UCC archivist Jill Spellman.

“I take the history of the school very seriously,” says Jack-man, who wants to see the creation of a new publication that chronicles boarding life at UCC over the past 180-plus years.

Gifts such as those made by Jackman will help ensure that the rich history of boarding at UCC will continue for genera-tions to come.

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U pper Canada College has fostered many lifelong friend-ships, but several members of the 1983 leaving class have a bond that’s stronger than most.

Many were boarders, some were day boys, and they’re now dispersed around Canada and the rest of the world. But whatever spark was first ignited among them more than 30 years ago has become an eternal flame of fraternity.

Matthew Casey, Ian Russell, Nicholas Smith, Paul Csagoly, John Hetherington, Simon Fothergill, Steve Yan, Ken Nathan-son, Neil Aitken, Neil Gardiner, Alex Ignatieff, Simon and Andrew Rankin, and Andrew Saxton ‘82 form the core of this group which has kept in touch and got together for a variety of events since graduation, including a trip to Maui, Hawaii that nine of them and their families took this past summer to collectively celebrate their 50th birthdays.

“It was like we were a bunch of brothers,” says Casey. “We don’t do business together, so it’s based on friendship.”

The group includes members who have varying univer-sity alma maters and are employed in stock brokerages, real estate, banking, an airline, family businesses and other areas, while living in places as far-flung as Australia, Hong Kong and England as well as major Canadian cities including Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal.

Casey points out that he, Smith and Csagoly were mem-bers of a varsity football team that went undefeated for three straight seasons under coach and Old Boy Dave Hadden ’71, while Russell, Hetherington and Nathanson had strong boarding links.

“There was something special about UCC,” says Casey. “Sports, boarding and the Old Boy network helped foster and strengthen these relationships. You’re with your buddies all the time in class, playing sports after class or going on trips.”

It wasn’t just on the gridiron battling it out against the likes of St. Andrew’s College that these guys worked out their

athletic aggressions. Casey also fondly remembers playing with his buddies in noon-hour ball hockey games against arch-rival team The Moonshiners led by Gord Gibson ’83 and UCC board chair Andy Burgess ’83.

“UCC boarding teaches you to be extraordinarily self-re-liant and self-sufficient and in the course of that learning experience you end up falling back on those in your immedi-ate sphere: the rest of the guys in your class,” says Russell.

“Because we were living on campus and the campus was in downtown Toronto, there were lots of opportunities for us to get into mischief, not bad mischief but teenage guys having lots of fun. That built bonds, as did the trials and tribulations of being a teenager. We had a good tight crew that grew up together.”

Several members of the group came together in Vancou-ver while the city was hosting Expo ’86. Casey lived there, while Csagoly, Yan and Russell drove a Honda Civic across the country and initially lived in a trailer rented to them by Sax-ton’s mother before they got a cheap apartment in the city’s east end. They set up shop in Gastown and sold hand-painted T-shirts to tourists, earning just enough money to keep them in Kraft Dinner and beer.

“Some days the three of us would make $30 and sometimes we’d make $150,” recalls Russell. “It certainly wasn’t a sustain-able business, but it was an early business learning experience.”

More UCC pals made the journey west and Russell says “about eight of them lived in the apartment, sitting on milk crates and sleeping on air mattresses” before they branched out to embark on more fruitful careers.

The guys assemble for weddings and milestone events, while other memorable adventures have included: journeys to Florida, Las Vegas, Macau, New York City, Edinburgh and London, England; being in Hong Kong when it was turned over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997; camping in Northern Ontario; skiing in Whistler, B.C.; a cross-United States and Canada road trip; a Super Bowl; a 40th birthday

The Classes of ’82 and ’83 still travel and celebrate together. Distance is no obstacle. These Old Boys know what’s worth making time for.

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Ian Russell and Mathew Casey hang out in Muskoka in 2010.

In Montreal in 2008 on their way to UCC’s 25th reunion in Toronto:Matthew Casey, Nicholas Smith, Paul Csagoly, Ian Russell, Alex Ignatieff, Neil Gardiner and Neil Aitken.


celebration in Havana, Cuba; a 25th anniversary reunion in Montreal in 2008 a few days before the official UCC reunion in Toronto; and this year’s Maui family trip, which featured the publication of a 20-page memory booklet and activities including a snorkeling and scuba trip, golf and a Haleakala Crater tour.

“The trip was a great success,” says Casey. “We relived many UCC memories. Our children also enjoyed the cele-bration and commented that they hope to have such good lifelong friends when they’re 50 years old.”

“As everyone was meeting around the pool, there was absolutely no time or intimacy lag,” explains Russell. “It was like I’d seen everybody there the day before. There was no awkwardness. It really was like seeing all of your brothers.

“For most of the gang, it’s a bit of a sacrifice to make it hap-pen — particularly bringing your entire family. It’s a time and a

dollar sacrifice, and I don’t think anyone takes it for granted.”Another event that brings many group members together,

as well as others from the UCC community and beyond, is the annual Billy C Golf Tournament organized by Casey in Vancouver in memory of Bill Caldwell ’84. The two of them saw each other weekly until Caldwell passed away after a long illness in 2000 just before his daughter was born. The tour-nament raises money for a college fund that will be given to Caldwell’s daughter when she’s old enough to attend university.

“There are challenges in life, like people passing away at a young age, sicknesses, divorces and other challenging times, and we’ve never let each other down,” says Casey.

“If you’re blessed with great friends from high school that you stay buddies with, they offer an opportunity for life dis-cussions and to try and figure things out,” says Russell. “We all have different issues, but we’re generally in the same boat and at parallel times in our lives.”

A trip to Asia could be in the works for November and no one sees any end to the get-togethers for years to come. These are friendships that started at UCC and carried on around the globe.

“This gang will be together forever,” concludes Russell.

“WE HAD A GOOD TIGHT CREW THAT GREW UP TOGETHER.”

THE TRADITION CONTINUES

“Time stands still” when the Class of 1982 meets for its annual playoff hockey draft pick.

On the first day of the NHL playoffs in 1979, several Grade 10 students held a playoff draft pick over lunch in the lower dining hall. Now 50-year-olds, the same group gathered at the same table this past April to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the annual pool. Principal Jim Power made a guest appearance and development office Andrew Reburn co-ordinated the evening.

“When the group gets together, time virtually stands still, espe-cially when it’s Wilson’s time to pick” says class member Jeff Howe. “The banter and jokes from 35 years of camaraderie make for a very entertaining evening.”

Those in attendance from the class of 1982 received commem-orative, circa 1970s, powder-blue blazers with a newly designed logo embroidered on the left chest pocket, along with their winning years.

This annual event was one of many over the years. The 10th anni-versary was held at Griffin's house in Toronto — in black tie, with jeans of course. The 25th anniversary was held at Doral Golf Resort where 13 of the 14 participants attended. (The draft winner gets the fabled Hockey Pool Cup for the next year and, like the Stanley Cup, it has its share of travel stories. “That includes the time McIntyre put the fabled Cup in a green garbage bag and “checked it” as luggage for the flight to Doral, which has

forevermore put a dent in the fabled Cup,” says Howe, “and the times it has been dipped in the Thames River and in Georgian Bay.”

“For 35 years we’ve committed to an evening of friendship and draft-ing and many, many hours preparing for the draft itself,” says Howe. “The commitment made by everyone over the years has been tremendous and plans are already underway for the 40th, 45th and 50th anniversaries.”

Front: Innes van Nostrand, Tim Wilson, Jeff Howe, Warren Melrose, Dave McIntyre; Back: Bruce McDonald, Bob Latimer, John Cook, Phil Richmond, Mark Eagles; Absent: John Sinclair (Boston), Pete Wilson (London), Christian Griffin (Paris), Ben Webster (Nova Scotia)


And now… it’s our turnBy Andy Burgess ’83, chairman, Board of Governors

Rita Stuart Age: 29Art Gallery of Ontario

Shael GreenbergAge: 39Art Gallery of Ontario

Jeff GallantAge: 25SickKids

Aidan PiurkoAge: 6Evergreen

Stephanie DeGasperisAge: 31CAMH

Kyle MacdonaldAge: 25SickKids

Taylor HarrisAge: 23Upper Canada College

Caroline SternAge: 26Right To Play

Paige PiurkoAge: 4Evergreen

Lucas GoodenoughAge: 19Free The Children

The face of philanthropy is changing. As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we salute these young leaders who’ve turned their passion for making a difference into action. They inspire their peers and encourage us all to find our cause. Read their stories at itsourturn.ca

THE YOUNG FACES OF PHILANTHROPY

A s a father, volunteer and donor, I believe that gener-osity can be taught. As all teachers know, modelling behaviour is a powerful tool.

That’s why Taylor Harris ’09 — who you see in this ad that ran in the Globe & Mail on Oct. 8 — is the ultimate student. As Taylor headed to Cambridge for law this fall, he may have forgotten certain facts and figures from his UCC days. But some lessons stick forever.

The culture of philanthropy at UCC, modelled for Harris by his parents and the school community, was his most powerful lesson. It influenced him to step up and take action, and he didn’t wait long. At just 23, with his $250,000 gift to support

financial assistance at the College, he stands as the youngest leadership donor to the Think Ahead Campaign to date.

Besides celebrating Harris and the next generation of donors in our broader community, this ad marks a major milestone in the public perception of our school. It positions UCC in a way never before seen. That is, it serves to banish any public perception that we’re an ivory tower or elitist institution. This ad shows we’re not just a leader among peer schools, but a leader among influential charitable organizations.

To take a closer look at the culture of philanthropy UCC strives to nurture, you only need flip to page 24 of this issue. You’ll read about “Father Ed” Jackman ’58. Spurred by good


Rita Stuart Age: 29Art Gallery of Ontario

Shael GreenbergAge: 39Art Gallery of Ontario

Jeff GallantAge: 25SickKids

Aidan PiurkoAge: 6Evergreen

Stephanie DeGasperisAge: 31CAMH

Kyle MacdonaldAge: 25SickKids

Taylor HarrisAge: 23Upper Canada College

Caroline SternAge: 26Right To Play

Paige PiurkoAge: 4Evergreen

Lucas GoodenoughAge: 19Free The Children

The face of philanthropy is changing. As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we salute these young leaders who’ve turned their passion for making a difference into action. They inspire their peers and encourage us all to find our cause. Read their stories at itsourturn.ca

THE YOUNG FACES OF PHILANTHROPY

old-fashioned house rivalry, he stepped up with a $1-million donation to support Seaton’s House renovations.

These Old Boys — with 51 leaving classes between them — stand as bookends to generations of donors. They both know that UCC’s future as a world-class institution depends on their support. They don’t hold the belief that UCC doesn’t need the money, that we’re already rich.

It’s a perception all the world’s best hospitals, universi-ties and charities battle every day. Just as they lead in their sectors, so too is UCC seen as a standard-bearer in boys’ education. With this responsibility comes the constant need to look forward, innovate and ensure we have a significant impact on the community we serve.

And that community has changed. We’re more diverse than ever — with families (even many legacy families) stretching and sacrificing a great deal to send their boys to UCC. Increasing tuition to meet current and future needs is not the right option if we want to continue to be a leader.

Only a fraction of the population can afford a UCC edu-cation. The board of governors must remain committed to keeping tuition as low as possible or the College risks placing a significant dent in its reputation. High tuition will be a per-manent barrier for outstanding boys and their families, with the College’s financial viability at stake.

And frankly, tuition can only cover so much. We have always relied, and continue to rely on donations to keep us competitive and on the cutting-edge of education, especially during a campaign which provides us with the opportunity to grow and realize ambitious aspirations.

How else do we support 200 boys on financial assistance each year? How else can we attract and nurture memorable teachers who can inspire and help direct the course of a boy’s life? How else do we provide innovative programs that build character and the mind? And, how else do we renovate aging facilities in order to create flexible spaces, with technology geared exclusively to the ways boys learn?

Donations — and not tuition — are crucial to financing the College’s capital expenditures. That’s how the William P. Wilder ’40 Arena and Sports Complex and the renovations to the Prep were built. It’s also how we will realize the renova-tions to the Upper School, including to the classrooms and labs.

Harris’ experience is a powerful testament to the College’s legacy of giving, and illustrates the impact of the Think Ahead Campaign.

He walked past the Wilder Arena Complex each day as it was being built. He was taught by world-class faculty who he still counts as mentors. He stood on the podium at this year’s Associ-ation Day with classmate and financial assistance recipient Marco Cianflone ’09. (Harvard-educated, Cianflone now works at a global investment firm in the health care sector.) And now he wants to make an equal impact on tomorrow’s students in return.

Harris and Jackman could have supported any number of causes — but they chose their school. Why? Because they know and believe in the impact UCC has by preparing its students, during the most formative years, to lead. UCC’s future has always been and continues to be heavily dependent on counting on those — like Harris and Jackman — who have the means, to step up and do so. Quite simply, UCC is a cause that needs your support to ensure its long-term survival as a world-class school.

As this ad says, find your cause. Harris and Jackman found theirs. Now, as the ad also urges us all, it’s our turn.


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A-Day shines from beginning to end

A ssociation Day is one of the annual highlight events held at Upper Canada College, and this year’s 36th edition on Sept. 27 was no exception.

More than 1,000 members of the community visited the campus on a warm and sunny day to take in all that was offered — and it was a lot. Things kicked off with the new parents’ breakfast and built from there, with a parade up the avenue, a variety of sports, food galore, several information

booths, shopping opportunities, a silent auction, campus tours, music performed by students and teachers, bouncy inflatable rides in the Kidzone and more.

Old Boys from the leaving classes of 1964 and 1989 were given their respective 50- and 25-year graduation anniversary ties in separate luncheon receptions, and then representa-tives from a large number of graduating classes ending in a “4” or “9” gathered in the evening for reunion celebrations.

It was quite a day, and these photos will give you a small glimpse of what took place:

Crowds gathered all along the avenue to learn, buy and do things at the various booths.

If you were looking for young kids on A-Day, there’s a good chance that they were here.

A-Tunes @ A-Day showcased the musical talents of students, staff and faculty members.

Boys showed their “Blues spirit” in many ways, including face-painting.

Kids got a chance to help hose down teacher Brian Green in front of the dunk tank.

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Think Ahead campaign well on way to reaching goal

U pper Canada College’s Think Ahead fundraising campaign had some exciting news to share on Association Day.

Marco Cianflone ’09 acted as the emcee for a series of announcements made just prior to the varsity foot-ball game, with the UCC financial assistance recipient first introducing classmate Taylor Harris ’09. He announced his $250,000 leadership gift to establish the Taylor Harris Student Experience Fund.

“I believe all boys at the College should be able to partici-pate equally in the UCC experience,” said Harris. “That’s why I am delighted to be establishing the Taylor Harris Student Experience Fund that will specifically assist boys receiving financial assistance cover the extra costs of co-curricular

activities. Not only will this help the boys themselves, but, by helping them to pursue their own interests and passions, they’ll enrich our school community as a whole.”

Principal Jim Power said that campaign donations have been pouring in from around the world from thousands of Old Boys, parents, grandparents, faculty and staff members, and other College friends. He then introduced a video about the UCC Fund and revealed that the annual giving fund raised $1.36 million in the last fiscal year, up 20 per cent from the previous year and 50 per cent from two years earlier.

Finally, board chairman Andy Burgess ’83 thanked campaign co-chairs Loudon Owen ’76, Andy Pringle ’69 and Laurie Thomson as well as other volunteers for their efforts before informing the audience that the Think Ahead cam-paign had raised $86.2 million of its $100-million goal.

Class of ’79 members gathered in Laidlaw Hall as part of their reunion activities.

Members of the class of ’89 were pretty pumped up about their impressive turnout.Members of the class of ’99 showed off their singing skills.

The ’04 class was well-represented at a pre-dinner reception.

Class of ’84 members raised a toast to the College and each other.Andy Burgess, Marco Cianflone, Jim Power, Taylor Harris and UCC students revealed how much the Think Ahead campaign has raised.


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Sarah Barclay chosen for Google Teacher Academy

U pper Canada College Mid-dle Division information and communication technologies

integrator Sarah Barclay was invited to the Google Teacher Academy in London, England on Oct. 27 and 28, as its organizers believe she has “the commitment and passion to grapple with some of the biggest education challenges we face.”

The academy at Google’s impres-sive new United Kingdom headquarters provided participants with hands-on experience with Google tools, innovative instructional strategies, resources to share with colleagues and a chance to immerse themselves in a supportive commu-nity of educators who are making an impact.

Barclay joined about 50 other teachers from around the world at the academy, and getting in wasn’t easy. Her applica-tion involved replying to a series of questions which could have used essays to answer but had to be kept to 400 characters or less. Another part of the application was writing a six-word personal memoir. Barclay’s was: “I thrive on ‘let’s find out.’”

The final part of the application was creating a one-minute video illustrating a candidate’s capabilities. Barclay based her video on last year’s Halloween costume when she took on her “Google Girl” alter-ego.

Successful applicants were put in groups of eight with a mentor who was already a Google-certified teacher before the trip to London to brainstorm problems in their academic envi-ronments that they’d like to solve. They were provided with three challenges to work on to help them more deeply under-stand the depth and breadth of the challenges they face. The theme was “learning first, tools second.” The mentor groups worked together at the academy for their two days there and will continue for six to nine months afterward to try and bring real change to their learning environments.

“I hope to join a community of educators that are moti-vated and energized by the same technologies that excite me,” says Barclay. “I look forward to the synergy that is created by sharing ideas, collaborating and problem-solving. I will make connections, build my international network of colleagues and return inspired and eager to support the students and teachers at UCC and across independent schools in Canada.”

UCC student essay wins Government of Canada History Award

U pper Canada College Grade 10 student Karman Cheema’s appreciation and knowledge of

history has earned him $1,000 and a Government of Canada History Award.

The awards were launched in Feb-ruary, and 100 students and 20 high school teachers received awards for

this first edition. Grade 10 and 11 students had to submit a 1,000-to-1,200-word essay based on one of five challenging

questions to be eligible, while teachers had to submit a class-room project on one of three themes.

“I discussed how the Battle of Vimy Ridge was the driving momentum towards complete Canadian independence,” says Cheema. “I believe that the victory at Vimy Ridge is truly one of the most significant events in Canadian history.”

Two national winners were selected from the winning students' essays, but even being among the top 100 is an honour for students like Cheema who name history as one of their favourite subjects. “I find it fascinating to be able to look at the past and reflect on all of the events that have shaped what our world looks like today,” he says.

Teacher recipients received $2,000 while student recipi-ents received $1,000 for their efforts. What does Cheema plan on doing with the money?

“Good question, I don't really know just yet,” he says. “I plan to donate some to a charity of my choice, and probably save the rest.”

Canada's History Society is responsible for administering the awards on behalf of the Government of Canada.

UCC teacher wins bronze at world championships

U pper Canada College Upper School history teacher Fiona Marshall is an avid runner

who uses her knowledge and abili-ties to coach the cross-country team. But her stamina from that sport also gave her an edge as a member of the Withrow Knights, which captured the bronze medal at the Masters World Ball Hockey Championships in Tampa, Fla. in September.

The team competed in the over-35 age category against Team Canada (which is comprised of the

best female players from across the country), two teams from the United States and Team Slovakia. The only communi-ty-based squad among the five opened with a narrow 1-0 loss to eventual gold medal winner Team Canada, shut out Team Slovakia 5-0, fell 3-0 to eventual silver medalist Team USA Blue and bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Team USA Red in the preliminary round. It defeated Slovakia 3-1 and USA Red 2-0 in the playoffs to take third place.

Marshall called the one-goal loss to Team Canada “an incredible experience. They were at least 10 years younger than us and certainly much more experienced and individu-ally skilled. Our team average is about 48 and we only have two players under 40.”

Marshall took up the sport two years ago because her chil-dren were involved in it at Withrow Park in Toronto’s River-dale neighbourhood, and she plays right wing on the third or fourth lines for the Knights. She was surprised to be asked to try out for the local all-star team and even more so to make it, and was thrilled when the Knights won the provincial cham-pionships that qualified it as the community entrant for the world championships. The team practised about five hours a week and played in several tournaments through the summer,

Sarah Barclay as “Google Girl.”

Karman Cheema

Fiona Marshall raised this trophy after capturing a world championship bronze medal.


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while each member was also put on a fitness regimen and monitored by the team’s physiotherapist.

Even though everyone was in great shape, Marshall still didn’t expect to come home with a medal. But she played a key role in making sure that the team did.

“I was put on to kill the last two minutes of every game when we were up at the worlds, including the final, which was one of the highlights of my sporting life,” Marshall said.

Alexander Younger elected Association Council president

A lexander Younger ’89 was elected Association Council president for a one-year term at the council’s annual general meeting on Oct. 15.

Younger replaces Jim Garner ’77, who has stepped down from his Upper Canada College volunteer roles after being named special adviser to the principal.

Younger is the founder and chief executive officer of Design Lab, a full-service marketing and advertising firm with clients including The Beer Store and RBC. He sits on numer-ous boards and is vice-chairman of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, a national awards program. He completed the Canadian Securities Course after attending King’s Univer-sity and has been an active pilot for 26 years.

Younger has served on the Association Council for six years and has been vice-president for the past two. He’s a dedicated volunteer and passionate about UCC.

UCC father and son climb Europe’s highest peak

I t was an Upper Canada College father and son adventure of a lifetime when Grade 10 student Tom Gormley joined his Old Boy father Dan Gormley ’79 in climbing Russia’s

Mount Elbrus in July.Elbrus is a dormant volcano located in the western Caucasus

mountain range. While there are differing opinions on how the Caucasus are distributed between Europe and Asia, it’s generally considered that Elbrus is in Europe and, at 5,642 metres (18,510 feet), is the highest mountain in Europe and one of the “seven summits” (the highest peak on each continent).

The elder Gormley previously climbed two of the other seven summits, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Aconcagua in South America, and states that Elbrus offers the most consistently “alpine” experience of the three peaks. The climbing party dealt with snow, ice, steep slopes and high winds throughout their time on the mountain, and crampons, ice axes, ropes and harnesses were a must.

“It was a good introduction for Tom to ‘real’ climbing,” says Gormley.

After touring Moscow and St. Petersburg, the Gormleys and five other climbers from Sweden, the United States and Canada went to the Caucasus and embarked on the five-day expedition. They reached the summit of Elbrus on July 8.

Clayton Jeffrey breaks Canadian hurdling record

U pper Canada College’s Clayton Jeffrey broke a previous Canadian record while finishing second in the junior boys 300-metre hurdles at the Ontario Federation of

School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) track and field champi-onships on June 7.

Jeffrey’s time of 37.88 seconds was one hundredth of a second behind winner Joey Daniels of Cameron Heights Collegiate in Kitchener. That winning time set new OFSAA and Canadian junior interscholastic records as well as the previous Canadian youth record of 38.21 seconds.

Jeffrey passed Daniels going over the final hurdle, but Daniels leaned across the finish line to edge the Grade 11 boarder and Lange Scholar out.

“This was a great surprise, as I wasn’t expecting a result this good in my secondary event,” said Daniels, who won two other OFSAA medals, to TheRecord.com. “After all, good competitors like Clayton push me to places where I didn’t know I could go.”

UCC volunteers recognized and honoured

U pper Canada College wouldn’t run as smoothly or effectively as it does without the many volunteers from the community who dedicate their time and

effort to the cause.The school recognized the contributions made by parents

and Old Boys at a thank-you reception attended by approxi-mately 200 volunteers in the Upper School student centre on May 15. These included, among others: admissions volun-teers; Association Council members; class presidents; class ambassadors; Young Alumni Network members; campaign chairs and volunteers; Common Ties Advisory Committee members and mentors.

“You all give your time, energy and skills freely and with no expectation of reward,” said principal Jim Power. “Your hours of service ensure the success of so many school activi-ties and events.”

Power made special mention of Parents’ Organization (PO) president Neera Chopra and Prep Parents’ Organization (PPO) chair Laurel Linetsky-Fleisher for completing their successful terms.

Three other people were singled out for all they’ve done and received Harold A.D. Roberts Circle Awards, which recognize substantial contributions or special service by members of the UCC Association either through short- or long-term commitments: Ann Hastie, mother of Richard Hastie ’14; Frances Lee, mother of Christopher ’12, Calvin ’15 and Charles ’16; and Fabio Savoldelli ’80.

Hastie has been a UCC volunteer for 12 years and has held many roles in both the PPO and PO, including treasurer for both, grad memorabilia chair of the PPO and chair of facilities for the PO. She’s volunteered for the past three galas and was the treasurer of the 2012 fine wine auction. Hastie was nomi-nated by four parents for this award and they all commented on her dedication to UCC and her willingness to take on any task asked of her.

Lee has served in numerous volunteer positions at UCC, most notably as president of the PO and co-chair (with her husband Edward) of the 2012 fine wine auction, which was the College’s most successful to date. Both of these roles

Clayton Jeffrey is a Lang Scholar.


required an enormous amount of time, effort and commitment to the school, and Lee is consistently recognized for her professionalism, willingness to tackle anything that comes her way and ability to always get the job done.

Savoldelli has been a UCC volunteer for more than 20 years. He’s been a member of the U.S. Foundation Board since 2001 and its chair since 2008. Savoldelli has been president of the UCC Association branch in New York for the past five years and helped rejuvenate the College’s presence there by founding it with a couple of other Old Boys in 1989. It’s now the Associ-ation’s strongest branch and engages the most Old Boys out-side of Toronto. Savoldelli is known for his sense of humour and his continued commitment to UCC and strengthening the Old Boy network. He wasn’t able to attend, but was appropri-ately honoured at the April 10 New York branch reception.

Spotlight on Nuit Bleue

N uit Bleue 2014 promised to be the biggest, bluest night of the year, and it didn’t disappoint. The annual arts celebration brought together the most wonderful

sights, sounds and tastes of the community and offered some-thing for everyone on April 10.

Following a battle of the bands in Laidlaw Hall, a DJ played some favourite tunes in the Bleue Zone student lounge as Aramark’s signature blue drinks were served up and taste buds were tantalized by delicious ice cream generously donated by Greg’s Ice Cream.

Guests were illuminated in blue throughout the halls. The brilliant light displays were breathtaking and beautiful blue flowers set the tone. Roaming student buskers kept guests entertained with their juggling, yo-yo and musical talents, and Old Boys in the arts were honoured at a reception.

This was a night that celebrated arts of all varieties. The visual art displays were spectacular. Guests were awed by Grade 12 works as they filled the student centre, while posters, lamp installations and sculptures turned the Upper School into an incredible art gallery.

Noche Azul offered a taste of Argentina, and those looking for a night at the movies were treated to flicks from the IB2 Film Festival — with popcorn to boot. Theatre buffs were entertained by amazing stage-fighting displays and select scenes were performed by many talented thespians. The ver-bal arts — including Ontario Model Parliament, Model United Nations and debating — showed just how powerful words really are, while literary works of art were on display at the Bleue Grind coffee house.

The night was capped when Laidlaw Hall came alive with the sound of music in the concert finale which featured all

the music troupes from the Upper School. From winds and strings to Blue Notes vocals, the music demonstrated the amazing depth and talent of the Upper Canada College music department.

Students explore accessibility, spend three days in wheelchairs

I f walking a mile in someone’s shoes builds compassion, imagine what an eye-opener it is to spend three days in a wheelchair. That’s what four ingenious Grade 5 students did

for their Primary Years Programme (PYP) Exhibition project in May.

Matthew Grudzinski, Adam Manji, Dylan Meretsky and Owen Anderson explored what’s known in PYP parlance as the “central idea,” then devised an appropriate “action” to explore it. In this case, the central idea was “discrimination is a barrier for people with differences who want to enable themselves to achieve their goals.”

To explore barriers at the Prep, the boys rented wheelchairs and wheeled around carrying maps and circling problem areas in the school. They only left the chairs to use the washroom. The boys all commented on how the gentle uphill slope to the Upper School was nothing to walk up, but in a wheelchair it was a different story. “It really slows you down,” said Meretsky.

“It’s a real example of building IB learner traits such as empathy and perseverance,” said Grade 5 teacher Mark Ferley. “It takes the innocent eyes of a 10-year-old to see the challenges facing people.”

UCC Today

Frances Lee and Ann Hastie received the Harold A.D. Roberts Circle Award, as did Fabio Savoldelli ’80 (absent) on May 15. Presenters were (former) Association Council president Jim Garner ’77, Bruce Roberts ’82 (Harold’s grandson) and Principal Jim Power.

Missed Marshall Webb’s Prize Day speech on Facebook?

More than 2,200 members of the Upper Canada College community didn’t. Why not join the 2,800-plus people who “Like” UCC on Facebook and visit it regularly to keep caught up with daily news and photos from both the school and Old Boys. Stay in the loop by checking out the Connect with UCC Facebook page.


This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, in which approximately 1,100 brave Old Boys and Upper Canada College faculty and staff members enlisted and 179 Old Boys gave their lives.

As part of its centenary commemorations, the College started providing stories and information from the archives with the Nov. 11 launch of the UCC Remembers website at www.uccremembers.ca. Here are a few tastes to whet your appetite:

Lt. Cortlandt Graham Gordon MacKenzie 1907 was the first Old Boy to be killed in the First World War after he was initially reported wounded and then dead on Oct. 29, 1914 after fighting with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in the first battle of Ypres in western Belgium. The boarding student was remembered in the Christmas 1914 edi-

tion of College Times, which said: “His promising career has closed at the early age of twenty-four, and nothing remains but to treasure his memory in our hearts, as one who counted himself happy to fight and die for a good cause.”

James Wells Ross 1907, a medical intern at Toronto Gen-eral Hospital. He left his loving family and promising career to go to an army training camp in Valcartier, Que. before he shipped off to Europe and found himself on the battlefields of Belgium. He returned home and went on have a long and successful life before passing away in 1974.

Now, 40 years later, his words still carry weight as the let-ters he wrote to his family while serving have been collected by The Canadian Letters & Images Project website. Brief summations of his dispatches have been shared on a Twitter account set up in his name at @JamesWellsRoss.

Lt. Cortlandt Graham Gordon MacKenzie 1907 was the first Old Boy to be killed in the First World War after he was initially reported wounded and then dead on Oct. 29, 1914 after fighting with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in the first battle of Ypres in western Belgium. The boarding student was remembered in the Christmas 1914 edition of College Times, which said: “His promising career has closed at the early age of twenty-four, and nothing remains but to treasure his mem-ory in our hearts, as one who counted himself happy to fight and die for a good cause.”

Thirty-six Old Boys became prisoners of war, including these eight who were captured in April 1915 in Belgium during the second battle of St. Julien, which was the first time that poison gas was employed against Canadian troops. This photo of Lt. V.A. Jones 1899, Lt. F.A. Smith 1910, Maj. A.E. Kirkpatrick 1889, Lt. G.E.D. Greene 1906, Capt. G.H. Alex-ander 1902, Capt. R.Y. Cory 1904, Lt. V.A. MacLean 1910 and

Lt. H.A. Barwick 1907 was taken at the recently built barracks in Bis-chofswerda, Ger-many and featured in the Christmas 1916 edition of

College Times. Prisoners were permitted to have pictures taken to send home to their relatives, and the way the men are positioned is similar to an earlier UCC cricket team photo that included Barwick and Greene.

The UCC ambulance was manufactured at the Wolseley Factory at Adderley Park near Birmingham, England in the summer of 1915 and then started on its travels with Lorne Crowther 1914 as its driver. It was initially used to convey wounded soldiers to Clevedon Hospital in North Somerset, England, and Crowther reported that “it proved its efficiency and superiority over other motor ambulances attached to

the hospital.” While Crowther returned to Canada to qualify as a lieutenant in order to go to the front on active service, the ambulance was transferred to France in early 1916 and had travelled almost 3,000 miles and carried almost 5,000 wounded men by May 1917.

Lt. Evan Edward Price 1915 passed away on Sept. 11, 1919, making him the last Old Boy to perish as the result of the First World War. The Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross and bar recipient was severely wounded in battle in Moreuil Wood on the banks of France’s Arve River on March 30, 1918. He invalided at home in Toronto

before he died after an operation and was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Remember When

Every day will be Remembrance Day with UCC’s new First World War-focused website.

By Steve McLean


Peter Roberts ’02 is one of the most sought after strength and conditioning coaches in Toronto and owns Quantum CrossFit, one of the city’s top gyms. Alex Sherrington ’02 is the co-founder of Goalminded, a start-up that partners with companies to help employees achieve work, life and health goals through expert online coaching and custom programs.

With Goalminded’s focus on the mental and Quantum CrossFit’s focus on the physical side of goal achievement, we thought we’d take a tag team approach in this edition of Ask an Old Boy.

Q: Can you describe the five biggest mistakes people make when trying to reach their fitness and other personal improvement goals?

Ask Peter Roberts ’02

Mistake #1: Ignoring nutritionIf you want to lose body fat, you need to address your food. Unless you’re an 18-year-old with good genetics, you aren’t going to cir-cumvent poor eating with a great workout regime. An effective workout plan can help, but it’s not nearly as important as your nutrition when it comes strictly to fat loss.

Mistake #2: Trying to change everything at once Instead of changing everything at one time, set yourself up for success and make gradual and progressive changes over a longer period. Find one or two very specific things to focus on at a time. It takes most people about three weeks for a regularly repeated habit to start to feel easy and automatic.

At that point you can add in one or two other items and keep building. Most people find that these changes feel more permanent. They avoid falling off the wagon because each step is simple, clear and not that hard to accomplish on its own.

Mistake #3: Picking exercises that don’t give you the best return on investment Everyone’s training should be a bit different based on your starting point and goals. Having said that, unless there’s some reason to avoid them, your program should mainly be based around big, full-body movements. I’m talking about squats and lunges instead of leg extensions, and bench press instead of the “pec dec.”

As fully functional humans, we should be excellent at basic movements like squatting all the way down, lifting things overhead, picking things up, running and jumping. There’s something wrong if you can’t perform this stuff prop-erly, and fixing it isn’t going to get easier as you age. You’ll improve your ability to push a car out of the snow, drive a golf ball further or blast past your friend in your Wednesday night hockey league.

Mistake #4: Placing focus on minor details instead of the big pictureIf you want to drop some fat, get in shape and feel better, the secret isn’t to: stock up on obscure super foods; worry about whether you’re eating three meals a day or six; getting confused about whether you should do five reps in the squat or 12; or wondering whether you need to eat more red grapes because GQ magazine said they’re exploding with antioxidants.

Focus on the basics. It's not the lack of garlic sprouts or algae powder that's your biggest obstacle. It's your routine daily habits. What do you eat for lunch every day? Are you only getting six hours of sleep a night? Do you get one hour or 25 hours of exercise each week? There's no supplement of gimmick for any of those things. Mistake #5: Using a training plan that doesn’t productively progress you We all know people who go to the gym religiously for years, do the same program all the time, but don’t get any stronger, leaner or fitter. That’s no fun and it doesn’t need to be that way. Whether you’re a serious athlete or working out just to feel good, improving is better than not improving. I’ve helped countless people of all ages blast through training plateaus by effectively using the scientific principles of exercise program design.

As you adapt to your current training program you need to increase the difficulty of your workouts over time to con-tinue to challenge yourself and progress. You can’t keep doing the exact same thing and expect to get better indefi-nitely. It’s impossible.

Ask an Old Boy

Need advice? Want help from an expert on an issue that’s puzzling you? We’ll track down an Old Boy who can answer your query.


Ask Alex Sherrington ’02

I’m fortunate to work with an inspirational team of coaches. Here are some of the most common issues that our coaches come across:

Mistake #1: Not setting SMART goalsMost experts will tell you that a critical first step in achieving your goals is setting them properly. Spe-cifically, countless studies have shown

that you’re more likely to achieve goals that are SMART: Spe-cific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound.

Given how commonly you hear this advice, it’s amazing the vague, overambitious goals people still tend to set for themselves. How many times have we said to ourselves — often around midnight on New Year’s Eve — that we “are definitely going to be more organized this year” or that we’ll “make it our mission to get that promotion this year.” Rather than worry about all the external factors that go into the outcome of getting a promotion, set your sights on a SMART performance-based goal like going out of your way to commu-nicate in person with your boss at least once a day.

Mistake #2: Going it aloneOne of the most common reasons we fail to achieve our goals is that we view goals to be private endeavours that, for a multitude of reasons (a conscious or unconscious fear of not achieving them), shouldn’t be shared with others. An accountability partner — be it a friend, a colleague or a coach — will significantly increase the chances of you following through on your commitments by supporting you when you hit inevitable roadblocks and celebrating your wins, big and small. After all, what’s the point of shooting a hole-in-one if no one is around to see it?

Mistake #3: Not making our goals a priorityOne of the most obvious yet also often overlooked reasons we fall short of reaching our goals is not properly schedul-ing them into our lives. Personal improvement goals tend to

feel less concrete and generally less urgent than day-to-day errands and work tasks. It can seem odd and selfish to sched-ule time to work on your goals. We tell ourselves we’ll work on our goals “when things calm down.”

If we have any hope of achieving our goals, we must make them a priority, both in our mind and in our calendar. As Ste-ven Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People says: “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.”

Mistake #4: Forgetting why we’re doing itIf your goal is to lose 50 pounds, why is that important to you? If it will make you more present for your kids, then fam-ily is probably a key guiding value in your life and your weight loss journey is deeply connected to honouring this value. Link your goals to your values and you’ll stay committed when the going gets tough. As noted psychologist Russ Harris suc-cinctly put it: “Success in life means living by your values.”

Mistake #5: Not giving yourself enough credit or being too hard on yourselfWe’ll all inevitably fail partially or even spectacularly at reach-ing some of our goals. Failure is a natural part of the human experience and provides a fantastic learning opportunity. In the words of Thomas Edison: “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”

On the other hand, sometimes we’re so focused on getting to the end goal that we forget to live in the moment and celebrate the wins. How often do we achieve something, big or small, only to immediately move on to worrying about the next stressor? We may still eventually reach our goals without stopping to pat ourselves on the back, but if we don’t give ourselves credit for how far we've come we won’t have a whole lot of fun along the way.

WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE WHO GO TO THE GYM RELIGIOUSLY FOR

YEARS, DO THE SAME PROGRAM ALL THE TIME, BUT DON’T GET ANY STRONGER, LEANER OR FITTER.

Ask an Old Boy


UCC welcomes six members to “Quarter-Century Club”By Steve McLean

A fter a record eight people were inducted into Upper Canada College’s “Quarter-Century Club” last year, another six employees who’ve served the school for 25

years were honoured on May 12.The six who entered the Quarter-Century Club were:

retired chemistry teacher John Eix, who continues to chair the computer management committee; painter Tino Herrera; mail manager and assistant receptionist Vina Kandavanam; carpenter Seyoum Lulseged; Upper School computer science and science teacher and house adviser Kevin Olds; and Upper School English teacher and house adviser Blair Sharpe.

The threat of rain forced a 5 p.m. reception to be moved from the Grant House garden to the Upper School dining hall, where guests listened to three student musicians and chatted. Everyone then moved to the student centre for salmon and prime rib.

Director of residential life Andrew Turner emceed the dinner. Thirty-four current Quarter-Century Club members were in attendance along with five UCC governors. Each honouree had a staff or faculty member introduce them with speeches and/or presentations using a large video screen, and all new inductees also received gifts.

Blair SharpeUpper School athletics director Brent MacKay spoke on behalf of “Not So” Sharpe, who he called his best friend. Sharpe started at UCC as a geography teacher before finding a better comfort level in the English department, and he’s been a longtime Jackson’s House adviser and coach of the junior varsity hockey and rugby teams.

“Blair’s talent in the classroom as an English teacher, his passion as a coach and his dedication to his student advisees is exemplary,” said McKay. “Always preferring to be in the background, Blair continues to set a high bar for all those on

faculty who follow him.”“I want to thank UCC for making me a better, far more

tolerant, and less self-centred human being,” said Sharpe. “I truly do still love coming into work each and every day. I consider myself to be one of those lucky ones who found a job he loves and, that being the case, I really don’t feel that I have worked a single day in my life.”

Tino HerreraMail coordinator Daryl Collins presented Herrera, who came to Toronto from the Philippines in 1988 and started at UCC 18 months later. While he does a lot of volunteer work outside of the College, he considers UCC his second home.

“Tino is a great guy who’s very loyal and has been a reliable person and employee,” said Collins. “I asked him if he had any regrets working at UCC these last 25 years. His response was, "No, none at all.”

While most people see Herrera around the campus in his white painting clothes, he looked sharp in a black suit and fedora at the dinner and drew some laughs when he thanked principal Jim Power for a Starbucks coffee card.

John EixFormer principal Doug Blakey introduced Eix, who first came to UCC in 1979 and retired in 1999, but who qualified for the Quarter-Century Club this year through the various part-time positions he’s served since. Blakey called him an outstanding teacher who contributed to science education beyond UCC while also being important to the swim team, photo club and computer management committee, and playing many other crucial roles at the College.

Eix returned to his teaching roots with a slide show quiz on the identifiable attributes of small creatures and paralleled them with those of Quarter-Century Club members.

“One attribute is obvious: we’ve worked at UCC for a long time — 25 years at least, 35 for me. And while that’s the defining attribute in the group’s name, it’s not the most meaningful one. Because along with the long service comes a dedication to the ideals of this school, a dedication to helping all members of the UCC family be the best they can be. And that can only happen if you love working here, and that’s the reason we have worked here so long.”

Vina KandavanamUpper School history, English and civics teacher Christos Pas-chalidis used a PowerPoint presentation to tell the fascinating story of Kandavanam, who recently turned 80. He was born in Sri Lanka (which was then known as Ceylon) and went to university in India and had a long run in the education field as a teacher, principal and administrator in his homeland before working in Lesotho and South Africa from 1980 to 1988. He used his intellect in the battle against apartheid and suffered for it,

Vina Kandavanam, Kevon Olds, John Eix, Seyoum Lulseged, Blair Sharpe and Tino Herrera collectively represent 150 years of UCC experience.


so he sought sanctuary in Canada and started in UCC’s security department in 1989 before moving on to his mail and reception duties — which he now carries out on a part-time basis.

“Vina recently entered another celebrated club, the ‘Octogenarian Club,’ and his intellectual and mental vibrancy, spiritual strength and physical energy continue to inspire all of us,” said Paschalidis.

Kandavanam has written more than 30 books, almost all of them in Tamil, and continues to appear regularly in Canadian Tamil publications. He read an English poem from a book he wrote during his acceptance speech. While his background would have made him well-suited to teach at UCC, he took on the security and mail jobs because he saw them as new challenges. He considered himself somewhat of a broken man when he arrived in Canada because much of his work had been destroyed in South Africa, but he credits UCC for bring-ing him back to life and teaching him new things.

“Recently a gentleman told me I look much younger than my age,” said Kandavanam. “That is because, I told him, I have been working for a very old school that looks brand new. I love this school, ladies and gentlemen. Of all the schools I worked, it is here at UCC that I stayed on as long as 25 years.”

Seyoum LulsegedTurner introduced Lulseged, who also had an interesting career before his 25 years of carpentry at UCC.

Lulseged was born in Ethiopia in a family of 14 children and graduated from an esteemed technical high school in that country at age 23. He received further education in Poland and Germany and returned to his homeland where he made agricultural tools and taught drafting in high school before working for Ethiopia’s ministries of education and housing, where he helped invent a wood-conserving closed stove and solar cooker that’s now used across Africa and designed round houses for families that were more efficient than what they were previously living in.

Lulseged arrived in Canada as a refugee from Tanzania in 1986 and credits UCC for helping him get a house and for making his daughter Betty and son Abel part of the UCC community through giving them summer jobs and giving the family the means to put them through university.

An impact less obvious than repaired windows was reflected in a clip that was shown from a 2011 student-made short film called Caretaker, where Lulseged was asked to play the role of a school caretaker helping a boy cope with being left off a school team — something that this caring man has done several times in real life over the years.

Kevin OldsOlds was the final recipient of the evening and was presented by Upper School dean of students Evan Williams, who showed a number of vintage photos from his younger days. Olds had an

impressive academic background, was a University of Toronto faculty member, and was invited to a Calgary Stampeders train-ing camp before an ankle injury ended his professional football aspirations before he joined the UCC faculty as a teacher, basketball and football coach and Howard’s House adviser.

Olds established UCC’s first connection to the Internet and supervised the robotics, computer programming and science clubs. He was also very involved with UCC’s initiative to introduce rugged, low-cost, low-power laptop computers to students in Kenya. Williams quoted Old Boy Robert Lam ’08, who won $250,000 from Google for a carbon footprint application he developed, who said of his former teacher: “He instilled in me the passion to seek cutting-edge technology.”

Olds said his classes are all about student engagement and he distributed materials for an activity involving mirrors, lines, letters and tracing that seemed to thoroughly baffle many of the audience members at the awards dinner.

The evening ended with Herrera showing he’s not just a painter, he’s a crooner. He serenaded guests with a rendition of the Elvis Presley hit “Can’t Help Falling in Love” as they filed out of the student centre.

The Quarter-Century Club dinner probably won’t run three-and-a-half hours next year, as there will be just two inductees: music chair Tony Gomes and payroll manager Bronya Faerman.

Quarter Century Club inductee Kathryn Edmondson receives non-traditional gift

For the first time ever, a Quarter Century Club inductee declined the traditional gift of a captain’s chair — and requested a piece of student art instead. “I wanted something that would really allow me to remember the College each time I looked at it,” says Kathryn Edmondson, head of Prep music and a 2013 in-ductee She received a framed portrait of the College in a special presentation in January. The talented artist is IB2 student Jordan Young. “Kathryn taught Jordan at the Prep from Grade 3 to 5,” says Andrew Turner, director of residential life. “So things have come full circle, with him giving back to her in this way.”


New EmployeesAdam Bestard – Residential assistant Jackie Birch – Outdoor instructor, NorvalJim Garner ’77– Special adviser to the principal (see page 41)Anna Gryszkiewicz – Nurse, Upper School Allison Lingenfelter – Form 1 and 2 teaching assistantAndrew McDougall – Math teacher, Upper School (leave contract)Angus Murray – Senior teacher, Norval (leave contract)David Osorio – Primary physical education teaching assistant, PrepMary Power – Prep library assistantIan Robinson – Interim head, Middle DivisionLori Rogers – Art teacher, Upper School (maternity leave contract)Michael Schmidt – Science teaching assistant, Prep Ted Tseng – Web developerCourtney Turner – Chemistry teacher, Upper School

Internal ChangesCharlotte Aust – Senior house adviser, Bremner’s (leave contract) Reem Aweida-Parsons – history teacher, Upper School (return from leave) Kathryn Brooks – history teacher, Upper School (on leave)David Brown – science teacher, Upper School (return from leave)Bill Elgie – director, Norval (on leave)Brent Evans – interim director, NorvalAdrienne Fisher – library assistant, Prep (on leave)Christie Gordon – Form 1 teacher, PrepKent Hutton – assistant athletic director, Upper SchoolMonika Kastelic – Primary art teacher, Prep Vesna Kritsch – art teacher, Upper School (maternity leave)Cindy Lima Rivera – nurse, Upper School (maternity leave)Allison MacRae – math teacher, Upper School (maternity leave)Fiona Marshall – group chair, humanities and social sciences

Nancy Preston – Middle Division art teacher, PrepAdam Ross – Science teacher, Upper School (on leave)Richard Tong – math teacher, Upper School (leave of absence)

Moving OnAllyson Brown – Outdoor instructor, NorvalTed Kester – web developerYvonne Lai – Teaching assistant, PrepBernard Lecerf – Head, Middle Division, Prep (see page 41) Calum Matthews – Residential assistantTim Meikle – database manager, Prep Bill O’Hearn – Vice-principal, AdvancementRebecca Ryder – Form 1 teacher, PrepJosh Sutier – Chemistry teacher, Upper SchoolConnie Van Rijn – Art teacher, Middle Division, PrepHailey Zimcik – Primary physical education teaching assistant, Prep

Comings and Goings

Bruce Litteljohn passed away on Sept. 21. He was a Prep faculty member from 1965 to 1997 and the

founding director of the Norval Outdoor School from 1969 to 1982. He was also a prolific environmental writer and profes-sional wilderness pho tographer. In the late 1960s, Litteljohn co-wrote a submission to UCC’s board of governors called “The Norval Brief” in 1967. At that time, the College used Norval primarily for weekend boarder retreats and occasional subject-area field trips. The paper laid out a powerful case for establishing Norval as an environmen tal education centre within the College. The board supported their proposal and the entire Grade 8 science program was moved to Norval. That program’s time at Norval was shortened over time but all other Prep grades started going out as well.

It should be noted that Litteljohn, and all other Prep teachers involved with the Norval program, ran the trips while continuing to teach at the Prep. They would often teach at the Prep in the morning, then drive up to Norval to teach, supervise and maybe camp out with the boys, then head back to UCC the next morning. Talk about dedication!

As head of the history-geography department, Littel-john helped spread his environmental message by adding a large helping of environmental content to the Prep history and geography curriculum. He literally wrote the book we

studied in class, Marked by the Wild. I suspect UCC was on the leading edge of Canadian environmental education in the ’70s and the number of Old Boys from that era who pursued environmental careers would support that guess.

As a Prep boy in the mid-1970s, I remember going on a hike with Litteljohn and learning about bloodroot plants. As a teacher, I’m proud to continue the legacy that he helped begin. So long Bruce. You truly were “marked by the wild.” By your passion, foresight, wisdom and scholarship, you’ve marked the rest of us indelibly.

—Bill Elgie, director, Norval Outdoor School

In memoriam: Bruce Litteljohn, founding Norval director (1935–2014)

UCC WAS ON THE LEADING

EDGE OF CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN

THE ’70S

81st Joe Cressy MeMorial Golf tournaMentWednesday, June 3, 2015 Copper Creek Golf Club

In celebration of the 81st Joe Cressy Memorial Golf Tournament, chair John Kennedy ’83 invites all Old Boys, parents, past parents and friends of the College to come out and enjoy a day of golf, friendship and good times.

12 p.m. Registration, Barbecue lunch, Driving range, silent auction opens 1:30 p.m. Shotgun start6 p.m. Cocktail reception 6:45 p.m. Dinner and prizes, silent auction closes.

$200 Single Golfer • $700 Foursome • $150 Young Alumni Golfer (limited spots available for the classes of 2000–2014) • $500 Young Alumni Foursome


Early Bird Registration on or before March 31st

Registration – April 1st

To reserve your spot or for more information, please contact the Association office at 416-484-8629

or register online at www.ucc.on.ca/events

Copper Creek Golf Club,

11191 Highway 27,

Kleinburg, Ont.

Old Boy appointed as special adviser to principal

Jim Garner ’77 has joined UCC in a consulting capacity. In his new role as special adviser to the principal, he’ll provide support on advance-ment, strategic planning and other senior management issues, and will be a member of the College’s execu-tive committee.

Garner recently retired from the Hospital for Sick Children as executive vice-president, corporate services.

In addition to a wide range of operational responsibilities at SickKids, he played a central role in the planning and oversight of the $400-million Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning. Garner has also been an active senior volunteer at the College. As a result of his new position, he has recently stepped down from his roles as president of the UCC Association, member of the board of governors and trustee of the UCC Foundation. He continues to be a co-class president.

Bernard Lecerf bids adieu

Bernard Lecerf retired as head of the Middle Division after 46 years at UCC. A reception in his honour sent him off in style, with many well-wishers gathered for the occasion on June 5 in Weston Hall. He's seen here with Tom Babits, head of the Primary Division.

81st Joe Cressy MeMorial Golf tournaMentWednesday, June 3, 2015 Copper Creek Golf Club

In celebration of the 81st Joe Cressy Memorial Golf Tournament, chair John Kennedy ’83 invites all Old Boys, parents, past parents and friends of the College to come out and enjoy a day of golf, friendship and good times.

12 p.m. Registration, Barbecue lunch, Driving range, silent auction opens 1:30 p.m. Shotgun start6 p.m. Cocktail reception 6:45 p.m. Dinner and prizes, silent auction closes.



Early Bird Registration on or before March 31st

Registration – April 1st

To reserve your spot or for more information, please contact the Association office at 416-484-8629

or register online at www.ucc.on.ca/events

Copper Creek Golf Club,

11191 Highway 27,

Kleinburg, Ont.


Passing the Prep torch

Meet incoming Middle Division Head Naheed Bardai

Following an extensive search, UCC will welcome Naheed Bardai as the Middle Division head in July 2015,. Interim head Ian Robinson sat down with him for a welcome interview when he visited the College in September.

What attracted you to Upper Canada College?Growing up in Toronto, I knew a lot about the school and I’d met lots of its teachers, Old Boys and students who spoke so highly about it. That was always in the back of my mind. I’m coming to UCC from a co-ed school, but I’d always felt the strong merit of single-gender education. That was also a big pull for me. Finally, my father was an immigrant from Uganda to Toronto during the reign of Idi Amin in the early 1970s. His family’s success here is equally a function of his hard work and the warmth and openness of Canadian society. I also appreciate UCC’s commitment to financial assistance. It’s part of our responsibility to offer talented students access to this great Canadian institution.

How was UCC’s focus on character development a pull for you?We all see those in the world who aren’t equipped to deal with the ethical dimensions of leadership and integrity. As educa-tors we have a strong role to play in shaping those impulses in our talented young men.

Can you share some insights about boys’ development?Until about Grade 6 or 7, breadth of experience is more important than its depth. That’s to say, boys are encouraged to be generalists, to develop and discover many passions. As teenagers, however, especially between 16 and 18, depth is more important. They strive to be “the best” in one domain, debating or poetry for example. And it’s important for them to find that.

Can you share some cultural differences between Canadian and Kenyan society?Because of the economic situation in Kenya, with so many people suffering from poverty, people are far more socially inter-dependent. Things are more communal and community- driven. For example, it would be considered rude if you didn’t shake everyone’s hands when you entered a meeting room or a dinner party. To make the contact is considered a courtesy. Also, everyone in Kenya is bilingual, English and Swahili, no question. Many speak even four or five languages. There’s a richness to having so many languages to draw on for proverbs and sayings. My wife is Kenyan and I met her in Mombasa. She teaches Grade 1.

You’re coming from an International Baccalaureate school. What is the IB advantage? It gives a global mindset. For example, if you’re discussing homelessness or drug use locally, you’re also building connec-tions to the global debate around that phenomenon. The IB provides the premier forum for that discussion to take place.

CURRICULUM VITAETitle: Head of the Middle Division (takes helm in July 2015)

Most recent position: nine years at The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, Kenya, an International Bac-calaureate school; currently principal of the Senior School (Grades 6-12) and diploma co-ordinator.

Past positions: at Aga Khan Academy: dean of students; former head of the humanities depart-ment responsible for introducing the Middle Years Programme; has also been been a Theory of Knowledge teacher and examiner, IB school evaluator and journal author.

Education: master’s of education in private school leadership from Columbia University; master’s of arts in comparative education from the Institute of Education, University of London; bachelor of education from the University of British Columbia; honours bachelor degree in business administration from the Richard Ivey School at Western University.


’29PassingsMoray (Jack) MacPhail in Ottawa on Aug. 12, 2013.

’33PassingsHarry Nicolson Holwell in Toronto on Sept. 30, 2013.

’35PassingsIan Angus Blanchard Mackenzie in Toronto on Jan. 29, 2014. Stuart P. Parker in Naples, Fla. on April 4, 2014.

’39PassingsRalph (Bud) Wilmot McKay in Dundas, Ont. on Jan. 13, 2014.

’43PassingsDaniel J. M. Heap in Toronto on April 26, 2014.Hugh L. Macaulay in Toronto on Dec. 7, 2013.

UpdatesFraser McKee has just published his eighth book, a naval reserve novel about a small training ship in the high Arctic searching for a crashed Russian spy aircraft in 1985. His previous books, two co-authored, have been on naval or merchant navy history, or on technical subjects. This one was much more difficult, but more fun. He often sailed on, and even commanded, such training vessels in a 32-year reserve career. He attributes his writing skills to the teaching of Jimmy Knights 75 years ago.

’45PassingsJohn Lee Wiegand in Pittsfield, Mass. on Aug. 4, 2013.

’47 Bob Johnston, Class PresidentPassingsJoseph Michael Fried in Toronto on July 25, 2013.Bryce Skerritt McKiel in Toronto on Jan. 27, 2014. Philip H. B. Hamilton in Montreal on Nov. 11, 2013.

UpdatesJames Bacque completed the manuscript of his new book, Spirit Builders, which is about Frontiers Foundation of Toronto’s building houses on a co-operative and sweat equity basis throughout the Canadian north for 50 years. The book is scheduled to be published next year by Rocky Mountain Books. Bacque gave the Barton Lecture on the subject of

service at the UCC Upper School assembly in October 2013. Everyone in Laidlaw Hall also sang “Amazing Grace” with huge enthusiasm. He asked the assembled boys afterwards if anyone knew which political jurisdiction in the world was the first to inhibit and then abolish slavery. One boy of about nine got up and gave the correct answer: The Legislative Council of Upper Canada at the Town of York in 1794. There were huge cheers at this coup and the principal’s smile was so wide that his cheeks cracked. Bacque came away with a warm feel-ing that the boys are brighter and better educated than ever and that the UCC elitist smugness quotient continues to drop. That same week, he also addressed 70 U of T senior faculty members on the subject of our need to reconcile completely with Germany. His speech on a parallel topic to the members of the Gesellschaft fuer freie Publizistik (Society for Free Expression) in Kirchheim, Germany was very well received by more than 150 members. Bacque is working on a half-hour film about German prisoners of war in American hands from 1945 to 1947. His 85th birthday is a fresh and happy memory. Peter Placek Patton is enjoying retirement. He lives in Ottawa and reads Old Times, but doesn't recognize any of the names or photos. He would like to hear from Old Boys from the leaving classes of 1946 to 1948 who live in Ottawa. His phone number is 613-731-2269. John Hay is a widower with five grandchildren. He retired from keeping books for other people and now trades shares online for himself, which sure helps pay the bar bill. He thinks Brad Wall's idea of Canada annexing Turks and Caicos is a great idea. How about setting up a modest offshore UCC campus funded in part by the Old Boys Endangered Species Association and the government’s new senior educational incentive proposal? Humphrey Gilbert is pleased that baseball is again alive in Toronto. Bob Johnston is the oldest surviving class president and is probably surviving because the College has such a great advancement (i.e: fund-raising) staff. He keeps busy by attending courses of the LIFE Institute at Ryerson University, which he highly recommends to classmates with time on their hands. It offers great courses on film, history, politics and current events.

’49PassingsJohn (Ted) Edward Fletcher in Kelowna, B.C. on Dec. 7, 2013.Peter B. Stripp in Toronto on Sept. 1, 2013.

’51 David Walker, Class PresidentPassingsMcGregor Leishman in Oakville, Ont. on Jan. 24, 2014.

UpdatesBill Crossin is into grandchildren up to his ying yang. He goes south once a year for a week with Dave Ross and to

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his cottage at Thunder Bay Beach for the summer. Ross is based in Port Hope near Wilbur Harris. He moves south each winter and stays put in Toronto in the good weather, enjoying golf and tennis. Harris is thriving and still assists in medical matters. His obstetrics background continues to be invaluable. Alex Pathy never changes and turns up regularly at College events. Canon Logan Varey offered grace at the last College event he attended, and it even included some humour. He’s thriving. David Walker reached 80 on June 5 and ran six times around the UCC Oval to prove he can still do it. He skis in the winter and rides in the Rockies for a week each summer. He and Eleanor recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Peter Warren, architect extraordi-naire, spreads himself between south Rosedale in Toronto and a picturesque Duntroon, Ont. farm that has been in his wife Ann's family for 66 years.

’53 Hugh Franks, Class PresidentPassingsJohn Boynton in Toronto, Ont. on May 5, 2014.Douglas B. Skelton in Collingwood, Ont. on March 16, 2014.

’55 Ed Bracht, Class PresidentPassingsRobert Mackle in Carleton Place, Ont. in January 2014.

UpdatesPalmer Swanson planned a family reunion at a cottage in Massachusetts which included a golf tournament and a day at Fenway Park to see the Blue Jays play Boston. With two families, the group comprises 38 people. He enjoyed attending the 2013 Founder’s Dinner and listening to guest speaker Joe MacInnis ’56 and catching up with Geoff Boone. Ross Mason and Karen live in Toronto and are both in good health. They exercise, travel and attend many theatre productions. Michael Wilson works at Barclays and is very busy as chancellor of U of T. There’s a lot going on at the university, which has a very diverse student body and pro-ductive research performances with nine partner hospitals. This research network is probably unique in the world and includes specialties in cancer, children, women, cardiac and mental health specialties. Robert Richards is well, practises dermatology and attends the usual concomitant committee and educational meetings. He has four healthy grandchildren and one on the way. Richards and one of his sons recently went on the “Don River Paddlethon,” which took more than two hours. There were two small portages, a few rocks, small rapids and a share of tip-overs. It was a new way to see and circumvent the congested streets. John Elder lives in Ballantrae, Ont. and attended the class dinner at the College. After 52 years of practising medicine and ophthalmology, he’s retired and plans to golf and travel. John Carew and Sheila are well in Bobcaygeon, Ont. While he’s not too mobile, he still chases the matrons at the weekly bridge sessions at the local community centre. Ed Bracht and Libby are healthy and live in Toronto’s Armour Heights neighbourhood. They recently travelled to Russia, Colombia and Machu Picchu in

Peru. Bracht was inducted into the Canadian Cricket Hall of Fame this year. He competes in doubles squash and wins his age category in provincial and national tournaments. He was selected to the Canadian squash team for the fourth time to compete in the Can-Am Cup in October. Dick Todgham is retired in Huntsville, Ont. Peter Caylor is having serious medical challenges. Doug McQueen lives in Scarborough, Ont. and enjoys retirement. He’s a regular at UCC spring dinners. John Jennings retired from law and does part-time mitigating. He expects to travel a lot. Bob Gougeon, after owning and managing McDonald’s restaurants in Sudbury, Ont., has retired and lives in Toronto’s Minto Towers. He looks very well and fit. Who says French fries aren’t healthy? Peter Sisam is involved with sports production and attended the FIFA World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ed Deratnay lives in North York, Ont. and spends a lot of time babysitting grandchildren. His sons are all very talented squash players. David Starkman and his wife left Toronto and moved to Ontario’s Muskoka region in 1994, where they’ve happily lived in peace and tranquility operating their property management and development business. They winter in Arizona, golf and travel. Both are in good health and have six grandchildren that they dote on. Keith Williams is still reasonably healthy. Both he and Joy Logie are enjoying their second marriage after losing their first spouses. Three of his seven grandchidren are excellent squash players.

’57 PassingsRobert (Bob) Rose in Toronto on Feb. 8, 2014.

UpdatesCam Hasselman and Karen spend a lot of time in Scotland and love its beautiful mountains, rivers and pubs. Their place in the Spey Valley is a short walk from where Hasselman’s granny was born and where he went to school before UCC. Leslie Ash recently closed his psychiatric practice. He’d only been in practice part-time for the last year and worked primarily with children and adolescents. He’s on the courtesy staff at Quinte Health Care in Belleville, Ont. and renewed his licence to practise medicine for one more year. He has no plans to renew it next year. It’s been 50 years since he completed his junior internship at St. Michael’s Hospital. All good things have to come to an end. He’s single, owns a sailboat and is a past commodore of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club. His memberships include the Canadian Association of Magicians, the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Magic Castle in Hollywood. He hopes to have time to put his own magic show together. He takes piano lessons, which he started when he was in Form 1 at the Prep. Maybe one day he’ll learn to play. John McMurtry has redoubled his research and publication work since leaving the University of Guelph classroom as university professor emeritus. His three volumes on philosophy and world problems commis-sioned by UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems are completed, including his principal work: What is Good What is Bad? The Value of All Values Across Time, Place and

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Theories. His “life-value onto-axiology” is widely applied to world problems and is included in his second expanded edi-tion of The Cancer Stage of Capitalism (1999, 2013) and, for public access, in numerous articles and archives on the Internet (e.g., Global Research and Progressive Radio Net-work). Warren Moysey and wife Barbara live in Toronto and recently celebrated their respective 75th and 60th birthdays. In celebration they rented a large house in Killarney, Ireland with children Valerie Moysey, Graham Moysey ’88, Ryan Gallagher ’02 (who’s doing a PhD in molecular biology at Yale University), Heather Gallagher and Warren R. Moysey ’10 (a Western University engineering graduate). Graham’s wife Fabienne Moureaux and grandchildren Benjamin Moysey and Sabine Moysey joined the group during the last week of May. Warren’s last business board involvement with TD Asset Management ended on June 30, 2013. He’s a member of the board of the Ojibway Club in Pointe Au Baril, Ont. and became president in mid-summer. He and Barbara belong to two golf courses in Toronto and the West Palm Beach, Fla. area. Barb’s golf is very strong and his continues to deterio-rate, but he’s pleased that he’s still able to play.

’59 Neil Norris, Class PresidentPassingsMichael G.S. Denny in Toronto on Dec. 27, 2013.

UpdatesTom Saunders lives with his wife Ingrid in West Vancouver. He’s fully retired as manager of engineering at a major brewery and latterly as an engineering consultant as of two years ago. They have one daughter living in Bern, Switzerland who’s married with two daughters, so travel is a priority. The latest trip was to Europe for a visit in June. Michael Hawke received the Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner's Cita-tion for life saving, for the rescue and resuscitation of an indi-vidual who had driven his four-wheel drive vehicle through the ice at Pointe au Baril, last year. He suffered a cardiac arrest at home in June 2013. Thanks to the speedy arrival of Toronto Emergency Medical Services paramedics, outstand-ing care at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, quadruple bypass surgery and the insertion of a pacemaker defibrillator, he fully recovered and was able to return to work three weeks later. Hawke was appointed a professor emeritus at U of T. He prac-tises otorhinolaryngology and sleep disorders medicine three days a week. In his free time he’s returned to his favourite hobbies: fishing, boating, golf, archery and travel. Hawke and Naneve have two daughters: Nikki, who lives in Toronto with her husband and children Charlotte and Lukas; and Elli, who lives in New York with her husband and children James and Marin.

’61 Peter Comber, Class PresidentPassingsThomas (Tom) Charles Ray Lawson in London, Ont. on July 7, 2014.

’63 John Parsons, Class PresidentUpdatesThe class celebrated its 50-year reunion in grand fashion in September 2013. Approximately 40 members showed up for one or more events, and more than 20 spouses and family members also participated. It was especially heartwarming to see some classmates who had been away for decades and yet made the effort to attend. Guy Leveaux is a hospital emergency physician in West Virginia and came with his daughter. His compassion and gentle intellect have grown ever more powerful with the years. They stayed at Mike Gardiner’s home. Martin Golder and wife Barbara had been living on their houseboat travelling European rivers and canals, and planned their return to Victoria, B.C. around the reunion. The architect looked very dapper for an avid environmentalist. Bob Stapells was a welcomed and ener-getic addition from Halifax. Bob Bierman, Eric Lenczner and his wife Linda came from Montreal. Ross and Mickey Wilson arrived from Philadelphia and Peter Turner came from Ithaca, N.Y. Numerous Ontario classmates living outside the Greater Toronto Area attended, including: Ted White and wife Françoise (Ottawa); John Glassco (Kingston); Ted Simmonds (Terra Cotta); George Pepall (Kitchener); Bill Stewart (London); Mike Porter (Collingwood); and Walter Tedman (Huntsville). The weekend began with a dinner at the Badminton & Racquet Club, where former teacher Ter-ence Bredin and principal Jim Power and his wife Mary joined us. Classmates enjoyed Association Day at the College on Saturday with a special, casual lunch provided by the College and the presentation of 50-year Old Boy ties. Power presided and was in his usual fine form. Al Gooderham, Lenczner, Turner, Graham Parkinson and Bob Hyland gave a pep talk to the varsity football team that apparently impressed the players. Saturday evening’s dinner at the College was followed by a Sunday brunch at the Miller Tavern in Toronto’s

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Members of the Class of ’63, led by class president John Parsons, had such a wonderful time last year at their 50th reunion, they decided to host a 51st reunion for themselves at the Badminton & Racquet Club in Toronto on Oct. 2. It will now be an annual event. (foreground) Rob Woodroofe and Bob Hyland; (back l-r) George Pepall, Mike Gardiner, ‘Mac’ Borden and John Fraser.


Hogg’s Hollow neighbourhood, to which spouses were wel-come. Classmates came and went throughout the weekend depending on their schedules and the effort made by some — including Mike Porter, who was organizing his own business school reunion in London, Ont. — was most appreciated. There were also some local folks who delighted us with their presence after many years, including Dave Esch and his wife Joanna. Everyone found the conversation easy and the com-mon ground plentiful, notwithstanding the variety of paths travelled since leaving UCC in 1963. In May, at the urging of Bob Hyland, many attended the “Old” Old Boys dinner for those who graduated 50 or more years earlier. It turned out to be far more fun than any of us had anticipated. We let the few Old Boys from ‘61 and ’62 join our table and look forward to higher attendance next year. Meanwhile, we’ll initiate what we expect to be an annual ’63 dinner in the fall.

’65 Bob Medland and Tom Spragge, Class PresidentsUpdatesDavid Carnegie is retired in Hope, B.C. and busy doing volunteer work. He enjoys the beautiful outdoors through hiking, fishing and sailing. Both of his daughters are well educated and live in Toronto, where he and his wife have spent a considerable amount of time babysitting. John Clappison is a board member of: Sun Life Financial, where he’s chair of the risk committee; Rogers Communications Inc., where he’s chair of the audit committee; and Cameco Inc., where he’s also chair of the audit committee. Life is great with four grandkids ranging in age up to five years (three potential UCC candidates and one Branksome Hall type). He’s keeping his community involvement up with three non-profit orga-nizations and still has time for Florida in the winter. Grant Cottrell and Gail spend summers at Balsam Lake, Ont. and winters in St. Augustine, Fla. They travel in the fall. It’s their goal to never see another snowflake. Rick Cottrill works with TD Canada Trust’s commercial mortgage group and isn’t ready to retire. Spare time is spent at home in Ontario in Erin Township and Muskoka. Tom Heyes writes in Los Angeles and is glad he doesn't have any snow shovelling to look for-ward to this winter. You can email him at [email protected] Doug Hogg and wife Rose own and run Hogg’s Hollow Preschool in the Los Angeles area. The name of the preschool is related to their last name, but is also reminiscent of Hoggs Hollow in Toronto at Yonge Street and York Mills Road. Hogg’s Hollow Preschool is located in La Cañada, about 16 kilometres north of downtown L.A., which also reminds them of their roots in Canada. Their son Robert had an interest in robots and luckily was able to find an outlet for his passion a few miles from the preschool at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. He’s a robotics engineer working on the Mars science lab. They have a duplicate of the Curiosity rover (which is on Mars) and a “Mars Yard” where they practise maneuvers. Michael Ignatieff is the Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Prac-tice of Politics, the Press and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Rob Jennings retired three years ago and is chair of TransGlobe Energy, an operating oil company

in Egypt. He sits on the boards of an American oil storage company and four Canadian companies. He’s a past chair of the Prostate Institute. He lives in Canmore, Alta. between flights. Barry Kay teaches political science at Wilfrid Laurier University and is in no hurry to retire. He writes columns for the Waterloo Region (Kitchener) Record and is an election analyst for Global Television. Kay and wife Betty have a pied-a-terre in central Toronto and travel as much as they can. They spent three months in Asia (travelling from Vietnam to Indonesia as well as India) earlier this year. Dave Kerr retired to Jeddore Harbour on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. His community work keeps him very busy. Bob Medland and wife Sally enjoy life in Toronto with Andrew Medland ’95 and Jeanne, John Medland ’97 and Jenny, and their families. Olivia, William, James, Claire, Isla and JJ are all in Toronto. Sally and Bob barged with friends on the Canal du Midi in southern France this past spring. Bob is chief financial officer at the Canadian Securities Exchange, the stock exchange for entrepreneurs. He volunteers as: past chair of the Board of Canadian Professional Sales Association; an officer of the Cruising Club of America; and a board member of a local church. David Medland retired from his practice a while back, but spends a large amount of time chairing an organi-zation that runs homes for people suffering from schizophre-nia. It’s an illness that his brother John suffered from. John Moore still works and has no thoughts of retiring as he loves what he does. Corinne has been retired for more than a year and enjoys the change. They hosted the WOMIST event at their place last June and had a great turnout. Their daugh-ter Hayden was called to the bar in January and practises criminal law in Toronto. She’ll be married in the fall and her father will perform the ceremony. Son Jarrett is finishing his master’s program and will soon be in the workforce. Doug Musgrave and Mary are happy and enjoying their wonderful lives. Richard Reive is a high school teacher. His daughter completed her first year of law at U of T. Don Ross retired as a partner of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto and New York at the end of August 2013 and joined Covington & Burling LLP’s New York office in September as a senior counsel. He built a Canada/United States cross-border practice for Osler in New York in the preceding seven years. He’s now building a Canada/U.S. cross-border practice for Covington clients and often works with Osler in doing so. Peter Sal-loum will retire from Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Man-agement this fall and is looking forward to more golf, travel and community work. He’s the incoming treasurer at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. Son John Salloum ’97 is a privacy lawyer at Osler. Daughter Katherine is a brand manager with Dow Canada and recently moved from Canmore to Calgary. Mike Taylor enjoys lots of flying and the great community at Spruce Creek in Florida. He qualified to fly in air shows this year. His son Geoffrey has returned to California after three years in Alaska and is a senior design engineer with Stantec's energy practice. His younger son Stephen is also in California and is a manufacturing engineer with KLA Tencor, which supplies pro-cess management technology to semiconductor manufacturers.

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Ken Brown, Michael Burns, Claiborn Carr, Sheldon Clark, Nigel Davies, Robert Dick, Andy Duncanson, Richard Floyd, Timothy Flynn, Peter Fono, Bill Foster, John Gilmour, Christopher Hart, Steven Hervey, Geoff Isard, Daryl Jones, Jed MacKay, John MacNamara, Nicholas Miller, Peter Moffett, Hayward Morse, Robert Mustard, Bruce Nicholson, George Orr, Constantin Papasake, John Porter, Donny Ross, Harvey Rubenstein, Barry Sadler, Michael Scott, Jeffrey Scroggie, Richard Senior, Eric Sewell, John Shier, Robert Smith, Guy Somers, John Stewart, Terence Swinton, Hidemi Tamaki, Charles Wakefield, Robert Waldie, Ray Wallingford, Aubrey Watson, Charles Wright

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’67 David Caspari, Class PresidentPassingsJames Harvie on July 26, 2013.

UpdatesRonald Layton enjoys retirement and four lovely grand-daughters. He keeps busy by gardening at homes in Hockley, Ont. and in Ireland by the sea. Leighton Reid retired on March 1 after 23 years as in-house senior counsel at CIBC and enjoys retirement. He worked on: the first CIBC website; online banking at CIBC; Aeroplan and other credit cards; the set-up and operation of President's Choice Financial; and many privacy issues, including a stint seconded to the CIBC privacy office. Now he’s 65 and it's time to find new challenges, like playing golf and tennis and travelling. Reid and wife Nancy will celebrate their 40th anniversary this year and will cruise around Italy and the Greek islands. He recently had a great reunion at Jeff McNair’s house that was organized by Jeff Deeks, Jim Deeks and others. Reid can be reached on LinkedIn, Facebook or at [email protected]. Having put out to the universe that he was ready to slip quietly into a semi-retired state after consulting and coaching for more than 25 years, Rex Hagon now couldn’t be busier. Hagon & Associates continues to offer effective

spoken communications and leadership skills to senior corpo-rate leaders. He also serves as Ontario chair for International Mankind Project and staffs its “New Warrior Adventures.” Now a grandfather, Hagon gets to be a kid again and is an active father to his two teenagers. He’s most proud of the recognition he received from Actra Fraternal: the Leslie Yeo Lifetime Award for Volunteerism. John Gullick is manager of government and special programs for Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons and enjoys semi-retirement. He’s: co-chair of the Canadian Marine Advisory Council’s standing commit-tee on recreational boating; vice-chair of the Canadian Safe Boating Council; past chair and current race director for the Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival; a director for the Trent Severn Antique and Classic Boat Association; and a member of the Trent Severn Water Management Advisory Committee. He’s also a boating safety specialist for the Transport Canada Pleasure Craft Courtesy Check Program and a freelance

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Paul Winnell’s partner Marcelo and their kids Evilyn and Ryan met Greg Michener ’94 and his son Arthur for dinner in Rio de Janerio in March.


writer with an obvious focus on recreational boating safety. Gullick and wife Vicki (Pearse) have two daughters and three grandchildren. Paul Winnell is busy in retirement spending half the year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the other half at his Toronto Cabbagetown home. He attends some UCC Old Boy events and will be in London and Hong Kong in November for school dinners. He and his partner have two kids, Evilyn (9) and Ryan (7).

’69 Bill Shirriff, Class PresidentPassingsAllen W. E. Parks in Toronto on Aug. 2, 2013.

’71 Bruce Battler, Class PresidentPassingsDouglas J. Hahn in Georgian Bay, Ont. on July 6, 2013.Kenneth W. A. Miller in Muskoka, Ont. on Aug. 6, 2013.

’73 Evan Thompson. Class President

UpdatesJamie Ker was recently acclaimed president of the Daven-port Constituency Association of the Green Party of Ontario (GPO), taking over from former GPO leader Frank de Jong. Vahan Kololian continues to build his private equity business, TerraNova Partners, which focuses on mid-market industrial opportunities. It’s developed an interesting model where it attracts entrepreneurs-in-residence who seek new opportunities which TerraNova funds. Kololian and wife Susie have two children, Christopher Kololian '03 and Tanya (The Bishop Strachan School '06). Christopher is an

investment banker with Barclay's in London, England and Tanya is a first year teacher at the A.R.S. Toronto Armenian School. Vahan and Susie are involved in several not-for-profit organizations, including The Mosaic Institute, which they founded in 2007. The Mosaic mission is to bring together Canadians of differing ethnicities whose homelands are in conflict so as to address the conflict among the communi-ties in Canada and try to address the conflict in their home countries. Dundee Staunton sold his confectionery business and assists TerraNova Partners as an entrepreneur-in-res-idence to identify and evaluate acquisition and investment opportunities. He and his wife Patch joined Vahan and Susie, Phipps Lounsberry and wife Barb and other conge-nial travellers on a memorable journey last fall to Armenia, Georgia and Turkey. Officials in all countries were advised to expect more visitors in coming years from the class of ’73. Lounsbery is co-founder and managing partner at Litchfield Capital Advisors, a privately owned Canadian investment firm specializing in capital provisioning of private debt and equity to small and medium-sized enterprises. Rory MacLean just published his 10th book, Berlin: Imagine a City, an intimate and original history of the German capital told through the biographies of its 24 key residents. Over the last year he has also travelled to and written about North Korea, Burma and the unrecognized ersatz-Soviet enclave Transnistria. MacLean, acknowledged as one of Britain's leading travel writers, divides his time between Berlin, Dorset and London, where he’s writer-in-residence at the Archive of Modern Con-flict. Richard Saxton has been Los Angeles Old Boy chapter president for many years. He’s lived in southern California for 31 years and works for a business development consultant helping companies grow revenue. His acting career continues and he’ll play a newscaster in an upcoming movie starring Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton as an aging New York couple. The film should be released later this year. Saxton is also a freelance business reporter for KNX Radio and an automotive multimedia journalist. John Saywell retired this year from his law practice in New York and Quebec. He consults in planning, development and governance and spends a lot of time as mayor of a small municipality while

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Richard Saxton met Governor General David Johnston at the Milken Conference in April.

MP Andrew Saxton ’82 and his brother Richard attended the annual Conservative Party's of Canada Christmas bash.


Stephen Axton, Philip Barber, Brian Burke, Jonathan Davies, Michael Edwards, John Fleming, Stephen Fluegge, John Gady, Hugh Glassco, Bill Goldsmith, Richard Greer, John Hobbs, Peter Hobbs, Peter Isard, Michael Kelly, Clive Kent, Peter Kortright, Andrew Lazarides, William Lewis, David Lockyer, Ashton Mackrell, John MacMillan, Brian Macowan, Robert May, R. J. McClean, Charles McCrow, David McFadyen, Allan Menzies, Charles Murray, Mark Reid, John Ritchie, John Robertson, James Robertson, Bruce Ross, Reg Rutherford, Brad Scott, Paul Shenken, Jamie Smart, Andrew Smith, G. W. Somerville, Gregory Sprick, Peter Thomas, Nigel Vicars, Michael Vos, Robert Wallace, David Wright, Steve Zimmerman

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finishing an off-grid Scottish manor in the Quebec highlands. Charley Scrivener can't seem to leave the world of finance after retiring in 2011 after 33 years with CIBC. He’s back doing what he loves — financing franchisee owner-operators of major Canadian restaurant systems — but now through his own company. When not on duty, he and Patricia can be found sailing their Jeanneau around Toronto Island and down the lake with assorted kids and grandkids. Taylor Teasdale works for a charitable foundation in Detroit. He and wife Cathy live in Royal Oak, Mich. Evan Thompson is owner of Evan Thompson and Associates, a personal branding firm in Toronto. He creates and leads individual and group working sessions for aspiring and established practice professionals and entrepreneurs who wish to enhance their written and spoken communications and networking skills. He enjoys writing, public speaking and mentoring within UCC’s Common Ties program as chair of the Common Ties advisory commit-tee. He’s discovered a flair for stand-up comedy and appears before audiences across the Greater Toronto Area.

’75 Bob Dameron, Class PresidentUpdatesAn esteemed and forward-looking group of founders estab-lished a 1975 “Senior Executive Lunch Club” (SELC) in 1973. Some 20 SELC members now attend these quarterly meetings in Toronto. “Chair for life” Jean-Guy Brunelle and house whip David Moody ensure strict adherence to a code of honour and decorum through a well-designed “Members’ Constitution.” Eighteen classmates showed up at the most recent Toronto dinner in May, including “Deputy Minister of Infrastructure – Ontario” Drew Fagan. Kent Stewart flew in from Bermuda. It’s great that guys make the time and effort to attend and stay in touch as the class prepares for its 40th reunion in September 2015. The reunion organizing commit-tee, under the leadership of Cary Solomon, has started to work on a fun-filled weekend. Brunelle lives primarily in Mon-treal and is recovering nicely from recent rotator cuff surgery. He’s expected to be back pitching soon. Martin Forshaw has moved to Bedford, N.S. Whip Moody lives in Kitchener, Ont. but works in Toronto and Montreal. Greg Colucci gallivants around the globe designing buildings. Bob Dameron is helping launch a new mobility telecom venture with a group of UCCers from the graduating classes of 1990 and 1991. He can be reached at [email protected]. David Bacque is pursuing his dream of receiving an Academy Award and is

dedicated to honing his craft on a full-time basis. Take note, Geraint Wyn Davies. Bruce Rhodes is caring for his wife Liz who, in April 2013 at age 55, was diagnosed with a form of early-onset dementia known as behaviour variant frontotem-poral dementia. She started showing symptoms of the disease in 2010. He invites anyone in the UCC community who’s caring for a loved one with early-onset dementia to contact him to share insights about the way in which dementia has touched their family. He can be reached at [email protected].

’79 Andy Barnicke and Tim Leishman, Class PresidentsUpdatesJohn Gilham planned on going to Greece in September for a two-week cruise. He hopes to retire next year after 35 years as a paramedic. He’ll be 55 on Nov. 27. He celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary with Helen on Sept. 24. He likes to golf and is looking for his first eagle or hole-in-one. He watches, chases and photographs trains, mostly in California. He’s taken up gardening and hopes to make it a full-time hobby upon retirement. He still goes to rock concerts to see Kiss, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Def Leppard, AC/DC and Motley Crue. Robert Deeks and family are doing well in Whistler, B.C. His five-year-old daughter Liv finished her first year in French kindergarten. His RDC Fine Homes company has announced a partnership with the Mike Holmes Group as the first builder in British Columbia to join the Holmes Approved Homes certification program. The first certified homes will be offered for sale in the new Crumpit Woods subdivision in Squamish. Rob Gordon and his wife are proud parents of two Old Boys: Turner Southey-Gordon ’11, who’s a senior at Duke Uni-versity; and Hudson Southey-Gordon ’14, who entered film school at UCLA this year.

’81 Derek Ground, Class PresidentUpdatesLionel Conacher lives in the San Francisco Bay area and loves it. He recently became chair of Wunderlich Securities in Memphis, Tenn. and is “enjoying discovering the musical roots that permeate that city.” His “day job” is senior adviser at Altamont Capital Partners, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based private equity firm. His son Chas studies musical theatre at Pennsyl-vania State University and his daughter Chloe is a junior at Marin Academy and will play soccer at Dartmouth University in 2015. Daughter Jasper will attend Marin Academy next year. Conacher and wife Joan planned to celebrate their

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Dennis Campbell, James Castle, Gerald Chan, John Clarke, Mark Clarke, Wyn Davies, Michael Edlemire, Peter Fraser, Jeffrey Gascho, Grant Harris, Robert Heyd, Les Hillier, Ronald Hull, Nigel Jenkins, Mark Kirkby, Robbie Macintosh, Hugh MacKay, Giles Marks, Chuck McFadden, Doug McGavin, Andrew McLean, Daniel McTavish, William Needham, Alan Raymond, Geoff Riddell, Ian Robertson, Hume Rogers, Stephen Roome, Bruce Scott, John Spencer, John Stewart, John Turner, Anthony Walter, Scott Wilson

’75


Richard Bonney, James Chrones, William Chu, David Common, James Cooke, John Dixon, Mohamed Docrat, Brian Doyle, Edward Drakich, George Duggan, Lindsay Eltis, Ian Fleming, Harold Fulton, Andrew Furlong, Eric Grindlay, John Haydock, David Jenkins, Joseph Leonard, Cameron Mahon, David Meredith, Rodney Northey, Frank O'Kelly, Charles Price, David Robertson, Brian Robinson, Kasra Sadri, Harris Silverman, James Thackray, Ted Walker, Thomas Wardrop

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25th wedding anniversary this past summer with a two-week family paddle on the Nahanni River. David MacDougall has been at 3Macs, a private wealth management business, for 15 years. He and Joanna have been married for 22 years and are “too rapidly becoming empty-nesters.” Daughter Maddie is at Tufts University, daughter Phoebe will attend the Uni-versity of Richmond and son Mike finished Grade 9 at UCC. MacDougall is disturbingly proud that McHugh’s House, of which he was head in 1981, won the 2014 Prefect’s Cup. He runs, though not as much as he’d like to, doing mainly half marathons and 10-kilometre races. He coaches Mike’s bantam baseball team at North Toronto AA and the two of them went to Boston for the Red Sox World Series championship parade last year. Ambrose Murphy and Derek Ground had a great visit at Toronto’s Pilot Tavern last summer. Murphy is moving to London from Dubai, but remains with Standard Chartered Bank. He’s “a travelling tinker patching the pots and pans of the law” and is “still trying to figure out what [he] will do with his life when he grows up.” John Reid is “quite certain that the College is ... pleased that [he] sired two daughters and thus will never have to darken the hallowed halls again.” Rocco Rossi, chief executive officer of Prostate Cancer Canada. is fundraising constantly. He and Blake Hutcheson ’80, CEO of Oxford Properties, created the Step Up for Dads Challenge in the three Sundays leading up to Father's Day. We gather that it involved climbing the stairs of five of the tallest office towers in each of Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. Rossi climbed in all three cities. Joining him on his Vancouver team of climbers was Sean Languedoc ’80. They raised a bunch of bucks for a worthy cause. John Stack-house left The Globe and Mail after many years, including five as editor-in-chief, and is now a senior fellow at the Munk School for Global Affairs at U of T and the CD Howe Institute. He can be reached at [email protected]. Stackhouse remains the only class of ’81 member to have been the featured speaker at Founder’s Dinner and the only one thus far to hold an honorary degree. Iain Taylor was determined to continue his 33-year streak of silence where Class Motes (and little else) is concerned. Sorry, Iain. Bob Wilson has finally achieved his lifelong ambition to become a country squire. He and wife Gale sold their Toronto home and purchased one in Cobourg, Ont., close to the notorious Wilson family compound, Burnwood — which some of you undoubt-edly remember. Or not. Peter Batiste was foolish enough to suggest, in writing and to the entire class, that his many great accomplishments are too numerous to list in Class Notes. This prompted the following response from Francois De Gaspe Beaubien, which may set the standard for future Class Notes submissions: “I must profess that I was truly moved to tears when Peter Batiste accepted his Nobel Peace Prize. When the King of Sweden, in a historic move, knelt before Peter to hand him the Nobel with shaking hands and then broke

down weeping in gratitude … well, not a dry eye in the house. Granted it was a private session, for the world could not know that it was our very own Peter who averted WW III when he talked Putin into backing down on declaring war on Europe over the Ukraine. And to think that Peter convinced Vladimir to come and apologize over the error of his ways. Wow. Yes, I know we can never talk about this to the nations at large, but, truly Peter, I think it would be okay if Derek just wrote a few lines in our closely guarded secret of the Old Times. (Even the head of the NSA does not read OT … how confidential is that?) Finally, I know you are now hard at work on solving world hunger, the energy crisis and how do they get the caramel in the Caramilk. Our thoughts are with you as you continue your journey.”

’83 Andy Burgess, Class PresidentUpdates Gordon Gibson was the chair of this year’s Joe Cressy Golf Tournament at Copper Creek. He encouraged a number of Old Boys and parents to attend and presided over a lively, sold-out event. His colourful commentary matched his shorts and he oversaw an enjoyable and memorable tournament. John Kennedy, wearing purple patent leather golf shoes, lubricated his swing courtesy of Steam Whistle Brewing and stickhandled his way to a respectable eighth place in the over-45 net contest. Steve Cohen, now a highly successful entrepreneur in Boston, flew in just for the day to play in the “hockey” foursome. Doug Steele, John Little and Pankaj Varma also enjoyed the tournament, finishing a few strokes ahead of the Gibson/Kennedy team. However, Ed Lamek, Scott Mathers, Gibson and Andy Burgess put on a real show and walked away with a surprising number of prizes — none of them golf-related. Varma is president of Brook Capital Corporation in Toronto. Brook is a boutique investment firm specializing in real estate and venture capital financing. Ian Watt and Sean Gacich returned to UCC in June to bid Ber-nard Lecerf farewell at a wonderful ceremony in Weston Hall. Charles Bird and wife Andrea have two children, daughter Ava (6) and son Matthew (3). His firm, Earnscliffe Strategy Group (of which he’s a principal and joint owner), provides government relations and strategic communications services to a host of corporate clients. Bird accompanied former United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton on her recent visits to Toronto, which flowed from earlier government and campaign work with the likes of the Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien, the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin and the Hon. Dalton McGuinty. He’s relieved to report that the elected office bug has never bit him, but he’s always happy to offer advice and counsel to classmates who are considering throwing their hats into the ring. Simon Fothergill was appointed deputy secretary to the cabinet at the Privy Council Office in Ottawa and named a queen's counsel. After 19 years in the newspaper busi-

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Grant Back, John Barr, Adrian Blackwell, Timothy Bowen, Sean Calarco, Michael Chalfen, Andrew Cromby, Roberto Del Rosal, David Ezrin, Lincoln Hobbs, Keivan Jinnah, Chris Jones, Simon Kerslake, Graham King, Juris Krumins, Chris Lawson, George Lin, Darren Mason, Peter McDonald, Peter Mellen, Paul Mercer, Alistair Mitchell, Ben Northgrave, Struan Oglanby, John Patterson, David Redman, Andrew Ross, Guramerpreet Sall, David Sargeant, Charles Smith, Robert Spencer, Kyle Swanson, Mario Van Leeuwen, Igor Vojnovic, Donald Will, John Wood, Bill Wood

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ness, Jamie Pitblado joined the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League and is the general manager for the 102nd Grey Cup that will be held in Vancouver in November. He’ll oversee the four-day Grey Cup Festival and championship game. Pitblado’s daughter just graduated from high school and will attend Western University, much to his chagrin. With his oldest son at the University of Victoria, it leaves just his youngest son at home to complete two more years of school before heading off. Pitblado invites class of ’83 Old Boys to contact him whenever they’re in Vancouver, and you can even stay with him if in need of accommodation. Anthony Dor-nan completed the “Tough Mudder Scotland” race on June 15 to raise funds in honour of his sister-in-law and niece, Fiona and Skye Simpson. So far his team has raised £1,700. Anyone wanting to find out about his story can visit his Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com/Anthony-Dornan.

’87 John Cape, Class President

Updates Anant Nambiar has joined FICO as global general manager for the fraud business in New York City. He and wife Hema love living in Larchmont, N.Y. with their three kids. Kumar, who will graduate from high school in 2015, has committed to play baseball at Yale University. Sachin is in Grade 9 and

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Simran is in Grade 8. Namblar would love to catch up with old friends and can be reached at [email protected].

’89 Jim Parkinson, Class PresidentUpdatesAndrew Long has travelled the world with his family since September 2013 and was scheduled to return to Toronto in August. His company, Scavenger Hunt Anywhere, broke the world record for the world's largest corporate scavenger hunt in April in Las Vegas. John Hockin is co-head of public equities at Golden Gate Capital in San Francisco. Graeme Grant is president and chief operating officer at C Quotient in Boston.

’91 Marcelo Cabezas and Tobin Davis, Class PresidentsBirthsAlexis Chatsilias and Kristen Anne Stephen, a daughter, Daphne Marigold, on Oct. 27, 2013.Jason and Leela Gould, a daughter, Serena, on Sept. 11, 2013.Carlos and Karen Ho, twins Paxton and Payton, on July 12, 2014.

UpdatesChris Ritchie is in Panama as managing director for SAB-Miller operations. He enjoys life in the tropics with his three kids. Scott Cattran traded the mountains of Denver, Colo. for the ocean of Virginia Beach, Va. He has a wife and two kids Zoe (7) and Max (4). He lives the good life by boating and beaching, and recommends people coming for a visit. He’s part owner and senior vice-president at Woolpert, where he’s been since 1999, and leads a group of 140 (and growing) information technology professionals and engineers focused on water-related projects for local governments. Alain Cloutier teaches sciience at College Jean-Eudes in Montreal and is the head coach and offensive coordinator of the varsity football team. The school has had a number of former players go to UCC to play for the Blues over the last few years, and two more joined this fall. His wife Annie Beland and their two sons, Matthew (7) and Kieran (4), live in Pointe-Claire, Que., a West Island suburb of Montreal. Gigi Realini’s son Dano started UCC in Grade 7 last year. Adam MacKenzie is president and creative director of SperryDesign and teaches design at NSCAD University in Halifax, where he lives. He’s married and has two boys, Sam (8) and Sean (7), who are both avid paddlers. The whole family surfs. Bill Lewis lives in Melbourne, Australia and works at Haileybury, an inde-pendent school, as a head of house and history teacher. He's married with three daughters and has lived in Australia since 2000. Arash Aminian is an attorney at Latham & Watkins

LLP in Los Angeles. He’s married to Gayane Manukyan and has a child named Shane. Marcello Cabezas is a culture and experience producer and a featured contributor for Huffing-ton Post Canada. James Roscoe is senior software architect at Questek Systems in Toronto.

’93 Hassan Khan and Derek Knop, Class PresidentsBirthsJoe and Nancy Burke, a daughter, Teagan Louise, on July 17, 2014.Christian and Jennifer Lassonde, a son, Jack William Pierre, on Feb. 25, 2014.Russell and Sandra Martson, a daughter, Maya Pauline Jasmina Marston, on May 14, 2014.Joseph and Kirsten Torzsok, a daughter, Hali, in August 2013.

UpdatesAdam Flikerski was named to Oil and Gas Investor’s “20 Under 40” in energy finance. Russell Martson started in a new position as assistant head of school at The Rosedale Day School (an independent school in downtown Toronto), where he’s taught since graduating from teacher's college. He’s one of the directors at Camp Hurontario, a summer camp located in Georgian Bay that was founded by his grandfather, and is owned and operated by his parents. Christian Lassonde started a venture capital firm, Impression Ventures, which focuses on investing in software companies and raising their “Series A” rounds. Stephen Smith moved to King City, Ont. in September 2013. He has two boys: Colby (4) and Evan (6). He’s been with Vision Travel for eight years and gets to travel a lot as a result. Ari Ho-Foster lives in Gaborone, Botswana with his wife and three children. When he’s not playing capoeira, he’s chief of operations for the University of Penn-sylvania’s program in Botswana. John Bartucz is pursuing his master's degree in education and is teaching Grade 8 algebra. He lives in Rochester, Minn. and coaches the local rowing team. Tim Rauenbusch lives in Seattle with wife Kerry and their almost three-year-old son Benjamin. He’s a product planner at Microsoft Corporation. Joe Burke moved from New York to Austin, Texas last year and returned to playing hockey after a six-year hiatus. The hockey circle is small in Austin, but the quality is very good. He left the financial services industry and workis at CA Technologies.

’95 Jeff Goldenberg, Class PresidentUpdatesJim Morrissey is in New York with Blackrock and married with a one-year-old. Ryan Prince is vice-chairman of Realstar Corp in London, England. James Khamsi is with FIRM-Ad.com in New York. Alex Vesely is an anesthesiologist at UBC Hospital.


James Beckerleg, Adrian DeBerardinis, Alessandro DiLorenzo, Robert Doyle, Philip Dydynski, Izaguirre Fernandez, Joshua Fine, Tip Fleming, Trevor Grass, Wally Halladay, David Hambly, James Kayser, Christopher Kent, Adam Lazarus, Matt Lennox-King, Marcus Mantyla, Marc Mekinda, Andrew Murray, Guy Nixon-luke, Charles Park, Frederic Saegert, Trever Tang

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Keith Banerjee, Sergei Bismillah, Michael Corcoran, Alex Dobreanu, Brandon Dwyer, Caleb Feldman, Charles Hamlin, David Hannah, Christopher Hardy, Geoff Hawker, Brian Kennedy, Kenneth Ketchum, Ronald Kopas, Frankie Lam, Kim Lichong, Jeff Lindsay, Christopher LittelJohn, Alexander Mcintosh, Marc McQuillen, Luke Metcalf, Joshua Nugent, Douglas Perkin, Dylan Piliai, John Rowley, Schuyler Sanderson, Gregg Serenbetz, J. M. Shewfelt, Jonathan Southworth, Brian Steel, Ross Therrien, Ben Weiner, Ian Weiss, Jonathan Weisstub, Chao WongDejan Zenar,

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’97 John Medland, Class PresidentBirthsDavid and Terianne Brebner, a daughter, Isla Anne, on Nov. 13, 2013.Neil and Kersta Kennish, a son, Oliver Aksel, on March 19, 2014. Jeremy and Virginia Lui, a daughter, Rachel, on June 20, 2014.Rod and Natalia Manalo, a son, Etienne Robert, in October 2013. Geoff and Anne-Marie Pertsch, a daughter, Emily Jordan, in October 2013. Stephen and Lisa Shaw, a son, Nathan, in September 2014.

MarriagesFahad Ismail to Gui Noor in Lahore, Pakistan on Feb. 21, 2014. Andrey Matusevish to Gillian Harnick in Toronto on April 28, 2014.

UpdatesJustin Klein is approaching his sixth anniversary and lives in Toronto with his wife Amy and his 2.5-year-old daughter Samantha. He recently joined Salesforce.com as an account executive. Neil Kennish, his wife Kersta and their three chil-dren live in Houston. Rod Manalo and his wife and son live in London, England. Geoff Pertsch runs ultra-trail marathons. John Salloum has moved his practice to Osler, Hoskin & Har-court. Stephen Shaw and his family live in Montreal. Andrew Uys is moving to Mount Albert, Ont. Julian Taylor’s band continues to play venues all around Canada. David Beeston moved to Boston, where he works for the Red Sox baseball team. Kris Bruun is an actor living in Los Angeles. His primary credit is Orphan Black, while his latest gig is a movie about James Dean starring Ben Kingsley. Sam Abbotts is deputy head teacher at Hillcrest School in Petrolia, South Africa.

’99 David Anderson and Elliot Morris, Class PresidentsMarriagesTanner Kohara to Erin Bryce in Toronto on Feb. 8, 2014.Elliot Morris to Andrea Gruza in Toronto in June 2014.Paul Ross to Christine Ducruet in France on Sept. 2, 2013.

BirthsHussein Hirji and Erin Baldwin, a son, Alexander, on Jan. 13, 2014.Jeff and Jordan Hill, a daughter, Norah Veronica, on April 24, 2014. Adam and Louise Hess, a daughter, Oliva Anne, on May 29, 2014.Kip and Elizabeth Shaw, a son, Callum, on June 2, 2014.

UpdatesKip Shaw has been appointed vice-president of Cidel Financial Group and relocated to Calgary with his family in October. He and his wife Elizabeth welcomed their third

child in May to join daughter Louise (3) and son Quinn (18 months). Elliot Morris is a consultant with Monitor Deloitte in Toronto. Tate Abols is with Onex in Toronto. Omar Hyder is a cardiology fellow at Brown University. Carson Chan is at Princeton University working on his PhD.

’01 Pete McFarlane and Elliot Pasztor, Class Presidents PassingsAndrew D. Gilchrist in Toronto on June 13, 2014.

MarriagesDeepak Bhangu to Saswati Sen on Aug. 5, 2012.Philippe Champagne to Shannon Miner in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. on June 24, 2013.Kenny Prichard to Andrea Marie on Vancouver Island on Aug. 24, 2013.Nevin Singh to Sonya Gosin in Toronto on June 29, 2014. Cameron Stark to Caitlin Peddie on Oct. 5, 2013.Steve Wall to Alissa Schell in Canmore, Alta. on July 3, 2014.

BirthsPhilippe Champagne and Shannon Miner a daughter, Nora, on Aug. 17, 2014. Jake and Caron Irwin, a daughter, Louise Ann, on April 21, 2014. Peter McFarlane and Sarah Segal, a daughter, Sadie May, on April 27, 2014.Richard Lam and Esther Park, a daughter, Charlotte, on Oct. 29, 2013.Jason and Amanda Webster, a daughter, Marley, in October 2012.

UpdatesOmar Al Zaibak finished his MBA from Ryerson University and is head of marketing for VoiceTrust, a global provider of voice biometrics software that’s headquartered in Toronto. Ashiq Aly Aziz is completing a law degree in Toronto. Mike Bascom moved back to Toronto with longtime girlfriend Rachel. They bought a house together and enjoy life. He works at InBev and is responsible for several of its key Cana-


J. Doolittle, Reza Joorabchi, Ahmad Khalil

Philippe Champagne married Shannon Miner on June 24, 2013 at Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

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dian beer brands. Alex Batler came back from Korea and finished his MBA. He lives in Toronto and is managing partner of Latoplast Ltd., a company focused on occupational health and safety categories. Deepak Bhangu works as a mobile and telecom technology consultant and lives in Mississauga, Ont. Jordan Bimm is a PhD candidate in York University’s graduate program in science and technology studies. His aca-demic research focuses on the history and politics of human spaceflight, and he holds the 2014-2015 NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Science. His forthcoming dissertation looks at the development of astronaut selection requirements during the early Cold War. He also works as an arts journal-ist at Toronto’s NOW Magazine. Philippe Champagne is president of Multi-Glass Insulation, a distributor of building materials in eastern Canada with headquarters in Brampton, Ont. He’s also a member of the Montreal chapter of the Young

Presidents’ Organization. Brendan Dellandrea works with young entrepreneurs at Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone. Andrew Farncomb started Cairn Merchant Partners to advise public and private companies. Drew Halfnight teaches at a school in New York City’s West Village but is moving back to Toronto next year to teach English and French at Royal St. George’s College. He got married in 2012 to Yasmin Hartung and they have a 14-month-old. Ben Kizemchuk joined Altus Securities Inc. in Toronto, where he manages successful growth and income port-folios for his clients. Hart Lambur recently started OpenFolio, a website where investors can share what they’re investing in. Rob MacNeil livies in New Brunswick and works at Irving Oil’s treasury department. Peter McFarlane lives in Toronto and works at LaSalle Investment Management, a private equity real estate fund. He and his wife Sarah have two daughters. Paul McLeese is an operator for NewAlta in Fort McMurray, Alta. He spends winters in Collingwood, Ont. as a ski coach at Craigleith Ski Club. Alex Mimran is making it easier to send large files over the Internet with his company, Minbox. He lives and works in San Francisco. Chimbo Mutuma is back in Toronto from Japan. He’s worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ consulting and deals practice for two-and-a-half years and enjoys it, but his heart is still in Japan. Andrew Nelson is assistant professor of film history and critical studies at Montana State University. He and his wife have a young son. Kenny Prichard is a lawyer with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto. Nevin Singh is back in Toronto and started his own commercial mortgage firm. Cam-eron Stark and his wife bought a house in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood. David Webb returned to Toronto and founded a private placement agency that also providies advisory services. Jason Webster has been promoted to policy analyst in the cab-inet office of the Cayman Islands government. Vince Yuen is in Toronto working as an investment advisor with TD Waterhouse.

Old Boys from Wedd’s met up for Steve Wall’s bachelor party at Barberian’s Steak House in Toronto in June. (l-r) Ari Kopolovic ’01, J.P. Mackay ’02, Steve Wall ’01, Mathieu Dupont ’02, Dimitri Rougas ’01

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664 conversations with 14 old Boy callers over 3 weeks, raising

$94,106

UCC Phonathon 2014

thank you


’03 Mike Annecchini and Chan Sethi, Class Presidents MarriagesMichael Guichon to Dana Goldman on May 17, 2014.Tim Jones to Megan Graham on Aug. 10, 2013.Richard So to Darrelle London on Sept. 1, 2013.Andrew Xia to Lucy Walker in Cambridge, England on April 5, 2014.

BirthsTyler and Kate Ravlo, a son, Whatt Svein, on Dec. 25, 2013.

UpdatesMac Allen’s legal career officially began in 2013 as an associ-ate lawyer at WeirFoulds LLP, practising commercial and civil litigation. He moonlights as a professional lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. Mike Annecchini works at Labatt Breweries of Canada as a national manager of sports and experiential marketing for brands such as Bud Light, Corona, Michelob Ultra and Shock Top. He works with Old Boy Mike Bascom ’01. Tibor Barna works for the British council as an English teacher mentor in Malaysian Borneo. He leads the professional development of 10 English teachers. He’ll begin a fundraising event for a Hun-garian non-government organization dealing with the social integration of minority children via education at the end of this year. Barna will cycle from New Zealand back to Hungary over a year with two of his friends and try to get as much support for the NGO as possible. Jesse Cappe is director and producer at Big Ticket Productions in Toronto. Keith Chan works and trains out of Curitiba, Brazil. After a three-year stint in Hong Kong, Derek Chung resides in north Toronto. He’s worked for the past three years at WorleyParsons Canada, an Australian-based engineering consulting firm. It’s been quite a busy year at work with a Suncor oil sands project, at home planning a wedding with fiancée Amanda (slated for May 31, 2015) and taking care of their dog, Waf-fles (a five-pound Maltese/Yorkshire terrier mix). Nicholas Clarridge finished his family medicine residency training and will specialize in emergency medicine at the University of Ottawa. Morgan Connelly quit his job at the United States Department of Justice in May and spent four weeks travelling around Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. He and fiancée Mattie and their lab Murphy took a cross-country road trip to Seattle, where Morgan will start business school at the Foster School of Business at University of Washington. Planned stops along the way include Toronto, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Winnipeg, Moose Jaw, Calgary, Banff, Jasper, Revelstoke and Vancouver. After backpacking around the world together for a year, Daniel Davids got engaged to his girlfriend of three years, Evelyn Ho. They live in Green Bay, Wisc., where he works in sales for Genentech. They’ll move to San Francisco next summer. Duncan Findlay proposed to Chris Bond, his boyfriend of five years, on a romantic winter walk around Lake Louise, Alta. on the last night of a Vancou-ver-to-Calgary ski trip in February. They live in San Francisco,

where Findlay works as a software engineer at Google. Yale Fox is in New York building his company, RentCheck, which uses big data to tackle the housing inequality issues that exist in the city. Jordan Glicksman completed his master of public health degree at Harvard University last spring and resumed his surgical training in London. Michael Guichon and his wife Dana live in New York. Mark Laidlaw and his wife moved to Calgary at the end of 2013. He works in the information technology department at the University of Cal-gary and is the head coach of its rowing team. They love the lifestyle near the mountains and spent much of the winter on the slopes. Laidlaw, Hugh Switzer, Cameron Brien, Jesse Guss and Chris Ricketts ’02 attended Tim Jones’ wedding in August 2013. Jones is entering his second year at U of T’s Faculty of Law and spent the summer at a full-service firm on Bay Street. Rohan Karunakaran and Steve Robinson attended Andrew Xia’s wedding in England in April. Geordie King learned to code multiple languages, produced an appli-cation for a telecom company that won an Appy Award and hung out in Nicaragua for a month over the last year. He’s a project manager and business development lead at a software startup in Toronto. He plans to study networking and systems theory so he can design bigger and cooler things down the road. Christopher Kololian spent a couple of months last year roaming around the Himalayas and China before starting his new gig as a vice-president in Barclays’ mining invest-ment banking team in London, England. Mike Korzinstone is principal at Silver Lake Partners in New York. Joe Lace proposed to his girlfriend, Jessica Jarvis, on the same bench on the Columbia University campus where they met back in the summer of ’06. He works as a mergers and acquisi-tions banker with J.P. Morgan in San Francisco. Andrew Lee finished his MBA at INSEAD and works in mergers and acquisitions at Blackstone Advisory Partners in London. Ben Lewis lives in Los Angeles and recently completed shooting his writing/directing/producing debut, a short film called Zero Recognition that includes music composed by Jeff Mor-row. Kenny Ng recently divorced Bay Street and founded Kenneth Ng Professional Corporation, a legal and business

Alex Bertrand (centre) is a firefighter at Montreal's Trudeau Airport

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consulting practice focused on providing practical advice to entrepreneurs on their new ventures, with a specialty in real estate investment and lending. He focused on keeping his golf handicap under 18 over the summer. Jon Polubiec’s pop-up restaurant is now permanent. It does brunch on weekends, lunch during the week and a social dinner service until 2 a.m. seven nights a week. Julian Pomfret-Pudelsky lives in London and is head of credit algorithmic trading at Credit Suisse. Andrew Ramsay is a senior vice-president in equity derivatives at Jefferies in New York. He planned on travelling to Greece with Adam Cheung and to Alaska with his family over the summer. Tyler Ravlo lives in Halifax and works as a physiotherapist. Mark Salzman is nearing his second year at Blue Mountain Capital and divides his time between Brooklyn and Tokyo, so feel free to ask him where to find the best arti-sanal pickles or sushi omakase in either city. After finishing his master’s degree at Yale Law School, Chan Sethi returned to New York in the summer to begin a one-year clerkship with a federal judge. Varun Shah moved to Chicago to work at AlixPartners in January 2013. You’re welcome to stay with him if you’re visiting town. Richard So and Darrelle London spent their honeymoon in Mozambique and South Africa and reside in downtown Toronto. Curtis Westman is in Toronto working as a copywriter at global public relations firm Weber Shandwick. He still hopes to be an astronaut or a pirate.

’05 Ryan Adams and John Rozehnal, Class PresidentsBirthsGeoff and Cara Brie Dittrich, a daughter, Azaleah Rhymes, on Feb. 21, 2014.

UpdatesRupert Owen is a helicopter flight instructor in Salt Lake City, Utah Nick Sucharski is in Toronto working as a product supervisor at Zimmer. Harjot Atwal is an articling student at JCY Law in Toronto. Aaron Chiu practises law in San Francisco with Lathan & Watkins. Chris Dale is in sales and marketing at West Coast Fishing Club in British Columbia. James Chaukos has returned to North America and is at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania working on his MBA. John Rozehnal is a medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York. Gilles Hickey is an analyst with TD Securities in Toronto.

’07 Alain Bartleman & Rhys Jubb, Class PresidentsMarriagesPascal Visentin to Renai Sveinso in Edmonton on July 1, 2014.

UpdatesAndrew McLean is as an associate at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Wendall Mascarenhas is heading to Montreal to start a six-year combined medical doctor/oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty program. Aron Zaltz finished 2L at U of T’s Faculty of Law and is learning how to litigate. Andrew Binet is working on a master's degree in urban planning at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Geoffrey Liu enjoyed his third year of medical school at Yale University. Adrian Kwok finished his third year at McKinsey & Company in New York and moved to Palo Alto, Calif. in September to begin his MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Alex Soutter studies law at U of T and spent the summer biking across America. Shaun Mehta is pursuing his medical degree at U of T and will graduate in 2015 prior to starting residency. Grant Boyle is an assistant director in the film and television Industries. Brandon Park works in finance and has been in New York City for eight years. Anyone is in the area is invited to give him a shout at [email protected]. He recently saw Devin Hart for the first time in seven years and they shared some brews aboard a boat bar in Chelsea. Peter Park is in his fourth and final year at the University Of Michigan Medical School and preparing to apply for internal medicine residency next year. Logan Feldman has worked at L'Oreal Canada since graduating from McGill with a com-merce degree in 2011. He’s national account manager for Target Canada. Adrian Goodgoll has been at Toronto-based advertising agency Zulu Alpha Kilo for two-and-a-half years, working on brand repositioning projects for major Canadian brands, including Corona Extra and Interac. Alfonso Cheng is still alive. Justis Danto-Clancy is director of facilities and productions at The Theatre Centre. When not working, he plays rugby, soccer and ping pong. His theatre company, The Howland Company, presented 52 Pickup at The Fringe Festi-val this year. Taylor Kain is entering his fourth and final year of medical school at U of T. He’s interested in global health and plans to pursue a career in surgery, with an interest in international surgery. Hartland Pitfield is a specialty under-writer for the Chubb Insurance Company of Canada. Dorion Positano lives in Toronto and is brand manager at Procter & Gamble. Jason Prince received a masters of science in sustainability management from Columbia University. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is director of research at Karbone, a full-service renewable energy finance firm. Matthew Spencer finally accepted that "ski bum" isn’t an appropriate career choice and is working towards an MBA at McMaster Uni-versity. Martin Shen is expanding his San Francisco-based start-up, UpOut, to every city in North America. Mihai Stanescu is getting married to his university sweetheart, Katie, in September at Wooden Sticks Golf Course. They took a three-week honeymoon in western Europe. He success-fully wrote his uniform evaluation, finalizing requirements to become a chartered accountant. At work, He’s an auditor with KPMG LLP in downtown Toronto, operating in the energy and mining sectors. Jonathan Yim is looking for work, prefer-ably in the technology field. He’s waiting for his green card and hopes to work on the west coast. His interests include Bitcoin, investing in high tech stocks (Google, SolarCity and Tesla), web development, machine learning and program-ming. He enjoys riding his Ninja 300 during the summer. Ishan Parikh works in corporate finance and risk at Rogers in Toronto. Evan Williams grew a mobile location recommen-dation startup with Alex Litoiu ’08 and sold the company

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before spending five months backpacking in southeast Asia. He’s finalizing moving to the United States west coast for a full-time software engineering position. Justin Wasser has consulted at KPMG’s management consulting practice in Toronto for two years. He’s been involved with a few entre-preneurial startups in the hyper local mobile marketing and analytics space. He volunteers for RightToPlay's leadership board of young professionals and is actively involved in the UCC Young Alumni Committee. Derek Weaver recently completed an MA in medieval history at Cardiff University and is considering embarking on a teaching career. Bernard Ho works at Accenture's management consulting practice. Justin Tang is in Hong Kong trying a hand in technology. Omar Madhany finished law school at the University of Pennsylvania in May. He’ll join the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York as an associate in the fall. Nick Pope is back in Toronto after two years working in London, England. He started as an analyst at the family firm, Pope & Company, in October. Cody Dolgay graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and will begin articling at a civil litigation firm in Toronto. He enjoys nights out in the city with other Old Boys and looks forward to finishing school. Devin Hart moved to New York in 2014 to work for IBM's software group. Jamie Browne lives in Vancouver and does inside sales for a mobile tech firm when not playing in the mountains on his skis, bike and snowmobile. Phil Ruffolo is studying for his master's degree in economics at Western University. Vicar Rizvi graduated from U of T. Andrew Mihalik studies law at U of T. Travis Ritch is a lawyer for Mourant Ozanes in the Cayman Islands. Julio Koch is partner at Watson Wyatt in Madrid, Spain. Alfonso Cheng is an information technol-ogy specialist in Toronto. Zach Meyerowitz is an account manager at TubeMogul. William Kwok is an analyst at TD Financial in Toronto. Ivan Hui is in New York at the Brookling Law School. Donny Szirmak studies law at U of T and spent the summer working at a corporate law firm in Toronto and New York. Kaustubh Bal studies medicine at U of T after obtaining his HBSc in life sciences from Queen's University in 2011. Peter Gordon moved to New York City from Toronto and works in equity capital markets at Scotiabank. Logan Pritchard lives in New York and works for The Blackstone Group. Sanzhar Sultanov finished shooting a movie titled Hacker in New York, Hong Kong, Toronto and Bangkok. Post-production is finished and plans are underway for its release. Follow the movie on Twitter at #hacker2014. Andrew Mihalik was a summer law student at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Toronto. Bryant Shum is finishing his final year at Harvard Law School, after which he plans to work at a law firm in Boston. Brian Law spent the summer in North-ern Karamoja, Uganda. Ali Khan is the chief procurement officer at A.K. Khan & Company Limited in Bangladesh. AKK was started by his grandfather in 1945. Khan is chief financial officer of S.K. Khan & Company Limited in Canada, which primarily invests in stocks and real estate. It started in 2011 and has created a solid portfolio with an average return of eight per cent since inception. Khan co-founded Alam Ali Khan Limited, which deals in after-mar-ket auto parts of commercial vehicles in Bangladesh, in 2011. DJ

Rossi completed his BA in English and history at Dalhousie Uni-versity before going on to receive an MA in history. He returned to Toronto to pursue a master's of teaching degree at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Ted Festeryga attends the University of Texas School of Law in Austin and is on schedule to graduate with a J.D. in 2016. James Graham is a professional actor in Toronto. In addition to steady work on stage and screen, he and Danto-Clancy are founding members of the Howland Company, whose first production was awarded the Best of Toronto Fringe 2014. Michael Ching is entering his fourth year of medical school at U of T and plans to become a surgeon.

’09 Nick Lombardo and Karim Pabani, Class PresidentsUpdatesAfter graduating from Queen's University’s commerce pro-gram, Spencer Thompson took a break over the summer and enrolled in Toronto Film School in January. He’s studying to write and direct his own films and become a gaffer (lighting manager) or editor for a day job. Reza Madhany has worked in New York since September 2013 at Xaxis, a digital adver-tising company. He enjoys sunsets, long walks on the beach and frisky women. Zayn Khamis just graduated with a double degree in biology and finance from Western University. He’ll begin his masters in biology, focusing on genomics and gene expression, in the fall. Henry Pope is a productions assistant/camera man at Salt + Light Media. He plans on re-applying to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the fall. Spencer Rob-inson completed his second year at U of T's Faculty of Law and worked for the summer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. After some travelling, Karim Pabani is an account executive at H2 Central Marketing and Communications. He enjoys exploring the world and volunteering as head of marketing for Pursu.it, a not-for-profit crowd-funding site that raises money for Olympic athletes. Preston Chin is working on his master’s degree at McGill University. Bo Chen lives in New York and works at Deutsche Bank. Ali Shah Hirani is managing direc-tor at Hiranis Pharmaceuticals in Pakistan. Scott McCain is in Halifax at graduate school taking biology. Giles Carmi-chael opened his own law firm, Carmichael Law P.C., with an office on New York City’s Park Avenue South.

’11 Graham Vehovec, Class President

UpdatesKunal Jain finished his third year of BMSc at Western University. He’s followed his passions by studying, working in research, playing squash, teaching blind adults how to swim and serving as president of Friends of Doctors Without Borders at Western. His aspiration is to pursue a fulfilling career in medicine. Sanjay Zimmerman spent his junior year studying at the London School of Economics and enjoyed connecting with a few Old Boys living in his residence hall. He worked in investment banking at Rothschild in London this summer and will travel through Asia in the winter. Brandon Sit enjoyed his final year in undergraduate immunology at U of T and works at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children researching mechanisms of listeria pathogenesis. He looks

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forward to graduate studies in science next year. Frankie Lam is a senior studying economics at Columbia University. Having interned at Goldman and Lazard for the past two summers, he hopes to pursue a career in finance in New York after graduating. Sean Hacker Teper spent the spring semester studying tropical ecology in Ecuador. He lived in the Amazon rain forest for a month and almost died climbing an active volcano. Aly Kassim-Lakha entereed his senior year at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in its investment banking division over the summer. William Hall is a senior at Yale University, where he studies philosophy and was elected pres-ident of Yale Men's Rugby. He spent this summer in New York at the law firm Paul, Weiss and tentatively plans to go to law school. Matt Scoon spent six months in Europe enriching his linguistic foundation while studying politics at the University of Manchester. Of all the languages he encountered, the Man-cunian accent stands as the most foreign. After coming down from Oxford, Philip von Hahn spent the summer working at a hedge fund in London, England. Disillusioned and wary, he’s completing his final year at Williams, writing a daunting thesis on ninth century biographies. Graham Vehovec joined the RBC Capital Markets team in New York over the summer. He’s a senior at Duke University, where he heads the Canadian Club and manages the basketball team.

’13 Zach Mahon, Class PresidentUpdatesCraig Lowen worked at a mine in Hagersville, Ont. as a proj-ect engineer from January to May. One of the things he did was integrating flying drones into plant operations. Elliott McMurchy worked as an undergraduate medical science researcher at U of T this summer. Bruce Chi is learning Span-ish at the University of Chicago and hopes to spend a few years working in Chile. Evan Coulter is beginning his major in finance and concentration in entrepreneurship at McGill University’s faculty of management. Juan Pablo Victoria enjoyed his first year of commerce at Dalhousie University

and worked at an advertising agency called Bob's Your Uncle in Toronto to gain experience for his co-op placement in January. He was glad to spend time at home in Colombia over the summer before attending the Dalhousie varsity soccer team pre-season camp after missing last season due to an anterior cruciate ligament tear. Connor Bullock loved his first year at Wilfrid Laurier University and spent the summer working on the network and development team for Rouge Media Group. Eric Tweel enjoyed his first year at McGill University doing a double major in honours political science and honours philosophy. He’s a writer for the McGill Tribune and published an article in the Montreal Gazette about the state of the humanities in universities today. Nick Yeretsian spent the summer working on releasing his debut hip-hop album under the pseudonym Nick Why? He finished a short film that will be submitted to an Armenian film festival this fall. Matt Hacker-Teper continues his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University in Chicago, where he declared a double major in biology and French in the pre-medicine field. Through Northwestern, he’s deeply involved with the Special Olympics community in the Chicagoland area. He’s working hard to bring a new philanthropy initiative called Project Mailbox to campus. After an amazing first year at McGill University, Zach Kim worked at a tech startup company in Toronto called 500px. He also spent part of his summer working at UCC Summer Camps before returning to Montreal for school. Brayden Singh is at University of Waterloo for accounting and financial management and is excited to start his first co-op work term this winter. Zach Mahon loved his first year at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. He worked at YK Pao School in Shanghai, China to help organize a summer camp and improve his Mandarin. Nathaniel Sagman is in his second year of the honours mathematics program at McGill and is minoring in religion. He spent the summer working at UCC Summer Camps. He also works as an independent math tutor and volunteers at local public schools. He competed in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championship in June.

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Class of 2014

Canada

United States

International

21.7 %

5.7 %

72.6 %

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111Canada

30USA

ontario University of Guelph 2

Huron University College (Western) 1

King’s University College (Western) 1

McMaster University 3

University of Ontario Institute of Technology 1

University of Ottawa 2

Queen’s University 13

University of Toronto 8

University of Waterloo 5

Western University 34

Wilfrid Laurier University 5

York University 1

Total 76other Provinces University of British Columbia 5

Dalhousie University NS 12

University of King’s College NS 4

McGill University QC 6

University of New Brunswick 1

Université Laval QC 6

Polytechnique Montréal QC 1

Total 35

United Kingdom

University of Bristol UK 1

University College Dublin IE 1

Durham University UK 1

University of Edinburgh UK 1

University of Exeter UK 1

Royal College of Surgeons IE 2

University of Oxford UK 2

Total 9

United states

Bates College ME 1

Boston University MA 2

Bowdoin College ME 1

University of California at Berkeley 1

University of California at Los Angeles 1

Carleton College MN 1

Carnegie Mellon University PA 1

University of Chicago IL 2

Cornell University NY 1

Emory University GA 1

Georgia Institute of Technology 1

Harvard College MA 1

Middlebury College VT 1

New York University 1

Northeastern University MA 1

Northwestern University IL 1

University of Pennsylvania 2

Princeton University NJ 3

Quinnipiac University CT 1

University of Rochester NY 1

Skidmore College NY 1

St. Lawrence University NY 1

Stanford University CA 1

University of Washington 1

Yale University CT 1

Total 30

9U.K.

CANADA 111

39INTERNATIONAL

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Upcoming EventsSunday, Nov. 30 Festival of Carols 4 p.m., Laidlaw HallFriday, Dec. 5 Festive Marketplace 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., UCC Hewitt Athletic CentreTuesday, Dec. 23 Young alumni wing night

(for 2010 to 2014 leaving classes) 7 p.m., Scallywags

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Sunday, Jan. 11 Winter open house at Norval 1 to 3 p.m., UCC Norval Outdoor Education CentreFriday, Jan. 23 Winterfest All day, UCCSaturday, Jan. 24 Alumni hockey game 11:30 a.m., Wilder ArenaWednesday, Feb. 11 Founder’s Dinner 6 p.m., UCC Hewitt Athletic CentreSaturday, Feb. 14 to

Sunday, Feb. 15 CANY Hockey Tournament Central Park, New York CitySunday, March 22 Maple Madness 1 to 3 p.m., UCC Norval Outdoor Education CentreThursday, April 9 Nuit Bleue 6 p.m., UCCTuesday, April 14 Calgary branch reception TBCWednesday, April 15 Edmonton branch reception TBCThursday, April 16 Vancouver branch reception 6 p.m., Terminal City ClubThursday, April 23 New York branch reception 6 p.m., TBCFriday, April 24 San Francisco branch reception 6:30 p.m., TBCSunday, April 26 Los Angeles branch reception 3 p.m., Jonathan Beach ClubSunday, May 3 Spring open house at Norval 1 to 3 p.m., UCC Norval Outdoor Education CentreTuesday, May 5 Spring reunion dinner 6 p.m., UCCSaturday, May 9 May Day All day, UCC Tuesday, May 12 Volunteer reception 6:30 p.m., UCC Thursday, May 21 Common Ties Finance LunchNet 12 p.m., Fasken Martineau LLP Sunday, May 24 Spring Sports Day 11 a.m., UCC Wednesday, June 3 Joe Cressy Golf Tournament 1:30 p.m., Copper Creek Golf Club Tuesday, June 9 Sir John Colborne Dinner 6:30 p.m., UCC

Be a recruitment ambassador We travel to recruit great students. If you’d like to introduce a family to UCC, contact associate director of admission Tricia Rankin about activities in your area at [email protected] or 416-488-1125, ext. 2221.

International(Please note that exact dates are subject to change and are provided for purposes of connecting prospective families to admission representatives while they’re in a particular city, region or country.) Nov. 27-Dec. 1: Ad Astra, Cuernavaca, MexicoJan. 15, 2015: CAIS Fair, Nassau, Bahamas

Tickets please! Our boarders love exploring everything Toronto has to offer. So if you’ve got sports, theatre or concert tickets you can’t use, please consider donating them to give our boarders a memorable outing. Contact Samantha Kerbel in the Asso-ciation Office at [email protected] or 416-488-1125, ext. 2239.

Stay connected Please contact the Association office at 416-484-8629 or 1-800-822-5361 toll-free anywhere in North America for more information. Email [email protected].

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UCC’s community has always played an integral

role in the College’s success. Once again, we

are asking for your involvement as we seek

out the next generation of extraordinary boys.

The kind whose curiosity and desire will live

up to the highest standards we know: our own.

Perhaps it’s your very own son. Maybe it’s a

neighbour’s boy in whom you see boundless

potential. Or maybe, it’s a boy farther afi eld

who, you just know, would thrive as a boarder.

To all of them, the promise of a world leading

IB program and facilities second to none

await. But only if we get to know them fi rst.

To make that introduction, kindly contact

David McBride at 416 - 488 -1125 ext. 2220

or [email protected]

We’re asking Old Boys to help usfi nd new boys.


A fundraising campaignof huge ambition.

And even bigger purpose.

Upper Canada College has

embarked on a $100-million

fundraising effort. But it is not

the Think Ahead Campaign’s

ambition as the largest fundraising

effort in Canadian independent

school history that will define it,

but rather its splendid purpose: to

provide unprecedented access to a first-rate Upper

Canada College education to more high-potential

boys, regardless of their financial means.

To this end, $50 million (yes, half!) will go directly

towards scholarships and bursaries.

The remainder will be deployed in three important ways.

First, in ensuring the College’s classrooms and labs

are state of the art. Second, providing boarders with a

world-class residential experience. And last, in funding

great teachers and innovative

programs that nurture such

qualities as creativity,

community and good old-

fashioned character.

And here’s the amazing part:

Our Think Ahead Campaign

has already raised $90.4 million

of the goal — a sign that marks both the enthusiasm

and defining moment importance with which the

UCC community is approaching this campaign.

Please join us in this important effort to make

a great school even greater.

Let’s help UCC cement its reputation as the

place boys go to become men the world will

care to meet. To learn more, please visit

ucc.on.ca/ThinkAhead

Honorary campaign co-chairs: Kelly Meighen William P. Wilder ’40

Honorary campaign treasurer: John M. Thompson ’60

Campaign co-chairs: Loudon Owen ’76 Andy Pringle ’69 Laurie Thomson

Campaign cabinet: Andy Burgess ’83 Jill Denham

Susan Guichon Phillip B. Lind CM ’61 Michael MacMillan ’74 Stephen Marshall Richard Phillips ’85 Harry Samuel ’84 R. Browning Watt Q.C. ’62

Boarding campaign co-chairs: Martin Abell ’81 Blake Hutcheson ’80 Adam Markwell ’92

Thanks to these visionaries who have spearheaded the Think Ahead Campaign from the get-go.

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