Winter 2005 - Faculty of Information

DECEMBER 2005
ınformed
faculty of information studies
Focus on
a student
MikeTissenbaum
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Also Inside:
Dean’s
Message
Faculty &
Staff Update
FIS Alumni Instrumental in
Markham Library Renovations
Annual
Donor Listing
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informed | dean’s message
Life as an Information School
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Brian Cantwell Smith
Dean
“
…our aim is to
‘lift our sights’
to conduct research,
offer education,
and participate in
the definition of
future informationintensive practices.
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INFORMED
No. 57, December 2005
Publications Mail
Registration No. 1780182
ISSN 1198-9874
Dean: Brian Cantwell Smith
Editorial Board: Sara Figueiredo,
Judy Donnelly, Judy Dunn
Contributors: Krista Boa, John
DeSantis, Judi McCallum, Brian
Cantwell Smith, Mike Tissenbaum,
Kimberly Wachta, Debbie Walker.
Designer: Samantha Edwards
Cover photo: Anton Marcu
Photography
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FIS was invited to join
a new consortium of information schools
(“i-Schools”), the first Canadian Faculty to be so honoured. The i-Schools have banded together to build
brand identity and foster collaboration. Their longterm goal is to have the word “i-school” fall as trippingly off the tongue as “law school” or “b-school.”
An inaugural conference for the i-Schools community was held Sept. 28-30, 2005, at Pennsylvania
State University. The conference was intended as a
celebration of the field and an opportunity to share
best practices in research and education. After
accepting the invitation to join the consortium, on
behalf of the FIS community, I was pleased to represent UofT at this inaugural event, immediately followed by a productive day of meetings with the
other i-Schools.1
What is significant about the i-school movement,
I believe, is its reflection of the depth of change to
social practices that digital information and communication technologies are making. As emphasized in our Academic Plan, FIS is not focused on
technology per se. Rather, our aim is to “lift our
sights” to conduct research, offer education, and
participate in the definition of future informationintensive practices. This vision is shared by the other
i-schools; the group recognizes that relationships
among people, information, and technology permeate all of society. The group’s charter “takes it as
given that expertise in all forms of information is
required for progress in science, business, education,
and culture.” Our challenge is to articulate this
vision in a form that is concise and compelling.
There was considerable interest at the conference
in our new Academic Plan. Three tenets received parN SEPTEMBER 2005,
Letters, comments, and address
updates should be sent to:
The Editor, INFORMED
The Faculty of Information Studies
University of Toronto
Claude T. Bissell Building
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Fax: 416-978-5762
Email: [email protected]
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ticular attention: (i) our commitment to maintain
and strengthen our focus on libraries and archives,
and to integrate those with an emphasis on museums, out of a recognition that the leadership and
curation of information resources is fundamental to
an educated society; (ii) our goal of establishing
strong collaborative relationships with other academic units, out of a recognition that information
expertise is a shared strength of university and society more generally; and (iii) our interest in playing a
role as a “pilot project” for future informationintensive organizations. The phrase “informationintensive,” which we use in our plans, and the idea of
a serving as a pilot project, were both themes that
were picked up in several quarters.
But terminology is challenging. In part, I believe
that retaining an explicit focus on libraries, archives
and museums will help. Even if they are no longer
mentioned in our name, these institutions remain a
proud part of our tradition, and will be a vital part
of our future. With respect to the practice of information professionals more widely, I cited an editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine espousing the category of “informationist.” As I said to the group, the
term “informationist” initially struck me as awkward. For a week after hearing it I felt ill, followed by
several weeks of mild indigestion. But the term has
merits: it is a single word, not weakened by “practitioner” or “professional,” and it lacks prior connotations. And the odd thing is that eventually my symptoms passed; I can now use it without batting an eyelash. Mull on it a bit; over time, like me, you may
find that it goes down smoothly.
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Faculty of
Information Studies
KEEP IN TOUCH
The best part of a school newsletter is keeping up with news from old
classmates. If you’ve got a new job, retired from the one old, written
a book, won an award or done any number of other interesting things,
we’d love to hear from you. Please be sure to include the following
information when you contact us: name, graduation year, address,
and, of course, your great news.
Stay up to date on faculty news and events by adding your name to the FIS Alumni e-mailing list!
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Faculty of Information Studies Alumni Association (FISAA):
President’s Message
’ D L I K E T O W E L C O M E Y O U all to the 2005-06
year at FISAA. We started the year off with a bang
at the FIS Student Orientation welcome week
Reception where I enjoyed speaking with many students and alumni.
FISAA has an exciting year planned. We are looking forward to enhancing alumni communications,
as this new version of INFORMED demonstrates.
Efforts are also being made to improve the alumni
website, and to archive FISAA materials. Watch for
the call to submit any FISAA documents or items
you may have.
Also, please watch for announcements about
events at the Faculty. These include special lectures,
the Alumni Teas that take place each semester, and
FIS Spring Reunion, which is tentatively booked for
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June. These gatherings provide the opportunity to
stay informed about FIS and allow you to keep in
touch with the Faculty and your fellow alumni. I
also look forward to FIS Alumni reception at the
OLA Super Conference on Feb. 3, 2006, at Joe
Badali’s Restaurant in Toronto.
We encourage you to e-mail the alumni office and
make sure you are on the Faculty e-mail list, so you
hear about these events first! Contact us at: [email protected].
If anyone has any ideas for other FISAA projects
or would like to become a member of the executive,
please send me an email at [email protected]. I
look forward to hearing from you.
Have a great year and I’ll see you out and about at
the exciting FISAA gatherings we have lined up!
Kim Wachta MISt ’97
President, FISAA
Editor’s Message
FIS: Out of the Classroom and In Living Colour
NE AFTERNOON IN THE FIS INFORUM , as we
waited for the INFORMED cover shoot to
begin, I took a few minutes to talk to our “cover guy,”
new student Mike Tissenbaum. As we exchanged
pleasantries about his recently-sprained ankle, the
weather and the crush of October schoolwork, we
touched upon a couple of interesting experiences
Mike has had thus far at the Faculty. One particularly intriguing story was his recent afternoon with
Professor Dereck de Kerchove and his colleagues.
Mike was invited to join a conversation at the
McLuhan Coach House, where he sat, mesmerized by
the passionate, intellectual discussion that was taking place. After he finished describing the encounter,
Mike paused for a moment and then remarked, “I
like FIS because of all the opportunities it provides
outside of the actual course work.” I was really struck
by his comment; to me it reflects what is special
about the FIS community, not to mention this
December issue of INFORMED.
While lectures, seminars and exams are vital parts
of any graduate educational experience, Mike has
discovered what many of us are already understand
about the dynamic learning environment at FIS.
We celebrate that spirit with a newly-designed
INFORMED. In this issue, we have shared stories of
library development in Markham, new faculty hires,
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and the latest student and alumni updates. FIS does
not end at the doors of the classrooms at 140 St.
George Street; rather, we are moving ahead, inspired
by Dean Cantwell Smith’s vision of the Faculty and
the ongoing enthusiasm of academic and administrative staff. Speakers’ series and Dean’s Teas generate new discussion and reflection at the Faculty, and
alumni from all walks of life are returning to talk to
students and share tips from their dynamic and
diverse careers. This collaboration reflects the very
spirit of the Faculty, and our professions.
INFORMED has traditionally been an alumni
publication, though I like to think of it as relevant
for the entire FIS community. The Editorial Board
of this issue has made an effort to create a forum
for students, faculty, staff and alumni to share
their news and celebrate their achievements. It is
my hope that, as time goes on, INFORMED will
outgrow these twelve pages, and include stories,
announcements and updates from all over the
world. We encourage you, our readers, to send in
your photographs and pitch story ideas to us.
What would you like to hear about? FIS is a vital,
growing Faculty at the University of Toronto, and,
as Mike asserted, it provides a unique and rich
opportunity for learning in the fields of library and
information studies.
Sara Figueiredo
Editor
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informed | student update
The DSA Celebrates
Student Achievement
H E N E W S C H O O L Y E A R is
now in full swing. The
Doctoral Students Association
(DSA) began the year by hosting a
potluck lunch to welcome new students. We are delighted to welcome
eight new colleagues this year:
Sambhavi Chandrashekar, Keren
Dali, Max Evans, Melissa Fritz,
Candice Magowan, Amy Marshall,
Rhonda McEwan, and Scott
McLaren. Following the lunch, we
conducted our fall term DSA
meeting and elected a new executive. Thanks go to our former executive members for all their work:
Jean Dryden (president), Luanne
Freund (vice-president), Herman
van den Berg (treasurer), and Greta
Golick (secretary).
I am pleased to announce this
year’s executive: Krista Boa (president), Jennifer Trant (vice-president), Lisa Daulby (treasurer), and
Melissa Fritz (secretary). I would
also like to extend a big thank you
all those who represent the DSA
on the many internal committees
at FIS. Finally, congratulations
are in order for those colleagues
who have successfully defended
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their dissertations and graduated
in the last year:
•
Anabel Quan Haase –
Information Brokers and
Technology Use: A Case
Study of a High-Tech
Company (November 2004)
•
Dana Senuse – A
Comparison of Manual
Indexing and Automatic
Indexing in the Humanities
(November 2004)
•
Leslie McGrath – Service to
Children in the Toronto
Public Library: A Case Study,
1912-1949 (Book History and
Print Culture collaborative
program, June 2005)
•
Asim Qayyum – Analysing
and Making Sense of the
Markings Placed on
Electronic Documents
During Private and Shared
Readings (November 2005)
We wish you all the best in
your future endeavours!
FISSC Works to Improve
the Student Experience
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spent the end of the summer
preparing for a successful Orientation Week. Faculty enrolment
is growing, and we have ever larger and more diverse crowds. The student council made a huge effort to
make their first week at FIS a positive one and to give new students
the right start. I am proud to say
that the task was accomplished
with flying colours and we got
great feedback from students.
The other important endeavour
was to organize student council
elections. All FISSC members promoted the Council and its values
and encouraged potential candidates. As a result, our membership
increased from eight to 22. I am
Stanislav Orlov
proud to announce that we also
President, FISSC
have a much larger representation
from the Archives and IS streams, compared to the last year. This
allows FISSC to better understand the needs and concerns of these
groups and we are doing our best to take care of them.
Finally, we spoke to many part-time students and realized that
they are interested in being a part of the FIS community, but don’t
see an opportunity to fit FISSC’s many programs into their busy
schedules. We decided to study the problem and to devise new ways
to facilitate contacts between members of this large (1/3 of the student body) group and to include them in our activities.
This year, FISSC is a vibrant, enthusiastic organization and we are
going to co-operate with all stakeholders to make studying at FIS a
great experience.
IS STUDENT COUNCIL (FISSC)
Recruiting at Home
On October 5 and 6, FIS hosted booths at the
Graduate and Professional Schools Fairs at
Uof T Mississauga and St. George campuses.
The fairs were excellent opportunities to raise
the profile of the Faculty and attract the
attention of the highest-caliber students.
FIS students Nidhi Sachdev and Farah-Kai Ledford answer
questions at the Career Centre on St. George campus.
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focus on a student | informed
Mike Tissenbaum
Why FIS?
I chose FIS because it was highly recommended by
one of my professors during my undergrad at the
University of Western Ontario, and because U of T,
and especially FIS, is one of the most dynamic schools
in terms of fostering interdisciplinary studies.
What was your undergraduate degree in?
Administrative and Commercial Studies, specializing in Finance.
What are you studying at FIS?
I’m in the Library and Information Studies program.
What do you think of the changes in the field of
librarianship/information management in the last
few years? Where do you see this field going?
I think as the world’s information becomes increasing digitized, information management will become
more and more crucial. We see companies spending
more and more on acquiring, retaining and utilizing
information capital, and this is making for some
turbulent but exciting times in the field of information management. I feel that librarians and other
information managers will play an increasingly vital
role in this information age.
As a student, how have you stayed involved at the
faculty?
As vice-president of the student council, I’m very
closely involved with the student body and I get a
chance to be more intimately connected with the
Faculty itself. This position has allowed me to sit in
on academic council meetings and to further understand both the internal and external forces that are
shaping our Faculty. With new staff hirings on the
horizon I feel it’s necessary to be closely involved as
a responsible member of the program.
I’ve also tried to attend many events that FIS has
hosted, including the Dean’s Teas and the McLuhan
speaker series over the summer. These events not
only bring the Faculty closer together, but also give
me a chance to really see what’s going on in my field.
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Is this your first time on a student council? What
made you decide to run for office?
This is my first time on a student council, but I have
held similar positions in the past. During my undergraduate degree I was part of the executive of UWO’s
Shinerama fundraising team, where I worked very
closely with both students and faculty to promote
awareness and raise money for Cystic Fibrosis
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research. I also spent two years as on Western’s orientation team helping students get accustomed to
first year life at university. Both of these positions
were fun and rewarding experiences.
I decided that with all the changes taking place at
FIS that it was important to get involved to ensure
that the Faculty will be the best it can both for
myself and other current students, but more importantly for future students in our program.
What FIS events are you are looking forward to over
the next year?
I’m looking forward to several speakers’ series that
are coming up over the next few months, and to the
new teacher hirings that are going to be taking
place. And I always look forward to the Faculty
nights at Rowers’ Pub, because it gives me a chance
to see all my classmates away from the hectic world
of books and bibliographies.
What are you hoping to pursue when you graduate?
I’m looking to pursue either my PhD to continue
my studies in information in society, or to move on
to a Law degree with a focus on freedom of information and information property rights.
“
The program is
going through
a lot of changes
right now and
we all have a
responsibility to
take ownership
of that change...
”
As this is a newsletter that goes out to FIS alumni,
is there anything you’d like to say to them?
Absolutely! I encourage all of you to continue to
support the program by staying involved and active.
The program is going through a lot of changes right
now and we all have a responsibility to take ownership of that change, to ensure that the FIS tradition
at U of T stays strong. Come to one of the speakers’
series, or join us for a Dean’s Tea and get reacquainted with the staff and students. Lend your valuable
experience in your fields to us new and hopefuls!
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On the Job ...
Judy Dunn, Assistant Dean, Academic and Program
You are the first person appointed to this new position at FIS. What are your responsibilities?
I oversee student services, which include recruitment, admissions, registration, financial aid,
awards, and placements. I’m also responsible for
continuing education, communications and public
relations. An important aspect of the PR work is collaboration with the FIS Development Officer to promote alumni relations and produce this newsletter.
Judy Dunn
Assistant Dean, Academic
and Program
What do you see as the most challenging aspect of
your job?
APPOINTMENTS
The bureaucracy at the University of Toronto is
quite daunting. After 15 years as graduate coordinator at the School of Library and Information Studies
at Dalhousie University, I knew how to bend the
rules when necessary and who to contact to get
things done. I’m still figuring that out at U of T.
The Faculty is fortunate to have
had a number of new staff join us in
recent months. As announced in the
last issue of FIS Informed, Judy Dunn
was appointed to the newly-created
position of Assistant Dean, Academic
and Program, in June of this year
(profiled above). In the main office,
Adriana Rossini (MLS ’90) joined FIS
as In-Program Placement Officer and
Registrar while Bisa Saleh was
named Secretary to the Dean. We
also welcome Sherri Vokey, who has
taken on the responsibilities of
Web Services Librarian at FIS.
We have also been pleased to hire
two assistant professors, Siobhan
Stevenson and Nadine Wathen.
Nadine’s appointment begins next
year but she is currently at FIS one
day per week.
In addition to these new faces,
several long-time FIS staff members
have recently taken on new positions.
Kathy Shyjak has been appointed
Grants Officer and Conference
Coordinator. Kathy’s office is now
located on the 6th floor of the FIS
building. At the front desk in the
main office, students, staff and
visitors are greeted by Jennifer
Rennette, who is now Receptionist
and Faculty Secretary. Joining her
in the reception area is Alfredo
Gonzalez, the Faculty’s new
Operations Assistant.
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How will this new position benefit FIS students and
alumni?
Loyal, supportive alumni are created from satisfied
students and I think it is important to provide a
positive and personal experience from the time
prospective students first contact the Faculty for
information about our programs. Promoting communication between the professional community
and the Faculty, actively involving the alumni and
other professionals in recruitment, curriculum discussions and job placement should benefit our students and our programs.
On a personal note ...
What was the biggest change you noticed when you
moved back to Toronto?
It's bigger, busier and taller. The Yorkville coffee
houses of the late 60s have been replaced by chi-chi
stores and multi-million dollar condos, and Rochdale, the former hippie haven, is a senior’s residence.
However, it’s still the energetic, optimistic and exciting place that I remember.
What is the best thing about living here?
There are so many things, I don’t know where to
start. Theatre, music, ballet, art galleries. Whole
Foods. Not owning a car. Doing a job that is as fantastic as my last one.
What do you miss about Halifax?
My friends and my hairdresser!
History of the Book in Canada
Project Thrives at FIS
Professor Patricia Fleming
(BLS ’64, MLS ’70) is looking
a bit more relaxed these
days, not only in anticipation of her upcoming retirement in June, but also because as principal investigator and project director of a History of the Book in
Canada/Histoire du livre et de l’imprimé au Canada
(HBiC/HLIC), she and the editorial team recently
delivered the English manuscript of the third and
final volume of HBiC/HLIC to their publishers. Their
five-year project was awarded 2.3 million dollars by
the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
of Canada in 2000. With its head office at FIS and
sites in six other cities coast-to-coast, the team has
produced a bilingual history of Canadian print culture, and has compiled five book history databases.
“FIS provided a generous welcome, offering
administrative support, office space, and a splendid
launch party in the Inforum for Volume 1,” says Prof.
Fleming. “More than a dozen FIS students have joined
the project as research assistants, and fifteen FIS
alumni have written on topics as diverse as print for
young readers, books in Native languages, Arctic
shipboard printing, censorship, book illustration and
design, libraries and librarianship, and bookselling in
Newfoundland.” She adds: ‘HBiC/HLIC project manager, Judy Donnelly (MLS ’87), is also an author, as
are current FIS doctoral students Andrea Rotundo
(MISt ’99) and Greta Golick (MISt ’00), Leslie
McGrath, who defended her PhD thesis at FIS this
year, and three faculty members. And former dean
Francess Halpenny has provided both wise advice
and a lively text on scholarly publishing.”
“It has been a challenging five years, but we’re
delighted to see Canadian book history on the international map.”
alumni events | informed
FIS Opens its Doors to Spring Reunion 2005
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the FIS Alumni ment and an extraordinary commitment to the field of
Association (FISAA) hosted a lovely evening information practice or librarianship. FISAA was
thrilled to name Ken Setterington (MLS
by welcoming back honoured alumni
’82) as this year’s Award winner. As
with an open house at the Faculty. The
Children and Youth Advocate at the
event, which attracted nearly 100 alumToronto Public Library, Ken has made an
ni and friends, featured tours of the
outstanding contribution to librarianship.
Inforum and the new Usability and
In his role at TPL, he has created programs
Interaction Lab in Room 307. Jazz
such as the popular TD Summer Reading
pianist James Reynolds provided live
Club, and has made a special effort to proentertainment for the crowd.
mote Canadian books and reading. Ken
In keeping with tradition, the alumni
was
also cited for his “mentoring spirit”:
association was also proud to present
Edward White
his colleagues have been guided and
the annual Alumni and Student Jubilee
inspired by his passion for his field.
Awards at the Spring reunion. The
Both Ken and Edward graciously
Student Jubilee Award was given to 2005
accepted their awards from FISAA pastgraduate and Student Council pastpresident Roula Panopoulos (MISt ’99).
president Edward White, who was recThe Faculty was privileged to present the
ognized for his efforts on behalf of his
Jubilee Awards to such deserving alumni.
fellow classmates. Among his many
Spring Reunion was a rousing sucaccomplishments, Edward lobbied the
cess, and we hope you will join us for
Faculty and Dean to add a practicum
Reunion 2006. We are tentatively lookcourse to the curriculum, and worked
Ken Setterington
ing at hosting an event in early June
tirelessly to maintain a dialogue between
and invite you to watch for information on upcomstudents and administration.
The Alumni Jubilee award honours career achieve- ing festivities at FIS.
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Members of the FIS Community Enjoy a “Voyage” in Norway Last August
From August 14 to 18, library and information professionals gathered
in Oslo, Norway for the International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions (IFLA)’s 71st Annual World Library and Information
Congress, titled “Libraries – a Voyage of Discovery.”
FIS alumnus John DeSantis (MLS ’91) shared some photographs of the
Congress with INFORMED.
Kirsti Nilsen (PhD ’97)
with her husband.
John DeSantis (left) and Prof. Lynne Howarth (MLS ’78, PhD ’90; on the far right) with fellow
Canadians at a reception given for Canadian librarians at the Canadian Embassy in Oslo.
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JOHN MISKA (BLS ’62) was inducted in 2004 into the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in
Budapest in recognition of his accomplishments as a scholar and bibliographer in the field of
Hungarian studies in Canada. In addition to books of essays, stories and anthologies, John
has published some 20 book-length bibliographies, including Canadian Studies on
Hungarians 1886-1986, (Regina, 1987) and its 3 major supplements (Ottawa, 1992;
Budapest, 1995; Toronto-Budapest, 1998), the latter available on the Internet via the
National Library of Hungary website. John is also the author of Literature of HungarianCanadians, (Toronto, 1991), a collection of essays, an extensive bibliography, and biographies that introduce the work of more than 90 authors who have published books of poetry
and fiction in Canada. He has also compiled Ethnic and Native Canadian Literature – A
Bibliography (Toronto, 1990), with some 5,500 citations of primary and secondary material by
65 nationalities in 75 languages.
STEPHANIE WALKER (MLS ’95, former director and treasurer with FISAA) has left her position
as University Librarian at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, to commence a new post
as Manager, Collection Services, for Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library of Medicine
in Boston. Friends and colleagues can contact her by email at stephanie_walker2@
hms.harvard.edu.
JANICE (LEBLANC) HATT (MLS ’76) retired in November 2004 after 28 years with the
Government of Canada. Janice began her career as Assistant Librarian, Canadian Forces Staff
College in Toronto in 1976, moved to Ottawa in 1980, and to Burlington in 2001. During that
time she held a variety of positions, including Departmental Librarian and Records Manager,
Department of National Defence; Senior Advisor in Information Management, Treasury Board
Secretariat; Director, Information Management, Justice Canada; and Regional Director,
Informatics, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. She is looking forward to travelling and spending
more time with her grandchildren.
BERT RIGGS (MISt ’02) was named head of the new Archives and Manuscripts division of
the Queen Elizabeth II Library at Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, effective
June 1, 2005.
ALEX FAYLE (MISt ’96) has taken an alternate career route with his degree, starting a residential professional organizing business, FayleSafe Solutions, in 2003. Alex is currently president of Professional Organizers in Canada, a national association that has grown from sixteen to over 400 members since 1999. Through his organizing business, Alex has appeared on
CTV’s Canada AM, CITY TV’s Breakfast Television, and Global TV’s Moneywise. Alex is also pursuing a certificate in chronic disorganization from the National Study Group on Chronic
Disorganization (www.nsgcd.org).
LARYSSA TYSON (MISt, ’00) is currently working at Havergal College as Online Communications
Manager in the Office of Advancement. She.was married to Mark Lebar in June 2004.
MARY OLIVER (BLS ’70) retired in June 1999 after 24 years as a teacher-librarian in three of the
former East York elementary schools. She and her husband purchased a five-acre rural property near Orillia, Ont., where they are busy with renovations. They spend winters in Gulfport,
Fla., and Mary volunteers both in her township library and in Gulfport to help keep up to date
in library news and advancements. She extends best wishes to her classmates of 1970.
LAURA SOTO-BARRA (MLS ’91) has been appointed senior librarian at National Public Radio
in Washington, DC. Laura has been head librarian at the Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper for
the last five years, and moved to the U.S. in 1997 to work at The Florida Times-Union in
Jacksonville. Prior to that she held positions at Micromedia and the Toronto Reference Library.
As a French professor at Scarborough Campus, PETER MOES (BLS ’54) went “out of the loop”
and into retirement just before a knowledge of computers became unavoidable and mandatory. He reports: “Upon retirement, fearing that I was fast sinking in the backwaters of
Ontario like a good dinosaur, I obtained (at great expense) a PC. ... Perhaps, one day, I will
know how to play a game of chess with His Lordship, but for now I am glad to send and receive
e-mails at [email protected].”
ILO-KATRYN MAIMETS (MISt ’02) Librarian at York University’s Steacie Science and
Engineering Library, was awarded the 2004 Academic Librarianship Award by the Ontario
Confederation of University Faculty Associations, in recognition of her role as a subject specialist in nursing and kinesiology.
A number of alumni and former faculty have contributed to a book on succession planning.
The book, entitled Staff Planning in a Time of Demographic Change, was edited by alumni
VICKI WHITMELL (MLS ’84). Alumni contributors include STEPHEN ABRAM (MLS ’80), DONNA
CHAN (MISt ’97, PhD ’02) and CINDY BEGGS (MLS ’91). Former faculty member Joanne Gard
Marshall wrote a chapter, as did the late Prof. Ethel Auster. The book was published in the
Spring by Scarecrow Press.
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Cynthea Penman (MLS ’79) and Karen Wierucki (MLS ’80) celebrate
their Arbor Awards with FIS representatives (left to right): Assistant
Dean Judy Dunn, Development Associate Sara Figueiredo, Dean Brian
Cantwell Smith, and Vice Dean Joan Cherry.
FIS Honours Leading Volunteers
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H E A R B O R AWA R D S C E R E M O N Y was held September
12, 2005 at UofT President David Naylor’s home. The
awards, established in 1989, recognize outstanding volunteers
for their service over a number of years to the university and its
constituencies. FIS was proud to honour three volunteers at
this year’s ceremony: Karen Wierucki, Cynthea Penman, and
Roula Panopoulos (who was unable to attend that evening).
The awards were presented by Provost Vivek Goel, and Dean
Brian Cantwell Smith, Vice-Dean Joan Cherry, Assistant Dean
Judy Dunn, and Development Associate Sara Figueiredo were
at the event to celebrate the achievements of our volunteers.
Roula Panopoulos (MISt ’99) has been involved with the
alumni association as a director, vice-president, and president.
FIS is currently going through an exciting period of growth
and change, and Roula has given the alumni a voice by putting
in extra time at FIS and meeting with the Dean and other senior members of the Faculty during the past year. She continues
to be involved as past-president of the alumni association, and
as the FIS representative on the UofT College of Electors.
Cynthea Penman (MLS ’79) became involved with the
alumni association as a director in 1999. Since then, she has
become increasingly active in alumni activities, serving as secretary of the association for the past 5 years, and playing a significant role in alumni events. Cynthea’s participation in the
FIS community has extended beyond the alumni to students;
she has coordinated alumni participation in a student
practicum course, and provided students with job-hunting
tips and guidance. Her unassuming manner belies a strong
dedication to the Faculty; over the years, she has become an
invaluable part of the FIS community.
Karen Wierucki (MLS ’80) has remained involved with
FIS for over 10 years. After graduating, she played several
roles on the executive board of the Faculty alumni association, serving as a director, vice-president and president, and
recently committing to another year as vice-president. Karen
has been instrumental in book sales, spring reunion planning, the 1994 Dean’s hiring committee, and is currently
serving a second consecutive term as an alumni representative on the Faculty Council.
The Faculty is thrilled to have the involvement of such positive and dedicated individuals, and was honoured to recognize
Roula, Cynthea and Karen’s outstanding commitments to the
FIS community.
feature | informed
“A ‘Wow!’ Library”: FIS Grads Plan
Markham’s Library for the 21st Century
and the first flush of the
Internet in the 1990s, library schools, library literature and even
libraries themselves wondered if the library as a physical space would
survive. Would users stop coming to the library and choose instead to
surf the Internet in the comfort of their own homes?
The Net has indeed become a huge source of information and a
major communication tool for the public, but this has not stopped
them from coming to the library and enjoying library space. Many of
the libraries built during the 1960s to 80s boom have undergone renovation, and in localities with growing populations, such as the Greater
Toronto Area, new buildings have opened to meet the demands of an
eager public.
A team of FIS grads in Markham, Ontario has been hard at work for
several years on a library for the 21st century, and on Feb. 12, 2005, the
Angus Glen branch of Markham Public Libraries officially opened to
the public. Catherine Biss, CEO (MLS ’75), Larry Pogue, Director,
Public Service Quality (MLS ’85), Bob Henderson, Director, Strategic
Planning and Service Support (MLS ’75), Debbie Walker, Manager of
Library Strategy (MLS ’95), Pat Reid, former Collection Development
Coordinator (retired) (MLS ’77) and Sharon Philip, Manager of
Thornhill Community Library (MLS ’76) were all part of the initial
planning team, and Judi McCallum (MLS ’95) is the Branch Manager.
I
N T H E H E Y DAY O F T H E T E C H B O O M
E
Markham’s experience has
demonstrated that the public library
has retained its significant role
in the landscape of public space.
Planning for the Angus Glen Library was strongly influenced by the
example of the successful “Library of the Future” concept, developed for the
Richmond Public Library’s Ironwood branch by Richmond’s Deputy CEO,
Cate McNeely, who worked as a planning consultant for Angus Glen. The
fundamental principles of Angus Glen’s service models and design are:
Start with the customer — ask what are the customer’s needs and
expectations? Plan everything — from signage to opening hours —
from the viewpoint of the customer.
Use self-service concepts and technology to free staff from repetitive
material-handling tasks so that they have time to provide proactive,
personalized customer service.
Learn from the success of the super-bookstores — use merchandising
retail-type displays to market the collection to our customers and to
provide retail-type comfort to encourage customers to stay, browse,
learn and borrow.
Designed by the Toronto architectural firm Shore Tilbe Irwin &
Partners, Angus Glen Library occupies 30,000 square feet on two
floors around a central atrium.
As library customers enter the
branch they are greeted by staff,
have the opportunity to browse
new and highlighted materials
in attractive display units, and
are met by roving information
staff as they move into the
stacks. Comfortable seating areas,
numerous study rooms, fireplaces on two levels, a glassencased computer lab, wireless
Internet access, a fibre-optic
night sky in the Children’s area,
self-check technology and a café are just a few of the
features that entice users to view the library not only
as a place to find information and materials, but
also as a welcoming and comfortable destination.
In spite of earlier prophecies regarding the redundancy of library buildings, Markham’s experience has
demonstrated that the public library has retained its
significant role in the landscape of public space.
Angus Glen Library boasts overflow crowds on weekends and now accounts for almost a third of the system’s total circulation. As Catherine Biss comments,
“Creating the Angus Glen Library has been an exciting experience, and has resulted in an amazing success story. It was designed for our customers, and
they have welcomed it enthusiastically. Circulation
and visits have exceeded all our projections. We asked
for a WOW library, and we got it.”
Judi McCallum
Debbie Walker
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informed | in memoriam
FIS Says Good-bye to a Friend
Professor Ethel Weiss Auster, AB, MLS, Ed.D., Professor
demic libraries and librarianship in
at the Faculty of Information Studies, passed away unexpectedly in her Canada, and the significant mentorsleep on July 1, 2005. Born in Montreal on June 4, 1942, Prof. Auster ing role she played in the careers of
graduated from Outremont High School in 1959, attended McGill academic librarians.
During her career Prof. Auster
University 1959 – 1960, and after two years in Cambridge, England,
resumed her undergraduate education at Boston University. She published three books, co-authored two others, and wrote numerous
obtained a Master’s degree at Simmons College, also in Boston, and scholarly articles. A reviewer praised her latest book, Downsizing in
was the librarian at Brookline High School for two years. After the Academic Libraries, co-authored with Shauna Taylor (University of
birth of her son David she returned to Canada, settling in Toronto. She Toronto Press, 2004), as “ground-breaking” and “the most comprehenresumed work as research librarian at the Toronto Board of Education, sive survey of the impact of downsizing in Canada’s university libraries.”
Another noted “the remarkable, even exemplary, clarity of thought
then as librarian at OISE/University of Toronto.
It was at OISE that Prof. Auster began her studies for her doctoral behind the writing and structure.” In addition, noting a property that
degree. While completing her research and dissertation, she was endeared her to generations of colleagues and students, the reviewer
appointed Assistant Professor of Library Science at the University of pointed out that “refreshingly, Auster and Taylor’s conclusion offers
Wisconsin, Madison. A year and a half later she returned to Toronto to suggestions for improvement, reminding readers that ‘economic downjoin the University of Toronto, in what was then called the Faculty of turns are part of the normal business cycle,’ and concluding that the
results from this study can help in getting it right the next time.”
Library Science.
In addition to her own research, Prof. Auster served her community in
For 23 years Prof. Auster was an esteemed and well-loved Professor
at what became the Faculty of Information Studies. She served as Chair many capacities: she was twice elected to the Governing Council of the
of Doctoral Studies for 15 years, guiding scores of students through University of Toronto, and over the past two years spent countless hours
the program — providing insight, research direction, and practical reviewing doctoral student award applications for the Social Sciences and
advice that made her a legend across the country. A brave, forthright, Humanities Research Council. She had unfailing energy for doctoral stuand committed colleague, she was a mainstay of the Faculty through a dents, many of whom were inspired by her forthright intellectual honesty,
number of major changes and developments. She was also a frequent her unstinting regard for others, and her exacting scholarly standards.
speaker at a variety of North American conferences, including those of With many of them she formed lasting friendships.
Prof. Auster is survived by her son, David L. Auster, his wife Janis H.
the Canadian Library Association and the American Society for
Auster, of New York City, and David’s father Henry Auster, of Toronto.
Information Science and Technology.
Prof. Auster’s research dealt with libraries, management, and infor- Condolences to the family can be sent to [email protected] or by
mation use — covering such topics as the information-seeking behav- post to the Faculty. FIS is also proud to announce a doctoral student
iour of managers, the evaluation of online services, information dissem- award in Prof. Auster’s name, and is currently accepting donations for
ination, the retrenchment and downsizing of large academic libraries, this important project. Ethel Auster made a true impact at the Faculty,
and she will be tremendously missed.
and most recently the training and development needs of librarians.
The recipient of many awards,
Prof. Auster was granted the Miles
Blackwell Award for Outstanding
Academic Librarian in June 2005 by
Barbara (Tubman) Beardsley (BLS ’62)
Kathryn Lippert (BLS ’48) – January 28, 2004
the Canadian Association of
Elizabeth (Malcolm) MacRae (BLS ’38)
– February 11, 2005
College and University Libraries
Primrose Bredl (BLS ’53)
– October 10, 2005
for her “outstanding national and
Barbara Buchan (BLS ’68) – August 31, 2002
John Maitland Marshall (BLS ’52) - October 26, 2005
international contribution to acaChristine Mary Buchanan (MLS ’72) – July 3, 2005
M. Sunshine McArthur (BLS ’37) – August 7, 2005
demic librarianship and library
Dorothy Chambers (MLS ’72) – December, 2004
Frederick Howard McIntosh (BLS ’70) – June, 2005
development.” As noted in the citaJoan Clement (BLS ’70, MLS ’74) – January 23, 2005 Elizabeth Pearson (BLS ’51) – July 17, 2005
tion, she “demonstrated this
Elspeth Croll (BLS ’42)
Susan Shea (MLS ’96) – March 20, 2005
achievement through her formidaSheila Egoff (Dip. Lib. ’38) – May 22, 2005
Rita Shoniker (BLS ’46) – July 9, 2005
ble research and publishing record,
Edith Firth (BLS ’49) – July 23, 2005
Evelyn (Churcher) Smith
in which her projects support the
Maud Godfrey (BLS ’40)
(Dip. Lib. ’35, BLS ’39, MLS ’70) – April 7, 2005
investigation of issues relating to
Iris Jones (BLS ’61) – March 10, 2005
Hudson Standing (BLS ’57) - October 28, 2005
academic librarians and academic
Ruth Kraulis (BLS ’51, MLS ’69) – May 11, 2005
Lucy Weiner (BLS ’42)
libraries.” The award also lauded
Jean Lavender (BLS ’40) – February 23, 2005
Verniece Webber (BLS ’64) – October 9, 2005
her role as a spokesperson and
Edith Lawford (Dip. Lib. ’35) – February 18, 2005
Eleanor Whitlock (BLS ’44) – January 27, 2005
leader who actively promoted aca-
THE FACULTY REMEMBERS THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED ON RECENTLY
10 DECEMBER 2005
Thank You to Our Donors: Alumni, Friends and Corporate Contributors
The students, faculty and staff of the FIS
community thank you for your generosity
over the last year. This list reflects
pledges made to FIS from September 1,
2004 to August 31, 2005.
President’s Circle Member ($1000+)
Sandra Alston MLS ’73
Mavis O. M. Cariou BLS ’65, MLS ’67
Anna S. Chan MLS ’83
Chun Wei Choo PhD ’93
Andrew H. Clement
Twyla G. Gibson
Derrick de Kerckhove
Karen E. Melville
June E. Munro Dip. Lib. ’43, BLS ’62, MLS ’72
Hilary V. Nicholls BLS ’61
Michael Jackson Paine
Cynthea C. Penman MLS ’79
Keith Schengili-Roberts
Brian Cantwell Smith
Dean’s Circle Member ($999-$500)
Stephen Abram MLS ’80
Joan M. Cherry
Charles M. Cushing BLS ’59
Wendy Duff
Ian R. Dutton MLS ’79
Diane Henderson BLS ’64, MLS ’67
Sheila I. Lacroix MLS ’91
R. Brian Land BLS ’53, MLS ’56
Duncan McLaren BLS ’68
Michael and Jane Millgate
Nancy Williamson BLS ’50, MLS ’64
Faculty Patron ($499-$250)
Lenora G. Aedy BLS ’57, MLS ’78
Ethel W. Auster
E. Stanley Beacock BLS ’47, MLS ’69
Patricia L. Belier MLS ’80
Richard Crouch PhD ’81
Greta Petronella Golick MISt ’00
Balfour Halevy
Frances E. Hoag MLS ’82
Ketchum Canada Inc.
Kenneth F. Ladd MLS ’86
Yvan Lamonde
Clara G. Miller BLS ’44, MLS ’71
Susan B. Potter MLS ’77
M. Diane Rooke BLS ’69, MLS ’70
Sheridan Park Association
Harry H. Shore
Miriam J. Simpson BLS ’70
Toronto Area Archivists Group (TAAG)
D. Joan Winearls BLS ’60, MLS ’74
Friend of the Faculty ($249-$100)
John M. Arndt BLS ’66, MLS ’73
Joyce M. Banks BLS ’68
J. Merlyn Beeckmans BLS ’62, MLS ’77
Irena L. Bell BLS ’69
Judith A. Benninger MLS ’75
Ruth L. Benton BLS ’51
Ada Berti BLS ’65
Marjorie G. Bethune MLS ’89
Judith A. Bialkowski MLS ’79
Margaret Boyd BLS ’56, MLS ’79
Margaret A. Brennan MLS ’73
Anne Brunner MLS ’79
Bohdan Budurowycz BLS ’55
Camrose Burdon BLS ’69
Donna M. Burton MLS ’80
Sheila A. Burvill MLS ’76
Catherine M. Cain BLS ’68
Barbara J. Cameron BLS ’55
Sheila Carleton MLS ’93
Ruby M. C. Chan BLS ’67
Frances E. Clee BLS ’54
Linda W. Corman MLS ’74
Ruth W. Corner BLS ’50
Betsy R. Cornwell BLS ’66
Marion J. D’Amboise MLS ’81
F. E. Davidson-Arnott BLS ’70, MLS ’74
Judy Donnelly MLS ’87
Suzanne Therese Dubeau MLS ’97
Charles Grunby Dunham MISt ’05
Mary G. Evans
Barbara J. Finlay BLS ’68
Juliet D. Flaczynski MLS ’93
Gilles Gallichan
Leonard Russell Geddie BLS ’68, MLS ’72
M. Elizabeth Gibson MLS ’77
Eleanor B. Gilbert BLS ’54, MLS ’77
Edith E. Gvora BLS ’69
David M. Hayne
Robin Healey MLS ’86
Peggy W. Ho MLS ’76
T. H. Howard-Hill
Jennie Huie MLS ’81
Susan Ibbetson MLS ’87
Barbara E. Irwin MLS ’73
Margaret J. Johnson MLS ’83
Malva Kannins BLS ’54, MLS ’65
Ann E. Keller BLS ’54
Wallace Kirsop
Joan Lampel BLS ’49
Enid R. Laulicht BLS ’66
Elizabeth M. Learmouth BLS ’70
Helen D. Lee BLS ’66
Val K. Lem MLS ’87
Lesley A. Lewis MISt ’99
Thomas Kim Kwong Li MISt ’95
Janice M. Long BLS ’70, MLS ’76
Barbara E. Lounsbery BLS ’70
Mary Low MLS ’84
Linda D. Lowry MLS ’88
Helen I. E. Lukacs BLS ’67
Magdalen Lukacs BLS ’67
Clare-Marie Lyons MLS ’74
Alan MacDonald BLS ’64
Christine S. F. MacDonald Biggar MLS ’76
Rev. Doctor Allan MacDonald BLS ’51
Marion Matthias BLS ’69
Judith E. McAdam MLS ’96
Joanne McCarthy MLS ’95
Joan Fenella McCatty MLS ’94
Isabel G. McDonald BLS ’47
Katherine D. McKinnon BLS ’49
Lori P. McLeod MLS ’84
Peter F. McNally
E. Cheryl McTait BLS ’69
Janine L. Miller MLS ’82
Victoria E. Milnes MLS ’74
Noreen M. Mitchell MLS ’86
Casian Moscovici MLS ’88
Robert F. Nardini MLS ’80
Desmond Neill
Kirsti Elizabeth Nilsen PhD ’97
Lisa A. O’Hara MLS ’92
Susan D. Omnet MLS ’87
Amy J. Paget MLS ’78
Flora E. Patterson BLS ’57
Cecilia L. Peterson BLS ’61
Beatrice M. Pickett BLS ’48
Lejune Pier MLS ’96
Isabel F. Pitfield BLS ’68
M. Lynn E. Poth BLS ’62
Michelle A. Quealey MLS ’76
Margaretta G. A. Rice BLS ’58
Trina Karen Richard MLS ’94
Lillian M. Rider
John S. Russell BLS ’50
Ann Schabas BLS ’64
Irene Shlapak BLS ’70
Cyrele Shoub MLS ’90
Catherine Simpson MLS ’89
Carlo P. Spadoni MLS ’80
Randall D. Speller MLS ’98
Margaret E. Stafford BLS ’50
Ruth K. Stedman BLS ’42
Patricia E. Stone MLS ’80
S. Gail Strachan MLS ’91
David H. Sumi MLS ’89
Marcia Sweet BLS ’70
Marion J. L. Tait
Jane Taylor MLS ’74
Perry Tom MLS ’96
James Ian Marc Turner PhD ’94
Scott Valentine MLS ’81
Liana Van der Bellen
Marianne Vespry BLS ’58
Thomas B. Vincent
Jean V. Wheeler MLS ’78
Isobel E. and John Wilkinson BLS ’50, MLS ’54
Dorothy L. Wilson BLS ’61
Paula Wilson MLS ’92
Faculty Supporter (Up to $100)
Rebecca Jane Abitbol MLS ’96
Andrea Aitken MLS ’90
Sandra E. Allan MLS ’90
Nancy A. Alzo MLS ’83
Rita Aquan-Yuen MLS ’77
Gregg Arst
Effie C. Astbury MLS ’86
Glenys E. Babcock MLS ’79
Barbara J. Balderston MLS ’84
Bank of Montreal
Barbara Elizabeth Bassett MLS ’85
Susan H. Baumann BLS ’70
Rhoda K. Baxter BLS ’47
Jennifer M. Bayne MLS ’82
Clare Beghtol MLS ’81, PhD ’91
M. Ruth Bennett MLS ’75
Joyce E. M. Billich BLS ’57
Steven J. Billinton MISt ’97
Grant F. Birks MLS ’76
Marie Boehm BLS ’71, MLS ’74
Margaret H. Boehnert BLS ’69
Mary Bond MLS ’85
Glenn J. Bonnetta MLS ’76
Elske M. Bosma MLS ’79
Ritvars Bregzis BLS ’54
Andrea P. Brimmell MLS ’79
Sharona Brookman MLS ’92
James Kellond Broughton BLS ’69
Judith C. Brown MLS ’86
Elizabeth Ann Bruton MLS ’94
Michal A. Calder MLS ’90
Elva Wynette Cameron BLS ’66
Karen Ann (Shirley) Carbox MLS ’90
James Carley
Jean E. Cawkwell BLS ’53
Beverly A. Chataway MLS ’77
Alison J. Colvin MLS ’83
Carol Burnham Cook MLS ’94
Owen A. Cooke BLS ’68
Lynda G. Curnoe MLS ’90
Judith A. Curry MLS ’81
Linda J. E. Davis MLS ’72
Wendy A. Davis MLS ’80
Lisa I. Demczuk MLS ’97
Sharon Ruth Dennis MLS ’92
Patricia L. Desaulniers BLS ’69
M. Y. Jean Deyo BLS ’49
Janice S. Dietch BLS ’59
Patricia Louise Domski MLS ’93
Inta O. Douglas MLS ’73
Sophia O. Duda BLS ’64
Sylvia J. Duffus BLS ’69, MLS ’74
Mary Joan Dunn MLS ’72
H. Mavis Eastham BLS ’47
Ann Shirley Eddie BLS ’65, MLS ’72
Elizabeth Cheryl Ennals BLS ’69
Joan M. Fairfield BLS ’70
Sheila K. Fairley MLS ’84
E. Patricia Fleming BLS ’64, MLS ’70
Sharon Elizabeth Freeman BLS ’67
Annette J. Frendo Mocek MLS ’86
Sheila J. Gann MLS ’75
Mary E. Garrett
U. Christine Gerth BLS ’64
Lynne Gibbon BLS ’70
Denise L. Gordon MLS ’87
Usha Govindarajan MISt ’94
Barbara Grant MLS ’79
Mavis E. Gray MLS ’72
Jeannine M. Green
Mary M. Greenwood BLS ’59, MLS ’73
Tannis Gretzinger MLS ’87
Marianne Hamilton BLS ’68, MLS ’74
Bronia Heilik BLS ’69
Olga K. Heisler BLS ’58
Pauline M. Henaut BLS ’70, MLS ’77
Dorothea Heras MLS ’86
Kathryn Y. Hilder BLS ’55
Lorra Hines MLS ’82
Linda Margaret Hoad BLS ’55, MLS ’75
Frederick N. Hoag MLS ’83
David William Hook MISt ’00
Michele Hudon PhD ’98
Susan M. Humphries BLS ’70, MLS ’76
Ann M. Hutchison
Judith A. E. Jackson BLS ’69
Janet D. Jacobson BLS ’67
Edythe A. James MLS ’78
Marion E. Johnson BLS ’58
Ronald S. Jordan
Janet M. Kaufman MLS ’76
Glen J. Kelly BLS ’69, MLS ’80
John (BLS ’66) and Elizabeth Kerr
Susannah D. Ketchum MLS ’89
Heather R. V. Kilpatrick BLS ’69
Janet A. Kilpatrick BLS ’69, MLS ’74
Mary H. Kirk BLS ’67
Tze Ling Kong MLS ’96
Frances O. Krayewski MLS ’76
Gina L. La Force MLS ’80
Mary L. Lamont MLS ’79
Ann Large BLS ’64
Jennifer Lee MISt ’00
Martha C. Leger MLS ’80
Roselyn C. Lilleniit MLS ’78
Nathan E. Loeppky MLS ’83
Robert K. Logan
Sheila Lui BLS ’69
Joseph F. Luszczek
M. Joan Luszczek MLS ’77
Helen Anne MacIntosh BLS ’52
Vernon S. MacKelvie BLS ’46
Margaret Sigurlin Mackenzie MLS ’98
Ian MacLaren
Ann Marie MacLeod MLS ’82
Krystyna Manowiec MLS ’99
Loyd Gitari Mbabu MISt ’01
Mary E. McConnell MLS ’94
Anne E. McGaughey BLS ’69
Lynn Y. McIntyre MLS ’93
Robert W. McWilliam BLS ’68
Michele Melady MLS ’97
Margaret Mitchell MLS ’78
William F. E. Morley BLS ’53
Frances Morrison BLS ’47
Ann E. Mummenhoff MLS ’84
Donald G. Mutch BLS ’57
Lorraine F. Normore BLS ’69, MLS ’75
Marina A. O’Grady-Lamont MLS ’72
Maureen R. O’Reilly MLS ’85
Hilary Anne Palmer MLS ’97
The Estate of Florence Partridge
Sharon E. Philip MLS ’76
Robert B. Richards BLS ’66
Sandra J. Richardson BLS ’68, MLS ’76
Dorothy C. Rogers BLS ’61
Elspeth Ross BLS ’63
Patricia A. Routledge MLS ’82
Wilfrid C. Rudy BLS ’58
Cheryl J. Salkey BLS ’67, MLS ’74
Eric V. Sangwine MLS ’77
Lorraine M. Scott MLS ’72
Marianne Scott
Marsha J. Shapiro MLS ’79
Gillian G. Shields Barbery MISt ’99
Margaret R. Sinclair MLS ’78
Ralph Stanton
Irene M. Stoess BLS ’53
Sheila Summerhays BLS ’66, MLS ’75
Cynthia G. Teitelman BLS ’68, MLS ’75
Nancy W. Thurston BLS ’67
Audrey S. Tobias
James C. Toms BLS ’68
Margaret Jane Turner BLS ’53
Karl Heinz Wahl BLS ’70
Betty B. Warburton BLS ’50
Patricia A. Wardrop MLS ’73
Rosemary A. Watkins BLS ’55
Marlene D. Wehrle MLS ’72
Xuelian Wen MISt ’04
Carolyn J. Whiteside BLS ’68
Vicki Whitmell MLS ’84
Ian Wilson BLS ’69
Heather M. Wray
Rong Wu MISt ’04
Bernice A. Zub MLS ’74
Gaye Zubatoff-Lefebvre MLS ’93
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of FIS merchandise for sale. Contact [email protected]
to order items or for more information.
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mousepads
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sent to the FIS Alumni Office at 140 St. George Street. The winner
will be selected on January 27.
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