September 26, 2005 Source: University of Toronto:
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/050926-1680.asp New student and faculty awards to honour former senior administrators Awards to strengthen the legacies of Frank Iacobucci, Jon Dellandrea and Professor Carolyn Tuohy
Sep 26/05
by Jamie Harrison (about) (email) What more fitting tribute for a departing university administrator than a scholarship or bursary created in his or her name?As they move on to new challenges, Frank Iacobucci, Jon Dellandrea and Professor Carolyn Tuohy have all been honoured in this fashion. In September 2004, following the resignation of former president Robert Birgeneau, Iacobucci, then a newly retired justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, took the helm at U of T for a year as interim president. The former provost and dean of the Faculty of Law helped steer the university through this period of transition while maintaining its reputation for excellence. In recognition of his service, Presidents Emeriti John Evans, George Connell and Robert Prichard and Iacobucci's successor, Professor David Naylor, honoured the acclaimed jurist by funding the Frank Iacobucci TYP Education Award at the Transitional Year Program (TYP). As interim president, Iacobucci spoke of his deep commitment to TYP, a program that helps people who have life experience, but lack the formal educational credentials to make the transition to university. The tribute award, which came as a complete surprise to Iacobucci, recognizes his extraordinary service and lifetime commitment to U of T. Matched with funding from the William Waters Challenge Fund and OSOTF, the Frank Iacobucci TYP Education Award has resulted in an endowment of more than $400,000, providing bursaries to students with great financial need. After nearly 10 years of advancement and working to raise U of T's profile, Dellandrea, former vice-president and chief advancement officer, accepted a position with the University of Oxford. Under Dellandrea, U of T set the record for fundraising by a Canadian university with a campaign that raised more than $1 billion. Recognizing this achievement, the university community established the Jon S. Dellandrea Scholarship for International Students, which will provide for a full-value annual scholarship to an international undergraduate in his or her final year of study at U of T. Criteria will be a combination of academic acheivement and major contributions to university life. The university will match the income from the award. With the retirement of Professor Carolyn Tuohy as vice-president (government and institutional relations), the university recognized her lengthy career as a senior academic administrator and her deep commitment to public policy with the establishment of the Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award. The annual award, supported by the U of T Alumni Association, will go to a member of the teaching staff who demonstrates excellence as a teacher and a scholar and whose scholarship has had a significant impact on public policy.
Again, the university will match the income from the award. A number of deans and principals who recently completed their terms will also be honoured with named awards to mark their accomplishments. "These awards — for international students, for non-traditional students and for scholarship in public policy — will only strengthen the legacy each has left at our university," said Professor Vivek Goel, acting president and vice-president and provost.
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