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Leamington, Ont., then as
part of the team that brought
Toronto's CFTO to air. She
continued to break ground
at her executive training and
corporate communications
firm, as a pioneer in this
industry, and as a board
member of the YWCA of
Toronto, where she helped
to launch the Women of
Distinction Awards. Thanks
to an estate gift, the Ted
Rogers School of Management
has established the Beverley
A. Dales Award for Women
in Leadership, dedicated
to fostering connections
among women in the master
of business administration
and master of science in
management cohorts.
Sheldon Dickler
RTA School of Media '69

Sheldon passed away in
October 2016 at age 72
in Toronto.
Dana Lee
Professor, RTA School of Media

Dana died peacefully at
Sunnybrook Hospital Palliative

teaching, as well as using new
technologies to develop blended
learning classes.
Mike Olin
Mechanical Engineering
Technology '57

Care Unit March 2, in his
62nd year. Before joining
Ryerson, Dana worked
for CityTV and at CHUM
Television for 12 years, where
he was the operations
supervisor of MuchMusic,
specializing in live event
television. He began teaching
at the RTA School of Media
in 1994, taking imaginative
concepts and transforming
them into reality as part of
his continuous quest to use
technical knowledge as a means
to create original television
content and construct new
learning methods. His research
interests focused on online
collaborative learning and

The VanVlacks
plan to change
lives through
education

Linda Ottho, Fashion '74,
was twice recognized
for her contributions to
the Rotary Club.

Mike died New Year's Day
2017, at age 82. He enjoyed a
35-year career with General
Motors of Canada Limited. Two
of his daughters, Barb and Sue,
along with his granddaughter
Stacy, followed in his footsteps
as graduates of Ryerson.
Linda Ottho
Fashion '74

Linda passed away in 2015 at
the age of 63. Actively involved
with the Ladner Rotary
Club for the past decade, she
served as its president in 2011.
She had also served as the
club's program officer, lining
up weekly speakers. Linda
was twice recognized for
her contributions to Rotary,
receiving two Paul Harris
Fellow awards, the highest
honour a club can bestow.
- Christine Julien-Sullivan,
Journalism '97

Richard VanVlack and Cheryl King-VanVlack are
leaving a legacy through a planned gift.
Richard's work took him to incredible places, from
the deep mines of Labrador to high wire acts in Las
Vegas. He credited the Chang School for a rewarding
career in Occupational Health and Safety.
"It was Richard's hope and mine that our gift will
help others live the life they want, like he did,"
says Cheryl about her late husband. To make that
possible, they decided to bequeath part of their
estate to Ryerson University.
You can leave a planned gift too. Contact us to find
out how.
Mira Claxton
416-979-5000, ext. 3793 I mira.claxton@ryerson.ca
ryerson.ca/plannedgiving
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