Tonika Morgan Arts and Contemporary Studies ’14 Tonika received the Black Legacy Award at Harvard University upon graduating with her master in education from the Ivy League university in May 2017. The award recognized her contributions to Black student life on campus. A 2005 YWCA Young Woman of Distinction Award recipient, Tonika is an educational entrepreneurship fellow at the Harvard Innovation Labs and a visiting fellow in the Edmond J. Safra Centre for Ethics. A motivational speaker with the National Speakers Bureau and Global Speakers Agency, she also founded the Beat Academy, a talent discovery platform that exposes tech-savvy composers to opportunities in film, television, media and advertising.
Brian Stelzer Business Management ’14 After working for a growing financial holding company, Solon Capital Partners, Brian moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, last summer to attend Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. There he focused on the analytical management science approach to business and technology leadership and software development in partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.
DID YOU KNOW?
Eric McCormack of Will and Grace graduated from Ryerson’s School of Performance in 1985.
Anne Crowder (Adamson) at left, and fellow ’55 alumnae, Jean Thomson, Joan Carr (Joyce), Mary Fielden (Romanyshyn), Barbara Hunter and Barbara Kerr.PHOTOGRAPH (MCCORMACK) DAVID SHANKBONE / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
In memoriam
Anne Crowder Business Tech Management ’55 Anne passed away March 11, 2017 in her 82nd year.
Ron de Burger Public Health Inspection ’64 Ron died August 5, 2016. Ron had been involved in public health in Canada since 1964. He was an instructor and program director at Ryerson, then served as assistant deputy minister, preventive services in British Columbia and as a senior consultant in the Health Protection Branch at Health Canada. In 2001, he joined Toronto Public Health as director of healthy environments.
Bruce Groh Electrical and Electronic Technology ’52 He passed away in May 2017 in Oakville, Ont., at age 86. He had a long career with Canadian General Electric and was a consultant with E.W. Horrigan and Associates.
Michael Hanrahan Photographic Arts ’93 Michael died of natural causes June 23 at his home in Smiths Falls, Ont. at age 50. He spent much of his career working in finance; most recently, he was employed as an accountant with Guy Saumure & Sons Construction. Among his pursuits were photography, music and a love of writing. He had several film screenplays registered with the Writers Guild of Canada.
Glenn David Hornsby Printing Management ’59 Glenn died May 21, 2015 in his 77th year. While at Ryerson, Glenn was treasurer of Gamma Epsilon Tau. After graduating, Glenn lived in Cambridge where he raised his three children with his wife of 53 years, and worked as a manager in the car dealership business for more than 30 years.
Bernard “Rusty” MacIver Electrical and Computer Engineering ’55 Bernard died March 8, 2016. As a boy, Rusty received a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater for Christmas, along with a pair of homemade skates, which sparked a lifelong love for the game of hockey. He signed to play with the Maple Leafs farm team and left home at age 18 to pursue his career in hockey. Injuries forced him to return to Blind River where he finished high school. He played with the Detroit Red Wings farm team and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds before attending Ryerson, where he was captain of the Rams hockey team in 1954-55. After graduation, he worked as an electrical engineer in the mining industry and then at the GM Tech Centre in Michigan. Rusty’s research resulted in 22 patents for General Motors, including a patent for a pressure sensor that to this day is a part of most automobile engine control systems.
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