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Alexandra Oliver
Image Arts ’05
Alexandra died May 22 at age 33. She pursued a master of art and philosophy at the University of Essex followed by a PhD in art history at the University of Pittsburgh. She remained in Pittsburgh after her studies, promoting local art.
Jim Packham
Professor Emeritus, Department of Politics and Public Administration
Jim died July 3. He joined Ryerson as a lecturer in 1968 after 20 years of engineering and managerial experience in the electrical equipment industry, becoming chair of the Electrical Department in 1970. In 1973, he began a seven-year appointment as vice-president, academic. He was instrumental in creating a centralized model of continuing education delivery that has been used by the Division of Continuing Education – now The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education – ever since. He also had a major role in the launch of the Advanced Certificate in Public Administration in 1981 and the BA program in Public Administration in 1983, the first stand-alone parttime degree at Ryerson. Jim retired in 1990 and in 1992 was designated a Ryerson Fellow.
— Christine Julien-Sullivan, Journalism ’97
