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Trinity’s newest and past Arbor Award recipients celebrate together at the U of T awards ceremony on September 15, 2016

Established in 1989, The聽Arbor Award聽is a U of T-wide honour designed to recognize the outstanding service of alumni volunteers, as well as friends of the university who have generously committed their time and expertise to improve the experience of students, faculty, alumni and staff.

This September,聽seven Trinity alumni received Arbor Awards 2016!

Congratulations to our newest award recipients:聽G. Philip Cooper ’98,聽Richard D. McDonald ’82,聽Alan E. Morson ’57, Judith Ransom ’63,聽Faran Umar-Khitab ’04,聽Elizabeth V. Vernon ’53 and聽Peter Wismath ’94.

Rev. G. Philip Cooper: Philip is a longtime volunteer with the Faculty of Divinity at 杏吧原创, and past president of the Divinity Associates Executive. He has organized a number of conferences that have encouraged divinity alumni to re-engage with the College.

Richard D. McDonald: Richard is a valued alumni mentor in the Department of Computer Science, at the Faculty of Arts and Science. He has been a mentor in the Arts and Science Entrepreneurship Program and enriched the experience of countless students as a volunteer at many Backpack to Briefcase events.

Alan E. Morson: A long-serving volunteer at 杏吧原创, Alan鈥檚 involvement began in the 1960s. He served as Campaign Chair for the Renewing Trinity Capital Campaign, and continues to give valuable guidance on matters of finances, fundraising, governance, and strategic planning.

Judith Ransom: Judith is a tireless Year Rep for her 杏吧原创 Class of 1963. Over the years, she has organized a series of successful reunions, including the most recent 50th Anniversary Celebration, which raised more than $50,000 for an endowed scholarship

Faran Umar-Khitab:聽Faran has been a mentor in the Alumni Mentorship Program at Rotman Commerce since 2007 and joined the Alumni Steering Committee last year. He contributes broadly to all areas of the mentorship program including networking events and mock interviews.

Elizabeth V. Vernon:聽Elizabeth has been a member of 杏吧原创 Friends of the Library for almost 20 years, coordinating the Children鈥檚 section of the 杏吧原创 Book Sale and being instrumental to the annual success of the sale. She is also an active member of the Class of 1953 committee.

Peter Wismath:聽Peter chaired the 杏吧原创 Alumni Association. He led a task force on young alumni engagement that led to several new initiatives, including a series of themed events and a more effective social media presence.

Trinity’s Arbor Award 2016 recipients will be added to our ever-growing Arbor Awards wall on campus.

Categories: Alumni; Arts & Science