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Mario and Dorothy Pesando Scholarship - The Mario and Dorothy Pesando Scholarship was established through the Boundless Promise Program, to honour the Donor’s parents Mario and Dorothy Pesando. Mario Pesando, Class of 1942, the son of Italian immigrants, was proud to have had the opportunity to study engineering at the University of Toronto. Although most well known as the chief flight test... Read more »

Remarkable U of T Engineering alumni honoured at 2018 EAN Awards - Eleven engineering alumni were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Skule™ community

Troost family boosts engineering leaders of tomorrow with new $3-million gift - William Troost (ChemE 6T7) and his wife Kathleen have made a $3-million gift to accelerate pioneering programs and initiatives at U of T’s Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.

Heffernans expand fellowships with additional $3-million gift - Latest gift from Gerald Heffernan (MMS 4T3) and his wife Geraldine expands post-graduate fellowships and provides space for The Entrepreneurship Hatchery within the new Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Education in innovation: U of T Engineering grad’s startup experience gives him leg up during job hunt - “There’s a lot of initiative that’s often required to operate in a large company, and many of those skills came through my hands-on experience at the Hatchery.”

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