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In 2005, after spending the first 17 years of his life in Lagos, Nigeria, Diran Otegbade (ElecE 1T0) left his family and familiar surroundings to attend U of T Engineering. In 2013, he pledged $25,000 to establish a needs-based scholarship for African students at U of T.
Dorothy Szymaszek never attended the University of Toronto but her husband, J. Walter Szymaszek (ChemE 4T3), had an affection for his alma mater that was contagious.
Meet the 13 exceptional members of U of T Engineering’s alumni community recognized at the 2015 Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) Honours and Awards ceremony.
Undergraduate students can expect to attend approximately 1,440 lectures during their time at U of T Engineering. Although most will be informative, not all lectures will feature an inspiring talk by one of the Faculty’s most esteemed alumnae.
On June 24, U of T Engineering alumni, faculty, students and staff gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CEIE). Expected to open in 2017, the building will be the beginning of a new era for engineering research and education in the Faculty.
Ottawa-based developer Lyon Sachs (IndE 4T9) has provided a generous $1-million gift to strengthen collaborations between U of T Engineering and Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology.
U of T Engineering alumnus Alex King (ElecE 3T5) returned to his alma mater on May 29 to attend the Chancellor's Circle Medal Ceremony. He was presented with a medal celebrating 80 years since his graduation — the only alumnus to receive the designation this year.
First established in 1997 by entrepreneur and alumnus Gerald Heffernan (MMS 4T3), the Heffernan Commercialization Fellowships continue to enable graduate students turn their research into viable businesses.
Graditude, U of T Engineering’s fundraising campaign for full-time students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends, set a new record for participation with 42 per cent of full-time, fourth-year students contributing to the campaign—almost 10 per cent higher than the previous participation record set in 2014.
Alumnus Paul Cadario (CivE 7T3), Distinguished Senior Fellow in Global Innovation, returned to his alma mater on March 10, 2015 to speak to alumni, students, faculty and staff about engineering global development in the 21st century.
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