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Volunteer & Awards Stories

Rose Patten smiling.

Aug 9, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Rose Patten appointed honorary colonel for the Canadian Forces College

Roslyn M. Tsao smiling slightly.

Jul 18, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Alumna Roslyn M. Tsao receives Award for Excellence in Family Law

Three Order of Canada medals. The six-petalled medal has a maple leaf in the centre and hangs on a ribbon.

Jun 29, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T alumni, faculty, and supporters named to Order of Canada

Masai Ujiri smiles as university officials place his academic hood over his head, on stage at Convocation Hall.

Jun 24, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Masai Ujiri, architect behind the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 championship, receives honorary degree

Meric Gertler and Rose Patten applaud Winston LaRose on stage in Convocation Hall. All three wear academic robes.

Jun 23, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Winston LaRose, champion of Toronto’s Black community, receives honorary degree

Nada Ristich smiles at Meric Gertler and Rose Patten, while a student puts on Nada's academic hood.

Jun 22, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Nada Ristich, champion of corporate philanthropy, receives honorary degree

Jim Cuddy, wearing academic robes, speaks at the podium in Convocation Hall.

Jun 21, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Jim Cuddy, philanthropist and Canadian music legend, receives honorary degree

Camille Orridge, wearing academic robes, laughs out loud as she chats with other academics in robes.

Jun 17, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Camille Orridge, a champion of equity in health care, receives honorary degree

Douglas Cardinal standing in front of an Indigenous carving, looking serious and wearing his Order of Canada pin.

Jun 15, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Douglas Cardinal, an award-winning architect known for his natural forms, receives honorary degree

Ira Gluskin stands in a garden, wearing U of T academic robes.

Jun 14, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Ira Gluskin, philanthropist and investment industry leader, receives honorary degree

An audience gathers to hear Bruce Kidd speak, beneath a sign that reads, Bruce Kidd Field House.

Jun 14, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Athletic Centre field house on St. George campus named after Bruce Kidd

Jun 13, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Gloria Epstein, who paved the way for marriage equality as a judge, receives honorary degree

Denham Jolly smiles, sitting at a table on a backyard patio.

Jun 9, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Denham Jolly, radio pioneer and champion of social justice, receives honorary degree

May 26, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Climate at centre of Sandra Odendahl's Engineers Canada award for community service

The Metropolitan Opera house in New York City has a front with five narrow, tall, rounded arches.

May 20, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Alumnus Matthew Cairns named a winner of the 2022 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition

The audience claps as Diane Hill is honoured for graduating. She wears a scarf modelled on the Two Row Wampum treaty belt.

May 12, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

‘A community of care’: First Nations House celebrates Indigenous grads at U of T

Composite image: portraits of Janelle Brown-Walkus and Linda Bùi.

May 11, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Two U of T alumni win prestigious McCall MacBain Scholarships

Danlie Rae Acebuque in costume as Figaro. He is singing and gesturing, wearing a guitar slung on his back.

Apr 19, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Ivan Chorney’s bequest launches a baritone who breaks barriers

A group of people in masks sit in rows in a library room. They wear academic gowns with orange decorations.

Apr 12, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

‘Excited, nervous and happy’: African Scholars Awards recipients celebrated at in-person ceremony

Convocation Hall in the centre of the St. George campus, on a sunny day.

Apr 7, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

The 2022 Awards of Excellence recognize outstanding members of the U of T community

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