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  • 1970s

    Harvey Joel Strum

    – MA’72

    Winter 2024

    Harvey, 76, is still a full-time, tenured faculty member of history and political science at Russell Sage College, in Albany and Troy, N.Y. In light of the recent rise in antisemitism at American colleges, Harvey successfully pushed to teach a course on antisemitism and the Holocaust with the support of 15 New York State Republican Senators and one Democratic Assemblyman (the Times-Union covered the story of Harvey’s efforts). Harvey is also working with the Syracuse University alumni group to combat antisemitism.

  • 2000s

    Zulfikar Ali Causer

    – Com’02

    Fall 2024

    Zulfikar is privileged to have been appointed as managing partner of BDO in Pakistan, an appointment that took effect from July 1, 2024. At this pivotal juncture in his life, he recollects with fond memories his wonderful years at »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý’s and would like to thank his teachers and mentors who helped him along the way.

  • Terry Edwards, Class Note

    1980s

    Terry Edwards

    – Artsci’87, MBA'89

    Fall 2024

    Terry recently published his first book, My Invisible Locket. It’s an illustrated children's book designed to support kids, as well as adults, coping with loss. The book is intended to help kids discuss feelings about the death of a loved one, the loss of a pet, a best friend moving away, or a military family member on deployment. It’s available on Amazon.

  • 1970s

    Howard Stewart Patch

    – Sc’74

    Fall 2024

    Fifty years after completing his Engineering and Mathematics degree at »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý’s, Howard has completed a degree in Honours Physics at McMaster University, near where he now lives in Dundas, Ont.

  • Jamie Lamb, Class Notes

    1990s

    Jamie Lamb

    – Artsci’96 

    Fall 2024

    Jamie, Michael Payne (Artsci’99), Frank Cipolla (Artsci’99), David Finkelstein (Artsci’04), Dan MacKay (Com’00), and Bennett Birchard (who attended »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý’s for a time) are all musicians who played in bands while at »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's, in »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's Players, and/or »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's Musical Theatre. Over the ensuing 20 years since graduation, the six friends have stayed in touch after moving to Toronto. While there, they overlapped each other's musical careers and worked on a variety of projects in various iterations. The sextet formed an indie rock/roots band dubbed The Lustre and recorded a self-titled, full-length album, which was released in June. After playing two successful shows in Toronto to showcase the songs, the band has decided to keep writing and performing. The band and their album can be found wherever music is streamed. 

     

  • Michael Payne, Class Notes

    1990s

    Michael Payne 

    – Artsci’99

    Fall 2024

    Michael and Michael Hilborn, who attended undergraduate classes in 1971 at »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's, recently co-authored a self-published collection of one-liners, anecdotes and short stories about life in a modern high school, entitled, The Book of Idiots. The authors, who spent their career teaching and enjoying their time in the classroom, spill the beans on staff relationships, truancy, exams, visits to the principal’s office, and more. Short stories zoom in on classes in science, gym, and health, including sex ed for Grade 9–10 boys. The book is available from in digital and print formats.