The Retirees' Newsletter

The Retirees's Association ( Faculty, Librarian, Administrator), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ont. Canada

Vol X , No. 5, December 2000

University Hosts Celebration of Research and Scholarship Excellence

A Celebration of Research and Scholarship Excellence hosted by President Ross Paul On November 29, 2000 gave the University of Windsor community an opportunity to recognize researchers at Windsor who have brought honour and prestige to the University through their recent achievements.

Professors Being Honoured at the Celebration of Research and Scholarship Excellence include Bill McConkey FRS, Canadian Association of Physics Gold Medalist and University Professor; Kevin Gorey - Epidemiologist and Associate Professor of Social Work for Five Year Health Career Investigator Award; Hugh Mac Isaac, Professor of Biology and David Antonelli, Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry for Premier Research Excellence Awards; Jacqueline and Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale for Strategic Grant from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Suzan Ilcan and Daniel O'Connor for Strategic Grant and Joint Initiative from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada; Ron Frisch - Associate Professor of Psychology for two research grants from the Ministry of Health; Douglas Stephen( Can Soc for Chemistry Alcan Award) and Bulent Mutus( Chief Investigator for a Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Project Award) - from the School of Physical Sciences; Brian Fryer - Earth Sciences (Chief Investigation CFI Award);Roman Maev - School of Physical Sciences (Collaborative Research and Development Grant from NSERC & Daimler Chrysler Corporation); Alistair MacLeod - Professor Emeritus ( Fellow of Royal Society Canada, 2000 Trillium Award)

Prestigious Clark Awards Presented to Six Longstanding Supporters

Six outstanding supporters of the University of Windsor received the awards at the annual Holiday Reception of the Toronto Chapter of the University of Windsor Alumni Association.

The Clark Awards have been presented annually since 1994. Named for former Board of Governors Chair Charles Clark, the awards recognize outstanding personal service of both alumni volunteers and friends of the university who have made significant commitments in time, energy and expertise by serving on boards, committees and campaigns.

The recipients for 2000 are:

1. Michael J. Walker, Director, External Affairs and Public Policy , DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.;

2. Amanda Gellman, Executive Director, AIDS Committee of Windsor;

3. Camillo La Civita, Senior Investment Advisor and Associate Manager T.D. Evergreen Investments;

4. Michael K. Stinson, Investment Advisor, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.;

5. Richard H. Shaban, Barrister & Solicitor, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

6. Frank Ewasyshyn, Senior Vice President, Advance Manufacturing, DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.

Increased Enrolment at University of Windsor

Enrolment in first-year undergraduate programs at the University of Windsor is 18 percent higher than last year and the highest first-year increase among all Ontario universities for fall 2000.

This September, 3,387 students entered first year of undergraduate programs at Windsor, compared to 2,873 in September 1999.

A count of students in all undergraduate and graduate programs early in this Fall Semester showed total enrolment is up 3.5 percent to 12,900. That's up from 12,600 at the same time last year, and from 12,200 the year before.

"We are pleased to see enrolment up in all undergraduate programs across the board. This demonstrates a confidence in the quality of the education being offered at Windsor and is an encouraging sign that our strategic planning is taking us in the right direction," says President Ross Paul.

Dr. Paul said he is especially pleased to see enrolment in masters and doctoral programs have risen from 700 to 900 over the two-year period and that the university is well on its way to reaching target numbers in graduate and international student populations.

Faculty-by-Faculty Summary

The first-year Engineering class is up 50 students over last year, bringing total Engineering enrolment to 600.

The Odette School of Business, with more than 1,500 students, is up 100 students over last year and continues to be the largest program area on campus.

Computer Science, is now the second largest program area at the University of Windsor, with more than 1000 undergraduate students. Counting graduate students, there are more than 1,400 students who are majoring in Computer Science.

Arts and Social Sciences programs, which includes Sociology, Psychology, Communication Studies and others, have always combined to make up nearly half the student population at Windsor. Signs of growth among new students in these areas continue as well.

University of Windsor programs in Human Kinetics at more than 400 and Education at 700 continue to be at capacity and in high demand.

The university's early-fall head count is the more complicated full-time equivalency calculations to be officially reported to the Government of Ontario by all universities on the first of November.

The University of Windsor, one of Ontario's leading academic institutions, provides the "degree that works," an innovative and student-focused approach, which prepares its graduates for the challenges of tomorrow.

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