The Retirees' Newsletter

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

Vol I X, No. 1, February 1999

A Night of Recognition For

John W. Whiteside

Professor Emeritus - Faculty of Law

John W. Whiteside received the prestigious Charles J. Clark Award at the Annual Toronto Chapter Reception of the University of Windsor Alumni Association, along with four other distinguished alumnae.

The Clark Awards were established in 1994 to recognize outstanding personal service of both alumni volunteers and friends of the University of Windsor who have made significant commitments in time, and energy and expertise by serving on University committees, boards or campaigns.

The Clark awards are named in honour of the Late Charles J. Clark, Sr., a 1940 graduate of our parent institution, Assumption College. A past chancellor of the University of Windsor, Charles had an outstanding history of volunteer leadership in the city of Windsor and at the University.

The evening was doubly eventful for Professor Whiteside. After receiving the Clark Award at the reception at the Hockey Hall of Fame, he was whisked away to the Sutton Place Hotel where he was one of only three Canadians to receive the 1998 Award for Distinguished Service from the Canadian Bar Association of Ontario.

The Bar Association award recognizes both service to the legal profession and the community. Professor Whiteside's work with emergency services, police services, hospitals and health care organizations both locally and provincially have been noted by those supporting his organization. But foremost is, perhaps, his unparalleled dedication to teaching law and counselling students. Professor Whiteside joined the Faculty of Law in 1975, and retired in 1990, but continues to work at the law school tirelessly and with great humility.

Dr. Mordechay Schlesinger,

Professor Emeritus - Physics

Dr. Schlesinger has just announced the publication of a major new book on "Fundamentals of Electrochemical Deposition." The book has been written with Milan Paumovic, a researcher with the IBM Watson Research Center. "If not for modern electrochemical deposition methods, many of today's technological wonders simply would never have been.

From computer hardware to automobiles, medical diagnostics to aerospace, electro-chemical deposition now plays a crucial role in an array of key industries," says Dr. Schlesinger. He points out that in the past year, the manufacturer of computer chips has been done through chemical deposition of electronic circuits. These tiniest of circuits are only a few molecules thick.

Dr. Schlesinger is a Fellow of the Electro-chemical Society, and has been an editor of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society since 1979. He met Paumovic through their association with the society and invited him to co-author the book. "I thought that the combination of academic and high tech industrial backgrounds would work out nicely," Dr.Schlesinger says. He believes the importance of work in electrochemical deposition can only continue to grow in the years ahead.

The 330 page book combines the expertise of the Windsor Physics Department with the industrial perspective of IBM to provide a

well-rounded introduction to the field for students, as well as a means for professional chemists, engineers, and technicians to sharpen their skills in using the technology. It contains the methods and calculations that are expected to make it a standard reference in the field.

The book is being published by Wiley and Sons of New York, publishers since 1807.

David Wurfel

Professor Emeritus - Political Science

Dr. Wurfel now a senior research associate, Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, York Univ/University of Toronto, was visiting professor of political science at the University of the Philippines, January through May, 1998.

In addition to his teaching he did research on environmental policy, elections, and land reform. He has a chapter in the forthcoming book VIETNAMESE FOREIGN POLICY IN TRANSITION, to be published by the Institute of SE Asian Studies in Singapore. It was based on his paper, "Between China and ASEAN: The Dialectics of Recent Vietnamese Foreign Policy", delivered at the European Conference on Vietnam, Amsterdam, July 1997.

Late Ron Ianni Honoured

HUNDREDS ATTEND EVENTS TO REMEMBER RON IANNI

On Friday, January 15,1999 evening over 600 people attended a gala dinner at the Caboto Club of Windsor. They included university faculty, staff and students, local politicians, and prominent members of the local arts, business and labour communities. The $ 100 a plate dinner was to raise funds toward the establishment of the Ron Ianni Access to Justice Chair/Lecture Series at the faculty of Law, University of Windsor.

LAW BUILDING NAMED AFTER RON IANNI

Early Saturday (January16) afternoon there was pomp and ceremony as Chancellor Eric Jackman officially renamed the law school building the Ron Ianni Faculty of Law Building. The Chancellor, President Ross Paul, Board Chair Ulysse Pare, University Counsel Charles James, and Vice-Presidents Paul Cassano and Eric Harbottle were in academic robes for the ceremonies. About 100 people witnessed the unveiling of the name of the building, by Mina Grossman Ianni.

Inside, President Ross Paul entrusted a bust of Dr. Ianni to the law school. The bust will remain on the west wall overlooking the main floor lobby.

Following the ceremonies, the gathering entered Moot Court. University Counsel Charles James led a series of speakers who remembered Dr. Ianni. Professor James said Dr Ianni was a renaissance man for his humanism, for his love of life and the people around him, and for his strong belief in freedom of expression.

Other speakers included Ontario Court Justice Mary Ann Sanderson, Ontario Court Judge Harry Momotiuk, Harvey Strosberg Treasurer, Upper Canada Law Society and Professor Brian Mazer of the Law School.

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