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Logan Tullett
Nursing ’18
Logan writes: “I have been working with several community organizations and shelters in downtown Toronto to gather resources and information for patients around homelessness and harm reduction so that they may be readily available in St. Michael’s Hospital’s emergency department where I am a clerk. The goal is to ensure patients have all the necessary information to access community resources. In addition, I will be speaking at the Community Nursing Conference in Regina in June about how students can build a successful brand in the nursing program and develop the marketing skills to network outside and inside the classroom.”

Carley Wilkins
Public Administration and Governance ’17
Carley writes: “I was hired full-time by the County of Lambton, an Ontario municipality, after working in their human resources department on contract. Now I am a permanent employee with the county in the office of the chief administrative officer. I am forever grateful to Ryerson for ensuring I have the knowledge, skills, and ability needed to be successful in an area that I am most passionate about.”

In memoriam

Susan (Sue) Barnwell
Professor, School of Fashion
Sue passed away January 27, 2019 in Toronto. Since 1974, Sue has injected a culturally diverse, creative and radical approach to fashion design and history in the School of Fashion. Sue’s teaching and research centred diverse and marginalized populations, including aging people in Tokyo and sex trade workers in Toronto, and drew attention to the work of Japanese designers (particularly her love of Issey Miyake’s designs). Her love and appreciation for design and cultural diversity was infectious; it will continue to inspire us in our teaching in the School of Fashion.

Don Green
Mechanical Technology ’54
Don died February 18 at age 86. Don began his career in the family firm, Hamilton Clamp & Stampings Ltd, which he transformed into the global auto parts powerhouse Tridon Ltd. Under his leadership, Tridon developed several world-firsts, including the first non-metallic wiper blade and the first electronic signal flasher. In 1980, Don received the Order of Canada, and in 1998, Ryerson’s Alumni Achievement Award. Don served as president of the Greater Hamilton YMCA, founding chair of the Hamilton District Health Council, and chair of Hamilton Civic Hospital. Don also excelled on the water: he sailed around the globe at age 18 and wrote a book about the adventure, White Wings Around the World. In 1978, he skippered his racing yacht to victory in the Canada’s Cup. He was inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame in 2018. He leaves behind his wife of 61 years, Sandy, son Stephen, and daughter Sharon.

William (Bill) Haight
Electronics ’59
Bill passed away at his home in London on December 27, 2018 at age 84, following a battle with heart disease. Bill loved his time at Ryerson. At that time, he met the love of his life, Valarie. After graduation, Bill served as a civilian on the Mid-Canada Line in Winisk, Ont., then returned to London, Ont., where he spent 30 years with Northern Electric (Nortel). He was married to Valarie for 57 years.

Bruce McMullan
Former instructor, Theatre School
Bruce died February 8, 2017, after a four-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s. Bruce was the technical director for the Canadian Opera Company from 1981 until he retired in 1999. He also taught lighting design/technical direction at Ryerson while working for the COC. Before moving to Toronto, Bruce was the chair of the drama department at Amherst College in New Hampshire, taught at the University of New Mexico, directed operas at the St. Louis Opera, and spent his summers with the Santa Fe Opera. “He enjoyed going to Ryerson Homecoming events with me, as I did with his class reunion with Amherst, where he belonged to Phi Gamma Delta,” writes his wife, Christine (Orlowski) McMullan, Nursing ’97.

Bill Spenceley
RTA ’53
Bill passed away September 21 in his 88th year. After graduation, he began a 40-year career in the radio and television industry. He was also politically active, including eight years serving as a Peterborough city councillor, culminating in a run in the 1975 Peterborough mayoral race. Soon after starting a family in the early 1960s, Bill found time to co-found the Kawartha Cup Snowmobile Race, which is still running more than 50 years later.

Diana Wright
Interior Design ’85
Diana died September 16, 2018 in Toronto. She was a mentor, teacher, and leader who widely shared her passion for design. For more than 20 years, she was a volunteer for the Council for Interior Design Accreditation and was most recently appointed to its accreditation commission. In addition to her practice at Retail Environments, Diana contributed to education at Ryerson’s School of Interior Design, The International Academy of Design, Humber College and George Washington University.

—Christine Julien-Sullivan, Journalism ’97

Summer 2019 / Ryerson University Magazine 43