Rob Prichard / en In memoriam: 老司机直播's David Strangway /news/memoriam-u-t-president-david-strangway <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">In memoriam: 老司机直播's David Strangway </span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-12-14-strangway.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=78EGZjp0 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-12-14-strangway.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=a1ynFXjr 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-12-14-strangway.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=ERMOL4pV 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-12-14-strangway.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=78EGZjp0" alt="Photo of David Strangway and moon rocks"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-12-14T11:23:45-05:00" title="Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 11:23" class="datetime">Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:23</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">David Strangway (second from left) with Irving Spiegel, Tuzo Wilson and E.A. Robinson (left to right) at Erindale College's first showing of moon rock samples in Canada (photo by Robert Lansdale Photography, 老司机直播 Archives) </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/president" hreflang="en">President</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/david-strangway" hreflang="en">David Strangway</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/david-naylor" hreflang="en">David Naylor</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rob-prichard" hreflang="en">Rob Prichard</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/bob-birgeneau" hreflang="en">Bob Birgeneau</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">老司机直播</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto鈥檚 <strong>David Strangway</strong>, who led 老司机直播 as president from 1983-1984, died yesterday. He was 82.</p> <p>The only person to serve as president of both 老司机直播 and the University of British Columbia, Strangway was also the chief geophysicist for NASA in the 1970s, leading the analysis of moon rocks&nbsp;collected by Apollo astronauts.</p> <p>鈥淒avid was an extraordinary human being whose inspired leadership made a profound and lasting impact in Canada and around the world,鈥 President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> said. 鈥淲e join our colleagues at UBC in mourning the loss of this remarkable man, and we extend our condolences to David鈥檚 wife, Alice, his daughters, Susan and Trish, and his son, Richard.鈥 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2937 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="499" src="/sites/default/files/2016-12-14-strangway-embed.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Former President David Strangway (right) with 老司机直播 President Meric Gertler (middle) and&nbsp;Chancellor Michael Wilson (left) &nbsp;</em></p> <p>At 老司机直播, Strangway served in many key academic leadership roles. He was chair of the geology department, academic vice-president and provost before eventually becoming president.</p> <p>His family&nbsp;connections with the university were also deep and enduring.&nbsp;Strangway&nbsp;earned his bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and PhD degrees at the University of Toronto and his parents, <strong>Walter Strangway</strong> and <strong>Alice (Skinner) Strangway</strong>, also graduated from 老司机直播 鈥 as his did his wife and son. Today, Strangway's grandson, <strong>Tyrone</strong>, already a 老司机直播&nbsp;alumnus, is pursuing a PhD at the university.</p> <p>鈥淒avid Strangway was an outstanding scientist, excellent academic leader and relentless innovator,鈥 said President Emeritus<strong> David Naylor</strong>, who served as 老司机直播 president from 2005 to 2013. 鈥淔ew if any alumni of the university have worn as many hats or made such diverse contributions to research and education.</p> <p>鈥淗e never stopped trying to make Canada and the world better.鈥 &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Bob Birgeneau</strong>, who also served as president of 老司机直播 from 2000 to 2004 and as chancellor&nbsp;of the&nbsp;University of California, Berkeley&nbsp;from 2004 to 2013, described Strangway as a 鈥渨onderful man.鈥</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2936 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="624" src="/sites/default/files/2016-12-14-strangway%20photo.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Strangway with former 老司机直播 presidents Robert Prichard,&nbsp;John Evans, Robert Birgeneau and George&nbsp;Connell (photo by Heather Monroe-Blum)</em></p> <p>While president of 老司机直播, Strangway appointed the university鈥檚 first status of women officer and provided funding for research on the history of women at the university. &nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淒avid was a fabulously good scholar and leader,鈥 said President Emeritus <strong>Robert Prichard</strong>, who served as 老司机直播 president from 1990 to 2000. 鈥淗e was an outstanding provost at 老司机直播 and then president for a one-year term before going to UBC.鈥</p> <p>Prichard said Strangway did an amazing job, 鈥減ushing UBC into the very top ranks in Canada and towards global recognition as an outstanding research university with a Pacific orientation. 鈥嶶BC has never looked back since. He was a great force for good and among our university's most accomplished graduates.鈥</p> <p>It was while Strangway was at 老司机直播's Erindale College, now 老司机直播 Mississauga, that he headed geophysical research for NASA. As an expert in the magnetic properties of minerals, he&nbsp;analyzed&nbsp;moon rocks for NASA, which were on display for the public. On one occasion, 3,000 people lined up to see the samples of moon rocks.&nbsp;</p> <p>In 1972, he was awarded the&nbsp;NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal&nbsp;for his scientific contribution to NASA.&nbsp;</p> <p>He also served as president of the&nbsp;Canada Foundation for Innovation, an independent corporation created by the&nbsp;Government of Canada&nbsp;to fund research infrastructure from 1998 to 2004.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/david-strangway-ubc-1.3895587">Read the CBC's tribute to Strangway</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:23:45 +0000 ullahnor 102807 at