Sept. 12, 2013
University of Toronto celebrated three dedicated ECE alumni volunteers with Arbor Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Warren Brown (ECE 5T3), Anahita Panthaky (ECE 1T0) and K.C. Smith (ECE 5T4, 5T6, 6T0 and department chair from 1976-81) each received a framed certificate and arbor pin in a gala and ceremony hosted at the President’s Residence at 93 Highland Avenue in Rosedale.
Created in 1989, the Arbor Awards recognize volunteers for their outstanding personal service to University of Toronto. They are held each year to acknowledge those whose loyalty, dedication and generosity with their time, energy and expertise adds immeasurably to the quality of experience for students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Warren Brown has been serving the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering for more than 60 years. Brown helped organize and operate the department’s Lunch & Learn Speaker Series, a gathering of classmates and experts that has been running for nearly 40 years.
Anahita Panthaky began volunteering with ECE as a student, and since graduating in 2010 continues to serve at alumni and recruitment events. Her active and enthusiastic support has directly contributed to the department’s efforts to recruit the most promising candidates from Ontario, Canada and around the world.
K.C. Smith is one of the most active and dedicated alumni in the whole of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. He has worked tirelessly for both the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Division of Engineering Science, serving on EngSci’s Board of Advisors, hosting alumni gatherings in California on behalf of ECE, and securing fundraising support for numerous scholarships.
ECE extends its congratulations and immense gratitude to Brown, Panthaky and Smith.
More information:
Marit Mitchell
Senior Communications Officer
The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
416-978-7997; marit.mitchell@utoronto.ca