Prof. McCormack Smyth, or simply “Mac” as he was known to his family, colleagues and friends, was a professor of administrative studies at 91��ɫ. Before coming here, he was the assistant registrar and then director of admissions for the University of Toronto, from 1958 to 1960.

Right: Delmar McCormack Smyth

Mac was a graduate of the University of Toronto and earned his PhD in 1972. From 1960 to 1962, he attended Churchill College at the University of Cambridge, where he was the first Fellow Commoner, a fellowship honouring the life and work of Sir Winston Churchill.

Prior to entering the academy, Mac worked in industry and government. In the early 1950s, he worked with C.D. Howe in the federal department of trade & commerce and was involved in the organization of Canada’s early international trade fairs. His other achievements include his role as the founding chair and honorary life chair of the independent Radiation Safety Institute of Canada and founding director in 1982 of the Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy in Toronto; he also served as that organization’s chair in 1984. He continued to teach at 91��ɫ into the mid-1990s.

A life-long scholar and learner, author and storyteller, Mac shared his wisdom and insights into politics and history generously. It was his life’s wish to find a way to ensure world peace. He was admired for his great mind, thoughtful determination and generous spirit.

Mac is survived by his wife Wanita, his nephews Roy Smyth and Craig Taylor and his great-niece Sara Smyth.

A celebration of his life will take place at the Central Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ont., on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 3pm. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 2 to 3pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the or the in Hamilton. Friends and colleagues are invited to sign an .

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91��ɫ Professor Emeritus Victor S. MacKinnon, who retired from active teaching in the Department of Administrative Studies in Atkinson College in 1994, has died.

Left: Victor S. MacKinnon in 1969

Professor MacKinnon died in the early morning hours of March 9 in Augusta, Maine. An accomplished academic and administrator, Prof. MacKinnon's successful tenure at Atkinson included not only teaching, but also positions as the director of the Division of Social Science, chair of the Department of Administrative Studies and master of Atkinson.

“He was a scholar and a gentleman. He made a remarkable contribution to the early years of our school as chair of the Department of Administrative Studies in the 1980s and early 1990s, and as master of Atkinson College towards the end of his time at 91��ɫ,” says Professor Paul Evans, director of the School of Administrative Studies in 91��ɫ's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. “He is remembered particularly for fostering the growth of programs and Atkinson College, introducing law courses and being very supportive of innovation.”

Prof. MacKinnon was also a prolific author, publishing on constitutional law, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and statutory reform. He wrote extensively in numerous scholarly journals and law reviews, and made an impact on a number of areas of scholarly and intellectual life in Canada and internationally.

In recognition of his contribution to the academy and to building 91��ɫ, a commemorative scholarship was established in his name when he retired. A memorial is being planned for later this year. Members of the 91��ɫ community, including retired colleagues of Prof. MacKinnon, are invited to contact Evans at ext. 5677 or pevans@yorku.ca if they would like to participate in the memorial or to obtain information about memorial donations to the Victor S. MacKinnon Award.

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