A memorial service for Donald Grierson to celebrate his long career as a distinguished engineer, researcher and educator will take place Thursday, October 27 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Missionary Church on Conservation Drive in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Grierson, distinguished professor emeritus in civil and environmental engineering, died on August 25. A À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering faculty member for 37 years, he had earned his BASc in civil engineering in 1964, master’s in 1966 and PhD in 1968. A number of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering faculty members will eulogize Grierson including Adel Sedra, dean of engineering, and Leo Rothenburg, associate vice-president international, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, and former chair of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s civil and environmental engineering department.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011