Tartan Day
at the
Granite Club
Friday April 16, 2010
Reception: 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:15 p.m.
The Scottish Studies Society invites you and your friends and family to a very special Tartan Day Celebration on Friday April 16, 2010.
The venue for this year's event will be Toronto's prestigious Granite Club and we invite you to an evening of fine food, music and dance -- all with a Scots-Canadian flavour.
We are delighted that Canadian tenor Peter McCutcheon will be there to entertain us in his own unique way. He will be joined by piper John Wakefield, violinist Stefanie Hutka and Highland dancers from the Richardson School of Dance.
During the evening we will be presenting our 18th annual "Scot of the Year Award" which was initiated in 1993 to honour individuals who have achieved distinction through their contribution to Canadian society or the international community at large.
This year's recipient will be Richard Wernham B.A. LL.B in recognition of his role in supporting cultural and educational activities in Canada.
Richard has more than twenty years’ experience in the global wealth management industry and was the founder and Chief Executive of Global Strategy Financial, one of Canada’s largest independent mutual fund companies.
Currently the Chairman of the Soutterham Group, he was formerly a lawyer with Torys, specializing in securities and corporate law. Richard was also a Special Lecturer in Law, Trinity College at the University of Toronto from 1977-1994 and remains active in the academic community holding appointments as Chair of the Board of Greenwood College School, as a Trustee and member of the Foundation’s Joint Foundation/School Strategic Planning Committee of Lakefield College School, and as a Chair of the Investment Committee for Upper Canada College.
Richard has been a significant financial supporter of the academic community, and with his wife, Julia, funded the establishment of the Richard Wernham and Julia West Centre for Learning at Upper Canada College. Richard also co-founded Greenwood College School, a co-educational independent day school in Toronto. The Robert L. Payton Award 2010 was presented to Richard by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He is a Governor of the Royal Ontario Museum.
The dress code for the evening will be business formal. However, as it is a Scottish event with an emphasis on tartan, we are looking for as much innovation as possible. This is your chance to dress up for one of the most sophisticated events in the Scots-Canadian calendar.
We do hope you will be able to join us for this memorable evening, the proceeds of which will go to support the Scottish Studies Foundation in the funding of the Chair of Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph, the acquisition of significant materials for their library and bursaries for Canadian students studying in Scotland. We are hoping that 2010 will mark the year in which the Foundation's pledge of $1 million to the University of Guelph will be completed. This key pledge, along with funds from private donors, was instrumental in the establishment of a permanent Chair in Scottish Studies in 2004 - a first in North America.
So please check this website as we get closer to April 16 for up-to-date information. We look forward to seeing as many of our supporters as possible at the event.
For more information, please contact David Hunter
by telephone at 416-699-9942 or by e-mail at:
davidhunter@scottishstudies.com
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photos of last year's event
Scots of the Year
