The Arbor Awards program was established in 1989 to recognize alumni volunteers for outstanding personal service to the university over a number of years. In recent years, the awards have been extended to include friends whose volunteer efforts on behalf of the University of Toronto also richly deserve recognition. Many programs and services offered by the university would not exist without the loyalty and generous dedication of our alumni and friends.
2011 Arbor Award Recipients
Paul Morrison (LLB ’75) has served for many years as both a volunteer to the law school and to the university. For over seven years he has been an active volunteer with the Law Alumni Association where he currently holds the position of Secretary/Treasurer. He has also played a key role in organizing his class reunion for many years, and he has participated as mentor in the Faculty of Law Alumni-Student Mentorship Program. Since 2007 Mr. Morrison has also served as a member of the University of Toronto College of Electors.
The Honourable Mr. Justice Russell J. Otter (LLB ’70) has been the driving force behind the Class of 1970 Reunion events for the past several decades. He also volunteers with our Alumni-Student mentorship program.
David Spiro (LLB ’87) is the lead volunteer in a pilot project to provide legal representation to low-income appellants before the Tax Court. He has spent countless hours developing the project with Pro Bono Students Canada, a program that provides law students with meaningful volunteer experiences in the community. Mr. Spiro has also served as a coach for the Bowman Tax Moot, spending many hours preparing students for this event.
Noella Milne (LLB ’86) has been actively involved in many areas of the law school for the past several years. She has served on the Dean’s Strategic Advisory Board providing valuable guidance to the Dean on many important projects at the law school. Ms. Milne has also been actively involved in organizing her class reunion events over the past decade. She also currently serves as a Counsel Member of the Law Alumni Association.
Visit the Past Recipients page to see the other alumni and friends honoured by the Faculty of Law in recent years.
