Donald Ivey

Donald Ivey
Vice-President, Institutional Relations of the University of Toronto
In office
1980 (1980) – 1984 (1984)
President
2nd Principal of New College, Toronto
In office
1963 (1963) – 1974 (1974)
Preceded byFrank Wetmore
Succeeded byAndrew Baine
Personal details
Born(1922-02-06)February 6, 1922
Clanwilliam, Manitoba, Canada
DiedJune 25, 2018(2018-06-25) (aged 96)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for
Host of The Nature of Things and Frames of Reference
Scientific career
Education
AwardsEdison Award for Educational Video Series
Workplaces

Donald G. Ivey (February 6, 1922 – June 25, 2018) was a Canadian professor of physics and television host who was the second principal of New College at the University of Toronto from 1963 to 1974.

Career

After receiving his honours degree in math and physics from the University of British Columbia in 1944 and PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 1949, he joined the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science's Department of Physics as an assistant professor, becoming a full professor in 1963.

In collaboration with his colleague Patterson Hume, Ivey helped to steer the teaching of physics in a new direction through the use of educational television programs and movies. Hume and Ivey prepared and presented over one hundred television programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on various physics topics. Short films such as Frames of Reference and the TV show The Nature of Things used humour and creative camerawork to make physics accessible to a wider range of students.

Ivey was the second principal of New College and the first vice-president of institutional relations at the University of Toronto. Upon his retirement, he was appointed Professor emeritus in 1987. He died on June 25, 2018.

He received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Award of Honour from the University of Notre Dame in 1965 and the Robert A. Millikan award from the American Association of Physics Teachers for "notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics" in 1987. For the education work he carried out with Hume, an asteroid (number 22415) was named HumeIvey in their honour.

New College's library is named "Donald G. Ivey Library" in his honour.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Donald Ivey Personal Records" (PDF). University of Toronto Archives. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Great Teachers from our Past". University of Toronto. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Obituary of Donald Ivey". R.S. Kane Funeral Home. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Up, Up and Far Away: An Asteroid Named HumeIvey". University of Toronto. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Asteroid (22415) HumeIvey". The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

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