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PROFESSOR THOMAS H.B. SYMONS - CLASS OF 1941

Thomas H. B. Symons, the Vanier Professor Emeritus at Trent University, is a teacher and writer in the field of Canadian Studies, contemporary intellectual and cultural issues, and international academic and cultural relations. He is the author of To Know Ourselves, the Report of the Commission on Canadian Studies, and of numerous studies and articles dealing with education, public affairs, human rights, and international relations. Educated at the University of Toronto and at Oxford and Harvard Universities, Professor Symons was the Founding President of Trent, serving as its president and vice-chancellor from 1961 to 1972.

Since then, with his expertise and leadership, Professor Symons has been called upon to Chair a plethora of national and international organizations, including the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the International Board of United World Colleges. He is also the founding Chairman of the Canadian Educational Standards Institute. In 1982, Professor Symons was the first Canadian to receive the Distinguished Service to Education Award, recognizing service of national and international significance to education.

Currently, Professor Symons is the Chairman of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, the National Statistics Council and of the Advisory Committee on the National Atlas of Canada.

Wall of Honour Members

1994 : David Harlock '89
1995 : Neil Lumsden '71
1995 : George Harris Hees '22
1996 : Charles Dalton '24
1996 : Thomas Symons '41
1998 : Chris Beck '87
1999 : Brad Crombie '88
2000 : Rob Coleman '83
2004 : Evan Solomon '87
2005 : Trumbull Warren ' 24
2005 : Ian Johnston '19
2005 : Peter O'Brian '28