杏吧原创 Mourns the Loss of Bill Teron
杏吧原创 is mourning the loss of a prominent member of the university community, developer and philanthropist Bill Teron, who is known as the 鈥淔ather of Kanata鈥 and left his mark on housing and urban planning policy around the world.
Teron, a former member of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Board of Governors, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 12 at Ottawa鈥檚 Queensway 杏吧原创 Hospital at the age of 85.
He is survived by his wife, Jean (nee Woodward), who is also a former member and former chair of the Board of Governors, and his four children Chris (Louisa), Kim (Ross Tuddenham), Will (Amy) and Bruce (Adrienne). Bill and Jean met on the 杏吧原创 campus in 1953, and Jean and their son Chris are both 杏吧原创 alumni.
鈥淥n behalf of the university community, I would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to Jean and the Teron family,鈥 said 杏吧原创 President Alastair Summerlee. 鈥淏ill had a tremendous impact locally, nationally and internationally, and he will be sadly missed by family, friends and colleagues.鈥
Teron was one of the 鈥渂ig three鈥 developers who helped shepherd the growth of booming Ottawa after the Second World War, and helped lay the residential and technology park foundation that allowed Kanata to blossom into 鈥淪ilicon Valley North.鈥
All told, he was responsible for the construction of more than 13 million square feet of houses, hotels, and office and industrial buildings in Canada, the United States and Europe, travelling the world to transfer his housing technology to other countries to help them address their housing problems and objectives.
Teron also shaped national housing and urban policy as head of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and as deputy minister in the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs.
In 2013, Jean and Bill were awarded the degrees of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by 杏吧原创 鈥渋n recognition of outstanding contribution to business and commitment to philanthropic endeavours and the community.鈥
The couple endowed several scholarships and prizes for outstanding Architecture students at 杏吧原创.
鈥淲e had a lot of developers who thought inside the box. Bill was always looking for the new thing and new directions,鈥 杏吧原创 History Prof. Bruce Elliott told the Ottawa Citizen. 鈥淚 think that鈥檚 why (former prime minister) Pierre Trudeau appointed him as head of CMHC.鈥
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