[Sigiii-l] Sad news

[Nadia Caidi]

FYI... From Dean Brian Cantwell Smith. A sad news for our Faculty and 
for the LIS field as a whole.
Nadia

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It is with immense sadness and shock that I report that Prof. Ethel 
Auster passed away in her sleep [on thursday June 30].

The loss for FIS and the FIS community is immeasurable.  For so many 
years, Ethel inspired the intellects and reached deep into the hearts of 
generations of students, faculty, librarians, and staff.  It is almost 
incomprehensible that we will not continue to encounter her passions, 
honesty, bravery, and warmth.  But her gifts were enduring. We will all 
remain infused with her spirit.

It is expected that a funeral service for Prof. Auster will be held on 
Monday, July 4.  A follow-up note will be sent as soon as details are 
available.  Information will also be posted on the FIS web site as it 
becomes known. http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/about/dean/eauster.htm

I know that I speak for everyone in the FIS community in conveying the 
Faculty's profound compassion and deep condolences to Prof. Auster's 
family and friends.

Brian

-- 
Brian Cantwell Smith
Dean and Professor, Faculty of Information Studies
Canada Research Chair in the Foundations of Information
Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science
University of Toronto
140 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G6 Canada
phone: 416-978-3202 (voice); 416-978-5762 (fax)
email: dean.fis at utoronto.ca