A dinner reception November 30 at the Ciociaro Club celebrated the 50th anniversary of the UWindsor Faculty of Education.

The event, “Excellence in Teaching,” provided 250 guests—including former deans, professors and alumni—with an opportunity to reminisce and reconnect while giving current teacher candidates a glimpse into the origins and evolution of the Windsor Teachers’ College into the current Faculty of Education.

During the cocktail hour, teacher candidate Leah Harris sang and played piano to entertain attendees.

UWindsor president Alan Wildeman offered his congratulations to the faculty for its continued commitment to education.

Professor emeritus Donald Laing presented a “Then and Now” look at the faculty over the years, while professor Larry Glassford served as emcee.

Earl Stadder, one of the first professors at the Teachers’ College in 1962, said he thoroughly enjoyed the event. He shared a memory of his early teaching career, recalling how he spent the summer preparing to teach art and then got a teaching assignment of almost straight music: “a happy surprise for me!”

The evening’s proceeds went to support the John McGivney Children’s Centre.