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The newest student residence at 157 Laurier was named in honour of a great friend of the University, the late Hyman Soloway, in a special celebration held on June 2.
In recognizing Soloway’s contribution to the University, President Gilles Patry noted “his leadership and intervention” in helping the University develop a close working relationship with Minto Construction, which paved the way for a brand new 220,000 square-foot facility to be erected at Laurier and Waller. The groundbreaking of the $35-million multidisciplinary facility is slated for July 2005.
Over the years Hyman Soloway forged strong links with the University and devoted much time and energy to its development. He was a member of the University’s Board of Governors from 1990 to 2004.
In 1998, the University established the Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law in his honour. The prominent Ottawa lawyer was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the University in 1996.
Board of Governors Chair Marc Jolicoeur said: “Hy Soloway exemplified the spirit of openness, tolerance and good will of a pillar of the community.”
Hyman Soloway’s son, Lawrence, accepted the honour on behalf of the family. “Of all the things that might have been done to recognize (my father’s) remarkable life, this is what he would have appreciated the most,” Soloway said. “This dedication reflects two of the central themes of his life: education and Ottawa.”
“He enjoyed teaching lawyers how to practice law up to the end of his days. As a result there are several generations of lawyers who share the bond of having been trained by Hyman Soloway and take considerable pride in that fact. This is the way he returned the gift of education.”
“The other nice aspect of this dedication is that it is given by a leading and perhaps the most visible public institution in this city,” Soloway said.
Opened in September 2004, the Hyman Soloway Residence has space for 239 students. The furnished two-, three- and four-bedroom units offer basic utilities, air conditioning, telephone, cable and Internet, card access and video surveillance security. The rent varies from $650 to $700 a month for a typical four-bedroom unit. The live-in student staff includes one residence coordinator and three community advisors.
Thanks to this $15.5-million addition to its residence system, the University can guarantee housing to all students newly admitted to undergraduate studies.
Other residences will undergo renovations and improvements this summer, including Thompson and Brooks.
