the komala prabhakar scholarship - The John H. Daniels Faculty of

THE KOMALA PRABHAKAR SCHOLARSHIP
DISTINCTION OF UNIVERSITY SERVICE
THE KOMALA PRABHAKAR SCHOLARSHIP
Komala Prabhakar was born on October
25, 1942 in Mysore, India. She obtained
her Bachelor of Science in 1962 from the
University of Mysore. Komala emigrated
with her husband to Canada in November
of 1968 when she began the first of her
forty two years of service to the University
of Toronto.
In recognition of Komala’s considerable
service and commitment to the John
H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture,
Landscape, and Design and the positive
impact she has had on Daniels students,
alumni and successive generations
of architects and designers in the
community, donations are requested to
establish a graduate award to be named
the Komala Prabhakar Scholarship.
The scholarship, when fully funded and
endowed, will serve as a continuing tribute
to Komala’s service to the University of
Toronto and in particular, to the studentcentred approach she has created within
the Daniels school.
Since the beginning of 1974, the
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape
Architecture has gone through
innumerable changes in administrative
organization and leadership. As the
sole senior administrator throughout
these changes and during some of the
Faculty’s more challenging times, Komala
has remained committed to the smooth
management and oversight of the school
and has contributed to an environment
that places priority on our students’
learning experience.
“Komala Prabhakar is a citizen of many communities. Our
school community, our University of Toronto community as
well as the larger multicultural community of Toronto have
been the beneficiaries of her exemplary leadership. Her
long-standing commitment to and belief in the importance of
leading by example and her tireless investment in community
building has earned her the admiration and respect of
decades of University of Toronto students, staff, faculty,
senior administrators, alumni and colleagues alike.”
Associate Professor Brigitte Shim
Komala has worked with a total of ten
different administrators over the past forty
two years. She has helped chart a path
through many transitions in governance,
leadership, and curriculum.
Komala has provided personal support
to countless students, even extending
personal financial resources to students in
exceptional circumstances. Komala listens
to the students, provides guidance, and
with deep contemplation seeks to provide
fair resolutions. She goes out of her way
to help international students to adapt to
the culture and environment by providing
food and collecting winter clothing for
those who are in need. She is available
to all students, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
For more information, please contact:
Jacqueline Raaflaub
Senior Development Officer
John H. Daniels Faculty of
Architecture, Landscape, and Design
University of Toronto
230 College Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1R2
416-978-1473
jacqueline.raaflaub@utoronto.ca
Photo Credit: John Howarth
“Every organization needs
a Komala - dedication,
professionalism,
intelligence and with her
beautiful personality.
Everybody remembers
Komala.”
I WOULD LIKE TO DONATE $
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 CHARGE TO:
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Claude Cormier, BLA, 1986
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“She was an anchor of
stability and civility in a
school that was otherwise
embroiled in intensely
divisive issues. Without her,
the School would not be
what it is today.”
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“She believed in the school,
and more importantly,
its students...She
committed so much of her
professional and personal
time to the school’s and
students’ interests. She
is the constant steward
of the community, and for
most of us, one of the key
connections to the school.”
Bruce Kuwabara, BArch, 1972