ron heath. it is obviously the gentleman on my left smiling genuinly. he is the one who enabled me and many, many uwciers to attend the sfu. no one has ever counted how many uwciers has graduated from sfu since 1994 when accidently they gave out the firt uwc scholarship.
now, ron is retiring and hence we had a small uwc gathering (at least 30 people showed up! that means that there's at least 50 of us currently attending the sfu) with pizza, salad informal speeches and ceremony. ron got so emotional that it honestly moved me. it is a pity that he is not going to continue his "scout search" among all 12 uwcies around the world. but the legacy he is leaving for his succesor is enormous. how much time has he commited to the idea of enriching sfu community with uwc graduates? probably he doesn't know himself. but what makes his devotion so beautiful is that it comes straight out of the heart and love for what he has done.
thank you ron for bringing me here and for letting me know you. and everything else...
