John Galbraith

As the first Engineering professor at the University of Toronto in 1878, and the first Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering in 1906, John Galbraith helped lay the foundations for engineering education in Canada.

His approach to teaching was based on the belief that engineering education needed to progress with an awareness of the social problems that it aimed to correct.

In his honour and memory, the Faculty named one of its buildings (Galbraith Building) and a unique program for outstanding incoming First Year students (Galbraith Scholars) after him.