Reva Gerstein

Reva Gerstein
Born Reva Appleby
27 March 1917
Toronto, Ontario
Occupation Psychologist and educator
Spouse(s) Bertrand Gerstein (1939-1971); 2 children
David Raitblat (m. 1979)

Reva Appleby Gerstein, CC OOnt (born 27 March 1917 in Toronto, Ontario)[1] is a Canadian psychologist and educator. She was the first woman Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario from 1992 to 1996.

A pioneer in Canadian mental health, she helped establish the Hincks Treatment Centre for adolescents, the Gerstein Crisis Centre for psychiatric patients and initiated Mental Health Week.

After attending Fern Avenue Public School and Parkdale Collegiate Institute, Gerstein received a Bachelor of Arts degree (1938), a Master of Arts degree (1939), and a Ph.D. (1945) from the University of Toronto.[2]

Reva Appleby married Bertrand Gerstein on 5 June 1939 at Toronto's Holy Blossom Temple.[3] The couple had two sons, Irving Russell (1941-) and Ira Michael (1947-). In the fall of 1979, she remarried to David Raitblat, a Toronto Symphony Orchestra board member at the time and previously a construction company owner.[4]

Honours

References

  1. FamilyTreeMaker.com: "Descendants of Yitchok Applebaum and Chana Sura Applebaum"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Canadian Who's Who. Grey House Publishing Canada.
  3. "Four Maids Wait on Reva Appleby". The Globe and Mail. 6 June 1939. p. 9.
  4. Cherry, Zena (3 October 1979). "A China banquet to foster friendship (multi-topic article)". The Globe and Mail. p. 10.
  5. Order of Canada citation
Academic offices
Preceded by
Grant Reuber
Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario
1992–1996
Succeeded by
Peter Godsoe