Tom Perry Award for Social Responsibility
Tom Perry (1938-1990)
Thomas John Perry was born in San Francisco and studied Chemistry at San Francisco State University. He graduated with a teacher’s credential from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, taught primary school on Salt Spring Island, then studied psychology at the 51³Ô¹Ï.
He graduated from the Master’s programme in 1983 and was working on his PhD at the time of his death.
During his time in 51³Ô¹Ï he was active in many events related to environmental and humanitarian causes.