What do you give a girl who’s got it all? Why recognition from Canada’s first female astronaut, of course. On Thursday, Nov. 20 space travelling Dr. Roberta Bondar was present at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to honour 18 female scholar-athletes from around Ontario. Hosted by Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and Chatelaine magazine, the luncheon and speech had Bondar awarding an honouree from each Ontario university. The women, who were selected because of their academic and athletic achievements, received an autographed copy of Bondar’s new book and an engraved jewelry box. Student and athlete Andrea Iaboni was U of T’s lucky recipient. Iaboni is a former Varsity Blues and Oxford rugby star, as well as a Rhodes Scholar. She is currently in her second year of U of T’s undergraduate medicine program after completing a Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Medicine at Oxford. -RA
