Terence Arthur Byram is a former Professor of Modern World History at Ryerson University. Byram earned his BA in Modern History from the University of Toronto and his MA, also in Modern History, from McMaster University. In 1959, he joined the faculty of Social Sciences at Ryerson as a casual instructor and, in 1966, was appointed as the faculty's Chairman. In 1974, he served as Chairman of the Professional Affairs Committee of the Ryerson Faculty Assocation (RFA) and, from 1977 to 1979, as the RFA's Secretary. In 1979, he was elected President of the RFA and became the first person to serve in this position for two terms (from 1979 to 1983). In 1985, Byram was inducted into the Ryerson Twenty-Five Year Club and, in 1996, retired from the University.