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King’s Herald Fall 2015 A magazine for alumni and friends of King’s University College at Western University Canada Show Get Your Involved Stay Pride Lead Connected the Way Life After King’s Protect everything you’ve worked hard to achieve The King’s University College Alumni Term Life Insurance Plan • Up to $250,000 in tax-free coverage for alumni and their spouses • Low group rates exclusive to alumni • No medical exam is normally required to apply • Substantial savings for non-smokers Get your questions answered! Call Canada Life today at 1-800-387-0649 Underwritten by: TM Canada Life and design are trademarks of The Canada Life Assurance Company. Kings Ad FINAL.indd 1 2014-01-31 1:59 PM Crown Your King’s Achievement Showcase your degree in a custom made frame for King’s University College alumni. Frames feature an acid-free mat with the King’s logo emblazoned in gold, creating a striking presentation of your degree and accomplishment. Matching 8” x 10” portrait frames area also available. Order online at kings.uwo.ca/alumni/ Or contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 519-433-3491 x4502, 1-800-265-4406 or [email protected] Contents Feature Stories Alumni Awards Research that's making a Award of Distinction 12 difference 24 Nonie Brennan ‘84 King's Connect Homecoming 2015 4 What’s happening @ King’s 26 Life After King's Student Honour Roll 16 28 2014-2015 Student Recognition EVENTS MILESTONES & MEMORIAM 20 Event recaps and upcoming events 30 King’s University College Office of Alumni Affairs, London, Parents: If you are receiving mail for your son or daughter, we Ontario, Canada would appreciate his or her current address. Please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs. The King’s Herald is published semi-annually by the King’s University College Office of Alumni Affairs. We welcome your Opinions expressed in the King’s Herald do not necessarily letters, suggestions or comments about the Association and reflect those of the editor or the University’s administration. To the College. Please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs: contact the editor, phone 519-433-3491 or 800-265-4406 x4501 or e-mail: [email protected] London: 519-433-3491 Toll-Free: 800-265-4406 x4501 Editor: Erin Lawson, Executive Director of Development and Fax: 519-963-1334 Alumni Affairs E-mail: [email protected] Associate editor: Jennifer Jones Mail: King’s University College, Office of Alumni Affairs, Contributing writers: Jane Antoniak, Nicole Bullock, Katrina 266 Epworth Avenue, London, ON N6A 2M3 Clarke, Kate Gilson Clark, Dermot Hurley, Lisa Michienzi For additional information about the Alumni Association, Design: Tim Bugler, King’s University College please visit our website: www.kings.uwo.ca/alumni King’s Herald • Fall 2015 • 3 King’s Connect The Editor Writes By Erin Lawson Erin Lawson met with alumna Kate Huner ’05 at King’s in August. Kate is the Chief of Staff for City of London’s Mayor Matt Brown. ne of the frequently asked haven’t already joined us, we hope connections. Many of our alumni questions I hear when I meet you will consider attending an event in have come back to campus to talk to with alumni is “what can I do your community, or returning to King’s students about career options. for King’s?” The team in the for Homecoming in September (see O Alumni were essential in the building Alumni and Foundation office, Katrina page 26 for details). Upcoming events Clarke ‘06, Tara Kenney ‘05, Jen Jones (page 22) and event recaps (page 20) of the Darryl J. King Student Life ‘02, Nicole Furnival and myself have are included in every issue of the Centre, in creating the 49 donor worked on an answer to this question. King’s Herald. funded student awards and There are so many ways that our scholarships at King’s, and in guiding alumni can help the students at In this past year, numerous grads have the activities and future of King’s King’s, and the most important one hosted events in their community. University College through board is to become engaged. We see many Alumni David MacKenzie ’83, roles with the Alumni Association, and different levels of engagement, but Alana Walker Carpenter ’96 and College and Foundation boards. they are all important. It starts with Jason Peetsma ‘01 hosted alumni Take a look at our Alumni Engagement updating your address. This seems networking events in London and ideas on page 16. Is there something like such a simple thing, but we need Toronto. Alumnus John Howard ’71 that would help you strengthen your to be able to reach you to let you opened the doors to his winery this tie to King’s, while supporting your know about events and activities, past June, giving alumni a tour and personal growth? Do you have other and where we need your help. We get sampling of his award winning wines. ideas? We would love your feedback; about 230 address updates a year, Alumnus Gresham Bayley ’12 hosted email me with your thoughts and have an annual draw for an iPad a ‘chilly’ reception at his Toronto [email protected]. to encourage updates. bar, CHILL Ice House. We have also called on many of our alumni to assist Stay connected, get involved, be About 300 alumni attended King’s students and alumni as they look at proud and lead the way! alumni events in the past year. We career and life options. In the past welcomed many familiar faces, as well year, the Life After King’s Alumni as first time event attendees. If you Mentoring Program made 28 mentor 4 • King’s Herald • Fall 2015 King’s Connect President’s Corner By Ryan McMurray ’08, President, King’s University College Alumni Association It’s that time of year once again! Epworth is packed with industry, from the stages of Broadway to the floors of new and returning students who are filled with passion, Parliament and boards of executive directors. On campus, school pride and an overwhelming sense of excitement King’s students constitute almost 150 members of the I for the adventures to come. The returning students Western Varsity sports teams. Despite our small campus are hosting parties, while the new students are trying and population, we are an integral pillar of the University desperately not to appear awkward as they acclimatize and our impact on society is undeniably significant. to the internationally acclaimed “student experience” for which King’s and Western have become known. I invite you to join us this year to celebrate our school and the time we spent there. The Homecoming celebrations As alumni, we are struck with a sense of nostalgia for begin Friday, September 25 at 8:30 p.m. in the Wemple our own coming of age, and a time when life was simple. Building. Naturally, in King’s fashion, Rick McGhie will Subsequently, September is one of my favourite times of be on hand to provide the entertainment. Saturday will the year. Old friends return to the campus that gave us so feature several events throughout the day, shuttles will much more than just an education. Homecoming provides run between King’s and TD Stadium and there will be a the opportunity to remember the people, places and reception at the King Centre afterwards. Sunday Eucharist events that have shaped who we have become today. If you will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For further have not returned to campus in recent years, you will find details, please contact Katrina Clarke at Katrina.Clarke@ the places are much different now. Over the last several kings.uwo.ca. years, King’s has grown into a vibrant and modern campus with our new Darryl J King Student Life Centre hosting I hope that in reading this, you were reminded of the time a variety of social and business events for the London you spent at Kings, the people you met, your achievements community. King’s has been able to flourish as a leader and of course the foolishness that you could only get in the community, largely due to the work of our alumni away with at a point when life seemed less complicated. during their time at King’s and through their generous I encourage you to join us on campus to celebrate our donations to priority projects over the years. school, our history and our experience as we usher in a new academic year with a crushing victory over the Much like our growing campus, King’s alumni are Carleton Ravens. continuously making their mark as leaders in every m Stay in Touch Update your address and contact information to receive the latest information from your alma mater. www.kings.uwo.ca/alumni/ kucalumni kucalumni kucalumni King’s Herald • Fall 2015 • 5 King’s Connect - Campus News Dr. Graham Broad, Associate Professor of History, received Political Science Professor Dr. Thomas Tieku, along with Dr. Katharina recognition for his book A Small Price to Pay: Consumer Culture on the Coleman at the University of British Columbia, has received grants from Canadian Home Front, 1939-1945. The publication was named to the both the United Nations University and One Earth Future. The grants short list for the CP Stacey Award, an annual prize created in honour support Dr. Tieku and Dr. Coleman’s initiatives to organize a workshop of the Canadian Department of National Defence’s long-serving Official and produce a book on Africa's contribution to global norms.