Memorial University of Newfoundland Alumni Association Vol. 22, No. 4, Spring 1997
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The launch of The Opportunity ON OUR COVER Fund, Memorial ALUMNI HERE AND THERE University's $50- 6 Memorial launches $50 million 16 Working as a flying doctor in Australia million fund- fund-raising campaign raising campmgn, 15 Jamming on the internet was certainly the FEATURES highlight of my 16 The belle of the ball time here with the Karen Leonard 10 Annual Giving Fund 15 Promoting Newfoundland art Campaign Planning Alumnus gives over $400,000 to Office. I think it's the biggest example scholarships of team effort I've ever seen, with so many having a hand in its success. DEPARTMENTS I've had the pleasure of interviewing and talking to many 2 MUN Clips 15 Alumni Here & There students, faculty and staff, and have 4 Research @ MUN 19 Student Perspectives found them all great to work with. Since I'm originally from Nova Scotia, 12 Chapter News and Events 20 Keeping in Touch where there seems to be a university or college on ever corner, I find the fact that Memorial is Newfoundland's only I university unique. And what a Editor: Karen Leonard To reach us: university it is! It has such diverse Editorial: Editor, Luminus, Editorial Board: Karen Leonard, programs in areas such as naval 1 W esterland Road, Memorial University Linda Russell, Victoria Collins architecture, earth sciences and of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, A1C Kevin Smith, Lynda Parsons marine studies, not to mention the 5S7 Tel: (709) 737-4088 internationally recognized research Advertising Representative FAX: (709) 737-3563 that's done here each year. Memorial Stephen Shru.pe e-mail: [email protected] is definitely a great institution to be a Advertising: Stephen Sharpe part of, and the Office of Recruitment Photography Tel: (709) 722-3138 and Promotion is travelling all over the John Bourne, Chris Hammond, e-mail: [email protected] world to convince prospective students Don Meiwald of just that. (See story p. 3) Design Alwnni information/change of address: As for editing and writing for Helen Houston Alumni Affairs and Development, Luminus, Memorial has over 40,000 Memorial University of Newfmmdland, alumni and there are a lot of great Special Thanks St. John's, NF, AIC 5S7 stories to tell! From working as a flying MUN Gazette Tel: (709) 737-4354 doctor in Australia (p.l6), playing FAX: (709) 737-2008 Printing: Sterling Press, St. John's Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast e-mail: [email protected] (p.l6), to starting a successful Cover Photo: John Bourne home page: http://www.mun.ca/munalmn/ business (p.l5), Memorial's graduates are making their mark, not only in this Almnni Association Executive Luminus is published two times per year province but around the world. In our Paul Wilson, president for the Alumni Association of Memorial "Student's Perspective" column, Calvin Butt, first vice-president University by the Division of University Kathleen Lippa had the opportunity to Genevieve M. Dawson, Relations, Memorial University of talk to a couple of her role models who second vice-president Newfoundland. just happen to be Memorial alumni - Clyde Flight, Michael Goodridge, Deadline for submissions to the next issue is John Fraser and Rex Murphy (p.l9). Karen Northover, directors Aug. 1, 1997. All submissions are subject to I hope you enjoy this issue of Calvin Cole, past president approval by the editorial board and may be Luminus. We've had a lot of fun edited for length and putting it together. Victoria will be Canadian Press style. returning in June, after spending six months home with her new baby, Jack. So I'll hand the reins back to her, and look forward to reading the next issue.
Cover photo: Chancellor John C. Crosbie and President Arthur W. May greet Sammy the Seahawk and Memorial varsity athletes Susan ~ PrinLed on Recycled Paper Memorial Mosher (first-year arts, volleyball) and Trent 'a<' JSSN 0381-6575 University of Newfoundland McClellan (fifth-year arts, soccer) MUN CLIPS
Prospectors, famous soprano honored at Fall Convocation
contribution to Canadian culture. Dr. Roch Carrier, Anne Meredith Barry, Helen Fogwill Porter, Darryl Diamond Fry, Geoffrey Alan Perry, Dr. Dr. Albert Chislett Dr. Chris Verbiski Dr. Rosemarie Landry Otto Tucker, Gertrude Crosbie and Governor Three honorary degrees the provincial economy by General Romeo LeBlanc were awarded at the fall discovering minerals in will be presented with convocation on October 26, Labrador. An honorary honorary degrees at 1996. Albert Chislett and degree was also given to Memorial's spring Chris Verbiski received renowned soprano convocation. Their photos honorary degrees for the Rosemarie Landry in will appear in the next issue contribution they've made to recognition of her of Luminus. Newfoundland's heritage alive at Memorial's Folklore and Recognizing Achievement Language Archive The Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association (MUNFA) awarded 15 by Dr. Philip Hiscock scholarships valued at $2,500 each in the 1996-97 academic year. The MUNFA Scholarships are Many of today' s alumni took folklore courses made available through the generous donations of as students, contributed materials to the academic staff members of Memorial University, Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and are awarded annually on the basis of and Language Archive (MUNFLA), and even academic achievement and financial need. did research there. MUNFLA was founded 30 Above (L-R): Dr. R. Richards, Dr. G. Harding years ago by now-professor emeritus Dr. Pedersen, Kelly Warren, Timothy Sheppard, Herbert Halpert, who successfully encouraged Randy Billard, Dr. Katy Bindon. many of his students to record and document Below (L-R): Back- Paul Mugford, Dr. Barrie their own family and community folklore. Barrell, Judy Casey, Dr. Sankatha Singh, Dr. John Over the years, a great resource has Bear (president, MUNFA), and Stephanie Heath. developed in the Folklore Archive: insider (L-R): Front - Stephanie Dean, Anita Jesso, Mary views of Newfoundland communities, their Perry, and Tanya Pitcher. Absent from photos: people and their occupations. Loggers, fishers, Tony Locke, Gillian Dawe, Heather Pottle, midwives, trunk-makers, coopers, domestic Catherine Mills, Joseph Griffiths, and John Snow. workers, and many other working people have been interviewed at length, providing a unique view of the evolving culture of Newfoundland and Labrador. The huge natural variety of Newfoundland customs, such as mummering, have been well documented. Mummers' masks We welcome your opinions and and hobby horses have been collected for comments. Please send your future generations to examine and admire; letters to the editor. likewise, reports of wren boys and ribbon men, Tib's Eve and Nab Cake, Orange parades and . mummers' parades are also found here . Dear Editor, the school was the highest universities promote . in Canada. themselves more than Internationally recognized as a folklore archive, Memorial has set up an . Memorial has done, even MUNFLA receives research inquiries from all Office of Recruitment and The naval architecture though our programs are over the world. In fact, there is likely no place Promotion. It is long program at Memorial has . often better. . in the world with as rich a centre of regional overdue. Having graduated been described as the best . . documentation as MUNFLA. International from Memorial's School of in North America. Similarly, Hopefully this will . researchers visit for in-depth work, and Pharmacy, I feel that the programs like earth change with the mandate . inquiries arrive daily by letter, fax, phone and program is one of the best sciences and medicine of the new office. . e-mail. Munfla is located on the fourth floor of in Canada and continues to stand very highly among . Wael M.R. Haddara, B.Sc. the Education Building. Donations are improve. At one time, the other Canadian programs. (Pharmacy) '91 welcome. • per student expenditure at It seems to me that many
LUMINUS 2 ''So, you think 'All the world's a stage'?'' That was the name of a March session National Theatre School and professional panelled by five English majors and graduates director; Janet Edmunds, director and associate of the specialization in theatre-drama program. producer of Loyal Shakespeare Co. Over 60 people turned out to hear the The panelists have worked in broadcasting, graduates' views on journalism, teaching making a living, and a and theatre. They life, in the arts in spoke of the value Newfoundland. that the Pictured here are (L specialization in R) Donna Mills, theatre/ drama teacher and founder program had in and director of Tree preparing them to Back: (L-R) Carol Lidstone, Dean Kearney, top Theatre Company; speak and write well, Lori Douglas, Melanie Hiscock, Julie Reid. Bruce Brenton, arts and in perlorming. Front: (L) Yasmine Dannaway, Gerry Robinson, journalist and co They said they Elizabeth Ralph, Jason Fry. founder of the Recycled Shakespeare Co. and learned many practical skills while staging, owner of Sound and Fury Productions; Denyse producing and directing plays at Memorial. Lynde, director of Memorial's theatre/drama Most of all, they learned respect for others and Memorial students program; Kelly Jones, professional stage the value of team work. • experience working abroad manager; Danielle Irvine, graduate of the •...... •.•..•••.•.••.•.••..•..•..•.•.•.....•...... •....••..•.•...... •.••••.....••...... •.•.••••.•••••••.•.••••••••.... by Yasmine Dannaway Recruiters appreciate alumni support Students from the St. John's and Corner Brook campuses have once again safely by Jean Graham returned from Memorial's campus in Harlow, England. The St. John's group (pictured here) "Education you'll use for life in university are a great help to recruiters. were on work terms, practising in their a setting you'll never forget." The "They give a broader picture and, respective disciplines, while eight theatre slogan embodies the dual emphasis J>ATO:O.: COl.LEGIC ... especially at a busy fair, the simple students from Sir Wilfred Grenfell were of marketing efforts at Memorial's presence of more people means more studying and rehearsing for their upcoming Office of Student Recruitment and potential students can talk to a play. Promotion, which opened in Memorial representative." "Coming to Harlow provided me with an October 1996 to attract students to Joe Byrne, assistant registrar and education surpassing anything that I had the university. director of the recruitment office, added learned in a textbook," said Gerry Robinson, a more than Recruitment officers Carol . I that, as pa1t of the recruitment just housmg. secondary education student and W abush King (B.Comm.'94) and Shona effort, his office is also "target native. "The Harlow experience not only Perry-Maidment (BA, B.Ed.'89, marketing." For example, exposed me to a new culture and a different M.Ed. '92) have visited schools Memorial representatives school system, but most of all to 14 strangers and education fairs from Nova participated in a series of Fine who became my friends, and with whom I Scotia to Kuala Lumpur, Arts Fairs in Boston, New York would travel throughout my stay." spreading the word about and Baltimore. Because Harlow is located so close to Memorial's top-quality programs "We were targeting students London, the Grenfell students were treated to and Newfoundland as a unique who are specifically interested the best in the world of theatre. "Their seven destination. in music and fine arts \ weeks in England gave them a concentrated In Singapore they were joined Discot'eJ" sow,.-l: programs," Joe said. "This a wurld btyond u•Qni~ form of all they have learned throughout their by a couple of Memorial alumni could be a very lucrative market degree program," said Dr. Ken Livingston, who were able to speak with the because it's a competitive area. --- head of Theatre Arts. The students visited students attending the fair and to 8Me~o._~f Our music program is well many theatres such as the English National answer their questions about the :-.1 b .\1 o R r.\ 1 respected and a lot more affordable than \I' •\ ( ; I.A'H F ... Opera House and The Globe Theatre. university and the province. those at universities in the United States." The Harlow Campus is situated on St. "It really made a difference to Plans for the 1997-98 recruiting season John's Walk, a quaint street in Old Harlow. some potential students to be able are just being made, so destinations haven't The campus has several buildings, the largest to talk to someone from their own been finalized. However, if you'd like to of which is the Maltings - named because the area about Newfoundland and lend an hour or two at a school visit or an 1870s building was used for preparing and Memorial," said Carol. education or career fair in your area, e-mail storing barley for brewing into beer. • Shona added that enthusiastic [email protected] or phone alumni who have stayed in touch (709) 73 7-8896.• with developments at the
LUMINUS 3 by Ivan Muzychka documents and organizes the data. While her thesis will not be completed for at least n order for a language to survive as a another year or two, her work is already living language, it needs to be benefiting Naskapi speakers. Some of her I transmitted to successive generations of work will contribute to a comprehensive speakers. It helps if the formal rules of the grammar being put together by the Naskapi language are written down. Development Corporation and will Today, most of the world's predominant eventually complement the tri-lingual languages have reference books available. N askapi dictionary published in 1994, Unfortunately, many aboriginal languages w co-edited by resident linguist at have not yet been documented and are p Kawawamchikamach, Bill Jancewicz, and therefore a fertile area of research for T K Memorial faculty member Marguerite linguists, who are working to ensure the CH M 0' MacKenzie. N -o grammars and vocabularies of these C' L ? In addition to her scholarly pursuits, languages are described so that they can be s SH I\;" Julie is a published fiction writer and is the taught and written. Julie Brittain is one y ~ R current president of the Writer's Alliance such researcher. Originally from Scotland, of Newfoundland and Labrador. She has a the linguistics graduate student arrived at colorful stock of experience to draw on, Memorial in 1990 to begin work on her MA, having lived and taught English in such which she completed in 1993. She is now places as Sudan, India, Spain, Hong Kong carrying out research towards her PhD, and Tibet. She said her travels have also which she is hoping to complete by 1998. given her a feel for many languages, even Her studies have focused on Cree, Julie Brittain though she says she's no polyglot. Julie also Montagnais and N askapi, three of the most observed that there is a misconception easterly aboriginal languages within the grammar is quite another thing. My work about linguistics. It's not about learning to Algonquian language family. will describe, for example, how one would speak many languages, she explained, but Julie has received a doctoral fellowship form a question in N ask a pi, or form a rather the study of how languages are from the Social Sciences and Humanities negative sentence. Unless you are a native structured and how they work. • Research Council of Canada in support of speaker of N askapi, you would need to look her research, and in the past has also up how to do this in a reference book - received funding from MemoriaPs Institute i.e., in a grammar - and this has not yet of Social and Economic Research, and the been created for Naskapi." Northern Science Training Program. Typically, Julie interviews native Her work in this area began with a speakers about various sentence types, then course in Montagnais (also known as I nnu-aimun ), which is spoken in various communities in Labrador and Quebec. While the initial course was taken simply to fulfil a program requirement, Julie found acey Financial Planning that she loved the language and decided to ·- and Consulting pursue her interest further. Today, her PhD thesis focuses on the syntax of the N askapi language, which is spoken by about SERVICES OFFERED: 1,000 people in northern Quebec and • Insurance, Estate & Financial Planning • Retirement Planning & Management of RASP's Labrador. She is doing her research at • RASP's Analysis & Placement Christopher H.W. Facey, B.A. Kawawachikamach, a community near • Comparisons & Brokerage of RRIF's & Annuities Chartered Life Underwriter Schefferville, Que., where about 500 • Charitable Giving Using Annuities & Life Insurance Chartered Financial Planner Chartered Financial Consultant speakers of Naskapi live. • Group, Pension, Group RASP • Financial Planning Analysis 754-2143/2132 (Office) "A dictionary provides a record of the • Seminars on Retirement Planning 579-4434 (Home) words of a given language. To describe the
LUMINUS 4 Dr. David Graham, conference co-ordinator and a faculty Memorial ready to host member in the Department of French and Spanish, says this year's massive academic conference will have to live up to a precedent set the last time the Learneds came to the province. ''Many delegates have told the conference Secretariat that the 1971 Learneds were the best ever, and that they are looking forward to an equally memorable experience in 1997." Congress of In addition to two weeks of scholarly papers, the conference Learned Societies includes a publisher's exhibit, featuring numerous academic publishers, and a symposium on the theme of discovery which will Congres des tie in with the Newfoundland and Labrador's quincentenary . ~ ~ soctetes savantes activities. • Memorial University of Newfoundland • St. John's 31 May to 14June • 1997 • du 31 mai au 14 juin
emorial is ready to host North America's largest annual New research chair in teleleaming interdisciplinary gathering of academics in the humanities Dr. Ken Stevens was appointed as Memorial's new M and social sciences. Over 6,000 delegates are expected to research chair in telelearning. It is a first for the university attend the 1997 Congress of Learned Societies, which will be held and the country. With approximately $800,000 in funding from May 31 to June 14, 1997, on the St. John's campus. The from Memorial University, Industry Canada, and the conference is a uniquely Canadian event that has been held at Canada/Newfoundland Co-operation Agreement on Human Canadian universities every year since 1949. The theme of this Resource Development (through the Atlantic Canada year's conference is Communications, and organizers expect to draw Opportunities Agency and the provincial Department of thousands of delegates, mostly scholars and researchers in the social Education), Dr. Stevens will spend the next five years sciences and humanities. The 1997 congress spans over two weeks working to discover how new communications technologies and includes about 100 separate two-to-three-day academic can be used to provide the best learning experience possible conferences. Researchers will present their work in disciplines such to students in this province, in Canada, and elsewhere in the as law, philosophy, education, sociology, literature, history, world. • anthropology and languages.
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LUMINUS 5 --THE - OPPORTUNITY FUND Mellloriallaunches $50
Visiting dignitaries, including Ream · Patgn to raise fttnl/(Jyr: Premier Brian Tobin, Education Minister Roger Grimes, Mayor • Stholarships/FeltoYVSf• John Murphy, and Board and Chairman Janet Gardiner, joined Chancellor John C. Crosbie, President Arthur May, varsity athletes, campaign volunteers FORA BETTER TOMORROW and Sammy the Seahawk to celebrate the launch......
tudents of Memorial University will have more scholarships and better facilities as a result of the largest fund-raising campaign in its history. The Opportunity Fund has a goal to raise $50 million from the private and public sectors. Funds raised will increase scholarship and fellowship endowments, support new teaching and research initiatives, and improve student services' programs and facilities. To date, the campaign has raised an impressive $29 million in private and public sector pledges. The five-year campaign was officially launched at a campus-wide event held on March 25 in the gymnasium of the Physical Education Building in St. John's. Over 800 students, faculty, staff, pensioners and friends turned out for the launch of The Opportunity Fund, while thousands in the . . . . " ... Avalon region watched it live on TV, courtesy of Cable Atlantic. Special guests included Premier Brian Tobin, Education Minister Roger Grimes, Chancellor John C. Crosbie, Mayor John Murphy and members of the campaign's Chef Tim Hills puts the finishing • Chancellor John C. Crosbie speaks to volunteer leadership team. touches on The Opportunity Fund reporters prior to the launch event. In his speech at the launch, Premier Tobin received a loud cake. Refreshments for the launch were generously donated by Nova round of applause when he announced that the Government of Services. Newfoundland and Labrador will continue matching funds raised beyond the $25 million private sector goal. "The people of this province will match dollar-for-dollar all of the funds raised for this campaign," said Premier Tobin. "That is a $25 million investment in the young men and wo1ncn in this province. And I issue a challenge, John. If you exceed the $25 million, we'll go on matching you dollar for dollar." The provincial government is the largest donor to The Opportunity Fund. Members of the university community have enthusiastically shown their support for the campaign. Students, faculty, staff, pensioners and campaign volunteers have collectively pledged $4 million. Hon. John C. Crosbie, chancellor and campaign chairman, said that having the tangible support of the internal community is extremely important when approaching foundations and corporations. He added that the provincial government's commitment to match all pledges on a dollar-for-dollar basis has also been a very strong selling Athletics volunteer Glenn Normore commentates as varisty athletes display point. t heir skills to an appreciative audience. "So far, foundations, corporations, alumni and friends have been very forthcoming," said Mr. Crosbie. "We will be ..... Jeannie French (R), vice-chair, Board of announcing our major private sector gifts in the coming weeks Regent s, presents Shawn Musseau, and months, in co-operation with the donors." president, Council of t he Students' Union, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College celebrated the launch of The Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, with the Opportunity Fund on May 8 with the opening of their new ceremonial key to their new Student Centre Annex during the opening Student Centre Annex- the first tangible result of the ceremony on May 8. campaign's goal to improve student services. •
LUMINUS 6 n1illion fund-raising can1paign
A campaign to raise f unds for: What INas said... at the March 25
Education Minister Roger Grimes places a can1paign launch marker symbolizing the provincial government's $14 million match for funds received to date to "And I issue a challenge, The Opportunity Fund. John. If you exceed the $25 million,? we'll go on I John Neville of Facilities M anagement completes the campaign ba matching you dollar for . nners and stgns. dollar." Premier Brian Tobin
"The Globe & Mail Campaign chairman ready to lead Memorial's referred to this gym as a fund-raising drive to the finish shoe box. Well, now we're going to build an even bigger shoe box.'' The Opportunity Fund wouldn't be want a brighter future for their children and President Arthur \V. May possible without the dedication of our grandchildren, and want them to be chancellor and campaign chairman, Hon. educated and to acquire the skills that are John C. Crosbie. Mr. necessary to make a "The Opportunity Fund Crosbie, who was installed decent living, then it's will give us the as our fifth chancellor in very important that "opportunity" to be October 1994, has spent Memorial be supported." proud of Memorial and countless hours travelling Mr. Crosbie not only to demonstrate our pride and visiting prospective lead gives of his time, but also -that's a good thing!" donors all across the gives financial support to Victoria Collins, director, country. the campaign. The John Division of University Relations Mr. Crosbie said that he C. Crosbie Scholarship is ...•...... •...... •...... •.....••..•••..••.•.••••.••••.•••...•• accepted Memorial's the result of an "It's really great to see invitation to be chairman endowment to the so many members of because he was still university, started by Mr. the university interested in doing whatever Crosbie in 1996. It is also community come out he can to assist and improve funded by volunteers of for this event. I think matters in the province. He The Opportunity Fund, in when you look at the said that one of the ways to support of his 1nuch-needed facilities do that is to assist the commitment and and scholarships that The Opportunity university and he hopes that dedication to the university. The John C. Fund is going to support, you can't help Newfoundlanders, no matter where they are, Crosbie Scholarship will be awarded to an but get excited about it." will support the campaign. undergraduate student beyond first year in Robert Mendoza, Council of the Students' "If you're a Newfoundlander, you know the Faculty of Arts, based on scholarship Union President ( 1996-97) Memorial is an essential institution for this standing and a recommendation from the province," he said. "If Newfoundlanders dean.
LUMINUS 7 - THE OPPORTUNITY FUND
Increase Scholarships and Fellowships $15 million The Opportunity Fund) One of Memorial's most urgent needs is keenly felt by our students. As a young institution, Memorial University's most Memorial does not yet have adequate scholarship and fellowship endowments to reward excellence in student achievement. Our current scholarship program simply does not compare ambitious fund-raising with institutions across the country. In 1994-95, for example, only eight per cent of our full-time project to date, will improve students received scholarships, while at other Atlantic universities about 20 per cent were rewarded. student services facilities, The Opportunity Fund's goal to increase scholarship and fellowship offerings by $15 million will increase scholarship and enable the university to endow undergraduate and graduate scholarships, doubling the amount the university spends each year on these student awards, from $1.5 million to $3 million. fellowship support, and I enhance teaching and Support Innovation in Teaching and Research $10 million I research initiatives. This Memorial is committed to finding innovative and cost-effective methods of instruction and to supporting research in areas relevant to the province's economic growth. For students to reach five-year campaign will take their full potential they must be taught in a dynamic and innovative learning environment. New technologies and new approaches are needed to broaden the scope of teaching and research Memorial to a new level of potential. Memorial has the resources to undertake special and unique activity in support of scholarship and research, such as the establishment of chairs and research programs in vital areas achievement in post such as marine sciences. secondary education. Improve student services $25 million
University Cen tre ------$16 million
The existing university centre in St. John's, the Thomson Student Centre, was built in the late Campaign 1960s when Memorial had a student population of about 5,000. That same centre now must progress serve the needs of a student population that has grown to almost 16,000. Memorial's student services programs are well developed; however, they are scattered throughout the campus and CHECKLIST many operate under serious space constraints. The campaign will address this need with the construction of a new University Centre that will allow essential services to be housed in one area Over I 00 foundations and and enable students, faculty and staff to interact more as a community. The University Centre corporations have been will be centrally located on campus, spanning the Prince Philip Parkway, bridging the north and approached to contribute. south sides.
The Alumni Appeal portion of Student Centre Annex ------$1 million the campaign will start in September 1997. Creation of student space is an urgent need at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College. Since it opened its doors in 1975, Memorial's Corner Brook campus has endured a severe shortage of non-academic Major donations will be space due to its growing number of students. General student space at Grenfell College is not announced on a regular basis much larger than the average classroom, and must accomodate over 1,000 students. The until the campaign concludes. campaign will address this need with an expansion to the existing Arts and Science Building. The new Student Centre Annex will provide a place for student activities and student government The University Appeal to offices. employees and pensioners has Field H ouse Complex ------$8 million raised $924,000 in pledges. Memorial's Physical Education Building, one of the four original buildings on the St. John's Undergraduate and graduate campus, opened in 1961. Since then, the university community has grown dramatically, making students have committed $3.2 the existing facilities overpopulated and inadequate. Today, Memorial must often rent off million to the campaign. campus recreational facilities to accommodate a variety of professional preparation, intramural, and varsity programs. The new Field House Complex will address the lack of physical education space and enable Memorial to accomodate provincial and regional sport activities. The new Field House Complex will be built alongside the existing Physical Education Building.
LUMINUS 8 For A Better Tomorrow
Features ~ student clubs and societies offices ...... the muse - student newspaper ~ Counselling Centre ...... food court ~ Student Health Centre ~ faculty/staff dining facilities ~ Student Affairs and Services offices ~ transit terminal Added features
~ meeting and seminar space ~ 3,800m2 retail space; rental income will cover University Centre ~ CHMR - the university radio operating costs station ...... quiet reading lounges ~ Council of the Students' Union University Centre (St. John's) ~ University Book store
Campaign Leadership
I Hon. John C. Crosbie, QC Chancellor and Chairman, The Opportunity Fund Counsel, Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy
Dr. Arthur W. May, OC President and Vice-Chancellor Memorial University of Newfoundland
Student Centre Annex (Corner Brook) Mr. Victor L.Young, OC Vice-Chairman, The Opportunity Fund Features ~ student/faculty/staff pub and lounge CEO, Fishery Products International Ltd.
~ students' union offices ~ conference room Mrs. Janet Gardiner Chairman, Board of Regents ~ student clubs and societies offices Added feature Treasurer and Director, Chester Dawe Ltd. and Associated Companies ~ reading room/games room ~ revenue generated from renting space to three
~ dining space with retail outlets retailers will go back to the students' union to help them operate the centre. Newfoundland & Labrador Prairies Mr. Charles W. White, Mr. Douglas Black QC Partner, Macleod Dixon Partner, White, Ottenheimer and Baker British Columbia Mr. John H. G. Dustan Maritimes Chairman and CEO Mr. Roland T. Martin Genus Capital President, Keltic Management Inc. Incorporated United States Quebec Mr. Darryl Fry Ms. Madonna Bailey Chairman, President Vice- President and and CEO Branch Manager Cytec Industries Inc. Field House Complex (St. John's) Union Bank of Switzerland (Canada) Hong Kong Features ~ climbing walls and adventure education area Mr. Bernard K. F. So, Ontario MD ~ men's and women's locker rooms ~ 200 m indoor six-lane running track Mr. Robert J. Foster - - THE - ~ 250 m walking track President and CEO, Added feature OPPORTUNITY ...... multi-purpose fitness/recreation area and Capital Canada Ltd. FUND playing courts for a variety of sports ...... The complex will operate on a user-fee system with revenue generated from three sources: Mr. Jim Good ...... seating to accommodate more than 2,000 user-pay program involving students, faculty, Partner spectators for major athletic or other events staff, and alumni; a user-pay program for rental space by the external community; Capital Canada Ltd...... fitness program areas sports camps hosted by the university...... Fitness Appraisal Centre
LUMINUS 9 ANNUAl_; GIVING FUND
Greetings from Alumni Geographic Distribution of Alumni Donors Association President Donors (Alumni)
It is my privilege to meet fairly regularly with some of the most senior and also the very youngest alumni. I have the opportunity to speak quite often to those 3,103 (28,403) who can remember 11% with great clarity the Paul Wilson Parade Street campus prior to the outbreak of 18 World War II. When assisting at convocation, I PEl (115) u.s. 169 (631) 28% 16% also get to talk to our newest graduates as they Other Countries 14 (634) 2% 169 celebrate their achievements and become NS (1218) 14% members of the more than 40,000-strong Memorial alumni family.
Over the past six years I have also participated Of course, I and the executive of the alumni Whether you are able to make a financial in the selection of the alumnus/a of the year. association fully endorse the appeal and have contribution or not, you can make a major gift to Each year we have had outstanding nominees, decided that all contributions to the Annual the reputation of Memorial. Our graduates can be every one of whom has brought great credit to Giving Fund will go toward the campaign until the found in every province and in many other Memorial and every one end of its five-year duration. countries. Each one can add to the lustre of of whom wpuld richly . '> " ...all contributions to the Who can deny that Memorial Memorial just as surely as each could tarnish its deserve the award. has made a tremendous reputation. Please do not miss any opportunity Annual Giving Fund will go But it is not a perfect contribution to not only the that may come your way to pay tribute to world and I also meet toward the campaign until province, but to the nation? Memorial. There is much to be proud of and, by those graduates whose the end of its five-year What graduate can deny that adding to its reputation, we celebrate all that recollections of he or she has benefitted from Memorial has achieved. It is a remarkable record. duration." Memorial are not as attending Memorial? We Finally, a sincere thank you to alumni and pleasant as we would have no hesitation in asking friends who have supported the Annual Giving like them to be. On balance, though, I would you to support The Opportunity Fund to the extent Fund this past year. Your gift is much needed and argue that most alumni look back fondly on their that you are able. But let me add that a small greatly appreciated. days at MUN. Memorial has much to learn from contribution from a recent graduate who is both groups, especially in its efforts to improve struggling to establish a career in difficult times is Best regards, the quality of life of its current students -which just as significant as the gift of the graduate who Paul Wilson (BA, B.Ed.'74, M.Ed.'76) brings me to The Opportunity Fund, Memorial's has established a very successful career and who President, Alumni Association largest ever fund-raising campaign. is now in a position to make a major donation. e-mail: [email protected]
Darryl Fry top donor to the Annual Giving Fund
One Memorial graduate is giving Second, I wanted to recognize some Darryl, a St. John's native, holds back something to the university in of the individuals who inspired me a B.Sc. '59 from Memorial and a a big way- he's donated over over the years, and third, to bachelor of engineering degree in $400,000 to support scholarships. contribute to the university that chemical engineering from the Darryl Fry, a graduate of provided my wife [Marlene] and me Technical University of Nova Scotia. Memorial's science program, has with a window to the world." He is president and chief executive funded five new scholarships, which Each scholarship is valued at officer of Cytec Industries, a global will be awarded for the first time $5,000 and will be awarded, based specialty-chemicals company in New during fall 1997. He said he wanted on scholarship standing and need, by Jersey, where he lives with his wife, his gift directed toward scholarships the Senate committee on Marlene (nee Sellars). • for three reasons: "First, I wanted to undergraduate scholarships and help some deserving students. financial aid.
LUMlNUS 10 ANNUAL GIVING FUND Alumna says campaign should make you dig a little deeper
Rose DiGiacomo, toward scholarships at Memorial in support of management, organizational structuring and who grew up on the The Opportunity Fund campaign. corporate communications. Her work has been Burin Peninsula, "While I've been an annual donor, this published in several business magazines and appreciates the role of campaign has acted as a stimulus for causing us shared in media interviews. education and its to reflect on the greater importance of giving and Rose has always been active in volunteering, importance to young to dig a little deeper," she explained. "I know with special interest in education, health and the people. Rose, who the hardships of the Newfoundland economy and arts. When she ran the New York marathon, she worked in student counselling services at I think that an important part of enjoying success raised $50,000 in sponsorship, which she Memorial (1968-74), is now senior vice is giving back." donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation and president, corporate services, at the Bank of Rose has worked with major national and the National Ballet of Canada. • Montreal. She has personally pledged $25,000 international companies on human resources
ALUMNI GIFTS BY FACULTY OF GRADUATION Participation Alumni Support Faculty Gifts Solicited Donors Rate 1987 to 1996
Arts $ 50,020.03 5,784 607 10% Thousands $1,000 Business 44,171.56 3,475 657 19 Education 89,013.05 13,994 1,424 10 Engineering 440,104.77 2,245 422 19 $800 Hononary grad 10,260.59 221 33 15 Medicine 64,086.05 1,488 397 27 $600 Music 1,003.73 256 29 1 1
Nursing 8,057.39 1,295 165 13 $400 Pharmacy 1,320.00 232 34 15 Phy. Education 4,644.74 929 106 1 1 $200 Grenfell College 105.00 126 4 3 Science 44,457.33 4,314 558 13 Social Work 5,270.86 889 99 1 1 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91 -92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 Others 24,997.48 2,102 196 9
Total $ 787,512.58 37,350 4,731 13% RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND Total Institutional Support Memorial University's alumni are spread all over Newfoundland and Labrador, throughout the country and beyond. More than 40,000 April 1, 1996- March 31, 1997 strong, they hold leadership positions in business, politics, medicine, Source of Funds i Donors education, the arts and more. They also give of themselves to their communities, voluntary organizations and their alma mater. Individuals Alumni 787,512 4,731 Join with us in recognizing the wealth of talent and commitment Private Individuals 105,246 212 Memorial's alumni have to offer. Nominate a friend, colleague or Faculty, staff, pensioners (non-alumni) 121,348 521 classmate for the Memorial University Alumni Association's highest TOTAL individuals 1,014,106 5,464 honor. .. Corporations 984,582 204 Founda~ons , groups 260,557 61 Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award Estates 85,000 4 The association's highest honor is bestowed on an individual who has Gifts-in-kind 224,465 116 made significant contributions to the association, the university, the TOTAL $2,568,710 5,849 community or a particular field of endeavor. For more details on awards criteria, call the Alumni office Pledges to be received in future years $4,983,899 at 709-737-4354 Application of Funds Nominations, together with a brief outline of the nominee's Faculty/ school support 270,490 achievements, the names of two referees, and a statement of Gifts-in-kind 224,465 permission from the nominee must be forwarded by Aug. I , 1997 to: Academic excellence and research 197,180 Awards Nominations Scholarship/Fellowship 1,447,304 Office of Alumni Affairs and Development Health, fitness and athletics 6,524 University Centre - St. John's 3,756 Memorial University of Newfoundland Student Centre Annex - Corner Brook 14,203 St. John's, NF A I C 557 Unrestricted 251,098 Fax: 709 737-2008 Other designations 123,686 e-mail: [email protected] $2,568,710 LUMINUS 1 l CHA.PTER NEWS & EVENTS
Boston .._ Calgary .._ Over 20 alumni and friends are seen here enjoying a January Over 50 alumni and friends gathered at a reception alumni gathering held at Bennigan's Restaurant in Boston. and dinner held in March at the Mewta Armouries in Calgary. Chancellor John C. Crosbie (L) took the opportunity to present Lark and Gerald Sullivan with a plaque signifying their membership in the Eaton Society.
~ Edmonton Alumni and friends gathered in Edmonton in March. Back row (L-R): Marie Hennebury, Anne-Marie (Sutton) Adachi, Bill Hayes, Sandra Marchioro, Anne Marie Antosko, Craig Pelley. Front (L-R): Fran Myrick, Kathryn and Michael Adachi, Flo Myrick, Shirley Stinson (winner of the T -shirt) and Berenice Taylor.
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..._ St. John's Le Celie, Stan Pickett and friends get together for an after-work social at the Blarney Stone.
Clarenville • Clarenville's annual bowling tournament was once again a success. The bowlers raised over $700 for a local scholarship. A big thank-you to George Martin for organizing the event. The winning team is (L-R): Ross Martin, Don Patey, Joe Mercer, Anne Calver, ·and Sandra Fisher. ..._ The Conception Bay North Chapter Happy Valley/Goose Bay • held their annual banquet for the The Lake Melville Chapter raised $700 for local scholarships at presentation of the Eaton Award in I an alumni dinner in March. (Front L-R): George Murphy, Bob Carbonear in February. Pictured Simms, Annette Rumbolt, Ed Kelly (past president), Gail here are (L-R): Calvin Butt, first Hughes, Davina Mugford, Janet O'Regan. Missing from photo: vice-president, Alumni Larry Pittman, president. Association; Douglas Moores, Eaton Society member; Dr. Doug Eaton, patron of the Eaton Society.
Don Downer (L), past president of ~ ~ ····-··~······ the Corner Brook alumni chapter, and Alumni Association president Paul Wilson present Lois Bateman ,raRNATION with a plaque signifying her membership into the Eaton Society. BALL The alumni event, held December The Mu Upsilon Nu Alumni Association will hold a Red 12, was also held to honor Lynn Carnation Ball on Saturday, August 9, 1997, for all members Verge, Memorial's 1996 Alumna of of Mu Upsilon Nu, Delta Beta Sigma and Omega Phi, by the Year. invitation only. The 1997 version will again be a black tie reception, dinner and dance at the Delta Hotel with Billy and the Bruisers. If Members of the Student Alumni you are interested, contact a member of the organizing Association at Memorial (SAMM) raised · committee as soon as possible. Tables will be reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis and space is limited to 100 $4057.24 for the Alumni Entrance couples. Scholarship Fund. Students presented the check to Kevin Smith, director, A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved at the Alumni Mfairs and Development. Way Delta Hotel. For reservations, please advise the Delta directly at 1-800-563-3838 that you require a room in the Mu Up to go, SAAM!! block hooking.
Joan (Andrews) Basic, who attended For further information please contact any of the following in St. John's: Memorial (1958-64), offers her greetings and congratulations to the MuUp: Omega Phi: University of British Columbia's 15th Bob Jenkins _ _,...,_.._ 834-8665 Anne Beresford Buckle chancellor, Dr. William L. Sander, on Dennis Knight ~· ~ 739-9968 --~---- 722-7885 Ray Mrutin 753-3738 DBS: behalf of Memorial University. Dr. Dave Baird 753-5187 Mike Handrigan_ 722-0113 Sander was installed as chancellor at Bruce Dyke 579-1955 Rob Strong 753-5188 UBC's fall convocation, held in November 1996.
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Andrew Mercer pushing his limits
different locations to play music with each other Association of Music live over the Internet. Merchants, in Anaheim, Calif. There he got to "I came up with the idea when my friend, test his software with well-known musicians Rob Power, moved away and we couldn't jam John Anderson of Yes and John Entwhistle of together anymore. J thought with all of the The Who. Many other famous musicians such technology today, it had to be possible over the as Herbie Hancock, Anne and Nancy Wilson of I t Internet." Andrew teamed with Patrick Murphy, Heart, and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden have a computer programmer, to create Net Sessions. already requested the software. Still working out of his home, Andrew Net Sessions is also valuable to composers contacted all the major players he thought who are working with clients, since it allows might be interested - Roland, Yamaha, them to play their compositions over the Microsoft and Intel Communications - to Internet, have the client provide input, and convince them that Full Tilt Design had make changes instantly. Andrew Mercer, a 26-year-old musician and achieved the industry standard with Net Full Tilt Design is still in the beginning music teacher from Spaniard's Bay, believes in Sessions. They agreed - so much so, that Intel stages, but expanding. Andrew said they are pushing his limits. One of his students gave Communications signed them on as a partner to hiring two new programmers and will move into him a plaque inscribed with the phrase 'The further develop and distribute the product. The an office space in the new Genesis Centre at only limitations are those of vision.' partnership allows Andrew and Patrick to retain Seabright Corporation. He said they have "This is what I try to teach my students," all rights to Full Tilt Design and to have 100 received a lot of support from Seabright Corp. explained Andrew, "that anything is possible if per cent control over development of the "David King has given us a lot of support and you put your mind to it." software. solid business advice. They really have a strong He knows what he's talking about. Andrew, "Intel will be like a big brother to us. They mentonng. program. " who holds a bachelor's degree in music and will provide us with things like equipment, The National Research Council of Canada music education from Memorial University, programming expertise and advice, and step us also played a pivotal role. "We had a lot of started his own company, Full Tilt Design, over through large contracts." As part of the financial help and advice from the council. We a year ago. Since then, he and his partner have agreement, any industry development will stay would never have been able to do any of this developed Internet software that musicians and here in Newfoundland. without their co-operation." • computer companies from around the world Intel will also book the company for all the want access to. The software, called Net major trade shows. Andrew attended one such Sessions, essentially allows musicians in trade show, which was operated by the National
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Gordon Pike (B.Eng.'79) was an and people stop and look at it." aspiring artist before he was an engineer, The company, financed through and he became an engineer so that he private shares, distributes its products to could be an artist. over 150 framing shops and galleries "Engineering is a good education and across Canada and the United States. He it's a form of art," he said from his work believes that his business is also good for area in his St. John's home. "Basically I drawing tourists to Newfoundland, wanted to become an artist, but it was because after they've seen the art, they'll very difficult to make a living at it, so want to see the scenes in person. through the process of elimination I Gordon, who worked in engineering b ecame an engineer.. " for seven years before going back to Newfound Art, which he founded in being an artist full-time, said his degree 1990, publishes fine art reproductions has helped him with his business. and cards of original works by "Engineering has helped me with the Newfoundland artists. He said the idea communication of the art at the business was to reproduce art at an affordable end. It has helped in developing the price. "The fact is, we do have fine art product." •
LUMINUS 15 Adventures of a flying doctor Corner Brook native the ''Belle of the Ball''
by Lisa Browne career, perhaps one of her most creative moments came during her last year of the Many young girls dream of being the Belle musical theatre program in Boston when she of the Ball. For Shelly Clarke, that dream came wrote and starred in a one-woman show about a true. During the past year Shelly has played girl growing up in the role of Belle in a 30- Newfoundland and writing to minute show based on the a penpal. "This was my animated movie Beauty and chance to tell many of my the Beast at Walt Disney classmates about my heritage World's MGM Studios. and culture and to help them The Comer Brook native understand me better. Many Dr. Tia Renouf, flying to a clinic in Papuyna, graduated with a bachelor of of my classmates weren't Australia. fine arts from Memorial's Sir familiar with Canada and Wilfred Grenfell College in Memorial's medical graduates work around had no idea where May 1993. She then took up the world, often at rather unusual jobs. Dr. Tia Newfoundland was." Shelly studying at the Boston Renouf (MD. '84) spent a year in Australia also had the occasion to Conservatory, where she with the The Royal Flying Doctor Service. The perform her show to two full obtained a master's degree in service consists of five aircraft in Alice Springs houses in Corner Brook as a musical theatre. Although which covers central Australia - an area of way to say thank you to all moving to another country desert about the size of Spain. People in need those people who had was scary for Shelly, she call the flying doctor, hundreds of miles away, supported her in the past. found many similarities by telephone or radio. These aircraft (really Although she's not sure between the Boston Shelly Clarke, BA '95 airborne intensive care units) can be wherever what the future will bring, Conservatory and Sir Wilfred help is needed in 45 minutes. Rural Shelly is interested in roles in the theatre Grenfell College; for example, both have Australians are constantly tuned in to the classics, which she claims are food for her soul focused teacher interactions, which allowed her flying doctor radio. Listening to the chat gives and allow her creativity to thrive. For the time to get to know her instructors well. "The talent, a sense of security to those living on thousand being, however, she is happy to play Belle, culture and diversity of the city made Boston a acre homesteads in the desert. bringing joy to thousands of young children great place to study." As the doctor on call, Tia was phoned or Although she cites many highlights in her every year. • radioed for advice. Based on the information she received, she decided if the situation could be managed where it was, if a plane and a What can you do with an graduates have done English, as have many nurse should collect the patient, or if she accountants, actors, architects, artists, creative should fly out too. English degree? writers, entrepreneurs, physicians, politicians "Working in the air is unique," said Tia. "I and television performers. Please let us remember being diverted on the way back to know where you are and what you are Alice Springs with a bronchiolitic who was doing, so we can let incoming stable enough to stay aboard another two hours undergraduate students know the range of while we flew in another direction to assess opportunities open to students with an somebody else. The second patient was a English degree. young Aboriginal football player who had dislocated his shoulder. Normally I could have reduced this on the ground and let him stay in Ted Bonnah (second from the right) is his community. Today it was getting late, and an honors English graduate teaching in the aircraft had to take off before dark, since Hito-Yushi- a community near the snow there was no way to light this airstrip. So we covered mountains of a rural area in the brought the boy aboard, started the IV, mixed the drugs as we taxied, and reduced his Memorial University's English Department southern island of Kyushu, Japan. In addition shoulder after we took off." would like to hear from former major and to teaching, Ted's duties include promoting They attended clinics when not on call, honors students. We know that many of our international relations. So far, during his three flying each morning to an Aboriginal students are making significant contributions in year appointment, Ted has taken part in sumo homeland. She said they often received a wide variety of professions. Many have wrestling in Kusu, been a guest at a sake invitations to ceremonies and dances, and careers in the corporate world, in the brewers' boat cruise, appeared several times on opportunities to watch the local people, many communications industry, and in teaching in Japanese television, performed at a local Good of whom are famous artists. Most communities primary, secondary and post-secondary Harvest Festival and gone surfing with the had a clinic and one or more resident nurses, institutions. A large number of law school United States Marines. • along with Aboriginal health care workers. • ...... ~
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LUMINU 18 tudent Eerspectives
called The Only Living Father of Confederation. And they say an arts "In the best of all possible worlds," he said, "I would recommend a general arts education degree means specializing in something that you're really interested in, so that one understands the joy of actually nothing... working full out in (one's) field." By Kathleen Lippa I was still reeling from his tales, when my phone rang at the Gazette and I was greeted with: "Kathleen, 've never felt that an arts degree is useless. it's Rex Murphy again." Again? I had left him And maybe that's because my heros are John messages on his voice mail, but. ... Oh, well, it was Fraser (master of Massey College at Rex, so I played along. University of Toronto) and Rex Murphy (host "I was rather reserved in those days, believe it or of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup). They both received not," Rex said about his early years at Memorial (he graduated in English degrees from Memorial and went to the moon with them, 1968). "But I do believe I'm one of the people who got the or close enough. Articulate, smart and hilarious, these graduates, maximum advantage out of what everybody regards as a 'useless' to me, embody what a liberal arts education can lead to. And when degree. I got an English degree and it's been the source of I got the chance to speak to each of them recently, my admiration everything that I've done." for them and the liberal arts degree only grew deeper. He told me that he'd been going over some 16th-and- 17th Before I even knew John Fraser had graduated with a BA from century writing recently -literature that he discovered as an Memorial in 1969 and had received an honorary degree from MUN undergraduate. in 1993, I had loved his writing, and had read and re-read his "Breaking down a poem, honestly, is a fairly rigorous effort of book Private View (a study of American Ballet Theatre) until the mine," he explained. "If you can read any really good poem, you pages fell out. After discovering he spent four years at Memorial, I can handle any political statement or press release." Unravelling a wanted to know if his work at The Globe and Mail, as an author, poem, he said, "really does teach you how to think. And at an and as editor of Saturday Night reflected his early days at ultimate level, knowing how to think is the game." Memorial. Like John, Rex recommends a university education. "The "It seemed about as far away as I could get from Toronto older generation who didn't have any education understood in an with water in between- at the right tuition," he said of attending intuitive manner, much better than we so-called sophisticates, Memorial. "And the English department had been highly what education really was about. It wasn't related to something as recommended." mundane as making sure you weren't at the fish plant. It had a Of his time as an undergraduate he said: "I did very well, and great deal more value." that was after a very unhappy high school career. I failed twice - And of the university experience today, he said: "The idea that grades 11 and 13. But once I got to university I had a ball. It was you're signing up for something in the first or second year so that wonde1ful." as soon as you walk out you've got it all nailed down - this is I asked him about English professors at Memorial, and he madness. The mind won't grow in that context. University is a time recalled: "George Story was just out of this world, and Patrick for play, in an expanded sense of the term .. .it is not a training O'Flaherty. And Elizabeth Orsten, she smoked a pipe. They were college, or a career baptism. It'lllead to that~ and it should." wonde1ful characters .... I had spectacular English teachers there." The "wider goal" of university, he said, is "alertness and the But the sciences were another story. "I took biology and failed sharpening of analytic forces, and also, finding out the great that. Finally I took geography as a science and got 50 per cent," reservoir of potential amusement and pleasure that's involved in he explained. "My geography exam is quite famous because I whatever discipline particularly encourages you, be it history, turned it into a literary tour de force. I didn't know what I was Russian or physics- they all have joys." talking about, but I translated everything into literary terms. They And with that, I head off to write my exams. Talk about gave me 50 per cent for chutzpah, I think." inspiration. • As an English student, John found George Orwell, Arthur Koestler, and 17th - and - 18th century literature inspirational for Kathleen Lippa is an undergraduate at MUN, joyously pursuing his writing. As a student he wrote for the muse, was student a liberal arts degree. Kathleen spent the winter semester as the columnist for The Evening Telegram, and had his first article student correspondent at the Gazette. appear in Saturday Night. It was about Joey Smallwood, and it was
LUMINLS 19 KEEPING IN TOUCH
Maureen Green, BA'72, was recently profiled on CBC television's " On the Road THE '60s appointed as Queen's Counsel. She is Again" where Patti was seen painting the cover vice-president and general counsel for of the new CD. Timothy Chalker, BA '68, was recently Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. appointed as Queen's Counsel. He maintains a Wanda (Wells) J ullien, law firm, Chalker & Company, in Kelligrews. Anne Stewart, BN, RN'78, works with an BA '87; B.Ed.'94, spent independent practice, providing pre-school six years teaching on the C. Leslie Dominy, B.Sc'63, M.Sc '65, followed screening services to families. Currently French island of Saint a career as a federal public servant and director registered in nursing, she completed a Pierre. She resides in of the Atlantic Salmon Federation. Les has certification using the Diagnostic Inventory for Dunville with her settled with his wife Daphne (Hynes) in Screening Children from the Kitchener- husband, Raymond, an Wallace, N .S., where they own and operate W aterloo Hospital. Ann and her husband, RCMP officer. They have Jubilee Cottage Country Inn. Davis, live in Dartmouth, N.S., with their three one daughter, Arielle, Heather Duggan, BA'68, married an children- Hugh, Neal, and Graeme. who was born in Saint-Pierre in April1995. Australian doctor, Alan Cook, who is a senior Arthur Robert Wareham, B.Comm.'70, is the Laura Mullins-Langille, B.Ed. (Primary) '88, lecturer at the Center for Math, Science and co-owner of two wineries in the Okanagan married Cst. Richard James Langille on July Technology Education at Queensland Valley, B.C. 27, 1996, in Pasadena, University of Technology. They are living in where he is stationed. Brisbane, Australia, where Heather has her own The marriage was management consulting business. petformed by Rev. Wayne Dymond, BA'69, is a pattner in the THE' 80s Donald Harvey, who firm Mills, Dymond & Hussey in Clarenville. served as Anglican He was recently appointed as Queen's Counsel. chaplain at Memorial, Michelle Rowe-Bennett, B.Mus., 1983-87. Alfred Pike, BA'62, was recently appointed as B.Mus.Ed.'87, and Roger Bennett, B.Sc.'87, Queen's Counsel. He maintains Pike Law have welcomed a second son. Mark Edmund Kathie Manko, BA '81, has recently moved Offices in St. John's. Roy was born on from Calgary to Wolfville, N.S., where her November 5, 1995, and husband, Doug Lutz, has started a law practice. is pictured here with Kathie is enjoying her time at home with her THE brother, Shawn three-year-old daughter, Rachel. '70s (November 1992). Roger Joy (Rolfe) Rychlik, B.Comm. (Hons.) '83, is a laboratory supervisor Dennis Browne, BA '74, B.Ed'74, M.Ed.'78, lives in Toronto and is the national accounts at :\fmth Atlantic was recently appointed as Queen's Counsel. He manager for AT&T Canada. Joy and her Refining, Come-by- is a pa1tner with the St. John's law firm French husband, Edward, have three children - Chance. Michelle Browne. William (5) and twins Mary and Elisabeth (1). teaches music at Clarenville Primary and Ewen H. Butler, BA, B.Ed.'76, is dean of Clarenville Middle Schools. Phil Sceviour, B.Comm.'83, has joined the students at Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Halifax firm Lyle Tilley Davidson, Chartered Sandra Audene (Thomas) Chaput, B.Sc. '88, Peterborough, Ont. Ewen was formerly a Accountants, as a taxation specialist. married Joseph Chaput, a naval weapons chaplain at Memorial (1986-95). technician serving on board Hl1CS Iroquois in Geoffrey Skanes, B.Eng.'87, continues to Bernard Coffey, B.Sc. '74, BA '81, was Halifax, in July 1990. They have one son, work as an electromagnetic compatibility recently appointed as Queen's Counsel. He is Scott, 22 months old, and one dog, Chelsea. (EMC) engineer at Nmthern Telecom, but now assistant director of public prosecutions with Sandra has been working as a sales at the Research Triangle Park facility in ~mth the Department of Justice in St. John's. co-ordinator with a SO:\fY broadcast dealer for Carolina. The facility lies between the state the past seven years. She would like to hear capital, Raleigh, and the home of Duke Lawrence Keith Cooper, B.Se. '78, married from Andy Burton and Peter Hunt. University, Durham. Jacqueline Cleary in 1990 and they have since been living in Ottawa. Lawrence is employed by Patricia ·(Brennan) Corrigal, BA '83, lives in Shawn White, B.Comm. (Co-op.)'89, has a the DMR Consulting Group Inc. as a principal St. John's with her husband, Douglas. They are baby girl, Alison Maria - born in Halifax on in project management practice. He has kept busy raising three-year-old twins, Ian and May 20, 1996 - 7 lbs. 2 oz. He has been published articles on electronic commerce on Marion, and running their new business - promoted with Glaxo W ellcome Inc. to product the Internet and Client/Server in the Journal of Gemini Technical Services. manager in Mississauga, Ont. Information Systems Managernent, and Patti Fulton, MA '89, is a folklorist and contributed two chapters to a hook, The manager of the independent music label T H E l!Janager's Handbook of Local Area Vetworks, '90s Woodnight Records. Its new release, North for Auerbach Publications of New York. 'Not so Atlantic Dance, is by Patti's husband, old' university friends can reach him at internationally acclaimed guitar soloist and Joshua Bruce Bulgin, BA (Ed) '85, B.Voc Ed. lkcooper@. travel-net.com. composer Gordon Quinton. They were recently '90, is currently working at the Universidad Del
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Valle de Mexico, Campus Queretaro, teaching Thomas Peddle, B.Eng. '94, has relocated from tourism and English. Ottawa, Ont., where he worked with Nortel, to the United States. He is now working with Tellabs Barry Wayne Cull, BA '93, following the Operations Inc. in the Chicago area. Memorial completion of a MLIS degree at Dalhousie University of Newfoundland University, has begun a career in academic Anne Rose, B.Comm.'86, MBA '93, was awarded librarianship, and is working as a library intern at her certified management consultant designation the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. in February 1997. Theodore T. O'Connor, BA, B.Ed. '91, Michael Sun, B.Eng.'94, is in Kamloops, B.C. Memorial graduated from St. Augustine's Seminary in 1995, working for Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd. as a then spent a year at St. John reliability engineer at its pulp mill. the Baptist Roman Catholic University Stacy V. Thibodeau, B.Sc. '95, is working with Parish (Basilica) in St. Robertson Info-Data Inc in Vancouver, B.C. John's. He was ordained a Bookstore deacon on December 8, Marion Wall, BA '95, was awarded the Medal for 1995, and a priest April 18, Academic Excellence in Anthropology, the Elsa 1996. He has been the and John Morgan Scholarship (twice) and the administrator of Sacred Robert Reid Scholarship. She is now finishing a General and academic books Heart Roman Catholic Parish in Fortune Bay master of science degree in physical anthropology since July 1996. at the University of Toronto. Publications by members of the university community
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peers, as well as the general public throughout University crested items, Atlantic Canada, on the North American Free stationery and sundries Trade Agreement. Edgar was an avid hunter and enjoyed salmon fishing on the Long Harbour Bookstore Hours River. He was a wann, loving and special person 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. who had a wonderful sense of humor. Edgar Monday to Friday continued to be that way throughout his illness, thinking of others more than himself and telling a (709) 737-7440 or 737-7441 joke in the midst of terrible news. He was very Edgar with his wife, Monica, on a vacation to hopeful, yet very realistic throughout his illness, For further information, or prices, Niagara Falls in 1996. quoting the serenity prayer on a regular basis. please contact us at Edgar faced many tough days, weeks and months the following address: Edgar William Bonnell, BA, B.Ed. '82, died while receiving chemotherapy, radiation and a Dec. 31, 1996, at the Halifax Infirmary after a bone marrow transplant. Through it all he never two-and-a-half-year battle with non-Hodgkins gave up. In the end he died quickly, as he would lymphoma. Leaving to mourn, his wife Monica have wanted, with his dignity intact and his BOOKSTORE (Saunders), BA,B.Ed. '84, his mother, Lillian; family at his side. He will be loved and missed Memorial University of brothers Eric, Frederick, Wallace, Alfred and forever. Newfoundland Leonard; sisters Marie (Hamlyn) and Rita Edgar never missed an opportunity to promote (Warren); and a very large circle of family and Queen Elizabeth ll Library the Bone Marrow Transplant Registry. H you friends. He was predeceased by his father, St.John's want to do something in his memory, sign up to Frederick. Edgar was born in Lamaline in 1960, this worthwhile cause or donate blood and Newfoundland educated throughout childhood in Fortune, and platelets at your local Red Cross. Cancer patients AlC 5S7 married Monica in St. Alban's Anglican Church like Edgar need your gift of life. Monetary in Grand Bank in 1986. Before and after the donations may be made to the Bone Marrow completion of his education degree he worked (709) 737-7440 Transplant Patient Support Trust Fund at Queen with Revenue Canada as a customs inspector in Elizabeth II Health Science Centre, Victoria 737-7441 Fortune, Gander and Grand Fails. In 1992 he General Site, Halifax, or the Canadian Cancer assumed a new position within Revenue Canada Society. • as a commodity specialist in Halifax, N .S. His last project within that position was educating his
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August 22 & 23 Join yourformer classmates for the Cabot 500 celebrations in Newfoundland in 1997.
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Reunion schedule I Planning your vacation for 1997? Friday, August 22 Campus Tours Thinking of an adventure? Well, think no further than 7:30p.m. (see registration form) Newfoundland and Labrador. It's the place to be in 1997. Registration and 6:30 for 7 p.m. The Cabot 500 Anniversary celebrations offer something Opening Reception Reunion Dinner Junior Common Room for everyone. There are festivals by the sea and musical Arts Cafeteria, 5th Floor, R. Gushue Hall soirees and events right across the province. But that's Arts and Administration just one good reason to visit. Plan to attend Reunion '97 $15 per person Building Annex while you're here, and visit with old classmates and Cash bar $30 per person Dress casual friends. Together you can celebrate the Cabot festivities Cash bar in style. Saturday, August 23 (Tables reserved for your class) ~------______------_--_~ ~ ~~·~~ ~p~~·------~~u:~:::: ~n~e:a:::~T~~ _ Alumni Weekend '97 Registration
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