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PUBLISHER Michelle McNeil (BBA’03, MBA’09) UNB Associated Alumni 02 LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENTS [email protected] 04 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT UNB EDITOR Natalie Montgomery (BBA'99) 28 ALUMNI GATHERINGS UNB Associated Alumni

CONTRIBUTORS 34 ASSOCIATED ALUMNI Alisha Bainbridge (BBA’15) Diane McAdam (BBA'89) Eric Marks 39 BOOKSHELF Jenny Knutsson Jeremy Elder-Jubelin (BPhil’04, BA’06) 42 STUDENT SUPPORT Joy Cummings-Dickinson (BEd'99) Kara Stonehouse 46 HITHER & YON Kelly Anderson (BA'95) Krista O'Reilly Mary Duffley 50 IN MEMORIAM 30 Natasha Rego (BA'13) COVER STORY Rob Blanchard (Class of '89) Alumna Dr. Jennifer Russell positioned 53 DONOR IMPACT REPORT Suzanne Boudreau (BBA'95) New Brunswick as a world leader in the fight

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great deal has happened in the world extensive consultation over the past two A since I wrote to you last fall. COVID-19 years. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and has figured large in all our lives. At UNB, members of the community helped us to thanks to the expertise, adaptability and create a robust framework for our future on dedication of our faculty and staff, we which I have been pleased to collaborate and developed a plan for each of our campuses to champion since my arrival last year. designed to provide quality educational experiences to our students while keeping As you would expect, the vision is them safe. Much of this requires alternative aspirational but, I firmly believe, abundantly delivery methods, with many of our classes attainable over the next decade. Across offered remotely, blended with small the UNB community, the commitment to in-person classes, seminars and labs. achieving our ambitious goals is palpable Though the pandemic precipitated this -- for growing our research, providing dramatic change, on the positive side transformative education, serving the public we are learning a lot about what makes good, investing in our people, building a remote education effective and identifying modern, integrated and sustainable UNB, opportunities to extend UNB’s reach into and much more. Underpinning every the global community. one of our objectives are the principles of reconciliation, equity, diversity and Health is a major focus in this issue of inclusion to which we adhere. Alumni News. The leadership of UNB alumna Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief For the complete details of our strategic medical officer of health, has been a source vision, please visit unb.ca/toward2030. of great pride not only in this province, Our campuses are quite different this year but across the country. Indeed, we are than most of us would remember them. proud of all the exceptional health care The crowds of students, array of events and professionals among our graduates who spontaneous camaraderie have nearly all have contributed to our safety. Thank you gone virtual this term. While we certainly for your outstanding service. look forward to the day campus life can Recognizing the importance of educating resume its in-person vibrancy, in the more forward-thinking, innovative and meantime we are confident that the UNB collaborative health care practitioners, community is as actively engaged as it ever we have just launched the Integrated has been through our scholarship, research, “Across the UNB Health Initiative (see page 22). More than teaching and learning. three years in the planning, this unique, community, the Proudly UNB, interdisciplinary program of teaching, commitment research, social innovation and knowledge to achieving our transfer will help transform health care ambitious goals is and address critical social issues in New Brunswick and beyond. palpable.” Paul J. Mazerolle (BA'89) The Integrated Health Initiative is a prime UNB President and Vice-Chancellor example of UNB’s strategic vision in action. UNB Toward 2030 was developed through

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hard to believe that we are well You also told us that you would like to hear It’s into the academic year and 2020 more about what’s happening within your is coming to a close. I sincerely hope you faculty. We are committed to delivering and your families are staying safe and well. monthly e-newsletters with valuable content Navigating this pandemic has resulted in that will keep you up-to-date and informed. huge changes for our campus communities, Our direct partnerships with faculties are and I commend the work Dr. Mazerolle and already helping to connect alumni back to the entire UNB team have accomplished to their alma mater. One example came from keep safety at the forefront. a recent call-out for alumni to mentor our law students studying remotely, which led Since our last edition of the magazine, to an incredible response of over 100 law 2,560 new graduates have received their graduates stepping up to help! We look alumni pin and have joined our ranks. forward to sharing more great opportunities Congratulations to all 2020 #ProudlyUNB like this one for alumni to stay involved alumni on your remarkable achievement! with their faculty.

While we all miss holding in-person alumni COVID-19 has shown that there is no better events, the association has remained very time to focus on the importance of health. active these past several months. You may It is exciting to hear about how health have seen from our e-newsletters that care reform will be a major part of UNB’s Michelle McNeil was named executive future. Be sure to read Dr. Mazerolle’s UNB director of the Associated Alumni last Toward 2030 plan at unb.ca/toward2030, December. Michelle is a two-time UNB and learn about the remarkable Integrated alumna who has brought a wealth of UNB Health Initiative launched in September on knowledge, experience and pride to the role, the Saint John campus. In the pages that and is a welcome addition to our office. With follow, you’ll read about some of our alumni our alumni engagement survey and recent who are making a positive difference in the focus group results in hand, Michelle and health and well-being of their communities her team have been busy implementing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just as our our new five-year alumni engagement new advertising campaign (see page 6) says, strategy, which I encourage you to read at UNB is wherever our people are making a unb.ca/alumni/aboutus. Thank you again difference. As you will see, the work of UNB “UNB is wherever to all who participated in our alumni survey graduates is now more important than ever. and to those involved in the focus groups. our people The insights gleaned have helped identify Please enjoy the amazing and inspirational are making a how to better serve you for years to come. stories about your fellow alumni in this issue. difference.” Based on your feedback, the alumni Sincerely, association has begun enhancing our digital offerings and turned our focus to faculty- based engagement. You told us how you want to read your Alumni News, so we refreshed the print magazine and developed a new digital version. Going forward, you Peter Syroid (BScEng'98, D-TME'98, MBA'03) will have the option of receiving your President of UNB’s Associated Alumni magazine in print or digital.

03 My Life MATTERS WHAT 2020 LOOKED LIKE TO ME BY CIERRA THOMAS

Cierra Thomas is a four-year member of the Reds women’s soccer team. A fullback, she’s played in 43 games over four seasons, starting in 41. In 2020, she earned a bachelor of arts degree (law in society/ sociology). Thomas has plans to attend law school and play a fifth and final season of U SPORTS eligibility.

“Where are you from?” “No, like what are you?” regressed, or we’ve reached a social standstill? It’s a simple question, one that I’ve “What are you?” Those words ring heard hundreds of times. in my head. Like so many generations before, we are yet again exposed to the Mostly, it’s asked of me by white Youthful me never understood why continuous cycle of racism and people of all ages and gender. I was constantly being asked that systemic oppression. It’s a time question, but now I understand where I am constantly reminded But, it’s almost always a question the question runs deeper than the that my skin colour speaks for me met with confusion when I answer. person asking it may even know. before I’m able to utter a sound. It’s a time when people like me are “Canada,” I say. It’s 2020. We live in an era of not safe from discrimination while incredible advancement, yet, at enjoying public parks, jogs around this moment, I feel as though we’ve our neighbourhoods, or the same

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protection from those sworn to outside of my family and There are many ways you, as an ally, serve and protect us all. sport teams. can contribute to make the world a better place for me and other people Through all of the years of racial I’d just blown out the candles on of colour. inequality and injustice, we have my birthday cake when one of my learned one thing, silence and a friends rose and began toasting me. You can educate yourself on the history lack of action can no longer be of racism and racial inequity, globally tolerated. As Martin Luther King She praised my athletic, academic, and locally. Jr. once said, “there comes a time and social qualities, and ended her where silence is a betrayal.” toast by saying I was “one of the You can have the tough conversations most beautiful black girls” at with those around you, and make it So, what am I? our school. known that you condemn racism and discrimination in all forms. Well, my mother comes from a The words echoed in my head. My family that has roots in Europe, and eyes darted to my parents, standing You can stop and ask yourself what do my father’s family is from Jamaica, in the room, no doubt betraying my you know about race issues? How have but I was born here. I’m Canadian. shock and hurt. My mother spoke you aided them or been complicit? quickly. “Or, just one of the most “No, like what are you?” beautiful girls.” Look for books, podcasts, documentaries, films, shows, and Sometimes, when I’m asked that I was deflated. poetry that can help advance your question, I refuse to play along knowledge of people of colour and the with the curiosity. I say, simply, On my birthday, of all days, there issues we face. “I’m human.” it was, again. A reminder that, somehow, I was different. That If you’re able, offer financial support “No, like what are you?” I couldn’t be just beautiful or to organizations that support people attractive. That I was only beautiful of colour. There are those who may not, truly, because I was black. Again, the understand why that question is colour of my skin put me on a Check on your black friends and people so damaging to me, and to other different standard. of colour that you know. Ask them people of colour. how they’re doing. Recent events have As had been the case so many times been disturbing, and, for those friends, Despite the generations of black before, confusion soon turned knowing they’re supported during this people who’ve called Canada home to embarrassment and shame. time could mean a lot to them. over the past 400 years, and see Fighting back tears, I thanked themselves as Canadian, I feel a lot my friend for her words. Inside, Ultimately, understand that change of people associate being Canadian I reminded myself that I’m not has to start somewhere, and it must as being white. beautiful in spite of my colour, but begin with us. because of it. Growing up here, a person of colour For those of you who have begun in a sea of white, I was constantly As sweet as some of my 16th having those difficult conversations, reminded that I was different. birthday was, it was just another who have been active participants in Racist jokes, spoken in my presence. moment wrapped in racism. bringing awareness to racial inequality, Comments about my appearance, who have reached out to people of and how I “didn’t seem black.” It So, now it’s my turn colour they know, and have messaged may not have been the intention to ask a question. me personally… I want you to know, of people to inflict pain, but those I see you. We see you. jokes and comments hurt me. They What are you going to do about this? continue to hurt me. I need, people of colour need, allies. I hear you. I remember my 16th birthday. We need your voices and We hear you. I had a small gathering of friends your empathy. at my house. The girls I’d invited I commend you. were my best friends at the time, the We need your support, now more We commend you. people I spent most of my time with, than ever.

05 Where is the University of New Brunswick?

You’ve probably been asked, too. In the last year, we’ve seen a recent beauty and close-knit community of grad make a major breakthrough in GPS our campuses… but we hope you’ll You might turn to geography in your science and technology, changing the say more. answer. Picturing red brick buildings, scientific understanding of the impact clustered on a hill in Fredericton, you of space weather on GPS accuracy The ‘UNB is here’ campaign launched answer that one campus is in New (unb.ca/connorflynn). in fall 2020. Read our stories of Brunswick’s capital city. creativity, community, innovation We’ve heard Canada’s Prime Minister and impact. Another tunnel-connected campus recognize LuminUltra Technologies, nestled in Tucker Park is in Saint John - a Fredericton-based biological testing UNB.ca/unbishere Canada’s first incorporated city. company led by President and CEO Pat Whalen (BScEng’03) that’s providing You may make reference to UNB sites rapid COVID-19 testing solutions and partnerships in Moncton, Toronto, (unb.ca/patwhalen). Trinidad and Tobago, and beyond. Share your story. Others are uplifting their communities Or you might turn to our heritage and through social innovation. Melissa UNB is wherever our people longevity, boasting that UNB is one of Bewick (MBA’11) and her team at North America’s oldest universities - are making an impact on the Bee Me Kidz are helping to break the English Canada’s first. world around them. (That’s cycle of child poverty in Saint John you!) Tell us how your UNB As one of more than 93,000 UNB by minimizing the impact of poverty- alumni around the globe, you know related stressors on a child’s ability to experience set you up to that UNB is more than a collection of learn (unb.ca/melissabewick). make a difference in your buildings. It’s a collective of people, After a year like no other, we need to world - no matter where you pushing themselves and the world join forces. Across our communities, are - and what you’re doing around them forward. our country and the globe, we need now. Let’s unite our voices From the frontlines of COVID-19 testing you to tell our stories to make our and share our stories with impact known. and prevention to the local food bank the world. or public school - UNB is wherever our And when someone asks you, “Where people are making an impact in is the University of New Brunswick?”... their world. you can tell them about the unrivalled UNB.ca/alumni/unbishere

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07 of Impact RESEARCH

Around the world, researchers across all fields and disciplines are working to address the challenges, issues and implications of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic. Here at UNB, our research community is part of that movement.

“Our faculty and researchers are part of a global community doing their part to help us better understand, detect and resolve the health, social and economic challenges posed by this virus,” says Dr. David MaGee (BScEng’82, PhD’87), UNB’s vice-president research. “I am always impressed by the quality and dedication of our researchers and I look forward to seeing the results of these important projects.”

UNB researchers, working on 13 COVID-19 related projects, received more than $400,000 in funding from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

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THE ECONOMY AFTER COVID-19 Dr. Philip Leonard, Dr. Herb economy and where they see a lack New Brunswick’s economy has not Emery, Dr. Ted McDonald and of disruption. grown since 2010 and COVID-19 Dr. Sandra Magalhaes, with the now creates the real possibility that The researchers want to understand its economy could contract with New Brunswick-Institute for what impacts of the pandemic on accelerated de-industrialization. With Research Data and Training and businesses and households are this research, they want to understand the department of sociology, are transitory and which are permanent. what the impacts of COVID-19 are for researching the economics of They want to know what the emerging the competitiveness of the province’s opportunities are for the province post-COVID-19 New Brunswick. exporters and what public policy can to rebuild its exports and grow its do to ensure that New Brunswick is a he research team will study population, and what public policies profitable place to produce. T the immediate impacts and will be necessary to take advantage of disruptions of the pandemic on the those opportunities.

09 CLINICAL USING NANOTECHNOLOGY NURSING EDUCATION TO KILL AIRBORNE RE-IMAGINED PATHOGENS Dr. David Busolo and Dr. Jason Hickey, along Dr. Felipe Chibante is an associate professor in with fellow faculty of nursing researchers chemical engineering and chemistry. He is a materials Dr. Petrea Taylor (BN’97, MN’02, C-MHN’06, researcher whose work is primarily focused on the PhD’18), Renee Gordon and Alisha Keough clean energy sector through the perspective (BN’04), partnered with Under One Sky’s of nanotechnology. Patsy McKinney (BPhil’07) and Alyse Duffney ano refers to the scale near the atomic level, where all (BPhil’18) to implement and evaluate a N chemical interactions are occurring. This holds true virtual-remote clinical delivery model for both materials and biological systems. At the nanoscale, designed to counteract the disruption in properties change as compared to the observable scale, nursing education posed by COVID-19. creating new opportunities for technology and design. These materials can then be engineered into novel devices, nder One Sky is an Indigenous Friendship with the intent of solving real-world problems, often with UCentre that supports the urban, off-reserve commercial potential. Indigenous community. Nine students are working with 18 Indigenous families at Under One Sky as part By combining nanoscale materials into personal protection of their community and population health clinical equipment (PPE) such as masks, Dr. Chibante expects to placement. The students are engaging in community not only trap airborne pathogens such as COVID-19 more program development to assess families’ digital effectively, but also deactivate the pathogens and disinfect and community health needs, strengths and the mask for reuse. Currently, used masks remain contagious resources. The students, under the direction of their and are consider biohazardous, and must be disposed of instructors and a community appointed liaison, will accordingly. This both puts a burden on the supply chain up develop ways to support these families. front, and increases the environmental impact downstream.

A crucial part of this work is to provide culturally The first phase of the project will be the development of safe nursing care. The outcomes of this project are: nano-enabled filtering layers with anti-pathogen properties Under One Sky, and the Indigenous families they and assessing their neutralizing efficiency with common work with, will gain access to health promotion bacteria. After that, Dr. Chibante will be looking for additional information and peer support; an innovative, support for a second phase, to continue with viral testing, evidence-based delivery model that will mitigate mask design and commercialization. the disruption of clinical nursing education; and the development of capacity in virtual-remote education and health care that will enable the faculty of nursing and Under One Sky to potentially expand the scope of this initiative to better serve isolated and difficult-to-reach populations.

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THE REMAINING NINE RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE: • Experiences of disruption and adaptations to routines, roles, habits and occupations of individuals with chronic disease during the pandemic: Dr. Shelley Doucet (BN’05, PhD’10) (nursing and health sciences) and Dr. Kerrie Luck (PhD’18)

• Public health communications strategy during pandemics, using New Brunswick’s COVID-19 response as a case study: Dr. Hadi Eslami (business) and PUBLIC Dr. Mercy Oyet (business) EDUCATION REFORM • Developing large scale, low-cost COVID-19 antigen Dr. Casey Burkholder and Dr. Matt Rogers production methods for wide-scale community testing (BA’05, BEd’07, MEd’10, PhD’14), faculty of initiatives: Dr. Shawn MacLellan (biology), Dr. Michael Duffy (BSc’92, PhD’00) (biology) and Dr. Aurora Nedelcu education, are researching the response to (biology) changes in New Brunswick’s public education system during and after the pandemic. • COVID-19 risk indicators to support community planning and recovery efforts and better inform possible he focus of their research is on stakeholder responses in New Brunswick: Dr. Sandra Magalhaes T responses to the impact of the pandemic (sociology and NB-Institute for Research, Data on education and educational reform in New and Training) Brunswick. They are exploring how the New Brunswick education system responds to this • Uses, challenges and benefits of computers to facilitate crisis. They also believe that it is important that remote learning in marginalized communities: Dr. Rob policymakers and educators have information Moir (business), building on a device access project by available to make thoughtful, ethical and responsive Mr. Dan Doiron (BScEng’84) (business) judgements about policy and practice. They ask: How do students, educators, parents and • Creation of a portable sensor for coronavirus detection: policymakers respond to the crisis and education Dr. Anna Ignaszak (chemistry) change? What institutional or social factors shape or • Use of nanocomposite materials to protect against limit reform? What does not change, and why? What viruses like the 2019 novel coronavirus: Dr. Gobinda forms of resistance to reform surface? What equity Saha (mechanical engineering and nanocomposites issues arise or are overlooked during reform? How do and mechanics laboratory) policymakers respond/not respond to these issues? • Use of consumer technology to support breathing They plan to recruit a wide variety of people, exercise games in remote post-respiratory infection including parents, teachers, administrators, officials recovery: Dr. Erik Scheme (BScEng’03, MScEng’05, from the New Brunswick Teachers’ Association, PhD’13) (electrical and computer engineering), the New Brunswick Teachers’ Federation, and the Dr. Scott Bateman (computer science) and Aaron Tabor Department of Education and Early Childhood (BScSwEng’15, MCS’15, PhD candidate) Development, and other stakeholders to take part in recorded videoconference interviews focused • Use of virtual reality and 3D modelling to minimize the on education during and after the pandemic. After spread of viruses on construction sites: Dr. Lloyd Waugh the 18 months, they will develop a final report, a (BScEng’79) (civil engineering) documentary film based on the archival materials they collected, and work on a series of journal articles. YOU CAN READ ABOUT ALL 13 RESEARCH PROJECTS AT blogs.unb.ca/research.

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February 2020, as media reports The outcome of that first meeting March Break to learn we had two cases In of COVID-19 cases in Asia and was to have posters up on campus for of COVID-19 on campus. So, we had to Europe started popping up on our when students came back from March deal with that even before the province phones and TV screens, Kathy Wilson Break. “We really thought that when went into lockdown. We needed to (BN’87, PhD’08), UNB’s associate vice- school came back, we’d be prepared,” manage our residence system quickly president academic for the Fredericton she laughs. “We quickly realized that and work with faculty to pivot to campus, pulled out UNB’s health wasn’t the case. From that moment alternative delivery methods. We had emergency response plan and nearly until now it’s been our 24/7 focus.” to get messages out to keep faculty, fell off her chair. staff and students informed.” Emotion starts to peek through as “Only a month after renewing my Dr. Wilson thinks back on the crisis and Soon after, the university moved to second term as associate vice- the work that’s gone into managing it. keeping only essential services on president, I realized that my position its campuses. Alternative delivery was the lead for the university’s “It’s phenomenal to me that so many methods were put in place to enable emergency health response efforts!” people at UNB have pulled together to students to finish the term and do work tirelessly and selflessly to manage summer-term studies. Then fall She quickly regrouped. As a long- this. It’s absolutely amazing. I can’t planning began, and May and June time UNBer -- she’s been part of the think of a unit or faculty that hasn’t brought a phased reopening of campus, nursing faculty since 1990, in senior been working at 100 per cent. President bringing back those required to support administration since 2017 and ‘grew Mazerolle and senior leadership have unit operations and researchers who up at UNB’ alongside her father, Frank been outstanding and closely involved. needed labs to do their work. “In Wilson (BSE’62, MSE’63), who taught Our bi-campus committee, with people phases 2 and 3, we brought back more and administered at UNB for over 30 across many units, has been meeting people who were required on campus years -- she knew she had to step up weekly - sometimes daily – from to support students in the fall term. and she knew that she had competent the beginning. The academic sub- Some units are now fully back while people around her to help. committee of the bi-campus committee others are still working from home if and faculty have been fully engaged they don’t need to be physically on “Back in mid-February, the pandemic in supporting the implementation campus in student-facing roles. Of seemed to come upon us so quickly. of courses using alternative delivery course, essential services – people who It’s hard to imagine now, but the methods and ensuring high quality run the physical plant and operations majority of us underestimated the learning experiences. I think UNB’s and security and other essential impact it would have in North America. long history of being a tightly-woven duties – they’ve been on campus I remember so clearly that we pulled community has helped us. It’s a huge throughout this whole experience together a first meeting of the bi- collaborative effort and I think we’ve and it’s important to acknowledge the campus health response committee on found many, many ways to bring us outstanding work they’ve been doing.” Friday, February 28 – the Friday before closer than ever, even as we’ve had to March Break. Our group didn’t exactly be physically apart.” Dr. Wilson says that campus is now know why we were gathering or how open to students who need to be big this was going to be. We had no Dr. Wilson recounts the steps taken to physically on campus for labs or classes solid structure or formulated plan – and manage the pandemic and meet health in order to meet learning outcomes in some ways that was a challenge, but guidelines. “We quickly developed and to faculty and staff who need to in others it was a blessing because we a very close relationship with New be there to support them. Some work were able to develop the playbook as Brunswick Public Health and our to support students is still being done we went along. The reality of COVID-19 regional medical director. They’ve been remotely - it looks different for each turned out to be so different than our guide on everything and have been campus and for each unit. “When anything we could have imagined.” incredibly helpful. We came back from

“Our new normal moving forward is what we’re still trying to figure out. We know for sure that it’s not going to be what any of us have ever experienced - certainly not the university experience we, as alumni, had.”

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students arrived back to campus, can remain open and safe even if operating alongside COVID-19 safely Student Services had a team of more we need to shift to a different and respectfully. We need to respect than 20 people doing daily outreach recovery phase.” COVID-19 and be vigilant about how to those who had come from outside we engage with each other, but not be the Atlantic bubble and were required “Our new normal moving forward is fearful of continuing to operate and to self-isolate. Same thing for the what we’re still trying to figure out. We give students a high-quality education. International Student Office who were know for sure that it’s not going to be We also need to respect everyone’s supporting international students who what any of us have ever experienced - different comfort levels with this. We were isolating after they arrived. These certainly not the university experience can be kind to each other and have are the people who are dedicated to we, as alumni, had. Thankfully, our both vigilance and understanding. I’m the well-being of our students – and in students have been very supportive proud to say we’ve been working hard the process we’ve learned that remote and flexible, even though they’re to create that kind of culture counselling and other services has disappointed in not having the full and community.” been very effective. It’s allowed us to traditional university experience. see things from a different perspective Each student has different levels of When asked about her personal and potentially change the model for comfort and that’s why the alternative experience throughout this stressful the future.” delivery method works - it keeps year, Dr. Wilson admits she’s numbers on campus manageable and “really tired.” She says it’s a heavy She notes that differing infrastructure also allows students who want to be at responsibility but that she gets her on the Fredericton and Saint John home to continue with their studies.” energy from the people around her campuses also translates to different who are “continuing to show up every experiences for students and staff. “But Dr. Wilson notes that it now feels a bit day with enthusiasm and focus.” She in all of our spaces on all campuses like the committee and the university perks up at this, and her pride is easy we are now requiring masks, physical in general has come full circle. to see. “Proudly UNB takes on a whole distancing, following of directional “We’ve gone from not completely new connotation for me now. To me it arrows and we’re encouraging frequent understanding the imminent threat means the great capacity of our people. handwashing and sanitizing. We’ve to managing cases on campus to They’re amazing. They’ve been turning taken a careful approach to opening gradually reopening and now operating themselves inside out to help students back up knowing that with the proper safely in the fall term. It’s challenging succeed. They’ve been our UNB safety measures and restrictions we and somewhat unpredictable, but response to COVID-19. It’s incredible we know that the important thing to watch.” is to balance fear with living and

“We also need to respect everyone’s different comfort levels with this. We can be kind to each other and have both vigilance and understanding. I’m proud to say we’ve been working hard to create that kind of culture and community.”

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oming from big-city life in India Canadians and international students develop new strategies to reach and Cto a quieter life of study at UNB in from other areas around the world. serve customers in a new way during Fredericton was a refreshing change for “Everyone was so approachable and the pandemic. “I did a lot of research MBA student Angelisa Daly, and it was respectful of one another. It made and created strategic plans, training something she deliberately sought out. it easy to jump right into this manuals and virtual events. I had She wasn’t expecting it to be as quiet as new culture.” amazing experiences and learned it’s gotten since COVID-19, however. new skills like podcasting, building And Daly did jump in fully. customer personas and mapping Daly wanted to gain independence and customer journeys.” experience a new culture by studying In addition to her studies, she became abroad for her MBA. She chose Canada a first-year MBA representative of Now back in classes for her second because of the opportunities in the the Graduate Management Student year, Daly says it’s very different and country and selected UNB because of Society and in the spring was elected that virtual learning has its ups and the lower cost of living and quiet and as president. “Being president is downs. “Group work can be more beautiful setting it offered. an amazing opportunity to learn difficult online and I definitely miss and understand the perspectives of the human interactions of having It was her first time outside of India, both students and faculty. It’s eye- in-person class discussions. It’s just and upon arriving in Fredericton after opening to see the dedication and not the same being online at home a very long journey, made a new close work from both sides. When COVID-19 alone, and it was overwhelming at friend – Ellen, the host of the Airbnb forced classes to move online, it was first. But it has gotten better and I’ve she stayed at for a few days before incredible to see how quickly faculty seen how the faculty have been doing moving into her permanent residence. moved to completely shift the way everything possible to give us a great “Fortunately, she was the mother- they taught.” learning experience. At the end of figure I needed here as I transitioned the day, we all realize that this is just Her experiential learning didn’t stop for the first time away from home to a the way it has to be, and that’s ok. It’s on campus. Over the summer, while new country,” she says. given us a chance to learn a lot of new respecting New Brunswick’s public online skills that we wouldn’t have In 2019, as she began classes on health guidelines, Daly took part in otherwise learned. I’m going to use this campus, Daly found that more than UNB’s catalyst program and worked experience to help me grow and reach half of her peers were also from India, with four different New Brunswick for the stars!” with the other half being a mix of organizations virtually to help them

16 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT UNB New Residence Honours TRAILBLAZING COUPLE

A fund has been created in the Becketts’ honour to continue Barry and Flora Beckett their legacy of improving the student experience on the Saint John campus. To donate, visit unb.ca/beckettfund.

NB’s newest student residence that defines our university,” says Lesley Beckett Balcom, UNB’s dean of U in Saint John will honour two Dr. Mazerolle. “By demonstrating a libraries, is the daughter of Flora and key figures in the campus’ history, desire to see every student succeed, Barry Beckett. Barry Beckett (PhD’70) and the they helped UNB Saint John grow late Flora Beckett. from a small commuter campus into a “It’s an honour to have the new forward-thinking, international centre residence named for our parents,” The Becketts joined UNB Saint John in for research and education.” she says. “They were active and 1966. Barry was a chemistry professor enthusiastic supporters of international and campus registrar. Flora was a Barry Beckett said the residence is a students on campus, so a residence mathematics instructor and director testament to the campus’ importance that will foster the interaction between of the Math Help Centre. They helped to the community. students from near and far is a lovely build an identity for the campus way for them to be recognized.” based upon research excellence and “When our first classes opened, community engagement. families were struggling to send even Dr. Petra Hauf, vice-president Saint one child to university,” he says. “UNB John at UNB, says the residence is part The 40,000-sq.ft. geothermally heated Saint John has become a force for of a growing sense of excitement and Barry and Flora Beckett Residence professional development and growth momentum on the campus. features 104 beds and will open in in our city, attracting students from January 2021. around the world.” “Community is at the core of UNB’s identity,” she says. “The Barry and UNB President Paul Mazerolle praised “Flora and I fell in love with this Flora Beckett Residence honours the the Becketts’ legacy. remarkable community that was vision that had guided this campus for developing around the university. To more than 50 years, while inspiring our “Barry and Flora Beckett embodied the be recognized together in this way is a students to create a prosperous and commitment to academic achievement, great honour.” sustainable future.” public service and sustainable growth

17 Lord Beaverbrook (right) was UNB’s first modern-day chancellor Photo courtesy of UNB Archives & Special Collections Dr. Richard J. Currie

THE BEAVERBROOK SCHOLARSHIPS a century of changing young lives

1920, Sir William Maxwell “Max” broadening the experience of his home asked why he established the Currie In Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, province’s young people. Undergraduate Scholarships. Like his established the Beaverbrook Entrance former benefactor Lord Beaverbrook, Because of his generosity, Beaverbrook Scholarships, and with them, a legacy Dr. Currie’s generosity to UNB will have Scholars have gone on to become of philanthropy and excellence in an impact on students forever. education that is an indelible part doctors, scientists, lawyers, engineers, of UNB’s identity. teachers, writers, business tycoons, This inspiration to pay it forward politicians and community leaders. has carried on through the decades Sir Max Aitken was a generous of scholars, including the founding Among the most notable of former philanthropist in the Province of group of alumni who established the Beaverbrook Scholars is UNB’s New Brunswick, most especially to Beaverbrook Scholars Award 40 years chancellor emeritus, Dr. Richard J. UNB where he served as the first and ago. The group remains active today Currie, O.C., O.N.B. C.B.H.F, P.Eng. longest-serving modern-day chancellor, in raising funds for the award and (Class of ‘60, LLD’87), former chairman launching a period of increased welcoming new recipients into the of Bell Canada and one of Canada’s beneficence to the university. family of past and present scholars. top chief executives. Born in Ontario in 1879, and moved to Lord Beaverbrook made a positive “The Beaverbrook Scholarship meant Newcastle, NB, when he was just a year impact on many people in his day. But so much to me, and so much to many old, Sir Max Aitken forever considered his greatest achievement continues of the students and their families New Brunswick his home. Although in perpetuity through his gifts to UNB that I decided to create a scholarship he did not attend UNB, he felt strongly students. More than 1,000 have been to help young people pay for their about the importance of education, able to pursue their dreams and better education,” says Dr. Currie when and of the wide-ranging benefits of their communities.

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accepted a position in the department 1920 of psychology and education at Washington College in Maryland. BEAVERBROOK Unwilling to give up a paid career SCHOLAR during the Depression in order to further her studies in psychology, she BECAME ONE stayed at Washington College for 12 OF CANADA’S years, pursuing graduate studies on weekends at nearby Johns Hopkins FIRST FEMALE University. In the early 1940s, she enrolled in a doctoral program PSYCHOLOGISTS in psychology at Yale University. he success stories of the Although her studies were interrupted T Beaverbrook Scholars begin with by five years spent in New Brunswick the very first scholars, including one caring for ailing parents, she earned a of Canada’s first female psychologists, PhD in psychology from Yale in 1949. Florence Snodgrass (BA’24). In 1950, Dr. Snodgrass returned to Florence Thompson Snodgrass had UNB as head of the department of a remarkable academic career that psychology. Under her leadership, the spanned more than five decades, department saw tremendous growth beginning and ending at the University – introductory psychology enrolment, of New Brunswick. for instance, grew from fewer than 20 people to more than 450. Despite Born in Young’s Cove, NB, in 1902, many obstacles and great difficulty in Dr. Snodgrass arrived at UNB in 1920 attracting high-quality scholars during as one of the first cohorts of five her 17-year tenure, she persevered Dr. Florence Snodgrass Beaverbrook Scholarship recipients. – and succeeded in establishing a Without the scholarship, which she modern department with an excellent considered to be a “fluke” in a time reputation. With her direction, the when women were not encouraged psychology department gained a new, to attend university, she later said state-of-the-art home in Keirstead Hall that she would not have considered in 1968. pursuing a degree. Florence Snodgrass was named UNB’s Dr. Snodgrass excelled as a UNB first female professor emerita in 1974. student, winning the Governor UNB is home to several bursaries and General’s Gold medal and graduating awards established by and in honour with a bachelor of arts in 1924. While of Snodgrass; among these is a fund her intention was to teach school established by Snodgrass in support of after graduation – which she did for New Brunswick students in need, to several years – it was a course taught which she left what was, at that point, by Wilfred Keirstead that inspired in the university’s largest-ever bequest her a lifelong passion for the study by a faculty member. In 1991, a newly of psychology. renovated lounge in Keirstead Hall was dedicated to her. Snodgrass died in After teaching high school 1997 at the age of 94, having set a high mathematics in Michigan and bar for generations of Beaverbrook New York, Dr. Snodgrass earned a Scholars to follow. master’s degree in education from Harvard University in 1927, having filled her course roster with as much psychology as the education curriculum would allow. She soon

19 John Bliss (right) Ray Dixon

had benefitted by Lord Beaverbrook’s Beaverbrook Scholarships had been a 40 YEARS OF generosity.” lifeline in their university education. By the fall of 1980, Beaverbrook PAYING IT By 1980, with assistance from Scholars had raised enough funds FORWARD Dr. Garnet Copeland (BScEng’36, to support an award that would DSc’74) and Beaverbrook Scholar cover both tuition and residence arly in 1980, a group of Professor Robert H.B. McLaughlin fees for four years of university. The E Beaverbrook Scholars came (BScEng’43, MScEng’59), Dr. Blok- first Beaverbrook Scholars Award, together to repay a portion of Anderson’s idea of a scholar-led presented in 1981 to Lianne M. Smith Lord Beaverbrook’s generosity by scholarship finally gained traction (BBA’85), was valued at $3,500 establishing a new scholarship in his with the university and his fellow annually for four years – the largest name – the Beaverbrook Scholars scholars. Dr. Arnold McAllister (BSc’43) scholarship at UNB at the time and for Award – with the motto, To Support was approached to help form a local many years thereafter. Others As We Were Once Supported. committee that would administer the proposed scholarship program. In the years that followed, more The driving force behind the award was Beaverbrook Scholars joined the Uffe Blok-Anderson (BSc’45, LLD’90). Joining Dr. Blok-Anderson and Dr. community of supporters – a Born in Denmark, Dr. Blok-Anderson’s McAllister on the committee were community that not only supports family immigrated to rural New Beaverbrook Scholars E. John Bliss the fundraising, but welcomes new Brunswick when he was four years (BScEng’55); Ray Dixon, Q.C. (BA’60, scholars to a family whose roots old, and like many families throughout BEd’61, BCL’65); Harold Gunter stretch back a century. Currently, the 1930s, they struggled to make (BScEng’54); Dr. Barbara Pepperdene three Beaverbrook Scholars Awards ends meet. In 1941, Dr. Blok-Anderson (BA‘59); and Dr. Harold Touchie are presented annually, each valued at came to UNB as a Beaverbrook (BSc’62). Together, the committee $12,500 per year for four years. Entrance Scholar. He went on to established the aims and objectives for become a successful researcher and the award and reached out to around Truly, the legacy of Lord Beaverbrook entrepreneur, and was forever grateful 600 Beaverbrook Scholarship alumni. lives on, and Beaverbrook Scholars for Lord Beaverbrook’s support. As continue to “support others as they early as 1958, he set a goal to establish The response from scholars around the were once supported.” a scholarship, “to provide unto others world was overwhelmingly positive. a scholarship by those who earlier Many expressed that their own

“To support others as we were once supported.”

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Beaverbrook scholars award recipients and supporters

the foundation’s total contribution to 1960 to continue his philanthropy to FOUNDATION $500,000 over five years. the causes he had championed during his lifetime. The foundation funds EXTENDS “Beaverbrook Scholars are consistently organizations seeking to improve the SUPPORT FOR among the most promising students quality of life for the next generation, in New Brunswick,” says UNB through activities in the fields of BEAVERBROOK President Dr. Paul Mazerolle. “Over education, health, social welfare, the last three years, this matching and culture. SCHOLARS gift program has inspired alumni and AWARD friends to generously support the next “As president of the foundation that generation of Beaverbrook Scholars. bears my great-grandfather’s name, I he Beaverbrook Canadian We are so pleased and thankful that the am delighted to continue supporting T Foundation announced in August foundation continues to honour Lord Beaverbrook Scholars as he first did that it will continue its support of Beaverbrook’s legacy of support for the 100 years ago,” says the Hon. Maxwell UNB’s Beaverbrook Scholars Award for university and province.” Aitken. “Lord Beaverbrook cared another two years, matching donations deeply about New Brunswick and UNB, from alumni and friends to a maximum The Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation and it is our mission to carry on his of $100,000 per year. This will bring was created by Lord Beaverbrook in legacy of philanthropy.”

THE 2020 BEAVERBROOK SCHOLARS his year’s Beaverbrook Scholars Tare Julia Dupuis, Riverview High School, bachelor of science program; David Fox, Harbour View High School, bachelor of science in engineering program; and Rose He, Fredericton High School, bachelor of science in engineering program. For more information on these scholars, visit unb.ca/beaverbrook.

21 UNB Launches Innovative Program AIMED AT PROVINCIAL HEALTH CARE REFORM

ell before the COVID-19 the bachelor of health is just the the people of New Brunswick and W pandemic, UNB was developing first successful stage in this Canada; and meaningful collaboration an ambitious plan to help address the unique initiative. with partners, including Dalhousie most challenging and important issue Medicine New Brunswick, Horizon facing New Brunswick and Canada – A complementary extracurricular Health Network, the Saint John the delivery of effective, efficient and certificate in health, as well as a master Regional Hospital and New Brunswick sustainable health care. in business administration in health Community College. management and a master of health UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative in public policy will follow. Increased Students and faculty will be (IHI) is a program focused on health enrolment when all the programs are encouraged to build close connections education and research, coupled established is expected to reach 500 with the existing strengths of UNB with social innovation and greater over the next few years. Fredericton, such as the Institute collaboration. Its aim is to achieve for Research and Data Training; the systemic health care reform in Many partners involved Institute of Biomedical Engineering; New Brunswick and Canada. the faculty of kinesiology; the Each of these programs will have Psychological Wellness Centre; and an interdisciplinary approach, Unique interdisciplinary approach the Pond-Deshpande Centre. organized and supported by UNB This multi-faceted program was Saint John’s three faculties, bringing “The IHI is a prime example of UNB’s launched on the Saint John campus in together biomedical sciences, social mission in action,” says UNB President September with the introduction of a sciences and business education for Dr. Paul Mazerolle. “We aim to inspire new bachelor of health degree. With undergraduate and graduate students; and educate people to become problem enrolment already exceeding targets, a focus on reforming health care for solvers and leaders in the world, to

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Architect’s rendering of the Health and Social Innovation Centre

undertake research that addresses building on UNB’s strength as Canada’s Innovation Centre, a 65,000-square- societal and scientific challenges, and most entrepreneurial university and foot, three-and-a-half story building to engage with partners to build a more its proven track record with initiatives that will house the activities of the IHI. just, sustainable and inclusive world.” such as the Promise Partnership, The facility will take the place of the the tutoring and mentoring program former Ward Chipman Library which Collaborative research a for economically disadvantaged has not been in use since the Hans key component children in Saint John’s priority W. Klohn Commons was completed neighbourhoods. in 2011. Full realization of the IHI is Five new research chairs will be dependent on having the state-of-the- created, with their teaching and “Our long-term goal is to make art space needed for teaching, research research expected to focus on health Saint John an international centre and service to the community. Funding policy, health management, digital of excellence with UNB at its heart, is currently being sought for the health, aging in the community and leading the way in health and social $38-million structure. child rights and health. Researchers innovation, a powerful magnet for will be clustered in teams to pursue motivated students, highly qualified The IHI is designed to help build a cutting-edge discoveries in technology, faculty and world-class researchers,” health care system that is responsive systems and policies while addressing says Dr. Petra Hauf, vice-president Saint to the needs of families and issues of public concern, and providing John at UNB, who is leading the IHI. communities, adaptable to evolving students with opportunities to health care practices, and affordable spearhead new developments in Purpose-built facility will house for governments and taxpayers. The the health sector. all IHI activities current pandemic only serves to underline the importance of these Other components of the IHI include A cornerstone of the IHI is the outcomes to the province and technical and social innovation, construction of the Health and Social the country.

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THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE If first-year students Abbey Alexander, Casey Quigg and Connor Sullivan are any indication, the new bachelor of health degree is off to a flying start. Their initial course this term, Current Issues and Future Trends in Health, is a team-taught class which all three describe as “great” and “amazing.” Notes Alexander, “It is already opening my mind to how many issues there are in the health care system and what has already been done to create Dr. Ziba Vaghri positive change, as well as how we as students can eventually contribute to improving the health care system. The fact it is a small, peer-based program permits this course to be held in person, which has allowed a RESEARCHER BRINGS more community-like feel within the CHILD HEALTH EXPERTISE bachelor of health program.” AND INTERNATIONAL With a goal of becoming a paediatric dentist, Quigg says, “I couldn’t EXPERIENCE TO UNB make all of this happen because I was going to do a science degree Ziba Vaghri has journeyed the and health major that is part of the and I also needed a business degree, world researching and advocating new, interdisciplinary bachelor of which would have taken me about for children’s health, development health degree. Her research will 12 years. When this program opened and rights. Now, Dr. Vaghri also contribute to future graduate up, I realized that this is a perfect is bringing that passion and education opportunities. opportunity for me as I am getting my expertise to UNB. She was recently Dr. Vaghri’s arrival makes science and my business knowledge appointed senior research associate UNB the new home of the in one degree. It is truly a perfect in the department of psychology GlobalChild research program program to accomplish my dream.” on UNB’s Saint John campus as part of the Integrated Health (unb.ca/globalchild), which has Both Alexander and Sullivan plan to Initiative (IHI). developed a comprehensive child become doctors. “The concept of a rights monitoring platform. This program similar to pre-med where Dr. Vaghri has more than 20 platform, focused on the principles I didn’t have to go far from home years of extensive research and of human rights and child was a big draw for me. The program international experience in development, has been developed is designed to prepare students for the areas of child health, child under the auspices of the United their MCATs and medical school, so it development and child rights, with Nations Committee on the Rights seemed the best program to prepare a strong emphasis on the social of the Child in collaboration with me for that,” Sullivan says. determinants of health. The long- nine Canadian and 19 international term goal for the IHI is to establish universities and agencies. The cohort for the BH program has a chair in health and child rights. exceeded this year’s enrolment target As the signatory states submit and is expected to grow significantly Dr. Vaghri’s appointment will data to the platform, GlobalChild in the years ahead. bolster an established and growing will also provide opportunities emphasis on health research at to leverage and enhance UNB’s UNB, particularly for the society leadership role in data research.

24 Before they were our next generation of leaders over 880 JDI employees had another title, UNB ALUMNI. ARE YOU NEXT?

SCAN TO START YOUR JOURNEY. PUTTING SCIENCE RESEARCH TO PRACTICAL USE

ou might think that a researcher Organization, the US FDA, the Ywho’s dedicated his career to American Academy of Allergy Asthma “I always wanted to studying fungi and fungal toxins might and Immunology, and the American be chained to his lab. But that’s not the Industrial Hygiene Association. He translate R&D and case for Carleton University professor has co-written 10 books on the public embed it into policies and UNB alumnus J. David Miller health aspects of exposures to fungi (BSc’75, MSc’78, PhD’81). and published more than 350 papers on for public good. It’s fungi and fungal toxins. Dr. Miller’s priority has always been to extremely important serve the community. He’s done so by It all started back in the mid-70s when to deliver research influencing public policy, and taking he was a grad student at UNB working on projects that enable practical and at the site of the shipwrecked Manes P and use knowledge positive outcomes on the health of cargo ship off the coast of Saint John, to make a difference people and the planet. He’s partnered NB. His thesis examined how the with Health Canada and Environment biological activity of fungi was able and benefit our Canada to establish health policy, to degrade Bunker C oil. A Saint John participated in international native whose father was a chemist and environment panels including the World Health brewmaster at Moosehead Breweries, and people.”

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Dr. Miller says he was fortunate to by the International Agency for turns out that conifer endophytes are study at UNB among the best organic Research on Cancer who published transmitted to seedlings as they begin chemistry and biology departments on critical health complications from to grow on the forest floor surrounded in Canada. “There was huge research exposure to aflatoxins and fumonisin — by cast needles from mature trees. capacity with the natural products mycotoxins produced by moulds. Their Thanks to the partnership, this natural group at UNB. Dr. Norman Whitney, recommendations to reduce exposure process has since been successfully Dr. John Findlay and others were the in developing countries is something replicated in greenhouses. JDI now best at what they did.” Dr. Miller is passionate about. mass-produces endophytic fungi and has planted more than 200 million During a post-doctoral fellowship in “I always wanted to translate R&D and endophyte-enhanced seedlings. The England, Dr. Miller was offered a job embed it into policies for public good. resulting trees have been demonstrated at Agriculture Canada, where he led It’s extremely important to deliver to have increased tolerance to spruce the Fusarium mycotoxin program, research and use knowledge to make a budworm, critical during a period of examining toxins growing in Canadian difference and benefit our environment increased budworm activity. In 2016, grains. “Mycotoxin contamination and people.” this work received one of the most of crops has a very large economic important science prizes in Canada. consequence to the agri-food systems.” He’s also done work back at home. He teamed up with J.D. Irving, “My work isn’t about research that sits In 2000, he took a position as professor Limited (JDI) to combat the eastern on a shelf. It’s about making an impact and NSERC research chair at Carleton spruce budworm threat in an and solving problems. It has been University, and played a critical role environmentally sensitive way. His important to take advantage of the in shaping Canadian and world health research led to the discoveries of the opportunities given me to make policy. Since then – among many other role that endophytes play in the forest a difference.” things – he’s chaired a working group ecosystem. Endophytes are fungi that of world-leading experts convened live in the leaves of many plants, and it

Dr. Miller with former students Blake Green and Grace Daily

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AGATHERINGS SELECTION OF PHOTOS FROM OUR EVENTS FROM FALL 2019 TO SPRING 2020. FOR MORE, VISIT UNB.CA/ALUMNI 1 Annual Calgary Pub Night, March 6, 2020 4 Calgary Aussie Rules Piano Bar, Sept. 27, 2019 7 Halifax Meet the President, Oct. 24, 2019 2 Hong Kong Lunch, December 2019 5 Ottawa Meet the President, Feb. 18, 2020 8 Ottawa REDBLACKS vs. ARGOS Game, 3 Moncton Meet the President, Oct. 23, 2019 6 Calgary Alumni View at the Roughnecks Sept. 7, 2019 Game, Jan. 25, 2020

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DR. RUSSELL’S COMPASSIONATE AND EMPATHIC TONE AND PRESENCE WERE A CALMING FORCE AMONG THE CHAOS.

30 COVER STORY NEW BRUNSWICK’S Dr. Jennifer Russell’s impressive experience and training positioned New Brunswick as a leader in the fight against the pandemic

ike many medical professionals Luckily for New Brunswickers, military background so for me to tap L around the world, Dr. Jennifer Dr. Russell was well prepared. into that kind of energy and discipline Russell (BSc’97), New Brunswick’s was not difficult. We did actually call chief medical officer of health, was Whether it’s because of her years as it a ‘battle rhythm’ with respect to the watching intensely as the COVID-19 a musical performer, her military regularly scheduled updates during the virus was on the move in early 2020. training or her medical expertise, day and the information sharing.” Italy was a hotspot in the pandemic she’s been the calm, controlled and, for many, a portend of just how voice of reason at the centre of the Collaboration was also crucial. “We bad things could get. By late March, province’s successful response to reached out to other departments to close to 1,000 Italians were dying every the COVID-19 pandemic. With her see who wanted to come and help out day, the hospitals were overflowing and diverse background, knowledge with the response and that was met doctors were having to make life and and widespread support from New with great enthusiasm. So in terms death decisions. Dr. Russell knew this Brunswickers, Dr. Russell has tackled of pulling together as a department, virus was serious and that she and her the pandemic from a practical, people- and in terms of pulling together as colleagues would need to be prepared focused perspective. government, it was very impressive. to keep New Brunswickers healthy We had bumps along the way in terms New Brunswick saw its first confirmed and safe, and not overwhelm the of aligning at certain times, but we case of COVID-19 in mid-March. Prior health care system. really worked together to overcome to that, and prior to the declaration of those things.” Since that time, Dr. Russell has been the Emergency Measures Act in the thrust into the spotlight as fear province, Dr. Russell, her colleagues in A key part of Dr. Russell’s battle plan and uncertainty surrounding the Public Health and other departments was clear, honest communication coronavirus gripped the world. were mustering their forces, meeting, with government officials and the planning and “connecting the dots” as public. It has been one of the most “As it started to march across the globe, to how New Brunswick would respond. successful elements of her campaign the sobering sites on social media were as New Brunswickers regularly tuned hitting home in a way that struck an For Dr. Russell, fighting the potentially in to listen or watch her reports - emotional chord,” she says. “I think deadly virus has required the kind of there have been hundreds - on what early March is when the tide turned. strategy and full-frontal assault typical was happening and what needed We went from thinking ‘We’re ready of a military operation. It has been her to be done. Her compassionate and and it’s all good,’ to ‘Oh my goodness.’ modus operandi as she has marshalled empathic tone resonated throughout There was a recognition that we could forces with the overriding goal of her briefings, and were a calming force be dealing with what was happening preserving the health and safety of the among the chaos. in Italy.” people of New Brunswick. “I have a

31 Success means that sweet spot between a high functioning economy and society that keeps people healthy from a physical, mental health and social determinants of health perspective, and the risk of COVID and exponential growth in numbers of cases.

“You really have to have a single voice and a single message - a unified message. I think one of the things that helped us early on was that the government was willing to listen to the idea that, as much as possible, we need to keep extraneous noise from distracting people from our main messages... There were things people could do and many things they couldn’t do and that’s where the resilience kicked in.”

She says that New Brunswick’s battle against COVID-19 to-date has been largely a success. But much depends on the commitment of individuals to guard against the virus. “If every individual takes responsibility for protecting themselves and protecting

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others, I think we can see success,” immunization programs and screening “For me, to bring the energy I need she says. “But success doesn’t mean people to make sure they are fit for to my work every day, I had to have a zero cases and it doesn’t mean zero deployment. Upon leaving the feeling of centeredness and well-being risk. Success means that sweet spot Canadian Armed Forces, she worked for myself personally,” says the mother between a high functioning economy briefly for Veterans Affairs and then in of two. “To be able to bring that to my and society that keeps people healthy family medicine and mental health in work, project that calm to the public, I from a physical, mental health Fredericton, including several years at needed to have a good sense of what I and social determinants of health the Victoria Health Centre’s substance needed to succeed.” perspective, and the risk of COVID use disorder services clinic where she and exponential growth in numbers helped people addicted to opioids. Keeping herself centred may have of cases.” come from one of her great loves - All of this early training and experience music. Dr. Russell is an accomplished Dr. Russell is effusive in her praise was feeding Dr. Russell’s growing musician and is well known on the for the public health team. “What interest in public health and her Fredericton music scene. In addition to impressed me is the staff here in terms compassion for people in need. singing everything from gospel to jazz, of passion and energy. People came in “Working as a family physician, I she plays the saxophone and piano. with their sleeves rolled up, willing to could really see the chronic diseases work long hours and that was inspiring manifesting themselves in the However she does it, she’s been to see on a daily basis.” population, often at young ages, with able to stay centred and focused as respect to obesity, cardiovascular a guiding light in the storm for New “You need a lean, nimble team that can disease and things like that,” she says. Brunswickers. She is quick to credit adapt quickly,” says Dr. Russell. “We all “I think what became clear is I could New Brunswickers for doing a very worked harder, but it was imperative write prescriptions for people to look good job of listening to the messages that we worked as smart as possible. after these conditions, but I started and abiding by public health directives. We have been very fortunate so far in to become very interested in what But she worries people could get terms of our approach and in terms of upstream work could be done to help distracted by erroneous messages. minimizing the damage from COVID prevent those chronic diseases in “Where we could get into trouble is itself from a health perspective. But the first place.” with social media, misinformation and the secondary effects, the unintended inflaming situations that don’t need consequences, are quite huge. Some Not long after, Dr. Russell took on the any extra stress added to them. Those would say the emotional trauma of roles of acting regional medical officer are some areas that are risky for this, as well as some of the financial of health and deputy chief medical our success.” issues, will be with us for a long time.” officer of health, before moving into acting chief medical officer of health Dr. Russell believes the COVID-19 That concern for preventing and and her current role as chief since pandemic has changed things forever managing chronic public health issues 2018. Her breadth of experience, in our world. How it will unfold in the is a passion of Dr. Russell’s. her fluency in New Brunswick’s two future is difficult to foresee. She does official languages and her dedication think some good has come out of it: Originally from Bathurst, NB, Dr. to public health have helped her closer family connections; a decrease Russell studied science at UNB before navigate the uncharted waters of in the “hustle and bustle” of life; transferring to Memorial University the COVID-19 pandemic. and less travel, which has positive in St. John’s, NL, to study medicine. environmental impacts. She returned to New Brunswick The past nine months of the pandemic to complete the family medicine have been intense, but through it “Ideally, we need to find a way to residency program offered through all, Dr. Russell has maintained her live with this virus that doesn’t have Dalhousie University. She joined the calm demeanor. She believes in the really negative impacts on society, military in her second year of medical importance of mindfulness and of the economy and peoples’ mental and school, and between 1997 and 2007, being aware in the moment. She says physical health,” she says. “It’s going she served as a medical officer in the we are living through a situation that, to be a learning experience and I don’t Canadian Armed Forces. in our generation, we have not seen think it’s a race to the finish line like or known before. We have never had who is going to figure this out first. The military, she says, has its own to cope with this level of stress We’re all learning together, we’re all public health system that focuses as a population. learning from each other.” on preventive medicine, including

33 Alumni Student Leadership AWARD RECIPIENTS Congratulations to our 2020 Alumni Student Leadership Award recipients

rom the moment Hannah the earth sciences field. She has also F Sharpe began her studies at UNB served as council secretary for the UNB Fredericton, she became an active Student Union and as a lead proctor leader in the campus community, with UNB Residence Life, supporting joining the UNB Global Brigades and advocating for her peers. and the UNB S.P.R.I.N.G program in her first year. Over the course of her “I am proud to represent UNB academic career, she has continued to on and off campus, and I am help enhance the student experience confident that my involvement has and contribute to her faculty through allowed me to develop important various roles. qualities and attributes that I will As undergraduate student take with me as I continue to grow, representative of the Atlantic while pursuing post-graduate Geoscience Society Council and the studies and career opportunities.” HANNAH communications coordinator with the UNB Bailey Society, she helps to SHARPE implement and represent initiatives in

hole Dallon is a remarkable a Let’s Talk Science outreach worker Cambassador for UNB and has and as a swimming instructor. contributed to a number of roles throughout her four years on campus. “Since starting at UNBSJ, I have As a math and science tutor with the discovered a passion for working Flora Beckett Math and Science Help with vulnerable people, especially Centre, as well as a volunteer peer children. I have established a note taker with UNB Saint John’s stronger sense of self and purpose Accessibility Centre, she has dedicated significant time to assisting her fellow in serving my neighbours and undergraduate students with their advocating for their wellbeing. studies and academic needs. I have fostered a deeper, more profound sense of compassion, She has also demonstrated a passion for helping others, and has positively and my social skills have improved CHLOE impacted many children in the immeasurably.” community through her volunteer DALLON work as a Promise Partnership mentor,

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The award is presented each year to undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership through involvement in extracurricular activities on campus and in their communities.

anna Grossman has made Medical School and The Promise Hnumerous contributions to the Partnership - an experience she says campus community throughout her has been incredibly rewarding. years at UNB Saint John. A respected captain of the Seawolves basketball “I aspire to make a difference and team, Hanna is a three-time CCAA be a leader for others, as so many national scholar, recipient of the 2020 people have been for me, and to Dr. Ann Gorman Condon Academic make a positive difference in my Athletics Achievement Award and community. I am fortunate to is president of the Student Athletic Advisory Council. have been able to continue to grow as a leader and to contribute to A tremendous volunteer, she has my newest community, UNB.” devoted significant time to initiatives on and off campus such as The Golden HANNA Key Society, MEDLIFE, Think Pink, GROSSMAN Halloween for Hunger, Dalhousie

student representative on UNB’s She is a strong leader in her A Board of Governors, as well community, spending much of her time as the science, applied science and volunteering as a veterinary assistant, engineering representative on the as well as with St. Paul’s Anglican Students’ Representative Council, Church, the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Brianna Forbes has helped enhance the Award program and 4-H Canada. student experience and advocate for student issues. A three-year member “By ‘daring to be wise’ during my of the UNB REDS track and field time at UNB, I have learned how program, her dedication to the sport to be successful inside and outside has been recognized through Academic of my UNB and local community. All-Canadian status and as an AUS I know that by changing the lives medalist. She has also been an active member of UNB MEDLIFE, UNB World of people, one person at a time, University Service of Canada and the next generation and the BRIANNA UNB Global Brigades. generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we FORBES have today.”

35 ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

CELEBRATION. CONNECTION. CONTRIBUTION. THE FUTURE OF YOUR UNB ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

YOU SPOKE. WE LISTENED. SURVEY SAYS WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO: Connect alumni In 2019, close to 4,500 of you with students completed our Alumni Engagement PROUDLY 44% 38% Provide educational opportunities Survey. You shared your thoughts and UNB 35% Celebrate alumni achievements opinions about your connection to 35% Connect alumni with each other UNB, what is important to you in your alma mater, and how we can better proud72% of association connect with you. with UNB WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM US: Reputational news 48% about UNB 45% News about your program of study 35% Teaching, research and student stories 34% Stories about our fellow alumni

HOW YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM US: 47% Email 46% Alumni News Magazine 35% Social Media 29% Alumni News Direct

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LOOKING AHEAD Mission In support of UNB, we engage alumni by nourishing pride, foster connections between alumni, students and UNB, and enable contribution.

Vision A proud, inspired and motivated community of alumni and students engaged in the life and success of UNB.

Our Pillars Our pillars align with our mission and give us the foundation on which all activities, programs and services are built.

CELEBRATION CONNECTION CONTRIBUTION

We will engage We will foster connections We will work to create a alumni and students between alumni, students dynamic environment by nourishing and UNB to encourage that enables alumni pride, celebrating mentorship, professional contribution in the accomplishments development and lifelong form of time, talent and telling our story. learning and growth. and treasure.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Our five strategic priorities are rooted in our pillars and will guide our work over the next five years. 1. Tell our story to increase awareness and pride among alumni. 2. Celebrate alumni, students and UNB milestones and achievements. 3. Foster a culture of connection and contribution among students and alumni. 4. Deepen relationships with engaged and somewhat engaged alumni. 5. Obtain the best possible data to make evidence-based decisions and optimize effectiveness.

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE Our strategic priorities will drive alumni engagement through: • Faculty-based engagement • Enhanced digital and online efforts • Enhanced collaboration with partners • Evidence-based strategic decision making

GET IN-DEPTH DETAILS ON OUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY BY VISITING: unb.ca/alumni-engagement-strategy

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UNB alumni chapters CHAPTER DONATION RECIPIENT

Halifax - U35 young Feed Nova Scotia GIVE BACK alumni network Saint John Romero House

Fredericton Fredericton Community Kitchen

Ottawa Ottawa Food Bank

Toronto - U35 young Big Brothers Big Sisters alumni network Toronto

SW Ontario London Food Bank enlisted our chapter volunteers to help us distribute Calgary Food Bank and We $4,500 to local organizations in their communities Calgary who have made a difference during the COVID-19 pandemic. United Way Calgary Area The initiative was supported by our affinity partners TD Insurance, MBNA and Manulife. Edmonton Food Banks Alberta

Our chapters answered the call and we are proud to announce Greater Vancouver Vancouver our support for the following non-profit organizations doing Food Bank great things in their communities.

2020 ASSOCIATED ALUMNI COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESIDENT Stephanie Fox (BBA’04) REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE Peter Syroid (BScEng’98, Andrew Martel (BCS’15) ASSOCIATED ALUMNAE D-TME’98, MBA’03) Jane Kidney-Hermelin (BBA’97) Nathan Munroe (BBA’12, MBA’14) VICE-PRESIDENT ASSOCIATION Jill Jeffrey(BPE’82, BEd’83) REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOARD OF GOVERNORS Michelle McNeil (BBA’03, MBA’09) TREASURER David Woolnough (MSE’70, PhD’74) Beverly Guimond (BBA’04) Brooke DeLong (BA’95) SECRETARY Robert Sharpe (BScCE’95, MScCE’02) Jill Jollineau (MEd’02)

PAST-PRESIDENT STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Jill Jollineau (MEd’02) Patrick Hickey (Saint John campus) COUNCILLORS Vishnu Vardhan (Fredericton campus) Rory Barnable (LLB’01) “UNB has long been my home and OTHER MEMBERS Travis Bergin (BScCE’02, D-TME’02, an integral part of my life. I look MScCE’04) UNB PRESIDENT forward to continue proudly telling Paul Mazerolle (BA’89) Sarah Birch (BBA’01, LLB’04) UNB’s story and engaging with our alumni all over the world.”

Michelle McNeil (BBA’03, MBA’09), Associated Alumni Executive Director 38 BOOKSHELF

Winter 2020 Reading BOOKSHELF

We welcome submissions about recent books by our alumni. If you have been published, send the name of the book, your name, the publisher, the ISBN and a cover image to [email protected].

Our Latest In Folktales By: Matthew Gwathmey (MA’13) Publisher: Brick Books ISBN: 9781771314978

The Circus Was In Town By: Richard Duijnstee (MEd’17) Publisher: Self-Published ISBN: 1097190161, 1978-1097190164

Fitness And Wellness In Canada: A Way Of Life By: Sarah J. Woodruff Atkinson (BPE’98 MScExSS’00) Publisher: Human Kinetics, Inc. ISBN: 9781492589839

Shaped By Silence: Stories Positively Canadian: Amazing Atlantic Canadian From Inmates Of The Good A Fun Guide To Canadian Kids: Awesome Stores Of By: Rie Croll (MEd‘91) Language, Culture Bravery And Adventure And History By: John Boileau (BA’66) Publisher: Shepherd ISER Books By: Heather Ann Pattullo Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited ISBN: 978-1-894725-53-8 (née Chapman, BN’68) ISBN: 9781771087971 Publisher: Tellwell Talent ISBN: 978-0-9952663-0-8

39 MAPPING OUT A FUTURE FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN CANADA

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Ann Collins (BSc’80) was just five Being a strong voice for physicians and Dr. or six years old when she decided patients at a critical time for the profession she was going to be a doctor. She credits her is a key priority for Dr. Collins. “If anything, father, who recognized certain qualities in this pandemic has highlighted cracks that her that would lend themselves well to the existed in our health care system and the medical profession. urgency in addressing them to protect health professionals, as well as patients.” The oldest of eight children from Boiestown, NB, Dr. Collins was a natural One of the key drivers to taking on the leader, and had a clear path in mind for presidency with the CMA hits close to home her future when she travelled down the for her. “Access to primary care – and the road to UNB to begin a bachelor of science evolving needs of the profession in general program. “It was a challenging experience - is a critical issue in New Brunswick and at first, being from such a small community across Canada. Young physicians have a and a close family,” she remembers. She different perspective than we used to and adjusted quickly, however, gearing her we need to evolve our system to providing courses at UNB toward applying to medical a more rounded team-based approach school and pursuing that medical dream. to primary care. As we look to the future of our profession and in a post-COVID-19 A 1985 graduate of Dalhousie University, she world, we need to figure out now what the completed a rotating internship in Toronto future of health and health care is and how through the Medical Officer Training Plan we deliver on that commitment.” (MOTP) and then served three years with the Canadian Armed Forces in Kingston, Dr. Collins says that during her mandate ON, before returning to Fredericton to open with CMA she’ll be working on a far- a family practice in 1989. reaching strategic planning initiative to shape and innovate health care over the Over the next 31 years, Dr. Collins next 20 years. “Within a single day I’m experienced many sides of medicine, faced with many important issues, such serving for more than two decades as as systemic racism, equity and diversity, medical director at Fredericton’s Pine as well as quality long-term care and Grove Nursing Home, working part-time youth mental health resourcing. There are in the hospital emergency department and a lot competing issues, and I’m excited teaching in Dalhousie University’s faculty and honoured to be able to help shape of medicine, all while running her recommendations and policies that could family practice. hopefully solve them.”

In August, Dr. Collins took on a new Because of the pandemic, most of her challenge as president of the Canadian work is done virtually from her home in Medical Association (CMA), only the Fredericton. “I’m so privileged to be part ninth woman elected to the role in the of a wonderful community and profession. organization’s 153-year history. She’s no My husband, John – who has always been stranger to policy work and advocacy for involved in so many volunteer facets of our the profession, having served as both community - has been an inspiration on the president and chair of the board of directors importance of giving back. I hope that my for the New Brunswick Medical Society decision to move to this next phase in my (NBMS) and spent seven years as the New career will allow me to do that in an even Brunswick representative on the CMA bigger way.” board of directors.

“I’m so privileged to be part of a wonderful community and profession.”

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hen asked, Friedrich (Fritz) for Excellence in Research. Dr. Grein The Fritz Grein Science Research WGrein will concede that he is a considers this award, given annually Award provides support for the “good researcher.” His extraordinary at Convocation like the corresponding research activities of promising junior record shows that “good” is an teaching award, one of his great faculty members in the faculty of understatement. achievements. “It makes me very, very science on the Fredericton campus. happy,” he says, “and I hope it shows Selection is carried out by a committee Professor emeritus in the department very openly and publicly that research consisting of a senior researcher from of chemistry, Dr. Grein remains an is parallel to teaching and that both each department in the faculty. active researcher after more than should be pursued.” 60 years at UNB. Having generously The inaugural recipient of the Fritz established two research awards at The UNB Award for Excellence in Grein Science Research Award is the university, he has ensured that Research is intended to honour faculty Edward Wilson-Ewing, assistant future UNB researchers will have who are representative of outstanding professor in the department of more opportunities than ever to research, scholarly, or creative mathematics & statistics. Dr. Wilson- pursue excellence. achievements at the University of Ewing received a total of $24,000 in New Brunswick. The Award for funding over three years to further Dr. Grein, who received federal Excellence in Research promotes his research. research funding for an astonishing 43 and celebrates an environment that consecutive years, feels strongly about supports intellectual inquiry and Dr. Grein’s history with UNB is strong. the need to support the research of discovery. This renewed focus on Arriving in Fredericton from Germany others at UNB. After the Allan P. Stuart research is in keeping with UNB’s new in 1960 with his wife and infant son, Award for Excellence in Teaching was strategic vision, UNB Toward 2030, he made a career and a life at UNB. He established in 1972 (which Dr. Grein which commits to double the annual liked working at UNB, he said, and just himself received in 1989), it occurred value of UNB’s research grants and as importantly, both he and his wife to him that a similar award should exist contracts to $100 million by 2030. loved living in Fredericton and raising for research. “Teaching and research their family there. are both of equal importance to a In late 2019, Dr. Grein made another university like UNB,” he says. Having $100,000 donation to his university in In 2020, at the age of 91, Dr. Grein still suggested the idea to various deans support of research. He approached works every day. Until the COVID-19 over the years, he finally decided to dean of science Gary Saunders, who pandemic, he worked from his office in take the project on himself. suggested that a gift with the most a wing of Toole Hall that was originally impact would be in support of young, custom-built for him and his team of Working with UNB’s Office of promising faculty members getting graduate students. He would work Development and Donor Relations, established in their academic careers. in the mornings, go to the gym at Dr. Grein generously gave $100,000 Dr. Grein, who himself came to UNB as lunchtime and come back to work in in 2017 to establish the UNB Award a young faculty member, fully agreed. the afternoon. “I feel very lucky,” he

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says, “that I have the opportunity to realize their own aspirations and contributions during the first ten years still do useful work.” potential,” Dr. Saunders says. “It’s an of the award. Dr. Saunders wants exciting development for the faculty to faculty, alumni, and friends of the Dr. Saunders praised Dr. Grein’s support young researchers in this way.” university to know that there is an generosity and vision, expressing opportunity for all to contribute — with hope that it will inspire other faculty Dr. Grein’s generosity and vision have smaller gifts as well as large ones — to members to give. “Fritz is amazing for been complemented by contributions aid in the growth of research at UNB. his dedication and stamina, and for from others in his faculty. Dr. Saunders his commitment to help young people pledged faculty funds to match donor

“Our mom knew that education is key to success.”

hen brothers William (BA’74, learning skills that would prove vital no better way to honour her legacy.” WMA’82) and Graeme (BBA’87) in her later work life alongside her William agreed, saying their mother MacKinnon decided to honour their husband Bill, in Doaktown Stedman’s “always had a place in her heart for the late mother Audrey, they knew it had Store and the forest products business, people of the Tobique, so it’s fitting to to be in support of students – so they W.R. MacKinnon Ltd. offer support to university students established a scholarship in her name. in a way that was not available to her A dedicated community volunteer, seventy-five years ago.” The J. Audrey (Robertson) MacKinnon Audrey spent decades in service to her Scholarship, valued at $15,000 over adopted home of Doaktown, NB. While UNB President Paul Mazerolle four years, will be awarded each year her volunteer activities were many encourages alumni and friends of UNB to a student from Tobique Valley High and varied, she is perhaps best known to consider memorializing their loved School entering an undergraduate for her work as a founding member ones as the MacKinnon brothers have degree program at UNB. Thanks to of the Central Miramichi Historical done. “A scholarship is a permanent a generous gift from William and Society. Over the course of their 72- legacy with the potential to change Graeme, the scholarship will ultimately year marriage, she and Bill contributed lives,” says Dr. Mazerolle. “When you support four students concurrently. financially to a number of initiatives, establish a memorial scholarship, you including scholarships for students honour a person’s unique mark on Audrey MacKinnon did not attend from the Doaktown area, a testament the world while carrying their legacy university herself, though she had very to their belief in the value of education. forward to future generations.” much wanted to. When she graduated from Plaster Rock Superior School in This appreciation for education is why The first recipient of the J. Audrey 1942, the eldest of seven children, she her sons chose to carry forward her (Robertson) MacKinnon Scholarship, knew that university would place too memory with a scholarship. “Our mom Dara Stiles of Tilley, NB, began the much hardship on her parents. Instead, knew that education is key to success,” bachelor of arts program through UNB’s she enrolled in secretarial school, said Graeme, “and we can think of Fredericton campus in September.

43 SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS and BURSARIES Thanks to our donors, the following must be a New Brunswick resident according to the definition of the Provincial Government’s Student Financial Services guidelines. scholarships, bursaries and prizes not only support students during their studies, NEIL FRANKLIN PRIZE A prize of $500 to be awarded annually on the recommendation of the but throughout their lives. Faculty of Business to the Saint John campus student enrolled in the bachelor of business administration degree program with the highest COLLEEN COOK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP overall grade in Employment Law (BA2758). This prize is funded by the FIELD: Nursing friends, colleagues and family of Neil Franklin. VALUE: $4,000 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year DONOR: Friends and family of Colleen Cook and the New Brunswick KELLY FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP University Opportunities Fund FIELD: Business Administration Awarded to a student entering the second year of the bachelor of VALUE: $5,000 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year nursing advanced standing program. Selection will be based on DONOR: Kevin Kelly (BBA’88), Deborah Kelly (BBA’90, BEd’96, MEd’10), and academic achievement and financial need. The recipient must Jennifer Kelly (BBA’92, BEd’95), in honour of Thomas W. Kelly, CPA, CGA demonstrate excellence in caring for patients and a strong work ethic. Awarded to a Fredericton campus student who has graduated from The recipient must be a New Brunswick resident, according to the a New Brunswick high school and is enrolled in the bachelor of definition of the Provincial Government’s Student Financial business administration degree program and majoring or honouring Services guidelines. in accounting. Selection is based on academic achievement. Preference will be given to a student in financial need who KOURTNEY CREAMER MERIT AWARD demonstrates a commitment to bettering the community. FIELD: Unrestricted VALUE: $200 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year LAW CLASS OF 1978 SCHOLARSHIP DONOR: Vice-President’s Office, University of New Brunswick Saint John Established in 2018 by members of the 1978 graduating class of and friends and family of Kourtney Creamer the faculty of law to commemorate the 40th anniversary of their graduation, this $500 award is made to a student entering the second Awarded to a Saint John campus student who has completed at least or third year of the JD program. The award is made on the basis of the minimum requirements for the first year of an undergraduate demonstrated financial need and satisfactory academic standing. degree program and has made exceptional contributions to the university community and who has used their time and talents LAW CLASS OF 1981 SCHOLARSHIP to advocate in the area of mental health. The recipient must Established by members of the 1981 graduating class of the faculty demonstrate successful academic performance. of law, this $1,000 award is made to a student entering the second or third year on the basis of good academic performance and significant CREDITCARDGENIUS.CA BURSARY contribution to the intellectual and social environment of the law FIELD: Unrestricted faculty student body. VALUE: $1,000 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year DONOR: Stephen (BScCS’03) and Maria (BSDA’02) Weyman, and MIRAMICHI HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING creditcardGenius.ca ALUMNAE SCHOLARSHIP Awarded on the basis of financial need to an undergraduate student FIELD: Nursing on the UNB Saint John campus who demonstrated successful VALUE: $500 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year academic performance. DONOR: The Miramichi Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae

Awarded to a student who has completed the requirements for the PETER DEMARSH MEMORIAL BURSARY first year of the bachelor of nursing degree program. Selection will FIELD: Science, Applied Science, Engineering be based on academic achievement. Consideration may be given

VALUE: $1,250 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year to financial need. The recipient must be a graduate of one of the DONOR: Roberta (BN’1976) and Tom (BBA’76) Clark and the New following high schools: Miramichi Valley, James M. Hill, North and Brunswick University Opportunities Fund South Esk or Blackville. Awarded on the basis of financial need to a Saint John campus student who has completed at least the minimum requirements RICHARD J. SCOTT, Q.C. SCHOLARSHIP for the second year of the bachelor of science degree program and This $1,500 scholarship is established by the Law Society of New has demonstrated successful academic performance. The recipient Brunswick to remember the distinguished career and remarkable life

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of Richard J. Scott, Q.C. (LLB’76). In addition to being an appellate ROBERT (BOB) STANGROOM MEMORIAL AWARD advocate of the highest order, Mr. Scott was known and respected for FIELD: Unrestricted his selfless commitment to continuing legal education, particularly VALUE: Min. $500 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year in the areas of professional conduct and advocacy. Moreover, Mr. DONOR: Family and friends of Prof. Robert (Bob) Stangroom, retired Scott was a tireless champion of access to justice and was a volunteer professor of physical education nonpareil within the legal profession and the broader community. This scholarship shall be awarded annually to an upper year student Awarded to a student who has completed at least the minimum of strong academic ability who has also been involved within the law requirements for the first year of an undergraduate degree program school or broader community in areas of access to justice, advocacy in on the Fredericton campus. The recipient must demonstrate a the public interest or legal ethics and professional responsibility. commitment to developing a better community through volunteering and successful academic performance. This award is also open to BRENDA CLAIRE SHARPE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP transfer students. FIELD: Engineering VALUE: $500 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year UNBF YEOWOMEN SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP DONOR: Recipients of the Brenda Claire Sharpe Scholarship FIELD: Unrestricted VALUE: Min. $250 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year Awarded to a Fredericton campus student who has completed at DONOR: Yeowomen soccer alumnae who represented UNB soccer in the least the minimum requirements for the first year of the bachelor of absence of a varsity team science in engineering degree program. Selection is made on the basis Awarded to a Fredericton campus student who is a member of the of academic achievement. UNB Reds women’s soccer team and has completed at least the minimum requirements for the first year of an undergraduate degree. SISTERS OF CHARITY STUDENT BURSARY The recipient must demonstrate determination and dedication to FIELD: Unrestricted both the sport and their teammates and have achieved a 2.0 grade VALUE: $4,000 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year point average, as per U SPORTS regulations. This award is open to DONOR: Sisters of Charity students who are enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours.

Awarded based on financial need to a Saint John campus student enrolled in an undergraduate degree program. The recipient must UNBSJ YEOWOMEN SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP demonstrate successful academic performance. Preference will be FIELD: Unrestricted given to a student who has recently immigrated to Canada. VALUE: Min. $250 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year DONOR: Yeowomen soccer alumnae who kept soccer alive at UNB in the absence of a varsity team HAZEL AND OTTIE SIDWELL BURSARY FIELD: Unrestricted Awarded to a Saint John campus student who is a member of the VALUE: $3,000 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year UNB Seawolves women’s soccer team and has completed at least the DONOR: : Estate of Keith Sidwell (BSc’47) member of the New minimum requirements for the first year of an undergraduate degree. Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, 1945 UNB Basketball, Canadian The recipient must demonstrate determination and dedication to Champions, and the New Brunswick University Opportunities Fund both the sport and their teammates and have achieved a 2.0 grade point average, as per CCAA regulations. This award is open to Awarded based on financial need to a student enrolled in an students who are enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours. undergraduate degree program on the Fredericton campus, who demonstrates successful academic and athletic performance. The recipient must be a New Brunswick resident, according to the JORDYN WEDDELL SPOTLIGHT BURSARY definition of the Provincial Government’s Student Financial FIELD: Unrestricted Services guidelines. VALUE: $500 NUMBER: 1 DURATION: 1 year DONOR: Jordyn Weddell JOAN AND LYMAN SMITH SCHOLARSHIP Awarded based on financial need to a student enrolled in an FIELD: Unrestricted undergraduate degree program on the Fredericton campus. Students

VALUE: $500 NUMBER: 2 DURATION: 1 year must demonstrate successful academic performance and a passion DONOR: Scott Smith (BEd’88) for progressing mental health initiatives in the community and/or campus. Awarded to Fredericton undergraduate or graduate students who have demonstrated talent in the field of Reds hockey and leadership abilities in the community. The recipients must have achieved a 2.0 grade point average for continuing students or an 80 per cent scholarship average for high school students, as per U SPORTS VISIT UNB.CA/GIVING regulations. One scholarship will be awarded to a member of the UNB Reds women’s hockey team and one will be awarded to a member for information on creating scholarships. of the UNB Reds men’s hockey team. This award is open to transfer students as well as students who are enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours.

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Here is what have been up some of our Alumni to this year

FREDERICTON 74 81 66 DEAN CARRIER (BScEng) of Laval, QC, was promoted to vice-president THOMAS MCKENZIE (BPE, BEd’69) operations of USC Consulting Group as of San Diego, CA, received the of January 1, 2020. Hetherington Award, the highest honour of the American National 83 Academy of Kinesiology (NAK), at the (BBA, MPE’86) academy’s annual meeting in Seattle ALTHEA ARSENAULT MARC BEDARD (BBA) of Dieppe, of Oromocto, NB, was recently elected in September 2019. The title of his talk NB, and group held their annual to the board of directors of Triathlon was My Environment Made Me Do It. fishing trip to the Miramichi in Canada. Having served on the July 2020, enjoying two days of 69 Triathlon NB board for the past seven fishing on the Miramichi and years, most recently as president, she BRUCE MURRAY (BA) of Vancouver, catching up on things in these began her volunteer role as secretary in BC, was appointed to the board of difficult times. Along with Marc, October 2019, while still contributing Mercy Ships Canada in July 2019 - see the group included Julian Albert where possible to the provincial www.mercyships.ca - Mercy Ships (BBA’74), Steve Palmer (BBA’74), triathlon community. She will be is an international humanitarian Anna Albert (Class of’ 76), travelling across Canada to attend organization committed to providing Charlotte Stanton and meetings in Victoria or to officiate at free quality health care for those who Sheila Palmer. national & international triathlons - say cannot afford it. Mercy Ships operates hello when you see her at the airport! state-of-the-art hospital ships run by skilled volunteers to deliver free 85 surgery and world-class health care (BA, BSS’87) of services and capacity building in DIANE EDMONDSON Ottawa, ON, Hello to every one back in developing nations. Each year Mercy New Brunswick and Fredericton, my Ships has more than 1,200 volunteers former hometown. I was diagnosed from over 40 nations that donate with “Behcet’s Disease” also referred to their time and skills to bring hope as Silk Road disorder in 2014. and healing to the poor. Mercy Ships I would really appreciate contact with Canada raises funds and volunteers MARC BEDARD (BBA) of Dieppe, anyone with medical information to resource surgery related programs NB, held a family gathering on regarding this disorder. There isn’t that bring hope and healing to the poor July 4, 2020 to celebrate the much info out there that feels very who have limited access to healthcare. Atlantic bubble. Along with helpful. Otherwise I am unable to Mercy Ships Canada is a registered Marc, the gathering included Mike McNeil (BBA’84), Alan work, but I do participate in many Canadian charity and is governed by l charitable endeavors. I look forward to a board of directors. The board chair Archibald (BBA’75), Jeanne hearing from friends, family (alumni of each national office is a member of McNeill (née Bedard, Class of relatives) and anyone else who the Mercy Ships’ international board. ’82), Anne Bedard (BSc’76), wishes to say hello during this time of Mercy Ships Canada has offices in Charlottee Stanton and Michele social distancing. I hope everyone is Victoria and Guelph. Bedard (BA’90). healthy, well during this time of social

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distancing and may you continue to announce the graduation of his at Humber College in 2016). My last to be so. two children Ibrahim Khodabocus position in Thailand was with the and Salma Khodabocus, both who Royal Thai Navy Language Center 86 graduated in May 2020 from a in Bangkok. My present for my 60th Canadian university. They were birthday was a photo with the Stanley (BBA) of Woodstock, JOHN CLARK awarded the degree of bachelor of Cup at the Hockey Hall of Fame on NB, was appointed chair of the board science in biology (with distinction). Oct. 8. Even though my birthday was of directors of CPA New Brunswick on They are now pursuing their goal on Oct. 1, this was the ideal present. June 26, 2020, after serving as vice- further. We are all proud of their All the players from St. Louis Blues chair (2019/20) and secretary-treasurer accomplishment. With love and hockey team were there to donate one (2018/19). CPA New Brunswick affection, from dad and their small of their Stanley Cup rings to the hall. I represents more than 2,800 active and Sarah (sister). “Children will follow got to meet and shake all their hands. retired, as well as 300 future CPAs in your example more than your advice.” It was a thrill to see Lanny McDonald, New Brunswick. but getting to meet Larry Robinson and ERIC SEMPLE (BBA) of Calgary, AB, shake his hand was a great moment. HEATHER CRIPPS (née Bryenton, BA, after a rewarding career, decided Even though I am 60, getting to meet BEd’86, MEd’04) of Fredericton, NB, to pursue my passion for culinary. all those players and have my photo was the 2019 Distinguished Principal of Graduated in April 2020, with honours taken with the Stanley Cup brings out the Year Recipient. from Southern Alberta Institute the kid who dreamed of winning it on Technology’s Professional Cooking 87 the frozen ice of Jones Lake all those Program. I was privileged to serve as decades ago in Moncton. the executive vice-president of the RAY FERRIS (BScEng) of Fredericton, Culinary Arts Association, and was NB, and EDIE FERRIS (née Profitt, BSc’87, MSc’90) moved to Vancouver in part of a team that created volunteer UPDATE YOUR the summer 2018. Edie is now officially programs and lead teams for special INFORMATION retired while Ray was named president culinary events. I participated in a and CEO of West Fraser in 2019. We study tour program to Copenhagen The Alumni Office look forward to meeting any friends focused on farm to table and a study communicates primarily through that happen to be in the area. abroad program in Singapore where email. Let us know when your I was embedded at Paul Bocuse contact information has changed SAM JOHNSTON (BA, BEd’89, MEd’99) Institute. I am now working to gain so that we can keep you up to of Miramichi, NB, survived what was hours in order to challenge the Red Seal date on what’s happening at at one point, a terminal illness with exam. Plan in place to work and travel UNB and in your area. acute myloid leukemia and went on to in culinary. win a world taekwondo championship VISIT UNB.CA/ALUMNI OR in South Korea in 2017. Sam is a RICHARD A. WILLIAMS (LLB) of EMAIL US AT [email protected] federal public servant, a community Fredericton, NB, was recently elected leader, and is running for city council as president of the Law Society of in the next municipal election. He New Brunswick. 91 also has a martial arts school and is a motivational speaker for those in 88 TRINA INNES (MScF) of Edmonton, need of inspiration. His wife Sharon AB, has been recognized with a RODNEY CARRIER (BBA) of Dalhousie, is a senior manager with Health and Clean50 and Clean16 award for her NB, retired as vice-president, NB, and Community Services New Brunswick. work at Alberta’s Municipal Climate PEI Business Development Bank of He has two children: Hannah who is Change Action Centre. Canada’s Canada (BDC) in Moncton. social worker in Calgary, and Shane, Clean50 awards are announced annually by Delta Management who graduated from UNB kinesiology 89 in 2017 and is now enrolled in the Group and the Clean50 organization health sciences program at the PHILIP CHADDOCK (BEd, MEd’10) to recognize 50 individuals or small Saint John campus. of Toronto, ON, returned to Toronto teams, from 16 different categories, at the end of September 2019 from who have done the most to advance RAOUF KHODABOCUS (BA, MSc’89, teaching English in Thailand for most the causes of sustainability and clean PhD’93) of Halifax, NS, has been of the past five years (except for a capitalism in Canada over the past working as a school principal/head of fall semester stint for four months two years. secondary in the Gulf. He is pleased

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VICTORIA LABILLOIS (BA’91, MBA’94) Brunswick. I am the lead scouter for 13 of Listuguj, QC, was named to the Top the Evergreen Park Group Beaver 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Women Colony and my group’s recognition SAMANTHA STEWART (née Dunlop, as a 2019 Top 100 Award Winner in the officer. I teach at the Running Room, BRSS, BA’14, MEd’19) is a potential RBC Champions category. and in my spare time, I am a mental Olympic athlete looking to compete health advocate and an LBGTQ+ ally. at Tokyo 2021 in wrestling. She was COSTA PAPISTA (BA) of Detroit, MI, an alternate for the 2016 Olympics in held a spontaneous reunion with a 99 Rio. Samantha has become a nine-time group from UNB in Detroit, Michigan. national medallist, two-time World (MBA) of Chicago, ROE MCFARLANE University games medallist, two-time IL, succeeded Clay Wahl as president 92 Francophone Games medallist and of Follett Higher Education and serves 2016 Pan-Am champion. (submitted SUSAN BORSIC (BA, MA’95, LLB’98) as the president & GM of The Follett by DDR) of Calgary, AB, is now case resolution Higher Education Group in Chicago counsel at the Alberta Court of - The nation’s largest online & on 14 Queen’s Bench in Calgary. This is a campus retail solution provider, and new position, created by the court digital marketer to over 1200 campuses RICHARD KELLY KEMICK (MA) of to recognize Susan’s resolution- and 1800 online properties within the Calgary, AB, has published his first non- focused approach while serving as USA and Canada. fiction book, I Am Herod, with Goose case management counsel. As case Lane Editions. On a whim, Kemick -- an resolution counsel, Susan advises 00 armchair-atheist -- joins the 100-plus the judiciary, and assists counsel and cast of The Canadian Badlands Passion (BKIN) of Hubbards, NS, litigants to resolve high-conflict and BEN DAVIS Play, North America’s largest production Since March 2019, I am now the senior complex litigation. of its kind and one of the main tourist vice-president, Mission for the MS attractions in Alberta. By the time Society of Canada. Currently I reside 94 closing night is over, Kemick has a story in Hubbards, NS with my wife and to tell. From the controversial choice of DEBRA HAAK (LLB) of Etobicoke, ON, two sons. received her PhD in law from Queen’s casting to the bizarre life in rehearsal, this glorious behind-the-scenes look University. Her thesis was titled The 03 Wicked Problem of Prostitution and at one of Canada’s strangest theatrical spectacles also confronts the role Sex Work Policy in Canada. She has DMITRY KORKIN (PhD) of Worcester, been teaching at Queen’s Law and MA, has been promoted to professor of religion in contemporary life and Osgoode Hall Law School for the of computer science at the Worcester the void left by its absence for non- past five years. Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, believers. www.richardkemick.com Massachusetts. DANA LLOYD (née Kenny, BEd) of Rothesay, NB, co-created a weekly MAJOR KRISTEN RUDDERHAM VON KEEP IN podcast that I share with my friend FINCKENSTEIN (LLB) of Ottawa, ON, TOUCH WITH Elaine Shannon, named Soul Sister and Major Konrad von Finckenstein YOUR FORMER Conversations, where we discuss topics welcomed their fourth child on of personal development, leadership February 21, 2019, a daughter, Augusta CLASSMATES and spirituality. The podcast is Ursula Geraldine Graefin Finck von New job? available on most podcast platforms. Finckenstein. She joins delighted Just married? danalloydleadership.com older siblings Benedikte, Rupert, and Recognized for your work? Theodosia. The family is currently 98 posted in Ottawa, where Kristen is a Let us know what legal officer with the Office of the Judge you’ve been up to. (née Morrison, AYNSLIE CRONEY Advocate General. SUBMIT YOUR NEWS TO BBA) of Moncton, NB, joined the NBCC [email protected]. board of governors as the instructor 04 Submissions may be edited for space. representative in July 2019. I continue to teach at NBCC and just celebrated CHRIS MORAN (LLB) of Mississauga, my 14th anniversary with the college. ON, has recently accepted the position I am involved with Scouts Canada as of general counsel at Maple one of two voting members for New Reinders Group.

48 A LEGACY TO Marilyn Upton, left, with Bailey Small, a recipient HONOUR FAMILY of the Upton Memorial Bursary.

DURING HER SUCCESSFUL Marilyn wanted her gift to take the form of a bursary because she likes the fact that the annual $2,000 award TEACHING CAREER IN NEW is based on financial considerations, not just academic BRUNSWICK, AND NOW IN HER achievement. RETIREMENT, MARILYN UPTON (MED ’87) HAS BEEN MOTIVATED One of the aspects of UNB’s stewardship program BY ONE OVERRIDING INTEREST: Marilyn enjoys most is meeting recipients of the bursary. She is able to make connections with the students, and THE WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS. share with them her love of travel and education. “It makes it even more rewarding. It’s not just donating Marilyn began her career in 1973 in Moncton and spent into a fund and that’s it. You have a personal contact, a four years there teaching high school. She then returned face to go with that particular student ... I have enjoyed to her hometown of Saint John where she served as a meeting them all.” teacher, guidance counsellor and vice principal at St. Vincent’s High School, and then at St. Malachy’s High Marilyn has maintained her love of travel in retirement. School, until her retirement in 2005. She is involved with tour groups and has visited seven continents, including Antarctica. She enjoys exploring Marilyn earned her MEd in guidance at UNB in 1987. new areas, meeting new people and savouring local Her deep regard for post-secondary education and UNB cuisines. reaches back to her parents who instilled in her a love of learning and respect for higher education. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow- mindedness,” she likes to quote. “Who can argue with It is in their memory that she has established the Mark Twain?” Leonard J. and Helen M. Upton Memorial Bursary which is awarded to a Saint John campus student Marilyn has included a bequest in her estate to ensure who has completed the requirements of a first year the long term sustainability of her parent’s bursary that undergraduate degree program. will continue making an impact on student’s lives for years to come. “I’ve always been interested in the well- “I always felt that ensuring the financial health of being of students,” she says. students, especially through bursaries, has enabled many to continue their education.”

PLAN YOUR ESTATE, EMPOWER TOMORROW’S STUDENTS It’s easy to have an impact: A $50,000 gift in your will creates an annual $2,000 scholarship in perpetuity.

For information or to help ensure DEVELOPMENT AND DONOR RELATIONS your wishes are fulfilled, contact: [email protected] Fredericton: (506) 453-5053 unb.ca/estategifts Saint John: (506) 648-5989 IN Memoriam

HELEN STOCKFORD (née Boone, BA’55, BEd’57), FREDERICTON Rothesay, NB (Class of’39), Saint John, NB FREDERICK FOWLER D. OWEN BIRD (Class of’56), Arnprior, ON (née Warner, BA’39, LLD’90), ALTHEA MACAULAY ALEXANDER CARSON (BA’56, BCL’62), Calgary, AB Fredericton, NB BOYD RITCHIE (Class of’56), Fredericton, NB DONALD ADAMSON (BScEng’45), South Yarmouth, MA EMERY FANJOY (BScEng’57, LLD’91 (SJ)), Halifax, NS JAMES ‘JIM’ GILLIES (BScEng’45), Saint John, NB JOHN TURNBULL (BA’57, BCL’60), Quispamsis, NB EDWARD BAMFORD (BScEng’46), Hingham, MA JOHN ABERNETHY (BScEng’58), Peachland, BC BERNARD HARGROVE (BScEng’46), Bath, NB HAROLD AUSTIN (BA’58), Kingsport, NS EDWARD WALTER (BSc’46), Rothesay, NB NEIL COY (BScEng’58), Douglas, NB DONALD GORMAN (BSc’47), Waterloo, ON STEPHEN FAY (BA’58, MA’59), London, England ROBERT KEARNEY (BScF’47), Campbellton, NB LLOYD HIGGS (BSc’58), Penticton, BC KEITH SIDWELL (BSc’47), Mississauga, ON EUGENE MOCKLER (BA’58, BCL’60), Fredericton, NB PAULINE HODGSON (née Tompkins, BSc’49), Fredericton, NB JAMES ‘JIM’ MORRIS (BEd’58), Grand Bay-Westfield, NB (BScEng’58), Long Reach, NB LEONARD BARRETT (BScF’50), North Hatley, QC WILLIAM ‘BILL’ PERRY (née McDonald, BA’58, BEd’61), JIM JOHNSTON (BScEng’50), Collierville, TN RUTH REICKER Wickham, NB HUBERT PURDY (BScEng’50), Moncton, NB LYMAN WEBB (BA’58, BEd’69), Fredericton, NB LOIS TRUELAND (née Peterson, BA’50), Thornbury, ON RAYMOND ‘ED’ HAGGERTY (Class of’59), Fredericton, NB JOHN ALWARD (BA’51), Fredericton, NB THOMAS ‘TOM’ DOYLE (BScEng’60), West Vancouver, BC A. JOHN MANSON (BSc’51, MSc’52, PhD’54), Gravenhurst, ON DAVID IRVING (BScEng’60), Calgary, AB (BScEng’60), Deep River, ON ALLEN MITCHELL (BA’51, BCL’53), Ottawa, ON WILLIAM ‘BILL’ MCCREA (BA’60), Grand Bay-Westfield, NB JOAN ROGERS (née Schousboe, BSc’51, BEd’63), GORDON MOCKLER Moncton, NB LAWSON STOCKFORD (BA’60, BEd’67), Rothesay, NB WILLIAM BARRETT (BScEng’52), Fredericton, NB NOREEN TOOLE (née Dove, Class of’60), Oak Park, CA ROBERT MCCULLOUGH (BScF’52), Fredericton, NB PAUL BELYEA (BScEng’61, MScEng’63), Moncton, NB JOHN TOPP (BScF’52), Charlotte, NC MALCOLM ‘MAC’ FORBES (BScF’61), Tucson, AZ M. JACKIE WEBSTER (BA’52), Fredericton, NB JAMES FRASER (BScEng’61), Fredericton, NB JOHN BISHOP (BA’53), Tallahassee, FL WALTER LEARNING (BA’61, MA’63, DLitt’78), Fredericton, NB RAYMOND DEBLY (BA’53, BEd’54), Upper Loch Lomond, NB DAVID REYNOLDS (BScEng’61), Kentville, NS JOHN SMITH (BSc’53, MSc’54), Halifax, NS WENDELL COFFIN (BScEng’62), Saint-Lambert, QC WALTER HENRY (BSc’54), Rothesay, NB C. NORMAN CRUTCHFIELD (BScEng’62), Beaconsfield, QC ALCHA MCCONNELL (née Keith, BA’54), Riverview, NB (BA’62, BEd’64), Oromocto, NB PAUL ROUSE (BScEng’54), Fredericton, NB EVELYN GINSON (BA’62, MA’63, BEd’63), KENNETH DEWAR (BBA’55), Fredericton, NB CHARLES HUBBARD Red Bank, NB GERALD ‘JERRY’ O’BRIEN (BScEng’55), Fredericton, NB

50 IN MEMORIAM

HENDRIK STASSEN (BScEng’62), Barrie, ON RAYMOND WILSON (BA’71), Fredericton, NB PETER ELLIS (BScEng’63), Ottawa, ON MARY CARPENTER (BBA’72), Moncton, NB DONALD HENDERSON (BCL’63), Wellandport, ON SISTER THERESA COYLE (BT’72), Saint John, NB JAMES MACDONALD (BT’63, BEd’68, PD-ED’74), PAUL DORCAS (BT’72, BA’75), Fredericton, NB Fredericton, NB GORDON GUPTILL (BT’72, BEd’75, BA’75), HELEN MACFARLANE (BT’63, BA’66), Fredericton, NB Lockhartville, NS DARYL PRINCE (BBA’63), Jemseg, NB KAREN KALVERBOER (née Kirkwood, BA’72), Quispamsis, NB M. JANET STEVENSON (née Campbell, BPE’63), Hampton, NB LINDA MACDONALD (née Spicer, BPE’72), Calgary, AB ERIC BROWN (BScEng’64), Dartmouth, NS MICHAEL ‘MIKE’ MARTIN (BA’72, BEd’75, PD-ED’76), Fredericton, NB ELVA CAMERON (BA’64, BA’95), Fredericton, NB ROBERT ‘BOB’ MILLER (BT’72, BA’73, MEd’79), M. JUDITH ‘JUDY’ CHALMERS (BN’64), Toronto, ON Fredericton, NB SISTER ANGELINA MARTZ (BA’64, BEd’67), Saint John, NB JOHN MONTGOMERY (BScEng’72), Nackawic, NB DAVID MYLES (BA’64, BEd’66), Fredericton, NB FAYE SOMERS (BEd’72), Saint John, NB MARJORIE MACDONALD (BA’66), Sydney, NS RAYMUND STACK (BEd’72), Saint John, NB LAIL MACKEIGAN (BPE’66), Dundas, ON J. TIMOTHY ‘TED’ WITHERS (BBA’72), Quispamsis, NB ROBERT ‘BOB’ METCALFE (BEd’66), Saint John, NB A. THEODORE ‘TED’ BOVINGDON (BPE’73), Douglas, NB JOHN ADAMS (BEd’67), New Maryland, NB PHILBRICK ‘PHIL’ CRAIN (BA’73, BEd’75, MEd’83), WILLIAM CROCKER ‘BILL’ (BBA’67), Nanaimo, BC Haneytown, NB

E. RUSSELL HAYNES (BA’67, MA’69, BEd’73), ANNETTA EBBETT (née Dykeman, BT’73, BEd’80), Quispamsis, NB Glassville, NB

ARNOLD MACPHERSON (BT’67, BEd’70, MEd’77), DAWN GLOVER (née Haggerty, BT’73), Saint John, NB Fredericton, NB DIANE MORRISON (née Allwood, BBA’73), Fredericton, NB WILLIAM ‘BILL’ PIERCE (BA’67), Edmonton, AB CHARLES ‘CHUCK’ POIRIER (BPE’73), New Port Richey, FL DONNIE ‘DON’ AMOS (BScEng’68), Dartmouth, NS CARL BUCKLEY (BScCS’74, MCS’84), Clifton Royal, NB JOCK JARDINE (BBA’68), Nepean, ON CHRISTINA CREIGHTON (née Morrell, BT’74), H. “SWABEY” JELLEY (BEd’69, PD-ED’76, MEd’79), Dutch Valley, NB Moncton, NB KATHERINE MCCRACKEN (née Elliott, BA’74), Bedford, NS BYRON JONAH (BScEng’69), Edmonton, AB LUCIENNE ‘LUCY’ PELLETIER (BT’74, BA’81, D-AUS’91), LINDA LOWE (BPE’69), St. Stephen, NB Moncton, NB

LORRAINE SHANNON (née Whalen, BA’69), Rothesay, NB JOHN SYNNOTT (BSc’74, PhD’79), Sudbury, ON MORTON SMALL (BA’69), Halifax, NS DOUGLAS ‘DOUG’ BATES (BScEng’75), Quispamsis, NB ROBERT WELSFORD (BScEng’69), Pickering, ON JAMES ‘JIM’ BATT (BScEng’75), Fredericton, NB ROBIN CONNOR (BT’70, BEd’71), Fredericton, NB M. ROSE BURTT (BT’75), Miramichi, NB ROBERT ‘BOB’ DEMMINGS (BT’70, BA’73), Chipman, NB CAROL DEMERCHANT (née Grant,BT’75, BEd’76), JANE MACFARLANE (née Hallett, BT’70), Fredericton, NB Bath, NB ROBERT MEADE (BEd’70), Fredericton, NB JOSEPH ‘JOE’ ELLSWORTH (BSc’75), Quispamsis, NB A. GILES WALKER (BA’70), Montréal, QC BEATRICE GILBERT (née McCaffrey, BT’75), Burton, NB TERRANCE ‘TERRY’ ALLABY (BA’71), Moncton, NB DAVID HURLEY (LLB’75), St. John’s, NL HAROLD ‘HARRY’ DOLE (BA’71, BEd’73), Moncton, NB JAMES ‘JIM’ W. HALLS (BScEng’76), Ottawa, ON BILL JAQUES (BScEng’71), Mira Gut, NS NORVELINE HOPEY (née McLeod, BA’76), St Martins, NB DAVID KELLY (MScEng’71, LLB’74), Fredericton, NB JANET JONES (Class of’76), Upper Kingsclear, NB

51 IN MEMORIAM

M. PAUL SULLIVAN (BPE’76), Montague, PE ANNETTE KOLODNY (DLitt’00), Tucson, AZ MICHAEL ATKINSON (BSc’77), St. Lucia NICHOLAS ‘NICK’ LAWRENCE (BBA’01) C. EVANS HARPER (BScF’78), Douglas, NB ALLAN FOTHERINGHAM (DLitt’03), Toronto, ON LEONARD ‘LEN’ MACFARLANE (BScEng’78), STEVEN NIXON (BPE’03), Moncton, NB Fredericton, NB DOUGLAS SMITH (BA’03), Vancouver, BC A. BILL POLLEY (BBA’78), Dartmouth, NS SUSANNE MCKAY (née LeBlanc, MEd’04), Oromocto, NB CHARLOTTE LEHMANN (née Brodie, BEd’79), JOHN RANKIN (BA’04), Upper Kingsclear, NB Owen Sound, ON ANDRE BABIN (C-AED’06), Collette, NB J. GRANT MCGEAN (BEd’79), Mouth of Keswick, NB SALEM MASRY (DSc’06), Fredericton, NB ANN STOREY (née Jordan, BT’79, BEd’85, MEd’92), Doaktown, NB DARREN BUCHANAN (C-CCN’07), Moncton, NB

WANJIKU MATENJWA (MA’80), Elporet, Kenya HAVILAND “TONY” LYONS (C-AED’08), Riverview, NB THOMAS ‘CHUCK’ PARKER (BBA’80, MEd’92), BRADLEY CHAMBERLAIN (BEd’09, BRSS’09), Doaktown, NB Bathurst, NB

WANDA CLIVE (née Steeves, BEd’81), Riverview, NB ERIC COOK (BScEng’10), Black Point, NB DAVID MEAGHER (BA’81), Fredericton, NB MATTHEW SEELY (BScEng’14), Moncton, NB GRACE ABRAMS (MEd’83), Fredericton, NB MARY CAPLIN (BEd’16), Cascapedia-Saint-Jules, QC KIMBERLY LONG (BA’84), Fredericton, NB PATRICK ‘PAT’ VALARDO (BA’84), Saint John, NB ALLAN GOTLIEB (LLD’85), Toronto, ON ALAN ‘ROBERT’ MCLURE (BScEng’86, MScEng’91), SAINT JOHN Riverview, NB EILEEN ‘BETTY’ MILLER (née Dunham, BT’76, BA’96), ANDREW ‘ANDY’ SKROBOT (MEd’87), Rosehill, NB Saint John, NB CHARLES BOURQUE (BScCS’89), Moncton, NB ANNA DINEEN (BT’78, BEd’81), Fredericton, NB WILLIAM ‘BILL’ MARKS (BA’89, LLB’91), Woodbridge, ON MAUREEN FULLER (née LeBlanc, BT’78), Saint John, NB CAROL HARRIS (née Hatt, BEd’90), St. George, NB HAZEN FULTON (BBA’78, BA’80), Saint John, NB ANN WHEELER (LLB’90), Fredericton, NB SALLY SLEMIN (née Appleby, BA’79), Saint John, NB ROBERT ‘BOB’ LOSIER (MEd’92), Bathurst, NB NORMA MACKELLAR (BSc’81), Saint John, NB STEPHEN COLE (BScEng’93), Rothesay, NB GEOFF VAIL (BBA’84, BEd’88), Saint John, NB CHARLES ‘CHUCK’ MORELAND (C-FR’93), MONICA EWART (née Kottas, MEd’87), Quispamsis, NB Fredericton, NB HEIDI O’KEEFE (née Kelly, BBA’87), Saint John, NB EDWARD ‘NED’ BEAR (BEd’94), Fredericton, NB GILLES LEBLANC (BBA’89), Kanata, ON KENNETH ‘KEN’ BRYENTON (BSc’96, D-TME’98), RUTH COLEMAN (née Jarvis, BEd’96), Rothesay, NB Hamtown Corner, NB JEFFREY ‘JEFF’ WEDGE (BA’96), Burlington, ON TANYA BREAU (née Estabrooks, BA’97, BEd’99), (BBA’98), Saint John, NB Riverview, NB ZOE NICOLES LESLIE BURGESS (BA’99), Saint John, NB MARK CAMPBELL (BCS’97), Hammonds Plains, NS HEATHER BLACK (BBA’02), Saint John, NB TERRANCE ‘TERRY’ DILLON (BA’98), New Maryland, NB MARGARET JAMES (née Legere, BN’03), Saint John, NB HELEN MCCLUSKEY (née Callaghan, BN’98), St. Andrews, NB PATRICK ‘PAT’ DARRAH (DSc’04), Saint John, NB PATRICIA JEWETT (née Vincent, BN’99), HANS KLOHN (DSc’11), Saint John, NB Keswick Ridge, NB

ELLA JACQUELINE HARE (BN’00, C-MHN’00), Miramichi, NB

52 DONOR IMPACT REPORT May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020

COMMUNITY BUILDER GIVES BACK

ASHLEE MORRELL Arts in Psychology

Ms. Morrell would like to respectfully acknowledge the unsurrendered and unceded traditional Wolastoqey land on which she lives and works.

Third-year psychology student Ashlee Morrell is a very busy person.

Ashlee, the 2019-20 recipient of the Craig S. Haynes Award for Distinguished Community Builders, would have full days by any measure, with full-time paid employment on top of a full course roster. She also invests time volunteering on campus and in her community of Saint John.

The Craig S. Haynes Award, funded by former president of the Students’ Representative Council Craig Haynes (BA 1994), is awarded annually to a Saint John student who is active on campus and in their community. For her part, Ashlee said that a community builder “looks for ways to help and be kind to others.”

Volunteering brings Ashlee happiness, and she is always excited to get involved in her community. In the 2019-20 school year she was vice-president of Kreating Conversations, a mental health and wellness advocacy group on campus. She volunteered for jack.org and helped kids learn to read through the Promise Partnership, and was the Speakers and Delegates Director for the TedxUNBSaintJohn event. Off campus, she helped increase awareness of food allergies through the Sweet Caroline Foundation, volunteered with Hoop Dreams for the IWK, and assisted in the Saint John Regional Hospital’s geriatric unit. Along with these commitments CONTINUED ON PAGE 57 Your support makes it all possible. Visit unb.ca/giving Interested in making a donation? Call 1-844-968-0039 DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2019-20 53 Thank you from the Office of Development and Donor Relations

Since returning to UNB in 2019, I have been both humbled and inspired by our donors’ loyalty, generosity and outreach. “It has been a year like no other, and I have heard from so many of you, asking about our students, our teaching and our research. It is heart-warming to know how deeply you care about your alma mater.

Thanks in large part to alumni like you, UNB remains resilient and innovative. We will emerge from the pandemic even stronger, ready to tackle the problems of tomorrow. It is an honour to have you working alongside us.

On behalf of all of us at UNB, I want to extend my deepest gratitude. Thank you for your ongoing trust and your support. Your contributions, of every size and in every area, are having an important impact on campus and around the globe.

Be safe. Be well.

Angélique W. Simpson, LLB ’08 Director, Development and Donor Relations

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Support from donors like you is critical If you have questions on making a donation, to the mission of UNB. Celebrate those who give please contact us: by sharing the 2019-20 Donor Honour Roll, recognizing each donor at: Development and Donor Relations unb.ca/dhr PO Box 4400 PO Box 5050 Fredericton NB Saint John NB We are grateful to each one of our alumni and friends E3B 5A3 E2L 4L5 who stepped up to empower our students and help us (506) 453-5053 (506) 648-5989 tackle society’s challenges. [email protected] unb.ca/giving

Your support makes it all possible. 54 DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2019-20 Interested in making a donation? DESIGNATION OF GIFTS 2019-2020

STUDENT SUPPORT: $8,523,032 RESEARCH PROGRAMS: $782,327 Donors supported more Thanks to our donors, than 5,000 students in UNB is tackling society’s 2019-20, helping us attract great challenges head-on. the brightest minds to join With 75 per cent of us at UNB and foster the research in New Brunswick next generation of engaged conducted at UNB, these and educated citizens. gifts allow us to continue our innovative work.

CHAIRS: $1,108,680 LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS: $2,702,551 Chairs act as leaders in During the course of the creating new knowledge COVID-19 pandemic, libraries to create positive change have had to adjust and evolve. in our communities. A In 2019-20, donors supported gift toward chairs at UNB the acquistion of 36,000 helps increase capacity for publications to boost our innovation, and make UNB physical and online resources, a centre for new ideas and keeping UNB a leader in entrepreneurial partnerships. digital technology.

TEACHING PROGRAMS: $1,680,738 ATHLETICS: $394,994 At UNB, our 14 faculties A gift in Athletics allows us manage more than 75 to attract and retain talented undergraduate and student-athletes to our graduate programs for teams. In 2019-20, donors thousands of students supported 202 athletes on our campuses. With across our campuses, support from our donors, we recognizing their hard work continue to lead the way in on the field of play providing quality education. to showcase UNB.

CAPITAL MAINTENANCE: $601,855 UNDESIGNATED: $517,377 OTHER RESTRICTED PURPOSES: $509,145 TOTAL: $16,820,702 THANK YOU!

Your support makes it all possible. Visit unb.ca/giving Interested in making a donation? Call 1-844-968-0039 DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2019-20 5555 SUPPORTING UNB: A FAMILY TRADITION RIGHT: Gary Lawson with daughters Sarah Birch, left, and Ginny GARY LAWSON Lawson (BA 2004). AND SARAH BIRCH Photo: Submitted BOTTOM: UNB Saint John student volunteers are paired with youth from A family’s tradition of studying Anti-Poverty Initiative, an kindergarten to grade at UNB has grown into a organization dedicated to 5 through the Promise tradition of supporting UNB. ending generational poverty in Partnership mentoring program. his home city. Photo: UNB Media Both Gary Lawson (BBA 1976, Services LLB 1979) and his daughter Gary and Sarah have donated Sarah Birch (BBA 2001, to many funds at UNB, so it LLB 2004) studied at UNB’s was not a surprise a few years Saint John campus for their ago when Gary suggested that undergraduate degrees, and a better gift for him on special both went on to complete law occasions would be a donation degrees at UNB’s Law School. to UNB’s Promise Partnership, In fact, Sarah’s sister is also a rather than something in a UNB graduate, like many of box. Gary’s siblings. Even Gary’s father attended UNB. The Promise Partnership, which celebrates its 10th Gary and Sarah both feel anniversary in 2020, connects strongly about giving back to UNB’s Saint John campus with their communities, including the broader community to help UNB. “I think a thing that gets combat poverty. This initiative lost on a lot of people is when provides educational support they give to their university, and opportunities to youth they’re doing so much good in two of Saint John’s priority Both father and daughter Gary echoed these sentiments, work for the community around neighbourhoods. Likewise, credit UNB with helping saying, “who I am has been them,” Sarah said. close ties with the community to shape the adults they formed to a great extent by enrich the university by became.“I always say the best my family, and by my university That work in the community is providing meaningful hands- gift my parents ever gave me experience ... I think I owe close to this family’s heart: Gary on learning, volunteer, and was my siblings,” said Sarah, it to the university to help is a longtime member of the personal growth experiences “but the other best gift they contribute back, to help do the Business Community to UNB students. gave me was my education.” same thing for others.”

COVID-19 STUDENT RELIEF FUND: REPORT

In March, UNB President Paul Mazerolle established the for government supports received help. Your donation helped COVID-19 Student Relief Fund. Thanks in large part to the meet immediate needs and also restored students’ ability to generosity of donors like you, $711,163 was granted to 2,221 focus on the future. students in need, helping them finish the semester and for some, meet their final degree requirements. We in Financial Aid have learned a lot from this crisis. COVID-19 has also reminded us that the UNB community is generous and We in Financial Aid have seen the impact of your generosity resilient. Students have written to us, saying “Thank you, this firsthand, and we want to extend a personal thank you for the is the hope I needed.” We extend these thanks on to you, our difference you have made in these students’ lives. supporters, with much gratitude.

Because of you, students were able to purchase food and pay Shelley Clayton | Director, Financial Aid, Fredericton campus rent. They were able to access internet and other key resources Jay LeBlanc | Student Success Advisor, Saint John campus needed to complete their studies. Students who were ineligible Your support makes it all possible. 56 DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2019-20 Interested in making a donation? CONTINUED FROM PAGE 53

SUPPORTING UNB: and her full-time job, Ashlee worked 10-15 hours per week as a research assistant for Dr. A FAMILY TRADITION Caroline Brunelle. With COVID-19 limiting volunteer opportunities over the summer, Ashlee did not give up on helping others – she got creative. She offered free resumé and cover letter assistance for students and those financially affected by the pandemic, and attended various remote workshops on topics related to mental health and change leadership to assist CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH with community wellness. Things have not slowed down for Ashlee this academic year. DR. ISMAEL FOROUGHI Along with her volunteer work Purdy Crawford/TD Bank Postdoctoral and her class schedule, she now works remotely for MADD Fellowship in Accessibility Canada, presenting daily to Ontario high schools about When completing his PhD in geomatics something that had never been done before. impaired driving and harm engineering, Dr. Ismael Foroughi (PhD 2019) By better defining the frailty index, he hopes reduction. She also works as analyzed the height system of earth’s gravity his research might save lives and help senior French Resource Specialist for field. During his final semester he was invited to populations live healthy and independently. 211 New Brunswick, helping take part in a project that would shift the focus to build New Brunswick’s of his research entirely, using geographical data Dr. Foroughi expects the results of his research public database of community in exciting new ways. will be valuable for policy development services. In September, she and health resources planning in Canada, hosted Voices of UNB, a TED Today, with the support of the Purdy particularly in New Brunswick, including the Talks-inspired event for new Crawford/TD Bank Postdoctoral Fellowship accessibility of social support, home care students. in Accessibility, Dr. Foroughi investigates the and residential care for seniors. He notes the effect of geographical factors on the health and importance of evidence-informed decision Ashlee felt compelled to well-being of aging populations. making among governments, service providers give financially when she saw and community stakeholders working in the COVID-19 affecting her fellow The Fellowship was created in 2017 through the prevention and management of frailty among students. “I was so blessed generosity of alumni, corporate and community aging populations. and fortunate to be able to partners. The Fellowship, which Dr. Foroughi keep my full-time job and holds through 2021, supports UNB researchers Originally from Iran, Dr. Foroughi has been at continue paying my bills,” who will help ensure that the people of New UNB for nearly seven years and considers New she said. “Being a student is Brunswick have access to education, health Brunswick his second home. “I believe UNB is overwhelming enough without care, and programs and services that help them a place where you can prove yourself,” he said. this additional stressor. I reach their full potential. “There are opportunities for everyone with any donated what I could [to UNB’s skill level.” COVID-19 Student Relief Fund] The research areas of gravitational systems and because I had the resources frailty in aging populations may seem to be Interdisciplinary study and research are to make somebody’s life just a miles apart, but Dr. Foroughi points out that encouraged at UNB, where Interdisciplinary little bit easier.” despite the vastly different fields, the research Studies is now the largest PhD program. Dr. questions and design were the same. “In every Foroughi encourages graduate students to What’s next for Ashlee? She research project,” he said, “there is a problem embrace opportunities to change their field of wants to pursue graduate to solve, a question to answer, or a solution to research. His own experience with a change studies, but the specifics are find. Researchers are there to help with their in field has inspired Dr. Foroughi to develop not yet certain. What is clear is [distinct] ways of thinking.” In his case, that a new course for others who might follow in that her future community will way of thinking was geomatics. His research his footsteps. The course, “Application of the be improved by her energy and background gave him a valuable edge in his Geographic Information Systems in the Social involvement, much as we have new field, as he uses geographical data in the Sciences” will come to UNB in the summer been at UNB. definition of frailty among aging populations, semester of 2021. Your support makes it all possible. Visit unb.ca/giving Interested in making a donation? Call 1-844-968-0039 DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2019-20 57 UNB’S TRUST AND ENDOWMENT FUND

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SUPPORT FOR SUCCESS PRINCIPAL GROWTH 2011-20 As of April 30, 2020

MEHEDEE SIDDIQUEE 2011 Master of Economics 2012

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New Brunswick is a long way from Bangladesh, but graduate 2014

student Mehedee Siddiquee says the research opportunities at 2015 UNB were a compelling reason to make the journey. 2016 Mehedee is in his second year at UNB’s Fredericton campus, where he is engaged in research studying the recruitment and 2017 retention of immigrants to New Brunswick. He is writing a master’s dissertation on the subject, which is being carried out for the New 2018 Brunswick Innovation Foundation. 2019

Mehedee’s research looks at the retention rate of newcomers in 2020 334,048 New Brunswick compared to elsewhere in Canada: “Immigrants 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 come here to New Brunswick but after a couple of years here $ millions (CAD) many move to other provinces. We are trying to find out why.”

At the end of his first semester last year, he received the Harold Burke Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in a Masters or PhD program in Economics who has the potential to become an outstanding economist. CHANGES IN TRUST AND ENDOWMENT Mehedee said the scholarship Balance 2019-20 came at the perfect time: “I had (Market value) arrived from a different country It was and it was difficult for me to recognition, Balance April 30, 2020 $334,048,000 integrate into everything in my first semester. Getting the as well, of my scholarship boosted my hard work and Balance April 30, 2019 $342,254,000 confidence. It was recognition, “ encouragement to Net decrease as well, of my hard work and during the year - $8,206,000 encouragement to keep going. keep going. I am I am very grateful.” very grateful.” DECREASE DUE TO: A sports enthusiast, he enjoys MEHEDEE SIDDIQUEE Donations and other swimming and playing cricket and additions to capital $16,694,000 badminton. In his rare spare time, he reads literature and books on economics. Investment income/loss - $3,991,000

Mehedee is enthusiastic about how researchers at UNB are Spending - $20,909,000 applying their knowledge to make a difference at the local, provincial or national level. He plans to continue doing economic - $8,206,000 research and says doctoral work is likely in his future.

Your support makes it all possible. 58 DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2019-20 Interested in making a donation? DONOR SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS 2019-20 AT A GLANCE

3,290 undergraduate students were supported in coming to UNB with donor-driven scholarships and bursaries, including 446 international students.

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SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES Support the next wave of innovatve thinkers at UNB! A LEGACY OF LOVE Marilyn Garland with the 2017-18 UNB Varsity Reds basketball team. Photo: Andy Campbell/UNB Athletics

MEMORIAL GIFTS MARILYN GARLAND Dedicate an award in a loved one’s name. 1930 – 2018

Marilyn Garland considered teachers and administrators. herself “small but mighty.” Dr. Eric Garland began his A force to be reckoned with, career at UNB as professor she easily held her own in the of engineering and retired ANNUAL GIVING company of UNB’s basketball in 1994 as Associate Vice- Join alumni and friends in teams, which she so loved. President (Administration). supporting UNB. Eric passed away in 1997. A steadfast donor to UNB during her life, upon her death Among Marilyn’s many in 2018 Marilyn (BT 1979) interests, none was stronger Marilyn Garland left the university a generous than her love for UNB Photo: Andy Campbell/UNB Athletics bequest of $100,000, divided basketball. She was a fixture evenly between an athletics at Varsity Reds games, The Eric C. & Marilyn M. scholarship for New Brunswick most notably at the annual Garland Athletic Award is BEQUESTS students and an engineering Eric Garland Basketball awarded to a student entering Build a legacy: leave a gift scholarship she established in Tournaments, when players UNB from a New Brunswick to UNB in your estate. her late husband’s name. would seek her out before the high school who is a member games in order to receive hugs of a UNB varsity team and A teacher by profession, and encouragement. shows exceptional leadership Marilyn is remembered as a qualities. In 2020-2021, caring, passionate individual She loved meeting and this scholarship is valued at with a love for people, travel, cooking meals for scholarship $2,000. and the environment. She recipients and formed lasting was a busy volunteer, giving relationships with many. The Eric C. Garland RESEARCH her time to the UNB Faculty Scholarship, valued at Support the innovative Women’s Club, St. Paul’s “She was a passionate $1,000, is awarded annually work being done at UNB. United Church, Beta Sigma supporter of our program,” to a student enrolled in Phi, Fredericton Art Club and said Reds men’s basketball the Bachelor of Science in CFUW Fredericton, along with coach Brent Baker, recalling Engineering (Civil) program. Explore all the ways you can many book clubs. how, just a few months before This award is given primarily give, and donate today: her death, Marilyn watched on the basis of demonstrated Marilyn came to UNB from from home as UNB won leadership or community Moncton in the 1950s with her the championship title and involvement – qualities of husband Eric (BSECE 1954, excitedly emailed the team great importance to Marilyn BSEME 1955), one of the with praise for individual Garland. unb.ca/giving university’s longest-serving players.

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