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Vol. 20 No. 1 Suhaim Abdussamad BCS 2004 Originally from India Research In Motion Fall 2011 Vol. 20 No. 1 BE PrOUD Of It. One-To-Watch UNB ALUMNI NEWS BE PArt Of It. INSIDE 8 Pocketing a new UNB tradition This year’s grads on both campuses the first to receive the new UNB coin Associated Alumni Council Members 9 Massive mural President on display again Heather Neilson (BPE’72) Vice-President A long-lost work by Marc Bedard (BBA’74) famed artist Fred Ross Treasurer Renée Fleming (BScF’00) re-created & installed Secretary Brooke Yeates (BA’95) in the Currie Center Saint John Representative David Thorne (BBA’91-SJ) Board of Governors Representatives Kevin Ferguson (BBA’92, BA’93) 14 6,000+ academics get a taste of UNB David Woolnough (MScSE’70, PhD’74) Larry Hachey (BBA’87-SJ) Congress 2011 ranks Councillors as the biggest event Jennifer Brown (BBA’02) Ryan Burgoyne (BBA’99, LLB’05) ever held in Fredericton David Gorman (BBA/BEd’02) Jean Anne Green (BEd’91) and UNB was at Hansika Gunaratne (BSc’12) the core of things Ryan Jacobson (BA’94) Jill Jollineau (MEd’02-SJ) Maxine MacMillan (BA’90, MEd’91) John Munro (BEd’93, MEd’02) 16 Hans W. Klohn Commons at UNBSJ Sacha Patino (BBA’02-SJ) John Runcie (BA’12) Irving families honour Eric Savoie (BBA’08-SJ) Jim Simons (BA’71) a longtime friend Jessica Stutt (BA’08) with a $3-million gift Mary Waddell (BSc’88, BEd’90, MEd’95) Keely Wallace (BA’09) to Saint John campus Vice-President of the Associated Alumnae Karen Taylor (BA’72, MPA’88) UNB President Dr. Eddy Campbell 44 Nurturing top-level hockey talent Executive Director Fredericton V-Reds’ summer camps propel players to the pros Robb Parker (BA’90, MEd’05) • hashas graduatedgrraaduated toto UNB Alumni News is published by the UNB Cover Associated Alumni. Material may be printed in whole or in part with appropriate credit to UNB Alumni In May, the new Richard J. CURRIER CENTER on the Fredericton cam - News , except where copyrighted by the author. a wwholehole nnewew llevel.evel. pus hosted its first official function, the 182nd Encaenia. More than Distributed three times a year to alumni and friends of 1,300 Fredericton campus graduates were the first to receive their UNB. ISSN 1191-8276. Mailed under Canada Post It’sIt’s no surprisesurprise talented peoplepeople likelike Suhaim are choosingng Fredericton,Fredericton, degrees in the new facility. Among them were this happy duo on our Publications Mail Agreement No. 40063270. Subscription for non-alumni: $15 and companies likelike Researcharch In Motion, global leader inn wireless cover, Laura Hladyshevsky (BScCE’11) of Calgary and Ashton innovation,innovation, are setting up shop here. Campbell (BScCE’11) of Dieppe, N.B. Editor: Milt Thomas Hither & Yon: Sarah Bernard Cover Photo: Joy Cummings UNB Digest: Compiled with assistance of Office of RankedRanked as one of the bestt places to live in Canada, onee of the top Development and Donor Relations, and the places to do business andd one of the world’sworld’s most intelligentintellligent cities, Department of Communications and Marketing Advertising: [email protected] FrederictonFredericton is nurturingnurturing one-of-a-kindonne-of-a-kind companies, where one-of-a-kind www.unb.ca/alumni Tel: (506) 453-4847 Fax: (506) 453-4616 people can build great careers.careerreers. E-Mail: [email protected] At the Office of the UNB Associated Alumni, we care about your privacy and take the Next Issue: Winter 2012 matter very seriously. We recognize that our alumni are concerned about the information Deadline: December 1, 2011 So if you’reyou’re ready for a smartersmarmarter place to workwork and live, someplaces to we maintain and how that information is used. As the basis for our own policy, we follow build your career or grow your business where innovativeinnovativee companies Canada ’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Printed in Canada call home, then drop us a line. fredericton.ca/economicdevelopment/ecoonomicdevelopment Email [email protected] or call: 1-877-460-83268326 UNB A LUMNI NEWS • FALL 2011 • 3 COMMENT Our new president, Heather Whyte-Neilson reetings and happy summer from what is, The “Bridge Network” in Saint John is a part - Gat this writing, a hot and sunny nership with the business community, the UNB Fredericton. It is with a great deal of pleasure Saint John staff as well as the association in that I take the reins as president of the facilitating the possibility of international Associated Alumni. I look forward to working graduates remaining in New Brunswick. As well with our dynamic Alumni Council, the dedicat - in Saint John, the association is supporting the ed office staff in Fredericton and Saint John “Promise Campaign.” This exciting program under the leadership of Executive Director involves university students working all year Robb Parker, the UNB administration team, with students at a local school. The association and the many incredible alumni volunteers is supporting a renovation project at the school who work to support the university. that will create a more conducive learning envi - Both campuses are in full bloom as our wet ronment. We support many students with our and cool spring has produced beautiful shrubs alumni scholarships and awards, and the high - and greenery. In May, UNB Fredericton hosted light for me personally is meeting the heart of Congress 2011, which was an outstanding suc - our university — our students who come from cess. Congratulations to Dr. Linda Kealey and many corners of the world. her Congress organizing committee. The I look forward to meeting many of you over “I neverneever thoughtht my Alumni Office was involved with the volunteer the next two years. Please get in touch with your efforts at many events. This conference of the university by attending a local chapter event, alumnialumni groupgrg oupp rates Arts and Humanities brought thousands of aca - organizing your own event and letting us know, demics to our campus. I attended several recep - or, best of all, attending Homecoming. I am tions held at our Student Union Building, met looking forward to this year’s Homecoming, couldcouuld save mee so much.”” many interesting delegates, and heard all of particularly seeing the Class of ’71, the group I them marvel at our beautiful setting on the St. was so much a part of when I lived on campus. John River. In closing, I would like to congratulate Larry – Kitty Huang Graduation is always special, but 2011 was Hachey for two very progressive years as associ - Satisfied client since 2009 an extreme highlight as two new traditions ation president. He has done an outstanding were launched. UNB Fredericton grad cere - job in directing us toward our dynamic new monies were held in The Richard J. CURRIE communications strategy, which we will con - CENTER. This is a state of the art athletics tinue to implement under the capable leader - InsuranceInsurance programprogram recommendedrecommended byby facility and the performance gymnasium trans - ship of Councillor Brooke Yeates. I know that SeeSee howhow goodgood youryour quotequote cancan be.be. fers into a very warm, more intimate environ - Larry will continue to provide valuable coun - ment for graduation. I highly recommend that sel. 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AssociatedAssociated AlumniAlumni making insurance easy to understandnderstand so you can choose your coverage We have many exciting programs and activi - with confidence. ties happening on both campuses that are sup - Heather Whyte-Neilson, President, ported or driven by our alumni association. UNB Associated Alumni Mark Oct. 7 on your sked for a tour of the CURRIE CENTER GetGet anan onlineonline quotequote atat f you haven’t already had the chance, perhaps that this would be my last magazine as editor. www.melochemonnex.com/unbwww.melochemonnex.com/unb Iat Encaenia (see page 6) or Congress 2011 (see I’ll be retiring some time near the end of this page 14), you really have to get in to the new year. It’s about time. By that I mean I’ve come to oror callcall 1-866-352-61871-866-352-6187 Richard J. CURRIE CENTER on the realize the most valuable thing I have in my life MondayMonday toto Friday,Friday, 8 a.m.a.m. toto 8 p.m.p.m. Fredericton campus for a tour. It’s a very isn’t my family, or friends, or money, or whatev - Saturday,Saturday, 9 a.m.a.m. toto 4 p.m.p.m. impressive building, not only from the perspec - er — it’s time, without which all the other stuff tive of its facilities, but also in terms of its sheer is worthless. So I’ve decided to claim all my time, presence on the Hill — not to mention the view. which is invaluable, for myself by retiring. Everyone will have the opportunity to get a It’s been a pleasure trying, over the past 19 feel for the Currie Center on Friday, Oct.