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Fleming-Ties-Summer-2015.Pdf Fleming Ties Linking Fleming College Alumni, employers and communities Summer 2015 in partnership. INSIDE: Lorrie Baird Alumna of Distinction 2015 Career Pathways with Fleming Credits PAGE 7 Alumni Success PAGE 10 Class of 2015 GRADitude Gift PAGE 16 Fleming Ties SUMMER 2015 THIS ISSUE’S HIGHLIGHTS MESSAGE from the President Alumni Guest Editorial ................................ 3 Events .......................................................... 4 At Fleming College, we are extremely proud of our Faculty Focus ............................................... 5 graduates as they become highly-skilled, knowledgeable and compassionate citizens contributing to the vitality of Advance Career with Credits ...................... 7 their communities. Alumna of Distinction 2015 ......................... 8 We are also proud of our alumni who play a key role in providing students with Grad News and Updates ........................... 10 significant learning and mentoring opportunities. Alumni Benefits ......................................... 14 Alumni guest speakers share their personal stories and career expertise to inspire students, while others introduce students to their professional networks. By welcoming students into the workplace, alumni enhance the overall learning experience and accelerate classroom education—whether it is through applied Fleming Ties: A semi-annual magazine projects, work placement or co-operative education. published by Fleming College. Our graduates help us to ensure that the College remains at the forefront of high quality instruction within each of our schools of study. They provide us with valuable Editor: Paula Walton insight into the changing demands of the workplace within their respective fields of 705-749-5530 ext. 1390 expertise. [email protected] www.flemingcollege.ca/alumni-relations Similarly, the generosity of our alumni donors through in-kind and monetary gifts is remarkable. It enables our students to learn using the latest equipment and helps Fleming College reserves the right to edit for them find the means necessary to complete their post-secondary education. content and clarity. All material is copyright 2015 Fleming College and may only be reprinted with Alumni, supporting your alma mater helps Fleming College create an exceptional written permission. No donor dollars are used in learning environment for students and strengthens our communities. Thank you for all the production of this publication. you do to inspire our students and ensure our communities continue to thrive. Warm regards to you and your family this summer. ❖ Contributors: Laura Copeland, Lyn Giles, Nicole Grady, Greg Jefford, Sue Harris, Kerri G.A. (Tony) Tilly, Ph.D., President Holley, John Lyons, Leigh McEachran, Debbie McEachern, Rita O’Grady, Shirlanne Pawley-Boyd, Dr. Tony Tilly, Arla Whalen, Drew Van Parys. MESSAGE from the Alumni Advisory Council Chair WHAT DO We are one very reminisce about faculty members, the YOU THINK? large group of campus, projects, SAC events and, for To suggest a topic graduates—more many, we share stories about time spent or graduate to feature than 68,000 people in the Blind Goat Pub! in Fleming Ties, please strong! I couldn’t be more proud to be a Everyone has a great College e-mail us at alumni@ member of this esteemed alumni network. memory and I invite you to share yours flemingcollege.ca Together, we contribute to making with us at [email protected]. our communities better; we learn from Thank you to all of our alumni who one another; we connect each other to engage with the College and keep their LIKE US ON FACEBOOK our personal and professional networks; alumni record up-to-date —it is important and we are an immeasurable part of the to keep the Fleming spirit alive. Join our Linkedin Group or learning experience for students. Have a great summer! ❖ follow us on Twitter When I meet alumni (it seems John Lyons, Customs Administration, ’84 www.facebook.com/flemingalumni everywhere I go) we immediately connect. Chair, Alumni Advisory Council FlemingAlumni We all have in common our College Fleming Alumni Group experience—whether we say we attended Fleming, Sir Sandford, or SSFC. We PAGE 2 Fleming Ties SUMMER 2015 ALUMNI GUEST EDITORIAL Boosting the Blood Supply BY SUE HARRIS (OUTRAM), BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – MARKETING ’80 remember my time as a student at Fleming College very well—business I classes with Bob Wheel, Paul Lavery and Mr. IBM Cameron. I rarely missed an event in the Blind Goat Pub, I made lifelong friends and, thanks to Coach Jim Lennox, our downhill ski team won the Women’s OFSAA Championship in 1979. I was so involved in my College activities that I did not consider the reasons why I should donate blood when clinics were set up on campus. After graduating, I secured a full-time position at Johnson & Johnson Medical products as a Receptionist/Customer Service Representative. During my time there, a colleague’s son diagnosed with Sue Harris (nee Outram) ’80 is the Territory Manager for Peterborough Region East and North at Canadian Blood Services in Peterborough. She implements recruitment operations with centrally leukemia needed blood and a bone developed plans while developing positive community and corporate relationships. marrow transplant. It was then that I became aware of how important blood stem cells—my job became a matter For some individuals, a bone marrow and stem cell donors are and why blood of saving lives every day! The need for stem cell transplant may be the only donor clinics are necessary. To show my blood never takes a holiday; every minute option for treatment. Over 75 percent of support, I started to donate blood. someone in Canada needs blood. The patients who need a transplant rely on the In 1999, I was hired at Canadian summer months are challenging for our generosity of volunteer donors. By joining Blood Services as the Donor Services blood system as donors change their Canadian Blood Services’ OneMatch Representative. I realized more than ever routines, take vacations and are involved Stem Cell and Marrow Network you can the priceless gift of donating blood and with outdoor activities; donating blood is help to increase the chance of successful not always top of mind. transplants. Right now, there is a greater need I am fortunate to work with Fleming for blood donors, especially new donors. students and employees to inspire more The demand is increasing because of our donors. aging population, a shrinking donor base, Fleming College is a ‘Partner for Life’ and more aggressive medical treatments. with Canadian Blood Services and the Half of all Canadians will either need pledge for 2015 is 475 units of blood. I blood or know someone who will need encourage all Fleming students, alumni, blood in the future. Yet, only four percent employees and community partners to of Canadians donate. My responsibility help the College exceed this goal—invite is to change that. To fulfill the needs your co-workers, family and friends to join required to save human life, Canadian you. And please consider donating more Blood Services must host more than than once; blood donors can give as often 19,000 donor clinics every year—338 as every 56 days. 1978 yearbook photo: Women’s ski team of those clinics are held in my territory, Book your appointment to give blood from left: Ann Roberts, Kathy Moffit, Coach Jim Lennox, Debbie Finnie and Sue Outram. Peterborough and the surrounding areas. and/or sign up for OneMatch at Front: Wendy Hill www.blood.ca. ❖ All opinions expressed in guest editorials are those of the original authors. Their articles do not necessarily reflect the view and opinions of Fleming College or the Advancement and Alumni Relations Office. SUMMER 2015 Fleming Ties PAGE 3 upcoming events Professional Development Webinar: Join us live online June 17 at 10 a.m. when Dr. Michelle Acorn, Nursing ’87, will share her expertise in caring for patients faced with dementia. E-mail [email protected] to register. Faculty Art Auction: August 6, at Haliburton School of the Arts. EVENTS Preview at 5 p.m.; Auction at 7 p.m. 33rd Annual Loggersports: FLEMING NIGHT WITH THE PETES November 7 at the Frost Campus Despite frosty temperatures, Fleming students, faculty, staff and in Lindsay. If you are a graduate alumni came out to celebrate the 8th annual Fleming Night with the who participated in Loggersports, Petes on February 19. Fans cheered on the Petes as they beat the tell us what events you Belleville Bulls 3-0. Fleming representatives participated in the OHL participated in and the puck drop ceremony. year(s) you were involved. E-mail [email protected]. From left: Alumnus Richard Byrd CICE ’13, Fleming College President Tony Photos welcome. Tilly, Dean of the School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences Linda Skilton, and Student Administrative Council Representative Joel Willet. Fall Open House: November 21, 2015. Register JOB FAIR VISIT PROVED online at www.flemingcollege.ca/openhouse. SUCCESSFUL FOR ALUMNI Keep informed about our events www.facebook.com/flemingalumni Fleming College graduate James Stortz, via our alumni social media FlemingAlumni Telecommunications Systems ‘99, visited the networks. Fleming Alumni Group Sutherland Campus in February for the annual Career Services Job Fair for students, alumni and employers. He returned to the College in search of job candidates to work for him at S.E. Telecom, a company he founded from his basement in 2004. James set out to find “bright, gregarious individuals
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