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Maroon White 922559:Maroon White 922559 11/7/07 3:20 PM Page 1 Fall 2007 Feature: Dr. Richard Homburg A Gift From the Heart Mailed under Canada Post Alumni Weekend 2007 Publication Mail Sales Agreement No. 40031313 Return Undeliverable Canadian Football Fever Addresses to: Alumni Office, Saint Mary’s University Halifax, NS B3H 3C3 Young Alumni on the Rise Maroon White 922559:Maroon White 922559 10/31/07 8:28 PM Page 2 Maroon White 922559:Maroon White 922559 11/8/07 11:44 AM Page 3 inside Fall 2007 Volume 65 Issue 1 Features Editor: Helen Dolan (BA, BPR) Fresh Faces 5 Director: Meet Your New Alumni Office Team and Patrick Crowley (BA ’72) Association President Alumni Officers: Betty-Jean Frenette (Assc ’92) Kathy MacFarlane (BPE) Vice-President (Assoc.), External Affairs: Chuck Bridges (MBA ’92) 12 Alumni Weekend Relive Highlights From One of Our Best Contributors This Issue: Alumni Weekends Yet Cheryl Bell (BA, MA) Joe Fitzgerald (BA ’94) Paul Fitzgerald (BA ’97, MA ’06) Advertising: 902.420.5176 Cover Story: A Gift From the Heart Design & Layout: 18 Greg Tutty Design Dr. Richard Homburg Makes History with $5 Million Gift to Saint Mary’s Principal Photography: Kelly Clark typicalgirl fotography www.typicalgirl.com Additional Photography: Trampoline www.brandbounce.com 26 It’s All About Trust SMU Football Huskies Are Winners Both Maroon & White is published On and Off the Field for alumni and friends of Saint Mary’s University. Circulation: 27,000 Please send address changes and snippets to: Saint Mary’s University Alumni Office 867 Robie Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3 Tel: 902.420.5420 In Every Issue Fax: 902.420.5140 E-mail: [email protected] On Campus 6 Mailed under Canada Post Publication Mail Sales Agreement No. 40031313 Alumni Files 8 Return undeliverable Canadian Alumni Events addresses to: Alumni Office 22 Saint Mary’s University Halifax, NS B3H 3C3 24 Santamarian Portrait Snippets On the Cover: 30 Richard Homburg is photographed From the Archives in his downtown Halifax office 34 by Kelly Clark, typicalgirl fotography www.typicalgirl.com Maroon & White 3 Maroon White 922559:Maroon White 922559 10/31/07 8:28 PM Page 4 President’s Message Alumni Association 2007-2008 By the time you read this Alumni Executive message, I will have com- pleted my term as President President Adriana Dolnyckyj Sara Thomas of your Alumni Association. Bill MacAvoy MBA ’02 MBA ’07 During the past two years, I MBA ’95 VP Marketing and Egg Films have met and talked with Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning, CB Richard Ellis Ltd. NSLC many of our alumni from John Wedderburn around the world. We have a wonderful Vice-President Nicole Godbout BA ’90 base of committed alumni who truly care Tammy Milbury BComm ’98 Partner, about our university. MBA ‘06 Associate Lawyer, CM Communications RBC Senior Account Boyne Clarke Just over a year ago, we established a long- Manager, Business/ term goal to become the “best connected Alumni Representatives on Personal Markets Dinah Grace the Board of Governors Alumni Association in Canada in 10 years.” BComm ’91 This goal is the basis for our new strategy Treasurer / document to be rolled out in the near Secretary Wendy Brookhouse future. Jeff LeClair BComm ’91, MBA ’02 MBA ’96 Stephen Kelly President, Creative Intelligence The four cornerstones of our strategy Procurement Team BSc ’78 Group document are key components to becom- Leader, Nova Scotia Real Estate Consultant ing the best connected Alumni Association Power Inc. Prudential Real Francis Fares in Canada. They include: raising the profile Estate MBA ’05 of our Alumni Association in key markets; Past President President & CEO, Atlantis Realty Paul O’Hearn Richard MacLean strengthening connections with students; BA ’90 Inc., Fares Real Estate Inc. increasing the profile of Saint Mary’s to BComm ’82 Senior Manager, Teacher, Halifax build awareness to help and support Philip D. Fraser National Accounts – Regional School enrolment; and supporting the University’s Atlantic Region, Board President & CEO, fundraising initiatives. Killam Properties Inc. TD Commercial Michael K. McKenzie Banking Over the past couple of years, we have BComm ’80 Steven Landry added five new alumni chapters and we David Carrigan Senior Financial BComm ’82 look to add to this base. After almost a BComm ’83 Analyst, Capital Executive Vice-President, North year, we have a new Alumni Director, Pat District Health Director, Enterprise American Sales, Chrysler LLC Crowley, and a new Alumni Officer, Kathy Solutions, Aliant Authority MacFarlane. Together, with the experience Greg Poirier George McLellan and partnership of BJ Frenette, we are well Christine Cragg MBA ’77 positioned to provide the support and Santimaw, MBA ’03 Manager Alternative CEO, Emergency Medical Care guidance that our alumni require. BA’ 99 Extreme Group Content, Empire Inc. I have been elected to represent the Theatres Robert Daigle Paul O’Hearn alumni on the Board of Governors and Dwayne Provo am looking forward to working with a BComm ’93 BComm ’82 Vice-President, BEd ’95 Senior Manager, National very talented Board in shaping the future NS School Health NS Business Inc. Accounts – Atlantic Region, of Saint Mary’s. As I sign off, I would like Coordinator, to thank the many people who provided Department of TD Commercial Banking support and guidance over the past Health Promotion couple of years: the Alumni Executive, and Protection SMUSA, staff and faculty, the Development team, and our alumni around the world. I would also like to recognize BJ Frenette, Chuck Bridges, and Dr. Colin Dodds whose support allowed us to be innovative and Stay Connected creative, inspiring us to look outside the box and create a framework to strive for Saint Mary’s University Alumni Office something uniquely special – becoming Write 923 Robie Street, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3 “the best connected Alumni Association in Canada.” Visit 867 Robie Street, 2nd Floor Call 902.420.5420 Thank you to all! Fax 902.420.5140 Paul G. O’Hearn, BComm ‘82 Email [email protected] President Surf www.smu.ca/alumni Saint Mary’s University Alumni Association 4 Maroon & White Maroon White 922559:Maroon White 922559 10/31/07 8:28 PM Page 5 alumniteam Alumni in July and, two weeks later, was joined by Kathy MacFarlane as a second Alumni Officer. They join Betty-Jean (BJ) Frenette, longtime Alumni Officer, in form- ing one of the most dynamic Alumni teams in recent memory. Pat (BA ’72) brings an exceptional combina- tion of knowledge and expertise to his role with more than 25 years of experience in the Left to right: Bill MacAvoy, President, Alumni sales and services industry. A well-known Association; Kathy MacFarlane, Alumni Officer; Pat Crowley, Director, Alumni Office; and Betty-Jean member of the Saint Mary’s community, (BJ) Frenette, Alumni Officer Pat has served on the Alumni Executive, Campaign Cabinet, Atlantic Major Gifts Right: Alumni & Development Offices on Robie Committee, and as Alumni representative on Street. the University Board of Governors. Class President from 1994 until 1995, a He will provide strategic direction to our position which allowed him to hone his Alumni Association and its Executive as we leadership skills and “learn the value of move forward in our mission of becoming teamwork and the elements of learning “the best connected Alumni Association in above and beyond grades.” Canada within ten years.” Almost ten years later, Bill renewed his involvement with Saint Mary’s when, in 2004, he was recruited to serve on the Alumni Association Executive. He has chaired the Meet the New Alumni Annual Alumni Golf Tournament for the past two years, helping to raise thousands of Association President dollars in support of student bursaries. For Bill MacAvoy the past year, he has served as Vice- President of the Alumni Association in Bill MacAvoy’s relationship with Saint Mary’s preparation for his term. began long before he earned his Master Kathy comes to Saint Mary’s as an experi- of Business Administration (MBA) degree “There is a great story to tell at Saint Mary’s enced advancement professional from the from the University in 1995. Bill was actually and keeping alumni involved is essential,” University of New Brunswick where she led on campus before he was born, as his says Bill. As President, he hopes to bring a the development of many new programs in mother, Faye, was expecting him during the new energy to our vision and build upon the the areas of community outreach, event end of her tenure as secretary to then Vice- successes of the past few years to achieve planning, and student relations. Prior to President (Academic and Research), Father greater engagement of alumni. entering university advancement, Kathy Gerald Tait. A few years later, as a student spent more than 14 years working within at St. Patrick’s High School, he became an Bill is a Commercial Real Estate Advisor with the amateur sport sector. She brings an ardent fan of the football and basketball CB Richard Ellis Ltd. He and his wife, Natasha, invigorating energy to her role as Alumni Huskies as they ruled the field and the court have a three year-old daughter, Molly. Officer. against teams from across the country. Meet the New Alumni Team BJ (Assoc.’92) has been working in the Although he received his Bachelor of Science Alumni Office for more than 20 years and (BSc) degree (Honours) in Economics from The summer of 2007 saw the Saint Mary’s currently serves as an Alumni Officer. Her Dalhousie, Bill is quick to point out that Saint Alumni Office undergo some significant in-depth knowledge of Saint Mary’s brings a Mary’s was still a part of his undergraduate staffing additions.