Annual Report 2008/2009 Roommates (L to R) Bikem, PC 36 Turkey; Mary Louise, PC 35 Québec; Eeva, PC 35 Finland and Linda, PC 35 Indonesia Chat on Campus
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Annual Report 2008/2009 Roommates (l to r) Bikem, PC 36 Turkey; Mary Louise, PC 35 Québec; Eeva, PC 35 Finland and Linda, PC 35 Indonesia chat on campus. Bikem studies at the College on The Sir Val Duncan Memorial and the Government of Canada Endowed Scholarships and Mary Louise receives the Florence Honderich Endowed Scholarship. Eeva attends on the Finland UWC Committee Annual Scholarship and Linda receives the Indonesia UWC Committee Annual Scholarship and the Placer Pacific Endowed Scholarship. Cover: Charity, PC 36 Kenya and Ambar, PC 35 Scotland. Charity attends the College on the 25th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship and Ambar receives the Christina Mary Hendrie Charitable Trust Endowed Scholarship. MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR From a student perspective, I believe this past year In November 2008, I succeeded Diana Maughan at Pearson College was as new and exciting as as Chair of the Board of Trustees. On behalf of the entire it was for the first students who arrived back in 1974. College community I thank Diana for her leadership They were part of the most diverse group ever and tireless efforts, not only as Chair, but for her ongoing assembled on campus as we reached more than work at the UWC level. I must also acknowledge one hundred countries. There is no college or university the nonstop efforts of Jim Coutts as Chair of the of any size in Canada with such diversity. The Pearson Pearson College of the Pacific Foundation in Canada. experience does not touch lives lightly. As our graduates share with us, We live in (almost) unprecedented financial times and the College and the College is a transformative experience in their lives. the Foundation are working together to make Pearson College sustainable financially, both now and in the longer term. When a student leaves Pearson College the work of carrying on the mission and values of the United World Colleges really begins. You will get a flavour In April, the Board embarked on a long-term strategy to achieve this goal. of this from the graduate stories on page five and also by visiting our The essential ingredients are: website to see a collection of alumni profiles. Our graduates are now part • Finalize a Vision for the College to 2020 – see the story on page seven of a living legacy. Through their annual giving they are funding more than • Address our “infrastructure deficit” (the 35 year old campus ten full scholarships. It is wonderful to see this generosity among our alumni requires upgrading) – we have applied for infrastructure funding in addition to the support we receive from so many individuals, foundations, (the outcome is unknown at this time) corporations, governments, trustees and patrons. • Increase emphasis on fundraising – particularly with the alumni, on a long-term basis As we begin the work of looking forward to and planning the preferred future • Continue closely monitoring our costs – which are already very low for a new decade at Pearson College, it is deeply gratifying to see the compared to other similar institutions breadth and depth of our partners who work tirelessly to keep the impact of the College strong and relevant to the global issues we face today. Since April, our Trustees have been extremely busy working to realize These fundamental human and environmental challenges require the kind our goals. The leadership and effort shown by the members of the Board of collaboration and understanding across all conceivable barriers that is something to behold and the work of David Hawley and his team our students come to live out in their daily lives at Pearson College. continues to be outstanding. Investing in these Pearson Scholars is a down payment on a more peaceful I wish also to thank the alumni for their financial help in the past year. It was and sustainable future. a record year both in terms of the number and size of alumni contributions. David Hawley In my opinion, long-term continued support from Pearson College alumni will College Director be the largest single means by which the College will sustain itself. Frances Saville Chair Life at Pearson College is always experienced in a global context. Students live in residence in an intense global community. Roommates will usually come from four different countries and continents. UNITED WORLD COLLEGES PEARSON COLLEGE HONORARY PATRONS Mr. Alejandro Alex Bolz, PC 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ms. Brenda M. Boyd The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Mrs. Hazel Breakey PRESIDENT OF THE CHAIR C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D. Dr. Patrice C. Brodeur, PC 6 UNITED WORLD COLLEGES Francis Saville, Q.C. Governor General of Canada Mr. E. Blake Bromley Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan The Honourable Stephen Point, O.B.C., VICE CHAIR Mrs. Ralph Brown Xwe li qwel tel HONORARY PRESIDENT Michael Gordon, PC 14 Ms. Mary Browning Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Nelson Mandela Ms. Mary E. Bruce TREASURER Former President of South Africa Mr. James W. Burns, O.C., O.M. Glen Crawford Mr. W. A. Doug Burns INTERNATIONAL PATRONS SPECIAL PATRONS SECRETARY Mr. C. Douglas Caldwell Lord Richard Attenborough Mary Bruce Mrs. Cynthia Baxter, C.M. Ms. Rosann L. Cashin Antonin Besse Mr. Ronald L. Cliff, C.M., F.C.A. Mr. Ian J. Chisholm Shelby Davis TRUSTEES The Honourable Mrs. France Chrétien-Desmarais Lu Pat Ng Jim Black, C.M. Mr. Justice Robert B. Hutchison The Right Honourable Joe Clark, P.C., C.C., A.O.E. W. Galen Weston, O.C., O.ONT. Douglas Blakey Mr. Hassan and Mrs. Nezhat Khosrowshahi Mr. Geoffrey Clarkson Ian Chisholm CHAIR Mrs. Jane E. Matthews Mr. Michael A. Code The Right Honourable Joe Clark, Tim Toyne Sewell Mrs. Barbara Poole Mr. David Colussi P.C., C.C., A.O.E. The Honourable Robert G. Rogers, O.C., O.B.C. Dr. Andreas A. Conradi, D.M.D., F.O.M.F.S.(c), PC 4 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jean Drouin, PC 15 and Mrs. Jane Rogers Mrs. Marjory Cooper Keith Clark Ken Dunham, PC 9 Dr. Thomas H.B. Symons, Mr. Pierre Côté, C.M. Peter Dunn C.C., O.ONT., F.R.S.C., LL.D. Mr. James A. Coutts, C.M. Randy Gossen Dr. Michael C. Cowpland Susan Green Mr. Glen Crawford Jim Hayhurst PATRONS Mr. Patrick D. Crofton, C.D. Emma Howard Boyd, PC 7 Mr. David M. Culver, C.C. Robert Janes, PC 10 Mr. Bent Aabjerg Mr. F. Peter Cundill David Laidley and Mrs. Shirley Mooney Aabjerg Mr. Ian S. Davey Diana Maughan The Honourable Anthony C. Abbott, P.C., LL.B. Mr. Michael W. de Carle, PC 14 Paul Pathy Mr. Hugh H. Aird M. Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien, O.C. Michael Pearson Mrs. Jane H. Aird Mrs. Marlene DelZotto Smader Peretz The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk Mr. Gordon A. Denford Khalil Shariff Mr. Gary Anstey The Honourable Paul G. Desmarais, P.C., C.C. UWC makes education The Honourable David P. Smith, Q.C., P.C. Count Riprand Arco Dr. Theo and Mrs. Eileen Dombrowski Alan Stubbs The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, P.C., O.C. Ms. Carletta Downs, PC 2 Thomas Sutton, PC 13 Dr. Thomas S. Axworthy, O.C., Ph.D. a force to unite people, Jean Drouin, PC 15 Mr. Abu B. Bah, PC 22 nations and cultures Mr. Ken Dunham, PC 9 Mr. Allen Ball Mr. Peter Dunn for peace and HONORARY CHAIRS Dr. Robert A. Bandeen, O.C., K.St.J. Mr. J. Duncan Edmonds Mrs. Suzanne Banfield-Lount James A. Coutts, C.M. Mrs. Pamela E. Ellis a sustainable future. Mr. Jean J. Baribeau Diana D. Maughan Mr. William R. Emerton, F.C.A. Mrs. Olivia R. Barr United World College Mission Statement The Honourable John L. Nichol, O.C. Dr. John R. English, C.M., Ph.D. Mr. Douglas G. Bassett, O.C., K.St.J., O.ONT. W. Galen Weston, O.C., O.ONT. The Honourable J. Trevor Eyton, O.C. Mr. Peter D. Bavinton Mrs. Linda Fitzpatrick Mr. David C. Bentall Mr. Brian Flemming, C.M., Q.C. Mr. James T. Black, C.M. and Mrs. Diana Black Mr. Garry L. Fletcher Mr. Douglas Blakey Dr. Anne L. Fraser, C.M. Mr. Sam Blyth Ms. Kate Freeman, PC 1 Mrs. Meera T. Gandhi, PC 7 The Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman, Mrs. Sarah F. Milroy Mr. Lionel H. Schipper, C.M., Q.C. Mr. George Githii O.C., O.ONT., D.S.O. Drs. Douglas and Gwen Milton Ms. Judith A. Scott Mr. John K. Glaab Robert Janes, PC 10 Mr. A. Keith Mitchell, Q.C. Mr. Joseph Segal, C.M., O.B.C. The Honourable John F. Godfrey, P.C., M.P. Ms. Elizabeth Jefferson, PC 6 Mr. W. Thomas Molloy, O.C. Mr. Khalil Z. Shariff Mr. Norman S. Godfrey Mr. C. Kent Jespersen, B.Sc., M.Sc. Mr. M. S. Naidoo Mr. Peter Shostak Mr. Jean and Mrs. Hélène Godin Mr. Fred Jorgenson Mr. Jack and Mrs. Alice Newton Mr. Hamish and Mrs. Patricia Simpson Mr. Gordon L. Goldie, C.F.R.E. Dr. Thomas W. Kent, C.C. Mr. John F. Newton Mr. Gary Singh Mr. Klaus Goldschlag, O.C. Mrs. Golnar Khosrowshahi Winston The Honourable John L. Nichol, C.C. The Honourable David P. Smith, Q.C., P.C. Mr. Michael J. Gordon, PC 14 Mr. George C. Kitching Mrs. Cornelia Oberlander-Hahn, C.M. Mr. Hugh B. Smith Dr. Randall G. Gossen Dr. Murray B. Koffler, O.C., O.ONT. Mr. L. Peter O’Hagan Dr. Greg Spendjian Mr. Allan E. Gotlieb, C.C. Ms. S. Judi Korbin Mr.