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[ Graham Moodie. (May 01, 2002). Klaus Schwab, DCL 90 ([Honorary] Doctor of Civil Law), p. 6 Bishop's University News. Reproduced for educational purposes only. Fair Use relied upon. Source: https://alumni.ubishops.ca/wp-content/uploads/may_2002.pdf ] A publication for graduates and friends of Bishop’s University www.ubishops.ca Bishop’s at Stratford Festival Five alumni are working at Canada’s premier theatre.......12 Inside: Canada Research Chair in Astrophysics ...3 Tony Price ’50 awarded DCL .......................7 Bishop’s contribution to sketch comedy...11 Publications Mail No. 40027187 No. 7 • May 2002 Association News Alumni Association National Committee a list of the awards established for Graham Moodie ’69, President student athletes. Alumni also represent ([email protected]) Eric Mills’72, Past Pres. ([email protected]) Bishop’s at installation ceremonies for Jacquie Scott ’90, First Vice President Presidents and Chancellors of other ([email protected]) Canadian universities. Peter Davidson ’77, Second Vice President ([email protected]) The Association is now involved Sterling Mawhinney ’88, Member-at-large with David Rittenhouse and the ([email protected]) Dobson-Lagassé Centre in creating a Jennifer Royea ’96, Member-at-large unique on-line advisory service to ([email protected]) Fred Scalabrini ’92, Member-at-large bring together entrepreneurs and ([email protected]) university students. Bishop’s is Douglas Lloyd ’62 Member-at-large Message from the President ([email protected]) Changes have been made to the cooperating with our colleagues at the Trevor Lovig ’96, President, Alumni Football Association National Committee, the body charged Université de Sherbrooke in this ([email protected]) with representing all Bishop’s alumni. venture. I encourage you to check out Dave Henry ’95, BC Branch the web site to see how you can ([email protected]) We want to clarify that Branch John Messenger ’97, Calgary Branch Presidents are full members, and we become a “knowledge angel” ([email protected]) (www.canSCORE.ca). Grant Siméon ’85, Eastern Townships Branch also hope to make the Committee ([email protected]) more active in a number of areas. It is, We look forward to welcoming Shirley Kitching Duncan ’56, Gaspé Branch for example, responsible for selecting many alumni back to campus for what Peter Nixon ’83 and Simon Cheung ’85 Hong Kong Branch (Peter: [email protected]) the winner of our Alumnus/a of the promises to be a special Convocation Rob Allatt ’93 & Dan Bohinc ’94, Montreal Branch Year Award as well as University on June 8. Two graduates will be ([email protected]) ([email protected]) receiving honorary DCL degrees: Jennifer Scott ’99, Ottawa Branch Service and Merit Awards. ([email protected]) A more engaged National Milton Tectonidis ’85 from Médecins Jill Robinson ’87, Quebec City ([email protected]) Committee will help in furthering the Sans Frontières, who will deliver the Tara Chisholm ’92, Saint John ([email protected]) Jennifer Hall ’92 United KingdomBranch goal of making Bishop’s a pan- Convocation Address, and Scott ([email protected]) Canadian university. Alumni play a Griffin’60. Tony Price’50 was Ex-Officio Members awarded an honorary degree in March. Pam McPhail, Director of Development crucial role in supporting both fund ([email protected]) raising and promoting their alma On June 15th the Classes of Matt McBrine ’96, Alumni Relations Coordinator 1950-53 will be holding their 50th ([email protected]) mater. Recently, for instance, a dozen former Gaiters sponsored football reunion on campus and on recruits for a weekend visit to Homecoming weekend, September Bishop’s. Elsewhere in the country 27-29, the Classes of ’76-79 will In this Issue alumni host receptions for prospective celebrate their 25th reunion. Over the students and their parents. They have years these reunion weekends have Association News . 2 proven extremely popular, and Marie Bishop’s Research Chair in Astrophysics . 3 even made individual visits to high Venture Capital Fund Launched . 3 schools to meet students. McLean, our Alumni Relations Principal Issues. 4 Alumni also provide financial Assistant, works hard to help with the Howard Brown leaves legacy of art . 5 planning of these events. Joe Clark speaks at Bishop’s . 5 support for University priorities. In Bishop’s Chapter of Golden Key Society. 5 recent years, recognition, reward, and Graham Moodie ’69 Bishop’s Business students world champs. 6 financial aid for our students has been [email protected] Around Campus . 6 the top priority, widely supported by Tony Price awarded DCL . 7 Helen Kearns ’75 speaks to TO alumni. 7 graduates and friends. See page 16 for Sports Round-up . 8 Tony Addona: Director of Athletics . 9 Gaiter Classic . 9 Teaching ESL in Japan . 10 What happened to “The Rock”? 1942 Women’s Basketball Team. 10 Alumni Comedians . 11 Our sincere apologies for the missing island of The Grate Escape . 11 Bishop’s at Stratford . 12-13 Newfoundland on our map of Bishop’s alumni Branch Briefs . 13-15 around the world. In an effort to reduce the size News from Development . 16 of the map, “Newfoundland” was written on the Faculty Profile: Dr. Gerry Coulter . 17 mainland of Labrador and “The Rock” From The Campus . 18 Births, Marriages, Deaths . 18-22 disappeared by mistake from the Gulf of St. Tributes. 23-24 Lawrence (it’s frightening the damage the click Through the Years . 25-29 of a mouse can effect). Future maps will show Alumni Directory . 26 Donate to Bishop’s on-line . 30 the island and will recognize the province of Bishop’s e-mail Directory. 30 Newfoundland and Labrador. Campus WorkLink. 30 2 • May 2002 Bishop’s University News Reach for the Stars Bishop’s awarded $1.5 million for a Canada Research Chair in Astrophysics systems are composed of two stars that are so close to each other that one star is actually cannibalizing its companion — the gravitational pull of one of the stars is so strong that it literally rips the gas from the atmosphere of its neighbour. Cataclysmic variables, systems composed of white dwarf stars (about the same size as the Earth but extremely dense) that are cannibalizing ordinary stars (such as our Sun), are of particular interest. Dr. Nelson hopes to show that a subclass of these systems is the progenitor of Type Ia supernovae (extremely violent and bright cosmic explosions). Because these supernovae are used extensively by astronomers to determine the distance scale to the farthest reaches of the Universe, the solution to the progenitor problem will have profound implications for our Photo: Perry Beaton understanding of how the Universe has evolved. The research Principal Janyne M. Hodder, Dr. Lorne Nelson and Vice-Principal will make extensive use of computer simulations and the Jonathan Rittenhouse stand in front of a depiction of nova evolution, part of Dr. Nelson’s research in astrophysics. funding from the CFI will be used to purchase high-powered computers capable of doing the necessary calculations. r. Lorne Nelson of the Department of Physics received a Principal Hodder stated: “The Canada Research Chair will Canada Research Chair in Astrophysics. The not only strengthen the University’s ability to continue to carry DGovernment of Canada will contribute $1.4 million to out high quality research but will also improve the research this endeavour over the next seven years. The Canada environment (academically as well as financially) at Bishop’s. It Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Government of Québec will serve as a model to existing faculty interested in will both invest $125, 000 for the project’s infrastructure. developing innovative projects and it will help in attracting new Dr. Nelson will study close, interacting binary stars. Some faculty with excellent research potential in all disciplines. Many of the most exotic and interesting astronomical objects in the students will benefit by being exposed to a stimulating research galaxy belong to this class of systems. Interacting binary environment early in their careers.” $26 Million Venture Capital Fund Launched relationship with McGill, Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop’s, as well as with a range of research hospitals and institutes in Montreal. These hospitals are the McGill University Health Centre, the Jewish General Hospital, the Douglas Hospital and the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke. These organizations have all invested in MSBI, either directly or indirectly, and the resulting close relationship gives MSBI preferred access to a wide pool of technologies. Bishop’s University will be investing $110,000 over the next five years in MSBI, an amount that will represent 1% of (l-r): Mark de Groot, President and Director General, MSBI Inc., Gilbert Drouin, President and Director General, Valorisation- the various institutions’ equity stake in the company. Projected recherche Québec, Bernard Shapiro, Principal, McGill University, returns from this investment (in the following five years) will Janyne Hodder, Principal, Bishop◊s University, Bruno-Marie help the university support the direct and indirect costs of Béchard, Rector, Université de Sherbrooke launched MSBI faculty research. Through a recent entente signed with the Investment Fund. Université de Sherbrooke and their office of technology transfer, Bishop’s faculty will have access to expert support to Investment Fund is a venture-capital better