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Deborah Berrill ’69 Teaching the Art of Teaching “I Never Thought My Alumni Group Rates Could Save Me So Much.” 12 Leading by Example: Alumni Teaching Award Winners 20 Leonard Conolly Retirement 24 Tom Symons’ Legacy Spring 2012 43.2 Deborah Berrill ’69 Teaching the Art of Teaching “I never thought my alumni group rates could save me so much.” – Kitty Huang Satisfied client since 2009 See how good your quote can be. At TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, we know how important it is to save wherever you can. As a member of the Trent University Alumni Association, you can enjoy preferred group rates on your home and auto insurance and other exclusive privileges, thanks to our partnership with your association. You’ll also benefit from great coverage and outstanding service. We believe in making insurance easy to understand so you can choose your coverage with confidence. Get an online quote at www.melochemonnex.com/trent or call 1-866-352-6187 Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Insurance program recommended by The TD Insurance Meloche Monnex home and auto insurance program is underwritten by SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY. The program is distributed by Meloche Monnex Insurance and Financial Services Inc. in Quebec and by Meloche Monnex Financial Services Inc. in the rest of Canada. Due to provincial legislation, our auto insurance program is not offered in British Columbia, Manitoba or Saskatchewan. *No purchase required. Contest organized jointly with Primmum Insurance Company and open to members, employees and other eligible persons belonging to employer, professional and alumni groups which have an agreement with and are entitled to group rates from the organizers. Contest ends on January 31, 2013. 1 prize to be won. The winner may choose the prize between a Lexus RX 450h with all basic standard features including freight and pre-delivery inspection for a total value of $60,000 or $60,000 in Canadian funds. The winner will be responsible to pay for the sale taxes applicable to the vehicle. Skill-testing question required. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Complete contest rules available at www.melochemonnex.com/contest. ®/ The TD logo and other trade-marks are the property of The Toronto-Dominion Bank or a wholly-owned subsidiary, in Canada and/or other countries. 9-MM8779-11_MMI.EN•trent (8.5x11).indd 1 11-12-19 9:09 AM Projet : Annonce MMI 2012 Province : Ontario Épreuve # : 1 Client : Meloche Monnex Publication : TrenT Date de tombée : 19/11/2011 No de dossier : Format : 8.5x11 9-MM8779-11_MMI.EN•trent (8.5x11) Couleur : Quad Graphiste : Yannick Decosse Hamelin Martineau • 505, boul. de Maisonneuve O. Bureau 300 • Montréal (Québec) H3A 3C2 • T : 514 842 4416 F : 514 844 9343 ATTENTION : Merci de vérifier attentivement cette épreuve afin d’éviter toute erreur. TABLE of CONTENTS 2 Editorial 3 Association President’s Message 4 A Word from Dr. Steven Franklin 6 Alumni Director’s Notes 8 Cover Story – Deborah Berrill ’69 11 What’s New at Trent 12 Teaching Awards – Alumni Profiles 18 Molly Blythe ’01 19 A Student’s Perspective 20 Leonard Conolly Retires 22 Alumni Accomplishments 24 Legacy Society 28 In Memoriam and Calendar of Events 29 Sunshine Sketches 30 Looking Back alumni teaching edition 8 Deborah Berrill ’69 A passionate mentor discusses her work. CHRISTINA VASILEVSKI ’03 12 Alumni Teaching Awards Trent graduates who have had an impact on the alma mater. CARLY SNIDER ’03 AND DONALD FRASER ’91 ON THE COVER Deborah Berrill ’69 24 Tom Symons A legacy of inspiring others to support Trent MARILYN BURNS ’00 Follow us on Twitter @trentalumni, at the Trent University Alumni Association group page on Facebook and at LinkedIn. Trent Magazine 43.2 1 TRENT is published three times a year in June, September and February, EDITOR’S NOTES by the Trent University Alumni Association. Unsigned comments reflect the opinion of the editor only. Trent University Alumni Association Teaching: Attention, Alumni House, Champlain College, Trent University Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7B8 Nurturing, and Care 705.748.1573 or 1.800.267.5774, Fax: 705.748.1785 Email: [email protected] www.trentu.ca/alumni DONALD FRASER ’91 EDITOR • MANAGING EDITOR Donald Fraser ’91 COPY EDITOR Sometimes I consider myself lucky. Professor Boundas was a few years Martin Boyne ’86 Lucky to be where I am right now. removed from winning the Symons DESIGN Beeline Design & Communications Lucky to be living a life that, while not Award for Excellence in Teaching, and CONTRIBUTORS exactly as I dreamt it as a youth, is at his ability to recognize when a student Marilyn Burns ’00, Donald Fraser ’91, least reasonably close. needed a combination of nurturing and Lee Hays ’91, Stephen Hill, Owen Kane ’08, Elizabeth Popham, Carly Snider ’03, Christina Vasilevski ’03, I always wanted to be a writer, challenge led me to write some of my Robert Taylor-Vaisey ’66 you see. And I always wanted to be best papers. It was Constantin who first EDITORIAL BOARD able to teach. While I didn’t see myself got me to dig deep academically. Marilyn Burns ’00, Carly Snider ’03, Christina Vasilevski ’03, Kathleen Easson ’78, as a traditional educator, I knew that And I had Stephen Brown as an Donald Fraser ’91, Lee Hays ’91 I wanted to be able to pass on skills, academic advisor. Professor Brown won PRINTING and BINDING interact with others, make the world the Symons Award during my second Maracle Press, Oshawa year. It was not difficult to see why: TUAA COUNCIL HONORARY PRESIDENT a better place through my words and T.H.B. Symons ideas. Stephen truly understood that, in order PRESIDENT And here I am. to succeed in the classroom, you had to Robert Taylor-Vaisey ’66 I spend most of my days pecking succeed as a human being. He helped PAST PRESIDENT Adam Guzkowski ’95 away at a computer keyboard, dog at mentor me. He helped keep me in the VP, CAMPUS AFFAIRS my feet, a woodstove burning when Trent fold when I was threatening to Vacant the mornings are particularly chilly. leave it all behind. When trouble went VP, Internal Affairs from merely following me around to Kylie Patrick ’94 It’s a slow week if I’m not published VP, EXTERNAL RELATIONS & CommunicationS somewhere. I’ve spent the bulk of the knocking loudly at my door, he showed Jovan Groen ’01 past decade either writing for local me the strength needed to bravely VP, Membership media or creating community-based answer. Jonathan Lake ’92 environmental education programs. And I thank him for it. COUNCILLORS Bianca Bannister ’03, Fallon Butler ’00, Cheryl Coss ’05, I haven’t written the Great In this issue of Trent Magazine, we Laura Elliott ’00, Hamdy Faye ’05, Canadian Novel (yet). And my wife, are featuring Trent Alumni who went Evan Fleming ’04, Dean Howley ’06, Iain MacFarlane ’95, Jonathan Pinto ’06, Erin Whitton ’97 Krista, is the one who spends her days at on to win teaching awards at their alma BOARD REPRESENTATIVE the front of a classroom. But I’m doing mater. What is truly incredible is that Murray Miskin ’73, Robin Quantick ’78 what I’ve always wanted to do and am there are 12 of our fellow alumni who SENATE REPRESENTATIVE have turned this trick—an even dozen Adam Guzkowski ’95 (Acting) reasonably proud. CHAPTER PRESIDENTS Those who know me well will that attended Trent and then went on to Lenaee Dupuis ’91 (Golden Horseshoe) • Gord Stencell ’93 • tell you that it was far from a sure win awards by teaching here. (Kingston) • vacant (National Capital) • Maile Loweth Reeves bet that I would ever succeed. I had I’m never going to be mistaken ’79 (York Region) • Caleb Smith ’93 & Heather Davis ’86 (Niagara Region) • Laura Suchan ’84 (Oshawa/Durham Region) some issues with learning disabilities, for an award-winning university • vacant (Belleville/Quinte) • An Kosurko ’92 (Peterborough) with distraction. I had a penchant professor. But, through my time at Trent, • vacant (Southwestern Ontario) • vacant (Toronto) • vacant for stubborn independence. Trouble I understand how it is that Trent has (Calgary) • vacant (Edmonton) • James Currier ’05 (Vancouver) • vacant (Vancouver Island) • Derrick Farnham ’83 (Montreal) seemed to follow me around. managed to produce so many. • David Wallbridge ’96 (Halifax/Dartmouth) • Allan Barnfield All of this could have made my Through a combination of ’91 (London/Middlesex) • vacant (Fredericton/NB) • Melissa university experience a waste of time... attention, nurturing, and care, Trent Leroux ’99 (Georgian Triangle) • Mindy Willett ’88 (Yellowknife) • Gordon Copp ’76 (British Isles) • Patrick Lam ’86 (Hong Had it not been for some faculty help us realize the importance Kong) • Mas Dati Samani ’82 (Malaysia) • Aznan Abu Bakar ’93 incredible teachers and mentors. of being, not just good academics, but (Singapore) • Andrew Homer ’86 (Tokyo) There isn’t space here to list them good people as well. DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS all. Anyone who has gone to Trent will And it is the good people who win Lee Hays ’91 ❖ Alumni House & Services Coordinator tell you that they had many instructors teaching awards. Every time. Kathleen Easson ’78 who helped them along the way. Alumni Services Coordinator I had Professor Constantin Sue Robinson We’d love to hear from you Boundas for first-year philosophy. ALUMNI AFFAIRS AssisTant Drop us a line today at Sylvia Hennessy [email protected] 2 Trent Magazine 43.2 We’ve been busy We are looking for help n Developing partnerships with student leaders n Increasing the on-site profile of alumni n Participating in lectures, award dinners, chapter events www.trentu.ca/alumni We need your help. Committees are seeking more members Website improvements with skills in: project management, event planning, communications, finance, and stewardship.
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