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SUMMER 2010 HOLLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION MAGAZINE In this issue: Honouring Hesta MacDonald 2nd annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Introducing the Hurricanes Football Club Holland College expansion continues What’s cooking at The CIC? www.hollandcollege.com 1 SUMMER 2010 Message from HOLLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 the president The needs of the new economy have Honouring Hesta MacDonald 3 significantly increased the relevance Student award recipients 4 of college credentials and training. An upward surge in the demand for 2nd annual Distinguished 7 programs in traditional and emerging Alumni Awards sectors, together with an increased need for re-training and personal development, Learning. For Life. 10 have required Holland College to step Capital Campaign up. Efforts to meet this increased demand have created capacity issues like never Celebrating donors 14 before. Holland College president named 15 In response, the college is working one of Atlantic Canada’s top diligently to address the many capacity 50 CEOs for 2010 and renewal requirements that exist at our campuses across the province. Holland College 16 Unprecedented support from all levels expansion continues of government has provided Holland What’s cooking at The CIC? 17 College with an opportunity to transform its campuses Island-wide. Recent expansions to our facilities in Georgetown and Summerside, together with Hurricanes news 18 the construction of Canada’s Smartest Kitchen at the Tourism and Culinary Centre, have been welcome and much-needed additions. In Charlottetown, Culinary Institute of Canada 20 a $40 million transformation of our Prince of Wales campus is currently graduate wins Food Network underway, with Phase 1 of this vision (see page 16) scheduled for completion cooking competition in the spring of 2011. Alumni feature 21 It is indeed an exciting time at Holland College. We invite you to share in the growing pride of being associated with Holland College as we celebrate the Alumni notes 22 accomplishments that we realize through the help of our many friends and supporters. In this issue of Benchmark, you will meet an extraordinary team of talented people who are helping the college by their participation on the © 2010 Holland College Foundation campaign cabinet for the Learning. For Life. Capital Campaign. You will 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4Z1 learn more about this important campaign, and you will see investments in No part of this publication may be reproduced without the college at work for the enhancement of our campus and our communities. the express written consent of the publisher. You will also meet our 2009 Distinguished Alumni in this issue, as well as this ISSN 0706-5116 year’s student award recipients, and you can read about the many successes CONTRIBUTORS and developments in athletics here at the college, including the recently Allyson Caird, Jo-Ann Campbell-Boutilier, announced Holland Hurricanes Football Club. Justin Dunn, Graham Estabrooks, Velma Higginbotham, Trish Johnston, Thank you for sharing an interest in our college. I hope you enjoy this issue of Jennifer Lawton, Ashton MacDonald, Albert Roche, Benchmark and welcome your comments about this publication. Sara Underwood, Gloria Wooldridge Best regards, Design & Layout provided by TechnoMedia RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO: Holland College Foundation Brian McMillan, Ph.D. 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4Z1 President PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT No.41280512 2 Benchmark / SUMMER 2010 DEDICATION Honouring 1924 - 2009 Hesta MacDonald First elected chair of the Holland College Board of Governors, founding editor of Benchmark magazine, well-known author, historian and advocate This issue of Benchmark magazine is dedicated to the memory of its founding editor, Hesta MacDonald. Long- time employee and friend of Holland College and the fi rst elected chair of the college’s Board of Governors, Hesta will be remembered for her selfl ess, thoughtful, and infl uential work helping to shape education in Prince Edward Island. Hesta belonged to many organizations, supported family, heritage, and young people. Her story lives on countless causes, and received numerous honours and through her family, in her writing, and in our memories. awards during her lifetime. Education was a subject She was kind and generous, had a great sense of humor, particularly close to her heart. She believed that education acted with great dignity, and was held in high regard by was a partnership between home and school and she all who knew her. provided great leadership in making that partnership a strong one. As fi rst president of Holland College, Dr. Donald Glendenning said during his delivery of her eulogy on Hesta was soft spoken, knowledgeable, articulate, and October 29, 2009, “Our community is richer for the life passionate about many things, but especially about and works of Hesta MacDonald.” In the spirit of sustainability, Benchmark has been undergoing some important changes and we invite you to participate! Benchmark is now being printed with the environment in mind, using products certifi ed by the Forest Stewardship Council, a body working to create positive ecological and social change in our forests and for our communities. We are also reducing our print production by making Benchmark available in an electronic format. SO HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE? Sign up to receive Benchmark electronically by e-mailing [email protected]. All we need is your name, your e-mail address, and your current mailing address. Not only will you be doing something positive for the environment, you will also be entered in a draw to win an iPod Touch! For complete contest details, visit our website at: www.hollandcollege.com/alumni www.hollandcollege.com 3 STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS Congratulations Thank you to our donors 2009-2010 STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS for making this possible! Active Network (Jencess) Bursary Charlottetown Canadian Tire Bursaries David W. Anderson Memorial Bursary Dan angelini, golf Club Management MiTChell leClair, automotive Technology liana osiPova, TaBiTha Walker, retail Business Management hotel and restaurant Management Alanna’s Photography/ Image Factory Bursary Charlottetown Scotiabank David W. Rodd Memorial Award Sponsored Tonya Myers, Photography and Digital imaging Business Bursary by the Hotel Association of P.E.I. Tasha exner, retail Business Management graCe Dougan, Culinary arts Al Babineau Memorial Bursary JoseTTe DeMeriTTe, Business administration Charlottetown Y’s Men’s Club Bursaries Delta Prince Edward Culinary Arts Awards Chelsey lavern, aaron sMiTh, Culinary arts Albin J. Aucoin Memorial Bursary early Childhood Care and education BenJaMin lanDreville, Culinary arts DerriCk MaCDonalD, electrical Technology JessiCa MCCulluM, early Childhood Care and education Delta Prince Edward Hotel and Andrews Residence for Restaurant Management Award Seniors Living Practical Nursing Award City of Charlottetown Bursary liana osiPova, hotel and restaurant Management roseanne CorMier, Practical nursing lyDia PeTers, Business administration DeltaWare Systems Inc. Business Arleen Latorraca-Walsh Memorial Award City of Summerside Scholarships Information Systems Development Bursary erin PeTers, Practical nursing aDaM Coughlin, automotive Technology ken Tran, eThan squire, Carpentry Business information systems Development Bell Aliant Business Bursaries Janie Bulger, Business administration CN Scholarship for Women DeltaWare Systems Inc. TaBiTha Walker, retail Business Management saManTha gallanT, Welding Fabrication Computer Information Systems Bursary MiChael sMelTzer, Bell Aliant Computer Studies Bursaries Cooke Insurance Bursaries Computer information systems aDaM arsenaulT, logan ThoMsen, steamfitting/Pipefitting Computer engineering Technology Megan BairD, Dental assisting Desmond Baglole Memorial Scholarship MayaDa ahaMaD, ashley MaCDonalD, MaTT nauFFTs, Plumbing Computer information systems sport and leisure Management kyle MaCDonalD, electrical Technology Donald E.M. Glendenning Scholarship Bennett Carr Insurance Bursary kaTie Dunn, Tourism and Travel Management grahaM sMiTh, Computer information systems Cooke Insurance Tourism and Culinary Bursaries Dorothy A. Hicks Bursary Bruce A. Clarke Memorial Scholarship aDaM loo, geri-lynn Ferguson, adult education BarBara ForBes, Construction Technology applied Degree in Culinary operations MiChael guThro, Culinary arts Doucette and O’Brien Memorial Bursary Cavendish Farms Daniel angelini, golf Club Management laura Mulligan, Child and youth Care Worker Culinary Arts Scholarship Travis higginBoThaM, golf Club Management DeiDre gallanT, Culinary arts Danielle sTeWarT, E Accounting Scholarship in Accounting Tourism and Travel Management Tyler ranahan, accounting Technology Cavendish Farms Hotel and Restaurant Management Scholarship Culinary Institute of Canada Scholarships Early Childhood Development Association liana osiPova, suBraDheeP Balakrishnan, of Prince Edward Island Bursary hotel and restaurant Management applied Degree in Culinary operations ruTh ranne, early Childhood Care and education PoinCianna Johnson, CBC Journalism Award applied Degree in Culinary operations Elaine Babineau Memorial Scholarship laura yorke, Journalism Tara MCCarville, Culinary arts ChanTel gillis, accounting Technology gerry haMilTon, Culinary arts C.G.A. Scholarship in Accounting BoBBy MCkinnon, accounting Technology 4 Benchmark / SUMMER 2010 STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS Electric Service League of Helen Jackson