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Finding Frankli n’s ship (s ) In good company FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Fellow Alumni, hank you to all who invested in Queen’s during our last fiscal year. Every dollar raised Tsupports the Initiative Campaign, the most ambitious fundraising drive in our history. From May B, CABD to April DA, CABE, those of you gave to Queen’s did much more than demonstrate your generosity. You showed that you believe in the university. Last year – Learn about the people who located The Queen’s Summer Innovation with a goal of KGA million – over KHB million was generously donated from more than BD,AAA donors. This raised the campaign total to KEBD.H million, or more than IA per cent of the half-billion-dollar goal set to be acheived by CABG. When you support Queen’s, you demonstrate the high value you place on the social purpose of higher education. Here’s what your support during the campaign has already achieved:

B More than ever before, we are offering student assistance in the form of scholarships ACE Erebus in Nunavut’s Queen Maud Gulf… Initiative brings together students to and bursaries to attract the best and brightest students; Did you donate B New and renovated spaces and equipment are now available because of donors who last year to Queen’s? care about keeping Queen’s at the forefront of student learning and research; B To read more about the impact of Research funding, facilities and equipment are also more readily available, all of which are essential to our faculty and researchers tackling society’s most vexing problems your gift and to find your name and; among those of our benefactors, B More programs are now in place to strengthen our nuturing community. Queen’s has visit queensu.ca/initiative/impact and one historian who first discovered the launch innovative businesses. Meet always been a community where people look after each other. We have new programs for students focused on their health and wellness, so that they can succeed in school. I invite you to learn more about the impact of your gifts both in this special section of the Queen’s Alumni Review and on the Initiative Campaign website at queensu.ca/initiative. Because of you, Queen’s will continue to flourish and pursue a spirit of initiative. Let’s see what else we can accomplish, together, by the time the campaign ends in CABG. Franklin Expedition ships in Watson Hall. df]] ’s newest entrepreneurs. Sincerely,

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n this issue, we explore international aspects of Queen’s . What does it volume 88, no. 4, 2014 Imean to be an international university? Who are our international [email protected] students? What opportunities do we create for Canadian students to queensu.ca/alumnireview study internationally? Which Queen’s professors are creating global the Queen’s alumni review (circ. ~€,}}}), published quarterly research partnerships? There are so many initiatives happening on by University Communications, campus (and around the world) that we could only provide a sample of is a member of the Council for the many people and programs that contribute to Queen’s growing the Advancement and Support of internationalization. Accordingly, our cover story comprises a series Education. Subscriptions free to alumni, $‚ WXa /year for others. of short articles, touching on different pieces of the international Opinions expressed in the Review experience. You’ll also see numbers on international enrolment are not necessarily those of throughout the magazine. Every year, the Office of the University Queen’s University or of the dhUU . Registrar provides an enrolment report to Senate. At press time, we ]ffa # } €- } used current numbers of international students available. It’s worth Queen’s university noting that these may change slightly by the time the }~/~‚ enrolment vp university relations Michael Fraser report is released in December. executive director marketing You may think of Queen’s campus as being relatively quiet during Helena Debnam the summer, but that’s not always the case. Innovation Park at Queen’s editor University was humming with activity all summer long. Our feature Andrea Gunn, `cU ’}„ report on the Queen’s Summer Innovation Initiative introduces you assistant editor to four new companies launched through the program. Meredith Dault, `U ’~~ Also in this issue, we have stories from the Canadian North, from staff contributors Mark Kerr, Craig Leroux, Chancellor Jim Leech’s trek to the magnetic North Pole to support Andrew Stokes, Artsci’~€, `U ’~ Canadian soldiers to the Queen’s connections with the recent art director discovery of ACE Erebus, one of the ships of the lost Franklin Expedition . Larry Harris, University Marketing In the online Review , we highlight a number of Queen’s initiatives associate designer (kIt) in China, from student programming to faculty research. We also have Wilma van Wyngaarden new alumni spotlights online, including a piece on sports agent Elliott advertising Coordinator Kerr, `VU ’„‚, and musician Jim Cuddy, Artsci’„ . Peter Gillespie, Artsci’}~ Phone: ƒ~€.‚€€.ƒ}}} ext. „‚ƒ Shortly before we went to print, the Queen’s community was Email: [email protected] saddened by the news of the death of Jerry Doiron, the inaugural 2014-2016 Queen’s university director of the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. We take alumni association president comfort in the fact that Jerry was able to attend the grand opening of George Jackson, Artsci’ ‚ the Isabel and to see the result of all his hard work on behalf of the mission of the Quaa “To reach out and foster a lifelong Queen’s University and the arts community. association with Queen’s , to engage post-script and a correction our members in the life and work of the university, and to serve the Donald Douglas read, in our last issue, about the donation of Norah alumni community in all its diversity.” McGinnis’s ~†€ chemistry medal to Queen’s . Mr. Douglas had in his Canada post publications possession the ~†}† Queen’s medal of Professor J.A. McRae, his uncle mail permit #41089017 and Dr. McGinnis’s Queen’s supervisor. Mr. Douglas has kindly Postage paid at Kingston, ba Return undeliverable Canadian and donated this medal to the Queen’s Archives. other addresses to the Review offices. Unfortunately, in the last issue, we misspelled the name of Dr. Nick Queen’s University Duesbery, Artsci’ „, who found and then donated Dr. McGinnis’s „ University Avenue medal to the Department of Chemistry. I apologize for this error. Kingston, ba ^„_ €aƒ As always, I welcome your comments about the magazine. Contact Phone: ƒ~€.‚€€.ƒ}}} ext. „„}~ƒ Fax: ƒ~€.‚€€.ƒ  me by phone or email and, if you’re on campus, drop by my office (ground floor, Richardson Hall) to say hello. to update your address Cha Gheill! [email protected] or call ~. }}.ƒ„.„ €„ (toll-free in Canada and h.f. ) andrea Gunn [email protected] 613.533.6000 ext. 77016

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The Review’s new look My mother’s older brother, seen this formal portrait until you A note to congratulate you all Lyell Campbell Spence, was a published it. on the changes you’ve made to medical student at Queen’s Thank you. the Alumni Review . To my eye when he decided to enlist after Helen Gordon, Meds’75, Waterloo, ON they are subtle, yet effective, in serving in the Officer’s Training that the larger type (for this Corps. He was accepted into the aging alumnus) is easier to read army on March €}, ~†~‚ and and the additional white space went overseas, arriving in Eng - is attractive. land on May ~‚. He served in the The layout continues to be Dardanelles, Egypt and France. superior to most of the publica - He was seconded to the Royal tions I regularly receive (e.g.; Flying Corps as a lieutenant and Smithsonian and The New Yorker ). trained as an observer. He was Keep up the good work! one of the observers for the Douglas R. Shane, Arts’84, artillery attack at Vimy Ridge. Vershire, VT He earned the Military Cross. He was wounded on May , Dr. Gordon’s uncle, Lyell Spence, a member of the class ~†~ while flying as an observer of IQIO, is standing at the far left in this photo from the Queen’s in the with € Squadron of the eZW and IQIO Queen’s yearbook. We didn’t print the names of First World War died of his wounds May ‚, ~†~ . the students in our campus flashback photo in the last I was surprised to see the photo His grave is in France. issue, but here they are. Let us know if you can tell us of the Queen’s Hospital Corps As family genealogist, I have anything about the other students in this photo. in the Review (Issue K, JHIL ) and many photographs of him. Some Standing: L.C. Spence, H.J. Inman, W.F. Chown, realize that my uncle was in are of him in uniform on the H.F. Austin, J.H. Odell. Seated: J.M. McIlquham, that photograph. Queen’s campus, but I had never A.B.C. Throop, R.E. Shields, A.R. Merrill.

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Remembering In later years, we crossed paths The Isabel is located at KQH King Dr. Hugh Thorburn at a constitutional conference at Street West, between Ellerbeck York University and we had a Street and Livingston Avenue. The I want to extend my condolences chance to catch up as if we had site was previously known as the to Professor Thorburn’s family just stepped out of a seminar in J.K. Tett Creativity Complex. The (In Memoriam, Issue K, JHIL). Mac-Corry. I am sure I am one of a J.K. Tett Centre, next door to the Whenever I had a chance, I took host of people with similar stories. Isabel, is owned by the City of one of his courses. They were Thank you, Professor Kingston, and is home to a number always fascinating and I loved Thorburn. of community arts organizations. his dry wit. I remember visiting his office Jonathan Batty, Artsci’99, MPA ’:3, one day – probably to ask for an LLB ’:5 (Osgoode), Toronto Good advice extension on an essay. At the I was moved by Blake Bennett’s time, I had an old army surplus Finding the Isabel note to the class of }~ ( Issue K, canvas knapsack that I loved Interesting article in the current JHIL ) for its honesty and clarity. then, and miss now, because I issue on the new building (Issue As an Artsci from the class of thought it looked cool with my K, JHIL). The concert hall sounds ‘„„, I first wondered how I would long scarf and pea jacket (it was like it will be for Queen’s and make ends meet. Essay research the ‘ }s, remember!). After we Kingston the quality mid-sized and writing had taught me just chatted about the essay, he performance space that the about all I would ever need to started to ask me about my Chan Centre is for hVW and know about the magnificent de - knapsack. He told me that he Vancouver. One thing, though: fence of Rorke’s Drift ~€‚ years had one just like it, and how he maybe you could have let those ago, not to mention other stellar had to look after it as part of his of us who no longer live in moments in South African his - kit, when he served overseas Kingston know where it actually tory. Shortly after, I only saw real (I think in Holland) during the is a little more precisely than value in a BComm until my love Second World War. He atten - “on the Kingston waterfront.” of essay writing helped me hit my stride as a financial writer. tively listened to his students David Thomson, Artsci’86, Law’89, Nearly four decades later, I still and could connect to them. Vancouver appreciate that an early commit - ment to learning, regardless of your focus at the time, can propel you to careers you never imagined. Evan Thompson, Artsci’88, Toronto Y H P A R

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Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview x cover stOry The Queen’s international experience People come from around the world to study or work at Queen’s University. Meet four members of the Queen’s international community on campus. By meredIth dault, ma’11

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Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview z cover stOry The Queen’s experience in China Zhiyao Zhang is the China Liaison Officer for Queen’s University, based in Shanghai. During a summer visit back to Kingston, Dr. Zhang gave us an update on his work.

Q: You mentioned one of your jobs is to promote research collaborations in China. Is there interest at Queen’s in research on China? a: I’ve been seeing more and more Queen’s faculty members interested in working in China. It provides a wonderful laboratory for any field of research, simply because of its population size and its stage of development and growth. There are many issues and questions for researchers to study and there is much interest in China in collabora - tion with Canadian researchers. We have been working to help build platforms for research collaboration, such as the Sino-Canada Network S N O

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U in China. Do you see those experiences as valuable for students? Q: You have been Queen’s China Liaison Officer since a: Even a short time abroad has an eye-opening 0//1. What does that role entail? and inspirational value for students. A good exam - a: My job is to act as a bridge between Queen’s ple is Queen’s Semester in Shanghai program, and China, helping our faculties build academic coordinated by the Department of Languages, partnerships and research collaborations, as well Literatures and Cultures, in partnership with as supporting recruitment initiatives and alumni Fudan. Queen’s students study at Fudan and, new relations. China is one of Queen’s priority regions this year, the program becomes a true exchange internationally and so I’m also working closely with ~ Chinese students coming to study at with Kathy O’Brien, Associate Vice-Principal, Queen’s . International, to develop a China strategy that will support the comprehensive international Q: China is currently the largest source of plan that is currently in development. international undergraduate students for Queen’s . Do you see Canada and Queen’s continuing to be Q: Queen’s has been very active in China recently, in an attractive destination for students? terms of recruitment, academic programs and research. a: Canada remains a favoured destination for Are there any projects you would like to highlight? parents and students and the trend of sending a: The School of Business has a new Master of students overseas is not slowing, it’s growing as Finance program with Renmin University, and the number of families that can afford it also Queen’s recently signed a training agreement with grows. I think Queen’s offers something special to the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources. We Chinese students – an exceptional undergraduate are also working to finalize a joint two-plus-two education where our faculty members are very degree program, in environmental sciences and accessible to students. I think the relationships biology, with Tongji University in Shanghai. Queen’s has built with top institutions in China Students would do two years of their degree at will continue to grow and have a positive effect Tongji and two years at Queen’s . It will be our first on our reputation and our ability to attract top international two-plus-two program. The Faculty students. of Engineering and Applied Science is also explor - B ing new joint programs and other initiatives with Craig leroux Chinese institutions. This article originally ran in the Queen’s Gazette.

{ Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview A sample of Queen’s partnerships with universities in China Tongji two-plus-two The Queen’s School of Policy Studies Dr. Susan Cole (Pathology and The first class of the joint two-plus- (QPS) also offers a program in Shang- Molecular Medicine, Cancer Biology two degree program, in environmen- hai for MPA students. Started in 2006, and Genetics) holds the Canada tal science and biology, with Tongji the Fudan Interchange program Research Chair in Cancer Biology University in Shanghai is due to gives graduate students the oppor- and Bracken Chair in Genetics and enrol in September 2015. Brian tunity to study at the China Centre Molecular Medicine at Queen’s. In Cumming, Director, School of for Economic Studies at Fudan 2013, she was made an honorary Environmental Studies, led the devel- University. During the six-week professor at Jinan University in opment of the program. “This pro- program, students study the Chinese Guangzhou (Canton) where she is gram will benefit students at both economy and current policy issues participating in China’s Leading universities by providing a diversity and participate in field trips. T alent Program of Guangdong Province. (Also involved in this of perspectives, hopefully leading to Sino-Canada Network an enhanced understanding of program is Yu Qiang, PhD’98 global environmental issues,” he says. for the Environment and [Pharmacology], now a senior group Sustainable Development leader at the Genome Institute of Master of Finance Established in 2013 by Queen’s and Singapore). Dr. Cole collaborates program, Renmin Tongji University, the network laid with colleagues around the world University the groundwork for a number of in her work on proteins that can The one-year M.Fin. program started collaborations, including joint make tumour cells drug resistant this fall. Canadian and Chinese research on low-impact urban by acting as drug efflux pumps. development and aquatic eco - students study in Beijing with Dr. Emily Hill (History) pursues re- system remediation, and monitoring professors from both Queen’s and search interests in modern Chinese environmental change using Renmin University’s Hanqing history and politics. She supervises remote sensing and GIS (geographic Advanced Institute of Economics MA and PhD students investigating information system) technology. and Finance. Finance professionals topics related to the rise of Chinese from both countries take part as Queen’s research Communism and the evolution of guest lecturers. in China contemporary China’s political and Semester in Shanghai, There are many Queen’s faculty social systems. She has developed Fudan University members teaching and conducting close ties with historians and other scholars at Fudan University. In re- Originally a program of Queen’s research with partners in China. cent years, she has also been affili- Department of Global Development Here are just three of them…. ated with the Department of History Studies, and offered since 2005, the Dr. Mark Rosenberg (Geography) at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. exchange program is now open to holds the Canada Research Chair in In research visits to Zhejiang, Dr. Hill third and fourth-year students in Development Studies at Queen’s. has focused on two topics: the Arts and Science. Dr. James Miller Collaborating with colleagues from scholarly rehabilitation of Chiang (Languages, Literatures and Cul- Canada, the Chinese Academy of Kai-shek, former national leader, and tures) leads the program, which Sciences Institute of Geographic the emergence of a “back to the pairs each Queen’s student with a Science, Natural Resources Research land” movement in China today. Fudan student for a core course. In at Beijing University, and the Chinese addition, the students are offered a Centre for Disease Control, he studies read more about Queen’s number of elective courses, in lan- the effects of social deprivation in programs and research in China guage, history, religion and culture. the elderly population. in the online Review. 女王大学简介 [Introduction to Queen’s University ] In October, Queen’s launched a Chinese web page with information about the university for prospective undergraduate students and their parents. The page serves as a pilot project with a long-term goal of developing pages in other languages. www.queensu.ca/chinese-introduction

Translation: 女王大学 = Female Emperor Big School.

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ot only does fall mean back In the Uejh ranking, Queen’s research and the recent an - Nto school, it also marks inter - maintained its position within nouncement of Gilles Gerbier as national rankings season for uni - the }~-€}} range of the world’s Queen’s first Canada Excellence versities. Queen’s fared similarly top universities. The df ranking Research Chair is a demonstra - to last year in three major inter - saw Queen’s move up two posi - tion of the university’s excel - national rankings: the Shanghai tions to ~ „th globally, while the lence, in this case in astrophysics, Jiao Tong academic ranking of Times Higher Education ( g\Y ) at both a national and global world universities ( Uejh ), the ranking saw Queen’s slip to the level,” says Principal Woolf. df world university rankings ‚~-„‚ band, down from }~€. Expanding the university’s in - and the Times Higher Education “Fluctuations in the interna - ternational reach is a priority for (g\Y ) world university rankings. tional rankings are to be ex - Queen’s and a key driver in its “Queen’s has not chosen an pected and Queen’s may go up strategic framework. Queen’s re - easy path when it comes to or down a few positions from newed international recruitment international rankings,” says year to year,” says Kathy O’Brien, efforts are already showing re - Principal Daniel Woolf. “While Associate Vice-Principal (Interna - sults, with international students most universities focus either on tional). “No major ranking cap - making up five per cent of the research or teaching, Queen’s tures all of Queen’s strengths, undergraduate class of }~ . believes in a balanced academy in particular the quality of its and strives to excel at both. student learning experience.” QS World University Rankings Delivering a transformative Every ranking uses a different B Relies heavily on global reputa - student learning experience in a methodology and Queen’s per - tional surveys of academics and research-intensive environment forms well in some and less well employers is our defining strength, but it in others. B Examines faculty/student ratios, does not necessarily help us in “We continue to punch above citations per faculty, and number of international rankings.” our weight when it comes to international students and faculty For 5347/48, Queen’s moved up two spots in the QS rankings to 4;:th place globally.

Grow your Queen’s Academic Ranking of World alumni family! Universities ( 7:=< ) ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS B Measures quantity of top research output (including number of for students grades 7–12 faculty and alumni who have won Nobel Prizes and Field Medals) B Most data are not weighted by university size Queen’s maintained its global ARWU position in the 534-633 range. In specific subject areas, Queen’s excelled in academic rankings for economics/business (in the top 101-150 range) and for chemistry (in the 150-200 range).

Times Higher Education ( ;98 ) world university rankings B Uses survey data to measure institutional prestige in both research and teaching B Uses hard data to measure re - search output, citations, research income, teaching quality and international orientation. Queen’s placed in the 584-5:8 band of esu.queensu.ca 613.533.3181 THE’s top 733 universities. ts Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview A warm welcome to the castle n October, each student studying at the Bader IInternational Study Centre ( V]fW ) received an official V]fW scarf in a ceremony in the ballroom of the historic Herstmonceux Castle. The scarf – a navy blue knit with red stripes and the V]fW logo – marks the students’ entry into the V]fW and Queen’s communities. This newly formed tradition is based on the venerable British varsity scarf, which is used to differentiate students attending the top colleges across the British university system. The scarf is given to every student who spends a term at the V]fW . It is hoped that they will become an attractive complement to the famous Queen’s jackets that are purchased by many students. “The scarves serve as a visual reminder of the students’ membership in a strong, supportive and vibrant community – one that we hope continues to play an important role in their lives long after they have completed their studies at the V]fW and Queen’s ,” says Tom Gallini, V]fW Student and Enrolment Services Manager, who presented the scarves along with Caroline Harber, V]fW Operations Manager, and Christian Lloyd, V]fW Academic Director. The V]fW hosts approximately €‚} students each year across its three terms. A revitalized first- year program based on the theme “thinking locally, acting globally” provides a dynamic international foundation to a Queen’s degree, while upper-year programming allows students to develop international experience that is crucial in our increasingly globalized economy. “As our business, political and research commu - nities become more international, so too must our system of education if we intend to continue to de - velop strong leaders,” says Dr. Lloyd. “We hope to see our scarves on the campuses of both Queen’s Tom Gallini (right), ?BE@ Student and Enrolment and our partner universities around the world, as Services Manager, presents a Bader International a sign of our students’ support of this ethos.” B Study Centre scarf to Zelia Bukhari, Artsci’IP.

140 students are at the Bader International Study Centre for the fall 2014 term: 117 Canadian and 23 international students. Source: Office of the University Registrar

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International student exchanges

1947 2014 St. Andrews, Scotland 175 universities in more than 50 countries* In 1947, Queen’s and St. * Bilateral agreements. Andrews made a reciprocal Queen’s students also have access to exchanges with a agreement to waive tuition, further 70 universities through consortial (multi-university) room and board and provide a exchanges. living stipend for a student to spend a year abroad. The first Some of these exchanges are faculty-specific, while others Queen’s student to spend a year include multiple faculties under one agreement, and some at St. Andrews was Sylvia are specific to a particular Queen's department. This Mackenzie, BA ’49, a student in diverse range of exchange programs enables Queen's political studies, in 1949. students to study at partner institutions while paying standard tuition fees to Queen's. Since 1996, the Canadian Robert T. Jones, Jr. Scholarship For the 2013-14 academic year,  undergrad students Foundation has provided from Queen’s went on international exchange. 544 scholarships to Queen’s and international undergrad students came to Queen’s on St. Andrews students exchange. participating in the exchange. Source: Queen’s International Office International “post-docs” International 82 of our recruitment post-doctoral fellows As part of its international 192 recruitment strategy, this are citizens of another country. summer, Queen’s hosted high school guidance As of September 2014. Source: School of Graduate Studies . counsellors from Brazil, China, Ecuador, Ghana, Post-doctoral fellows, or “post-docs,” are researchers who have India, Jamaica, Jordan, completed their doctoral degrees (usually within the last five Rwanda, Singapore, years). They continue or expand their research under the Thailand and Uganda. supervision of faculty advisors. These advisors provide both career and research mentorship. Often, post-docs work with research chair holders. ( See page 74 for more on research chairs. )

New international students This September, Queens welcomed 214 international undergraduate students and 270 international graduate students (year 1 full-time students). As of October 2014. Source: Office of the University Registrar. tu Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview QUID no vi? *being a compendium of “What’s new” on campus Royal Society A record nine members of Queen’s were in - ducted as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada this fall. Election to the academies of the RSC is the highest honour a scholar can achieve in the arts, humanities and sciences. New fellows from Queen’s are: erwin Buncel, Professor of Chemistry John Burge, Professor of Music S N

wendy Craig, Professor of Psychology O I T A roger deeley, Professor of Pathology and C I N Molecular Medicine U M M myra hird, Professor of Environmental Studies O C

Y T George lovell, Professor of Geography I S R E

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François rouget, Professeur d’Études U françaises peter milliken, Fellow, School of Policy Studies Spirit of Sc’ ½ continues The RSC welcomed three faculty members as Don Nguyen is the newest recipient of the Science 48½ inaugural fellows of the College of New Artists, Mature Student Entrance Bursary. The bursary, set up by the Scholars and Scientists: Una D’Elia (Art History), Class of Sc’48½ on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in Morten Nielsen (Economics) and Pascale 1998, provides funding for promising students who have Champagne (Civil Engineering). John McGarry been out of the educational system for three or more years. (Political Studies) received the Innes-Gerin Don took some community college engineering courses, but Medal for his contributions to the social family and financial issues kept him from pursuing further sciences. Guy Narbonne (Geology) received studies. He worked for four years in robotics manufacturing in the Bancroft Medal from the RSC . the Markham, Ont., area. Don started at Queen’s in September. He thinks he’ll go into the mechanical stream, as he wants to gain skills that will Policy Studies be applicable to a number of industries. At home in Markham, Don volunteered with the FIRST Robotics program, which in - update troduces high school students to science and technology through building robotics. Don hopes to continue this in - This summer, the Queen’s School of Policy volvement at Queen’s, where there is a FIRST Robotics club of Studies ( QPS ) was reorganized. The Master of the AMS . Industrial Relations ( MIR ) program became Although he has been out of the classroom for a few years, part of the Faculty of Arts and Science. QPS Don has started his school year with a ready-made network. remains a separate academic unit, and a sepa - He met with previous bursary recipients, as well as original rate budget unit within the Queen’s budget class member Jim Ramsay, at the group’s annual reunion din - model, with the director now reporting to the ner in September. Anna Strachan, Sc’08, and the fifth recipi - dean of business rather than the dean of ent of the bursary, has been organizing the event for the last graduate studies. The realignment comes af - couple of years. “It’s so important for us to keep remembering ter an external review of the school identified where this change in our lives came from – the hard work and ways in which its existing strengths could be care of Jim and his classmates,” she says. Others from the enhanced by realigning the school within the original class of ’48½ had hoped to attend the dinner, but due university. A new policy council, chaired by to illness or family commitments, weren’t able to make it. the provost, is being established to champion But Jim hopes for a larger turnout at the 2015 dinner. “Most of the enrichment of the school’s position as us are over 90, but 90 is not the big deal it once was!” he says. the centre for policy research, teaching and Don says that the bursary will enable him to become the outreach at Queen’s. For more information person he was born to be. “In order to be happy,” he said at about QPS , go to www.queensu.ca/sps. the reunion dinner, “I need to be myself. I need to be an engineer.”

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f[f career week Be part of our The School of Graduate Studies ( SGS ) launched its first career week on cam - ~„‚th celebration pus in October. Graduate students and Queen’s University at Kingston was created by a Royal Charter issued post-doctoral fellows explored how to by Queen Victoria on Oct. 16, 1841. The charter established Queen’s leverage their training and skills for basic structure and remains its constitutional document. both academic and non-academic Queen’s 175th anniversary is less than two years away and planning careers, and networked with employ - for the celebration has already begun. Former dean of the Faculty of ers and graduate alumni. “The notion Health Sciences David Walker, Meds’71, chairs the executive committee that a PhD degree only prepares you responsible for oversight of the anniversary celebrations. Mike Blair, for an academic career is simply not so,” Sc’17, is the coordinator of the 175th celebration process. An advisory says Dr. Brenda Brouwer, Vice-Provost committee, chaired by the Hon. Peter Milliken, Arts’68, includes alumni and Dean of the School of Graduate and other members of the Queen’s community. Studies. “We need to support our As one of a number of initiatives to recognize the milestone and trainees in exploring the breadth of op - celebrate its unique legacy, the executive committee is collecting 175- tions.” Read more on career week plus “moments” of historic significance since Queen’s began in 1841. The activities online at bit.ly/ QAR 41472. committee seeks a diverse range of moments involving events, people, The SGS is also working to connect ideas and locations. You do not have to have lived current grad students with graduate through them, but appreciate them as being alumni throughout the year for infor - significant to Queen’s evolution. The moments, which mal networking, career advice and will be collected over the next year, will be published mentorship. Alumni of Queen’s gradu - on the 175th anniversary website (bit.ly/QAR41473) and ate programs interested in connecting used in other ways as plans unfold. with current students can contact the Email your moments to [email protected], SGS at [email protected]. providing a brief description, including the time period, category and your name and graduating class.

Maclean’s ranking Queen’s maintained its fourth-place position within the medical-doctoral cat - egory in this year’s Maclean’s university ranking, a spot it has held since 2011. While holding its overall position, Queen’s moved up in terms of sponsored research income. Read more at bit.ly/QAR41481.

In MEMORIAM Call for Bernard adell, Professor Emeritus, Jerry doiron, the inaugural director Nominations Law (Dean of Law, 1977-82) died of the Isabel Bader Centre for the July 24 in Sasebo, Japan. Performing Arts, died on Oct. 9. UNIVERSITY Mr. Doiron came to Queen’s in James Cannon, retired professor, June 2013 from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s COUNCIL Department of Geography, died acclaimed Shaw Festival where he Aug. 20 in Amherstburg, Ont. The closing date served as the planning director. As di - for nominations is alec stewart, OC, Professor rector of the Isabel, he oversaw the March 9, 2015. Emeritus, Department of Physics, programming and marketing of the performing art cen - For information please died July 28 in Kingston. tre’s inaugural season and planned the grand opening see the next issue of the of the facility on Sept. 20. Alumni Review If you would like to share your Mr. Doiron’s distinguished career as a respected arts (Issue #1, 2015) memories of any of these professors, administrator included stints as the general manager of and check our website at email us at [email protected]. Necessary Angel Theatre Company and producer of queensu.ca/secretariat/ Theatre Passe Muraille. During his career, he served as elections.html president of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and the Toronto Theatre Alliance. At press time, a celebration of Mr. Doiron’s contributions to the Isabel and to Queen’s was still in development. tw Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview

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Queen’s Graduate Diploma in Business, a four-month Earn eight credits toward a Queen’s MBA program starting in May, is designed for students All of the credits earned in the program can be applied toward graduating with a degree in a discipline other than a Queen’s MBA. Students can return to Queen’s to finish their MBA at a significantly reduced cost and timeline, once they have business. completed a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience. An overview of business fundamentals Broadened career opportunities The program consists of eight courses, covering a broad range For many new or recent graduates, earning a Queen’s Graduate of business topics including finance, accounting and marketing. Diploma in Business will lead to new career opportunities that may not be available otherwise.

Find out more about Queen’s Graduate Diploma in Business. Online: qsb.ca/gdb Toll-free: 855-933-3298 Fax: 613-533-2471 Email: [email protected] ca mpus sCene How the El Greco came to Queen’s By alFred Bader, sC’45, arts’46, msC’47, lld’86

ears ago, Isabel and I were wandering around YBrighton in Sussex, England, looking for some - where to have a minestrone for lunch. We went into a small restaurant owned by an Italian, Gabrio Bonaveri. On the wall were many paint - ings for sale. I looked at them carefully, of course, and liked one in particular that I realized was old. I had no idea who the painter might be, but learned that it had come from a “knocker,” a man who went from house to house on the off chance of finding something to buy. Bonaveri appreciated my interest in his paint - ings and was so pleased to sell me this little painting of The Adoration of the Shepherds for £ƒ}} that he didn’t charge us for the minestrone. We learned later that he sold the restaurant and moved, with his paintings, to an apartment in Hove, very close to the house where I had lived as a ~‚-year-old refugee. Isabel and I returned to Milwaukee with this little panel and I sent it to be cleaned. Who was the artist? Eventually I wondered if it might possibly be an El Greco. This was a painting that did not fit into our own collection, but it would be a fine addition at Queen’s . We visited Bonaveri every time we returned to England hoping to find another treasure and bought many paintings, but never anything as exciting. However, we became very good friends, so when I finally decided to send The Adoration to Queen’s , I wondered if Bonaveri might be hurt to In IQQI, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre purchased learn that he had sold an El Greco for so little. a small painting by El Greco at auction with the Fortunately, David McTavish was the art assistance of Alfred and Isabel Bader. For art historian historian at Queen’s most likely to help us solve David McTavish, this was the beginning of an the puzzle of authorship. We were really excited adventure in tracing the work’s origins to El Greco’s when he came to the conclusion that The early career. Using investigative methods that Adoration of the Shepherds could well be an early included radiography and infrared reflectography, El Greco. I sent the painting to Christie’s where Dr. McTavish mapped out the work’s position in it was accepted as attributed to El Greco, although relation to the artist’s early production but also to it was unpublished. I promised Queen’s to cover Cretan art, Renaissance prints and works by Titian, whatever price it reached at auction and, many whose ability to convey dramatic light and dynamic years after we bought it, it arrived safely movement left an indelible mark on his young Greek at Queen’s . follower. Dr. McTavish’s study of The Adoration of David McTavish’s research uncovered a wealth the Shepherds was published by the Agnes of information that surprised even him. The re - Etherington Art Centre this year. The painting, dated sults are now published in this exciting essay. around IMNO, is currently on tour in Greece as part of a We were very sad to learn recently that Gabrio major retrospective of El Greco’s work. In this article, Bonaveri has died. So now I no longer worry. B Dr. Bader tells how he discovered the painting that turned out to be an important early El Greco.

Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview tz feature repOrt On top of the world An Arctic trek to support Canadian soldiers

they just throw all the gear out with the propellers still going,” he recalls. “After the plane took off, there was just silence. I looked around and saw nothing but white forever. I thought, ‘Oh my God, they aren’t coming back!’ There was a flash of panic, but it was also so beautiful.“ The group was divided into “pods” of seven to nine people. Fellow Queen’s grads and business leaders Andy Chisholm, Com’ ~, Phil Deck, Artsci’ , and Dougal MacDonald, Artsci’ ~, were in other pods. The group also included Bjarne Nielsen, a soldier who had lost a leg in combat and who travelled on a sit ski fitted with outriggers for balance. Fellow trekkers took turns pulling Sgt. Nielsen (who also used ski poles to propel himself along) and lugging his gear. O T

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t{ Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview and fix your gear. But you only have time to do two of them.“ Queen’s new chancellor At night, they stopped to make camp, using Though he stepped into the role on July 1, Jim Leech was installed as snow saws to carve out latrines and walls to shel - Queen’s 14th chancellor at a convocation ceremony on Nov. 18. Follow ter their tents from the bitter wind. Melting ice to Chancellor Leech on Twitter: @QUchancellor hydrate their food took two hours. After eating, they crawled, exhausted, into their sleeping bags, making sure to bring in their electronics and food took weeks, Chancellor Leech says he wouldn’t items that would freeze if not next to body heat. hesitate to make the journey again – primarily for Reaching the magnetic North Pole after ~~ days, the camaraderie. “That was one of the magical the travellers were greeted by the sight of the things about the trip – how all these disparate Canadian flag fluttering in the wind. “We had been groups melded into one. For instance, Paul skiing for ~} hours that day. We lined up, with the Desmarais Jr., the chairman and co- WYb of the soldiers in the front. We started singing “Oh Power Corporation of Canada, was paired with a Canada” in French and English. Everyone was -year-old corporal. Within minutes of that first crying. We were so wasted emotionally and training session, they were Paul and Harry, out physically.” After the team had set up camp, their building a latrine together. So there is huge bond - guide brought out letters from each person’s family, ing across that potential divide. For the soldiers, it written before the trek began. “And if you weren’t was great – they felt valued, and they proved to destroyed on the march in, you were a total wreck themselves that they could still do this. And that after the letters. People were crying and laughing at was an enormous step in their rehabilitation the same time. I would certainly rank it as one of process after suffering from post-traumatic stress. the highest emotional levels I’ve ever been at. “ It’s all about self-worth and self-esteem.” While physically recovering from the expedition B andrea Gunn, with files from meredith dault

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his September, ACE Erebus , one of the lost ships Tof the doomed ~ ‚ Franklin Expedition, was found in the eastern end of the Queen Maud Gulf, Nunavut. A number of people with Queen’s connections were part of the historic find. The underwater archaeologists Jonathan moore, artsci’91 (Classical studies) Filippo ronca, artsci’92 (Classical studies) A D A N

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Franklin’s ships discovered in Watson Hall By erIka BehrIsCh elCe, ma’97, phd’02 (enGlIsh)

The pictures on CBC were the first to an old family friend (she was in a exploration and the core photographic images I saw of HMS book club with Disraeli’s father), she of my 2009 book, As affect - Erebus , but I actually discovered relied on Disraeli to support her in ing the fate of my absent Franklin’s two missing ships 17 years Parliament, and he did so whenever husband: Selected Letters ago in a classroom of Watson Hall. In possible. She thanked him for his of Lady Franklin Concerning 1998, as a doctoral student in English “generous support” in the public and the Search for the Lost literature, I took a graduate seminar highly charged discussion about the Franklin Expedition, on scholarly editing hosted by Mel search for her husband. 4;7;-4;93 . Wiebe, director of the award-win - She wasn’t just vulnerable, Along with my continu - ning Disraeli Project, then housed though. Throughout her correspon - ing passion for 19th-century within the Queen’s English depart - dence to Disraeli and other govern - polar exploration, the ment. Our task: to identify, tran - ment officials, Lady Franklin was archival research skills scribe, contextualize and annotate a impressively knowledgeable and I learned at the Disraeli collection of letters of our choosing, precise in all Arctic matters, includ - Project remain at the centre of my under the watchful eye and to the ing the best areas to look for the lost work at the Royal Military College of exacting standards of Professor expedition. In 1855, after the discov - Canada. This year I also find myself Wiebe and his fellow editor, Dr. Mary ery of a number of skeletons on the back at the Disraeli Project as a re - Millar. I was lucky enough to stumble north shore of the Arctic mainland, search associate. Professor Wiebe across a small cache of letters writ - Lady Franklin advocated one final and Dr. Millar have retired, Dr. Michel ten to Benjamin Disraeli by Jane, search for the remains of her hus - Pharand is now director, and the Lady Franklin. The discovery band’s party “in the neighbourhood project has become independent of changed the course of my life. of the great Fish river” – very close the English department, but the I knew, as many Canadians do, to where Franklin’s ship was recently microfilm reels are in their usual something about the lost Franklin discovered. Had her pleas been drawers and portraits of Benjamin Erika Behrisch expedition – the missing ships, the listened to, that ship may well have Disraeli and Queen Victoria still grace Elce is assistant lost men, the spectre of cannibalism been located in 1855, not 160 years the walls of Watson 142, where we do professor of lurking through the story. But read - later. our research. There, we are hard at English literature ing the words of Lady Franklin to Lady Franklin’s 13 letters in the work on Volume 44: 4;9<-4;:6 – the at the Royal Disraeli about the search for her Hughenden Archives, the founda - interregnum between Disraeli’s two Military College husband made the story come alive: tion of the now 10-volume (and premierships. With such a wealth of of Canada, and it was not an abstract history, but growing) Benjamin Disraeli Letters archival material to work through, research the anxious words from a frightened series, were the beginning of my who knows what mysteries we’ll associate at the wife that leapt off the page. Writing doctoral work on 19th-century polar solve next? Disraeli Project .

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or four frenzied months, a group of Queen’s this year, students from St. Lawrence College. After F students worked to create, launch and pitch assembling into teams, the students are given an start-up companies to a group of industry profes - `VU -style crash course in business, $,‚}} for devel - sionals. At stake was a pot of money to springboard opment and then begin working out of offices in their fledgling enterprises into the business sphere. the Integrated Learning Centre in Beamish-Munro They were taking part in the Queen’s Summer In - Hall. They’re given access to the newly opened novation Initiative ( df]] ), a competitive program SparQ Labs, a makerspace that includes workshops that provides student teams with seed funding to with tools, fabricators and even a milling machine. create businesses while learning skills related to For teams creating devices, when they need a part, entrepreneurship and business management. they can design and create it in minutes. Since starting in }~, df]] has been bringing “The students make real companies and they together students, who’ve often never met, to create run them independently, generating commercial ideas for new businesses. What began as a partner - revenue,” says Greg Bavington, Executive Director ship between the Faculty of Engineering and of the Queen’s Innovator Connector, who over - Applied Science and the School of Business has sees df]] . “It’s a program that we wanted to be as grown to include all Queen’s faculties, and, new realistic as possible, giving students a chance for uu Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview experiential learning outside of the classroom. They’re learning how to create and manage businesses; we’ve just removed some of the risks of entrepreneurship.” To make df]] available to a broader group of students, those participating are paid a stipend while they work on their businesses. “Paying our students to participate makes us an anomaly in university entrepreneur internships,” says Bavington. “This way we have the greatest number of applicants, making for a more intense competition process.” Though they’re competing for the final prize money, the teams also work together constantly, K meeting weekly to share their progress, chart their R A L C next moves and receive feedback from their peers. D R A

For the final pitch competition though, they go N R E head-to-head to secure capital. While the teams B believed they were competing for a share of the The black box to the right of the K-D printer is Mosaic’s secret weapon for $ƒ},}}} that was at stake, they didn’t know how polished K-D printing in colour. much that number would grow during the course of the competition day. Donors and investors vast majority of household products can be made came from all quarters to bolster the winnings right in the home, allowing for customization in available up to $~},}}}. That last minute size, colour and materials. Mosaic is looking ahead injection of capital isn’t unusual, Bavington says, to when that idea becomes a reality. “We’ve spo - as each year people have come forward to ken to a lot of people who have big ideas for € X contribute prize money after seeing the quality printers but they’re not yet viable. The technology of the companies competing. just isn’t there yet,” says Labelle. “We’re working to A number of df]] ’s companies have moved to push its abilities forward and if the pace of tech - Innovation Park at Queen’s University, a collabora - nology in the past €} years has been any indica - tive hub for technology research and commercial - tion, this could be the next big thing.” ization and business incubation. There, they have In the next few months, Mosaic plans to hire access to the expertise of established companies. more staff, further develop its device and create a They also continue to work together as they fight crowdfunding campaign to secure finances so it to break into the market. can continue to grow. “The final win of $},}}} was fantastic,” Labelle says. “We’re thrilled and Mosaic Manufacturing – >st place proud of the result. I think we have a great product Chris labelle, Com’14, derek vogt, sc’14, and managed to communicate a complicated idea heather evans, Com’16, mitchell debora, sc’14, in an understandable way. The money we won is danny lloyd, sc’16 going to enable us to be fast enough to respond to whatever market changes come up.” df]] ’s winning company, Mosaic Manufacturing, has solved a problem most people didn’t even Borehole Analytics – tied for ?nd place know existed. Desktop € X printers can create just Oliver Blake, sc’14, sean macGillis, sc’14, about anything by melting and restructuring Brett kolankowski, sc’14, austin lubitz, Com’17, plastic filament. When it comes to printing things aditya patel, artsci’15 in colour, though, they fall flat. Existing printers cause colours to bleed together, leaving the Cameras have been used in mining operations for finished product covered in splotches. decades, but Borehole Analytics wants to bring the “Other printers haven’t really worked to de - process into the ~st century. Current competitors velop the aesthetic side of their creations,” says in the industry use analogue technology, record - Chris Labelle. “We’ve created a stand-alone device ing video feeds to XiX or i\f , whereas Borehole’s that attaches to € X printers that fixes the problem, Downcam k] uses digital tech instead. Video from leaving colours even and clean.” That device looks a Downcam k] can be streamed from the camera like little more than an opaque black box, but directly to any screen with internet access. when it’s attached to a printer, its results are “We’re bringing smartphone technology to immediate. borehole cameras,” says Sean MacGillis. “Our prod - Though € X printers are only just beginning to uct provides significantly improved video quality, take off, they hold promise for a future where the allowing for better identification of fragmentation,

Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview uv Givway & Co. – tied for ?nd place Chantal tshimanga, artsci’14, lindley kenny, sc’15, madeleine neiman, sc’15, michelle robinson, nsc’15 Hoping to use their company to create social good, the members of Givway & Co. surveyed a number of charitable Kingston organizations to find out what items their clients needed most. The answer they got was, “backpacks.” Givway then built its company around remedying this shortage by creating stylish and durable backpacks for the K R consumer market. With every backpack it sells, A L C

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N charity. In order to maintain discretion, the com - R E B pany donates packs of various brands and colours. Video from the Downcam GB can be streamed directly to a computer or Working with the women’s shelter Dawn House smartphone. and the Kingston Youth Shelter, where many clients lack stable housing, Givway made sure its fractures and changes in rock type, while also donations would be well put to use. “We heard being capable of live-streaming video.” again and again that these places needed more Currently, to see the feed of a borehole camera, backpacks and it’s simple to see why. They’re a technicians have to either be present at the site or versatile and useful product that’s easy to put to watch its recording afterwards. With the Down - use,” says Chantal Tshimanga. cam, the data can be streamed to anywhere off-site, Dedicated to keeping their operations close to allowing a remote team to provide analysis and home, the Givway entrepreneurs source, create and instruction during the operation. distribute their product as locally as possible. Their Inspiration for the camera came from mining backpacks are designed and manufactured in engineering student Brett Kolankowski’s thesis Kingston, and they hope it will enable them to project, which identified the need for the mining create more partnerships so they can reach more industry. “When I saw the work that Brett had people. The backpacks aren’t just eye-catching done, I felt there was an opportunity to advance though, they are also conversation-starters. “We the camera out of prototyping and commercialize want to encourage consumerism with a conscience,” it,” MacGillis says. “ df]] brought us together to do says Tshimanga. “Hopefully when people see the that and I’m so grateful we got to take part.” Hav - backpack, they’ll not only think it’s cool, they’ll ask ing tied for second place, Borehole will be using about it. Having a strong aesthetic value was very most of its $€},}}} prize money on research and important to us, because we feel it’s easier to get development, further improving the durability and people to make incremental changes that are quality of the camera while also running product beneficial to their community than it is to demand tests to ensure it’s capable of standing up to field a big shift all at once.” conditions. Limestone Labs – @rd place taylor mann, artsci’14, Oleg Baranov, sc’15, Geoffrey hoy, sc’14, serena li, Com’16, scott mason, artsci’14 Smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices are increasingly used in hospital settings where the many hands that touch them turn them into sources of disease transmission. Using disinfectant wipes to keep them clean and sterile is time-con - suming, unreliable and can damage devices, so to remedy the problem the company created the Clean Slate. Requiring only the push of a button to operate, the Clean Slate prototype uses hi-W light K R to eliminate ††.†† per cent of germs and bacteria A L C

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There are Queen’s alumni branches around the world! Find one near you: queensu.ca/alumni/networking/branches.html

Congratulations Congratulations to our fall branch award recipients: david, Arts’65, LLD ’02, and Christiane dodge , Arts’65 – John Orr Award (Toronto Branch); dr. robert mcCormack , This photo of Holy Trinity Church in St. Andrews was taken by Lynn Brown, Sc’9<, during Meds’79 – Kathleen Beaumont Hill Award the August tour of Scotland offered by the Alumni Educational Travel program. The (Vancouver Branch); and Joe lougheed , group explored sites throughout Stirling, Edinburgh, St. Andrews and Loch Lomond. Artsci’88 (Calgary Branch).

events.queensu.ca Calendar of events www.facebook.com/queensualumni Canada . Toronto queenstoalumni.com Brockville February 3 – Queen’s author series continues with Anita november 29 – Post-Santa Claus parade reception for the Jansman, Artsci’06, MTS ’14. Anita will discuss her book Queen’s Bands. 3-5 pm at St. John’s United Church. One Day I Walk , documenting her journey on the Camino Volunteers are needed and donations of food are de Santiago de Compostella, a pilgrimage route in welcome. Contact Cheryl Johnston, Artsci’01, at northern Spain. [email protected] or 613-342-8688. Young alumni in Toronto – Join us to meet new people and expand your network, all while staying connected to Calgary Queen’s. Check out QueensTOAlumni on Facebook for november 27 – Chancellor Lougheed Memorial Ceilidh event and volunteer info. Wine and Cheese. Lougheed House, 707 13th Ave SW . Enjoy great food and wine, as well as a guided tour of this grand estate. For information, email Berkan Harari, International . Sc’10, MSc’12, at [email protected]. Arizona december 18 (tentative) – Queen’s Calgary “cans” hunger alumni.queensu.ca/arizona at our winter pub night. Bring a canned/non-perishable [email protected] food item. Location to be determined. Updates will be december 13 (phoenix) – Annual holiday celebration. posted on the Calgary Facebook page. Questions? Email Celebrate the holiday season with Queen’s grads and Bobby Noakes, Sc’12, at [email protected]. their families. Montreal February 2015 (tucson) – A visit to Tucson including lunch makes this the perfect outing to visit with alumni november 29 – Vanier Cup viewing party. living in the southern part of Arizona. January 23 – Queen’s men’s hockey team plays McGill at the McConnell Arena. First thursday of the month (phoenix) – Monthly get- togethers at Sun Up Brewhouse. Ottawa snowbirds , please join us while you are wintering in February 14 – Queen’s alumni curling funspiel. 1-5 pm at Arizona. We look forward to welcoming all Queen’s the Ottawa Curling Club. Registration opens December 1. alumni living in (or visiting) Arizona and their families. uy Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview Quaa presIdent’s mess age Expanding our horizons “Once you have travelled, the voyage never ends… The mind can never break off from the journey.”  pat COnrOy

s students, most of us had to work in Canada. Approximately Atravel to Kingston. For many ‚ per cent are baby boomers, it was the first time on the approaching a time in their lives Queen’s campus, perhaps even where extended travel becomes the first time away from home. an option again. The backpacks We took all manner of transport and hostels have been replaced across vast lands and oceans not by river cruises and guided tours. only to attend school but, when Our alumni have access to many able, to travel back home during wonderful educational opportu - school breaks. So marked the nities through the Queen’s start of a journey full of new Alumni Educational Travel experiences, new people, and program. Designed for educated new environments. I think of travellers, accompanied by the courage and resolve it took faculty members, these tours for our international alumni to truly nourish the intellectual make their way to Queen’s . I curiosity of participants by bring - also think of graduates who ing the classroom into the field. leave Canada behind to take a What better way to travel the job or further their education world, than with like-minded in a foreign country. A decision travellers, in comfort and with made, in some measure, due a professor as your very own to the people – professors or tour guide? The world is there fellow students – they met at to be rediscovered. lands, Sandra Corbeau-Chau, Queen’s . Happily, what many As you read this, more than Com’ . And from Italy, Cindy discover is a network of alumni ,}}} alumni and their families Molaski, NSc’ †. Everyone who have gone before them – are back home, having travelled returning, no matter where they a global alumni community able to Kingston and Queen’s for live, is to be commended for to provide assistance, cama - Homecoming }~. For some, their effort. It’s really what raderie and guidance. You’ll the distance is great and time makes Homecoming feel like come across alumni in over ~‚} zones many. Just to mention a coming home. of the ~†‚ countries on the few…from Australia came Happy travels and C ha Gheill . planet. The reach of Queen’s Calvin Carnegie, Sc’}, and his George m. Jackson, artsci‘85 alumni is truly international. wife and baby. From Switzerland, President These experiences, and the Douglas Van Staveren, Com’ . Queen’s University Alumni Association different perspectives we share, From Dubai, Tim Lalouette, enrich us all. Sc’††. From Abu Dhabi, Mathias c.f. Connect with me on Twitter! Most of our alumni live and Dybvik, Sc’††. From the Ne ther - @dhUU President

There are now 144,930 Queen’s alumni in 154 countries worldwide. As of July 2014. Source: Queen’s Advancement. Alumni and country counts are updated twice a year after convocation .

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their family, as well as friends and to $ $ . neighbours. Cathie and Jim are sur - vived by children Chris and Libby, Honours grandchildren Jo, Caitlin and Corey, Ian Vorres , CM, Arts’51, was recently and great-grandchildren. named a grand commander in the John C. “Jack” Roberts , BSc’53, died Order of Honour by Karolos Papou - July 1 at home in St. Thomas, Ont. lias, President of the Hellenic Repub - Much loved husband of 55 years to lic. Ian, the founder of the Vorres Helen (Finlay); father of Jeffrey, Sc’82, Museum in Paiania, was honoured MSc’84 (Dorelle MacDonald, Sc’82, for his contribution to Greek art and MSc’84), and Todd, Sc’84, MSc’90, culture. at Queen’s, where she studied Eng - MD’94 (Peter Marsiglia); and “Jack- lish, and he studied medicine. Al - Deaths Jack” to grandchildren Brendan, though he received his MD from Thomas and Alexandra Roberts. At John K. Beach , BA’41, MD’44, died Queen’s in 1946, Jim was a member Queen’s, Jack resided in Collins June 12 in Belleville, Ont., aged 95. of the special class of Meds’47. Jim House (Sc’44 Co-op). Upon gradua - Jack was predeceased by his wife, and his classmates were part of an tion he began his career as a civil en - Ruth (Wilson), BA’41, and his brother accelerated program started in 1942 gineer with the New York Central Hugh, BSc’47, as well as sister-in-law in response to wartime demand for Railway. In 1966, Jack transitioned to Dorothy (Wilson) Fiddes, BA’37 (Glad - medical officers for the armed forces. a career in education at Fanshawe stone Fiddes, MD’40), and brother-in- The students completed medical College in London, Ont., where he re - law Gordon Wilson, BA’47. Jack is school in 4½ years, instead of the tired in 1996 as chairman of the col - survived by his children, Eleanor, usual six, and enrolled in the Royal lege’s civil technology division. A Arts’66, Ed’92, John, Anne Beach Canadian Army Medical Corps. In consummate engineer, Jack was al - Johnston, and David Beach, Sc’78, 1947, the couple married and began ways building, fixing, tinkering, Meds’81, seven grandchildren, in - their life together in Mission, BC, studying and analyzing. There was cluding Emily Zegers, Sc’00, and two where Jim practised family medicine. not an appliance, auto or furnishing great-grandchildren. Jack’s passing is Together, they raised four children, that did not have some form of also lamented by two Meds’44 class - and their lives were busy with the modification imposed on it. Jack mates with whom he was still in demands of a large practice and fam - studied both the energy industry touch, Claude Vipond and Art Oat - ily. “Dr. Jim’s” reputation as a family and the medical profession so that way. Jack was an “old-time country doctor was remembered with affec - he could better understand what his doc” who served the people of Frank - tion in the community, even decades offspring were up to. He was known ford, Ont. from 1949 to 1986. Jack after his retirement. Outside of work, to his grandchildren and their friends was the last surviving member of the Jim’s passion was for growing rhodo - for his limitless supply of “Jack-facts.” original medical staff at Trenton Me - dendrons. His work was recognized In retirement, Jack travelled Europe morial Hospital. Jack’s retirement by the Royal Horticultural Society on extensively with the “UK Walkers.” years did not go exactly as planned. three occasions and the official Having never got the railway out of From 1986 until 1998, he cared for flower of Mission was the product of his blood, Jack would prefer to travel Ruth, who had suffered paralysis his unique talent. In 1974, Jim retired from Southern Ontario to Fort Mc - after a stroke. When Jack could get from medicine, and studied botany Murray, Alberta by rail to visit his relief, he assisted with surgery, until at UBC. Cathie had a lifelong passion grandchildren. In recent years, Jack his 86th birthday in 2005. His last five for literature and education. At the volunteered his time to the Canada years were spent at a Belleville retire - age of 60, she completed her mas - Southern Railway Station and the ment residence, where he had, at ter’s degree at Simon Fraser Univer - North American Railway Hall of last, time to pursue new interests. sity. She then taught English at Fraser Fame. There, he also renewed his friendship Valley College and SFU. In 1986, she Henry Lynnwood “Lynn” Sargeant , with Lloyd Shorten, Arts’40, MDiv’42, co-founded of the Lifetime Learning BA’51, MD’54, died Aug. 27 in DDiv’67, his first-year roommate in Centre in Mission, which continues Huntsville, Ont. He was predeceased 1937-38. to provide community adult educa - by his wives Jean (Thomas), BA’51, James A. Marcellus , MD’46, died tion programs. At the age of 87, and Gail (Goodwin), and by his son April 4 in Abbotsford, BC. The day be - Cathie received an honorary doctor - Lane. He is survived by his children fore he died, Jim told his beloved ate from the University of the Fraser Cynthia, Kent, Todd and Blair, seven wife, Cathie, “Don’t be long.” For Valley. Together, Jim and Cathie trav - grandchildren and six great-grand - Cathie, living became an effort, with elled to parts of the world that children. At age 8, Lynn’s near-fatal a heaviness of heart that would not piqued their interest in adventure, bout with pneumonia (in the pre- allow her to continue beyond the 70 history and culture. They always penicillin age) led to two fateful out - days after Jim’s death. Catherine came back to Mission, though, and comes. The curative prescription was (Ormsby) Marcellus , BA’43, died they stayed in the same home for 62 for him to blow vigorously on a wind June 12. Jim and Cathie met in 1941 years. In this, they were supported by

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instrument. This sparked his lifelong was a proud graduate of Queen’s was invited not to return to Queen’s devotion to the trumpet and music. and was pleased to have attended by then-Registrar Jean Royce. Ten It also created the desire to become his 55th reunion. years later, after launching a suc - a physician himself. At Queen’s, Lynn cessful career in banking, Douglas was the first student bandmaster. $!s . wanted to continue his university He was director of Queen’s Brass education, and applied back to Band for seven years. After gradua - Job News Queen’s. In the online Review , he re - tion, he did his internal medicine counts his experiences with “the Walter Ewing, Meds’67, is a Human - residency in Boston. His research in - Cerberus” Jean Royce, and the ob - ist officiant, providing nonreligious cluded work on the development of stacles he overcame to become the ceremonies in Simcoe County, an oral insulin substi tute. He later top student in his commerce class Muskoka and the Temagami area in settled in Huntsville, Ont., first as a and receive his degree in 1963. Dou - summer. You can reach him at dr - general practitioner and later as the glas went on to become chief econ - [email protected]. community’s first internist. He omist and senior V-P of the founded the special care unit at the Ian E. Wilson , Arts’67, MA’74, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Member of Huntsville & District Memorial Hos - LLD’09, “has failed retirement again” Parliament (Scarborough East), and pital – a first in Ontario for a hospi - and is working with the National Secretary of State (Finance) under tal with fewer than 100 beds. In Archives of the United Arab Emi - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Read 1989, he was appointed chief of rates, advising on the development his story online at bit.ly/QAR41474. staff for the hospital. He retired of their programs and facilities. from clinical practice in 1988 and from medicine entirely in 1998. Notes Through these years his love of John Camilleri Brennan , MBA’65, music and his community contin - wrote to say, “I recall the day of 21st ued. He founded the barbershop September 1964 when my country, group The Muskoka Music Men in Malta, achieved independence. I 1990. He directed the Muskoka Dis - was in my second year at Queen's trict Band for 25 years and founded School of Business as a Common - the Muskoka Big Band, and was its wealth scholar.” John and his wife, conductor for 32 years. Marion, celebrated that occasion in “Wild” Bill Fraser , Sc’61, marked his Canada: they celebrated the 50th George Hartley 75th birthday with a bike ride from anniversary at home in Malta. John Tosh , BSc’50, died Vancouver to Inuvik. The tour took sends his best wishes to all his Dec. 19, 2012, in 19 riding days and covered 1,900 Queen’s classmates, who may reach Oakville, Ont., km. The total vertical climb on the him at [email protected]. aged 87. He was tour was 16,000 m. “This tour was predeceased by William Fernihough , Sc’67, has re - my last long-distance tour to be Anne, his wife of tired, for the second time. William done,” writes Bill, “and was a high - 54 years. He is sur - started work with the Aluminum light of my cycling tours, which in - vived by his children David and Company of Canada in 1967 as an cluded biking across Canada west to Cathy, OT’77 (John). Hartley at - electrical engineer. He later worked east, the Alaska Highway, across tended Queen’s to study mechanical with the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Utah, the Klondike Highway and engineering after serving overseas Corp. before taking a position, in holiday trip rides in Italy and in the army in WWII. Upon gradua - 1975, with the BC Hydro and Power France.” tion, Hartley was immediately hired Authority in Vancouver. There, he Barry Wellar, Arts’64, received a by Ford Motor Company in Windsor. worked until his first retirement, in grant from Esri International to or - A year later he assisted in the set-up 2001. In 2002, he began an assign - ganize a research colloquium and of the new plant in Oakville and ment with the Doble Engineering conference on using the retrospec - eventually was transferred to the Co. of Watertown, MA. What was to tive approach to mine for GIS Oakville operation. He retired after be a three- to five-year experience nuggets . “ The geographic informa - 40 years with the company, but con - was so much fun that it stretched to tion systems (GIS) field has dynami - tinued to meet with his colleagues 12 years. But on reaching the age of cally expanded into a multi-billion at the monthly retirees’ club meet - 72 in 2014, William decided to retire dollar industry, with millions of ings. Besides enjoying time with his once more. users worldwide,” says Barry. “This family, he was an avid gardener who “If at first you don’t succeed…” project provides the opportunity to also enjoyed photography, music Long before he became the Hon - design programs to retrospectively and football. He had a lifelong com - ourable Douglas D. Peters, P.C., search for unrealized GIS opportuni - mitment to learning: he embraced BCom, PhD, he was a “Jean Royce ties in education, training, research, computer technology from the be - graduate.” Douglas Peters began technology, applications and man - ginning and continued to take with the class of 1953, but failed two agement.” courses in his retirement. Hartley of his courses in first year. Thus, he

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Deaths uni versity football games for four Symposium on decades. On five occasions, Gordon Communica - Gordon Smith , BA’66, MEd’76, died was selected to officiate the Vanier tions held in Feb. 20 at home in Belleville, Ont., Cup. He also sat on the Canadian Kingston in aged 73. He is missed by his wife, Amateur Football Association June. Vijay is a Penelope, and daughters Jennifer, (CAFA) rules committee for 25 years. professor of Stephanie, Artsci/PHE’92 (Ken Man - On Sept. 27, 2008 at Richardson Sta - electrical and derville, Ed’90), and two grand - dium, number 20 was retired as Gor - computer en - daughters. Gordon had a don was honoured with a plaque to gineering at distinguished career in education recognize his 40 years on the On - UBC. He lives in Vancouver with his as a high school teacher and ad - tario University Association (OUA) wife, Yolande. ministrator. Perhaps more impor - football officials panel. Engraved on tantly, however, Gord loved to Melodie Campbell , Com’78, re - the plaque are these words: “Gord coach kids, leading many basket - ceived the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award provided excellent leadership and ball and football teams to COSSA (Crime Writers of Canada) for best was a mentor to many officials that and OFSAA championships over his crime novella in Canada for The followed. His dedication to football 41-year coaching career. He would Goddaughter’s Revenge. The novella and officiating has inspired others often say, “Sometimes what you do also received the 2014 Derringer to do the same.” During a recent on the field is as important, or award from the Short Mystery Fiction Queen’s University football game, a more important, than what you do Society in the U.S. family friend said, “It’s not the same in the classroom.” He attributed Graham Farstad , MA’72 (Politics) re - without Gord around here.” sport to keeping many kids in ceived an award for planning excel - school and was the recipient of the lence from the Canadian Institute of Pete Beach Award in 1996 for his $"s . Planners at its 2014 conference. Gra - “excellence in the classroom and on ham was honoured for his work, Sea the playing field.” When he wasn’t Honours Level Adaptation Primer – a Toolkit to coaching, Gord loved to be on the Vijay Bhargava , Sc’70, MSc’72, Build Adaptive Capacity on Canada’s football field as an official. Number PhD’74, received the 2014 Canadian South Coasts. The project received a 20 was a familiar face at local high Award for Telecommunications Re - gold award (in the category of re - school games, as well as at Canadian search at the 27th Queen’s Biennial search and new directions in plan - ning) by the Planning Institute of BC at its Vancouver annual confer - ence earlier this year. Graham is a principal with the Arlington Group Planning + Architecture Inc. in Van - couver. Catherine West , Arts’72, was awarded honorary life membership Had their first date at by Carl Orff Canada Music for Chil - a Queen's law dance dren/Musique pour enfants in recognition of her years of voluntary Cathie worked at the Queen's work advocating for music educa - School of English for # years tion and her leadership in the or - ganization, most recently as editor Don has been teaching in the of the COC journal Ostinato . She has Queen's Faculty of Law since $'%& an international reputation as a RRIF donors, so Queen’s workshop leader, course instructor can continue to be and author and has worked with such groups as the National Arts everything they love. Centre Orchestra, Tafelmusik and the Leonard Bernstein Center. She planning recently retired from the Toronto District School Board and is now makes a working with the Marilyn Thomson di erence Centre for Early Childhood Educa - Don Carter, Arts’" and Law’"" tion at the Royal Conservatory. Cathie Carter, Arts’"! Learn more at bit.ly/qplan3456 Catherine and her husband, Ian Burgham , Arts’72, spend as much time as they can at their lakefront home north of Sydenham, Ont.

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Job News shipdocking/ ship escort, ship repair plan ning and project management and shipbuilding services in Western services across Canada and interna - Hugh Agnew , Artsci’75, is now sen - North America. Tim was most re - tionally. It focuses on circumpolar ior associate dean for academic and cently president of the Canadian As - and resource sector air transporta - faculty affairs at the Elliott School of sociation of Defence and Security tion operations ranging from Siberia International Affairs of the George Industries. to Nunavut. Ted has been appointed Washington University in Washing - V-P and partner of MMM Group. Fol - ton, DC, where he is also professor of Mario Pinto , Artsci’75, PhD’80, has lowing two summers working as an history and international affairs. been appointed president of the Nat - intern with the Minister of National Nancy MacLachlan , Mus’75, his ural Sciences and Engineering Re - Defence and one summer at LPS spouse, continues to teach music search Council of Canada (NSERC). AVIA as an aerospace and defence privately and is the mid-Atlantic Previously, he was V-P, research at analyst, Ted’s son James Lennox , states representative for the Associ - Simon Fraser University, where he Artsci’14, has been accepted into ated Board of the Royal Schools of was also a professor of chemistry. the MPA program at the Royal Mili - Music, a UK-based international or - tary College. ganization publishing graded syllabi Family News and administering music exams Notes worldwide. Brian Evoy , Artsci’78, Ed’80, is now chief of staff for Ted Hsu, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Is - lands. Brian manages the MP’s Kingston and Ottawa offices. Previ - ously, Brian held positions in the On - tario Public Service. Ted Lennox , Sc’74, has sold LPS Avi - ation Inc. (LPS AVIA Consulting) to Tim Page , Artsci’77, is now vice-pres - MMM Group Limited of Toronto. ident, government relations for Sea - Founded 22 years ago, LPS AVIA is a span Shipyards, an association of consulting engineering company Canadian companies primarily involved Gabrielle Sims , Artsci’76, BFA’86, providing aviation and airport had a showing of her drawings at in coasta l ma rine tran spo rtatio n,

Atlantic Regional Director and Senior Trade Commissioner Foreign A,airs, Trade and Development Canada Queen’s University International Centre was a second home Geography Professor Lovell’s teaching got her out of bed for +:*) am classes Bequest donor, so Queen’s can continue to be everything she loves. planning makes a

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Verb Gallery in Kingston this sum - Alan Wong , Artsci’87, works for Notes mer. The show, “Resurrections,” fea - audio solutions company DTS Inc., as Don , Artsci’83, and Jeff Breithaupt, tured drawings exploring Gabrielle’s director of human resources for the Artsci’86, have a new album of origi - experience in 2010, during her Asia Pacific region. Alan still pursues nal songs, Just Passing Through: The daughter Danielle’s hospitalization magic as a passion outside of work. Breithaupt Brothers Songbook Vol. II. and eventual death, following a Queen’s friends can contact him at The album features performances of stroke. “These drawings have been [email protected]. the brothers’ songs by Juno Award sitting in my studio for several years,” Chris Whyte , MBA’84, is senior V-P, winners Ron Sexsmith, Marc Jordan, writes Gabrielle, saying that they lending at D+H, based in Toronto. Ian Thomas, Emilie-Claire Barlow and were a painful reminder of her loss. Chris leads the company’s Canadian other Canadian pop and jazz singers. But this year, she felt ready to share lending businesses, including collat - them. “’Resurrections’ refers to their eral management solutions, Cana - physical reappearance, as well as the dian mortgage technology and small acts by which we reaffirm life student lending. after a devastating loss.” Family News $#s . Deborah Kurschner Clarke , Artsci’80, has retired from her role as Honours communications manager at the Annette (Saulnier) Bergeron , Sc’87, Simcoe County District School Board. Calgary Stampede 2014 was a true was named, for the second year, one She is now an independent commu - homecoming for native Calgarians of Canada’s 25 top women of influ - nications consultant. Along with out - and US residents Toby Wong and ence by Women of Influence maga - door recreation and travel, Deb and Cheryl Scott , both Com’84. Toby zine. She was also recently elected to husband Glenn Clarke enjoy follow - brought her children – Madison, 10, the board of Engineers Canada for a ing the careers and global travels of and Lincoln, 7, to their first Stampede three-year term. daughters Katrina, Artsci’09, and Car - olyn, Artsci’12. You can contact Deb - from Chicago. Cheryl came in from Job News orah through her website: Seattle. Toby writes, “Our mini-re - union included Cheryl’s sister, Laura Colin Blyth , Artsci’84, MBA’87, is sen - KurschnerClarke.ca. Scott , Com’82, from Calgary and ior V-P, commercial for Uranium One Bryce McBride , Artsci’89, lives in other childhood friends in person Inc., based in Toronto. Colin, whose Abu Dhabi, where he teaches Inter - while lifelong bestie and classmate undergrad studies were in geology, national Baccalaureate economics Tracy Stone , Com’84, joined us from has extensive experience in sales and and mathematics at Raha Interna - Toronto by Skype.” This marked a pre- marketing in the coal, copper, and tional School. Bryce married Melanie Queen’s Homecoming reunion, since zinc mining/refining industries. Culina in August 2013 and Benen Cheryl and Laura weren’t able to at - welcomed his little sister Isla to the Colin McGillicuddy , Ed’88, is super - tend their 30th reunion on campus in family in December. Bryce’s high intendent of education with the Hal - October. Queen’s friends can contact school economics textbooks , Eco - ton Catholic District School Board Toby at [email protected]; nomics for Canadians and Workbook with portfolio responsibilities for stu - Cheryl at [email protected]; for the New I.B. Economics, continue dent success and the Thomas Merton Tracy at [email protected]; to be used by schools in Canada and family of schools. He and Eileen and Laura at [email protected]. Seen around the world. Haller , Ed’87, live in Burlington with here, Cheryl, left, Tracy (by Skype) and their children Erin, 12, and Conor, 9. Willi Steinke , Mus’85, MA’92, Toby, right. Friends can keep in touch at PhD’02, writes, “I have just taken a [email protected]. year’s leave of absence from my job Online Spotlight Lynn L. Simpson , as a psychologist in Toronto, and A close-knit group Artsci’82, MSc’85, have embarked on a 14-month sail - In the online Review , read about a re - Meds’88, is the in - ing trip with my son Duncan, age 18, union of the “Tactile Therapy Club,” augural recipient who is deferring university. We are comprising PhD alumnae in psychol - of a newly estab - travelling down the St. Lawrence to ogy. bit.ly/QAR41475 lished professor - Newfoundland, then plan to go to ship at Columbia the Caribbean, transit Panama, and $$s . University, the head west through the South Pacific. Hillary Rodham Our voyage is chronicled on the web Births Clinton Professorship. Lynn is the at facebook.com/opportunitycanada. Michael Churm , Artsci’98, and chief of obstetrics, a professor of ob - Please feel free to follow along and Joanna Blackwell welcomed Pene - stetrics and gynaecology and the di - send us a note!” lope, a sister for Elora. The family has rector of the division of maternal recently relocated to Hamilton, Ont. medicine at Columbia.

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Michael is involved with provincial Ian Ferenci , Sc’98, is manager of Eric Wong , Com’96, is vice-president health-care initiatives. He welcomes technology and advisory services of Infor Hospitality for Asia Pacific. any correspondence from former for the Centre for Study of Insurance Eric is responsible for the software friends and colleagues. Operations (CSIO) in Toronto. Ian has company’s market in the region. The [email protected] worked for more than 16 years in company designs business software Ryan Davies , MA’97, PhD’01 (Eco - the financial services and telecom solutions for the hospitality industry. nomics), and Abigail Donovan wel - sectors. As well as his BSc in electri - comed Willow Isabella Davies on July cal engineering, Ian has an MBA Notes 21 in Boston, Mass. Ryan is associate from the Schulich School of Busi - Edward Betts , Artsci’91, MA’92 (His - professor of finance at Babson Col - ness at York. tory), was elected president and lege as well as faculty director of the John St. Marseille , Sc’92 (Civil), chair of the Board of Family Service Stephen D. Cutler Center for Invest - MSc’99 (Environmental), has joined Toronto, one of the largest and old - ments and Finance. the City of Cornwall as general man - est social service charities in Toronto. Ted is also a partner at the Jeff Shaver , Sc’96, and Sarah Stuart , ager of infrastructure and municipal law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson Artsci’01, welcomed Andrew James works. John lives with his family in LLP, practising construction and in - Shaver on March 24 in Toronto. The Cornwall, Ont. He maintains his close frastructure law. He lives in Toronto family lives in Burlington. ties with his civil engineering group for collaborative applied research op - with his wife, Nathalie Foy, and their Honours portunities and invites Queen’s three boys. Ted welcomes contact from his Queen’s friends at Lisa-Anne Hagerman , NSc’91, re - friends to connect with him on [email protected]. ceived the 2014 Athabasca University LinkedIn. Convocation Scholarship for her work Matt Simpson , Sc’98, MBA’02, is now Pilar Wolfsteller , Artsci’91, moved in the post-baccalaureate certificate president and CEO of Forbes & Man - back to the U.S. in 2013 after spend - in technology-based learning pro - hattan, Inc., a Toronto-based global ing more than 21 years based in Eu - gram. Lisa-Anne has been a professor private merchant bank with focus on rope. She and her husband, René of nursing at Conestoga College in the resource sectors. Matt continues as Sollberger, have settled in Boston. Kitchener, Ont., since 2006. In 2011, CEO of Black Iron Inc., an iron ore ex - Pilar works as a senior writer for a she was the recipient of the college’s ploration and development company professional services firm. Innovation Award for her work in the in Ukraine he co-founded in 2010. creation of its online inter-profes - sional educational repository. Online Spotlight The power of a word In the online Review , read about Paul Etherington , Artsic’99, and the Yel - low Card campaign. bit.ly/QAR41476 Job News Gesta Abols , Artsci’97 (JD, U of T), continues to practise corporate law as a partner at Goodmans LLP in Toronto. Gesta has also joined the Faculty of Law at the U of T as an ad - junct professor, where he teaches the course The Art of the Deal . Queen’s Your Event... Our Backdrop friends can contact Gesta at [email protected]. Jason Balgopal , Com’94, has taken a year-long secondment from his work WeddingsReceptions Parties as an assistant Crown attorney at the Scarborough Crown Attorney’s Office The perfect backdrop to showcase any special event. (where he has worked for the past 10 years, having appeared in all levels of Interested in booking an event and courts in Ontario), to head up the would like to tour our facility? comprehensive review of the Class Proceedings Act at the Law Commis - Contact us today! sion of Ontario. Jason can be reached at [email protected]. 613.533.2846 ext 78917 • [email protected]

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Deaths A sister for Samara and a grand - daughter for Chris (Stec), Arts’73, and Natalie Bernie Geiger, Artsci’72. (Waczko) Crate , BA’96, of Matej and Chelsea (Gay) Novak , Beverly, Mass., both Artsci’00, welcomed Felix died July 7 George on April 28. Felix is the first after a battle grandchild for Ann, NSc’68, MEd’82, with cancer. and Wayne Gay, Arts’69, Law’72. She is survived Matej and Chelsea live in Toronto by her hus - where they both work for Mozilla. Wong, Johnny Wong, Jordan Wong band, Bradley, and daughter, Helena. Karen (Derose) , Artsci’06, and Jeff and Joshua Wong, all Artsci’06. The At Queen’s, Natalie, a political studies Seedhouse , Sc’06, welcomed Anna - couple lives in the GTA where Jessica major, was active in the Model UN. beth Eleanor on Feb. 15 in Toronto. is a high school science teacher and She also studied at the BISC at Herst - Sharing in the joy were first time Ericson is a dentist. monceux Castle. After graduation, grandparents Ann and Stu Seed - she worked as a legislative assistant house, Sc’79. Honours and policy advisor for Ontario’s Min - Erin (Denike) Sarantis , Artsci’01, Ciara Phillips , BFA’00, is one of four ister of Economic Development, MIR’03, and husband Theo wel - artists shortlisted for the 2014 Turner Trade and Tourism. Subsequently, comed Evan Christian on March 20. A Prize. Ciara, who lives in Glasgow, is she was a policy advisor for the On - brother for Nicholas. nominated for her exhibition, Work - tario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and shop, at The Showroom in London, Recreation. Intelligent, curious and Matthew Schurter , Artsci’01, where she turned the gallery into a quietly confident, Natalie left Canada Meds’05, and Nermeen Yahia , print workshop, bringing in other in 2002 to expand her experience on Artsci’02, along with their son Zayd, artists, designers and members of Canadian political campaigns by welcomed son Omar Matthew local community groups to make working on one in America. A friend Schurter on April 14. prints with her. The Turner Prize is who was working on Mitt Romney’s Tara (Pearson) , NSc’07, and William awarded annually to an artist under 2002 gubernatorial campaign sug - Woods , Com’06, welcomed son Lane the age of 50 for an outstanding exhi - gested she join it, and she moved to Wesley on July 7. He is already bition or presentation of his or her Massachusetts. Recognized for her adored by big sister Laurel (future work in the previous year. A special ex - poise and polite but fierce loyalty, Na - Queen’s grad of 2034). hibition featuring the work of the talie became a special assistant to nominees will be held at Tate Britain Governor and Mrs. Romney. When Commitments from Sept. 30 to Jan. 4. The winner of Romney launched his run for presi - Kyle Braak , Artsci’05, celebrated his the £25,000 prize will be announced in dent in 2007, Natalie oversaw marriage to Anastasiya Shlyakhova December. Each of the other nominees scheduling and coordinated delegate on July 21 on the Greek island of will receive £5,000. You can see Ciara’s tour schedules and briefings. In later Santorini. Joining the couple were work online at ciaraphillips.com. years, she worked as a freelance Kyle’s uncle, retired QSB professor writer focusing on politics and gov - Tony Dimnik, aunt Judith McDonnell, Online Spotlight ernment. Artsci’01, cousin Steve Sedfawi, From actor to entrepreneur Cmp’05, MSc’07, and friends Luis In the online Review , read about s . Calzado, Sc’05, Sebastian Ritter, Allison Dunbar , Artsci’07, owner of Artsci’04, Cmp’05, and Dennis Kwon, the Summerhill Club, Inc. Births Artsci’02, Ed’03. Kyle and Anastasiya bit.ly/QAR414767 live and work in Copenhagen. Kyle, a Douglas Drover , Ed’06, and family Finding Uncle Bud’s ring grad of the biomedical computing welcomed their third child, Jack Also online, Peter Wilson , EMBA’01, program, develops software for the (John Frederick Douglas) on June 16. writes about his family’s search for a Global Biodiversity Information Facil - “Coming in at a whopping 10 lost Queen’s ring. bit.ly/QAR41479 ity, an international organization that pounds, 8 ounces, Jack will no doubt facilitates free and open access to be trying out for the Gaels in 2032,” Job News biodiversity data. writes Doug’s spouse, Victoria. Karen Boivin , MDiv’07, received her After six years of dating, Jessica Katie (Russell) and Andrew Foll - doctorate of ministry in reformed spir - Chan , Artsci’06, Ed’07, and Ericson well , both Com’04, welcomed their ituality from the Pittsburgh Theologi - Viola , Artsci’06, were married Oct. first child, Emily Ann Russell Follwell cal Seminary this summer. Karen, now 13, 2013 in downtown Toronto. on Jan. 16. the Rev. Dr. Boivin, has served in both Members of the bridal party included the St. Paul’s United Church in Carp, Alia Geiger , Sc’00, and Bart van Jennifer Chough, Aliya Gulamhusein, Ont., and the Dunrobin United Church Praag welcomed Christina Willemina Stephanie Hsia, Sadia Khandaker, in Dunrobin, since 2010. van Praag on June 18 in Amsterdam. Jennifer Lo, Vaani Murthy, Darren

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Jason Flowerday , EMBA’04, sold his has been working with the Sharbot Seen here are Helen Craig, Arts’52, specialty pharmaceutical company, Lake, Ont. company for 18 years. PHE’53, Wendy Craig, Gillian Craig, Orphan Canada, to Knight Therapeu - Sherri Wheller-Pozniak , EMBA’02, is Emma Craig, James Craig, Arts’53, tics. Jason is now V-P, commercial op - senior client executive, retail solu - and Geoffre y Craig, Com’81. The first erations at Knight. This follows tions with Fujitsu Canada, Inc. in of the 14 Queen’s graduates in the Jason’s sale of RxMedia Healthcare Toronto. Craig family was Ver non Harold Communications in 2012. A bit of Craig, MD 1912, Gillian and Emma’s extra free time allowed Jason to great-grandfather. complete his second (and likely last!) s . Online Spotlight Ironman triathlon at Mont Tremblant. Births Shawn Howarth , Sc’01, is V-P, corpo - Change management Syed Tanvin Haque , MFin’13, and his rate development and investor rela - In the online Review , read about wife, Fariha, welcomed son Ehan, tions with Avanti Mining, Inc. Prior to Kyle Gonyou , Artsci’10, MPL’12, and born March 12 in Toronto. joining the Vancouver company, his work as a heritage planner. Shawn was an associate director at Madeline Wong , MBA’10, and her bit.ly/QAR41478 Standard Chartered Bank, advising husband, Matthew, welcomed clients on mergers and acquisitions daughter Amelia Zelda Wong on Job News in the mining and metals sector. June 10, which also happens to be Casey Burgess, CQEMBA’14, was the couple’s wedding anniversary. elected mayor of the City of Wilmer, Shelley Legin , MBA’00, is now V-P, Texas, having defeated the incumbent administration and finance for Van - Commitments by two votes in the May 2014 gen - couver Island University. Shelley’s Dana Kittle , Artsci’10, married eral election. community work includes a number William (Jim) Luckey on Aug. 2 in of board appointments as well as vol - Niraj Kumar , PhD’13 (Biology), is a Houghton, N.Y. They were joined by unteer roles in the performing arts business development specialist many Queen’s alumni, including sector. She has also developed and with Mitacs Inc., a not-for-profit or - Michaela (Ottenbreit) Dawalibi, Sarah delivered governance workshops for ganization that develops the next Maxwell, Sanam Goudarzi, Lori Chap - high-profile boards across Canada. generation of innovators with vital man, Dan Clow, Shelley Clow and Les Shelley is in the final stages of com - scientific and business skills. Niraj Clow. Dana and Jim live in Ottawa. pleting a Certified Professional Ac - connects companies with Queen’s Dana can be reached at countant, Certified Management graduate students and post-doctoral [email protected]. Accountant designation. fellows who apply their specialized expertise to business research chal - Nicolas Marion , Artsci’00, MA’01, Family News lenges. Interns transfer their skills has moved to New York City to take from theory to real-world applica - a three-year posting as the Depart - tions, while the companies benefit ment of Finance representative at from their research expertise. the Canadian Consulate General. [email protected] Joy Peacock , MSc’09 (Nursing), is now executive director of the Associ - Notes ation of Registered Nurses of British Matthew Ponsford , Artsci’10, was Columbia. Previously, Joy was execu - reappointed to the position of mem - tive director of the Yukon Registered ber-at-large of the Ontario Bar Associ - Nurses Association. She also had an ation’s Sexual Orientation and Gender advisory role to the Canadian Nurses Identity Committee. Matthew is a J.D. Association and served on the board This spring, Gillian Craig , Artsci’14, (Common Law) and LL.L (Civil Law) of the Canadian Council of Regis - joined her sister Emma, BFA’12, as a candidate in the Faculty of Law at the tered Nurse Regulators. member of the fourth generation of University of Ottawa. He is currently Matthew Robinson , Artsci’00, is CEO the Craig family to graduate from on exchange at the Faculty of Law, and portfolio manager of W.A. Robin - Queen’s. Gillian was hooded by her University of Hong Kong. son Asset Management Ltd. Matthew aunt, Dr. Wendy Craig (Psychology).

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Issue X, VTUX | queensu.ca/alumnireview  A SPECIAL UPDATE FRO M ... ArFAtCUsLTY OaF nd Science A PLACE TO LEARN, DISCOVER, THINK AND DO. From the Dean DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS QED is going places ncompassing New Zealand, England, and rural Saskatchewan, my story is # Eno different than many of those found on campus here at Queen’s . Every Morten Nielsen, Canada Research day at Queen’s reminds me that our community is a global one, and that from Chair and the David Chadwick faculty to staffers to students, we encompass a very broad community. From Smith Chair in the Department of our Castle in Sussex, to a hard-working Con Ed student from the Northeast Economics, has been named to the IH> to the launch of our new O+O programs with Tongji University, we cele - Royal Society of Canada’s College of brate comprehensive internationalization – a strategy that looks beyond New Scholars, Artists and Scientists recruiting to a global worldview and a cosmopolitan student body and work - program. Dr. Nielsen is a research force. This year Art History reaches the milestone of QR years in Venice with an leader in econometrics, the field of expansion of its program there. As our community broadens, our global ties study focused on developing strengthen. In particular, we welcome a new associate director of international methods for the statistical analysis of initiatives to the faculty office, Jenny Corlett, Artsci ’VQ, Ed ’VR, who brings a economic data. bit.ly/MortenNielsen wealth of experience in ensuring that international students make the most of #The Queen’s economics department’s their time at Queen’s . Our definition of community may be changing, but the study-abroad agreement with the heart is still the same. The spirit of initiative is what it’s about: no matter where Shanghai University of Finance and you’re from, where you’re going, or where you’ve been – a person from Economics ( HIBA ) is now entering its Queen’s is always part of our family. fifth year. Since OMMV eight students Susan Mumm, PhD from HIBA have completed one year at Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science Queen’s , with a further three currently attending the OMNQ-R academic year. #The World Language Studies To keep in touch with Economics visit ARTS Minor has opened the gateway to queensu.ca/economics DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, literatures and cultures around the DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA LITERATURES AND CULTURES globe for over NMM students. Immersion into International experiences bit.ly/worldlanguagestudies medieval culture at home and abroad #NR students from various disciplines are currently taking at our castle #DD@I is excited to be celebrating courses at Fudan University on #In August, Drama the second year of the Indigenous their “ DD@I Semester in Shanghai” students travelled back Studies Minor with NP exchange from a suite of courses in time to study concentrators from various in English, a DD@I Field Research medieval dramatic disciplines with topics such as bit.ly/semesterinshanghai literature and Mohawk, Introduction to To keep in touch with LLCU visit performance at the Aboriginal Studies through to queensu.ca/llcu Bader International Religions of Native Peoples. Study Centre at Herstmonceux bit.ly/indigenousstudies Castle. To conclude their immersive experience, they participated in ALUMNI PROFILE England’s Medieval Festival, For 56 years, Jock Climie, Arts’89, Law’97, deftly managed performing an excerpt from the NRth two careers. With the Canadian Football League, he played century Digby Play of Mary Magdalene . the slotback positions primarily with the Toronto Argonauts, bit.ly/BISCtheatre Ottawa Rough Riders, and Montreal Alouettes. #At the new Isabel Studio, Feb. Q-NO As a lawyer, he joined the Ottawa firm of Emond Harnden. the Department of Drama presents He is now a partner with the firm. In 6446, TSN approached If We Were Birds , Erin Shield’s retelling him to be a commentator on the sports panel during the CFL of the myth of Procne and season. He has been entertaining and informing a Canadian football-hungry Philomena, winner of the OMNN audience ever since. As a 56-year CFL veteran, Mr. Climie brings an abundance Governor General’s Award for Drama. of knowledge and insight, offering analysis and commentary from a former To keep in touch with Drama or learn player’s perspective. more about their upcoming play visit Read Mr. Climie’s full story online at queensu.ca/alumni. queensu.ca/drama

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SCIENCE ALUMNI PROFILE When Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Artsci’55, began studying at CHEMISTRY Queen’s, he had a vague idea about what his future career Synergies on the horizon might be. As he progressed through his degree in Gender #The first-year program at the Bader Studies, and immersed himself into student activities such as International Study Centre is about writing for the Queen’s Journal, it became clear that journal - to expand by adding chemistry and ism would be his chosen career path. biology allowing us to fill the first Just a few years after graduating, Mr. Abdelmahmoud was ever science class at the ?CH@ for in his “dream job” as online producer for The Agenda with Steve September OMNR. Paikin , TV Ontario’s flagship current affairs program. Today, as Social Media #Queen’s University and the Specialist, he manages social media for all current affairs and documentaries University of Stuttgart, Germany, are with TVO. work together on the development Read Mr. Abdelmahmoud’s full story online at queensu.ca/alumni. of a dual master’s program in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering and physics. The two SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Environmental Science in the institutions signed a memorandum +++ = global impact College of Environmental Science of understanding ( EGI ) to begin the and Engineering at Tongji University #An agreement with global impact, process. bit.ly/stuttgartdegree will have the unique opportunity to between Queen’s University and complete their third and fourth years To keep in touch with Chemistry visit Tongji University of Shanghai, queensu.ca/chemistry of study at Queen’s University. Upon brought into being the Sino- completion, students will receive DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, ENGINEERING Canada Network for Environment two undergraduate degrees in PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY and Sustainable Development. Environmental Science: one from Joining forces for success This new network provides an each partner university. exciting venue to deepen the To keep in touch with Environmental #Queen’s attracts world-class astro - collaboration between China and Studies visit queensu.ca/ensc physicist. Gilles Gerbier has joined Canada on issues of water, Queen’s as the Canada Excellence biodiversity and ecosystem health, Research Chair in Particle Astro - enriching our partnership in physics. Dr. Gerbier is working both undergraduate and graduate in the Department of Physics, Engi - research and education. neering Physics and Astronomy and A centrepiece of the new initiative at HFGD>? in Sudbury, researching is a comprehensive joint-degree Lisa Sykes, Development Officer the mysteries surrounding dark undergraduate degree program in N-UMM-OST-TUPT ext TRSQS matter. bit.ly/GillesGerbier Environmental Science. Starting in [email protected] To keep in touch with Physics visit the fall of OMNR, students in queensu.ca/artsci queensu.ca/physics

Issue 7, 6457 | alumnireview.queensu.ca JL spOtlIGht On philanthropy Paying it forward Brit Smith funds new chairs in Health Sciences By ken CuthBertsOn, artsCI’74, law’83

. Britton Smith, `W, dW, __X ’}†, the founder chunk of money where he felt it would make a A and executive chairman of Kingston-based significant difference. Homestead Land Holdings, has given Queen’s “Everyone in the School of Nursing was over - Faculty of Health Sciences a series of gifts totalling whelmed and absolutely thrilled by Mr. Smith’s $† million. Among them is a $€.‚ million donation donation, which is the largest by a long way that to the Department of Surgery to establish the we’ve ever received,” says Dr. Jennifer Medves, Britton Smith Chair in Surgery and a $-million Vice-Dean (Health Sciences) and Director of the donation to the School of Nursing to establish the School of Nursing. Sally Smith Chair in Nursing. Brit and Sally Smith, both Kingston-born and In addition to the new chairs, Mr. Smith has raised, long have been generous supporters of donated $‚}},}}} toward a chair in surgical re - their community and of Queen’s . (Mrs. Smith was search, $‚}},}}} toward creation of the Paul B. a granddaughter of John Carruthers, who supplied Helliwell Chair in Orthopaedic Research and much of the money for Carruthers Hall in ~ †). $‚}},}}} for a nursing endowment. Mr. Smith, who celebrated his †th birthday in Mr. Smith’s wife of ƒ years, Edith “Sally” May, gave to the Initiative Campaign to help build (Carruthers) Smith, died in June }~ after a the new home of the School of Medicine, and he courageous battle with cancer. has also pledged a million dollars towards the “Sally wasn’t a nurse, but she and I certainly project to revitalize Richardson Stadium. had great respect for nurses and the good work “I grew up in a family that believed if you’ve been they do,” says Mr. Smith. blessed in life and have been fortunate enough to He says that potential donors sometimes do well, you should give back to the community. overlook the School of Nursing when they’re I’ve always tried to do that,” says Mr. Smith. considering support for the Faculty of Health A ~†} graduate of e`W , he served four years Sciences, and so he wanted to give a sizeable during the Second World War with the Canadian army in England and in France, where in July ~† he was critically wounded. He won the Military Cross for his battlefield bravery. Back in Kingston, Sally Carruthers drove a Red Cross blood dona - tion wagon. The couple was married soon after Mr. Smith returned to Kingston in November ~†. With his wife’s encouragement, Mr. Smith went on to earn his law degree at Osgoode Hall – “Queen’s didn’t have a law school back then,” he hastens to point out – and then practised locally for more than a half century. He served for six years on Kingston city council and wrote two books of local history. In ~†‚, he started Home - stead Land Holdings, now one of Ontario’s largest residential landlords, with more than ,}}} units. “I feel very close to Queen’s even if I didn’t study there,” says Mr. Smith. “I grew up near campus and watched football games at the old Richardson Stadium. I met Sally at a Sunday tea held at the home of Electrical Engineering profes - sor Douglas Jemmett [ `U ~†~~, BSc ~†~€] and his

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he first chair at Queen’s University Canada Research Twas the Sir John A. Macdonald Chair in Political and Economic Science, Chairs created in ~ ††. The position was held Canada Research Chairs, funded by the from ~ †† to ~†} by Adam Shortt, Government of Canada, attract and VU ~ €, the university’s first (in ~ †~) retain outstanding researchers for senior full-time professor of politics and professorships in areas that will further economics (and later an architect of the a university’s research priorities. Tier ~ modern Canadian public service). Chairs are world-class researchers whose work is recognized internationally. The chair that came Tier  Chairs are emerging world-class researchers who have the potential to with a chair achieve international recognition in The Douglas Chair in Canadian and five to ~} years. Queen’s currently has Colonial History came with its own ƒ Tier ~ Canada Research Chairs and custom-made armchair. In ~†~}, James ~† Tier  WeW s. Learn more at Douglas, Queen’s third chancellor, bit.ly/ dUe ~ƒƒ. personally funded the chair and later commissioned an elaborately carved Burmese teak armchair to accompany Astrophysics “star” the position. The first chair holder was comes to Queen’s W. L. Grant, later principal of Upper World-renowned astrophysicist Gilles Canada College. Since then, the Douglas Gerbier has joined Queen’s as the Chair has been held by a number of university’s first Canada Excellence distinguished historians, including Research Chair ( WYeW ) in Particle Duncan McArthur and A.R.M. Lower. Astrophysics. Dr. Gerbier is working The current chair holder is Dr. Don both in the Department of Physics, Akenson, a specialist in Irish history. The Engineering Physics and Astronomy at armchair associated with the position Queen’s and at fab_UV in Sudbury The Douglas Chair languished for many years in a meeting researching the mysteries surrounding room in Watson Hall before being dark matter, one of the building blocks of restored, in }~}, by Stéphane Doyon, a the universe. The goals of Dr. Gerbier’s Master of Art Conservation student. The research include strengthening the armchair is now on display in the Special Canadian presence in a joint North- Collections room of Douglas Library. American/European fab_UV project to search for low-mass dark matter particles and facilitating the sharing and transfer of expertise and knowledge between European and Canadian researchers. Read a dTU with Dr. Gerbier online at: bit.ly/ dUe ~ƒ . B

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Fellow Alumni, hank you to all who invested in Queen’s during our last fiscal year. Every dollar raised Tsupports the Initiative Campaign, the most ambitious fundraising drive in our history. From May B, CABD to April DA, CABE, those of you who gave to Queen’s did much more than demonstrate your generosity. You showed that you believe in the university. Last year – with a goal of KGA million – more than KHB million was generously donated from more than BD,AAA donors. This raised the campaign total to KEBD.H million, or more than IA per cent of the half-billion-dollar goal set to be achieved by CABG. When you support Queen’s, you demonstrate the high value you place on the social purpose of higher education. Here’s what your support during the campaign has already achieved: B More than ever before, we are offering student assistance in the form of scholarships and bursaries to attract the best and brightest students; Did you donate B New and renovated spaces and equipment are now available because of donors who last year to Queen’s ? care about keeping Queen’s at the forefront of student learning and research; B To read more about the impact of Research funding, facilities and equipment are also more readily available, all of which are essential to our faculty and researchers tackling society’s most vexing problems your gift and to find your name and; among those of our benefactors, B More programs are now in place to strengthen our nurturing community. Queen’s has visit queensu.ca/initiative/impact always been a community where people look after each other. We have new programs for students focused on their health and wellness, so that they can succeed in school. I invite you to learn more about the impact of your gifts both in this special section of the Queen’s Alumni Review and on the Initiative Campaign website at queensu.ca/initiative. Because of you, Queen’s will continue to flourish and pursue a s pirit of initiative. Let’s see what else we can accomplish, together, by the time the campaign ends in CABG. Sincerely,

Daniel R. Woolf, Artsci’IA Principal and Vice-Chancellor

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LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD for all students any students enrolled at Queen’s face special challenges that Mcan make studying hard. Helping these students succeed academically is the purpose of the Adaptive Technology Centre in Stauffer library. The centre has a wide range of assistive devices to make a person’s disability less of a barrier to learning. Large-screen monitors and special magnifiers enlarge text in books; computer programs translate speech into written text; and an FM radio system allows the hard of hearing to listen to audio books. In addition to technology, the centre’s staff teach students how to use the equipment and help them search for library or reference materials. Students also access quiet space for when they need to escape the Y O

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 Issue E, CABE | queensu.ca/alumnireview TAKING MOOTING to a new level How many benefactors does it take ractice makes perfect, and for to support a student? Plaw students, mooting is practice. For students at Queen’s Faculty of Law, this practice took a From the time they begin their academic careers, students, both undergraduate and giant leap forward thanks to a graduate, depend on the generosity of thousands of supporters. Scholarship, buildings, KBAA,AAA gift from Lenczner Slaght renovations, faculty excellence and research programs are made possible because of Royce Smith Griffin LLP. those who choose to give back to Queen’s. Mooting is a mock trial, and participation is a risk-free, yet realistic, practice in a courtroom environment. The gift helps fund expenses for students to attend mooting competitions. Each year, up to HF upper-year Queen’s law students participate in about BG mooting competitions in

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Issue E, CABE | queensu.ca/alumnireview  HIGH PERFORMANCE ROWING CENTRE benefits from parents’ gift ueen’s rowers are tough competitors on the Canadian university rowing Q circuit. Queen’s success comes from the calibre of student athletes and training staff anchored for nearly EA years by coach John Armitage of the Kingston Rowing Club. The university’s dry-land rowing facilities, however, for years consisted of a half-dozen aged rowing machines shoehorned into a corner of a campus gym. Then, Vancouver lawyer Doug Robinson entered the picture. His daughter, Meghan, was a key member of Queen’s women’s rowing team and a member of the national women’s under-CD squad. Y

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excellent education and rowing training Meghan received. He had contributed a B O new boat to the women’s rowing team, and a video camera that helps coaches R Professor Kathleen Sellars with Erin Williamson, BFA’,/ analyze their team’s technique on the water. But it wasn’t until a visit with his daughter in Kingston that it became clear what he needed to do. FINE ART STUDENTS Mr. Robinson suggested that a rarely used dance studio in the Athletic and Recreation Centre be repurposed for indoor training. Others agreed and he receive gift of new kiln supported the purchase of BG rowing machines and four stationary bikes that now his fall, Queen’s fine art program celebrates its form the heart of the Queen’s High Performance Rowing Centre. EAth birthday – and it received an early birthday The facility fills a longstanding gap in the rowing program. T present. “Now we have the kind of home Queen’s rowers need and deserve,” he said. A new kiln – a giant oven used to slowly dry With his daughter now a Queen’s graduate and completing graduate educa - and bake wet clay after sculpting, rendering it tion at the University of Edinburgh, Doug Robinson has some advice for potential hard as glass – now adds a fresh dimension to donors. students’ experiences in the program. “Find something your family is interested in and support that,” says Mr. Kathleen Sellars, director of the Bachelor of Robinson. “Small gifts can make a difference.” Fine Art program (visual art), says the former kiln was small and limited learning in clay as an artistic medium. In contrast, the new kiln is large enough to hold the creations of all students in each sculp - ture class section. The purchase of the kiln was a gift from Greg Guichon, a Toronto investment executive whose daughter, Rachael, was a Fine Art student who specialized in printmaking. “When I walked through Ontario Hall with Rachael, I could see that the fine art department needed an upgrade in equipment,” recalls Greg. This is not the first time Greg and his wife Susan, Rehab’HI, have supported Queen’s. The Guichons regularly contribute to the W. Gordon Hamilton Bursary in medicine, which was estab - lished in CAAE in memory of Susan’s grandfather, Gordon Hamilton, a BJBD graduate of Queen’s Y O O

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Issue 4, 2014 | queensu.ca/alumnireview wz the last word Inclusive internationalization By wayne myles, arts’70, ed’76, mpl’85

hen I’m asked, “What makes the Queen’s W University International Centre ( dh]W ) special?” I find it easy to say – “The staff, the students and the unique role that we play at Queen’s .” While our work supporting international students and those preparing to study abroad is key to dh]W ’s mission, it is the intercultural train - ing work in which we have been involved over the past ~} years that may be the most significant contribution that we can make in the years ahead. As the campus becomes more diverse, our institu - tional challenge is to create an ethos on campus that is welcoming and open to the very different ways of seeing and knowing the world that all S N

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