Summer 1990 Brock

Dennis Hull-A Composite of the Man Behind the Stats • uy a Brick ... to build a better Brock! Summer 1990 There are more than 105 names ready to be placed on bricks in a very pecial wall. The wall will be in the lobby of the new Student BROCK UNIVERSITY Centre now under construction. The names belong to alumni who have generously donated at least ChaneeUo1· $250 each to help furnish the Centre. The bricks are Robet·t \Vetch Brock's way of showing our appreciation for generations to come. Chairman, Boaed of Teustees Contact the Development Office of Brock Allan OtT University, ( 416) 688~5550 extension 3590, to make your donation. P1·esident Tcl'l'y White, PhD Join your fellow alumni who are 'going to the wall' for their University... buy a brick for Brock!

0 Surgite! /sur-gi-tay/ Janice L. Latin for "Push on!" Nagata Brock University Sm·gite! is a qua.·terly The inspiring last publication of the words of Maj .-Gen. Office of Lorne W. David Sit· Isaac Brock , and Contents Exteenal Relation , Brock Univer ity, Stobbs Betzner the inspiration of the Forwn Page St. Cathal"ines , Univet·sity that b ears Are We At A Risk From Our Water? 2 L2 3Al , his name . Valerie Brock Makes A Stateinent (416) 688-5550 Fleming -the Mission Statement explained 3 ext.3245. Cover Executive Director Krist ian Dennis Hull-All-Star Alumnus 4 Grant Dobson Brock Univer sity Knibutat offer s full-time and The Census Report Editot· 6 part-time studies in -Here's looking at you! Kathleen Leggat ].F. Kerry the humanities, Alumnews Leask Design & Layout scien ce , social Plus the President's Message , Heather Fox sciences, business, Badger Stats and more 9 Graphic Design Roderick W. Brinn education and Brock Briefs What is a Mass Spectrometer? 15 Cover Photography Powers . Heikkila physical education. Divino Mucciante onum Brock Makes A Statement An interview about Brock's Mission Statement, with Viki Soady, Senate Chair and member of the Are We At A Risk From Our Planning Steering Committee Water? Why is Broc k drafting a Mission deaths of millions of people transfer from the hot shower· deli ver wa ter that was relatively Q Statement? throughout the centuries and water into the air tha t we high in lead. We felt that this In November 1988 Bt·ock include typhoid and cholera. breath. Also, chloroform can was due, not to the quality of t1st eanno Of course we now under stand be absorbed through the skin. the water from the city, but University fa ced its 25 th an­ ''• . h . f the germ theory of disease so we How many litt·es of wa ter a from leaching of the lead solder ni ver·sary, no longer a small but Brock University to achieve can make informed decisions minute do we use in a shower? ar Otmd the fittings of the tap. now a mid-size institution , with about the location of water in­ What is a dange rous level of We a lso showed that, if the a promise of prosperity national stature as a centre of takes and treat our sewage. To chloroform? watet· was allowed to run for a reflected both in the new btrild­ protect us against infiltration in The pollution of the Great minute, this 1n·ocedure would ings going up on campus and in teaching, research and creative the event of a leak in the dis­ Lakes b y for eign ch emicals bring the lead levels down its fundraising climate . It tribution system, our water is anger s and upsets us. We have below the detection limit fo r our seemed like the right time for activity." Brock conununity members to sterilized by the use of chlorine, seen pictures of arctic terns equipment. Lead is a ver y real Brock Mission Statement. a toxic and reactive gas which with distorted bills, deformed problem a nd has been iden­ devise an oederly plan by wlrich is slightly soluble in water. fish from the lakes and ask our­ tified as a causative age nt ofim­ the Univeesity might gr ow paired mental developmen t in phys icall y, academi cally and Ian Brindle Chlorine reacts with organic selves,"Do I want to drink that materials in the water to give stuff?" I feel that this is not the yo lmg children wh o have been spiritually during the conring years. n Medieval times, the al­ rise to a class of compounds ques tion we should ask om·sel­ exposed to low levels of lead in What was the and provide opporturuties to conmrittees which will devise a that have the collective name of ves. Fish live in it 24 hom·s a their diet. chemists searched for the committee's discover and pursue new inter­ plan for the next fiv e to 10 trihalomethanes. Chloroform day; their skin is always bathed Some feel that the purchase I alkahest , the univer sal r esponse to these ests." years. Sometime during that is a member of this class . This in it. The tem s and gulls who of a wa ter treatment system, solvent that would dissolve concerns? Can As an employer of 1 ,0 0 0 period we will reassess and see everything. What they did group is, generally speaking, eat the fish are magnifying the which fits on the tap, will solve How did you people, Bt·ock has comnritted it­ bow far we have come toward highest in concentration of the concentration of the toxins that all theit· proble ms, r·emove Q you sutnntarize begin? self to leaderslrip in equity for our mission and if indeed our not r ealize was that this the Mission? trihalo-metha nes, chlo r·ine, Q women and nrinoeities, and fair mission is then the same as what alkahest was all around lead, PCBs, and the r·emaining "The first step to wisdom," and progressive employment we laid out five to 1 0 years them: water. Highlights of the prelimi­ alphabet soup of contaminants says the Delphic pt·inciple, "is policies for all. There was a before. The water we drink in St. ... we actually have a much greater n ar y draft r eleased to the '' tha t we ar-e told a re in our to know thyself." Know wheee strong f eeling among In practical terms, that Catharines contains elements Urrive t·sity community March exposure ... not when we drink water . We should beware of you aee before you figure out stakeholders that the Univer­ means for example when a new that derive from the rocks, over 1990 include a commitment to such claims. It is vet· y difficult where yo u ar·e go ing. It is im­ sity should lead the r est of the program is proposed, Senate which the water flows, by the br oadly-b ased liberal under­ ... hut when we shower." to remove ve t· y low levels of portant in the midst of change comnnmity in these matters. will be vigilant to ensure that it process of dissolution, aided to gr aduate education with an em­ contaminants in water wi th not to lose the qualities that Brock will continue its com­ is not brought in at tbe expense some extent b y the carbon phasis on small-group learning small systems since an impor­ made thi.s institution special mitment to seeking oppoe­ of existing programs or of dioxide in the air. It is very im­ compounds that cause us con­ the fi sh have been absorbing and an easy and open atmos­ tant fa ctor in efficien cy of and distinctive in the first place. tunities to serve as a learning, sacrificing other academic portant to realize that these cern. Trihalomethane con­ clueing their lifetime. If we eat phere of communication and remo val is the length of time So as part of the mission, the cultural, artistic and recrea­ qualities described in the mis­ processes have occurred for centr·ation usually r eaches the fish from the lake, out· accessibility between students that the water is in contact with plru1ning committee contacted tional centre for the local com­ sion statement. Likewise, equi­ millions of years, long before maximum levels in the late sum­ bodies will absorb the toxins and faculty. Tlris was seen by the tt·eatment surface. For the U nive r sity's various munity, but is also thinking of ty in hiring and fair people started to produce the mer , as algae and other watery that the fish have acc umulated all sta keholde r s as the many systems, tlris contact time stakeh olde r· s and lon g- term itself as a citizen of the world. employment practices will be chemicals that concern us now. organisms increase the organic and we will suffer the conse­ cornerstone of Brock's distinc­ must be milliseconds where supporters: alumni, students, addr·essed on each occasion in It is also important for us to content of the water. quences of biomagnification. tiveness as a wuversity, along seconds, or even nrinutes, nright faculty, staff, boar·d members, future p er sonnel decisions. understand the nature and ex­ Chloroform has been identified The risk that we experience as with respect for and value of be mot·e appt·opriate . The business and community With respect to planning the tent of the pollution of our as a carcinogen , and so we feel a result of drinking 1 .5 litres a the student as an individual. dange t· with these systems, I groups and educa tors from the physical shape of the campus, water and the extent to which concem ed . day of treated water from the The Mission also projects new n ext feel, is that they make us feel local secondar y sch ools. What's ~he we will attend to the quality of we should concern ourselves Ther e a r e a number of Great Lakes I would co nsider to innovative progmms and even invuh1erable. Through questionnair·es and step m the student life and to our fw1 ction with the removal or reduction things that we have to consider be insignificant. The r·isks of some graduate programs, yet Brock che mist Ian Brindle group sessions, we tried to peocess? as a r esource centre for the of those chemicals that cause us here. I feel that we actually bottled water·, I would hazar·d a witho ut losing small-group has recently been appointed to determine both their impr·es­ Q Niagara Region. such anxiety. have a much greater exposure guess, would not be better than lea t·ning and strong undee­ an inclep endent advisory com­ sions of the Unive rsity, and Once the mission statement The Mission Statement will The water that we drink has to this chemical, not when we the risk of tap water (consider graduate contact. mittee fomwd by the provin­ their notions of wh a t they achieves its fin al form­ serve to ensure that Brock will been treated with chlorine to drink water (it has been es­ the P errier crisis of 1989). T he Mission also promises to cictl gove rnment to set would like it to be. The Uni ver­ probably nud-summer 1990 , be able to meet the exciting kill off pathogenic organisms in ti mated that we drink only 1.5 In a small project that we p r·ovide for its students extra­ e nvironme ntal standards. sity is grateful indeed to all who the next step in the process will challenges of the future while the r·aw water. These or­ litres of water a day), but when performed at Brock two yeat·s curricular activities and other Five years ago he plctyed a key contributed to tlris exercise. be to refer clauses of the state­ sustaining the institutional ganisms derive from various experiences "designed to enrich we shower. Chloroform is a ago, we showed that the hot taps role in the PCB leakage dis­ ment to appropriate pr·esiden­ character and traditions which animal and hwnan sources and their lives, develop their talents volatile compound; it will easily in St. Catharines tended to covery in Smithville. 'i tial, sen a to rial a nd other a re manifest at its 25th An- have been responsible for the niversary . BY IAN BRINDLE BY LEILA LUSTIG Surgite ! page 2 Summer 1990 page 3 from Ted Lindsey, the manager York-you're not allowed to go plumber , come to fix his sink!" the angle and projection of the of the Detroit R ed Wings. to the theatre, you ' re not al­ The celebrity laughs. "And ball!" Lindsey asked Hull to play a lowed to do anything. You' re that's how my career started at The former All-Star is now season for Detroit. The only focused completely on the Brock." the Director of Special Athletic Dennis Hull-All-Star Alumnus reason Dennis Hull agr eed was game." Although h e still turned Programs for the Institute. But b ecause of something Ted This particular player filled heads among the student body, Dennis Hull doesn't stand still had a preconceived no­ the comparisons are happening Lindsey had done many years the empty hours with books, some of the professors seemed for long. His other career in­ tion of what Dennis Hull all over again. Dennis Hull before. and the amount of reading he immune to the hockey player' s terests include part-owner ship I would be like. says that Brett is handling it Back in 19 57 , Dennis did cr·eated the desire for even fame. Dennis Hull appears to of Rose City Chrysler in Wei­ Mter all, I had hi stats. In even better than he did himself. Hull 's mothee wa s badly more knowledge. have a deep r espect for his land, and he travels around the his 15-year career , the left­ " One of the things he has going burned in a boating accident, He says he chose Brock be­ professors, and mentions how States and Canada speaking at winger scored 3 0 3 goals and for him is that he's been 'Bobby and was hospitalized . Twelve­ cause he and his wife were pleased he wa s to receive a banquets. Ask him about his had 3 51 assists. He made the Hull's son' all his life. I didn't year-old Dennis Hull would homesick. Dennis Hull lived in Christmas gift from his wife-a schedule for the next week , and NHL All-Star team for the '7 2- b ecome ' Bobby Hull's visit his mother r egularly. St. Catharines when he played book written by one of his his­ it mjght include appearing in a '7 3 season, and the same year brother· ', or called that, until I " One day at the hospital in Bel­ for the Black Hawk farm team, tory professors. One day after parade in Niagara, heading out played for Team Canada as was 21." Dennis Hull says leville ther e wa s a r ed ' 57 and his wife is a native of the class he asked him to autograph to B.C. to speak at a banquet, they achieved their historic vic­ that, like any family, he and Thunderbird conve nible; I city. the volume. The professor then jetting off to Italy to visit tory against the Soviets. In Br·ett Htill are simply proud of spent a bout an his son. short, he was a hockey legend their r elative's accomplish­ hour looking at this Unlike many who helped establish the Hulls ments. "What are yo u sup­ car." The convert­ celebrities , Dennis as the ' Royal Family' ofprofes­ posed to say, 'What a rotten guy ible carded Hull has been happily sional hockey. you are for being so good and Michigan license married for 2 5 years to He is also a Brock graduate making us look bad'? Of course plates, and wh en [the professor] his ' high school of the class of '81 , with a BA in Dennis Hull not!" 0 sweetheart', Mary-Sue the young Hull 2:: '' history. H e attended the When asked to identify the entered the hospi­ Newman (Newman There were ll kid in hi Even when he played hock­ 'E thought I was the University after his retirement most memorable event in his tal room, there was 0 Steel)-the 'girl next family: eight sister s and three ey his sisters left their mark on from professional hockey, outstanding hockey career, the owner of that door' who lived just brothers including the 'Golden him. " The first time Joe plumber , when he was a good 15 years Dennis fhill shows no hesita­ in c r e dibl e down the street when Jet', Bobby Hull. amath played they made a older than most other students. tion. He smiles as he remem­ au to mobile. " It he played for the St. Dennis Hull says that his whole big deal about his wear·­ come to fix his In short, I was expecting a ber s. "Playing for Canada i11 was Ted Lindsey . Catbarines Black family is very close. Allll kids ingwhite football shoes ... be was physically and emotionally in­ '7 2. It's great to play for a city, He didn' t know the Hawks. He has a son, played hockey together-the the first person ever to play in sink!" timidating man. like Chicago, but you 're only Hulls at all. H e John, who lives in girls included. In fact, this All­ them. Man! I was wearing What I discovered was a representing so many people. read about [the ac­ Europe , and a man who is genuinely ... nice. Star says that if women were white skates in 1950!" When you play for youe cident] 111 the daughter, Martha, who allowed to play professional When you speak with Dennis country you ' re repr·esenting 2 5 paper , and he graduated from Boston hockey, a couple of his sister s Hull, it's easy to forget that he 'Bobby Hull's Brother' million p eople; tha t's a r eal drove from Detroit College with a major in is a celebrity. Despite his 'star' would pmbably have made it to When Dennis Hull joined thrill." to see her. " art histor·y , and now the NHL. status, Dmmis Hull is modes t the Chicago Black Hawks in The impression works in a bank in the about his accomplishments, The warm affection in his 1964, his older brother· Bobby From A Black Hawk To this sm·pdse visit When it came right down to agreed, and with pen poised , same city. down-to-earth, open and voice wh en he says this seems to was aleeady a star. Following in A Red Wing made sta yed with the left­ applying to the University, turned to Hull. "He said 'Let Although Dennis Hull has hones t. He doesn't shirk the indicate a happy childhood, al­ his brother 's footsteps meant winger . " So when he said 'Come however , Dennis Hull admjts me personalize this ... what's only two children, his brother s serious issues, yet he r eally though he did mention one dis­ Despite all the inter views tha t Dennis wa s often in and play for Detroit' ... what are that h e was nervous. "I your name?'!" and sisters have kept the large­ comes alive when telling an advantage of coming from a Dennis Hull has given , there are Bobby's sh adow. It was in­ you going to do!" family tradition alive. The large famjl y. still stories the public hasn ' t thought about it a long tinle, amusing anecdote, and he sees evitable that comparisons hockey player has a total of 3 5 a fmm y side to just about every­ It may surprise some of Den­ heard. One of these involves and I debated a long time. And Demris Hull Today would be made. It also seems The Bt·ock Student when I came to take the test as nieces and nephews. He says thing. It is no wonder that, nis Hull's fans, but this big, the move from the Chicago Dennis Hull taught inevitable that Dennis would a mature student, I sat out in that they have all stayed fairly apart from his other career in­ burly hockey player spent a lot Black Hawks to the Detroit Red When he retieed from hock­ Canadian History at Ridley resent this. He dispels that mis­ the parking lot for a long time." close over the years, and still get terests, the former NHL All­ of his childhood in 'dr·ag'. He Wings. ey in 1978 , at the age of 34, College, where he also coached conception immediately . He was, of course, accepted for together for a big July first Star has b ecome a popular laughs about it now. "When you After 1 4 seasons with Dennis Hull decided to attend part-time during the school "Whatever people say bas no admission. "Then the first day family picnic. speaker at banquets. come fr om a family of ll , yo u Chicago, the team signed on a tmivet·sity. He says the desire term and established the bearing at all , especially as a of school .. .! sat out in the park­ Family man. Left-winger. just get what's handed down ." new manager· and coach who for fur·ther education private school's sunm1er hock­ professional athlete ; you' re ing lot again." Educator. Coach. Entre­ The Early Years He says he was so used to wear­ proceeded to r eplace estab­ develop ed , in pa rt, because ey clinic. In 1982 , he returned playing for your coach and Once again, Dennis Hull's preneur. It's almost impossible ing his sisters' hand-me-down s lish ed player s with his own playing for the NHL wasted so to the Chicago area, to head the This casual , down-to-ear·th your team-mates, and as long as sense of hwnour comes to the to put a label on Dennis Hull; that wh en he got a new coat-a p eople . The left-winger much of his time. athletic department at the il­ quality may be the product of th ey'ee happy with what yo u' re forefront as he describes an in­ to sum him up in a single word boy's coat-he would try to decided that this was the incen­ Hull explains that unlike the linois Institute of Technology. his childhood years in Port d oing, then that's all tha t cident that helped break the or a phrase. Almost impos­ button it the wrong way. "I tive he needed to retire. " I glamourous life many people He says athletics are different Anne, just outside of Belleville, COlll1tS." tension he was feeling. "My sible. There is one phr·ase that still-when I'm in a hurry knew I had lost the desir·e to envision, professional hockey at an educational institution Ontar·io. Dennis Hull says that Now th a t the Hulls h ave first class was a French class. I exemplifies the man's career , now- 1 still try and button it play." entails a lot of waiting around filled with future engineers and the town he grew up in is small. pwduced a second-generation went into the class and [the his strength, his warmth and the other· way!" Just as he was about to hang in hotel rooms. "When you go architects. "Our students not "There's only one road in ... and NHL star, Bobby's son Brett, professor] thought I was the humour: 'All-Star' . 'i up his skates, he received a call somewhere-if you go to New only play basketball, they know then yo u're stuck there!" BY KATHLEEN LEGGAT

Surgite ! page 4 Summer 1990 page 5 WHERE THERE'S A Alumni Census-The Results Are In! PASSPORT., PLEASE! WILL ... The Census results are in-now we have a clearer idea of who you are! Of those of you who answered our census, a total of We were interested to learn that 40 alumni have e have been inputting and tabulating the information since August, and now we can share some of our 879 are living outside of Canada, in 72 different included Brock University in their will, and 13 others findings. The next few pages include some charts and graphs, some trivia ... even a quotation or two. countries. The U.S. wa s your first choice as a place to have made Brock a beneficiary of their insurance. There live, followed by the Far East. Here's a partial list of W Compare yourself to the average graduate, see where your fellow classmates have gone, and discover are 2 alumni leaving special collections to the University, where you're living now: some very surprising facts about Brock alumni. and an alumnus is considering a scholarship fund. Our figures are based on the responses we received-5 ,143. The response rate was 32 %-a very good return by census standards. But there is still room for improvement! If you misplaced or didn't even receive your U.S.A. 249 census form, just contact Alumni Mfairs and we'll drop one in the mail. "HOW TACI\.Y!"" Malaysia 134 Now that we have the results tabulated, we'll keep it going. We plan to give a census form to all new graduates Hong Kong 121 of Brock, and conduct a new mass census in about five years. "I am insulted ." "You got to be out of yo ur mind!!" Singapore 66 We can use this information in many ways. P erhaps the most important to you is to organize Alumni socials, These were the responses of a few alumni (11 out of West Germany 39 academic events and career workshops that are targeted for specific interest groups and geographic locations. 5 ,143) who were upset by the will, life insurance and Trinidad/Tobago 30 r------, personal income questions. England 29 ' For those who were offended, Alumni Mfairs would like Tanzania 25 Look Who's Talking TRIVIA Your Age to remind you that if you have an objection to any question Australia 16 on our census, you are free to leave it blank. The response rate was fairly even, Most of the alumni who responded India 9 but females edged out the males 53- to our census were between the ages of Although the information helps us learn more about our There are 1,666 Brock Kenya 9 47%. Of those females, the highest 26 and 45, with 45% of you in the alumni, we don' t want to alienate anyone! Greece 8 response rates came from those who alumni who have a BEd plus 26-35 range,and34%from36 to45. hold BPhEd, BRLS, BAdmin or MEd one other Brock degree. Cayman Islands 7 degrees. Our highest male response Nigeria 7 Of the alumni who TWO PAYCHEQUES ARE rates came from those who hold B- • responded, 392 were on the New Zealand 6 Admin degrees. BETTER THAN ONE rowing team. Bangladesh 6 Who are the quiet ones? We had In Requiem Scotland 5 the fewest responses from females who Double income families are the rule, rather than the There is a total of 1,156 Sadly, 71 of our fellow alumni have Bahamas 5 hold BBE or BEd degrees, and males alumni with at least one rela­ exception. Of our alumni who graduated between '64 to died. Italy 4 who hold BEd, BPhEd and BBE tive who also attended '69, a whopping 84 % enjoy a double income. The per­ centage drops for graduates of the '70s, settling at 78%, France 4 degrees. Brock. then jumps back to 84% for those who graduated in the Grenada 3 L------'80s.

PAY EQUITY'! EMPLOYMENT RECORDS AGES AND WAGES Yearly Earnings($) Female Male Alumni Alumni Status Female Male Of the respondents, 11 % claimed a personal income of $60 ,000 a year or higher , and 2% claimed a household - 20,000 277 102 Employed full-time 1722 1587 income of more than $100,000 . Here's where the majority of Brock graduates stand: 20-30,000 181 90 Employed part-time 283 41 Personal Income (in thousands of doUars) 30-40,000 201 158 Self-employed 130 197 Grad Year 40-50 50-60 60-100 100 + 40-50,000 159 179 Homemaker 155 1 '64-'69 11% 38% 19% 50-60,000 138 188 Student 116 104 '70-'74 18.3 o/o 32.5% 16.5 % 5 % 60-100,000 32 120 Retired 57 32 '75-'79 2 5.5 o/o 28% 12 o/o 3% 100-150 ,000 4 21 Unemployed 29 15 '80-'84 2 3.8 o/o 19% 8 % 1 % 150,000 + 1 5 '85-'89 13 o/o 10.6% 4% 1% Total 19% 19.5 o/o 9% 2%

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Getting Involved BY DEGREES I Many of you expressed interest in starting new Alumni Association There have been 20,644 degrees awarded by Brock Unjversity-11 ,148 chapters in your home towns, or in e (54%) to females and 9,496 (46%) to males. Here's what you received: looking up your old classmates (par­ ' ticularly in Montreal). Be assured 25th Anniversary that Brock's Alumni Mfairs office Percentage of total degrees to: Female Male 1964 - 1989 will make every effort to keep you in DEGREE touch! BA 50 43 BSc 5 15 BEd 26 14 BPhEd 5 5 Family Life BRLS 1.5 1 BAdmin 3 7 There are 650 Brock grads mar­ BBE l 3 ried to other Brock grads. MA .5 1 MSc .5 2 In total, 2 ,161 alumni have MEd 6 8 The Brock University created4,396 children ... an average of 2 per family. Males earned the most BSc degrees, picking up 72% of the degrees Affinity card awarded. Other male-dominated degrees include MSc (82%), BBE (69%), Of these children, 2 50 are 16 or MA (69%) and BAdmin (64%). Female-dominated degrees include BRLS 1 7 years old. (Have they applied to (70%), BEd (68%), and BA (58%). BPhEd and MEd degrees were Brock yet?) illstributed fairly evenly between the sexes.

CAREER CHOICES IsaacBroc The highest percentage of alumni who responded are involved in the teaching field, regardless of what degree they received. BA-The highest percentage of BA recipients, both male and female, chose the teaching profession: 26.5% of males and48.5% offemales. BSc-Here the sexes differ; males with a degree in science tend toward computer science careers, while wants ou! females tend toward teaching. BEd/MEd-No surprises here! Most males and females with a degree in education are teachers (7 7.5% ). BRLS-Males with this degree seem to split evenly between careers in health care, government and other professions. Females tend toward careers in other areas. BBE-Males are evenly split between accounting and business careers, while the majority of females chose accounting. BPhEd-Once again, an overwhelming majority chose the teaching profession, regardless of gender. BAdmin-Accounting was again the first choice, with 48% of male degree-holders and 51% of female degree-holders choosing this field.

Surgite! page 8 Your Brock University Bank of Montreal An Update From The 1971 1974 Alumni President Anton Kuhn (BA, hist) an­ Keith A. Busby (BA, psyc) is nounces the birth of his son , a PhD working as a research Our Silver Anniversary float MasterCard card Al exandee, on Nov. 8, 1988. psychologist at Ottawa in the Grape & Wine Festival Anton lives in Sun·ey, B .C. General HospitaL He and his Parade wa s a big hit-but where he is a supervisor for wife J anet (Beam) Busby not as big as The Nylons at Transport Canada. (BA, psyc '73; BEd '74) have Homecoming! Over 500 David Mapstone (BA, geog) a baby girl, Alysha Clait·e, alumni showed up to see the received his MEd from the U born March 19, 1990 and a a cappella singing ofT in 1978 and has just son , Jonathan Kyle William, group ... and each othet·. been promoted to principal born July 28 , 1987. of Castlemore P .S. in Pete r Dyck (BA, soci) is the Brock's 25th Anniversary Brampton. He is married staff chaplain at Carle Foun­ year marked the kickoff of a and has a 9-year-old dation Hospital in Cham­ new campaign to t·aise daughteL David would like paign, lllinois. H e is working $200,000 to furnish the new to hear from Gray Gillespie in the area of chemical de­ Student Centre. The goal of the Class of '71. pendency and psychiatric D ave B etzner period is 25 months, and a treatment for in- and out­ minimum $250 donation patients on the adult and (notice a theme starting here?) wi]J put your name on the donor 1972 adolescent levels. wall. Jan Gardiner (BA, J. Douglas Barbeau (BA, dram/psyc) and her husband Our affinity card program has been a hot item! Over 1,000 psyc) and his wife Elizabeth Dr. Bruce Williams an­ cards have been distributed since we first introduced it. The af­ have fiv e daughte r- s and one nounce the bit·th of Timothy finity card offet·s special perks to users, and a percentage of son , ranging in age ft·om 2 to on Nov. 25, 1989, a brother every purchase is retumed to Brock ... compliments of the Bank Business 16. Douglas wor-ks for for Do eo thy (9), Katharine of Montreal. Reply Mail General Motor-s of Canada in (6) and Teddy (4). The fami­ No Postage Stamp Calgary, Alberta. ly lives in Willowdale. Necessary if mailed Last fa ll we sent out new Alunmi Association member ship in Canada Bob Crelney (BA, poli) is a Doug Wighton (BA, cards. The card gives you library access and other special Postage will be paid by teacher with the Lincoln geoglhist) announces the privileges, so if you didn't get it, give us a call. Cotmty Board , wh ere he bit·th of his second daughter, teaches grades 4- 6 physical Stephanie Laueen , born By the way, thanks for the phenomenal response to our sur­ education and grade ll night Sept. 13 , 1989. He says the veys. We're busy updating our t·ecords now. school history. He and his baby is ' a wonderful toy' for wife Cathie have three her sister, Victoria. Doug Here are two dates to mark down on your calendar: Sept. 29th children , Lynn (18), Brian r esides in Mississauga. MasterCard Accounts Office for our annual Grape and Wine Activities, and Nov. 2 & 3 for (15) and Joanna (12). P.O. Box300 our Homecoming. Station M Toronto, Ontario Finally, we are always looking for volunteers. Why not help us 1973 M6S9Z9 out? Just call Mike Somerville at the Alumni Office, 688-5550, ext. 3251. Doug Martindale (BA, clas) is concluding his lOth yea t· at Have a nice summer , and we'll see you in the fall! orth End Commw1ity Mblis­ tt·y in Winnipeg, wher e he is David Betzner a social justice animator. In President Alumni Association hi spare time he teaches a course in social work at the Univer sity of Manitoba. Bob Cretney, BA '72

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worked her way up in the England, and works for the Mary Kebalo-Piata (BPhEd) (3 ) and new baby, Jordan Loukritia Prattas (BEd) is Region of Durham to become WE'RE BOOKED! 1975 local government as a plan­ received her MEd from Patrick. married to Dr. Ted Tzalalis, the senior planner in the ning assistant in Technical Western in Oct. 1989. She and is a teacher of adult day Current Operations Branch. Homecoming Weekend Wally BrauJ (BA, geogluest) Services . and her husband live in Lon­ school in Toronto. and his wife Karen Peters Mark Stevenson (BA, don, and Mary freelances for 1978 Doug Jarvie (BA, psyc/soci) NOV.2&3 and his wife Kim have two (BA, econ ' 7 5 ) annotmce the geogluest) and his wife Diane TV Ontario. young daughter s, Laurel (2 2 bii·th of twin girls on June have a daughter , Erin Leigh , Lu Cekota (BEd) and his • live concert Saturday night 1983 mos) and Amelia (5 mos) . 1 5, 1989. Wally, who born in 1987. Mark wife Anne (Folusewych) • Pat Hewitt in Alphie's all weekend Doug is with Via Rail in earned his MA, was a plan­ received his MSc in 19 7 8 , 1977 Cekota (BPhEd '80) have Randy Maass (BSc, geol) is Windsor. • non-stop events ner for six years, and now and established two consult­ two sons, Chris (7) and J eff stili sillgle, and wor·ks at Jim Louter (BSc, bioi) and practises law at the West ing companies last year in Lorri (Metcalfe) Moffatt (5 ). Lu is a special educa­ • the chance to meet old friends Gr·anges Inc. ill Timmins as his wife Mar·isa Romano Coast Environmental Law Toronto -Mark A. (BPhEd) is teaching part­ tion teacher with the Duf­ a project geologist. have a son, Matteo James, Assoc. in Vancouver , B.C. Stevenson Planning Con­ tilne prin1ary music and ferin-Peel Board, and Anne William A. Pinczel (BBE) born Aug. 14 , 1989. The Mark it down ... Karen has her MSc, and sultants and Prosemasters­ physical education for the is a teacher with the Halton and his wife Kimberley have family lives in Guelph. worked at the Dept. of W riling & Editing. Dufferin-Peel R.C.S.S.B. R.C.S.S.B. in Oakville. you don't want to miss it! a son, William J ohn, bol'n Susan (Davies) Maceyovski Finance in Ottawa as an She and her husband live in Barbara (Guyau) Hodgins Oct. 2 8 , 1989 . They just agricultural economist before (BA, geog) and her husband celebrated the fout"th an­ Oakville with their three (BA, geog) married her hus­ D01ma Skinner-Johnson Mal'ch 1988 , and in 1989 joining Agriculture Canada. Karl have a new son. Keith niversary of their company, children , Allison (6 ), Bryan band Tom in '86 . She (BPhEd '7 9 ; BEd) and her she and hel' husband bought Catharine (Archer) Feldman 1976 James, born Oct. 11 , 1989, Accent F ashion Accessor·ies husband Douglas Johnson theil' first home, located ill (BA, soci) has been living in is the little brother of Laura ill Hamilton , which now (BPhEd '80 ; BEd '81 ; MEd Belleville. Heather sends out Switzerland since 1984, Sue (Diamond) Gardner (4). They l'eside il1 Leduc, employs six people. '85 ) have a yow1g son, Jor­ a special ' hello' to Louise with her husband Michael (BPhEd, psyc) earned a BEd BADGER ST ATS Quebec . B.J. Vale ncia (BA, psyc) is a dan. Donna teaches grade 6 Robertson. and two young children. She at Queen 's, then a MEd at division sales manager for with the Waterloo County K elly Baker (BEd) was or­ has re-entered the workfor·ce the Univer· sity of San Diego. Tennis-a gold in the Ontar·io University Athleti c Associa­ Kobmnd Corp., a na tional Board , and Doug teaches dained ill to the order of the as a social wor·ker , and cottn­ Sue is a guidance counsel­ tion (OUAA) Doubles 1979 ilnportillg company ill ew grade 7 with the Wentworth Holy Ct'oss Fathers on Sept. sels in French-a language lor/academic resource Rowing-a gold at the Ontario \Vomen's lntenmiversity Yo rk City that specializes ill Com1ty Boat·d. 17, 1989 ill South Bend, In­ she has only leamed since teacher for the Durham Athletic Association (OWIAA) Finals Alan Yow1g (BEd) and wife fine wines. diana. KeiJy has been moving to Europe! Board, and she and her hus­ Fencing-Women's Foil OWIAA gold medal Laura's second child, J essica placed as chaplaill at otre Janel A. A. (Rossi) Hymers band are restoring a historic Lacrosse-the Ontario Club Team Championship Eileen , was bon1 on Mar·ch Dame College School in Wei­ (BA, psyc/phil) lives in Kent, Victorian home in Port Hope. Women's VolleybaU-first in OWIAA West and a bronze 15. Alan works for a law 1981 land. 1984 at the Championships firm il1volved in a business­ Elizabeth (MitcheiJ) Carter Rochelle (Kelly) Crawford Men's Wrestling-5th in the OUAA, five medals at the government exchange pro­ Mm·k Green (BAdmiJ1/poli) (BA, F ren/Germ) and her (BA, Russ) has been Championships (two golds) gram that will place hlln at was married ill Sept. 1989, husband Ian Carte r (BSc, pt'omoted to senior ttnder­ Women's Basketball--consolation champs at OWIAA the Department of Finance and is currently supervisor biol/chem '81 ; MSc, chem writet· for the Independent FillalS in Ottawa as a special ad­ of securities lending for '84) amwunce the bit"th of Ot·der of Foresters ill Don Men's Basketball-semi-finalists in OUAA West visor on federal-provincial Canada Trust il1 Tor·onto. Andl'ew Robert Marshall on Mills. She gives a ' fond Men's Hockey-quarter-finali ts in OUAA West relations. H e would like to hear fr·om hello' to the 1975-1977 Swinuning-18 medals (nine gold) at the Championship , Sept. 19 , 1989. Liz says Residence Crowd. women 's 5th in the OWIAA, men 's 7th in the 0 AA she would 'love to hear from AU-Stars-10 Badgers wer·e named OUAA or OWIAA All­ 1980 the Medieval Fl'ench Gang!' Stars during the 1989-90 season Jolm T. Guilfoyle (MEd) has been elected to a three-year Judy (Brunskill) Dodsworth ter·m on the Board of Gover­ (BPhEd) lives ill Alberta nors of Mohawk College. We have a date for you Lo remember-September 29 , 1990 . with her husband and four· John has wor·ked at Mohawk That's the day of the Grape & Wine Festival Parade, and, as childr·en , Jennifer (7), Ben for 13 years, most recently usual, we'll have special on-campus alumni event . (5 ), Eric (3) and Scott (2 ). as associate director , Physi­ Thanks to the Homecoming Committee fot· designing and Shelley (White) Hanson cal Re oul'ces Division. building last year· 's float, our 25th birthday 'cake', and to the (BA, Fren/Germ) and her following donors for financing it: the Brock University husband Harris wouJd like Students' Union , Van Egmand Construction Ltd. for the build­ to announce the birth of 1982 ing materials, STANPAC for the decot·ating materials, BROCK theit· fourth child, Mark Aus­ Niagar·a Relocatable Buildil1gs Ltd. for the tractor/trailer and tin, ill Feb . 1990. The fami­ Heather Railey-Lamoureux drivet·, and Kelsey-Hayes for the storage facilities . BADGERS ly lives ill Calga ry. (BA, dram) was married in

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David Brain and John Deena (Collier) MacDonald Claudia (Pade) Hughes Lytm (Chapman) Calvert Paul J. Stephenson (MEd) Timms. (BA, p syc/Engl) married (BA/BEd) and her husband 1987 (BA, chst) married Andy Cal­ and his wife J ennifer are ex­ Matthew Hill (ESc, cosc) Thomas MacDonald in Bill gave bir·th to a daughter, vert after graduation and pecting a sibling for their 3- recently moved to Calgary to 1986 , and bas a son , Brent, Jessica Lynn, on March 19, Jatnie Alrnas (BA, poli) at­ has a young daughter. The year-old daughter, Sarah. accept the position of born Sept.1 , 1989. Deena 1990. Claudia is a grade 2 tended Windsor Law School family lives in Hamilton. The family will he moving to IN TRIBUTE TO A GREAT CANADIAN software design engineer is a counsellor for the St. teacher for Pontiac City after graduation, and has Don Cressman (BAdmin) Barrie soon. with Novatel Communica­ Catharines Association For Schools in Michigan. just accepted a position with married his wife Becky Shoshana Tyson (BA, fin e tions Ltd. Commtmity Living. Chat·lie Hyndman (BA, H eelis, Williams, Little & Bailey on April22, 1989. arts) has started her own "Few of those professors could ever have foreseen the Linda Whiting (BEd) is a Jomme (Voisin) Paige econ) was r·ecently trans­ Culliton in St. Catharines. Don is a landscape tech­ business in Fonthill, Debbie Armstrong (BEE) legacy of achievement that would belong to Brock teacher of the hearing im­ (BActg) is married , and is fen·ed and promoted ft"Om nician for Cressman Tree Shoshana Designs Inc., paired for the Durham the manager of RME Capital the St. Catharines Engine has been promoted to proper­ Maintenance and Landscap­ making handpainted silk University in such a short time. They were willing to Region R.C.S.S.B. in Corp. in North Bay. Plant of General Motors to ty assessor with the Ministry ing Ltd. in Cobourg. jewellery. risk; to sacrifice; to pursue the dream we call Brock Oshawa. Aun Tyers (BPhEd '8 2 ; BA, the Scarborough Van Plant. of Revenue in Toronto. William J. Haines (BAdmin) Gregory Whelan (BA, University. Today I join you in recognizing psyc '83 ; BEd) is pioneering Charlie is superintendent of Yolmtde C. (Moody) Bisson­ graduated from York Univer­ soci/psyc) is the executive those founders whose foresight and dedication have the Ministry of Education off­ manufacturing. nette (BA, Fren) works for si ty with his MBA in 1989. director of Big Brothers of made Brock a special home to over 1985 campus Transition-Com­ Diane (Coville) Noe (BA, Niagara College as coor­ He joined the Royal Bank South Niagara. Greg is dinator· of office administra­ 10,000 graduates from all parts of the world." munity Living Program for Fr·en) completed her BComm the same· year· as a trader in working on a recruitment Rosamund (Swale) Battye young deaf-blind adults in a t the University of Ottawa tion. She has her Certified investment banking and video, and says they need 24 (BA, psyc) has returned to Brantford. in April1990. She married Professional Secretary Desig­ treasury. new Big Brothers. -Sean O'Sullivan, Brock as ESc coordinator Andr·eas Noe in August nation and has received a Antonelle Iudiciani (ESc, Kevin M. Zimic (BAdmin, June 7, 1985 for non-academic child 1988, and the couple lives special Staff Recognition hiol) holds the position of mktg/econ) is owner relations studies. She is finishing her 1986 in Gloucester·. Award . lands and waters resources analyst/specialist at Ford MEd, is a part-time teaching Lot·y Darleen Porter Dmtette Blue (BA, soci) com­ technician at the Ministry of Motor Co. in Oakville. He is ass.istant and is proud that Don Boswell (MA, poli) (BLRS) has recently joined pleted her Master's in social Natural Resources, located cun·ently racing a showroom Sean O'Sullivan, the onl y Brock alumnus to r·eceive the her eldest son Robin is 'keep­ graduated fmm the Legal As­ the Recreation Department wor·k at Laurier in the fall in Fonthill. stock car in the Honda­ University's honorary degree, died one year ago after his ing Brock in the family' as a sistant Certificate Program at Tor·onto's Bloorview 1989 , and now works for Ron Muckenheim (BA, Michelin Challenge with battle with cancer . He was 3 7. He bad been both elected second-year student. at Fanshawe College, and is Children's Hospital. Commuillty Services at the psyc) will be teaching elemen­ Steven Champion to the House of Commons (while completing his degree John A. Bergen (BA, comm) now working for the Depart­ Susan (Carbone) Watet·s Huronia Regional Centre in tar·y school in Durham Coun­ (BAdmin '88). part-time, therefore Prof. Matheson's telegram: and his wife Deborah have a ment of Indian Affairs in Ot­ (BA, geog) is a management Orillia. She would like to ty starting in the fall. "Congratulations. Where is your paper?"), and ordained new son , Andrew Davis. tawa. trainee for the Canadian Im­ say 'hello' to her Brock Stephen J. Sheppard (BA, a priest in the Catholic Church. Sean O'Sullivan touched John is a senior proposal Rae (Murray) Catella (ESc, perial Bank of Commerce in fr·iends and professors. Engl '8 6; BEd) married many lives through an eclectic range of charged interests. 1988 analyst at Babcock & Wilcox biol '84; BEd) is married Bm·lington. Nancy Lawrence (BA, Engl International in Cambridge. and bas a daughter, Krista, '87) on Aug. 22, 1987. Today business, church and political leaders, including Betty (Conklin) Baxter Britt Fisher (BA, admi/soci) born March 25,1989. Rae Nancy is the lifestyle editor Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Toronto SZLn Chairman (ESc, cosc) married lm1 Bax­ married Marie Attolino on is a part-time biology lab for the St. Thomas Times ter (ESc, cosc '8 6) on Sept. Doug Creighton and His Eminence G. Emmett Carter, I April29,1989. Heisteacb­ teacher at Brock. Journal, and Stephen serve as patrons of a campaign to establish an enduring 2, 1989 . The couple bas ing for the Wetland County Daryl Clancy (BBA) married teaches English and art. memorial to Sean O'Sullivan. The wishes of the family moved into their new house R.C.S.S.B., and is attending Laura Ervin on March 10 , Their son, Samuel Grant, dictate that Brock University will be the beneficiary of the in East Oshawa. the U ofT Faculty of Educa­ 1 9 9 0. Daryl is national wa s born Aug. 23,1989, efforts of The Friends of Sean O'Sullivan. Pamela Brown (BPhEd) tion (tech. studies). product manager of TNT Air weighing 8 lhs, 15 oz. graduated from Teacher's Karen (Rollason) Hartai Express in Mississauga. Anna May (Copelin) Smith Through the campaign's proceeds, a number of College last year, and is (BEd) and her husband Brian Scott Edward Cline (BA/BEd, chst) married Ar­ Sean O'Sullivan scholarships will be created with terms presently teaching in Missis­ Steve Hartai (BPhEd '85, (BA, hist) recently married thw· Gordon Stnith (BAdmin negotiated with the donor. The Sean O'Sullivan Centre sauga with the P eel Board of BEd '86) have a baby girl, his 'Alabama Sweethear·t', '84) on Dec. 16,1989. Art for Teaching and Leaming will help professors enhance Education. Natalie Karen, born on Oct. Sharon Gossett, and moved is an accotmtant in Hamil­ teaching skills. Financing will be completed for the Karen (Brown) Dockeray 5 , 19 8 9. The couple lives in to the deep south. ton , and Anna is teaching Student Centre, in return for· which the Brock University (BRLS) married Jeff Dock­ Chatham. Mark P. Dreschel (BA, hist) kindergarten for the Halton Students' Union will name the building in his honour. e ray (BRLS '8 7) on October Shalteer Hasan Khan (MSc , received his MA in American R.C.S.S.B. in Oakville. 28 , 1989 and the couple Over 12 0 grads showed up at the Ontario Science Centre for cbem) and his wife Humaira foreign policy from Queen 's Shelley Smith (BEd) is a spe­ lives in a country home just For more information about this tribute to a great an informal wine and cheese reception on Febwar·y 21, 1990 . have a baby boy, Muneeb, in 1988 and is currently cial education teacher for outside Thunder Bay. She Canadian, contact the Office of External Relations. The next Tm·onto event will he a family picnic on Centre Is­ born Sept. 8 9. They live in working as a recruitment the Dufferin-Peel R.C.S.S .B. wants to thank the gang at land in late July or early August-watch for the details in the Buffalo, N.Y., where support specialist for in Mississauga. Alphie's for the wedding gift. mail. Shaheer is involved in can­ Workers' Compensation in cer research. Townto.

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baby boy, Donald Evan Kathy Saso (BPhEd '88; DIAL B.R.O.C.K. ANYTIME! Ross, born July 21,1989. BEd) will marry John Lott They live in Mississauga. (BEd '83) on July 21, 1990 in Markham. Kathy is a Sandra Heaslip (BRLS) ~ Even in Toronto, received her post-graduate grades 7 & 8 teacher for the you can get the latest alumni news, degree from Georgian Col­ Scarborough Boat·d, and 1st Brock Professors lege in recreation for special John is pwduction super­ local events and Badger sports scores populations. She is current­ visor for Chrysler in Pres. Prof. Carl Baar of the Politics Department is one of a five-member team that has secured a SSHRC grant to study the Canadian courts of appeal. Prof. Baar will work ly doing placement at the Brampton. -toll-free--just by dialing B.R:O.C.K.! with three colleagues from York ·and one from the University of Lethbridge, to study the Elgin/Middlesex Detention Shelley (Dobson) Shongut Educator 10 pwvincial com·ts of appeal, with some attention to the territorial and federal courts of (BRLS) is pleased to an­ Centre in London. appeal as well. Just dial925-2929 from your touch-tone Christine Heath (TESL) nounce her marriage to Of The phone, wait for a response, then dial2 fol­ graduated from U ofT with Robert Shongut, August 19 Prof. Ian Brindle of the Chemistry Department has been appointed by the provincial lowed by B.R.O.C.K. (27625). (In Niagara, a BEd in primary/junior in Brampton. Shelley is a Year! government to an independent advisory committee that will set environmental standards. education. recreation therapist at The committee consists of 11 othet· scientific and environmental experts, and will , with Brock's President dial688-5550, and the call directory Joan Carol (Anderson) Kott I.G.H.L. Day Treatment pub(jc input, t·ecommend standards and guidelines to regulate contaminants discharged in Emet·itus, DL James A. will tell you more.) (MEd) is a grades 4/5 Centre in Southampton, New our· water , soil and atmosphere. Gibson, wa s honoured with teacher with the Wentworth York. the title of Ontat·io Pt·of. Mike Dickman of the Biological Sciences Department has been appointed by the Cotmty Board. She is happi­ Georgina Simpson-Robil­ Educator of the Year for It's a great way to keep in touch ... just by Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario to the Environmental Appeal Board. The Board will con­ ly married and has two son s, lard (BA, chst '86; BA, psyc 1990 at a recent cet·emony sidet· arguments from industdes and other parties seeking to appeal a pollution control using your touch-tone phone! Michael and Jeremy. She '88; BEd) was married Oct. in Quebec, presented by ot·deL Prof. Dickman explains that environmental cases have grown so complex that now raises, shows and trains Alas­ 8, 1989 and teaches grade Les Productions environmental scientists at·e as necessary as the lawyers on the Board. kan Malamutes. 4/5 with the Wentworth Quebecoises Pro-Art Inc. Dt·. Gibson was awarded Gletm Richard Lindsey County Board of Education. Prof. John Jackson will write a history of the City of St. Cathar·ines with Sheila Wilson, Cathy Ferguson (BRLS) an­ 3000 Airlines. Denise lives the medallion of the Pt·ix (MEd) is a technical trainer Julie Tricarico (MA, poja) fot·me t· chief of the reference section of the city's Centennial Library. The book was com­ nounces her engagement to in Barrie. du Merite Canadien with Northern Telecom completed her BEd at missioned by The St. Catharines Standard as part of the newspapet· 's centennial celebra­ Adam AxceU (BAdmin '87). Bruce William Bates " J eunesse Education" Canada in Nepean. He is Queen's and is currently in tions. The wedding is set for Oc­ (BPhEd, '8 7; BA, psyc) is (Canadian "Youth the president of the Ottawa first year law at the Univer­ Fot· the 400-page illustrated history, the authors will draw information and tober this year. Cathy has working at Brock as re­ Education" Chapter of the Ontario sity of Windsor. photographs from The Standard as well as Brock's Special Collections. Their book is recently become the opera­ search coordinator for Excellence Prize), for his Society for Training and scheduled for publication by Stonehouse in the fall of 1991. tions supervisor for Tour of Neuroscience Imaging Re­ " unparalleled effot·ts both Development (OSTD). JH·ovincially and nationally the Universe in Toronto. search. He has just Prof. H.H. Holland of the Chemistry Department will share a Medical Research Coun­ Sandra Malik (BEd) is a for the youth of Canada." Belinda Joyce Geoghegan returned from presenting his cil Grant of $37,000 for the tudy of pt·oduction on inhibitory steroids of the human kindergarten teacher with (BA, soci) is presently work­ undeq~raduate thesis at the IN MEMORIAM aromatase enzyme. the orth York Board of ing in the Brock library at Society for Neuroscience con­ Education, and is expecting the circulation desk. She is vention in Phoenix, Arizona. her fir t child in October. Gregory David Sibbick (MA, engaged to Patrick Shane Bruce will be attending She would like Suzie to tell poli '8 6) lost his life in a traf­ McCauley (BA, soci '89). graduate school this fall. Alumni Award Winners her what happened to the fic accident on Sept. 2 9, Larry Horeczy (BA, psyc) Janice Elms (BA, psyc) has Group Eight newsletter. 1989. His wife, Frances, is started working for the Al­ just returned from travelling "I think that teaching is a very important part of my job, and appreciate my Michael Mamo (BA, soci) is recovering from injuries sus­ colleagues and students noting what I have done." Mathematics Professor Eric berta Family & Social Ser­ through Australia for the completing his Masters in tained in the accident, which Muller was thrilled to win this year's Brock alumni Awat·d for Excellence in Teach­ vices last Aug., as an past seven months. sociology at Queen's, and occurred while the couple ing. The pwfessor is a pioneer in the use of computers to teach math co urses for adoption worker and foster Christine "Kris" Frommhold says he tnisses Brock. was vacationing in the U .S. students who at·e not math majors-80 percent of those enrolled. In addition to care liaison. He lives in (BA, psyc) is proud to an­ Kirk "Chip" Merrett (BBE) Gregory was employed with mathematics education, Prof. Muller's research centres on transportation schedul­ High Level, Alberta with his nounce the birth of her ing. is moving to Toronto for his the Ministry of the Attorney wife Pearl, and says that he daughter Natalie Jane, born ' Self-assured', ' Out-going', 'Determined', 'Highly motivated', 'Destined to new job as internal auditor General in Toronto, as a is enjoying the far north! Sept. 19,1989. Kris lives succeed ' ... these wer·e the phrases used to describe Sharon Preece, the winner of fot· The Bay, Simpsons & planning officer with the in London, where she is a re­ this year's Silvet· Badger Award and Alumni Association Student Award. The Zellet·s. Courts Adtninistration search assistant in Victoria energetic fourth-year student is working towards a combined degree in sociology Caroline Rouse (BEd) is an Branch. He is sadly tnissed 1989 Hospital's Department of and Russian, and still found time to create a Brock figure-skating team, be a elementary teacher with the by his wife, their son Ben­ P sychiatry. residence proctor, porter and don, serve as a BUSAC councillor ... the list goes on. Toronto Metropolitan jatnin, his parents Ross and Sharon hopes to study at Leningrad State Univet·sity in the U.S.S.R. After Denise Bartko (BRLS) has Elizabeth Anne "Lizanne" R.C.S.S. Board. Leila, and his brother graduation, she would like to be a sports researcher with CBS at the '92 Olym­ begun a new career as a (Ross) Harvey (BEd) and Lealand. ~ Sharon Preece pics, then have a career in sports broadcasting or journalism. flight attendant with Canada het· husband Don have a new

Surgite! page 14 Summer 1990 page 15 Brock Briefs (cont.) SHARE YOUR NEWS WITH Brock Gets $650,000 Mass Spectrometer UJ5 Have you moved or changed jobs? Have you earned another degr ee? Brock University has just installed a new mass spectrometer" tha t will enable chemists to identify trace substances more quickly and accueately, for· a bmad Did you just get married or have a new baby? range of scientific and industrial applications. Tell your fellow grads about it! (While you 're at it, why not send a picture?) Pur·chased with the help of a $ 32 5,000 grant (the largest single 1·eseat·ch Name ______grant ever eeceived by Brock) from the National Science and Engineering Re­ (l' lllST) (LA ST) Brock iD# ______, search Council, the $ 350 ,000 spectrometer is the factot·y prototype of an instru­ am e a t grad u a ti on :. ----::-:-:-c:::-:-::==-=-:-:=:--::::-:-:-:-:-:-::-::-:-:-:::-:-::--:-:--:-=-=-:-:--,-,-----:--­ ment made in England, of which there are now 30 in the world , and only one ( W DII'FEUENT THAN ABOVE, I.E. MAWEN NAME) C urrent address ______othet· in Canada. Says Professor Jack Miller , " The value of this instt·ument is about $650 ,000; but we saved money by buying the pmtotype, 1·ecycling some City______P rov. ______parts of our old one, and t·e-using existing computers." Peof. Miller and his team have been making modifications to the mass spectrometer , and they claim Cou n try______P os ta I Code______to have increased the sensitivity, for some applications, by a fa ctor of 10 to 50 Dr. Karen Kain, Principal Dancer, Telephone # ( beyond the manufacturer 's specifications. National Ballet of Canada The instrwnent will be used for the development of new mass specteometric E mployer's name.______techniques, in environmental research to id entify dioxin and other con­ Address. ______taminants in water , in stewid-related research, and for biological , geological and Honorary PhDs archaeological indentification. City______Te lephone # ( Prof. Jack Miller (far right) and the new Mass Spectrometer R eceivi ng Honorary Doctorates at Br·ock 's 46th Convocation we t·e: Position/Tide ______Mt·. Justice Btian Dickson , Chief Jus­ Is yo ur spouse a Brock grad? ______If so p lease fill out the following information: tice of the Supreme Court of Canada; Dr·. Alan Earp, President Emeritus of Spouse' s name______~------( FIRST) (LAST) Broc k U niver sity; Brock ID# ______.N a me at graduation ______Ba.Uerina Karen Kain; ( IF DIFf"ERENT TI:IAN ABOVE, I. E. MAIDEN NA ME) Bdgid Pyke, fourth-tet·m president of Spouse' se111ployer______the Ontal'io Federation of Agriculture; Address______Ar·chbishop Ted Scott, of the A nglican Church of Canada . City·______Telephone # ( The honot·ary doc torates were Position/Tide,______confetTed during the U nive t·sity's convocation exercises, May 30, May 31, and June l. Alumnews Update Oops! P lease tell my fellow alumni about: My marriage 0 My job 0 My spouse's job 0 I have additional news!______Prof. McEwen Goes Out In Style! A few names were omitted from the donor lists that appear· ed in om· last issue of Surgite!. Although we may have tem­ With his retirement porat·ily misplaced the donoes' names, we day approaching, assure yo u we never lost sight of their I have s me ideas for Surgite ! Professor McEwen joked generous donations! to his family that he We apologize for the eeeor, and offer would love to take his belated recognition of their contt"iJJution. last trip to Brock in a chauffeur-driven limo. Taro Building Campaign Signa ture ______Date.______The joke was on him Alden Construction wh en Apt·il 3 atTived EBW (M r. & Mrs. Leo J. LeBlanc) .. . a nd so did an elegant Er·nst & Young Return to: Alumni Office, Brock University, St. Catharines, L2S 3Al Rolls, complete \vith Geoup 2 Development Limited D I require a replacement for my Alumni Card. I have enclosed a cheque for $5, ur1iformed clt·ivet· and a B. Newman bottle of bubbly! The Tomarin Family payable to the Brock Alumni Fund. Unisys

S ut·gite ! page 16 BROCK'S CHANGING FACE

Prospects are good for a January 1991 opening of Brock's newest landmarks: the Student Centre and The Taro Building.