Committed to Student Success Donors Have an Impact Marianopolis in the Community Message from the Director General 04 Table of Contents

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Committed to student success Donors have an impact Marianopolis in the community Message from the Director General 04 Table of contents

In the last issue of Alma Matters, I shared with you news of Heritage Walk, which was to take place on New and now September 29. I am happy to report that Heritage Walk was a wonderful gathering of about 50 members from Financial aid update 05 all parts of our community, and that it helped raise Expert on campus almost $5,000 toward financial aid for Marianopolis Giving back students. The upbeat participants on an otherwise overcast 06 Involved parents 06 Saturday morning included alumni, both young and seasoned, representatives from our volunteer boards, Focus on endowment 07 parents, faculty, staff, administrators and their family members, some in strollers others on four legs, and, of Feature course, students. We were warmly welcomed by Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame as we made our Christian Corno 11 way from 4873 Westmount Ave. to the Old Port, past the Celebrating our heritage campuses which the Marianopolis community has Alumni called home since the congregation founded the school in 1908. 13 Pedaling for a cause 12 Recently, we have welcomed back a member of our community: Christian Corno is the tenth person to hold Passionate about change 14 the position of academic dean in the long history of the College, and he is the first academic dean from outside On campus 15 the ranks of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame. You can learn a bit about him, his thoughts, and his expert place Events 16 in the Quebec college network on page 11. Some of you Growing global citizens already know him from the classroom when he first joined Marianopolis, in January 1998, as an economics News and notables 17 professor. In 2006, he became coordinator of the 14 Learning Resources Centre and devoted his considerable We will miss 19 talents to the College’s Plan for Success program before leaving the College in 2007. Mark your calendar 20 This fall has seen Marianopolis enrollment grow once again, now to over 2,000 students. We remain the number one choice for students wishing to enter their university of first choice. You can be proud that the Social networking College continues to prosper, with a focus on top-quality education. Alma Matters Winter 2013 Cover photo: New academic dean Chistian Corno. Read about him on I wish you and your families a healthy and hearty page 11. (Rudy Moley). winter. I hope you will stay close to the College and the Editor: Anneliese Papaurelis ’88 Photo credits: Ryan Blau, Véronique Champoux, l’Hibou, Selena Liss, sense of community it provides many years after our Director of Development and Alumni Affairs: Barth Gillan Rudy Moley, Marc Muri ’84, Anneliese Papaurelis ’88, Tom Sandler, Natalie Editorial Board: Santano, Rebecca Simon, Studio Iris, Marie-Hélène Tremblay (Le Devoir). students graduate. ◊ Alumni – Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo ’10 Advertising: Anneliese Papaurelis ’88, [email protected], 514.931.8792 ext. 202. On campus – Jordan-Nicolas Matte ’12 Circulation: 21,000 Giving back – Barth Gillan Alma Matters is created and published semi-annually by Development and News and notables – Shelley Barton Alumni Affairs for the Marianopolis community. Alumni, students, faculty, Editorial Consultant – Arjun Basu staff, parents and donors receive this magazine through a complimentary Copy Editor – Steven Addona subscription. To add or modify your mailing information, please contact the Development and Alumni Affairs Office, [email protected], Len Even Contributors: Robert Aboukhalil ’07, Shelley Barton, Véronique 514.931.8792 ext. 206. Champoux, Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo, Rosalie (Dumont) Amron ’11, Printed in Canada ISSN 1918-5677 Matthew Flanagan, Barth Gillan, Kathryn Haralambous, Christianne Meloche, Anneliese Papaurelis ’88, Marisa Samek ’11, Pamela Sherwin ’88. Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement No. 40737555 Designer: Rudy Moley, Doxa Design Return undeliverable addresses to: 4873 Westmount Ave., Westmount, QC H3Y 1X9 Print Coordinator: Finger Communications marianopolis.edu/contactus

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Sylvain Pagé, Ph.D. in French studies from Students Candice Blair and Anna Gagné-Landmann l’Université de Montréal, teaches in the pause on the High Line, a public park built on a modern languages and liberal and creative historic elevated freight line, in Manhattan during arts departments. He creates large-scale the annual arts trip in October. graphic artwork in his spare time.

Emily Wing ’12 and Mélissa Marginson ’11 were featured during ArtsFest on one of the many digital information screens on campus. marianopolis.edu/artsfest

Historian Sylvain Pagé on why the Both the British and the Americans claimed victory; both Financial aid for students Schulich Leader Scholarships are open to Quebec War of 1812 matters 200 years later were right, as the peace treaty merely specified that things Pamela Sherwin ’88 students in their final year of study at CEGEP. Canadian would go back to their original pre-war state. That said, if Schulich Leader Nominees are selected by their CEGEPs from Kathryn Haralambous there are no clear winners, there are definitely losers: by The Marianopolis Financial Aid Office provides the graduating class and are students who intend to study Professor Sylvain Pagé has published L’Amérique du Nord aligning themselves with the British and Canadians, the guidance and helps students access a wide range of awards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) et Napoléon (Nouveau Monde, 2003) and over a dozen articles Amerindian tribes of the Midwest and Great Lakes lost all and bursaries. Students interested in applying for the awards subjects at a participating university. The student must be a listed below should book an appointment with Pamela on the War of 1812. One of many experts on campus, he spoke chances of forming a recognized territory that could Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada and Sherwin in A-123A. Read the full list of grants available at with Alma Matters about the war’s ongoing significance on its withstand American colonization. possess at least two of the three following attributes: th marianopolis.edu/fa. 200 anniversary. An excerpt is printed here; for the full KH: How did the Canadian population react to the war? outstanding community, business or entrepreneurial interview see marianopolis.edu/sylvainpage. Mensa Canada Scholarship Program offers several leadership, academic excellence, and financial need. SP: At the time, it did not feel like the great moment that the scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 each. Applicants KH: Why does this war matter? Deadline: Feb. 5, 2013. schulichleaders.com current bicentennial ceremonies and commemorations must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants enrolled in a SP: It paved the way for the Industrial Revolution in North claim it was. Canadians in Upper Canada and Lower full-time program at a Canadian post-secondary institution Miller Thomson Foundation National Scholarships, America. It only spanned two-and-a-half years, but it Canada felt like they had been cursed: survival in this tough for the 2012 - 2013 academic year. Applicants must be at valued at approximately $3,000 each, are awarded to 100 brought changes that impacted society and the economy for land was no picnic without suffering the hardships of war. least 18 years old on January 31, 2013. Applicants are judged students on an annual basis. Recipients must be Canadian decades to come. For instance, it marked the rise of Canada The main feeling in all Canadian colonies was one of being on a written essay, in either English or French. citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Quebec as a major world timber exporter as well as the start of our dragged in the middle of a fight between England and the Deadline: Jan.31, 2013. mensacanada.ca applicants must be in their final year of CEGEP and planning to attend a Canadian university in the fall. shipbuilding industry. U.S. It is also pure propaganda to state – as I’ve read in The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award consists of 20 official Canadian documents on the war – that Canadians Academic achievement and contribution to school and KH: How do you explain the fact that our history books pay prizes of $7,000 that may be renewed for up to four years. did most of the fighting alongside their Amerindian and community are required. so little attention to the War of 1812? Students must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants British allies: in fact, if Canadian militia units fought well – entering their second year of CEGEP or university. Successful Deadline: March 1, 2013. millerthomson.com SP: It is a very “unsexy” war, so to speak: its root causes as at the battle of Chateauguay in 1813 – it was mostly applicants demonstrate academic excellence, are involved in National Education Association of Disabled Students cannot be summed up easily. It was fought by tiny armies in British troops who helped repel the Americans throughout humanitarian and community service, and participate in (NEADS) Awards Program offers bursaries ranging from comparison to those fighting in Europe at the same time. It the war, and let’s not forget their native allies, especially in sports or fitness activities. $1,000 to $3,000 to students who have a permanent had no clear winners, and its consequences are not obvious. the first year of the war. ◊ Deadline: Feb.1, 2013. terryfoxawards.ca disability and are currently registered in and returning to a Toyota Earth Day Scholarships are 20 prizes of $5,000 full-time program of study at an accredited Canadian post- Give your Marianopolis diploma each awarded annually to students currently in their secondary college or university. Applicants must be the treatment it deserves graduating year of CEGEP and entering full-time studies at a Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, be Solid cherry frame includes a blue suede double mat with Canadian university in the fall. Applicants should be strong strong academically, have an exemplary record of silver embossed Marianopolis crest. Diploma not included. academically and demonstrate leadership in their volunteerism and/or employment, and demonstrate VISA, MasterCard, cash Orders can be picked up on campus To order, please contact commitment to the environment and community service. potential to be an outstanding participant in the community. by appointment, or shipped within $95 or cheque payable to the Canada for an additional $30.00. [email protected] tax incl. Marianopolis Alumni Association Deadline: Feb. 15, 2013. earthday.ca/scholarship Deadline: March 15, 2013. neads.ca ◊ 04 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 05 New and now New and now

Emily Wing ’12 and Mélissa Marginson ’11 were featured during ArtsFest on one of the many digital information screens on campus. marianopolis.edu/artsfest

Director General Len Even and former Director General Françoise Boisvert, CND Excellence is found in every program and discipline, and these at Heritage Walk. are just a few of the students who were recognized for their contribution to Marianopolis on June 19.

Thanks to a $150,000 grant from The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation and a contribution from MonChâteau, the new food services Members of The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation (front L-R): Mary Liistro Hébert; provider, students began the year with a fresh look in the cafeteria along Françoise Boisvert, CND; Jill de Villafranca and Helen Law. (Back L-R): Stephen Takacsy ’77; with a new taste. Flooring and paint complement the new furnishings, Barbara Farina ’92; Ellen Borden ’96; Joanne Rossy ’86 and Director General Len Even. and 18 new commercial microwaves are available for student use. (Absent: Corry Terfloth-Walker.)

Community walks for students Last year, the parents of the class of 2012 donated Giving time and energy gratefully acknowledges Véronique Monet ’84, Dominique Monet, Amin Noorani ’85, Elyse Desforges, Charlene Laprise Kathryn Haralambous $4,383 in honour of their graduating children. This annual Barth Gillan tradition continues to be a wonderful way to commemorate ’76, Professor Riccardo Catalano and Jesse Rémillard-Steiner Heritage Walk took about 50 friends of Marianopolis this milestone and to recognize the roles of influential Volunteers at Marianopolis are valued resources: they ’00 for devoting their time and energy. The Alumni Association College from its Westmount Avenue home, past the Côte-des- teachers. Thank you to these, and all the parents who bring knowledge, acumen and talent, and participate in the recognizes secretary Rebecca Brosseau ’10 and treasurer Neiges hilltop location to the Peel Street campus of its governance of the College through three groups: the Board of supported The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation. ◊ Isabelle Gryn ’83 for their help in strengthening and growing university years and to the Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum in Governors, The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation, and the the alumni network. ◊ the Old Port. This was very much a symbolic route, Parent donations in honour of the class of 2012 Marianopolis College Alumni Association. highlighting the College’s everlasting founding as a school of Joining the Board of Governors this year are Brian Focus on endowment  Louis Bennett & Heather Usher  Pasquale Fedele & Teresa the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, which, in turn, was in honour of Michelle Bennett Occhinero in honouor of Alysha Burrows, principal at Architex Group and parent of Kyle ’08, Barth Gillan Derek ’10 and Elliot ’11, and Lynne Gervais, Associate Vice- founded by Marguerite Bourgeoys. It was a bedrock  Fedele John Colotouros & Maria Principal of Human Resources at McGill University and parent An endowment is a fund established by a charitable Marianopolis value that brought together supporters from all Kambranis in honour of  Paolo Grilli & Luisa Antonitti in organization as a permanent and ongoing source of support for parts of the College on September 29: alumni, students, Nicholas Nathan Colotouros honour of Matthew Grilli of Justin ’09 and Julien ’11. Donat Taddeo, parent of Francesca ’07, takes on the role of chairman, having served on the Board programs and operations. Marianopolis is fortunate to have an parents, faculty, staff, administrators and volunteers raised   Véronique C. Courey ’90 in Dexter Gregory Johnson & Anita since 2011. The founding president of the MUHC Foundation, endowment fund of over $1.2 MN, but this is not nearly enough almost $5,000 for financial aid. ◊ honour of Olivia Souaid Brown Johnson in honour of Mr. Taddeo is a former dean at Concordia University, as well as for an institution of this size. Jill de Villafranca, chair of The  Anastasia Johnson Andrew Cummings & Maria former vice-rector for development and alumni relations at the Marianopolis Millennium Foundation, has made the endowment Parents help students make the grade Golmar in honour of Christina  Charlene Laprise ’75 & Reginald fund a priority this year: “There is an observable correlation Cummings Weiser in honour of Evan Weiser Université de Montréal. The Board is also pleased to welcome Barth Gillan Academic Dean Christian Corno, featured on page 11. between the best educational institutions and the size of their  Julian Debiler & Milena Frydl in  Angelina Mallozzi ’79 & Robert endowment. The larger the endowment, the more money is When it comes to student success, parental involvement The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation welcomes new honour of Christopher Debiler Eberle in honour of Maria Loren available each year to the institution to continue to fulfill its has a positive influence throughout the elementary and high members: Sister Françoise Boisvert ’58, former Marianopolis  Domenico Antonio Del Balso & Eberle mission regardless of external or internal forces. It allows an school years. At Marianopolis, parents play a crucial role in director general; Ellen Borden ’96, CEO of Rawgoodies.com Rosanna Bruni in honour of Eric  Joannis Manousos & Eleftheria institution to plan its future in a sustainable and responsible way their children’s transition into young adults, preparing them and EnableSuccess.ca; Barbara Farina ’92, partner at Fraser Joseph Del Balso Konstantopoulou in honour of and to access the resources it needs in order to be the best it can be Ilias Manousos Milner Casgrain, LLP, who joins as Foundation secretary; for university and continuing to help make their children’s  Christian De Muy & Nancy for future students and the community in general.” education a positive life-changing experience. Through Bradshaw in honour of Rachelle  Giuseppe Nicola Palumbo & Joanne Rossy ’86, parent of Philip Tabbah ’10; and Stephen involvement in volunteer committees and fundraising De Muy Josephine Mary Palumbo in Takacsy ’77, parent of Georgia ’14, who will chair the Gifts to support scholarships and bursaries, technology, the initiatives, parents play an important role at the College. Last  William Dere & Dong Qing Chen honour of Melissa Palumbo investment committee. Also joining the investment committee library, and student activities are still important, but if you are are James Wilson ’81 and Claude Bédard, parent of Vanessa ’99. year, parents contributed over $400,000 to The Marianopolis in honour of Jordan Dere  Salvatore Russo & Joanne Trottier interested in making an unrestricted gift then the foundation is The Alumni Association introduces new director Ellen Borden Millennium Foundation, primarily in support of student  Douglas Michael Dixon & in honour of Chelsea Russo asking that you consider making your gift to the endowment ’96 and new officers Nikita Ber ’11, communications, Phoebe fund. These donations will be held and invested, generating financial aid. This vital support is appreciated by the nearly Katherine Helen Crewe in  Jeffrey Schlesinger & Mindy Taub Chan ’04, secretary, and Niki Fonseca St.-Cyr ’11, treasurer. interest income that can be used annually to support the same one in five students who rely on the Foundation for honour of Andrew Dixon in honour of Tamara Schlesinger Marianopolis extends heartfelt thanks to outgoing board activities which unrestricted annual giving donations support assistance. The need for bursaries continues to rise, and the  Ashour El Merghani Zalouk &  Carmine Seccareccia & Sylvia Naima Miloud Sharef in honour Itzhayek in honour of Amy members: Sister Susan Cleevely, Miriam Grassby ’70, Sister each year. If you would like more information on the endowment continued support will ensure that all students can get the of Marwan Zalouk Seccareccia Elaine O’Grady and outgoing Chair Peter Malouf who served on fund and how your gift can help, please contact Barth Gillan financial help that they need to succeed at Marianopolis.  Jean-Pierre Falet & Marie Gagné  Masahiko Sato & Sachiko Ohashi the Board of Governors with tireless dedication. The Foundation ([email protected] or (514) 931-8792 ext. 205). ◊ in honour of Jean-Pierre Falet in honour of Yukiko Sato 06 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 07 Giving back Giving back

Thanks to the generosity of alumni, parents*, faculty and staff, students and friends of the College, $598,155 was Cecil Turgeon ’85 Ari-Nareg Erica Patocskai ’89 Ken Salomon raised last year. This allowed The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation to increase its support for scholarships and Mireille Vachon Meguerditchian ’95 Mary Patocskai All Marianopolis Faculty student financial aid, to ensure ongoing investment in campus facilities and education resources and to provide Magdalini Vassilikos ’02 Elizabeth Mellon Nucci ’51 Mitchell Rothfleisch ’82 The Pedagogical enriching activities for students and to grow its endowment for the future. Donations are greatly appreciated and help Michael Vassilyadi ’80 Guy Mizrachi ’89 Rosa Santoro ’97 Administration Team and to enrich the Marianopolis experience for every one of our students. Jérémie Vinet Alexandra G. Muller ’93 Sandra A. Shera ’66 the Academic Management Thank you to the following donors who contributed to the Annual Giving campaign between July 1, 2011 and Andre Volpe Sandra Ottoni Morais ’71 Sarah Stein ’99 Team June 30, 2012. ◊ Michael Waterston ’81 Ruth Parker ’61 Nayia Tsonis ’85 The Sisters of the Christopher Wiegand ’87 Sylvia Piecaitis ’60 Jean Verardo ’85 Congrégation de Notre James Wilson ’81 Monique Polak ’79 Danielle Villeneuve Mutty ’57 Dame Louise M. Burke Brian Fetherstonhaugh ’76 & Sheilagh B. Litchfield Christina M. Yannakis ’93 Robert Presser ’84 Joan Zafran ’86 Brzustowski ’62 Christine Zufelt Johnson ’65 Beaumont Barnabe ’80 Rhonda Yarin ’86 Terrence Quinn Tamara Zakon IN MEMORIAM Colette Charest ’79 & La Fourmi Bionique Inc. Luigi Luponio ’84 Shana Bass ’83 & Julius Franco V. Zullo ’87 Estelle Rannie ’61 Betty Barnabe Marianne Casgrain ’11 Planifitech Inc. Margaret MacDonald ’40 Gomolin Desjardins Financial Sourendra Raut ’98 Josephine Callaghan, CND Peter Cherna ’84 Walker Glass Company Ltd. Suzanne MacDonald ’61 Maggie Borowiec ’96 Security Marion Reynolds Phelan ’51 Anne Bernstein Thomas & Loretta Chrysler Lisa Colombo ’10 Adrian Macek ’82 Anne Brooke ’70 Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richard Robicheau ’80 Deniz Bevan Beth Cummings ’98 Don MacMillan Verna Collins ’53 Leslie R. Cohen & Samuel Helga Rudolf Maeve A. Blandford Wells ’61 Isabelle Dagenais Beatrice Darragh, CND Clement Sandra Afeyan ’06 & Kevin A. Constantinos A. Carole M. Savignac Françoise Boisvert ’58, CND Karen Davison Wood & Custodio ’06 Magdalenos ’06 Helen Domanski Doreen Cohn Norris ’48 Elayne Aber ’79 Melodie Schweitzer ’85 Melinda Chen ’00 Donald H. Wood Ruth M. Anderson ’77 Aileen Mahoney ’63 Dr. Catherine Haggart Aileen Collins ’51 Mona Agia ’69 Catherine Senecal ’66 Ting Ming Chen ’99 Jill de Villafranca Nicholas Androsoff ’82 Caroline Marchand ’66 Westbury ’52 Richard Deslauriers Greg Aikins ’75 Eric A. Shostak ’95 Stephen Choi ’96 Angela Di Caprio ’77 Arjun Basu ’86 Dilshad Marolia ’98 Doug Howes Roy Eappen ’80 Margot M. Almond ’78 Andrew J. Silver ’89 Michelina Conte Robert Drummond ’84 & Elizabeth Behrens ’67 Jennifer Marsan ’03 Frances Kirwin, CND Miriam Grassby ’70 Ioana Antonescu ’05 Irene M. Szabo ’62 Janine Cooke Aikins ’49 Julie-Ann Barna ’84 Susan C. Bowitsch ’85 Louise Mason ’64 Margaret Love ’66 Inés Holzbaur ’90 Eric Bettan ’95 Laraine E. Taylor Foscato ’67 Stefanie Corona ’07 Lucie Duranceau-Church ’60 Robert Briant ’82 Suzanne Matte Crotty ’71 Elizabeth Mahoney ’67, CND Constantine A. Kyres ’82 Brahm Braunstein ’87 Silvana Travaglini ’85 & Katharine W. Davidson- Nicole Duval Hesler ’64 Magda Bruce Mary McDonald ’48 J.W. McCauley & J.F. Helen Law Catherine Brown ’54 Bruno Sadori Heney ’76 Kathy Fazel ’88 Elizabeth Cahill Peter Mitham ’88 McCauley Selena Liss Phyllis E. Burns ’51 Adele F. Turgeon Smith ’80 Pierre L. Desjardins ’82 Finger Communications Edith Cavanaugh Mary Ann Mongeau Sylvia McDonald Louise McLellan Ann M. Cahill Katherin Vasilopoulos ’94 Ann Edwards Flynn ’61 Anne Fitzpatrick Dorine Chaput ’96 Merrett ’62 Mary O’Neil, CND Alain Neemeh ’86 Michael Calce ’80 Kimberley Walker-Cairns ’82 Audrey Goldner-Sauvé ’76 George Gavaris ’80 Shantona Chaudhury ’97 Wanda Montour Goodleaf ’62 Steve Patocskai Constance B. O’Donnell ’60 Lina Carbone Scalia ’69 Antonia Zannis ’81 Magda Jass ’61 Gaetano Geretto ’78 Jason B. Chrein ’84 Louise Morin ’72 Suzanne Richer Jones ’68 John Ryan Jeffrey Carman ’86 Marianopolis College Eliza Anna Makowska ’03 Antonio Giulivi ’75 Maureen Cook ’79 Karen Mrejen-Shakin ’86 Mary Rowe Barbara Salomon de Michael Climan Student Congress (Union) Christianne Meloche Giovanni Iafigliola ’90 Antonietta V. Niro ’93 Friedberg ’69 Elaine Davy Russell ’70 Ginette Desmarais-Inagaki Kathleen O’Donnell Jadwiga and Josef Salomon Michel D. Ingham ’91 Amin Noorani ’85 Shelagh Skerry Andras de Koos ’96 Maria Di Chiaro ’85 Clare O’Neill ’50 De Friedberg Anita J. Kamenz ’76 Ursula Oberholzer Corry Terfloth Walker Charles De Kovachich ’81 & Len Even Mary Allen Mark J. Ordonselli ’01 Brenda Volpe ’62 David P. Lenzi ’83 Elyse Desforges Simon S. Ok ’00 Avi Wallerstein ’85 Jennifer L. Ferguson ’91 Joseph Ayas ’98 Robin Porter Dorothy Walkden George Limantzakis ’93 Helen Donahue ’70 Corey Omer ’08 Allstate Insurance Company Heather Flockhart ’62 Catherine Belisle ’66 Clifford Posel ’86 Michael & Judie Livingston of Canada Diane Nancy Doray ’61 Grace E. O’Reilly ’44 Liseanne Forand Kathryn Bennett ’67 Lina Rubertucci *Thank you to each of our 1,225 Pedro Martinez ’93 Barwick Family Foundation Chester Doxas ’99 Frances O’Reilly Alana Forrester ’68 Sandra Christie ’79 Carole Salah ’88 parents who contributed during Vincent Morena ’90 Pietschmann ’71 the 2011-2012 academic year and Browns Shoes Alan Eugeni ’80 Renée Fretz Jeremie Clarke ’02 Amy D. Salomon ’97 Beate Mueller Cloetta ’61 Mary Osman Ajersch ’61 whose names do not appear in Congregation of Notre Dame Bram Freedman ’84 Lydia Goff ’10 Angela Dalfen ’94 Marlene M. Sullivan Stephane Mulligan ’80 Angela Pearson ’85 this listing. - Visitation Province Ed Gauthier ’56 Margaret Griffin ’52 Mario D’Angelo Fulford ’61 Eva Petras ’71 Antonella E. Penta ’93 Gustav Levinschi Foundation Barth Gillan Olga A. Gross ’80 Bonnie Day Aleksandar Vukov Every effort was made to ensure the Willa Pharand Anita Perkov Jane Skoryna Foundation Barry Goold ’80 Victoria Grover ’56 Maya G. Delic ’98 Anne Zuk ’71 accuracy of these lists. Please report Doris Rizok Bilous ’61 Eriola Qendro ’03 any omissions or errors to Julia Les YMCA Du Québec Stig Erik Gruman ’81 Gino Gualtieri ’93 Colleen Feeney Mark Ropeleski ’88 Elizabeth M. Rawas ’68 Smith, [email protected]. Malouf Family Fund Isabelle Gryn ’83 Ada Hainey ’49 Jordan C. Gagnon ’04 Thank you to each of our 38 Michael Samotis ’81 Paula M. Rosen ’83 Marianopolis Alumni Barbara Handfield ’59 Honore Kerwin-Borrelli ’68 Dominique ’83 & Robert anonymous donors Donations to The Marianopolis Simon A. Sinclair ’97 Catherine Rowe ’82 & John Di Association Jane Hanson ’63 Helen Lanthier ’48 Gibbens Millennium Foundation are tax- Ann M. Soden ’67 Gironimo ’82 deductible. Gifts received/ RGA - Reinsurance Group of Nathalie Hess ’92 Arnold Ludwig Kendra Griffiths ’90 IN HONORARIAM America Donat J. Taddeo Allan Hum ’85 Kenneth F. Salomon Vivian Hould ’63 Zsolt Alapi postmarked before December 31, Jim Magdalenos 2012 will be receipted for the RSM Richter Chamberland Margaret Taussig Francesca Iacurto ’86 Lloyd Segal ’83 Joseph Hymovitch ’80 Françoise Boisvert ’58, CND Giuseppe Maiolo 2012 tax year. For more Scotiabank Group Monika Volesky ’93 Carolyn Johnson ’82 Anne-Marie Signori ’95 Nina Maksymiw-Duszara ’68 Patricia Languay Susan Cleevely, CND information please contact Barth Brian Webb Jeffrey Kadanoff ’90 Brian Silver ’87 St. Patrick’s Society of Georgia Manousos ’08 Julie Lowden ’95 Walter Kowal ’80 Gillan, Director of Development Joan D. Webber ’52 Panagiotis Sousaris ’98 Montreal Eleanor M. Kane ’63 Ermine Mastrocola Stephen MacDougall ’76 Dr. Aniko Lysy and Alumni Affairs, Carolann Steinhoff ’75 Women’s Art Society of Jason Yudcovitch ’83 Ann M. Kelly ’58 Wright ’68 Patricia McDonald ’79 Giancarlo Maiolo ’05 [email protected]. Clement Sun-Yim Lee Montreal Christine Zawilinski ’61 Muriel Kilgour ’49 Deborah McDougall Charlene Milne Monique Polak ’79 Diane Trainor Oelmann ’62 Irene F. Zbikowski Linda Kowal ’72 Fischer ’71 Jonathan Mitchell ’97 Andrea Prokos ’09 Godbout ’61 John T. Tran ’85 Olga Kowal ’50 Aileen McMahon ’67 Elaine Paré ’85 Diane Quart John Paul Zirbel Minh-Tam Tran ’05 Theresa M. Ajmo Raheb ’58 Deborah Leckman ’78 Monica McQueen ’84 David Patocskai ’85 Joyce Roberts, CND Mary Archontakis Tavon ’77 Mark Levental ’83 Barbara A. Tumas ’61 Thank you 08 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 09 know, is unique. We really customized this ministerial support A time of transition, to help the kinds of students we have. combining old and new: KH: Why Marianopolis? Why now? Academic Dean CC: People know that we have high-caliber students here, but we also have high-caliber faculty and staff. Everybody is Christian Corno equally committed to student success. At this point in time, it was a rare opportunity for me to follow a long-serving dean, Kathryn Haralambous Sr. Susan Cleevely. So, Marianopolis is in a time of transition. During his first fall as Marianopolis College’s academic Being an old and a new institution at the same time demands a dean, Christian Corno sat down with Alma Matters to discuss mix of understanding of where Marianopolis has been and of his return to Marianopolis, the many ways in which alumni where it could be, of where it can go. can give back to their college and the question that should KH: What is your message to Marianopolis students? always be on the mind of every person working at Marianopolis. Dean Corno’s track record in the Quebec college CC: Be yourself, but push yourself to do better and be open to network is stellar, beginning in 1993 and encompassing possibilities. Marianopolis has a lot to offer if one chooses to various posts in public and private institutions: recently as take advantage of what is available. dean, academic resources at Champlain St. Lambert and, since KH: What is your message to Marianopolis alumni? 2010, as director of studies at Champlain Regional College. There, he oversaw academic programs for three campuses CC: I’ve always liked the idea of paying it forward. If you feel totaling close to 5,000 students. He holds a Master’s degree in that Marianopolis has given you something special, and you Economics from Université du Québec à Montreal and a have the opportunity to give something back to recent Master’s degree in Education from Université de Montréal; he graduates or to students who come your way, do know that has taught at the college and university level, published and this extra effort that you would make can have a huge impact. edited several textbooks, served as an expert at the That could be giving them advice, networking, discussing the Commission d’évaluation de l’enseignement collegial and acted career choices you’ve made, offering them an internship, as the English-language representative on numerous volunteering. committees for the Ministry of Education and other bodies at KH: What has been your first priority? the Fédération des Cégeps. Of the search for the College’s first academic leader from outside the ranks of the Congrégation de CC: To ensure that we focus on the core mission of the College: Notre-Dame, Director General Len Even says, “We conducted a offering quality programs and services to our students with province-wide search because it was imperative that our dean faculty who are properly supported. Our compass, our guiding have extensive experience in the Quebec college network. The idea, is “How is this helping the best interest of our students?” Board of Governors and I firmly believe that Christian is the That is the question we should be asking ourselves at all times. ◊ right dean for Marianopolis.” “People know that we have high-caliber students, but we also have high-caliber faculty and staff. Everybody is equally committed to student success.” KH: Some Alma Matters readers will remember you from “If you feel that the classroom at Marianopolis, where you taught economics for nine years. This is a homecoming for you. Marianopolis has given What is it like to have returned to the College? CC: I’ve benefitted from tremendous support. I’ve been you something special, welcomed by all, and yes, I started as a faculty member, in social science and commerce, in 1998. I taught a variety of and you have the compulsory courses such as Macroeconomics and Quantitative Methods, with an eye toward giving to my opportunity to give students the tools to better understand their economic environment, whether or not they pursued a career in business. For many students, economics is a challenging something back to subject and I always tried different pedagogical strategies to reach out to those facing difficulties. In the early 2000s, recent graduates or to thanks to additional grants offered by the Ministry of Education, the College was in a position to develop services students who to further support student learning, such as a peer tutoring program, and I quickly got involved. While every college got come your way, these grants, what made us unique is that we used this money not only toward student support but also to help students at the other end of the spectrum, via enriching pay it forward.” activities. That’s the Marianopolis model, which, as far as I

10 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 Photo credit Rudy Moley ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 11 know, is unique. We really customized this ministerial support A time of transition, to help the kinds of students we have. combining old and new: KH: Why Marianopolis? Why now? Academic Dean CC: People know that we have high-caliber students here, but we also have high-caliber faculty and staff. Everybody is Christian Corno equally committed to student success. At this point in time, it was a rare opportunity for me to follow a long-serving dean, Kathryn Haralambous Sr. Susan Cleevely. So, Marianopolis is in a time of transition. During his first fall as Marianopolis College’s academic Being an old and a new institution at the same time demands a dean, Christian Corno sat down with Alma Matters to discuss mix of understanding of where Marianopolis has been and of his return to Marianopolis, the many ways in which alumni where it could be, of where it can go. can give back to their college and the question that should KH: What is your message to Marianopolis students? always be on the mind of every person working at Marianopolis. Dean Corno’s track record in the Quebec college CC: Be yourself, but push yourself to do better and be open to network is stellar, beginning in 1993 and encompassing possibilities. Marianopolis has a lot to offer if one chooses to various posts in public and private institutions: recently as take advantage of what is available. dean, academic resources at Champlain St. Lambert and, since KH: What is your message to Marianopolis alumni? 2010, as director of studies at Champlain Regional College. There, he oversaw academic programs for three campuses CC: I’ve always liked the idea of paying it forward. If you feel totaling close to 5,000 students. He holds a Master’s degree in that Marianopolis has given you something special, and you Economics from Université du Québec à Montreal and a have the opportunity to give something back to recent Master’s degree in Education from Université de Montréal; he graduates or to students who come your way, do know that has taught at the college and university level, published and this extra effort that you would make can have a huge impact. edited several textbooks, served as an expert at the That could be giving them advice, networking, discussing the Commission d’évaluation de l’enseignement collegial and acted career choices you’ve made, offering them an internship, as the English-language representative on numerous volunteering. committees for the Ministry of Education and other bodies at KH: What has been your first priority? the Fédération des Cégeps. Of the search for the College’s first academic leader from outside the ranks of the Congrégation de CC: To ensure that we focus on the core mission of the College: Notre-Dame, Director General Len Even says, “We conducted a offering quality programs and services to our students with province-wide search because it was imperative that our dean faculty who are properly supported. Our compass, our guiding have extensive experience in the Quebec college network. The idea, is “How is this helping the best interest of our students?” Board of Governors and I firmly believe that Christian is the That is the question we should be asking ourselves at all times. ◊ right dean for Marianopolis.” “People know that we have high-caliber students, but we also have high-caliber faculty and staff. Everybody is equally committed to student success.” KH: Some Alma Matters readers will remember you from “If you feel that the classroom at Marianopolis, where you taught economics for nine years. This is a homecoming for you. Marianopolis has given What is it like to have returned to the College? CC: I’ve benefitted from tremendous support. I’ve been you something special, welcomed by all, and yes, I started as a faculty member, in social science and commerce, in 1998. I taught a variety of and you have the compulsory courses such as Macroeconomics and Quantitative Methods, with an eye toward giving to my opportunity to give students the tools to better understand their economic environment, whether or not they pursued a career in business. For many students, economics is a challenging something back to subject and I always tried different pedagogical strategies to reach out to those facing difficulties. In the early 2000s, recent graduates or to thanks to additional grants offered by the Ministry of Education, the College was in a position to develop services students who to further support student learning, such as a peer tutoring program, and I quickly got involved. While every college got come your way, these grants, what made us unique is that we used this money not only toward student support but also to help students at the other end of the spectrum, via enriching pay it forward.” activities. That’s the Marianopolis model, which, as far as I

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Not satisfied with waiting until the end of medical Helping young students make the connection school to help transplant patients, Quinn Thomas ’10 between caring for the earth and community embarked on a solo cycling trek, crossing the activism is a passion for Elizabeth Pellicone ’04. continent to raise awareness and encourage Canadians to fill out their organ donor cards.

Going the distance Community building, one garden at a time Cycling across Canada to raise awareness Teaching children to develop a stronger connection with the earth Marisa Samek ’11 Robert Aboukhalil ’07 Last May Quinn Thomas ’10 cancelled his planned summer internship in Mali, flew his bicycle to British Columbia, “In a garden, every moment is a teachable moment,” says Elizabeth Pellicone ’04, a spiritual and community animator and flung himself into what would become a three month journey cycling from the Rockies to the Newfoundland coast to at the English Montreal School Board. Gardening is one of many engaging activities that she uses to encourage elementary promote the importance and benefits of organ tissue donation. and high school students to think about societal and spiritual issues. Her activities are aimed at students of all religions and beliefs, including atheists and agnostics. When asked why he chose to take on this challenge, Quinn, a third-year medical student at the University of Laval, At Gerald McShane Elementary School in Montreal-North, Pellicone aims to teach students about gardening through a voiced a frustration common to anyone who has ever felt compelled to help someone in need but felt powerless to do so. project she carries out in collaboration with the school’s community learning centre coordinator, Bobbie Variantzas. Over Quinn explained that when observing a group of doctors operating on a patient, he struggled to reconcile the action of the course of the school year, grade one through six students learn to plant and harvest a garden of vegetables including simply taking notes and his compelling urge to help out. The messages he wants to impress upon every Canadian are: beans, corn, tomatoes, kale, oregano and parsley. Once the crops are harvested, the students use recipes to make simple “Register as a donor; to register in Quebec, simply sign the sticker on the back of your Medicare card. By donating your dishes in class. Last year, for example, grade three students made a kale and swiss chard soup using vegetables they picked organs post-mortem, you can save up to eight lives and improve the quality of life of over fifteen people. Also, make sure from the garden. you inform your loved ones of your decision: You do not want to leave your family with the extra burden of deciding whether or not to donate your organs during a time when they are already grieving a serious loss.” Through gardening, she hopes to teach children to foster a partnership between humans and the earth. To Elizabeth, there is a strong spiritual meaning in such a connection: “Just as we have an impact on the earth, the earth has an impact Quinn attributes his drive to spread awareness about organ donation to his fascination with human anatomy and his on us.” she hopes to show children that humans can strive for a more egalitarian partnership with the earth, and that even aspiration to become a surgeon, a dream he has pursued since completing his DEC in honours health science. Quinn at their age they can have a positive impact on their world. remembers his two years at Marianopolis fondly, and he describes how the environment of hardworking and serious “The children are always very excited to get their hands dirty learning about where we get our food and why certain students motivated him to achieve top marks. “Having good bugs are needed in a healthy garden to repel unwanted pests that eat our plants,” reflects Pellicone, who has been grades really helped me get into medical school directly after organizing this project in various schools since 2011. CEGEP and I met a whole bunch of inspiring teachers. The At the high school level, Elizabeth involves students in soup kitchens, where they set tables, serve food and clean up. teachers were absolutely great.” Last year, her students brought herbs and vegetables from home to prepare a meal, which they then served to the homeless at several soup kitchens in Montreal, such as The Benedict Labre House, Santropol Roulant and People’s Potato. Passionate and motivated, Quinn regularly visits schools to share stories and anecdotes from his coast-to-coast Working in the community has been a part of Elizabeth’s life since her time at Marianopolis. She went on to earn her adventure and continues to spread the word about the life- bachelor of arts at McGill University in psychology with a minor in religious studies. Elizabeth fondly remembers her time saving gift of organ and tissue donation through speaking at Marianopolis where the interaction with her teachers, as well as meeting new students, opened her eyes to the world engagements and his website, organdonationheroes.ca. ◊ and motivated her to pursue a career she is truly passionate about. ◊ 12 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 13 Alumni Alumni

In addition to her dedicated music studies at The YEBC welcomed this The library subscribes to more than 20 databases, offering students and faculty Marianopolis, Deborah Corber reflects that semester’s first speaker, Charles easy access to reliable journal articles, e-books and more. ebrary offers 25,000 “Marianopolis was the place that I went to really Sirois, on September 20. The academic e-books and can even be accesses by a smartphone app! indulge my intellectual curiosity in all kinds of entrepreneur is the founder of other areas in addition to music.” Telesystem, the co-founder of provincial party Coalition Avenir Québec, and the chairman of the CIBC Board.

Lifelong learners and entrepreneurs What you need, where you need it Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo ’10 Matthew Flanagan Among the business leaders, intellectuals and With around 1,500 students passing through the doors philanthropists who inspired students this fall semester was every day, the Marianopolis College Library is the busiest Adapting to the changing realities of a community businessman and philanthropist Stephen Bronfman. Candidly place on campus. As a result, the staff makes ease of access addressing a packed auditorium, he admitted that he didn’t to materials and information a priority. In addition to Deborah Corber ’78 on the way forward always know his life’s passion would be business. At 18, he providing students with assigned texts, a growing research Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo ’10 envied his friends who had found their focus. With many paths collection of over 36,000 print books, and over 25 online to explore, he went to his father, Charles, who told him: “No databases, the library makes every effort to help students After over a year at the helm of the Federation CJA, Deborah Corber ’78 has a clearheaded view of the challenges matter what you want to be, strive to be the best.” The image of make the best use of these resources. Both as part of the she must tackle in the coming years. Corber, who worked as a lawyer for 24 years in aboriginal affairs before joining a young Bronfman unsure of which path to take surely regular College curriculum and at the request of specific the Federation as chief executive officer in September 2011, attributes the move to her desire to “go work somewhere resonated among the students who heard him speak on October instructors, library staff offer a range of in-class tutorials. that in some ways was more operational than what I’d been doing but where I’d have the authority and the scope to 18 at the invitation of the Young Executives Business Club. Depending on the session, students are taught how to use Bronfman’s own broad experience is testament to the actually change things in my lifetime.” basic resources, the importance of academic integrity, different ways one becomes successful in business. “Every day formatting for a variety of citation styles, and advanced Her organization must deal with changing demographic realities in the Montreal Jewish community, reach out to is like taking a class,” he told the audience. His work has led young people who feel disconnected, adapt to different philanthropic patterns, and engage meaningfully with donors him to acquire (and later resell) Labatt’s former broadcast research techniques. and volunteers. “Communities change and people’s passions change, and we really want to be the place where people holdings, among them TSN and RDS; he has also been The library is constantly improving resources for can feel welcome, can feel valued and respected and can feel like their brand of Judaism is important and valued by us, involved in the production of tours and performances of some students such as the recently expanded e-book offerings of the biggest acts in the world, including U2 and the Tony so we want to be flexible enough to tap into what their particular interests are,” she said. As young people get involved, through ebrary. Supplementing the existing print collection, award-winning Spamalot, as well as spearheading an ebrary provides students with 24/7 access to over 25,000 they want to contribute in different ways. “Younger people want to touch and feel the impact that they’re having,” she ambitious project to keep the Expos in Montreal. After 15 years high quality academic e-books. To better meet the explained. For Corber, the eight weeks she spent in Israel in the summer before she went to Marianopolis, along with of heading the boutique investment firm Claridge, he stepped increasing student and faculty demands for educational six summers she spent at a Jewish camp, were her most powerful Jewish experiences. down as CEO in 2011; however, he remains Chair and continues to be active in the Montreal business community. videos to support coursework, the library now also Corber remembers Marianopolis as a place of great intellectual caliber, with a special appreciation for the arts, and subscribes to Films on Demand, a streaming video- as a place where she could have fun. She spoke highly of her teachers, among them Sister Mary O’Neill, head of the “Giving back is also an important part of [his] family,” database. These videos cover a wide range of subjects, from he said, later adding: "It’s also really important for me [to art to environmental sciences and psychology, and are all music program at the time, and Jean Walkinshaw, who taught her music history. Corber remains friends with former be] a Bronfman in Montreal and continue the legacy with accessible from home as well as on campus. classmates such as Nicholas Kasirer ’78, the former dean of law at McGill who is currently sitting on the Quebec Court our community, with the city, representing and being part of of Appeal. Following Marianopolis, she obtained her bachelor of music (honours) in performance from McGill greater Montreal growth and trying my best to make our city In addition to the many resources available for all University before completing a law degree at York University. ◊ shine.” students, faculty, and staff, the library partners with the The Young Executives Business Club was founded in 2011 financial aid office and The Marianopolis Millenium and organizes conferences with leaders who are enthusiastic Foundation to help students in need through the Libby To submit alumni news, please contact Anneliese Papaurelis ’ 88: [email protected]. to share their knowledge and experiences. The student-run Cahill Book Fund. The fund provides free loans of textbooks club is mentored by marketing professor Bruno Delorme. ◊ to financial aid recipients for the duration of the semester. ◊ 14 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 15 Alumni On campus

Blair Morris teaches Shakespeare in the Gerald Cohen ’76 earned his medical “used my encounters with writers and the I started pushing the colours and saturation Connie Galatas ’04, president of the Marianopolis College English department and is proud to degree at McGill University in 1983 and was stories they tell to provide a window into the to the extreme and from them emerged these Alumni Association, Judith Charbonneau Kaplan ’04 and announce that his article Demonic trained in echocardiography at the Ottawa country I had come back to and love after ’Warholian’ beauties.” John is also working Marissa Storozum ’04 reunite at Wine with Friends Ventriloquism and Venetian Skepticism in Heart Institute. He worked at the Cleveland fifteen years of being away.” on a coffee table book with these images November 15. Shakespeare’s Othello will be published in Clinic, was director of non-invasive accompanied by a series of fictional vignettes. the spring of 2013 in the scholarly journal cardiology at various Detroit area hospitals Roy Eappen ’80 is a recipient of the Queen oncevegas.com Studies in English Literature 1500-1900. and is now the director of noninvasive Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in Nick Rumin ’81 lives in Princeton, New Writing the article has given Blair the idea cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation and honour of his charitable endeavors and Jersey with his wife Mary (Langeron) and for a summer course abroad, called medical weight loss programs at the St. John support of the Crown; Juno Award winning daughter Katie. Nick practiced law for nine Shakespeare in Venice, at a time when Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit. songwriter Susan Aglukark made the years in Canada and Russia before becoming Marianopolis is expanding its course abroad offerings. Gerald is board-certified in internal presentation. Roy has been a director of the an executive recruiter focused on the legal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography and Marianopolis College Alumni Association profession. Since 2007, Nick has had his own Rocco Iafigliola, physics teacher, recently bariatrics and is clinical professor of since 2007 and is an endocrinologist at St. firm based in New York City. He is active on shared his experience using the Personalized medicine at Wayne State University. He is Mary’s Hospital. He teaches medical students the boards of the National Association of System of Instruction (PSI) for active learning involved in entrepreneurial ventures and and residents at McGill University and is Legal Search Consultants and the Waldorf with the wider educational community in an holds two U.S. software patents on algorithm affiliated with the Cardiogenix Medical School of Princeton. article in Profweb. PSI is a system which helps creation using databases. Gerald enjoys Centre in Montreal. pupils take control of and manage their family life in Michigan and has wonderful Catherine Rowe ’82 has joined the Sainte learning. Students set their own goals and Sheema Khan’80 was awarded the Queen memories of Marianopolis and the amazing Justine Hospital Foundation as executive vice communicate with others in the process of Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her president of development after six years as learning. The interactive nature of this students and teachers including, but not monthly columns in the Globe and Mail about executive director for external affairs at The computer-based instruction allows students limited to, Dr. Ellis, Dr. Jones, and Ms. Zakon. issues pertaining to Islam and Muslims post to complete self-correcting problems and tests and obtain instant softrekinc.com 9/11. She is also the co-founder of the Family Montreal Neurological Institute. feedback .Class activity can vary according to the students’ mastery Honour Project, a program based in London, Ria Tzimas ’85 was appointed to the of the material, hence the name Personalized System of Instruction. Faculty highlight Ontario which works to combat honour-based Superior Court of Justice of Ontario on Research indicates that students’ ability to learn is enhanced and violence. It was launched in January 2012 October 5, 2012. Prior to her appointment, A growing alumni network results are superior when this type of instruction is used. following the Shafia trial. The project’s Justice Tzimas was a Crown attorney with the Anneliese Papaurelis ’88 approach is based on a successful anti-gang Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto. René Rozon is the recipient of the 2012 violence program, founded in Chicago, called She received a bachelor of arts from McGill Over 50 alumni from all years mingled at the second Outstanding Alumni Award from the faculty Cure Violence that views violence as a University in 1988, a bachelor of law in 1991 annual Wine with Friends event at Accords wine bar in Old of social sciences at the University of disease. The Family Honour Project works in from Osgoode Hall Law School and a master Montreal on November 15. Alex Jipa ’84 led the group through Ottawa. He is founder of the International collaboration with municipal, provincial, and of law in civil litigation and dispute resolution federal government agencies, along with the a wine-tasting and food pairing session sponsored by the Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) and member in 1999. She was admitted to the Ontario Bar of the Order of Canada. He graduated from US State Department through the US in 1993. “I credit much of my professional Marianopolis College Alumni Association. The next networking the University of Ottawa in political science Embassy in Ottawa. They will launch their formation to the very foundational courses at event is scheduled for May 2 at Decca 77 on Drummond and in 1962, went on to study art and film at the first pilot program in late 2012. Sheema Marianopolis. I also have some of the fondest will focus on developing business skills for success. University of Montreal, and founded FIFA in welcomes any faculty or students interested school memories from professors such as 1982. Considered to be the leading festival in research or field work to contact her at Michael Kenneally, Ted Skaperdas and Claude The 12th Annual Groundhog Day Pizza Extravaganza of its type, FIFA took place from March 15 to 25 this year and [email protected]. Monique Polak ’79, English and humanities Belanger.” and Silent Auction is taking place on February 7. With nearly featured more than 230 top-quality films from 30 different countries. Mr. Rozon still remains director of the festival thirty years professor, launched her thirteenth young adult Monica Sandor ’80 earned her doctorate Deryn Collier ’89 is proud to announce 300 in attendance in 2012, the event is attended by alumni, after its creation. In 2002, he was named a member of the Order of novel, Pyro, on November 4, 2012 at the in medieval studies from the University of that her first novel, Confined Space, was former teachers, volunteers, faculty, staff and donors. Hotel Canada in honour of his determination as well as his contributions Montreal Firefighters’ Museum. Miracleville, Toronto in 1993 and taught history at Queen’s shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for best to arts and culture. This year, he celebrates the tenth anniversary of her twelfth novel, made the Canadian University until 2002; she then moved to unpublished first crime novel by the Crime stays, travel and a wide variety of prizes are featured at this Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for 2011 receiving the Order of Canada, the thirtieth anniversary of FIFA, Brussels as senior researcher and course Writers of Canada. It was recently published list. In June, she traveled to the Netherlands to annual fundraiser. and the fiftieth anniversary of his graduating class of 1962. FIFA will director for the marriage and family studies by Simon & Schuster. Described by the celebrate the launch of Een Andere Wereld, the take place from March 14 to 24 in 2013. artfifa.com graduate program at The International Toronto Star as “…an intelligently conceived, The Marianopolis College Alumni Association and Mario Dutch-language translation of her novel, What Academy for Marital Spirituality (affiliated suspenseful and elegantly written story,” Galante from Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, awarded World Is Left. Monique spoke at Amsterdam’s with the Catholic University of Leuven, Confined Space is the first in a series of crime Véronica Ponce, philosophy teacher, Jewish Museum, the Anne Frank House and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 to Jonathan Di Feo ’10 on Belgium). She has remained in Brussels and, novels featuring Bern Fortin, a respected recently shared her experience using clicker the Stedelijk Museum Zutphen. Monique is a since 2006, has worked as a translator and armed forces commander who retires to take December 21. Jonathan won the promotional prize as part of technology in her classroom as a tool to columnist on Radio Canada’s Plus qu’on est de editor for various Belgian and EU institutions the association’s “Your very own Galaxy” contest this fall. verify that her students understand the fous, plus qu’on lit! She has two more books a job as coroner for a small mountain town. and as a freelance book translator specializing material being taught. Clickers are remote scheduled for publication – one in the fall of Deryn lives in Nelson, BC with her husband The class of 1963 is reuniting to celebrate the fiftieth devices which students use to anonymously 2013 and one in the spring of 2014. in academic publications in humanities and Ron Sherman, a school principal, and their anniversary of graduation this spring. A walking tour and respond to questions in class, after which social sciences. two sons, Graeme and Eric. deryncollier.com luncheon is planned for June 4, and a campus tour and the compiled responses are displayed for Noah Richler ’79 is pleased to announce John Archer ’81 recently participated in his Catherine Pilon ’89 was elected president cocktail dinatoire will take place on June 5, followed by everyone to see on a large screen. Often in that his latest book, What We Talk About first group photography exhibit, entitled of the Montreal Bar for 2012-2013. She is the classroom, students feel reticent about When We Talk About War, was nominated for Avius, at the Han Art Gallery in Westmount currently a partner in the litigation coffee and dessert hosted by Marie-Claire Paré Holland. admitting that they do not understand subject content but the the Governor-General’s Literary Award for which featured other renowned department of Fraser Milner Casgrain, LLP in For details and to get involved, please contact Marie-Claire clickers ease their discomfort and encourage a greater level of photographers such as Edward Burtynsky, Montreal. Catherine is married to Edward participation. This immediate feedback enables Professor Ponce to Non-Fiction. The book looks at how ’story’ at [email protected]. has been used to facilitate this country’s way Chen JiaChang, Michael Flomen, He Khediguian ’90, senior vice-president of more readily determine whether more explanation is required. The franchise finance at GE Capital. They live in To receive email notifications for events, please remember to other benefit of this technology is that it makes it possible to extract into, through, and out of the war in ChongYue and Nils Udo. John exhibited his Afghanistan. “I have had an interest in story series Once Vegas: Motels, swimming pools and Saint-Lambert with their daughter Marine. update your contact information at [email protected]. ◊ information from the students that they would otherwise feel uncomfortable sharing with the rest of the class. Professor Ponce and how story shapes our world and makes trailer parks, created after a trip to Las Vegas Barbara Farina ’92 was presented with the reports that great discussions often follow the collection of this type certain outcomes possible for as long as I can where he photographed a strip of low rent Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in Join the of data. The clicker technology is proving to be a great way to incite remember, which is perhaps not a surprise as I motels. Upon returning home, he discovered recognition of her professional achievements students to actively participate and to become more engaged in the was raised in a novelist’s family.” Noah’s first the desert light had washed out much of their as a commercial lawyer as well as for her Marianopolis learning process. book, This is My Country, What’s Yours?, won beauty. “I began to adjust the colours to try to contributions to her community. Barbara is a network Keywords: Marianopolis College Alumni. the B.C. Award for Canadian Non-Fiction and present what I felt I saw in these motels. Then partner with Fraser Milner Casgrain, LLP; she 16 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2012 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 17 Events Faculty Highlights News and notables

is among the youngest lawyers admitted to prostate cancer and enlarged prostates the United Kingdom and South Africa as a master’s student, she is working toward a in 2011 with a bachelor of engineering in an entrance scholarship for academic the partnership of a national law firm and she (BPH). Additionally, he is an assistant consultant, identifying and quantifying fellowship in the field of vitreo-retinal computer engineering. Daisy is currently excellence. climate-change-guide.com specializes in high-profile financings. professor of surgery at Saint Luc Hospital and strategic growth initiatives for a surgery. pursuing a master of electrical engineering at Leehi Yona ’12 has been named one of Additionally, Barbara is a strong advocate for Hôpital Sacré-Coeur in Montreal. petrochemical company. Gregory intends to McGill University while Robert is working on Eric Zimanyi ’03 graduated from McGill Canada’s top 25 environmentalists under 25. more progressive teaching styles which return to Canada to pursue a career in a PhD in computational biology at the Cold University in 2006 with a bachelor of science She is currently studying at Dartmouth address children’s varying learning abilities Ioanna Barkoulas ’97, benefits specialist corporate banking and financial advisory. Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York State. degree. He went directly into the PhD College on a full scholarship. ◊ and this year she became the secretary of The at Marianopolis College and her husband technophilicmag.com Marianopolis Millennium Foundation. The Peter Davidson are very proud to announce program at the Massachusetts Institute of achievement she is most proud of is her three the birth of their son Leonidas Peter Student highlight Technology (MIT) and graduated in June Aline Homzy ’08 is a Canadian jazz Faculty highlight sons, Julian, James and David. Barbara is Davidson on August 31, 2012 at 12:26 p.m. 2012 with a doctorate in physical chemistry. violinist and composer. She recently won married to Dino Mazzone ’87. Despite arriving three weeks early, Leonidas Eric now works as a software developer for third place in an international competition weighed in at 7 pounds 3 ounces. athenahealth Inc. in Watertown, for the best work written in the spirit of Duke Natalie Kwadrans (Andres)’92, Massachusetts. Ellington. Aline’s piece, Sweet Rose, is a married Michael Kwadrans on October 13, Samara Dalfen ’99 and Albert Sayegh haunting ballad inspired by such pieces as Arpi Berajeklian ’04 and Jeff Poissant 2012. This past summer she completed her ’99 were married in June 2007, and their Ellington’s Sophisticated Lady, Prelude To A ’04 were married on August 4, 2012. They Certified Management Accountant daughter Ronnie Lilah Sayegh was born in Kiss and Billy Strayhorn’s Day Dream. Sweet designation and took on a new role at TELUS, June of 2011. After graduating from attended McGill University and each earned a bachelor of mechanical engineering and a Rose is dedicated to the memory of Sjef where she is now a senior strategy manager Marianopolis, Samara attended McGill Hoefsmit, a Dutch scholar of Ellington’s in the Enterprise division. University where she earned a bachelor of master of mechanical engineering. Jeff is currently pursuing his doctorate in music. Aline holds a bachelor of music degree science and a master of psychiatry. She Brandon Silver ’13, a second-year liberal arts from the School of Creative & Performing attended Teachers College at Columbia student, has won the 2012 Quebec Writing engineering at McGill University and Arpi is Student highlight working as an engineer. Marianopolis has Arts at Humber College in Toronto where she University and earned a master of secondary Competition’s Reader’s Choice Prize. The currently resides. mathematics education. She currently prestigious award is sponsored by CBC played a significant role in their lives. “Jeff teaches mathematics at Selwyn House Quebec in partnership with the Quebec and I met each other at Marianopolis and Jeremy Cuttler ’09 recently graduated School in Westmount. Albert graduated Writers’ Federation, Maisonneuve magazine started dating in November 2002. We’ve from the faculty of law of the University of from Concordia University with a bachelor of and Véhicule Press. CBC’s Jeanette Kelly been together ever since.” Montreal, class of 2012. Oscar Hernandez, physics professor, presented the award and interviewed him on received a three year Fonds de recherche du commerce in finance and has his chartered Ryan Calder ’06 is currently a doctor of Alexandra Markus ’10 is currently accountant designation. Before returning to the show Cinq à Six. His short story, The Québec research grant in March 2010 to science candidate at Harvard University. completing her final year in physiology, with study cosmic strings and the evolution of Montreal with Samara to start a family he Revolution, was inspired in part by the Arab After graduating from Marianopolis, Ryan minors in social studies of medicine and structure in the universe. As part of his worked as chief financial officer of a New Spring; it will be published in a book on the Maisonneuve magazine website and featured earned his bachelor and master degrees in English, at McGill University. She is recently research, he has authored four articles, all of York based apparel company. Currently, he is civil engineering at Concordia University. He returned from spending six months studying which have been published in the prestigious the vice president, finance of a Montreal on CBC Radio. Brandon credits Professor Kate Scheckler with improving his writing skills worked as an engineer in environmental abroad in Asia at the National University of peer-reviewed Journal of Cosmology and based home decor importer. Megha Sandhu ’13 was crowned Miss Teen through “a crash course in creative writing consultancy for two years before deciding to Singapore. During her trip, she explored Astroparticle Physics. In addition to teaching at Canada-World 2012 on July 21, 2012, beating during office hours.” To read Brandon’s story pursue his research interests at Harvard. In Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and China. Marianopolis, he has been appointed adjunct 64 other contestants. This contest has a Joyce Quansah ’02 graduated from Marianopolis College in health science with and interview visit cbc.ca/qwc. his research he studies the risks, costs, and She hopes to pursue a degree in medicine or professor in the McGill University physics strong charitable focus and Megha has the department, as well as associate member of opportunity to work closely with Free the the intention of remaining in the field of benefits of civil infrastructure decisions in a master’s degree in science journalism. Marian Pinsky ’03 is excited to have such areas as drinking water management the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Children throughout her year-long reign. She science; however, after co-hosting a talent Laurent Cousineau’12 founded the Québec. His research, while theoretical and will also work with Cardiac Kids, which is recently graduated from Concordia and hydroelectric damming. show at Marianopolis and performing in Climate Change Guide website in 2011with mathematical, has something concrete to say dedicated to raising funds for children who Professor Garaway’s drama production of University with a master of sociology. Her Robert Aboukhalil ’07 and Daisy the intention of spreading awareness about about how structures such as galaxies are are suffering from congenital heart disease. "I The Crucible, she was encouraged to explore paper, Agents of Change, Not Victims of am looking forward to the wide variety of Daivasagaya ’07 launched Technophilic in the perils of climate change. This formed and about the cosmologically emitted the performing arts. Weekend classes at Circumstance, addressed the remarkable 2009, a science and engineering magazine comprehensive guide contains information hydrogen 21 cm radiation that physicists and opportunities that I will experience resilience of peasant women in India throughout my reign. I also hope to make a theatre school led to Joyce being discovered which provides students with a medium to about the causes and effects of climate astronomers will observe in radio telescopes difference with special-needs children in the by a talent agent and quickly introduced to combating pervasive food insecurity. She communicate interesting science, change, alternative energy sources, potential in the upcoming decade. “This field is school environment. My brother was the world of television. She began as a credits Dolores Chew and Brian Webb as technological breakthroughs and science solutions, and relevant news. Laurent has relatively new but it promises to become the diagnosed with autism at a very young age, so puppeteer and voice actor on the APTN mentors whose passion and engaging classes related extra-curricular activities. The been passionate about this subject since next big tool in the study of our universe’s this cause is very near and dear to my heart." Network, became a national television host left an indelible impact, inspiring her to magazine is currently distributed at McGill 2006 after watching An Inconvenient Truth. history.” Throughout the duration of the A current health science student, Megha won on Kids’ CBC and co-hosted The Zone on the complete her master’s degree. Marian University, University of Toronto, and the A recent health science graduate, he is grant, eight Marianopolis science students will participate in his research project. a silver medal in the Marianopolis Science Fair YTV network. Joyce is now studying remembers the dynamism of Activity Period Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Robert and currently studying science and business at last year; she is also active in the performing anthropology and sociology at Concordia and the many groups and fundraisers she arts including modeling, acting, and Indian Daisy each graduated from McGill University Concordia University where he has received University and would eventually like to was part of including Kids Can Free the To submit news or get in touch with someone appearing in this issue, please contact Kathleen Murphy: [email protected]. classical dancing. Megha has played on six Children and Breast Cancer Research. She is inter-scholastic teams: soccer, basketball, produce documentary films on Canadian cross country, track and field, flag-football, youth culture. thrilled to be applying this interest as and the Halo road race. program Assistant at Canada World Youth. Gregory Balycky ’03 graduated with We will miss… distinction from HEC Montréal in 2006 with Cynthia X. Qian ’03 has just been named Laurent Vachon ’98 passed away on September 10, 2012 at the Kevin Zorn’95 was appointed Director of a bachelor of business administration in “Personnalité de la semaine” by La Presse- Judith Webb Lawson ’67 passed away on June 4, 2012 after a age of 32 after a long illness. He is mourned by his parents, Marian Robotic Surgery at the University of Montreal finance. He obtained his certified financial Radio Canada. She also recently won tragic accident. She is sadly missed by her family, relatives, and Spino and Pierre Vachon, brother Françcois, sister- in-law Grace Hospital Center (CHUM). Having done over analyst (CFA) designation in 2010 and in Personality of the Year par excellence 2012 many friends. Judith lived in Ottawa and taught high school for Warren, nephews Theodore and Maxime, his grandparents, and 1,000 procedures of robotic radical 2011, graduated from the University of from the non-profit organization Forces many years. She is remembered fondly as being a kind and many friends. Laurent was passionate about music and good food, Oxford with a master of business Avenir for her tireless work through social prostatectomy for the treatment of localized generous soul with a radiant smile and a big heart. and he loved to sing while playing the guitar. prostate cancer, he is the most experienced administration in finance and strategy. implication, local and international DaVinci robotic surgeon in Canada. He Gregory’s international banking experience volunteer missions, and her academic, Lina Lemieux ’71 passed away on October 16, 2012 after a long Sofia Dupuis ’10 passed away at the age of 21 on September continues to train and teach residents, includes corporate banking and advisory research, and leadership excellence. battle with cancer. Her first year at Marianopolis was 1969, and 14, 2012. She is sadly missed by her parents Aicha Talab and Jean fellows, and faculty urologists, across work involving the political and economic Currently a final year ophthalmology she was among the very first Marianopolis College CEGEP Dupuis, sister Sarah, maternal grand-mother Aicha Oufkir, Canada as well as internationally, in development of the Middle East and North resident at the University of Montreal and students at the Peel Street campus. Lina is sadly missed by her paternal grand-parents Denyse and Guy Dupuis, and many aunts, minimally invasive surgical procedures for Africa. Most recently, he has been working in concurrently an experimental medicine brother Carl. uncles and cousins. ◊

18 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 19 Noah Richler Roy Eappen & Susan Aglukark Sheema Khan John Archer & Andrew Lui Ria Tzimas Deryn Collier Natalie Kwadrans Kevin Zorn Gregory Balycky Marian Pinsky Cynthia X. Qian Robert Aboukhalil & Daisy Daivasagaya Aline Homzy Alexandra Markus is among the youngest lawyers admitted to prostate cancer and enlarged prostates the United Kingdom and South Africa as a master’s student, she is working toward a in 2011 with a bachelor of engineering in an entrance scholarship for academic the partnership of a national law firm and she (BPH). Additionally, he is an assistant consultant, identifying and quantifying fellowship in the field of vitreo-retinal computer engineering. Daisy is currently excellence. climate-change-guide.com specializes in high-profile financings. professor of surgery at Saint Luc Hospital and strategic growth initiatives for a surgery. pursuing a master of electrical engineering at Leehi Yona ’12 has been named one of Additionally, Barbara is a strong advocate for Hôpital Sacré-Coeur in Montreal. petrochemical company. Gregory intends to McGill University while Robert is working on Eric Zimanyi ’03 graduated from McGill Canada’s top 25 environmentalists under 25. more progressive teaching styles which return to Canada to pursue a career in a PhD in computational biology at the Cold University in 2006 with a bachelor of science She is currently studying at Dartmouth address children’s varying learning abilities Ioanna Barkoulas ’97, benefits specialist corporate banking and financial advisory. Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York State. degree. He went directly into the PhD College on a full scholarship. ◊ and this year she became the secretary of The at Marianopolis College and her husband technophilicmag.com Marianopolis Millennium Foundation. The Peter Davidson are very proud to announce program at the Massachusetts Institute of achievement she is most proud of is her three the birth of their son Leonidas Peter Student highlight Technology (MIT) and graduated in June Aline Homzy ’08 is a Canadian jazz Faculty highlight sons, Julian, James and David. Barbara is Davidson on August 31, 2012 at 12:26 p.m. 2012 with a doctorate in physical chemistry. violinist and composer. She recently won married to Dino Mazzone ’87. Despite arriving three weeks early, Leonidas Eric now works as a software developer for third place in an international competition weighed in at 7 pounds 3 ounces. athenahealth Inc. in Watertown, for the best work written in the spirit of Duke Natalie Kwadrans (Andres)’92, Massachusetts. Ellington. Aline’s piece, Sweet Rose, is a married Michael Kwadrans on October 13, Samara Dalfen ’99 and Albert Sayegh haunting ballad inspired by such pieces as Arpi Berajeklian ’04 and Jeff Poissant 2012. This past summer she completed her ’99 were married in June 2007, and their Ellington’s Sophisticated Lady, Prelude To A ’04 were married on August 4, 2012. They Certified Management Accountant daughter Ronnie Lilah Sayegh was born in Kiss and Billy Strayhorn’s Day Dream. Sweet designation and took on a new role at TELUS, June of 2011. After graduating from attended McGill University and each earned a bachelor of mechanical engineering and a Rose is dedicated to the memory of Sjef where she is now a senior strategy manager Marianopolis, Samara attended McGill Hoefsmit, a Dutch scholar of Ellington’s in the Enterprise division. University where she earned a bachelor of master of mechanical engineering. Jeff is currently pursuing his doctorate in music. Aline holds a bachelor of music degree science and a master of psychiatry. She Brandon Silver ’13, a second-year liberal arts from the School of Creative & Performing attended Teachers College at Columbia student, has won the 2012 Quebec Writing engineering at McGill University and Arpi is Student highlight working as an engineer. Marianopolis has Arts at Humber College in Toronto where she University and earned a master of secondary Competition’s Reader’s Choice Prize. The currently resides. mathematics education. She currently prestigious award is sponsored by CBC played a significant role in their lives. “Jeff teaches mathematics at Selwyn House Quebec in partnership with the Quebec and I met each other at Marianopolis and Jeremy Cuttler ’09 recently graduated School in Westmount. Albert graduated Writers’ Federation, Maisonneuve magazine started dating in November 2002. We’ve from the faculty of law of the University of from Concordia University with a bachelor of and Véhicule Press. CBC’s Jeanette Kelly been together ever since.” Montreal, class of 2012. Oscar Hernandez, physics professor, presented the award and interviewed him on received a three year Fonds de recherche du commerce in finance and has his chartered Ryan Calder ’06 is currently a doctor of Alexandra Markus ’10 is currently accountant designation. Before returning to the show Cinq à Six. His short story, The Québec research grant in March 2010 to science candidate at Harvard University. completing her final year in physiology, with study cosmic strings and the evolution of Montreal with Samara to start a family he Revolution, was inspired in part by the Arab After graduating from Marianopolis, Ryan minors in social studies of medicine and structure in the universe. As part of his worked as chief financial officer of a New Spring; it will be published in a book on the Maisonneuve magazine website and featured earned his bachelor and master degrees in English, at McGill University. She is recently research, he has authored four articles, all of York based apparel company. Currently, he is civil engineering at Concordia University. He returned from spending six months studying which have been published in the prestigious the vice president, finance of a Montreal on CBC Radio. Brandon credits Professor Kate Scheckler with improving his writing skills worked as an engineer in environmental abroad in Asia at the National University of peer-reviewed Journal of Cosmology and based home decor importer. Megha Sandhu ’13 was crowned Miss Teen through “a crash course in creative writing consultancy for two years before deciding to Singapore. During her trip, she explored Astroparticle Physics. In addition to teaching at Canada-World 2012 on July 21, 2012, beating during office hours.” To read Brandon’s story pursue his research interests at Harvard. In Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and China. Marianopolis, he has been appointed adjunct 64 other contestants. This contest has a Joyce Quansah ’02 graduated from Marianopolis College in health science with and interview visit cbc.ca/qwc. his research he studies the risks, costs, and She hopes to pursue a degree in medicine or professor in the McGill University physics strong charitable focus and Megha has the department, as well as associate member of opportunity to work closely with Free the the intention of remaining in the field of benefits of civil infrastructure decisions in a master’s degree in science journalism. Marian Pinsky ’03 is excited to have such areas as drinking water management the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Children throughout her year-long reign. She science; however, after co-hosting a talent Laurent Cousineau’12 founded the Québec. His research, while theoretical and will also work with Cardiac Kids, which is recently graduated from Concordia and hydroelectric damming. show at Marianopolis and performing in Climate Change Guide website in 2011with mathematical, has something concrete to say dedicated to raising funds for children who Professor Garaway’s drama production of University with a master of sociology. Her Robert Aboukhalil ’07 and Daisy the intention of spreading awareness about about how structures such as galaxies are are suffering from congenital heart disease. "I The Crucible, she was encouraged to explore paper, Agents of Change, Not Victims of am looking forward to the wide variety of Daivasagaya ’07 launched Technophilic in the perils of climate change. This formed and about the cosmologically emitted the performing arts. Weekend classes at Circumstance, addressed the remarkable 2009, a science and engineering magazine comprehensive guide contains information hydrogen 21 cm radiation that physicists and opportunities that I will experience resilience of peasant women in India throughout my reign. I also hope to make a theatre school led to Joyce being discovered which provides students with a medium to about the causes and effects of climate astronomers will observe in radio telescopes difference with special-needs children in the by a talent agent and quickly introduced to combating pervasive food insecurity. She communicate interesting science, change, alternative energy sources, potential in the upcoming decade. “This field is school environment. My brother was the world of television. She began as a credits Dolores Chew and Brian Webb as technological breakthroughs and science solutions, and relevant news. Laurent has relatively new but it promises to become the diagnosed with autism at a very young age, so puppeteer and voice actor on the APTN mentors whose passion and engaging classes related extra-curricular activities. The been passionate about this subject since next big tool in the study of our universe’s this cause is very near and dear to my heart." Network, became a national television host left an indelible impact, inspiring her to magazine is currently distributed at McGill 2006 after watching An Inconvenient Truth. history.” Throughout the duration of the A current health science student, Megha won on Kids’ CBC and co-hosted The Zone on the complete her master’s degree. Marian University, University of Toronto, and the A recent health science graduate, he is grant, eight Marianopolis science students will participate in his research project. a silver medal in the Marianopolis Science Fair YTV network. Joyce is now studying remembers the dynamism of Activity Period Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Robert and currently studying science and business at last year; she is also active in the performing anthropology and sociology at Concordia and the many groups and fundraisers she arts including modeling, acting, and Indian Daisy each graduated from McGill University Concordia University where he has received University and would eventually like to was part of including Kids Can Free the To submit news or get in touch with someone appearing in this issue, please contact Kathleen Murphy: [email protected]. classical dancing. Megha has played on six Children and Breast Cancer Research. She is inter-scholastic teams: soccer, basketball, produce documentary films on Canadian cross country, track and field, flag-football, youth culture. thrilled to be applying this interest as and the Halo road race. program Assistant at Canada World Youth. Gregory Balycky ’03 graduated with We will miss… distinction from HEC Montréal in 2006 with Cynthia X. Qian ’03 has just been named Laurent Vachon ’98 passed away on September 10, 2012 at the Kevin Zorn’95 was appointed Director of a bachelor of business administration in “Personnalité de la semaine” by La Presse- Judith Webb Lawson ’67 passed away on June 4, 2012 after a age of 32 after a long illness. He is mourned by his parents, Marian Robotic Surgery at the University of Montreal finance. He obtained his certified financial Radio Canada. She also recently won tragic accident. She is sadly missed by her family, relatives, and Spino and Pierre Vachon, brother Françcois, sister- in-law Grace Hospital Center (CHUM). Having done over analyst (CFA) designation in 2010 and in Personality of the Year par excellence 2012 many friends. Judith lived in Ottawa and taught high school for Warren, nephews Theodore and Maxime, his grandparents, and 1,000 procedures of robotic radical 2011, graduated from the University of from the non-profit organization Forces many years. She is remembered fondly as being a kind and many friends. Laurent was passionate about music and good food, Oxford with a master of business Avenir for her tireless work through social prostatectomy for the treatment of localized generous soul with a radiant smile and a big heart. and he loved to sing while playing the guitar. prostate cancer, he is the most experienced administration in finance and strategy. implication, local and international DaVinci robotic surgeon in Canada. He Gregory’s international banking experience volunteer missions, and her academic, Lina Lemieux ’71 passed away on October 16, 2012 after a long Sofia Dupuis ’10 passed away at the age of 21 on September continues to train and teach residents, includes corporate banking and advisory research, and leadership excellence. battle with cancer. Her first year at Marianopolis was 1969, and 14, 2012. She is sadly missed by her parents Aicha Talab and Jean fellows, and faculty urologists, across work involving the political and economic Currently a final year ophthalmology she was among the very first Marianopolis College CEGEP Dupuis, sister Sarah, maternal grand-mother Aicha Oufkir, Canada as well as internationally, in development of the Middle East and North resident at the University of Montreal and students at the Peel Street campus. Lina is sadly missed by her paternal grand-parents Denyse and Guy Dupuis, and many aunts, minimally invasive surgical procedures for Africa. Most recently, he has been working in concurrently an experimental medicine brother Carl. uncles and cousins. ◊

18 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2013 19 Demons season highlights Participation in Demons intercollegiate has been growing steadily Men’s rugby faced Champlain College at Concordia this fall. with over 170 students involved in sports at Marianopolis. (L-R) Philippe Deslauriers, Nicholas Jonas, Warren Spryzenieks, Abdul Mansour. Demons men’s rugby had good season battling against Dawson for a spot in the finals. They lost by 16-13 missing a try on the last whistle. Women’s soccer had a good season finishing 2nd overall. They lost a spot in the Provincials over Bois-de-Boulogne (2-0). Demons’ Rowing went to Saratoga for a regatta and came back with 2 bronze medals. This new team is growing fast with about 30 members this season. ◊

Supporting the arts at Marianopolis Leslie Cohen, social science and commerce professor, is also president of the Women’s Art Society of Montreal. Their juried art show and sale, running from April 4 to 8, 2013 at Ogilvy Tudor Hall, will donate part of their proceeds to the Marianopolis arts scholarship. Monique Polak ’78, English and humanities professor, and author, will be the guest of honour at the vernissage on April 4, from 6-8 p.m. Throughout the exhibition there will be artist demonstrations, recitals, and author readings, including a weekend event where Monique will read from her novels: Pyro, What World is Left and Home Invasion. The exhibition and events are free to the public during store hours. womensartsociety.com ◊

April Mark your calendar 18 ArtsFest concert 22 Spring recital January 8-11 Winter registration May 15 Classes begin 1-4 Marianopolis theatre production Arabian Nights 18, 19 Marianopolis Theatre Company production Uber Jesus 2 Spring recital 2 Alumni association networking cocktail February 3 Last day of classes 7 Groundhog Day Pizza Extravaganza and Silent Auction 7-17 Graduation recitals (TBA) 11 Winter Concert 17 Last day of exams March June 4-8 College closed for spring break 4-5 Class of 1963 reunion 14 Prix d’Expression (snow date March 18) 15 Convocation

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