ALMA MATTERS

SPRING/SUMMER 2006 Publication for the Marianopolis College Community

“Fill your house with books and music.” Many speakers shared - Marvin Gameroff, father of David ‘79 with the audience their This quote, from the late father of a graduate, was memories of Marianopo- the advice given to David Gameroff as he was prepar- lis and their motivations ing to move his young family into their new home. for helping out with the It was also the quote that inspired the launch of the move included: Nicholas capital campaign Moving hearts and minds / Vers de Kasirer ‘78, Dean of Law, nouveaux horizons, which is the fundraising effort to McGill, Mary Liistro support the move into the new home of Maria- Hébert, Chair of nopolis College. the Board, Françoise

On April 5th of this year, Marianopolis held the Boisvert, C.N.D. ‘58, photo by Charles Montgomery public launch for its capital campaign. Hosted in Director General of Mari- Back row:Robert Heckler, David Gameroff ’79, Françoise Beaubien Vien ’58, Michael Sendbuehler, Bridget Fetterly ’86, John Archer ’79, Barth Gillan. the art deco auditorium of the College’s future home anopolis, Jill de Vil- Front row: Josée Gravel ’75, Mary Liistro Hébert, Jill de Villafranca, Françoise Boisvert ’58 on Westmount Avenue, the launch presented to an lafranca, Chair of the Mar- assembly of students, faculty, alumni, parents and ianopolis Millennium Foundation, John Archer The highlight of the morning was the an- friends the needs of the College as it prepares for the ‘79, RBC Dominion Securities, Josée Gravel ‘75, GE nouncement of the largest donation ever received pending move to the new campus. Capital Solutions, Patti McDonald ‘80, Academic by the College from an individual - from alumna and The goal of the campaign is to raise $10 MN. Of Advisor at Marianopolis and Andrew Wilmer, former parent Françoise Beaubien Vien, to support this, $8 MN will support technology, renovations Marianopolis Teacher, co-chairs of the Faculty & Staff the Learning Centre in the new building. As well, to the new building, and the construction of a new Campaign, Lorraine Caza, C.N.D., Congregation the Congregation of Notre Dame announced their gymnasium. The remaining $2 MN will be used to Leader, Françoise Beaubien Vien ‘58, President, support to the Marianopolis campaign - a $2 MN establish a permanent endowment fund within the Pathonic Foundation, and S. David Gameroff ‘79. contribution to assist with the building project. Marianopolis Millennium Foundation, primarily to Co-emcees for the launch were Angie Ip ‘05 and Campaign co-chairs Josée Gravel and John Archer support the financial awards, scholarships and bur- Maggie Mulrooney ‘06. Music student Wen Sei introduced the campaign priorities and announced saries that the College makes available to students Yan provided a wonderful performance to begin the that over $3,500,000 has already been contributed every year. event. to the campaign, including contributions from the Faculty and Staff totalling over $142,000 from over 80% of the campus community. On the Move - an update on the new campus Although there is still much money to be raised onstruction is well underway to build the with a scheduled completion date of May 1st before the campaign can be completed, there is a new gymnasium at the new campus. 2007. The College will then move into the new committed group of volunteers working very hard CThe complex must be built under- building over the summer, to begin opera- to ensure success. This campaign will ensure that ground, due to zoning by-laws, and has been tions on the new site in August 2007. the building is renovated to bring it up to modern underway since November 2005. The project standards, thereby providing a fitting home for the is on schedule to be completed by the end of College for years to come. For more information 2006, and will connect to the existing build- about the capital campaign visit our website: ing via an underground passageway. www.marianopolis.edu/mv/ or contact the cam- Permits for the demolition of parts of the in- paign office at (514) 937-7923. terior of the existing building were secured this spring. The contract for this phase of the CONTENT project has been awarded to Pomerleau Con- Alumni Article 2 struction, with some of the demolition work beginning in June. All of the requirements for On Campus 5 the permit to renovate parts of the interior Faculty & Staff 7 have been met, so this permit should be issued Alumni News & Notables 8 shortly. The renovations to the interior of the Marianopolis Will Miss 10 building will occur over the next 12 months, Sneak peek at our new gym! - photo by Don Howlett Alumni Events 11 Alumni Article Helping earthquake victims in Pakistan by Dr. Talat S. Chughtai ’87 ctober 8th, 2005 8:50AM: The moment thetist to receive treatment. In the middle of this, would wheel the patient into a waiting area and that a massive earthquake struck Pak- there was still one operating room where non- simply shout out “Who is the family of ...... ?” Oistan. This date will be etched in the earthquake cases had to be dealt with. The chief When someone came forward from the sea of minds of the Pakistani people, not unlike Sep- of surgery was handling all of the “normal” sur- faces, we would trust them, as there was no way tember 11th for Americans. It was a 6 minute pe- geries for the hospital’s regular young clientele. of identifying them, and allow them to take the riod that changed and continues to profoundly af- patient. Many times there was no response and fect the lives of over 3 million people living in so an orderly would have to accompany the pa- Northern Pakistan. tient alone. After my last case of the week, an 8- A magnitude 7.6 earthquake, 80 000 dead, year-old girl, when asking for her family, a 6- more than 200 000 injured, over 3 million peo- year-old girl slowly came from the crowd to say ple homeless and the numbers would continue to in a ‘shy/trying to be strong’ voice “I am her fam- rise. 26 hospitals, 600 clinics gone and the health ily.” A 6-year-old girl left to care for her sister. My care workers dead or missing. Scenes of entire vil- colleagues and I were no longer able to hold off lages wiped out and thousands of people buried the tears that we had to date suppressed. beneath, as well as the hundreds of thousands left My co-workers were my support, and they be- injured. Many have called it the largest surgical dis- come friends for life: Russian surgeon and “earth- aster in (recent) history. Local resources were quake expert,” Dr. Valerie Mitish, who without overwhelmed. The world responded: field hos- Dr. Mitish of Russia and Dr.Talat Chughtai ’87 speaking a word of English ran the show at PIMS; pitals were set up and manned by doctors from Dr. Abbasi, the chief of surgery, who knew every countries from every continent. Canada sent a The most salient feature in this scene is etched case going on in his unit and the name of every DART team for logistical purposes such as water in my mind: from 7AM to midnight, we literally surgeon, local and foreign; Dr. Farid, a local or- purification. felt the reverberating screams and cries of children thopedic surgeon, who came in at 7 a.m. and left Distraught, I donated money via the internet and calling for their mothers. Most did not know at midnight, operating non-stop without saying continued with my daily routine as a surgeon in that they no had a mother, or a father or broth- a word; Dr. Ali, my colleague and a source of sup- Toronto. I was born in Canada, but my parents ers and sisters. These children were “the lucky port during our stay; Dr. Nasir, from London, Eng- emigrated from Pakistan around 1960. One night, ones,” survivors from the mountains. land, also of Pakistani descent. I saw an interview with Pakistani President Gen- My formal surgical training is in surgery of the I cannot imagine a people being more appre- eral Pervez Musharraf. “We need money...... and neck, chest and abdomen but I spent my week ciative than the Pakistanis, who would stop us on we need surgeons,” he said and I knew I would doing orthopedic and plastic surgery. You are the street, hug us, and thank us for coming to help. be heading to Pakistan. Along with a colleague, forced to be flexible, to adapt your skills and We even received thanks from stern-faced an- I signed up with the Canadian Relief Founda- learn quickly in a disaster situation. I did ampu- titerrorist squad members we would have to go tion’s Canadian Medical Assist Team (CMAT), a tations and revisions of amputations, as well as re- through daily to get into the hospital. Pakistani vol- non-governmental organization and within days pairs of soft tissue crush injuries, performed brain, unteers were also everywhere, helping their coun- I found myself part of a team of a GP/anesthetist, chest surgery, abdominal surgery, and numer- trymen. 4 nurses and 2 paramedics in Islamabad, Pakistan. ous amputations and skin grafts. Resources were Our small patients somehow manage to smile, The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences not available to fix every injury. but don’t let the smiles deceive you. Many have (PIMS), a tertiary care trauma centre in Islamabad, Another challenge was how to calm these hys- no homes. There are many tent villages all over was coordinating the relief effort. The nurses terical children before their operations; some- the countryside in that area. Children can be and paramedics were sent to the mountains of times we would place a mask on and hold them seen cooking outside. But what do they cook? Muzaffarabad to set up wound care clinics to tend down until the anesthetic took effect. There was Scenes of a mass of people hysterically grasping to thousands of patients per week. I and my no recovery room to observe/monitor patients for small packets of food being thrown from a re- GP/anesthetist colleague were sent to the Children’s post-op, so very light anesthesia was used. Since lief truck or helicopter is the norm. For those who Hospital that was part of PIMS. no one else was available, we took turns check- hesitate at donating at this late date, even $10 can Outside the hospital, we saw stretcher after ing up on the patients post-op. buy food packets, shelter and clothes and make stretcher of injured and tents set up to hold more, I remember an 8-year-old girl, Tayeba, whose a difference. while inside the hallways were overflowing with arm I amputated. Afterwards, she asked me “Uncle, patients, not to mention anywhere else they could did you put my arm back?” What can you say to fit patients. A bed sometimes held 2 or 3 patients a crying 8-year-old girl? Names are stuck in my Keep in touch by e-mail! while others were on the floor. Lucky patients had mind, childrens’ names: Tallah, Mehtab, Robab, someone next to them for support but many had Tazir, Bostan. Sometimes the injuries they had re- We send out invitations and reminders for no one. ceived during the rescue process were worse than upcoming events and meetings by e-mail. If Surgeons were performing over 100 operations the initial earthquake-inflicted injuries. you would like to receive notification of these daily. It was chaos, essentially a factory of patient Charts and paperwork were non-existent: after happenings, please drop us a line at after patient arriving for treatment; children were an operation, orders for antibiotics and instruc- [email protected]. lined up awaiting any available surgeon and anes- tions were written on the dressing itself. Then we

2 MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE My Life (So Far) in Arts and Culture by Alexis Diamond ’92 ittle did I picture, lying there intoning on the olis-while writing at night and on weekends. I had duce texts the composers seemed to like. All floor of Room 102-also known as the The- set aside my historical oeuvre, my great Canadian those years slogging away in obscurity-except Latre room-that my creative life would even- play (still in progress), to focus on something fun for the light shed by PWM-and maybe it was all tually include not only theatre, but also radio in my off hours, namely Trixie Parker Finds a worth it! And the singing, that beautiful singing, and opera. But not as a performer. If I learned one Boyfriend: The Musical. Fun though it was, it took as my words took flight on the music. I can’t tell thing at Marianopolis, it was that I wasn’t a per- me a long time to bang out a draft. I had noth- you the indescribable bliss of those moments. former. But the writing...the writing might actu- ing-no composer, no theatre company interested. Soon after, Tapestry commissioned me to write ally be worth pursuing. Only a relationship with Playwrights’ Workshop a short opera, The Two Graces, with composer Montréal (PWM). Sean Ferguson. Ah, Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal, a mag- Opera has become a bit of an obsession. In fall ical place that nurtures playwrights and play- 2005, I was lucky enough to win a grant to pur- writing, where a first draft by an obscure young sue my independent studies as a librettist. I just writer receives a serious reading and honest feed- finished working on a short music theatre piece back. A place of faith and possibility... for piano and spinet with a composer from Ed- ...and where I was told by Peter Hinton, then monton. I have never heard this composer’s voice dramaturg-in-residence*, now Artistic Director of or seen his face-all the work was done via e-mail- English Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ot- but I have heard his music, understood his vision. tawa, that I knew next to nothing about musicals. And we created something delightful and special But the idea had potential, and if I wanted to de- and unique. velop it, I needed a composer. I had the love for the written word, the stage And that, friends, is how I discovered opera. and the music before Marianopolis, but being With a great letter of reference from Peter Hin- there gave me a direction, a sense, might I say, Alexis Diamond at PWM Artists for Artists Art Auction, May ton and lucky timing, I ended up in Toronto at of vocation. Maybe it was the ever-holy atmos- 19, 2005 - photo courtesy of Ron Diamond. Opera Camp-the Tapestry New Opera Works phere of room 102... So I did. After theatre classes with Mr. Garaway Librettist-Composer Laboratory, or Lib-Lab. So my career in Arts and Culture continues, and creative writing classes with Ms. Polak, I stud- 4 writers, 4 composers, 4 singers, 2 pianists, as does my involvement at PWM, promoting the ied at Concordia, then wandered as far as Victo- 2 dramaturgs. 8 days. In this beautiful church in invisible work that has made my work visible. ria, B.C., in my quest to learn and practice the art Rosedale. I was the least experienced writer by far; * Dramaturgy is the editorial process of analy- of playwriting. totally intimidated. The turnover time was two sis, assessment and inspiration for playwrights and The writing life has not been easy. Not every- days: one day for the libretto (the text) and one their scripts. The work of a dramaturg is in- one understands the choices I’ve made. But I day for the musical composition. Each writer formed by all the disciplines of stagecraft, in- can’t seem to give it up. worked with each composer on one little opera. cluding acting, direction, choreography, music In fact, I had hit yet another low point a few What I discovered at Opera Camp was how and design. years ago when something miraculous happened. much I actually knew about writing and story and To get in touch with Alexis Diamond to rem- I had a really pleasant day job at another col- character. Working with a collaborator-a complete inisce or to discuss her work, please send a mes- lege-just down the hill, in fact, from Marianop- stranger- in a tight timeframe, I was able to pro- sage to [email protected]. Not your conventional market by Kafi Dublin ‘92 e Marché MTL is the brainchild of “Montreal has such great undiscovered talent designer Kafi Dublin ‘92 and New York de- and we believe that it’s time for a permanent Lsigner Shelly Hauke who got their start sell- venue where designers, buyers, and the fashion ing their accessories at The Young Designers Mar- press can come together” ket in New York City. Both girls became regulars, Space is rented to designers for $50 per day, and attending every weekend. Before long, they started admission is free for the public. Outside of mar- gathering a loyal following from the fashion com- ket hours, the fashionable downtown location is munity. Due to this exposure, Kafi’s handbag the home of the Kafi & Shelly boutique where they line, Kafi D., has been featured in countless fash- carry their own lines plus those of other emerg- ion magazines and Shelly’s line, Shelly Renee ing designers like Peekaboo & Trixibelle jewelry. New York can be found in over 100 boutiques “We want to gather a diverse group of design- CTV’s Lori Graham with Kafi Dublin ’92 across the United States. ers. Anything mass produced or “Made in China” MTL is open to the public on Tuesdays and On a visit back to her native Montreal, Kafi and will not be found at Le Marché.” Designers in- Wednesdays from noon to 7pm, Thursdays and Shelly realized while strolling downtown that terested in participating in this one-of-a-kind Fridays from noon to 9pm and the market is on there was a void for emerging designers to show- market should contact Le Marché MTL by visit- Saturday from noon to 7pm. case their wares. The Montreal fashion scene is so ing www.lemarchemtl.com or by calling Kafi at “We want to change Montreal’s perception of limited that many designers are forced to move 514-907-2482 the flea market. Our “marché” has a young, hip to New York City in order to get discovered as Kafi Since its opening in October 2005 at 104-3655 vibe and is filled with designers who have a pas- had done. St-Laurent Blvd in downtown Montreal, Le Marché sion for their craft.” SPRING/SUMMER 2006 3 Alumna turned star by Tara Mrejen ‘06 lumni who attended Marianopolis in 1996 Anyhow, Mylène’s creativity still blossomed in east Asian studies. Soon after, she worked for and 1997 and who watch Da Vinci’s City university as she was president of her class at PALM Publicity Marketing as a Multimedia De- AHall may recognize a familiar face. The HEC. She was involved in organizing activities for partment Coordinator but it later caused her to character Rita Mah is played by Mylène Dinh- the student body and felt proud of the talent “lose her mind.” She remembers the long hours Robic ’97. She first appeared on the show in De- shows she organized; “The most memorable of and frustration: “I would never see daylight and cember 2003 and now lives in Vancouver where which was a talent show which allowed for sev- my job didn’t allow me to be directly involved in the show is filmed. Mylène starts off the long days eral otherwise shy students in the class to show- the actual creation of the graphics.” on set by reciting lines and meditating, but today case their “hidden” talents”. After quitting her job, Mylène traveled to Viet- is not a typical day for her. She walks through the However, in the middle of her studies at HEC, nam to revisit her roots. Her Vietnamese mother Marianopolis corridor as a goddess and with her Mylène dropped out and applied to Communi- is from Saigon and immigrated to Canada in 1975. glistening eyes, she begins to reminisce all the cations at . Her portfolio Though she had visited several times, the trip still wonderful memories from CEGEP. proved to be outstanding as it included experience proved to be a catalyst in her life. Once she re- in drama, fundraising and student social events. turned, Mylène describes it as having “almost By then she had been involved in eight theatre pro- been hit by lightning.” At that point, she had ductions, had completed some amazing poetry and begun to question what she wanted to do for the script ideas. In addition, her portfolio included rest of her life. travel photography which she accumulated over Dinh-Robic spent four years waitressing, teach- four different trips from Europe and East Asia. ing French and enlisting in acting workshops Dropping out of business studies was not easy until she got her big break on Da Vinci’s City Hall. on Mylène and her family. She remembers feel- Her persistence and confidence helped her make ing like a failure because she never finished her de- it in the super competitive acting industry, “I was Mylène Dinh-Robic ’97 and Tara Mrejen ’06 gree. Nevertheless, Dinh-Robic is convinced that actually living the life I wanted and so it didn’t mat- Although Dinh-Robic was active in the Maria- her switch into communications was a crucial ter how many auditions I had to go through; I knew nopolis drama club, she didn’t always know that step: “Before I switched into communications, I that I would eventually get there.” Could anyone she wanted to be an actor. She came to Marianopolis stayed in business because it was the safe zone. I have doubted her? originally in health science and then switched to was too scared to look at the sidebar.” For the first Mylène admits that to her, the most important Commerce, one of her first challenges. “I remem- time, Mylène felt as if she was no longer in the fight- aspect of acting is creative integrity. Dinh-Robic ber that I fought to listen to myself, and Maria- ing ring and in Communications, everything is also grateful to have her background in Com- nopolis gave me the luxury of changing programs; seemed easy. She was in a learning context that munications because it has helped her with the they taught me that it was okay.” She remembers allowed her to use the talents she was naturally business side of the industry. When asked if she one of her favorite teachers, Abe Fox who always excellent at. “It was the first time I felt my true artis- has accomplished her dream, Mylène indicates that found a way to help relate math to her creative side. tic self actually contribute towards my own aca- it has only begun, “It’s all about surpassing your After graduating with a commerce DEC, Dinh- demic journey and ultimately in my own per- own expectations”. Dinh-Robic’s favorite actors in- Robic continued with her studies at HEC. She re- sonal journey as an adult and as a woman.” clude Marie-José Crose, Meryl Streep and Sean members loving the social science discipline but Mylène graduated with a major in multimedia Penn. Her journey has taught her never to fear fail- dreaded going to accounting and marketing classes. and film production, as well as a minor in South- ure: “Its okay, when you fall, you just get back up.” CALL Integrative Course by Megan Spriggs inter 2006 marked the début of a grative/2006projects.html new required course for students in Alumni active in the arts community are Wthe Arts and Letters option of the welcome to volunteer to advise students and Creative Arts, Literature and Languages Pro- serve as guest critics for next year’s course. gram: the Integrative Project. The course Interested? Contact Megan Spriggs at guides students through the creative process of [email protected] producing an interdisciplinary work that com- bines learning from at least two disciplines in the program. The projects evolved through a series of peer-review seminars as well as a pres- entation of work-in-progress to invited guests who provided valuable advice in the success- ful completion of the students’ literary and artistic works. The completed projects; liter- ary journals, chapbooks, performances, slide lectures, works of art and videos, were pre- miered at ArtsFest. To see some of these works, please visit the course website at http://fac- Zachary Alapi, Spiritual Exorcism ulty.marianopolis.edu/m.spriggs/CALLinte- Felizia Bayer, Women Throughout History

4 MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE On Campus Music at Marianopolis by Lillian Heron he Music Department offers dynamic with professionals to achieve their personal the Music/Science program, students can ben- programs suited to the demands of best. Their talents are highlighted at many efit from a variety of options, enabling them to Ttoday’s professional music students. With concerts and performances each year. widen their options and learning opportunities! a focus on performance, the students train The Music Program is pleased to introduce For more information, please visit: two new double DEC programs for 2006- http://www.marianopolis.edu/ps/programs.php 2007: Music/Commerce & Social Science and For upcoming concert information, please Music/Creative Arts, Literature and Languages. refer to the Mark your Calendar! section at With three double DEC programs, including the back of this issue. Some of the many well-known Marianopolis graduates of the Music Program include: Tom Allen Broadcaster and host of “Music and Company” CBC Radio Sophie Dugas, Marc Beliveau, Andrei Malashenko and Olga Gross Members of the MSO Michelle Fillion Musicologist and researcher Paul Frehner Composer-in-residence at the Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur Stephanie Marshall English National Opera Marco Parisotto Conductor Anna-Maria Popescu La Scala in Milan The winner of the Prix d’Expression Musicale in March 2006 Janis Steprans Université de Laval was Kristina Taylor pictured here with Paul Hellmer Derek Yaple-Schobert Concert pianist Model UN by Ben Albright ‘06 his spring the Marianopolis Model United to assume the roles of powerful world leaders Mart, which was located next to the Conference Nations Club was able to organize its first and ambassadors and forced them to resolve hotel. Our delegates were also able to sample Tever trip to the University of Chicago’s a number of crisis scenarios ranging from the a variety of cuisines as they toured the city’s Model United Nations Conference. This con- challenges facing modern-day Turkey and Rus- wonderful restaurants. On the last night in ference attracts delegates from schools across sia to the management of the economy through Chicago, all of the club members were able to North America from many competitive uni- the American Industrial Oligarchy of the early dine at Ben Pao’s to celebrate another suc- versities such as Harvard and Yale. Funding for twentieth century. cessful year. this trip was made possible by numerous club- Although the Conference schedule was ex- The Club’s four-day trip ended with a good led fundraising activities as well as through tremely hectic, our delegates did find a small deal of success. Marianopolis delegates were support from Marianopolis Plan for Success and amount of time to unwind. Chicago proved to able to win a total of four verbal commenda- Student Congress. be a vibrant city with plenty of chances to get tions (Costa Magdalenos, Rahul Sudarshan, The Conference itself allowed these students lost while wandering through the Merchandise Ben Albright and Matthew Angelus) and one award for Honorable Delegate was awarded to Michael Ahn. The Club now looks forward to traveling to New York in 2007 to participate in the National Model United Nations conference hosted on site at the United Nations headquarters. Open House On October 17th from 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM we throw open our doors to greet prospective students and their families. Do you know someone who is considering attending CEGEP in 2007? Come and visit your favorite people and places on this exciting night together. For more information, please contact Régine Duboulay, Admissions Officer at (514) 931-8792 ext. 263. Model UN participants in Chicago SPRING/SUMMER 2006 5 Student Successes Spring 2006 CONCOURS DE L’ASSOCIATION Jonathan Moscovici, Liyuan Li, Tigran Atoyan, • Gold Medal - Senior 2 MATHEMATIQUE DU Hang Cheng, Tudor Iatan. Enhance and Simulate Enigma - Yi Xu & Junyi February 2006 Qian Top 20-25 students in province are invited to a SCIENCE FAIR • Concordia University Faculty of Engineering math summer camp at Quebec university. 2006 & Computer Science Innovation Scholarship No certificates are ever awarded. Congratulations to the Marianopolis Science • McGill University - Math and Statistics Award First in province: Yanshuai Cao. Fair Team, whose projects won the following • McGill University - School of Computer Sci- Others in top 25: Tigran Attoyan, Xiao Jiang, awards at the Montreal Regional Science & Tech- ence (Robotics) Award Rishi Rajalingham, Tanio Tanev, Ioan Filip, nology Fair 2006: • Silver Medal - Senior 2 Moez Tajdin. Toasty Tents - Signe Richer ’06 & Jordan Ben- Protein Aggregates in OPMD - Niharika Chan- jamin ’06 dra AMERICAN MATHEMATICS • Concordia University Award for Outstanding • Silver Medal - Senior 2 COMPETITION, February 2006 Achievement in Building, Civil & Environmental ROBOTICS Certificates of distinction Engineering (score of 100 or better): • McGill University Department of Mining, First in province: Xiao Jiang. Metals & Materials Engineering Scholarship First team in province. Team members: Xiao Jiang, Hongyu Xiao, Amanda Lee-Zuck. Certificates of distinction (score of 100 or bet- ter): Xiao Jiang , Hongyu Xiao, Amanda Lee- Zuck, Ioan Filip, Alexandre Tomberg, Gilad Ben-Shach, Moez Tajdin, Jonathan Moscovici, Liyuan Li, Constantin Filip, Tigran Atoyan, Hang Cheng, Tudor Iatan.

AMERICAN INVITATIONAL MATHEMATICS EXAMINATION March 2006 The Marianopolis Robotics team sent a delega- (Participation by invitation only) tion to The Annapolis 2006 Regional Robotics Certificate of participation: Xiao Jiang , Hongyu Competition in February 2006 at Collège Regina Xiao, Amanda Lee-Zuck, Ioan Filip, Alexandre Assumpta. Pictured here are some of the students Tomberg, Gilad Ben-Shach, Moez Tajdin, Jordan Benjamin ’06 and Signe Richer ’06 with their robot that made it to the semi-finals. ArtsFest 2006 by Anneliese Papaurelis ’88 rtsFest is a week-long celebration of the arts held works of art were delivered as PowerPoint slide lectures every spring. The program includes music in two of the College’s Art History classes. Evening per- Arecitals, public readings, journal launches, film formances combined studies in theatre with other dis- screenings and art exhibitions. Lectures and panel dis- ciplines: Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Religious cussions bring in prominent guests active in the arts Studies. The evening’s program included three per- to share their work with the College community. formances with refreshments provided by the stu- ArtsFest is an excellent opportunity for aspiring dents. artists, filmmakers, musicians and writers to showcase Students produced written projects in various literary their talents alongside those of Marianopolis faculty and genres and combinations of them, including short sto- staff. ries, essays, letters, screenplays, reviews, and more. Students in the CALL integrative course (read more Their work was presented in the form of chapbooks, about CALL on page 4) prepared a wide range of proj- a printed essay and a collaborative literary journal. ects over the course of the semester and presented them Copies of these publications are available for consul- during ArtsFest ‘06, held from April 18th through the tation at the Marianopolis College Library. 21st. Events included film screenings, performances, Viewers at the video project screenings were treated lectures, literary journals and chapbooks launched to diverse reflections on sexuality, gender roles, reli- during the literary café and a festival-long art exhibi- gion in film and film itself as the most accessible form tion in the first floor hallway. of art today. Copies of these videos are available for Each of the artists whose work appeared in the art viewing at the Marianopolis College Library. exhibition selected his or her own topic and mode of The week came to a close with the Annual Spring expression. The uniting factor in this year’s group was Concert, held in Oscar Peterson Hall. an emphasis on process, either the creative process it- For more information about ArtsFest, self or an interest in process as theme. Academic pa- or to get involved, please visit: pers investigating the historical contexts of selected http://www.marianopolis.edu/AC/ArtsFest.php

6 MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE Faculty & Staff Updates

he College welcomed ten new sessional world of gambling, addiction and fraud. years ago. The first volume, published in 1997, teachers in January 2006. They have been Launch attendees included some of Monique’s covered the first 45 years of Bourgeoys’ life. Ta wonderful and enthusiastic addition to our former classmates: Rochelle Barr ‘79, Julie Am- The second volume: Marguerite Bourgeoys and community during the winter semester. blard ‘79, Grace Lutfy ‘80 and Louise Kierans The Congregation of Notre-Dame, 1665-1700, This year we bid adieu to the following faculty ‘79; as well as former students Shital Sharma ‘00, published in English by McGill-Queen’s and staff: George Archer, Lisa Dery and Cheri Alex Quesnel ‘03 and Stephanie Coull ‘06. University Press, deals with the last 35 years of Killam have moved to take on other professional her life in Montreal, and was officially launched challenges, and Spring/Summer retirements in- on campus on January 24th at Marianopolis. clude: Karen Davison, Judie Livingston, Ken Attending the launch was Michael Leduc, the MacKenzie, Karen Ray and Larry Vatch. nephew (9 times removed) of Marguerite Bour- We had a Marianopolis baby boom this year! geoys. Congratulations to the following faculty members Irvin Véronneau is and their families on the birth of their children: our friendly print-room Selena Liss - Benjamin Léon April 2006 supervisor by day and Megan Newell - Kailey - September 2005 entertainer by night. A Jim Queen - Sean Matthew - May 2006 self-taught musician Heather Roffey - Cedar Alyce - May 2006 who started playing in Tania d’Alesio-Xydis - Michael Angel - No- the mid-60’s, Irvin was vember 2005 Monique Polak ’79 and Michal Tritt influenced by The Beat- Nadine Korte in the Hu- les and British invasion. manities Department is spend- One of Monique’s earlier books, Flip Turn He quickly evolved from ing the summer training and (Lorimer), recently made the Canadian Chil- drummer to keyboards, fundraising for the Jewish Gen- dren’s Book Centre’s Our Choice list. Home In- and finally guitar, which Irvin Véronneau eral Hospital’s Weekend to End vasion has already been named a Popular Paper- he spends up to 20 hours a week practicing. His Breast Cancer. On August 26th back by the American Library Association. In current shows include a Roy Orbison tribute, and 27th she’ll walk 60 kilo- November, Monique will travel to Victoria as Elton John and Billy Joel specials, as well as a spot- Nadine Korte metres around the island of part of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre light on the British invasion. Montreal in the hopes of raising Book Week tour. She is already hard at work on You can see him in action this summer at as much money as she possibly can for breast can- her next two books, scheduled for publication in Randy’s in Pierrefonds every Friday and Saturday cer research, prevention, and treatment programs. May 2007. night starting June 30th. Come enjoy supper and Check out her progress at www.endcancer.ca. Amy Reiswig ‘92 (English Department) has some great music. And yes, he does take requests! English and Humanities teacher Monique been awarded a partial fellowship and will be in In November 2005, Oscar Hernandez, PhD Polak ‘79 recently launched her two latest young St. Petersburg, Russia for two weeks this summer (Physics Department), published the following ar- adult novels at Babar en Ville, a children’s book- working on a novel under seminar supervisor ticle in the physics research journal Physical Re- store on Greene Ave., in Westmount. Both books Jayne Anne Phillips. view: Polarization states in B-->rho K* and new are set in Montreal. Home Invasion (Orca) tells the Patricia Simpson, former teacher and mem- physics, Phys. Rev. D 72, 094008 (2005) (10 story of a boy’s difficulties adjusting to his new ber of the Congregation of Notre Dame, began pages). It was written in collaboration with physi- stepfather. Inspired by true events, All In (Lorimer) the challenge of writing the definitive biography cists from the Université de Montréal and Uni- is about a teen’s descent into the high-stakes of her order’s founder, Marguerite Bourgeoys 15 versity of Toronto.

Arts Trips By Megan Spriggs n February 2005, Art History teacher activity and in funding the educational in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Among the J. Holly Wheatcroft organized an ac- component of the trip, covering museum options available for free time was a con- Iademic arts trip to New York City to admissions, guided tours and more. cert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra visit museums and to experience Christo A second arts trip took students and and a performance of Bizet’s “Carmen” at and Jeanne-Claude’s installation, The Gates faculty members to Boston and Cambridge Harvard, both of which received great re- in Central Park. The success of this trip the weekend of September 30th to views from those who attended. For Fall kicked off what we hope will become a new October 2nd, 2005. The itinerary included 2006, we’re planning a return visit to New Marianopolis tradition: an annual week- visits to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Mu- York City. end visit to another city that introduces seum, the Harvard University Arts Muse- For more information on past and future students to its cultural resources. Maria- ums and the Museum of Fine Arts. The arts trips, visit our home on the web at nopolis Plan for Success has been an im- group also toured the Victorian architec- http://www.marianopolis.edu/CR/proj- portant source of support for this initiative ture of the Back Bay area, public sculpture ects/arts_trip/index.php or write to us at in recognizing its value as an enriching at MIT, and the modernist Gropius House [email protected]

SPRING/SUMMER 2006 7 Alumni News & Notables to continue to the Ph.D level and eventually become hometown of Montreal and moved permanently to 00’s a professor of Art History or a museum profes- Sydney, Australia, where she was welcomed by her sional. fiancé and long-time Aussie Thomas Sychterz ’05 is studying engineering at David Caporicci-Urovitch ’01 manages Concordia’s love, Benjamin Austin. The where he is Goalie on the CJLO FM radio station. two met almost eight years Princeton University Tigers hockey team. Julia Peress ’01 graduated from Exercise Science at ago at the Golden Key Inter- Alexia Bitton ’05 celebrates her en- Concordia University last May and has been busy national Honour Society’s gagement to Jonathan Afilalo this coaching and overseeing the U14 and U16 Mon- Convention in Los Angeles. spring. treal Maccabi Games Basketball girls’ teams. Her After settling into life together Alyson Lozoff ’04 Alyson will be dedication to the students has won her the West End in Sydney, Erin started a new graduating from Law School next year. She is Amateur Sports Volunteer of the Year award. Erin Stock Austin job in August 2005 as a Senior presently travelling Hong Kong and China, com- Kim Naraine ’00 just completed her M.Sc. at McGill and Benjamin Austin Associate in Communications pleting a Law Certificate at the China University of in Biology. She studied pharmacology in the audi- for Mercer Consulting, the largest Human Resource Political Science and Law in Beijing. She can be tory system of the Australian cricket Teleogryllus Consulting firm in the world. There she acts as a lead reached at [email protected] oceanicus. The study involved a combination of communication consultant specializing in crisis & Leonid Chindelevitch ’03 is the recipient of a Que- neuroscience, physiology and biology. change communications, mergers & acquisitions, bec Government Bourse de maîtrise en recherche Roxane Katiya ’00 shares the great news that Steven as well as health & benefits. After years in a long- for his work in Math and Statistics at McGill Uni- Czerniak ’00 and she are engaged. Steven is work- distance relationship sustained by a lot of faith, versity. ing as a sales engineer for Integrys in Montreal support, love, emails and air miles, Erin and Ben Ayesha Harji ’02 Cycled across Africa this past and she is graduating from dentistry in April 2006. were married in Sydney on November 24, 2005 in winter and raised $50,000 for the Aga Khan Foun- Esther Burian ’00 Writes: ”Ever since I was small I an intimate ceremony at St. Patrick’s Church, one dation of Canada. The four and half month trip took wanted to go to law school. When I began the So- of the oldest in Australia, followed by a reception her and her father from Cairo to Cape Town. cial Science course and started taking Ms. Cole’s at ARIA Restaurant on the edge of stunning Sydney Courtney Mullins ’02 was crowned Queen of the psych classes. I changed my major in what seemed Harbour. After realizing their dream of being mar- Saint Patrick’s Day Parade this year! She is a stu- like just a blink of an eye, compared to the years ried, the newlyweds are looking forward to enjoy- dent of the Desautels Faculty of Management at of preparation done up till then for law school. I have ing the daily pleasures, adventures and surprises life McGill University, pursuing a triple concentration never made such a perfect decision since then, ca- has to offer. in marketing, strategic management, and entre- reer wise. I love my job, my work makes me happy Charles Bierbrier ’95 has launched a micro brew- preneurship. This past fall, Courtney was on the or- and I have the Marianopolis psych. department to ery in Montreal and is enjoying success in some of ganizing committee and a dancer for a benefit thank for that. So thank-you.” Montreal’s hippest clubs and restaurants. With pro- show that raised $18,000 for the Montreal Children’s duction doubling every month since the launch in Hospital. 90’s October, he hopes to expand the business and dis- Joyce Quansah ’02 is the Quebec regional host of tribute his beer across Canada. Kids’ CBC, the morning children’s programming on Rachel Berger ’98 Rachel Berger is finishing up her Kevin Zorn ’95 and CBC. She joins co-hosts from across the country to PhD in Modern Indian History (thesis: “Ayurveda, Christina Chaniotis got educate young viewers about different parts of State and Society in the colonial United Provinces, married on October 1st, Canada.When she is not filming segments for the 1900-1948”) at the University of Cambridge. She 2005. They celebrated show, she teaches dance to preschoolers, has par- is moving back to Montreal to take up a post as As- their wedding in Montreal ticipated in international outreach initiatives, and sistant Professor of South Asian History at Concor- with family and friends and makes public appearances every year ar youth-re- dia in September. While she is sad to leave the UK, their honeymoon in Tahiti. Kevin is continuing his lated functions. where she has lived for the past 4 years with her laparoscopy and robotic urology fellowship at Rachel Levee ’02 is graduating from Concordia with partner, Emma Reisz, she is excited about moving Chicago at the University of Chicago, focusing on an honours degree in history, minor theatre, this back to Montreal. Get in touch at [email protected]. the surgical treatment of renal and prostate cancer. spring, and will be starting an MA in African his- Amy Salomon ’97 graduated from Dartmouth Col- Michelle To ’95 has been offered a postdoctoral re- tory at Dalhousie in the fall. She also won a SSHRC lege with a B.A. in French Literature and Film Stud- search position in the Department of Physiology at scholarship for her Master’s and a Golden Key un- ies. After graduation she moved to Boston to be an the University of Cambridge. She submitted her PhD dergraduate research grant for her honours thesis. intern teacher at the Park School in Brookline. Amy in Visual Neuroscience (Experiment Psychology) at Paul Hebert ’02 graduated from McGill in Me- then did her Master’s in Education at Lesley Uni- the University of Cambridge earlier in September chanical Engineering and will be off to pursue a Mas- versity in Cambridge, student teaching in the Cam- and is waiting for her viva/defense date. ters of Science at Stanford University in Aeronau- bridge public schools. She have been teaching at Pascale Pageau ’94 is a member of the Council of tics and Astronautics on a full departmental fel- the Bartlett School for 2 years. the Bar of Montreal as a Representative of the lowship and a NSERC fellowship. Carolynn Cornu ’97 and Young Bar Association of Maontreal. Marie Lortie ’01 was crowned Princess of the Saint Michele Vitanza were mar- Luigi Davoli ’93 has been with Missisauga Fire Patrick’s Day Parade this year! While she is presently ried in October 2005. The and Emergency Services for 8 years now and is an working as an intern at the Montreal Museum of Fine ceremony was held at St- Acting Captain. Besides riding on the trucks and Arts, she is also in her last semester of undergrad- Elzéar Parish in Laval. attending calls he is an instructor for the department uate studies in Art History at Concordia. She aspires Erin Stock Austin ’96 In June 2005, Erin left her for their Emergency Medical Responder program.

8 MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE Having just cele- with the earthquake relief effort. (Read more about a small place. Personally, I am keeping very busy brated their 6th Talat’s experiences on page 2.) administratively in the health care system in these wedding anniver- Ian Sirota ’85 Writes: “After leaving Marianopo- challenging and exciting times in London, On- sary, he and his lis, I spent one year at Carleton (don’t ask), five years tario. I have been in London now for the last 23 wife Erica have 2 at McGill (resulting in two degrees, B.A. Honours years after working initially at the Royal Victoria beautiful daugh- History, 1988, M.A. History, 1991), one year work- Hosptial. Where has the time gone!” ters, Stephanie and ing at a bookstore, and then three years in law Rachel Martinez ’79 is the recipient of the Gover- Sophia. He writes that all three of them occupy school (J.D., University of Miami, 1994). While in nor General’s Award in French translation for Glenn his time to its fullest and complete his existence. He Miami, I met the woman who was either foolish or Gould, une vie by Kevin Bazzana, published by Édi- loves his job just as much as he did 8 years ago and smart enough to marry me, depending on your tions du Boréal in 2004. This award is considered still gets a rush walking into burning buildings and perspective. We have three wonderful children the most prestigious in its category in Canada. Con- attending to other emergency calls. (Randy, age 6, Brandon, 3 years gratulations! Kafi Dublin ’92 recently moved back to Montréal old, and Sloane, 2 years old), and Robin Michel ’77 joined Concordia’s Department from New York where she has been pursuing her live in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, of Exercise Science last July as a Tier 1 Canada Re- passion as a handbag designer with her very own along with Flash, Sadie and search Chair in Cellular and Molecular Neuro- label called Kafi D. Her handbags have been in nu- Phoebe, our basset hounds, and muscular Physiology. He previously was at Lau- merous fashion magazine and celebrities such as some miscellaneous fish. Profes- rentian University where he established an inter- Mary Kate Olsen are proud owners of a Kafi D. sionally, I am a partner in the Westmont, New Jer- national reputation for his work on calcineurin, an handbag. In October ’05 she co-founded Le Marché sey office of Margolis Edelstein, a civil litigation firm enzyme that acts as a sensor for calcium levels in MTL. (Read more about Le Marché MTL on page 3.) with about 140 attorneys. My work primarily in- cells. Carol McQueen ’91 is a Rhodes Scholar who volves civil litigation along with a fair amount of ap- 60’s graduated from Concordia University History pellate work. Anyone from Marianopolis who re- and Liberal Arts in 1995, recently took up a job members me without cringing should feel free to Marie de Lotbinière Harwood ’69 recently climbed with Foreign Affairs Canada as a Policy Analyst contact me!” 2 great walls: On April 28th, Marie’s birthday ,she with the Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Kathleen Dick ’82 A graduate of the Creative Arts married her childhood friend Pierre Newell. This Group. After obtaining a doctorate in International programme in 1982, poses with took place 42 years to the Relations from Oxford University (Balliol College), her five month old son Tristan on day that Pierre and Marie she worked as a Political Affairs Officer with the Granville Island in Vancouver. did their first communion UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Kathleen is currently enjoying on Marie’s birthday in Republic of Congo. Her book, entitled Humani- maternity leave from her work as 1956! In November Marie tarian Intervention and Safety Zones: Iraq, Bosnia and an administrative assistant at Tele- was invited to participate in Rwanda, was just published by Palgrave/Macmil- film Canada, a government Film Pictured here in front of a promotional tour of lan. Her article on MONUC and the Democra- and TV funding agency. The Great Wall of China China and be a part of the tic Republic of Congo will soon appear in the An- Carolina Vellucci Willsher ’80 After graduating Shaklee Team that will open in China this year. nual Review of Global Peacekeeping, published from Marianopolis, Carolina continued her studies at Ann Soden ’67 BCL’81, LLB’82 is the founder of the by Lynne Rienner (forthcoming in 2006). She is McGill University where she received a B.A. Indus- National Elder Law Section and currently the Chair married to Christian Kananura, and is eagerly trial Relations. Carolina is currently Director, Human of the Quebec Elder Law Section both of the Cana- awaiting his arrival from Rwanda. Resources at Carleton University in , where dian Bar Association. She heads the National Institute Derek Yaple-Schobert ’91 sends greetings from she lives with her husband Peter and their 3 children. of Law, Policy and Aging, based in Montreal, and Stockholm, where he is presently on a grant from Ysolde Gendreau ’80 is professor at the Faculté de was recently appointed as the first international The Canada Council for the Arts for Master classes droit of the Université de Montréal, has been ap- member of the American Bar Association’s Com- with Swedish pianist Irène Mannheimer of the pointed one of the three Canadian rep- mission on Law and Aging, in Washington, D.C. Stockholm Conservatory. Prior to that, he gave an resentatives on the international ex- Ann has taught a national course in law and aging important recital in Odense, Denmark which went ecutive committee of ALAI, the Asso- at McGill’s Faculty of Law and is developing con- very well and he was featured in a 2 page with photo ciation littéraire et artistique interna- ferences for judges on aging issues for the courtroom newspaper preview! He also performed a recital tionale. ALAI is a professional associ- with the National Judicial Institute. She is General in a Danish language school in Flensburg, Germany, ation of copyright professionals and academics from Editor of Advising the Older Client, published in 2005 for nearly 100 teenagers (who were more quiet over 20 countries worldwide and she has recently by Lexis Nexis Butterworths, the first comparative than many an adult audience and who asked re- been elected President of the Canadian group. She law text to examine law and aging in Canada. ally interesting questions during his Post Perfor- has also become a member of the International Mary Ann Mongeau ’62 has retired, with mixed feel- mance Q&A.) Lots of fun... Who’s Who Association of Professionals. Ysolde is ings, as art teacher at the Montreal Oral School for Jonathan Kay ’90 and his wife a Director of the Marianopolis Millennium Foun- the Deaf. The time was right but she will miss her Jennifer Good live in Toronto dation. wonderful hearing-impaired students. Mary Ann and have a daughter Alexa Ray 70’s and her husband, Tim Merrett, spent four extraor- and just welcomed a new baby dinary months, from January to April, 2006, in this past February. Debora Clements ’79 Writes: “I would love to give beautiful New Zealand, Tasmania and mainland my regards to fellow classmates and my former pro- Australia. They have returned to celebrate the 80’s fessors. It continues to amaze me how most of us happy occasion of the marriage of their son, Patrick, Talat Chughtai ’87 is a surgeon in Toronto and re- have moved away from our roots in Montreal but to the lovely Dr. Hannah Shenker. It is indeed a cently came back from Pakistan where he helped are still very much connected - this world truly is wonderful year.

SPRING/SUMMER 2006 9 Volunteer Spotlight by Anneliese Papaurelis ’88 arianopolis College is proud of the volun- also serves on the Executive Committee of the McGill Prior to joining GE Capital Solutions last year, Josée teers who are actively involved in supporting University Health Centre Foundation who are also in- was a partner at Stikeman Elliott, practicing in the MMarianopolis each year, but an especially volved in a major project just down the hill from our areas of real estate, aircraft financing, commercial and dedicated group of alumni and parents has accepted new campus. John went to Roslyn Elementary School banking law. For three years she the challenge to help with our capital campaign, to raise two blocks from the new campus; he grew up four was a member of the firm’s stu- funds for the move to the new campus. The Co-Chairs blocks from there and continues to live in the imme- dent recruitment committee. of the “Moving Hearts and Minds” campaign, John diate area so he is very interested in projects that will In an interesting coincidence, Archer ‘79 and Josée Gravel ‘75, have been instru- positively impact his neighborhood. Josée was part of the Marianopo- mental in recruiting others and helping spread the John believes strongly in the quality of education lis graduating class that spent its word to donors and other volunteers about the im- Marianopolis not only provided to him but also to first year at the Peel Street campus Josée Gravel ’75 portance of giving at this very exciting time. tens of thousands of Montrealers over the last 98 and finished its studies on the John Archer, who went to McGill after he graduated years. He thinks the move is a positive one for the College’s current campus. Having lived through the from Marianopolis in 1979, is school as its new location will help raise the physi- College’s last move as a student, she returns as a sen- an investment advisor, finan- cal profile of Marianopolis and create even greater ior volunteer to play a leadership role in facilitating cial security advisor, newspa- demand than already exists now. John is proud to the upcoming move. per columnist, and lecturer. be a member of this campaign and has been en- Our co-chairs are leading a dynamic team of cam- He is known to many Mon- couraged by the reception he and his committee paign volunteers. They are alumni, parents, and em- trealers for his regular contri- has received from prominent Montrealers as they can- ployees of the College. Their dedication to Maria- butions to The Gazette on the vas for support. nopolis, and to the success of this campaign, is John Archer ’79 subjects of retirement, tax and Josée Gravel, Senior Vice-President, Legal Affairs greatly appreciated. estate planning. of GE Capital Solutions, is a 1975 graduate of Mar- For more information about the move and our cam- John has been with RBC Dominion Securities since ianopolis College. She went on to McGill University paign visit www.marianopolis.edu/mv/. You can also 1996 and in the insurance and investment industry to earn an Honours degree in Economics and a joint get involved by contacting Barth Gillan (b.gillan@mar- since 1984. He is also active within the community - Law-M.B.A. degree. She was admitted to the Bar of ianopolis.edu or (514) 937-7923) or any one of the not only is he co-chair of our Capital Campaign but the Province of Quebec in 1984. members of the campaign cabinet. The Marianopolis Community will miss... Andrea Elder - Class of 2001 friends that demonstrated her true giftedness. In tawa on March 18, 2006. ndrea Elder was given Andrea they found, a saint, a confidant, a lover, a Always a supporter of Maria- 24 years in which to listening ear, a tender heart, a humorist, a com- nopolis College, Brenda Aaccomplish her life’s panion, a person of tolerance, peace, insight and joy. brought her generosity, con- work. She did not know this Andrea shared her life in a way that most of us scientiousness, loyalty, opti- and neither did any of the peo- wish we could, freely and without judgement. As mism and friendly smile to all ple with whom she made con- an individual, she lived her life as a credit to her fam- her endeavors (community tact. But none of those peo- ily and friends and we who knew her are blessed and parish work, various jobs, ple will forget her or the im- because of this relationship. Amidst our anguish we the Kinettes and U.C.W.). pact she had on their lives. said goodbye to someone who graced our lives Brenda was much loved and Andrea succumbed to cancer just 40 months and who will live within our hearts always. now dearly missed by husband André, daughter after her initial diagnosis. To say that her battle Go peacefully, Andrea, for you have indeed ac- Rosemary (Marc), grand daughter Mally Rose, son against this disease was courageous would be an un- complished your life’s work. Phillip; also by sisters Sandra (B.A. 1966), Susan, derstatement. To say that her battle was an inspi- Dinh Trong Nguyen - Class of 1982 brother Paul, relatives and friends. Her shining ex- ration will only be validated by the living witness Known as Titi to his friends, he died tragically on ample continues to inspire us. of those who loved and supported her throughout February 17, 2006, in a car accident on Hwy 417 Junko Nora Ikebuchi - Class of 1956 her illness. in a massive traffic pileup caused by extreme In August 2005, Junko died in Kamloops, B.C. Those of us who attended her funeral service came weather. His two-year-old daughter, Naomi Sun, She had a passion for life and learning, and worked away deeply affected by the loving, respectful and was also killed. His wife, Peggy Sun, was taken to as a teacher for many years, participated in ar- emotional testimonies of her friends and family. Her hospital but later released. chaeological digs, and travelled extensively. She is accomplishments were admirable, just short of Brenda Shera Volpe - Class of 1962 survived by her husband, son, brothers, and nu- miraculous, but it was the profound emotion of her Brenda Shera Volpe passed away suddenly in Ot- merous cousins. Gifts In Honour and In Memoriam ou can commemorate the accomplish- support a particular area of the College, can pro- For more information on how to make an In ments of someone, or recognize the impact vide financial assistance to students in the form Honour or In Memoriam contribution please Ythat a special teacher has had on your ac- of scholarships and bursaries, or it can be applied contact the Development Office (514)-931- ademic achievements, by making a gift In Hon- to the College’s “greatest need”. Gifts In Memo- 8792 ext 202 or visit our website our or In Memoriam to the Marianopolis Mil- riam are acknowledged and notification of the http://www.marianopolis.edu/al/index and lennium Founation. 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10 MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE Alumni Events Ottawa Reunion Toronto Reunion This year’s Ottawa Reunion was hosted in the home of former teacher, Dr. Nini Pal and hus- band Dr. Sunny Pal. The event was well-at- tended by many members of various graduating classes, including two of the first men to attend Marianopolis College who remember their ex- periences very fondly. Bruce Hill ‘79, our local coordinator made sure that everything went according to plan and that a great time was had by all! Ottawa Reunion guests Bruce Griffith ’79, Kathy Zervas Housez ’79, Saint-Patrick’s Day Rob Housez ’79, John Opala ’79, and Rossana Coriandoli-Opala ’82 Marianopolis made a big splash at the annual Montreal Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Two alum- On May 4th, 2006 Marianopolis hosted a re- nae were particularly involved this year: The union for alumni at the Toronto Delta Chelsea Queen Courtney Mullins ‘02 and Princess Hotel. Graduates from the Toronto area were Marie Lortie ‘01! treated to a preview of the new campus, as well Join us next year for a day filled with great as highlights from the Campaign launch. music and good friends as we roll down St. Thanks to Kathy Zervas Housez ‘79 our Catherine Street spreading the Marianopolis Toronto coordinator, the party was a smashing suc- Brendan Rowen ’02, Dan Elbling ’01, School Spirit! cess! A big thank-you also goes to Rob Housez ’79 Chrissy Diavatopoulos ’01, Emile Falcon ’01. and the staff at the Toronto Delta Chelsea Hotel.

The Potholes - Ed Hudson, Antoine Gratton ’98, Eric Biunno ’98, Jean-Michel Cohalan ’98, Josh Beitel ’98 Ruth Parker ’61, Anthony Ziolkoewski ’72, The Marianopolis Alumni Association Sylvia Pakulis-Piecaitis ’60, and Daiva Piecaitis ’83 Groundhog Day Pizza Extravaganza! Time for Tea?

Are there any University Years David Wells ’79, Alex Wasylyk ’01 and John Archer ’79, Charles DeKovachich ’81 and Adam Groening Robert Heckler (parent of Lisa ’03 and Andrea ’01) Graduates who would like to join us 2006 was a great year for the Annual Alumni Association Bash! With hot pizza served up by for a spot of tea? Plans are under our fantastic student volunteers, and a silent auction with out-of-this world prizes, this year’s way to organize a current events superbly organized bash was one of the best ever! Join us on Thursday February 1st, 2007 for the LAST-Ever Groundhog Day Pizza Extrav- and book club for Fall 2006. aganza at the Côte-des-Neiges campus! Please contact Anneliese at Make this party extra special and get involved with the Organizing Committee! Contact us (514) 931-8792 Ext. 202 for details. at [email protected]. SPRING/SUMMER 2006 11 I know I am getting From Potholes to better at golf Platinum Mark Your Calendar! The 11th Annual because I’m hitting Marianopolis Golf Tournament fewer spectators. September 23, 2006, check-in at 11:00 AM, Tee-off 1:00 PM, Banquet 7:00 PM ~ Gerald Ford Golf Dorval The Top 5 Reasons you cannot Details: [email protected] afford to miss The 11th Annual Class of 1996 Marianopolis Golf Tournament 10th Anniversary Reunion on September 23rd, 2006. 5. You’ll get the chance to re- Contact Gina Bento ‘96 unite with fellow alumni, faculty Phone: 514-293-3456 & staff, and friends of the Mar- [email protected] ianopolis community! photo by François Dutil 4. You can network with our any remember Antoine Gratton ‘98 Class of 1981 corporate partners and expand and The Potholes from their days at 25th Anniversary Reunion your business contacts! MMarianopolis. What some may not know We are looking for alumni who would 3. You can play in an exciting and fun-filled Vegas- is that Antoine has been busy performing and be interested in organizing a style tournament, whatever your skill-level or hand- recording music since he graduated. Since his reunion for this year. icap! debut album, Montreal Motel and the title hit Please contact Anneliese Papaurelis 2. You’ll enjoy a relaxing jazz cocktail hour followed single in 2002, Antoine has attracted the atten- by a delicious 4-course banquet dinner, complete 514-931-8792 ext. 202 tion of music critics and the media for his music, [email protected] with entertainment and prizes! upbeat personality and musical abilities. A re- 1. You have the chance to win one of 2 trips for spected keyboardist, Antoine’s repertoire high- Classes of 1977, 78, 79 two, courtesy of Vision 2000 Travel and La Capi- lights his multi-faceted talents. Antoine’s pro- Bruce Hill ‘79 is organizing a tale, or a brand-new Passat, courtesy of Cameron found musicality has attracted attention from & Campbell Volkswagen! multi-year reunion this artists like Stephen Faulkner, Jonathan Painchaud Now if that doesn’t make you want to tee-it-up, September 23rd, 2006. and Jorane who have invited Antoine to collab- nothing will. He is calling out to all Marianopolis So get a foursome together and fill out your orate with them on projects. alumni from the late ’70s and writes: “I registration form inside or visit: www.marianopo- Antoine’s new CD, Il était une fois dans l’Est is have many a fond memory of my days at evocative of the British Invasion with a distinctly lis.edu/golf today! the school and for this reason would funky modern Quebec flair. For more information, or to join our organizing com- love to reconnect with fellow alumni at mittee, contact Anneliese Papaurelis at 514-931- Antoine can be seen in performance across Quebec this summer. For more details, visit his this year’s golf tournament. I plan on 8792 x202 or send an email to golf@marianopo- coming to Montreal (from Ottawa) and lis.edu. website at www.antoinegratton.com. would like to encourage others to attend. Golf skills not required, just bring your Marianopolis Alumni Association Marianopolis spirit!” ach year at the Annual General Meeting, Congratulations to this year’s E-mail Bruce at [email protected] representatives are elected to the Alumni Executive elected on May 29th. Gina Bento ‘96 Lachine Canal Brunch and Cruise Association Executive. These individu- E Jean-Michel Cohalan ‘98 September 24, 2006 - 10 AM als represent the alumni-at-large in planning Isabelle Gryn ‘83 events and organizing reunions at Marianop- $40.00 per person Eric Gunterman ‘04 RSVP by September 1, 2006 olis. Monthly meetings are held at Marianop- Jean-François Haeck ‘04 olis and usually take place in the evening. All Barbara Handfield ‘59 Please contact Anneliese Papaurelis are welcome! If you would like to get involved, Maggie Mulroney ‘06 514-931-8792 ext. 202 or receive notification of upcoming meetings, Mark Ordonselli ‘01 [email protected] please send a note to alumni@marianopo- Karim Rahim ‘04 Open House lis.edu. Eric Van Eyken ‘02 Wilson Wong ‘91 October 17, 2006 from 4:00 to 8:30 PM Our annual Open House for all Alma Matters Editorial Committee: Kiran Chawla ’92, Barth prospective students. If you know of Alma Matters is published by Marianopolis Gillan, Elisabeth Livingston, Amy MacLean, Pa- anyone considering Cegep for the College and is a forum for information about tricia McDonald '80, Anneliese Papaurelis 2007-2008 school year, please bring the College and its community. Opinions ex- '88, Monique Polak '79, and Françoise Boisvert them to the Open House! C.N.D. ’58. pressed here do not necessarily reflect the Fall Music Recital view of the College. Submissions are welcome Contributors: Ben Albright ’06, Dr. Talat S. November 21, 2006 7:30 P.M. and can be sent to the Development Office. The Chughtai ’87, Alexis Diamond ’92, Kafi Dublin Editorial Committee welcomes news and will ’92, Lillian Heron, Tara Mrejen ’06, Megan Room 102 - All are welcome! try to include as many articles as possible. Spriggs.

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