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WINTER 2009 Special Feature: Brian Fulton CEO credits Saint Mary’s Mailed under Canada Post Publication Mail Sales Homecoming 2008 Agreement No. 40031313 Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Brings back memories Alumni Office, Saint Mary’s University Halifax, NS B3H 3C3 inside WINTER 2009 Volume 66, Issue 1 Features Managing Editor: Catherine McCarthy, BBA, MEd Cover Story: Contributing Editor: 6 Brian Fulton Jon Bruhm (BA ’03) From Huskie to CEO Art Director: Kimberley Dunn, BDes, MGDC Production: Greg Tutty Contributors This Issue: Paul Lynch (BComm ’76) Special Feature: Blake Patterson, BA 8 Homecoming 2008 Richard Woodbury (BA Hons ’04) Alumni Awards Saint Mary’s Salutes its Sports Heroes Advertising: 902.496.8114 Alumni Director: Patrick Crowley (BA ’72) Alumni Officers: Jon Bruhm (BA ’03) Kathy MacFarlane, BPE In Every Issue Alumni Secretary: Nancy McIntyre Alumni Files Vice President (Assoc.), 14 External Affairs: Sammy Ho Gives Back Chuck Bridges (MBA ’92) Entrepreneurs Meet the Dragons Maroon & White is published On Campus for alumni and friends of Saint Mary’s 16 University. Circulation: 27,000 Faculty Updates Michele Wood Tweel – Chairs Board of Governors Please send address changes, suggestions for stories and snippets to: Santamarian Portrait Saint Mary’s University Alumni Office 18 867 Robie Street Christeen Moore & Stephanie Lahey Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3 in the Nation’s Capital Tel: 902.420.5420 Fax: 902.420.5140 27 Snippets E-mail: [email protected] From the Archives Mailed under Canada Post Publication 30 Mail Sales Agreement No. 40031313 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Alumni Office Saint Mary’s University Halifax, NS B3H 3C3 On the Cover: Brian Fulton (BA ’85) Photo by Paul Darrow Maroon & White 3 President’s Message alumni association 2008-2009 I am honored to have the Alumni Executive privilege to serve in the President Dean Jones Student Representatives capacity of Alumni Stephen Kelly BComm ’03 Chris MacDougall President, and I commit to BSc ’78 Account Executive, Real Estate Consultant Konica Minolta BComm, 4th Year you that I will fulfill this role Prudential Property Business Solutions with pride and determination Specialists Michael K. McKenzie that reflect the values of this University. We Vice President BComm ’80 Matthew Anderson begin this year in the midst of an ongoing Greg Poirier Manager, Business BComm, 3rd Year journey, always striving to become better. The MBA ’03 Development, Manager Alternative Capital District Alumni Association and its Executive plays a Content, Empire Health Authority critical role in helping the University sustain its Theatres Ally Read pillars of Positive Profile within our Worldwide Alumni Representatives on the Vice President BA/BComm ’07 Board of Governors Community, Assistance to Students, Fundraising Jeff LeClair Teacher, and Recruitment of our future leaders. The MBA ’96 Armbrae Academy Adriana Dolnyckyj Senior Procurement MBA ’02 Alumni Association and its Executive is the Team Leader, Nova Judith Richardson Relation Builder of the University. Scotia Power Inc. BA, BEd ’99, MA ‘01 Francis Fares Corporate Strategist, MBA ’05 Past President Consultant There are students and alumni in over 100 Bill MacAvoy PONO Consultants President & CEO, Atlantis Realty Inc., Fares Real Estate Inc. countries that have benefited not only by the MBA ’95 International Cushman Wakefield education which they paid for, but also the Karen Ross Philip D. Fraser existential imprint of the Saint Mary’s University David Carrigan BComm ’77 President & CEO BComm ’83 Real Estate Agent, Killam Properties Inc. culture on these individuals and the learning Prudential Property they actually accumulate. This is what prepares Specialists Steven Landry us for the future beyond what the pure teaching Sarah Chiasson Sara Thomas BComm ’82 provides, and we don’t pay for this. It is a MBA ’06 MBA ’07 Executive Vice President, North American Sales, Chrysler LLC legacy of the quality of our professors; the Equity Research Director of Operations, Analyst, Beacon Egg Films & Hatch Post quality of our administrators; the Halifax Securities Ltd. Bill MacAvoy environment, and especially our colleagues in Andrew Watters MBA ’95 Nicole Godbout MBA ’05 Cushman Wakefield class who we meet because they too are drawn BComm ’98 to the University by something more than just Regulatory Counsel, Electrical Engineer, Strum Engineering Paul O’Hearn the educational process. This is what different- NS Power Inc. Associates Ltd. BComm ’82 iates a Saint Mary’s University education. Shelley Hessian Senior Manager, National Accounts - BComm ’84, MBA ’07 Atlantic Region, TD Commercial Banking By enhancing the strength and image of the Senior Advisor, Business Ventures, Saint Mary’s Alumni Association through InNOVAcorp alumni activism, we strengthen the University, and also the world’s impression of us, as graduates and candidates for enhanced employment opportunities! I hope we will not only be active, but that we will encourage and Stay Connected expect our colleagues to be active in our Saint Mary’s University Alumni Office Branches and Chapters as well. Please, open the conversation with us and pass it on. I Write 923 Robie Street, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3 encourage you to bring your skills and talents Visit 867 Robie Street, 2nd Floor forward to make a difference. Call 902.420.5420 Fax 902.420.5140 Yours truly, Email [email protected] Surf www.smu.ca/alumni Stephen Kelly Mixed Sources President Product group from well-managed forests, An FSC certification guarantees improved forest management, controlled sources and recycled wood or fiber waste reduction and damage, and the reduction of excessive Saint Mary’s University Alumni Association Cert no. SW-COC-002628 www.fsc.org consumption and over production. ©1996 Forest Stewardship Council 4 Maroon & White alumni association executive The Changing Face of your Alumni Executive Armbrae Academy in Halifax. A former captain of This past summer, the Saint Mary’s Alumni Association elected its new the women’s varsity soccer team, coordinator of officers for 2008-2009. President Stephen Kelly (BSc ’78), and Vice the Camp of Champions summer soccer camp, Presidents Greg Poirier (MBA ’03) and Jeff LeClair (MBA ’96) will each and President of the SMU Student Athlete Council and co-chair of the AUS Student Athlete serve two-year terms in their respective positions. Council, she was also a member of the Literati executive, President of her graduating class and Eight members of the Alumni Executive fulfilled their terms, and we thank Adriana Dolnyckyj Hooding Candidate for Convocation 2007. (MBA ’02), Dinah Grace (BComm ’91), Richard MacLean (BA ’90), Tammy Milbury (MBA ’06), Paul O’Hearn (BComm ’82), Dwayne Provo (BEd ’95), Christine Santimaw (BA ’99) and Karen Ross (BComm ’77) John Wedderburn (BA ’90) for their service and dedication to the Alumni Association. Karen Ross graduated from Saint Mary’s with Outgoing Alumni Executive members Adriana Dolnyckyj and Past President Bill MacAvoy her Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) in 1977, (MBA ’95) have been appointed as Alumni representatives to the University’s Board of and has since owned and operated a retail Governors. franchise, served as a regional manager for a marketing company based out of Toronto, and is now a successful real estate agent with The Alumni Association is pleased to in 1984, and then earned her Master of Prudential Property Specialists in Halifax. An introduce seven new additions to the Business Administration with a concentration in active community and charity volunteer, Karen is 2008-2009 Alumni Executive. Information Technology in 2007. Shelley is also a married to fellow alumnus Peter Ross (BComm certified project manager. Her eldest daughter is ’76, MBA ’88), who works as Risk and Insurance Sarah Chiasson (MBA ’06) continuing the Saint Mary’s tradition and is Manager for HRM. currently in her first year of studies at Saint Sarah Chiasson is an Equity Research Analyst Mary’s. Andrew Watters (MBA ’05) focusing on the energy and food retailing sector at Beacon Securities Ltd. in Halifax. Sarah Dean Jones (BComm ’03) Andrew Watters graduated from Saint Mary’s previously worked in Calgary for FirstEnergy with an MBA in 2005, specializing in the Capital Corp., as a research associate in the Dean Jones, a former football Huskie, graduated management of information technology and energy sector. Sarah is originally from Sydney, from Saint Mary’s with a Bachelor of Commerce finance. After taking some time off to travel, Nova Scotia and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2003. Dean is a digital support he resumed his career as an electrical engineer, degree from Dalhousie University before specialist with Konica Minolta Business and is currently employed with Strum Engineering pursuing her MBA at Saint Mary’s. Solutions. Dean is married to fellow Saint Mary’s Associates Ltd in Dartmouth. His connection with alumna Catherine Williams (BA ’96), and Saint Mary’s dates back to 1989, when he together they have three wonderful children. attended his first Huskies football game. Attending Huskies football games is now a family “Being a student at Saint Mary’s was a tradition. very positive experience for me. I wanted to remain involved with the University “I took a lot from the University during Student Representative: and contribute in any way possible.” my time here. I really want to try and give something back to Saint Mary’s.” Matthew Anderson (3rd Year BComm) Sarah Chiasson (MBA ’06) Dean Jones (BComm ’03) Matthew Anderson is majoring in accounting at Saint Mary’s, and hopes to obtain a designation as a Certified Managerial Accountant. Last year, Shelley Hessian (BComm ’84, MBA ’07) Matthew was elected to the Student Ally Read (BA/BComm ’07) Representative Council (SRC) as the commerce Shelley Hessian is a senior advisor at representative and was appointed to the Alumni InNOVAcorp where she helps start-up companies After graduating from Saint Mary’s in 2007 with Executive by the SRC.