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Your University Magazine No. 38 Fall 2012 BISHOP’S A day of celebration: Convocation 2012 YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE Scholarships & bursaries for deserving students like Katie Modern equipment in our labs and classrooms Books, journals and online resources in the Library Equipment, travel and funding for student-athletes A vibrant student arts scene, from the studio to the stage “It’s inspiring that so many donors I’ve never met have made such a difference in my life. Thank you for the scholarships I’ve received over these four wonderful years. Thank you for my Bishop’s experience!” Katie LeClair South Mountain ON - 4th year Business student - Academic honour roll - Golden Key International Honour Society - VP Academic, Students’ Representative Council Give to the Annual Fund and you will make a difference in the education of today’s students. ANNUAL FUND 1-866-822-5210 ubishops.ca/gift 7 8 10 9 6 Contents Regular features 4 Convocation 2012 Doctors of Civil Law: 12 Campus Notes Live action on campus, Céline Galipeau, Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, Gates to success, Project Malawi, Surrounded John Donald ’60, Richard Royer by purple and more... My Space Régine Neumann ’11 sculpts Moms, dads, daughters, sons: generations unite as 16 5 in a studio in the Molson Fine Arts Building. Bishop’s graduates. 17 2011-12 Donor Appreciation Report Alumni Profiles Art among us with Michael Gibson ’81, 6 31 Alumni Events Régine Neumann ’11, Finn O’Hara ’95, Nana Veljovic ’97. 32 Marriages The John H. Price Sports & Recreation Centre 10 33 Births gets fit Architectural drawings show light and life. 34 In Memoriam & Tributes 14 Sailing to a dream with Olympian Tyler Bjorn ’94. 35 Through the Years 15 Vision and blindness Alex Bulmer ’88 digs deep for 38 Alumni Perspectives Ross Paul ’64 is “proud meaning in life and art. to be part of a long line of dedicated editors.” 27 Careers STEM from Education Leila Ponsford on Bishop’s University Magazine is published three times her B.E.S.T. trip to England. a year by the University Advancement Office. 819-822-9660; [email protected] 28 Gaiters Fall Schedule and Edited and designed by Pam McPhail At the helm: new Director leads in time of change. Contributors: Célie Cournoyer, Sarah Heath ’99, Craig Leroux ’04, Dave McBride ’93, Matt McBrine ’96 29 60 years later ... the spirit continues Cover photo by Caméléo Photo. Classes of ’50, ’51, ’52 and ’53 celebrate milestone. 30 Robert Goldberger ’79 named Alumnus of the Year BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE FALL 2012 3 Convocation Emeritus Professors Dr. Loretta Czernis (Sociology) Dr. Marc Kaltenbach (Business) Prof. Lissa McRae (Business) Chancellor Emeritus Alex K. Paterson ’52, DCL ’74 2011 Alumnus of the Year Robert J. Goldberger ’79 William & Nancy Turner Teaching Award Dr. Jessica Riddell (English) front: Céline Galipeau, Chancellor Scott Griffi n ’60, DCL ’02, Shawn A-in-chut Atleo back: John Donald ’60, Principal Michael Goldbloom, Richard Royer Born in Quebec, raised in Africa and in the Middle East, Céline Shawn A-in-chut Atleo is a powerful voice for First Nations in Canada. Galipeau is one of Canada’s leading journalists. Daughter of a journalist For over 20 years he has worked as a leader, negotiator, facilitator, and diplomat, Ms. Galipeau’s interest in international affairs began with mediator, and strategic planner on behalf of Aboriginal people and their her father insisting that she and her sister listen to the daily BBC radio communities. He is the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. newscast at an early age. Before graduating from McGill in 1983, Ms. Chief Atleo served two terms as the A.F.N.’s Regional Chief for BC and Galipeau studied at the Al-Ahliyya Amman University in Jordan and at has also been a hereditary Chief of the Ahousaht First Nation since 1999. Birzeit University on the West Bank. He served as Executive Director of a family addiction treatment facility She began as a television reporter at Radio-Canada’s regional station and President of an Aboriginal post-secondary training institute. He was in Toronto in 1984. Her fi rst foreign assignment came during the Gulf a founding member of the B.C. First Nations Leadership Council. War, in 1991. She has worked in cities around the globe, with postings Chief Atleo earned a M.Ed. from the University of Technology in to London, Moscow, Paris and Beijing. Ms. Galipeau has covered several Sydney, Australia. Over the course of his tenure as National Chief, he war zones, including Chechnya, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. has made education a key focus of the Assembly of First Nations. His Ms. Galipeau returned to Canada in 2003 to anchor weekend newscasts commitment to education was recognized in 2008, when he was named for the Société Radio-Canada. In 2009, she became the fi rst woman to Chancellor of Vancouver Island University, the fi rst university chancellor anchor Le Téléjournal, Radio-Canada’s fl agship nightly news program. of Aboriginal heritage in the province’s history. Ms. Galipeau’s exceptional career has earned her many awards and Chief Atleo participated in the United Nations Declaration on the distinctions, including an Amnesty International Award (1995), the Rights of Indigenous People and led a delegation to assist in rebuilding fi rst Claire L’Heureux-Dubé Award (2004) and the Raymond-Charette indigenous communities in Indonesia following the 2004 Indian Ocean Award (2006). earthquake and its associated tsunami. Céline Galipeau was named Offi cer of the Order of Quebec in 2009. He was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. John Donald graduated from Bishop’s University in 1960 and earned a Richard Royer obtained a degree in civil engineering from the M.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario in 1963. Université de Sherbrooke in 1960, before pursuing further studies at the Mr. Donald has been a model of leadership and entrepreneurship Massachusetts Institute of Technology. within Canada’s fi nancial service industry. He joined the Marcil Trust In 1962, Mr. Royer joined the engineering fi rm Côté, Lemieux, Carignan Company (which was later acquired by RBC Dominion Securities) in et Bourque. The fi rm later became Le Groupe Teknika and, in 1984, he 1969 and served as its President until 1984, when he went on to found was named President and CEO. He was instrumental in leading the fi rm’s Financial Concept Group. He became a partner at the Canadian Real expansion from the Eastern Townships to the Montreal area. Estate Investment Trust and later Chairman of Filogix, a fi nancial In 1998, as President of Les enterprises Kanitek, Mr. Royer, in services software company. partnership with Le Groupe SM International and D.G.H. Engineering Since 2004 Mr. Donald has been Chairman of Five Fathom Partners Inc., Ltd., formed Bio-Terre Systems to develop an innovative technology to which provides seed capital, private equity, management, governance transform farming and agri-food waste into fertilizer and green energy. and advisory service to the fi nancial services industry in Canada. Mr. Royer sits as a member of the Board of the Dobson-Lagassé Mr. Donald supports numerous charities, including Bishop’s where he Entrepreneurship Centre. He is a former President of the Association des created the Donald Lecture Series to bring accomplished, inspiring and ingénieurs-conseils du Québec. renowned individuals to our campus. He has served on the boards of CMAC Industries, Verbom Inc., Omni- He has been recognized for his professional accomplishments and his Med.com Inc., the Missisquoi Insurance Company, the Université de community service. The Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Sherbrooke, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and is Professionals inducted Mr. Donald into the Mortgage Hall of Fame, an currently on the Board of La Fondation de l’Université de Sherbrooke. honour which recognizes pioneers in the mortgage fi nance industry. In For his many contributions to the Townships’ communities, Mr. Royer 2010 he received a Lennoxville Outstanding Achievement Award. was named Grand Estrien in 2001. 4 BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE FALL 2012 Caméléo Photo Sean, Stanley Carlin ’75 Melissa, Jim Crook ’77 Sylvie Dubois ’04, Tanya Norma Husk ’97, Megan McDevitt Laura Hedgcock Jarvis ’78, Doug, Alain Letourneau ’82, Kim Stephen Jarvis ’78 Moms, dads, daughters, sons: generations unite as Bishop’s graduates Diana Lidstone ’75, Lauri, Bridget Perry-Gore ’02, Sophie O’Reilly Susan Powers-Kelly ’79, Sean Scott Lidstone ’75 Class of 2012: 491 graduates B.A. 250 B.B.A. 120 B.B.Sc. 1 B.Sc. 42 B.Ed. 46 C e r t i fi c a t e s 2 1 M.Ed. 9 M.Sc. 2 Lillian Rogerson ’84, Rachel, Ruth Jellicoe Sheeran ’72, Simon (photo Bruce Stevenson ’76 of Rev. Dr. Sidney Jellicoe, Dean of Divinity in the 1950s and 60s), Stephen Sheeran ’78 BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE FALL 2012 5 The Business of Art ow does teaching skiing for four The two became friends, and Michael months at Alpe d’Uez above the took on the job as his sales representative H tree line (6000'-11000') lead for Canada. In 1984, at age 26, Michael to owning an art gallery in London, purchased the business. Michael Gibson ’81 Ontario with a nation-wide reputation for He housed the business in several for something of which, in many people’s specializing in contemporary Canadian locations in downtown London before minds, there is an endless supply.” and international art? moving to his current one in 1997. At that While his business has evolved into When Michael Gibson graduated in time he hired an architect to help design tax and estate planning, collection 1981 with a BBA, he set short-term goals the space.