HOMECOMING 2005 REGISTRATION PACKAGE — CENTRE SECTION UNB Vol. 13 No. 2 ALUMNI NEWS Winter 2005 Natalie MacMaster to perform at AUC FIDDLING AROUND AT HOMECOMING WWW.UNB.CA/UNBDIFFERENCE Where it’s hopping. In New Brunswick, where there are great jobs, affordable housing, safe communities and a quality of life that’s virtually unmatched. Along with many other New Brunswickers who’ve come home for challenging careers and a balanced lifestyle. Right now. Employers need talented people like you. Don’t wait. Log on and check out the career level opportunities posted on the website. NBjobs.ca BE PROUD OF IT. Winter 2005UNB Vol. 13 No. 2 BE PART OF IT. ALUMNI NEWS INSIDE 10 Campaign cabinet named Forging Our Futures, UNB’s most ambitious fund-raising campaign Associated Alumni ever, has kicked into high Council Members gear with the naming of President the campaign cabinet. Carey A. Ryan (BA’70, MEd’79) Vice-President Barry Beckett (PhD’70) Treasurer Marti-Lou Neill (BA’69) 12 Top undergraduate scholars Secretary Kathie Brien (BBA’67) Thanks to the support of UNB Executive Member at Large Chancellor Richard Currie, four Judy Weeks (BBA’77-SJ) Immediate Past President young Atlantic Canadians are Richard J. Scott, Q.C. (BBA’74, LLB’76) studying at UNB this academic Board of Governors Representatives Sally W. McAllister (BA’72, BEd’73) year under the university’s most Richard J. Scott, Q.C. (BBA’74, LLB’76) Andy Devereaux (BScEE’71, BA’73, DLitt’98) prestigious renewable scholarships. Councillors Eric Burchill (BBA’92) Jeff Clark (BSc’97, BBA’98) Kevin Ferguson (BBA’92, BA’93) Carol Foley (BBA’83) Yves Goudreau (BBA’86) 19 40 years of UNB Saint John Larry Hachey (BBA’87) Aren Hunter (BSc’05) The UNB Saint John Action Lynn A. Hruczkowski (BA’82) Jill Jollineau (Class of ’75, MEd’02) Team laid on a full David T. Le Blanc (BBA’82) weekend of activities in Aaron McIntosh (BBA’97, BA’00) Mary Ellen McKinney (BBA’77, BN’00) September to mark that Heather Neilson (BPE’72) Judy Orr (BA’75, BBA’76) campus’s 40th anniversary. Marcia Trail (BN’73, MN’99) President of the Associated Alumnae Bonnie Murray (BA’78) Cover Photo UNB President John McLaughlin (BScSE’69, MScSE’71) Cape Breton Celtic fiddling sensation Natalie MacMaster will Association Executive Director have the AUC jumping in July during her headline performance Mark Hazlett (BPE’87, MPE’89) at Homecoming 2005. See pages 14-18! • Photo: Margaret Malandruccolo UNB Alumni News is published by the UNB Associated Alumni. Material may be printed in whole or in part with appropriate credit to UNB Alumni 4 Comment News, except where copyrighted by the author. Distributed three times a year to alumni and friends of 6 Literature UNB. ISSN 1191-8276. Mailed under Canada Post 6 UNB Digest Publications Mail Agreement No. 40063270. Subscription for non-alumni: $15 19 Association Activities Editor: Milt Thomas Hither and Yon: Kim Bishop UNB Digest: Compiled with assistance of Office of 25 Hither & Yon Development and Donor Relations, Office of Student 38 Sports Recruitment and Integrated Marketing (F) and Office of Advancement (SJ) Advertising: Kathy MacFarlane, Alumni Office, [email protected] www.unb.ca/alumni Tel: (506) 453-4847 Fax: (506) 453-4616 E-Mail: [email protected] At the Office of the UNB Associated Alumni, we care about your privacy and take the Next Issue: Spring 2005 matter very seriously. We recognize that our alumni are concerned about the information Deadline: March 1, 2005 we maintain and how that information is used. As the basis for our own policy, we follow Printed in Canada Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). WINTER 2005 UNB ALUMNI NEWS • 3 COMMENT Thank you for supporting today’s students mong the many privileges I have as campuses received the following scholarships and awards: Apresident is attending events where UNB Associated Alumni Leadership Awards, Alumni I have an opportunity to meet and be Undergraduate Scholarships, UNB Alumni Merit Awards, with those who most represent what Alumni Entrance Scholarships, Nursing Alumni Scholarship, UNB is all about — our students. John Gilchrist Associated Alumni Engineering Scholarship, In November, two such events were Anne Murray Alumni Scholarship, Dr. A. Foster Baird organized by the alumni staff. They Alumni Scholarship, Ottawa Alumni Chapter Thomas were receptions, one on each of our Foulkes Sr. Scholarship, Toronto Alumni Chapter Fredrik S. main campuses, where I extended con- Eaton Scholarship, Alumnae Entrance Scholarship, Alumnae gratulations on behalf of our member- Undergraduate Scholarships, Dr. Bernice L. MacNaughton ship to students who were Alumni and Alumnae scholarship Memorial Alumnae Scholarship, Associated Alumnae and award recipients. The recipients, whom we recognize Athletic Award, Zula V. Hallett Alumnae Scholarship in for their academic and athletic excellence, and community Kinesiology, Muriel Farris Baird Alumnae Scholarship, and involvement, are students of high quality and we look to the Marion Fleet Rogers Alumnae Scholarship. them to be the leaders of tomorrow. It is difficult to put into This type of support is paramount. UNB President John words the heart-felt appreciation and gratitude they express McLaughlin points out UNB saw a 50-per-cent increase this for the financial support they receive. (See page 23) year in the number of first-year students entering with aver- In my remarks, I reminded the students that they too will ages of more than 90 per cent in their final year of high become members of the UNB Associated Alumni, and school. He notes that a top priority in the “Forging our encouraged them to keep in touch with their alma mater by Futures” capital campaign is scholarships and bursaries. being energized and involved in the work of the association. Again, thank you to our many alumni who provide sup- However, there is another group I would like to recognize port for our scholarships program, support that I am certain and thank on behalf of the students and their parents. That group instills a sense of pride and loyalty in our members. is you — our alumni. Let me share with you some information Finally, I would be remiss if I did not single out for spe- about our scholarship program, and what you have done. cial mention and thanks Kathy Waugh, UNB’s assistant reg- The Associated Alumni represents more than 57,000 istrar, undergraduate awards, who selects our scholarship UNB graduates, including more than 6,000 from UNBSJ, and award recipients, and Heather Neilson, our alumni who live around the world. At some point in our lives, each scholarship committee Chair, and her committee members, of us was where our scholarship recipients are today — we who choose our Leadership Award recipients. were students at UNB. Over the more than 141 years since Our scholarships and awards program is indeed a team the association was founded, a practice has evolved where- effort, one we will continue to move forward with your help. by today’s students are helped by yesterday’s students All the best in 2005! through our scholarships and awards program. This tradition has developed to the point that the UNB Associated Alumni, through your support, contributed approximately $90,000 this year to our scholarship program. President, More than 100 students on the Fredericton and Saint John UNB Associated Alumni Don’t delay . register for Homecoming 2005 today! he push is on, the push to get as many of you as possible ed to student scholarships. As our president Carey Ryan has Tto register as soon as possible for Homecoming 2005. already mentioned above, the importance of financial support As you’ve no doubt noted from our cover, Celtic fiddler for today’s students cannot be under estimated. Natalie MacMaster will be appearing at the Aitken Centre On page 8 you’ll find a list of some of the newly-established Saturday evening, but that’s only part of the July 28-31 scholarships and prizes at UNB, while on pages 10 and 12 Homecoming package. See pages 14-18 for details about our you’ll learn about new scholarships being financed through the entire slate of activities . we’re sure there’s something for Forging Our Futures capital campaign. Finally, on pages 13 everyone. A registration package is in the centre of this edi- and 14, we highlight four students who were the recipients this tion, but we’re encouraging everyone to visit our website at year of UNB’s prestigious Blake-Kirkpatrick Undergraduate www.unb.ca/alumni to take advantage of our online registra- Scholarships. Read what they have to say about what their tion form. It’s quick and simple. scholarships have meant to them, and you’ll understand why Homecoming 2005 offers you the chance to re-connect student assistance is a top priority at UNB. with friends you may not have seen for years, and with the university itself. And it’s an opportunity for you to become energized and involved with the Associated Alumni. Elsewhere in this edition, you’ll see a number of items relat- Milt Thomas, Editor 4 • UNB ALUMNI NEWS WINTER 2005 Blake Brunsdon UNB Graduate – Faculty of Forestry WE ARE PROUDLY UNB... & Environmental Management, BScF ‘79 For us, believing in New Brunswick means Chief Forester believing in our university. We are Proudly UNB, J.D. Irving Limited a group of alumni from the University of Saint John, N.B. New Brunswick that devote time to building awareness and support for our alma mater. Our goal is sim- ple… get the message out that the university is vitally impor- tant to our province… to our industries and communities, and for our future.