Mount Allison University - The Record (Fall 2008)

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Fall ‘08 Magazine for Mount Allison’s Alumni and Friends No. 89
Mount Allison honours public service and citizenship in this issue of the Record.
Mount Allison celebrates

the opening of the
new Wallace McCain
Student Centre.
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Contents
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Events and Gatherings
Campus Beat
11 JUMP Update
12 Spotlight on Students
14 When you gotta have heart
15 Building a foundation of philanthropy
16 Bridging art and community
17 In Memoriam
18 Bleacher Feature
20 Changing lives at Camp Rotary
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21 A Reason to Smile
22 A businessman with a big heart
23 Appreciating the differences
in people
24 Doctor‘s Orders
26 Hospice Help
27 Doctor for a Nation
28 Developing life skills — one
challenge at a time
29 Published at 96 years of age
30 Dr. Lloyd Duchemin turns 100
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36
Class Notes
Giving back
18 The 5th Quarter Club sells beautiful prints

by Susan Paterson (‘80)
22 Our beloved Chancellor is an example

to us all.
30 A retired faculty member hits the

100 mark.
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Mount Allison Record

Fall 2008 No. 89 — New Series
The Record is published
three times annually.
Editor: Sheila (Berridge) Blagrave (’75)
Editor’s Note
Assistant Editor: Laura Dillman Ripley
Design, Layout: Shane McDonald If you stand very still for a minute — 60 In this issue meet John Bragg (’62), Mount
seconds placed end-to-end — as I did one Allison’s super Chancellor. Or meet him
Contributing Writers: sunny afternoon in September — and look again. Many of you who are recent grads or
Tracy Bell out at this beautiful campus you might just who have attended a Convocation ceremony
Sheila (Berridge) Blagrave (’75) think that time stands still. But don’t be in recent years will know the kind of human
Ron Byrne (VP International & Students Affairs) duped. I was standing at just the right spot, touch that he brings to everyone he meets.
Laura Dillman Ripley
Parker Duchemin looking past the impressive stone pillars of His contributions to Mount Allison are,
Mona Estabrooks (’79) Hammond Lounge towards the Anchorage quite simply, Herculean. Father Bill Brennan
Kat Macauley (’02) and the Alumni Office, through a canopy of (’78) recognizes that we must all assume
Matt Mosher (Student Intern) leaves. The sun softened the buildings, the responsibilities as global citizens and
Sue Seaborn birdsong was uninterrupted, and I spied oak become engaged in the problems of the
Alison Smith (’08) leaves, and elm trunks, and world. He is doing this on a
Barbie Smith (’75)
Sasha Van Katwyk (’11) apples, yes apples, clinging to grand scale as are three ener-
two windswept trees, on that getic and committed doctors
Photography: one quiet moment this fall. And — board member Nancy
Tracy Bell for that one moment I could Grant (’69), who is working
Keith Minchin have been convinced that the to create the first residential
Laura Dillman Ripley
Sue Seaborn campus was not much changed hospice care centre in
Alison Smith from the days when I was one Atlantic Canada; Dr. Mark
of those happy students Steeves (’99), who claims
Address correspondence regarding strolling from class to class. that his time at Mount
editorial policy and subscriptions to: Allison strengthened the val-
Mount Allison Record
82A York Street My reverie was interrupted Meet Alison Smith (’08) ues of community and con-
Sackville, NB E4L 1G2 when I stepped just a few hun- who was our communica- tribution instilled in him by
Tel: 506-364-2600 Fax: 506-364-2623 dred feet beyond my leafy tions intern this summer his family; and Dr. Rod
ldillman@mta.ca bower. As soon as I emerged MacArthur (’92) who has
onto York Street I witnessed
and contributed many earned the distinction of
Contents Copyright 2008 by anew all the progress and wonderful articles to this being the only surgeon in
Mount Allison University and may not
be reprinted without permission. changes that have occurred in issue of the Record. Canada ever to perform
the past few years to make this an even more open-heart surgery as a patient’s baby was
Opinions expressed in this impressive campus than it was in the ’70s. delivered. Dr. Sir Cuthbert Montraville
publication are not necessarily those of And, my, this change is exciting. We have Sebastian (’53), the Honourable Governor-
Mount Allison University. new buildings (a new Wallace McCain General of St. Kitts, says giving back is his
Student Centre), new spaces (a new biggest accomplishment and his profile in
Single Copy: $9.00
Subscription: $25 for three issues Observatory on the corner of York and this issue will show you how. Mark Black
Salem Streets), and refurbished buildings (’00) has had a double lung and heart trans-
ISSN 1702-2525 housing improved programs (a new Ron plant and has become a very inspiring speaker
Joyce Centre for Business Studies and new on the importance of organ donations.
Mailed under Canada Post Publication Mail space for the Meighen Centre within the Lucy MacDonald (’98) and Siobhan
Sales Agreement no. 40006414 Student Centre, celebrating 20 years of suc- Wiggans (’05) head up community outreach
cesses this fall). We also have fresh recruits and education programs at two important
Mailed by: Precision Direct Marketing
(our biggest first-year crop of students in galleries in the Atlantic region, and Mount
Printed by: Advocate — eight years) who add to the excitement that Allison students will put a smile on your
Imprimerie Maritime Press is already mounting. faces when you read about the work they are
doing with special needs and underprivi-
If you wish to make a donation to But the same old values prevail. That means leged children in the Maritimes.
Mount Allison, please contact that in these new buildings and new spaces,
Susan Springer at 506-364-2341 or by
e-mail (development@mta.ca) students, faculty, alumni, and staff take up I think you’ll agree that the many acts of pub-
the challenges established centuries ago — lic service exhibited in this issue of the Record
Please forward change of address to help others, to make a difference, and to — lined up end-to-end — combine to make
information to Joy Wilbur make the world a better place for our having a pretty impressive Mount Allison story.
(jwilbur@mta.ca) 506-364-2608. lived here. This publication of the Record is
dedicated to those alumni, faculty, staff, and
Cover Photo: Wallace and Margaret McCain
and Dr. Campbell untie an enormous Mount students who are showing, through acts of
Allison scarf to mark the opening of the Wallace public service and citizenship, that they are
McCain Student Centre in September. indeed making a difference in this world. Sheila (Berridge) Blagrave (’75)
2 Fall 2008 Mount Allison RECORD

Mount Allison
Alumni Board of
Alumni President Directors
President:
Barbie Smith (’75)
506-529-4734
mbsg@nb.sympatico.ca
Vice-President & Secretary:
Andrew A. Clark (’98)
416-465-7078
andrew@hrge.com
More and more within our school system, and Looking for outstanding Past President:
for students at an early age, emphasis is being David Greenwood (’58)
placed on becoming responsible citizens and
alumni for alumni awards 506-387-4029
All graduates and members of the Mount Allison
giving back to your communities of interest. In greenwod@rogers.com
community are invited to nominate candidates Honorary President:
stewarding students in the classroom over the
who deserve to be recognized for their outstand- Louise (Oates) Cooke (’70)
years, they and I have realized that in the
ing achievements, their exceptional service to the louisecooke@cogeco.ca
process of giving, one receives even more in Directors:
advancement of Mount Allison University, or
return; and in the process of becoming an Robert (Bob) Benn (’52)
their continued service to the community.
informed and active citizen, one can make the 506-459-4457
Presented in three categories, our alumni awards
difference one desires. bnbenn@nb.sympatico.ca
recognize alumni who have demonstrated Sean M. Connors (’81)
extraordinary leadership and dedication to their 506-384-5570
Examples of this abound throughout our alumni
alma mater, and/or to their community: sean.connors@rogers.com
community, regardless of age. Our honorary Anne-Katherine Dionne (’88)
alumni president, Louise Cooke, has recently 416-962-0100
Charles Frederick Allison Award
been recognized for her outstanding contribu- akdionne@hotmail.com
This award recognizes outstanding contribution
tions to the arts in her community of Gerard d’Entremont (’90)
to Mount Allison by an alumnus or an alumna. 902-365-2034
Burlington. Within the pages of this Record,
Gerard.dentremont@nscc.ca
you will read of other examples of alumni and
Contemporary Community Award Scott Ellison (’92)
current students with deep and varied interests 902-422-0415
This award recognizes outstanding achievement
in citizenship and public service. Indeed, I sellison@eastlink.ca
by an alumnus/alumna to their community of
would greatly appreciate your letting us know of Layton Fisher (’57)
interest within 10 years of graduation from
other alumni who would equally be considered 506-939-2935
Mount Allison. layton.fisher@gmail.com
as outstanding examples for us all.
Amy MacAdam (’02)
Lifetime Community Award 902-492-1259
Mount Allison is full of excitement this fall. Our amy_macadam@hotmail.com
This award recognizes outstanding achievement
freshman class has grown and new and varied Sharon (Smith) Moyse (’67)
within or contribution to a community outside
opportunities are being offered. The new 902-436-5157
of the Mount Allison community. This could
Mount Allison Gemini Observatory is in use, moyfive@pei.sympatico.ca
include volunteering or professional service in a Paul Pergau (’67)
and on September 27 the opening of the
wide range of arenas such as civic, religious, 519-434-2490
Wallace McCain Student Centre highlighted the
community, etc. paul_pergau@hotmail.com
new opportunities offered to our students in the Margaret (Doane) Poole (’87)
former Trueman House. The Commerce 902-443-1410
Eligible nominees for all of these awards
department is also in the midst of exciting poolecom@ns.sympatico.ca
include past or present: David Rose (’90)
renewal with the development of the Ron Joyce
Centre for Business Studies. 613-231-4446
Allisonians and alumni; Board of Regents mem- drose22@rogers.com
bers; Honorary Degree recipients; and faculty Kathie Wheadon-Hore (’80)
For those in reunion years now is the time to 902-444-9127
and staff.
contact your classmates and plan festivities for kathie.wheadon-hore@dal.ca
the spring reunion. If you have lost contact with
To nominate an individual for an award or to
Executive Director:
someone, let us know and we can help you Carolle de Ste-Croix (’90)
request additional information, please contact: Tel: 506-364-2348 Fax: 506-364-2262
reconnect. Reunion weekend is for all alumni,
cdestecroix@mta.ca
but special ceremonies will be held for those
Carolle de Ste-Croix, Director of Alumni, http://alumni.mta.ca
celebrating their 50th and 25th year anniver-
Mount Allison University Alumni Office 82A Nominations Call — Nominations are open
saries. Come and see the changes, and how the for the Alumni Board. The Board works to
York Street, Sackville, NB, E4L 1G2 Phone:
same it all still is. promote and motivate the participation of
(506)364-2348 E-mail: cdestecroix@mta.ca alumni and friends of Mount Allison with
the University, through effective communi-
I wish you a happy fall, and as I write this, I am cation, events, and special initiatives.
Nominations close Dec. 31, 2008. The 2009
remembering the crisp mornings, the football
awards will be presented during Reunion Address nominations to:
games, and the first snow. I hope you are too. Carolle de Ste-Croix, Alumni Office
Weekend on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at the
Barbie Smith (’75) Alumni Banquet. 82A York St., Sackville, NB E4L 1G2
or alumni@mta.ca
Fall 2008 RECORD 3

Play Up!
Events Gatherings &
For more photos from the events listed below, please visit the Chapter pages on Alumni Online: http://alumni.mta.ca
Moncton Business Dinner Atlantic University

Alumni enjoyed a great talk given by guest speaker Karl Holmqvist (’04), from Pub Night
Red Ball Internet. Mount A alumni joined in the festivi-
ties at this annual Ottawa event!
(Left to right) Prof. Gina Grandy, Prof. Paul Berry (’77), James McQuade (’08), and Ryan
Keefe (’07), catch up in Moncton.
Victoria Alumni Afternoon Tea Gathering (Left to right) Lisa Whitt (’02) and
Many thanks, once again, to Pauline (Whitman) (’49) and Peter Watkins for Jennifer Henderson (’03) in Ottawa.
hosting another wonderful alumni afternoon tea gathering at their home.
Other Events
This Year
Southern Ontario Pub Nights at
Bedford Academy on May 21, 2008 and
at Brazen Head on June 25, 2008
Maritime University Alumni Reception

in Kelowna at the Quail’s Gate Estate
Winery — June 10, 2008
Sixth Annual University Alumni Picnic

in Victoria — July 19, 2008

EVENT CALENDAR
Please visit the Chapter pages on
Book Blurbs
Alumni Online At War with Metaphor
(http://alumni.mta.ca) for infor-
mation about upcoming events.
— November 8 –
Alumni Event in
Sam Keen, author of Faces of the Enemy says that At War
conjunction with the with Metaphor is “A valuable contribution to our growing
World Wine and Food understanding of the ways in which we talk ourselves into
Expo in Moncton war, genocide, and other crimes against humanity. It causes
us to wonder what might happen if we had the courage to
deal with our rivalries and conflicts in a realistic manner
— November 9 – rather than dehumanizing and demonizing those we con-
Event to honour Senator sider enemies.”
Marilyn Trenholme
Counsell in Sackville Wild Plants of Eastern Canada —
— November 18 – Los “...Unlike many books that are more botany oriented, Wild
Angeles All-Canadian Plants of Eastern Canada is written in an informative,
Alumni Event casual manner. Walker releases anecdotes about the plants
with enthusiastic candour, and isn’t above using an excla-
mation point or two to highlight particularly interesting
— January 31 – London, traits.” — Jodi Delong, Halifax Herald
England Alumni
Luncheon Roberts Country Sir Charles GD Roberts and the Tantramar —
— March 14 – Florida
Alumni Luncheon Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles Scobie has written Sir Charles
G. D. Roberts and the Tantramar, which acts as a literal histor-
ical marker to indicate the connection between Roberts and
Snowbirds are encouraged to contact
the Alumni Office to make sure that the area. The history of Roberts’s boyhood and his early rela-
their winter address has been activated tionship to the Tantramar enriches one’s own experience of
on our database files. Contact Mona the town. The book provides a basic orientation to “Roberts’s
Estabrooks (’79) at 506-364-2303 or Country” — revealing the ruddy mud flats, the historical
meestabrooks@mta.ca. Make sure that dykes, the smooth River Tantramar, and their influence and connection to this
we have your sunny Florida address poet’s works. Scobie puts to use his experience and knowledge of the area, pro-
and then watch your mailbox for more viding a rich historical landscape while capturing Roberts’s unique experience.
information. (Leah Brown ’09)
For the latest alumni news, check out our Alumni Blog! —
http://mtaalumni.blogspot.com
Fall 2008 RECORD 5
CAMPUS BEAT
Members of Bigelow House welcome new students to campus.

Mount Allison welcomed over 700 cohort of international students Affairs, and he is joined by Adam
new faces from around the world arriving from around the world who Christie and Pronoti Majithia, in
to the campus community and were welcomed by the Town of an expanded International Centre
announced the start of the ‘year of Sackville at a splendid event at the Office in the new Student Centre.
the environment.’ This was high- Civic Centre on August 27. Ron
lighted by Professor Brad Walters’s Byrne’s responsibilities are now MASSIE students at the Town of
enthralling and challenging presenta- accurately described in his title Vice- Sackville’s international student
tion to the class of 2012 and their President, International and Student reception held this summer
parents and friends during the
Commencement ceremony. A large
and dedicated group of senior
students, faculty, and staff welcomed
our newest Allisonians to campus
with a week of Orientation activities,
appropriately themed “Mounties Fly
Together.”
International Life
at Mount A
International life at Mount A is
gearing up again, with a terrific

capsule unveiled last year. Event

highlights included the official rib-
bon cutting, with a trademark
Garnet and Gold scarf in place of a
ribbon, remarks from University
officials and special guests Wallace
and Margaret McCain, as well as
tours of the new facility. The
University’s pep band unveiled its
new fight song “Garnet & Gold.”
The pep band is a new addition
to Mount Allison and comprises the
entire symphonic band and other
musicians. The day was topped off
with the Homecoming football
game, which saw the Mounties take
on the St.FX X-men in a 27-24
victory in double overtime for
Mount A.
Scott, Margaret, and Wallace McCain at the official opening of the Wallace McCain
Student Centre Housed in the renovated Trueman
House, the new Student Centre
holds all student services outside the
Grand Opening — classroom — from academic advis-
The Wallace McCain Student Centre! ing to the campus pub. Not only is
the concept unique among Canadian
Homecoming Weekend was marked and community members came out universities, but in keeping with the
with the historic opening of the to see the new Centre and the presen- University’s commitment to reduc-
Wallace McCain Student Centre this tation of the new time capsule to ing its environmental footprint, the
fall. Students, alumni, faculty, staff, replace the Trueman House time building also boasts cutting-edge
“green” features.
Garnet, Gold, and Green

This fall Mount Allison hosted the mental footprint, both as an institution
Carbon Zero Mission — Green and as individuals. This fall also marks the
Campus Summit, a conference on launch of the 2008 environmental cam-
campus sustainability, welcoming pus audit, completed this summer by
attendees from universities across three Mount Allison students, in partner-
Atlantic Canada and the Eastern US. ship with Facilities Management. See what
Lester Brown, noted author and head Mount Allison is doing for the environ-
of the Earth Policy Institute, delivered ment and what we’re working on at
the Josiah Wood Lecture during the www.mta.ca/environment
conference. Many ideas were shared
and presented throughout the week- Earth Policy Institute founder and presi-
end event, held in partnership with dent Lester Brown with Mount Allison
Sackville’s Green for Generations student and Eco-Action member Natalie
awareness day. The conference provided Gerum (’09) following his lecture in
many ways of reducing our environ- Convocation Hall
Fall 2008 RECORD 7

Wish upon a star
Our goal is simple. Be indispensable.

Sackville stargazers rejoiced as the Sirius 3.5 m School Model domes
Mount Allison Gemini Observatory with electric rotation and shutter,
was established on campus. 2009 has two Losmandy Titan mounts, and
been designated as the International two Celestron 11 SCT telescope
Year of Astronomy by the United optical tubes. Robotic functions will
Nations, and Mount Allison is get- also be added within the first year
ting ready to celebrate in style with of operation. Plan to attend the offi-
the installation of an observational cial opening, with Mount Allison
astronomy facility on campus, com- astronomer and physics professor
pleted this fall. Dr. Bob Hawkes during Reunion
Weekend 2009.
The facility is designed using two (www.mta.ca/gemini).
Physics professor Bob Hawkes, pictured with student Luyao Li, outside the Mount Allison
Gemini Observatory
Teaching and research excellence —

a Mount A staple
Congratulations to Diana Hamilton facilitate the execution of a large-scale
(biology) and Kirsty Bell (modern project or program of research. Total
languages and literatures), the first funding for the annual awards is
recipients of the Marjorie Young Bell $60,000, with up to three awards
Faculty Fellowship for tenure-track being granted each year. Diana will
faculty. The Marjorie Young Bell build on her current research pro-
Fellowships, new this year at Mount gram, looking at interactions between
Imprimerie Maritime Press
Allison, are intended for faculty mem- ducks and intertidal invertebrate
bers in their first, second, or third year communities, while Kirsty’s research w w w. m a r i t i m e p r e s s . c a
of a tenure-track appointment at the will examine representations of 1-506-857-8790
time they apply, who are working to painters in the Québécois novel.

Our fabulous faculty

Dr. Elizabeth Wells, Mount Allison Award winner, and this summer she school year, Dr. Wells presented the
music professor and renowned musi- was recognized as one of the finest annual Tucker Talk entitled “The
cal theatre scholar, has her name in teachers in the Atlantic region, receiv- Show Must Go On”: Scripts from a
lights again. In May she was chosen as ing the Association of Atlantic Teaching and Learning Life.
Mount Allison University’s 25th Universities (AAU) Distinguished
Herbert and Leota Tucker Teaching Teaching Award. To help kick off the
Our Paul Paré Medal and award winners

head, fine arts); and Dr. Vett Lloyd contributions of outstanding quality
(biology and biochemistry). Missing that demonstrate a balanced app-
from the photo are: Dr. Jane Mullen roach to teaching, research / creative
(commerce); Dr. Stephen Westcott performance, scholarship, service,
(chemistry and Canada Research and outreach. This year’s recipient is
Chair in Boron Chemistry); and math and computer science professor
Dr. Michael Fox (geography and envi- Dr. Catharine Baker, pictured at left.
ronment). The Paul Paré Medal,
awarded at Convocation, recognizes
This fall seven faculty members

received the University’s Paul Paré
Excellence Awards, which recognize
outstanding faculty research, scholar-
ship and creative performance, pro-
vided that these activities do not com-
promise excellence in teaching and
service. Pictured left to right are the
2008 recipients: Dr. Felix Baerlocher
(department head, biology and bio-
chemistry); Dr. David Hornidge
(physics); President Robert Campbell
congratulating them; Professor
Thaddeus Holownia (department
Another successful season with Festival by the Marsh

Allisonians celebrated the Festival by people in attendance to kick off
the Marsh in style this year. From the three-week summer festival,
left to right are Mr. Bill Langstroth, which included artistic workshops,
Patron of the Festival, artists Molly Shakespeare productions by the
Lamb Bobak and Bruno Bobak, and Swan Pond, and a “Writers’ Day”
Mount A President Dr. Robert featuring local authors.
Campbell at the Bell Inn in
Dorchester. Following the dinner Keep in touch
the Bobaks opened the Fine Arts with your Mount A friends by
portion of the Festival at the Owens registering on Alumni Online
Art Gallery with approximately 100 http://alumni.mta.ca
Fall 2008 RECORD 9

Garnet and Gold’s “Gonna live forever!”

Garnet and Gold is pleased to announce
that its 2008/2009 musical will be Fame!
Between now and January close to 100
people, including Mount Allison stu-
dents and members of the Sackville
community, will work together to con-
tinue the long-running tradition of the
Garnet and Gold society. Fame will be
presented January 22, 23 and 24, 2009,
each night at 8 p.m. at Convocation
Hall. For more information check out
www.mta.ca/donate or e-mail Students Kelsey Rioux, Tricia Black, Laurie Campbell, and Bailey Waite rehearse for last
garnet&gold@mta.ca year’s production of Cinderella.
Mount Allison and St. Thomas unite to help environment

Mount Allison University and St. Officers (CAUBO) for their shared vir- area network to reduce dramatically
Thomas University — two of the tual server project — improving their the number of computers and storage
smallest universities in Canada — have technological services and reducing capacity they require. As a result, they
demonstrated that they can compete their environmental footprint. In this have saved money, reduced energy
against anyone. They recently won the latest example of co-operation, they consumption and space requirements,
National Second Prize for Quality and agreed to operate a single server room, made the operation of servers much
Productivity from the Canadian located at Mount Allison, and use vir- more efficient, and increased the
Association of University Business tualization technology and a storage quality of their services.
SURF Shiny success

Becky Taylor (1st place, oral presenta- With the record-breaking success
tion) and physics and geography stu- of this year’s Shinerama campaign
dent Nicole d’Entremont (2nd place). at Mount Allison, there probably
An honourable mention went to isn’t a pair of scuffed shoes within
chemistry student Alasadair Dunlap- 50 miles of campus. The 2008 cam-
Smith, while chemistry students Kyle paign held September 6 in Sackville,
Greenway and Dylan McLaughlin Amherst, Shediac, and the Greater
received first and second place in the Moncton Area, raised $25,000, with
English student Sarah Smith-Eivemark poster competitions, respectively. $13,000 of that being raised that
presents “Mothering America: The Role of day for the Canadian Cystic
Motherhood in Southern Women’s Civil From the Arts and Social Sciences, Fibrosis Foundation. This exceeded
War Literature” at SURF 2008. anthropology student Isabel Gertler the Shine team’s goal by $8,000.
Mount Allison’s Summer Under- received first place in the oral presen-
graduate Research Fair (SURF) tations with classics student Christina
returned for its sixth year this Fry collecting second. An honourable
September. Open to summer research mention went to geography student
students in all disciplines, SURF gives Ha Nguyen. Psychology student Yana
students a chance to present their Benzen received first place in the
findings to their peers. Topics ranged poster presentations and English stu-
from ionic liquids to local and organic dent Sarah Smith-Eivemark received
food offerings at Toronto Farmer’s second place. To read the research
Markets. Winners in the science cate- abstracts from SURF 2008 please visit
gory this year include physics student www.mta.ca/clubs/surf.
Jump Update
Enjoying an evening reception at Ron Joyce’s Fox Harb’r Resort in Wallace, NS are (from left to right): Peter (’60) and Heather Jollymore;
Mount Allison’s VP External Relations Gloria Jollymore (’77); and Ron Joyce (LLD ’98).
Thanks to some very generous donations JUMP Campaign — funds that are being students will continue to graduate with
over the summer and fall months, we’re used to establish the Ron Joyce Centre the skills to become leaders in Canada’s
more than two-thirds of the way to reach- for Business Studies. With a total competitive business landscape.
ing our fund raising goal of $86 million required investment of $10 million, the
less than half way into the campaign. As Centre will reflect the values shared by Leading the way
of September 30 more than $58 million Mount Allison and Mr. Joyce — innova- in learning assistance
had been pledged to improving the tion, opportunities for Canada’s young As one of Canada’s only centres with the
Mount Allison experience. people, the value of hands-on experi- sole mandate to support academic assis-
ence, and the pursuit of excellence. tance, training, and research in the area
Building on the impetus of our students of learning disabilities, the Meighen
this year we’ll focus on the “greening” of The new Centre will allow Mount A to Centre for Learning Assistance and
Mount Allison over the next year by grow its Commerce program by 200 Research got a big boost from its found-
expanding on our environmentally con- students over four years. The new Centre ing family. As the Centre celebrated its
scious programs and activities. We’ll is being housed in the Avard-Dixon 20th anniversary, the Meighen family
also turn our attention to the arts, as we Building. Massive renovations will donated a remarkable $750,000 to the
seek funds to establish a new Fine and culminate in an open-style community Centre’s endowment — an investment
Performing Arts Centre. meeting place, characteristic of leading that will help the Centre continue to
business schools, and will allow for a fulfill its mandate to ensure that Mount
Mount A to JUMP to the high-energy collaborative social environ- Allison students under its care, who
forefront of business studies ment. There will also be new and have been identified as having a learning
One of Canada’s leading businessmen, improved case rooms and boardrooms. disability, continue to reach their full
Tim Horton’s co-founder Ron Joyce, With an expanded program and new potential academically, socially, and
has generously donated $5 million to the internship opportunities, our Commerce personally.
Fall 2008 RECORD 11

SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENTS
Dancing all the way to London
Author Vicki Baum once said, “There are short-cuts to
happiness, and dancing is one of them.” If that’s the case,
recent graduate Carmen Moreira is on the fast track to
pure bliss. Carmen was accepted into the prestigious
London School of Contemporary Dance — one of only 30
students from around the world to make the program cut.
Carmen, who hails from South Slocan, BC, graduated with

first-class honours in English and Canadian studies this
spring and will now be working on her Bachelor of Arts in
contemporary dance in London. At Mount Allison Carmen
founded Omnicinema, an arts and culture group created
with the intention of promoting leadership, extracurricular,
and academic opportunities that foster the vision of the
University (www.omnicinema.ca). The group has presented
productions of dance, video, and virtual poetry in New
Brunswick and British Columbia.
If being a full-time honours student and a world-class

dancer wasn’t enough, Carmen has also made a name for
herself in the yoga world. She is a registered Ashtanga
yoga instructor and taught classes at Mount Allison and
in Sackville while she was a student.
Free radical chemistry

and green solvents
This summer was anything but quiet for the Mount Allison After two weeks of experiments, Alasdair presented his find-
chemistry and physics departments. Several students, ings and received first prize for his poster presentation at the
known as the antimatter group and supervised by chemistry Vancouver conference. Alasdair, who hails from Surry,
professor Dr. Khashayar Ghandi, caught the attention of Maine, studies ionic liquid crystals. Liquid crystals are found
international researchers with their award-winning presen- in many items we use everyday, including LCD monitors
tations at conferences in Vancouver and Tsukuba, Japan. and digital watches. Alasdair is examining ionic liquid crys-
tals with antimatters. Through his research, he hopes to
Students Philip Cormier, Alasdair Dunlap-Smith, Kyle learn more about free radical chemistry, which could pro-
Greenway, and Ryan Robski travelled to Vancouver to vide important industries, such as plastics manufacturing,
participate in a two-week experiment to collect more data with key information about how to produce more efficient,
on their ongoing research and presented at two different greener products and how to produce novel materials.
international conferences: the 6th Congress of the
International Society for Theoretical Chemical Physics in Fourth-year physics student Becky Taylor received the best
Vancouver and the 11th International Muon Spin poster award in the chemistry session, beating out
Relaxation and Resonance Conference in Japan. researchers and PhD students, at the 11th International

organizations at Mount A and in the wider community.

This past year she served as co-president of the Swing
Dance Society, a residence assistant, was involved in the
Eco-Action, International Relations, and German soci-
eties, and sat on several university committees. Susan has
also been very involved with Mount Allison’s admissions
office, working as a student blogger on www.mymta.ca
and corresponding with future students through the stu-
dent ambassador program.
Fourth-year honours chemistry student Alasdair Dunlap-Smith
visits TRIUMF — Canada’s national particle accelerator while Within the community Susan has been part of a five-per-
in Vancouver. son team of Mount A students who travel to Cumberland
Muon Spin Relaxation and Resonance Conference in North Academy in Amherst, NS every week to work one-
Tsukuba, known as Japan’s “Science City.” Becky is from on-one with students who have reading difficulties in
Wakefield, NB and is studying ionic liquids, also known as order to improve their literacy skills.
“green solvents” because of their environmentally-friendly
properties. She is studying how these solvents interact with Bonne Chance Erika!
free radicals at different temperatures and how these sol- Moncton resident Erika MacLeod has been awarded the
vents could be used in industry as a green alternative. Becky, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Award, a national scholar-
who plans to pursue a career in teaching, was also involved ship that provides $7,000 plus travel expenses for a year’s
in Mount Allison’s Go Global Science camp this summer. study in the winner’s second official language. Erika travelled
She is involved in a study, funded by New Brunswick to France to study at l’Université de Strasbourg (Marc Bloch)
Innovation Foundation, to study the effects of early research this September through Mount Allison’s international
experiences for high school students. exchange program.
Mount A student selected

for Killam Fellowship
Susan Humphrey of Campbellton, NB has received a
Killam Fellowship, valued at $5,000, from the Foundation
for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United
States of America. The Mount Allison international
relations student is attending Smith College, an all-
women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts this fall.
She also learned a bit of history this summer, as a guide at
the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France.
Along with her studies and work adventures, Susan is also Along with being a stellar student (international relations and
an avid community volunteer, working with a number of economics), Erika is also a violinist and educator. During her
grade 12 year, she developed an introductory violin program
for local school children, which began at Birchmount School
in Moncton. Because of the program’s success, the NB School
International relations student Susan Humphrey at Vimy Ridge, District 2 asked Erika to expand it to Salem Elementary and
where she worked as a guide this summer Marshview Middle Schools in Sackville, when she began her
studies at Mount Allison. Erika has continued this program,
in addition to full-time studies at Mount A, and now teaches
private violin lessons to local children.
Erika has also been involved in the University’s Chamber

Orchestra, many musical productions, and the Christian
Fellowship Society at Mount Allison, and has been a member
of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra since 2002.
Fall 2008 RECORD 13

When you gotta have heart

By Sue Seaborn
We’ve all heard the expression…“You gotta have heart!” Well, After the seven-hour operation Mark’s new heart and lungs were
Mark Black (’00) has had two, and has lived his life to the in place, and he was out of the hospital after only 16 days. A few
fullest with the energy and spirit of both. months later, he was back home and began speaking to various
schools in the area about his experience and organ donation.
Within hours of his birth at the Moncton Hospital, Mark was Mark enjoyed speaking so much he decided to pursue it as a
turning blue. He was flown to the IWK Children’s Hospital in career. Since then he has travelled across the nation speaking to
Halifax and, at day-one of hisBy Susanne
life, foundMacDonald
himself in the mid- more than 30,000 people about how to “live life from the heart”
dle of open-heart surgery to repair his faulty aortic valve. (which coincidentally is the name of Mark’s new book now avail-
able on his web site, www.MarkBlackSpeaks.com). It will soon be
While the Halifax operation saved his young life on that day, released through Strategic Book Publishing of New York.
Mark would have to endure a further oper-
ation a year later, and survive a third major After his transplant, Mark’s mission was to
life-altering and life-saving operation 24 live every day to the fullest. Ten months
years later in Toronto. after his transplant, he experienced one of
his greatest moments when he competed in
Between these heart-wrenching years Mark France at the 15th World Transplant Games
received an arts degree at Mount Allison — a with 1,500 other transplant recipients from
university that appealed to him because it was around the globe. Since then he has become
close and offered positive, one-on-one expe- a six-time medal winner at the Transplant
riences. Mark majored in English and sociol- Games and has also completed three
ogy, and was involved in every theatrical Mark and his wife Marise pose with marathons. Another bright moment in
opportunity available. In fact he often devoted baby Emma in a family photo. Mark’s life was when he took a chance on a
over 30 hours per week between Windsor blind date that later led to his marriage
Theatre, Garnet and Gold productions, with Marise, in August 2006. They recently
Students’ Administrative Council duties, and became proud parents of Emma, born
house council service in Trueman. Nothing May 12, 2008.
slowed him down. Even then he made the
most of his time and life, and graduated from Mark has also devoted time to trying to
Mount Allison in 2000. improve our country’s inadequate organ
donor rate. Over 4,000 people are currently
In 2001 he enrolled in the education pro- waiting for life-saving transplants and an
gram at the University of New Brunswick, estimated 200 die each year because of a
hoping to receive his BEd degree and pur- lack of available organs. The key to improv-
sue a career as an elementary school ing the donor rate according to Mark is to
teacher. But his heart problems returned ensure that every person makes each of
and within his first year at UNB, Mark’s Mark has completed three their family members aware of their wishes
health deteriorated. marathons so far. to donate. “It’s not good enough just to
sign a card; you have to share those inten-
Later in May, after completing his exams, Mark returned tions with those you love,” Mark says.
home. His parents, alarmed at his condition, took him to his
doctor. Within the week it was determined that Mark was Though Mark doesn’t know who his donor is, he and his fam-
going through congestive heart failure and would require a ily have written to the donors to express their heart-felt
double lung and heart transplant. Five months later, Mark was thanks. When asked what he would say to his donor family if
on the list and he and his father moved to Toronto to wait for he came face-to-face with them, Mark can only say, “It is such
Mark’s chance at a new life. On a pager for the first four a powerful thing. One can only say ‘Thank you’ — and there
months, Mark then spent six more months in hospital, wait- are no words that can truly express how much it means to
ing for the word. In September 2002, it came. receive another chance at life.”

Building a foundation of philanthropy

“We want the communities to grow with us,” says Bernard. Over the
years, he and Monique — through the Imbeault Family Foundation
— have supported programs that promote health and active living,
the environment, as well as the arts. The Foundation’s main focus,
however, is education, and awarding bursaries to deserving students
entering university.
By Susanne MacDonald
“It’s important because education gives us the base of learning. It
provides the skills necessary to be successful in your trade,” says
Bernard. And he would know. The middle child in a family of 15
he learned the value of money and hard work early in life.
Though it was a financial challenge, his parents managed to make
sure that almost all of his siblings received some degree of post-
secondary education.
“We would hate to see someone miss out on an education because

of an inability to finance it,” says Monique, who graduated from
Mount A with a Bachelor of Science and received her Law degree
from l’Université de Moncton. Her husband’s first alma mater is
l’Université de Moncton, though he was awarded an honorary
degree from Mount Allison in 2004. The couple generously supports
both Maritime schools.
Their six children are following closely in their parents’ footsteps,

By Tracy Bell both in terms of their career choices and community contributions.
Their accomplishments are staggering. Their stories, inspiring. Their Bernard’s oldest sons manage various divisions of their father’s
time-management skills, spot on. Bernard (LLD ’04) and Monique enterprise. His daughters have chosen different career paths, and
(Mallais) Imbeault (’81) are a powerhouse couple in New Brunswick their two youngest sons are still teenagers — but all of the Imbeault
— accomplishing more than most could ever imagine. offspring are involved in community service and philanthropy.
Bernard is the executive chairman of the board of Imvescor Inc. — “It’s encouraging and we’re happy to see our children getting
a company that owns four restaurant chains, including Pizza involved in their own right. They’ve grown up with it, and now
Delight, Mikes, Baton Rouge, and the popular Quebec eatery Scores. they’re giving back,” says Monique. Their youngest sons are also fol-
What started out as a single Pizza Delight take-out restaurant in lowing their mother’s example in education. Samuel, 18, started a
Shediac, Bernard has turned into an empire. He employs more than Bachelor of Commerce at Mount Allison just this fall. The youngest,
7,500 people at 260 restaurants. Last year his businesses netted over Jacob, a senior in high school, also plans to attend Mount A.
450 million dollars. He was Atlantic Business Magazine’s CEO of the
Year in 2006. “Samuel has been talking about it since he was four. At that age, he
really just liked the buildings. But as he got older and started learn-
Monique is a corporate and commercial lawyer in Moncton. Before ing about the University, he was always impressed with how well
that she owned and operated restaurant franchises. She sits on as Mount Allison rated.”
many as half a dozen committees at any given time and was named
l’Université de Moncton’s Legal Personality of the Year in 2007. She After graduation both young men hope to take up roles in the fam-
wouldn’t miss one of their sons’ hockey games for the world. ily corporation, and continue their parents’ legacy of economic suc-
cess and community service. They’ll have big shoes to fill, but with
Despite their successes, Bernard and Monique say their biggest such exceptional role models, Monique and Bernard’s children will
source of pride doesn’t come from their business achievements. It’s surely go on to become community leaders.
what they’re able to give back to the communities where they live
and work that brings them real joy.
Fall 2008 RECORD 15

Bridging art and community

Allisonians head up community outreach and education programs at two important galleries
By Laura Dillman Ripley
Public service and citizenship Siobhan Wiggans is the first edu-

comes in many forms, or, in this cation and outreach officer at the
case, mediums. Allisonians Lucy Confederation Centre for the Arts
By Susanne MacDonald
MacDonald (’98) and Siobhan and also got her start at the
Wiggans (’05) have both embarked Owens, working as the Gallery
on careers focussed on bringing art intern in 2005-06, where she was
into the community and vice- mentored by Lucy in her current
versa, establishing community out- role. Siobhan now co-ordinates
reach and educational programs at education programs for the
two of the Maritimes’ best known dance, art, and theatre wings of
arts centres, Mount Allison’s the Centre, bridging the gaps
own Owens Art Gallery and the between the mediums. She says,
Confederation Centre for the Arts “I get to work with students of all
in Charlottetown, P.E.I. ages in this job. I believe the best
way to engage people in art is by
Lucy, once an intern at the doing, which is why I try to
Owens, is curator of education involve students and community
and community outreach at the Curator of education and community outreach Lucy MacDonald members in the Centre’s many
Owens Art Gallery, a position points out the unique architecture of the Owens Art Gallery to a programs and initiatives.”
made possible at the Gallery by the group of Port Elgin students.
generosity of Allisonian Robert V. In her time there Siobhan has
Barritt (’50), who established a already made many strides to
fund to hire a full-time curator, bring the Centre’s programs into
focussing on educational and the community. She has organ-
community-centred activities. ized the Youth Arts Council,
working with teens in developing
Since starting at the Owens in programs for their peers. With
2005, Lucy has established several this group she helped produce an
programs that have greatly bene- album, Rock the Row, featuring
fited the Sackville and wider- P.E.I. teens between the ages of 13
communities. Building on the and 18 and covering several music
school tours program, Lucy began genres. She’s also worked to
“Family Sundays,” where children organize “Arts Discovery Days,”
and their parents come to the allowing students in Grades 4 and
Gallery for an afternoon of activi- Siobhan Wiggans, education and outreach officer at the 8 to experience art, dance, and
ties relating to current exhibitions. Confederation Centre for the Arts, pictured in red, chats with theatre for a day at the Centre,
students during an arts workshop. connecting these experiences to
Lucy has also worked on several the provincial school curriculum.
long-term collaborations with local schools and classes. In 2006 she
worked with a Grade 4 class from Port Elgin to produce A Pocket And these programs are going a long way to encourage art appreci-
Companion to the Owens Art Gallery: A little guide for kids by kids. ation in our youth and beyond. Says Siobhan, “I’ve found that there
She explains, “The class visited the Gallery six times. Together we are a lot of people who find galleries intimidating; they think they
explored the Owens and learned about its history and collection. have to know a lot about art to visit one. With the right resources, a
Students sketched, photographed, and wrote about their visits in gallery can be just as much a learning centre as a classroom. That’s
journals. They even made copies of paintings in the Salon Hanging, why it’s important to have people who are accessible and approach-
just as students from the Ladies’ College had done over 100 years able as arts educators. Galleries are fun. They are community
before. The guidebook was produced from the work created by the resources. They don’t have to be quiet.”
students as a ‘for-kids-by-kids’ guide to the Owens. In my work I am
always looking for new ways to connect people with the Gallery and
our exhibitions.”

IN MEMORIAM
The following list is compiled from information sent to External Relations from April 22 ’08 to September 10 ’08. Please feel
welcome to submit memories of departed Allisonians you have known and loved and we will be happy to print short versions in the
Record and longer versions online (http://alumni.mta.ca).
Jay (MacRae) Fraser 1930 Dr. Joseph E. Josephson in 1948. Besides her Toronto and the London School of Economics.
Margaret (Balmanno) MacLean 1932 work as a homemaker, Vivian enjoyed travel- He worked for the Province of Nova Scotia in
Lillian M. (Atkinson) Chapman 1934
Robert John (Spotty) Gray 1934 ling and entertaining, as well as being an avid the field of industrial development for many
Ruth C. (Likely) Brown 1936 golfer, curler, and bridge player and played years and later moved to the private sector,
Muriel (Havens) Monteith 1936 bridge actively until just before her passing. She where he served as President of IMO Foods Ltd.,
John R. Moore 1937 also maintained a keen interest in politics and Yarmouth, until his retirement. He founded
Alda (Goggin) Setchell 1937
Louise M. Bamford 1938 world affairs. Vivian was the youngest daughter Fancy Foods Ltd., a Halifax-based food distribu-
William M. MacLeod 1938 of Sir John C. (LLD ’41) and Lady Mary tion company that he continued to manage until
Douglas “Skip” Trenholm 1938 Puddester. She was predeceased by her hus- his death. Sid was an Elder and member of
Roger E. Hatch 1941 band in 1998 and is survived by sons Glenn Parkhill United Church, Halifax, and a willing
Bernice N. (Amos) Kennedy 1941
H. Elizabeth (Robertson) McMullin 1941 (’71) and Bruce as well as grandchildren Colin volunteer with the Age of Sail Museum in Port
Roy H. MacKenzie 1943 and Keith (’01). She was proud to be a member Greville. He is survived by his beloved wife of 51
H. Russell MacEwan 1945 of a four-generation Mount A family. Her years, Betty Jean (Cromar); daughter Carolyn
Jean (Wickenden) Mooney 1945 sense of humour and sharp wit will be missed (Darrell Pardy), Yarmouth, ME.; sons,
Herbert D. MacWilliam 1946
Noel A. Jackson 1947 by friends and family. Jim (Elizabeth), New Westminster, BC; Peter
Roland M. Jost 1948 (Viki), Columbus, NJ; and John (Krista),
Sidney J. Hughes 1950 Lower Sackville; grandchildren Christopher and
Daniel H. MacKinnon 1950 JOANNA LESLIE (’70)
Elizabeth R. (McLean) Pritchard 1950 Submitted by Don Fleming (’70) and Lesley Stephen Pardy, Samantha, Megan, James,
Catherine (Moir) Taylor-Hill 1950 (Smith) Fleming (’68) William, and Sarah Hughes; sister, Irene
J. Donald Carson 1951 Joanna was a steadfast resident of Palmer Hall. (Eugene Hardy), Windsor, ON; niece Margaret
Walter E. McLaughlin 1951 Hayes, Carlisle, ON; and many dear relatives.
Bruce Roberts 1952 She also acquired life-long friends in the BA and
Donald F. Folkins 1955 Fine Arts programs. While at Mount A she was
Donald Miller 1955 a mini-skirt-wearing dynamo who, with her
James F. Jodrey 1957 WILLIAM (BILL) MARSHALL MACLEOD (’38)
Arline C. (Ferguson) MacVicar 1957 boyfriend (later husband) Professor Richard
Submitted by his daughter Shelagh Lobay
Elaine (MacPherson) Garland 1959 Green, organized Shakespearean plays by the
Barbara (Ferguson) Bisson 1962 Swan Pond, tore around Sackville in a red sports William (Bill) Marshall MacLeod died peace-
Alma (Blackadar) DeLong 1972 car, and danced many a night away. After grad- fully at the Ottawa Hospital on August 27,
Quentin Blackstone 1973 2008. He was born on April 8, 1916 in
Beryl (Anderson) Piccinin 1974 uating with a BA, Joanna obtained degrees in
Library Science (Toronto) and Law (Ottawa). Stellarton, NS and is survived by his wife of 67
Craig Cheney 1989
David Mason 1990 Her Mount Allison friends always remained in years, Phyllis Marjorie Bruce, also of Stellarton;
Robin Penker 2002 her life and we now mourn her death from can- son William Dugald Bruce and wife Mary Jane
cer on Dec. 20, 2007. She will be greatly missed. McBane of Ottawa, ON and their children
Olga Briggs Friend Sarah, Nicholas, and Caitlin; daughter Shelagh
Bernard F. Ennals Friend
Donald Peter Kerr Friend Isabelle Ellen and husband Brian Harry Lobay
Joseph Landry Friend QUENTIN BLACKSTONE (’73) of Edmonton, AB, and their children Jacelyn,
Jean Scott Friend Submitted by Bonnie Newhook Richards (’73) Ryan, and Robyn; sister-in-law Janet MacLeod,
Gordon Manson Friend and former faculty It is with deep sadness that I write to inform
Marion Winnifred Young Friend niece Jocelyn MacLeod and family of
fellow Allisonians of the passing of Quentin Scarborough, ON, and niece Carol MacLean
Frederick W. Burd Former Faculty
Charles W. Eliot Former Faculty Blackstone on March 7, 2008 in Maine. and family of St. Andrews, NB. William was
Blanid T. (Killorn) Bowes Former Staff Quentin spent two happy years at Mount educated at Mount Allison and at the Graduate
Ted Cole Parent Allison and later graduated from the
Frank Ledwell Parent School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia
University of Maine with a Bachelor of University, earning an MA 1946 in economics;
Science. and in later years at Ottawa and Carleton
VIVIAN MARY (PUDDESTER) JOSEPHSON (’41) Universities (philosophy and language studies
Submitted by her son Glenn Josephson (’71) SIDNEY JAMES HUGHES (’50) in Russian, Gaelic, French, and Greek). He was
Vivian Mary (Puddester) Josephson of St. Submitted by Clifford Moase (’50) employed by Westville NS High School (1938-
John’s, NL passed away peacefully on Nov. 29, Sidney Hughes died at home on August 31, 40); RCAF — bomb and gun armourer (1940-
2007. After graduating from Mount A in 1941 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. 45); Nova Scotia Research Foundation (1948-
with a BA majoring in English and biology, Raised in River Hebert, NS, Sid was the son of 50); and Statistics Canada in Labour and Prices,
Vivian returned to St. John’s and worked as a the late Alvin and Sarah (McWhirter) Hughes. A National Accounts and External Trade (1950-
research biologist at the Newfoundland graduate of Mount Allison, Sid also completed 74). William and Phyllis were members of
Fisheries Research Lab until her marriage to postgraduate courses at the University of Westboro United Church, Ottawa, ON.
Fall 2008 RECORD 17

Bleacher
By Sue Seaborn
feature
Meet Kelly Jeffrey: Jeffrey came to Mount Allison after
being the head coach and offensive co-
auction the original, and sell the reprints
as a fund raiser for Mounties’ football.
the Mounties’ ordinator at Mayville State University
new mentor (MSU) in North Dakota for four years Unveiling of the original painting took
(2002-2005). During those four seasons place as part of Homecoming festivities
his team set numerous offensive records at the 5th Quarter Club reception held
for most yards per game and total yards in the new Wallace McCain Student
in a season, and he coached the all-time Centre. Emcee Peter Winters delivered
single season record holders for individ- a stirring and emotional presentation
ual rushing, receiving, completions, and about these five outstanding Football
passing yards. Overall the school set
nine offensive records while producing
five Don Hanson All-Americans.
Before MSU in 2001, Jeffrey coached

quarterbacks at the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and at the
University of San Diego (1998-2000)
where he trained three all-conference
quarterbacks in his three seasons and
coached the all-time leading passer in
touchdowns, completions, and yardage.
He also coached running backs at
The Mounties’ historical locker room
Head coach Kelly Jeffrey looks on as his Northern State University in Aberdeen,
SD (1996-1997) and wide receivers at painting is surrounded, left to right, by
Mounties defeat the X-Men in double OT. North Dakota’s Dickinson State Colin Tippett, Gary Ross, Joe Tippett,
University (1994-1995), a team that fin- Peter Winters, Susan Paterson, Glen
This year the Football Mounties have a ished with a perfect 10-0 season in 1995,
new head coach, and the squad has been Bulman, and Grant Keaney.
and were conference champions in both
impressive this season. Coach Kelly 1994 and 1995. Mounties: Harry Haukkala, Grant
Jeffrey is no stranger to Mount Allison Keaney, Bloyce Bulman, Eric Lapointe,
after having been the quarterbacks Jeffrey has his Bachelor of Science in and Gary Ross — after which the origi-
coach, an offensive co-ordinator, and Physical Education from Dickinson nal painting was purchased for $9,000!
special teams co-ordinator for the past State University, and his Master’s Several authentic reproductions were
two seasons. As assistant coach he degree in health, physical education and also readily sold as they represent the
helped lead the team to the playoffs, recreation from Northern State first opportunity to have a significant
guided an explosive and exciting University in Aberdeen. piece of Mount Allison football history
offence, and boasted the conference’s that encapsulates the early years, the
number-one passer in total yards (7th Kelly is married to wife Cathy and they championship years, and the future.
nationally). Under his guidance the have a young daughter, Alexandra.
team also excited the country’s football By purchasing an authentic reproduc-
fans with the nation’s top All-Canadian tion of MTA Football: Where Tradition
kick and punt returner Gary Ross. Football painting Meets Future, fans will be contributing to
remembers the past the 5th Quarter Club and directly to the
Jeffrey knows that his Mounties have Football Mounties. Delivered free to the
been knocking on the door of success in This year the 5th Quarter Club commis- buyer, the unframed reproductions are
the conference, and is extremely excited sioned renowned Mount Allison Fine 19” x 24” and are selling for $600. A bio
about the prospects for this year. “I am Arts graduate, Susan Paterson, to com- of each of the players represented by the
excited about leading the Mounties into plete a painting of a locker scene with sweaters can be found on the back of the
the 2008 football season. With my five football sweaters. Appropriately reproduction, and framing services are
appointment as head coach we are able named MTA Football: Where Tradition available through Sackville’s own Fog
to solidify recruiting, maintain continu- Meets Future, each sweater represents Forest Gallery (www.fogforestgallery.ca).
ity in our coaching staff, and continue an elite student-athlete from the various Reserve your reproduction by calling
with the philosophies that have turned eras of Mount Allison football. Earlier the Development Office at 506-364-2348,
Mount Allison football into a contender in the season it was decided to make alumni@mta.ca, or colintipett@
in the AUS football conference.” authentic reproductions of the painting, hotmail.com

amount over $1.00 to the program for shown the rest of the league and
Boys in Bermuda every Mounties’ goal scored during
the season.
Canada that they are a team to be
reckoned with. And with the likes of
All-Canadian returner / receiver Gary
Coach Cooper is enthusiastic about Ross and his dynamic quarterback
the season, especially since Mount Kelly Hughes, the squad remains
Allison is participating in, and hosting, optimistic about another playoff
the men’s soccer championships from appearance this season and are cur-
October 31 to November 2. He’s rently ranked ahead of Acadia.
thankful for the support he’s received
during his initiation at Mount Allison
and happily says, “We are so lucky to
be backed by our University and its
administration, our athletic depart-
ment, and our generous alumni
around the world — especially in
Bermuda. The contribution by all
Soccer captain Corey Yantha makes a div- these groups has been instrumental in
ing save against a big UNB squad. our success thus far, and our opportu-
nity to train abroad. We thank them
The men’s Soccer Mounties are heading immensely.”
to Bermuda to hone their soccer skills
over the University break from For further information on any of the
February 20 to March 2, 2009. The idea soccer initiatives or developments,
originated with a casual conversation please feel free to e-mail Barry at bcoop-
between two soccer fanatics — athletics er@mta.ca
director Jack Drover and Mount First-year forward Kailey Bower scores on
Allison’s soccer coach, Barry Cooper. Mounties “fall” into a quick kick to tie the Homecoming game
Together they reminisced about the
soccer teams who had previously
their 2008-09 seasons with UNB.
engaged themselves with the local The Mounties fall sports teams have
alumni down in Bermuda over 20 years The Soccer teams are in similar situa-
been heavy into their seasons, and thus tions, with an improved women’s
ago. The idea progressed through the far have shown promising results.
administrative ranks and contact was squad knocking at the door of victory
Earlier in September the football team in most of their league games. In fact
made with Bermudian alumni Rick was within seconds of winning, but
Thompson and Rob Steynor. These in the Mounties’ home opener they
lost their first two games in the last were narrowly defeated 1-0 by an
two, along with the Bermuda Football play of regulation against both St.FX
Association, have arranged for games, Acadia goal that was scored with no
and Sherbrooke. However, in their time on the clock. Since their first
training sessions, and presentations second meeting with St.FX, the
with various schools, colleges, and club exibition victory, the team has tied
Mounties thrilled a large enthusiastic two other teams in the league.
teams on the Island. Homecoming crowd with a 27-24
double over-time victory over the The men’s soccer team has experi-
Excited about the trip, coach Barry Antigonish squad and have certainly
Cooper enthuses, “It will be a great enced more success as they have
opportunity for us to renew our knocked off some major opponents in
acquaintances with the Bermuda their league. In late September the
alumni and it gives our guys a chance squad took six of a possible eight
to experience travelling abroad. This points from their Nova Scotia rivals.
trip will be just the first of several down As hosts their spot in November’s AUS
the road, and it will allow us to also soccer playoffs is secure, but the team
recruit for the University and establish is out to show they belong, and intend
alumni bonds for the future.” to prove it. Visit http://athletics.mta.ca
for the latest news and game schedules.
The team has taken full responsibility
for the trip by conducting various
fund raising ventures throughout the
year. This season they have been sell-
ing coupon vouchers and running 24-
hour soccer-thons. Their latest novel
fund raising initiative is through the
Golden Goal Club and its Goal Pledges All-Canadian Mountie Gary Ross leaves a
— soccer supporters can pledge any sea of blue X-Men in his wake.
Fall 2008 RECORD 19

Even the light is different:

Changing Lives at Camp Rotary
By Alison Smith (’08)
Finding something to do during the summer months is an Debbie (Dionne) Theriault (’06) is an art therapist who led
exciting opportunity for many Mount Allison students. an afternoon session at Camp Rotary this summer. Art ther-
Some choose to travel, some go home to work, others stay apy is used in both clinical and non-clinical environments
put in Sackville. Then there are the fortunate few students with the aim of improving not only health but also quality of
and grads who use their spare time to life. Though trained as an art thera-
help others at a very special place — pist, Debbie says that this particular
summer camp. session at camp was “art as therapy,”
saying that art therapy requires more
Camp Rotary in Grand Lake, NB has time and story sharing between the
the songs, the campfires, the energy, therapist and patient. In addition to
and the games that characterize any the campers, Debbie was equally
summer camp. But there is some- impressed with the counsellors, noting
thing that sets it apart; Rotary has an their “enthusiasm” was remarkable.
emphasis on making camp accessible They participated in her activities as
to people who might not otherwise much as the campers did.
have such an experience. There are
camps for children with cognitive Chris “Pulse” MacDonald (’07) was
disabilities, teenagers with physical actively involved in working with
From left to right are: Chris MacDonald (’07);
disabilities, kids with type-1 diabetes, Melanie Adams (’09); Alison Smith (’08); Sam people with disabilities at Mount A.
adults with special needs, and chil- Grover (New Zealand exchange student); and After graduating he was ready to take
dren battling cancer. It is no easy job Christine Gaudet (’08) his work to the next level. He says
and requires around-the-clock work, that while camp was utterly exhaust-
but each counsellor shares a strong dedication to creating ing, it left him with “an incredible sense of achievement.”
what many of the campers consider the best week of the year.
He says that at camp, “all of your time and energy are
After graduating from Mount A, Alec Stratford (’04) — directed away from yourself towards the needs and concerns
also known by his camp name “Scratch” — taught English of those around you, and what is left is what is best about
in Prague for six months. He then returned to the you. At the end of the summer anything seems possible; you
Maritimes where he worked in autism intervention and is have been surrounded by the best of humanity each and
currently completing a bachelor’s degree in social work at every day for three months and you know that positive
St. Thomas University. change in the world is possible — that it begins with you —
and that it is actually quite easy to accomplish.”
Alec describes his time at Camp Rotary as “probably the
greatest job and experience in the world.” Because many of Maybe it is just the way it reflects off the water or the
the campers come from small communities where they are specific way it comes through the trees, but everything at
the only ones living with diseases such as cancer or diabetes, camp — even the light — seems different. Brighter. More
the camp, according to Alec, is important because it “lets the intense. Perhaps there is a rational explanation for this, but
kids know that they’re not alone in fighting these diseases. having been a counsellor myself last summer, I like to think
And you can just be yourself; you don’t have to conform and this glow comes from the campers and counsellors who
everyone just accepts you.” Transitioning to the “real world” make Rotary come to life every summer.
can be a challenge after a summer at Rotary for campers and
counsellors alike; it’s hard not to leave a changed person.

A Reason to SMILE
By Tracy Bell, with files from Matthew Mosher (’12)
What’s in a name? Well, everything, if you’re referring to Mount back. They say watching their buddies reach milestones brings
Allison’s SMILE Program. Appropriately named, the Sensory them so much joy. Take Matt Chiasson (’07) for example. His
Motor Instruction Leadership Experience — SMILE, for short — buddy was a five-year-old boy named Bryson. At the start of
is all about improving the quality the program, Bryson — who is
of life for people living with autistic and completely non-
mental and physical challenges. verbal — didn’t socialize at all,
It’s a chance for our community- preferring to sit by himself with
minded students to get off cam- the same toy. But soon enough,
pus, make some new friends, Matt says, Bryson started looking
and make a difference. for him in the lobby and learning
to share with the other kids.
Each term 45 students board a
bus on Saturday mornings, “You would be surprised at how
bound for Amherst, NS. Once much joy is derived from these
there volunteers are paired with seemingly small improvements.
a program participant. After The first time that Bryson took
that, it’s playtime — a chance to my hand and brought me to the
learn new games, sing songs, and deep part of the pool, I nearly
laugh about life. SMILE co-coor- lost it,” says Matt.
dinator Kavish Chandra (’09)
says he can’t wait for Saturday Fraser Harland (’10) empha-
mornings, when he and his sizes that he’s learned a great
buddy Dillon — who has cere- deal from the program and his
bral palsy — get together. buddy Brent. “Brent has taught
Mount Allison President Dr. Robert Campbell chats with SMILE me about the innate desire in all
“The best memory with Dillon participant Brent, while volunteer Stephen Middleton (’09) looks on. humans for connection and joy
was in the pool when we all despite age or ability. His inno-
started jumping up and down and pretty much made a wave pool. cent and beautiful view of the world is a constant reminder of the
Dillon’s face was drenched with water when I looked down at need to celebrate and protect diversity of all kind.” And what does
him, but he had the biggest smile on his face. Memories like these Brent have to say about Fraser? One morning he proclaimed to
will last forever.” anyone within earshot, “Fraser is the coolest guy in the world!”
Established in 2002 SMILE is funded by Leadership Mount Even with a challenging curriculum and exciting campus life, our
Allison in partnership with the Cumberland Early Intervention SMILE volunteers say participation in the program has come to
Program. It’s since become one of the University’s most popular define their time at Mount A. That was certainly the case for
student programs. Even Mount Allison President Robert recent graduate and SMILE co-coordinator Alison Smith (’08).
Campbell tagged along one Saturday to check out the program.
Not surprisingly, he has nothing but praise for the program. “Saturday mornings were the best time of the week because they
“I cannot say enough about how impressed I was — by the were filled with so many fun and beautiful people. It is a wonder-
program’s solid organization, by the enthusiasm and commit- ful way for us to give back to the wider community in a very tan-
ment of our Mount A students, and by the wonderful activity that gible way, and we have a lot of fun doing it.”
is taking place. It was a real privilege to see them all in action.”
A fond memory for some, SMILE will continue to enrich the lives
But our student volunteers say they’re not looking for a pat on the of students and program participants for years to come.
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A businessman with a big heart

By Alison Smith
It is ironic that someone so humble and hard working should Foods and for the fact that the company grew from a small
have the last name “Bragg.” John Bragg (’62 LLD ’93), Mount business of around 50 employees to an enterprise that currently
Allison’s current Chancellor, may be getting a little tired of the provides work for over 2,000 local residents.
pun, but it just seems too convenient to ignore.
Some of John’s other achievements include honorary degrees
It helps that Purdy Crawford (’52), member of the Canadian from Mount A, Acadia University, and, most recently, Dalhousie
Business Hall of Fame and fellow humanitarian, seems to agree University. In 1994 he was named Canadian Entrepreneur of the
with the irony. In a speech that Purdy gave to introduce John Year, Agriculture and Food, and Master Entrepreneur of the
to the Institute of Corporate Directors earlier this year, he said, Year, Atlantic Canada. Two years later he became an Officer of
“John and his family are great philanthropists; much of their the Order of Canada.
good work is done quietly without the world knowing.”
John is also grateful for his ongoing association with the Mount A
Purdy has also called John a “sophisticated businessman” (a community. He says it is a great place to grow up and “a great
quality Purdy says few entrepreneurs have), and he told the place to have in your life.” He is quick to add that another “big
Amherst Daily News that John is “one of the best corporate benefit” to his time as a student at Mount A is that he met his
directors with whom I have been associated in my career.” wife, Judy (’64), here. Though she studied home economics and
he studied business, John says that in a small school like Mount A,
So John’s got a lot to be proud of, though he would likely be the “you knew everyone.”
first to tell you that he’s also got a lot for which to be thankful.
He loves where he comes from and says that he’s never consid- Through his continued involvement with the University, John
ered leaving the Maritimes. Though he’s been all over the has come to see that some things don’t actually change all that
country and the world, he calls Oxford, Nova Scotia home. much over the years. Sure, there are different professors, but
“It’s just great being here.” He enjoys visiting big centres such John says they share the same “values and interest in students”
as Toronto and Philadelphia, but at the end of the day, there is now as they did when he studied at Mount A. While he certainly
nowhere other than Oxford that John would rather be. can recognize the benefits of growth and change, John seems to
find this continuity in the University community refreshing.
When he talks about what gives him satisfaction in life, John
doesn’t hesitate with his response. “Some other achievements Speaking from experience, as someone who started small with a
in terms of size might be more significant, but the creation of big idea, John told this year’s graduation class at Mount A’s
quality jobs in a rural town is what is closest to my heart.” Convocation ceremony, “keep your eyes on the horizon.”
Though his efforts are most certainly felt strongest in Oxford, Always looking ahead and encouraging others to do so as well,
the significance of this effort has been recognized beyond the John kept moving forward with his eyes on the horizon without
small Maritime community as well. In March of this year, the forgetting exactly where it is that he comes from. People from all
Honourable Murray Scott, Member of Legislative Assembly walks of life can learn a thing or two from these words of advice
for Cumberland South, recognized John and the rest of the from the modest John Bragg.
Bragg family in the Nova Scotia Legislature. Murray Scott
congratulated John for the 40th anniversary of Oxford Frozen
Mount Allison Chancellor John Bragg, right, congratulates great

nephew Josh Bragg (’08) at the 2008 Convocation ceremony.

By Sue Seaborn He delivered his after-dinner speech in song to a large audi-

ence of Mount Allison alumni on reunion weekend in 1993.
And as the words and tones of Louis Armstrong’s “What a
Wonderful World” resonated throughout Jennings Hall, there
was barely a dry eye in the house.
Inspired by the words of Louis Armstrong’s song himself, the

charismatic Father Bill Brennan (’78) now delivers his mes-
sage to everyone he meets in his vocation as a Roman
Catholic priest.
Raised on a farm in Bath, NB, with 13 brothers and sisters, Bill

learned the values of sharing, early in his life. With total
support from his mother and father, Bill and all of his siblings
were lucky enough to attend university — six of them at
Mount Allison. Bill’s mother, Jeanne, was awarded an hon-
orary degree from Mount A in 1994, celebrating her efforts as
a mother, in the International Year of the Family.
Two years after his graduation Bill realized there was some-
thing missing in his life. There were challenges in the world
he felt that he had to address — the differences between the
rich and poor, those who have, and those who have not.
Unsure if he could make a difference — but willing to try —
he entered the seminary, not knowing how long he would
stay, or if in fact he would stay at all.
He did stay, and says, “Despite the fact that priests are often
stereotyped,IhopedthatIcouldenterthepriesthood,remain
true to my character, still have fun in daily life, but have a pos-
itive impact on people’s lives through my spirituality. I think I
found that blend. I appreciate the differences in people and in
the friends I have. I respect them all and can always learn
from them even though we may be of different faiths.”
Though Father Brennan has appreciated the energy of the

crowds who flock to see the Flying Fathers hockey team, of
which he is a member, and the people he has met during the
past 23 years, he has grown to appreciate more and more his
own solitude, and working with people to find their own
silent retreats. He says feelingly, “It’s important to help peo-
ple find quiet space, find healing, and make clear decisions in
their busy lives. We have to realize, too, our responsibilities as
global citizens and the importance for us and our youth to
becomeengagedintheproblemsoftheworldtoday.It’sabig
agenda, and a big ideal, but it’s one that I feel privileged
enough to be able to help with.”
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Doctor’s Orders rewarding part of the job. And from

an educational perspective, it’s help-
ing trainees become active members
of the medical community.”
In addition to time spent in the oper-

ating room, Dr. MacArthur is actively
involved in training the next genera-
tion of health care providers. As pro-
gram director of the Hospital’s
Cardiac Surgery Training Program, he
spends much of his time educating
recent medical school graduates. The
rest of his workweek is divided
between administrative duties and
research. His latest research project is
clinical — studying patient outcomes
with the goal of improving patient
care practices.
It makes for a busy schedule; Dr.

MacArthur averages 80-hour work-
By Tracy Bell weeks. He credits Mount Allison with
giving him the work ethic needed to
e’s become a celebrity of sorts in accomplishment he shares with only
H medical circles. Just three years

into his career, Dr. Rod
MacArthur (’92) has earned the dis-
about 20 doctors worldwide.
The cardiothoracic surgeon acknowl-

make it in medicine. “Mount A really
changed my life in that I saw myself as
a kid going in (he was just 17 when he
started university) and I had to grow
tinction of being the only surgeon in edges that his job can be extremely up in a hurry. My time at Mount A
Canada ever to perform open-heart nerve-racking. “There is certainly stress challenged me academically and socially
surgery at the same time as a baby was associated with cardiac surgery because — in a positive way. The professors
brought into the world. patients’ lives commonly depend on there understand the magnitude and
the care we provide them on a daily impact they have on people’s lives, and
On Jan. 24, 2008 staff at the University basis. But we’re very well trained and they work hard to help you succeed.”
of Alberta Hospital discovered a tear equipped through our facilities to pro-
in Roxanne Follett’s aorta. A life- vide the very best care. And the stress is Both his mother and father attended
threatening diagnosis in itself added to well balanced by the reward.” Mount Allison, and Dr. MacArthur
that the fact that Roxanne was 35 says his two children — aged five and
weeks pregnant, and the mother-to- That reward, he says, is seeing the eight right now — will continue the
be’s condition became one for the progress in his patients post surgery. tradition when it’s time for them to
record books. Working with obstetri- “Experiencing my patients getting attend university. He says Mount
cian Dr. Billy Wong, Dr. MacArthur their lives back — watching them Allison taught him about creating bal-
and his team were able to save the return to that highly functioning state ance — a lesson this surgeon has taken
lives of both mom and baby. It’s an within their families is the most to heart, and put into practice.

Setting the standard in health care

e’s still in school, but Dr. Mark Mark admits it’s a bit of a balancing most recent reunion was just this
H Steeves (’99) is already making

a difference in the lives of count-
less Canadians. He’s training at the
act, putting in the time required to get
his medical career on track, and still
finding time for his family and friends.
summer when two friends from their
graduating class got married. It’s the
third Mount A wedding they’ve been
University of Ottawa to be an ortho- But he says his wife, Meghan Ash to in as many years.
paedic surgeon, a rapidly-developing (’99), works long hours too, as legal
specialty devoted to the diagnosis, counsel for Environment Canada. He Mark says his time at Mount Allison
treatment, rehabilitation and prevention says they make the most of the time certainly strengthened the values of
of injuries and diseases of the muscu- they do have together — skiing, surf- community and contribution instilled
loskeletal system. ing, and reconnecting with friends in him by his family. They’re life les-
from Mount Allison. sons he’ll put into practice as he
“It’s a fascinating career,” Mark says, embarks on a career of public service
“a great way to help patients have a “Oh yeah. We’re still really close with and saving lives.
better outcome and improve their a lot of our friends from university.
quality of life.” But it’s not all fast- We keep in touch and try to get Dr. Mark Steeves is seen here with his wife,
paced action and life-and-death sur- together as much as possible.” Their and Mount Allison graduate, Meghan Ash.
geries as you see on television shows
such as Grey’s Anatomy. In a career
plagued by continually limited
resources and a never-ending line of
patients needing treatment, Mark says
it’s a challenge not to get over-
whelmed with the task at times.
Often putting in 90-hour work weeks,

the fourth-year resident divides his
time between the more exciting
aspects — like mending broken bones
and learning new surgical techniques
— and the more mundane tasks —
like dictating clinic notes and hospital
discharge summaries.
There are times when the bone doctor

in training spends more time at the
hospital than at home with his wife.
He still has to work those infamous
36-hour shifts, sleeping on a cot in the
“call room” cubicle, his pager in hand.
“It’s annoying and inconvenient
working those long shifts. It interrupts
the rest of your life, but you get
through it.”
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By Alison Smith (’08) Hospice Help

Dr. Nancy Grant (’69) is not new to the pioneering business. She Grant is negotiating with the provincial government, and she
was the first woman to be president truly believes the government is working on this project. She
of United Way Saint John and she says progress is slow, but she remains very positive.
won the Order of New Brunswick
in 2002, the first year they were Dr. Grant is also on Mount A’s Board of Regents. After a num-
awarded. She is now working ber of years with little contact with the University, Grant
towards another important first, returned to Sackville with her son, who was considering attend-
one that will have a tremendous ing Mount A. While visiting the campus, Grant bumped into an
impact on her community and the old professor, Dr. Harries, who remembered her. “What a great
wider province. She and a group of place,” Grant recalls. “I saw that Mount A was as good a place
dedicated professionals and volun- now as it was when I was there.”
teers are working to create the first
residential hospice care centre in Her son and daughter both came to Mount A, and Grant says
Atlantic Canada. that had she had another child, she would happily send him or
her to Sackville as well.
Ever since she was a young girl, Nancy knew she wanted to be a
doctor; she recalls putting band-aids on her dolls. Her fascina-
tion with medicine took her from Sackville to Kingston,
Ontario, where she studied medicine at Queen’s (and where she
met her husband “in the anatomy lab.”) But her heart brought
her back to the Maritimes, where she is originally from, and led
her to another aspect of medicine — hospice care and non-
medical support services.
After working for two years with cancer patients, Nancy came
to see that not all her patients would be cured of their diseases.
As a radiation oncologist, Nancy saw about half her patients die.
Through her experience with cancer patients, especially those at
the end of their lives, Dr. Grant identified a lack of quality end-
of-life care for her patients and their families.
Quality end-of-life care includes proper medical attention, of

course, but Nancy also emphasizes the need for patients to have
access to other kinds of support, much of which can be offered
by volunteers. This kind of support can range from driving
patients to appointments, picking up groceries, helping with
house tasks, and emotional support. Along with her team
(Nancy is careful to note that there are many people involved
with this project), Grant hopes to see a ten-bed hospice care
centre that will be more of a home than an institution.
Dr. Grant speaks passionately about Saint John’s need for this
kind of care. Her approach is compassionate, but she also rec-
ognizes the economic benefit of a hospice centre. As she says,
not all dying patients need an acute care hospital bed, which can
cost up to $1,000 per day. A bed in a hospice can be as little as
$300 per day because much of the support that is given is done
so by volunteers. She also notes that families that cope well with
loss are more likely to integrate well back into society.

Doctor for a Nation

Sir Cuthbert Sebastian’s inspiring work in St. Kitts and Nevis
By Tracy Bell, with files from Sasha Van Katwyk to the stars, taking care of Prince Charles, ding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker
when the Prince of Wales visited the Bowles. And that summer he received a
Caribbean in 1973. package at the request of Her Majesty —
H
e’s fought for freedom, and dined
with royalty. His title alone is his own Coat of Arms.
enough to take up an entire busi- In 1996 Sir Cuthbert left his post as local
ness card. But His Excellency Dr. Sir physician to tend to the well being of an Sir Cuthbert also has an association with
Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian (’53), the entire nation, as Governor-General of St. Asian figures such as Chen Shui-Bian,
Honourable Governor-General of St. Kitts Christopher and Nevis. “The work is seri- President of Taiwan, with whom he has
and Nevis, says giving back is his biggest ous, and I feel I’m playing an important created close ties in hopes of furthering
accomplishment. It’s something this Mount role in the development of the nation. relations between their two nations. He
Allison alumnus has been doing since he was Very different from my non-political has an honorary Fellowship from the
a boy. works, but a great honour to serve the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) from
people nonetheless.” the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and
Son of a trade unionist dedicated to easing another from England for his outstanding
the plight of the Caribbean working class, Since becoming Governor-General, Sir career and service in the field of medicine.
Sir Cuthbert took those ideals to heart. At Cuthbert’s ties to the British Monarchy
the tender age of 15, he graduated from have only increased. He’s been named an Mount Allison was also keeping tabs on
college in Jamaica, before enlisting in the Officer of the British Empire and, in 2004, Sir Cuthbert’s success and, in 2005,
Royal Canadian Air Force. A rear gunner, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II invited Sir presented him with an honorary degree.
and medical sergeant during World War Cuthbert to England to participate in a
II, Sir Cuthbert decided to practise medi- special service with other knights. The fol- It was our way of saying thanks — for a
cine full time following the war. His first lowing spring he was a guest at the wed- lifetime of service.
step on that road was to study science at
Mount Allison after qualifying as a
chemist and druggist in St. Kitts.
“Mount Allison has given me so much

beyond a simple education. The lessons
and dynamism of the school have stayed
with me ever since the first day of orienta-
tion,” he offers.
And like so many Allisonians, Sir Cuthbert

has gone on to do great things.
After graduating from Dalhousie Medical

School, Sir Cuthbert became a physician
and surgeon in St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla in
the late 1950s. He practised medicine in
every area of the islands and served as med-
ical superintendent at several hospitals.
Despite a demanding schedule, Sir

Cuthbert always found time to make a dif-
ference in his community — volunteering
with the St. Kitts Rotary, organizing a local
branch of the St. John’s Ambulance, and
serving as chairman of that association.
He’s even been something of a physician
Fall 2008 RECORD 27

Developing life skills —

one challenge at a time
By Alison Smith (’08)
Ian Fogarty (’93, ’96) describes spending an evening at 24 Sussex sense with the question I gave them. I let them change the
— otherwise known as the Prime Minister’s house — with question and I tell them that we’ll worry about the test later.”
Laureen — otherwise known as the Prime Minister’s wife — as
“kinda cool.” Maybe it wasn’t as cool as his full-time job, but His time at Mount Allison taught him to appreciate puzzle solv-
it was an evening that few in his profession have the chance ing, he says. He also came to appreciate his professors who took
to experience. an interest in him not only as a
student but also as a person.
Ian was invited to Ottawa earlier For example, while at Mount
this year to receive the Prime A, Ian was an award-winning
Minister’s Award in Teaching member of the wrestling team.
Excellence. One of 15 teachers He recalls that his professors
from across the country selected would sometimes come to his
this year, he was the only award tournaments, not because they
winner from the Maritimes. He were interested in wrestling,
was also the highest scoring but because they were interested
recipient in the award’s 15-year in him. He continued to feel
history; it is not a stretch, there- the support of his Mount A
fore, to suggest that he might well professors well after finishing
be the best high school teacher in his honours chemistry degree.
the country. After graduating, one of his
former professors, Dr. Langler,
His students might not agree helped him with his master’s
with that, at least not after their thesis. Says Ian, “He didn’t owe
first class with him. He says me anything. He did it out of
that, at first, some students find his classes “frustrating and they the goodness of his heart.” He also points to Dr. Ross Barclay
don’t like them.” But they soon learn to appreciate his teaching who taught him to choose “not a job but a passion and a life.” He
style; once they find what Ian calls the “fun in the challenge,” says it was Dr. Barclay who taught him that “small towns can
many of them discover that they quite like science. And conse- compete worldwide.”
quently, many find that they are better at science than they
thought they were. Ian loves watching students make this kind of Emphasizing life skills as opposed to memorized formulas, Ian
discovery. “They think, ‘if I can do this, what else can I do that I encourages his students to work together whenever possible. He
thought I couldn’t do?’” notes that teamwork is a crucial life skill and many people may
struggle with their careers if they don’t have a chance to develop
Ian’s father was a teacher, and the environment in which he was their interpersonal skills. His science classes are designed with
raised was one where he was always encouraged to learn and this in mind.
think in a creative way. He remembers going for canoe trips with
his father and talking about the waves when he was a young boy. Along with an evening with Mrs. Harper and a photo shoot with
He has transferred this innovative approach to teaching and the Prime Minister himself, Ian received a small cash prize that
learning to his classroom of senior high school science students. can be used within the school. It is his goal to partner his award
He’s finding that it works pretty well. with someone else to create a larger project with longevity, saying,
“perhaps we could purchase land at Cape Enrage for students to
Ian also recognizes that learning is not a one-way street; he gen- challenge their character, using adventures such as rock climbing,
erously credits his students with a lot of his own learning during rappelling, and sea kayaking.” These types of experiences allow
his years as a teacher. He encourages his students to try new Ian’s students to grow into well-rounded and confident people by
things, even going as far as allowing them to “change the ques- encouraging them to face life head on, one challenge at a time.
tion” so that they have the chance to explore an idea or new
approach to the problem. “Sometimes their answers don’t make

A teacher and wise counsellor

becomes a published author at 96
By Kat Macaulay (’02)
Mount Allison’s motto “Litterae, Religio, Scientia” or that, “you have to write things down or they become lost.”
“Letters, Religion, Knowledge” exemplifies Euphemia As a result of Effie’s acute interest in history this collection of
(Effie) Bain, a 1932 Gold Medal graduate of this university. information came to be — everything from religion and
Bain has continued to impress those around her with her politics to land development and census data. Editor of the
most recent accomplishment — A History of Baddeck. This Victoria Standard Jim Morrow says, “In writing things down
privately published history is only a fraction of the contri- she has captured, in fewer than 100 pages, a treasure of local
bution this 96-year-old woman has made to the health and information, facts, and figures, which will be of service to
vibrancy of the small community tucked along the Bras researchers and historians for generations to come.”
d’Or Lakes.
Forever humble and with a great sense of humour, Effie
Effie (West) Bain, like many others during the Great claims the reason people are making a big deal of her recent
Depression, knew that the probability of finding work was endeavour is, “because I am old and have outlived my
almost impossible. With a much-deserved scholarship to schoolmates.” Yet for those who know her as an exception-
Mount A, Effie was kept busy with schoolwork during these ally devoted member of the community, friend and mentor,
difficult and trying times. Having achieved a strong aca- her ageless drive and achievements are a source of great
demic standing, she concluded her studies in Sackville with pride. Manager with Parks Canada, Aynsley MacFarlane,
a diploma in education. She took a teaching position in says, “It is difficult to describe Effie in a concise sentence or
Florence, Nova Scotia, where her dedication to her work two. Effie has been a family friend, a teacher, a co-worker,
was unfailing. Despite some of the nastiest weather Cape sometimes a surrogate mother, and always a wise counsellor.
Breton is known for, she walked five miles every day to and By actions she has exhibited what it means to contribute to
from school. After four years of teaching, Effie married the progress, health, and social fabric of a community, all the
Roddie Bain; unfortunately, it was at the time when married while maintaining an accurate account of its history. The
women weren’t permitted to hold full-time teaching posi- characteristics that automatically come to mind when one
tions. In an effort to quench her thirst for knowledge, she thinks of Effie are her phenomenal memory for the most
spent many hours trudging to the library. minute details going back decades, that incredibly dry,
Scottish wit, and her unswerving loyalty.”
Effie and her husband moved to Baddeck in 1952, when
Roddie took on the job as inspector of schools for Victoria Effie Bain has done her alma mater proud.
County. Effie’s job was that of mother and homemaker, yet
her desire for knowledge and the ability to encourage the
community saw her active in other endeavours.
Throughout her 56 years in Baddeck, Effie has been an
active participant in a variety of organizations, including
the Home and School Association, the Baddeck Public
Library, the Alexander Graham Bell Club, the Women’s
Missionary Society, Eastern Star, and the Presbyterian
Church, to name but a few.
Using a variety of sources, Effie compiled A History of

Baddeck over the course of her 56 years. In an interview
with the Victoria Standard last January Effie encouraged
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Former head of English Department

celebrates his first century
By Parker Duchemin
Lloyd A. Duchemin, Professor Emeritus and former head of Milton, the history of the novel, modern poetry, and modern
Mount Allison’s English department, celebrates his 100th fiction. Blessed with a prodigious memory and a keen under-
birthday on December 6. Professor Duchemin, or “Doctor standing of European philosophy, languages, and history,
D.” as he was affectionately known to many of his students, Lloyd’s courses were always enriched by his extensive knowl-
joined the English department as head in 1947, and presided edge of the intellectual contexts in which literature is created.
in this role until his retirement in 1974. Throughout his career
Lloyd remained a dedicated and much-loved teacher, who Lloyd was born in 1908, in Sydney, Nova Scotia and educated
believed passionately in the value of an education in the at Dalhousie University and the University of Toronto, where
humanities, and who worked tirelessly to help make Mount he studied under the renowned Milton scholar, A.S.P.
Allison a centre of excellence among Canada’s universities. He Woodhouse. In 1940 while teaching high school in Sydney, he
was one of the founding members of the Humanities married Carmelita Kinley of Wolfville, a talented primary
Association of Canada. school teacher, amateur actress, and former queen of the
Apple Blossom Festival, who shared his life-long passion for
literature, the arts, and family life. Their move to Sackville in
1947, where they raised their three children, Parker, Jane, and
John, was a happy choice for both of them, and they remained
active members of the community for the next 56 years, until
well into their nineties. Each summer was spent at their family
cottage in Bay Fortune P.E.I., where Lloyd’s skill as a fly fish-
erman, and Carmelita’s culinary creations, were legendary. In
2003, they moved to a retirement residence in Ottawa to be
closer to their children, and it was there that Carmelita died
peacefully in 2005 at the age of 94.
Today Lloyd remains healthy and intellectually active,

enjoying regular visits from his children, grandchildren,
and great grandchildren. He continued to read widely in
contemporary literature and the classics until last year,
when deteriorating eyesight obliged him to rely on audio
books. When Milton’s Paradise Lost was read aloud to him
recently, he was still able to quote many of its most famous
passages from memory. His current project is listening to
The warmth and gentleness of his nature inspired affection in James Joyce’s Ulysses, in order to gain a deeper understand-
many of his students and colleagues. Yet he was always a firm ing of that perplexing modern masterpiece.
guide, and held his students to the highest standards of work
and performance. A life-long student himself, who has never Lloyd would be delighted to hear from any of his former stu-
ceased to enlarge his range of knowledge, he rejects the con- dents, friends, or colleagues, and if you wish to send a message
cept of narrow academic specialization, and he consistently to be read on the occasion of his 100th birthday, it will be
urged his students to seek the broadest possible education in gratefully received. His postal address is: Apt. 304, Colonel By
the humanities. In addition to literature, he has been sus- Retirement Residence, 43 Aylmer Ave., Ottawa ON, K1S 5R4.
tained throughout his life by his deep love of Western classical You can also reach Lloyd by e-mail, care of his son Parker, at
music and the arts in general. During his career at Mount pduchem@connect.carleton.ca
Allison he taught, at various times, Chaucer, Shakespeare,

CLASS NOTES
1945 1952 anniversary of the 1758 deportation. Though
largely overshadowed by the Acadian deporta-
More than 60 years after graduation the closest Truman Layton has just published his second
tion from Nova Scotia in 1755, Earle says the
of friends from the Class of ’45 still get together novel, MacKenzie’s Cove. This tale is set in a fish-
deportation from PEI was the deadliest of the
each year to flip through old yearbooks, photo ing cove where a Scottish family, removed by
Acadian removals that occurred during the period
albums, scrapbooks, and other memorabilia of the Highland Clearances, found refuge in the
1755-1762. After retiring from the nuclear power
their years at Mount A. Back row, left to right: early 1800s. The novel celebrates their successes
industry a decade ago, Earle spends much of his
Cec Cranton and Ed MacLellan. Front row: and those of their descendants. To purchase a
time researching and writing about PEI’s history.
John Williamson and Wes Baxter. copy you can contact Truman directly at
tlayton@ns.sympatico.ca.
1963
Two Mount A graduates, Diane MacLeod
Wallace McCain, C.C., O.N.B., has been promoted
Shink and Karen Sutton-Neary (’77), have
to a Companion within the Order of Canada in the
written a book published by Formac of Halifax
category of Industry/Commerce/Business.
— Canadian Heritage Quilting, Quick Creative
1954 Designs, was due in stores this fall.
Rev. Dr. Douglas “Stretch” MacEachern,
one of five clergy who founded the Atlantic
1964
Emerson Sanford and his daughter Janice
Seminar in Theological Education in ’68, was hon-
1949 oured recently by having a bursary established in
Sanford Beck (’97) are writing an eight-
volume series on historic routes through the
Nancy J. Williamson has been awarded the his name. The bursary will assist people who
Canadian Rocky Mountains. The books boast
University of Toronto’s ’08 Alumni Jubilee want to attend the annual seminar. Doug was the
detailed information for backpackers, as well as
Award. The award recognizes innovation and keynote speaker at the opening worship.
a chronological history of how the trails were
leadership in libraries. Nancy was a professor at
U of T in Library and Information Science from 1955 used as far back as 1800. The first volume is
entitled Life of the Trail 1: Historic Hikes in
’82 until she retired in ’94. During a lengthy battle with cancer, Roly
Eastern Banff National Park. The second is called
Fenwick found strength and companionship in
1950 four tiny Inuit bone carvings he had acquired on
Life of the Trail 2: Historic Hikes in Northern Yoho.
The final six volumes will be published over the
The Honourable Brenda Robertson, C.M., a camping trip years before. Now in remission,
next several years.
O.N.B., has been appointed Member of the Roly has transformed his successful fight with
Order of Canada in the category of Politics. cancer into an engaging art show of paintings
featuring those carvings that helped him over- 1967
An event at the Owens Art Gallery this spring to come his disease. The exhibit, called Polar Kate Braid’s newest book of poetry, A Well-
honour Bob Barritt’s contributions to the Rhythms, ran in spring ’08 at the Michael Gibson Mannered Storm: The Glenn Gould Poems, was
Gallery’s education and community outreach Gallery in London, ON. published in the fall of ’08. Her book Turning
programs also turned into a Mount Allison Left to the Ladies was scheduled to hit book-
rugby reunion for some former teammates. Donald F. MacGowan, C.D., Q.C., has been shelves this past summer, but has been held
Pictured left to right are Don Cameron, Bob granted membership for life in the Law Society over until next fall.
Barritt, and Tom Wells. of New Brunswick in recognition of his having
been a member in good standing for the past Susan (Rodenhiser) Cameron has been writ-
50 years. ing steadily since her retirement from the fed-
eral government. Her first novel, These Four
1962 Walls, was released in Nov. ’07. Set in modern
Earle Lockerby’s book Deportation of the day and WW II Halifax, it tells the story of a
Prince Edward Island Acadians was released in mother and daughter and the secrets kept
spring ’08. The release coincides with the 250th between the generations. The publisher,
Fall 2008 RECORD 31

McArthur & Co., will be releasing the paperback Marjorie is currently studying at the University of
version this fall. Susan lives in Halifax and is Manchester. Our other daughter Ellie graduated
1979
Dr. Vianne Timmons has been appointed
working on another manuscript. with a pharmacy degree in June ’08. I am
President of the University of Regina. Before
currently the senior operating officer at the
starting in her new role, Vianne was VP
1969 Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital and my hus-
Academic at UPEI. Four of her siblings also
Bob Lutes writes, “May ’09 will be 40 years band is a principal in an architectural firm in the
attended Mount A.
since our graduation from Mount A and hence city. Please look us up if you come to Edmonton!”
our 40th reunion. Some of our best and longest-
Two of Rick MacLean’s children are following
lasting friendships were established at Mount 1974 in his footsteps. His son Andrew joins his
A. Why not make a few calls to the people who Associate Deputy Minister of Veteran Affairs
daughter Alexandra at Mount Allison this fall.
you would like to see again and encourage Canada, Verna (West) Bruce, was awarded the
She is in her third year of religious studies. He’s
them to attend? Some are hesitant about ’07 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence
taking sciences.
attending reunions, but I can assure you I have in Public Administration. The award was pre-
yet to meet anyone who attended a reunion sented by fellow Allisonian PEI Lieutenant-
and wished they hadn’t. It’s always better than Governor Barbara (Oliver) Hagerman (’65),
1981
Dan Steeves held an exhibit entitled
you expect. At our age we have passed the pictured on the left. Also in the photo is Keith
Tantramar Gothic: Dan Steeves from Sept. 6 to
point of worrying about ‘how we look’ and have Hillier, regional chair for the Institute of
Oct. 18 at the Station Gallery in Whitby, ON. The
moved on to the point of ‘how we feel.’ My Public Administration of Canada. Photo Credit:
solo exhibition featured recent print works that
guess is you will feel better if you make the trek Brian Simpson.
depict the harsh beauty of the Tantramar
to Mount A to see your old friends. Give it some
Marshlands and the effects of tremendous
thought. Hope to see you there.”
economic changes and climate change.
After providing library services to maximum-
security inmates for more than 17 years,
1983
Concert pianist Peter Allen premiered his new
Murray Baillie has retired.
concerto, Hurricane Juan, on Sept. 27 — the
five-year anniversary of Juan’s assault on Nova
1970 Scotia. Peter is professor of piano at Dalhousie
Several Allisonians, including Hollis Cole, ADI
University and is also an active composer.
Group, were among Atlantic Canada’s Top 50
CEOs for ’08. Also included on the list were
Ron Milton was one of 19 London, ON artists
Mount A friends: Denis Losier (Assumption 1975 featured in The River Project in spring ’08. This
Life); Colin MacDonald (Clearwater Foods); Lee Saunders received the Moncton YWCA’s
travelling exhibit is a celebration of the Thames
Derek Oland (Moosehead Brewery); and Paul Woman of Distinction Award in Art and Culture.
River. Ron is also busy preparing for a solo
Sobey (Empire Company). Dr. Susan Crouse, who spearheaded the
show, while completing several commissions
development of the Student Health Centre at
and painting a huge mural. He still managed
1973 Mount A, received the Woman of Distinction
another trip across the pond with his wife
Beverley (Milligan) Gale would like her class- Award for Women in Wellness.
Rhonda (Estabrooks) and their two daughters.
mates to know that although she is still under-
going chemotherapy treatments, she is making Bob MacFarlane retired in Feb. ’08 after 33
Ruth MacLean, writing as Stella MacLean, has
progress after being diagnosed with a brain years as a teacher and administrator at
recently had her second Harlequin Romance
tumor in July ’07. She says, “Positive thoughts Kensington Intermediate Senior High School in
published. Baby in her Arms will hit store shelves
and well wishes from caring friends and alumni PEI. Bob and his wife live in Summerside
next March. Ruth’s first novel Heart of my Heart
will mean very much to me. Regards to all.” and hope to spend some of the year in
was released in April ’08. Her editor at Harlequin
Melbourne, Australia visiting their daughter
calls it an “epic” romance. “The novel shows the
Donna Trafford is the principal of a Canadian and granddaughter.
complexity of relationships and the enduring
school in Shenzhen, China, near Hong Kong.
power and depth of romantic love, despite
Before assuming her new role, Donna taught at 1977 adversity and even distance.” Ruth is currently
the school for two years. David Fox has joined the architectural firm
working on her third Harlequin Romance. Her
Cannon Design in Baltimore, MD, as a senior
web site is: www.stellamaclean.com.
Isabel Kent Henderson writes, “My husband associate. A healthcare architect by trade, David
Craig and I moved from our acreage just north is part of the US/Canadian team working on a
of Edmonton to a condominium in the down- 500-bed patient care centre for the Royal
1984
Former student, faculty member, and famous
town area in late ’05. Our eldest daughter Jubilee Hospital in Vancouver.

soprano Wendy Nielsen received an honorary

degree from the University of Lethbridge in
1988 1992
The NS Institute of Chartered Accountants has Deanne (Horangic) Corcoran and her husband
spring ’08.
awarded Susan McIsaac its highest honour — Gerard welcomed three new additions to their rap-
the prestigious Fellow Chartered Accountant idly-expanding family on Jan. 8 ’08. The triplets —
1985 designation. Susan is managing partner with Casey, Caleigh, and Christian — have an older
During the excitement at the 2008 Summer
McIsaac Darragh Chartered Accountants in brother, Connor (3) who is adjusting to his new role
Olympic Games in Beijing there was a mini
Amherst, NS. with ease. The family lives in Boston, MA.
Mount Allison Reunion. Suzanne (Stanley)
Blake, pictured right, was there with CBC
Sports. Fellow Allisonian Caroline (Lulham)
This summer Mike Shaw earned an early pro- 1995
motion to full professor of chemistry at Spencer Grabe has been appointed President of
Sharp (’86), pictured left, was there as a media
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It’s his DICA Electronics. In April ’08 his company was
specialist with the Canadian Olympic
second early promotion. He’s been teaching at recognized as being one of the top-ten fastest
Committee. Their husbands Peter Blake (’86),
the university near St. Louis, MO since ’98. growing businesses in Ottawa.
and Stephen Sharp (’86) played football
together at Mount A.
1989 1996
Dr. Richard Isnor is putting his biochemistry Angela (MacLean) married Keith Murphy of
degree to good use, as manager of Atlantic Quispamis, NB on Oct. 6 ’07. Krista Mosher-Cox
Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council (NSERC) office. Richard was CLOSE TO EVERYTHING
appointed in April ’08.
YOU WANT TO SEE & DO!
Emma (Taylor) Hallett and her husband Todd
welcomed their third child in May ’07. Lucy
joins older sister Claire, and big brother Liam.
1987 Afterspendingthreeyearsasviceprincipalatanall-
The Annual Dirty Bird Invitational occurred over
girls high school in Toronto, Stephen Carey has
the Victoria Day Weekend in Phoenix, Arizona.
startedasviceprincipalataco-edhighschoolinthe
This marks the 20th year that these friends from Featuring 50 large, bright rooms;
area. Stephen says he’s looking forward to being
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back at a school with a football team. He intends to
telling, food, golf, and friendship. Picture below ing, cable television, high speed internet
spend much of this fall on the sidelines as a coach.
at the Grayhawk Golf Club, from left to right, access, meeting rooms, guest laundry
During the past academic year Stephen also spent
are Mark Farwell (’87), Greg Blunden (’87), and a complimentary “Continental
two months as acting principal. He says, “During
Chris Watt (’87), Kevin Fogarty (’86), John Plus” breakfast assure you comfort,
that time, I met with Abraham Blair (’87) to dis-
Savoie (’87), Wilson Bell, (’87), Dave Reid convenience and value.
cuss his recent MEd thesis. Abe’s research deals
(’86), Alan Kerr (UNB), Mike Roberts (’88),
with the experiences of single parents of Jamaica Coastal Inn is open year ’round and we
and Brent Steele (’86).
heritage and their experiences with their children’s look forward to being your host for all
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(’94) was the matron of honour. The couple then House. Reid was born in Corner Brook, New- Newfoundland and Labrador Dept. of Education
went on a Mediterranean cruise, which included a foundland in November ’07. Photos can be seen to cover her expenses. She’s looking forward to
stop in Egypt where they rode a camel. They are at http://alumni.mta.ca (Photo Gallery). the change of pace.
expecting their first child in December.
Dave Barrett married Lynn Switanowski in Oct. 2006
Dennis Fagundo and his wife Alison celebrated ’07 in Killarney, Ireland. Earlier this year, he was Kathleen Gadd and Christopher Martin
the birth of their daughter, Chloe Helena Fagundo, promoted to senior manager at Axia Consulting in (’05) are getting married in Dec. ’08. They are very
on May 30 ’07. Boston, MA. excited and can’t wait to share the day with Mount
A friends.
Jeremy Seager has just graduated with a 2002
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Research Amy Dryer’s most recent art exhibit, Routes, Vera Ranieri, one of 12 successful candidates
College of Nursing in Kansas. He calls this move his explored the inner and outer landscapes from across North America, spent the summer in
“midlife career change.” Jeremy began work on a of imagination and reality. For a look at all Washington, DC, working at the Center for
MedSurg/Telemetry Unit in September. of the paintings in her exhibit, visit: Democracy and Technology. The internship was
http://www.fragmentsofsoul.com/galleries/ga funded by Google.
Scott Woodruff and his wife Amy (Sirota) are lShow.htm
delighted to announce the birth of their son.
Nathaniel‘Nate’GordonWoodruffwasbornonMay Lisa Whitt recently completed a post-graduate
8 ’08. Scott says everyone is happy and healthy. degree in human resources management at
George Brown College in Toronto. While there she
1997 received the ’07 Toronto Partnership Human
FOR SIX DECADES
Denise Corey writes, “I find myself back on the Resources Award.
Tantramar Marsh, only this time on the other side we have had a special relationship with
of the border. I’ve recently accepted a position with 2003 the people of Mount Allison University.
the Cumberland Regional Library as the deputy Siblings Gregory Miles Ferguson and We have welcomed prospective students
chief librarian for the county. I look forward once Alexandra Julia Ferguson (’07) are teaching and parents; celebrated graduations;
again to attending plays and concerts at Mount A.” English in Japan. Alexandra went to India in hosted reunions; and accommodated
the spring to build a home with Habitat for alumni, visiting lecturers, honorees, and
Darryl Wood and Sarah (Chapman) (’98) are Humanity. Gregory will travel to Thailand, board members. We are a pre-
Confederation Victorian home with 18
delighted to announce the birth of their first child, Vietnam, and Cambodia later this year. Pictured
rooms and a fine dining room. We are
Joshua David Wood. Joshua was born in New below is Gregory at Hiroshima .
a proud supporter of Mount Allison.
Glasgow, NS on Aug. 8 ’08 and weighed 6lbs14oz.
1999
On May 24 ’08 Ryan Cresanto and his wife
Brigette celebrated the birth of their daughter Mira
Mackenzie Cresanto.
Phil Davis and his wife Krystyn welcomed a son,

Benson, in the summer of ’07. Phil is a high school
biology teacher and track and field coach. He’s still MARSHLANDS INN
very active in music and drama, and leads a wor-
ship band at a church in the area of Bristol, NB. 55 Bridge, Sackville, NB E4L 3N8
2000 This summer Lisa Pearson, with fellow artist “Why get a room,
Jennifer (Cosman) McQuade begins her full- John Cushnie, examined the human form in their when you can get a home?”
time appointment with Oklahoma Baptist exhibit, Figural Studies, at the Sussex Artists’
University’s Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts Co-op Gallery.
this fall. Jennifer is an assistant professor of music. 1-800-561-1266
2004 See us at www.marshlands.nb.ca
2001 Melanie Samson is starting her Master’s in E-mail: marshlds@nbnet.nb.ca
Christine (Park) and Steve House are excited to education at the University of Ottawa this fall.
announce the birth of their first child, Reid Adrian She has received a full fellowship from the

2007 award for apologetics. Both books are available

at United Church Resource Distribution, Amazon,
Aditi Diwan is off to Brighton, England this fall
and Chapters.ca.
to complete an MA in poverty and development
at the University of Sussex.
Mount A swim coach John Peters was named
NB Coach of the Year from Swim NB this spring.
Katherine Austin-Evelyn has been awarded
the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. She’s
studying first in South Africa at the African Honorary
Gender Institute for six months, then going to
the London School of Economics.
Degree Recipients
Faculty/Staff Frank McKenna (’91), P.C., O.C., O.N.B., and
2008 Peter Mansbridge (’99), O.C., have been
Bridget Arsenault spent an exciting summer Research professor Dr. Peter Edwards was
named Officers of the Order of Canada. Frank,
in England, working for the company that pub- recently recognized by the French government
for his political work, and Peter, under the
lishes Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, Glamour, and for his contributions to French education,
category of Communications.
other magazines. She writes, “I have been on research, and support of French culture.
photo shoots, attended press days, worked as Peter was named to the Ordre des Palmes
the personal assistant to the editor of Brides... Académiques at the French Consulate General
It has been a whirlwind summer and an experi- in Moncton. He retired from teaching as depart-
ence of a lifetime. If I weren’t starting my ment head of modern languages and literatures
Master’s in English at Oxford in October, I would
definitely be working to secure a permanent
in ’07 after 33 years on staff. He’s seen here
with his wife, also a former Mount A faculty
Aramark
position here.” member and Dean, Kathryn Hamer at the
HIGHER EDUCATION
PROUDLY SERVING THE
award ceremony on Aug. 28.
MOUNT ALLISON COMMUNITY.
Guy Allen-Hermanson writes, “I recently
renewed work with Cultural Resource
VISIT ARAMARK AT THE
Management Group doing archaeology and I
am continuing to raise my new son Joseph, who FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
was born in the spring.”
Jessica Hamilton will spend a year in Senegal,

West Africa interning with the non-govern-
mental organization Tostan. Jessica will join a
team of volunteers from the US, Europe, and IN JENNINGS HALL
Africa, promoting human rights and non-for- THE FLYING BEAN CAFÉ IN
mal education in villages throughout Senegal. THE RALPH PICKARD BELL LIBRARY
(Monday-Thursday 8:30 am- 8:30 pm)
Based on the creative writing she did for her (Friday 8:30 am- 3:30 pm)
honours thesis Bess Kosinec was accepted (Saturday 4:30 pm- 8:30 pm)
into the ’08 Sewanee Writers’ Conference in
Tennessee. Sewanee was endowed by
Tennessee Williams and Bess says it’s one of the
top two writing conferences in North America.
2011 Alan Reynolds, chaplain at Mount A from ’68-

Friends Patrick Forestell, Anna MacLennan, ’71, has written two award-winning books in
and Alyson Kelly spent the summer in British retirement. A Troubled Faith: Do We Really Need
Columbia. They were all there for different rea- God, published in ’06, and Reading the Bible for
sons, but met up in Victoria for an impromptu the Love of God , released in ’01, both received
reunion at The Breakwater. Pictured above awards from The Word Guild for appealing to a
from left to right are Anna, Alyson, and Patrick. general audience. A Troubled Faith also won an
Fall 2008 RECORD 35

Giving Back
The 2008-09 academic year is upon us and • Eco-Action — focussed on promoting know that society flourishes by getting
it has started with a great success. While environmental stewardship involved and they understand it is their
final numbers are still being calculated it • S.M.I.L.E. — a student-led program to responsibility to create the society within
promises to be a year where we will remain work with children who have sensory and which they wish to live. They understand
on target for one of the largest classes in motor challenges the importance of becoming actors in the
Mount Allison’s history. Much thanks • Music as a Cure — a fund raising initia- creation of their society rather than merely
goes to the entire Mount Allison commu- tive in which students target a specific uninterested, dispassionate bystanders.
nity, including our alumni, for spreading charity each year and then present
the word about Mount Allison’s excellent concerts, musical theatre shows, or other The greatest testament I can give to our
faculty, staff, programs, and — of course activities, to raise funds for their chosen students’ propensity to get involved is my
— our students. charity own experience of working to keep up!
• Free the Children — an initiative aimed Every day I am engaged in conversations
This September marks my first “regular” at freeing children from poverty and with students who astound me by their
fall startup to the academic year. What has exploitation passion and willingness to get involved. I
become quickly apparent is that there is no • Shinerama — a well-known Canadian am challenged by that passion to do every-
“regular” at Mount Allison. The energy, initiative aimed at finding a cure for thing I can to assist them in realizing their
enthusiasm, and engagement for which Cystic Fibrosis and which, in its latest dreams for a better world. Usually that
Mount Allison is highly regarded was campaign, exceeded their fund raising means simply getting out of the way but
manifest throughout every Orientation goal by $8,000 often it is helping them remove obstacles
activity. Be it the yellowshirts, whiteshirts, to the realization of their dreams. Is there
residence staff, or house executives, I have There are so many other examples I can really anything better?
seen countless acts of “giving back” to the cite where Mount Allison students are
incoming class. In everything they have demonstrating their commitment to their Ron Byrne,
done, and continue to do, our returning University and larger communities. In Vice-President, International
students model the Orientation theme of each one I have encountered students who and Student Affairs
“Mounties Fly Together.” During this time
I have made it a point to be at every
Orientation activity, university or resi-
dence, and to say I am humbled by the
generosity of our returning students
towards our new students would be an
understatement.
When one witnesses the ethos of Mount

Allison at work, it is easy to see why our
alumni have taken leadership roles in the
realm of public service and citizenship.
One does not have to look any further than
the annual SACtivities Fair to see the
importance of public service and citizen-
ship at work. In addition to the regular
clubs and societies (which often engage in
service activities as well) there are numer-
ous clubs and societies that have citizen-
ship and public service at the core of their
existence. To name but a few (and I hasten
to add these are only a few) I can point to
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Mount Allison celebrates

In fact, New Brunswick’s housing costs are among

Be in the only officially bilingual province

Be home in New Brunswick.

18 The 5th Quarter Club sells beautiful prints

22 Our beloved Chancellor is an example

30 A retired faculty member hits the

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Moncton Business Dinner Atlantic University

Maritime University Alumni Reception

Sixth Annual University Alumni Picnic

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Members of Bigelow House welcome new students to campus.

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capsule unveiled last year. Event

Garnet, Gold, and Green

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Wish upon a star

Our goal is simple. Be indispensable.

Teaching and research excellence —

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Our fabulous faculty

Our Paul Paré Medal and award winners

This fall seven faculty members

Another successful season with Festival by the Marsh

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Garnet and Gold’s “Gonna live forever!”

Mount Allison and St. Thomas unite to help environment

SURF Shiny success

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Carmen, who hails from South Slocan, BC, graduated with

If being a full-time honours student and a world-class

Free radical chemistry

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organizations at Mount A and in the wider community.

Mount A student selected

Erika has also been involved in the University’s Chamber

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When you gotta have heart

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Building a foundation of philanthropy

“We would hate to see someone miss out on an education because

Their six children are following closely in their parents’ footsteps,

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Bridging art and community

Public service and citizenship Siobhan Wiggans is the first edu-

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Before MSU in 2001, Jeffrey coached

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Even the light is different:

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A businessman with a big heart

Mount Allison Chancellor John Bragg, right, congratulates great

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By Sue Seaborn He delivered his after-dinner speech in song to a large audi-

Inspired by the words of Louis Armstrong’s song himself, the