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RICHARD CURRIE

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Vol. 12 No. 1UNBA L U M N I N E W S Fall 2003

THE 2002-2003 ALUMNI DONOR HONOUR ROLL — CENTRE SECTION

Embark on an unforgettable journey! EXPLORERDiscover South AmericaApril 15 — April 29, 2004Embark on an unforgettable journey and discover the captivatingflavor of South America. Your adventure can be extended withoptional 3-night pre-Machu Picchu and/or post-Amazon excursions.Highlights: Santiago • Folklore Show • Puerto Varas • The LakeDistrict • Crossing of the Andes • Peulla • Bariloche • Buenos Aires • Tango Show • Iguassu Falls • Rio de Janeiro Cost: $6,675 CDN (per person/double occupancy)

Explore his brilliance! EXPEDITIONSMozart’s Imperial Cities —Salzburg, Vienna & PragueApril 30 — May 16, 2004Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born inSalzburg, Austria, in 1759. By the ageof six he was performing throughoutEurope. Join us in exploring his birth-place and brilliance.Highlights: Salzburg • Vienna • Praque • Several MusicalPerformances • Tour Leader Richard Hornsby, UNB Musical Director• Cruise the Danube • Cathedrals • Optional Budapest extensionCost: $4,965 CDN (per person/double occupancy)

Celebrate with a week of fun in the Sun! GRAD CLASS 2004Caribbean Week in the SunApril 28 — May 5, 2004They have worked hard for years to achieve their goals . . . and nowgraduation is in sight! Why not enjoy a week of fun in the sun withother Maritime students in a warm, tropical paradise before travel-ling down the road to life!Cost: $1,400 CDN (per person/double occupancy)

Four for Fore! MARITIMERMaritime Golf WeekendMay 27 — May 30, 2004Do you love to golf, but don’t have time for long trips? Well here isthe answer to your problem . . . gather your friends for a fun and fullweekend of golf at some of the Maritimes’ top golf courses.

Highlights: 4 rounds of golf with cart: The Lynx at Kingswood;Royal Oaks; Crowbush; Mill River • Welcome reception • Deluxemotor coach • Farewell reception • On board escort & on-site coor-dination • 3 breakfasts • 3 dinnersCost: $760 CDN (per person/double occupancy)

Best ski trails East of the Rockies! ADVENTURESki Mont Sainte-Anne March 1 — March 6, 2004It’s March Break, time to hit the slopes of Mont Saint-Anne! MontSainte-Anne offers 56 trails, 13 lifts, the highest vertical in Canadafor night skiing and a huge terrain park, 282,500 sq.ft.Highlights: Round trip charter bus transfers from Fredericton toMont Sainte-Anne • Four nights accommodations • 4 Day Lift Pass •Daily Breakfast • One Group UNB Buffet Dinner at the hotel.Cost: $1,095 CDN (per person/double occupancy)

A journey of a lifetime! INDEPENDENTLEARNINGInward bound —IndiaJune 26 — July 9,2004Inward Bound is a two-week expeditionary learn-ing experience set in theHimalayas in India, andwhich focuses on greaterself-awareness, life-goal planning and managing personal transi-tions.

Highlights: • New Delhi • Anandpur Sahib • Tirthan Valley • Manali• Chandratal • Trek in the Spiti Valley • Manali • Dharamsala

Cost: $3,000 CDN Land only (per person/double occupancy)

Be part of it!

Welcome to the University of New BrunswickAlumni & Friends Travel Club. We arepleased to offer you this opportunity to preview ourexciting line-up of travel programs, both domesticand abroad. Our goal is to offer enriching travelexperiences along with the opportunity to connectwith UNB alumni, their families and friends.

Don’t just dream of the exciting places you’d like tovisit . . . do it! See the world with us as we fly theUNB flag around the globe.

BE PART OF IT!

For more details on these trips, visit www.unb.ca/alumni/travel*All prices are subject to change. *Minimum numbers must be obtained for each trip.

How can I contact the UNB Alumni & Friends Travel Club?Tel: (506) 452-6095, Email: [email protected] or Fax: (506) 453-4616.

FALL 2003 UNB ALUMNI NEWS • 3

HELPING STUDENTS

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

ASSOCIATED ALUMNI

COUNCIL MEMBERSPresident

Carey A. Ryan (BA’70, MEd’79)

Vice-PresidentBarry Beckett (PhD’70)

TreasurerMarti-Lou Neill (BA’69)

SecretaryKathie Brien (BBA’67)

Executive Member at LargeGary Lawson (BBA’76-SJ, LLB’79)

Immediate Past PresidentRichard J. Scott (BBA’74, LLB’76)

Board of Governors RepresentativesSally W. McAllister (BA’72, BEd’73)

Kevin K. Ratcliff (BBA’82)Richard J. Scott (BBA’74, LLB’76)

CouncillorsEric Burchill (BBA’92)

Jeff Clark (BSc’97, BBA’98)Kevin Ferguson (BBA’92, BA’93)

Carol Foley (BBA’83)Larry Hachey (BBA’87)

Lynn A. Hruczkowski (BA’82)Jill Jollineau (Class of ’75, MEd’02)

David T. Le Blanc (BBA’82)Warren D. McKenzie (BScCS’76)

Mary Ellen McKinney (BBA’77, BN’00)Heather Neilson (BPE’72)

Judy Orr (BA’75)Marcia Trail (BN’73, MN’99)Judy Weeks (BBA’77-SJ)

President of the Associated AlumnaeMargie Gregg (BA’92)

UNB PresidentJohn McLaughlin (BScSE’69, MScSE’71)

Association Executive DirectorMark Hazlett (BPE’87, MPE’89)

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UNBA L U M N I N E W S

Fall 2003 Vol. 12 No. 1

INSIDE

7 UNB & the ProvinceNew Brunswick sends a number of UNBalumni to the Legislature in June election,while the province comes through with majorfunding.

11 The message is getting outA year ago UNB launched its MakingA Significant Difference program tospread the message about theinstitution’s central role in the lifeof the province. Now, marketresearch shows that message is beingheard.

16 We have a new chancellorRichard J. Currie left UNB in1958 and became a Canadianbusiness legend. Now he’s backat UNB as its fifth modern-daychancellor. A look at RichardCurrie and how he views his roleas chancellor.

20 Homecoming 2005,UNBSJ Celebration 2004The dates have been set for the Association’snext all-inclusive reunions in both Frederictonand Saint John. Mark your calendar now.

4 Comment6 Literature7 UNB Digest19 Association Activities24 Hither & Yon37 Sports

Cover PhotoRichard J. Currie speaksduring his installation asChancellor in May.Photo: Joy Cummings

4 • UNB ALUMNI NEWS FALL 2003

COMMENT

A new president takes on challenges ahead

Richard J. Currie has built quite a reputation in theCanadian business community, first by turning around

the fortunes of the Loblaws grocery chain in the 1970s and’80s, and, most recently, leading a similar resurgence in thefortunes of BCE Inc., Canada’s largest communicationscompany.

One doesn’t accomplish things such as this by mincingwords. And now, as UNB’s new chancellor, Dr. Currie(Class of ’60, LLD’87) isn’t about to change.

In our cover story, Dr. Currie issues a strong challenge tothe people of New Brunswick — support your universitybecause of the vital role it plays in the development of theprovince.

Dr. Currie also says he didn’t take on the role of chancel-lor simply out of nostalgia. Rather, he wants to bring hislifetime of work and learning to bear on the challenges fac-

ing the University of New Brunswick today. Simply put, thechancellorship “is a job worth doing.” See page 16 for moreon the thoughts and life of Saint John native Richard Currie.

•Get out your calendars, hand-held computers or whatever

it is you use to keep track of where you should be when,and go to September 2004 and July 2005. Pencil/key inUNBSJ’s Celebration 2004 for Sept. 10-12, andFredericton’s Homecoming 2005 for July 29-Aug. 1. Thosewill be the dates for the Associated Alumni’s next big all-inclusive reunions, which we’re sure will surpass the suc-cesses of their predecessors, Homecoming 2000 andCelebration 2000. See page 20.

Milt Thomas, Editor

Our new chancellor issues a challenge to the people of N.B.

While preparing for my retirementas principal of St. Vincent’s High

School in Saint John and a 33-yearcareer in the education system, I wasalso preparing to fulfill my commit-ment as the next president of the UNBAssociated Alumni, an office I assumedon July 1. I have been fortunate to beable to give back to the institution as amember of the Board of Governors andduring my terms as both first and second vice-president ofthe Alumni Council. This past experience has provided mewith a strong foundation to begin this new challenge and tobe an ambassador for UNB.

I welcome this opportunity to directly address the53,000 alumni around the world who are members of ourUNB family. Together, we can make a significant differ-ence to the institution that has helped shape our lives andgiven us so much as we ventured out into that ever-chang-ing world beyond our two main campuses in Frederictonand Saint John.

On behalf of the association, I would like to offer a sin-cere thank you to all outgoing members of the AlumniCouncil. I quickly realized when I first served on theAlumni Council several years ago that it is the heart andsoul of our organization. Council members voluntarily sac-rifice time from their families and professions to serve youthrough the association. Each member brings differentstrengths and skills to the table, but all have that one com-mon link — their connection to and pride in UNB!

I would also like to extend a special thanks to ourImmediate Past President, Richard J. Scott, who stepped inas president in the fall of 2001 when illness forced incom-ing President Bob Chambers to resign shortly after assum-ing the presidency. Richard unselfishly lent his leadershipand experience to council once again, and helped keep the

association and its activities on course.During my term as president, I will work earnestly to see

that the Associated Alumni continues to focus on the chal-lenge of becoming even more supportive of UNB than atany time in its history. We will continue to use our 2001strategic plan, Energized & Involved, as the blueprint forall that we do and to get more of you involved in ensuringthe well-being of UNB. While building on our traditionalprograms and services, the association will remain commit-ted to its five Key Results Areas (KRAs): Advice,Advocacy, Fundraising, Student Recruitment, and School-to-Work Transitions.

Council will develop an on-going review and evaluationof the KRAs so they will continue to be our guide in ensur-ing that all our activities and decisions are relevant to ourplan. By continuing to commit to these KRAs, we willmake a solid advancement in the areas that our member-ship, and the university, feel are a priority.

Since assuming the presidency on July 1, I have beenencouraged by the support and interest expressed by manyalumni. I have also had the opportunity to communicatewith new council members during an orientation sessionand know that they will be a very valuable addition to ourteam.

I look forward to representing the Associated Alumniover the coming two years of my presidency. Our almamateris the tie that binds us and one that we all continue tobe proud of. I look forward to meeting many of you andencourage you to continue to show your support for UNB.Together, we can be Proudly UNB and Making aSignificant Difference! Be Proud of It. Be Part of It.

President,UNB Associated Alumni


LETTERS PHOTO ALBUM

Memories of Colin B.

Just a quick note to say how much Ienjoyed the article by Dr. James

Downey about Colin B. and LordBeaverbrook in the spring edition ofAlumni News. It was fascinating to read the whole story. As a boy growingup in Fredericton, I was at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink the day itopened, learned to swim at theBeaverbrook Residence pool, watchedbasketball at the Beaverbrook Gym,and even set pins at the downstairsbowling alley. With a father whoseroots were in Newcastle on theMiramichi and who served with theNorth Shore Regiment (Lord B. wastheir honorary commander in chief), Iwas well aware of Lord Beaverbrookand his influence. By the time I arrivedat UNB, Beaverbrook’s on-campuspresence consisted of one or two visitsa year. We would perhaps see him at afootball game in the fall or see hisphoto in the The Daily GleanerduringEncaenia.

But somehow, despite all of theabove, I had never heard the full storyof Beaverbrook’s influence in ColinB.’s appointment. I do know that we,as students in the mid-’60s, thoughtthe world of Colin B. He was olderthan we were, but not “too old.” Likemany of our fathers, he had served hiscountry during the Second World War.He drove a Honda 50 motor scooterback and forth to campus (I had onejust like his). He knew most of the stu-dents on campus by name and spoke tous often as we walked between classes.He sent “good luck” telegrams to thecaptains of the sports teams when weplayed in N.S., and attended most ofthe football, hockey and basketballgames. He was seen by all of us as“our president” and we were proud tosay so.

Regardless of how he came to beUNB’s president, and the consterna-tion that it may have caused among thefaculty at the time, there is no doubtthat he was one of the most importantand influential presidents in UNB’shistory.

Thank you for adding one morechapter to his story.

Jim Morell (BPE’67)Fredericton, N.B.

Tom CondonhonoredThe Saint John community gath-ered in May to honor UNBSJVice-President Emeritus ThomasJ. Condon on the occasion of hisretirement from his second stintas vice-president at UNBSJ.During the evening, dubbed‘Hats Off To Tom,’ AssociatedAlumni President Carey Ryanpresented Dr. Condon with hishonorary membership in theAssociated Alumni, photo at top.The association was well-repre-sented during the evening. In thephoto at top left are, clockwisefrom left, Earl Brewer, KathieBrien, Marti-Lou Neill, JudyWeeks and Richard Tingley, allmembers of Alumni Council,Kathy Mac Farlane, associatedirector of the association, MaryDuffley of the SJ Alumni Office,and council member JillJollineau. At bottom left, Dr.Condon is shown with daughterCaroline Condon (BBA’92) andpewter ornaments of all eightUNBSJ buildings presented tohim by the association and the SJAlumni Action Committee.


The EdinburghCompanion to ScotsBy John Corbett (MA’82), J. DerrickEdinburgh University PressOMF InternationalISBN: 0-7486-1596-2

This anthology of essays on older and pre-sent-day Broad Scots and Scottish Englishaims to introduce the general reader and thenovice researcher to key topics in the field.After an introduction to the history and devel-opment of Scots, there are chapters onScottish placenames and personal names, thevocabulary, grammar and pronunciation ofolder and present-day Scots, Scots in litera-ture, and the development of the Scots lan-guage in Ireland and North America. JohnCorbett's concluding chapter provides anoverview of language planning in contempo-rary Scotland.

Gunpowder and Grease Paint:The Nova ScotiaInternational TattooBy Brian Cuthbertson (MA’70)N.S. International Tattoo Societyand Nimbus PublishingISBN: 1-55109-454-1

Gunpowder and Grease Paint is a permanentrecord of the Nova Scotia InternationalTattoo’s first 25 years. The first Tattoo washeld in 1979 as part of the InternationalGathering of the Clans. This year, its 25thanniversary, the Tattoo is internationally rec-ognized as an extravaganza that includes pipeand drum bands, dancers, gymnasts, musi-cians and military personnel from Canadaand around the world. Gunpowder and GreatPaint takes a chronological approach to theTattoo’s history, and includes such details ascomplete lists of production, backstage andsupport staff from 1979-2003, and containsmany photos from past tattoos.

Tall Pine MysteryBy Nettie Nan Doerksen (BA’78, MA’81)OMF InternationalISBN: 0-9731833-0-6

Tall Pine Mystery is Nan Doerksen’s fifth bookwritten for children. Set in Thailand, the storyfeatures Fredericton children Kim and Sandee(aged 8 and 10), whose parents are working inan isolated tribal village. When the sisters, whoattend school in Chiang Mai, visit their parentsfor the Christmas holiday, they stumble intomysterious secrets and exciting adventures. Thisaction-packed, carefully researched story whetsthe appetite of children to learn more aboutdistant peoples and cultures.

Where Have All the Sawmills GoneIllustrations and LumberingPhotographs of the Ottawa ValleyBy John Dunfield (BScF’50)

Self-publishedISBN: 0-9686119-1-5 (Where Have . . .ISBN: 0-9696119-2-3 (Illustrations . . .)

These two books are an overview of 200years of lumbering in the Ottawa Valley. Theyexamine the lumbering settlements, squaretimber trade, the evolution of the sawmillindustry, river drives and the advent of the pulpand paper and associated wood industries.The first book is spiral bound, and alsodescribes some of the prominent lumber fami-lies and their homes, with tables and chrono-logical forestry events listed in an appendix.The second book is perfect bound, and is 10per cent text and 90 per cent illustration. Bothbooks can be purchased from the author for$26 each, including postage and taxes. He canbe reached at 2625 Regina St., Apt. 805,Ottawa, Ont., K2B 5W8.

Strange Lights at MidnightBy Allison Mitcham (MA’54, PhD’72)Dreamcatcher PublishingISBN: 1-894372-13-1

An historical adventure set inPassamaquoddy Bay, Dr. Mitcham drawsupon her own experience of boats andislands in Maritime Canada’s uniquewaters; upon her veterinarian daughter’sexperience in raising sheep; and upon thearea’s heritage of privateering and sail toweave a romantic tale of history broughtup to date. Angela runs a few sheep on aPassamaquoddy island. She discovers thatan ancestor hid some valuable papersthere and that somebody will go to greatlengths to get them.

Team PlayerBy Biff Mitchell (BA’74)Jacobyte Books (Australia)(www.jacobytebooks.com)ISBN: 1-74100-129-3 (Paperback)1-74100-127-7 (eBook)

Hilarious, and ringing with wry truth, TeamPlayer is a novel best enjoyed by those whocan appreciate the absurdity of modern life.Written in a distinctive style, the book is fullof vividly painted characters and odd, nearlyunbelievable events that all tie together neatlyin the end, though are a bit confusing beforeyou get there. Lovingly detailed, Mitchell usesa series of scenes, e-mails and vignettes toleave the reader spellbound and helpless withincredulous laughter. His characterization isdeep, yet the book itself is easily read. Off-beat, darkly humorous and all-too-realistic,Team Player is a truly great read.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Alumni News Books col-umn welcomes information about recent publica-tions by alumni and faculty. If you have been pub-lished, please send us the name of the book, theauthor and their connection to UNB, the publisher,the ISBN number, and a brief précis of the contents.

LITERATURE

Children’s LiteratureCollection at HILproduces calendar

The Eileen Wallace Children’sLiterature Collection (CLC) on the

Fredericton campus has produced a2004 calendar to showcase the HarrietIrving Library’s holdings in children’sliterature.

Entitled Allow Me to Illustrate, thecalendar contains noteworthy illustra-tions from picture books held in theCLC, Special Collections andArchives, and the circulating collec-tion of children’s material held on thefourth floor of the library.

The final product is beautiful indesign, rich in reproduction, and repre-sentative of the broad diversity of thelibrary’s holdings. The calendars makegreat gifts for individuals of all ages.

Each year, the CLC awards a $5,000research fellowship to a scholar wish-ing to make use of the CLC to conductscholarly research in the field of chil-dren’s literature. The CLC’s holdingsrepresent the largest research resourceof their kind in the Maritimes. The col-lection is endowed by librarian andlong-time educator EileenWallace(BA’44, DLitt’01).

You can see the calendars in the ref-erence office of the Harriet IrvingLibrary. The contact is Rebecca Cornellat [email protected] or (506) 453-4749.You may also visit the website atwww.lib.hil.unb.ca/collections/clc/cal-endar.html.

The calendars are $12 each, taxincluded, or three for $30.

The Dish runs away with the Spoon, fromthe Second Collection of Pictures andSongs, written and illustrated by RandophCaldecott.

Seventeen of the 55 members of the New BrunswickLegislative Assembly elected June 9 are graduates of the

University of New Brunswick — including the premier, theleader of the Opposition and two cabinet ministers.

“It is very exciting to see so many of our alumni con-tributing to the province in this way,” said UNB PresidentJohn D. McLaughlin. “Since its inception in 1785, UNB hasplayed a fundamental role in the economic, social and cul-tural well-being of New Brunswick — and our alumniMLAs will continue this tradition.”

An honorary graduate of UNB, Premier Bernard Lordwas awarded a doctor of laws in 2001. The leader of theOpposition, Shawn Graham (BPE’91), is the MLA forKent.

The UNB alumni appointed to cabinet are: Brad Green(BA’87, LLB’90), Conservative MLA for FrederictonSouth, minister of justice, minister responsible for aborigi-nal affairs and house leader; and Tony Huntjens (BT’70,BEd’78), Conservative MLA for Western Charlotte, minis-ter of family and community services and minister responsi-ble for the advisory council on seniors.

Also sitting as MLAs are: Thomas J. Burke (BA’98),Liberal, representing Fredericton North; Jody Carr(BBA’98), Conservative, Oromocto-Gagetown; BevHarrison (BA’64, BEd’66), Conservative, Hampton-Belleisle; Trevor Arthur Holder (BA’95), Conservative,Saint John Portland; Larry Kennedy (BSc’72), Liberal, Victoria-Tobique; KellyLamrock (LLB’97), Liberal, Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak; Kirk MacDonald(BBA’97), Conservative, Mactaquac; Eugene McGinley (BA’57, MA’58,BCL’62), Liberal, Grand Lake; Mike Murphy (BBA’80, LLB’83), Liberal,Moncton North; Bernard Richard (LLB’78), Liberal, Shediac-Cap-Pelé; MiltSherwood (BBA’63), Conservative, Grand Bay-Westfield; Wally Stiles(BBA’73), Conservative, Petitcodiac; and Scott Targett (BBA’84, BEd’87),Liberal, York.

“UNB congratulates each and every one of you for the commitment you’vemade to the people of New Brunswick,” said Dr. McLaughlin. “We look forwardto working with you to make New Brunswick a better place to live and work.”

17 UNB alumni electedin June’s New Brunswick vote

Bernard LordPremier

Shawn GrahamOpposition Leader

Fredericton campusawarded $4.5Mby N.B. governmentUNB Fredericton will receive

$4,551,144 from the provincialgovernment under the UniversityInfrastructure Trust Fund to upgradeand modernize several teaching andresearch laboratories.

“This investment will allow UNBFredericton to improve its strategicinfrastructure by undertaking majorupgrades to the university’s biology,chemistry and engineering laborato-ries,” Premier Bernard Lord said.“UNB plays a pivotal role in oureconomy and in the scientificadvancement of our society; a rolewe are very proud to reinforce.”

UNB President John D. McLaughlinsaid he was “extremely pleased tohave received this much-needed capi-tal funding.”

“This infrastructure trust fund isan important example of the grow-ing partnership between the govern-ment and the universities in advanc-ing the province’s prosperity agen-da,” Dr. McLaughlin said. “Thisfunding will be used to upgrade andmodernize the biology, chemistryand engineering laboratories on theFredericton campus and will make asignificant difference in ensuringthat we have modern facilities forour students.”

The money will finance upgradesto the chemistry labs ($2,317,475),upgrades to the biology labs($1,532,408) and upgrades to theundergraduate and research engi-neering labs ($701,261).

UNB DIGEST

UNBSJ’s leadership in the use oftechnology in education has resulted inthe campus receiving an $848,856 con-tribution from the province’s UniversityInfrastructure Trust Fund.

“This investment will help UNBSaint John improve its strategic infra-structure and embrace innovation,”Premier Bernard Lord said in makingthe announcement. “As university edu-cation becomes more and more com-puter and technology driven, thoseinstitutions that embrace this trend

will rise above the rest. We are pleasedto contribute to making UNB SaintJohn a leader in technology-based edu-cation.’’

Dr. Thomas J. Condon, Acting Vice-President at UNB Saint John when thefunding was announced this spring,said he is “extremely pleased with thegovernment’s support.”

“UNB Saint John is a key player increating opportunities that will con-tribute significantly to the province’sprosperity plan,” he said. “With the

latest in technological and laboratoryequipment, the university will be ableto continue to contribute to theprovince’s workforce development.’’

The government’s $850,000 invest-ment will finance eight projects toenhance the university’s teaching andresearch capacity. Seven of the projectswill add significantly to the wirelessteaching environment at UNBSJ, whilethe eighth will entail an upgrade to theenvironmental and marine biologyresearch facilities.

UNBSJ’s technology-based education results in provincial funding


12 UNB professors garneralmost $1 million for research


UNB DIGEST — RESEARCH

Helping protectour freshwaterresources

It may be taken for granted, butKerry MacQuarrie doesn’t want it

taken from us. When you understand the reality

that Canada’s fresh water resourceshave deteriorated over the past fourdecades, Dr. MacQuarrie wants tobe able to do something about it.

Now that the professor of civilengineering at UNB Frederictonholds a Canada Research Chair inGroundwater-Surface Water Inter-action, he can get started on hisambitious projects.

His research and findings can helpimprove the quality of Canada’sfreshwater resources.

“The exchange and interaction ofwater between large rivers andgroundwater aquifiers is a key tounderstanding and maintaining waterquality in river-bank wells commonlyused for drinking water supply,” saidDr. MacQuarrie. “The opportunityafforded by a Canada Research Chairshould enable me, my collaboratorsand students to undertake someleading research in groundwater andsurface water interactions.”

Dr. MacQuarrie is developingmethods to assess how long watertakes to travel between surface waterbodies and drinking wells in adjacentaquifiers and is helping determinehow much groundwater-derivednitrogen has invaded sensitivecoastal estuaries.

The project will lead to a greaterresearch capacity at UNB, enhancingpartnerships among researchers andresearch departments while helpingto make an enormous impact on ourquality of life.

Dr. MacQuarrie’s CanadaResearch Chair is the 10th awardedto UNB.

The Government of Canada estab-lished the Canada Research ChairsProgram in 2000. The program wasprovided with $900-million to sup-port the establishment of 2,000 chairsat universities across the country by2005. The awarding of a CanadaResearch Chair is an honor to world-class researchers with leading-edgeinnovations in Canadian universities.

The social sciences and humanitiesresearch agenda at UNB has been

given a financial boost of close to $1million in grants.

Ten professors from UNBFredericton and two from UNB SaintJohn were awarded a total of $938,751by the Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada (SSHRC)for the 2002-03 competition year.

Greg Kealey, UNB’s vice-president(research), said this year’s SSHRCresults represent an increase of morethan 100 per cent over last year’sfunding. “We look forward to evenbetter results next year as both cam-puses continue to expand theirresearch activities in the social sci-ences and humanities.”

UNBF education professor KarenGoodnough was awarded $226,597for her work on teacher developmentthrough action research. Her work willfoster a greater understanding of howteachers and schools respond to aknowledge-based economy.

Kathleen Kufeldt, an adjunct soci-ology professor at UNBF, was award-ed $193,168 for conducting researchon children in government care andimproving outcomes in child welfare.The project will generate data that canbe used to inform policy and programdevelopment

Douglas Willms, director of theCanadian Research Institute forSocial Policy at UNBF, received$105,000 for continuing to developdata and statistics seminars that fulfilthe objectives set out by SSHRC andStatistics Canada.

Karen Murray of the UNBFpolit ical science department wasawarded $88,811 for her work in thearea of health governance and citi-zenship in Fredericton, Moncton andSaint John. The findings will offer asignif icant contribution to thoseworking on poverty and health issuesin urban contexts.

Will van den Hoonaard, a UNBFsociology professor, received$81,708 for his study of Canadianresearch ethics boards. The project

will explore the disposition of quali-tat ive research proposals, theapproach of the boards toward socialscience research proposals, and thechallenges social researchers facewhen submitting proposals to theseboards.

Robert Whitney, a UNB Saint Johnhistory professor, was awarded$74,915 to investigate British WestIndian (BWI) migration to Cuba from1900 to the present. The research willexamine the BWI impact on Cubansociety and how the migrants recon-structed their lives through churches,lodges, clubs and schools, and throughmusic and art.

Nursing professor Judy Wuestfrom UNBF received a grant worth$57,772 to study the process of achiev-ing nonviolence in abusive intimatepartnerships and how that processaffects women’s health. Findings fromthe study will point to new ways oflooking at and addressing intimatepartner violence.

Edith Snook, a UNBF English pro-fessor, was awarded $37,068 to studydiscourses about beauty found inwomen’s literature from 1590 to 1670.Dr. Snook work will provide a histori-cal framework to contemporarydebates about female beauty.

UNBF history professor SeanKennedy was awarded $27,701 toexamine the career of André Siegfried,a French writer who played a majorrole in cultural life in France for sixdecades.

Virginia Hill , a UNB Saint Johnprofessor of French, received $26,011to conduct a study of Romanian sen-tence structure.

Two UNBF researchers, ShawnDalton of the Environment andSustainable Development ResearchCentre and James Murray of the clas-sics department, were awarded$10,000 each to hold workshops intheir areas of expertise.

SSHRC is a federal agency that pro-motes and supports university-basedresearch and training in the social sci-ences and humanities.


UNB DIGEST

Photo: Rob Blanchard

Ceremony A, Fredericton: From left, Chancellor Fredrik Eaton, N.B.Lt.-Gov. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell (doctor of laws honoris causa),Russian educator and advocate for democracy Natalia Voskresenskaya(doctor of letters), and UNB President John D. McLaughlin.

Photo: Joy Cummings

Convocation, Saint John: From left, UNBSJ Vice-President Thomas J. Condon, businessmanand philanthropist Max Baxter (doctor of letters), Lt.-Gov. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, edu-cator, academic and university administrator George Bain (doctor of letters), physician, teacherand clinician Dr. S. Paul Handa (doctor of science), Chancellor Richard Currie, and UNBPresident John D. McLaughlin.


Ceremony B, Fredericton: From left, Chancellor Fredrik Eaton, Lt.-Gov. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, St. Thomas University PresidentDaniel O’Brien (doctor of letters), Sierra Club of Canada ExecutiveDirector Elizabeth May, (doctor of laws), author Wayne Johnston(doctor of letters), and UNB President John D. McLaughlin.

Grad2003Atotal of 1,880 students

received degrees duringthe spring graduation cere-monies on the Frederictonand Saint John campuses.

As well, 10 honorarydegrees were awarded byUNB during three cere-monies during the 174thEncaenia in Fredericton onMay 28 and 29, and duringthe 34th spring Convocationin Saint John on May 30.

On the Fredericton cam-pus, 1,377 studentsreceived their bachelor’sdegrees, 131 were awardedtheir masters degrees, and 18 achievedthe highest level of academic accom-plishment, the PhD.

At UNBSJ, 331 bachelor’s degreeswere awarded, 22 students received theirmasters, and one PhD was awarded.

During Ceremony C in Frederictonon May 29, Dr. Richard J. Currie(Class of ’60, LLD’87) was officiallyinstalled as chancellor of UNB, suc-ceeding Dr. Fredrik Eaton (BA’62,LLD’83), who had served as chancel-lor since 1993.

In the photos to the right and beloware this year’s honorary degree recipi-ents. The degree they received is notedin brackets after their names.


Ceremony C, Fredericton: From left, journalist Allan Fotheringham (doctor of letters honoris causa), fresh-water biologist Noel Hynes (doctor of science), outgoing Chancellor Fredrik Eaton, Lt.-Gov. MarilynTrenholme Counsell, incoming Chancellor Richard Currie, longtime chemical engineering professor FrankSteward (who was awarded professor emeritus designation), and UNB President John D. McLaughlin.

UNB DIGEST

Photo: Brown Melvin & Associates

Man in blackUNB held a reception for departing ChancellorFredrik Eaton (BA’62, LLD’83) at the Bankof Montreal’s Toronto headquarters in April,and presented him with a very personal — andappropriate — parting gift to mark his 10years as the institution’s honorary head. Dr.Eaton was given a black leather UNB jacket,complete with the UNB crest on one lapel, theletters UNB emblazoned across the back, and“62,” his year of graduation, on the rightsleeve. As well, Dr. Eaton and his wife Nickywere presented with a watercolour of a stretchof the Restigouche River.

The UNB Board of Governorsapproved a $131.6-million operat-

ing budget for the institution’s 2003-04fiscal year, which began May 1. Thebudget represents an increase of $7.5million or 6.07 per cent over 2002-03.

“For the sixth year in a row, UNBhas a balanced budget,” said PresidentJohn D. McLaughlin.

For 2003-04, UNB will derive nearly61 per cent of its operating revenue fromthe provincial operating grant. Tuitionwill comprise 35 per cent and about fourper cent will come from other sources.

“Our top priority continues to be thedelivery of quality, national-calibreprograms to our students,” said Dr.McLaughlin.

As part of its commitment to provid-ing national-calibre programs and ser-vices, UNB is investing more than$850,000 in the areas of academic andstudent support for 2003-04. Nearly$350,000 of this will directly benefitgraduate students. The lion’s share,$317,000, will fund teaching andresearch assistantships.

In Fredericton, increased supportwill be provided for undergraduatescholarships, the math help centre, theChimo help line, the centre for facultyteaching and learning, and campusrecreation. New initiatives include theestablishment of a student advocateposition in Student Affairs andServices and a high-performance var-sity soccer centre.

In Saint John, new investments willprovide increased support for the stu-dent help desk and audio visual needs,and fund a full-time counselling posi-tion in Student Life and SupportServices.

On both campuses, library acquisi-tions budgets will be increased by$93,500.

Investments in scholarships andrecruiting have paid off with a univer-sity-wide enrolment increase of overfive per cent for 2002-03.

“The revenue from this strategicenrolment growth has helped to bal-ance the budget and has providedfunding for investment in student sup-

port,” said Dr. McLaughlin. “For2003-04 we will continue to invest instrategic enrolment management, notonly to sustain current enrolment lev-els but also to diversify our enrolment.

“Tuition increases, which are farbelow those of recent years, will helpus to remain competitive in bothregional and national markets, and toachieve our enrolment objectives.”

For 2003-04, UNB’s tuition fees forfull-time undergraduate students willincrease by $245, from $4,265 to$4,510, or 5.75 per cent.

“This is the lowest percentageincrease in three years,” said Dr.McLaughlin. “And we have the provin-cial government to thank. The increasein operating grants to universitiesannounced by the province in its 2003-2004 budget, was a significant factor inkeeping our tuition increase low.”

For the 1,439 students living in resi-dence on the Fredericton campus, feesfor room and board will increase onaverage by 5.5 per cent for 2003-04.The increase in residence fees is theresult of a quarter-mill ion-dollarincrease in heating costs last year, andrising operating costs and food prices.

In Saint John, a new 170-bed resi-dence opened this fall. The fee for thenew residence, which provides agreater set of amenities than the exist-ing 70-bed Sir James Dunn Residence,will be $3,950. Fees for the Dunn resi-dence will increase by 2.5 per cent to$3,824 for a large single room, whichmost residents have, to cover electricalheat and other cost increases.

The overall capital budget for 2003-04 is $10.2 million, with all fundingsources secured. Tuition revenues arenot used to support capital projects.

The major highlight of this year’scapital budget is the receipt of $5.4million in special one-time fundingfrom the Province of New Brunswick.

“We took a very focused approachwith this funding and targetedupgrades to teaching and research labson the Fredericton campus and to labsand technology on the Saint John cam-pus,” said Dr. McLaughlin.

UNB approves balanced budgetfor sixth year in a row

Web Sightings■ www.unb.ca/welcome/History.

html — A great place for a quickrefresher course on the history ofthis fine institution. Includes photoalbums of people and places.

■ www.unb.ca/research/crc_research_chair.html — See what some ofUNB’s top researchers are delvinginto. This page contains links toCanada Research Chair holders atUNB, who are studying everythingfrom the printed word to the Bay ofFundy ecosystem.

■ groups.msn.com/OCSAAlumni —This site, established by Prof.Anthony Lister, contains about 175photos of the UNB Overseas ChineseStudents Association activities from1966 to the present, as well as ashort history of the association.


FEATURE STORY

Message aboutUNB’s pivotal rolein life of N.B.being heededSurvey says . . . Making a Significant

Difference has made a significant difference.Just a year ago, UNB launched the Making a

Significant Difference (MASD) program, an inte-grated marketing effort designed to increase public awareness of UNB’s pivotal role in the econom-ic, social and cultural life of NewBrunswick and beyond. The program,including its ‘Proudly UNB’ alumni com-ponent, garnered intensive media exposurethrough the fall, winter and spring. The message centered on alumni — educators,employers, researchers, health-care workers — who are making an everyday impact on thequality of life for New Brunswickers.

As the initial phase of the program took a hiatus this summer, the question to be asked was “Is the message getting out?”

It is.This spring, an independent

market research company con-ducted 600 telephone surveys ofthe general population of N.B., including almost 100 who turned out to be UNB alumni, to see if Making a Significant Difference was accomplishing itsmission of spread-ing the word about UNB’s strengths and


MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE

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successes. The survey’s overall margin of errorwas +-4 per cent, 19 times out or 20, or a 95 percent confidence level.

The results of the survey were gratifying.Among the survey’s indicators of the success ofMaking a Significant Difference were:

• UNB achieved top unaided (no prompting bythe surveyor) awareness among universities in gen-eral and top aided awareness for Atlantic universi-ties;

• UNB dominated any other university advertis-ing in 2002/03;

• Those polled had a very high MASD programawareness (80 per cent of all those surveyedrecalled the advertisements ), even higher foralumni (94 per cent recall);

• UNB was seen by general public as“Making a Significant Difference” and asrelevant to New Brunswick;• There were particularly positive results

among alumni and their attitudes andperceptions towards UNB. (More on

this in a moment.)Susan Mesheau is director of the

Office of Student Recruitmentand Integrated Marketing

(SRIM) in Fredericton, theoffice spearheading the

Making a SignificantDifference program.

“Enhancing the repu-tation and identity ofUNB is a primary

mandate of our officeand developing a brandimage and awareness ofthat image is a critical

first step,” she said. “UNBhas demonstrated a very for-ward-thinking approach bysupporting the role of market-ing in its overall operation.”

Ms. Mesheau said the mar-ket research also revealedseveral other success indica-tors in the program’s firstyear. She pointed out more

than 2,000 information kitsabout the program were distributed (1,000 of themdirectly to alumni), more than 600 alumni sent inpostcards supporting the effort, and the programpositively affected other areas, including a six-per-cent increase in student enrolment, a growth in thenumber of active alumni, increased governmentfunding, heightened media attention, and anincrease in first-time donors.

When it comes to the details of the survey, anumber of other indicators provided telling evi-dence of the success of Making a SignificantDifference, Ms. Mesheau said.

Asked their perceptions of UNB, fully 71 percent of all respondents (and 76 per cent of those

who were alumni) gave UNB good to excellent rat-ings for being “relevant to New Brunswickers,”and 66 per cent of all respondents (73 per cent ofthose who were alumni) gave UNB similar ratingsfor “making a difference in the lives of NBers.”

“Neither of these two characteristics of UNBwere even on the radar screens of NewBrunswickers before we launched Making aSignificant Difference,” Ms. Mesheau said.

Other characteristics in which UNB was ratedhighly included educational excellence (66 per centoverall, 79 per cent alumni), variety of programs (65per cent overall, 89 per cent alumni), tradition (56 percent overall, 81 per cent alumni), leadership in thecommunity (44 per cent overall, 57 per cent alumni),research and development (43 per cent overall, 62 percent alumni), and innovative and ground-breaking(36 per cent overall, 52 per cent alumni).

Just as importantly, there was a significantincrease in alumni perceptions of these UNB char-acteristics from a similar survey taken in 2001,before the launch of Making a SignificantDifference.

The following figures show the increase in posi-tive alumni sentiments between 2001 and 2003:

2001 2003Educational excellence 73% 79%Variety of programs 73% 89%Tradition 65% 81%Leader in community 47% 57%Research & development 46% 62%Innovative, ground-breaking 45% 52%

Finally, the survey pointed to several encourag-ing sentiments about UNB in particular, and highereducation in general.

For example, 82 per cent of respondents indicat-ed they would likely recommend UNB to a friendor relative planning to attend university.

As for universities in general, 70 per cent ofrespondents disagreed with the statement thatMaritime universities are at a lower educationalstandard than those in the rest of Canada, while 95per cent felt government should support universi-ties financially, 70 per cent felt universities shouldbe the main resource for research and developmentin the province, and 69 per cent said communitiesshould support universities financially.

With these results from the first year of Makinga Significant Difference in hand, Ms. Mesheau andothers who are managing the project are lookingforward to the next phase (see story page 13).

“The campaign has achieved very positiveresults in the marketplace,” she said. “This pro-gram forms the foundation of all UNB communi-cations initiatives, so in the next phase we need toensure that all our activities remain integrated andcontinue to build UNB’s image in the market overthe long term.

“Our audience is telling us they like what theyhear and they’re ready to hear more, so our job isnot finished. ”

Kevin Englehart,Researcher,BScEE’89,MScEE’92,PhD’99, Making aSignificantDifference


Many of you will be seeing and hearing moreabout UNB in a renewed integrated market-

ing program across New Brunswick this fall.The Making a Significant Difference (MASD)

program will enter phase twothis fall — a year after itsinauguration — with anotherseries of television and news-paper spots designed to fur-ther entrench the understand-ing that UNB is fundamentalto life in New Brunswick.

“We want to make UNBeven more connected to thecommunity, business and gov-ernment,” said SusanMesheau, director of UNB’sOffice of Student Recruitmentand Integrated Marketing(SRIM). “We want to garnergreater support for UNB, andits important role in the eco-nomic, social and intellectualdevelopment of the province.It’s important that we build agreater understanding ofUNB, to generate pride in theuniversity, and supportrecruitment, alumni and donorrelations activities.”

The strategy to accomplishthese objectives will focus ondominating key advertisingmedia in the province througha combination of high impactand frequency, Ms. Mesheausaid. Hand-in-hand with this approach to the publicwill be messaging aimed at specific audiences suchas government, community and business leaders,and the UNB community itself.

The messaging of this next phase of MASDessentially will remain the same, but with a refinedfocus. While the initial thrust a year ago centeredon contributions UNBers have made to education,industry, research, health care, the environment,and technology, this next phase will reflect two keyareas of contribution — social/community develop-ment and economic/technology development.

In late September, a six-week-long televisionand newspaper campaign was to begin across N.B.The initial message in both media will focus onalumni/faculty/staff contributions to the communi-

ty and economy, followed by a series of spotshighlighting “UNB Significant Facts.”

Backing up the media exposure will be a directe-mail campaign. An e-mail database of those inter-ested in receiving UNB information — whetherthey be alumni, community leaders or the generalpublic — hasbeen devel-oped. The e-mails will pro-vide frequentupdates ofinformation thatconnects UNBto the commu-nity, and thecontr ibut ionsmade by alum-ni, faculty, staffand students.

“The e-mailswill allow forfrequent infor-mation deliverythat will buildon our ongoingre lat ionshipswith the audi-ences we wantto reach,” Ms.Mesheau said.“It’s a mediumthat will allowus to providemore tacticaldelivery of ourmessages tospecific audiences, and also give us an opportunityfor rich content.”

Information kits on MASD — and on the alumnicomponent, Proudly UNB — will continue to beavailable.

And as was the case last fall, those most closelyassociated with UNB, from President JohnMcLaughlin to the vice-presidents, deans, direc-tors, faculty and, of course, alumni, will be takingevery opportunity to spread the MASD message.

For more on MASD, visit www.unb.ca/unbdif-ference, or www.unb.ca/alumni/proudly, whereyou’ll find a link for the alumni e-postcard to sendto your local MLA or the premier to express yoursupport for UNB.

Mary EllenMcKinney,Nurse, BBA’77,BN’00, Makinga SignificantDifference

MASD: PHASE 2

‘We want to make UNB even more connectedto the community, business and government’

To obtain your‘Proudly UNB’information kitContact theAlumni Office atTel: (506) 453-4847, [email protected],fax (506) 453-4616, or visit ourwebsite atwww.unb.ca/alumni to request aninformationpackage on whatyou can do onbehalf of UNB.

Susan MesheauDirector, SRIM

St. Stephen’s David Ganong,Making a Significant DifferenceDavid Ganong (BBA’65) is the very epitome of a UNB graduate who gives

back to his community. As president of Ganong Bros. Ltd., the St. Stephen, N.B., candy and choco-

late maker that has been in his family since 1873, Mr. Ganong runs a businessthat employs some 250 local residents.

That in itself is a significant economic contribution to a small town of about5,000 residents tucked away in the southwest corner of the province. Just asimpactful, however, are the many social and cultural connections Mr. Ganongand his family — wife Diane, daughter Bryana, and sons Aaron and Nicholas —maintain with the community.

The Ganongs support local social agencies — a nursing home is housed in abuilding donated by the family, as is a middle school. Area sports teams aresponsored by the Ganongs, and the ice surface in the town’s rink is tended by aZamboni bought with the family’s help. Cultural attractions such as theChocolate Museum and summer Chocolate Fest have prospered, thanks tofinancial assistance from Mr. Ganong, his family, and the company. And theGanong Nature Park at Todd’s Point in Charlotte County offers area residentsa scenic heritage/environmental experience on its walking trails.

All this community involvement and dedication resulted in Mr. Ganongbeing named last year as one of ‘10 Canadians Who Made A Difference’ byMaclean’s magazine. Maclean’s said Mr. Ganong is “remarkable for his steadfastrefusal to relocate his out-of-the-way New Brunswick confectionery business.Turning down riches from multinational suitors, Ganong remains dedicated tosupporting the community he was born in.”

For Mr. Ganong, that support comes naturally.“St. Stephen has made a tremendous commitment to us,” Mr. Ganong, who

also sits on UNB’s Board of Governors, told Maclean’s. “I feel a tremendousbond of loyalty to our employees and our community.”Mr. Ganong can becounted among the thousands of UNB alumni who are Making a SignificantDifference, both within New Brunswick and beyond.

MASD programwins gold medalin CASE competition

The University of New Brunswick’sMaking a Significant Difference

(MASD) program has captured thegold . . . and the silver.

The Council for Advancement andSupport of Education (CASE) hasawarded UNB a gold medal in its pres-tigious Circle of Excellence Awardscompetition for 2003. UNB competedin the institution-wide branding pro-gram category against universitiesfrom Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

MASD also won the silver award inthe Canadian Council for theAdvancement of Education’s (CCAE)2003 Prix d’Excellence awards pro-gram. UNB took the silver in the bestinstitutional branding category, whichincluded submissions from universitiesand colleges across Canada.

MASD, launched by UNB lastSeptember, is the university’s firstfully integrated marketing program.The purpose of the ongoing campaignis to increase awareness of the impor-tant role UNB plays in the prosperityof N.B.

“It’s wonderful to be recognized byour peers, as is the case with theseawards,” said Susan Mesheau, directorof the Office of Student Recruitmentand Integrated Marketing (SRIM) onthe Fredericton campus.“Congratulations to our entireadvancement team on both campuseswho worked so hard to make theMaking a Significant Difference pro-gram a success.”

In addition to Ms. Mesheau andSRIM, other key players and offices inthe program are Mark Hazlett, execu-tive director of the Office of AlumniAffairs, Susan Montague, director ofthe Office of Development and DonorRelations, and David Emerson, direc-tor of the Office of Advancement,Communications and Recognition onthe Saint John campus.

UNB shared top spot in the CASEcompetition with McDaniel College inWestminster, Md. The silver medalwent to Imperial College London inthe United Kingdom while theUniversity of Rochester’s SimonSchool of Business in New York cap-tured bronze.

David Ganong (BBA’65) and his family have a significant impact on the everyday life oftheir hometown. It’s a responsibility he takes very seriously.


WE ARE PROUDLY UNB...For us, believing in New Brunswick means believing in our university. We are Proudly UNB, a group of alumni from the University of New Brunswick that devote time to building awareness and support for our alma mater. Our goal is sim-ple… get the message out that the university is vitally impor-tant to our province… to our industries and communities, andfor our future.

PROUD AND PROACTIVE…UNB is as old as the province itself. It has a long, proud history of graduating those who have built New Brunswick. It continuesthat tradition today. Those of us involved with Proudly UNB areextremely proud to have graduated from the University of New Brunswick and we want to actively inform, motivate andinvolve those who feel the same way. Because when it comes downto it, UNB generates the energy as to where our province can go by

the graduates who will take it there.

BUILDING ANDPROVIDING SUPPORT...

Proudly UNB wants to create a dialogue for, and between, our alumni here and around the

globe. This dialogue will speak our message to companies and governments,

students enrolled and those yet to come, that UNB is crucial to the future

of our province. Together, we will be UNB’s voice and speak loudly as to its importance and the necessity of our joint support.

Blake Brunsdon UNB Graduate –

Faculty of Forestry & Environmental

Management, BScF ‘79Chief Forester

J.D. Irving LimitedSaint John, N.B.

Atreyi Mukherji, M.D.UNB Graduate – Faculty of Science, Applied Science and EngineeringBSc, Biology '88Medical Doctor and ResearcherAtlantic Health Sciences CorporationSaint John, N.B.

Gary Hoadley, P. Eng. UNB Graduate – Faculty of EngineeringBScME ‘74Consulting Mechanical Engineer

Hoadley Engineering Inc.Moncton, N.B.

GET ACTIVE AND GET INVOLVED…Speak up. Join in. Your university needs you. As alumni, find out about whatyou can do to make a difference… a significant difference on behalf of your university. Show how proud you are of UNB by being a part of Proudly UNB!

Visit us online at:WWW.UNB.CA/UNBDIFFERENCE/PROUDLYUNB

UNB’s Making a Significant Difference program has been funded through the generosity of alumni and friends to encourage a better understanding of Our University.


COVER STORY

Richard J. Currie (Class of ’60, LLD’87) stepped into office as UNB’s chancel-lor on May 29 with a challenge for all those who care about the institution.

“To the people of New Brunswick, I would say, ‘This is your university’,” Dr.Currie said in his installation addresses during Encaenia in Fredericton andConvocation in Saint John. “If you, and in particular your leaders in all fields,

don’t support it and your president,then nobody else in the rest of Canadaor anywhere else will support it.”

Strong words indeed, but perfectlyin context for the man who hasbecome a legend in Canadian business,and who now returns to UNB with ahands-on approach as its fifth modern-day chancellor.

Dr. Currie entered UNB as a chemi-cal engineering student in 1955. Heenjoyed his UNB experience, and hasstayed in touch with the university andthe people he met here throughout hiscareer. But he did not return as chan-cellor solely out of nostalgia.

In his installation address, Dr.Currie cited the book The Ethics ofMemory by Avishai Margalit, whosuggested that remembering is an actof caring.

“As such, it implies obligations inthe relationship of past to present,” Dr.Currie said. “Memory does more thansimply recall or remind. It alsoengages us in the issues and conse-quences of the past so that we carry

their meaning and their responsibility into the present.“It is in that spirit that I accepted the role of chancellor — not out of golden

memories of the past, but in an attempt to relate those times to a lifetime of workand learning, and to today.”

But there was more to his decision than that. Dr. Currie said that as “a creatureof commerce,” he was intrigued by UNB President John McLaughlin’s goal of“promoting UNB’s fundamental role in the economic, social and cultural devel-opment of the region.”

“In commercial terms, I believe the beginning of wisdom is to be found in rec-ognizing and facing the facts,” Dr. Currie said. With New Brunswick down thescale in productivity and standard of living among the provinces and states, Dr.Currie said there need to be fundamental changes to the status quo.

“One thing I do know about economics is that without economic progress,there can be no social progress. And while I realize full well that business peopleon occasion may not be the most likeable of God’s creatures, it is those samebusiness people who make social progress possible for everybody.”

Dr. Currie said he applauds Dr. McLaughlin for his vision of the role UNB can

ChancellorUNB welcomes its new

Photo: Joy Cummings

Richard J. Currie in his student days at UNBas president of his Freshman Class


play in the future of New Brunswick.He also took the opportunity to directly address the graduates on both campus-

es, urging them to bet on themselves, and take risks.“Take the risk if you think you can do the job. Every job I ever got was because

the business was in serious trouble . . . . All were gambles, but they all paid off.“I was no different from you students and graduates here today — in my case a

boy from Saint John who didn’t know how good he was until he took a few chances.And that goes for any field, not just business. The motto of this university is SapereAude, Dare to be wise. I say to you, Dare to be different. Believe in yourself.”

The record confirms that in his working life, Dr. Currie lived by his ownwords.

•Born on Oct. 4, 1937, Dr. Currie grew up on Duke Street in Saint John’s south

end, the youngest child of Agnes and Hugh Currie, who was a machinist at SaintJohn Iron Works. He had two older sisters, Beth and Anne.

His parents nurtured their children to do the best they could in life.“My mother was demanding and

expected the best in all aspects of lifefrom me,” Dr. Currie said. “She prizededucation as the route to success.

“My father was a thoughtful andgenerous man who urged me to listenand to work with and through people.Also, that I should never expect thanksor gratitude for anything I did. As Igrew older, I realized that gratitude isthe noblest of all human virtuesbecause it is the rarest.”

By 1955, Dr. Currie was on the cuspof a new stage in his life. He wasabout to graduate from Saint JohnHigh School, where he both enjoyedand excelled in math and the sciences,and was elected the Life President ofthe Class of 1955. Then came the newsthat he still credits today for much ofhis success — he’d won aBeaverbrook Scholarship from UNB.

“UNB had a good reputation inchemistry and engineering, it wasclose to home, the BeaverbrookScholarship eased the financial burden,and I knew I could get work when Igraduated — all very reasoned andpragmatic judgments, even for a boy of 17,” Dr. Currie said.

He came Up the Hill in the fall of 1955, settling into residence at LadyBeaverbrook, and quickly becoming active in student affairs. He served as presi-dent of the Freshman Class, and, just as importantly, formed new friendships thatwould last a lifetime. Among those friends was Rod Nolan (BScEE’57,MScEE’63), currently chair of the UNB Board of Governors.

“I still keep in touch with many of my friends from those days,” Dr. Curriesaid. “My years at UNB were happy and we raised more than a little hell.”

But by 1958, Dr. Currie had to move on. In those days, a chemical engineeringdegree could not be completed at UNB, so it was off to the Technical Universityof Nova Scotia (TUNS), from which he graduated with his degree in 1960.

Shortly after graduation, Dr. Currie returned to his hometown to work at theLantic Sugar Refinery, where he crossed paths again with Rod Nolan, who wasconsulting there. Dr. Currie remained with Lantic through most of the 1960s,marrying and becoming the father of three daughters, Lee, Bryn and Beth(BPE’93), before deciding to do his MBA (1970) at Harvard.

By 1972, Dr. Currie had joined the company where his work would make him

Photo: Joy Cummings

Above, Dr. Currie shares a moment duringhis installation with the man he succeeded,Dr. Fredrik S. Eaton (BA’62, LLD’83).

‘Take the risk if you think

you can do the job. Every

job I ever got was because

the business was in serious

trouble . . . . All were gam-

bles, but they all paid off.’


a Canadian business icon. By 1976, Dr. Currie was president of LoblawCompanies Limited. At that time Loblaws was in rough financial waters, and hada market value of about $40 million.

Over the next 25 years, Dr. Currie shepherded the company into Canada’smost successful supermarket chain. He oversaw innovation in stores and prod-ucts so that today the company has a market value of $14 billion, 350 times itsmarket value when Dr. Currie became president.

Dr. Currie also became president of Loblaws parent company, George WestonLtd., in 1996, and in May 2002 when he stepped down from that position itsshare price had risen from $16 to $123. But his business career wasn’t quite over.

In April 2002, Dr. Currie was named chairman of BCE Inc., Canada’s largestcommunications company. His appointment came at a time when, in Dr. Currie’swords, the company had been “staggered” by some disastrous investment deci-sions. By this past spring, BCE was again on stable financial ground after Dr.Currie and BCE chief executive officer Michael Sabia led a complex $6-billionbuyback of 20 per cent of subsidiary Bell Canada. The result of that move andothers was that in one year, BCE’s value increased by about $8 billion.

Dr. Currie’s business acumen has brought him a host of honors. He became amember of the Order of Canada in1997, was named Canada’sOutstanding CEO of the Year in 2001,and was inducted into the CanadianBusiness Hall of Fame this year.

Outside of the office, Dr. Currie andwife Beth, aside from a little golf andskiing, maintain an intense interest inhistory and the arts.

“I ski less now than I once did forfear I’ll break my neck rather than aleg,” Dr. Currie said. “For us, Canadianart is a real passion, as is travel, mainlyto go to galleries and the theatre.”

Dr. Currie has also been a longtimefinancial supporter of UNB. Amongthose commitments, he sponsors theBlake/Kirkpatrick Scholarship inEngineering and the Blake/KirkpatrickScholarship. The former offers annuallytwo scholarships each of up to $55,000over five years awarded to two studentsin engineering who graduate from ahigh school in the Atlantic Province.The latter offers annually two scholar-ships each of up to $45,000 over fouryears to two students who graduate

from an Atlantic Provinces high school and who aren’t studying engineering.The scholarships are in memory of his grandmothers, Ida Mae Blake, who

married James Adam Johnstone, and Jannet Kirkpatrick, who married JamesHenderson Currie.

•With his business career at last beginning to wind down, Dr. Currie expects to

have time to devote to his role as chancellor of UNB.“UNB is the provincial university, and has a vital role to play in the develop-

ment of New Brunswick in the 21st century.“My job as chancellor is to ensure UNB is recognized for the fine institution it

is today, and to help define its role in the future growth of the province.“Last year in my first address to the shareholders as chairman at BCE, I said that

I didn’t need the work and I didn’t need the money, but BCE and Bell were greatCanadian institutions. Someone had to be chairman and it is a job worth doing.

“So it is with UNB. It is a great institution. Someone had to be chancellor andit is a job worth doing. With your help, and only with your help, I intend do it.”

Photo: Joy Cummings

Richard J. Scott (BBA’74, LLB’76), thenpresident of the UNB Associated Alumni,extends greetings to Dr. Currie on behalfof the Associated Alumni during May’sinstallation ceremonies.

‘My job as chancellor is to

ensure UNB is recognized

for the fine institution it is

today, and to help define

its role in the future

growth of the province.’

ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES

Hazlett heads up CCAE;CD initiative wins silver medal

Mark Hazlett (BPE’87, MPE’89), executive director ofthe UNB Associated Alumni, has assumed the presi-

dency of the CanadianCouncil for the Advancementof Education (CCAE), anational organization thatpromotes excellence in insti-tutional advancement andpublic awareness of educa-tional issues in Canada.

Mark took over his leadrole in CCAE on June 17 atthe council’s 10th anniver-sary celebrations during itsannual conference inLondon, Ont. He succeedsto the two-year term aspresident after serving asCCAE’s treasurer for a num-ber of years.

Also during the annualconference, the UNBAssociated Alumni’s gradu-ate CD project was awardeda silver medal in CCAE’snation-wide Prix d’Excellenceawards program in the cate-gory for Best E-Innovation inUniversity Advancement.

In 2002, the associationproduced a business-cardsized CD containing photosof both campuses and ran-dom, casual shots of stu-dents submitted by mem-bers of the graduating class.The nostalgic four-minuteCD, set to music, also con-tained links to the associa-tion’s website, and encour-aged the new grads to stayin touch with the associa-tion and the university. It was distributed to all membersof the Class of 2002 during Encaenia in Fredericton andConvocation in Saint John. The CD was produced underthe direction of Vicki Lanteigne, the association’s studentrelations and young alumni co-ordinator. The project wasfinanced by Andy Devereaux (BScEE’71, BA’73, DLitt’98).

A similar CD, with new photos of students, was distrib-uted again this year to members of the Class of 2003.

CCAE is a volunteer-driven organization with more than1,000 members representing more than 170 Canadianeducational institutions. CCAE’s members come from allareas of the advancement field, including alumni relations,advancement services, communications, development,government relations, student recruitment, and marketing.CCAE provides excellent opportunities for networking,professional development and mutual support.

Vicki Lanteigne holds theCCAE silver award parchmentand the CD that won theaward.

Mark Hazlett addresses CCAEmembers after assuming theorganization´s presidency inJune.


Photo: Joy Cummings

Champagne ToastSteve Fowler (BBA’86), right, raises a glass of champagne with mem-bers of the Class of 2003 at the annual Alumni Champagne Toast heldfollowing Convocation in Saint John in May.

Photo: Courtesy Stu Muir

Lobster in Edmonton . . .This group of happy UNBers got together in Edmonton in May for aMaritime Lobster Dinner. A good time was had by all!

Photo: Colleen Keays

. . . and lobster in CalgaryNot to be outdone by the Edmonton Chapter,the Calgary Chapter also held a MaritimeLobster Dinner in May. Among those attend-ing were, above, from left, Laurence Grossin,Earle Shirley (BSc’79), Debbi Jamieson, BobJamieson (BSc’71), Betty Downing (BT’69),and Don Downing (BSc’71, BA’74). Also onhand in Calgary were, in photo at right, EvaChoi (BSc’03) and David Irving (BScEE’60). Photo: Christine Coldwell


Mark these dates on your calendar

The dates have been set for Homecoming 2005, thenext big all-inclusive UNB reunion.

The event will be held on the Fredericton campus fromFriday, July 29, 2005, until Monday, Aug. 1, 2005.

That gives you all about 21 months to make your plansto attend. Homecoming 2005 will be modelled on ourHomecoming 2000 reunion, which drew more than 3,000of you, the largest reunion we’ve ever held.

Watch for further details on our website and in upcom-ing editions of the Alumni News.

But remember, start booking your time NOW!

Introducing our new reunion co-ordinatorThe UNB Associated Alumni has a new reunion and

special events co-ordinator.Barb MacMullin (BPE’74) succeeds Athena Kreiner

(BPE’99), who has left the office after four years to moveto Thunder Bay, where husband Jon Kreiner (BPE’99,BEd’99) has been named head coach of the LakeheadUniversity women’s basketball team.

Barb joins the Alumni Office following 29 years in theN.B. middle and high school education system, most recent-ly as a staff member at the high school in Harvey, N.B.

Barb brings to her new portfolio event management skillsgained from being a part of the organizing committees fornumerous athletic and charity events. In addition to admin-istering the association’s extensive reunion program, andorganizing various special events, Barb also accepts theresponsibility of co-ordinating various alumni/athleticevents in a new partnership the association has forged withthe Varsity Reds program. Barb can be reached at (506)447-3371 or [email protected].

Homecoming 2005!July 29-Aug. 1, 2005

Top, the Big Tent on Chapman Field was the main venue forHomecoming 2000, which drew more than 3,000 participants,including this happy group. NEED MORE INFORMATION ?

Updates and additions to our Upcoming Events are also listedon the UNB Alumni Web Page: www.unb.ca/alumni/

REUNIONS

Oct. 24-26, Lady Dunn HallLady Dunn Hall is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The current housecommittee invites all former Dunners back home Oct. 24-26. For fur-ther information, please contact reunion co-ordinator BarbMacMullin at (506) 447-3371, [email protected].

CHAPTERS

Halifax, Oct. 4The UNB Halifax Chapter First Annual Golf Tournament will be at the LostCreek Golf Course in Sackville, N.S. Tickets to cover the green fee are $45and are available from Eric Burchill (h) 902-453-0633 or [email protected] are in support of the Halifax Chapter Scholarship Fund.

Ottawa, Nov. 1Mark Nov. 1 on your calendar. The traditional Ottawa DinnerDance will take on a new look and flavour this year as the Ottawaalumni experience another UNB Alumni tradition — a MaritimeLobster Boil! There will be a Silent Auction to raise funds for theUNB Ottawa Chapter Thomas Foulkes Sr. Scholarship. If you havean auction item to donate or would like more info, please contactMike Vanderveer: (h) 613-727-5211, [email protected].

Saint John, Dec. 4: Fredericton, Dec. 5Alumni and guests are invited to a Christmas Party on the Saint Johncampus on Dec. 4 and in the Alumni Memorial Building inFredericton on Dec. 5. Watch our website for further details or con-tact the alumni office (506) 453-4847 or [email protected].

UPCOMING EVENTS

UNBSJ’s Celebration 2004!Sept. 10-12, 2004

The next HUGE alumni celebration at UNB Saint Johnhas been set for Sept. 10-12, 2004.

Those will be the dates for Celebration 2004.Next year marks some significant anniversaries for the Saint

John campus — 40 years since the campus was established, 35years since the Tucker Park campus was opened, and 30 yearssince the first official class graduated from the campus.

The Saint John Alumni Action Committee wants toensure that these major milestones in the history of the SaintJohn campus get the recognition they deserve, and so plan-ning for Celebration 2004 is now under way. Celebration2004 will be modelled on the all-class reunion held inSeptember 2000, and which drew more than 300 SJ alumniand friends for golf, special reunions and a dinner.

If you would like to get involved in plans for an all-classcelebration please contact the Alumni Office at 648-5906 ore-mail [email protected].


Can’t find your name on the Donor Honour Roll list? ☛☛It's probably because your gift fell outside the parameters of the

reporting period (May 1, 2002, to April 30, 2003) or you have askedto remain anonymous. If you have questions about this listing, or are

concerned that your name was missed, please contact Peter Coates at(506) 453-6305 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Making a SignificantDifference in our schools,our province andaround the world

The UNB Associated Alumniinvites all education graduates to

become energized and involved alum-ni by lending us your support.

We are privileged in having a strongand visible UNB Alumni Educatorsgroup here at UNB, and you can be apart of that effort.

What do Alumni Educators do?

As an integral part of our family ofoutstanding UNB education graduates,our UNB Alumni Educators assist andsupport UNB in its student recruitmentefforts across the province and aroundthe world. As an educator, you are in aprime position to assist us in communi-cating the UNB experience, encourag-ing our youth to be the next generationof proud UNB alumni and take advan-tage of all UNB has to offer as theymove on to post-secondary education.

How can becoming partof the Alumni Educators help?

By becoming part of the UNBAlumni Educators, we encourage you todisplay in your classroom the UNBmaterials we will make available to you,speak first hand of your personal experi-ences at UNB, offer your expertise andshare your stories of what university life

is like, and keep your students informedof when UNB will be visiting yourschool or community. It’s that simple!By completing an Alumni educator reg-istration form, you will be ensuring thatwe provide you with the support youneed and supply you with UNB materi-als containing information on all UNBprograms, services, student life, athlet-ics, and much more. By merely doingthat, you are supporting UNB andassisting UNB in its ongoing studentrecruitment efforts in communicatingour message to prospective students.

By assisting us with this effort, youwill indeed become energized andinvolved with the Associated Alumni.To become a member of the UNBAlumni Educator group, please pro-vide your name, e-mail address, mail-ing address, name of the school whereyou teach, specialized area(s) of teach-ing and grade(s), and the position youhold at your school (teacher, supplyteacher, principal, vice-principal, guid-ance counsellor, etc.).

Register online at www.unb.ca/alum-ni/recruit/teachersform.html, or pleaseforward this information, using theform below, to : Shawna Pratt, Alumni StudentRecruitment Co-ordinatorE-mail to: [email protected]: (506) 453-4973Mail: Associated Alumni

PO Box 4400Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5A3

Thank you for your assistance!

UNB Alumni Educators

Alumni Educators Registration FormName: __________________________________ UNB Graduation Year: ________

Teaching Level (elementary, middle, etc.): ________________________________

Area(s) of teaching/specialization : ______________________________________

Street Address: ______________________________________________________

City, Town, Village: __________________________________________________

Province/State & Country: ____________________________________________

Postal Code/ZIP: ________ Daytime Phone (area code): ____________________

E-mail Address: ______________________________________________________

School of Employment: ________________ Province of School: ____________

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AWARDSHONOUR

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Call for nominationsNominations are now being sought for

the Alumni Award of Honour.Nominations should indicate what theindividual has done to support the goalsof the association and should be sent nolater than Dec. 31, 2003, to: Chair of theAwards Committee, Office of AlumniAffairs, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N.B.E3B 5A3.


In 1971 the University of New BrunswickAlumni Council established the Alumni

Award of Honour to recognize the impor-tant role played by alumni in promoting theuniversity and helping it to achieve andmaintain its position of prominence amongCanadian universities.

This year the Associated Alumni willgive its most prestigious award to twodedicated graduates — Linda Dashwood(BA’73) of Fredericton, and MichaelSchofield (BScCE’58) of Moncton, N.B.

Ms. Dashwood has been a memberof the UNB Board of Governors, andalso served on the Alumnae andAlumni councils. She was president ofthe Alumnae Association from 1993-95and in 1996.

Mr. Schofield also has served as a mem-ber of the Associated Alumni Council, andwas appointed to the Board of Governorsin 1986. From 1992 to 1994, he served aschair of the board.

The association has also namedThomas J. Condon, vice-presidentemeritus, and Susan Montague, direc-tor of the Office of Development andDonor Relations, Honourary Membersof the UNB Associated Alumni for theiroutstanding service to the associationand UNB.

Linda Dashwood Michael Schofield



The Associated Alumni offered a special incentive thisspring for members of the Class of 2003 to stay con-

nected with the association and the university.The incentive was a Palm Pilot. The catch was, graduat-

ing students had to first claim an alumni EFL (E-mailForwarding for Life) account to be eligible for a draw forthe Palm Pilots. One student from each of the 11Fredericton faculties and three Saint John faculties wereawarded one of the prizes.

The results were excellent. Almost 25 per cent of themore than 1,800 students who graduated this spring left thecampuses with EFL accounts.

And some faculties had extremely high rates of participa-tion: 12 of the 15 graduates (80 per cent) of RenaissanceCollege claimed their accounts, while in law, 44 of 75 grad-uates (59 per cent) opted for EFL.

EFL was established by the association about three yearsago as a free service, and is available to all UNB alumni (visitwww.unb.ca/alumni/efl.html), and, since January, current stu-dents.

EFL is a forwarding service, not a full-account e-mail ser-vice. When a user claims an EFL account (for example,[email protected]), he or she is required to set a ‘mail destina-tion’ to which their messages will be sent. By taking yourcurrent full-service e-mail account and linking it to your EFLaccount ID, you have to give friends and family just one e-mail address — your EFL account — for the rest of your life,

no matter how many times your personal account changes.Be sure to update your EFL account as you move through lifeto ensure that it is active and you stay connected.

To date, about 7,000 EFL accounts have been claimed,and the count has been growing by an average of 140 aweek since the first of the year.

Funding for the Palm Pilot draw project was provided byAndy Devereaux (BScEE’71, BA’73, DLitt’98).

These 2003 graduates from the Saint John campus, TashinaMcCluskey (BN), Elizabeth Hickman (BA), and Jenn Kiervin (BBA)each received a free Palm Pilot courtesy of the Associated Alumni, forclaiming their EFL accounts before graduation.

Association’s Palm Pilot drawattracts grads to EFL service

Harris Directory project ends

Harris Publishing has concluded making the thou-sands of telephone calls and sending the thousands

of postcards and e-mails necessary for the production ofthe UNB Alumni Directory.

After a months-long campaign this spring and sum-mer to contact as many of you as possible to confirm orupdate your information, Harris is now in the process ofprinting the hardcopy editions of the directory andburning the CD versions. Those of you who haveordered copies should be receiving them in Novemberor December.

Associaton Executive Director Mark Hazlett said theUNB Alumni Directory — the third the association hasproduced — will be a great tool to help alumni keep intouch.

“I certainly want to express my appreciation to all ourmembers who replied to Harris, our partners in this pro-ject,” Mr. Hazlett said. “In this day of constant contactby countless organizations, I was gratified by the overallpatience and co-operation shown by members of theUNB Associated Alumni in replying to Harris’s calls,postcards, and e-mails.”

Anyone who has any questions regarding the directo-ry, should contact the Alumni Office.


UNBSJ studentsname alumni staffermember of Grad Class

UNBSJ’s Class of 2003offered up some surprise recogni-tion during Convocation May 30for a member of the AssociatedAlumni’s staff.

Class members named pro-gram manager Mary Duffley,who works in the association’sSaint John office, an honorarygraduate of the Class of 2003.

A plaque presented to Marycited her for all the “guidance,support and assistance providedto the Class of 2003.” The plaquewas presented to Mary during thegraduation ceremonies.

Mary has played a pivotal role in providing support fornumerous alumni and student activities in Saint John, par-ticularly in the development of the association’s ActionPlan to Energize and Involve UNB Saint John Alumni,which was unveiled last year. She also manages a numberof the association’s programs.

Mary Duffley with theplaque presented to her bythe Grad Class



Photos: Joy Cummings

Members of the Class of 1953 wave the flag after enjoying some lobster in the SUB in June.

The Class of 1948 in the Alumni Lounge

The Class of 1963 The Class of 1963, civil and surveying engineers

Lobster Boil packs ’em in

The annual Lobster Boil and Silent Auction on theFredericton campus in June drew more than 250 partic-

ipants. Joining the 50-year Class of 1953 were contingents from

the Class of 1948, Class of 1963, and Class of 1963, Civiland Surveying Engineering.

This year’s Silent Auction in support of the UNB AlumniScholarship Fund raised $2,069.

Thanks to all who attended and supported our scholarshipfund, and a special thank-you to those who contributed theirgoods and services in support of the auction.

’29Wilfrid Creighton (BScF, DSc’53) of Halifax

still maintains, at the age of 99, a 560-hectarewoodlot in Middle Musquodobit. Known as afather of forestry management in his nativeN.S., he was recognized by the Halifax WildlifeAssociation in June 2003 for his contribution tothe forestry industry. Wilfrid served as N.S.’schief forester from 1934-1939 and deputy min-ister from 1949 to 1969.

Ivan H. (Bill) Crowell (BScF, DLitt’96) ofFredericton passed away May 24, 2003. Hetaught at many universities during his career,and was instrumental in the establishment ofthe N.B. Craft School and the Kings LandingHistorical Settlement. He is believed to bethe first pewtersmith in Canada. After retir-ing from this craft, he wove tapestries forUNB and various other universities and insti-tutions. Dr. Crowell was awarded the Orderof Canada, the Queen’s Silver Medal and theQueen’s Golden Jubilee Medal. He is survivedby several nieces and nephews, friendShawna Hazlett and many friends.

’31Louis (Cy) Keenan (BScEE) of Fredericton

passed away April 6, 2003. He was an engineerwith the City of Fredericton for 43 years. He issurvived by his children and grandchildren.

’34Harry Mallory (Class of, BA’36) of St.

Andrews, N.B., passed away May 7, 2003.He is survived by his wife Pauline, children,grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

William (Bill) Quartermain (Class of) ofMoncton, N.B., passed away March 28,2003. He is survived by his wife Thyra, andseveral nieces and nephews.

’36Robert (Bob) Chalmers, M.D., (BA) of

Fredericton passed away March 19, 2003, atthe age of 90. He will be remembered for hisaccomplishments and contributions to theFredericton sports community, especially in golfand curling. During his years at UNB and laterat McGill, he played varsity hockey. He alsotouched the lives of many in Fredericton as hedelivered more than 10,000 babies during hismedical and obstetrical practice. His patientswere also his friends and he gave each one hisundivided attention. He would often say thathis patients always came first, but in his sparetime he was addicted to golf and curling.Outside of family, pets, friends, patients andsports, he was proud of his service and overseasduty as a member of the Royal Canadian ArmyMedical Corp from 1942-1946. He cherishedhis Royal Canadian Legion membership. Hewas predeceased in 1976 by his first wife Ruth(McDougall, BA) and his son Bob in 1994. Heis survived by his wife Isabel, his two daughters,Judy Chalmers (BN’64) and Kathy Robinson(Shane, BPE’71, BN’80, MEd’90), and step-children Susan Holland, Moyra Dziurda, andRobert Dickison. @

Marjorie Wright (McMurray, Class of) ofFredericton passed away May 14, 2003. She issurvived by her daughter and grandchildren.

’37James Mallory (BA, LLD’68) of Ottawa

passed away June 24, 2003, at the age of 87. Anative of St. Andrews, N.B., he taught politicalscience at McGill University for 45 years, wherehe was named professor emeritus. He also servedas chair of the McGill economics and politicalscience departments for 10 years. He was adominant constitutional lawyer and expert inthe workings of Canadian government. Dr.Mallory passed away just 11 weeks after thedeath of his wife Frances on what would havebeen their 63rd wedding anniversary. He willbe missed by his two sons and their families.

’40John Henderson (BScF) of Fredericton

died peacefully on March 29, 2003. Born inQuebec City in 1918, John was employed byAnglo-Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd. inForestville, Saguenay County, Que., and laterby the Department of Natural Resources inFredericton until his retirement in 1983. He issurvived by his wife Eva (Martin) Henderson,daughter Dawn Oakley (Henderson, BN’86)and two grandchildren, Jeffrey and CarolineOakley, of Mississauga, Ont. @

’41David Baird (BSc, Class of ’73) of North

Saanich, B.C., was awarded the GAC NealeMedal at the annual GAC-MAC-SEG confer-ence in Vancouver on May 26, 2003. The E.R.Ward Neale Medal of the GeologicalAssociation of Canada is awarded to an indi-vidual who has made, or is making, signifi-cant contributions to the public awareness ofgeoscience. The award recognizes outstand-ing efforts to communicate and explain geo-science to the public through one or more ofthe following vehicles: public lectures, print orelectronic media articles, school visits, ele-mentary and secondary school educational

materials, field trips, science fairs, and otherpublic communications. @

William Brenan (BScCE) of Livonia,Mich., is still active in building specificationsprojects, but is starting to slow down.

Edwin (Ted) Moore (BSc) of Torontopassed away Oct. 31, 2002. Ted was a “fun-guy” who danced his way to a lifetime careerin the oil business, where he was employedby Shell Oil Company and spent most of histime in Trinidad and Venezuela. He is sur-vived by his wife Connie and three sons.

’42Doris Weyman (Allan, BA, CFR’82) of

Saint John, N.B., passed away May 24,2003. She was predeceased by her husband,Stephen (BA). She is survived by her son,David (BBA’73) and grandchildren.

’44Ira MacIntosh Beattie (BScCE) of

Fredericton passed away on Aug. 4, 2003. Hewas 79. Born in 1924 in Nash Creek, N.B., hebegan his long relationship with UNB duringthe Second World War. After he received hiscivil engineering degree from UNB in 1944, heobtained an MSc in civil engineering fromStanford University. He joined the civil engi-neering department of the Faculty ofEngineering at UNB in 1945. He and ProfessorsHoward McFarlane (BScCE’43), RobertMcLaughlin (BScCE’43, MScCE’59) andAlbert Stevens (BScCE’47, MScCE’57) wereknown as “The Four Engineers,” forming thenucleus of the faculty during the expansion ofthe department in the post-war years. Prof.Beattie took over as head of the department in1957 and spent the rest of his career at UNB,teaching and conducting research until hisretirement in 1980. He was named professoremeritus in 1985. A long-time supporter andfriend of UNB, Prof. Beattie was an activealumnus and volunteer at Homecoming 2000.The Ira Beattie Discretionary Fund in CivilEngineering, which Prof. Beattie began in 1997,is a testament to his commitment to his profes-sion and to the university which he loved. Prof.Beattie was active in professional organiza-tions, and in business and community service.He was named a life member of the CanadianSociety for Civil Engineering and was presidentof the Association of Professional Engineers ofNew Brunswick. In 1953, he was one of thefounding partners of what would eventuallybecome the ADI Group of companies. His col-leagues, friends and family will miss his warmsmile, quick wit and good humour. He was pre-deceased by his wife Gladys (Barkhouse), andis survived by his daughter Patsy Beattie-Huggan (BN’69) and her husband LyallHuggan (BPE’68) of Charlottetown; two sons,David (BScCE’74) and his wife Lori Lynch(BScF’83) of Fredericton, and Donald (BSc’82,MSc’87) of Montreal; three grandchildren,Tamara, Christopher and Kevin; companionVivian MacMillan; and several nieces, nephewsand their children

’45Charles Gale (BScCE) of Cowansville,

Que., passed away on May 9, 2003. He is


&YonHither

FREDERICTONNOTE: Hither & Yon is compiled fromsubmissions sent to us directly by alum-ni, and from information about alumnigleaned from various public sources, suchas newspapers, trade publications andnews releases. @ at the end of an itemindicates entries sent to Alumni News viathe Internet.


Leaving a LegacyJ. Archie Flemming’scareer as an educator

spanned five decades. At the young age of 17, he began histeaching career in a one-room school in New Brunswick’srural Carleton County. From these rudimentary beginnings,he closed out his career at UNB Saint John as a professor of

Mathematics and Statistics. Archie’s commitment toeducation went beyond the classroom; he also served on theSaint John School Board for over 20 years. In 1983, Archieestablished the Jean Crawford Flemming Memorial Prize

for UNBSJ students with outstanding grades inMathematics & Statistics. His philanthropy continued uponhis death in 2001 at which time he left a bequest to establish

a scholarship for Computer Science students at UNBSJ.

You can leave your own legacy.

For more information contact:Mr. Kim Anderson, Gift PlanningDevelopment and Donor Relations

University of New BrunswickP.O. Box 4400

Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3Ph: (506) 453-4524 e-mail: [email protected]

survived by his children and grandchildren.

’46Don Gillis (BCL) of Saint John, N.B., was

honoured by UNB’s faculty of law with theIlsa Greenblatt-Shore DistinguishedGraduate Award. He was presented an hon-orary doctor of civil laws degree from AcadiaUniversity May 13, 2003.

’47Joseph Beesley (BSc) of Salem, Va., is

retired, and has four children and sevengrandchildren.

Murray Seeley (BScF) of Woodstock,Ont., passed away April 15, 2003. He servedas vice-president, chairman and director ofmany forestry companies. He is survived byhis wife and family.

’48Kenneth Fulton (BScCE) of Thornhill,

Ont., passed away on Oct. 25, 2002. He issurvived by his wife, daughter, and son.

Kenneth MacKenzie (BScCE) of Nepean,Ont., passed away Aug. 19, 2000. He is sur-vived by his wife Lula.

Walter Pratt (BA) of Saint John, N.B.,passed away June 1, 2003. He is survived byhis daughters.

’49Windsor Kelly (BScF) of Baddeck, N.S.,

passed away June 3, 2003.

’50Donald Carter (BScF, MScF’52) of Perth,

Ont., has retired. Roy Makenney (Class of) of Saint John,

N.B., passed away Aug. 1, 2003. He was anavid sportsman and hunter, and participat-ed in several hobby and service clubs in theSaint John area. He is survived by his wife,son, three daughters and five grandchildren.

Albert Rogers (BScF) of Burlington,Ont., gave the dedication of the June-BeedMemorial in France in June 2003.

George Rogers (BA, MA’53) of Guelph,Ont., attended the London, Ont., UNB alum-ni dinner meeting on March 29, 2003, whereUNB President John McLaughlin spoke.

John (Jack) Veness (BScCE) of Frederictonpassed away June 30, 2003. Jack joined theNorth Nova Scotia Highlanders in May 1942at the age of 19, and served in Canada,England, France, Belgium, Holland andGermany. He landed in France on D-Day, June6, 1944, was captured by the Germans,escaped and spent time with the FrenchUnderground before returning to his regimentin Holland in late 1944. He was wounded inGermany in March 1945, and retired from thearmy in 1946 with the rank of major. He co-authored with Jack Fairweather the book TheTwo Jacks about the real-life factual account ofhis capture, imprisonment, escape and timespent with the underground before his returnto his regiment. After the war, he attendedUNB and spent most of his working life withthe N.B. Department of Transportation as an

engineer. Jack is survived by his wife Freda, hisson Randy (Angela) and their children.

’51Richard Gauvin (BEd, MEd’73) of

Keswick Ridge, N.B., retired 18 years ago. Thomas King (BA) of Bromont, Que.,

passed away June 10, 2003. He is survived byhis four children and four grandchildren. @

Allen Mitchell (BA, BCL’53) of Ottawawas made a life member of the Law Societyof New Brunswick on June 21, 2003.

’52Harold Babcock (BScF, MScF’58) of

Welland, Ont., moved in December 2002into an “empty nest” community on theWelland Canal. This is the last move!

James Cayford (BScF) of Guelph, Ont.,was recently appointed special adviser forthe Eastern Ontario Model Forest.

Kathleen McAuley (MacCallum, BA) ofCharlottetown passed away Dec. 30, 2001.She is survived by her husband Donald(BScF); children Sandy (BA’77), Peter(BPE’80), and Elaine; and sisters Myrtle,Jean, Elizabeth and Patricia (BT’71, BEd’83,MEd’89).

’53Dorothy (Monteith, BSc) and Dr.

William Ayer (BSc, PhD’56) of Edmontonwould like to say “hello” to all fellow 1953graduates.


Robert Hatcher (BScF) of Kingston, Ont., passed away on May7, 2003.

Gordon Shearsmith (BScF) and wife Patricia (Clark, BA) ofLakefield, Que., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May14, 2003. May 14 was also the date of their graduation from UNB.

Joan Spurway (Spencer, Class of) of Fredericton passed away onMarch 23, 2003. She is survived by her four children, Peter(BPE’72), John (BSc’77), Pamela (Class of 1971), and Anne(BA’80); and 10 grandchildren.

’54Richard (Dick) Ballance (BScCE) has been living in or near

Geneva, Switzerland, for the past 30 years, having decided to remainthere after retirement from the World Health Organization in 1986.He continues to be a performing musician and has played “in thepit” for shows by the local amateur operatic society as well as beinga member of one of the town bands that flourish in Europe. In thewinter he becomes an active skier in the Portes du Soleil area andstill manages to ski about 40 days per season. Last year, Dick sawGordon P. (Bud) White’s (BSc’53) e-mail address in Alumni News.He contacted Bud and invited him to come ski. Both enjoyed theirpersonal ‘reunion’ after 50 years, and spent a lot of time reminiscingabout their skiing adventures back in their student days when the skiclub skiied at the Royal Road hill outside Fredericton. Dick would bepleased to hear from UNB skiers from the early ’50s. He can bereached at [email protected]. @

Glenn McEnery (BScCE) of Sackville, N.B., passed away on July 18,2003. He was retired vice-president of Atlantic Industries Ltd., andwas a life member of the Association of Professional Engineers of N.B.

’55Arthur Abbott (BScCE) and wife Joan of Halifax celebrated their

50th wedding anniversary on May 23, 2003. They would like to hearfrom their wedding attendants, including John and Scott Bishop,Donald MacCauly and Margie Norrie (McCain). Both Art and Joanstill work for the Trade Centre Ltd. in Halifax and maintain their farmin Falmouth, N.S. Their e-mail address is [email protected].

Douglas Allen (BSc) of Fredericton passed away June 14, 2003.He is survived by his sister, brother-in-law, a brother and severalnieces and nephews.

John Murray (Class of) of Moncton, N.B., passed away April 6,2003, at the age of 91. He worked for CIBC for more than 27 years andbefore retiring was with employed with Stairs & Morrow, McEwen’s. Heis survived by this wife of 63 years, Lillian, and his son Rob.

Robert Reid (BScF) of Fredericton passed away June 5, 2003. Hewas campus chief of police while a student at UNB, and won the“Bull of the Woods Award” in his forestry class. He worked for theAluminum Co. of Canada and the N.B. Research and ProductivityCouncil during his career. He was an avid curler and skipped asenior mixed team to two provincial championships. He enjoyed gar-dening and spending time at his cottage. In earlier years, he spentmany hours repairing and restoring antique furniture. He is survivedby his wife Norma (BA’81); daughters Pamela Webster (BN’71),and Elizabeth (BN’85) and her husband Wayne Boyle (BScCS’83);son Timothy; sisters Nancy (BA’62) and and her husband TerenceWaters (MScChE’65), Margaret McKenna, Susan and her husbandDawn Sharpe (BScCE’64); and brothers Jamie (Class of ‘51) and hiswife Edith (BSc’46), Ian (BScF’49) and his wife Betty, and Pete.

Albert Sellers (BScF) of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away inSeptember 2002.

’56Jack Adderley (BScF) of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away June 25,

2002. He is survived by his wife and children.Irving Mitton (BA) of Moncton, N.B., passed away April 6, 2003.

He was a lawyer for more than 32 years, and was past president ofthe N.B. Law Society. He is survived by his wife JoAnn, and children.

Don Reicke (BA, BEd’57) of Sussex, N.B., and his teammates ofthe Sussex Curling Club won their division of the New BrunswickMaster Curling Championships in February 2003.

’57John Abernethy (Class of, BScCE’58) of Peachland, B.C., has not

had one winter day since moving there on Dec. 28, 2002. He isenjoying semi-retirement on the sunny west bank of the Okanagan.

’58Colin Bergh (BCL) of Ottawa passed away March 29, 2000.Marven Blakely (BA) has been living in Calgary, Alta., since 1997. Ronald Cowan (BScME) of Sarnia, Ont., passed away on April

11, 2003. He will be missed by his wife of 42 years, Marian, andtheir son Andrew.

’59John Harvey (BSc) of Toronto has been appointed to the board

of directors of Tribute Minerals Inc. He currently operates his owngeological consulting firm.

’61Edward McLellan (BScCE) of Edmonton retired from the Alberta gov-

ernment in January 2002 after serving for 40 years, 15 of them as deputyminister of four different provincial ministries. He is enjoying retirement,is doing a little consulting work, and playing hockey and golf.

Andrew Nimmo (BScF) of Edmonton married Carita LynnElisabeth Nybom of Helsinki, Finland, on March 23, 2003.

’62 Derek Oland (BBA, DSc’98) of New River Beach, N.B., has been

named one of Atlantic Canada’s top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Businessmagazine. He is the chairman and CEO of Moosehead Breweries Ltd.

Gerald Ward (BScCE) of Fredericton passed away on June 25, 2003.He was a civil engineering professor at UNB for more than 30 years. Hewas the founding director of the master of engineering program in envi-ronmental studies, and received a life membership in the Association ofProfessional Engineers and Geoscientists of N.B. He is survived by his wife,Nancy (Ritchie, BT’80, DAUS’95), sons Michael (BScEE’95, DTME’95)and Andrew (BScEE’03), and daughter Heather (BA’01, BCS’01).

Frank Wilson (BScCE, MScCE’63) of Fredericton was presentedwith the Transportation Person of the Year Award by the MonctonTransportation Club.

’63William Beaman (Class of) of Petitcodiac, N.B., passed away

April 23, 2003. He is survived by his immediate family and brotherCyril (Class of ’63).

The Theodore Bremner Symposium on High Performance LightweightConcrete in honour of retired UNB engineering Prof. TheodoreBremner was held as part of an international conference inThessaloniki, Greece, in June. Shown here at the conference with Prof.Bremner are, from left, Takafumi Sugiyama (PhD’94), Oon S. Ooi(BScCE’85, MScCE’98), Prof. Theodore Bremner (BScCE’60), IrinaKondratova (PhD’99), Jane Selih (PhD’95) and Stephen Boyd(BScCE’96, MScCE’98), all of whom were students of Prof. Bremnerand who presented papers at the symposium.


Paul Leahy (BSc) of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., passed away Feb. 7,2003. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Boyd A. Touchie (BScCE) of Moncton, N.B., recently joined ADILimited as a senior consultant in their Moncton office.

Liz Vermeulen (BPE) of New Minas, N.S., has returned from aone-month visit/safari to Kenya.

’64Bob Lessels (Class of) of Sunny Corner, N.B., joined

Commonwealth Plywood Co. Ltd. in October 2002 at their Ste.Therese, Que., location as vice-president, Whitehall, N.Y., division.He is travelling among his N.B., Montreal, and New York homes.

George Patterson (BA, BEd’67) of Fredericton passed awayMarch 24, 2003. He retired in 1994 after teaching English atOromocto High School for 28 years. He is survived by his brothersChris (BScCE’75), Stephen and Rodney.

’65David Ganong (BBA) of St. Stephen, N.B., has been named one

of Atlantic Canada’s top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Business magazine. Heis president of Ganong Bros. Limited.

Keith Gorman (BPE, BEd’69) of Stanley, N.B., passed away June16, 2003. He was a teacher at Stanley High School for 34 years. Heis survived by his wife Anne-Marie (MEd’95); daughters Erin(BSc’97) and Maggie; sons Sean and Mark; sisters Sharon Ciebinand Diane Flynn (BEd’67); and numerous family members.

Richard Wilkinson (BScF) of Minnetonka, Minn., recently joinedWellsfargo Home Mortgage as a senior applications engineer. @

Carl Wilson, P. Eng. (BScCE) of Vancouver received the 2003Robert F. DeGrace Award from the Canadian Wood Council duringits Annual General Meeting in Vancouver on May 22, 2003. Theaward is named in honor of the CWC’s founding executive directorand recognizes the technical achievement of an individual who, overmany years, has advanced the use of wood as an engineering andconstruction material. @

’66Thomas McKenzie (BPE, BEd’69) of San Diego, Calif., received the

Association Internationale des Ecoles Superieures d’Education Physique(AIESEP-Physical Education in Higher Education) highest honor, the IOC(International Olympic Committee) President’s Prize at the AIESEPWorld Congress in Boston in August 2003. “Professor McKenzie hasshown a rare combination of scholarship, research, and program devel-opment for more than two decades, and continues to be a significantworld leader in youth fitness through his research, publications, andkeynote presentations,” his award citation said. This is the ninth time theprize has been awarded since being established by IOC President JuanAntonio Samaranch in 1978. Dr. McKenzie (professor, Department ofExercise and Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University, andadjunct professor of pediatrics, University of California, San Diego) is thefourth person from North America to ever receive the prize. @

Gerry Pond (BA) of Rothesay, N.B., has been named one ofAtlantic Canada’s top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Business magazine. He ischairman of Q1 Labs Inc.

’67Lawson Hunter (BSc, LLB’70) of Ottawa was appointed executive

vice-president, BCE Inc., on Feb. 24, 2003.Carrie MacMillan (BA) of Sackville, N.B., has been appointed

dean of arts at Mount Allison University. Carrie is professor ofEnglish and has served two terms as head of the English departmentat Mount Allison. She recently was named holder of the ReverendWilliam Purvis Chair in English Literature, Department of EnglishLiterature, Mount Allison University. @

’68Heather (Chapman, BN) and Gary Pattullo (BScME) are living in

Vancouver. Heather has left the health authority and is now assis-

tant professor of nursing at the University of Victoria, LowerMainland campus. Gary continues to work with the MATECEngineering Consultant group.

’69Jacqueline (Knoll, BA) and Anthony Atkinson (BBA’71) are

happy to welcome any UNB graduates who may visit St. Lucia,where Tony is the UNB alumni chapter representative. At last countthere were 12 UNB graduates living in St. Lucia. Tony and Jackiehave one daughter currently at UNB and two daughters who gradu-ated from UNB. Katherine (BA’97) is teaching in Kuwait, andChristine (BA’00) is teaching in South Korea.

Wally Brown (BPE, BEd’70) of Prince George, B.C., announcedhis retirement from the world of teaching June 2003 after 33 years(31 years in the same school). He would like to ask all PE grads of’69, “Am I the only one to have retired in the gym?” He would alsolike to hear from any other old UNB friends at [email protected]. @

David Cox (BScEE) of Unionville, Ont., has been appointed to theboard of directors for Q1 Labs. The company is a leader in the devel-opment of network behavior management and analysis solutions.

Heather Perritt (Baird, BPE) of Island View, N.B., has had herthird art exhibit, and invites those interested to visit her website, viewher work and sign her guestbook at www.heathersgallery.net.

Carolyn Savoy (BPE) of Halifax was inducted into the AlpineSaint John Sports Hall of Fame in June 2003. She coached theDalhousie women’s basketball Tigers for 24 years, where they wonseven regular-season titles. Her career credits include 500 wins.

’70Dale Ashfield (BSc, BEd’71) of Dartmouth, N.B., and his wife

Margaret-Anne announce the birth of their second grandchild, a girl,Brianne. She was born on March 31, 2003, in Calgary to theirdaughter Marianne Ashfield and Chad French.

Faith Ballinger (Spragg, BN) of Humble, Tex., passed away on May

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2, 2003. She is survived by her husband, chil-dren, granddaughter, and sisters SylviaDell’Olio (BEd’77) and Anne Harding(BSc’72, BEd’74).

Wah Hon Chow (MA) of Richmond,B.C., is enjoying retirement.

Joyce Greene (Mountain, BSc) of Saint John,N.B., after a year of retirement in Fredericton,decided to accept a position as quality controlmanager with CanSugar in Saint John.

Peter Hunt (BScME) of Mobile, Ala., hav-ing been with Shell Chemical for a year and ahalf since returning from a consulting positionin South Africa, has been promoted to thesenior management team of the combinedfacilities in Norco, La., and Mobile, Ala. Hehas taken on the responsibility for pressureequipment integrity across both sites. @

Terrance Owen (MSc) of NewWestminister, B.C., has been appointed to theboard of directors for MDX Medical Inc. From1980 to 2002, he founded and was presidentof Helix Biotech ULC, and is currently presi-dent and director of Duft Biotech Capital.

Allen Ruben, Q.C. (LLB) and wife Rhonahave moved to Toronto, where they are bothdoing consulting. Allen still maintains anoffice and business interests in N.B., as wellas their summer home.

Steve Smith (BScF) of Prince Albert, Sask.,will be moving to Vancouver to head upWeyerhauser’s Canadian forest lands sustain-ability and stewardship branch. Since June2000, he has served as the company’s vice-president of their Saskatchewan operation.

’71Diann Etter (Wright, BA) of Edmonton

lost her husband, Art, on March 21, 2003,after complications resulting from a strokeon Dec. 26, 2002. Art retired in 2002 after awonderful 51-year career as a financial plan-ner with Investors Group.

Pierre Fournaraki (BScCE) of Baied’Urfe, Que., died peacefully on June 12,2003, after a lengthy illness.

Norman Inkster (BA, LLD’99) ofToronto, the former commissioner of theRCMP, joined the law firm of GowlingLafleur Henderson LLP. He, along with twocolleagues, will be developing a new depart-ment of corporate security and intelligencethat will deal with issues of computer fraud,physical security, and corporate intelligence.

Ian Lutes (BScME) of Basking Ridge,N.J., retired from Foster Wheeler Corp. after32 years and has accepted a position withAlstom Power Inc. as sales director inHartford, Conn.

Charlotte McKim (Moore, BA’71) of SaintJohn passed away on July 18, 2003. Duringher career she taught at several schools in thearea. She is survived by her husband George(BA’71). children, Megan (BN’96), Darcy(BBA’02) and Ryan (BScFE’03), their part-ners, and one grandchild.

Allan Pressman (BA) of Ottawa is on pre-retirement leave from the CBC after 32 yearswith the public broadcaster. Allan startedworking for CBC at CBZ in Fredericton while

working on his degree. His career with theCBC took him to Saskatoon, Montreal andToronto, before moving to Ottawa in 1979to serve as parliamentary bureau chief, aposition he held for eight years.Subsequently, Allan was appointed directorof television for CBC Ottawa. He also heldnetwork program responsibilities during thissame tenure as director of program partner-ships for CBC’s arts and entertainment divi-sion. Allan brought many television projectsto Canadian audiences against tough odds.During the time the CBC felt deep budgetcuts, he collaborated with private-sectorsponsors and public-sector partners to secureexternal funding for a number of nationaltelevision series that would not have proceed-ed otherwise. Allan swears it was his stint aseditor-in-chief of The Brunswickan that helpedlaunch him into journalism and television. @

Pauline Robishaw (BN) of SouthPortland, Me., wishes to inform alumni ofthe passing of her husband, RobertRobishaw. He died suddenly on May 9,2002, after a short illness. @

Jim Simons (BA) of St. Catharines, Ont.,completed his first Atlantic crossing duringthe months of November and December2002. This was successfully completed in aSwan 46, and took 16 days, 3 hours. Thedeparture point was Las Palmas, CanaryIslands, and the destination was St. Lucia.Out of 250 boats, he placed fourth in hisclass and 29th overall. Special thanks toCaptain Ed Fudge, UNB. @

’72David Barry (LLB) of Saint John, N.B.,

has been appointed chair of the board ofdirectors for Saint John Airport Inc. He is aformer director and president of the SaintJohn Board of Trade and director and chairof Enterprise Saint John. He and his wifeJane have five sons and three grandchildren.

Domingo Nai Ping Chai (BScF) ofMalaysia passed away on June 28, 2003,after a 10-year battle with nasopharyngealcancer. Upon graduation from UNB,Domingo returned to Sandakan, Sabah,Malaysia, and continued working for theSabah State Forestry Department until hisearly retirement in October 2000 due to ill-ness. To his loved ones, he was a great andwonderful family man who was also mild-mannered. He enjoyed travelling the worldwith his family and friends. Domingo issadly missed but always fondly remembered.He is survived by his wife Agnes, son Barnettand daughter-in-law Huyen Tran of Ottawa,daughter Cecilia (BScCS’90) and son-in-lawWilson Wang of Malaysia, and two grand-sons, Ethan Chai and Warrick Wang. @

Ronald Tat-Kuan Chow (BScEE) ofNepean, Ont., completed a six-year overseasassignment in China, and is currently takingtime off to pursue personal interests.

Hollis Cole (BScCE) of New Maryland,N.B., has been named one of AtlanticCanada’s top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Businessmagazine. He is president and CEO of ADIGroup Inc.

Rick Kaupp (BPE) of Truro, N.S., passedaway March 6, 2003. He was a teacher andfootball coach for 26 years. He is survived byhis wife, daughters and son.

Daniel Macdonald (BPE) of Moncton,N.B., was inducted into the N.B. Sports Hallof Fame in June 2003 for his contributionsas an administrator, coach and official ingymnastics. He was a member of the 1967N.B. team at the first Canada SummerGames, served on the board of GymnasticsCanada for 17 years, and was team managerfor Canada during the 1976 SummerOlympics and 1979 world championships.

Kevin Malone (BA) of Fredericton hasbeen appointed deputy minister of policyand planning and secretary to the cabinetcommittee of policy and priorities, ExecutiveCouncil Office. In addition to these newroles, he is also clerk of the ExecutiveCouncil and secretary to the cabinet anddeputy minister for aboriginal affairs.

Michael Whitty (MScCE) has beenextended until 2004 in his present positionas Canadian defence attache to the Benelux(Belgium /Netherlands /Luxembourg). Heand wife Deborah reside in the Hague,where he is responsible for co-ordinatingbilateral issues between the Canadian Forcesand the Benelux countries.

’73Nancy Attwater (Linden, BT) of Prince

George, B.C., passed away on July 9, 2003. Shetaught elementary school in Fort George. She issurvived by her husband, Chuck (BScF’71),sons Ryan and Kevin, and her parents.

’74Kenneth Clifford (BScSE) of Charlotte,

Tex., has started a new business, “Plan B,” awellness business for people and animals.He would like to let friends know that ranchlife in south Texas is still suiting them well.

Ernest Drapeau (LLB) of Shediac, N.B.,has been appointed chief justice of the NewBrunswick Court of Appeal.

Mike Flannery (BSc) of Frederictonreceived his certified diamond grader diplo-ma from the Antwert Diamond HighCouncil in April 2003. Mike and his familyhave operated Flannery Jewellers for 25 yearsin the SUB at UNB, specializing in dia-monds. The store continues to supply gradrings to UNB and St. Thomas students.

Vernon (James) Mooers (BA, MEd’86) ofPusan, South Korea, is not the head of anymajor corporations. His claim to fame is thatin a year daughter Candace will be the thirdgeneration (after grandfather Lorne (BScF)in 1949) to graduate from UNB — three gen-erations, it’s traditional. Vernon’s poetry col-lection, Gypsy Hymns, chronicles four yearsteaching in Africa and other travels, and hehas authored the Fredericton-set cult novel(with chapters set at UNB) Briefly A Candle.He’s taught in South Korea for nine years,and is currently at the National University ofEducation. You can hear him doing a livereading on pusanweb.com — just click on the


poetryplus19 website. Other than that, hehasn’t been in too much trouble . @

Ernest Taylor (BT) of Moncton, N.B.,passed away April 4, 2003. He is survived byhis parents, children and granddaughter.

Peter Teed (BA, BBA’75, LLB’78) of SaintJohn, N.B., has been accepted as a level 3Breferee, Olympic and mass start, by SpeedSkating Canada. This places Peter as the firstsuch referee in Atlantic Canada. DaughterSheena Teed, who completed her freshmanyear at UNBSJ, has joined the NationalReserve and took officer training in Victoria.

Peter Thomson (BScF) of Liverpool,N.S., passed away April 5, 2003. He workedas industrial relations manager with BowaterMersey Paper Company. He is survived byhis wife Anne, daughter Lee, and sons Gerry(BPE’98), Donny and Bryant.

’75Gururaj (Desh) Deshpande (MScEE’75,

DSc’01) of Andover, Md., was inducted into theTelecom Hall of Fame by the MassachusettsTelecommunications Council. He co-foundedSycamore Networks in 1998, which has becomea leader in optical networking.

Darrell Duffie (BScCE) of Palo Alto,Calif., was awarded a PhD DistinguishedService Award by the Stanford GraduateSchool of Business for his teaching and sup-port of students and the academic process.Darrell is the James Irvin Miller Professor ofFinance at Stanford.

Gary Palmer (BScCS) of Ottawa, after aharsh exit from hi-tech three years ago,planned to attend teachers college this fall atTrent University in Peterborough, Ont., inpreparation for teaching math and computerscience to high school students. While teach-ers the same age as Gary are retiring fromteaching, he is entering the teaching profes-sion to share his love of math and computerprogramming with future problem solvers. @

Robert Tuck (BBA, LLB’78) of Moncton,N.B., was appointed as family court judge onthe Court of Queen’s Bench. He was a part-ner with the law firm LeBlanc McGrath Tuck.

Donald Savoie (MA, DLitt’02) ofMoncton, N.B., received an honorary doctorof laws degree from Dalhousie University atits spring 2003 graduation.

’76Allan Cameron (BScEE, MScEE’79) of

Saint John, N.B., co-founder of iMagicTVInc., has been appointed chief technologyofficer of the AnyWare Group, an informa-tion technology services company.

Arlyn Dawn McGee (Hoyt, BN, MA’88,DSc’97) of Fredericton passed away on Aug.10, 2003. A nurse by choice, she leaves alegacy of caring and dedication to family,friends, patients and the profession she hon-ored. She graduated from the Victoria PublicHospital School of Nursing in 1953, thenearned her BN and MA from UNB. ABeaverbrook scholar, she was the recipientof an honorary doctor of science from UNBand gave the Convocation address at UNBSJ

in 1997. She served as a research associateand on the Graduate Academic Unit of theFaculty of Nursing at UNB. An advocate andpioneer for patient’s rights and the entrepre-neurship of nurses, she gave freely of herprofessional skills, in writings, workshopsand addresses. An author, her major publi-cations included six nursing histories, andthe first book written on patient’s rights inthe province. Her proudest accomplishmentwas a book of poems written when she wasill. Lifelines touched the lives of many nursesand patients.Arlee served on several provin-cial and national health-related boards andwas an enthusiastic member of many associ-ations, a founding member of the UNBNursing Alumni and honorary president ofthe Canadian Association for the History ofNursing. She is survived by husbandRaymond; children Matthew (BA’79) andhis wife Philene, and Leslee Dell and her hus-band David (BBA’85); and grandchildrenBrandon and Emily McGee and Tess Dell.

Jason Herron (BScFE) of Harvey, N.B.,passed away on May 23, 2003, following acourageous 16-month battle with cancer.He worked for Georgia Pacific Corp. for 22years and was forest resource manager(N.B.) until 1999 when their holdings inN.B. were sold to the province. At the timeof his death, Jason was a part-time lecturerwith the faculty of forestry and environmen-tal management. He taught forest opera-tions and forest management planning. Heis survived by his wife Ann; daughtersLindsay and Kimberley; and sisters DerryFulenwider and Joan Cornell (BEd’80).

Heidi Shyu (BSc) of Redondo Beach,Calif., was promoted to the position of vice-president of unmanned and reconnaissancesystems business area in space and airbornesystems, Raytheon Corporation. She hasbeen selected to be the vice-chairman of theAir Force Scientific Advisory Board. @

’77Patrick Cullen (BEd) of Medicine Hat,

Alta, passed away July 14, 2003. He is sur-vived by his mother, brothers and sisters.

Brad Marchant (BSc) of North Vancouver,B.C., and business partner Rick Lawrencestarted BioteQ Environmental Technologiesin 1988, a company that developed a propri-etary treatment process for acid minedrainage. BioteQ recently signed a $1.35-mil-lion deal with Falconbridge to develop atreatment plant in northern Quebec, alongwith a multi-million (U.S.) deal with PhelpsDodge for southern Arizona.

’78Patricia Allen (Salmon, BT) of Bath,

N.B., passed away March 24, 2003.She issurvived by her children and grandchildren.

Carol Gavaris (Jones, BSc) of St. Andrews,N.B., was appointed to the New BrunswickPublic Libraries Board in March 2003. Theappointment is for a three-year term.

Patrick Morrissette (BPE) of Brandon,Man., recently became the first full professorwithin the School of Health Studies at

Brandon University. Dr. Morrissette haswritten two books and numerous scholarlyarticles, and serves on the editorial board ofseveral journals. Along with an active inde-pendent practice, Patrick provides clinicalsupervision and consultation in Canada andthe U.S. Patrick is finalizing his third bookon psychological injury and sends regards tohis former hockey, wrestling, and footballcoaches and teammates. @

Lorna Taylor (Dunham, BT, BEd’96-SJ,MEd’97-SJ) of Saint John, N.B., received anIT Community Hero Award from IndustryCanada. The award was presented at a cere-mony at Westfield School, where she is prin-cipal. Lorna has been involved in many ITInitiatives and has also taught InternetLiteracy at UNBSJ. @

’79Stephen Hunter (BBA) of Oshawa, Ont.,

works for Acosta Canada Inc., the largest salesand marketing company for consumer pack-aged goods in North America. He was recentlypromoted to vice-president of client services.

John Kennedy (BSc) of Oakville, Ont.,passed away on June 4, 2003, at the age of 46.He was the president of Hemosol Inc., and thechief executive officer. During his time with thecompany, he helped develop the company’sHemolink blood substitute product as areplacement for transfusions. Prior to joiningHemosol, he was director of global oncologyfor American Cyanamid Inc., and general man-ager and marketing vice-president of SeronoCanada Inc. He is survived by his wife Debra(Conlan, BN’80), and two children.

Anne Tennier (BScChE, MSc’83,MScChE’83) was promoted to vice-presi-dent, engineering and environmental affairs,for Maple Leaf Foods in Burlington, Ont.She lives in Waterdown, Ont., with her hus-band Ralph Wilson and their dog Carmel. @

’80Janice Moffett-Boyd (BA) of Oakville,

Ont., is working as a translator (French-

Photo: James Thorpe

These three UNBers got together at the AllCanadian Alumni Dinner in Los Angeles thisspring, where the special guest was AlexTrebek, host of Jeopardy. From left areSuzanne Lyons (BEd’78), Neil Alexander(MA’84), and Amy Alexander (BBA’86).Suzanne is a film producer, and last fall shot amovie, Jericho Mansions, in Saint John, N.B.,with James Caan, Jennifer Tilly and GenevieveBujold. Neil and Amy work together at theCanadian consulate in Los Angeles.

English) for an insurance company, translat-ing medical and legal documents. She lives inOakville with her husband and two daughters.

Dannie Brown (BEd, MEd’88, MBA’97)of Moncton, N.B., has been appointed thenew director of the Centre of InternationalBusiness Studies at UNB, Fredericton. Hestarted his job on July 28. Be sure to stop bySinger Hall and say hello. His whole family isexcited to be back home. @

Andrew Ferrier (BBA) has taken the helm ofFonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., a milk pro-cessing and trading powerhouse that accountsfor 20 per cent of New Zealand’s exports andseven per cent of its gross domestic product. Aschief executive officer, he is responsible for acompany with annual sales equivalent to morethan $9 billion (Canadian). He moved to NewZealand after spending three years running theOakville, Ont.-based GSW Inc., a manufacturerof water heaters and building supplies. Duringhis tenure at GSW, the company made recordprofits. Andrew began his career on the tradingroom floor of Tate & Lyle, the world’s biggestsugar company, and worked his way to the topjob in its North American division before mov-ing to GSW.

Michael Murphy (BBA, LLB’83) lives inMoncton, N.B., with his wife Moira (Kelly,LLB’87) and their five children. He practisesat the law firm of Murphy Collette Murphy.In 2002, he graduated from Osgood HallLaw School with a master of law. In 2003,he was elected as a member of the NewBrunswick Legislature for Moncton North.

Judy Patterson (BSc) and Chris Grant(BScME’81) are living in St. Albert, Alta. Judyhas joined the Armed Forces as a physicianand Chris started two home businesses: anengineering consulting company and a bicycleservices company. Their eldest son, Jordan,started at the University of Calgary in fine artsthis fall; number two son, Martyn, enteredsecond year at UNB(F) doing his BA in philos-ophy and English linguistics (!!); number threeson, Tristan, is attending Grade 11 atEdmonton’s Vimy Ridge Academy, aCanadian heritage school with a military part-nership and sports component; and daughterMarie started Grade 5 in St. Albert. @

Marc Pepin (BEd) of Fredericton wasinducted into the Fredericton Sports Wall ofFame on May 4, 2003, for the sport of ten-nis. He has been playing tennis provinciallysince 1969, and continues to play at themasters level nationally.

’81Shirley (Roach, BSc) and David Albert

(BCS’97) of Saint John, N.B., announce thebirth of Daniel Robert on Dec. 23, 2002, abrother for Davine and Michael.

Bernard Crosse (C-BA’81) of Salisbury,N.B., passed away on June 11, 2003. He issurvived by his wife Kathleen, daughtersTanya (LLB’89) and Trena, and two grand-children.

Linda Fuccillo (BEd) of East Falmouth,Mass., is enjoying Cape Cod and her two chil-dren, Carmen and Salvatore, ages 11 and 17.

H. Wade MacLauchlan (LLB) of West

Covehead, P.E.I., has been re-appointed aspresident and vice-chancellor of theUniversity of Prince Edward Island for a five-year term. He also served as the dean of lawand founding director of the Centre forProperty Studies for UNB.

John Reynolds (LLB) of Kitchener, Ont., isthe recipient of the Alumni Citation Awardfrom his undergraduate school (WilmingtonCollege, Ohio) as the Outstanding Alumnus ofthe Year (2003), for his lifelong contribution toscience and his profession, which are found ishis 180-plus publications, including 30 books.For the past six years, John has been a manag-er in transportation and logistics at theCanadian operating centre of SchneiderNational Carriers of Green Bay, Wisc. @

Sherry (Budovitch, BEd) and StephenRioux (BScCE’82) have moved to Unionville,Ont. and can be reached at [email protected].

Trudy (Crawford, BA, MPE’88, BEd’92)and Mark Welton (BBA’86, LLB’92) ofToronto announce the arrival of DawsonFraser on Nov. 24, 2002.

Graham Young (BSc, PhD’88) ofWinnipeg was appointed as the communica-tions chair of the Geological Association ofCanada. His appointment was announcedat the association’s annual conference inVancouver in May 2003. Graham currently isthe curator of geology and paleontology atthe Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature.

’82David Bewick (BScF) and Beth

Armstrong (BA) are still living in Terrace,B.C. They have two daughters, Erin, 17, andShauna, 14. Dave works for the Ministry ofForests as a stewardship forester and Beth isteaching Grade 4 at Veritas School. Theylook forward to hearing from anyone fromU.N.B. at [email protected] or in person ifthey are out their way. @

Tom Sisk (BScEE) of Fredericton hasbeen appointed director of professionalaffairs for the Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists of NewBrunswick. Tom and family recently re-locat-ed to Fredericton from Saint John. @

’83Geoff Cronin (BBA) and Kym of

Etobicoke, Ont., announce the arrival ofdaughter Ainsley Kathleen on Aug. 29, 2002.

Carla Rufelds (BScF) of Ottawa, alongwith her Canadian Co-operative Office(CCO) team, was awarded the Queen’sGolden Jubilee Medal. They were alsoawarded the CIDA President’s Award fortheir work. The CCO is the main representa-tive of Canada in Nepal.

’84Kathleen (Warner, BA) and Richard

Duncan (BScEE) are now living inWestmount, Que. They have three children,Lexy ,13, Warren, 9, and Jack, 3. Kathleen isthe president of the local MunicipalAssociation and Richard is working as anelectrical engineer for Union Switch andSignal. They can be reached by friends at

[email protected]. @Karen McKay (White, BBA) lives in

Toronto with husband David and childrenFiona, 5, and Ryan, 2. Karen is vice-president,human resources, for Eli Lilly Canada Inc.

Angie O’Donnell (BBA) of Needham,Mass., and her husband John are thrilled withthe birth of Claire, now seven months old.Angie recently started a consulting firm thatspecializes in leadership development. You cancontact her at [email protected].

Paul Simmonds (BBA) of Fredericton hasbeen appointed to the board of directors ofthe Retail Council of Canada. He is theowner of Robert Simmonds men’s wear storein the city’s downtown.

Sherry Sparks (BScCE) of Riverview,N.B., was the recipient of the Prix MurielFergusson Award in April 2003. Presented bythe Greater Moncton Chamber ofCommerce, the award recognizes women inhigh levels of responsibility who serve asexcellent role models for other women.Sherry is an environmental impact assess-ment manager for the N.B. Department ofSupply and Services.

Jeff Williams (BSc) of Tatamagouche,N.S., completed his MBA from Saint Mary’sUniversity in October 2002. He continues asthe associate for Atlantic Canada with ROICorporation, the country’s largest dentalpractice appraisal, brokerage and consultingfirm. Jeff was also recently named to theboard of directors of Canadian DentalService Plans Inc. (CDSPI) for a three-yearterm. CDSPI is a not-for-profit companythat administers insurance and investmentprograms for Canadian dentists, their fami-lies and employees. “DoubleMeat” wouldlove to hear from any of his old LBR buddiesor biology classmates at [email protected].

’85Les Chipperfield (BBA) of Summerside,

P.E.I., has accepted a position at JusticeInstitute, a division of Holland College. Hewill be responsible for the core training ofpolice cadets, corrections officers, conserva-tion officers, and private security and lossprevention officers for Atlantic Canada. Lesis also the president of the CanadianAssociation of Police Educators.

Charlie Harling (BBA) of Rothesay, N.B.,has been appointed vice-president of salesfor N.B. for Aliant. Most recently the manag-ing director of sales for their export division,Charlie has held a number of increasinglysenior positions with Aliant and NB Tel.

Barry Lydon (MEd) of Fredericton wasnamed an honorary fellow by St. ThomasUniversity in a ceremony July 23, 2003. Hewas recognized for his contribution to theeducation system in N.B.

Susan (Clayton, BScF) and RagnarOborn (BScFE’88, MScFE’97) of Frederictonannounce the birth of their first child, JacobClayton Ragnar on May 29, 2003.

’86Tom Coolen (Class of) of Fredericton is



The Faculty of Engineeringcordially invites you to attend

a dinner to honour150 years of Engineering at UNB.

When: Wednesday, February 11th, 2004

Where: Sheraton Hotel, Woodstock Road,Fredericton

Time: Reception 6:30 p.m.Dinner 7:30 p.m.

Dress: Black Tie (optional)

Price: $50.00 per person

For more information or reservations contact:Office of the Dean of EngineeringTel: (506) 453-4570Fax: (506) 453-4569Email: [email protected]

150 Years of Engineeringat the

University of New Brunswick

coaching professional hockey in Austria with the Division 1 Feldkirchteam. They won the 1998 European League title and finished fourthin the eight-team league in 2002.

Stephen Lewis (LLD’86) of Toronto received an honorary doctorof laws degree from St. Francis Xavier University at its springConvocation in May 2003.

Denice (Lamb, BSc, BEd’87) and Paul Robertson (BScF’88) ofWelland, Ont., along with sons Reid, 9, and Blair, 7, are doing well.They invite friends to drop by when in the Niagara Falls area.

Peter Sutherland (MScEE) of Vooheesville, N.Y., received his PhDin electric power engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Troy, N.Y., on May 17, 2003.

Brian Tabor (LLB) of Dartmouth, N.S., was elected second vice-president of the Canadian Bar Association in April 2003. He worksfor the law firm Cox Hanson O’Reilly Matheson.

’87Paul Antle (MScChE) of St. John’s was honored as one of

Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, as awarded by The Caldwell PartnersInternational. In 1995, he founded Island Waste Management,Newfoundland’s first hazardous-waste transfer station.

Elaine Henderson (BBA) lives in Ottawa with her husbandHoward Rajala and their 14-month-old daughter Sarah. She is aself-employed consultant who is working part-time. Life is great! Shewould love to hear from her old friends from Lady Dunn. You canconnect with her at [email protected].

Lincoln MacDonald (BScGE, BA’90) of Nepean, Ont., along withwife Janet, and oldest daughter, Caileigh, 5, would like to update all ourfriends that our family has grown over the past couple of years with theaddition of Quintin Graeme, born Dec. 9, 2000, and Reilly Shannon,born Feb. 14, 2003. Everyone is doing fine, but Dad has had to absorbthe costs of a new house to accommodate the growing clan. They wel-come their long-lost friends to call any time they are in Ottawa. @

Irene Strucel (BScF) and husband Glen Erickson of Nelson, B.C.,announce the birth of their second child, Matthew JohannesErickson, a brother for Jacob. Matthew was born March 11, 2003.

Jeff Whipple (BScGE, BEd'02) has changed career paths and isnow teaching math, technology and social studies at Keswick RidgeSchool just outside Fredericton. He lives in Lincoln, N.B., with histwo children, Natasha, 13, and Matthew, 10. Jeff continues hisinvolvement as an international softball official, umpiring at the ISFWomen’s World Championships in August 2002 in Saskatoon. Oldfriends are invited to catch up at [email protected].

’88Reuben Cohen (LLD) of Moncton, N.B., received an honorary

degree from Mount Allison University in May 2003.Jennifer (Kitchen, BOM) and Jason Gregan (BBA’98) of Beaver Dam,

N.B., announce the birth of daughter Taylor Lynn on April 7, 2003.Janet Halcrow (Power, BEd) of Saint John, N.B., passed away

May 25, 2003. She was a teacher with School District 18. She is sur-vived by her husband Chris (BScChE’89), and her children.

Pam (Rideout, BScCE) and Rob Kitchen of Upper Kingsclear,N.B., announce the birth of son Brady Thomas on Feb. 3, 2003.

Laird Meneley (BA) of Norwood, Ont., passed away April 20,2003. He practised law in Peterborough, Ont. He is survived by hiswife, Angela (Johnson, BA) and two daughters.

’89Janet (Mitton, Class of) and Kevin Englehart (BScEE, MScEE’92,

PhD’98) of Fredericton announce the birth of their son, WilliamJames on Jan. 6, 2003. Proud grandparents are Anne (BT’78,BEd’80, MEd’88) and Allan Mitton (BA’71, BEd’77, MEd’89) andJoan and Moe Englehart.

Norm Green (BScEE) of Portland, Ore., and his wife Tracieannounce the arrival of their first child, Kasen Jon, born April 3,2003. Norm and family live on a horse farm south of Portland, andwere planning a visit to N.B. this fall. @

Lee Hughes (BA) of Fairfield, Ohio, was promoted in 2002 to

telecom manager for PharmaCare Management Services, Inc., adivision of CVS, a pharmacy chain and pharmacy benefits manage-ment conglomerate in the U.S. @

Lynda Reaume (Scammell, BSc) of Woodslee, Ont., completedher BSc (physical therapy) in 1992 at UWO. She Married DanReaume in 1997. She works as an in-home physiotherapist.

Ahmed Shalabi (PhD’89) and Marie Bourry of Ottawa announcethe birth of Myriam Gabrielle on Father’s Day, June 15, 2003, a sis-ter for Aisha Yolande, 4 1/2. @

’90Stuart Chase (BEd) of Fredericton passed away June 11, 2003.

He is survived by his wife and children.David Henley (BBA, LLB’00) of Halifax, completed a master of laws

at Dalhousie University in May 2003. David practises law at the firm ofStewart McKelvey Stirling Scales. @

Deborah (Creaghan, BEd) and Glen Hicks (BScCS) of Saint John,N.B., announce the arrival of their daughter Meaghan Leigh on Feb.27, 2003. Meaghan will be well looked after by her brothers,Brandon, 9, and Jason, 5. Deborah is on leave from teaching Grade2 at Morna Heights School and Glen works at Aliant as director ofIS/IT planning and delivery. The family makes its home in Saint John,N.B. @

James Petrie (BBA, LLB’94) of Fredericton has been named apartner in Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales, Atlantic Canada’s oldestand largest law firm. He continues to practise in Fredericton. @

Katherine (Evans, BBA) and Dwight Schmidt (BBA’89-SJ) ofAirdrie, Alta., announce the birth of their first child, Peyton Rebecca,on June 12, 2003, weighing 4 lb., 12 oz. After a brief stay in hospi-tal, their angel is home and everyone is doing great. Peyton’s boxer,Casey, has stepped right into the role of protector. @

’91Julie (Fram, BA) and Steve Greig of Wakefield, Que., are delighted


to have Liam Graham to play with. Liam wasborn in Ottawa on Oct. 16, 2002, weighing10 lb., 9 oz. Julie is on maternity leave fromher position as principal and part-timeteacher at a rural school north of Ottawa.

Shelley (Varney, BN) and Rodney Foster(BScF’94) of Fredericton announce the birthof their first child, Samuel Alexander Thomas,on Jan. 30, 2003, weighing 8 lb., 5 oz.Samuel’s mom is a nurse at the Dr. EverettChalmers Hospital and his dad is a forestbiologist with Natural Resources Canada,Canadian Forest Service. They would love tohear from any long-lost classmates! Theiremail address is [email protected]. @

Bob Hatheway (BSc) and wife Sherri ofFredericton announce the birth of theirdaughter Rachel Anne on March 25, 2003.She is a sister for Tori.

Mark McGinn (BScME) of Escondido,Calif., would like to report that childrenRiley is 3, and Charlotte is almost 6. Beforemoving to San Diego, they had been inMalaysia. He would like to hear from friendsand other UNBers in California [email protected].

April (Campbell, BEd) and John Nice ofKars, N.B., along with big brothers Isaac,Isaiah and Jonah, are excited to announcethe arrival of Aaron Donald on March 13,2003, weighing 7 lb., 12 oz.

Drummond Wilson (BScFE) of Nepean,Ont., worked for a number of years for him-self after graduation, then returned toschool and studied high technology. Hethen accepted a position with Corel Corp.,where he is the North American manager fortechnical support for business applications.The main business revolves around CorelWordPerfect. He was married for a few yearsbut has since divorced. He lives with his twodaughters, Alexandra,12, and Victoria, 8.Classmates and friends may contact him bye-mail at [email protected] or byphone at (613)820-2617. @

’92Karen (Wiggins, BSc) and David Candy of

Apohaqui, N.B., announce the arrival of OliviaRose on April 23, 2003, in Moncton, N.B.

Shelly (Allen, BN) and Joel DeWolfe(BA’97) of Fredericton announce the birthof their son, Bernie Ray, on March 12, 2003.

Rosie (Rocca, BEd, DAUS’93) and PaulDoiron of Fairvale, N.B., announce the birthof their son, Joseph Paul, and daughter,Elizabeth Grace, on Feb. 20, 2003.

Tara Jones (BSc) and Alex Scholten(BBA’87, LLB’90) of Fredericton announcethe birth of their daughter, Madison Beth,on Jan. 13, 2003.

Karla (MacInnis, BA) and Neil Kielly(BSc’94) of Riverview, N.B., announce thebirth of Isaac Stephen on Oct. 22, 2002. Heis welcomed to the family by his brotherEthan Roy, who was born Nov. 6, 1997.

Paula (Beck, BA) and husband GaryMacKenzie of Fall River, N.S., announce thebirth of their second child, Morgan Drew, ababy sister for Alec.

Lori (Boucher, BSc) and Nick Nichol

(BScCS’94) of Montgomery, Ala., announcethe birth of Samuel Thomas on April 17, 2003.

Shawna Allen-VanderToorn (BEd) ofFredericton and husband Jason VanderToornannounce the birth of daughter MackenzieAnne on May 03, 2003. Shawna is on mater-nity leave but will resume teaching at LeoHayes High School in August 2004. @

’93Tiffany (Olsen, BEd, MEd’96) and Geoff

Bastin (BScSE’95, MScSE’01) of Lincoln,N.B., announce the arrival of Alia Rachel onNov. 30, 2002.

Patricia (Edwards, BN) and ChrisBingham (BBA’96) of Saint John, N.B.,announce the birth of their first child, SarahElizabeth Ann, on Feb. 4, 2003.

Jennifer Brien (Candrlic, BBA) ofNewmarket, Ont., and husband Mikeannounce the birth of their second child,Ethan David, on Oct. 21, 2002, weighing8lb., 2oz., a little brother for Matthew, whoturns 4 in October. They relocated fromHalifax to Newmarket, Ont., in June of 2001after Mike received a job transfer. He contin-ues to work with Proctor and Gamble inToronto as a marketing manager. Jenn hadbeen working in human resources at the QEIIHealth Sciences Centre in Halifax, but sincemoving to Ontario has had the pleasure ofstaying at home with their two boys, whichshe loves. Would love to hear from any oldclassmates at [email protected]. @

Elizabeth (Snow, BEd) and husbandKevin Carson (BA’96) of Moncton, N.B.,recently had a baby boy, Chris.

Frank Denis (BPE) and Christine ofHalifax announce the birth of AdrienneYvonne (UNB Class of 2026) in Halifax onJune 1, 2003. Adrienne weighed in at 9 lb.,10 oz., and is doing very well.

Donna Harvey (MEd) of Campbellton,NL, was awarded the Prime Minister’s Awardfor Excellence in Teaching in May 2003. Sheis a teacher at Lewisporte Collegiate.

Tracy Horsley (Brewer, BSc) and hus-band Steve of Fredericton announce thebirth of daughter Amanda Maria on March15, 2002. She is a sister for Laura, 4, andAnna, 2 1/2. Tracy finally has home e-mailand would love to hear from friends anytimeat [email protected].

C.H. Jeanne Nah (BA) of Singapore wassupposed to visit Fredericton this June tocatch up with friends. However, she had tocancel the trip because of the SARS outbreak.She hopes to make the trip in June 2004. @

’94Niki (Perrin, BEd, DAUS’98) and Tony

Bucci (BA) of Lower Sackville, N.S.,announce the arrival of Grace Simone onOct. 18, 2002.

Jeffrey Foot (BA) of Maryville, Mo., isthrilled to announce his marriage to JeanethPuriel on July 12, 2003. Both will beemployed and take graduate courses atNorthwest Missouri State University, wherethey met.

Tammy (LeBlanc, BA, BEd’96) and CoryGallant (BSc) of Rothesay, N.B., announcethe arrival of Bradley Cory on April 19,2003, a brother for Mitchel.

Leanne Douthwright (BA), RussellGirard (PhD’98) and big sister Hannah ofNew Maryland, N.B., are excited toannounce the arrival of Willem Alexandre onJune 11, 2003, in Fredericton. @

Joanne Healey (BEd) of Lakeside, N.B.,married Doug Conway on June 28, 2003.Karen Hayden (BEd’94) was the maid ofhonour. Joanne is teaching at SussexElementary School. Joanne has been tryingto locate Julie Jones (Haley, BEd’94) andTerri-Lynn Fleiger (BEd’94). If anyoneknows of their whereabouts, please forwardinformation to [email protected]. @

Rob Landers (BPE) recently moved backto his hometown of Saint John, N.B., fromNova Scotia. He earned his BSc in physiother-apy from Dalhousie University in 1998, andwas working at Bedford SackvillePhysiotherapy Clinic in N.S. until August2002. Rob has taken several continuing edu-cation courses specializing in orthopaedicmanual therapy, exercise rehabilitation andacupuncture. He now spreads his timebetween two private practices in Saint John,Active Physiotherapy Clinic PC and Saint JohnSports Medicine Clinic. He also manages histhree-year-old business, Body Action Designand Consultations (BAD), which consists ofsupplying rehabilitation exercise equipmentand educational materials to professionalsaround the Maritimes. Rob has recently pur-sued developing and teaching educationcourses to other professionals in the rehabili-tation field. Personally, Rob was married nineyears ago to Bonnie Faircloth, and they havebeen blessed with an entertaining two-year-old daughter, Jayde Ceilidh, who keeps herparents busy. If you want to re-acquaint, youcan email Rob at [email protected].

Aarika (MacKay, BN) and Noel Machat,of Winnipeg announce the birth of their sec-ond child, a little brother for Kiera, 2. KieganFrancois was born May 23, 2003, weighing 9lb., 1 oz.. They are doing well, adjusting totwo little ones. Kiera thinks Kiegan is herbaby and is smothering him with love. Aarikais on maternity leave from Cancer CareManitoba chemotherapy treatment room.Noel is flying a Hawker 800 for Execaire. @

Stacey (Astle, BN) and Greg Munn ofFredericton announce a new addition, GraceAnne Munn, born Feb. 7, 2003, weighing 7lb., 4 oz. Big brother Drew is 4, and loves hisnew little sister! Stacey is on maternity leavefrom the ER at the DECH and Greg is stillwith Corrections Canada. @

Susan (Blackie, BA) and Darren Pierce(BA’95) of Fredericton announce the arrivalof Elias John on March 31, 2003.

Kathryn (Ward, BA, BN’99) and RobinSharpe of Hanwell, N.B., announce thebirth of Lukas William on June 25, 2003.

Melinda (Arseneau, BA, BEd’98) and JeffSheehan (BScCS’90) of Saint John, N.B.,announce the arrival of their first child,Annie Kaileen, on Jan. 6, 2003.


Bradley Stevens (BPE, BEd’97) of SaintJohn, N.B., married Julie Armstrong on March4, 2003. The wedding took place at theSheraton Maui Resort in Ka’anapali, Hawaii.

Robin True (BA) and wife Krista ofJemseg, N.B., announce the arrival of daugh-ter Reeghan Marie-Ann on Dec. 23, 2002.

Anthony Whalen (BScChE) has returnedto Fredericton with his wife Lisa and daughterVivian after spending the last 2 1/2 years inCalifornia. He is now employed as a drinkingwater approvals engineer with the N.B.Department of Environment and LocalGovernment. He says, “It’s great to be backin Fredericton . . . except for the snow andcold.” They also bought a great little house(their first one) in Skyline Acres and love it. @

’95Naomi Ballance (BA) of Kingston, Ont.,

is associate registrar (undergraduates) at theRoyal Military College. Her interests indrama continue and she is a frequent per-former with both the Domino Theatre andthe French language group, Les Tretaux. @

Tanya (Holland, BN) and Jason Belliveauof Fredericton announce the safe arrival oftheir first child, Summer Marie, born March6, 2003. Tanya is on maternity leave for theyear. They are loving parenthood. Tanyaworks in the ICU at DECH and Jason is afirefighter with the city. They would love tohear from old friends. Their e-mail address [email protected]. @

Beth Simkins-Burrows (BOM) and ChadBurrows of Riverview, N.B., announce thebirth of their son, Lucas DouglasCarrington, on Feb. 26, 2003, weighing 7lb., 2 oz. Beth would like to say “Hi!” to allthe gals of Tibbits Pitt River 1990-95. @

Paul Estabrooks (BBA) and Lisa Wraywere married on April 26, 2003, in Toronto.They live in Toronto, where Paul is a partnerin Agora Consulting Partners Inc.

William Falconer (BBA) of Kingston, N.S.,and his wife Carol attended daughterShelley’s (BBA’98-SJ) graduation from Dalwith a BSc in psychology. Shelley has beenaccepted into Dal’s radiological technologydegree program this fall. Her younger sisterand brother-in-law (Cynthia and MarcRichard), both pharmacists, are also continu-ing their studies. Cynthia is a NSERC recipientand is half way through her PhD in pharma-cology, and Marc is commencing a masters incomputer science. After having spent 17 yearsin Saint John, N.B., and having undergonedownsizing in the banking system, Bill andCarol have been in the Annapolis Valley foreight years, where Bill is VP of marketing andhuman resources at Valley Credit Union. Helloto all our friends back in Saint John! @

Nicole (Duncan, BN) and Jim Foran ofOrlando, Fla., announce the birth of theirson, Aidan Patrick, on Aug. 2, 2002. Nicoleand Jim were married June 17, 2000, inHalifax.

Erica Gomez (BBA) and husband JeffClark (BSc’97, BBA’98) of Verdun, Que.,are proud to announce the birth of their firstchild, Hannah Isabella, on July 28, 2003. @

James Kernighan (BEd) of Pennfield, N.B.,died on March 27, 2003, after a brief battlewith cancer. Known as “Mr. Jimmy” to hisstudents, he taught technology and carpentryat Fundy High School for the last seven years.He is survived by his wife Brenda. @

Johnston Mehan (BScEE) of Ottawamarried Jennifer Grodski on Dec. 12, 2002,in Jamaica.

Joy (McKnight, BOM) and Kevin Porter(BBA’94) of Fredericton announce thearrival of Tyler Carson on May 12, 2003.

Kirk (BSc) and Jennifer Ramsay ofHalifax announce the birth of Ava Elizabethon March 4, 2003.

Krista (Calvin, BN) and Dan Rotolo ofOrland, Fla., along with big sister Alexis arepleased to announce the birth of Amanda Janeon Oct. 29, 2002. Alexis, 3, is a wonderfulhelper caring for Mandi. They live in Orlandoand welcome any visits from old classmates.Krista works part-time in labor and delivery.

Jeanne Sayre (BBA) of Frederictonannounces the birth of her first child, EmilyChristine Kenny, on March 14, 2003.

Shawn Young (BPE) of Saint John, N.B.,married Eriko Kotani on Dec. 25, 2002, atLamai Beach, Koh Sami, Thailand. The cou-ple lives in Osaka, Japan.

’96Emily Barner (BBA) of Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia, would like to announce her mar-riage on May 8, 2003, to Gerald K. Pillai ofMalaysia. Emily returned to Kuala Lumpurlast August and has been working in theeducation industry, both lecturing and incorporate development. Please send a“hello” or update anytime (especially if youare, or plan to be, in the neighbourhood)[email protected]. @

Suzanne (Moore, BN) and Greg Brewer(BCS’95) of Fredericton announce thearrival of Erica Marie on June 21, 2003.

Kevin Carson (BA) of Moncton, N.B.,and wife Elizabeth announce the arrival oftheir son, Chris, who is now over a year old.

Megan (McKim, BN) and Steve Doucette(BEd) of Fredericton were very excited towelcome Cara Elizabeth on Dec. 9, 2002.She weighed 7 lb., 14 oz. They would love tohear from old friends at [email protected]. @

Karun Feron (Byrapaneni, BBA) lives inHalifax with her husband Ryan. They weremarried on Aug.10, 2002, in Fredericton.Karun went on to study computer science atDalhousie University, and works for GeneralMotors. Life is great! She would love to hearfrom any old friends. You can connect withher at [email protected]. @

Jeff Kirkbride (BEd) of Oromocto, N.B., wasnamed coach of the Oromocto High SchoolBlues men’s hockey team. He has led the teamto two provincial titles over the last five years.

Vicki (Banks, BA) and Steve Lanteigne(BScEE’92, DTME’92, MScEE’94) ofFredericton announce the birth of theirdaughter Abigayle Leigh (Abby) on March11, 2003. Vicki is on maternity leave from

the UNB Alumni Office, where she is co-ordinator for the student relations andyoung alumni program.

Stacy (Nicks, BSc) and Paul MacKinnon ofSunny Corner, N.B., announce the birth oftheir daughter, Emma Gail, on April 30, 2003.

Tammy Mallais (BSc, PhD’03) ofFredericton received her PhD in chemistryfrom UNB in December 2002. She isemployed with Methyl Gene Inc. in Montreal.

Tim Travis (BBA) of Vancouver, B.C.,recently returned from General MotorsPlace, where the IOC announced that it hadselected Vancouver to host the 2010 WinterOlympics. Tim was a volunteer with the bidbut works full time in the marketing depart-ment at Fasken Martineau, a large nationallaw firm. He would like to hear from any oldUNB friends (just don’t expect Olympic tick-ets yet). [email protected]. @

Stephanie (Lorrain, BA) and MerleSteeves (BA’95) of Toronto are happy tosay that they’re back in Canada. They had agreat time in Chicago, but they say “it’s niceto be closer to friends and family.” @

Rhonda (MacPhee, BN) and husbandBrian Wilson of Salisbury, N.B., are theproud parents of a beautiful baby girl, AlyssaNicole, born May 29, 2003, weighing 7 lb.

’97Joanie (Lavigne, BBA) and husband

Steven Bradshaw of Waasis, N.B.,announce the birth of their first child, EthanKenneth, on July 25, 2002.

Claudia Dable (BBA, BEd’99) of SanJose, Calif., married Anise Georges Andaryon Dec. 28, 2002.

Matthew Goodine (BScCE) of CollegeStation, Tex., will be getting married to WillowNelson of Fredericton on Oct. 4, 2003. Mattis working in Texas for Schlumberger Ltd.Matt and Willow can be contacted at [email protected].

Jennifer Price Hudson (BA) and RalphHudson of St. John’s announce the birth oftheir first child, Emma MarrLee Hudson, onOct. 12, 2002.

Beth (Atkinson, BSc) and DarcyManderson (BA’98) of Kitchener-Waterloo,Ont., announce the birth of their beautifulbaby girl, Grace Cassidy. She made a fast andfurious appearance on May 4, 2003, weigh-ing 6 lb., 12 1/2 oz. Proud first-time grand-parents are Paul (MScChE’73) and JocelynAtkinson of Houston, Tex., and Ronnie andBarb Manderson of Miramichi City, N.B.Darcy is working as a technical trainer forResearch in Motion and Beth is on maternityleave from Grand River Hospital. @

Andrene (Ande) Mosher (BScCE, DTME)of Argyle, Tex., was married to Lyle Lombard,fire marshal, Watauga DPS, on July 12, 2003,in a candlelit ceremony at the Country Abbeyin Justin, Tex. The couple met when Lyleinspected a Pizza Hut upon which Ande wasproject manager for a commercial generalcontractor. In attendance at the wedding wasShane Copp (BScCE’97), who managed toget Texan in a cowboy hat. Marci Gould


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(Burgoyne, BScCE’97) was not able to attendbecause Bruce Springsteen was not playing atthe reception. Here’s hoping Bruce, andtherefore Marci and Kevin, will make it for ananniversary. The wedding party had pizza forsupper before the ceremony.

Andrew Myles (BSc) of Charlottetownreceived his PhD in organic chemistry fromthe University of Alberta. The title of his thesiswas Photochromic Molecules in the Development ofAll-Photon-Mode Molecular Devices. He recentlywas awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellow-ship to pursue further study at the ScrippsResearch Institute in La Jolla, Calif. @

Tammy Oram (BSc) of Toronto has beennamed president of the Achievement Club forthe Data Group of Companies. She was thecompany’s top sales representative during thepast fiscal year. The Data Group ofCompanies is a leading document manage-ment and print services provider in Canada. @

Amy Prebble (BScGE) and DavidCopeland (BSc’95, MSc’99) of Edmontonwere married on Oct. 6, 2001. Amy is work-ing for an engineering consulting firm, andDavid is working for a mineral explorationcompany out of Vancouver. They can becontacted at [email protected] [email protected] (David). @

Marcie Stewart (BBA, BScFE’00) ofRusagonis, N.B., married Patrick Wall(BScCE’00) Dec. 31, 2002.

’98Jennifer Breaton (BN) and Jay Cassidy

(LLB’00) were married in Moncton, N.B., inSeptember 2003. They live Toronto, andwould love to hear from old [email protected] or [email protected]. @

Angela (Bailey, BPE) and Jeff Dunham(BEd’97) of Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B.,announce the birth of Emily Lauren on Feb.2, 2003.

Julie McCormack (BSc) and MarkGrabowy were married on May 31, 2003, inSaint John, N.B. They live in Kanata, Ont. @

Steve Matheson (LLB) and wife Ann ofThunder Bay, Ont., announce the birth oftheir son Eric on April 10, 2003. Eric andAnn are doing well and the first baby experi-ence has certainly been interesting! Thanksto all for your best wishes. Look us up atwww.tbaytel.net/matheson. Steve continues topractise primarily in the field of labor lawwith Edwards & Carfagnini (www.edcar.ca). @

Lisa (McCaskill, BSc, BEd’03-SJ) andDavid McElman (BScChE’97) ofQuispamsis, N.B., announce the birth oftheir son, Carter Sterling, on April 30, 2003.

Troy Ryan (Class of) of Antigonish, N.S.,was named head coach of the MJAHL’sAntigonish Bulldogs. He had been assistantcoach with the Acadia Axemen.

Ian Scott (BScF) of Seattle, Wash., ispleased to announce his wedding to SabinaBurd of New York, N.Y., in June 2003. Theyhope to plant their roots in Seattle.

Tim Sharpe (BBA) and wife Lyne ofIsland View, N.B., announce the birth oftheir son, Donald Stephane, on Sept. 18,

2002. Tim works for the N.B. Department ofFamily and Community Services and Lyneworks for the Department of NaturalResources and Energy.

’99Kimberley (Tozer, BBA) and Graham

Bryenton (BBA’96) of Moncton, N.B.,announce the birth of their son Grant onOct. 2, 2003.

Angela Doncaster (BSc) of Halifax gradu-ated in May 2003 from Mount Saint VincentUniversity with a BSc in applied human nutri-tion and integrated internship education.

Stephen Foley (BScF) of Cochrane, Ont.,has recently accepted a permanent position asan area forester with the Ontario Ministry ofNatural Resources. He is part of a team that isdeveloping a 2005 forest management plan.

Jon Kreiner (BEd, BPE) of Frederictonhas been hired as the head coach of theLakehead University Thunderwolveswomen’s basketball team. He helped leadthe St. Thomas Lady Tommies women’sbasketball team to two Atlantic CollegiateAthletic Association titles, as well as theNew Brunswick girls midget basketball teamto a silver medal at the 2002 Canadianchampionships. Jon, his wife Athena(Lefevre, BPE’99), and son Jared moved toThunder Bay, Ont., during the summer.

Rebecca Moffatt (BA) and Kirk Cornell(BBA’98) were married on Sept. 14, 2002,in Fredericton. Rebecca works at the Harriet

Irving Library at UNB and Kirk is employedwith CIBC, Small Business. @

Karen Robertson (LLB) of Oromocto,N.B., married Andrew Saweczko at St.Matthews United Church in Halifax on May18, 2003. Both are members of the CanadianForces and are posted in Oromocto. In atten-dance were Joan Robertson (Slater, BPE’65)along with classmates Ann Buchanan, JanetSkelton and Nancy Batis. @

Shawn Small (BScFE) of SagamoreBeach, Mass., married Shanyn Harvey onAug. 31, 2002, in Fredericton. He is anassistant superintendent/field engineer forR. W. Granger & Sons.

Rachel Stafford (BBA) married PatrickStiles (BScFE) on Oct. 12, 2002, in SaintJohn, N.B. They live in Attleboro, Mass.

Jamie Wood (LLB) of Elmira, N.Y., wasvoted Eastern College Athletic ConferenceWest Coach of the Year in March 2003. Lastseason he coached the Elmira Collegewomen’s ice hockey team to the Division IIInational championship.

’00Christine Augustine (BA, BEd’02) of Eel

Ground, N.B., has been appointed to theN.B. Advisory Council on the Status ofWomen to represent the Miramichi region.She is studying for her masters of educationat UNB and is also a part-time tutor at theEel Ground First Nation.

Edward Byrne (LLD) of Halifax passed


away May 14, 2003. He practised law for 34years, and served two terms as mayor ofBathurst, N.B. Dr. Byrne’s name became ahousehold word in N.B. when he acceptedthe task of leading the massive reform of themunicipal taxation system in the province inthe 1960s. The resulting Byrne Report(Equal Opportunity Program) transformedN.B., and led to him being called in somesectors the architect of modern-day NewBrunswick. He is survived by his children andgrandchildren.

Krista Sherrard (Dunn, BA, BEd’02) ofBlackville, N.B., and husband Robertannounce the birth of their son RonanHarvey Cecil, on Oct. 4, 2002. The newaddition is a brother for 5-year-old Riley.Krista is working within District 16 as along-term supply teacher. @

’01 David Christie (BEd, MEd’02) of

Whycocomagh, N.S., is studying Maritimehistory for Mikmaw Kinamsutiekew andteaching adult literacy.

Shawn Ells (BScKin) of Kentville, N.S.,proposed to Megan Wallace during theawards banquet at the University of Mainein Fort Kent, Me., where he graduated fromthe teacher certification program. Meganaccepted.

Martha Garey (BA) of Ottawa recentlycompleted her MA in French at CarletonUniversity, where she is instructing coursesin the French department. She has plans topursue further post-secondary education.

Michael Ignatieff (DLitt) of Cambridge,Mass., was awarded an honorary doctorof law degree from the University ofRegina. The degree, recognizing his careeras historian, journalist, novelist, commen-tator and academic, was awarded on May30, 2003.

Tammy (Joslin, BScCE, D-TME) and BillLamey (BScCE’97) of Rusagonis, N.B.,announce the arrival of daughters KaylieAnna and Laura Jean.

Rebekah Vair (BScKin) of Truro, N.S.,will be the assistant coach for the women’svolleyball team at UNB for the 2003 season.She played with UNB from 1997 to 2001,where she was rookie of the year and wonthe Copeland Award for the top all-aroundathlete in 2000-01.

’02Nicki Blissett (BScKin) of Waterloo,

Ont., won first prize in a co-authored paperin the graduate student presentation catego-ry at the Association of CanadianErgonomists in March 2003.

Stephen Depow (BA) of Fredericton isnow a commodities futures representativewith Union Securities Ltd.

Dwight Estey (BBA) of Hanwell, N.B.,has accepted a position with the N. B.Human Rights Commission as a strategicplanner. @

Trent Milton (BScKin) of Rothesay, N.B.,graduated from the RCMP Training

Ivan Crowell BScF’29, DLitt’96 FrederictonLouis (Cy) Keenan BScEE’31FrederictonHarry Mallory Class of ’34, BA’36St. Andrews, N.B.William Quartermain Class of ’34Moncton, N.B.Robert (Bob) Chalmers BA’36 FrederictonMarjorie (McMurray) Wright Class ofFredericton ’36James Mallory BA’37, LLD’68 OttawaJohn Henderson BScF’40FrederictonEdwin (Ted) Moore BSc’41TorontoDoris (Allan) Weyman BA’42, CFR’82Saint John, N.B.Ira MacIntosh Beattie BScCE’44FrederictonCharles Gale BScCE’45Cowansville, Que.Murray Seeley BScF’47Woodstock, Ont.Kenneth Fulton BScCE’48Thornhill, Ont.Kenneth MacKenzie BScCE’48Nepean, Ont.Walter Pratt BA’48Saint John, N.B.Windsor Kelly BScF’49Baddeck, N.S.Roy Makenney Class of ’50Saint JohnJohn (Jack) Veness BScCE’50FrederictonThomas King BA’51Bromont, Que.Kathleen McAuley BA’52CharlottetownRobert Hatcher BScF’53Kingston, Ont.Joan (Spencer) Spurway Class of ’53FrederictonGlenn McEnery BScCE’54Sackville, N.B.Douglas Allen BSc’55FrederictonJohn Murray Class of ’55Moncton, N.B.Robert Reid BScF’55FrederictonAlbert Sellers BScF’55Thunder Bay, Ont.

Jack Adderley BScF’56Thunder Bay, Ont.Irving Mitton BA’56Moncton, N.B.Colin Bergh BCL’58OttawaRonald Cowan BScME’58Sarnia, Ont.Gerald Ward BScCE’62FrederictonWilliam Beaman Class of ’63Petitcodiac, N.B.Paul Leahy BSc’63Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.George Patterson BA’64FrederictonKeith Gorman BPE’65, BEd’69Stanley, N.B.Faith (Spragg) Ballinger BN’70Humble, Tex.Pierre Fournaraki BScCE’71Baie d’Urfe, Que.Charlotte (Moore) McKim BA’71Saint John, N.B.Domingo Nai Ping Chai BScF’72MalaysiaRick Kaupp BPE’72Truro, N.S.Nancy (Linden) Attwater BT’73Prince George, B.C.Ernest Taylor BT’74Moncton, N.B.Peter Thomson BScF’74Liverpool, N.S.Arlyn (Hoyt) McGee BN’76, MA’88,Fredericton DSc’97Jason Herron BScFE’76Harvey, N.B.Patrick Cullen BEd’77Medicine Hat, Alta.Patricia (Salmon) Allen BT’78Bath, N.B.John Kennedy BSc’79Oakville, Ont.Bernard Crosse C-BA’81Salisbury, N.B.Janet (Power) Halcrow BEd’88Saint John, N.B.Laird Meneley BA’88Norwood, Ont.Stuart Chase BEd’90FrederictonJames Kernighan BEd’95Pennfield, N.B.Edward Byrne LLD’00Halifax

IN MEMORIAM

Academy in Regina. He has been posted toTantallon, N.S.

’03Michelle McNeil (BBA) of Sydney, N.S.,

has been appointed to the position of confer-ence co-ordinator with Residential Life andConference Services at UNB. She is responsi-ble for marketing, planning and delivery ofconference services within the department.


’75Maureen McQuinn (BA) of Saint John

has published a poem in the anthologyMoments in Time.

’84Anthony Hardt (BScDA) of Saint John

was named the vice-president of CenterBeam.In charge of its North American SolutionCenter, he will be responsible for buildingand managing the customer care and techni-cal operations centre on the east coast.

’85Colleen McDonald (BBA, LLB’88) of San

Francisco, Calif., has been named partner inthe law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood.The company is one of the world’s largestfull-service law firms, with more than 1,500lawyers in North American, Europe and Asia.

’88Brian Green (C-DA) of Fairvale, N.B.,

passed away on July 3, 2003. He is survived byhis wife Florence, children Andrew (BA’90),Brian, Caroline and Marcia, and grandchildren.

’89Greg Coholan (BBA) and wife Heather of

Hubbard, N.S., announce the adoption oftheir daughter on Sept. 26, 2002. RebeccaMei Guohe was born in Wuchuan City,Guangdong Province, China, on Aug. 3, 2001.

Stephen Turnbull (MSc’89, BEd’90,PhD’94) and wife Kelly of Quispamsis, N.B.,announce the birth of their son BenjaminAlexander on Dec. 12, 2002.

’90Jeffrey Ougler (BA) of Sault Ste. Marie,

Ont., is a journalist with the Sault Star news-

paper. He recently won the 2003 Award forExcellence in Health-Care Reporting, aprovince-wide prize recognizing in-depthreporting on medical issues. The winningentry was a report on controversial staffingchanges the city’s hospital planned to makewithin its intensive care unit, policies thehospital had no intention of making public.The award is sponsored by the RegisteredNurses Association of Ontario. @

’92Michael McDonald (BA) of New York,

N.Y., married Margaret Melissa Beal on Oct.26, 2002, in Portland, Me. He is an editorfor Thomas Media, and Margaret is a buyerfor Gracious Home retail stores.

Dana Sprague (BBA) and wife Angie ofRothesay, N.B., announce the birth of theirdaughter Alicia Dawn Jan. 23, 2003.

’93Mark Lunney (BA) and wife Jennifer of St.

Stephen, N.B., announce the birth of theirfirst child, Ireland Kay, on Feb. 16, 2003.

’94Andrea (BBA) and Kevin Daley (BBA’85)

of Saint John announce the birth of theirdaughter Kathleen Mary on March 23, 2003.

Sarina McKinnon (BA, LLB’00) and herhusband Michael Haley live in BurttsCorner, N.B. Sarina became the assistantlegal counsel at the N.B. Human RightsCommission in March 2001. @

Lindsay (Wilson, BA, BEd’99) andMarcel Savoie of Quispamsis, N.B.,announce the arrival of Charlotte Patricia onMarch 17, 2003.

’95Angela Mills (BA) of Ottawa completed

her PhD in English in May 2002 at Queen’sUniversity. She has been appointed to atenure-track position in the English depart-ment at Brock University. Angela and hus-band Troy Donovan (BA’95) relocated toSt. Catharines at the end of June 2003. Troyis a technical writer with Marconi. @

Tracy Tapley (BA) of McAdam, N.B.,passed away April 12, 2003. He is survivedby his mother, sisters Jane and Susan, andbrothers Tim, Jeff (BBA’90) and Tom.

’96Kathryn Craig (MBA) of Saint John has

been named one of Atlantic Canada’s top50 CEOs in Atlantic Business Magazine. She isCEO of Fundy Linen Service Inc.

Anthony Doiron (BA) and wife Becky ofMusquash, N.B., announce the birth ofThomas on Oct. 28, 2002, a little brotherfor Molly. Tony is a teacher at Harbour ViewHigh School in Saint John.

Jennifer Seely (BSc, BEd’99) of Hull,Que., spent two years teaching high schoolin Baie Comeau, Que., and now is teachingGrade 8 in Aylmer, Que. She is active withScouts Canada as a Venturer adviser and amember in good standing with the OntarioReptiles and Amphibian Association. @

’97Teri Disney (McLean, BSc) of Calgary,

Alta., passed away April 9, 2003, shortlyafter the birth of her daughter. She is sur-vived by her husband Philip, daughterGrace, and her parents.

James Soulikias (BA) of LighthousePoint, Fla., married Jenifer J. Snyder of Ft.Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 19, 1999. SonNicholas James was born March 20, 2001.James is employed with Kaplan College, Inc.as director of online student services trainingand development in Boca Raton. Jenifer ispractising law in Miami.

’98Ian Mullett (BSc) and Theresa of Saint

John announce the birth of their son,Matthew Terence Wayne, on June 25, 2002.

’99Jennifer (Mitchell, BSc, BEd’01) and

Stephen Brittain (BA’98, LLB’01) of SaintJohn announce the birth of their first child,William Stephen Harry, on Dec. 31, 2002.

Candace (Sturgeon, BSc) and PeterJackson of Havelock, N.C., announce thearrival of their first child, Madison Paige.Madison was born June 23, 2003, atHalyburton Naval Hospital in Havelock,N.C. She weighed 7 lb., 9 oz. @

Matthew McKenna (BBA) and Chrissy ofSaint John announce the birth of MitchellReid on March 11, 2003.

Michelle (BBA) and Daniel Robichaud ofQuispamsis, N.B., announce the birth oftheir daughters Madelyn Marie and SophieAlexis on Jan. 30, 2003.

’00Judith (BBA) and Daniel Lane of

Kingston, N.B., announce the birth of theirdaughter Lia Marie Rosalie on June 27,2002. Judith is working as the administratorof Kennebec Manor in Saint John. (Caller)

’01Martha Garey (BA) of Ottawa recently

completed her master of arts degree inFrench at Carleton University in Ottawa,where she is instructing courses in theFrench department. She plans to pursue fur-ther post-secondary education. @

Brian Green C-DA’88Fairvale, N.B.Tracy Tapley BA’95McAdam, N.B.Teri Disney BSc’97Calgary, Alta.

IN MEMORIAM

&YonHither

SAINT JOHNNOTE: Hither & Yon is compiled fromsubmissions sent to us directly by alum-ni, and from information about alumnigleaned from various public sources, suchas newspapers, trade publications andnews releases. @ at the end of an itemindicates entries sent to Alumni News viathe Internet.


After a sell-out success itsfirst year in Fredericton,

the CIS Men’s HockeyChampionship is set for its sec-ond go-around the AitkenCentre March 25-28, 2004.

As hosts, the VarsityReds again will be playingin the 2004 tourney, and tick-ets are now on sale. Visit theV-Reds website atwww.unbf.ca/athletics/vreds/nation-als/ for further information.

As was the case this year, there will be a strong alumnicomponent to the 2004 festivities. More than 70 formerUNB varsity hockey players — some from teams thatplayed in the 1940s —returned to Fredericton last Marchfor the tourney and a series of special events.

Of special note for the alumni attending this year’s champi-onship was the marking of 100 years of intercollegiate hockeyat UNB. A hockey alumnus was selected to drop the puck atthe start of each game, and the former players had a series ofreunions. (See photos this page and next.) Much of the early

Photo: Courtesy Varsity Reds

This opening scene from the 2003 CIS national hockey tournament will be repeated at the Aitken Centre again in March for the 2004 tourney.

CIS nationals again setfor Aitken Centre in March

Photo: Mike Gange

Former varsity players George Steele (BScCE’50) of Kingston, Ont.,left, and Jim Pike (BScF’50) of Fredericton were among those whoreturned to Fredericton for the 2003 tournament.

Also on hand inphoto at leftwere formerplayers, fromleft, TedBedard(BScF’49) ofFredericton,Jim Morell(BPE’67) ofFredericton,and TomBallantyne(BScF’50) ofPrince Albert,Sask.CONTINUED on Page 38 Photo: Mike Gange


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history of the UNB varsity hockey program is to be found inthe book History of Hockey in Fredericton — Part 1 1895-1945,by Ernie Fitzsimmons of Fredericton.

Last year, almost 30,000 fans filled the 3,712-seat AitkenCentre for the eight-game, six-team tournament. Because ofthe format set by the CIS, this year’s tournament will see threeof the six competing teams hail from the Atlantic conference.

Support from corporate sponsorships (see website)brought a new centre-ice clock to the Aitken Centre inMarch, and the provincial government provided additionalfinancial support, as did the Associated Alumni.

And a major international conference, Skating Into theFuture: Hockey in the New Millennium,hosted by theFaculty of Kinesiology attracted academics and such hock-ey luminaries as Ron MacLean of Hockey Night in Canada.

Athletics Director Clint Hamilton pledges the 2004 tour-nament will be even better than this year’s. Watch the V-Reds website for more details.

Photo: Courtesy UNB Varsity Athletics

Hockey alumnus Dick Snow (BA’54) of Fredericton drops the puck atthe start of one of the games.


Also among those alumni asked to participate in the puck drops was KenMarchant (BPE’64) of Truro, N.B. To his left is Mike Kelly (BEd’86),who coached the V-Reds hockey team to a national title in 1998.


At the 2003 event, Athletics Director Clint Hamilton, left, presentedBill MacGillivary (BPE’62) with the CIS’s Joe Kane Volunteer of theYear Award for his service to hockey in N.B. and across Canada.

CONTINUED from Page 37

Golfing forbasketballersAlumni hit the golf coursein Janetville, Ont., in Junein support of the varsitymen’s basketball program.Among the alumni partici-pating were JasonEmbleton, Marc Aube,Ben Kennedy, Jeff Baird,Jackie Mooney, RichardSullivan, Richard and TinaMacKay, Mike Sherrard,Mark Newell, BradCormier, and men’s coachThom Gillespie.

UNB, Soccer N.B.team up on coaches

Andy Cameron (MA’01) has beennamed head coach, UNB women’s soc-cer program, and Miles Pinsent headcoach, UNB men’s soccer program.Both Andy and Miles will becomeSoccer N.B. high performance coachesas part of a partnership agreementbetween that organization and UNB.

Athletic Director Clint Hamiltonsaid the “qualifications of Andy andMiles combined with their strongmotivation and experience in buildingN.B. soccer will provide a tremendousbenefit to both our organizations.”

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