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EDITORLiz Fleming ’77

EDITORIAL BOARDMarilyn Burns ’00

Jan Carter ’87Kathleen Easson ’78Iain MacFarlane ’95

Lari Langford ’70Tania Pattison ’84Kate Ramsay ’71Tony Storey ’71

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TRENT UNIVERSIT Y ALUMNIASSOCIATION COUNCIL

HONORARY PRESIDENTT.H.B. Symons

HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTJohn E. Leishman

PRESIDENTRod Cumming ’87 / Maureen Hughes ’89

PAST PRESIDENTCheryl Davies ’68

VICE-PRESIDENTDamian Rogers ’92

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENTAdam Guzkowski ’95

COUNCILLORSJan Carter ’87

Georgina Galloway ’91Kerry Colpitts ’93

Lenaee Dupuis ’91Mark Gelinas ’89

Iain MacFarlane ’95Scott Milne ’91

Holly Morrison ’95

BOARD REPRESENTATIVESDan Coholan ’77Kate Ramsay ’71

CHAPTER PRESIDENTSGreg Burnett ’90 (Golden Horseshoe)

Fran Cooney ’77 (Kingston)Sarah-Jane Badenoch ’97 (National Capital)

Jamie & Liz Fleming ’76 (Niagara Region)Vicki ’69 & Garry ’67 Cubitt (Oshawa/Durham Region)

Nordra Stephen ’75 (Belleville/Quinte)Ann Farquharson ’76 / Julia Ledgard ’81 (Peterborough)

Neil Thomsen ’86 (Southwestern Ontario)Wayne Wai ’88 / Sue Deefholts ’92 (Toronto)

Kerry Tomlin ’95 (Calgary)Jim Doran ’73 (Edmonton)

Andrew Hamilton ’87 (Vancouver)Andy ’85 & Liz ’87 Rodford (Vancouver Island)

Francois Senecal ’83 (Montreal)Mary Elizabeth Luka ’80 (Halifax/Dartmouth)

Richard Gardiner ’73 (London/Middlesex)Jim Barber ’87 (Georgian Triangle)

Patrick Lam ’86 (Hong Kong)Mas Dati Samani ’82 (Malaysia)

Aznan Abu Bakar ’93 (Singapore)Gretchen Rosenberger ’95 (York Region)

Andrew Homer ’86 (Tokyo)

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRSTony Storey ’71

ALUMNI AFFAIRS ASSISTANTKathleen Easson ’78

In This IssueEditorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Association Co-president’s message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

President’s Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Cover story: PSB Wilson retires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Teacher Education at Trent University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Preparing for the Double Cohort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Honorary Degrees: A Behind the Scenes Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

A Woman of Distinction: VP Advancement Susan Mackle . . . . . . . . 11

Wisdom & Dedication to Education: Professors Emeritii . . . . . . . . . . 12

The First Head of the Trent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Head of the Trent/Reunion Weekend schedule . . . . . . . . . . centrespread

Annual Donor Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . insert

Geography Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Storeyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Ecologist joins Trent faculty: Dr. Dennis Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The Sacred Flame of Learning: the Meaning of Convocation . . . . . . . . 22

Convocation Day photo collage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Sunshine Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

In Memoriam: Bruce MacLeod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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SEPTEMBER 2002

VOLUME 33, NO. 3

Not too long ago, I hadthe privilege of watching an oldfriend receive an honourary doctoratefrom Brock University. As headdressed the crowd of excited grad-uates and families, he spoke notabout the world situation, nor abouthis many achievements, but aboutthe importance of commitment.

His message was a simple one:find what you love to do and do it –for as long as you can.

The honorary degree recipient wasTerry Varcoe, a man who has heldthe position of vice president offinance at Brock for 37 years.

Just one year longer than our ownPaul Wilson has reigned as Directorof Athletics at Trent.

And I know that Paul – who hap-pens to be an old friend of Terry’s –would share his views on the impor-tance of remaining dedicated to aplace and to the people in it.

Paul’s career at Trent has beenmarked by the same love of task thatTerry found at Brock. Both men hadthe remarkable opportunity to bebuilders of young universities, towatch something important grow outof nothing more than hopes anddreams and architect’s sketches. Bothmen have watched more than threedecades of students pass through thegates, both have weathered the galesof uncertain funding futures and bothhave contributed mightily to seeingtheir institutions through the goodtimes and the bad.

Both have loved their work.And both will leave their respec-

tive universities far richer for theirtime at the helm.

May we all be so fortunate to findwork that is so fulfilling and causesthat are worthy of so many years ofdedicated service.

As those of you who know Paulwill attest, he has been the lifebloodof athletics at Trent – but he hasbeen so much more than that. Hisbooming laugh, his ability to remem-ber the names of every student whoever went to Trent (or even consid-ered it) and his enthusiasm for alum-ni events of all kinds, have made ouruniversity a better, kinder and morewelcoming place. Our tribute to PaulWilson and his talented wife Gillian,begins in this issue, but we have nodoubt that it will be continued atmany alumni gatherings, for manyyears to come.

Thank you Paul, for everything.

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BACK IN BUSINESS!

The Belleville/Quinte Chapter has been revived, thanks to the volunteerleadership of new Chapter President Nordra Stephen ’75. For more infor-mation about possible chapter activities & events, or to assist with theChapter committee, contact Nordra at 613-966-4011 orgarnett.stephen@sympatico.ca.Watch for a mailing about a chapter reception in October, with guest ofhonour retired Athletics Director Paul Wilson.

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While these two things mightseem contrary at the outset, they areactually closely connected. After all,the experiences and the reality of thecurrent students directly affects whatour Association will look like tomor-row. It’s in our best interests to knowtoday what we’ll be faced withtomorrow. To this end, we werepleased to welcome Director of Com-munications Marilyn Burns ’00 toour meeting. Marilyn gave a wonder-ful presentation about theUniversity’s plans for a communica-tion strategy. We were able to offersuggestions, ask questions, and gen-erally discuss what was important tous as a broad-reaching group. Thecommunication strategy, as youknow, is a key component of our2001 planning document, so we wereglad to have an opportunity to dis-cuss it with Marilyn.

As well, we were visited by Profes-sor Chris Metcalfe, Dean of Researchand Graduate Studies, and PresidentBonnie Patterson. Both Chris andBonnie discussed ideas and currentinitiatives underway at Trent andwhere the future might be headed. Itwas wonderful to hear about themany successes that Trent has metboth in graduate studies and in thegeneral life of the University.

I am pleased to tell you that ourvisitors commented on the youthfulenthusiasm of our members, and ourhigh level of interest and knowledgeof what is going on at Trent. It is thiskind of attentiveness to the needs,restrictions, and atmosphere of theTrent of today that gives us a strongvoice in the University community,even though some of us graduatedmany moons ago.

A large part of the respect inwhich we are held in the Trent com-munity comes from the wonderfulrepresentation we have on commit-tees such as the Board of Governors.While there are many Alumni who siton several University committees, theBOG is a very demanding one interms of the time commitment andthe level of knowledge and participa-tion members are expected to meet.We have always been well served by

our BOG representatives! On behalfof the Council, I would like to thankPaul Crookall ’65 for three years ofexcellent service as one of our twoBoard reps. Kate Ramsay ’71 willcontinue for her second year and DanCoholan ’77 will begin a two yearterm. The knowledge, expertise, andcommitment these people havebrought, and will bring, to the Boardof Governors is nothing short of spec-tacular. Thank you!

Finally, I would be remiss if I didnot recognize another alumni contri-bution that directly impacts howeffective the Alumni Council and theAlumni office works for you, itsmembers. Kathleen Easson ’78recently celebrated 20 years of serviceat Trent University! As most of youwill know, Kathleen is the kingpin ofthe Alumni Office; the walking com-puter who knows all, schedules all,and makes sure that everyone iswhere they should be. She is anexcellent advocate for our MentoringProgram and making undergraduatestudents aware of the AlumniAssociation, and wastes no time inmeeting the requests of Alumni fromaround the world or staff members atthe University. On behalf of themembers of the Alumni Council, pastand present: Thank you Kathleen, foryour years of wonderful service toour organization!

Add to all of these people, andmany more not mentioned here, the950 new alumni members who werewelcomed into our group at the Mayconvocation. With their Trent experi-ence fresh in their minds, it is ourhope that they continue to act asambassadors for Trent and speak ofthe value of the education theyreceived here. As well, I look forwardto their involvement in the AlumniCouncil for many years to come.

Thank you to everyone whoserves our 24,000 members so well!

Maureen Hughes ’89

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We’re WellRepresented

ALUMNI CO-PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

This past June, members of theAlumni Council converged uponCamp Kawartha for our annual week-end retreat to see where we were withour planning priorities and what kindsof things we needed to do to helpmove our goals forward. In addition,we spent a great deal of time dis-cussing what’s going on today at theUniversity and how we might be ableto combine our Association goalswith the over-all goals of theUniversity.

provide a much-needed supply ofgraduates holding a Bachelor ofEducation right here in our own com-munity. The program announced inthe summer will accept its first stu-dents in 2003, to the delight of stu-dents, faculty and educators through-out the region.

As alumni, you’ll be glad to knowthat the university funding announ-ced in the June provincial budget willhelp us to prepare for the growth weanticipate through the double cohortand beyond. The jump from $293million to $368 million in operatingfunds gives colleges and universitiesthe ability to address issues related tothe double cohort system-widethroughout Ontario. At Trent, our keygoal remains to ensure that studentshave a similar quality undergraduateexperience to the one that you, asalumni, had during your years here.Our focus on the success of the indi-vidual student.

As you’ll read later in this issue ofTrenT, building projects at SymonsCampus are moving ahead—andexciting developments in teachingand research will be the inevitableresult. Construction on Trent’s newScience Facility and the IntegratedCollege/First People’s House of Learn-ing has moved ahead with the selec-tion of architects and contractors.

Research and innovation at univer-sities got an additional boost throughthe provincial budget, with $250 mil-lion to be injected into the Researchand Development Challenge Fund.The Ontario Innovation Trust willincrease by $300 million and theOntario Research Performance Fundwill increase by $2 million per year,assisting universities with infrastruc-ture support and funding for the indi-rect costs of research.

While universities had hoped for aresponse to the issues of unfundedstudents and deferred maintenance, abright spot was extended funding forthe Ontario Student OpportunitiesTrust Fund (OSOTF), a matching pro-gram for student aid. Overall, thebudget gave an indication that uni-versity education remains a fundingpriority for the provincial government.

The Council of Ontario Universities(COU) will continue to work with theMinistry to address these and otherissues—and, of course, it will be crit-ical that Trent’s specific needs beclearly understood.

Meanwhile, Trent’s Office of theRegistrar reports confirmation ofacceptances are up 40 percent overthe previous year at Trent. An addi-tional 1,700 students are expected toenroll at Trent over a five year period.Perhaps most notably, a recent reportshows Trent tops all other Ontariouniversities for first choice accep-tances. To prepare for the extra stu-dents, the University has hired 18more faculty this summer to comple-ment the 25 new professors whojoined Trent last fall. We will alsobegin recruitment efforts this term foran additional 20 faculty for 2003/4.Student Affairs is planning innovativeand exciting Introductory SeminarWeek activities to prepare for ayounger contingent of first-year stu-dents. To help avoid some lineupsand delays the University is imple-menting a brand new software pro-gram called My Trent, which will givestudents unprecedented online accessto their marks, schedules, and courseregistration status.

Having reviewed this message toyou, our alumni, it strikes me that, inso many ways, these are excitingtimes for Trent University. At theJune 8th meeting of the AlumniCouncil, I gave a brief talk about howTrent continues to forge ahead on thepath toward its preferred future. Asalways, I was impressed with thelevel of interest, commitment, andinvolvement our alumni brought tothe discussion. Rest assured that withBuild 2000 projects fully underway,greatly increased enrollment figures,and exciting new leaps in academicprogramming and research, Trent istruly poised to celebrate its 38thbirthday this October with certaintyfor a great future.

On a closing note, this pastspring, a dear friend of Trent

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BuildingGreatness

at Trent

When you step onto theFaryon Bridge at Head of the Trentthis year, you’ll be seeing the TrentUniversity you know and love—andyou’ll be seeing the University in awhole new light. Construction ofbrand new facilities will be visible onthe East Bank and, no doubt, therewill be a buzz in the air about somuch more. These are pivotal timesfor Trent and, I’m sure you’ll agree,the University’s future is lookingbright ahead.

Trent’s success in attracting afunded consecutive teacher educationprogram will go a long way tostrengthening a sustainable Trentfuture and responding to the long-expressed needs of students and thecommunity. Recent stats show that40 percent of Trent graduates go onto pursue a career in education. Thisprogram will help our current stu-dents achieve their career goals and

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Contemplating the end ofthe Wilson era at Trent is nothingshort of mind-boggling: akin to imag-ining Niagara Falls without water orthe Arctic Circle without ice. In somany ways, and for so many years,Paul Wilson has embodied the veryessence of athletics at Trent – for var-sity and intramural athletes alike. Hehas left his mark in more ways thanwe can enumerate and for this he willlong be remembered. In celebration ofhis long service to Trent and its peo-ple, and to serve as a means of lettingall those who love Paul enjoy anothertaste of Wilson wit and wisdom, weinvited long-time friend, Trent alumand squash buddy, Jamie Fleming ’76to chat with the great man himself.Their conversation follows:

Jamie: Paul, how many years has itbeen?Paul: A very, very long time. It’sbeen 36 years. Jamie: And what brought you toTrent in the first place?Paul: It was Michael Treadwell, actu-ally. He was working as Dick Sadleir’sassistant at the time and they’d deter-mined that Trent had better havesomebody to handle athletics.Michael and I were old friends fromU of T and he knew where to find mein England. When he called and toldme about the Athletic Director’s job,the first thing I said was ‘Where thehell is Peterborough?’ But it wasMichael calling, after all, so I decidedto come and have a look. I’ve beenhere ever since.Jamie: And what did you find whenyou arrived?Paul: Not bloody much! There wereno facilities at all – in fact, theNassau campus didn’t exist yet. Inthose early years, we used city rinksand pools and fields. The City ofPeterborough was anxious to have auniversity, so they were very gener-ous about sharing with Trent stu-dents.Jamie: At what point did you getfacilities on campus?

Paul: In 1971, we got the bubble. Itwas just a temporary thing, which infact, lasted for ten years … betterthan nothing, but certainly not whatTrent needed. The Athletic Complexopened in October of 1977.Jamie: Paul’s Palace.Paul: The Athletic Complex is a land-mark building on campus and I thinkit has always spoken to the impor-tance that Trent places on the non-academic aspect of student life.Jamie: Paul, there’ve been so manyimportant moments in your career atTrent. Are there any that will standout in your memory?Paul: There are too many to mentionthem all … Gillian and I have had awonderful time here at Trent and inthe Peterborough community. If I hadto choose one or two, I’d have to saythat winning the Symons Award forTeaching was a huge event not onlyfor me, but also for the program as awhole. It showed that there is arecognition within the Trent commu-nity that important teaching can hap-pen outside the classroom…andthat’s key to what the Athletics pro-gram is all about.

The opening of the AthleticComplex was a stand-out moment.We’d come of age … we were readyto hire staff and get going. The devel-opment of Trent’s partnership withthe Peterborough Rowing Club andthe building of the boathouses …those were also important landmarks.But I think that the part of the Trentexperience that has been mostrewarding has been the chance I’vehad to work with some really out-standing people … like Gillian Stamp,Carol Love, Sue Robinson, BruceEmmerton and Scott Ogilvie. It wasalways the people who were mostimportant…who made this placewhat it is.Jamie: One of the things that I’vealways thought set Trent apart fromother universities was the equalemphasis that was put on varsity andintramural sport. One never seemedmore important than the other – wasthat a fair perception?Paul: I always believed that athleticsshould be a part of everyone’s univer-

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BY JAMIE FLEMING ’76

The Inimitable PSB: A ConversationWith The Great

Man on TheApproach

of HisRetirement

Above: PSB Wilson received theSymons Award for Excellence in

Teaching and the Board of GovernorsEminent Service Award at

Convocation on May 31, 2002.

much he’d enjoyed his fencing careerat Trent. Things like that made it allworthwhile for me … made me proudof what we’ve been doing here.Jamie: And Trent athletes have givenyou reason to be proud.Paul: Trent has produced some veryfine athletes over the years. Peoplelike Rob Marland ’83 and Ted deSt. Croix ’76 … all the various row-ing teams and soccer teams andrugby teams and … There are far toomany to mention them all. But thereare moments I’ll always remember.Like the time the Trent men’s andwomen’s soccer teams beat U of T inVarsity Stadium, one after the other… glorious!Jamie: One of the memories I’llalways have of the Trent AthleticsDepartment under your leadershipwill be of the squash tour of Englandyou organized. At the time, I didn’tthink there was anything unusualabout a couple of students, a coupleof professors and their wives and theDirector of Athletics heading off toplay squash in England together, butnow, as a university administratormyself, I realize how incredible itwas.

sity experience and that our attentionshouldn’t be focused exclusively onthe varsity athletes. Our philosophywas that the intramural ball hockeygame was as important to those whoparticipated as the varsity hockeygame was to its players. We felt thatevery participant should be treatedthe same way – they should get theice time, or the gym time they need-ed, with proper referees. You need toconcentrate on building a strong baseof intramural athletics … the elite ath-letes will come to the surface and youcan steer them into the proper spotsas they appear.

You have to remember that ourstudents are our customers … they’repaying the freight. In fact, 60 percentof Trent’s income comes directly fromthe students and they deserve gymtime and pool time and whatever elsethey need to participate in athletics.It’s that simple.

We’ve always had incredible sup-port from the students. A few yearsago, we asked for an eight percentincrease in athletic fees, and the stu-dents came back and said ‘Here, haveeleven percent.”Jamie: That really says somethingabout how important students feelthe athletic program is. Paul: One of the great highlights ofmy career at Trent has been the mes-sages I’ve occasionally received fromalumni saying things like: “the athlet-ic program had a profound effect onmy time at Trent.” One fellow Ibumped into at a golf tournament nottoo long ago came up and introducedhimself specifically to tell me how

Paul: What was incredible was thefact that we all managed to show upin front of the Red Lion Pub inWareham at the same time! I’d fig-ured the chances of that happeningwere infinitesimal, but we all arrivedwithin ten minutes of each other.I was also lucky enough to be part ofa rugby tour of England, Wales andIreland in the early 80s, and a mar-velous time was had by all.Jamie: Paul, given the traditions ofparticipation and inclusion thatyou’ve established for Trent athletics,what would you like to see in thefuture?Paul: I’d hope to see that same par-ticipation philosophy continued, butit will be up to the new Director tocreate a program in his/her ownmold. There are huge challengesahead like the coming of the doublecohort: no one is really prepared forthat, I don’t think. Trent’s applicationrate is up by 49 percent, the highestin the province, thanks to a stronghigh school liaison team and greatsupport from the registrar. It’s goingto be quite a job to find facilities toaccommodate more students thanwe’ve ever had before, and they’ll beyounger students. Another great chal-lenge will be to convince the academ-ic world that athletics is a viable andimportant part of university life; andthe generally sedentary lifestyle of

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Lloyd Fenemore ’66, President Bonnie Patterson and Paul at his induction into thePeterborough Sports Hall of Fame

Nancy Sharpe ’82 was inducted into thePeterborough Sports Hall of Fame on thesame occasion as Paul Wilson

were a few of the successfulshows that were lucky enoughto have Gillian in the director’schair.

Gillian didn’t shy away fromthe less visible tasks either. Shehas produced (Murder in theCathedral), stage managed (RingRound the Moon), assisted withmake-up, house managed andput together programs.

Much of this was done whileGillian and Paul were serving afive year term as Dons of LadyEaton College. Both Robyn, bornin 1968, and John, born in 1970got a head start in theatricaltraining because of the numberof rehearsals they attended, bothinside and outside the womb!The dramatic interest of otherPeterborough children was encour-aged through the creative dramaclasses Gillian conducted over severalyears.

Parties! There were parties for thestudents. There were team parties forrugby, for cricket, for squash. TheWilson door was open and Gillianwas there unrolling the welcome mat.

As time went on, knowledge ofher fine stage work spread to Lindsaywhere she appeared in KawarthaSummer Theatre’s professional showsfor two seasons.

Gillian was on the board of ArbourTheatre during its very active yearsand served on the selection commit-tee for Peterborough’s Pathway ofFame. Activities during her term aschair of the board of The Art Schoolof Peterborough included majorfundraising auctions.

In more recent years Gillian hasdirected an annual fund-raiser for

our population as a whole makes thepromotion of healthy participation allthe more pressing an issue. Jamie: And what about you, Paul?What does the future hold for you?Paul: Well, Fleming, it’s hard to getrid of me, it seems. Tony Storey andthe Alumni Council have asked me to

Showplace. Over the four years,Spring Tonic, a celebration of localtalent, has raised close to $100,000for the downtown theatre. Becauseshe brings such fun to everything shedoes, year after year Gillian has adevoted group ready and willing todonate their time to put the show onstage.

It was a lucky day for Trent, andfor Peterborough when Paul Wilsonaccepted his position as AthleticDirector and part of that good fortunewas that Mrs. Wilson was Gillianwho has been and still is an ener-getic, capable and generous contribu-tor to the community. It has indeedbeen “loverly”. ❦

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Paul & Gillian Wilson, outside of thechurch where they were married in QueenCamel, Somerset

serve as an alumni ambassador ofsorts. I think my job will be to travelaround and drink beer with alumni invarious parts of the country. I think Ishould be able to do that very well!Jamie: Sort of tapping into a naturaltalent, I’d say.

Paul, on a serious note, I’d like to

Paul Wilson is not the only member ofthe Wilson family who has made animportant and lasting contribution toPeterborough and Trent. Trent Maga-zine invited alumna Beth McMaster tocontribute this profile of Paul’s “mate”,Gillian Wilson.

Gillian Wilson by Beth McMaster ’78

We’ve grown accustomed to her face… it’s second nature to us now ….

Ever since she turned on a cockneyaccent and brought Eliza Doolittle tolife in the Peterborough Theatre Guild1972 production of My Fair Lady, thewhole community has been in awe ofGillian Wilson’s theatrical talent.

Even before she engaged in verbalcombat with Henry Higgins (JohnWiseman), in fact soon after Gillianand Paul arrived at Trent in 1966, shewas involved with Theatre Trent pro-ductions of the very popular Gilbertand Sullivan Operettas and withshows at Lakefield College School.Over the years Gillian and DavidGallop directed and produced hilari-ous Anniversary shows for the TrentCommunity.

Gillian’s main work with theTheatre Guild has been acting anddirecting. And talk about versatility!She was one of the staid king’s wivesin The King and I and then became aKit Kat Girl looking for a menage atrois in Cabaret. She took many leadsbut according to Gillian the role thatwas the most fun was when she wentover the top (in acting and in the lowcut costume!) for the part of Mrs.Squeezum in Lock Up YourDaughters.

Wait Until Dark, Brigadoon, BlitheSpirit, Oliver!, and Me and My Girl

wish you all the best on your retire-ment and thank you for everythingyou’ve done for Trent. Liz and I hopeyou’ll make Niagara your first stop onyour ambassadorial tour, and we hopeyou’ll be making your rounds formany years.Paul: Indeed. ❦

There is good news afoot for the1,500 people who called TrentUniversity this past year to inquireabout the availability of a consecutiveteacher education program.

For years Trent has lobbied theprovincial government for theapproval of its own consecutiveteacher education program. Now, onthe eve of a province-wide teachershortage, the University has beengiven the green light to create its ownprogram and open up 155 teachereducation spaces for September of2003.

In late spring of 2002 Trentreceived a letter from the Ministry ofTraining, Colleges and Universitiesconfirming the approval of the pro-gram. This was followed, in June, bya visit from representatives of theOntario College of Teachers and thelaunch of program development dis-cussions. A steering committee andadvisory committee have been estab-lished and a new School of Educationand Professional Learning director –Dr. Deborah Berrill ’69 – has beenappointed.

The introduction of a consecutiveprogram goes hand-in-hand with theconcurrent education program Trenthas been offering for many years inconjunction with Queen’s University.In a concurrent program studentstake education courses in tandemwith B.A. or B.Sc. courses, followedby one year of study and practicumteaching administrated throughQueen’s. Traditionally, in a consecu-tive program scenario, students applyafter they have completed a B.A. orB.Sc., focussing all of their educationstudies into a subsequent year. Bothprograms result in a Bachelor ofEducation (B.Ed.) designation.

The Trent program will offer 115spaces for full-time education stu-dents using the traditional consecu-tive model. A second, uniqueapproach will also be offered to stu-dents who prefer to complete theireducation training on a part-timebasis. Forty part-time spaces will be

offered, which may be particularlyattractive to mature students whohave job and family dynamics to con-sider. An innovative compressedsummer schedule will be an optionfor part-time students, along withpart-time studies throughout theschool year.

Specific details of the Trent con-secutive education program are beingfirmed up, with a goal of September2003 as the intake point for the firstgroup of students. Dr. Deborah Berrill(shown at left), former director of theTrent/Queen’s Concurrent TeacherEducation program, will be a keyplayer in pulling the program compo-nents together. She is a highly-respected educator and, as the newdirector of the Trent School ofEducation and Professional Learning,will oversee the entire process.

The expectations of TrentUniversity leaders for an extremelysuccessful consecutive education pro-gram are based on the experience ofthe program’s administrative staff aswell as community interest in theprogram. There is high demand fromTrent students for education trainingand the many outside calls receivedthis year echo that interest. Both areaschool boards are highly supportiveof the program’s introduction.

Peterborough has historic ties toeducation programming that dateback to the opening of thePeterborough Normal School in 1907.This later became the PeterboroughTeachers’ College and, in the 1970s,the Trent/Queen’s concurrent pro-gram began. Trent is committed tonurturing and supporting thatarrangement, introducing the consec-utive program as a complement tothe existing concurrent program.

Many members of the Trent com-munity are excitedly discussing thenews of the approval of the consecu-tive teacher education program andits positive implications for Trent, asa whole. ❦

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TrentUniversityto launch

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Preparingfor theDoubleCohort:

What doesit mean for

Trent?

Although elimination of Grade 13is not set to take place for anotheryear, many post-secondary institu-tions, including Trent University, arealready feeling the affects of the dou-ble cohort implementation. Some stu-dents are ‘fast-tracking’ their studiesto beat a perceived glut of applica-tions to universities and colleges.This fast-tracking trend is most evi-dent by the significant increases inapplications to Ontario universitiesthis spring. Applications to Trentincreased dramatically.

What is Trent University doing toprepare for these changes?

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Getting Trent University’s messagesout to students and parents has beena priority. Public meetings have beenheld in the Kawarthas in collabora-tion with Sir Sandford FlemingCollege to address students’ and par-ents’ questions and concerns.Advertising boosted attendance atthe meetings and local media report-ing increased awareness of the issueand Trent’s plans. Liaison staff havealso been meeting with prospectivestudents and their families at numer-ous applicant receptions outside ofPeterborough. Attendance at thesemeetings was strong and many ques-tions at these sessions focused onhow Trent is preparing for a youngercohort of first year students.

NEW SUPPORT SYSTEMS

At Trent the ‘don’ system has beenreorganized and new training pro-grams introduced for college staff toprovide better support services toyounger students. Providing a safelearning and residential environmentis a priority issue for parents. Trent’ssmall size is an attribute that will pro-vide reassurance to students and theirfamilies.

ADMISSIONS – FAIR TREATMENT

In response to frequent questions bystudents, Trent has stressed that itsadmission procedures have been care-fully reviewed to ensure that equalconsideration is given to both OAC

students and graduates of the newOntario curriculum. As in the past,Trent will continue its long-standingpractice of evaluating any extenuat-ing circumstances regarding a stu-dent’s application.

INVESTMENTS IN FACILITY

UPGRADES

One of the most important responsesthe university has undertaken is arevised capital development strategyto accommodate the double cohort.Through Ontario’s SuperBuild pro-gram and investments by the univer-sity, construction of a new $17 mil-lion dollar Science Addition will pro-vide students access to research labs,lecture halls, teaching labs and ancil-lary space. A new Integrated College/Residence and First Peoples House ofLearning has also been approved.This facility will include a new 250-bed residence fully integrated withacademic space, classrooms, lecturehalls, academic offices, departmentadministrative offices and new cultur-al space for the Native StudiesDepartment. All facilities are sched-uled to be ready for September, 2003,will blend into the natural landscapeand will animate the activity on theEast Bank towards the OtonabeeRiver.

NEW FACULTY

Trent hired 26 new faculty for the2001-02 academic year. Throughimplementation of its long-rangestaffing plan, the University plans torecruit an additional 18 new profes-sors in the coming year followed by20 more new faculty members in2003-04. New faculty combined withimproved class scheduling, and anincrease in classroom and lab space,will add to Trent’s reputation for pro-viding students access to faculty insmall classroom settings.

REVISED ENROLMENT PLAN

Trent’s revised institutional enrolmentplan projects almost 1,500 additionalstudents between now and 2004-05.

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In Ontario many parents, includ-ing Trent alumni, have been delugedwith media reports on the phenome-na of the ‘double cohort.’

The double cohort refers to theGovernment of Ontario’s decision toeliminate Grade 13 effectiveSeptember, 2003. That year will seetwo cohorts or groups of studentsgraduate from high schools at thesame time – grade 12 students andthe last of Ontario’s graduating classof grade 13 students in their final‘OAC’ year of study. The decisionbrings Ontario in line with manyother provincial jurisdictions that seetheir students graduate from highschool after Grade 12.

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BY TANIA PATTISON ’84

HonoraryDegrees: ABehind-the-Scenes Look

What do astronaut ChrisHadfield, former hockey player BobGainey, dancer Karen Kain, andnative activist Matthew Coon-Comehave in common? Apart from beingdistinguished Canadians, they are allhonorary graduates of Trent. They areamong the over 160 men and womenwho have walked across the stage atConvocation to receive the honorarydegree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) orDoctor of Laws (LL.D.) from Trent.

Who are these honorary gradu-ates, and how are they selected?

Each year, up to four individualsare awarded honorary degrees inrecognition of the outstanding contri-butions they have made to society.The contributions could be in anyfield: the arts, science, business,sports, public service, academe, andso on. Some, like Margaret Atwood,Gordon Lightfoot and the late ErnieCoombs (“Mr. Dressup”) are house-hold names; others are far less likelyto be seen on national television, butare considered no less worthy ofrecognition for their contributions totheir fields.

The process of obtaining an hon-orary degree from Trent usually startsin the fall, when a call for nomina-tions goes out from the Committeeon University Honours, a sub-com-mittee of the Senate Executive. Any-one may submit a nomination to theCommittee, which is made up of theChancellor, the President, a memberof the Board, and representativesfrom faculty, the alumni, and the stu-dent body.

While there are few hard-and-fastrules concerning honorary degrees,there are one or two guidelines thatnominators should keep in mind.Active elected politicians are usuallynot eligible, and honorary degrees aregenerally not given posthumously.Canadian citizenship is not a require-ment, and past recipients haveincluded such well-known interna-tional figures as Nelson Mandela andAndrei Sakharov. However, theCommittee tends to avoid nomineeswho already have “a long list of hon-

ours and degrees,” and tries to seekout individuals who have made a sig-nificant contribution to society, butwho have, as yet, received little for-mal recognition.

While a connection with Trent orthe Peterborough community is notrequired, a number of recipients havebeen involved with the university andthe city. Some, like James Orbinski,are past students; others, such asT.H.B. Symons, are remembered forthe crucial role they have played inthe development of Trent. Members ofthe arts community who have enjoyeda relationship with Trent and the localarea include writers Timothy Findley,Robertson Davies, and W.O. Mitchell,Trent architect Ronald Thom, and ofcourse, Peter Gzowski. Similarly, hon-orary graduates are often members ofthe local business community, notedfor their service to the university andthe local community.

Once the nominations are in, theCommittee on University Honourshas the difficult job of coming upwith the names of the three or fourindividuals who will receive thedegree. The final decision is approvedby the Senate Executive, and ulti-mately by the Senate, and the deci-sion is made whether to confer thedegree of D.Litt., or that of LL.D.Most honorary graduates will receivethe LL.D. degree, with the D.Littbeing reserved for those involved inthe literary world.

All that remains is for the recipi-ents to be invited to come to Trent toreceive their degrees. Honorarydegrees are generally not granted inabsentia, and it is customary for eachrecipient to attend Convocation andreceive his or her degree in person.

This year, four honorary degreeswere awarded at Convocation on May31st. The recipients were: John dePencier, former Chair of the TrentBoard of Governors, nominated forhis extensive volunteer work;Canadian landscape artist DorisMcCarthy (shown at left); DavidMorton, former CEO of Quaker Oats,recognized for his volunteer work andfundraising efforts; and John DanielO’Leary, President of Frontier College.❦

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has made many outstanding contri-butions to the communityincluding last year’s BeyondOur Walls campaign whichexceeded the campaign goalraising $17.2 million forTrent University. PresidentBonnie Patterson offeredher sincere congratulationsto Mackle for the award.“This award pays tributenot only to Susan’s leader-ship in the advancement

profession, but also to her volunteerwork in the community,” saidPresident Patterson. “Susan is contin-uously sharing her professional skillswith community service groups,adding to the vitality of the Peter-borough community.”

Mackle’s leadership skills and dedi-cation have not gone unnoticed byher staff. “Susan has led the mostsuccessful fundraising campaign inthe history of Trent University and inthe Peterborough area, and as busy asshe is in her position as one of theVice Presidents of the University, shefinds time to volunteer in the commu-nity,” her staff commented. “Susan iswarm, strong and supportive of herstaff, colleagues and community.”

Mackle has expressed her gratitudefor the award and, perhapsespecially, the nomination byher staff. “The fact that mystaff nominated me was awonderful indication that theywere supportive of my work inthe community,” she said.

Soroptimist International isthe world’s largest classifiedservice organization for execu-tive and professional womenwho are working through ser-vice projects to advancehuman rights and the statusof women. Although she isnot a member of Soroptimist,Susan definitely reflects the kind ofwomen involved with the organiza-tion. A spokesperson for SoroptimistInternational of Peterborough says“There is no doubt that Susanembodies all the characteristics thatthis award represents. As a profes-sional, Susan consistently displays

her unquestioned passion for TrentUniversity. Her ability to encourageand inspire others to becomeinvolved in the Trent community is akey factor to her success. Susan con-sistently presents Trent not as anordinary institution but as somethingspecial – a distinct and outstandinguniversity. Her enthusiasm forimproving society through both hervolunteer and professional activitiesreinforces the decision to honourSusan Mackle as the ‘Women ofDistinction’ recipient this year.”

Mackle graduated from King’sCollege at the University of WesternOntario. Before beginning her careerat Trent in 1988 as Vice President ofDevelopment, she worked as the VicePresident of Development and Com-munity Relations at the WellesleyHospital in Toronto. In 1998, Macklewas promoted to Vice PresidentAdvancement at the University. Shehas truly enjoyed every year at Trent:“My work is fascinating, I get to expe-rience so many things and interactwith such exciting people,” she said.

There’s no doubt, this ‘Woman ofDistinction Award’ recipient will con-tinue dedicating her time and knowl-edge to Trent and the community. ❦

The name ‘Soroptimist’ is coinedfrom the Latin words ‘soror’ and ‘opti-ma’ meaning the best for women and,in fact, Trent may have one of thebest of women.

Vice President of Advancement,Susan Mackle is truly a woman of dis-tinction in the Peterborough Com-munity and it was her staff in theDevelopment Office here at Trent andthe Soroptimist International of Peter-borough who gave her the recognitionshe deserved.

This past March, Soroptimistawarded Mackle with the ‘Woman ofDistinction Award’ for 2002. She wasselected as a woman who has madeoutstanding achievements in her pro-fessional, business and voluntaryactivities during the last ten years,demonstrated exemplary character,integrity and leadership, and been vis-ible and vocal in her field. “I am actu-ally quite involved in the communi-ty,” she said. Mackle was the firstfemale President for the PeterboroughRotary Club and has been involvedwith many other committees through-out the community.

BY MARILYN BURNS ’00

Susan Mackle:a woman of

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VP Susan Mackle (centre) and colleagues(l to r): Lois Fleming, Katie Brown, JenniferMacIsaac and Helen Keller.

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The following professors haveexemplified wisdom and dedicationto quality education at Trent Univer-sity. They have all been active incampus life, beyond the classroom,and are highly respected in theirfields of study. Thankfully, as theyenter retirement, they have been hon-oured with Professor Emeriti statusand plan to continue with variousresearch projects. As a result, you’relikely to see at least a few of the fol-lowing individuals around campus inthe years to come.

PATRICIA MORTON

History Professor Patricia Mortoncame to Trent in 1976 and, after 26years of teaching, has been honouredwith Professor Emerita status.

Morton is originally from Toronto,where she attended the University ofToronto and received her M.A. andPh.D. She wrote extensively aboutthe fields of women’s history and theAmerican south, including numerousarticles and two books, entitledDisfigured Images: the HistoricAssault Upon Afro-American Womenand Discovering the Women inSlavery. Morton also enjoyed servingas Senior Tutor at Lady Eaton Collegefor four years.

She has been the recipient of sev-eral awards including an OntarioScholarship, Ontario GraduateFellowship and a University ofToronto Fellowship. Along withteaching, her pleasures in life includewriting short stories, outdoor activi-ties, and spending time with her fam-ily, including her husband, David,and six grandchildren.

JOHN MARSH

For 31 years Professor John Marsh hasbeen teaching students about thewonders of geography. Born in theU.K., the professor left the Universityof Calgary to come to Trent, wherehe became an important part of theuniversity’s faculty and broader com-munity.

“I chose Trent because of its inno-vative character, commitment toteaching and its proximity to wilder-ness and Toronto,” says Marsh, whois retiring from his role as educator.Marsh feels his greatest professionalreward has been seeing graduate andundergraduate students completeinteresting theses and progress tojobs in conservation.

Marsh has been a long-time mem-ber of several committees at TrentUniversity, including those in the areaof Academic Development, GraduateStudies, the Frost Centre and NatureAreas. His career has taken him farbeyond Trent boundaries, teachingTrent summer courses at the Univer-sity of West Indies in Trinidad andgeography courses in Barbados. Thisprofessor has also published over 240articles, reports, editorials andreviews and has edited five books.Over the years, Marsh has made hun-dreds of presentations at conferences,such as the World Parks Congress,the Canadian Association ofGeographers and the Parks ResearchForum of Ontario.

There are many things about theTrent campus Professor Marsh willmiss, such as interaction with stu-dents and field work. “I will remem-ber the exciting atmosphere aroundTrent in its first decade, the compati-ble colleagues and the attractive cam-pus,” he says.

Although he has finished teach-ing, John Marsh expects to live in thePeterborough area for a few moreyears and will offer a training coursein ‘ecotourism and community devel-opment.’ As a Professor Emeritus, theresearch he will conduct during hisretirement will focus on nationalparks and national identity inCanada, as well as the “characteris-tics, designation and protection ofcultural landscapes,” particularly inthe Kawarthas. In the midst of thesethings, Marsh plans to find sometime for consulting about internation-al conservation and simply enjoyingwhat he taught so well – the worldand its geography.

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The FirstHead of the

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Watching my daughter’s crewrowing in the Trent regatta last yeartook me back 30 years to the timewhen I was part of the first Trentwomen’s crew and the first Head ofthe Trent.

We had actually made our debutthe previous year in 1970 at theEastern Canadian rowing champi-onship in St. Catharines. We werenot considered much of a threat. Atthat point in its history, many peoplehad never even heard of Trent , muchless having any idea where it mightbe.

When we arrived on the scenewearing our for once co-ordinatedshirts borrowed from some varsitymen’s team and carrying our aged,also borrowed shell, we were metwith some skepticism , if not outrightderision from the more establishedschools like Western. In fact rumourhad it that Brock University , confi-dent of victory on their home course,had already had their name engravedon the trophy.

They of course could not haveknown about our secret weapon,Lach MacLean (in training even thenfor his future role as an officer in theNavy.) Lach and Chris Leach ( a for-mer Olympic rower) were the drivingforce behind that first rowing seasonat Trent when two crews, a women’sand men’s eight , were launched. Therecruiting process consisted of literal-ly twisting the arms of a few heartywomen with some affinity for watersports. Many of us, keen canoeists,were challenged to try a “real” sport.After a brief honing process we hadeight novice rowers and a cox , allwith a sense of adventure but reallyno idea of what we were in for.

After our first week on the water,even the most masochistic among uswere experiencing serious doubts. Itwasn’t just the blisters on our handsnot yet hardened into calluses, northe bruises on our calves where thenot easily adjustable tracks madecontact. It wasn’t simply a matter ofaching muscles adjusting to this rig-

orous new physical regimen. It wasn’teven the discomfort of wading justup to crotch level into the cold riverto launch the boat. (There were nodocks that first season.) No, beyondall these physical inconvenienceswhat was quickly apparent to all ofus was that we were in the hands ofa fanatic, and having made this com-mitment there was no way out. Noway out of the nightly “warm-up”run up the drumlin, Lach standing atthe bottom yelling to make sure noone faltered (failing to run all the waywould mean extra track sprints). Noway out of various Lach designedforms of torture like running whilecarrying a teammate piggyback. Andcertainly no way out once we wereon the water, Lach right beside usanalyzing, criticizing our every move.“Seven, you’re shooting your ass!Bow you’re late again! Set it up ! SETIT UP !” And invariably just when wehad all reached our outer limits forthat day’s practise, the oft repeated,“Just another hard 20!” It was, ofcourse, never just 20 strokes.

Half-way through the season we’dbe finishing just as darkness fell. (Weshared our borrowed shell with themen’s crew and they got the earlymorning shift.) Lach read “ThePsychology of the Superior Athlete”, abook, which we could only assumeprescribed rigour, discipline and nopraise whatsoever!

For that final regatta of the firstseason we were not even allowed toshare a bus with the men’s crew. Norwas there to be any “fraternizing”prior to the race, just the total focusrequired of the “superior athlete”. Butamazingly we pulled it off, this mot-ley crew from the new, unknown uni-versity, the victory being that muchsweeter because we weren’t expectedto even place.

How satisfying that momentwhen we threw Lach, duffle-coated,into those cold, murky waters ,immediate compensation for all theabuse we’d been subjected to. By thenext September a few of us still for-getfully flush with glory, signed on

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WHERE AND WHEN TO FIND IT…

At Reunion Weekend/Head of the Trent

Friday October 4, Saturday October 5 & Sunday October 6

Rowing – races all day Saturday 9 am to 5 pm – Trent/Severn Waterwayfrom Parkhill road to the Faryon footbridge, Symons campus. Regatta reg-istration can be completed at www. Trentu.ca/rowing/hot/registration.html

Paul Wilson pub tribute – Saturday evening from 6:00 pm at the OldeStone Brewing Company, 380 George Street

Alumni trivia challenge pub – Otonabee College Cat’s Ass pub-Fridayevening from 8 pm – team based competition

TUGS Reunion – check for information at www.trentu.ca/geography

Children’s activities – Champlain College Great Hall riverside lawn-Saturday afternoon … balloons, free children’s drinks & snacks, face paint-ing, video feature presentation, Elmer the Safety Elephant (2:30-4:30 pm)

Food & drink – 1. Alumni gathering area CC Great Hall lawn noon to5:30 pm – cash bar & bbq 2. Trent Rowing Club beer garden Bata Libraryparking lot – noon to 6 pm

Accommodation – www.thekawarthas.net Book as early as possible!

Souvenir mugs & t-shirts – Rowers’ beer garden & alumni gatheringarea

Alumni cards – Alumni gathering area, alumni canopy in the Rowersbeer garden & outside Trent bookstore Saturday afternoon

Live band - Treblecharger! - Friday evening in the CC Great Hall (organized by the Trent Central Student Association). Tickets availablefrom the TCSA (705) 748-1000. A limited number of tickets will be heldat the door for alumni.

Alumni Council meeting – 11 am Saturday, Blackburn Hall (PhysicalResources meeting room)

Alumni athleticsOld Boys rugby – Sunday 2:30 pm – main fieldOld Girls rugby – Sunday 1 pm – second field (opposite Blackburn Hall)

Run for the Cure – annual run or walk for the Canadian Breast CancerFoundation, Sunday 10 am at Crary Park, Little Lake

Virtual reunion/regatta – If you can’t make it back this year, check outour webcam images – Saturday 2 to 5 pm at www. Trentu.ca/alumni.Click on Head of the Trent.

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Chemistry at the University ofToronto, and has now moved into theranks of Professor Emeriti. Originallyfrom Glasgow, Scotland, Mackayreceived his B.Sc. and Ph.D. at theUniversity of Glasgow.

Throughout his seven years ofresearch and teaching in Trent’sEnvironmental and Resource StudiesDepartment and ChemistryDepartment, Professor Mackay madea significant contribution to life at theuniversity. In addition to his teachingcommitments, he served as a Fellowof Champlain College.

With support from a variety ofchemical industries and the NaturalSciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil (NSERC) of the Canadian fed-eral government, one of Dr. Mackay’smost prominent successes was theestablishment of the CanadianEnvironmental Modelling Centre. Thephilosophy of the project is toimprove the ability to understand andpredict the sources and effects ofchemical substances in the environ-ment. Models predict where chemi-cals travel in the environment, howlong they persist and their effects onhumans and other species.

In 2001, Dr. Mackay was the firstCanadian recipient of the very presti-gious International Honda Award forthe development of the ‘MackayModels’ and his work in ‘Eco-Technology.’ The award included acertificate, a medal and a sum of$130,000. Mackay was also one ofthree finalists for the 2001 GerhardHerzberg Canada Gold Medal forScience and Engineering, and he hasreceived several other awards includ-ing one from the Association ofEnvironmental Engineering Professors;the Distinguished Lecturer Award; anExcellence in Research Award fromthe Ontario Ministry of the Environ-ment; and an Editor’s Award from theJournal of Great Lakes Research.

Trent University applauds the con-tributions Mackay has made to theuniversity and to the sphere of globalenvironmental studies. Dr. Mackaywill continue key research projects asa Professor Emeritus at TrentUniversity.

HERMANN HELMUTH

For Professor Emeritus HermannHelmuth, retirement goes far beyondits laid-back reputation. Slotted intohis retirement agenda are research,reading, learning and volunteering inscience-related institutions. Otherpersonal pursuits he hopes to maketime for include travelling, gardening,cycling and, one of his most enjoy-able pastimes, collecting shells andminerals.

A Professor of Anthropology,Hermann Helmuth began teaching atTrent in 1969, coming from theUniversity of Kiel in Germany. Dr.Helmuth holds a Doctor of Science inAnthropology degree from KielUniversity, with a specialization inphysical anthropology. He also stud-ied geology and zoology.

Professor Helmuth is the author ofseveral scholarly pieces including fea-tures about the ancient Maya inBelize; the sites of Lamanai and AltunHa; human skeletons from the Row-grave site of Altenerding, SouthGermany; and other work on humanskeletons such as that done at theViking project from Haithabu inNorth Germany. Helmuth has alsopresented papers to a number ofnational and international confer-ences.

Professor Helmuth has taughtmany courses at Trent, such as ‘Bio-logical Anthropology’ and ‘Compara-tive Human Osteology and Evolu-tion.’ He has also been a member ofthe Animal Care Committee at Trentfor at least 15 years and will continueto be appreciated by fellow anthropol-ogists from around the world as hejoins the ranks of Trent’s ProfessorsEmeriti.

DR. DON MACKAY

Dr. Don Mackay joined the Trent Uni-versity community in 1995, after a28-year career in the department ofChemical Engineering and Applied

DOUGLAS MCCALLA

Douglas McCalla, the leading authori-ty on the economic history of UpperCanada in the 19th century, is retiringfrom his 34-year teaching career atTrent University.

Professor McCalla joined the facul-ty at Trent in 1968 and has taughtsuch courses as ‘Nation and Citizen-ship: Interpreting Canada,’ ‘TheMaking of Canada, 1760-1873’ and‘Canada and Japan/Japan andCanada.’ He has received severalmajor research grants and awardsincluding Trent University’s Distin-guished Faculty Research Award in1995-96 and a Research and TeachingMerit Award in 1997. One of hisgreatest awards, outside of the Trentcommunity, was the Killam ResearchFellowship which he received in1998. McCalla was the first Trent fac-ulty member to receive this presti-gious, and sizeable, national prizeawarded by the Canada Council. Thisaward was noted by Paul Healy(Dean of Research and GraduateStudies, 1998) as “a sign of McCalla’snational reputation for excellence inhis discipline.” The fellowshipallowed him a two-year absence fromteaching, during which time he wrotean economic history of Canada from1600 to 1939.

Raised in Edmonton, McCallabecame a Rhodes Scholar for Albertain 1965, one year after he receivedthe Woodrow Wilson Fellowshipupon completion of his B.A. atQueen’s University. He earned hisM.A. at the University of Torontoand his doctorate at Oxford. He is theeditor of several books, the writer ofdozens of articles and the author ofbooks including the award-winningPlanting the Province: The EconomicHistory of Upper Canada, 1784-1871.As a retiree, Professor McCalla’s con-nection to Trent will continue in hisrole as Professor Emeritus. ❦

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Bryan Poirier (B.A. HonoursGeography) wrote his thesis on recre-ational geography, which reflected hispassionate interest in the outdoorsand canoeing in particular. As a resultof summer guiding experience inTemagami, Bryan encountered a fac-ulty member from Queens Universitywho encouraged him to pursue aone-year post-graduate course inOutdoor/Experiential Education there.Having found this to be most worth-while, Bryan subsequently followedup an opportunity at the CanadianCanoe Museum where he now coor-dinates the Educational Programme.He jokingly admitted that, at least inpart, his job at the Museum is a“thinly-veiled excuse to go canoeing”and is thus extremely satisfying. Inaddition to his vocational endeav-ours, Bryan is currently pursuing aM.A. on a part-time basis at theOntario Institute for Studies inEducation at the University ofToronto.

Jenny McGillis (B.A. HonoursGeography) went to Queen’sUniversity as part of her ConcurrentEducation training after Trent. Shehad taught within the local SeparateSchool board at the Intermediate leveluntil this year when she returnedfrom her second period of maternity

leave to join St. Peter’s Separate HighSchool in which she specializes inGeography. Jenny has always pre-ferred High School teaching andnoted that her present positionbecame available owing to a relativelyrare retirement of a GeographyTeacher in the Separate board.

She encouraged students to under-take an honours thesis for the senseof accomplishment that it providedand for the ideas that emerge for sub-sequent projects either within teach-ing or other occupations. The finan-cial benefits of the Honours degreefor teaching salaries are noteworthyas well, representing about $1,500 perannum. Jenny has completed coursessince graduation for both asGeography specialist (the qualifica-tion for department Head) andPrincipal (although neither positionhas yet materialized).

James Britton (B.Sc. Geography/Computer Studies) was a part-timestudent having been teaching at SirSandford Fleming College’s FrostCampus in the cartography and GIS

Division for several years with previ-ous professional mapmaking experi-ence in Lindsay. James subsequentlysought more credentials andembarked on a M.Sc. in GIS at the

The annual Alumni Panel wasorganized once again by ProfessorAlan Brunger as part of the GO411h:Philosophy of Geography course andheld this year on March 28, 2002.

Panelists briefly summarized theircareers “after Trent”.

Rachelle Laurin (Joint HonoursB.Sc. Geography/Biology) undertookher third year in the concurrent GIS

Certificate course at Sir SandfordFleming College in Lindsay. Thisequipped her to complete her thesisback at Trent in the 4th year and pro-vided credentials for several subse-quent jobs. These included summerwork at the Environment CanadaInland Waters Directorate, Trent’sNature Areas Cartographic Assistant,post-graduate contract work with theLower Trent Conservation Authorityand lastly her present employer, theOntario Ministry of Environment.Rachelle has worked there for overtwo years and has become Acting GIS

Group Leader with responsibility forscientific collaboration, hiring andseveral other areas of responsibility.She has completed upgrading coursesand takes advantage of opportunitiesto accompany research scientists intothe field.

From left to right: Jennifer McGillis ’87, James Britton ’85, Rachelle Laurin ’95, MilesEcclestone ’72 and Bryan Poirier ’95

Miles urged students to “lookaround” before going on in Geo-graphy, but noted the attraction ofgraduate study if one is truly interest-ed. Staying within Geography profes-sionally is something of a challengeand many posts or jobs have “non-Geographical” titles although theyclearly depend upon knowledgeacquired in the Geography degreetraining. Many alumni have testifiedthat their Geography background isinvaluable to their work although notovertly recognized in the actual“title” they hold professionally.

In the subsequent question andanswer session, both the panelistsand members of the audience – stu-dents and faculty alike, made a num-ber of points.

Museum work – Bryan Poirier –relatively few jobs exist and the payis not high, although the work is sat-isfying and rewarding and has“fringe” benefits such as the opportu-nities for varied activities, includingtravel to seasonal events. However,the future employment pattern in the“museum field” looks bright owingto large-scale retirement across theboard in Canada. The MuseumStudies programme at FlemingCollege is an excellent way to preparefor work in addition to the degreefrom Trent. Once again, volunteeringat the local museum is a sure way to“get your feet wet” (particularly atthe Canoe Museum!) and to establishcontacts.

What was missing from TrentGeography education? Jenny McGillis– very little, although the political“side” might have been mentionedmore. Teachers also benefit fromexperience “before” teaching and theneed to “volunteer” in the communi-ty (as well as in schools) should bestressed to prospective teachers.Trent Geography’s emphasis on field-work is an excellent way to tacklethis and invariably “carries over” tothe teaching career.

Rachelle Laurin credited theConcurrent GIS certificate program asbeneficial for her in that she gainedimmediate employment and experi-ence within the four-year Honoursprogram in Geography.

University of Edinburgh, which wasrewarding in unanticipated (yetuniquely “Scotch”) ways after return-ing, the Fleming College opportunity“knocked” in the form of a teachingposition in GIS at the University ofthe South Pacific in Fiji.

The antipodal sojourn was also“educational” in unexpected ways,not the least towards the very end ofJames’ stay when an armed coup byex-military overturned the govern-ment of Fiji (during a field trip)! Oneyear later, along with many otherexpatriate professionals, James leftthe country, although he has retainedcontact through his Ph.D. work andcontract teaching.

James recounted various fascinat-ing aspects of his experiences in the“field” in the south Pacific andstressed the value of training thatTrent provided him in dealing withalternative societies and cultures. Henoted that visitors from Canada andother “developed” countries need tobe aware that the “aid” provided, ifnot “lavished”, on such countries asFiji is often dependent on a level ofbureaucratic efficiency totally absentfrom the local setting. Without theefficient infrastructure much of theassistance is wasted and a source offrustration as much as genuine help.

Miles Ecclestone (HonoursGeography) took a year off after com-pleting his honours degree, whichwas beneficial in many ways. Hedecided that his geomorphology the-sis research was sufficiently interest-ing to pursue the M.Sc. at theUniversity of Guelph (completed1978). An opportunity arose to returnto Peterborough in the form of theposition of Chief Technician at Trent’sDepartment of Geography and Mileshas occupied that post ever since.One attraction of the job is the“never-ending” surprises that occuron a week-by-week basis. Anotherattraction is the opportunity for field-research and teaching both locallyand elsewhere in Canada.

What GIS techniques and methodsare best? Several panelists noted thatemployers often have limited knowl-edge of the range of alternatives forproducing the same result anddemand experience in very specificsoftware teacher techniques. Thedominant producer of GIS software isESRI and its products tend to monop-olize the field, e.g. ARC-INFO. Verygood alternatives exist, certainly forteaching purposes e.g, IDRISI,although these are not used muchcommercially.

Rachelle Laurin noted that she hasfound GIS to provide an “avenue” forinter-disciplinary interaction, particu-larly as more and more scientists andresearchers acknowledge its merits foranalysis and representation in theirwork. She emphasized the value ofcomputer programming, acquired asearly as possible. Rachelle also notedthat the present labour trouble in theOntario Government (her unionOPSEU is on strike) was, in part, tocombat the trend to contract workand the reduction in permanent jobs.GIS work is often of this contractualtype and may be so increasingly.

James Britton credited the Trentprogramme with a great deal and feltlittle was “missing”. He appreciatedGeography for its diversity and thevariety of opportunities and environ-ments he experienced.

Importance of grades at Univer-sity? Some debate arose over the rela-tive importance of high grades. Someof those present felt that only two“key” grades existed that of “pass/fail” and “A” or below. The latterapplied particularly to graduateschool entry and even more so to thecompetition for grants and teachingassistance salary at graduate level.

The feeling was that otherwise,the precise average was not the focusof attention in job interview andcompetition. For example, no onereported grades being mentioned injob interviews. Postgraduate educa-tion screening emphasized the lastten courses in most cases, looking for

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STOREYLINE Since 1997, the Trent Univer-sity Alumni Association’s planningpriorities have included strengtheningthe Association’s campus profile and2001-02 was a particularly vital andsatisfying year in this regard.

We revived the student and alum-ni leadership reception, an informalevening allowed that student leadersfrom the Central Student Association,Senate and Board representatives, thecollege cabinets and council, athleticsand clubs and groups to meet eachother, along with alumni leaders. Theevening was titled “Leadership

Deserves Recognition”, and a numberof grateful students applauded theAlumni Association for taking thetime to recognize the value andimportance of student volunteerismto the life of the university.

The tradition of having an alum-nus/a return to campus to contributeto the intellectual life of the universi-ty was continued through the AlumniLecture. Arlene Allan ’92 traveledfrom Northwestern University inMichigan to discuss Oedipus atRest:Sophocles Last Play. Arlene’s lec-ture was particularly helpful for thosewho also attended the ClassicsDrama Group’s performance ofOedipus at Kolonos. Through thegenerosity of John Morritt ’75(Peterborough Wine Not), theAlumni Association was able todonate wine to a post-performancereception at the new Lady EatonCollege offices of Ancient History &Classics.

Volunteers from the AlumniCouncil also took part in bothUniversity Open Houses. KateRamsay ’71, Maureen Hughes ’91and Cheryl Davies ’68 oversaw analumni booth which showcased

alumni achievements, outlined alum-ni satisfaction with their Trent educa-tion, profiled alumni career opportu-nities and distributed Children ofAlumni scholarship applications tohigh school students whose parent(s)had attended Trent. Trent Alumnilapel labels were proudly sported bymany of the staff and faculty whoassisted at the very successful OpenHouses.

Association Past President CherylDavies once observed that therewere so many areas at Trent thatwould benefit from just a modestamount of support. She exhorted theCouncil to improve Trent “$200 at atime.” That direction was most evi-dent in 2001-02 as the AlumniSpecial Projects Fund provided vary-ing levels of support to the DebatingSociety Tournament, the ModelUnited Nations Society conference,the Fine Arts Collection, the Friendsof Trent Athletics trophy case and apresentation on body image and theimpact of media on girls.

The Special Projects Fund alsosupported the annual program ofrecognition of graduating students atthe colleges. Once again, alumni vol-unteers and staff (Eileen Hurley ’86,Kathleen Easson ’78, Tony Storey’71, Tom Phillips ’74, MaureenHughes) attended dinners, lun-cheons and receptions to congratu-late deserving students for theirimportant contributions to collegelife, and to remind everyone of thetremendous value the AlumniAssociation places on the role of thecolleges in Trent’s fabric.

There are other annual awardsinspired and managed by TrentAlumni. The Alumni Bursary Fund isa lifeline for dozens of students. TheWACH Dobson Travel Grant assists amember of the Trent InternationalProgram with travel costs. It honoursthe late Bill Dobson, the father ofIain Dobson ’70. The CurrieHonours Geography Awards helpscover the costs of thesis field workand is a long-time program generous-ly funded by former AssociationPresident John Currie ’76. TheLightbody Prize rewards a Peter

Trent Alumni – GoodCampus Citizens

2002 Alumni Lecturer Arlene Allan ’92

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This is certainly not anexhaustive list of prizes,awards and scholarships withalumni overtones, but it doesindicate the growing presenceof alumni in rewarding deserv-ing students for a variety ofneeds and accomplishments.

Alumni continue to be visi-ble on campus as Board,Senate and committee members. OurBoard included Gary Wolff, KateRamsay, Paul Crookall ’65, GlenEasson ’89, Marie Doyle ’89 andLen Vernon ’64. We were represent-ed on Senate by David French ’80.Maureen Hughes, Scott Milne ’91,Reg Hartwick ’84, Karen Sisson’78 and Jennifer Backler ’93 all

Robinson College student who blendsacademic achievement with signifi-cant contribution to college life. Itwas established to honour BobLightbody ’64 for his service onTrent’s Board of Governors. This yearalso saw the granting of two Childrenof Alumni Scholarships for studentsbeginning their Trent education.Excellence in student governance issaluted annually through the RobertStephenson Award. This award wasintroduced by the Association on theoccasion of Robert Stephenson’sservice as Chair of the Board ofGovernors (the first alumnus to soserve.) Our second alumnus BoardChair Gary Wolff ’67 has also com-pleted his term. The Alumni Associa-tion was delighted to announceanother award which will benefit aTrent student. The Gary Wolff served on university committees.

Our alumni contribute to the intel-lectual, social, cultural and recre-ational dimensions of Trent. GeorgeMeanwell ’70 (of QuartettoGelatto), backed up by CliffordMaynes ’70 performed in the PeterRobinson Squash Court Hall (nowconverted into a common room/per-formance space.) The annual AlumniGeography panel is the subject of anarticle elsewhere in this issue. SureshNarine ’91 travelled from Alberta totake part in a weekend conference oncorporate connections to universityresearch. Trent Athletics continues to

“Celebrating Our Alumni”was the theme of the

Trent Foundation annualmeeting. On hand from

the alumni & friendsranks were: Allan

Barnfield ’91, Maury Blue’74, Neil Hannam ’87,

Kate Ramsay ’71, YvetteScrivener ’88, Tony Storey

’71, Glen Easson ’89,Maureen Hughes ’89, Jack

Roe ’73, Cheryl Davies’68, Walter Howell ’69,

Kate Krenz, Dave Lasenby’64, Kim Krenz ’89. Notshown Sara Fernald ’76

Gary Wolff ’67 (left) and the newly established Gary Wolff Leadership Cup (middle)

George Meanwell ’70 and Clifford Maynes’70 performed at the Peter RobinsonCollege Squash Court Hall

Dr. Dennis Murray hasalways loved insects and animals.Even as a child he raised tadpoles inhis backyard pond and stored earthworms in his family fridge, so it wasa natural progression when he beganto study sciences at university.

“I have always been interested inhow species interact together, and incomplex interactions you might notimmediately see,” explains Mr.Murray, who will arrive at TrentUniversity in the fall of 2002 as theCanada Research Chair in TerrestrialEcology.

be well served through alumniinvolvement in coaching and othersupport roles. Alumni were out inforce at both the Athletic Awardsbanquet and the All Canadians recep-tion.

A final highlight for our CampusProfile efforts was the annual meetingand luncheon of the Trent UniversityFoundation. The theme was “Celebra-ting Our Alumni.” Maureen Hughesand Tony Storey reviewed theAlumni Association’s PlanningPriorities 2001-04 and spoke aboutthe Alumni Wall of Fame. Exhibitsfrom the Wall of Fame were dis-played. Lunch included live music,courtesy of Cheryl Davies and GlenEasson, who performed songs byStan Rogers ’68 and GordonLightfoot (Honorary Graduate).Following lunch, David Lasenby ’64outlined his work as a Trent biologyprofessor, while community alumnaSara Fernald ’76 discussed theimpact Trent had on the developmentof her professional and volunteercareers. Many thanks to Foundationsecretary Katie Brown for suggestingthe focus on alumni. We were proudand pleased to be involved. ❦

Originally from Trois Rivieres,Quebec, Mr. Murray earned his B.Sc.at McGill, his M.Sc. at the Universityof Alberta and his Ph.D. at theUniversity of Wisconsin. After oneyear of post-doctoral work at theUniversity of Massachusetts hejoined the University of Idaho facultyin 1996.

“I’m thrilled to be coming back toCanada,” says Mr. Murray, whoenjoys paddling and the many otheroutdoor activities that the Kawarthasare well-known for. He adds that hehas heard many positive things aboutTrent and is looking forward to join-ing faculty in the Departments ofBiology and Environmental andResearch Studies. Mr. Murray’s wife,Cynthia Kapke, and several familypets will also be moving to thePeterborough community.

The focus of Mr. Murray’s researchat Trent will be on two areas: preda-tor/prey relations and host parasiteinteractions. Specifically, Mr. Murraywill research these in small mammals,some larger mammals and amphib-ians. He will also study the Algon-quin Park wolf population in conjunc-tion with the Ontario Ministry ofNatural Resources.

Some of Mr. Murray’s research will be conducted at Trent’s JamesMcLean Oliver Ecological Centre onPigeon Lake. Other research mayoccur throughout Ontario and inadditional provinces.

“My official date of arrival isOctober 15, but I’m hoping to bethere (at Trent) a bit earlier thanthat,” says Mr. Murray. He will have atemporary office until the new sci-ence wing is completed in 2003. Atthat point Mr. Murray will be workingand teaching in the new facility.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr.Murray to Trent University’s commu-nity of scholars,” says Dean ofResearch and Graduate Studies ChrisMetcalfe. “His vast experience andextensive publishing in populationdynamics, behavioral and nutritionalecology, wildlife conservation and

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BY TUI MENZIES ’69

The SacredFlame of

Learning: theMeaning of

Convocation

[This is the text of a speech given byalumna Tui Menzies ’69 at the 2002

Julian Blackburn College graduation din-ner. You can’t hear it in print, but Tui’sinvitation to the graduating students tosalute their teachers prompted a tumul-tuous round of applause. Tui was quick

to point out that the true value of herspeech lay in that burst of recognition forTrent’s professors, and the quality educa-

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It has been almost 30 years nowsince I received my undergraduatedegree from Trent and yet it is still amoment which is very clear in mymemory. Mine was the generation ofpeace and protest marchers, of rebelsagainst the ‘crass materialism of post-war North America’, of young womenseeking to find our voice, of youngmen rejecting the Beaver Cleaver’sfather prototype. Consequently, cere-monies such as graduation were heldin faint disdain by some of us as“establishment rituals”. Now, if thereis anyone here from an immigrantfamily, you’ll know exactly why therewas no question whatsoever that Iwould be walking across that stageand getting my degree, establishmentrituals notwithstanding. They hadn’tcome over from Scotland in theDepression and worked their fingersto the bone so that I could be a hip-pie and miss my graduation, thankyou very much.

It was a beautiful day, hot andsunny. We walked in processionbehind the faculty members and seat-ed ourselves by the Library in strictalphabetical order. A native elderburned sweet grass, purifying the cer-emony. This simple act lent a sacredsense to our being there and I beganto be very glad that I had come. Inthe spaces of silence between thespeeches, the river could be heardburbling by the stone walls and theswallows swooped and soared overour heads. It was then that I had myrevelation – or as we like to say inEnglish Literature, a moment ofepiphany.

As I looked at the faces of themen and women who had taught me,dressed in their various gowns andfantastical caps from universitiesaround the world, I realized that Iwas a part of something very ancientand extraordinarily special. I had nothad a sense of this as I struggled withthe obscure analogies of Spencer butat that moment I felt as though thesepeople were handing something veryprecious to all of us. As with things

felt in the heart, it sounds a bit cornywhen put into words but it was asthough the graduation ceremony wasa symbolic passing along of thesacred flame of learning and that thisin and of itself was a gift of profoundfreedom.

At that moment, I felt a deep grat-itude to those teachers who rigorous-ly protect this freedom, who are con-stantly vigilant in defending the rightto speak and write one’s mind with-out fear of censure. Quite aside fromany specific knowledge which theyhad imparted to us, they had alsotaught us to be tolerant of the opin-ions of others, to be patient and dili-gent, to be passionate about ideas. Iremember feeling profound gratitudethat they had not only fostered ourcuriosity, treated our thoughts withrespect and accorded us the dignityof having our ideas matter, but thatthey themselves continued toresearch and explore the frontiers.

Next week it will be your turn.You will be handed your spark oflearning to take out into the world.You too have now become keepers ofthe flame. I hope that the Convoca-tion ceremony will hold as muchmeaning for you as it did for methose years ago and that you willfeel, as I did, that you have beengiven something very preciousindeed. Would you join with me nowin expressing our appreciation of ourteachers to their representatives herethis evening, Dean Colin Taylor andAssociate Dean Popham. ❦

Paul Wilson (Honorary alumnus), Former Board Chair and Honoraryalumna Jalynn Bennett and Professor David Glassco

Trent staff member, alumnus and proud parentManindra Shah ’69 and daughter and new graduateParimeeta ’98

Trent Director of CommunicationsMarilyn Burns ’00 joined the ranksof the alumni with a degree inEnglish

Former Board Chair and long time friend of Trent& the Alumni Association John de Pencierreceived an honorary degree

Jesse Wilkes ’96, shown here in 1978with a Trent t-shirt presented byproud uncle Paul Delaney ’64. Jessiegraduated at this year’s Convocationto the delight of her mom, Anne(Delaney) Wilkes ‘67

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1972Helvi Virkamaki’s “Happy Mother’sDay” was included in the Shadows ofthe Dawn, An Anthology of CanadianVerse, published by the PoetryInstitute of Canada, 2001.

1974Yes, pigs are flying and hell has,indeed, frozen over! With great joy(and much surprise), LucileMcGregor is thrilled to announcethat, after a nine-year courtship andfive-week engagement, she and NormKing were married on March 22,2002. Lucile is thrilled to share thisnews with her Trent friends andextends special thanks to ElizabethThomson and Lynda MarshallOngaro for their best wishes and pre-and post wedding visits.

(We are very happy and are rejoic-ing in this unexpected curve in ourlives and Chess the Cat is thrilled tohave his parents finally living togetherunder one roof! Lucile can be reachedat mcgrelu@parl.gc.ca.)

Doug Lounsbury and his wifeStephanie are overjoyed by the arrivalof their first child, Grace Olivia. Gracewas born on April 21st 2002.TheLounsburys currently reside inGeorgetown, and can be reached atlounsbury@iprimus.ca. photo 3

1987Meg Earley married John Chisholmon September 15th 2001 on BowenIsland, B.C. Meg has just graduatedwith a M.Ed. from the University ofCalgary. photo 4

Brian Purcell and Colleen (Ludlow)’89 and their children, Robert, Jessie,Ali and the new addition, Josie makeup a full Team Trend line! JosephineGeneva was born June 6th – aboutthree weeks early. (We have had atotal of five kids now includingJohanna our guardian angel and thinkwe are ready to call it quits. We arebuilding a home to fit everyone inand would enjoy visitors.( Brian andColleen can be contacted atbricolpurcell@yahoo.com. photo 5

1988John and Angela (Bougiotis)Vavitsas ’88 are thrilled to announcethe birth of their baby boy, ElliottJonathan on January 16th 2002.Proud godparents are Steve andCheryl (Gallant) Fawcett ’88.Angela has been busy during hermaternity leave. She completed coau-thoring the Nelson Biology 12 text-book, which will be used throughoutthe province this upcomingSeptember. In addition she will becommencing work on a chemistrytextbook this fall and returning to herposition as Head of Gifted Educationat Northern Secondary School inToronto. photo 6

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1981Tom Philp was appointed Editor ofThe Independent, a feisty stand-alonenewspaper in Brighton, Ontario, inJune 2002. A senior reporter with thepublication recognized widely as “thebest news source in NorthumberlandCounty,” Tom finished second asReporter of the Year in the 2001 com-petition sponsored by the OntarioCommunity Newspapers Association.Alumni can read some of his work atwww.eastnorthumberland.com. Helives in Colborne (Big Apple Country)with his wife Linda.

1984Kristopher Churchill married shortlyafter leaving Trent. Jocelyn, originallyfrom Zimbabwa, Africa, is a HumanResources professional, currentlyworking as an employment counsellorfor the Canadian Hearing Society. Thecouple has a three year old son, Luke.Kristopher is completing a Doctor ofEducation degree in EducationalAdministration at OISE and is in anew position as Assistant Head-master at Albert College School inBelleville, Ontario. photo 1

1986Rhonda Jessup and Rob Wiersma,along with big sister Emily, welcomedSarah Louise to the family on Novem-ber 22, 2000. Sarah is now a 1 1/2year old bundle of energy and anabsolute joy. After Trent, Rhondagraduated from the Faculty of Infor-mation Studies at U of T. She is cur-rently the Public Services Manager atthe Whitby Public Library. photo 2

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1989Clive Archer and Rosemary Judd-Archer would like to announce thearrival of their first baby. Charles(Charlie) Clive Archer was born onAugust 30, 2001. Rosemary will bereturning to teaching and OSSTF workin September. photo 7

Jeff and Sandra (Dona) Lynch cele-brated the birth of their second daugh-ter, Kyra Elizabeth on July 10, 2001.Jordyn, born two ears earlier, isvery proud of her baby sister.Mocha, the family’s chocolate labis just happy to have someone elseto lay close to. Jeff is still workingwith Quaker in Peterborough butis being transferred to Mississauga.Sandra is enjoying her maternityleave, especially living so close tothe zoo. Jeff and Sandra will misstheir friends in Peterborough butare looking forward to meeting upwith old friends as they move toOakville during the summer. Youcan reach them atjeff_lynch.msn@attcanada.net.photo 8

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1992Tina Watson and Greg Bernetic(SSFC grad) got married August 5,2000 and are pleased to announcethe birth of their son, Dominic BlakeBernetic May 15, 2001. The happyfamily are now residing in FortMcMurray, AB and would love tohere from former classmates. Emailaddress is bernetict@shaw.ca.

Melissa (Kennicle) and her husbandNeil Juniper would like to introducetheir daughter Alexandria Madison(pictured at four months), bornNovember 9, 2001. Mel will bereturning to her teaching positionwith the Bluewater District SchoolBoard in September 2002, while Neilcontinues to work for Blue MountainResorts. They can be reached atmn.juniper@bmts.com. photo 9

1993Steve White and Sue Bartels werethrilled to welcome their first baby,Thomas Mackenzie White born athome on November 8, 2001. 14 oz.He is four months old in the picture.The couple married in 1996 at LadyEaton and are currently living inStouffville, Ontario. Steven is workingas a Mental Health Case Manager at asocial service agency and Sue is onleave from her job at Allstate as aCommunicator, Web Technologies.Friends can contact them at suebar-tels@hotmail.com. photo 10

1995Kristina Michaud and Wade Wilsonwere married May 18, 2002 inAlexandria, Ontario. The maid ofhonour was Lisa Wise ’94 and thebridesmaid was Erin Allin ’94. OtherTrent grads in attendance were Adria(Zweerink) Hayes ’94, JulieMarshall ’94 and Sarah Gooderham’94. photo 11

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1997Adam Coovadia and Tanya, his wifeof two years, are living in St. Peters-burg, Florida and are expecting theirfirst child – her name will be Darwin.Adam graduated from Trent in June2002 with an honors degree in Bio-chemistry (he finished a generaldegree in biochemistry in 2000. Hehas also just graduated from post-baccalaureate program in GeneticTechnology (which was offered bythe Michener Institute for AppliedHealth Sciences) and recently hasbeen certified by the CanadianSociety of Medical LaboratorySciences (CSMLS) as a RegisteredTechnologist (R.T.) in Clinical Gene-tics and by the (U.S.) NationalCredentialing Agency for LaboratoryPersonnel (NCA) in both Cytogeneticsand Molecular Biology. Adam is cur-rently working as a Genetic Tech-nologist for a Biotech company inTampa, Florida.

1998Scott Dawson received the OUACoach of the Year Award 2001- 02.Congratulations Scott!

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for another season of Lach’s regimen.That year saw the first Head of theTrent, an event which now boasts ofbeing the biggest single day head racein North America.

Of course 30 years later in thisplace called middle-age, it’s the veryrigour and discipline of the sport onemisses, that and the camaraderie of aterrific group of women trained for acouple months at least to be in per-fect synch. Needless to say there wasmuch vicarious satisfaction watchingMeg row for Trent last year.

Members of that first crew were:Toos Symons, Gail McLaren, JaneStobie, Marcia Wynn, LeslieHarrington, Fran Henke, Cathy Nix,Martha Bull, and cox, Mary Lewis.

Afterword: In the course of writingthis I was grateful for the vivid mem-ories of Marcia Biles (Wynn) withwhom I have kept in contact for those30 years. Now I have to write inmemory of her, as she died of cancerin England last November. She livedher life with gusto and will be greatlymissed.

The revised plan will guide theUniversity in its programming,staffing, facility and budget planning.

DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN

FINANCIAL SUPPORTS

To better support these students,substantial investments have beenmade in new scholarships, bursariesand awards. In 1997-98, Trent’s totalscholarships, bursaries and awardsamounted to $900,000. In 2001, thisfigure had risen to $4.5 million.These investments represent thelargest student financial support pro-gram in the history of TrentUniversity.

WE’LL BE READY

At the Provincial level, Ontario’s uni-versities continue to advocate

improvement and high achievement;however, the elusive quality of“enthusiasm for the subject” maywell tip the balance and a relativelylow mark of say, 78 percent, bedeemed acceptable, if commitmentwas genuinely expressed to the inter-viewer.

With regard to graduate schoolentry the choice of referee is impor-tant and the letter of reference carriesa great deal of “weight”. Networkingis vital and personal contacts play arole in learning of opportunities andin eventually obtaining them.

Most employees in the growingfield of GIS have no formal training inthe field and have acquired theirknowledge, “on the job” or throughthe “odd” course. This will inevitablychange as training “catches up” withdemand, but testifies to the uncer-tainty of the job market in this area ofspecialty and, to an extent, generally.

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University and the community passedaway. Helen Whiteside was the firstfemale member of the TrentUniversity Board of Governors. Aninspiration to many, Helen was theconsummate philanthropist, givingfreely of her time, talent and treasurethroughout the community. I will per-sonally miss Helen, as will so manyothers both in and outside of theTrent community, but she lives onthrough her good deeds and the Frankand Reata Scott Scholarship whichshe created in memory of her parents.

In the spirit of Helen, and otherswho have left us, let’s enjoy the timewe have together to promote thefuture of Canada’s Outstanding SmallUniversity. See you at Head of theTrent! ❦

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James Britton emphasized the needfor persistence in seeking your pre-ferred sphere of work and the need tobe a “problem-solver” – thinking inthis way not only for your self butalso for the (potential) employer.

On-the-job training. The betteremployers will permit “on-the-job”training both “at work” and in subsi-dized workshops, evening classes,etc. Their willingness to invest in thisway in the employee will be linked toperceived degree of commitment andproblem-solving ability and enthusi-asm. Much of the training will becomputer-based and likely to involveprocedures for managing informationsystems, particularly GIS.

Professor Brunger thanked thepanel for voluntarily agreeing to par-ticipate in the 2001 event. He feltsure that their comments had beeninvaluable for those present in termsof immediate and future careers. ❦

through the Council of Ontario Uni-versities for the restoration of the $28million shortfall in Ministry fundingfor the double cohort. The Provincialbudget delivered on June 17, 2002contained specific responses to thedouble cohort as outlined in PresidentBonnie Patterson’s message in thisissue. These announcements werewelcomed by Ontario’s universitycommunity

Through meetings with studentsand parents, training of universitystaff, a fair admissions policy, majorinvestments in facilities, the recruit-ment of new faculty, a revised enrol-ment plan, expansion of financialsupport programs for students —Trent University will be ready for thefull implementation of the doublecohort. ❦

TO T H E U N I V E R S I T Y C O M M U N I T Y:

The search for Trent’s next Vice-President (Academic) &Provost is now under way and in early fall the position willbe advertised.

I am writing on behalf of the Search Committee to inviteyour input to the process. Specifically, the Committeeencourages individuals and groups to share their views onthe mandate for the Vice-President (Academic) in the peri-od 2003-08 (i.e. what needs to be accomplished) and theattributes (background, qualifications, personal and profes-sional skills) needed to accomplish the mandate.

The Committee encourages that you forward any inputin writing. However, time has also been set aside on theafternoon of September 18, the evening of September 19and the morning of September 20 for those who would liketo provide input in person. The Search Committee will alsoconsult with Faculty Board and Senate.

Written input may be addressed to the VP AcademicSearch Committee c/o University Secretariat, Bata Library.Emails can be sent to nsmith@trentu.ca. To arrange a timeto meet with the Committee, please call Nancy Smith atextension 1223.

I encourage you to take this opportunity to give theCommittee input about this important leadership positionin the University.

Yours sincerely,

Bonnie M. PattersonPresident & Vice-Chancellor

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management will complement TrentUniversity’s new and existing sci-ence programs. As a Tier II CanadaResearch Chair, Dr. Murray bringsadded resources that are certain toenhance our research directions.”

The primary objective of theCanada Research Chairs program isto enable Canadian universities,

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Bruce MacLeod(Board of Governors, 1987-1991)

Bruce MacLeod, 49, died in April. Heis survived by his wife Willmont(Woods) and children, Christopher,Blakeney, Matthew and Peter as wellas his parents Mary and Murray andsister Elizabeth Davidson. “A man whose morals dictated hisactions, who guided his family by thebeat of his heart and who instilled inhis sons the most important valuesfrom the way he lived his life.”

Helen WhitesideA tribute to Trent’s former Boardmember appears on page 4 of theAnnual Donor Report insert in thisissue.

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together with their affiliated researchinstitutes and hospitals, to achievethe highest levels of research excel-lence and to become world-classresearch centres in the global, knowl-edge-based economy. ❦