Derek McLean, Janet Hoskins, Lesley Cowan ’98, Angela Pitman,

Shirley Mooyman, and Ted Poulter ’58. See page 5.

BEAUTIFICATION DAY

Former Chancellor of the U of M, Dr Isabel Auld and Honorary Fellow Jessie Lang

at Convocation 2005. See pages 10 – 13.

CONVOCATION 2005

Janet Hoskins re-appointed as Warden. See page 6 for Faculty/Staff News.

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At our annual Convocation in November2005, we awarded our first twoDiplomas in Applied Theology to

Simon Blaikie ‘05 and Rodney Sprange‘05. Here are some of my remarks fromConvocation:

“The Diploma program represents a truecollaboration between the Anglican Churchand the College. The Church partnershipcomes in the form of our Bishop and variouscommittees charged with responsibility fortheological education. College input camefirst from our Faculty of Theology and thenCollege Assembly and Council. Many peopleworked tirelessly to make this program areality. It is an innovative new response tothe merging and changing needs ofeducation and training for the ministrieswithin this Diocese and beyond. We havealready had many discussions withneighbours to the south and west about thepossibility of this program meeting theireducational needs as well.

“But much of the credit for the success ofthis program, goes to the students and thetwo pioneers who are graduating today.Being first is never easy but Simon Blaikieand Rodney Sprange have displayed aninfectious enthusiasm for their studies, aswell as a dedication and discipline that hasbeen truly remarkable. Rod and Simon wereboth recently ordained and, even as theycomplete our Advanced Certificate in PriestlyMinistry program, they are already assumingleadership roles in the Church and in thecommunity. I look forward to future yearswhen the students who are following Simonand Rod rise to the standard that has beenset for them as we celebrate theirgraduation.”

At that Convocation, we also honoured oneof our U of M alumni, Bob Hawkins ‘72,who has contributed to the academic life ofmany Canadian universities, including theUniversity of Regina, where he was recentlyinstalled as its President. Dr Jessie Lang,who has done so much to make Winnipeg abetter community and has been a faithfulsupporter of the life and work of St John’s,accepted an Honorary Fellowship. We alsocelebrated our many recent Collegegraduates of the U of M. These people allleave with a strong sense of the pride thatthe scholarly community of St John’s Collegehas in their accomplishments.

I hope that Christmas and the Holidays werea time of peace and great joy for you andthose you love. I also wish you a happy andproductive New Year.

WARDEN’S WORDWARDEN’S WORD!By Janet Hoskins, Warden& Vice Chancellor

In Lumine is the official alumni journal of St John’s College.

Design and layout by Accu-Graphics. Editing by Alison McLean ‘90 and Derek McLean.

Thank you to this issue’s contributors: Neil Bailey ‘05, George Baldwin ‘59, Bob Hawkins ‘72, Anthony Waterman ‘63, and of course our alumni and friends.

OUR MISSION is to share information, stimulate discussion and foster happy memories about St John’s College and, inso doing, continue to build community through the forging and improving of relationships with the College.

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Warden and Vice-Chancellor, Janet Hoskins, Doctor ofCanon Law Bob Hawkins ‘72, and Chancellor andBishop Don Phillips, Convocation 2005.

For information on advertising contact Derek (204) 474-9350 or dmclean@ms.umanitoba.ca

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T he King James Bible from the St John’sCollege Rare Books Collection receivedinternational attention just before

Christmas 2005when scholarlyresearch recentlycompletedconfirmed that theBible is in fact a1611 First Edition.Archivists studiedthe typographicalerrors in eachedition (forexample, Ruth was

called ‘he’ then ‘she’ then back to ‘he’ andso forth, in various early editions) to helpconfirm the discovery. The value of acomplete First Edition is thought to be up to$400,000.

The College possesses many rare books inits Collection which is housed at DafoeLibrary, including two bibles printed beforethe King James. These have been on displayat various times in our history. The KingJames Bible and many others, were donatedto the College by the Revd DanielGreatorex of London, England, in 1897. It

is thought that College founder,Archbishop Robert Machray may havereceived them as a donation to St John’s onone of his many fundraising trips to Englandin the late 1800’s.

There is a typed note included with theKing James Bible indicating that it may havebeen used by King James himself, but so farwe have not been able to authenticate that.If any College Alumni or Friends havefurther information on this bible or anyother part of the collection, please contactdmclean@ms.umanitoba.ca.

King James Bible confirmed 1611 First Edition

In the Beginning… Adam & Eve Page from Matthew

King James Bible

End of Term BBQ April 12, 2005

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Art Exhibits

J apanese Buddhist Stories throughCanadian Eyes: Eshinni at the Birth ofJodo Shinshu”, was an

exhibition of multi-media works byJoan Suzuki and members of theManitoba Buddhist Church. Theexhibit took place May 4 - June3, 2005, and was curated byBrenda Cantelo.

Paul Robles is an emergingartist and a graduate of theSchool of Art, U of M. His

exhibit“MyBeautifulWar” wasfeatured at St John’s fromSeptember 13 -October 20,2005, and wascurated by Sharon Alward.

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College Fellow DennisCooley (English) at the Paul Robles Art Show.

ArtistJoan Suzuki

and herwork.

Back r to l: JennHalstead, Erin Madill,Carleigh Malanik.

Front r to l: Collin Dyck,Phil Mabon, Joey English ‘04.

Faculty Assistant and Awards ClerkLesley Cowan ‘98 presents NadiaPersaud with her SJCSA Scholarship

From l to r: JocelynAndrew ‘05, Carey-AnneKoutecky, Allison Nelson‘05, Chichi Asagwara ‘05.

Carey-Anne Kouteckyand Stephanie Lambert

Stephanie Lambert and Nicole Lumgair

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Limited copies of the bookThrough the Hitler Line:Memoirs of an Infantry

Chaplain by Laurence F.Wilmot, M.C. can bepurchased through the

College for a special priceof $20 (plus $5 shipping).

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Beautification Day May 25, 2005

Opening of Term BBQ September 15, 2005

COLLEGE EVENTS (Continued)

in the Lynn McLeanMemorial Garden

Lynn’sfriend andcancer survivor BettySmith, who also paintedthe portrait of Lynn whichhangs in the Cloister.

Studentsenjoy thenew picnictables on thepatio of the DailyBread Café during theOpening of Term BBQ.

This is really theoutside tap justslightly out of controlat the beginning ofthe season. It’s notIvan and Bruceconsulting aboutputting one’s fingerin the dike…

From r to l: Lynn’s daughter AlisonMcLean ’90 with her sons Ben (8)and Will (5) and husband Randy

Fransoo, fill thebirdfeeders.

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Good Food!

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Dr Robert McGinnis, former Dean ofAgriculture, tending to the memorial treefor his son, Kelly McGinnis ‘ 83.

Bursar Elnora Wiebe

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Faculty / Staff NewsJohn Allen (French) retired after 33 yearswith the University; he was a Fellow at St John’s for 23 of those years. He hasmoved to Alberta.

David Arnason(English, IcelandicStudies) and formerResearch Fellow MhariMackintosh havewritten a book entitledThe Imagined City:ALiterary History ofWinnipeg.

Norm Cameron(Economics) retired inDecember 2004 after25 years at the College,including stints as Deanof Studies, Chair of the

Finance Committee and Assembly, andAssembly Representative on College Council,to name only a few. Norm’s wife Bev (alsoEconomics) also retired and they are nowliving in Burks Falls, ON.

Warren Cariou (English), who was made aSenior Fellow in 2005-06, was appointed tothe 2005 Giller Prize Jury. The Giller Prizeawards $25,000 annually to the author of thebest Canadian novel or short story collectionpublished in English. Warren has alsoreceived a SSHRC Research Grant for hisproject The Indian in the Eye of NaturalHistory.

Jim Dean (Economics) is the ActingExecutive Director of International Relations.

Barry Ferguson (History) was appointedAssociate Dean for Graduate ProgramCurriculum Development in the Faculty ofArts. He is also the current Chair of theGraduate Committee for the Department ofHistory.

Fellow Tom Holens (Mathematics) retiredAugust 31, 2005. Tom has been a memberof the Faculty since 1964, one of only ahandful remaining from that era. AliceCheatley ’64 taught “little Tommy” in Grade7, including proper telephone etiquette.

Congratulations to Janet Hoskins who has

been re-appointedas Warden for afive-year termcommencingJanuary 1, 2006.

Amy Karlinsky(School of Art)curated theexhibition at theWinnipeg Art Gallery,“Figure ground: Thepaintings anddrawings of IvanEyre”. The catalogue for the exhibition isnow a book of the same title (published byABC Art Books), written by Amy, Mary Reid,and includes poems by Dennis Cooley.

Iain Luke has been re-appointed for athree-year term starting July 1, 2006, asDirector of the Institute for Anglican Ministryin the Faculty of Theology.

We finally caught upwith Bruce

Mahaffy,Conference andFacilitiesManager, whowasinspectingAditi Joshi’smemorial treewith Aditi’s

John Allen and Anthony Waterman ’63at John’s farewell.

Bruce Mahaffy dodgingthe camera with MrsJoshi at CampusBeautification Day.

Yes Bruce, we weretaking pictures ofyou in the tree…

Janet Hoskins re-appointed Warden

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Faculty / Staff News (continued)

mother on Beautification Day. After a 17-year career in the tourism and hospitalityindustry in Southern Ontario and Manitoba,Bruce moved back to Winnipeg to look afterhis parents. Bruce and his “well-respectedother,” Janine, live in River Heights.

Congratulations to Dawne McCance(Religion) who was one of five Arts Facultymembers to receive a Merit Award in 2004.Merit Awards are granted annually inrecognition of outstanding achievement inthe categories of teaching, research,scholarly work and other creative activities,as well as service.

Fellow David Stewart accepted an offer tobe the Head of the Political ScienceDepartment at the University of Calgary, July2005. His wife, Brenda O’Neill also accepteda position as an Associate Professor in thatDepartment. David served as Dean ofStudies at St John’s in 2001-02, as the ActingHead of Political Studies, and as anAssociate Dean of Arts.

Robert Thomas (Mathematics) isthe editor of PhilosophiaMathematica. The only journalin the world on the philosophyof mathematics, it has aneditorial board with internationalrepresentation. It was founded in1964, and after a hiatus, resumedin the 1980’s. It is currentlypublished by the Oxford University

Press.

Appointedas Senior Fellowsin 2005-06 wereWilliam Norton(Geography &Environment) andStruan Sinclair(English). VisitingFellows areLaurenceBroadhurst(Religion) andKurt Markstrom(Faculty of

Music), as well as Brenda Cantelo(Religion) and Seth Wigderson (Institutefor Humanities). Junior Fellows are KentFowler(Anthropology),

KurtKorneski(History),AmyKarlinsky(School ofArt) andKiraTomsons(Philosophy).

Brenda O’Neill andDavid Stewart sayfarewell to St John’sand U of M.

David Stewartwith Rod Cliftonand Paul Thomasat CollegeFarewell.

LaurenceBroadhurst

Seth Wigderson

Kent Fowler

We’d like to hear from you! Send us your latest update and (electronic) pictures to

dmclean@ms.umanitoba.ca .

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Faculty / Staff News (continued)

Staff at Halloween: See if you can guess who’s who!

From l to r: Erin, Bruce, Elnora,Janet, Ivan, and Carla.

Registrar Erin (McShane) married Mike Palamar in the Chapel on Nov 26th, 2005.

Erin’s mum andAssistant to theDevelopmentOfficer MaureenKolodie.

Chapel Weddings:The Sequel

S ome of you will recall that wedid a ‘Wedding issue’ of InLumine in June 2000 (Vol XIII

No 2) which featured weddings thathave taken place in the CollegeChapel.

If there’s sufficient response we’dlike to do a sequel. And while we’llprobably concentrate on Chapelweddings, we’re happy to have any.Photos with lots of identifiedJohnians are popular too!

If it’s electronic, the higher theresolution the better, and tif ispreferable to jpg formats. Send to:dmclean@ms.umanitoba.ca . If yousend one in the mail, be sure toprotect it with cardboard, label itand indicate that you want to have itback. (If it is a professional copy,please get permission for us to useit.) Please respond by the beginningof May 2006.

Our thanks to all those who responded tothis picture and the cover photo in theprevious issue of In Lumine (Vol XVIII

No 1, Spring 2005). John Lederman ‘73(BA, Psych) wrote to point out that theheadline on the cover does not indicatewhere or what ‘Broadway’ was (we thoughteveryone knew!).

The College has been at four locations:

1866-1884 (and earlier to 1820’s): beside theRed River, near St John’s Cathedral;

1884-1945: on Main St at Church, near St John’s Cathedral;

1945-1958: on Broadway (as pictured) atHargrove; and

1958 to present: at Fort Garry campus, 92Dysart Road. 2006 is the College’s 140th year!

Here is the latest key to the faces in thepictures (if we receive anymore updates,we’ll try to print them in a future issue). Withsubmissions from and credit to: Chris Thain‘60, Ted Poulter ‘58, George Baldwin ‘59,Fred Lynch ‘58, Stuart Niermeier ‘60,Michael Neil Best ‘63, Orde Morton ‘61,Duncan Wallace ‘60 (via daughter LisaWallace Markestyn ‘88), David Crawley‘58, Margaret (Fraser) Blewett, Bill

Pickering, Marge (Webster) Ward, FredDobney, Smith Couling ‘60, and Anne(Bright) Leibl ‘57.

Bolded names are nearly 100 % certain. Itnow appears that the photo must be from1957-58 because Smith Couling and otherswere not at Broadway ‘til then.

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SJC Sign Update

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1. Jim Blewett ‘602. Fred Dobney3. Harold Sampson? Jim Fergusson?4. Orde Morton ‘615. Same shirt as #176. Not David Crawley, not Eric Cox7. Fred Dobney8. Jim Fergusson ‘589. Duncan Wallace ‘6010. Jim Blewett ‘60

11. Smith Couling ‘6012. Not Judy Prescott, not Eirene Landon13. Ted Poulter ‘5814. John Tanner ‘6315. Not Al Pringle, not Jim Setter16. Jack Greenhalgh ‘6017. Tom Laird ‘5918. Duncan Wallace’s Dad’s DeSoto Hardtop19. Dr Upton? Bill Pickering?

* See cover photo of previous issue.

We had a few calls as a result ofpublicity in the local media about theCollege Sign pictured on page 6 of the

last issue of In Lumine (Vol XVIII No. 1).Consensus appears to be that it was at thecorner of Main and Church on the old School

property,somewhere in thelate 1930’s or early1940’s.

Margery Plewes‘44 sent us a photowith a differentCollege sign (left)from the Annex onChurch, across fromthe College buildingon Main St. “Here Iam, standing beside

Dr Kennett. He was an English lecturer tothree doughheads, ‘J.D.’ [Jim] Donaldson(Theology), Jim Battershill ‘44 (I don’tremember him saying anything) and me. Iremember warm, sunny afternoons andstruggling to keep my eyes open... The booksin my arms,” she adds, “are purely for show.”

Jumpstart 2005 gets behindthe old College sign.

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C O N V O C A T I O N 2 0 0 5C O N V O C A T I O N 2 0 0 5Robert Edward Hawkins, DCL (Honoris Causa)

Anthony Waterman ‘63 introducedRobert Hawkins ‘72 as “the firstalumnus of St John’s College to become

President of a Canadian university.”

“Bob Hawkins came to St John’s in 1968from Dauphin Collegiate where he won theGovernor General’s medal... he graduatedwith a Bachelor of Arts and first classhonours in Economics and History. He livedin Residence where he quickly became aleader...

“After working briefly in politics he went onto Oxford, home of lost causes, where heread Modern British History. He returned toCanada and began the study of Law at theUniversity of Toronto and proceeded to theYale Law School as a Graduate Fellow. Hearticled in Toronto, began to lecture atOsgoode Hall, and was admitted to the LawSociety of Upper Canada in 1981. Having

married a Francophone wife, Bob completedhis formal education with a year at theSorbonne where he studied Frenchconstitutional and administrative law.

“In addition to Osgoode Hall, Robert hastaught at the University of Toronto,Dalhousie, Université de Sherbrooke,Université Montpellier, Queen’s Universityand the University of Western Ontario,where he became Professor of Law in 1998.At Western he entered the latest phase of hiscareer, serving as Associate Dean; andproceeding thereafter to St Francis XavierUniversity as Dean of Arts and Professor ofLaw, to Nipissing University as Vice-President Academic and Research andProfessor of Law, and this September (2005)to the University of Regina as President andVice-Chancellor...

“He has published many articles andchapters in books, has been much in

A Doctor of Canon Law (DCL) was conferred uponBob Hoskins ‘72 by the Rt Revd Don Phillips.

Neil Bailey gave a talk at the Convocation Luncheonon “What St John’s Means to Me”. Excerpts from histalk are used throughout the Convocation Feature.

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I learned so much from sitting down with people who had grown up somewhere completely different from me. And I don’t just mean how to

swear or order pizza in Spanish.

– Neil Bailey, Convocation Lunch

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T I O N 2 0 0 5T I O N 2 0 0 5demand as a public speaker and seminarleader, and has been an outstandingundergraduate teacher... On top of all thishe has been generous in his voluntary workon or for the boards of various hospitals andother good causes...

“We at St John’s may take some credit, Ibelieve, for his conviction, nurtured in thisplace and surviving half a lifetime ofacademic and political rough-and-tumble,that even now, even in these bleaklypragmatic times, a university may be acommunity in which literature and scienceare valued for their own sake, in which thestudy even of Economics or Law may bepart of a liberal culture, and in whichsuccessive generations of young men andwomen are offered a glimpse of the highestpossibilities of human existence.

“We are proud to have Robert Hawkinsamong us again after so many years, andhonoured by his willingness to accept ourhonour.”

From l to r: 2003 Wendy Hansen Award winner andcurrent Senior Stick Breanne Reinfort with HonoraryFellow Jessie Lang and Margaret Morse.

“ ”There is so much opportunity to grow as a person in St John’s, and I feel

that I’m much more prepared for the rest of the world after first being here.

– Neil Bailey

Jessie Lang, Honorary Fellow“Dr Jessie Hermione (Blackwood) Lang has been involved with theadvancement of health and education in Manitoba for over 60years.” Dean of Studies George Baldwin ‘59 gave highlights ofthose 60 years when Jessie Lang was made Honorary Fellow of St John’s College at Convocation 2005:

Education, Work and Life Experience• Graduated in 1937 with a BA, majoring in Mathematics, from

Wesley College (now University of Winnipeg). • Accepted a job with the Monarch Life Insurance Company.• Married Stefan Hansen in 1940 and raised two daughters Signy

and Wendy (both of whom became students here at St John’s).• Following the premature death of her husband Stefan, Jessie

returned to university, earning a Bachelor of Social Work from Uof M in 1963.

• Began working with the Child Guidance Clinic in Winnipeg 1School Division.

• Married William Lang in 1970.

Awards and Honours1982: Distinguished Service Award, U of M1992: Nancy M. Perkins Award, & 1998 Pioneering Spirit Award,

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada 1996: First winner of the Jessie Lang Award for distinguished service,

MB chapter of the MS Society 1997: Degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, University of

Winnipeg

Volunteer Involvement• Board of the Alumni Association of the U of M. In 1970 elected

graduate representative on the Board of Governors of the U of M,and served six years, the last year as Vice-Chair.

• Involved with the MS Society of Canada since 1980, including oneterm as Chair. Also National Chair of Patient Services and on theNational Board of that Society.

• Served as a member of the Board of the Health Sciences Centre(HSC), including a term as Chair, and on the Manitoba CancerTreatment and Research Foundation (now the HSC ResearchFoundation).

• Strong supporter of the Winnipeg Foundation, United Way Winnipeg,the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and the Manitoba Theatre Centre.

College Involvement• Member of the Honorary Advisory Committee for the College’s

“Building on Strengths” Campaign from 2000 to 2004.• Established the Wendy Hansen Memorial Scholarship following the

death of her daughter Wendy in 1993. Since then she hasattended most Convocations and has met with every Hansen awardwinner.

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C O N V O C A T I O N 2 0 0 5C O N V O C A T I O N 2 0 0 5

After being given an Honorary Doctorate,Robert Hawkins ‘72 addressedConvocation and the Graduates:

“In 1929, Albert Einstein said, ‘Imagination ismore important than knowledge. Knowledgeis limited. Imagination encircles the world.’

“In that spirit, I would ask our newestgraduates and prize winners to take amoment, to imagine with me a world, acountry, and a community where thedrinking water is safe; where energy is cleanand sustainable; where no child goes toschool hungry in the morning; where thereare no random shootings in our cities;where music and theatre, art andarchitecture, beautify our public spaces;where the threat of pandemic disease hassubsided; where medical science has easedthe pain that many face in old age; wherean ethical sense of right and wrong isbrought to bear in public discourse andbusiness affairs; where technology liberatespeople from dull routine; where democraticdebate is principled and vigorous, andwhere humans live in harmony withthemselves, with each other and with theirenvironment. Imagine.

“And now I say to our graduates and prizewinners that we are counting on you to go

out and ‘re-invent the world.’ This is a callto arms; each and every one of you

has a ministry of your own kind to fulfill in our world. Youreducation at St John’s hasequipped you to put to highestuse, for yourself and forhumanity, the unique gifts thatGod has given you.

“St John’s has prepared you todo this in three ways. First of

all, it has given you a sense of self. Theliberal education that you have receivedhere permits you to know who you are andempowers you to exercise your will freely.In other words, you are now better able torealize your full human potential…

“A liberal education is an education thatliberates. It frees us to ask questions of thepast. Those questions, in turn, free us fromthe tyranny of received wisdom, from thestraightjacket of ideology, from the deadhand of prejudice. Your ability to askquestions, questions kept honest by beingrooted in reality, will enable you to make‘uncommon choices.’ It is through theseuncommon choices, that you will ‘reinventour future.’

From l to r: Ashley MacKenzie, Vice-Stick; TiffanyBarker, Friends of SJC award winner; Courtney Miles’05; and Alli Nelson ’05, former Vice-Stick.

Conlin Award Winners, Angela Kennedy and Sylvi Siddhu.

Maya Cochrane, Residence Junior Donand winner of the Arthur Hoole Bursary,

and Symons Canadian Studies Award.

“ ”The friendships I’ve enjoyed here are second to none…

– Neil Bailey

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T I O N 2 0 0 5T I O N 2 0 0 5“The second gift that St John’s has given youis a sense of community. It was inResidence at St John’s that I found my firsthome away from home. It was at services inthis very Chapel, conducted by my friend,Peter Flynn ‘65, that I found support formy new life. And it was as a student

politician in our Common Room that Ilearned how to participate in the democraticlife of a community.

“The same computers that have turned ourworld into a global village have putelectronic barriers in the place of humancontact. Massive cities and hectic daily liveshave isolated us, one from the other. Our talkis all of entitlements, borders, security andthe politics of us against them. The sense ofcommunity that is St John’s provides a betterway. I am proud to be a part of this goodcommunity. My request to you today is thatyou carry the sense of community that youhave experienced here out into the world.

“The third gift that you have received here isa sense of the human spirit. St John’s is acommunity of God. It understands the humanspirit as a gift from God and a reflection ofGod’s image. St John’s motto is ‘In thy lightwe shall see light.’ The motto is a cautionagainst our own self-conceit and a reminder

that the values for which we strive -humanity, justice, caring - are anchored insomething more universal, something morepermanent and something better thanourselves. The world that we ask you to re-invent is not just man’s world, but God’s

world; not just the new world order butthe New Jerusalem.

“By giving you a sense of self, a senseof community and a sense of thehuman spirit, St John’s has unlockedthe transformative potential in eachand every one of you. Go out into theworld and use this transformativepotential for good. Don’t wait for othersto build a better, more decent, society. Weare waiting for you...”

Master’s student Prateep Nayak, winner of the DonnieEastwood Bursary, and Huong Ta, winner of theWilliam Harrison Bursary and a PhD student.

College Fellows (l to r) Barry Ferguson, Kurt Markstrom, and Rod Clifton.

Theology Diploma students (l to r) Linda Stokes, John O.Anderson award winner; and Ralph Taupe ‘70 & ‘05,Walter & Marilyn Jones award and Jessie Ostberg awardwinner; with PhD student Karen Stock ‘05.

Dr Peter Morse, DCL ’91.

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John Dewey, who was quite the educational thinker, said, ‘I believe that education is a process of living and not a preparation for future living.’ Definitely, St John’s College has offered me an exciting and inspiring ‘process of living’. Fortunately, the process ends up preparing you for the future anyway!

– Neil Bailey

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Development Officer’s Notes

I have attended six or seven events andconferences recently where donors havespoken about their reasons for donating

to an organization or charity. Withoutexception, they all spoke of the influencetheir parents had on their own givingphilosophy. It was their parents’discussions in the household about supportof various organizations and their activeinvolvement that molded and shaped thenext generation’s giving patterns.

We like to talk about the St John’s Collegecommunity and we are very proud of thefamilies that have attended here. We havetwo five-generation families and six four-generation ones (at least) and we havemany families where four, five or six siblingshave all attended the College. One year wecounted 37 pairs of siblings of the total St John’s membership of 550.

We encourage you to talk to your familiesabout charitable giving (and consider St John’sin your plans) and continue to encourageyour children, grandchildren, nieces andnephews to attend St John’s College.

Andrea Legary (U of M, Eng) ‘04, Derek’s son Fraser ’04(Commerce), Wendy & Derek McLean, on Sept 24, 2005.

HONOUR ROLL OF PLANNED GIFTSMany thanks to the following who have made aprovision for St John’s in their will or through life

insurance or an annuity:

James ‘55 and Beverley (Baker) AllanEllen Basler ‘71

Bill Battershill ‘51Roy Bowkett ‘66

Alice Cheatley ‘64Merv Conlin

Nancy (Bole) Cullen ‘62John Deacon ‘63Keith EastwoodMartin GerwinDiane Guilford

Marika Harsanyi ‘84Miriam Hutton

Elena IvanitskaiaArnold Johnson ‘59

Ruth (Wells) Goring Johnston ‘34Marilyn Jones

Karen Kristjanson’72Derek McLean

Orde Morton ‘61Geoff ‘67 & Susan (Bartley) Norquay ‘65

Susanne (Sleigh) Palmer ‘70Barbara Black Peden ‘64

William PickeringEva Rogers

Doug Rowland ‘61George Sigurdson ‘70

Y. Christine SmithBeatrice Walker

Marjorie (Webster) WardRon ‘68 and Janice WasikAnthony Waterman ‘62

Brian Webb ‘65Nineteen Anonymous Donors

By Derek McLean

If you would like to knowmore about how to makea planned gift to theCollege, includingpossible phrases for yourwill, please contactDerek (204) 474-9350.

Campaign status as of Jan 23, 2006

Our campaign to raise funds for a new250 seat Lecture Theatre continues togo well. We have raised over $1.2

million (or 72%) in donations and pledges todate of our $1.67 million goal. We have soldout the 250 Seats at $1,000 each - thank you!Our grass roots support has been superb andin order to build on that, we have decidedto sell named Bricks for $300 each ($150each for graduates in the past five years).And we have already sold 75 of those.

The Lecture Theatre will be built, the onlyquestion is when. We continue to seek outLeadership gifts and have been rewardedrecently with gifts of $25,000, $50,000 and$100,000 to go along with a commitmentfrom the U of M of $250,000. Ourfundraising is outpacing rapidly risingconstruction costs. We are striving to haveall of the funds in or pledged before ashovel goes in the ground. To all of oursupporters - thank you!

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Alumni Receptions

Rhodes Scholars

Cross Trophy Winners: Former Vice-Stick AmandaFortier ’02, and former Lady Stick Barbara BlackPeden ’64 at Montreal Alumni Reception.

J anet Hoskins and Derek McLeanwent to Ottawa in April 2005 for analumni event hosted by the U of M. It

was a great opportunity to catch up withmany people. John Deacon ‘63 (campaignchair for the Lecture Theatre) and his wifeElizabeth were able to join us and they wenton with Derek to a reception in Montrealthe following night.

A number of alumni had dinner together after theOttawa reception in April 2005. Seated from back leftare: Derek McLean, Jamie Portman ’57, ElizabethDeacon, Susan (Bartley) Norquay ’65 and KoichiTakagi ’04. From back right are: Diane (Shettell)Roscoe ’90, David Roscoe ’87, Janet Hoskins (partiallyhidden), John Deacon ’63 and Geoff Norquay ’67.

T he U of M proudly boasts (and rightlyso!) 86 Rhodes Scholars - more thanany other university in Western

Canada. St John’s College currently makesup about 2% of the U of M’s population. Butwe have had 14 Rhodes Scholars(including a father and son*) of those 86, or16%. This also includes 2 in the last 7 yearsand does not include College Fellow DerekHum (Economics) (Mt Allison Univ) norHonorary Fellow Bill Norrie (U of M). St John’s may be a small community but wecontinue to be very strong academically.

Stuart E. Beech (19) ‘05Andrew Howard Miller ‘06Christopher A. Adamson ‘07Morley S Lougheed ‘12Arnold D. Heeney ‘20Arthur M. Johnson ‘23Reginald I. Westgate ‘24W.L. Morton ‘32 *F.W. Orde Morton ‘61 *Robert Coke ‘70John E Hutchings ‘73Jillian M. Welch ‘78Sara A. Kreindler ‘99Aleksandra M. Leligdowicz ‘02

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‘54 Mary (Jo Dawson) Williamson (BA)wrote that the choir she sings in andanother one she directs, both participated ina ‘Last Night of the Proms’ sing-along ofmusic from Elgar and Handel, in Victoria,BC, in September 2005.

‘62 David Bright (BA Hons) wrotefrom Emory College in Atlanta where heteaches and has been in administration.All of David’s siblings attended St John’s:Anne Leibl ‘57, Cam, Gwen ‘60 andDavid.

“Our collective experience of St John’s,”David writes, “transformed how we sawthe world and what we did in it. Thediversity of our paths since leavinguniversity reflects the diversity of impactthat our educations had on us: and afternearly fifty years in seven universities, Iknow that’s the definition of a successfuleducation!”

David’s mother Pauline Bright was a U of M graduate and an HonoraryFellow of the College in 1969. Davidnotes that “although my father John didnot attend SJC, his pride in our effortswas only one aspect of the constantsupport he provided.”

The Bright family represents fourgenerations of Johnians: David’s greatuncles G. Camsell 1889 (MD ‘94) andC. Camsell 1894; David’s mother and acousin George Camsell who attendedfrom 1932-34; David and his siblings;and Anne’s granddaughter Nicole Morinwho is a current student.

‘62 Doug Hodgkinson (BA, MDiv ‘66),Cross trophy winner and former SeniorStick, retired and is still living in Westbank,BC. He does the odd interim in parishesaround the Okanagan and reads with kids ina nearby First Nations’ Independent School.“I volunteer for one shift a week at theMennonite Central Committee ‘10,000Villages Store’ in Kelowna, BC, and am mosthappy when that involves opening boxes ofexotic stock shipped from variouscraftspeople in the third world... I have aclipboard and get to check things off a listafter carefully comparing the stock number.Man! There’s a lot of ways you can make amistake.”

‘64 Shirley (Hurst) Render (BA, MA Hist‘84) wrote: “The U of W honoured me withits Distinguished Alumni Award for 2005.Currently I am the Executive Director of theWestern Canada Aviation Museum. I’m stillgiving talks on my first two books - NoPlace for a Lady, The Story of CanadianWomen Pilots (1991) and Double Cross, TheInside Story of James A. Richardson andCanadian Airways (1999).” Shirley has adaughter Kelly, a son Matthew, and threegrandchildren.

‘65 Brian Jacobsen (BA) fromMississauga, ON, emailed that he’s beenmarried for 31 years, and he and his wifeSylvia have two children, Laura (25) andChristien (22).

‘65 Duncan Wallace has retired as theBishop of Qu’Appelle. Duncan’s wife isMary (Warriner) ‘65 and their daughter isLisa Wallace Markestyn ‘88.

‘69 Cross Trophywinner and formerSenior Stick JimThrelfall (BA) wasreappointed as anAssociate Chief Judgefor five years effectiveJuly 1, 2005, in the BCProvincial Court.

1960’s MaureenScott Harris won theOntario Trillium Book

Alumni News

Maureen Scott Harrisaccepting the OntarioTrillium Book Award forPoetry

Jim Allan ‘55 with granddaughter and first yearstudent Jennifer Allan.

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Award for Poetry for her book DrowningLessons. Maureen is daughter of the lateArchbishop Ted Scott and sister of DougScott ‘66.

‘79 Colleen Cutler (BSc Hons Math, MA& PhD Carleton U) was awarded the 2001Centre de recherches mathématiques & theStatistical Society of Canada Prize inStatistics. This joint prize is awardedannually in recognition of outstandingcontributions to the Statistical Sciencesduring the recipient’s first 15 years afterearning a doctorate. Colleen is a professorin the Department of Statistics and ActuarialScience at the University of Waterloo.

‘79 Former Proctor of Residence, DavidWilliams (BA) and his wife Denise arepleased to announce the arrival of theirdaughter Sarah. “She was born July 31, 2004,in Guangxi Province, China, and joined ourfamily [in Canada] on June 14, 2005. We livein Sioux Lookout, ON, where I work as aparamedic and Denise as a RegisteredNurse.”

1980’s Valerie Peers was at the Collegein the 80’s and early 90’s and lived in Rezfor a year. She wrote, “I’m still at the PlaceLouis Riel (in Winnipeg) and life is busy. In2004 I moved into a lovely 95 year-oldhouse in St Boniface with my partner-in-all-things Paul. The house has been completelyrenovated but we have still been putteringaway on all the little projects that go alongwith owning an old house!

“My dad (The Most Revd Michael Peers,DD ‘81) is well, not quite as busy as he was

before he retired...but close! He’s still beentraveling, and he’s working at the U of T(Ecumenist-in-Residence I think is thecorrect title but probably not the correctspelling!). He has written a book and alsodid a short stint as a parish priest.”

1980’s Renée (Jones) Hall emailedfrom Little Rock, Arkansas, and would liketo get in touch with Johnians who were inResidence in 1989-90, including JasonKirby ‘94 [Editor’s Note: we think he’s inKuwait] and Chris Laing [with whom we’velost touch]. Renée completed her degree atArkansas State U and Masters in Mathematics(‘96) and Statistics (‘99) at Perdue U inIndiana. She and husband Tony have a sonZackary (5). You can contact Renée at the Uof Arkansas where she works in Stats atrahall1@ualr.edu .

‘90 Jo Davies-Stuchbery (BA) is on ashort-term contract with the U of MDevelopment Office. Jo and husband NickStuchbery ‘87 have three boys, Spencer (7),and twins Finn and Cooper (two each).

‘90 Scott Evenson (BSc, Elec Eng), Men’sResidence Proctor 1989-90, and his wifeCarrie and son Tyler (age 2) are pleased toannounce the birth of Kayla Aren, on July13, 2005, in Vancouver, BC.

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Sarah, Denise, and David Williams ’79

Scott Evenson ‘91 and Carrie with Tyler and Kayla

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‘91 Congratulations to Kingsley Bowles(BA, LLB ‘95) and Susan Goldie on the birthof their daughter Rosemary Elaine, October3, 2005, in Winnipeg. Rosemary is a sister forJacqueline (3), great-granddaughter forPhyllis Hutchison, granddaughter for Hugh& Elaine Goldie and Sheldon & PennyBowles, and niece for Patricia Bowles ‘92.

‘92 Sarah (BComm, U of M) & IanHyslop (BA) welcomed twins Gareth GrantMcIan and Emily Sarah Maeve on August 12,2005, in Kenora, ON. They join theirbrothers John and Ewan and aregrandchildren for Linda (Vale) & the lateGrant Hyslop ‘61 (see page 21), and nieceand nephew for Jennifer (Hyslop) Smith‘90. Ian has been made Senior OfficeManager at Meyers, Norris, Penny.

‘93 Kathy Binding (BA) & Dave Therrien(U of M, Elec Eng ‘91) emailed: “Our seconddaughter was born on April 6, 2005, inWinnipeg... Her name is Eliza RosemaryClare. Big sister, Anika (3 1/2 years) isextremely excited to have a baby in thehouse, and gives her lots of love andattention everyday. Proud grandparents areBob & Karen Binding ‘81. I continue towork and educate in the alternative healthfield, focusing primarily in the areas ofaromatherapy, herbs and nutrition. Dave isextremely busy with his alternative energybusiness and the development of wind farmsin various parts of Manitoba. My email iskatbinding@shaw.ca .”

‘94 Former Senior Stick (1993-94) KristinFarlinger (BA Geog, MBA ‘03) & JohnAnderson welcomed son Ethan Charles onJuly 22, 2005, in Winnipeg.

‘94 We caught up with Roy Liang (BASoc, MSW ‘98) in Winnipeg who has whathe calls a “pseudo-career as a fashiondesigner. I still work as a Social Worker,” headds, “which I do not regret at all and it hasactually allowed me to live abroad inLondon, England, for a few years.

“I have such fond memories of St John’sCollege and Residence. I sat on StudentCouncil for at least two years and was theEditor of Iggle’s Advocate as well. I lived in

Residence for two years and I am pleased toknow that they have refurbished the rooms(ha ha).

“I still keep in touch with Sherry Parker‘93, Natasha Halpin ‘95 and TraceyKeryluk ‘91. Your newsletter is a nice wayto find out how everyone else is doing.”

‘94 Regan (Albl) (BA Adv Econ) & PeterTataryn welcomed son Sasha Mark, bornSeptember 27, 2005, in Winnipeg.

‘94 Cross trophy winner and formerSenior Don of Rez, Epiphany Vera (BSc,MSc ‘99) and Chengeto Mukonoweshuroannounce the arrival of son Tafara David,born August 15, 2005, in New Haven, CT, abrother for Vimbayi (3).

‘97 & ‘98 Brad (BSA) & Jennifer(Williams) Pinkerton (BN)

welcomed CarterWilliam (left), born

May 31, 2005, inNiverville, MB.Carter is a brotherfor Graham (3)and anothernephew for LoriWilliams-Stroich

‘02.

‘01 & ‘04Marleen (Gridley)

(BN) & Neil Jonker ‘04(BSc) had a baby boy, Noah Matthew Paul,

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Regan (Albl) ‘94, Peter, and Sasha Tataryn

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on April 21, 2005, in Winnipeg, MB. After hermaternity leave, Marleen will probably returnto Middlechurch Care Home as a nursemanager. Neil is in Education at the U of M

and will graduatein spring ‘06.

‘05 Congrats toHeather Gill-Robinson (PhDAnthro) who wasalso chosen as awinner of the2004-05 Faculty of Arts GraduateStudent TeachingExcellenceAwards.

2000’s Former Rezzie and JuniorFellow, Derek Oliver, married Lynn Ungeron May 27, 2005, in Winnipeg. Chaplain andDean of Residence Paul Lampmanofficiated.

2000’s Liz (Budgell) and TrentBotterill were married August 27, 2005, in St Mary’s la Prairie Anglican Church. RevdGeoff Woodcroft (former SJC Chaplain &Dean of Residence) assisted. “I only gotreally emotional during his sermon andsong,” said Liz.

Friend The late W. Arthur Johnston,father of David, was inducted into theManitoba Golf Hall of Fame in September2005 as a builder. Attending the ceremonywas his widow Margaret.

Friend Congratulations to ArchieWilmot, brother of the late Laurie Wilmot‘31, who turned 100 on November 19,2005, in Victoria, BC.

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Former Senior Stick Jeff ’99 and Rebecca Powell andtheir informal wedding party, September 6, 2004. CoryYamashita ’97 is in the back, left.

Former Conference and FacilityManager Joe Madill and his wifeJoanne, attended the wedding of Ron andJennifer (Dumville) Rosati ‘00.

Johnians at Liz & Trent’s wedding. (from l to r): CherylPatzer ‘02, Jeremy Martin ‘04, Maryann Ferris ‘04,Amanda Fortier ‘02, Kristin Mateika ‘03, and JenniferRanseth.

Noah and Marleen (Gridley)Jonker ‘01

Liz (Budgell)and TrentBotterill

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St John’s College St John’s College

Friend Bill Norrie, Chancellor of theU of M and College Honorary Fellow ‘03,was further honoured when the School ofSocial Work inner city campus was re-named the William Norrie Centre inOctober 2005. Amongst the manydignitaries present were Honorary Fellowand former U of M Chancellor IsabelAuld, her husband Murray, and WardenJanet Hoskins.

Leatrice Lam, mother of David ’76 andNance ’77, and Eva Rogers, widow of JackRogers ’32, in Victoria BC in May, 2005.

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Whether you live in Winnipeg or are here fora visit, drop in for lunch or a cup of coffee. Inthe summer enjoy a beer or glass of wine onthe ‘new’ patio. There’s metered parkingacross the street. Call (204) 474-8531 toconfirm our hours.

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The Uganda BursaryFor a St John’s College member orgraduate who will travel to Uganda toassist in developing that country’seducational institutions and programs.Students and graduates of the St John’s CollegeFaculty of Theology as well as University ofManitoba students or graduates will be considered.Must have three years work experience.

The application deadline in 2006 is April 3 (nor-mally April 1). Application forms will be available inFebruary. It is estimated that $625 will be availablein 2006. For more information, please contact:Lesley Cowan, Awards Clerk, 241 St John’sCollege, 92 Dysart Road, Winnipeg MB R3T 2M5,(204)474-8133 cowanlj@ms.umanitoba.ca, or visit

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In Memoriam

1920’s Lin Hodnett, who attended theCollege from 1925-28, died in Winnipeg,April 20, 2005, age 94. He ran the familygeneral store in Miniota in the late 1940’sand 50’s, and taught in Texas after gettinghis MBA in 1972. He visited the College in1997 with Laurie Wilmot ‘31, his bridgepartner, and gave us three wonderfulCollege hockey team photos. He was also achampion tennis player. He sent us a greataccount of James Frost Cross assisting himin Math in 1927, which we published in theDecember 1999 edition of In Lumine(http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_johns/alumni/lumine.shtml).

1930’s M. Leigh Collyer died inWinnipeg, May 17, 2005, age 90. Heattended the College in 1932-33 and wenton to have a career in the overhead doorbusiness. He leaves his wife of 68 years,Vera, and sons Raymond and Terry.

‘33 Gertrude (Fuller) Hollies, wife ofthe late Jack Hollies (who attended St John’s from 1931-33), died in Ottawa,October 3, 2005. She felt she owed theCollege a lot when she was allowed toattend her final year in 1932 without beingable to afford the $125 in registration fees.She could “...pay them back later,” WardenWells said, which she did over the next 2years. She said she felt strongly about theCollege, in a way that her friends fromUnited and other Colleges don’t. Sheattended the 1998 Broadway Reunion andhad fun with her good friend Kay (Cheyne)Teape ‘33. She leaves her son Michael, hiswife Janet and cousin Joan (Alsaker)Brooke ‘54.

‘38 Arthur Elcombe (BA, LTh ‘40) diedin San Francisco, CA, October 23, 2005, age88. He had several small rural parishes inManitoba up to 1946, then moved toMontreal. From there he went toPhiladelphia and remained in the US for therest of his career. He was the founder of theNational Equal Justice Association (NEJA).His obituary read: “he will be rememberedfor his affinity for people, his compassion

and his concernfor the underdog -those without theadvantages ofmoney or positionin society.” Art lastvisited the College

for the 1998Broadway &Before Reunion.He is survivedby his wifeBarbara, twodaughters, two sons,and three stepchildren.

1950’s Elwyn Davies died in Oakville,ON, May 23, 2005, age 73. Elwyn was agraduate of the College School in 1950 andattended the College from 1950-52 [seeupdate and picture in Winter 2004-05 editionof In Lumine]. He was a lifelongchoirmaster, organist, orchestra conductorand recitalist in Canada, England, Europe,and the USA. He leaves his wife Joyce,daughters Christian Hooker and PamelaWoelfel and their families.

‘61 Grant Hyslop (BA, BEd ‘62) died inKenora, ON, May 14, 2005, age 68. Granttaught at Glenlawn Collegiate, returninghome to Kenora in 1965 as Head of theMath Department at Beaver Brae SecondarySchool. Appointed Vice Principal in 1971, heremained in that position until his retirementin 1994. A lifelong Anglican, Grant servedhis Church in many capacities at the parish,provincial, and national level. In 2000, hewas collated Lay Canon in recognition of hisdedicated service. Grant leaves Linda(Vale), his wife of 44 years whom he met atSt John’s, and his children, Jennifer Smith‘90, Janet, Ian ‘92, and Laird. He is alsosurvived by his mother Vera HyslopMcHardy and his sister Barbara West.

Arthur Elcombe ’38

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IN MEMORIAM

RUBEN BELLAN ‘38

R uben Carl Bellan, HonoraryFellow of St John’s College andProfessor Emeritus of Economics at

the U of M, was born in Winnipeg in1918. He received his primary andsecondary education in Winnipeg publicschools and graduated with a BA from St John’s in 1938. He received his firstinstruction in Economics from thenWarden, Canon Walter Barfoot.

Ruben moved to the University ofToronto in 1939 as an Assistant in theDepartment of Political Economy, andbegan a lifelong research interest in theeconomic history of Canadian cities.From 1941-45 he served as an officer inthe Royal Canadian Air Force, and onreturning to civilian life, began doctoralstudies at Columbia. In 1946 he returnedto Winnipeg to become a member of theEconomics Department at the U of M,and completed his doctorate in 1958. In1970, Ruben returned to St John’sCollege as Dean of Studies (1970-76)and remained as a Fellow until hisretirement in 1988.

Ruben’s introductory textbook, Principlesof Economics and the CanadianEconomy, first published in 1960, was apioneer in the field. In addition to hisdevotion to undergraduate teaching,Bellan wrote, edited or contributed to sixother books on Canadian economicproblems, and produced more than twohundred popular articles. As aprofessional economist he was much indemand in his home province as advisoror consultant to various committees andcommissions. His volunteer work for thewider community included the Winnipegbranches of the John Howard andElizabeth Fry Society (Chairman, 1963-64), the Canadian Institute ofInternational Affairs (Chairman

1968-69) and theHumanitiesAssociation ofCanada (Chairman1970-71).

Long after hisretirement, Rubenremained active. His lastbook was published in2003 and he continuedto attend Economicsseminars until the lastyear of his life. He diedin Victoria Hospital onApril 17th, 2005. He issurvived by his wife Ruth,children Paul, Susan and Lorne,and many grandchildren.

David Lawless remembered Ruben in a letter:

Ruben was a gentleman in thetraditional sense. He had time foreveryone and had wise counsel forevery problem. I never saw himangry, but he could get worked upwhen he felt there was an instance ofinjustice. He spoke with emotionwhen he thought a case had to bemade, but he was generally calm anddeliberative. His sense of humourwould be used to disarm foolishness.It was ironic that I, as a RomanCatholic, would be appointed as Deanat St John’s in 1967. That raised manyeyebrows. More eyebrows were raisedwhen Ruben, as a Jew, was appointedas my successor. Both of us, I believe,remained strongly committed to theAnglican tradition of St John’s andpromoted it on every occasion.

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A tribute by Anthony Waterman ’63

“The example he set of how to loveunconditionally is one that I will neverforget,” Ian said in his eulogy. “Love forourselves, love for our children, love for our

partners, love for our family and friends,and perhaps most especially - love for ourmother. Although I know you will all find ithard to believe, I was not always the modelcitizen, perfect son and all around great andlikeable person standing before you today.Likewise, my brother was known to pushthe odd boundary or two. On the otherhand, my sisters were of course perfect,respectful, well-adjusted children - just askthem, I am sure they’ll tell you!”

‘74 Joseph Zemcak (BA) died inWinnipeg, November 1, 2004, age 56. Heleaves his wife Yvette and their sons, Joeland Eric.

‘90 Chris Tolton (MDiv) died in DraytonValley, AB, April 29, 2005, after a caraccident. Chris was a penitentiary chaplainin various parts of the country. He leaves hiswife Pat.

Friend Mary Liz Bayer, a member ofCollege Council in the late 1960’s and early1970’s, died in Victoria, BC, September 7,2005, age 80, of cancer. A member of theOrder of Canada, she had a significantcareer in the Arts as well as other areas,both in Winnipeg and Victoria. Her obituarynoted that she was, “An outstandingCanadian, champion of great causes, poet,patriot, public servant, communicator,educator, advocate, moderator, andvolunteer leader.”

Friend Arthur Hoole Jr, son of the lateProfessor Arthur Hoole Sr who taught atthe College in the 1960’s, died in Winnipeg,September 16, 2005, age 89. He had a careerin Social Work in various agencies as well asin the Faculty at the U of M. He leaves hissons Arthur and Donald and daughterKatherine Walkty ‘72.

Friend Donald I. Rice died in Toronto,ON, May 19, 2005, age 85. He was a familyphysician and Executive Director of theCollege of Family Physicians. He fought inthe West Novas in the WWII with LaurieWilmot ‘31 and supported his Scholarship.He leaves his wife Ann, son Christopher anddaughter Cheryl.

Friend Lawrence Whytehead died July10, 2005 in Winnipeg, age 91. He was madean Honorary Fellow of the College in 1980for his work in the Anglican Church: Orderof Rupert’s Land; Vice-President of Primate’sRelief and Development Fund; and awardedthe Anglican Award of Merit for his workwith refugees. He had a career in thoracicsurgery. “His professional and volunteer workexemplified his values of justice, compassionand service to those in need.” He and hiswife Nancy often attended College events.He also leaves daughters Mary Holman ‘75,Louise, Jennifer, and Catherine Whytehead‘81. Granddaughters Karin and LindsayHunter are also Johnians.

Friend William Maurice Sibley died inLethbridge, AB, on April 20, 2005. He issurvived by his wife Margaret (‘Mardy’). Hewas Professor and Head of the PhilosophyDept, Dean of Arts & Science and Vice-President at the U of M, from 1948-1975. Hewas made an Honorary Fellow of theCollege in 1996 for his contribution tohigher education in Western Canada.

Staff Martha Berndt, who worked askitchen staff in the 1970’s, died in Winnipegon July 7, 2005, age 88. She attendedConvocation in November 2004 when SisterDelores Schneider was made an HonoraryFellow and her picture is in the Winter04/05 edition of In Lumine.

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