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Mount Allison and Sackville — a hub of culture and creativity

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24 Bleacher Feature

25 Sappy Records MusicFestival

26 Student fund raisers

27 Staff Profile: Dan Steeves (’81)

28 Profile: Mike de Adder (’91)

29 Profile: Deanna Musgrave (’05)

30 Profile: John Haney (’01)

31 Class Notes

36 Lots of pots on lots of burners

20 Eleanor McCain has developed a soft,

intimate style of song.

21 Matthew Jocelyn developed a

national drama centre in France.

30 John Haney portrayed almost 100

Sackvillians in a series of stunning

portraits.

Contents

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4 Events and Gatherings

6 Campus Beat

10 Spotlight on Students

13 2008 Reunion Photos

18 Jump Update — New Campaign Total

19 Profile: GaRRy Williams (’01)

20 Profile: Eleanor McCain (’91)

21 Profile: Matthew Jocelyn (’79)

22 In Memoriam

Photo: Halifax Herald Limited

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Mount Allison RecordSummer 2008 No. 88 — New Series

The Record is publishedthree times annually.

Editor: Sheila (Berridge) Blagrave (’75)Assistant Editor: Laura Dillman RipleyDesign, Layout: Shane McDonald

Contributing Writers:Sheila (Berridge) Blagrave (’75)

Laura Dillman RipleyMona Estabrooks (’79)Lesley Johnson (’94)

Dean Lisk (’99) (The Metro Halifax)Susanne MacDonald

Alasdair MacLean (Music)Matt Mosher (Student Intern)

Sue SeabornAlison Smith (’08)Barbie Smith (’75)

Sasha Van Katwyk (’11)Deborah Wills (English)

Photography:Nadine LeBlanc

Susanne MacDonaldLaura Dillman Ripley

Sue Seaborn

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Cover Photo: Student Mio Yamane with artist,teacher, technician, and alumnus Dan Steeves.

Some things are timeless. Culture andcreativity, the themes of this issue of theRecord, are among them.

In May, during an evening charged withexpectation, Leonard Cohen played to apacked house at the Capitol Theatre inMoncton.My 18-year-old sonwas there, asblown away by Cohen’s mystique, machis-mo, andmusic as the largely 50-somethingcrowd. As he put it, “Cohen exceeded myexpectations beyondmy wildest dreams.” Ithink the same was true for every memberof the audience as this tireless 74-year-oldgave encore after encore (eight songs intotal) to thunderous applause.

Iwas 18when I first discoveredCohen, giv-ing my first nervous and exhilarating pres-entation atMountA, taking an audience ofmy peers and one supportive professor,through Cohen’s poetry, prose, and per-sona. So imagine my delight when my sondiscovered Cohen all on his own at thesame age. Call it karma, or call it a univer-sal response to themagic ofmusic, live per-formance, and art that moves us all. Thisiconoclastic, quintessentially Canadianperformer is one example of the creativitythat abounds in this country. MountAllison, as amicrocosmof the country, hasa seemingly inexhaustible supply of cultureand creativity — supported by our newStrategic Statement, and enjoyed by somany who live, study, and visit here. Infact, this campus hums with the same kindof ageless creativity embodied by Cohen,with just about asmany encores and just asmuch affection and appreciation.

A quick scan of Maritime headlines inMay reveals the following: “MusicalTheatre Scholar wins Tucker TeachingAward”— “Mount A StudentWins 2008Atlantic Young Artist Competition” —“Festival by the Marsh Offers ExcitingWorkshops in Voice, Musical Theatre,Pin-hole Photography, and NovelWriting” — “Local Author’s DebutNovel Delves into Silent Film Industry”— “The Owens Art Gallery SalonHanging is a Floor-to-Ceiling Feast forthe Eyes.”

And this issue of the Record pays homageto some of the Allisonians who make art,

in its many forms, their life’s work.Printmaker Dan Steeves has devoted 27years to mentoring students at Mount Aand is developing amajor reputation as anartist through his books and exhibitionsthat span the country. Michael de Adderdecided to become a political cartoonistwhen he was wandering the library stacksas a Mount Allison student. DeannaMusgrave has been called one of the youngartists to watch in Atlantic Canada and shegraduated from Mount Allison only threeyears ago. Songstress Eleanor McCain iswooing crowds with her mellifluous voiceand even capturing the attention of suchsuperstars as David Foster. GaRRyWilliams, the artistic director of DaPoPoTheatre in Halifax, sees culture as a vitalservice to society, while Matthew Jocelynhas been the passionate theatre director ofthe National Theatre Centre in Paris.And JohnHaney, during a three-week res-idency for Festival by theMarsh, produced92 photographic portraits of people inSackville — right in their own backyards,illustrating that culture and creativitysurrounds all of us all of the time.

And, of course, the other timeless, evenabiding value of Mount Allison, is theaffection its alumni show for their almamater when they return for ReunionWeekend. Their smiling faces are shownin the pages ahead and in Alumni Online.We all thank you from the bottom of ourhearts for turning out once again to elevatethe excitement on campus even more andto show us how you are all making theworld a warmer and better place—alwaysin creative ways. And hats off to our new2008 grads who will soon make their wayin a bigger world, armed with the skillsthey have learned here in critical thinking,creative thought, active engagement, andcommunity involvement. You have madeour world all the richer and there is nodoubt you will enhance the communitiesin which you will soon become new orreturning citizens. And before too longyour reunion photos will appear inupcoming issues of the Record as you jointhe happyMount Allison family that existsacross this broad land.We know that you,too, will exceed our wildest expectations.

Sheila (Berridge) Blagrave (’75)

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Editor’s Note

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DDiirreeccttoorrssPresident:

Barbie Smith (’75)506-529-4734

[email protected] & Secretary:

Andrew A. Clark (’98)416-465-7078

[email protected] President:

David Greenwood (’58)506-387-4029

[email protected] President:

Louise (Oates) Cooke (’70)[email protected]

Directors:Robert (Bob) Benn (’52)

506-459-4457Sean M. Connors (’81)

[email protected]

Anne-Katherine Dionne (’88)416-962-0100

[email protected] d’Entremont (’90)

[email protected]

Scott Ellison (’92)902-422-0415

[email protected] Fisher (’57)506-939-2935

[email protected] MacAdam (’02)

[email protected] (Smith) Moyse (’67)

[email protected]

Paul Pergau (’67)519-434-2490

[email protected] (Doane) Poole (’87)

[email protected]

David Rose (’90)613-231-4446

[email protected] Wheadon-Hore (’80)

[email protected]

Executive Director:Carolle de Ste-Croix (’90)

Tel: 506-364-2348 Fax: [email protected]://alumni.mta.ca

NNoommiinnaattiioonnss CCaallll— Nominations are openfor the Alumni Board. The Board works topromote and motivate the participation ofalumni and friends of Mount Allison withthe University, through effective communi-cation, events, and special initiatives.

AAddddrreessss nnoommiinnaattiioonnss ttoo::Carolle de Ste-Croix, Alumni Office 82A York St., Sackville, NB E4L 1G2or [email protected]

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Alumni President“Mount Allison so fair, beyond the marshes there…Her fame spread far and wide… to every shore.”

— Barbie Smith (’75)

Forgive my sentimentality, but I havejust returned from Reunion Weekendat Mount Allison. There I saw tears inthe eyes of alumni who were participat-ing in their 50th reunion pin ceremonyand laughter in the faces of those celebrating their 25th anniversary afterreliving their past in the local pub.

Residing within my small town of St.Andrews, NB with a permanent popu-lation of only 1,800 people, I still man-age to see many Allisonians creatingopportunities for the young, the old,and everyone in between, even in sucha small town. Last month, for example,I attended an opening of an exhibit thatfeatured works from students and theirmentors from Mount Allison’s fine artsdepartment. In attendance were thosestudents and their teachers, as well ascurrent Allisonians and prospectivestudents. Generations of Allisonians —past, present, and future — werebuzzing at the beauty surroundingthem. And it was an alumnus who created this opportunity.

Allisonians are spearheading this kindof opportunity, not only with the cre-ative and dramatic arts, but also withinvarious areas of their communities allover the world, enriching the lives ofeveryone they meet, wherever they are.

If you take St. Andrews as an exampleof what is happening and has beenmade possible by an Allisonian and

magnify this throughout the globalcommunity, you will hear a genuinecreative hum. So, taking artisticlicense with our alma mater song,Mount A IS indeed a vibrant creativecommunity “beyond the marshes,”spreading her beauty throughout thearts “to every shore.”

I am now calling on your help. Like theAllisonians in St. Andrews, there aremovers and shakers in your home com-munities who have contributed greatly tothe improvement of the lives of others.The Contemporary Achievement andLifetime Achievement Awards werecreated for people like these — MountAllison graduates who are now makinga difference in their home communi-ties. It is from you that we learn of theirnames and contributions. Please takethe time to tell me about someone youknow who has made such a difference.Your nomination of someone youknow who has been making a differ-ence will help the Alumni Board makemore informed decisions about theimportant awards we bestow each year.This year’s winners are identified onthe inside back cover.

In closing I would like to publiclythank the two retiring members of theAlumni Board. Denise Schofield (’90)and Beth MacMichael (’78) haveserved you well for nine and eightyears respectively. And I would alsolike to welcome our new Board mem-bers, Layton Fisher (’57) and SeanConnors (’81).

Barbie Smith (’75)

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UK Alumni LuncheonAlumni enjoyed an amusing, interesting, and touching talk about Mount Allisonpresented by guest speaker, Alex Fancy (’61), professor emeritus of MountAllison and director of Tintamarre. Kyle Hill (’06), Mount Allison’s 46th RhodesScholar, was also present to talk about his experiences at Oxford University.

New York Alumni ReceptionNew York and area alumni joinedMount Allison Commerce studentsand staff who took a recent field trip tothe “Big Apple.”

Sackville Alumni ReceptionCranewood provided a wonderful set-ting for Sackville and area alumni tomeet and mingle.

Ottawa Alumni ReceptionThe Workshop Studio and Boutique,co-owned by Bridget Remai (’98) andChristina Ballhorn, provided a greatvenue to meet new friends and tocatch up on the news with old friendsfrom Mount Allison.

Front row from left to right are: Leigh Hull (’04), Melissa Prince (’02); second row — KimPryde (’86), Michael Bumsted (’06), Caitlin Wolfe-Liblong (’05), Alex Fancy (’61), CarolynRennie (’02), Eric Brown (’77); third row — Margaret Fancy, Marylin (Russell) Smith (’61),Foye (Organ) Weatherhead (’61), Keti Cross, Barb Crowther (’79); back row — RonDawson (’59), Donald Cross, Kyle Hill (’06), Dave Henry (’75); Missing from the photo:Megan MacDonald (’00) and Michael Espinoza.

Left to right are Rannoch Harley (’08), Dr.Ben O. Umeze (’77), and Nick Harley (’05).

Dr. Lary Trites (’81) and Ron Sutherland(’78).

St. AndrewsReceptionAlumni and friends were invited to par-ticipate in a reception celebrating theexhibition “Small Works” by MountAllison Fine Art students and faculty.

Osaka and TokyoAlumni Events Alumni enjoyed get-togethers at theHub English Pubs in both Osaka and

Mount Allison students and faculty outsidethe Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centrefor the launch of “Small Works.”

Left to right are: Kristin Shannon (’99)and Meghan Ash (’99).

&For more photos from the events listed below, please visit the Chapter pages on Alumni Online: http://alumni.mta.ca

Events Gatherings

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Tokyo. Stephen McClatchie, Vice-President,Academic andResearch, andAdamChristie (’96),MASSIE programco-ordinator, were both in attendance.

Obviously having a great time at theOsaka event!

OttawaCocktail ReceptionAlumni enjoyedawonderful talkbyDr.Kevin Lynch (’72), Clerk of the PrivyCouncil and Secretary to the Cabinet.

Alumni and friends join Dr. Kevin Lynchfor a group photo!

At the Tokyo event from left to right:Ryoko Nakanishi (’06); Adam Christie(’96), Hikari Ogawa (’06), Ai Satoh (’07),and Stephen McClatchie.

Other EventsThis Year27th Florida Alumni Luncheon—March 1, 2008

32nd Annual All-Canada AlumniDinner inWashington, D.C.—April 26, 2008

2008 ICANCurling Bonspiel in Ottawa—April 26, 2008

Saint JohnAlumni ReceptionMany thanks to Dick Daigle (’89),owner of Boilerworks in Saint John,for hosting a great alumni reception.

Left to right are Katie Bryniak (’03),Gordon Jennings (’93), and Stephanie(McIntosh) Sutton (’93).

AramarkHIGHER EDUCATION

PROUDLY SERVING THE

MOUNT ALLISON COMMUNITY.

VISIT ARAMARK AT THE

FOLLOWING LOCATION

IN JENNINGS HALL

THE FLYING BEAN CAFÉ IN

THE RALPH PICKARD BELL LIBRARY

(Monday-Thursday 8:30 am- 8:30 pm)

(Friday 8:30 am- 3:30 pm)

(Saturday 4:30 pm- 8:30 pm)

The Staircase Letters by Arthur Motyer,with Elma Gerwin and Carol Shields

In late ’07 I attended a reading of The StaircaseLetters. Though intensely personal, I somehowfelt a part of the story. After reading the book,I once again felt privileged to be given such anintimate glance at the lives of three people.

Motyer brings the lessons he learned from “two extraordinarywomen” to a wider audience and complements them with hisown insights. The result is abeautiful piece towhichanyone canrelate and fromwhich all can learn.—Alison Smith (’08)

Beatitudes by Herménégilde Chiasson

Herménégilde Chiasson’s Beatitudes is acontemporary take on the well-known biblicalblessings from the Gospel of Matthew. Likethose familiar prayers, these also highlight theforgotten and downtrodden souls of the world

and their eventual reward in the afterlife, in a brilliant litanydescribing a vast range of life experiences and states ofmind. Inwhat feels like an extended jazz improvisation of poeticexpression, Chiasson’s acute perception and empathic wisdomhold amirror up to our human condition.—Alasdair MacLean(’82), Assistant Professor ofMusic ,Mount AllisonUniversity.

Silver Salts by Mark Blagave

What sets Silver Salts apart is Lillie Dempsterand her defining interactions with, resistanceto, and submersion in the age andarts of repro-duction. As an artist’s model, aspiring actress,and body double, Lillie is the object of multiple

desires, her image circulating formally and endlessly throughherworld, often as a commodity overwhich she has no controland fromwhichshederives littlebenefit.Her relationship toherown imageand theways inwhich she canandcannot control itis subtle, occasionally perplexing, and, like themoving picturesshe falls in love with, always inmotion.—Dr. DeborahWills ,Associate Professor of English,Mount Allison University.

EVENT CALENDAR:Please visit the Chapter pages on Alumni Online

(http://alumni.mta.ca) for information about

upcoming events.

— July 19Sixth Annual University AlumniPicnic in Victoria

What are Allisonians reading this summer?

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CAMPUS BEAT

Approximately 385 new Allisoniansjoined the alumni ranks this year ascampus buzzed with excitement during Spring Convocation held May26. Among our outstanding gradswere honorary degree recipients: Dr.Kevin Lynch (’72), Chief Clerk of thePrivy Council and Secretary to the

Cabinet of the Government ofCanada; David Adams Richards, anational award-winning author fromNew Brunswick; Donald Sobey,Chairman Emeritus of the EmpireCompany Ltd., and Aldéa Landry, adistinguished Moncton lawyer, busi-ness woman, and politician.

Music professor Dr. Elizabeth Wellsis this year’s recipient of the Herbertand Leota Tucker Teaching Award,one of the highest teaching awardsgiven at Mount Allison. Dr. Wellshas taught at Mount Allison since2001, engaging students in coursessuch as the popular “Beatles course.”Prior to coming to Mount A, Dr.Wells worked not only as a musicol-ogist but also as a music program-mer and producer and a productionstage manager for the EastmanOpera Theatre.

Atlantic Premiers hit the ice with theMountiesMount Allison welcomed theAtlantic Premiers along with cabinetministers from all four provinces tocampus this January. The high-pro-file contingent chose Mount Allisonas the site for a Meeting of AtlanticCabinets, the first in over a decade.The meetings proved productivewith the provinces signing agree-ments in six different areas: energy;health and wellness; literacy; aqua-culture; procurement; and trans-portation. During their visit, thepoliticians also hit the ice with thewomen’s hockey team in a “shinny”hockey game that served as a fundraiser for the Sackville Food Bank.

For more campus stories please go to www.mta.ca/extrelations/campus_notebook.html

Convocation 2008

Tucker Award goes to Beatles fan

Between Chancellor John Bragg, left, and President Robert Campbell, right, are honorarydegree recipients Donald Sobey, Aldéa Landry, Kevin Lynch, and David Adams Richards.

Premier Shawn Graham and MountAllison President Dr. Robert Campbell,(right) shake hands following the game.The NB/NS team beat the PEI/NL squadin a 4-3 shoot out.

For the latest alumni news, check out our Alumni Blog! —http://mtaalumni.blogspot.com

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Mount Allison English professorand performer extraordinaire Dr.Robert Lapp has been honoured as a2008 National 3M Teaching Fellow.Only 10 fellowships are presentedeach year across the country and Dr.Lapp is one of two New Brunswickprofessors to receive the prestigiousaward for 2008. Mount Allison, withfour 3M Fellows to date, has earned20 per cent of the awards given toteachers in the Maritimes provincessince the inception of the award.According to a former student, Dr.Robert Lapp, an expert in 18th and19th century literature, doesn’t justteach, he “dances!”

Celebrated academic and best-sell-ing author of The Rise of the CreativeClass and The Flight of the CreativeClass, Richard Florida, delivered aWilford B. Jonah Lecture this yearentitled, “The Creative Class: TheRole of the Artistic Community inBuilding Towns and Cities.” Florida,a prolific columnist, is head of theUniversity of Toronto’s MartinProsperity Institute and a professorof business and creativity at theRotman School of Management. Richard Florida chats with students

during his visit to Mount Allison.

English professor named 3M Fellow

What to feed the baby? Pregnantwomen think long and hard aboutwhat is best to feed their babies and areoften bombarded with conflictingmessages and competing demands asthey consider breastfeeding and bottle-feeding. Two Mount A researchers,anthropology professor Dr. PatriciaKelly-Spurles, pictured left, and sociol-ogy professor Dr. Judith Doyle arestudying this decision-making process.

They recently received an operatinggrant from the Canadian Institutes ofHealth Research (CIHR) valued at$81,356 for their study — The Mothersand Babies Research Group(MABRG). The grant was the only one awarded to an undergraduate uni-versity in Canada in the Fall 2007 competition, and the first of its kind forMount Allison researchers. The studyhas also received funding from the

New Brunswick Medical ResearchFund (NB Department of Health) andMount Allison.

Through rain,wind, and snow...Mount Allison President Dr. RobertCampbell was named Chair of a strategic review of the Canada Post Corporation by the Honour-able Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, andCommunities and Minister responsi-ble for Canada Post. Dr. Campbell hasstudied postal systems around theworld and is currently completing astudy on the Universal Post Union.

“A little art everyday as directed”In March fine arts grads Jon Sasaki (’96)and Kelly Mark in an exhibit curated byOwens gallery intern Mary MacDonald(’06), delighted viewers and a crowd offine arts and art history grads, includ-ing, left to right, Dennis Reid (’06),Darlene Tehan, Lesley Johnson (’94),Jessica Korderas (’07), Johanna Amos(’05), Evan Rensch (’06), AmandaFauteux (’06), Lianne Zannier (’06),Lucy MacDonald (’98), Jon Sasaki(’96), and Mary MacDonald.

Florida in the Winter...

MABRG receives funds from the CIHR

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The Owens Art Gallery, StrutsGallery, and the Faucet Media ArtsCentre hosted their ninth and mostsuccessful ever “Sweetest Little Thing”event on Valentine’s Day, raising$10,000 for gallery programming.Almost 350 people packed into theOwens for an exciting evening thatfocused around a silent art auction.

Many arrived clad in shades of redand pink—pencils at the ready to bidon 108 artworks from artists acrossCanada. Other people took part in the“oh-so-delectable-cake-walk,” BearBingo, and the Instant Lovin’Polaroid Photo Booth. After the auc-tion, enthusiastic students and a DJtransformed the Colville Gallery, anddanced the night away.

Later this spring, theOwens received agrant of $200,000 from the CanadaCouncil for the Arts in support of itsprogram of research and presentationof contemporary Canadian art overthe next two years.

The Sweetest Night — and Spring

At the opening of the Habitat forHumanity 3-on-3 Hockey Challenge,organizers and officials met at theRotary Bridge by the Mount Allisonswan pond where the event took placeon a cold February day. Pictured left toright are: Mount Allison PresidentDr. Robert Campbell; main eventorganizer and Soccer Mounties’goalie-captain, Corey Yantha; SandraDimock, member of the MonctonHabitat for Humanity Chapter; and

Jill Fraser, President ofMountAllison’sHabitat for Humanity CampusChapter. A cheque for $1,000 was pre-sented toMrs. Dimock.Mount Allisonstudents travelled to New Orleans tohelp build houses this spring.

International Women’s Day 2008 sawthe return of several young, successfulalumnae to Mount Allison for a veryspecial conference. Events included apanel discussion with AllisoniansSarah LeBlanc (’06), Frances Ross(’06), Katherine Austin-Evelyn (’07),Roberta MacLean (’07), BridgetArsenault (’08), Jessica Chapman(’08), Julie O’Brien (’08), and AlisonSmith (’08) as well as the launch of theonline publication, We Were Here:

Exploratory Essays on Women’sHistory at Mount Allison University.(www.mta.ca/wewerehere).

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Hunton House captures President’s Spirit Award and C3 Challenge!

The first-ever President’s SpiritAward was announced this spring atMount Allison and the small butmighty Hunton House residence wasdeclared the winner. The President’sSpirit Award is a new initiative oncampus that has been raising greatsupport and fans for the University’ssports teams and school spirit.A joint project between Student Lifeand the President’s Office, the friendlycompetition saw each residence on

campus ‘adopt’ a Mount AllisonMountie sports team to cheer athome games, encourage others toattend and cheer, and show generalsupport for their Mounties. HuntonHouse took the inaugural awardfor their support of the women’svolleyball team, and also wonthis year’s C3 Campus ClimateChange Challenge.

A Job Well DoneMany Allisonians were recognized fortheir hard work and accomplishmentsat the annual Employee RecognitionEvent held in May. Among those wasMount A’s sports information directorSue Seaborn, recipient of the ’08 PurdyCrawford Staff Award of Excellenceand retirees Jim Code, Cheryl andPeter Ennals, John Harpur, RickLangler, Anne Miller, Art Miller, BobSealy, Irvin Sears, Bea Walker, JudithWeiss, and EricWheaton.

Anthropologist honoured by Aboriginal Peoples

In recognition of her work and studieswith indigenous communities,Mount Allison anthropology profes-sor Dr. Marilyn Walker was made anHonorary Member and Elder of theAboriginal People of the Maritimes ina recent ceremony held in Sackville.Members of the Métis Nation from

across the Maritimes came to campusto attend the traditional ceremony inDr. Walker’s honour. Dr. Walker isthe first person in New Brunswick toreceive this honour.

Marilyn Walker was recently honoured bythe Aboriginal peoples in the Maritimes.

President Campbell, left, presents theHunton House executive with the firstPresident’s Spirit Award.

Lucky S.E. VENThird-year fine arts student ClareHalpine has been awarded a scholar-ship from the prestigiousBoston-basedSocial Equity Venture Fund (S.E.VEN). Clare, who has spent the lastthree summers in New York Cityworking as a student intern with the

World Youth Alliance (WYA), is theonly Canadian student to receive theaward. Along with being an advocatefor the end of global poverty, Clare isan artist, a Millennium scholar, and avarsity badminton athlete.

Dr. Robert Campbell, left, with 2008 retireesEric Wheaton, Irvin Sears, Bea Walker,Robert Sealy, Jim Code, and John Harpur.

2008 Purdy Crawford Staff Award recipientSue Seabornwith athletics director JackDrover.

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SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENTS

The ever-popular Grad Banquet was held in Jennings this March with several of our newest Allisonians being recognizedfor their academic achievements and community involvement. International students were also recognized at the annualSociety of All Nations (SAN) Banquet in March.

The Don Norton Memorial Award is given annually tothe graduating male student who has made the greatestoverall contribution to Mount A in his final year.Scott Yorke, of Lower Debert, NS, has combined strongacademic achievement with both an active participationin varsity sports and a commitment to volunteer activi-ties. An honours chemistry student, he has served as ateaching assistant and tutor, and is a member of theChemistry Society. An award-winning athlete, Scott wasa member and captain of the Mount Allison varsity bad-minton team, twice qualifying for national champi-onships, played club rugby, and many intramural sports,and served on the SAC’s Athletics Affairs Committee. Hehas volunteered with both the S.M.I.L.E (Sensory MotorInstructional Leadership Experience), the YouthMentorship program, Mount A Orientation, andLeadership Mount A.

Established by Frances S. Allison from the Ladies’ CollegeClass of 1896, the Frances S. Allison Award is presentedannually to the senior female student who has shownoutstanding qualities of character, scholarship, personal-ity, and leadership. This year’s recipient, Emily Shepardof Toronto, has been a student researcher and worked forthe Meighen Centre as a Spanish tutor and a teachingassistant in the Gender and International Relationscourse. Emily has been a student ambassador, a residencemonitor, a CHMA radio programmer, a chapel assistant,and a member of the Elliott Chorale. She is involved withBest Buddies, Free the Children, Conduct Becoming, theSpecial Populations Program, and was a foundingmemberof both Journalists for Human Rights and Knit Mitts for

Kids. In addition, she has participated in many studenttheatrical productions, the Ultimate Frisbee team, andrunning club. Emily worked with ATLIS as its journaleditor in ’07, as editor-in-chief ofthe Argosy in 2005-06, and has been a web assistant forcomputing services.

This award, given out annually to a graduating student,recognizes community involvement outside of MountAllison. From varsity athletics to music, RebeccaMacKenzie of Sydney and Amherst, NS has done it all,including volunteering with a Special Populations MusicProgram, working at the LA Animal Shelter in Amherst,and coaching under-12 boys soccer. While helping tomanage the women’s hockey team (and being namedManager of the Year three times!), she has rushed fromthe rink to the pit, playing in countless musical ensem-bles. Her breadth of involvement and commitment toimproving community life in Sackville and beyond iscommendable.

Jill Fraser of Beaver Bank, NS has been involved since sheset foot at Mount A. Throughout her time here, she hasbeen involved in the SAC not only as a councilor, but alsoas a member of the executive. Leading Best Buddies,Shinerama, and Habitat for Humanity, Jill has been anactive force on campus, not only through extracurricu-lars, but also academically. Conducting research in thepsychology department and also pursuing an honoursdegree, Jill has truly demonstrated outstanding contribu-tion to the Mount A community.

2008 Grad Awards

Don Norton Memorial Award

Frances S. Allison Award

Gil Latter Award recipient

Gold “A” Award

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Dara MacDonald of Halifax, NS has been actively involvedin her program, advocating for cohesiveness within a multi-disciplinary area of study. Involved in residence as a housetreasurer, Dara has also been a member of the Mount Askating team since her first year. She has been heavilyinvolved with WUSC on campus, and has been playing astrong role as a vice-president on the SAC this year. She hasalso been involved academically as a Spanish teacher’sassistant, while working on improving her trilingualism.Embodying the idea of the “whole person,” Dara has beencommitted to her extracurriculars, not only focusing onher own academics, but also helping other students when-ever she can. Dara is Mount Allison’s 47th Rhodes Scholarand will be studying at Oxford next year.

Jessica Chapman, from St. Margaret’s Bay, NS, has beenstrongly involved in the psychology department, where shestudies as an honours student. She has conducted research

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2008 Grad Award Winners, from left to right, are Alison Smith, Jessica D. Chapman, Jill Fraser, Scott Yorke, Emily Shepard, DaraMacDonald, and Rebecca MacKenzie.

and helped initiate the Arts and Social Sciences SummerUndergraduate Research Fair. She reintroduced theLeadership Mount Allison Certificate Program and has beeninvolved with other events on campus such as the VaginaMonologues, the SAC, and Habitat for Humanity. Her lead-ership capacity and determination have been demonstratedthrough the endless initiatives in which she is involved.

Westbank, BC resident Alison Smith, who is trilingual, hasbeen a politically-active voice at Mount Allison. Alwaysworking to uncover the leading story, she has been activelyinvolved with the Argosy, as a features editor. Stronglyinvolved in residence life, Alison was an assistant don inresidence, and has demonstrated her leadership as a co-ordinator for S.M.I.L.E. Alison co-founded the residencereading group on campus, and has been actively involvedon campus with ATLIS and as a Spanish teaching assistant,consistently demonstrating her strengths as a leader.

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International Student AwardsMount Allison recently recognized three of its interna-tional students for their academic and extracurricularachievements this year. The Class of ’33 Bursary, awardedto students in their first, second, or third year of studies,and the Barritt-Marshall Award, given to a graduatinginternational student, were presented during the Societyof All Nations’ (SAN) annual banquet held in March.

Class of ’33 AwardsNakita Knowles, a biology student from the Bahamas, hasbeen an active member of the African Heritage-BlackHistory Society, helping to organize the activities and cele-brations for Black History Month each year. She has sat onboth the financial and services working groups of thePresident’s Advisory Committee on International Students,and has twice been a volunteer facilitator for InternationalOrientation. Most notably, she has been a very dedicatedmember of SAN over the years, having served twice as co-president. In this role, she has helped organize the weeklyactivities of SAN and the annual SAN Banquet.

Leah Wofsy from Salisbury, NH is also known as the mainlife force behind the SAN club. She has been a member ofSAN since her first year, played a pivotal role on the execu-tive last year, and serves as co-president this year. She hasput a lot of energy into co-ordinating fun activities for SANand has been a driving force behind the successful organiza-tion of the SAN Banquet every year. As an upper-year biol-ogy student, she has also provided free tutoring for manyinternational students.

Barritt-Marshall AwardFourth-year drama studentKaren Chung fromHongKongis the recipient of the Barritt-Marshall Award this year. Overthe last four years, Karen has promotedmutual understand-ing and collaboration through her active involvement in thetheatre, reaching out to both the University and Sackvillecommunities. She has participated in over 20 plays throughWindsor Theatre, including a multicultural version ofShakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra and a cross-culturaltheatre exchange with Brooklyn Inner City Youth in NewYork. She is co-founder of the group Theatre for SocialChange, which aims to bring drama out of the theatre andinto the community. She also founded the SpecialPopulationsDramaProgram for Sackville’s physically and /ormentally challenged citizens and last year she created theMarshviewProject Planet Performers that gets kids involvedin drama. Karen has been a student representative on thePresident’s Advisory Committee on International Students,a volunteer for helping international students with theirtaxes, and a helper with the Canadian Red Cross. She hasalso helped design and facilitate the Mandarin Camp andLanguage Village at Mount A. The Barritt-Marshall Awardis named for the Honourable Robert V. Barritt, JP, and theHonourable Ralph O. Marshall CBE, JP, both graduates ofthe Class of ’50.

From the Argosy to the Globe and MailArgosy co-editor-in-chiefHeidi Ebert is this year’s recipientof the Crake-Sawdon Award for excellence in student jour-nalism. Heidi, an honours English student, graduated thisspring and has secured an internship with the Globe andMail in their Toronto newsroom. The Crake-SawdonAward was established by the Crake Foundation to honourWilliam Boyle Sawdon, former editor of the Argosy andfounder of the Sackville Tribune Post.

International student advisor Allison Broadbent-Codjo, left,presents Karen Chung with the Barritt-Marshall Award.

Class of ’33 Award recipients Nakita Knowles, left, and LeahWofsy, present President Robert Campbell with the SAN“Bridging the Gap” Award at this year’s annual banquet.

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J u m p UpdateJUMP Campaign total as of April 30, 2008: $55,415,957

Spring 2008 denoted a significantperiod at Mount Allison Universityas the JUMP Mount AllisonCampaign reached $55 million,about two-thirds of its $86-millionobjective. We celebrated many gen-erous contributions, including twomajor gifts — Post-SecondaryEducation, Training and LabourMinister Ed Doherty announced $3million in support from the Provinceof New Brunswick and JanisSobey-Hames, chair of the Davidand Faye Sobey Foundation,announced that The David and Faye Sobey Foundation and theSobey Foundation would contributea combined total of $500,000 toendow the Sobey PerformanceScholarship, which will be awardedto returning Mount Allison students.

As with all campaigns that seek to transform a university’s reach,members of Mount Allison’sCampaign Priorities AdvisoryCommittee took some time to alignMount Allison’s Strategic Statement(’07) with the existing JUMP priori-ties. This provided the Universitycommunity with some time toreflect on its successes and objectivesthat remain to be completed. Theresult of these deliberations can befound within Mount Allison’s most

recent Case for Support, available fordownload on our campaign website: www.mta.ca/jumpcampaign

Six general themes will now guideMount Allison’s External RelationsOffice as it seeks to attract philan-thropic support for our University’smost strategic priorities.

This process of self-examination,which began with the University’sStrategic Statement and continueswith our newest Case for Support, isan exciting one. It compels us to re-examine what we do and how wethink about the role of higher edu-cation in society and, most impor-tantly, Mount Allison’s role as achampion in teaching and learning.

Our most recent donor report,included with this issue of theRecord, is a testament to the fact thatphilanthropy is a big part of MountAllison’s spirit and offers a promiseof stewardship for generations offuture students to enjoy.

We invite everyone to let us knowwhat you think about the steward-ship of your alma mater. These areexciting times for Mount Allison —our future is now.

JUMP Mount Allison Campaign

INVESTING IN PEOPLE— Our students and faculty

1 - Student Success

2 - Academic Enhancement

INVESTING IN SPACES—Where people will innovateand perform

3 - Centre for BusinessStudies

4 - Fine and Performing Arts Centre

INVESTING IN STEWARDSHIP —Of the world we live in

5 - The Greening of Mount Allison

6 - Mount Allison and the World

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Challenging convention seems to be the mantra of GaRRyWilliams (’01), the artistic director of DaPoPo Theatre inHalifax, Nova Scotia. He teaches, acts, directs, sings, and islearning how to play the piano.

GaRRy was born in Halifax and grew up mostly in Berlin,Germany — where he witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall— and has travelled widely in Europe, Kenya, and Japan. Inaddition to studying theatre, literature, and music inGermany, the US, and Canada, he has performed, dabbledin playwriting and composition, and attended varioustraining programs and workshops.

GaRRy describes his parents as incredibly loving anddown-to-earth people. Watching student productions atHarvard, where his parents taught, led him to this career. “Ididn’t choose a career in the arts, it chose me. I was luckyenough to see a few magical theatre productions in myyouth. You follow the magic. It’s life-altering.”

He has fond memories of outstanding experiences with fac-ulty at Mount A, such as Dr. James Stark who GaRRyremembers as a fine scholar and a hands-on teacher. “Hecompletely opened up the world of bel canto and theoperatic repertoire for me.”After graduation, GaRRy wasinvited back to Mount A in ’02 to direct Annie Get YourGun for the Garnet and Gold Musical Theatre Society.

He says the most important thing he learned while atMount A was to persevere. “It is discouraging when youhave the ideas and energy to undertake new projects, butmeet with opposition and a lack of administrative andfinancial support from granting agencies. It’s hard whenyou don’t fit the mold — and I don’t fit the mold. But, I’mstill producing, performing, and directing.”

In ’04 GaRRy co-founded DaPoPo Theatre, an independenttheatre, described on its web site as bringing “the energy

and spirit of popular theatre to our work, while embracingthe idea of a poor, political, and poetic theatre. We rejectthe commercial definition of art as product and see art as avital service to society.”

The first DaPoPo cast included Mount A grads StephBerntson (’04), Christopher Cohoon (’02), AmandaJernigan (’01), and GaRRy. Since that time the company’snumerous productions have included Mount A alumniNathan Pilon (’04), Scott Hicks (’00), Kristi Anderson(’05), and Terry Drisdelle (’02).

An ongoing and unusual project is Café DaPoPo, whichfeatures theatre à la carte at Mollyz Diner in Halifax. For anominal fee, diners have an opportunity to order a classicalmonologue, a Shakespearean sonnet, a song, or a theatricalscene performed at their table.

In the spring of ’08 GaRRy appeared in Biography: A Game.The previews for the production were held in private homes.

After performing in previous Halifax Summer OperaWorkshop productions The Magic Flute and Cosi FanTutte, GaRRy will be directing Le Nozze di Figaro this sum-mer. He credits his musical training at Mount A for havingallowed him to pursue such diverse projects.

GaRRy gives back to his community and environment byusing recyclable bags, not driving a car, and not owning atelevision. He teaches, listens when people talk, and sup-ports human rights. “I also offer art at an affordable price.All Theatre DaPoPo tickets are only five dollars.”

He says his greatest achievement has been becoming adecent human being— and GaRRy admits that his missionis far from being accomplished. “I have learned to love.Directors used to call me on my love scenes. I think Iunderstand now what I didn’t then.”

By Susanne MacDonald

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What do the great vocalists Michael Bublé, Céline Dion,Chicago, Josh Groban, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston,Lionel Ritchie, and others have in common with MountAllison’s talented, 1991 music graduate Eleanor McCain? Allhave caught the musical eye of and graced the stage withCanadian songwriter, multiple Grammy winner, and super-star David Foster.

Performing at the concert charity galaCrescendo, in what she described asone of the “most amazing musicalevents of her life,” Eleanor McCainwowed the crowd. She walked out onstage at the Halifax Trade Centresinging Shenandoah, and raised theroof with a large standing ovationfrom a supportive and spontaneousaudience. Once the crowd had settled,emcee David Foster asked of Eleanor’sparents, Margie and Wallace McCain,“Do you own a plane? Good, becausethis young lady will be in need of it, asshe is going to go places!” Foster, who is known for discovering greattalent worldwide, had discovered yet another huge gift at the gala —soprano Eleanor McCain.

Crescendo, which successfully raised$1.6 million for the David FosterFoundation, was a big event inEleanor’s life. But even topping thathas been her discovery of the joys of motherhood and thearrival of her baby girl, Laura, almost six years ago. Takingtime out to raise a daughter in one way put a hold onEleanor’s singing career, but in another way enhanced it.After launching her first album Intimate in 2001, theFlorenceville, NB-born songstress released Bundle of Joy in2007, which was recorded in Nashville and was filled withsome of Eleanor’s favourite lullabies from her childhood, andwhich she was passing on to Laura.

In fact, it was Eleanor’s mother Margie who was actually herfirst “Voice Mom” and who instilled the love of music in herdaughter. An accomplished piano and organ player herself,Margie used to accompany Eleanor as a young girl in hersinging at home and at various outings. It was as a nine-year-

old that Eleanor really got “hooked on classics,” though,after being impressed by the New York musical Annie. Afterthat memorable occasion, it was just about raising the vol-ume and pursuing musical notes of her own. To helpEleanor follow her dreams Margie took her 13-year-old on a90-minute drive into Fredericton every week for music les-sons, various musicals, and singing events.

Following a long family tradition,Eleanor later attended Mount Allisonand studied voice with the late musicprofessor, Patricia Lee. Eleanor alsoworked with professors Willis Nobleand the late Carleton Elliott (whoincidentally also taught her mother).Like any normally busy MountAllison student, Eleanor combinedher academics with participation invarious choirs, choruses, andchorales, and in her grad year starredas Laurie, in the Garnet and Gold pro-duction of Oklahoma. But the pinna-cle of her Mount A musical career hadto be when she received her musicdegree from a very special heroine inher life. In 1991 Eleanor’s motherwasn’t just her “voice mom” — shewas Mount Allison’s Chancellor —and in May that year, she proudlyconferred a Bachelor of Music degreeon her daughter. Eleanor felt touchedto have received a degree from her

musical mom and mentor, Chancellor Margie McCain.

Currently living in Toronto, Eleanor now divides her timebetween the consuming job of motherhood and finding herplace in the ever so competitive music world. She continuesto develop her soft, intimate style of song, which, for her, hasbecome a blending of all the best “genres” from her own life.

Up until now her main inspiration and focus has been rais-ing her daughter…but what if David Foster, Canada’s musi-cal icon and Grammy guru, came knocking on Eleanor’sdoor, in search of that McCain melody? Would she seize theopportunity to pursue her musical dreams further?

“In an instant,” says Eleanor, “in an instant!”

Between Motherhood and MelodyBy Sue Seaborn

Photo by Rob Waymen

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The life of Matthew Jocelyn (’79) has been anything but conven-tional. Born and raised in Toronto, Matthew spent his summersin Quebec where his father taught English Immersion. Then hehad an adventure that few children ever dream of — and muchless fulfill at such a tender age. He spent a year travelling throughEurope with his parents. “It was a fantastic way to discover theworld at 12 years of age.”

When he was finishing high school, Matthew went to see his guid-ance counsellor about choosing a university. His eye was drawn toa calendar that featured a photo of “a beautiful pond with swans.”He applied to Mount A and was promptly offered a scholarship.“We think we make the big decisions in life, but I am convincedthey are made for us,” muses Matthew.

Although a music major, Matthew became interested in the cinemaand theatre and decided to focus on French and theatre. He creditshis many exceptional teachers and those he describes as agentsprovocateurs for “continually provoking students to pursue andspecify their interests and the encouragement to get out there anddo it.” Accordingly, Matthew spent his third year studying inEurope — at a time prior to the establishment of institutionalizedprograms for international study.

Matthew says, “At Mount Allison I learned fundamental and impor-tant lessons such as cultivating friendships. I learned that nothinglasts — things constantly change, die, and that other things come tolife — and that we’re part of that process.” He says the years between17 and 21 are critical to establishing one’s life philosophy and fordeveloping the lens used to look at the world.

After graduating from Mount A Matthew went to Montreal to studytheatre and French literature. He then went to Oxford as a RhodesScholar. He became passionately involved with a theatre group inPoland and moved to Paris as part of his PhD studies. “My career justcame upon me,” he says.

Matthew has an impressive theatrical resumé. As an actor, director,and producer he has been involved with many theatrical and operatic productions throughout Europe and Canada, and has oftenproduced plays that he has translated from English to French.Matthew has also held part-time teaching positions at the Universityof Toronto, the American University of Paris, and the Université deToulouse-le Mirail, and has taught theatre at the InstitutInternational de Chant Lyrique de Paris.

In April ’98 Matthew became the director of the city of Colmar’sAtelier du Rhin, a national drama centre. He was instrumental inestablishing this as a centre for theatre, opera, and contemporarydance. He developed a program that gave the underprivileged anopportunity to express themselves through theatre.

In June, after a decade at the Atelier, Matthew decided to leave hiscurrent position to freelance. “I want to leave room for somethingelse to come and surprise me — a new adventure. I just turned 50 andif I don’t do this now, I won’t do it. It’s good to put oneself in a vul-nerable position so that fate can come and shake one up.”

Matthew has a unique and humble philosophy about success. “If Imanage to get through every day, staying faithful to my ethical beliefs,sharing what I have, and offering as much love as I can — that day hasbeen worthwhile. Every day is either an achievement — or not.”

An accomplished and philosophical thespian

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Keith Muir 1927Nancy J. H. (Coleman) Sheldrick 1927Margaret O. Rockwell 1938Lois (Kempe) Aitchison 1939Elizabeth (Morris) Pearce 1939Killem Seaman 1942Elaine (Rushton) Bigelow 1943Elizabeth (Mulhall) MacTier 1943Katharine E. (Risser) Miller 1943James R. Baker 1944Ruth A. (Kennedy) MacLean 1948Harry G. Pretty 1948Diana E. (Cochrane) Townsend 1948Kathleen S. Knox 1950John F. MacIntosh 1950K. Ross Parker 1951Jack M. Wilson 1951Everett C. Barrett 1952William W. Beach 1952Thomas W. Dunch 1952Norman R. Eastman 1952Earl Johnson 1954Ronald E. Wilson 1955John M. Cook 1955Harry J. Flemming 1955David D. MacDowell 1955Grenfell Douglas Alexander 1957Daniel Graham Garnhum 1957Robert L. Stoodley 1958John Alden Spargo 1960John H. Trethewey 1962Arthur Murray 1963John R. Snow 1964Joanna Leslie 1968Heather S. (MacKinnon) Marks 1970James Dean Snowdon 1972Susan W. (Ogelsby) Clarke 1981Linda L. Karry 1985Judith L. McElmon-Brady 1994Sandra Diane (Joos) Baxter 1996Allison A. Lees 2002

John Asimakos Former FacultyWilliam Godfrey Former FacultyPatricia L. Lee Former FacultyDr. George Gordon Manson Former FacultyHelen M. (Robertson) Lirette Former StaffHelen (Ferguson) Poisson Former StaffRobert MacLellan FriendOscar E. Peterson Honorary Degree

For longer tributes on some of the following Allisonians, please visit http://alumni.mta.ca — Tributes.

DR. WILLIAM GODFREYSubmitted by Dr. Hans vanderLeestDr. William Godfrey, who retired in 2006after 36 years in the history department,passed away on March 19. Originally fromKitchener, Bill obtained a BA and an MAin history from the University of Waterlooand a PhD from Queen’s University

before serving in many senior administra-tion positions at Mount Allison.

PATRICIA LEESubmitted by Dr. Judith Weiss, Dr. NancyVogan (’67), and Beverly TruePatricia Lee, who taught voice at MountAllison from ’82 to ’99, passed away onJan. 25, ’08 in Sackville. A caring teacher,she performed regularly on campus andwith opera companies in New York City,including the Metropolitan Opera. Uponretirement she taught privately and was afrequent guest panelist on CBC Radio’sSaturday Afternoon at the Opera.

DR. GEORGE GORDON MANSON

Submitted by his son, Ross Manson (’85)“I always thought of myself as a changeagent,” my father said just before pass-ing. He had turned down a job at UVicto build Mount A’s department of edu-cation from scratch. He married AnneLaurie Forrester in ’48 and had manyclose friends, including Stan Payne andDonny South. He loved life, enjoyedmany activities, and, above all, beingwith my mother. He died a few monthsshy of their 60th anniversary, leavingbehind sisters Helen and Pat, brothersRuss and Harold, sons Paul and myself,and his beloved wife, Anne. He will bedearly missed.

ROBERT BRADBURY KILLAM (’41; LLD ’80)Submitted in loving memory by hisdaughters Susan, Shirley, and SallyRobert (“Bob”) passed away peacefullyon Sept. 30, ’07. After graduating fromMount Allison and McGill Universities,Bob taught mechanical engineering atMcGill until ’49, when he returned toYarmouth to join the family firm,Killam Bros. He married Kathleen MaryMacAulay in ’50 and ran Killam Bros.until ’91, when he retired both himselfand the firm. Bob was the third genera-tion of Killams to attend Mount A(daughter Shirley who graduated in ’75was the fourth) and his commitment tothe University continued throughouthis lifetime. In ’06, he received theCharles Frederick Allison Award inrecognition of his almost 70 years as a

faithful alumni volunteer. Bob servedon boards in the Wesley and BeaconUnited Churches for over 50 years, wasthe secretary-treasurer of the Old LadiesHome Society for 30 years, and wasPresident of the Windsor Foundationfor over 40 years. In Yarmouth heserved as councillor, engineer, mayor,director of the Yarmouth MountainCemetery, a member of the town plan-ning board, and a long-time director ofthe Grand Hotel — as noted in aYarmouth Vanguard editorial after hispassing, “he was a man who contributedto planning decisions based on soundreasoning and always for the bettermentof the community… in every sense ofthe word he was a true communityleader.” Bob’s keen mind, integrity,quiet compassion, generosity, and senseof humour are fondly remembered byhis family, friends, and community.

MARION (WINDSOR) CLUFF (’44)Submitted by her daughter Deborah CluffMarion (Windsor) Cluff of Southbury,CT and formerly of Poughkeepsie, NYpassed away Jan. 2, ’08. She was born inQuebec to the late Warren andAlexandra Stuart Windsor. Followinggraduation from Mount A, Marion wasemployed as a medical secretary for theCPR in Montreal until marrying MilonHilton Cluff and immigrating toPoughkeepsie. An avid golfer and bridgeplayer, she loved to travel and share heradventures. Predeceased by Milon and sis-ter Elizabeth McConkey, she is survived bydaughter Deborah Cluff, her nieces, andmany good friends. She will be sorelymissed.

RUTH ALLAN (KENNEDY) MACLEAN (’48)Submitted by Rev. J. Piercey MacLean (’49)We sadly announce the passing of RuthMacLean on Feb. 17, ’08 in Victoria,BC. Born in Halifax, she was prede-ceased by four siblings and her beloveddaughter, Leah Susan. Ruth is survivedby husband Piercey, three daughters,and extended family Margaret and EdCann and nine grandchildren. Hermother Martha Jessie (Tuttle) Kennedygraduated from Mount A and her

IN MEMORIAMThis list is compiled from information sent to External Relations from December 14 ’07 to April 18 ’08. Please submit memories ofdeparted Allisonians you have known and loved and we will gladly print short versions in the Record and longer versions online(http://alumni.mta.ca).

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grandfather, William L. Tuttle, was abenefactor. She and Piercey served in theUnited Church Ministry, living acrossCanada, in Great Britain, and Germany.Much loved by her family, Ruth will liveon in them.

DR. KENNETH ROSS PARKER (’51)Submitted by Kenneth Lund (’51)Born in Kobe, Japan, Japanese was Ross’sfirst language. In ’41 he, his mother, andlittle brother fled to BC, leaving his fatherbehind to pack. Perhaps because of this, hechose a vocation of service and healing. Alover of music, Ross studied violin, playedin Mount A’s junior orchestra, and partici-pated in Choral Society productions. Heearned an Arts degree, excelled in football,was elected life president of the Class of ’51,and met classmate Vodia with whom heshared 53 years of happy memories. Heearned his MD at Dalhousie University andafter pediatric training in Toronto spent ayear in London, England, obtaining adiploma in child health. After eight years ofpediatric practice in Charlottetown, hejoined the faculty of McMaster’s new med-ical school in ’69, retiring 25 years later asProfessor Emeritus.

JAMES DUNCAN SHARP (’51)Submitted by Kenneth Lund (’51)Jim Sharp died in Toronto on Nov. 24,’07. Arriving at Mount A in ’47 from NewYork, he made a major impact designingscenery for the Gondoliers, creatingdesigns for the Junior Prom, and editingthe Argosy. His father, then-editor of theNew York Daily News, had been an Argosyeditor and Jim’s sister Jean (’53) contin-ued the tradition. Jim graduated in ’51with a BFA, winning a post-graduateBeaverbrook Scholarship to study at theCourtault Institute, London. In ’53 hebecame an advertising copywriter inToronto, then moved to Hawaii for 25years. He wrote two excellent travel booksand pursued a career in public relations.Retiring in ’87, he returned to Toronto andretained an interest in art. His company,wit, and insight will be missed.

NORMAN ROBERT EASTMAN (’52)Submitted by Kenneth Lund (’51)A Beaverbrook Scholar from St. Stephen,Norm Eastman died in California on Nov. 2,’07. At Mount A he played varsity hockeyand served as Student Union President. Heleft Mount A in ’52 with a BFA and a furtherBeaverbrook Scholarship to study inLondon. In London he continued his stud-ies, played hockey with Oxford University,

painted book covers, and created story-boards for films and television. For fivedecades he was a prolific illustrator andartist in Toronto, New York, and California.Norm produced hundreds of cover artpaintings for major publishers and uponretiring continued to paint and exhibit hiswork. He is survived by wife Jane, sister LoisMoffatt, and brother Gordon (’50).

REVEREND HAROLD LOUIS HILDER (’53)Submitted by his wife Kathryn (Johnston)Hilder (’53; ’70)Rev. Harold Louis Hilder died on Oct. 1, ’07in Fredericton, NB. Coming to Mount Afrom Toronto Centre Presbytery, he joinedthe Canadian Officers’ Training Corps as achaplain. After graduating, he attended PineHill Divinity School and was ordained in ’55.Harold served pastoral charges in both theBay of Quinte and Maritime Conference andretired in ’90 after 35 years. He then served asa supply minister in NB for 17 years, mostrecently at Wesley United Church, Lincoln.Harold is survived by wife and classmateKathryn (Kay) Johnston, daughter Ruth,and sons John, Bruce, Peter, Robert, andtheir families as well as the family of sonDavid, who died in 1993. Harold touchedthe lives and hearts of everyone he knew.

HARRY JOHN FLEMMING (’55) Harry John Flemming died peacefully onFeb. 16, ’08. Born in Boston and raised inTruro, NS, he was a graduate of MountAllison and later Dalhousie University LawSchool. A journalist for 50 years, he was aneditorial writer for The Chronicle Heraldand The Globe and Mail, a columnist for The Daily News, and a political com-mentator on CBC TV’s First Edition. Mostrecently he recorded short commentarieson Halifax Information Radio. He alsoworked for the Atlantic DevelopmentBoard, was executive vice-president of theAtlantic Provinces Economic Council, andacted as a political advisor. Harry was mar-ried to Glen Maureen (Perry) Flemmingand is also survived by two daughters, a son,and three grandchildren.

John Hilliard Trethewey (’62)Submitted by his son Colin TretheweyJohn earned a BA in history and Englishfrom Mount A, was a varsity swimmer,water polo player, and married fine artsgrad Wendy (Finch-Noyes) Trethewey(’62) in 1963. After graduation, he joinedthe Canadian Armed Forces and acceptedforeign postings in Australia and Germany.John had two sons and loved to play withhis granddaughter Carolina.

HEATHER STEVENS (MACKINNON) MARKS (’70)Submitted by Don Marks (’06)Heather passed away peacefully in Truro, NSon Jan. 18, ’08. Survived by husband DonaldB. and daughter Lorna Sibley (Mike), ofPembroke, ON, she was predeceased by sonsRobert “Bob” (’95) and Donald G. “Don”(’06). Active in her church and athletic activ-ities, Heather was employed at the NavalDockyard, Halifax, and as an elementaryteacher in Truro for 22 years. Upon retiringin ’81 she developed Heathercrafts of NS. Amember of the Truro Concert Band,Heather played piano and volunteered withthe Canadian Red Cross and CanadianCancer Society.

SUSAN (OGELSBY) CLARKE (’81) Submitted by Diana Sebera (’81)Susan (Ogelsby) Clarke died suddenly inJuly ’07 of a cardio-pulmonary embolism, acomplication of multiple sclerosis. She issurvived by her husband Daniel, daughterElizabeth, son Ronald who lives in Calgary,and parents Nancy and Jack Ogelsby inOntario. A frequent traveller, Sue lived inCairo for three years. Her perspective, opti-mism, humour, and faith in humans will besorely missed.

BRUCE MEREDITH (’84)Submitted by Anne McLean Meredith (’84)Bruce Meredith lived in Trueman House’s“Dungeon,” was a monitor on First West,and eventually became a townie. He was acampus policeman, a student rep to theSenate, a Choral Society member, andperformed in Windsor Theatre produc-tions where he met his wife, Anne McLean(’84), who assisted with costumes. Bruceearned a master’s in clinical studies fromthe University of Western Ontario in ’92,then worked as a children’s speech lan-guage pathologist in Ontario. He andAnne adopted daughter Kyra in Russia in’97 and daughter Grace in ’03 from China.Bruce had many passions and was cre-ative, caring, and imaginative with a greatsense of humour. After a long strugglewith cancer Bruce, 46, died in Oct. ’07.

MELISSA GAIL ZOLLNER (’96)Submitted by her familyMelissa graduated with a Bachelor of Artsin sociology and devoted her life to workingwith the mentally challenged from the age of16, until her untimely death on July 22, ’06 inGlace Bay, NS. Melissa’s loves included family,all animals, photography, and gardening. Shehad a kind heart, a caring soul, and a willing-ness to help anyone in need. Melissa willalways live in the hearts of those who knew her.

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By Sue Seaborn

A successful 2007-08 sports season cul-minated with the annual “Night of theMounties” and the honouring of manyMount Allison athletes and coaches. TheMarch 27th evening opened with a lookat our sporting past, as the new archivalvirtual exhibit web site Three Cheers forOld Mount A! Sports at Mount Allison,1843-1919 was launched. The site exam-ines the development of sports at MountAllison from its earliest origins, and looksat sports played, athletics facilities,prominent individuals, fans, cheers, andawards. Century-old songs and cheers arealso featured, including a stirring rendi-tion of Mount Allison’s alma mater song.Please visit www.mta.ca/threecheers andexplore our rich sporting tradition.

Current athletes also celebrated at theevent included record-breaking footballMVP Gary Ross and volleyball MVP LoriJoyce. Both were All-Canadians and wereselected as Mount Allison’s Athletes ofthe Year. Gary was Canada’s top SpecialTeams Player, while Lori was the confer-ence MVP and led her team to the leaguefinals. Volleyball coach, AndrewKennedy, also won conference honoursas Coach of the Year and was recognizedwith the prestigious Bubsy Grant Awardthat rewards a long-serving employeewho has contributed above and beyondthe call of duty to athletics. Also winningleague accolades were badminton’s MVPBraden Freeman, and the soccer team’sMVP and top rookie, goalie ElissaMcCarron. Braden was the MVP of theAtlantic Colleges Athletic Association

(ACAA) league, while Elissa won confer-ence Rookie of the Year honours forAtlantic University Sport (AUS) women’ssoccer. She was also Mount Allison’sRookie of the Year, along with linebackerBen Halpern of the Football Mounties.

Scholar athletes of the year were hardcourt stalwarts Mathew Finniss and AliDuret, while the Sportsmanship winnerswere hockey goalie Shauna Neary, volley-ball power hitter Laurel Carleton, andScott Yorke, a semi finalist men’s doublesplayer at the Canadian badminton cham-pionships who also won the nationalCCAA Fair Play Award.

Recognized as the Outstanding SeniorAthletes were Laura KarisAllen, lastyear’s badminton conference MVP;Doyle Anthony, a 2006-07 All-Canadianbasketballer; and Zack Macaulay, a pastAUS all-star Football Mountie.

Team Rookies of the Year were: AkilSmith, Danielle Trenholm (basketball);Ben Halpern (football); MacGregorGrant, Tara Stokes (swimming); Shawn Cory, Elissa McCarron (soccer);Sarah McQuaid (volleyball); AndreaSwitalski (hockey); and LindsaySherwood (badminton).

Most Valuable team members were: GaryRoss (football, overall MVP); ScottSheffer (football defence); Kelly Hughes(football offence); Mike Walker, ElissaMcCarron (soccer); Brendon Smith,Judith Glania (swimming); Doyle

Anthony, MacKenzie Turner (basket-ball); Braden Freeman, Carrie Murray(badminton); Lori Joyce (volleyball); andMandy Burgess (hockey).

The dedicated individuals who receivedservice awards were: Managers of the Year(Rebecca MacKenzie, Simon LeBlanc); BillJohnstone Merit Awards (Roy Chineh,Maggie Doucet, Steve Ridlington, WrayPerkin); Trainer with Distinction Award(Ashlee Donaher).

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BLEACHER BITS AND SPORT SHORTS• This May receiver Gary Ross, quarter-back Kelly Hughes, and defensive backJermaine Oram of the FootballMounties all made a big impact at theEast-West Bowl. Kelly scored a touch-down and Gary led in receptions, as theEast team, for the first time, defeated theWest in the annual all-star game.

• Making the all-star lists this winter season were: Doyle Anthony, KentMatheson, Shannon Parlee, MacKenzieTurner (basketball); Lori Joyce, LaurelCarlton (volleyball); Scott Yorke, Brent Barkhouse, Braden Freeman,Dan Wortman, and Carrie Murray(badminton).

• Under the guidance of the Mounties’badminton coach, Janet Robinson,Mount Allison hosted a very successfuland well-run national CCAA bad-minton championship tournament.The McCormack Gym was transformedinto “Badminton Central” and was ableto show the rest of the badmintonnation a wonderful time in Sackville.

• In December 2007, hockey forwardKevin Foran was selected in the 60thanniversary special of The Hockey Newsas the nation’s third greatest CanadianInteruniversity Sport (CIS) hockey playerof all time. Kevin made print in several newspapers which covered histhird-place ranking for notching 267points in his five seasons with theMounties, and securing a place in CIShistory as the nation’s scoring leader.

Athletes of the Year: Lori Joyce and Gary Ross; Rookies of the Year: Ben Halpern and ElissaMcCarron (left to right)

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“What IS so special about Sackville?”CBC’s Gian Ghomeshi asked JohnMurchie of Struts Gallery in March wheninterviewing and reporting on Canadianindie icon, Sackville’s Julie Doiron. Johndescribed location, landscape, art, music,and way of life. But specifics don’t seemto illustrate what some of Canada’s newssources are picking up on.

“Win or Lose with Sappy Records” wasthe tag line that accompanied the firstannual Sappy Records Music Festival(Sappyfest) in 2006. They win in creating acentre-line for a network of independentmusic and art for which Sackville hasbecome a small nexus. The connections toits music and art scene abound —Sackville draws them in, and, just asimportantly, brings them back.

While a fine arts student in the mid-nineties, Jon Claytor (’01) worked with histhen wife Julie Doiron in revamping theirdormant label, Sappy Records. Releasingquality albums by Julie, Eric’s Trip,Elevator, and others, they produced andsold albums and CDs and organized cross-country tours. This surge of independentmusic in Sackville culminated when therelease of Julie Doiron and the WoodenStars won a Juno for best alternative artistin 2000. After finishing his fine arts stud-ies at Mount A, Jon, with Julie movedto Montreal and Sappy Records tookanother break.

In early 2004, a new surge of independentmusic came to Sackville. Shotgun &Jaybird, comprised then of Fred Squireand Jimmie Kilpatrick, arrived in townwhen their car broke down. They decidedto stay. Later that year, Jon and Juliemoved back to Sackville and Julie begancollaborating with and eventually joiningShotgun & Jaybird. They recorded severalalbums and toured the country twicewith Julie’s solo act supported by Shotgun& Jaybird.

In 2007 Shotgun & Jaybird went their sep-arate ways. Fred continues to back Julie ondrums for her national and internationaltours and in reversed roles they performas Calm Down it’s Monday. ShotgunJimmie went solo, bringing in Ilse Kramer(’07), and Jesse Baird (Feist, BairdBrothers), another recent addition to theSackville music community. Jimmiereleased The Onlys on Delorean Recordsin Halifax and has continued to tournationally.

This surge was helped by students TimJones (’07) and Mark Brownlee (’08), whobooked loads of bands while at Mount A,adding to the bands that were brought intotown by Paul through Struts. The musi-cians and artists work together throughoutthe year and particularly at the OK. Quoi?!Contemporary Arts Festival.

Jon, Paul, and Julie, in the midst of all this,gave new life to Sappy and started theSappy Records Music Festival (Sappyfest)in 2006. The “three-day festival of mega-vibes that reverberate through the win-ter,” as roughly described by one festival

participant, was intended to be small andremains small, though interest and atten-dance continue to grow. Highlights thisyear include another Eric’s Trip reunion,Polaris Prize nominees Chad Van Gaalenand Miracle Fortress, and one of the BairdBrothers’ rare performances not backingup Feist.

Julie’s manager Peter Rowan, when askedhow he sees Sackville on a national scale,likened Sappy to the goose who bee-linesit to the front of the gaggle and makes thejourney easier for everyone else. If that’snot sweet enough, Paul adds that it wasn’ttheir intention to be music festival organ-izers. Like many things in Sackville, itcame about as a reaction to what wasbeing asked for.

Jon goes on to say that even if Sappy wereto double in size, it would still be thesmallest festival in the world. Maybe less ismore, and at the “heart of the heart of theheart,” as some like to call Sackville, great-ness comes in many forms. Maybe that’swhat’s so special about Sackville. Thisyear’s Sappy Fest is August 1– 3.

Sappy winsAllisonians and Sackvillians taking the national indie stage

By Lesley Johnson

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By Matthew Mosher(Grade 12 intern at Mount A)

Allison Colburne and AndrewClairmont are second-year students atMount Allison who walked from theborder between New Brunswick andNova Scotia to Ottawa last summer toraise money for children from low-income families. They walked suchdistances so these children would beable to attend a summer camp, ChristieLake, where Allison and Andrew werecounsellors for three years. Neither ofthem, even in their wildest dreams,thought that they could walk all the wayfromNewBrunswick toOttawa. In fact,neither of themhad ever embarked on ajourney like this before.

The walk took 43 days to complete.The 1,200-km trip meant a 28-km trekevery day. Allison and Andrew’s maingoal was to raise $6,000 — enoughmoney to fill a whole cabin full of kidsfor two weeks. But they raised $7,500,exceeding their goal. Their secondarygoal was to learn to play the harmonica— one of the items they brought withthem for the trip. Sadly the harmonicabroke before they had a chance tomaster it.

Other items they carried included twopairs of shoes each, camping gear, acamera, and dry oatmeal. In all, thegear weighed about 50 pounds for eachof them. Andrew admits, “The first fewdays of travelling were slow, but webegan to pick up speed as we grewaccustomed to carrying everything.”

When asked what the best and worstparts of the trip were, Andrew replied,“Sleeping under a bridge was kind ofneat. We were also interviewed onFrench TV and a restaurant owner sawus walking by and recognized us from

the television, so he gave us free food.The part that wasn’t so good wouldhave to be the Appalachian Mountainchain and all its God-forsaken hills.”He also announced that he wouldn’twalk along that much highway again,but he might bike for a while or evenhike along the Rideau Trail.

Christie Lake, created by Judge JackMcKinley in 1922, used to be an all-boys camp for juvenile and troubled

kids. It was called Ottawa Boys Campand was created because the judge feltthat most of the boys he saw didn’tneed discipline — they needed direc-tion. Now Christie Lake is a camp forover 800 campers every year, for boysand girls from ages six to16. At thecamp children and youth from low-income families can have fun and par-ticipate in activities they might nothave been able to do before. They cantake part in sports, arts, education,camping, and of course can just bekids. The philosophy at Christie Lakeis that all kids deserve a safe, healthychildhood, and the opportunity tolearn, to achieve, and to succeed.Teaching skills of all kinds not onlybuilds those particular skills but it alsobuilds self-esteem, social skills, andother positive qualities. Andrew andAllison believe that children from low-income families deserve the samerecreational and skill developmentopportunities as other children, andthat caring for children and youth isnot just a private issue, but a collectiveresponsibility. This is the reason theydecided to walk half way across thecountry, telling stories along the way— in the hope that people would sup-port their cause.

Are we there yet?

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By Susanne MacDonald

Dan Steeves (’81) is not only passionateabout the images he produces, but is alsopassionate about the traditional process bywhich he produces those images. “A print-maker works from a matrix or surfacefrom which we create multiple copies of thesame image.” Surfaces can include metal,wood, or stone. He notes that at one timecommercial printers used many of the sameprocesses that fine artists employ today.

Dan, who drew as a child and completed hisfirst etching during a high school art class,decidedhewanted a career in art and etching.As a professional printmaker, hemakesmanyrefinements to eachmetal plate and producesnumerous stage proofs until he is satisfiedwith the image.Thewhole process often takes100 hours or more. The average size of thefinished image is 18 inches by 24 inches andDan generally produces six to 15 per year.

Born and raised in Riverview, NewBrunswick, Dan chose Mount A for thequality of its reputation and graduated witha degree in fine arts, with a split major inpainting and printmaking. Shortly aftergraduation, he took a part-time position atMount A as a printmaking technician. Dancontinued to draw, paint, make prints, andeven opened a store in the basement of theGairdner Fine Arts Building, which he ranfor three years. In 1986, he became a full-time technician and began teaching in 1991.Twenty-seven years later, Dan is stillhappily employed at Mount A. Along withhis technical duties he teaches first-yearstudents and tutors fourth-year students.

“My passion is my profession. I enjoy beingan artist, interacting with students, and hav-ing the ability to pass on my passion for themedium. It’s such a thrill to see a student getexcited by what they’re doing — they havesuch a desire to say something to the world.”

In 1989 artist and curator Dennis Gill curateda show that focused on Dan’s printmaking.

“At the time of this early exhibition I reallystarted to fall in love with printmaking evenmore,” says Dan. “The ink stands out on thepaper— it still excitesme. I chose to work inblack and white because of its intensity andrichness, its rawness — the primal nature ofthe images. I want my images, even of land-scapes, to be more than simple representa-tion. The shadows and contrast are morestark in black and white.”

Growing up near the Bay of Fundy influ-enced Dan’s choice of subject matter. His

images often feature a house. “I use thehouse as a symbol of sanctuary, shelter — aprimal object,” he explains. The house isusually shown in an unusual setting. Forinstance, it could be sitting on rocks or float-ing in the water. “The object, the house,becomes a metaphor for something else,”says Dan. “It evokes emotion.”

InMay 2007 Dan Steeves was announced asthe winner of the 2007 Strathbutler Award,a $15,000 prize that honours excellence in

visual art or fine craft by a person who hascontributed significantly to the artistic com-munity in the province of New Brunswick.

“More than anything, it was gratifying to berecognized by my peers for my achieve-ments to date,” says Dan. “It’s also a veryhumbling experience.”

Dan’s current exhibition at the NewBrunswick Museum in Saint John isNavigating the Familiar: The Etchings of DanSteeves and is a renewal of the series Get to

Know Your Artist. A second show,Tantramar Gothic: New Works by DanSteeves, will be displayed at the StationGallery in Whitby, Ontario in September.

For Dan, the power is in the images. “Thefact that I’ve had over 100 shows isn’t whatis important,” he explains. “If your work isseen as a legacy that will inspire other peo-ple, that is what will last.”Left to right are fourth-year student MioYamane and Dan Steeves.

Passionate about printmaking

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While standing between the stacks in the Ralph Pickard BellLibrary, Michael de Adder (’91) decided to become a politicalcartoonist. The fine arts student pulled down a collection ofworks by Montreal Gazette cartoonist Terry Mosher — who goesby the pen name of Aislin.

“I fell in love with it,” de Adder says. “It wasn’t just a book of car-toons, it was a book of history.” The former Halifax Daily Newscartoonist — currently working for a number of newspapers andCBC Television — now has his own book of history with theNovember 2007 publication of deBOOK, a collection of some ofhis best works from the last five years.

“I think you always want to do a book when you are a cartoonist.That’s the goal. Your first exposure to cartoons are books, andmy first exposure to cartoons was at the Mount Allison library.”

While growing up in Riverview, New Brunswick, de Adder hadseen various cartoons like those of long-time Halifax Heraldcolumnist Bob Chamber, but felt that Terry Mosher’s drawingswere different and that they were of higher quality than the others. “Terry’s work was beyond graphics. It had a message andit was as close as you could get to being fine art, without it beingfine art,” de Adder says. “You go into a gallery, and it only reaches a small percentage of the population, but a newspapercan reach past 50 per cent of the population, and that had a hugeappeal to me.”

During his time at Mount Allison, de Adder regularly submitteda cartoon strip, The Un-Friendly Giant, to The Argosy. Free trade

was a big issue at the time among professors and students and deAdder decided to work it into his strip.

“The cartoon was rude, but it seemed to hit a nerve, and peopleput it on their doors. I became intrigued by editorial cartoons. Irealized by their reactions how many people you can touch withone cartoon.” People are still posting de Adder’s cartoons, whichare now syndicated across Canada. They’ve earned him multipleAtlantic Journalism Awards.

“A good cartoon provokes a reaction; it could be negative or pos-itive. When you arrive in the morning and you have 30 e-mailssaying how wrong you were in a cartoon, that’s as exiting as it iswhen you have 30 e-mails saying you did great. I am still learn-ing the art of cartooning,” adds de Adder.

The 40-year-old is currently the president of the Association ofCanadian Editorial Cartoonists and is on the board of theCartoonists Rights Network.

When it came time to release his collection, de Adder turned toan old friend from the library stacks to write the introduction fordeBOOK— Terry Mosher. “When the book came back from theprinter, it felt like things had come full circle.”

Dean Lisk (’99) is an entertainment reporter with the MetroHalifax and a former writer for The Argosy.

By Dean Lisk (’99)

de Cartoon

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The unique sty le of a young a lumna is turning heads in the art wor ld

Deanna Musgrave (’05) is one 24-year-old alumna who has alreadybegun to make a name for herself asone of the up-and-coming artistic tal-ents of Canada. Her vibrant, abstractpaintings and thought-provokingfilms are rejuvenating a form ofexpression that examines the way wethink, feel, and understand the worldaround us.

In her first years at Mount AllisonDeanna passionately pursued a majorin fine arts, primarily looking at thespiritual themes in realism. She real-ized various things that peoplebelieved to be possible could be illus-trated through both abstract expres-sions and music. These personal real-izations drove Deanna to pursue amore focused area of study — themelding of art and music.

As Deanna pursued her artistic ambi-tions she felt well supported. It is toher family that she attributes her orig-inal drive and ambition. Sackvilleitself, she found, was an artistic place,where she was able to make invaluableconnections with other artists whoaffected her work. There were also certain professors whom she felt“went above and beyond” to give herencouragement and feedback toimprove her work. “In the fine artsdepartment there were Jeffery Burns,Virgil Hammock, and Jinny Yu, whowere really involved in my artisticgrowth,” Deanna recalls. With Jeffery

Burns, Deanna participated inexchanges with the medical humani-ties at Dalhousie University and ultimately presented a joint researchpiece on art as medical representationsat the Universities’ Art Association ofCanada conference in 2005. Deannaworked with professor Jinny Yuthrough the Crake Grant Internship,where she studied Asian style painting.Finally Virgil Hammock, her fine artsadvisor, played a major role as Deanna tried to focus her new-found under-standings of a variety of artistic mediainto her own personal style.

Beyond her own department Deannafound support in the music depart-ment, where Dr. David Rogosin actedas her advisor while she studiedsynaesthesia in relation to the 20thcentury composer Oliver Messiaen.With the help of a Bell undergraduateaward Deanna studied this subject indepth. “I think I visited all the profes-sors at the music department at onepoint or another but it was primarilymy two department advisors, Drs.Janet Hammock and Rogosin, whomade a significant impact on my artistic development.”

Through the use of colour, move-ment, texture, and contrast on thecanvas Deanna has attempted over thelast few years to transfer musical

pieces to the mind’s eye. “In someworks I record directly with my brush-work the melodic contour of musicfor an entire work and then work withthese marks to create a piece. At othertimes I aim to capture the general toneof the work with colour, which usuallyinvolves mood.” The results are stun-ningly vibrant works of art, whichallow the viewer to get lost in the pieceand respond to them emotionally.

Her original styling and assembling ofthese different elements of the humanexperience have earned Deanna agreat deal of attention. Her art showsthe interconnectedness of all elementsof human expression and invites anintellectual and emotional response inthe viewer.

Regardless of recent media attention,however, Deanna continues to learnardently about the issues that fascinateher. “Being an artist is a 24-hour,seven days-a-week, life-long endeav-our,” she says. “I will never retire frombeing an artist.”

Young vision: By Sasha Van Katwyk

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Summer in Sackville — it does sounds heavenly doesn’t it? St.John’s photographer John Haney (’01) had the opportunityto experience this and capture it on film, through the Festival

by the Marsh’s first Philip Iverson Memorial Artist-in-Residenceprogram in 2007. John returned to Sackville for a three-week residency to create and showcase an exhibition entitled Heaven— photos of Sackvillians in their back yards, gardens, and other special outdoor spots.

Says John, “I take every possible opportunity to return toSackville. I figured if I could cook up a good project for the resi-dency that would be perfect justification for spending a month inSackville during high summer. My heart lies in three places andSackville’s one of them.”

The idea to capture Sackvillians in their gardens, or other outdoorspaces in the summer, came naturally to John. “During my lasttwo years in Sackville I had a huge vegetable garden. I neverthought I had much of a green thumb until I actually put in a gar-den, thanks to encouragement from Thaddeus Holownia (head ofMount A’s fine arts department) who is not only a great photog-rapher, but also a highly-respected rototiller. He said, ‘Hey man— you need a garden!’ and was over before I hung up the phone,making my backyard look like the Alberta Tar Sands. You couldsay the idea to photograph people in similar settings, knowinghow important and personal this space is, grew from there.”

When all was said and done, John had produced 92 portraits inand around Sackville in just under two weeks. The exhibitionHeaven was on display last summer at the octagon building, juston the edge of campus. Says John, “I love portraiture and puttingpeople in an environment in which they feel comfortable. Thosewere my goals with Heaven.”

And John was amazed at the stories that came from the experi-ence. He shares, “People told me wonderful stories as we walkedaround in their yards. I made a photograph of two people underthe same tree that they’d been married under 32 years before.Another couple posed beside their giant pumpkin (the one theygrew the year prior to that was about 500 pounds) with their 27-toed cat! There were definitely some memorable moments.”

John is originally from Ontario but now calls St. John’s,Newfoundland home. There he lives with writer, editor, and fellowAllisonian Amanda Jernigan (’01), who recently completed hermaster’s in English at Memorial University. The pair is engaged ina number of projects involving photography, writing, letterpressprinting, and wood engraving. To see more of John’s photographyexhibitions and projects, please visit www.johnhaney.ca

Heaven in Sackville

By Laura Dillman Ripley

The Hansen/Holownia family poses in their yard as part of JohnHaney’s exhibit Heaven.

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1948In Nov. ’07, Gwyneth (Davies) Hoyle pub-lished her third book, The Northern Horizons ofGuy Blanchet, the biography of a surveyor innorthern Canada in the early 20th century. Readmore at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

1952Atlantic Business Magazine recently identifiedWallace McCain, John Bragg (’62), RonJoyce (LLD ’98), Howard Robinson (LLD’42), and Roy Joudrey (LLD ’60) as among theTop 20 most prolific and outstanding businessleaders in Atlantic Canadian history. Read moreat: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

1957Merle Pratt (’58) and Dawn (Reid) MacNutthad an intimate wedding with mostly family onNov. 17 ’07. A number of their guests wereMount A alumni, including Robert J.MacDonald (’55), Lorna (McMahon) Gillis,Jessie (Cameron) MacDonald, Patricia(Pollett) McClelland (’60), Jean Langley(’56), Lloyd Gillis (’60), and Doug Smith(’65). Rev. Peter MacRae (’61) officiated atthe wedding in Little Harbour Church, PictouCounty, NS. Read more at: alumni.mta.ca (ClassNotes). Photo can be seen at: alumni.mta.ca/(Photo Gallery).

1963Roger Savage will conduct a Plein AirWatercolor Workshop from July 7-11 inWeimar/Tiefurt, Germany as part of theWeimarer Malschule’s 2008 Summer Akademiprogram. Read more and see a photo at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

1965At 05:55 on the morning of Jan. 12 ’08, in a rag-ing blizzard, Allan H. Adams and his ever-faithful Tanzanian guide reached the summit ofMount Kilimanjaro. This was Allan’s third timeto Uhuru Peak (5895 meters) in four successful

ascents of the mountain. Read more at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

1966Morris J. Haugg is now a semi-retired seniorcounsel to his law firm Hicks, LeMoine. Hekeeps busy with community activities and hob-bies, primarily gardening, and crafts — hikingsticks and tide-clocks — and his four grand-children. He and Susan reside at Tidnish Bridgeand in Amherst during the winter months.Morris is writing a book of memoirs, which isalso a family chronicle, entitled Memorable.

1967Janice (Ditmars) Bick has published a chil-dren’s book entitled Belinda Lee.

Kate Braid’s new book of poetry, Turning Left atthe Ladies, will be published this summer.

1969The publishing of Margaret Eaton’s bookSeeking Grace had an unexpected result. BevTosh, an Albertan artist who was puttingtogether an exhibit on war brides, read the collection of narrative poems, some of whichdescribe the experiences of Margaret’s motheras a war bride. As a result, a photo of Margaret’sparents, Victoria (Beasley) Eaton and Cpl. JohnEaton, was included in the exhibit at theCanadian War Museum that ran from May ’07to Jan. ’08.

Bill Estabrooks was the keynote speaker atthe Mounties’ Football Awards Night in Jan. ’08.

Currently serving his fourth term in the NovaScotia Legislature, Bill related how football pre-pared him for politics and concluded his com-ments by presenting his House of Assembly pinto legendary history professor, Dr. David Beatty.

1970Dr. Scott Farrell and his wife Karen(Patterson) Farrell (’72) founded EastMedInc. whose mandate is to develop and bring tomarket medical innovations that specificallyaddress women’s health and wellness. Readmore at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

1975Mount Allison director of international admis-sions for Mount Allison Charlie Hunter metmany alumni during his recent travels. “Iworked with Aditi Diwan (’07) who is recruit-ing for us in India. I had supper with NapatPhisanbut (’02) in Bangkok where she is work-ing for UNESCO, and I saw Chao Bian (’02) inZhengzhou. On Oct. 5 ’07 I attended DerykFournier (’96) and Anna Froelich’s awesomewedding in Beijing. In Bangkok, I met a grade 11student, Ethan, whose dad Kirk Purdy (’80)graduated from Engineering. In Muscat, Oman, Ienjoyed the awesome hospitality of John andMoira (McLennan) Fraser, former classmatesof mine whose two sons Rory (’09) and Neil(’09) are now attending Mount A. Another sonin grade 10 is also committed to Mount Abecause he likes the Belgian waffles in Jennings!While there, I met the mother of KamilaFatma Al-Marhubi (’09), who is currentlyMount A’s only Omani student.”

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1976Tomek Lacki had a great holiday season lastDecember. He sends greetings from SiliconValley, CA and says, “I had a fun trip to Disneylandin Anaheim, where my mom treated me and thekids when she came for a visit from Nova Scotia.My sister and her husband also visited fromOrlando, FL. I am still self-employed and it hasbeen a very busy year.”

Korona (Reardon) Brophy retired fromteaching in ’07. She is still directing the CelticFiddlers who are travelling to the Isle of Man,Ireland in July ’08.

David Near was recently appointed as judicialaffairs advisor to the Federal Minister of JusticeRobert Nicholson.

1978

Mount A grads at the World Pond HockeyChampionship in Plaster Rock, NB in Feb ’08.From left to right: Father Bill Brennan, ScottDrover (’01), Andy Brennan (’91), and BrianBrennan (’79).

Elaine (Dogherty) Davidson writes,“Freedom 51! I’m retiring to the Okanagan inBC. I’ve completed 13 marathons, one Ironman,and am training for the Ironman in Switzerland.I’m putting my Mount A swim team training togood use — thanks Jan. I also won the Calgaryhorticultural Garden Competition. I’d like toreconnect with Joy Ann (Ruitenberg)Couture and Pam Reardon.” Read more at:alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

1979Robin Etter-Cleave is still living in Brisbane,Queensland, Australia with her two daughterswho are now both at university in Brisbane. Aswell as playing flute, penny whistles, and

singing in her Irish band Silken Thomas, Robinhas been working hard during the last sixmonths on her first CD, Notes From Squire Street.Read more and see photos at: alumni.mta.ca(Class Notes).

Gretta (Margie) Vosper is a United Churchminister at West Hill United Church in Toronto.Her new book With or Without God: Why theWay We Live Is More Important Than What WeBelieve, published by Harper Collins, waslaunched at the Sackville United Church,Sackville, NB in Mar. ’08. Read more at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

1980John Laidlaw is the new chair of the board forNB Regional Health Authority B. He is also amember of Mount A’s Board of Regents and theparent of Donald Laidlaw (’10).

1981Jim McIsaac writes, “Attention, gentlemen ofHunton (aka wieners). We are planning to seethe Toronto Argonauts on July 20 ’08 and sug-gest you plan your summer vacation to join us.We also plan to golf in Orillia the day before.Contact me at: [email protected] Seephoto at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

1983Susan McQuinn has been appointed director,sales operations — national sales for CanadaPost in Toronto. Peter Melanson (’81) is thesenior vice-president, transaction mail atCanada Post. Read more at: alumni.mta.ca(Class Notes).

1984Brian Chase has been appointed as the regional director for the Atlantic region of theNational Parole Board in Moncton. He is alsocurrent chair of the Public Safety AdvisoryCommittee for the City of Moncton and chair ofthe NB and PEI chapter of the Canadian CriminalJustice Association.

Choir director Kelly Galbraith, pianist EllenMeyer, and Cantores Celestes Women’s Choirare thrilled to begin their 20th Anniversary cel-ebrations with a concert tour of New Brunswickin July ’08. Stops include St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, Fredericton, and Kelly’s hometown of Saint

John. Proceeds from each concert go to a localcharity. Web site: www.cantorescelestes.com

1986Kim Pryde is a peritoneal dialysis nurse atHammersmith Hospital, West London, UK. Shemarried Russell Bowers from Kirkcaldy,Scotland and their baby boy, Cameron Bowers,was born in July ’06.

1990Sarah Venart married Mathieu Robitaille inAug. ’06 at Lac Rimouski, Quebec. She andMathieu welcomed their daughter, OliveLouise, on Jan. 9 ’07. Last fall, Sarah publishedher first full-length collection of poetry,Woodshedding. Sarah did a book tour of theWest coast in the fall of ’07 and she toured theEast coast in the spring of ’08.

1991George Belliveau and Sue (Mack) Belliveau(’92) along with Maddie (10) and Sophie (8)returned to Vancouver a few years ago. Sue isteaching Grades 1-3 in a public Montessorischool in Vancouver, while George is associateprofessor of theatre education at UBC. Georgehas also recently co-authored ExploringCurriculum: Performative Inquiry, Role Drama,and Learning with Dr. Lynn Fels.

1992Anne Keirstead writes, “I’m a methods andresource teacher at Albert St. Middle School inFredericton, NB. I completed my MEd in Oct.’04, have taken up golf, and have a growinginterest in photography. I love the web site —it’s great to stroll down memory lane and readnews about fellow Mount A alumni.”

Mary Ann (McGuire) Gallagher and her hus-band James welcomed new daughter Nora onMar. 23 ’07. Nora is a sister for Daniel, Mac, andEliza. Mary Ann and her family live in Rothesay,NB where she owns Benjamin’s Books.

1994Chris Battis and his wife Jennifer are happy toannounce the birth of their daughter, MarinSydney, born Dec. 22 ’07, in Lindsay, ON andweighing 7lbs1oz.

Tom Shears, wife Joy, and big sister Lauren

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welcomed their newest family member to theworld on Dec. 11 ’07. Isabelle Olivia Shearsweighed in at 10lbs8oz.

Kristine (Robertson) George is TourismVictoria’s travel media relations manager(Canada/Overseas/2010). In July ’07 Kristineran in her underwear in a 10km run called TheUnderwear Affair, a fund raiser for research for‘cancers below the waist’. Kristine, who raisedalmost $5,000 thanks to donations from friendsand family, ran in honour of her mother whopassed away after a battle with bowel cancerin Sept. ’05. See photos at: alumni.mta.ca(Class Notes).

1995Last fall, Sarah Crawford and Paul Takedawere married in Toronto with a number ofMount A alumni in attendance, includingJenifer Johnston (’97), Betty (MacAloney)Doyle (’78), and Peter MacAloney (’85). Seephotos at alumni.mta.ca/ (Photo Gallery).

1996On Nov. 13 ’07 Jane (Walker) Smith and CraigSmith were ecstatic to welcome their first babyinto the world. Maura Jane Smith was born amonth early in Kings County, NS and weighed6lbs8oz. Photos can be seen at:alumni.mta.ca/ (Photo Gallery)

Stephen Ford and Sylvie Smith-Ford (’99)are pleased to announce the arrival of their son,Jamieson Terence Edward Ford, born Aug. 18’07. His name honours his late grandfatherTerence Smith (’64) and he is already sport-ing his garnet and gold, thanks to his friendsSimon (’01) and Dawn (McEniry) Melanson(’99). Photos can be seen at: alumni.mta.ca/(Photo Gallery).

Dennis Reid has won a prestigious $12,500International Art Award from the ElizabethGreenshields Foundation.

1997Marnie Ells writes, “My husband and I arehappy to announce the birth of our secondchild, Eva Mae Ells MacDougall, who was bornMar. 5 ’08 at the IWK in Halifax. She is a sisterfor two-year old Grayson James. Back in Oct. ’07

I was also thrilled to visit Mount A as part of theCTV crew while we broadcasted our supper-hour newscast from campus. There have beenimpressive changes on campus sincemy time atMount A and it’s always great to visit.”

Stephen Crozier and his wife Nicole Osevalawere blessed with the birth of their daughterTeagan Julia onMar. 30 ’08. Teaganwas born inAnn Arbor, MI where Stephen is a post-doctoralfellow in the physiology department and Nicoleis a physician in the geriatrics department ofthe University of Michigan.

Rob Winger’s book, Muybridge’s Horse: a Poemin Three Phases, was nominated for a 2007Governor General’s Award. Rob is an associateeditor, along with Matt Homes (’99), for ARCPoetry magazine, teaches English at CarletonUniversity, and is finishing his doctorate there.Read more at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

Dr. Robert Campbell, Dr. Deborah Wills, andRob Winger at Cranewood.

1998John Fry writes, “Pamela and I are excitedtowelcome Isaac Henry to our family. Hewas bornon Jan. 3 ’08,wasahealthy8lbs, and isdoingwell.”

Catherine Arcand-Pinette and DarrenPinette (’97)would like to announce the birth oftheir first child, Jonathan AndrewArcand Pinette.Jack was born on June 18 ’07 and weighed in at9lbs1oz. Catherine says, “We are adjusting to ournew family well and can’t remember what lifewas like without him!” Photos can be seen at:alumni.mta.ca/ (Photo Gallery).

2000In the fall of ’07 Clare Tidby married DanielDunn Maguire in a small ceremony in SaintJohn, NB. Though never a Mountie himself, Danis cousin to Peter MacDonell (’99) and Anne-Marie MacDonell (’03).

Andrea Porter-Chapman writes, “PaulChapman (’03) and I are happy to announce thebirth of Joshua Porter Chapman, on Feb. 2 ’08.Joshuawaswelcomedat thehospital in Ottawabyhis grandparents Dianne and Peter Porter (’67)whomade the trip from Charlottetown, PEI.”

Sonja Elen Kisa (known as Christian Richardupon graduation), transitioned from male tofemale and invented a language called TokiPona, now used by thousands of fans on theInternet. After working as a conference inter-preter for the Council of Europe and a commu-nications officer for the government of Ontario,she is now studying in Toronto to become aspeech-language pathologist. (www.kisa.ca)

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2001Michael Fisher and Katrina Buckley rang inthe New Year in style as they celebrated theirmarriage on Dec. 31 ’07 in Corner Brook, NL.They were delighted to celebrate with fellowMount A alumni, including Nora Mercer, Beth(Lindsay) Swarbrigg, Gill Bishop (’02),Kathy Ann Rainforth and Adam Rainforth(’99). Photos can be seen at: alumni.mta.ca/(Photo Gallery).

Kendra Wormald writes, “Since graduating, Ihave been living, working, and travelling aroundthe world. I began teaching Grade 10 history at abilingual school here in Kuwait, last Sept. It’sbeen a great experience and I have learned somuch, including the fact that yes, one can survivein 50-degree heat! I will return home to LowerSackville, NS, this June for a summer visit.” Readmore at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

2002Charlotte (Dove) McDavid and KyleMcDavid (’05) are excited to announce thearrival of their first child, Annika CharlotteMcDavid. Annika was born on Jan. 29 ’08 at theMoncton Hospital and weighed 8lb6oz.Charlotte writes, “We’re doing great and lovinglife as a family of three!”

Kimberly (Boucher) Flogeras and her hus-band Paul Flogeras (’01) welcomed their firstchild Amelia Lillie Flogeras on Feb. 26 ’08.

Jennifer Gilmore is a database analyst forHarvard Business College.

Tiffany Astle has taught in Korea, travelled toAustralia, Japan, Thailand, and China — whereshe climbed the Great Wall. She is now anaccount director with Holmes CreativeCommunications in Toronto, where her responsi-bilities include media relations for the JUNOAwards, as well as the Gemini and Genie Awards.

2003Since he graduated Mike Taylor has been mar-keting manager at Timber Lake Management,NY. During his spare time, he spent a fewmonths helping out with Hillary Clinton’s cam-paign for President, planning and organizingevents and rallies across the country. Mike iscurrently living a few blocks from MadisonSquare Garden, NYC with Kelly McIntyre, whograduated from Cardozo Law School in May.Read more at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

On Sept. 1 ’07 Joel Dunham and MorganEllsworth (’05) were married in the garden atPrescott House Museum in Port Williams, NS.Many Mount A alumni were in attendance. Thesun shone through on the day (despite a rainyrehearsal the day before), the piper played hisfavourite wedding tunes, and love was allaround as these two families were joinedtogether. Photos can be seen at: alumni.mta.ca/(Photo Gallery).

2004Deane Alexander writes, “’07 was a wonder-ful year! On May 16, I gave birth to my sonEshan Fenix Ashe, who is a very happy babyboy. Our first Christmas together was amazing,especially since my fiancé Nathen MacDonaldproposed to me on Christmas Day! I am very muchlooking forward to ’08 with my new family.”

Karl Holmqvist, CEO of Red Ball Internet inMoncton, was recently selected as one of 15 NewBrunswick entrepreneurs to participate in the pres-tigious cohort program at the G. Wallace F. McCainInstitute at the University of New Brunswick. Readmore at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

2005Kevin Terry is pursuing a master’s degree inlinguistics at Memorial University, NL. He wasalso recently appointed project manager of theChisasibi Child Language Acquisition Study,which he describes as “a very interesting andinnovative linguistic project.”

Stéfanie (LeBlanc) Wheaton is the executivedirector of the Frye Festival, held annually inMoncton, NB. Following her graduation fromMount A, Stéfanie obtained her master’s degreein literature from Sherbrooke University. Readmore at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

2006Five Mount A grads at a recent mini-reunion atQueen’s University include, back row, left to

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right: Kelly Hogan (’07) and Katie Powles(’07); front: Matt Chiasson (’07), Kyle Hill,and Bill McIntyre.

2007Margaret Leighton is the director of educa-tion programs with the development NGO SriLankan Aid. Along with Munir Squires (’05)and Frances Ross (’06), Margaret is designinglearning enrichment camps for primary schoolsin eastern Sri Lanka. Read more at: www.srilankanaid.com

Dinao MacCormick was awarded a summerstudentship by the Canadian Breast CancerFoundation (Atlantic division) for a study enti-tled “Therapeutic Art in the Treatment of BreastCancer.” Her paper describing her findings wasaccepted for the plenary session of the WorldBreast Cancer Foundation meeting inWinnipeg, MB in June ’08. Presently Dinao is atthe Arts Factory, Byron Bay, Australia.

In Mar. ’08, Cruger A.S. Dunn-Flanagan leftfor Senegal, where he is serving with the PeaceCorps for 27 months. He will be working on aseries of urban agricultural projects, whichinclude providing assistance in sustainableagriculture practices, improving rice and fieldcrop production, agroforestry, and micro-gar-dening technologies.

Recent Loran Scholarship recipients includeAnne Aubut (’08), Laurie Campbell (’11),

Michael Currie (’10), Maria Maute (’10),Justin Oake (’10), Shawn Potter (’10), andKailea Switzer (’09).

2008Honorary degree recipient Aldéa Landry, LLD,is the new chair of the board for NB RegionalHealth Authority A.

Faculty/StaffA new book of poetry by Professor EmeritusDouglas Lochheadwas published in the springof ’08. Love on the Marsh is a companion toLochhead’s High Marsh Road, which was short-listed for the Governor General’s Award forPoetry and received the Carlo Betocchi PoetryPrize. Read more at: alumni.mta.ca (Class Notes).

Professor Emeritus James Mark, music direc-tor and conductor of the renowned NewBrunswick Youth Orchestra, celebrated thegroup’s recent win of the ECMA 2008 ClassicalRecording of the Year. James is also the con-ductor of the PEI Symphony Orchestra and per-forms as a soloist and chamber musicianthroughout the Atlantic provinces.

Dr. Ian Newbould, former Mount AllisonPresident and Vice-Chancellor, has beenappointed as the fifth president of Richmond,the American International University inLondon, UK, effective July 1 ’08.

Music department’s Dr. Nancy Vogan (’67), aPickard-Bell professor of music, a Fulbrightscholar, and co-author with J. Papul Green ofMusic Education in Canada: A Historical Accountpresented two lectures at the University ofToronto in Feb. ’08.

Ron Boorne, a retired professor who taughtengineering at Mount Allison for 40 years, travelled to the Aerospace Museum in Toronto

in March for the 50th anniversary of the firstflight of the Avro Arrow. Boorne, who worked inthe aeordynamics office at Avro, met up withformer Avro colleagues Art Downing (’50) andAl MacDonald, who later worked at Mount A’smachine shop. Read more at: alumni.mta.ca(Class Notes).

Playwright Rick Merrill credits two past CrakeFellows — Ron Kelly-Spurles and JennyMunday — for providing guidance while hedeveloped his script. Bump is the opening pro-duction for the Ship’s Company Theatre,Parrsboro, NS and runs from July 2-27 ’08.

Calling all radio headsBy Heidi Griffin (’02)If you know how to properly cue up a record or stillfeel an urge to make public service announce-ments between your favourite songs, chances areyou were once a programmer for AtticBroadcasting Co. Ltd., the official licence holder ofSackville’s community-based campus radio sta-tion. In 2008 we’re scheduled to vacate the old“Attic” and move into our next location in the newUniversity Centre. We want to honour those whohave gone before us by ensuring that the mostimportant memories or objects become a part ofour new home. Please drop us an e-mail([email protected]) or letter (CHMA-FM, 152A MainStreet, Suite 303, Sackville, NB, E4L 1B4) to shareyour memories and to tell us how you benefittedfrom your involvement with our little radio sta-tion. If you’d like to make a non-charitable contri-bution to the CHMA moving fund, please contactus directly. To contribute to the JUMP Campaignvisit www.mta.ca/jumpcampaign/index.html orcall 506-364-2343, and feel free to join us onFacebook: The Official CHMA-FM Facebook Group.

Heidi Griffin (’02) has returned to volunteer atCHMA as a programmer and is now serving as thestation’s assistant programming director.

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The first article with a by-line by Mary-JoDionne (’94) was about Mount Allison’sCanadian Studies program. It was for TheRecord and she was nervous that her bossSheila Blagrave would hate it. Now, whenshe’s not participating in triathlons,Ironman competitions, or starting up herown business, she freelances for various adagencies and magazines. Says Mary-Jo, “80per cent of my life is ad copy, 10 per cent ismagazine editorial, 10 per cent is my teebusiness, and 2 per cent is comedy andscreen writing.” Yes, that adds up to morethan 100 per cent – not including trainingfor Ironman. She’s a busy woman.

She put it best herself when she said she’sgot “lots of pots on lots of burners,” some-thing she learned to handle well at MountA. Her student involvements included res-idence life (both as a monitor and a mem-ber of the executive), sports, a CHMAradio show, and Tintamarre. Though hercurrent career and life seem a far cry fromsmall town Sackville, Mary-Jo maintainsclose ties with the University.

When she’s back home in the Maritimes(she’s currently located in Vancouver) shealways stops by Mount A to visit her“favourite dude,” former professor andcurrent Sackville poet Laureate DouglasLochhead. While a student here she fell“madly in love with his work” and saysthat his presence shaped a lot of her deci-sions during her final years at Mount A.Lochhead remains a constant presence inher life. And she still refers to her Mount A“gals” as her best friends.

Life didn’t slow down for Mary-Jo afterleaving Sackville. She recalls that the firstthing she did when she left was to have agood cry. After she finished crying, shetook what she calls a “meandering route”that led her to Vancouver. Stops since thenhave included Alcatraz, where she swam toshore to raise money for melanomaresearch; the Playboy Mansion for anevent in support of animal rescue andwhere she launched her side company; and

Burbank, California to interview EllenDeGeneres, which led to an invitation toapply for a staff writer position.

Before starting her own business, Mary-Joworked as a writer for companies such asNike, Bell, and McDonalds. Through thisshe came to realize that her strength (oneof many, really) was brand building.Shortly after that realization came another— if these companies were entrusting herwith building their brands, perhaps shecould create her own. She certainly had theprerequisites to do so — she has receivedmultiple awards in Media Excellence andwas even a finalist in Vancouver’s “funni-est new female comedian” contest.

And create a brand she did. Combiningher award-winning marketing skills, terrific sense of humour, and passion forhelping animals, Mary-Jo created theTheFleasKneesTees.com. She createsunique and sassy shirts and donates part of

the proceeds to well-researched no-killanimal rescue groups. While $5 from everytee she sells goes to animal rescue, Mary-Jo says that once her brand hits retailers,something it will do shortly, her dona-tions will grow exponentially. She makestwo donations a year to animal rescuegroups, but always makes sure thatTheFleasKneesFund has extra cash athand in case of an emergency. Recently,she was able to write a cheque for a dogwho had been badly abused and neededimmediate surgery.

She has also taken it upon herself to raiseawareness for melanoma, a type of skin-cancer. Twice since graduating fromMount A, Mary-Jo has suffered aggressivestrains of recurring melanoma. As she says,“in many ways, I feel like having been sicktwice so young is the best thing that couldever have happened to me. I totally get thatlife is supposed to be one big awesome,huge go-for-the-gold adventure.”

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Lots of pots on lots of burnersBy Alison Smith (’08)

Mary-Jo Dionne’s line of shirts TheFleasKnees, owned by trendsetters like JLo, Halle Berry, andAngelina Jolie, are available at TheFleasKneesTees.com. Partial proceeds go to animal rescue.And every shirt is stamped with Moncton SPCA rescue, Cowboy’s paw stamp of approval.

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2008 Alumni Award WinnersCongratulations to Marie MacBeath (’46), pictured above, winner of theLifetime Community Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement byalumni in their community and honours and celebrates their lifetime achieve-ments. Ainsley Chapman (’99) received the Contemporary Community Award,recognizing outstanding achievement by an alumnus/alumna within 10 years ofgraduation. John MacNeil, former Sackville teacher, parent, friend, don, andfootball coaching legend at Mount A, was honoured with this year's CharlesFrederick Allison Award, recognizing outstanding contribution to Mount Allisonby an alumnus or an alumna.

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