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Mary Pratt ’57Recreating the worldthrough art

Fall 2010 Mount Allison University’s Alumni and Friends No. 95

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Regulars4 Events and Gatherings

6 Campus Beat

8 Student Spotlight

10 Research

27 JUMP Update

28 Bleacher Feature

30 In Memoriam

31 Class Notes

CoverStory12 Destined to paint

From a young age,renowned Canadianpainter Mary Pratt (’57)has been inspired byimages. She has spenther life working withlight and colour torecreate the worldthrough art.

Self-portrait, 2002, Mary Pratt

Features

16 Reimagining leadershipMichael Jones (’66) uses music to help publicofficials and industry leaders reconnect withthe ‘personal’ and increase their productivity.

18 The business of cultureJulia Chan (’08) uses her business savvyto balance the books for an eventpromoter in Montreal.

20 A life journeyJohn MacLachlan Gray (’68) talks abouthis most famous play, and how he feelsabout it more than 30 years later.

22 The wedding plannerLisa Allain (’91) combines creativity andentrepreneurship to help happy couplesplan — and pull off — the wedding oftheir dreams.

24 Home againMatthew Jocelyn (’79) heads up one ofCanada’s leading not-for-profit contemporarytheatre companies after achieving successin Europe.

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Mount Allison Record Fall 2010 No. 95—New SeriesThe Record is published three times annually.

Editor: Anthony (Tony) FrostAssistant Editor: Tracy BellArt Director: Shane McDonald, Tin Design

ContributingWriters:Tracy BellMona Estabrooks (’79)Tony FrostMelissa LombardRaine PhythianSue SeabornCarolle de Ste-Croix (’90)

Photography:V. Tony HauserGabriel M. IsserlisNadine LeBlancSusan MossNed PrattSue SeabornBruce Zinger

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Cover Photo:Mary Pratt (’57)

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Coming cleanwithculture and creativity

Let me begin by saying that in this column I intend to set a certain “Record” straight.You see a handful of hawk-eyed readers noticed that we did not identify the younggraduate featured with our celebrated Chancellor, Peter Mansbridge, on the cover ofour most recent issue. It seemed that, for some, this was a most egregious error.

Now let me say that in such instances it is customary to bury this sort of thing in aninconspicuous spot of one’s publication, hoping nobody notices. However, this justdid not sit well with us. It seemed, well, un-Allisonian.

No, to correct this oversight and return order toMount Allison CULTURE, we neededto think big, bold, and use CREATIVITY (and, if possible, tie it into the University’syear-long celebration of CULTURE and CREATIVITY).

To start, I did some reading about the word culture (given that was what needed to bemended) and it appears there is no single meaning for the word. However, a numberof definitions seemed to indicate that the essence of culture was found in the sum ofknowledge and values a community shared.

Well, knowledge is clearly what is gained when a student spends four years on acampus, but I don’t just mean the academic kind. I am also referring to knowing whoyour friends are, what interests you, and being aware that you are collectively creatingmemories that will last a lifetime.

And it all starts with values.

After spending more than a decade in higher education, I can safely say that eachinstitution is unique in its core set of values and that this has a powerful effect on thetype of person they attract. Here at Mount Allison I’ve noticed that one of the manyvalues held dearly is the importance of the individual. The University’s size, people,and even operations make it pretty hard to remain anonymous. Even when the alumnimagazine forgets to label your image.

Well, let me keep you in suspense no longer and reveal the “mystery” person. She isnone other than Sarah Tulk, the pride of St. John’s, NF and freshly-minted biochem-istry graduate.

Wow, I feel so much better now…

Tony FrostEditor of the Mount Allison Record, University Advancement(506) 364-2345 | [email protected]

Editor’sNote

Where creativemindsconverge (and emerge)

Looking for outstanding alumni

The annual migration of students to university campuses across the country is one Iwatch with fascination, not only for the hope found in the eyes of the students (andtears of joy in the eyes of the parents), but also to understandwhy students are planningon attending university. Many students profess to be attending university as a means toestablishing careers in law, medicine, business, engineering, or science — all of whichprovide an important, and very tangible, contribution to our society. What is often notacknowledged as an equally important contributor to the world in which we live is thecreative and artistic disciplines, which provide colour and character to any society.

Mount Allison has a long and storied history of contribution to arts and creativity, andthat’s where this issue of the Record will focus. Names such as Colville, Forrestall, andPratt roll off our tongues, but there are many lesser-known alumni, faculty, and staffwho have also made valuable contributions to the creative and artistic worlds. Thefollowing pages tell the stories of musicians, writers, painters — even a weddingplanner — all who have harnessed their creativity to contribute to the culture of theircommunities in a positive way.

During my years of involvement with Mount Allison, both as a student and in thealumni network, I have been fortunate to cross paths with many people who began tothrive artistically and creatively at Mount Allison. Without doubt all Mount Allisonalumni have had many of the same experiences as I have and, for that, we are allmore privileged.

Andrew Clark (’98)

All graduates and members of the Mount Allison community are invited to nominate candidatesfor the following awards:

CHARLES FREDERICK ALLISON AWARD

This award recognizes outstanding contribution to Mount Allison by an alumnus or an alumna.

CONTEMPORARY COMMUNITY AWARD

This award recognizes outstanding achievement by an alumnus/alumna to their community ofinterest within 10 years of graduation fromMount Allison.

LIFETIME COMMUNITY AWARD

This award recognizes outstanding achievement within, or contribution to, a community outsideof the Mount Allison community. This could include volunteering or professional service in awide range of arenas such as civic, religious, community, etc.

Eligible nominees for these awards include alumni, friends, faculty, and staff.

To nominate an individual or to request additional information, please contact:Carolle de Ste-Croix, Director of Alumni Relations, Mount Allison University Alumni Office65 York Street, Sackville, NB, E4L 1E4 Phone: (506) 364-2348E-mail: [email protected]

Nominations close Dec. 1, 2010. The 2011 Awards will be presented during ReunionWeekendon Saturday May 14, 2011 at the Alumni Banquet.

AlumniPresidentMount Allison AlumniBoard of DirectorsPresident:Andrew Clark ’[email protected]

Vice-President & Secretary:Anne-Katherine Dionne ’[email protected]

Past President:Barbie Smith ’[email protected]

Honorary President:Louise (Oates) Cooke ’[email protected]

Directors:Sean M. Connors ’[email protected] Fisher ’[email protected] Leggett ’[email protected] MacAdam ’[email protected] Meacher ’[email protected] (Doane) Poole ’[email protected] (Hemeon) Rafuse ’[email protected] Rose ’[email protected] Scott ’[email protected] Tippett ’[email protected] Vroom ’[email protected] Williamson ’[email protected]

Executive Director:Carolle de Ste-Croix ’90Tel: 506-364-2348 Fax: [email protected]://alumni.mta.ca

Nominations Call —Nominations are open for theAlumni Board. The Board works to promote andmotivatethe participation of alumni and friends of Mount Allisonwith the University, through effective communication,events, and special initiatives.

Address nominations to:Carolle de Ste-Croix, Alumni Office65 York St., Sackville, NB E4L 1E4or [email protected]

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Halifax Reception at The Westin

BurlingtonReception

at the Burlington Art C

entre

Montreal Reception at the University Club of Montreal


For more photos from the events listed below, or for information aboutupcoming events, please visit Alumni Online:www.mta.ca/alumni

Ottawa Alumni Dinner at the National Arts Ce

ntre

(l-r) Thomas Cromwell and Della Stan

ley (’73) with Christan Nicholson (’73

)

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Toronto Reception at the Royal Conserva

tory’s

Telus Centre

Calgary Surf ‘n’ Turf D

inner at theBig Rock Br

ewery

Victoria Dinner at the Union Club of British Columbia

Vancouver Reception at theArbutus Club

EVENT CALENDAR:

Please visit theChapter pages

on Alumni Online

(http://alumni.mta.ca) for inf

ormation about

upcoming events.

Presidential Tour Events:

November 8— Presidential Tour Dinner in

Wolfville, NS

November 9— Presidential Tour Reception in

Sydney, NS

November 17— Presidential Tour Dinner in

New Glasgow,NS

OTHER PAST EVENTS- Alumni Get-Together at the Barra McNeil’sConcert at Hughes Room Pub in Toronto —April 18, 2010

- Washington, DC All-Canadian UniversityEvent — April 24, 2010- Ottawa Atlantic University Pub Night atHooley’s — June 3, 2010

CampusBeat

The buzz of September came early this year as morethan 1,000 athletes and coaches from 147 countriesmade Mount Allison their home at the end of July

during the 13th IAAF World Junior (Track & Field)Championships. The campus was lit up with colorfultracksuits as athletes ate, slept, trained, and got to knoweach other in the heart of Sackville.

This world-class experience is something the Universitywill not soon forget.

“It was a thrill to see somany people, from somany coun-tries, on our campus. It was great to be able to welcomethem toCanada andhelp them in anywaywe could,” saysDirector of Administrative Services Michelle Strain.

During the athletes’ stay on campus, Jennings, MountAllison’s dining hall, was a hot spot of activity. ChefTom Burrell said he really enjoyed having the teamson campus and took the time to interact with a lot ofthe athletes.

So what was popular?

“Juice, fruit, and hamburgers.Wewent through probably20,000 glasses of juice, over 17,000 bananas, and, in twodays, more than 2,200 hamburgers. They were also put-ting ketchup on everything and would often sprinklesugar on bread for instant energy to train,” says Burrell.

The overall impression from the teams was that MountAllison has a beautiful campus, with friendly people, andan amazing dining hall— as one of the athletes said “thisreally is the land of plenty.”

World-class athletes leave lasting impression onMount Allison


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In late August Mount Allison held an Open House tounveil The Anchorage — a newly renovated historicalhome that will now be used as a residence. Built in 1893,the house has gone through a $500,000 renovation withsensitivity to its heritage features and preservation of asmany original elements as possible.

Once the home of Mariner Captain Ronald V. Bennett,the building has been home over the years to MountAllison’s Centre for Canadian Studies, the MASSIE(Mount Allison Semester Studies in English) Program,the Research Office, and the Communications Office.

In September the 21-person co-ed residence welcomed16 first-year students and five returning students. Thehouse includes 10 double rooms, one single room, sixand a half bathrooms, a large kitchen and dining area,and a main floor “library” common area. The Anchorageis part of Mount Allison’s Small Residence Experience.Just as other smaller residences are themed — CarriageHouse (allows animals) and Cuthbertson House (sus-tainable) — The Anchorage is deemed a wellness resi-dence. Its focus is to promote healthy eating, fitness, goodstudy habits, academic achievement, and extracurricular

involvement — with a low-key social atmosphere.Highlights of The Anchorage renovation include:· Original light fixtures, flooring, and bathroom features· Heritage-style kitchen· New woodwork fashioned to match existing woodwork· Tile and paint colours have been chosen to matchexisting décor

The building has also been converted to natural gas and anew sprinkler system has been installed. Exterior renova-tions are planned for the future.

Mount Allison unveils new residence in renovated historical home

This year’s Orientation, themed “I’ve got a feeling,” wasan overwhelming success. More than 760 first-yearstudents participated in the 10 days of events, includingfavourites such as the Karaoke BBQ, the Water Fight,Dance Night at Gracie’s, Zumba, the Illusionist, and theMount Alympics.

Orientation Chair Sacha Nadeau says, “I couldn’t behappier with how the week turned out. Aside fromMother Nature, everything went really smoothly. TheKaraoke BBQ was the craziest we have ever seen, with

kids hopping in the Swan Pond, houses having choreo-graphed dances, and positive support for all of the houses.The Illusionist was incredibly talented and everyoneloved him. We’re very much a school about tradition,but I was happy to switch up some events this year.”

First-year student Colin Rennie from Halifax, NS tookpart in most Orientation events and said it was a greatway to get immersed in campus life.

“The Orientation Committee did a great job of trying toget us pumped up. The whole first week was really fun,”he says.

Hillary Thomson fromCalgary, AB says the week wasn’tas stressful as she imagined it would be. She credits herRA and house executive for helping her get settled intoher new home — Hunton House. She was also reallyimpressed by the Orientation Committee.

“Even when I didn’t have the most energy, they wereso happy and excited that I just had to be happy. Theydefinitely did their job,” says Thomson.

Orientation 2010

StudentSpotlight

ABy Melissa Lombard

At the age of 22 Sarah Bell has been singing for morethan 14 years. She joined the Theatre New Brunswick(TNB) School at the age of 10, taking voice lessonsand participating in music festivals until high schoolgraduation.Now, in her final year of aMusic degree atMount Allison with a minor in drama, her sights areset on a career in classical music.

This past summer she spent six weeks in Tuscany,Italy at the prestigious Italian Operatic Experience.

“It was the most rewarding experience I’ve ever hadin my life. It happened right at a time when I waswondering what I was going to do with my singing. Itgave me the reassurance and confidence to pursueperforming,” she says.

Bell heard of the program in her second year, butdecided to wait to audition. In late November, whilebackstage at the showCompany atMount Allison, theidea popped back into her head. She immediately sentoff an e-mail asking when auditions would be takingplace. Just over a week later she was in Chicagoauditioning in a small room with six judges and anaccompanist. In early January she received an unex-pected e-mail, congratulating her on making it intothe program. Six months later she landed in Italy.

Her schedule was full fromMonday to Saturday withItalian classes, voice lessons, coaching sessions, andconductor and stage director meetings. In the after-noon there was La Pausa, where everything closesdown for twohours because of the heat. At night therewere opera rehearsals and then supper at 8:30 p.m.

“The place and the people Imet there really gaveme aglobal perspective on what I can do and where I cango,” she says.

Bell credits her parents for where she is today.

“They have always said if you are happy with whatyou are doing, then we’ll support you. That kind ofenvironment makes me feel like the world is trulymy oyster.”

Soprano andMount Allison alumna,Wendy Nielsen,has also been a huge inspiration. Nielsen and Bell arefrom the same town—Harvey Station, NB.

“She has done exactly what I want to do,” says Bell.“She has no ego, is very outgoing and easy to talk to—the kind of person I aspire to be.”

Bell says this year at Mount Allison is about beingcompletely centred on singing. “I want to know that Itried my best and did everything I could to get there.”

It was themost rewardingexperience I’ve

ever had.“ ”

A summer in TuscanyThe operatic experience of a lifetime

Sarah Bell (’11)

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Bell during a performance in Italy.

Christl Verduyn


It was a time whenCanadian literature

was undergoinga ‘renaissance’and the book is

like a map of thisrenaissance.

“”

Exploring life as literature

Research

HBy Raine Phythian

How much of real life ends up in a fictional novel? Tohelp answer the question, Dr. Christl Verduyn, professorof English Literature and Canadian Studies, pulls backthe shroud that conceals the creative process of authorMarian Engel in her recently published bookMarian andthe Major: Marian Engel’s Elizabeth and the Golden City.

Engel was an important figure in the Canadian writingscene in the 1960s and 1970s, winning a GovernorGeneral’s Award for her novel Bear. She died before shewas able to finish her novel, Elizabeth andthe Golden City. Verduyn has put togeth-er a version of the novel as Engel mayhave constructed it had she lived. Indoing so she has given us a glimpsebehind the curtain, exploring the com-plex links between life and literature.

Verduyn’s book juxtaposes the “real”historical figure of Major WilliamKingdom Rains against the fictionalizedversion of his life in Engel’s novel.

“The book is concerned with literarygenesis and production. It illustrates howliterature can be formed from life and how events,places, and people can be transformed into stories andfictional figures,” says Verduyn.

Engel was camping in Northern Ontario in 1969 whenshe first heard about Major Rains. She asked a local res-ident about a picturesque ruin covered in roses and thewoman replied, “Oh, have you never heard of theMajor?” Engel had stumbled across a set of charactersthat would fascinate and inspire her with Major WilliamKingdom Rains (a Napoleonic war soldier, described byEngel as a “charming bastard”) playing the central role.

In 1830, at age 41, Major Rains left his wife and six chil-dren in England and emigrated to Canada. He came withtwo young sisters, Frances, 19, and her younger sisterElizabeth, orphan daughters of an old friend. He settledwith the two women on St. Joseph Island, in what was anunconventional, although apparently harmonious,arrangement. The Major set up two households, one

with Frances and one with Elizabeth and had 13 childrenwith Frances and nine with Elizabeth. The Major’s char-acter became the inspiration behind a number of writingprojects for Marian Engel. The story was central to herlast novel, Elizabeth and the Golden City.

Verduyn did extensive research on the Major, travelingto his nativeWales for more information. She weaves theportrait of the historical figure together with the literaryrendition. Verduyn explains, “The first part of the book

offers a portrait of the historical MajorWilliam Kingdom Rains as a frame andcontext for the second part, which arethe main elements of Engel’s Elizabethand the Golden City.”

Engel modernized the story and set it inMontreal and Toronto using her ownexperiences as a base. A number ofprominent Canadian artists who werefriends of Engel make an appearance inthe novel, including Mordecai Richler,Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, andHugh MacLennan. “It was a time whenCanadian literature was undergoing a

‘renaissance’ and the book is like a map of this renais-sance,” says Verduyn.

Verduyn recognized that Engel had usedmuch of her ownlife and psyche in the book. “Engel had been separatedfrom a twin sister as a child and she was always fascinatedwith the relationships between sisters. She clearly foundparallels to her own life and was interested in the literarypossibilities offered by family and social history. Elizabethand the Golden City provides a glimpse of the creativeprocess and shows Engel’s artistry of this process.”

When asked why Engel captured her scholarly interest,Verduyn is quick to answer: “She was a very intelligent,talented, and outspoken woman writing at a time whenwomen were still expected to be traditionally feminine.”

This turns out to be an apt description of Verduynherself and her own remarkable career.

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It can’t justbe a painting of

something, ithas to be a

painting that issomething. A

painting has toacquire a life of

its own.

Coverstory

ABy Melissa Lombard

As far back as two years old, renowned Canadian painterMary Pratt has clear memories of light and colour. Whenshe was three, her sister was born. She remembers the firsttime she saw the baby— the slit of light going through thedark green blinds and the how the pink bow on the baby’sbasket just wasn’t the “right” pink.When she was seven hermother and grandmother knitted her a red sweater. She canrecall being “charmed” by the light from the window thatoutlined the sweater as it draped over a chair. This was thebeginning of Pratt’s lifelong affair with art.

“For other children who weremeant to do things, there areother early signs, but for me it was always images — thethings I saw,” says Pratt.

Pratt credits her parents with teaching her how to lookdeeper and for instilling in her the value of living a privatelife. She says the world around her, however, is her trueinspiration.

“I am not inspired by a person, but rather by my relation-ship with the visual world.”

For more than 40 years Pratt was married to acclaimedCanadian artist, Christopher Pratt (’57), whom she met atMount Allison in the early 50s. After receiving her FineArts certificate from Mount Allison she accompaniedChristopher to Newfoundland, where she worked withchildren in the hospital, and then to Glasgow, Scotland,

before returning to Mount Allison in 1961. Then preg-nant with her second child, she finished her Fine Artsdegree two years later, and moved with her familyback to Newfoundland to live in isolation in an areacalled Salmonier.

Pratt says this was the hardest time in her life as an artist, asChristopher’s career began to flourish, and she was busy athome with their four children. She painted whenever andwherever she could, even setting up an easel in the bath-room for 30 minutes while the children napped.

“It was Christopher’s decision to live in isolation, and itforced me to paint. I would have to thank him for mostof my success. I think it was always there, waiting tohappen, but I worked very hard trying to keep up withhim,” she says.

Destinedto paint

PhotoCredit:NedPratt

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Mary Pratt (’57)


While in Salmonier, Mary built a studio in the middle ofher vegetable garden that overlooked the river. She says itwill always be her favourite place to paint.

“I have gotten used to my studio here, but I don’t think I’llever paint as well here as I did there. I was younger and I feltproprietorial there— it was my place.”

Mary began working from photographs relatively early— a move that almost ended her career. Critics, and herparents, thought she had given up her art and that herpainting would never be the same again. She decided tostop painting and take up sewing, until her daughterBarbie handed her a letter that read, “Mommy, if you’renot a painter, what can you be?”

“My family wasn’t going to let me get away with that.They knew it was what I loved and that I should keep ondoing it no matter what.”

In the early 80s, after experiencing health problems, shebegan working with different mediums on large 8’x4’pieces of paper. This experience changed her.

“I found the liberation of working with different mate-rials to create these great big works very exciting and Iloved it. I could put music on and almost dance as Ipainted. The creative process became far more impor-tant to me than it ever had and that was a turn in mypainting practice.”

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Mary Pratt in her studio in Salmonier.

Bird Bath, 1997 Chicken in my Kitchen, 2003

I could put music on and almost dance as I painted.

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Mary still works from slides. She admits she doesn’tknow much about cameras or photography, she justhopes for the best. She takes photos to capture the exactlight and that is what her paintings rely on for theirtranscendence.

Throughout her career she has also been known formaking her brush strokes disappear — making thepainting look as real and vibrant as possible.

“I didn’t want people to see that I struggled. I wantedthem to think it just happened.”

Now 75, her life and her art have evolved. Mary is remar-ried to retired art professor Jim Rosen and has begun to

demand less of the slick canvas surface than she did in thepast. She does, however, still demand the best from herself.“It can’t just be a painting of something, it has to be apainting that is something. A painting has to acquire a lifeof its own. If you give it enough life and enough light thatcan happen, but that isn’t always easy.”

Through a lifetime of peaks and valleys as an artist,Mary still loves the profession she was meant for froman early age.

“When I get in front of the easel and begin to paint, Isometimes burst into the tears because I am so happy tobe here. I am so glad it is just me, the canvas, the paint,and this dear little brush.”

Romancing the Caserole, 1985 Cabbage, carton and cat, 1977

Anne with a Compact, 1986Weeds against the River, 1983

When I get in front of the easel and begin to paint,I sometimes burst into the tears.


Reimagining leadershipMichael Jones (’66)

bringing conversation back to the boardroom

Featurestory

Forget the PowerPoint presentations and pie charts. Leavethe fancy acronyms at home. There is no talk of ROI(return on investment) or SMART (specific, measurable,achievable, realistic, timely) when you enter a leadershiptraining course with Michael Jones.

The measurables here are more personal than that.And the only prop in the room is a nine-foot grandconcert piano.

“People see me, they see the piano, and they think they’rein the wrong room,” says Jones with a smile.

He says those in public life and business have, for the mostpart, become so far removed from their artistic selves thatthey cannot comprehend how a piano can help thembecomemore effective leaders. “Our relationship with lan-guage has changed. The boardroom has become an instru-ment to get information across and leadership has becomea very public craft. What is missing is exposure to the arts,to those deep narratives that help us make greater sense ofour own inner experience and story.”

As a sought-after public speaker, pianist, writer, and lead-ership educator, Jones has worked with such high-profileorganizations as The World Bank and InternationalMonetary Fund, the U.S. Forest Service, MIT, Proctor andGamble, and Canadian Tire as they strive to become moreproductive and collaborative.

He says music has a way of shifting the tone, and bringingpeople to a deeper listening space.“The piano is symbolic.Most people have a relationship with it — their grand-mother played, they took lessons, and maybe they stoppedbecause they were told they were tone deaf. But that mereconnection becomes a jumping off point for a conversa-tion.”

And it is through those conversations and the telling ofstories, Jones says, that those who take part in his work-shops realize their current narrative is holding them back.By sharing his stories Jones enables participants to realizethe authority of their own experience.“You discover that

you getmore done if you’remore reflective and able to openup amore appreciative environment. It helps you see thingsyou might miss otherwise.”

For Jones, one of the keys is language, which he sees astransformative. He says the most effective leaders are greatstorytellers and encourages those in positions of power tospend more time engaging in conversation. He believesreal progress will naturally emerge when they start to askdeeper questions because a ‘real’ conversation is improvi-sational, off script, with individuals who are alive to whatis happening in the moment.

“It becomes very artistic and innovative — a hot housefor facilitating new ideas,” says Jones. “People becomemore willing to suspend their certainties, to explore adifferent possibility, to live with greater ambiguity interms of not needing to push to a conclusion quite soquickly. They find they are able to reach a better resultbecause they were willing to look at a situation from adifferent angle.”

Looking to the future, Jones says it will take many eyes andears to navigate the challenges in society. He says by awak-ening those storytelling capacities, participants’ innerexperiences will translate into outer actions, and enablethem to discover and develop their talents.

To learn more about Michael Jones — his music and hiswork — visit www.pianoscapes.com

By Tracy Bell

PhotoCredit:V.Tony

Hauser

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Mount Allison exposed meto different fields of study.

I developed a natural inclinationto see the possibility ofintegrating artistry and

the humanities.


The business behind

I’ve always beena fan of music,but now I see

what goes intoputting on these

large-scale shows.

Julia Chan (’08)

By Raine Phythian

“Could we ever know each other in the slightest withoutthe arts?” This question, posed by Canadian writerGabrielle Roy, is fundamentally concerned with theaspects of our nature that define us — love, longing,hopes — things that can neither be bought nor sold.This makes it all the more paradoxical that the quoteshould appear on the back of the Canadian twenty dol-lar bill. On the other hand, perhaps it is a reminder ofthe practical fact that art and business can never be fullyseparated. Commerce graduate Julia Chan is the veryembodiment of the confluence of art and commerce.

The day after graduation Chan headed to Montreal. Atfirst she did runner work for club shows, driving theartists around, selling “merch,” and being a productionassistant. But this soon led to bigger things. She washired by Evenko as a project accountant and is respon-sible for creating budgets and ultimately paying the acts.Evenko promotes and manages over 600 shows a year inQuebec, Eastern Canada and the U.S. — from smallindie acts to such big names as Cold Play and U2.

So when Britney Spears’ 27 semis roll into town for ashow, or Arcade Fire steps on stage to sing, Chan is oneof the people who make these shows possible.

“It gives me a different perspective of the music indus-try, one that is based on the production/performanceside of things” says Chan. “I’ve always been a fan ofmusic, but now I see what goes into putting on theselarge-scale shows. It is quite impressive to see howmanypeople are involved and it is pretty crazy sometimes tosee the way things balance out financially.”

“I like the challenges that come with forecasting andanalyzing how an event will do based on past perform-ances in the city or, if the act hasn’t played before in ourmarket, doing research into how they did in similarlysized markets, like Toronto.”

The job was a natural fit for her. “I’ve always been sur-rounded by musical people, all my life. My Mom studiedmusic atMount A,” says Chan. “One ofmy first memorieswas of sleeping under the piano bench when I was three orso whileMomdirected a choir. Her big 80s overcoat creat-ed a tent-like surrounding, it was great!”

While Chan was at Mount Allison she did honoursresearch on the indie music scene and co-hosted a radioshow on CHMA. In fact a paper she wrote under thesupervision of Commerce professor Dr. RosemaryPolegato comes out this fall in a special issue on “CreativeIndustries and Experiences” in the academic journal,Tourism, Culture and Communication. Polegato has alsopresented papers based on Chan’s thesis at conferences inTexas and Barcelona since her graduation.

When Chan gets to be a ‘fan,’ she finds herself drawn tobands with east coast connections, or fromMontreal.

“One time I saw a secret Arcade Fire show in an aban-doned Montreal mansion. I definitely feel very fortunateto be where I am!”

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By Melissa Lombard

Writer, composer, and performer, John MacLachlan Grayhas spent his entire life creating. Hismost celebrated work isthe popular musical — Billy Bishop Goes to War — co-written with long-time friend Eric Peterson in the late 70s.A labour of love, the musical has become one of the mostfamous and widely produced plays in Canadian theatre. Itdramatizes the life of Canadian World War I fighter pilotBilly Bishop.

“I will be a surprised deadman if I’m remembered for any-thing else,” Gray jokes.

Gray and Peterson began performing the play in 1978.Although it has been producedmany times over by others,Gray has only performed it with Peterson, with the excep-tion of one German performance. He says they have beencontinually working and making changes, even up untilthis year, so only he can play the music fully up to date.

“For me it is more meaningful than the earlier versionsbecause it has the most to say about life. War in the endis just like life, only faster. In six months people gothrough what is supposed to take a lifetime to learn.”

The musical has been widely acclaimed, receiving theGovernor General’s Award for English Drama, aLos Angeles Drama Critics’ Award, and a prestigiousGolden Globe.

His latest production of Billy Bishop took place inToronto in August. He and Peterson shot an hour movieversion for television to air November 10 on CBC and a90-minute version to be released on DVD.

Gray’s writing niche is imagined historical events. Alongwith Billy Bishop, all of his novels except one have beenbased on what he calls speculative history. He collectsinteresting facts that eventually suggest incidents to forma story.

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“I connect the dots to make the pictures, however absurdor extreme the picture may be as a whole. They are allbased on fact with a surrounding storyline,” he says.

Originally from Truro, NS, Gray says Mount Allison hasmore to do with what he’s doing now than any other fouryears in his life. He credits the University with creating anew space for him and helping himmeet people he wouldnot have otherwise encountered.

“Saying you wanted to be in the theatre back then, youmight as well say you wanted to join the circus. MountAllison really gave me the freedom to explore all of myinterests.”

He now lives in Vancouver, BC with his wife Beverleeand can be found writing novels in one of his son’ssmall bedrooms, just big enough for two people tosit comfortably. He says he never sits and stares atthe computer screen, and doesn’t write unless he hassomething to say.

Art is not an occupation, it is alife journey. It is just something

that is part of what I do, likebreathing or walking.

ourneystic life

My company’s name,Visions of Platinum andGarnet, represents myideal wedding colour

scheme — platinum forstrength and commitment,and garnet for my love of

Mount Allison.

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By Tracy Bell

Choosing the right colours. Finding the perfect dress.Deciding on a meaningful location. Narrowing down theguest list. Striking a balance between trendy and traditional.

With so many details to consider, it is no wonder manycouples find planning their big day to be so stressful.

Enter Lisa Allain — founder and CEO of Visions ofPlatinum and Garnet. When it comes to planning awedding that is elegant, personal, and (relatively) stressfree, she is regarded as one of the best.

It is no surprise: she has been enthralled with weddingssince she was a girl.

“I grew up around the corner from a cathedral and foryears I spent every Friday and Saturday watching everyone of them. The number of attendants, the colours, theflowers, I had such an adoration and excitement for itall. That’s never changed. Every time I do a wedding Istill get those same feelings.”

In high demand from April through November, Allainsays she has seen an interesting cultural shift in recentyears, especially in large city centres.“Many couples aremulti-cultural. They come from different backgrounds,with different spiritual beliefs. My clients don’t necessar-ily want to have their wedding in a church. But they stillwant a ceremony that is momentous and meaningful.”

And that means balancing elements of tradition andculture with personal taste.

“It’s in the décor, the look, the readings, the music.I had a Trinidadian couple who used a steel pan band fortheir reception. Chinese couples will very often incorpo-rate a tea ceremony. These are practices that have oftenbeen passed down for hundreds of years. But couplesnowadays are finding ways to integrate them into moremodern ceremonies.”

Of universal importance to her clients, Allain says, is creat-ing an occasion that is personal, memorable, and unique.“The last thing people want is a cookie-cutter wedding.”

She says the creativity comes in the details. A couple sheworked with recently gave guests note cards as favours,with a hand-written thank you on top. A meaningfulmemento considering the bride and groom met after heleft a note on her car windshield. Another couple includeda cookie bar at their reception, featuring recipes fromgrandma and a selection of the treats they used to sharewhen they first met at college.

Helping to bring that warmth, welcome, and love to abride and groom’s big day is what Allain works hard toaccomplish. But as with any great wedding, the high-light for her is found in the moments.

“When I’m leading the bride up to get married, fanningout her train. You plan for months, sometimes years,and it is such a privilege and honour for me to be besidethese people on their wedding day.”

To learn more about Allain’s wedding and event planningservices visit www.visionsofplatinum.com

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Toronto deservesto be the home of avibrant, international

contemporary theatreand that’s what we aretrying to piece together

at Canadian Stage.

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By Melissa Lombard

Life has come full circle for theatre director MatthewJocelyn. Originally from Stratford, ON, he has lived andworked all over the world — including an 18-year stint inParis. Now, after more than 25 years in the business,Jocelyn has returned to Canada as Artistic and GeneralDirector of one of Canada’s leading not-for-profit con-temporary theatre companies, Canadian Stage, in Toronto.

He is happy to be back.

“It is a fantastic opportunity. Toronto has transformeditself from a cultural point of view by putting money intoprograms because the city has realized that the very pulseof urban life comes from its cultural institutions,” he says.

Jocelyn was born into the theatre. His father was heavilyinvolved in the famed Stratford Festival, so by the time he wasa teenager Jocelyn had seen nearly every Shakespeare play.

“I guess I would call it a mix of opportunity and no otherchoice,” he says jokingly.

He chose Mount Allison “on a whim” after falling in lovewith a photo of the Swan Pond. During his four years hewas very involved in Windsor Theatre, the Choral Society,and played the euphonium in the orchestra. He also ranthe Film Club for a year and in his final year he wrote forThe Argosy.

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Jocelyn continued his education, completing a Masterin Arts at McGill, then studying at the Université d’Aix-en-Provence in France, and Oxford University inEngland as a Rhodes Scholar. During this time he con-tinued performing and working with leaders in bothEuropean and Asian theatre and dance.

However he remembers the moment when it becamevery clear he would make the transition from acting todirecting.

“I was working in Switzerland and Paris with a veryfamous Swiss-German director, Matthias Langhoff,rehearsing Macbeth in the role of Malcom. I became sofascinated watching him work as a director and what hewas bringing out of actors, I was unable to apply whathe was saying to me. I realized that was the end. I liter-ally wasn’t able to act anymore after that,” he says.

That transition has certainly paid off.

Jocelyn was the Artistic and General Director of theAtelier du Rhin — a regional drama centre in Colmar,France where he spent 10 years prior to moving back toCanada. For his efforts he was named Chevalier des Artset des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters)by the French Ministry of Culture in 2008.

Now, after more than a year in his position at CanadianStage, Jocelyn is beginning his first programmed seasonand has big plans for the future of the company.

“Toronto deserves to be the home of a vibrant, interna-tional contemporary theatre and that’s what we are try-ing to piece together at Canadian Stage,” he says.

While Jocelyn feels each of this year’s shows are special,his true highlight is a two-week Italian festival that willsee theatre and dance companies from Sicily, Florence,and Venice performing in Canada for the first time tohonour the 150th anniversary of the reunification ofItaly. He calls the internationalization of the companyhis greatest accomplishment over the past year.

His schedule has kept him quite busy, especially withspending upwards of four months in Europe for workcommitments this past year. He says he is never at a losswith what to do with his time.

“I am hungry for the poetic potential of human beingsand of nature. Anything that is going to be part of atransformative experience for me is what I am drawntowards,” he says.

Jocelyn’s first show of the season, Fernando KrappWrote Me This Letter: An Attempt at the Truth, writtenby Tankred Dorst, starring from left to right: RyanHollyman, Ashley Wright, and Ngozi Paul.

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Bombardier Inc. is a worldwide leader in the trans-portation industry. Its state-of-the-art planes and trainsget people and goods where they need to go, and haveearned the company a reputation as one of the mostingenious and sustainable anywhere. All of this startedwith one man, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, whosenumerous inventions forever changed how peopletravel on snow.

Since 1965 the J. Armand Bombardier Foundation hascarried on the humanitarian work of Joseph-ArmandBombardier and contributed to the social mission ofBombardier, the company he founded in 1942.

Now the Foundation has partnered with Mount Allisonto create a program that will see the University’s social-ly-concerned students travelling around the globe asthey become leaders for change.

The J. Armand Bombardier Foundation has made aleadership donation of $100,000, which will supportstudents who want to make a positive impact in a devel-oping country and experience a different culture byconducting research, or participating in an internshipor special project within the not-for-profit sector.

Mount Allison’s President and Vice-Chancellor Dr.Robert Campbell says the Foundation’s philanthropywill help make hands-on learning a key component ofattaining a degree at Mount Allison.

“We believe experiential learning for the public good isan integral part of the university experience, and anessential aspect of our contribution to society. Theseexperiences provide a foundation for service — onemeant to foster a lifetime of giving back.

The Foundation’s generosity will help us cultivate glob-ally-aware citizens who are culturally literate, civicallyengaged, and responsive to the needs of others.”

The J. Armand Bombardier Foundation ExperientialLearning Fund will raise the profile of real-world learningat the University, formalize the activities that alreadytake place, and increase the number of opportunitiesavailable to students.

The $100,000 endowment will be used to create travelbursaries for students interested in collaborating on aspecial project with an international aid organization orcompleting an internship with a non-governmentalagency outside the region. It will provide support in theform of grants to individuals or groups to conductresearch with such an organization in a developingcountry.

The University also imagines creating a true “servicelearning” program, where students would receive theexperience of engaging with a non-profit organization,tied to a particular academic course to provide additionalcontext, reflection, and meaning.

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Experiential learning on the fast track

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By Sue Seaborn

Mount Allison students have long been known for their“smarts.” Their average entering grade is one of the highestin the country, and a significant number go on to post-grad-uate and professional programs.

The University’s varsity athletes are no different andhave a remarkable ability to juggle their academic andsports performances.

In fact, over the past 20 years Mount Allison has boastedover 552 athletes who have attained an annual GPA of 3.5or better.

Of these, 430 were bestowed with Academic All-Canadianawards (AAC), which are prestigious scholastic honoursgiven out by the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)conference, and122havebeen consideredNational Scholarsby the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA).

Since the late 80s, Academic All-Canadians have wonnational MVP awards twice; a football AAC was selected asthe nation’s Rookie of the Year; and very prestigious nation-al awards that recognize excellence in athletics, academics,and service were won by two Football Mounties, an all-starvolleyball player, and a Mount Allison hockey great.Volleyballer Carla Edwards (’95) was one of the country’stop-five CIS Academic All-Canadian female athletes.

It is an impressive record considering Mount Allison hashad an average enrollment of 2,000 students over the years.University athletes share the very same well-roundedqualities found in the brightest Rhodes Scholars, of whichMount Allison has had 48 — the highest per capita in theBritish Commonwealth. Two former soccer AACs wereRhodes Scholars as well — Jacqui Wong (’88) andDominique Chaput (’02).

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Many enterMount Allison as number-one ranked academicstudents from their schools and continue to thrive once oncampus. With outstanding faculty, coaches, and one-on-one learning environments, Mount Allison’s athletes havelearned to push the envelope. In fact, on average, about onein five Mounties are named Academic All-Canadians.

This year’s crop of Academic All-Canadians is ready to con-tinue the tradition. Leading the way are AUS league MVPGary Ross and running back Matt Pickett of the FootballMounties. Ross is once again on a record-breaking pace totake a run at the Hec Crighton Award as the nation’s mostvaluable player after his hand injury.

The men’s soccer team will be led by returners StuartMcAdam, a past high school soccerMVP fromHalifax, andChris Vizena, a highly skilled player fromOsgoode, ON.

Thewomen’s SoccerMounties are ladenwithAcademicAll-Canadians, boasting a total of seven of 11 from the 2009squad (four graduated). The teamwill look for AAC leader-ship from veteran keeper Elissa McCarron (AUS andUniversity Rookie of the Year 2007-08); Allie MacLean(Mounties’ MVP and AUS All-Star 2009-10); andMounties’ 2009 Rookie Trissa Dunham. Throw in theunique and vibrant talents of Danica Lundy, an extraordi-nary Fine Arts student from BC, and the team is sure tocome alive for an exciting season.

Butwhether it is painting, doingmath formulae, composingmusic, or scoring points, Mount Allison athletes are a spe-cial group — diverse, talented, and dedicated. Who couldask for more?


InMemoriamRoberta (Ed) Phillips 1931

Catherine (Morrison) Davidson 1933

Isabel (Munro) Pace 1933

E. Rosamund Crocker 1936

Edwin J. Dickie 1943

Gwendolyn (Johnson) Cook 1944

David M. McKay 1945

Rita Greer Allen 1946

Raymond A. Milley 1946

Sally (Deacon) McAlary 1948

Cecil A. Reid 1948

Jack Crammond 1950

Benson MacDiarmid 1951

Katherine (Tracy) Tuff 1951

John T. MacFarlane 1953

Richard V. Goad 1954

Joanne (Christensen) McDonald 1957

Edward A. Eagles 1958

Gwyneth (Fawcett) Gregory 1960

Marina (Kuchar) Kovrig 1965

Marjorie (MacDonald) Trenholm 1965

Hugh C. Alcorn 1966

Henry H. Goudge 1966

David W. Craig 1970

Richard B. Payne 1971

Kevin R. Rickard 1979

Carol B. Chapman 1989

Marc Ed Vallée 2008

Shirley Thomson Honorary Degree

Harold Ettinger Friend

John (Jack) E. Irving Friend

Gardner P. Ashley Former Staff

Marilyn McCullough Former Staff

Lawrence D. Edgar Parent

ROBERT BAXTER (’47)Submitted by his brother Ted Baxter (’48)

Robert worked at the National ResearchCouncil until 1961, when he and his wifeMagdeleine took their two children toAddis Ababa. There he taught chemistryfor 12 years at Haile Selassie I Universityin Ethiopia, specializing in limnology —the study of lakes. The family returned toCanada in 1973 with another daughter,whom they had adopted overseas. They

made their home in Burlington, whereBob worked for the Canada Centre forInland Waters until his retirement in1992. He spent holidays at the family cot-tage at L’Annonciation in the Laurentians.He was also an active member of Sciencefor Peace. He died peacefully on February25, 2010.

EDWARD ALAN EAGLES (’58)Submitted by his daughter Amanda Allaby

It is with broken hearts that we announcethe sudden passing of Edward Alan Eagleson June 20. His career began as a violinist,playing with the New Brunswick Symph-ony, but his love of English literaturecalled him into teaching. After teachinghigh school in Oromocto, Ed marriedEvlyn Todd (a fellow teacher) and accepteda teaching position in the EnglishDepartment at Acadia University in 1964,a position he held until his retirement in1996. In retirement he could be foundmost days fishing. In 2007 the couplemoved to Amherst to be close to theirdaughter Amanda and her family.

DAVID MACPHERSON MCKAY (’45)Submitted by his son Bruce McKay (’85)

Dad loved his time at Mount Allison, andit’s no coincidence he chose to spend thelast half of his life in Sackville. It wasthere, after all, that he was first bitten bythe journalism bug, writing for and laterediting The Argosy. Twenty years later hereturned to become editor of theTribune-Post. I remember when Dad firsttold me the story of his escape from theresidence fire of 1941 — how deeply sad-dened he was to lose several friends andhow ridiculous it was that he was carefulto rescue his pack of smokes. Dad alwayshad a knack for balancing pathos withhumour. He kept a merry twinkle in hiseye to the end.

MARC VALLÉE (’08)Submitted byhis best friendRichBurford (’08)

Marc arrived at Mount Allison inSeptember of 2004. In four years his kindnature, intelligence, class, and smileattracted a large group of close friends.Marc was an excellent student andenjoyed every moment at Mount Allison,particularly fourth year when he metCelia Robichaud (’09), the love of his life.Upon graduation with a BSc (physics),Marc pursued graduate studies atMcMaster. However, on July 24, 2010, amonth short of graduation, Marc lost abrief battle with cancer in the lovingcompany of his family and friends. Evenin his last weeks Marc was brave, calm,and always believed.

MARILYN K. MCCULLOUGH (former staff)Submitted by Dr. James Stark(former faculty)

Marilyn passed away on August 20 after a14-month battle with cancer. Marilynwas a graduate of Michigan StateUniversity and Cornell University, spe-cializing in Chinese language and history,Russian language and history, and worldreligions. She taught at five universities,including Mount Allison, where she wasdirector of Continuing Education for 19years. After 32 years in Canada shereturned to Michigan to look after hermother. While there she was appointedassistant director of the Asian StudiesCenter at Michigan State University untilher second retirement in 2007. She trav-elled extensively and led numerous studytours to various places in Asia.

This list is compiled from information sent to University Advancement from May 20, 2010 to September 1, 2010. Please feel welcometo submit memories of departed Allisonians and we will be happy to print short versions in the Record and longer versions online(http://alumni.mta.ca).

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ClassNotes1940sJohn Williamson (’45) writes, “To all ’45-ers,greetings, from the fortunate five of us whoattended Reunion 2010. We had a great time—exploring the campus, meeting staff, faculty,and students while participating in variousevents from cooking waffles to the Sundaychapel service. Most of all though, we enjoyedbeing together again — catching up on eachothers’ lives, reminiscing about those war yearson campus, and talking about the rest of you.We missed you, but be assured that at the clos-ing banquet our small group upheld the honourof “Best of any Class Alive” with our loud, spiritedclass cheer.” Photographed from left to rightare John, Evelyn Jones Salsman, MarionCoffey Eliot, Arthur Motyer, and SandySutherland Smith, all from the Class of ’45.

1950sDr. Wallace S. Read (’50) was invested as aMember of the Order of Canada in 2003. TheOrder pays tribute to Canadians who exemplifythe highest qualities of citizenship and whosecontributions enrich the lives of their contempo-raries. Wallace was recognized for his profes-sional leadership in the fields of electric powergeneration, transmission, and distribution in hisown province, in Canada, and internationally.

This group from the Class of ’55 has been reunit-ing for a three-day golf outing since 2003.Pictured from left to right are Dave Latimer,Bob MacDonald, Brian Fluhman, LouieJohnston, Les Parrott, Don MacGowan,Graham Langley, Blenus Nicholson (’54).Other members who have played are DougJohnston (’54), Graham Frampton (’56),Merle Pratt (’57), and Pete Daniels (’56).

1960sDonna Simon (’60) writes, “During theOlympics in Vancouver I met a couple of girls ata bus stop who were handing out NS pins.When I said I was from the Maritimes we soonfound out that we had a Mount A connection. Iindicated that I was going back for my 50threunion. Tara Milburn (’90) was going backfor her 20th. We reconnected at the banquet.”

In issue 4 of extempore, an Australian journaldevoted to improvisedmusic,WayneTompkins(’61) just had one of his jazz-inspired poemspub-lished. Entitled “Bermuda Onion Night” it cameout in May. Fans of modern jazz might enjoy itsdepiction of an epiphanic moment.

John B. Kenny (’65) writes, “I have kept intouch with some classmates over the last 12 or13 years with regular get togethers. At first wemet for lunch in Toronto, and then Orillia, and forthe past three years, here at our home inHuntsville, ON,which is near Algonquin Park. Ourson Bryan graduated in 2008. His being active atMount A took us to the campus four or five times.Bryan is in his second year at Concordia doing aMaster’s in Education. Our daughter Jenniferhopes to enter teachers college having previouslygraduated from Western.” Pictured on the nextpage from left to right are Glover MacIntyre(’65), John, and Kent Cook (’66) at John’shome in the Muskokas.

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1970sLinda Chase (’70) writes, “It is hard to believeit has been 40 years since I graduated fromMount Allison. I stopped in Sackville last sum-mer to see the campus. The visit brought backwonderful memories. I retired on Aug. 1 ’10. Ihave spent the last 26 years working withAlberta Education in the field of distributedlearning. Before that I taught for four years inAlberta, four years in Nova Scotia, and one yearin New Brunswick. I’m looking forward to hav-ing the time to travel more.”

Bob Stallworthy’s (’72) fourth book of poetry,Things that Matter Now, published by FrontenacHouse, was shortlisted for the 2009 W.O.Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize and short-listed for the 2009 Stephan G. StephanssonAward for Poetry. The latter is an AlbertaBook Award.

Peggy Blair (’77) is an Ottawa lawyer.Her unpublished crime mystery novel, TheBeggar’s Opera, set in Cuba, was shortlisted forthe prestigious UK Debut Dagger Award for2010. You can follow her blog about the trialsand tribulations of finding an agent athttp://peggyblair.wordpress.com

Janet (Colborne) Summerhayes (’79) grad-uated in July from the University of Bath (UK)with an MA in Education. For her thesis shecompleted an investigation into the factors thatfoster International-Mindedness in theInternational Baccalaureate program. She is liv-ing in Quispamsis, NB, and teaching French,English, and science.

1980sBill MacMillan (’80) writes, “I thought I’dsend a note to say that I am pleased to beback in the Maritimes. I recently accepted achallenge to lead the development of a newgeotechnical engineering and environmental

company in Moncton. Maritime Testing (NB)Ltd. is an offshoot of the venerable Nova Scotiaentity and offers similar geotechnical materialstesting and environmental services. Bonnie andI will be living on Yale Avenue in Riverview. Ilook forward to reconnecting with old friends inthe area, so drop me a line anytime.”

Tammy Long (’81) is living in St. Paul, AB andhas been teaching grade three for several years.She recently finished obtaining her Certificatein Special Education at the University ofSaskatchewan.

After leaving Mount A and settling in the UK,Anne (Kelly) Goldsmith (’83) developed acareer as a textile artist alongside her teaching.She recently completed a commission for theArchdiocese of Southwark for presentation toPope Benedict XVI on his visit to London inSeptember 2010. Her work is featured in a newbook, TheUseof the Found in Textile Art, publishedthis fall. She exhibits in the UK and has work inthe Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto. Herwork can be seen at www.annekellytextiles.com

In Febrary Andy Manko (’88) and his wifeLinda Garneau achieved a long-term goal ofclimbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highestpeak, at 19,340 feet. As part of the trek Andyand Linda raised over $5,000 for Plan Canada,which is going to the construction of a newschool for girls in Tanzania. Andy writes, “Thisphoto was taken at the summit, after a gruelingnine-hour climb.We had the perfect weather tosee the sun rise over Africa!”

In June Ross Murray (’88) published a collec-tion of his newspaper columns entitled You’reNot Going to Eat That, Are You? It’s available fororder at www.townships.ca. He still lives inStanstead, QC with Debbie Bishop (’90) andtheir four children, the eldest of whom isspending six months in Thailand teaching

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FORSEVEN

DECADESwe have had a special relationship

with the people of Mount Allison

University. We have welcomed

prospective students and parents;

celebrated graduations; hosted

reunions; and accommodated

alumni, visiting lecturers, hon-

orees, and board members. We are

a pre-Confederation Victorian

home with 18 rooms and a fine

dining room. We are a proud sup-

porter of Mount Allison.

Why get a room,when you can get a home?”

English to displaced Burmese people. Besideswriting and contributing weekly to CBC Radio(Quebec City), Ross is communications coordi-nator at Stanstead College. Debbie works ascoordinator of health and social services forTownshippers’ Association.

1990sTait Luste (’92) and his wife are proud toannounce the birth of their fourth child,Kali Anne Zima Luste. She joins her sisterZoe (eight), and brothers Eli (six), and Izak(three), as becoming potential third-generationMounties. Tait continues to live and work inMississauga as a middle school teacher.

Patrick Lo (’92) attended his Doctor of Educationgraduation ceremony with family, friends, andcolleagues in Hong Kong on April 24. In JunePatrick presented his latest research, “Using FocusGroup Interviews to Determine Young Students’Reading Practices, Gendered Differences, and theEffects of Online Audio-Book Resource (NaxosSpoken Word Library) as a Reading MotivationTool” at the XIV Congress of ComparativeEducation Societies in Istanbul, Turkey.

Andy MacDonald (’93) and his wife Circewould like to announce the birth of theirdaughter, Phoebe Sage MacDonald, on Feb. 14’10. She was born at the Carlisle RegionalMedical Center in Carlisle, PA. Andy is a professorof French at Dickinson College in Carlisle.

Chris Hayes (’94) writes, “Just moved back tothe suburbs! Christine (Hopkins) Hayes (’95),the kids, and I moved to Quispamsis, NB thispast January and are now settled in the rectorythat was just purchased by the church (St.Augustine’s Anglican Church). Having had threechurches in my last parish, and four before that,just one takes some getting used to!”

Choleena DiTullio (’94) is pleased toannounce that some environmentally-friendlysignage she produced has won two internationalawards. Choleena writes, “I succeeded in com-ing up with the biggest (and cheapest!) promo-tional sign that the Cape Jourimain NationalWildlife Centre has ever had. Using natural ele-ments only I advertised the web address of thearea with seaweed that had washed up onshore. The bird, eel, and shell let the audienceknow that the area is known for its nature.The ‘sign’ was 96 feet long and could be seenby the famous Confederation Bridge to PEIand Google satellites. The URL lets the worldknow where to go for information on thisstriking locale.”

Cheryl Veinotte (’94) writes, “I finished myMEd in social justice and multicultural educa-tion at the University of Calgary. Moved hometo Sackville in July 2009. Moved from publicteaching to working as a research associatefor the Rural and Small Town Programme atMount Allison.”

Mandy Copp-Wilson (’95) writes, “My hus-band Rob (Ohio University) and I would like toannounce the latest future Mountie and addi-tion to the Wilson household. Lucas McCabeWilson was born May 11 ’10 at 8lbs10oz, meas-uring 22 inches long. He made his first visit tocampus this summer when we travelled backhome to Sackville.”

Dr. Carla Edwards (’95) and husband TimLouks welcomed their second son, Zackary, tothe family on March 23 ‘10. Older brother Alexlooks forward to having a beach volleyball part-ner! To see a photo visit the Births section of thephoto gallery on Alumni Online.

Judy Halebsky (’96) has published a book ofpoems. Sky=Empty won a first book award andwas published by New Issues Poetry & Prose atWestern Michigan University. Judy writes,“After Mount Allison I did an MFA degree inpoetry and last spring finished a PhD in theatre.

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Currently I am in Japan on a research fellowshipin Japanese literature. In Tokyo I edit and trans-late a bilingual poetry journal. The poems in thebook trace my journey from the Maritimes toJapan. I have won awards and fellowships formy writing including a grant from the CanadaCouncil for the Arts, a MacDowell ColonyFellowship, a Millay Colony Fellowship, and theNew Issues Poetry Prize.”

Julie (Scott) Johnson (’98) graduated withher Master’s of Nursing from DalhousieUniversity in Oct. ’09. She has been working asa nurse practitioner in Cumberland County, NSfor the past year. In more exciting news— sheand her husband Chris Johnson (’96) are verypleased to announce the recent arrival of theirfirst baby girl, Emily Jane Johnson, on May 4’10. They would like to thank their many friendsand family who have shared such warm wishesand wonderful gifts in celebration of their newaddition. To see a photo visit the Births sectionof the photo gallery on Alumni Online.

Natalie (Richardson) Legere (’98) writes,“My husband Adam and I are pleased toannounce the arrival of our first child— a BOY!Vincent Edward Adam Legere arrived onMonday, May 17. He has already had manyMount A alumni visit him (Tanya (Dunlop)Bostick ’96, Angie Savage ’98, DeanneFowler ’98) and he looks forward to meetingmany more. Vincent will probably visit thecampus very soon as we live so close.

Jean-Guy Lafleur (’99) and Amy McLeish(’00) are pleased to welcome Isaac Roan

McLeish Lafleur, born on Feb. 20 ’10. Both babyand mom are doing well.

In June Jamie Heap (’99) launched his thirdbook, History in Miniature: Bud Johnston’s RiverHebert, Joggins and Area Heritage Models, at theHeritage Models Museum in River Herbert, NS.FromAmos ‘King’ Seaman andMinudie to HenryKetchum and the failed Chignecto Ship Railwayin Tidnish; Edmund Burke’s interception of awireless message regarding the sinking of theTitanic; coal mining, sports, and entertainment,to heroism and sacrifice in times of war andpeace, History inMiniature depicts and preservesthe ordinary and extraordinary people, places,things, industries, and events that have definedthe culture and heritage of the River Hebert andJoggins area. For more information about thisand other publications, please contact JamieHeap at [email protected]

2000sJohn Goudy (’00) and Becky (Mather)Goudy (’01) are excited to announce the arrivalof their daughter Jane Victoria on June 2 ’10.She weighed 8lbs2oz and measured 21 inchesin length. Jane's big sister Mary and big brotherPeter can’t get enough of her. Another perfectdaughter born on a perfect game day! What arethe odds?

Jeannie Wedge (’00) has graduated from theBachelor of Education in French Immersion atUPEI and started teaching 5th grade atSherwood Elementary School in September.

Angela Roach (’01) writes, “A great occasion

for a Mount A gathering — a wedding!Kendra (Deane) Van Leeuwen (’01) wasmarried to Nathon Van Leeuwen in Frederictonon July 17. In attendance were Joey Creelman(’01), Mairi Fraser (’02), Jeremy Parent(’00), Angela Roach (’01), Kim Bishop (’01),Erin Filliter (’02), Karolyn Rabeau (’01),Adam Rainforth (’99), and Kathy Ann(Turner) Rainforth (’01).” For photos go tothe Weddings section of the photo gallery atAlumni Online.

Andrew Weedon (’02) and Tanya(McCormick) Weedon (’02) tied the knot atthe Mount Allison Chapel on July 4, 2009. Thecouple celebrated their marriage with manyother Mounties, including Colin Smith (’96),Pamela Smith (’01), Joanna Hunter (’01),Keith Josephson (’01), Jamie Gibson (’02),Jeff MacKay (’01), Nichole FraserMacDonald (’01), Chris MacDonald (’02),Corey Quinlan (’03), Caitlin Willis (’05),Bradley Daye (’11), and SamanthaWeedon(’09). To view photos visit the Weddingssection of our Alumni Online photo gallery.

Katrina Goreham (’02) and Alan Hitchmanwere married on June 4 at Saint Andrew’sPresbyterian Church in Kitchener, ON, wherethey currently reside. Katrina completed herPhD in Industrial and OrganizationalPsychology at the University of Waterloo inJanuary 2009, and is working at the CanadianWater Network on the UW campus.

Naoko (Shida) Hawkins (’04) and GordonHawkins were married in Toronto on April 10,

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2010 and held their wedding reception in WestVancouver on August 21. Naoko is finishing herPhD in the Sociology of Work, Health, andImmigration at the University of Toronto, whileGordon is on leave from his PhD in InternationalRelations and Canadian Politics at theUniversity of Toronto to work as an analyst forthe federal government in Ottawa.

Ann (Poole) Wade (’05) married Jeff Wade ofHalifax on July 25, 2009. Fellow Mount Allisonalumni in attendance included Charlotte(Clarkson) Griffiths (’05), Braden Griffiths(’04), Lindsay (Clark) Kouyoumdjian (’06),Camille Labchuk (’05), and Pete Lucarotti(’05). The couple recently bought a home inCalgary, where Ann is a registered provisional psy-chologist, specializing in school and applied childpsychology,andJeff isgettinghis commissionasanAlberta licensed surveyor. Ann also graduated inNovember 2009 with her MSc from the Universityof Calgary. To view photos visit the Weddings sec-tion of our Alumni Online photo gallery.

Gordon Barrett (’06) recently completed hisMPhil in Modern Chinese Studies at St. Antony’sCollege, University of Oxford. In September hebegan a one-year research fellowship atZhejiang University, funded through theCanada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program.

In May Kyle Hill (’06)was one of 17 Canadiansselected to participate in Action Canada’s2010/2011 program, which is a leadership andpublic policy development program for peoplein the early years of their careers who have thepromise to be future Canadian leaders. Kyle wasalso awarded a 2010/2011 Sauvé Scholarship.He’s living in Sauvé House in Montreal with 13other young leaders from around the world,enjoying unlimited access to McGill’s academicprograms and resources, and benefittingfrom the communal life and multi-facetedexchanges with fellow scholars. This year thereare four Sauvé Scholars from Canada, and twoof them are Mount Allison graduates. JessicaSimpson (’06) is the other.

In August Susan Shore (’07) celebrated hermarriage to Simon Colwell with family andfriends. Susan co-founded theAnimaritimes Clubin Sackville and travels to Moncton every year toattend conventions for anime enthusiasts. She isworking at Mercury Animation on projects suchas children’s animated television shows.

William Wolfe-Wylie (’07) is happy toannounce his engagement to Danielle Webb.The two met during a newspaper conferencefor Atlantic universities in Sackville, while hewas working at The Argosy and she for theXaverian Weekly at St.FX. They plan to bemarried in September 2011 in British Columbia.

In AugustNakita Knowles (’09) began studiesat Southwest Baptist University in Missouri. Sheis working toward achieving her doctorate inphysical therapy.

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Mount Allison has earned areputation for being a placewhere talented individuals

come to discover their passions andexplore their interests.

Our students are encouraged tochallenge their beliefs, find theirunique voice, and celebrate theirindividuality. We want them todevelop into well-rounded andengaged members of society. One ofthe most effective ways to accom-plish this is by participating in thearts. In keeping with our strategicfocus in this regard, Mount Allisonhas designated 2010-11 the Year ofCulture and Creativity.

Already a recognized leader in mar-rying the academic with the artisticand incorporating culture inside theclassroom and out, Mount Allisonwill focus this year on those depart-ments, centres, and special initiativesthat motivate, challenge, and defineus all.

We want to emphasize the role thattraditional ‘arts’ departments andprograms such as Fine Arts, Music,and Drama play at Mount Allison.We also want to recognize andcelebrate the creative role that allscholars bring to their respective dis-ciplines. Chemists and physicistswho are creating new substances.Geographers developing new meth-ods for dating buildings. Social sci-entists exploring new ways of pro-moting equality, sustainability, andinclusivity.

We are challenging ourselves as indi-viduals, and collectively as a univer-sity community, to re-examine ourrole in society — the ways in whichwe contribute to the cultural fabricof this region, and reciprocally, theways in which we are defined by theculture in which we live.

A highlight of the year will be thePresident’s Speakers Series, whichwill see creative personalities from

across the continent come to cam-pus to speak to our University com-munity. The exciting series willinclude lectures from CBC host JianGhomeshi, Cirque de Soleil’s direc-tor of creation Lyn Heward, actressCynthia Dale, as well as a joint pres-entation by Harvard psychologistSteven Pinker and American novelistRebecca Goldstein, among others.

Additional productions and eventsfor the year include special exhibitsat Canada’s oldest university artgallery — Owens Art Gallery — aswell as guest lecturers in our tradi-tional arts courses and exciting con-cert and performing arts series.

If you are interested in learning moreabout Mount Allison’s commitmentto promoting culture and creativity,please visit www.mta.ca/culture

Stephen McClatchieProvost and Vice-President,Academic and Research


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