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Regulars4 Events and Gatherings

6 Campus Beat

8 Student Spotlight

10 Research

24 Bleacher Feature

29 JUMP Update

30 In Memoriam

31 Class Notes

CoverStory12 — Making news

Celebrated journalist

Peter Mansbridge presides

over his first Convocation

as Chancellor.

Features

14 Aim highRetired Lt.-Gen. William “Bill” Carr (’42) hastransformed the Canadian Air Force into whatit is today and left his mark on the world inmany ways.

16 Portrait of a painter’s lifeChristan Nicholson (’73) has painted promi-nent business people, politicians, leadingCanadian authors, as well as universitypresidents and chancellors.

18 Seriously into sportsMichael Grange (’90) is a columnist, best-selling author, and television / radio sportscommentator.

20 Justice has been servedThe Honourable Justice Nancy Bateman(’72) has spent the past 20 years as ajudge in federally-appointed courts,mainly with the Court of Appeal.

22 In-Flight SafetyMount Allison-born alternative-pop bandon a roll since leaving Mount Allison.

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Mount Allison Record Summer 2010 No. 94 — NewSeries The Record is published three times annually.

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

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

Photography:Kelly ClarkPaul DarrowNadine LeBlancMelissa LombardSue SeabornKatie Tower

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Cover Photo: Mount Allison’s Chancellor PeterMansbridge, photographed by Paul Darrow.

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Springtime spectacle

University rituals and traditions signify and nurture vital social processes by whichthe history, culture, and consciousness of its community is reproduced. Their

unique nature carries a special aura that is not reproduced at any other time or place.

This was quite evident over Reunion Weekend as spectacle and ceremony were theorder of the day. As a first-time witness to Mount Allison’s festivities, all I could do wassit back and marvel at it all.

From class cheers echoing throughout Jennings Dining Hall to intricate banners hang-ing in the Wallace McCain Student Centre; the deliciously casual BBQ to the formalpin ceremony; the campus tour to the campus lecture; and of course the celebratedGarnet and Gold Gala where Allisonians of all ages mixed; the sights and sounds ofReunion were simply stunning.

I listened transfixed as larger-than-life personalities with outrageous nicknames sharedquips and tall tales that prompted tears, cheers, and endless laughter. And by the way,why don’t we use nicknames anymore? Have you noticed that stories always soundbetter when they feature people called “Tuna,” “Big Al,” “Bubbles,” and “Grinder?”

Of course not everything was overt spectacle. You could see Reunion’s magic take holdof people in quiet ways too. The University was filled with people slowly walkingaround campus, staring with misty, faraway eyes as they reminisced about friends andevents from long ago.

I would be remiss if I did not mention the Class of 2010 and their incredible achieve-ment. What great memories they will take away from the day — proudly taking theirplace in the annual Convocation procession; Peter Mansbridge installed as Chancellor;and a riveting valedictorian speech by Fraser Harland (can anybody say future PM?).

Yes, Reunion and Convocation were a smash hit that provided an opportunity foralumni to reconnect with the place and friends that shared a transformative momentin their lives. The trouble, I can’t wait for next year.

Of course there is always Homecoming. See you in September!

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

Editor’sNote

Continuing the dialoguewith Mount Allison

Alumni Awards

One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was pack up my bags as a teenager,leave the comforts of home, and head cross country to Sackville. However, this

was nothing compared to what I felt when it came time to leave Mount Allison. Myfour years were rich and varied with moments of frustration, challenge, stimula-tion, and joy. In the spring of 1998 I stood, degree in hand, ready to take on theworld. And yet a bittersweet feeling fell over me as I strode from Convocation Hallfor I knew that a very special time in my life had ended.

Like so many others the roots of my affinity with Mount Allison were planted fornostalgic reasons — remembering buildings, classes, professors, residence life, sportsteams, the town of Sackville, and most importantly, the friends that provided thenarrative to my Mount A story. Yet over time the nature of my relationship with theUniversity changed. I took the view that it had given me so much, that I had aresponsibility to give something back, not necessarily with time or money butthrough engagement. Without minimizing the value of nostalgia or sentiment Ibegan to understand that my need to stay connected was as much about the futureas it was about the past. As one member of the Class of 1945 put it over the recentConvocation Weekend, “it’s important to look back, but don’t stare.”

Mount Allison is a wonderful place and alumni have played a significant role in put-ting it on solid footing; we are amongst the most supportive in the country and thisconnection has helped ensure the University is well positioned for the challenges thatlie ahead. If we are to stay on top, however, we need more of you to connect, inter-act, and engage with the University. By doing so we will ensure that present andfuture students have those same bittersweet feelings when they leave Sackville.

Andrew Clark (’98)

During Reunion Weekend Dr. Seth Greenwald (’59) of Cleveland, OHreceived the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing outstandingachievement by alumni in their community and celebrating their life-time achievements. Greenwald, left, is presented with his award by for-mer Mount Allison roommate and long-time friend Lt.-Col. (ret.)Walter “Bubbles” Peters (’59).

Dr. Nonie Lesaux (’99) received the Contemporary AchievementAward, but was unable to attend the ceremony.

Bill Bishop (’70), right, of Charlottetown received the CharlesFrederick Allison Award, recognizing outstanding contribution toMount Allison during Reunion Weekend celebrations. Bishop is shownwith Vice-President, University Advancement Gloria Jollymore (’77).

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 and motivatethe 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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UK Alumni Gathering at home of Dr. Ian and Carla Newbould

Presidential Tour Reception at Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre in London, ON

Presidential Tour Receptionat Moncton City Hall

Bermuda alumni reception

For more photos from the events listed below, or for information aboutupcoming events, please visit Alumni Online:

www.mta.ca/alumni

From left to right are Caleb Martin (’07), Christine McCullough (’98), Becky (Mather) Goudy (’01), Sheila (Berridge) Blagrave (’75), Hol

MacLean (’94), John Goudy (’00), Rana Husain, Bill Nicholson (’53), Kash Husain (’74), Dr. Robert Campbell, Suzanne (Deloute) Allan (’68

Mary Lou (Swim) Nicholson (’53), Mark Blagrave (’77), Joanne Humphrey (’98), Lauren Scott (’07), Emily Tippett (’08), Paul Pergau (’6

Carolyn (Wright) Graham (’48), Kirby Ramsay (’08), Janet (Scott) Caldwell (’52), Herb Lovett (’60), Sibyl (Richards) Atkinson (’47),

(Saunders) McKinna (’49), Carolle de Ste-Croix (’90), and Rev. Charles Scott (’46)

Alumni and the women’s soccer team honoured Ralph Marshall

(’50) and Robert Barritt (’50) during a gathering at the home of

Jack (’74) and Lisa (McPhee) Rhind (’74)

From left to right are: June (Bowman) MacEachern(’55), Nan (Wilson) Miller (’48), RolandHutchinson (’69), Carol (Joyce) Proctor (’48), andDouglas “Stretch” MacEachern (’54)

FRONT (l-r): Matt Stanley (’04), Brendan McGloin (’06), Eileen

Smith (former faculty), Keti Cross, Joanne Dabir-Alai, Gloria

Jollymore (’77), Carmen Moreira (’08), Joey Peake (’59), Patricia

(O’Brien) Nichols (’51), Myra Landsburg (’83), Barb Crowther

(’79), Carla Newbould, Marylin (Russell) Smith (’61) BACK:

John Smith (former faculty), Donald Cross (former faculty), Dara

MacDonald (’08), Kim Pryde (’86), Ron Dawson (’59), Colin

Nichols, Dale Edgar (’88), David Henry (’74), Eric Brown (’77),

Karen (Langmead-Smith) Edgar (’89), Ian Newbould (former

Mount Allison President)

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MASSIE Program 10th Anniversary Reception at Kwansai

Gakuin University

Osaka, Japan Get-Together at Drunk Bears

Restaurant and Bar

Beijing, China Get-Together

at Shanghai Spring Restaurant

Shanghai, China Get-Together at Zen Restaurant

Tokyo, Japan Alumni/MASSIE event at DEN

Rokuen-Tei Izakaya

Asia TourIn February Dr. Robert Campbell, President and Vice-Chancellor; Ron Byrne, Vice-President,International and Student Affairs; Dr. Stephen McClatchie, Vice-President and Provost, Academic andResearch; and Adam Christie, manager of International Affairs and MASSIE Program co-ordinatortravelled to Asia to take part in a number of events:

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CampusBeatDr. Elizabeth Wells, Music professor and department head, hasbeen awarded a prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship.The award is widely regarded as Canada’s top teaching honourand recognizes teaching excellence and educational leadership.

Wells has developed some of Mount Allison’s most innovativeand provocative Arts courses that explore the cultural impact ofmodern musicians, women and music, and music and difference.

“My job is the easiest in the world because I teach the mostinteresting subject — music history,” she says. “Music remainsa fundamental human mystery, considered by many thehighest manifestation of human expression. I am thrilled to benamed a 3M Teaching Fellow and to join a group ofdistinguished professors across Canada who are dedicated toteaching excellence. Mount Allison rewards and supportsteaching, and it is this encouraging environment that hasallowed me to develop my teaching practice.”

Wells embodies the concept of teacher-scholar. Devoted to thestudy of her discipline, she is equally committed to creating avibrant learning experience for her students and to sharing herpassion with others. She has inspired teaching colleagues at Mount Allison and beyond. Wells is the fifth MountAllison professor to receive the 3M Fellowship, giving the University the best record per capita in Atlantic Canada.

Music professor awarded prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship

Mount Allison University opened its doors for a campus-wide OpenHouse in March, where more than 100 students and their familiesspent “A Day at Mount A.”

“Our Open House program continues to provide students, parents,and other family members with an opportunity to learn why MountAllison is Canada’s best primarily undergraduate university,” saysRon Byrne, Vice-President, International and Student Affairs. “Wereceived overwhelmingly positive feedback from all involved that thisyear’s Open House exceeded their expectations and confirmed formany that Mount Allison University would be their university start-ing in September 2010.”

Exit surveys reported that 90 per cent of parents were more likely torecommend Mount Allison to their children as a result of attendingthe Open House.

The Open House offered participants a fun-filled day of activity,including a parent information session, a free lunch at the award-win-ning Jennings Dining Hall, and customized campus tours that visitedareas such as the library, student residences, labs, the Owens ArtGallery (the oldest university art gallery in Canada), classrooms, andthe athletics and fitness centres.

A Day at Mount A


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Three Mount Allison students have been selected toparticipate in one of the most competitive and prestigiousinternship programs in Canada.

Hanna Button (international relations), Fraser Harland(political science), and Stephen Middleton (biology) —all from the Class of 2010 — will travel to Ottawa inSeptember to work on Parliament Hill for 10 months aspart of the Parliamentary Internship Programme (PIP).

They were chosen from an applicant pool made up of 97of the country’s best university graduates for a programthat accepts only 10 people each year.

“Mount Allison is a small school that provides itsstudents with big opportunities, and arms them with thetools to become leaders,” says University President andVice-Chancellor Dr. Robert Campbell. “To have three ofour undergraduates chosen for such a prominent andselective national program is a breathtaking accomplish-ment. I am extremely proud of Hanna, Fraser, andStephen, and I know they will be excellent representativesof the University and the Programme.”

PIP Director Dr. Garth Williams says this is the first timehe is aware of that three individuals from the same schoolhave been invited to participate in the Programme.

“Mount Allison’s reputation for excellence in the liberalarts is well earned. These are extremely demandingpositions and candidates must possess both a depth ofknowledge and a breadth of experience to be selected.Hanna, Fraser, and Stephen stood out for the selectioncommittee because of their range of experience and levelof community engagement.”

Mount Allison students to work on Parliament Hill

On May 17th, 396 graduates donned their caps andgowns to receive their degrees at Mount Allison’sConvocation ceremonies. One hundred and forty-fiveScience and Commerce students graduated during themorning ceremony and 251 Arts, Fine Arts, and Musicstudents in the afternoon.

Peter Mansbridge, chief correspondent and anchor ofCBC’s The National and host of CBC’s Mansbridge: Oneon One, was installed as Mount Allison’s eighthChancellor. Mansbridge conferred all degrees andaddressed both the morning and afternoon graduates.

The University also honoured six Canadians who areleaders in their respective fields. Lieutenant-Governorof New Brunswick and First Nations advocate, Hon.Graydon Nicholas; founder and CEO of Indigo Books &Music Inc., Heather Reisman; Chairman and CEOEmeritus, Sobeys Inc., David Sobey; senior pastor,Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, Rev. Dr.Brent Hawkes (’72); professional educator and formerMount Allison Chancellor, Jim Keith; and founder andexecutive director of War Child Canada, Dr. SamanthaNutt received honorary degrees during the 2010Convocation celebrations.

Fraser Harland, a political science graduate fromCamrose, AB, was selected by his peers as Valedictorian.His final message to the Class of 2010 — hope.

Convocation 2010

From left to right are PIP interns Stephen Middleton,Fraser Harland, and Hanna Button.

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Left BrainBy Melissa Lombard

Honours biology graduate Dominique Piche (’10) is theperfect mix of both science and art. She has wanted to bea medical doctor since she was 10, when she and her sis-ter began raising money for a Rotary International cam-paign called Polio Plus. She has also nurtured a love foracting, which began when she was only in kindergarten.She has performed in musicals and plays ever since.

Piche recently completed her honours thesis in the areaof genetics, specifically studying fruit flies.

“To be able to research genetics at this level as an under-graduate is really rare and it is something I am really gladI came to a smaller university to do.”

Biology professor Dr. Vett Lloyd has worked with Picheextensively during her time at Mount Allison, includingsupervising her honours thesis.

“Dominique is passionate about human health andhealth research and with her ability to communicate sheis someone who is certain to make as much of an impacton the greater world as she has here at Mount Allison,”says Lloyd.

When she is not in the lab, she is likely to be found act-ing with Mount Allison’s bilingual theatre troupe,Tintamarre.

“It’s great,” she says. “After being in my lab all day study-ing flies, it’s really nice to be able to play and be creativein another language. I have really found why I loveFrench through Tintamarre.”

Hailing all the way from Fort Collins, Colorado, Pichesays that Tintamarre was really what sold her on theUniversity.

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“I’m Canadian and always wanted to come back toCanada for university. To be able to study science andperform in French theatre at the same time soundedlike a dream, so that’s why I chose Mount Allison andI’m really glad I did,” she says.

Piche has performed in five plays and has toured threetimes with Tintamarre in her four years at MountAllison. Tintamarre director Alex Fancy says the troupewill definitely miss Piche.

“In addition to being an accomplished and dedicatedactor, Dominique loves to solve every artistic and logis-tical problem that comes along. For the past four years,our lives and work have been enriched by her many tal-ents and by her fearlessness in the face of risk,” saysFancy.

For two summers Piche has returned to Colorado towork on a computer-based model to predict DengueVirus epidemics at Colorado State University’sInfectious Disease Labs. This past summer she workedtowards developing a vaccine for the deadly DengueVirus with the Fort Collins’ U.S. Center for DiseaseControl (CDC) in the Arboviral Diseases Branch.

“Each year an estimated 2.5 billion people are at risk ofcontracting the Dengue Virus and there are up to22,000 deaths annually, the majority of which are chil-dren. It is pretty devastating, but the vaccine is lookingpromising,” she says.

In the fall Piche will be starting a Master’s in biomedicalscience at Colorado State University. During this timeshe will also be working on the actual production of theDengue vaccine with the CDC. Her plan is to become adoctor specializing in infectious diseases and tropicalmedicine, with a little community theatre on the side.

Right Brain

To be able tostudy science andperform in French

theatre soundedlike a dream.“ ”


Your boss’ leadership style can predict cardiovascularoutcomes, how safe you are at work, and even

whether you engage in healthy lifestyle choices.“ ”

Redefining leadershipResearch

MBy Raine Phythian

Many of us at one point in our careers, perhapseven at many points, have had to endure “the bossfrom hell.” They can range from the subtle manip-ulator to the screaming, hammer-throwing bully.

As an unwitting participant you know how stressfulthese events can be. The trauma may have cascadedinto other parts of your life — your morale wasnegatively affected, your sleep was disrupted and,most of all, you felt dread each morning as youemerged from the shower knowing that the nextepisode in the drama was about to unfold.Inevitably you asked yourself “Is this normal?” orperhaps even “Is there something wrong with me?”

The answers to these questions are “yes” and“probably not” according to Commerce professorand researcher Dr. Jane Mullen. Mullen’s study ofbehaviour in the workplace finds that the degree ofstress initiated by an authoritative figure is far moreextensive than was previously thought and could behazardous to your health. She also finds that theseare not isolated events, but are far more commonthan you might realize.

“What may be surprising is just how extensive theeffects of leadership are on your wellbeing. In addi-tion to the well-documented effects of poor leader-ship on employee stress, your boss’ leadership stylecan predict cardiovascular outcomes, how safe youare at work, and even whether you engage inhealthy lifestyle choices,” Mullen says.

Mullen has spent the past few years looking at howpositive leadership can affect workplace safety foryoung workers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.She is particularly interested in young workers asthey are especially vulnerable to poor leadership.

The study, for which she received $90,000 in SocialSciences and Humanities Research Council

funding, found that there is no neutral position fororganizational leaders. If leaders do not promote asafe working environment, they are indicating toyoung workers that the organization does not valuesafety. This directly influences workers’ attitudesand behaviour towards safety.

Mullen is now turning her attention to the darkerside of leadership — how a leader’s abusive practicescan make you feel miserable or, at worst, lead toserious physical injuries. She is conducting a large-scale survey with researchers from four universitiesin Atlantic Canada, one from each province, ofyoung workers and their experiences of violence andaggression at work. The group wants to examine theeffects of leadership on safety attitudes and behav-iour, psychological wellbeing, and lifestyle.

As for future research, Mullen says the nextstep is to extend her current study to meas-ure psychological, behavioral, and physio-logical factors.

“Using multiple indices of strain willprovide a richer assessment of the range ofeffects of workplace violence. For exam-ple, self-reporting to assess psy-chological and behaviouralstrains as well as physiologicalmeasures to assess thepotential risk for coro-nary heart disease.”

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Dr. Jane Mullen examines workplace behaviour


Making NewsMansbridge installed as eighth Chancellor

Feel good.Feel terrific.

And chase that feelingfor the rest of your life.

You can recapture itevery time you

do the right thing.

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Coverstory

FBy Tracy Bell

For Mount Allison’s talented students, Convocation is theculmination of four years of work. Hard work. Exhaustingat times. But worthwhile — especially as they walk acrossthe stage, shake hands with the Chancellor, and receivetheir degrees.

For the Class of 2010 this already monumental day wasmade even more memorable by the opportunity to go “oneon one” with Canadian icon Peter Mansbridge.

The man best known for his position as anchor of CBC’sThe National says he is honoured to assume the role ofChancellor at Mount Allison.

“I like this better than my day job already. I get to sit in achair. A nice chair too,” he jokes.

Mansbridge’s Convocation address was teeming with wit.His message — inspiring. He challenged the University’s396 graduands to continue to make a meaningful difference.

“Your parents are investing in you, and so am I — as aCanadian. So many of us are looking to you to become, ina way, heroes. Quiet heroes. Aside from the great work Iknow you will accomplish in your chosen profession,search for ways to give back to your society, to your com-munity. Believe in your country and give it something.There are many worthy causes. There are many injustices.Pick your spots. But, please, pick something.”

Conferring degrees at Convocation, inspiring greatness instudents, and sharing the University’s message of excellencewith new audiences are tasks Mansbridge takes seriously.And while the role of Chancellor is certainly a detour fromhis day job, conversing with leaders, visionaries, and aca-demics is something the renowned journalist does betterthan almost anyone else.

In his 40-year career with the CBC, Mansbridge hascovered the most significant events of our time and inter-viewed the most influential people in the world such asbusiness giant Bill Gates, sporting hero Sidney Crosby, holyleader the Dalai Lama, cultural icon Diana Krall, andhuman rights champion Desmond Tutu (LLD ’88). He has

had conversations with every Canadian Prime Ministerof the past two decades, and remains the only Canadianjournalist to interview U.S. President Barack Obama.

Mansbridge’s association with Mount Allison began in1988 when he participated in the Students’ AdministrativeCouncil Speaker Series. He has been actively associatedsince then, delivering the inaugural Canadian Studies lec-ture in 1997, accepting an honorary doctorate in 1999, andserving on the University’s National Advisory Council.

“I am thrilled to further cement my long-standing relation-ship with Mount Allison, and I feel so privileged to beChancellor. I follow in the footsteps of such a distinguishedgentleman. John Bragg was a superb Chancellor. He hasdone so much for the University, and for the region as awhole. He has set the bar very high — especially for anordinary guy like me.”

Ordinary is hardly the word most would use to describePeter Mansbridge.

But approachable, genuine, gracious — and funny — wereall sides of himself that Mansbridge shared with MountAllison’s students, staff, faculty, and friends onConvocation weekend.

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RBy Melissa Lombard

Retired Lt.-Gen. William “Bill” Carr has led a life worthcelebrating. He served an illustrious 39-year militarycareer as part of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF),and was a top-selling marketing executive withBombardier/Canadair. He has had a life-long associationwith the Boy Scouts of Canada, eventually serving as itsNational Commissioner for five years. And that’s justscratching the surface.

Now 87, Carr shies away from the limelight, avoiding any-thing that makes him sound like a “hot shot”— but hisenormous success is evident.

Carr joined the Canadian Officers Training Corps at the ageof 16 while attending Mount Allison University. He joined

the RCAF in 1941 and went to war the next year, flyingunarmed photo reconnaissance Spitfires overseas on 142operational missions out of England, Malta, and Italy.

With only 12 per cent of Canadian airmen returninghome unharmed — not wounded, mentally affected, or aprisoner of war — Carr feels lucky to have survived.

“I was young and pretty scared most of the time and I’mnot afraid to admit that,” he says.

Throughout his career Carr flew more than 100 differenttypes of aircrafts and eventually accumulated 16,000hours as a pilot.

Featurestory

The legendary life of retired Lt.-Gen. William Carr (’42)

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In 1974 he was appointed deputy chief of the Defense Staff.He convinced the Canadian Defense Staff and the govern-ment that the Canadian Military Air Force resourcesshould be unified into a new, single Air Command. As thefounder, Carr became its first commander. For thisachievement Carr has been deemed “the father of themodern air force” — a title he emphatically denies.

“I was simply in a position to do something about recreatingand unifying the Air Force and I couldn’t have done itwithout a lot of help,” he says.

He was also involved in the mapping of Canada’s North.Two thirds of the country had not been adequatelymapped by 1945 and the only way to do this was by air andphotography. During this time a lake in the NWT wasnamed Carr Lake in his honour.

His amazing aviation career was recognized in 2001 whenhe was inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame; anhonour he humbly cherishes.

“It means a lot to me. I know I’m not the equal of some ofthe people on that list but I’m greatly honoured to havebeen chosen,” he says.

With an incredible record of achievement, Carr has left hismark on the world in many ways. And yet he remainsmodest about his accomplishments.

“I was a lucky guy who was given opportunities to surviveand do things. The successes were due entirely to the sup-port I was provided by the people I worked with — manya hell of a lot smarter than I. Much was a matter of beingin the right place at the right time.”


Portrait of apainter’s life

Christan Nicholson (’73)

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Featurestory

CChristan Nicholson certainly believes in fate. It has inter-vened, he says, at a number of crucial times in his life.When he was 18 his mother bought him a box of oilpaints. Soon after he won a prize at the Atlantic NationalExhibition and decided to attend a weeklong art work-shop at Mount Allison, where his life took a huge turn.

Nicholson improved so much during that week; hedecided to leave behind his two years of classes at UNBSJ,and plans to be a math teacher, to enter the MountAllison Fine Arts program.

“It was the best thing that ever happened to me,” he says.

After four years of completing two projects for every oneassignment, Nicholson graduated as the first Fine Artshonours student at Mount Allison. He then moved toOttawa. Fate stepped in again when Nicholson landed ajob in Algonquin College’s Library just as he had decidedto move back home. He credits this moment as one of themost pivotal of his career. Nearly five years later he relo-cated to Vancouver to take a similar library position. In1980 he took the plunge into painting full time.

He says without his training at Mount Allison he wouldnot be where he is now. Today many consider NicholsonCanada’s leading portrait painter. He has painted promi-nent business people, politicians, leading Canadianauthors, as well as university presidents and chancellors.

One of his most celebrated paintings to date is his repre-sentation of former Governor General Roméo LeBlanc.In the portrait LeBlanc is wearing Nicholson’s old cardi-gan, instead of the anticipated suit and tie. The portrait isrenowned, in particular by his family, for its true repre-sentation of LeBlanc, the man. Canada Post has trans-formed the portrait into a commemorative stamp — afirst for Nicholson.

Nicholson says his ability to capture the “real” person inhis portraits is what makes him unique.

“That is the thing you can’t buy but I happen to have.Somewhere along the line I capture an aspect of theperson’s personality that says something about them,”he says.

On May 25 Nicholson unveiled his portrait of formerCanadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, which will hangpermanently in the south corridor of the ParliamentBuildings. The portrait took five iterations and nearly two

years to complete. The final portrait is a formal represen-tation of Chrétien the politician. Chrétien’s wife, Aline,said it is a painting of which his father would be proud.

Nicholson’s portraits generally take six months and nowsell for up to $50,000 a piece. Not bad considering his firstpainting sold for 15 dollars.

“It is shocking, shocking, shocking,” he says. “I am stillthat little guy from Saint John. It’s almost beyond mycomprehension that someone would pay that much formy paintings.”

He has recently been selected by the Canadian Secretaryto the Queen to submit a portfolio to paint a portrait ofQueen Elizabeth II. Ten painters were chosen fromaround the country, with a winner to be selected thissummer. The portrait will commemorate the 60thanniversary of the Queen’s coronation in 2012. The lasttime a Canadian painter painted the Queen was in 1957.

“In my wildest imagination I never would have imaginedsuch a thing,” he says. “It’s like the Academy Awards, it’sa great honour just to be nominated. There is nobody elsebigger than the Queen to paint.”

By Melissa Lombard

Nicholson stands with the original and copy of the Chrétienportrait, reproduced for Chrétien’s family. Even Nicholsoncould barely tell the two paintings apart.


I have beenlucky a handful

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feels like thecentre of

the universe.

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Michael Grange (’90)Seriously into sports

GBy Melissa Lombard

Globe and Mail sports reporter Michael Grange (’90)has covered everything from the Super Bowl to FormulaOne Racing — he even drank a beer with Canadian golficon Mike Weir the night he won the Masters. On anygiven day he is most likely to be covering basketball andchatting with the likes of superstars Chris Bosh andSteve Nash. And this year he reported on the ultimatesporting event, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Blogging for CTV’s Olympic web site, Grange wrote twoor three stories a day for 25 days, trying to capture a sideof the story nobody else was covering.

“During the Canada vs. Norway hockey game I wentdowntown and interviewed seal protestors who werebeing ignored because everyone was watching the hockeygame. It was definitely my goal to do somethingdifferent,” he says.

The Vancouver Olympics proved to be an immenselyproud moment for this country, Grange, and the mediaas a whole.

“Being part of an amazing moment in our country’srecent history was a real professional highlight for me,”he says. “It was the biggest undertaking our Canadianmedia has ever made and it was exciting to be on thecutting edge of it, with stories being posted almostinstantly after the events.”

During his time at Mount Allison Grange was a starbasketball player, participated in student government,and wrote for the student newspaper The Argosy — hisfirst foray into journalism.

“It was the first time I’d done any writing that didn’thave a mark attached to it,” he jokes. “The Argosy waswelcoming and fun and I could just jump into it and seeif I liked it. There was a lot of value in that. If I went toa bigger school where I had to do it at the expense ofother things, I might not have tried.”

Grange’s regular routine with friend Jay Foster (’90) andothers was to rush to the library when the newspaperscame out about 11 a.m. Weekly he and floormate JamesRae (’91) delivered The Argosy to the library and wouldsit and pore over The Globe and Mail, even if it was twodays old. Grange would religiously read features by thenup-and-coming sports writer Stephen Brunt, now thepremier sports columnist in the country.

Coming full circle, Grange and Brunt are now colleagues,having worked together at The Globe and Mail for 15 years.Grange is also a bestsellingco-author of the book,Leafs AbomiNation: Thedismayed fan’s handbook towhy the Leafs stink and howthey can rise again.

He has freelanced forvirtually every sportspublication in Canadaand regularly appears ontelevision and radio asa sports commentatorand expert. His experi-ences have brought hima great appreciationfor professional ath-letes and the worldin which they live.And he’s just happyto be a part of it.

“I have been lucky ahandful of times to be ina place that feels like thecentre of the universe,”he says. “Those are raremoments that I don’t takefor granted.”

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By Melissa Lombard

The Honourable Justice Nancy Bateman,Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, is winding downan esteemed judicial career. After practicingfamily law for 13 years, she has spent the past 20years as a judge in federally appointed courts,mainly with the Court of Appeal.

Looking back, Bateman modestly hopes she hasmet people’s expectations.

“I will have been a success if my tenure is viewed asone of a judge who worked hard, stayed abreast ofthe law, and gave people a fair hearing,” she says.

When first appointed to the Bench she began as atrial judge working predominantly in criminallaw. Bateman was the first woman ever to beappointed to county court.

For the past 15 years she has been a Court ofAppeal judge, dealing with a wide range of civiland criminal cases. In this court three judgesreview the record from the previous trial anddecide if there was legal error.

“It is a great system of checks and balances,” she says.

Currently there are nine Mount Allison alumni invarious Nova Scotia courts, including the Courtof Appeal’s Chief Justice Michael MacDonald.

“Mount Allison allows you to develop in a reallycomfortable and nurturing environment and it isacademically rigorous. It helps you mature andgain confidence and optimism about what youcan do in life,” says Bateman.

Bateman has been involved in many aspects ofthe legal world. Two of her most significantprojects have been the award-winning Courts ofNova Scotia web site and subsequently theCourts’ Decision Database.

“When I came into the courts in 1990 the onlypublishers of court decisions were law bookcompanies like the Nova Scotia Reports or theDominion Law Reports. It troubled me from theget go that our only product is these decisions,yet we don’t control them,” says Bateman.

Judges, journalists, and the public used to wait fora paper decision to be produced at the courthouse.Bateman believes this project is an important ele-ment in opening up the courts to the public.

After 20 years in the business of making decisions,Bateman has seen it all. There have been momentsof levity and others that are hugely tragic and hardto forget.

“Sometimes there are just bad people who do badthings, but more often than not you can explainwhy the person is in the situation they are in andI worry that nothing will pull them out,” she says.

When she retires in August Bateman looks for-ward to not getting up at her usual 4:45 a.m. andto actually reading a whole newspaper.

“I am not running out the door. It was a toughdecision to leave because I really like the people Iwork with. You give up a lot when you retire, butthere comes a time to do it,” she says.

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Justice hasbeen servedThe Honourable Nancy Bateman (’72) presiding

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I will have been asuccess if my tenure

is viewed as one of ajudge who worked

hard, stayed abreastof the law, and gave

people a fair hearing.

22 | SUMMER 2010 RECORD Clockwise from top: Glen Nicholson, DanielLedwell, Brad Goodsell, John Mullane.

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By Melissa Lombard

It has been eight years since alternative-pop band In-Flight Safety began making music in Sackville.Originally with a slightly different line-up, the bandnow has four members who met at Mount Allison in theearly part of the decade.

John Mullane (’00) vocals, guitar; Glen Nicholson (’03)drums; Daniel Ledwell (’02) piano, guitar, keyboard;and Brad Goodsell (’03) bass, were initially drawntogether by a similar taste in music — bands such asRadiohead and The Cardigans. They wrote the songs ontheir debut CD, Vacation Land, in Sackville and recordedthem in a house on Pleasant Street.

After all the members had graduated, the band movedto Halifax to continue playing music.

“We knew we wanted to play in Halifax and meet otherbands, so that’s just what we did,” says Nicholson.

The band recently finished its fifth cross-Canada tour,traveling mostly by van. Nicholson says this trip was alot more enjoyable than their first, four years ago.

“We have a way nicer van and a trailer so we can hold allour gear and everyone can lay horizontally in the vanand sleep,” says Nicholson laughingly. “Every single timewe go the crowds get bigger and the bands get better.”

Like any job touring has its ups and downs. Nicholsonand Mullane count lack of sleep, having to sit for hours,limited food choices at gas stations, and the vastness ofthe country amongst the worst.

“To go from St. John’s, NF to Victoria, BC is somethingthat I don’t think a lot of people could conceive of interms of traveling in a vehicle,” says Mullane.

It has been a great last couple of years for the group.They earned JUNO and MuchMusic Video Award

nominations and three East Coast Music Awards(ECMA) in 2007. This year they received six nomina-tions, and won Alternative Album of the Year for theirthird album, we are an empire, my dear, and Group ofthe Year at the ECMAs.

Mullane and Nicholson credit the JUNO nominationfor “ushering the group into another stratosphere.”

“We never in a million years would have expected it. Ithink that is one we will always cherish because whowould have thought that a band from Sackville wouldeven be attending that awards ceremony,” says Mullane.

The band’s self-proclaimed biggest success has been themusic’s popularity in movies and television. Their songshave appeared on episodes of The Vampire Diaries,NBC’s Chuck, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and thetrailer of Dear John.

With award-winning music, cross-country tours, andtheir own record label, In-Flight Safety has come a longway since they left Sackville and Mount Allison.

“We have hit a level now where we are competing withbands on a national level. I never would have expected tohave accomplished as much as we have,” says Mullane.

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Mount Allison-born band making musical inroads across the country

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Carrie’s height (4’11”) wasperfect for measuring the

top of our nets — but withCarrie it was always more

about possessing greatattitude than great altitude.

— Janet Robinson, Coach, Badminton Mounties

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HEATHER:Team Rookie | ACAA Rookie | 2x League All-Star |Team MVP | League MVP | All-Canadian

CARRIE:Team Rookie | 2x Team MVP | 3x League All-Star |University Outstanding Senior Athlete

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By Sue Seaborn

They say good things come in small packages. Onecould say Mount Allison is one of those things —though small in size, it punches well above its weight.

The same goes for Mounties Carrie (’10) and HeatherMurray (’12). The siblings from Belleisle, NS excel at thesport of badminton and have found a way to succeeddespite their diminutive size.

Their badminton careers began with another small, butbig-hearted athlete — Edie (Ross) Murray (’71), theirmother, who helped show them the way to the top.With the three boasting a combined total height of only181 inches, they have always pushed each other to betechnically better than their taller opponents.

As a 23-year-old Edie took the sport up and when Carrieand Heather were eight and six years old, they made thetrip to the gym to learn the sport of badminton withtheir mother, friend, and coach.

Carrie and Heather pushed one another to excel. Theybattled against each other, but they cheered the other onagainst any opposition. On some days they even joinedforces to battle against their mother, who still had a trickor two up her sleeve.

Through their earlier years Heather and Carrie excelledin the Nova Scotia Badminton Association before play-ing at Mount Allison. Though each of the sisters out-rivaled most of their opponents individually, the tworeally stood out when they joined forces to compete inthe women’s doubles categories of the Atlantic CollegesAthletic Association (ACAA) and the Canadian CollegesAthletic Association (CCAA). Over their careers theyplayed with sisterly “synchronization” and always with acalm and coordinated demeanor, defeating most oftheir opponents and capturing numerous fair play andcoach’s choice awards along the way.

Both sisters have represented Mount Allison at theCCAA nationals — Heather twice and Carrie threetimes. And for the past two seasons they have dominatedthe women’s doubles scene in the ACAA. Occasionallythe two split apart to play with fellow Mountie siblingson the University team, Justin and Brent Barkhousefrom Hantsport, NS, also champions in their respectivemen’s doubles categories.

The women ended their 2010 season as league champions,finishing fifth at the Canadian championships and captur-ing the national Fair Play Award. It was a fitting end forCarrie, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, major inEnglish this past May, and was honoured as the University’sOutstanding Senior Athlete and a league all-star.

Also a conference all-star, sister Heather was recognizedas MVP of this year’s Mounties and is now enteringthird-year Science. In her final two seasons she will haveto carry on alone or find a new partner — one who willcontinue to push her, compete with her, support her, andunderstand her completely — just as Carrie did.

But her unknown partner will have big shoes to fill —despite their size-6 only measurement.

Smashing Siblings

Left to right: Heather, Justin, Carrie, and Brent.


Class of 45First Row: Sandy (Somerville) Smith, Evelyn (Jones) SalsmanSecond Row: Marion (Coffey) Elliot, John Williamson

Class of 50First Row: Wallace Read, Robert Butt, John P. Pike, Bob Barritt,Mary F. (MacGregor) Alexander, Mary (Bennett) Mordy, Isabel(Ewing) Hildebrand Second Row: Tom Wells, Clifford Moase,Angus MacDonald, Joyce (MacPherson) Knapp, George Warr, Fran(Gaskin) Wade Third Row: Marie Coffin Kean, Beatrice HeinePrince, Ruth (Schafheitlin) Bulmer, Margaret (MacDonald)Hamilton, Don Cameron, Jean King, Lindsay G. King

Class of 55First Row: Peggy (MacLeod) Hawkes, David Latimer, DonaldMacGowan, Les Parrott, Alma (Trevors) Baker, Ron Dempsey,Marlene (Johnson) Jackson, June (Bowman) MacEachern SecondRow: Bill Naylor, George Parker, Carole (Gillis) Spicer, Erna(Bagnell) Leadbeater, Elizabeth (Rafuse) Frank, Marion Thomson,Floyd Ross, Baird Judson, Anne Dodge, Graham Langley, JoanForshner Third Row: Glen Perry Flemming, Warren Hall, IanJohnstone, Robert J. MacDonald, Nancy Bentley, Clarene (Avard)White, Louie Johnston, Nancy Innes Harries, Brian Fluhmann

Class of 60First Row: Bob Johnson, Don Hopkins, Daniel Chadwick, BobTaylor, Preston Leavitt, Roger Ackman, Peter Jollymore, BillMacDonald Second Row: Ron Porter, Ann (Keating) Porter, DavidCoates, Maida Rogerson, Margaret Flack, Penny Annand, IvanDuvar, Barbara (West) Cross, Eileen (Stavert) Meillon Third Row:Bob Rose, Chris Young, Doug Hoddinott, Alex Cummings, JaneCummings, Pat (Pollett) McClelland, Harriet (Campbell) Meacher,Carolyn (Manzer) McMullen, Flora (MacGregor) Beckett, AnnFerguson Howe, Barbara Archibald, Patty (Gurd) Pryde, JanetWhitehead, Barbara (Moir) MacBeth Fourth Row: RobinNasmith, Bev (Boyle) O’Gorman, Donna (Cox) Simon, Jean(Malcom) Brown, Margaret (Burrill) Franklin, Elinor (Hamilton)Leach, Kathy (Murray) Johnston, Janet (Glassey) Patterson FifthRow: William Brown, Graeme Fraser, Merlyn Royea, Herb Beal,David Hennigar, Gary Brooks, Bob White Sixth Row: Bruce Hoyt,Wilbur Touchie, Doug Pryde, Dave Wells

Reunion 2010

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Class of 65First Row: Allan H. Adams, Margaret Anne MacBeath, RickDesBrisay, Sally Norcott, Cate Bird, Cairine McCann, Frank PowellSecond Row: Debby Johns, Karen (MacDonald) Angel, Fern(MacLeod) Mollon, Marjorie (MacDonald) Trenholm, BrianTrenholm, Margaret Bateman Ellison, Claudia Radford, TerryThompson, Bob Trevors, Darrell Mesheau, Marg Forbes ThirdRow: Robert Angel, Doug Smith, Mike Norcott, Duncan MacLeod,Al Smith, Jeff Fenwick, Anne Fawcett

Class of 70First Row: Cathy (MacLennan) Snow, Marilyn (Cook) Mullett,Marilyn Read-Stark, Louise (Oates) Cooke, Alana (Milne) Robb,Nora (Baker) Fillier, Rob Watt Second Row: Ann (Goodyear)Harvie, Barb (Jardine) Mutch, Joan Calder, Ann Cauty, Pam Love,Debbie (Terris) Kervin, Bill Bishop, Gary Miller, Ron Rondeau, RobMiller Third Row: Marion Holder, Mac MacLeod, Dale Ellis, RonKervin, Lorne Goodman, Jack Countryman, Michael Hatfield

Class of 75First Row: Marilyn MacDonald, Pinie (Leighton) Oulton, Shelley(Barnes) Arsenault, Janet (Wadlyn) Trites, Harry Lamont, Rita(Hudson) Kean, Anne (Shirley) Campbell Second Row: Iain D.Smith, Rory Francis, Gaelyne Norris, Steve Ridlington, CamHartling, Donna (Minard) Hartling, Shirley (MacInnis) Carras,Stuart MacFarlane Third Row: John Trites, Mark Dickie, RobHart, George Inman, John Boyle, Barbie Smith, Ed Betts

Class of 80First Row: Dave MacLeod, Blair Lawrence, Chris Fraser, GerryLunn, Rob Latimer, Jol Hunter Second Row: Susan Paterson,Susan Beaubien, Dale Darling, Diane Ross, Heather (Milton)Hennigar, Lana MacLean, Beth (Heckman) Kavanagh, Diana(Friesen) Sonnichson Third Row: Steve McCallum, SandyMacMullin, Smith Wells, Ian Kennedy, Doug Coleman, ChristyDemont, Kathie Wheadon, J. Ryan Wiggin


Class of 85First Row: Laura Quatermain, Lesley Rogers, Mary Murdoch, JudeRobertson, Marva Sweeney Second Row: Craig Wilmot, JaniceBrown, Sue MacLean, Kate (Houston) Brooks, Marsha (Simmons)Wilson, Margot E. MacDonald Third Row: Alan Atkinson, SarahJane Lake-Conklin, Sonya (Saunders) Annear, Alanna (Keough)MacVittie, Shelley Nicholson, Scott Campbell

Class of 90First Row: Laurie Goodine Sheehan, Catherine Gray, Sue Johnston,Sara Carson, Kelly Grant, Gordon Calder, Carolyn Fisher, MelanieHarper, Karen Cameron Second Row: Brenda Stewart Duplisea,Andrea Johnston, Janet Piers, Marlene Myers, Sarah Shephard,Catherine Decarie, Tracy (Crowley) Black, Carolle de Ste-Croix, MerleRobertson, Peter Hanson, Carol Wilson Third Row: Eric Russell, TonyRobichaud, Tara Milburn, Wade Taylor, Denise Schofield, VictorCormier, Steve Viola, Richard Veffer, Aaron Lloyd Fourth Row: TimMilburn, Dan Nowlan, Charles Thompson, Dave Rose

Class of 00Rhonda McIver, Shannon (Casey) Black, Ben Black

Class of 05Julia Nobrega

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In 2009-2010 internationalization took centre stage asMount Allison celebrated its Year of InternationalEngagement. An exciting year culminated with anextraordinary and transformative gift from Hong Kongalumnus Michael Wu (’61) to support the Universityand its more than 200 international students, who rep-resent over 40 countries around the world.

Wu, who was the longtime Chairman of Wing LungBank Ltd., donated $1,000,000 to his alma mater inFebruary to create an endowment that will supportinternational students for generations to come.

Mount Allison’s Vice-President, International andStudent Affairs Ron Byrne says Wu’s philanthropy willprovide immense benefit to those students who chooseto attend Mount Allison from outside Canada.

“Mr. Wu came to Mount Allison from Hong Kong andhe quickly discovered that many international studentsfound the transition difficult because our Canadian cul-ture — socially and academically — was so differentfrom their own. He would like to see these funds used tobuild on our existing supports to students and to createnew initiatives that will enable all of our internationalstudents to maximize their potential,” says Byrne.

Mount Allison will use Wu’s generous gift to support itsinternational students in the following ways:

PRE-ARRIVAL PROGRAM

This is to establish a relationship with students beforethey ever set foot on campus. Developing comprehen-sive and interactive materials, such as language-specificvideos and testimonials, will go a long way in preparingstudents and their families for the Mount Allison expe-rience and easing any concerns they might have.

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

From the day they arrive, international students areencouraged to become part of the University’s close-knit community. The plan is to build on the currentmentorship program, which sees new students fromabroad paired with peers (domestic or non-domestic)who help introduce them to Mount Allison’s dynamicextracurricular offerings and to more fully engage themin campus life.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM

Providing academic supports to these students is of crit-ical importance, considering they come to MountAllison from school systems around the world, wherethe curriculum and academic culture can be vastly dif-ferent. Taking what is now a temporarily-funded baseprogram and expanding it into a sustainable and exten-sive project that incorporates needs analysis, one-on-one mentorship, and systemic supports, will arm inter-national students with the resources they need to suc-ceed in their studies.

Establishing an exceptional suite of supports to engageand encourage international students re-affirms MountAllison’s mission to attract the best and brightest mindsfrom around the world. Providing important opportu-nities for interaction and achievement will help thembecome creative and critical-thinkers, ready to makemeaningful contributions in communities around theglobe after graduation.

JUMP Campaign total as of May 2010: over $76 millionOur goal: $86 million

Thank you for your continued support. Together wewill reach our goal. www.mta.ca/jumpcampaign

JumpUpdate

Michael Wu (back row, third from left) hosted a group of Allisonians at his home in Hong Kong, while several of theUniversity’s senior administrators were in Asia in February.

Landmark million-dollar gift to support international students


InMemoriamRonald F. George 1926Beatrice I. (Maxwell) MacPherson 1929Ronald B. Baird 1934John H. Baldwin 1937Lesmere Kirkpatrick 1937Kathleen (Fraser) Cameron 1939Agnes B. (MacQuarrie) Hicks 1940Dorothy (Allen) Profitt 1940Fred Schafheitlin 1940Keith Leighton 1943Allison Coll 1945George H. Thompson 1945Marian L. Worthen 1945Patricia (Kerr) Lawson 1946Joseph A. Atkinson 1947Robert M. Baxter 1947John H. Boyce 1947Sherman D. Estabrooks 1947C. Alexander Reader 1947Marion (Farquhar) LeMesurier 1948Joyce (Peake) MacNab 1948W. Heward Grafftey 1949Hazel (Henderson) Hazlehurst 1949Catherine (Stewart) Kendall 1949Jean R. (Atkinson) Allen 1950Robert A. Coffell 1950Rachael (McLean) Healy 1951Sarah (Sally) (Hopkins) Regan 1951Sheila M. (Reid) MacKinnon 1952Doreen (Gillen) Havey 1953Kaye M. (Cosman) Nath 1955Peter S. Dickey 1959Donald Skeffington 1959David G. Gilroy 1960Roy Pilgrim 1960Gary D. Wheeler 1961James A. Bird 1963Peter L. Manderson 1967Beverley (Milligan) Gale 1973A. Guy Eldridge 1984Claudette V. Hammock 1991Lloyd Duchemin Former FacultyGerald (Gerry) Cook Former StaffPeter G. Hume Former StaffShirley M. Johnson Former StaffArthur H. Crockett Honorary DegreeLivingston B. Johnson Honorary DegreeMary (MacDougall) McEnery FriendClifford Warner Friend

JOHN (JACK) HENRY BALDWIN (’37)Submitted by his daughter Dianne Pink

Jack slipped gently away under the lovingcare of family. After RCAF service he andwife Betty moved to Nanaimo where hepracticed family medicine and surgeryuntil his retirement in 1987. A founder ofCaledonia Clinic, he lived his nearly 94years with integrity, humility, dignity,and grace. He was gentle, kind, honest,and had a wry and crazy sense ofhumour. While proud of his Maritimeroots, Jack loved Nanaimo. A foundingmember of the Nanaimo Lions Club,he was active in the yacht club, ski club,tennis club, and golf club.

PETER DICKEY (’59)Submitted by Dawn McNutt (’57)

Peter Dickey, beloved husband, father,grandfather, brother, and friend, diedsuddenly in December due to cancer-related complications at the age of 71.Peter, with his wife Heather (Rice) (’57)by his side, lived each day to the fullest —whether travelling, hiking, skiing, working,or enjoying his family and friends. He wasa guide and mentor to many, using his vastknowledge and keen interests to engagethose around him. He was an avid volun-teer and received the Emerald Reward forhis tireless environmental work.

GUY ELDRIDGE (’84)Submitted by his wife Sue-Ellyn Eldridge

Guy Eldridge died suddenly on March 26in the U.S. Virgin Islands, from a fallwhile sailing. Guy, a Bermudian, com-pleted his BA at Mount Allison with first-class honours in economics and politicalscience, while living in the Monastery.Guy then studied law and became a part-ner for Conyers, Dill and Pearman, mov-ing to the BVI to open their law officethere. An avid sailor from his earliestdays, Guy continued this passion in theBVI, winning a number of international

regattas. His memorial service was acelebration of his short life, completewith laughter, rum, and cannon fire.

ROBERT JOHN “SPOTTY” GRAY (’34)Submitted by his granddaughter CatherineGray (’90)

A tribute to my grandfather — a man ofhonour, distinction, and love — on thetwo-year anniversary of his death. John,or “Spotty” as he was called in referenceto his freckles, played hockey at MountAllison and graduated with a BSc. It wasthere he met and later married Margaret(Grey) (’35). A veteran of WWII, heserved with the RCAF from 1938-64,retiring with the rank of air commodore.He completed his MBA at Western in1959 and joined P.S. Ross & Partners inOttawa, becoming a partner in 1967.Responsible for operations in EasternCanada, he moved to Halifax where heretired in 1977. He returned to Amherstin 1985, and spent the duration of his lifewith family.

PAULA (HART) MANN (’69)Submitted by Pam (Steeves) Bowman (’68)

Paula arrived at Mount Allison in 1965and we became instant friends. Aftergraduation we taught music in Halifax,shared an apartment, performed and par-tied together, and enjoyed many laughsand special moments. Her marriage toDavid resulted in moves to Calgary andBurlington, where Paula exhibited flair asa home decorator and hostess, and was adevoted wife and mother. Paula andDavid moved back to Halifax uponretirement, and enjoyed re-establishingclose connections with family andfriends. Paula was diagnosed with a raredegenerative neurological illness, andpassed away in November. Through it allshe retained her grace, humour, andluminous smile.

This list is compiled from information sent to University Advancement from December 16, 2009 to May 19, 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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ClassNotes1940s

Dr. Donald Wiles (’46) recently published hissecond book in the field of nuclear chemistry,entitled Radioactivity:What it is andwhat it does(Presses Internationales Polytechnique). AfterMount Allison Don did graduate study atMcMaster and MIT and then postdoctoral studyin Norway, before moving to UBC in 1955. In1959 hemoved to Carleton. Although he retiredin 1990, Don still teaches several courses eachyear. He is pictured here with his granddaughterHollyMason (’10)who graduated fromMountAllison in May. Holly will pursue her Master’s ofLibrary and Information Science next year.

Molly (Simmons) Critchley (’48) is pho-tographed here at the great Stonehengemonu-ment in southern England.

1950sA series of commemorative stamps have beenreleased in Bermuda, honouring those involvedin the country’s famous 1959 Theatre Boycott.The stamp collection contains images frompainter Bob Barritt (’50), among others.

Retired minister Robert S. Latimer (’51) hasjust completed his “History of OrangedaleChurch and Community.” This is the last ina quartet of congregational histories Robertprepared, which also includes MarbleMountain, Malagawatch, and River Denys, all inCape Breton. Robert began his ministry in thispastoral charge 50 years ago.

Don Moore’s (’59) second novel, The Red CloudPapers, is at the publisher and his third, TheAlphaContention, will be published later this summer.The response to his first novel, The SurrattRevelation, has resulted in a large number of booksignings throughout southwestern Ontario.

1960s

On Dec. 12 ’09 at 6:19 a.m., Allan H. Adams(’65) reached the summit of Kilimanjaro. Allanwrites, “As dawn broke and the rim of the suncrept above the vivid red, yellow, orange, andazure blue horizon, my congenial Tanzanianguide and I slowly and methodically made ourway up the icy slope to the top, Uhuru Peak, at5,895metres. This was my fourth time at Uhuru— my fifth ascent of ‘Kili’ — and while per-haps something of an achievement, the truerewards are the indescribable views from thesummit, the challenge, and the thrill of theascent.” Allan, right, and his guide are seenhere atop Uhuru Peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Colin Leonard (’67) and Veronica “Ronnie”(Morgan) (’69), after 46 years are leaving theMaritimes for Belleville, ON to be nearer to theirfamily: Zoe (’97) and Dan Beaulac and sonAiden; Bronwen and Jacques Gagné and daugh-ter Morgan; and son Geoffrey. Colin retired in2001 as a principal from NB District 2 andRonnie retired in 2009 as a Nova Scotia regionalconsultant from Service Canada. Veronica’sbyline will continue to be seen on magazinearticles with photographs by Colin.

So hard to be sad in this sweetlittle town.Too much laughter, too much bird song swirling

in morning mist,too many drivers slowing so

you can cross the street, too many characters, too much conversation, too many fiddle tunes, too many people who can

sing Henry Purcell, too many chickadees, too many interesting women,too many understanding men,too much fair trade coffee and

West African peanut soup,too much art, too many poets, too many people writing plays, too many people acting in them, too many people strolling

on the marsh, too many people falling in love, too many people falling in

the Swan Pond, Over 365 events go on every year in sweet little Sackville. Makes it so darn hard to be sad. So come back to see us,and rewind your creative mainspring.

Sweet little Sackvilleon the marsh.

The Cultural Crossroads of the Maritimes

1-800-249-2020www.sackville.com

N E W B R U N S W I C K


Mount Allison alumni enjoyed getting togetheron Sanibel Island, FL in March. In the photo are(left to right) Elaine (Steeves) Smith (’68),Liz (Beveridge) Lebrun (’68), Pam(Steeves) Bowman (’68), and Ibel (vanZwol) Scammell (’68).

1970sBob Cunningham (’73) has been selected tothe President’s Club for his company RightManagement. Right Management is a globalleader in aligning business and talent manage-ment strategies. This is Bob’s third selection tothe President’s Club, the highest level of recog-nition for employees. He is Vice-President,Client Services and is based in Vancouver. Hewelcomes contact with old friends.

Steve Heckbert (’73) recently gave his 700thblood donation in Calgary, then fled the coun-try. He and Linda Rasmussen (’74) havemoved to Houston, TX on a three-year assign-ment with Chevron, where Steve is advisingmajor capital projects on field integration.Having learned to say “y’all” with a straightface, Linda and Steve invite Mount Allisonfriends to drop by for laughs or sleepovers.Contact is [email protected]

Gerald S. Smith’s (’76) latest exhibit, Face toFace, features nine new portraits in his ongoingseries of large paintings of heads, which he hasbeenworking on since 2002. In total he has com-pleted 25 portraits in the series. All of these arepeople he knows and respects. Theywere chosenbecause he was intrigued by their features, theirpositive outlook on life, and their vitality.

Judy Cumming (’76) writes, “I am living inVictoria and selling real estate. I have lived herefor 30 years. I am also actively involved with theequestrian community and teach riding andjudge at horse shows.”

David Fox (’77) is a senior associate in the

healthcare design studio of Hord Coplan Macht,a 100-person architecture and landscape archi-tecture firm in Baltimore, MD. David is thearchitect for the first stand-alone emergencydepartment building in Maryland, presentlyunder construction in Queen Anne’s County.

Jo-Ann Roberts (’77)writes, “I was recently inVancouver as part of the CBC team covering theOlympics. I was doing the CBC Radio hourlysports updates. At least three of the CBC teamwere connected to Mount Allison: IanHanomansing (’83), Peter Mansbridge(Chancellor), and myself, so we decided to gettogether for a photo. We were joined by mydaughter, Claire Kelly (’09) who was workingas a security screener at the games.”

1980sDave MacLeod (’81) is now working inKingston as the Army’s command chief stan-dards officer, working on his Master’s and hop-ing to go to Afghanistan in August.

TomMcCauley (’82)writes, “It has been quitethe year for me. In May I met HerménégildeChiasson (’72) at the opening of GracePresbyterian Church. I was selected to do one ofthe readings for the service. His Honour, in oneof his last functions as Lieutenant-Governor ofNew Brunswick, was our guest speaker. LastAugust I celebrated 20 years with CanadaRevenue Agency. In October I received a three-year term appointment to the provincialPsychiatric Patient Advocate Services ReviewBoard. And in November I was an OlympicTorchbearer in Rothesay, NB.”

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WilliamKierstead (’82) has been seconded bythe New Brunswick Department of Education asthe director of the 21st Century Research Office.

Brian Seaman (’83) made a presentationabout Canada’s Youth Criminal Justice Act andCharter of Rights issues at a conference inBuenos Aires in December. The conference wasat the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and wassponsored by UNICEF to celebrate the 20thanniversary of the UN Convention on the Rightsof the Child. Brian is working with anArgentinean colleague on a paper about childsex prostitution in Argentina for the UBA LawReview. Anyonewith an interest in this area cancontact him at [email protected]

Kate (Roach) Zabell (’83) is living on the westcoast and had the privilege of carrying the 2010Olympic Torch in Hope, BC. Married to a won-derful guy named Arne, they have two beauti-ful children (Alexa and AJ), and are blessed tohave a granddaughter, Kylee.

Norma Johnson (’86) is getting married toStephen Strum this summer and having all fourkids involved in the ceremony. She writes,“There are quite a number of Mount Allisonalumni invited so it is going to be a sweetreunion.” The wedding will take place July 25 inBridgewater, NS.

Annette Comeau (’86) and Cathy (Gavin)MacIntosh (’86) traveled to Paris for a won-derful reunion in May ’09. Pictured left to rightare Jill (not a grad), Cathy, and Annette, toast-ing the City of Lights at L’Avenue onMontaigne. Annette, as CEO of an internationaltraining organization, travels regularly toEurope, Africa, and the Caribbean, often run-ning into members of the Mount Allison family.

Photographed here are five Commerce gradu-ates who all are now working together atMcIsaac Darragh Chartered Accountants inAmherst. From left to right are SusanMcIsaac(’88), Vicki Darragh (’94), Lisa Kinnear(’08), Selena MacDonald (’06), and CindyCostin (’05).

1990sLisaWilliams (’93) is the owner andmanager ofUNICARE HomeHealth Care Inc. inMiramichi, NB.

Diana Richmond (’95) writes, “I’m a familylaw lawyer in Calgary, where I’ve resided for thepast 11 years. Oct. ’08 in St. Andrews By theSea, I married a fellow Maritimer (from CapeBreton), who I met out here through road bik-ing and triathlon, an activity that I've been veryactive in over the past eight years. I completedIronman Canada in 2006 alongwithmany otherOlympic and half ironman races. I’m a partnerat Foster Richmond LLP and love my career. Nochildren yet, but we are thinking about it. Ourcats are our babies for now. This is a photo ofmy husband and me at a triathlon camp inSolvang, California.”

Allison Wood (’96) and husband Colin Gilliswould like to announce the arrival in Halifaxof their second son, Ewan Charles Wood Gillis,born on Nov. 15 ’09. She writes, “A littlebrother for Reid. Always interested in hearingfrom classmates!”

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Lee Cameron Surrette (’98) writes, “I wasmarried to James Surrette in 2002 and we havetwo beautiful children. I have a small archi-tecture studio and work out of Halifax.(www.leecameronsurrette.com).”

April MacKinnon’s (’98) company NurturedProducts for Parenting Inc. was recently named2010 Small Business of the Year (Silver) by theHalifax Chamber of Commerce. Learn moreabout her business, which offers products forbabies and families that are environmentallyresponsible and Canadian made wheneverpossible (www.nurtured.ca).

Brad McBride (’99) writes, “In February Igraduated with a Master of Arts in PublicAdministration from Carleton University inOttawa.”

Jennifer Caines (’99) acquired a PhD in musichistory from theUniversity of Alberta in June2007.

2000sBecky McEachern (’02) writes, “After a won-derful year teaching abroad in Japan with theJET program, I returned to Winnipeg in 2008where I am an employment counsellor workingwith immigrant and refugee youth. I met thelove of my life, Eric Lett, and we are nowengaged to be married. An April 2011 weddingis planned. As we are also in the process of buy-ing a house, Mounties passing throughWinnipeg are welcome to look me up as we’llhave some extra room!”

Amanda (Coady) Butler (’02) and UriahButler were wed on Sept. 2 ’06 in Donkin, NS.They celebrated with family and friends.Amanda graduated from Acadia in 2004 withher BEd, and in May 2010 from St.F.X. with herMEd. They live in Manitoba, where Amanda isemployed as an elementary music teacher andUriah is with the RCMP.

Three of the four musicians performing at thedaily songwriters’ circle at Atlantic CanadaHouse during the Vancouver 2010 Olympicsattended Mount Allison. They include (l-r)Newfoundland’s Daniel Payne (’99), NewBrunswick’s David Myles (’03), and PEI’sMeaghan Blanchard (’10), photographedhere with Claire Kelly (’09), who was workingas a security screener.

Mireille Eagan (’04) finished her Master’s inart history at Concordia in 2008, and is currentlycurator at the Confederation Centre Art Galleryin Charlottetown.

Colleen Furlotte (’04) writes, “I live inRiverview where I write and record music, andam in the process of working on a developmentproject for a documentary series that will chal-lenge beauty stereotypes.”

TomWatt (’05) recently wrote an article abouthis trip to Cyprus to visit a living Sufi saint by thename of Shaykh Nazim. Tom says, “My time atMount Allison was really special and helpedround me into the eclectic, socially concerned,inquisitive, and curious person that I am today.I’m married and have a small son and am run-ning my own recycle bike shop in Montrealwhile teaching and working with special needskids in the public school system.”

In Dec. ’09 Josephine Wieczorek (’06)achieved her chartered accounting designationin Calgary, by passing the Canadian Institute ofChartered Accountants’ uniform evaluation.

Charles Furlotte (’06) recently completed aMaster’s of Social Work from Carleton. Charles iscurrently research co-coordinator and teammanager of the HIV and Hepatitis C PreventionResearch Team in the Department ofEpidemiology and Community Medicine atUniversity of Ottawa, and is also a social worker

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ElisabethWallace (’08) and John Frost (’08)were married at Salem Baptist Church on July25 ’09. Alumni in attendance included: Mary-Ellen Peckham (’08), Eva Lane (’08),Caroline McRae (’08), Miriam Coulthard(’09), Niel McIntyre (’09), Pat Foley (’07),Peter Bates (’08), and biology professor Dr.Diana Hamilton. Pictures followed at theSwan Pond and Waterfowl Park.

Bess Winter Kosinec (’08) writes, “I’m thenewly-appointed special projects editor of theMid-American Review, an international literaryjournal that has published work by David FosterWallace, Richard Russo, and Rita Dove, as wellas talented emerging writers. Thanks to 7Mondays for inspiring me to keep working withliterary journals.”

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Rising costs, the downturn inthe economy, and strugglingendowments mean that many

Canadian universities are facingfinancial challenges, with reports ofcutbacks and layoffs. Fortunately,Mount Allison is not among them.

Twenty years ago the situation wasdifferent. Then our financial chal-lenges were so serious that somequestioned our long-term prospects.

Fortunately those responsible forprotecting Mount Allison’s futureunderstood that to be successful notonly did the budget need to bebalanced, but services had to beprovided over the short term in away that did not threaten our abilityto provide them over the long term.

As a result certain principles wereadopted and decisions made to followthem even if doing so proved diffi-cult. Those principles are still in placetoday and include the following:

• The budget must be balanced.• Short-term funds must not be used

to cover long-term commitments.• The value of endowment funds

must be maintained.• The current generation must cover

the costs of the services it receives.• Budgets must be adequate to

maintain facilities, teaching envi-ronments, and other equipment.

• The budget must have adequatereserves to deal with short-termissues.

The President is responsible forensuring that these principles arefollowed and each year externalauditors report on whether this ishappening.

It is worth noting that when theUniversity was experiencing financialdifficulties it had accumulated signif-icant external debt. I am pleased toreport that Mount Allison has had noexternal debt for many years.

Today’s students get the educationthey pay for; their tuition does notcontribute either to paying forservices received by past generationsor to paying for services that will bereceived by future generations. Wecall this “intergenerational equity”and, simply put, it means that eachgeneration of students is treatedfairly — that future Allisonians willbe afforded all of the experiencesthat make a Mount Allison educationsecond to none.

Our financial strategy also puts us ina position to capitalize on opportu-nities that build on our successes,and helps us achieve our goalof being considered one of the lead-ing undergraduate universities inNorth America.

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