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metronews.ca Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Famous faces have walked these halls Halifax grads. Nova Scotia’s ‘university city’ has had its share of stars on campus Jennifer Taplin For Metro
Every university has its share of famous alumni. They could be international performers like Sarah McLachlan, who attended Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), or local community pillars like Catherine Woodman, president and CEO of United Way Halifax Region, who graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University. Each post-secondary institution has a roster of notable alumni. “I can’t think of one graduate in that category of accomplishment that wouldn’t point back to their days at Dal to say that gave me the foundation,” said Floyd Dykeman, vice president external at Dalhousie University. Off the top of his head,
Dykeman can rattle off many impressive graduates like Kathryn Sullivan, who studied at Dal in the 1980s and was the first American woman to walk in space; or Nancy Jane Lane, a world-leading scientist in cell biology; or how about Brian Porter, current president and CEO of Scotiabank. Many of the people on Dalhousie’s list of notable alumni return to the school to inspire today’s students, Dykeman said. “It’s amazing, but this university has been around since 1818,” he said. “So there’s no shortage of good examples for our students.” There are about 125,000 Dalhousie alumni around the world, and the university is in contact with about 90,000 of them, Dykeman said. Artist, designer and founder of the Barrington Street furniture institution Attica Furnishings, Suzanne Saul, is a graduate of both NSCAD and Saint Mary’s University (SMU). But it’s the former she’s most attached to. She’s on the NSCAD Alumni Association board and frequently helps with fundraising campaigns.
Recognizable grads
Notable alumni from some of the local universities: • NSCAD. Academy Awardwinning animator John Kahrs; Andrew Scott and Chris Murphy from the band Sloan; and singer/ songwriter Jimmy Rankin. • MSVU. Founder of Hope Blooms Jessie Jollymore, and former MP Mary Clancy. • SMU. CBC sports commentator Steve Armitage; James Curleigh, global president of Levi’s; and Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, Sanjeev Chowdhury.
What keeps her so connected to her alma mater? “I have close friends from my time at NSCAD,” she said. “It almost feels like a family reunion because NSCAD is a small school.”
Clockwise from top right: NSCAD alumni Oscar winner for Paperman John Karhs, pop-folk singer Jenn Grant, singer/ songwriter Jimmy Rankin, designer Suzanne Saul, and Sloan band members Andrew Scott (middle) and Chris Murphy (left). Contributed
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