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1950s CAROL PETERS-LITTLETON ‘59 and Dr. John Hanson (PHD, Music, U. of Wisconsin) were married in July 2011 in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, where they are residing and enjoying the many cultural activities of that lively small town. Carol is delighted to be able to see quite a few members of her graduating class on a regular basis as so many have moved back to the Annapolis Valley. John enjoys contact in the Valley with several graduates and faculty of the old Nova Scotia Teachers’ College, where he taught for a 10-year period before becoming Supervisor of Music for the Saint John School Board. Both would welcome contact with former classmates and students visiting the area.
ANNE HUESTIS SCOTT (’67) is the author of The Boy Who Was Bullied, a story for children about John Peters Humphrey, drafter of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In July 2012, Anne received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her human rights work; in particular, for her book, The Boy Who Was Bullied. Anne is a retired elementary music teacher who has written six children’s musicals, including Peace Cranes, which highlights human rights and the life of John Peters Humphrey. Reviews of the book are found at the website: theboywhowasbullied.com.
1960s DR. CHARLES READ (’39) was in Wolfville over the summer to read and sign copies of his book, This Navy Doctor Came Ashore, at the Box of Delights Bookstore on Main Street in Wolfville. The story recounts Read’s exploits as a country doctor on Prince Edward Island and also details life in rural PEI during the mid-1940s. Dr. Read was born in Amherst, earned a BSc in Biology at Acadia and went to medical school at McGill. Now, at the age of 93, he is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
1940s DR. CLARKE FRASER (‘40), Professor Emeritus of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, writes to say that he was recently “hung” in the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, for his “Excellence in Health Research – Clinical Research”. 38
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Senator DONALD H. OLIVER (’60) was honoured with his fourth honorary degree (Doctor of Laws, honoris causa) on June 12, 2012, this time from York University in Toronto. Martin Singer, Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, read the citation at the Convocation.The citation read, in part, that: “Senator Donald H. Oliver has devoted his lifetime to the championship of visible minorities and to combating discrimination in its many, overt and more subtle, forms. Senator Oliver has provided policy leadership in government and the business sector while concurrently broadening public
1970s The Maine State Board of Education elected DR. STEVE POUND (’72) to be its new chair for a oneyear term at its June 2012 meeting, starting July 1. Pound, born in Millinocket and a resident of Greenville, has served on the board since 2009. He has over 30 years’ experience in education, including early childhood, K-12, technical college, adult education and university.
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discourse and challenging politicians, managers, citizens, students and future leaders to engage with the full sense of the term diversity and the broadest sense of our ethical obligations to others. Senator Oliver graduated Cum Laude from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and, as a Sir James Dunn Scholar, was the third Black Nova Scotian to receive a degree from Dalhousie University Law School. With that foundation he began his work to reveal and to end systemic racism in Canadian society. Raising both awareness and funds, he was the motivating force behind the Conference Board of Canada’s comprehensive and transformative report on the barriers to the advancement of visible minorities in Canada’s public and private sectors.”
In February 2012, three former Acadia graduates (all with BA, 1978) - JOCELYN McPHAIL, MARTHA HOYT and ANNE CAVERHILL - met in Toronto for a spontaneous reunion after several years of being apart as a ‘trio’. It was nice to discover that “little has changed” since their last reunion, at Acadia graduation in May 1978. Martha now works in Toronto as a communications specialist for a law firm; Jocelyn lives outside Toronto and while formerly a long-term employee in marketing for Johnson and Johnson, she is now a consultant; Anne still lives in the Maritimes and is a public service manager for Child Protection Services. The Acadia tradition has continued, though: Martha’s daughter, Heather Hoyt Amos, graduated from Acadia in 2009 while Anne’s son, Jonathan Caverhill Mann, was a 2011 graduate. DAVE GRIFFITH (’79) and DAVID WELSH (‘89) are proud to announce the release of the Stolen Tones debut album, Takin’ Notes, featuring 14 original tunes. Dave G. is the drummer and David W. guitar and vocals. The band includes two non-Acadia grads, but they are great guys.
LINDA BUCKINGHAM (‘69), her brother BILL BUCKINGHAM (‘73), with their sister Sandra Buckingham (left), competed in the B.C. Seniors’ Games this August. It marked the first time in over 50 years that all three siblings were in the same swim meet. Linda and Bill both competed on the Acadia swim team, and were together during the 1969 season. At the B.C. Seniors’ Games, the three of them garnered 21 gold and two silver medals. Linda won eight gold, Sandra won seven, and Bill won six gold and two silver.
1980s SHELLEY PORTER (BScHons ’87, MSc ’94) and Thomas Swan of Sydney were married Aug. 4, 2012 in Sydney, N.S. Shelley’s son, Alex PorterMuntz, was Best Man. Alex entered the B.A. program at Acadia in September 2012, the fourth generation of the Porter family to attend Acadia. Shelley works currently as Bras d’Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative Coordinator at the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources in Eskasoni, NS.
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