Small Wonders, Incredible Discoveries.

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wonders, incredible discoveries

The world welcomes:

The Mount’s new President

Dr. Mary Bluechardt continues a tradition of showing how a small university can offer a big world of opportunities

The Centre for Applied Research in Human Health

State-of-the-art laboratories, collaborative research spaces, and a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrophotometer

The Halifax Compound

Pioneering research may transform the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

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LESS THAN 200 LEAVES TO GO From season to season, women create meaningful change in the world. The Riva Spatz Women’s Wall of Honour mirrors this legacy through 700 leaves branching from one another in a network of leadership, heroism, and community.

Over the past year and a half, we have honoured the names of over 500 women.

Now is the time for your tribute to her.

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Message from the

President DR. MARY BLUECHARDT

Incredible is everywhere This will be a year of firsts for me – and for us – as we work together to build on the academic, research, and learning excellence that is synonymous with Mount Saint Vincent University and the foundation of our growing international reputation. In this my first message to alumnae in Folia Montana, I want to thank you for making me feel so welcome to this wonderful and truly special place you have helped to build.

I am very grateful to have the opportunity to join the Mount community. So much about what the Mount is and what it stands for appeals to me. My own values and interests align well with the University’s, in particular the Mount’s commitment to the advancement of women and its focus on accessibility of education.

My academic and administrative careers have included a significant focus on ensuring accessibility and opportunity for those with disabilities, and I was struck by the Mount’s commitment to ensuring access to education for marginalized populations and non-traditional students. The Mount’s focus on experiential learning and internationalization are also of great interest to me.

In my new role with you, I have been given the opportunity to make a difference at a valuable institution. My priority is to spend as much time as I can engaging with you as well as faculty, staff, students, and other friends of the University to hear about your triumphs, challenges, opportunities and aspirations. Our current strategic plan expires soon, so these conversations will help set the stage for a new strategic planning process.

In the meantime, what I know for sure is that I want to advance the great work already happening at the Mount. Supporting quality teaching and learning is a priority for the institution and my aim is to keep that front and centre. As well, advancing our research mandate will be a priority. And underpinning all of that, I am committed to continuing the great work being done to create opportunities for students and ensure a socially responsible approach.

I am looking forward to meeting many of you, to working with many more, and together continuing to show how a small university can offer a big world of opportunities.

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Contents Small wonders, incredible discoveries

UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

The Joy of Discovery

ALUMNAE PROFILE - MARTIN SICHINGA

ALUMNAE PROFILE - VIA VITA ACADEMY

Opening minds and touching hearts

WELCOME DR. MARY BLUECHARDT

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Helping ensure oil and water don’t mix

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Ambulances, athletics, academia – and more

RESEARCH PROFILE - NOVA SCOTIA CENTRE ON AGING

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Enhancing the quality of life

for older adults and their families

RESEARCH PROFILE - CHÉRIF MATTA

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RESEARCH PROFILE - JOHN SCHELLENBERG

A journey of discovery

RESEARCH PROFILE - SHANE THEUNISSEN AND SARAH REDDINGTON

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RESEARCH PROFILE - IAN POTTIE

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RESEARCH PROFILE - ANDREW HAMILTON

Cooking up a healthier snack bar recipe

RESEARCH PROFILE - ANTONIA HARVEY

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Transforming the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

Extending care beyond hospital walls for those with

Crohn’s disease

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ALUMNAE NETWORKS

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ALUMNAE WEEKEND Those special moments

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Coming together

STUDENTS’ UNION MESSAGE

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DONOR REPORT Celebrating a year of success

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MESSAGE FROM MSVAA

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WELCOME TO THE CENTRE FOR APPLIED RESEARCH IN HUMAN HEALTH

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Retirees 45

Small wonders, big impact

The Mount’s 2017 Research

Excellence Award Winner

Tall tales

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Class Notes

In Memoriam

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Editor’s Note My mother’s dog, Ludwig, is a researcher in the making. He is genetically coded to explore, investigate, and stick his nose in places that often yield wonderful discoveries. Of course, for every “eureka!” moment (most recently recovery of a well-chewed ball wedged firmly beneath a cabinet) there are the numerous disappointments. (It’s not a ball after all, but a leaf blown in through the open deck door.)

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Ludwig takes it all with aplomb (and the odd heart-wrenching sigh). After all, that is the reality the truly curious have come to accept: discoveries that make a difference in our lives and the quality of our lives take time to discern. They also take rigour.

The researchers, alumnae, and students you will read about in this issue of Folia Montana bring both a commitment to uncovering what lies beneath and a process for getting there that is founded in science, knowledge and acceptance that there still remains much left to learn.

For many members of the Mount community now and in the future, that learning will have its home and its heart in the Centre for Applied Research in Human Health. The project will completely retrofit an existing building with modern labs; collaborative research spaces; and even space for a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrophotometer that will give researchers unprecedented access to this advanced imaging technique.

While the space is important, it’s the people who occupy that space that will have a critical and sustained impact on our way of thinking, working, and living. You will meet some of them in these pages including Dr. Ian Pottie, a professor of chemistry and physics who has been working on pioneering research that holds the potential to completely transform the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

You’ll also meet alumnae who have gone on to take what they’ve learned at the Mount and transform it into new ways of thinking and being. Martin Sichinga, now completing his PhD at McGill, is designing a bioreactor process to remove oil pollution from water. Water pollution is a big problem in his native Zambia and around the world.

Adele MacLean and Meghan Drew co-founded Via Vita Academy, one of Nova Scotia’s newest schools – and one of its most innovative. They apply a model called inquiry-based learning, which in many ways flips traditional teaching on its head and instills accountability, responsibility, independence and confidence in our students, as well as academics.

Ultimately it’s not about emerging with a favorite toy intact, it’s about aiming higher. We recognize that there is more to be understood, uncovered, discussed and delved into, and we applaud those with the insight and initiative to take us there.

And if we’re really fortunate, the hard work, stellar science, and dogged persistence pays off for us all.

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UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

The Joy of

Discovery

Since the summer, the team at University Advancement has had first row seats to the transformation of the new Centre for Applied Research in Human Health. We are neighbours after all!

As part of this growing and evolving together, we have come to develop an appreciation for the diversity and expertise of our researchers and the incredible work taking place on this small, but mighty campus. In 2018, many of these incredible faculty members will be fortunate enough to call this new building home.

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This year’s Folia edition pays tribute to the incredible discoveries happening day-to-day throughout our campus. Everything from Alzheimer’s research to combatting infantile beriberi in Cambodia to inspiring Aboriginal youth. And we commit to sharing more of these stories with you in the future as there are many more to be told.

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At Advancement, we often revel in discoveries of another kind. Discoveries of relationships and ties that bind us to this incredible institution. Every day we are fortunate enough to discover something new – a new acquaintance, a lost alumnae, a new supporter, a new affiliation, and consistently, new ideas and passions. For that we are grateful. FM

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Helping ensure oil and water don’t mix By donalee Moulton

Martin Sichinga remembers the first time he saw snow. The Zambian native was in the library at Mount Saint Vincent University immersed in his chemistry textbooks when he looked up and the campus was filling with big, fluffy flakes. “It was very exciting,” Sichinga remembers. “It was very beautiful.”

Since 2007 snow has lost some of its allure. Chemistry has not. After graduating with his BSc from the Mount in 2011, Sichinga has gone on to earn his Masters at Acadia University and is currently pursuing his PhD at McGill.

Sichinga, who taught in Zambia before coming to Canada, had planned to return home after his studies in Nova Scotia, but those plans changed. “The more you try to read and learn, the more you discover. I found myself wanting to learn more,” says Sichinga.

While the focus of that learning has broadened within the field of chemistry – including environmental, analytical, computational and materials chemistry – the desire to create something to help his country and the world has remained constant. “I am designing a bioreactor process to remove oil pollution from water,” explains Sichinga.

“Water pollution is a big problem in Zambia.”

First, Sichinga explored using bacteria to biodegrade contaminants to produce biomass, and clean water could then be filtered off. Once he demonstrated that the approach works, Sichinga tackled a second problem: the bacteria got rid of the protective filters as well as the toxins. “I want to make filters from naturally occurring “The focus is on green chemistry,” he adds. “I want to use common materials that are beneficial to the environment.” materials, and cellulose is the most abundant. So we can use cellulose either as a filter or as an absorbent. This is what I am currently working on.”

Martin Sichinga in his lab at McGill.

Although cellulose is not soluble in water, it can absorb liquid. Sichinga’s goal is to create a material, a cellulosederived membrane, that will enable the cellulose to pick up the oil much the same way a diaper works. To do that he is relying on research he did at the Mount with Dr. Chérif Matta. That work focused on computational chemistry, which uses computer simulation to assist in solving chemical problems. Today, says Sichinga, he is one of a handful of chemistry researchers with expertise in analytical, computational and materials chemistry.

It’s a winning combination. “Computational modelling is used as a predictive tool and ensures the chemistry is ‘green’ before the materials are synthesized in the laboratory,” notes Sichinga. “It reduces the trial and error.”

Sichinga also credits his time at the Mount with helping him to adapt to life in a country with snow. His mother, Catherine Nkonde (MHE ‘95), a graduate of the Mount’s Home Economics program, had recommended the University to him as a wonderful place to learn – and to make friends. “I didn’t know a single soul in Halifax when I arrived,” says Sichinga.

That soon changed. Someone recommended he join a sports team, and Sichinga began playing soccer. (“Badly,” he says.) This sport was part of his life at the Mount and while obtaining his Masters. Now he is coaching. “This helped me to make friends. I became connected to a community.” FM Fall 2017

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Opening minds and touching hearts

Via Vita students discover, learn, and play. Lower right corner: Via Vita teachers Yolanda McLean (BAM ’12), Adele MacLean, Meghan Drew, and Alicia DeBaie (BSc ’09, BEd ’11)

Via Vita Academy is one of Nova Scotia’s newest schools – and one of its most innovative. Folia Montana spoke with Adele MacLean (BA ’05, BEd ‘08, MEd ‘12) who co-founded the Lower Sackville, N.S., school with Meghan Drew (BCY ‘07, BEd ‘09) in 2016. She told us about:

Their students We have students from pre-kindergarten to grade nine.

To maintain the student-teacher ratio we hired two more teachers this year and accepted 45 students. Our maximum number will someday be 75 students, but we only want to grow little bits at a time to smooth out the changes year by year. Our students come from all over the Halifax Regional Municipality, and beyond. We have a diverse group of students and families, all looking for something different in terms of education. Some come for the small class sizes and the family focus; others come for the inquiry-based learning, and a more challenging, personalized education.

Their teachers We are a small school and dedicate every step along the way to quality education. When hiring a teacher, they undergo an extensive interview process by a team of parents who all contribute to designing the questions and the process, all to ensure the new teacher can join our team, work well with the students and parents, and instill the values and philosophies we are founded on.

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Their shared commitment

The Mount brought us together and fuelled our passion for working with children. We can honestly say that without the Mount, this school wouldn’t exist. We often discussed opening our own facility based on our philosophies and experiences. We get along well and we knew this was something we would do someday. Last year we realized someday was now.

"We incorporate the students’ personal interests and goals into every project, big and small."

Their model We apply a model called inquiry-based learning, which in many ways flips traditional teaching on its head and instills accountability, responsibility, independence and confidence in our students, as well as academics.

We will always have multi-grade, small classes, nontraditional classroom set-ups and a themed approach to teaching social studies, science, health, music and art. We incorporate the students’ personal interests and goals into every project, big and small. We have a physical activity every day ranging from running, to yoga, to traditional sports, to playing a good old game of tag. We also explore life skills every day. This includes cooking, money management, gardening, cleaning, repairing, and first aid. FM

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Welcome to the Family!

In our spring 2017 convocation ceremonies, we welcomed more than 600 new graduates into the alumnae family! We also celebrated our first PhD graduates in Kristin Domm and Lyse LeBlanc, and granted three honorary doctorates in Hayley Wickenheiser, Gail Asper, and Elizabeth Fountain.

Additional convocation photos can be found on the Mount’s Flickr site - www.flickr.com/ photos/themount

Clockwise: Former Mount President Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, Honorary Degree recipient, Gail Asper, and university Chancellor Sister Joan O’Keefe; Convocating student and her daughter; PhD, graduates Kristin Domm and Lyse LeBlanc; Convocation ceremony; Honorary Degree recipient Elizabeth Fountain; and (middle), Honorary Degree recipient Hayley Wickenheiser.

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Welcome Dr. Mary Bluechardt

Ambulances, athletics, academia – and more The Mount welcomes Dr. Mary Bluechardt, its 13th president and vice-chancellor.

Let us introduce you.

By Allison Lawlor The best place to find Mount Saint Vincent University’s incoming president and vice-chancellor might be courtside at the athletic centre.

Mary Bluechardt, the former vice-president of Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook, is not only a long-time advocate for improving the lives of people with disabilities through sport, but was once named one of Canada’s most influential women in sport.

“It’s been my life – advancing people’s lives through sport,” says Bluechardt. “It’s a real passion for me to want to make a difference.”

The Mount’s history of social justice and civic responsibility has long intrigued Bluechardt who assumed her new duties at the Mount on July 1. “My personal and professional passions align strongly with the University’s approach, and I look forward to joining the Mount community and contributing to the great work already taking place,” says Bluechardt.

Since joining Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus in 2011, Bluechardt worked to improve student health and wellness services as well as overseeing the opening of a new Aboriginal student centre and the appointment of an Aboriginal student services officer. Located on traditional Mi’kmaq territory, 25 per cent of the campus’s 1,300 students are Aboriginal, she notes.

Born and raised in Sarnia, a southwestern Ontario city located across the river from Michigan, Bluechardt is the daughter of a doctor and a nurse. She credits two childhood experiences for deeply affecting her and influencing her lifelong work. Growing up as a self10

described obese child, she learned what it was like to be different. “I was a child who was often left out,” she says. “I was one of those marginalized children. I know first-hand what it feels like not to be included.”

And a close childhood friendship with a girl with muscular dystrophy gave her insight into what it was like to live with a physical disability. She found herself naturally becoming an advocate for her friend.

As Bluechardt grew up she was drawn to sports and gravitated to skiing, both on snow and on water. She competed in downhill skiing and decided to pursue a degree in physical and health education and a master of science in coaching. She later earned a PhD in Exercise Science and Health promotion from the University of Toronto.

A professor at the University of Regina for 17 years, Bluechardt taught in both the faculties of kinesiology and health studies, and education, and developed an expertise in adapted physical activity. She also became a volunteer coach for people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

“Working with the athletes is a real privilege,” she said.

“That’s where you really witness determination and passion, people working to be the best that they can possibly be, despite their circumstances.”

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Opposite: Mary with her late Golden Retriever, Beau Dacious. Left: Mary underneath the Mount sign announcing her welcome. Above: Mary with students in the Rosaria Cafeteria.

Bluechardt gravitated toward the Special Olympics and served as national director of coaching development for Special Olympics Canada from 2001-05. Having been an honoured guest of Team Canada for the Special Olympics world games on several occasions, she plans to make a trip to Antigonish next summer when it hosts the Special Olympics Canada 2018 Summer Games.

“Working with the athletes is a real privilege.

That’s where you really witness determination and passion” In 2008, Bluechardt was named one of Canada’s most influential women in sport by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity. In addition to her work with Special Olympics, she was also appointed to Canadian Sport for Life’s board of directors and was the first woman appointed to an expert group responsible for Canada’s long-term, athlete development framework.

While teaching in Regina, Bluechardt spent her weekends on the slopes as a volunteer ski patroller, providing help and first-aid to skiers. After witnessing several accidents, and wanting to become better qualified to deal with them, she enrolled in an emergency medical technician training course. She completed her training and before

she knew it was working weekends on the streets of Regina with emergency medical services. On Monday mornings, she returned to her university day job.

“I was now experiencing things about the community that I would never have experienced otherwise,” she says.

“I was seeing people at their saddest moments and at their happiest moments. It was a huge education that I could never have gotten in school.”

A strong proponent of experiential learning, Bluechardt credits working in ambulances with emergency medical services and coaching with Special Olympics as her two greatest learning experiences. “It matters to me that we work hard to make things better for all people,” she says.

Prior to joining Memorial’s Grenfell Campus, Bluechardt served as dean of the faculty of health sciences at the University of Ontario’s Institute of Technology and dean of the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation at Memorial University.

Now she is excited to explore Halifax with her husband Cliff, a retired school teacher and basketball coach, and their two golden retrievers, knowing she is not only realizing a personal dream, but joining a diverse and engaged university community.

“I’m struck by the passion of the people there,” she says. FM Fall 2017

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NOVA SCOTIA CENTRE ON AGING

Enhancing the quality of life for older adults and their families The Nova Scotia Centre on Aging is celebrating its 25th anniversary – and an international honour from the Global Ageing Network.

Essay winners Aidan Ashley, Grade 6, Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre (second prize) and Madeline McPhee, Grade 5, Sambro KetchHarbour Elementary (first prize), former Mount president Dr. Ramona Lumpkin and Erin Henderson, Project Assistant. The student essay competition was intended to increase awareness of older adults and the contributions they make to families and society, and to foster a culture of caring and respect across generations.

Mission Through research, education and community engagement, the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging advances knowledge on aging to inform social policy and practice and enhance the quality of life of older people and their families.

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This year is a celebratory one for the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging (NSCA). Faculty, staff and students – along with the entire community – are celebrating the Centre’s 25th year in operation. What better present than an award from the Global Ageing Network, an international group of leaders who have honoured the MSVU Centre as one of two 2017 recipients of its Award for Excellence in Applied Research.

The award recognizes ongoing commitment to quality in aging services through evidence-based research, translation of research into practice, and dissemination of research findings through internal and external shared learning opportunities. The NSCA is being honoured for its authentic engagement of decision-makers and practitioners in research and effective knowledge translation strategies. Engaging the community, and others, is central to the work the Centre does. Indeed, it works in partnership with the academic community, governments, the private sector, and voluntary/ professional organizations – and, of course, older individuals, their families, and their communities.

Significant Achievements

“We are so pleased to receive this international recognition,” said Dr. Janice Keefe, the Centre’s director who accepted the award in Montreux, Switzerland. “This award exemplifies what our Centre has been doing for 25 years through our integrated knowledge translation approach – influencing policy and practice to enhance the quality of life for older adults and their families.”

• “Seniors – Adding Life to Years” is 1 of 2 funded projects as part of CIHR Team Grant: Late Life Issues competition • Brought together researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and students as part of two “Our Future is Aging” interdisciplinary conferences • Hosted three CIHR-funded Café Scientifiques to engage the general public

The 25th anniversary milestone speaks to the importance of the Centre’s work – one of the longest standing university-based research organizations focused on aging in Canada. Over the past quarter of a century, the NSCA, which is affiliated with MSVU’s Department of Family Studies and Gerontology, has led and been actively involved in more than 100 research projects. Of note, the Global Ageing Network stated, is the C.A.R.E Tool and the Care and Construction project.

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collaboration with others an inter- and trans-disciplinary focus excellence in research engagement with multiple and diverse voices

The former is an assessment tool that offers a framework for engaging caregivers in a discussion about their concerns and expectations. The tool has been used 12

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in multiple research studies since its development to understand its usefulness in practice and its impact with different caregiver populations. These studies have directly engaged practitioners in the research, and a policy brief was published that recommends caregiver assessment as an essential component of continuing care policy. The team also offers in-person and online educational workshops for health-care professionals in caregiver assessment, and training in the use of the tool.

During the past decade, the C.A.R.E. Tool has prompted a growing shift in how national, provincial and local health systems think about who they serve.

The Care and Construction project examined to what extent and in what ways differences in the nursing home model of care – both staffing and physical design – affect the quality of life for residents. More than 1,600 participants provided information through surveys, interviews, and focus groups. The research produced new partnerships with researchers, government and decisionmakers. By actively engaging sector leaders in the research, study results have been used to inform human resource policies and practices and inform discussions about facility design and layout.

The success of Care and Construction and the Centre’s partnership with other leading Canadian researchers led

Something more to celebrate…

In 2016, the Mount welcomed Dr. Zachary Zimmer as the Canada Research Chair in Global Aging and Community to its community of leading researchers whose work will advance the health and well-being of older persons. Dr. Zimmer’s program of research will help raise the profile of the Mount internationally as a centre of excellence on aging research. to the Seniors – Adding Life to Years (SALTY) research study being funded. NSCA is the host organization for this $2 million, four-year project that examines how to add quality of years to the last phase of life for people living in residential long-term care settings. Consistent with the Centre’s commitment to working with knowledge users, this study actively engages the end users of the research throughout the study – decision makers, clinicians, care providers and family/friend caregivers. FM

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From chemistry to canvas

The Mount's 2017 Research Excellence Award winner The theory of chemical bonding, quantum mechanics, quantum chemistry, Bader’s Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM), electron localization-delocalization matrices (LDMs), effects of intense external electromagnetic fields on reaction rates and molecular structure, electron density-derived molecular descriptors for drug design, and the Kernel Energy Method (KEM).

These are a few of Dr. Chérif Matta’s favorite things – and the world is grateful he’s taken an interest. This year the chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics was honoured for his “monumental” work in the field.

The 2017 recipient of the Mount Saint Vincent University Research Excellence Award is given each year to a faculty member to showcase their notable research accomplishments. Matta’s accomplishments are many.

The Egyptian native, who has more than 100 publications to his credit, describes his research in theoretical and quantum chemistry as twofold: He’s interested in research with a biological application and drug design bent, and research in the continuum between physical chemistry and chemical physics.

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biochemistry and thermodynamics.

Many researchers would be content with expertise in just one field.”

Matta’s PhD training with noted Canadian theoretical chemist Richard Bader (1931-2012) at McMaster University focused on characterizing the molecular electron density and constructing from it a theory of chemistry based on observables, that is, properties of a system that are physically measurable. This theory, developed by Bader, is now known as the quantum theory of atoms in molecules, or QTAIM. “The theory is used by numerous groups to gain insight into the nature of chemical bonding and reactivity,” says Matta.

An early finding, first reported in his thesis, was the characterization of a new type of chemical bonding now known as hydrogen-hydrogen (H-H) bonding. The paper first reporting this finding has received close to 500 citations to date according to Google Scholar including leading textbooks devoted to weak bonding involving hydrogen atoms and more general texts on the quantum theory of chemical bonding.

“The discovery of the locally stabilizing nature of the H-H bonding sparked an intense initial wave of criticism, controversy, and debates since it contradicted textbook arguments,” notes Matta. That was in 2006. “Now the stabilizing nature of the H-H

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This is a representation created by Dr. Chérif Matta that visually captures the main component in vinegar: acetic acid.

An up-close and artistic look at a DNA base pair.

A DNA base pair captured in oil on canvas.

bonding has been verified by both experiment and theory over time.”

Science has also inspired Matta to explore his artistic side. His oil paintings have been selected for inclusion in a number of exhibitions including solo shows. “I paint portraits, mainly of scientists who have influenced me, family members, and friends, but I enjoy abstract painting,” he says. It is the topography, or surface, of the electron density distribution in molecules, Matta notes, that often sparks his abstract compositions.

After all, seeing is believing, or as Yogi Berra is attributed to have said, “You can see a lot by just observing.” FM

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A journey of discovery J. L. (John) Schellenberg is professor of philosophy at Mount Saint Vincent University.

He shared his belief in the importance of exploration and discovery, as challenging at times as that may be, with Folia Montana.

John Schellenberg

I’m a philosopher known both for my atheism and for my defense of a broader religious skepticism compatible with atheism – a form of skepticism which, as it happens, opens a path to a new evolutionary brand of religion.

One can be motivated in many ways, and also in ways that rise to conscious awareness only with difficulty or not at all. But at least one of my motives for pursuing such unusual ideas (I think it is central) stems from sheer delight in creative discovery. I’m always taken aback when people don’t find new ideas about religion interesting, and when they ignore or oppose them apparently because of prior intellectual commitments, often also – at least this is how it appears – from the perspective of an activist (for or against religion) rather than that of a curious and open truth-seeker. I don’t think religion or our – or my – reflection on religion will reach maturity until the latter perspective comes to dominate.

In the late ‘80s of the last century I did a doctorate in philosophy at Oxford University. My first book, Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason, introduced a new argument for atheism now known as the “hiddenness argument.” That argument has enjoyed a good deal of attention. As a result, “the problem of divine hiddenness” is now commonly discussed alongside “the problem of evil” in philosophy classrooms and texts.

But in the late ‘90s several factors conspired to push me beyond the theism/atheism debate and into more fundamental investigations in philosophy of religion. The result was three books that make a trilogy: Prolegomena to a Philosophy of Religion, The Wisdom to Doubt: A Justification of Religious Skepticism, and The Will to Imagine: A Justification of Skeptical Religion. Contemporary philosophers of religion can be a little reluctant to think beyond theism, but my way of doing so is brand new.

Writing the trilogy was an interesting creative experience.

And so was the realization, just as I was completing it, that there was an evolutionary framework waiting, as it were, to receive all my results. In a book called Evolutionary Religion, published by Oxford University Press in 2013 and intended for a wide audience, I try to put that framework in place.

The emphasis here is on completing the shift from human to scientific timescales and coming thereby to see how we exist at a very early stage in the development of intelligence on our planet with many millions of years of future development – whether experienced by our species or others – potentially lying ahead of us.

Seeing this, we will also see that the central question about faith and reason is whether there is a form of

"I don’t think religion or our – or my – reflection on religion will reach maturity until the latter perspective comes to dominate." religion that fits our place in time. What the trilogy calls “skeptical religion,” an imaginative rather than believing species of faith, invites our attention (in part) because it appears to be appropriate in precisely this way.

Evolutionary Religion encapsulates my recent work on philosophy of religion, concerned with the consequences of human immaturity in deep time. But human immaturity has unrecognized consequences for other areas of philosophy. One of them is epistemology, which addresses general questions about knowledge and justified belief. I am presently hard at work exploring this connection in detail. FM Fall 2017

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RESEARCH PROFILE Gayle MacDonald, AVP, Research; Dr. Mary Bluechardt, Mount President; Sarah Reddington and Shane Theunissen, Assistant Professors in Child & Youth Study at the Mount.

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Tall tales

How did the journey change you?

Voice of a warrior:

“I am a warrior because...”

Voice of a warrior: “I feel I’m a warrior because I have a warrior’s heart.

It beats to the tune of resilience and strength.”

Voice of a warrior: “I am a warrior because I did it, I found myself on the way.”

Indigenous youth from across Canada set sail on a once-in-alifetime adventure. Now their voices and their experiences will be captured in a new book being prepared by faculty from the Mount’s Child and Youth Study.

Forty-five Indigenous youth from communities across Canada set sail this summer on a new adventure.

Literally. The young people spent 25 days aboard the tall ship Gulden Leeuw as it made its way from Halifax to France.

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“From the moment they chose to submit their application to boarding the ship and departing, these youth put into practice the values and beliefs of traditional warrior societies: protect, care, support, stand up for and be role models,” says Dr. Shane Theunissen, an assistant professor in Child and Youth Study.

Although Theunissen and his colleague Dr. Sarah Reddington, also an assistant professor in the department, were landlocked while the youth crossed the Atlantic Ocean, they are playing an active role in the adventure.

In collaboration with Aboriginal community leaders, Theunissen and Reddington developed a journal in which the young people, 15- and 24- year-old First Nation, Inuit and Metis, recorded their transformative experience. Now they are working with the youth to help document this extraordinary experience and amplify their voices by publishing a book of their voyage, The Collected Stories of the Warriors of the Red Road at Sea. The sea-faring adventure is part of Msit No’Kmaq: All My Relations, a tall ship youth leadership program.

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“I have changed by strengthening my independence and by strengthening my passion with outside relations. I have come to the realization from this journey that some relationships at home I have neglected and some I have put a lot more effort into than I should have.”

Each day on the ship, the Sail Trainees as the youth are called, were responsible for the running of the ship, under the training of the professional crew of the Gulden Leeuw, a Dutch-flagged tall ship with extensive experience with youth and young sailor training.

From watch keeping to cleaning the deck, navigating and learning the ins and outs of sailing, the trainees also took part in a daily leadership program.

Before setting sail, a special ceremony was held at the wikuom on the Mount campus to mark the start of the adventure of the Warriors of the Red Road at Sea. Inspired by these exceptional youth, the University pledged scholarships for the first two of the Warriors who decide to attend MSVU. FM

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Transforming the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Powerful partnerships between Halifax universities and researchers have spurred a world-leading breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research.

Breaking new ground is second nature to Dr. Ian Pottie, a professor of chemistry and physics at the Mount.

For more than a decade, he has been collaborating with Dr. Sultan Darvesh, a professor in the Division of Neurology and the DMRF Irene MacDonald Sobey Chair in Curative Approaches to Alzheimer’s Disease at Dalhousie University, on pioneering research that holds the potential to completely transform the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

The research team, who published their groundbreaking results in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, have developed a new type of diagnostic agent. A major obstacle in treating Alzheimer’s disease is not having an accurate early diagnosis. “A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is not yet possible during life,” notes Pottie.

“...the motto in our lab is ‘failure is not an option’.”

Up until now, only brain autopsies have been able to confirm an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. New research, though, shows promise for a non-invasive diagnosis while patients are still alive – and treatable. As Darvesh says, “We have a solution.”

In a lab at Mount Saint Vincent University, Pottie has been helping build and fine-tune a diagnostic compound to detect Alzheimer’s within living patients. “The Mount lab is home to the synthesis, characterization and biochemical investigations of this puzzle,” he explains.

Then at Dalhousie, the compounds are put to the test.

The key is a small radioactive molecule, synthesized to bind to a protein associated with the pathological structures within the brain. In late 2015, a new battery of tests showed the compound is radiolabeled and

Meet the team that’s bringing the Halifax Compound to the world: Dr. Sultan Darvesh (center), Dr. Ian Pottie (left), Meghan Cash (middle left), Andrew Reid (middle right), Drew DeBay (right)

tested for binding to the protein target in Alzheimer brain tissues. These results indicate that this research is headed in the right direction. The next step is refining the compound for human use. “We are now focusing our efforts towards clinical trials,” says Pottie.

“This is a major breakthrough in the lab,” adds Darvesh.

“We could have given up five years ago for many, many, many reasons, but the motto in our lab is ‘Failure is not an option’.”

The research has the potential to save lives – but it is expensive. A single test of each radioactive compound costs upwards of $1,000, and many tests will be needed to refine agents for human diagnostic imaging analysis.

The good news is that the research team is closer than ever before. At present, they describe their current lead compound as the “economy sedan.” What Pottie and Darvesh are aiming for, however, is the “formula one” version.

Throughout the investigative process, the researchers have relied on undergraduate students to help. “Students have played a very important role in this work,” says Pottie. “They have been propelling this research for years, through summer and co-op work placements, honours theses, and classroom work.”

But, ultimately, notes Darvesh, “Patients are the ones who drive everything we do.” And the name of the life-changing agent, once released? The Halifax compound. FM Fall 2017

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Cooking up a healthier snackbar recipe Reprinted with permission from The Chronicle Herald

Andrew Hamilton

Talk about nutrition and it’s likely that conversation’s going to be about what not to eat. “There’s so much negative space around food,” says Andrew Hamilton (HBSc. AHN ’16, MSc. AHN (c)) who studies nutritional science at Mount Saint Vincent University. “We’re always hearing, ‘Don’t eat that, avoid this, avoid that,’ and I think the easiest way you can make a positive change is, instead of thinking about what you should avoid, think about adding in something to your diet.”

Because Hamilton’s academic specialty is pulses – chick peas, peas, beans and lentils – not surprisingly, he’d like to see Canadians eat more of them. Consuming pulses as part of a regular diet has been associated with many positive health outcomes, such as blood sugar control and improved weight management. Plus there’s the economic benefit – Canada is the second-largest producer of pulses in the world but, along with many other countries, we’re eating less and less of them.

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proponent of adding pulses to our diets, his main message as a student of nutrition is to mix it up. “The important thing is to have a varied

Hamilton’s academic specialty is pulses— chick peas, peas, beans and lentils—not surprisingly, he’d like to see Canadians eat more of them. diet,” says Hamilton, who promotes a varied diet, and works with food processing to improve our access to healthful, convenient foods.

As part of his lentil bar study, test participants consume different 50-gram bars at mid-morning and Hamilton conducts blood tests to record their sugar levels. The research team is hoping to see a positive impact on blood sugar with the addition of pulse ingredients.

One of the reasons he targeted a healthier snack food is a proposed Health Canada policy that involves “front-of-package” information, says Hamilton, who studies under

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Dr. Bohdan Luhovyy, a professor in Applied Human Nutrition. “They’re moving toward front-of-package labelling that will warn people about high fat, high sugar, high sodium foods. . . . There’s a lot of what you perceive as healthy products right now on the market…that might be really high in sugar and fat.” With the new labelling coming soon, it’s important to develop new food products that will continue to meet consumer taste and convenience preferences, with added nutritional value.

Hamilton is a relative newcomer to the nutritional academic world in general and to Halifax in particular.

The Fredericton native, who is a trained musician, and his wife, Kelsey, moved to Halifax from Thunder Bay about four years ago.

Hamilton became involved with research under Luhovyy shortly after enrolling in the program during his undergraduate degree, and is delighted to continue to work with many industry, government, and academic partners in this project, including Classic Fine Foods, Best Cooking Pulses, NSERC, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, Pulse Canada, the Canadian International Grain Institute – and, of course, MSVU. FM

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Extending care beyond hospital walls for those with Crohn’s disease Scientists at Mount Saint Vincent University are part of an international trial looking at the effectiveness of a novel diet designed to help children and their families manage Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease. Antonia Harvey, a master’s student in Applied Human Nutrition, is investigating the effectiveness of online nutrition education support for children in this potentially groundbreaking study. The study includes patients from the Wolfson Medical Centre in Israel, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton and the IWK Health Centre in Halifax.

Harvey’s work focuses on a sub-study of the larger clinical trial. In the larger trial, patients either receive the diet (composed of specific whole foods and drinks) or standard care, which currently relies heavily on enteral nutrition. Enteral nutrition is a term often used to describe liquid nutrition taken by mouth. The diet, originally designed and tested by the Israeli scientists, has been adapted by Dr. Shannan Grant, Harvey, and their

“It is also essential to have a website that individuals with Crohn’s disease can trust – that is current, reliable and accurate” says Harvey. colleagues at the IWK. The educational materials were tailored to the diverse Canadian population served by the three Canadian hospital sites. Part of this involved recipe testing and filming of cooking demonstrations, which Harvey completed with help from Nicholas Whebby, an MSVU Applied Human Nutrition undergraduate student and dietetic intern.

“A goal of our work is to ensure the educational materials are effective and help study volunteers make the diet their own,” says Harvey, whose thesis advisor is Dr. Grant, an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Human Nutrition.

“We created a website that houses a variety of material,” says Harvey, a registered dietician. “Here users will find recipes, blog posts – which address topics like behavior change and the science behind the diet – and FAQs.”

Antonia Harvey

“The aim of this work is to extend care beyond the hospital walls and support patients and their families in their day-to-day lives,” notes Grant.

The patients who are volunteering for the sub-study complete several tools that measure their satisfaction with the education and website, what they learned by using the website, and whether or not they made dietary changes. Participants can complete the material with their parents’ help, if needed.

Having appropriate, effective education materials is an important piece of helping individuals with Crohn’s disease, Harvey notes. “If patient education is not effective, the knowledge is not transferred, and evidencebased interventions are not effectively implemented.”

“It is important that educators examine interventions critically during development and after implementation,” says Grant. If an education-based treatment is ineffective, it is usually due to a number of factors including environment, community support, and counseling technique. It is rarely as simple as the patient not following the diet.

As Harvey works on her Master’s thesis and continues to collect and analyze data, she’s also thinking about what comes next. Her plan had been to return to her career as a clinical dietitian, but she has been bitten by the academia bug. “I’ve learned so much while working within the Department of Applied Human Nutrition. I want to be involved in research and teaching within my profession and Dr. Grant is passionate about helping me figure out how to make it happen.” FM Fall 2017

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Students’ Union Message The Mount community extends far outside the boarders of our school as students and graduates proudly showing the contributions they are making in society and their communities. Equipped with new tools and skills, their Mount ring on one hand and their degree in the other, Mount students engage as activists, community leaders, research innovators and so much more.

As an executive member of the Students’ Union and working with the MSV Alumnae Association, we hope to further assist current students with their transition into that of a Mount alum. Through the daily individual efforts made by you we see just how special our alumni are. Whether it’s a project you have worked on, an individual you’ve helped, or by networking throughout the community, we recognize how much these small wonders can make a difference.

We are extremely proud of the support and commitment our alumnae contribute to the community. On behalf of the MSVU Students’ Union, I thank you for your continued dedication to our community and the values we strive to uphold. The time you give and the efforts you make are noticed and appreciated.

Alex Cuming, MSVUSU President

Documenting our legacy

The Mount Archives is interested in donations of materials from the Mount Home Economics/Human Ecology program in support of an ongoing project to arrange, describe, and digitize Home Economics material. The goal of this project is to make the history of the program accessible to alumni, researchers, and the public, and also to explore the experiences of the students and faculty. Any material – documents, photographs, yearbooks, correspondence, etc. — related to Home Economics would be welcome.

For more information on the project, please contact the Mount’s archivist, Lindsey MacCallum, at archive@ msvu.ca or 902-457-6402.

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Mount students Delphine Jordon, Cecilia Landry tackle large-scale cooking during a Home Economics class, 1941.

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Message from Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association (MSVAA) Fall brings a renewed energy and excitement to the Mount campus as it marks a new academic year.

I am delighted to embark on my first term as MSVAA President with such a talented and dedicated team committed to meaningful engagement of Mount alumnae. We strive to keep our community of alum & friends connected and continue to work to support our student base with scholarships, bursaries and awards. Our students will always be one of the Association’s greatest priorities.

I continue to be inspired by everyone with close connections to this institution. Many of us gathered at this year’s Alumnae Weekend festivities which allowed us the opportunity to renew old friendships and create new ones. It was a wonderful celebration highlighted by so many grand moments - one in particular being the awarding of our 2017 Honourary Alumnae distinction to Mount Professor Dr. Robert Berard. His heartfelt and eloquent post-award speech spoke to all the reasons why we connect and love this institution, and for Robert, a Mount community whom he finds endless inspiration in colleagues, coworkers, athletes, and parent supporters.

Our alumnae are well over 33,000 strong, and in November we will welcome more as part of our fall convocation.

I personally look forward to the installation of our new President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mary Bluechardt. Our missions are aligned directly with the University’s, and we very much look forward to working closely with Dr. Bluechardt and the team of University Advancement to move these forward in a meaningful way.

We have lots of wonderful things on the go and encourage you to take part when you can. October will mark the beginning of our celebrations of our 40th Anniversary of our nationally respected Bachelor of Public Relations program. Be on the look-out for events and celebrations in your area.

I also invite you all to remain connected. As we work to navigate the best ways to add value to your status as a Mount alum, we would love to hear from you. We want to know and understand what is important to you so that we can in turn fulfill expectations and build stronger connections.

All the best,

Sitting (L-R): Trevor Poole, Alison MacDonald, Tanya Lorimer-Charles, Chris Gallant. Standing (L-R): Loretta Aitkens, Tracey Newman, Penny Henneberry, Brianne Bezanson, Lynne MacQuarrie, Rhonda Bursey, Joanne Bernard, Robyn McIntosh, Christine Yang, Alison Bryan Missing: Matt Brown, Andrew Hamilton, Roberta Hibbert, Carolyn O’Malley

Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association Board of Directors 2017-2018

Executive Committee 2017 – 2018 President:

Tanya Lorimer-Charles, BBA‘89

Vice President:

Alison MacDonald, BPR ’88

Immediate Past President: Tracey Newman, BBA ‘00 Secretary:

Carolyn O’Malley, BBA ‘14

Treasurer:

Rhonda Bursey, BBA ‘94

Members at Large Loretta Aitkens, CMG ’01, BBA ‘10 Joanne Bernard, BA ’96 Matthew Brown, BTHM ‘15 Alison Bryan, Student Representative Brianne Bezanson, BAH ‘11 Chris Gallant, BPC ‘17 Penny Henneberry, BSC ‘87 Roberta Hibbert, BBA ‘15 Andrew Hamilton, BHN ‘16 Lynne MacQuarrie, BPR ’96 Robyn McIntosh, BPR ’10 Trevor Poole, BA (AIT) ’10

Tanya Lorimer-Charles, BBA ‘89 President, MSVAA

Christine Qin Yang, BBA ‘14

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START NETWORKING Join us for events, professional development sessions and special announcements. Whether you are looking for a job change or simply looking to connect, there are many ways to build your connections and take advantage of the opportunities the Mount offers after graduation.

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You understand fully how wonderful it is to attend university here, so spread the word and help us build our alumnae family.

Talk to the people in your life contemplating an education and encourage them to give the Mount a try! #referastudent

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ALUMNAE AWARDS

NEW Alumnae Awards Announced!

Teaching Awards Presented

Submission details coming soon!

The Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association (MSVAA) is pleased to announce it is launching two new Alumnae Achievement Awards in 2018.

Young Alumnae of the year This award is granted to a Mount alumna within 10 years of receiving a bachelor’s degree or within five years of receiving a graduate degree who displays outstanding achievements that may have earned them regional, national, or international recognition through: service to humanity, their profession, volunteerism or community service, the advancement of knowledge, or service to the Mount.

Community Service Award The Community Service Award is presented to a Mount alumna who has made an outstanding contribution to their community.

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The Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association (MSVAA) was pleased to have supported and presented two Teaching Awards as part of our May convocation.

Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Cox who was awarded the Alumnae Early Career Teaching Award, and to Professor David Wilson, the recipient of the Alumnae Part-Time Faculty Teaching award.

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Small wonders, big impact The Centre for Applied Research in Human Health is at the forefront of science-driven discovery on critical questions of human health.

In 2018, Mount Saint Vincent University will open the doors of its new Centre for Applied Research in Human Health.

The $4.5 million capital revitalization will completely retrofit an existing University building with state-of-theart laboratories; new collaborative research spaces; and a new space dedicated to housing a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrophotometer. NMR capability will give our leading researchers unprecedented access to imaging small molecules.

The new centre will provide both Mount students and scholars with an exceptional opportunity for participation in research. And it will position our researchers to both accelerate and to share their research in some of the most confounding areas of human population health that impact our communities.

Advancing science.

Improving health.

Over the last two decades, Mount Saint Vincent has developed a focused area of expertise in human health research across the lifespan. Faculty and students are advancing scientific discovery in areas of nutrition and food innovation, diseases, and nutrition-related conditions, as well as important community-based public health initiatives that benefit population health and contribute to public policy.

Rendition of the Mount's new Centre for Applied Research in Human Health opening in 2018.

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Taking a tour of the new building during renovations is: Bruce MacNeil, Director of Facilities Management, Brian Jessop, VP, Business Administration, Mike Harvey, building architect, Dr. Mary Bluechardt, Mount President & Vice-Chancellor, John Murphy, Construction Site Superintendent, rcs Construction, and Brendan Nobes, Director of Major Projects, rcs Construction.

Our researchers work in interdisciplinary teams locally and internationally to help address some of the most significant diseases and conditions affecting human population health, including diabetes, obesity, hypertension, maternal health, and multiple sclerosis.

“This work holds the promise of great benefit to all Canadians through improved health outcomes, better nutrition, more effective treatment of diseases and disorders and better policies for early childhood development,” says President Mary Bluechardt.

Collaboration fosters learning and innovation.

The shortage of laboratory space at the Mount has historically resulted in our researchers and students using labs in shifts for many important activities. The new Centre for Applied Research in Human Health will provide both additional and better-equipped space designed specifically to foster collaborative work that engages students more directly in research activities.

Increased opportunities for mentoring and handson research will benefit students at all levels, from undergraduate to graduate to post-doctoral fellows.

Increased participation in research will augment summer and co-op work placements, research internships, thesis work and classroom work.

“In addition to stimulating collaboration among scientists and students, the Centre for Applied Research in Human Health will foster greater interaction among educators, industry leaders, policy makers and community 26

members,” issues that are of provincial, national, and international importance,” says Bluechardt. “The structure and operation of the centre will also emphasize sustainability with a commitment to environmental stewardship in line with the social responsibility mission of the University.”

Functional design that inspires and encourages talent.

An existing 7,000 sq. ft. University building located on campus is being entirely redeveloped and retrofitted to become the dedicated home of the Centre for Applied Research in Human Health.

The centre will feature contemporary research laboratory spaces, including two Food Science Laboratories that feature a fully equipped food lab, food prep lab, and food tasting lab, and scent-free product testing lab, as well as acid/base storage facilities, spectro photometer, biochem analyzer, and advanced freeze-drying system.

In addition, the facility will include a 920-sq. ft. Organic Synthesis and Biochemistry Lab to support Alzheimer’s and dementia research, outfitted with an IR spectrometer and a dedicated space to house the new nuclear magnetic resonance imaging machine, with necessary safe-storage facilities for chemicals and high-pressure bottles, as well as office space for researchers and research assistants.

Additional capacity will include dedicated clinical space, housing a nurses’ station for blood and vital signs testing, a clinical consult room, and a specialty room for treadmill

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and calorimeter research to monitor oxygen uptake, blood glucose levels and metabolic rates.

The new infrastructure will also include a space for interviews, discussion groups and focus groups, as well as essential knowledgemobilization activities such as nutrition-awareness capacity sessions with children, Aboriginal groups, and seniors. In addition, best practices in early childhood policies will be co-created in this space with community leaders and families.

This functionality allows researchers to gain immediate feedback on the efficacy of their interventions, and to test efficiencies, validity, and reliability of the research instruments. Importantly, it also allows participants to gain access to potential research findings while the research is in the formative process.

The Government of Canada has invested $1.5 million in support through the Post-Secondary Institution Strategic Investment Fund and the Province of Nova Scotia has also committed $950,000 toward the cost of this new Centre.

The balance of funds will be secured from private funders.

Our Unique Position “Our research is at the forefront of social innovation and speaks to key social issues that are of provincial, national, and international importance,” says Bluechardt.

Indeed, research at the Mount is addressing issues in the areas of women in science, food safety, early learning and healthy childhood, literacy, aging, and women in business, just to name a few. This research meaningfully engages the local community, with more than 100 ongoing research projects conducted in partnership with community organizations. FM

Great Minds Ask Great Questions.

SHANNAN GRANT, PDT, MSC, PHD DEPT. OF APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION

EXPERTISE:

Registered dietitian with experience in clinical, industrial, community and public health settings.

Focus on nutrition intervention development (hospital-based education, web-based applications), chronic disease prevention and treatment, and maternal and pediatric health. Plays a supportive role in community-led initiatives to support diversity and accessibility in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

BOHDAN LUHOVYY, PHD DEPT. OF APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION EXPERTISE:

Nutritional physiology research in the areas of functional foods such as pulses (beans, peas, lentils chickpeas etc.), fruit (berries) and dairy (yoghurt) and ingredients such as flours and powders (proteins, fibres, starches); reduction of risks leading to chronic

KYLY WHITFIELD, PHD DEPT. OF APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION EXPERTISE:

Infant and young child feeding, breastfeeding, and international nutrition.

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Grant develops nutrition interventions for and with people at risk for or living with chronic disease and their support(s) (e.g., health-care providers). She is currently working with Dietitians of Canada and Diabetes Canada to update Canadian nutrition resources; drawing from her more than 12 years’ experience evaluating glycemic index interventions.

Passionate about STEM curriculum development, she is currently working with local Indigenous and African Nova Scotian educators and scientists to co-create communitybased STEM programming.

diseases including diabetes and obesity in Canada, especially among children and youth.

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How foods and ingredients can improve blood sugar control and contribute to healthier body weight and how these foods and ingredients can be used to create healthier snacks and beverages that assist in prevention and management of obesity, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic diseases.

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Enriching food staples including commonly used fish sauce and salt with thiamine (Vitamin Bl), to combat infantile beriberi in Cambodia. Beriberi is a potentially deadly disease caused by a lack of thiamine in the mother’s diet: if mothers aren’t eating this vitamin, it isn’t found in breast milk. Whitfield is currently working with governments across Southeast Asia to ensure thiamine-enriched foods are available in the marketplace.

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ALUMNAE NETWORKS

Mount Alumnae Gather St. John’s, NL Close to 75 Education alum from multiple NL cohorts joined together in May this year to pay tribute to retiring Mount professor Dr. Allan Neilsen. Many were part of the MEd program taught by Allan in NL over the last 20+ years. Also joining in the festivities was Allan’s wife, and Mount professor, Dr. Lorri Neilsen.

Mount alum with Allan Neilsen (center) and Lorri Neilsen (kneeling front right).

Toronto, ON New Mount President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mary Bluechardt, and Lori Lancaster, Mount Manager of Alumnae Engagement & Annual Giving, were thrilled to have joined the members of the Toronto Chapter on October 1.

Seated: Shirley Forde (BSc ’67, MAE ’72), Dr. Mary Bluechardt (MSVU President), Stefanie Pavlin (BA ’52). Back row: Marie Anne Skomorowski (BSc ’63), Gloria Springer (BEC ‘79, BEd ’81), Winsome Smith (MEd ‘09), Fatima Da Rosa (BBA ’87), Arlene Steger (Hon Alum), Lily Chan (BA ’61), Jean O’Neil (BA ’78), Cherry Upton (BA ’66), and Lori Lancaster (University Advancement).

Halifax, NS Halifax alum and friends gathered at Garrison Brewery in downtown for a spring social in May weather that was not-so-veryspring! That didn’t stop folks from enjoying time spent with other Mount alum.

Mary Ann Daye (BPR ’89), former Mount President Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, and Lynne MacQuarrie (BPR ’96).

Ottawa, ON Mount alum joined over 300 other alumni and friends of other Atlantic Canadian universities in what was touted as the ‘best year ever’ for its Atlantic University Pub Night on June 1 at Hooley’s in Ottawa, ON. The event helped raise funds for the local school breakfast program, and to date over $15,000 has been raised by the event over the past 11 years.

Mount student Ryan Nearing (far right), currently on co-op work term in Ottawa, joined other Mount and Atlantic Canadian university alum at this year’s Atlantic University Pub Night in Ottawa.

Bermuda An incredible group of alum and friends gathered on the terrace of the Coco Reef Bermuda for a wonderful reception in October welcoming new Mount President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mary Bluechardt.

(L-R) Cecily Richardson (BSc ’81), Angel Heyliger (BSc ’83), Marion Dyer (BSc ‘85), Nolene Jones (BSc ’81), Brenda Smith (BBA ’84), Karen Greene (BSc ’85), Chantal Simons (BSc ’82, MEd ’00) and Jill Roberts (BA ’84, BEd ’88).

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ALUMNAE WEEKEND

Reunions are often remembered for those special moments. For this year’s Alumnae & Friends weekend, none more poignant than 50th class alumna Jo-Ann (Hartling) Cuvelier taking the stage for the karaoke as part of the welcome social and belting out a tune like a snowbird.

Or Honourary Alumnus recipient Dr. Robert Berard instilling goosebumps for those attending the Canada 150 Brunch as part of his thank you speech. And finally, the spectacular view and scenery of the Halifax Harbour as many of us made our way in on the Tall Ship Silva as part of the final event of the weekend.

This is what coming together for Alumnae Weekend is all about.

New memories are made and old memories, shared.

Special thank you to all those who took part.

All Alumnae Weekend pictures are available on the Mount’s Flickr page – flickr.com/the mount Till next time!

Clockwise from top: 50th class (‘67) members Jo-Ann Cuvelier, Donna McLellan, Lorraine Fitzgerald and Margaret Walsh; Jo-Ann Cuvelier (’67) shining on the karaoke stage; Alumna Jennifer Tucker-Johnson (BBA ’11) and husband Michael and son, William; Lynne MacQuarrie (BPR ’96), Lori Lancaster, Anne Thibodeau (University Advancement) and MSVAA president Tanya Lorimer-Charles (BBA ’89) on Tall Ship Silva cruise

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Clockwise from top left: Jean Llewelyn (BA ’67) and Janice Graham Migel (BSA ‘78, BEd ‘79, MEd ’83); Margarite Muise (BSc ’65) (husband, Victor), Janice Graham Migel (husband, Paul) and Leola Connor (BA ’99); 50th glass group picture; Scott Grant (TD Insurance), Dr. Mary Bluechardt, Lynne MacQuarrie and Anne Thibodeau; and MSVAA Board members Roberta Hibbert (BBA ’15), Brianne Bezanson (BAH ’11) and Penny Henneberry (BSc ’87) socializing at Friday night event.

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Clockwise from top left: Dr. Mary Bluechardt (2nd left) with husband, Cliff, and Johanne (BEC ’54) and Ian McKee; Judy McCluskey (’61) and Hazel MacLeod (’55); Pat Maccagno (BA ’65, BEd ’66), and sister Donna McLellan (BA ’67); former Student Union president Linda MacDonald (BSc ’67) with now SU president Alex Cumming; Honourary Alum recipient Dr. Robert Berard with Tanya Lorimer Charles; Lynne MacQuarrie, current student and MSVAA board rep Alison Bryan, Courtney Jollimore (BACY ’17), and Tanya Lorimer-Charles; alum Alison Stark (BBA ’95, CAC ’08) , Alison MacDonald (BPR ’88), Vanessa Risser (BBA ’04, CAC ’11) and Tanya Lorimer-Charles; 50th class celebrating at East Coast Wine event.

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ALUMNAE WEEKEND

Clockwise from top left: Members of the 50th class enjoying the Tall Ship Silva Cruise; members of the 50th class + take part in the luncheon; Dr. Mary Bluechardt speaking to Tanya Lundrigan Fry (BA ’89, BBA ’04); Honourary Alum Rick and Andrea Plato; Tanya Lorimer-Charles with Madeline Patton (’77) celebrating her 40th anniversary, Dr. Mary Bluechardt, Joanne Bernard (BA ’96) and university Chancellor Sister Joan O’Keefe.

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ATHLETICS

Hip, hip hooray June Lumsden is recognized for breaking barriers and daring us to dream. special award is given each year to women who have created optimal conditions for women and girls to be active. And it recognizes how much these women have given of themselves to help others.

Pictured (L - R) is June Lumsden, June’s sisters Sandra Starratt and Cathy Lumsden-Bonnell, and June’s Mom Betty Lumsden.

Congratulations to June Lumsden, the Mount’s director of Athletics and Recreation, who was honoured with the “Trailblazer Award” at the WomenActive-Nova Scotia 2017 Trendsetter Awards. This

Trendsetters, WomenActive-NS says, “break down barriers, challenge the status quo, try new experiences, dare others to dream, blaze new trails and showcase the talent that exists across Nova Scotia in order to ensure fair and equitable access and opportunities for women and girls.”

That certainly describes June Lumsden, who has been at the helm of the Mount’s wellness, physical

activity and athletics programs for 30 years. The University’s commitment to the advancement of women is modeled by June, notes WomenActive-NS, “through decades of determination and insistence that programs be inclusive of women, providing leadership opportunities and encouraging women to participate in sport, physical activity and wellness initiatives.”

With June’s support and that of her entire team, Mount athletes have thrived – both on the court and in the classroom. Over the past seven years, Mount athletes have won 11 Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) Championships; 146 Mount athletes have won Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association national Scholar Awards; and our outstanding coaches have been named ACAA Coach of the Year 11 times. FM

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DONOR REPORT

THANK YOU! CELEBRATING A YEAR OF SUCCESS In the spirit of caritas, alumnae and friends supported the University with donations totaling $1,631,317 for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017. We are deeply grateful to all who generously supported the Mount’s fundraising initiatives. While gifts vary in size, all gifts are significant and help build a strong platform so that we can continue to meet the needs of our students and remain dedicated to opening doors of opportunity, helping Mount students realize their full potential and reinforcing our shared commitment to one another.

Whether through donations to the Mount Fund, ensuring access through gifts to scholarships, bursaries and awards, enhancing the work of our academic departments and programs or contributing to capital projects, your support is paramount to our students’ success.

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UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS

Unrestricted gifts, including donations designated to the President’s Fund, support identified University priority needs. Currently, these areas include the advancement of women, Aboriginal students, capital initiatives, bursaries, scholarships and other student support.

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Scholarships, bursaries and awards are critical to ensuring a Mount education is accessible for all. Fifty-nine percent of Mount students are the first in their family to attend university – this is 15% higher than the national average.

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As well, • Scholarships recognize students’ outstanding academic achievement. A current focus in this area includes graduate scholarships, where last year, only 8% of our graduate students received funding support – that is significantly less than the 17.4% national average.

• Bursaries provide financial assistance to students with demonstrated financial need. While the Mount currently supports approximately 400 students per year with our bursary program, we are not able to meet all of the financial needs of our students. In fact, we are currently meeting only 40% of the need demonstrated through bursary applications. Support in this area helps close this gap.

• Awards recognize student accomplishments within various programs and departments across the University – both in and outside the classroom.

Student awards at the Mount range from recognition for academic achievement, student leadership, and athletic accomplishment to support for studying abroad or travel study within Canada.

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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGAMS

Donations designated to academic departments and programs enhance Mount students’ experiential learning experience. Examples include:

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CAPITAL PROJECTS

In 2018, the University will open the doors of its new Centre for Applied Research in Human Health. This capital renovation will completely retrofit an existing University building with state-of-the-art laboratories, new collaborative research spaces and an area dedicated to housing a new NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectrophotometer. It will be home to research on diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, vitamin deficiency, early childhood health and well-being, and more.

The Margaret Norrie McCain Centre for Teaching, Learning and Research opened in May 2015 and continues to have a transformative impact on the Mount campus.

Donations to honour and celebrate women on the Riva Spatz Women’s Wall of Honour, a special feature in a garden setting near the entrance of the McCain Centre, support this facility. To read the stories of the many women honoured to learn how you can pay tribute to a special woman, please visit womenswallofhonour.ca.

Support for capital projects also includes a multi-year commitment from Mount students for a future health and wellness facility, currently in the early planning stages.

• Art Gallery • Athletics and Recreation – including support for varsity student athletes through the Mount Mystics Trip of the Month Lottery. For more information, please see msvu.ca/lottery • Centre for Women in Business • Child Study Centre • Library Acquisitions • Nova Scotia Centre on Aging • NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (WISEatlantic) • Nunavut Practicum Program • The Gail and Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Learning Disabilities for community reading programs • Tourism and Hospitality Management (TEAM) • Various academic departmental enhancement funds including Applied Human Nutrition, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Education, and Psychology.

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SPECIAL INITIATIVES SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Funds supporting special initiatives include: • Mount 101 – the only one of its kind in Canada, an online, adaptive learning program for first year students.

• RBC Alliance of Young Women Entrepreneurs (AYWE) – a program for female students to develop the knowledge and skills needed to create a successful business.

• Student Opportunity Fund (gift matching fund) – an endowed fund providing Mount students with financial support to participate in experiential learning opportunities outside the classroom such as attending conferences, presenting their research or studying abroad. FM Fall 2017

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MESSAGE FROM MSVUSU PRESIDENT

THANK YOU! SUPPORTING MOUNT STUDENTS

CELEBRATING OUR DONORS 2016-2017 Donor Report We are pleased to acknowledge the following donors who contributed between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017. Individual donors are recognized by the annual donor circle for gifts received during this period. Alumnae donors are listed with the year of their first degree from the Mount.

CHANCELLOR’S CIRCLE Individual donors who have contributed $25,000 or more from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017

Financial support from our donors make significant differences in the lives of Mount students. Assistance from scholarships, awards and bursaries help alleviate financial barriers from students wanting to attend university, while giving them an opportunity to be recognized for their outstanding academic performance. Your generous contributions allow students more time to focus on their academics and community engagement.

On behalf of all Mount students, thank you for enhancing the student experience and for your kind support and commitment to our success!

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Kiki Delaney ‘14 & Ian Delaney Colin MacDonald Faye MacDonald & Jack MacDonald Mickey MacDonald Margaret McCain ‘05 Joanne McCrea Jim Spatz PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Individual donors who have contributed $10,000 - $24,999 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 Judy Bragg & John Bragg Anne Campbell ‘81 & John Lindsay Diane Campbell Lily Chan ‘61 & Paul Chan Wadih Fares Dale Godsoe ‘97 Susan Godwin ‘77 Leslie McLean & Scott McCain Johanne McKee ‘54 & Ian McKee Diane Schwartz & Harold Schwartz DEAN’S CIRCLE Individual donors who have contributed $5,000 - $9,999 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 Gail Asper Linda Brown ‘67 & Hugh Brown Elizabeth Church Deborah Conter Karen Conter & Howard Conter Susan Covert Marion Dell ‘67 Freda Fraser ‘64 Marjorie Lindsay ‘16 Ramona Lumpkin Suzanne McCarron ‘86 John Risley Rosemarie Sampson ‘63 & Burton MacDonald Judy Steele ‘82 & Bruce Towler

SCHOLAR’S CIRCLE Individual donors who have contributed $1,000 - $4,999 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 Stephen Allt Sonja Bata ‘89 Nancy Battis ‘61 Bill Black Noella Brennan Fisher ‘59 Sheila A. Brown Jennifer Campbell Kim Campbell ‘14 Robert Campbell Julie Carroll ‘63 Joan Casey Margaret Casey ‘12 Mary Clancy ‘70 Claire Correia ‘54 Lynn Coveyduck ‘96 James Cowan Amanda Dean ‘03 & Chris Lydon Gillian Diamond & Jack Diamond Andrea Duncan-Martyn ‘99 Mary Eberts ‘88 Rosemarie Eisner ‘70 Lynne Foley Shirley Forde ‘57 Deanne MacLeod ‘92 & Mark Forward ‘93 Elizabeth Fountain ‘79 & Fred Fountain Sheila Fraser ‘11

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Myra Freeman ‘04 & Larry Freeman Greg Grice Sherry Porter & Doug Hall Tom Hayes Janice Keefe Dennice Leahey ‘64 & Stephen Leahey Lorraine Saab & Rick Lucas Pat Maccagno Jolene Mahody Anne McGuire ‘74 Margaret McKim ‘68 Wilfred Moore Tina Murphy ‘88 Anne Murray ‘16 Janet Murray ‘56 & Jock Murray Edith Nelligan ‘62 Ruth Nelligan ‘62 Fernando Nunes Elizabeth Parr-Johnston Suzanne Reynolds ‘66 Roseann Runte Marilyn Schnare ‘64 Nancy Spencer ‘85 Cheryl Stewart-Walsh Phyllis Yaffe ‘11

LEARNED CIRCLE Individual donors who have contributed $500 - $999 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 Sharon Avery ‘96 Susan Baker Paula Barry Mercer ‘05 Catherine L. MacIsaac ‘05 & Rob Batherson ‘97 Robert Berard Taylor Bernard Ruby Blois ‘73 & Eugene Blois Susan Boyd & Russell Boyd Catherine Butler Doug Doucet Jeanne Flemming ‘65 John Flemming Kelly Gallant ‘90 Nancy Gilbert ‘77 Amy Gordon ‘97 Duranda Greene ‘85 Betty Guinan ‘54 Gloria Hanief ‘62 * Vicki Harnish ‘74 Tanja Harrison Annette Hill Rob Hiscock Barbara Hughes & Anthony Hughes Louise Hunt ‘74 Suzanne McCarthy ‘90 & Simon Kennedy ‘91 Elizabeth Larmond-Elliot ‘61 Ann MacGillivary Janet MacInnis Kimberly MacLeod ‘88 Wendy McDonald & Bob McDonald Linda Murray ‘68 Stefanie Pavlin ‘52 Andrea & Rick Plato Doris Ramphos Maureen Reid ‘98 & Douglas Reid Shelley Rowan ‘82 Karen Smyth Connie Sparks ‘74 Anna Stuart & Robert Stuart Angela Surrette ‘90 Anne Thibodeau Sandra Thomas Wanda Thomas-Bernard ‘75 Diane Tinkham ‘73

Mary Uhl ‘48 & Norm Uhl Jasmin Uhthoff ‘90 Dorothy Wills ‘56 Catherine Woodman ‘84 & Dara Woodman John Yogis AMBASSADORS Individual donors who have contributed $100 - $499 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 Janis Aitken ‘69 Betty Anderson Elizabeth Atcheson Ninette Babineau ‘95 Betsy Baillie ‘76 Loretta Barteluk ‘75 Chris Beckett Valerie Bellefontaine ‘90 Jo-Anne Belliveau ‘75 Margaret Berridge Wendy Boisvert ‘91 Nancy Boutilier ‘75 David Brien ‘97 Judith Brockie ‘63 Kim Brooks Carol Bryson ‘73 Betty-Ann Buott ‘94 Geraldine Burke ‘63 Holly Burridge ‘90 Bev Cameron ‘75 Lily Campbell Sheila Cardone ‘66 Jane Carman ‘76 Linda Carnell Swinwood ‘63 Judy Carson ‘68 Carmen Chaddock ‘71 Kaireen Chaytor ‘76 Louise Chiasson ‘67 Susan Church Yvonne Chute Phyllis Clark ‘54 Marlene Coffey ‘91 Joy Collins ‘84 Marcelle Comeau ‘70 Jane Cooney Bob Cordy Michael Covert* Carol Criscione ‘66 John Crowley

Sheilagh Crowley JoAnn Cunningham ‘78 Rebecca Dalton ‘07 Keith Davis ‘90 Sharon Davis ‘82 Nancy Delahunt Louanne Devanney ‘79 Ken Dewar Catherine Dick ‘71 Carol Dodds & J. Colin Dodds Louise Doran ‘70 Catherine Doucette ‘55 Joan Driscoll ‘59 Margaret Driscoll ‘57 Pamela Duncan ‘77 Nancy Dyer ‘60 Margaret Ellis ‘76 Pam Fairclough Pamela Fancey ‘91 Margaret Ferguson ‘94 Edwina Fitzgerald ‘50 Lorraine Fitzgerald ‘67 Donna Forest-Robertson ‘62 Amy France ‘81 * Frederick French Kevin Gass ‘83 Sonia Gaul ‘69 Simone Geddry ‘63 Genevieve Gilbert ‘63 Anne Gillies Corinne Gilroy Mary Gilroy ‘62 Jane Gordon Danny Graham Janice Graham-Migel ‘78

Charlotte Gray ‘95 Gwen Haliburton & Robert Haliburton Gwen Hampe ‘59 Heather Hanson ‘06 Jean Hartley Betty Hartnell ‘70 Anna Harvey Don Hatcher ‘92 Betty Lou Hemeon ‘99 Elsie Henderson ‘91 Donna Hillier ‘88 Becky Hong ‘89 Norma Hoyt ‘78

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AMBASSADORS (continued) Marilyn Huber ‘59 Holly Huette Ray Ivany Brian Jessop Li Jin Barbara Jones ‘55 Ramona Joseph ‘91 James Kelly ‘97 Patricia Kirby ‘85 Jean Knickle ‘51 Carole Kubal-Sellerberg ‘67 Ella Chung Wah Lam ‘90 Lori Lancaster ‘97 Deborah Lawrence ‘72

Patricia Leader Suzanne LeBlanc ‘77 Janet LeBrun ‘63 Lori Leger ‘81 Sharon Lloyd ‘65 Gary Logan ‘02 Tanya Lorimer-Charles ‘89 Paulette Luft ‘66 Mike Lumpkin & Lee Lumpkin Mary Lyon Anne MacCleave ‘80 Margaret MacDonald ‘49 Shari MacDonald ‘86 Terry MacDonnell ‘74 Bob MacKay Theresa MacLean Bruce MacNeil Elaine MacNeil ‘63 Mary MacPhee ‘67 Anne Mahoney-MacDonald ‘74 Rachel Martin ‘79 Sandra Matthews ‘65 Betty McIver ‘71 Christine McNeille Ann McVeigh ‘79 Aftab Mohammed ‘80 Mary Morash ‘93 Anna Morris ‘54 Marguerite Muise ‘65 Joyce Munroe ‘95 Alleyne Murphy ‘97

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Erin Murphy ‘04 Beverly Musgrave ‘67 Lorri Neilsen Ethel Nelson ‘81 Judith Newman Tracey Newman ‘00 Matthew Nichols ‘90 Jean Nicholson ‘72 Shirley Nicholson ‘88 Carolyn Nobes ‘97 Genie O’Connell ‘65 Patricia O’Connell Dianne O’Neill Stan Orlov Christopher Palmer ‘88 Cathy Partington ‘63

Madeline Patton ‘77 Shani Pearson Linda Pike ‘90 Charmaine Pope ‘90 Mary Pothier ‘69 Patricia Quinn ‘61 Kim Raine ‘82 Marion Reid ‘02 Hazel Reyno ‘64 Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon Mary Rigby Marie Riley ‘65 Susan Ringrose ‘66 Joanne Rivest ‘86 & Dayle Harrington ‘80 Elizabeth Roscoe ‘71 Barbara Ross ‘76 Marilyn Ross ‘85 Virginia Rutledge ‘00 Barbara Ryan ‘71 F.G. Savard Marie Scagliola ‘65 Cornelia Schneider Barbara Shea ‘55 Nancy Sheehan ‘56 Barbara Sheffield Elna Siebring Madge Skinner & Ward Skinner Dorothy Smith ‘60 Marietta Snetsinger ‘91 Della Stanley

Maura Sullivan ‘67 Katherine Sweet Pamela Sweet Smith ‘74 Cara Tax ‘07 Errol Taylor ‘89 Michelle Thomason ‘99 Amy Thurlow ‘89 & Paul Card ‘89 Sue Tingley ‘87 Erin Tomlinson ‘04 Margaret Trainor ‘77 Joanne Turner ‘84 Patricia Turner ‘93 Shirley Vaughan ‘75 June Verrett ‘79 Ann Vessey ‘92 Gennie Vest ‘62 Wendy Vrooman ‘95 David Wainwright Barry Waldman ‘84 Jayne Wark Kathryn Watt ‘82 Donna Wellard Gisela Westphalen ‘92 Lola Wheeler ‘60 Florence Whitby ‘51 Pat Whitman ‘64 & David Lemon Lisa Whynott ‘94 Marilyn Wilson ‘74 Cherie Winters ‘76 Mildred York ‘76 Patricia Yourkavich-Moore ‘74 FRIENDS Individual donors who have contributed up to $99 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 Selena Acker ‘88 Cicely Alfonso ‘63 Gail Allen ‘73 Gloria Allison Christina Annand ‘70 & Kirk Annand Gladys Ascah ‘69 Jane Barry ‘63 Terry Bartlett ‘49 Constance Beardshaw ‘91 Yvonne Bennett ‘66 Barbara Berringer ‘02 Susan Bolton ‘62 Patricia Bonang ‘59 Elizabeth Brideau-Asbridge ‘60

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Shelley Bulter Barbara Burke ‘66 Joanne Burns-Theriault ‘03 Elaine Burrows ‘74 Pat Butler ‘85 Karen Camara ‘81 Marilyn Campbell ‘57 Joan Caron ‘60 Mary Ruth Cochrane ‘80 Sharon Collins ‘72 Angelina Comeau ‘54 John Cotton ‘74 Gail Creaser ‘06 Michal Crowe ‘77 & Vance Crowe Sheila Crummell ‘79 Donna D’Eon ‘74 Mabel Davis ‘84 Leisa Desmoulins Tammie Deubry Patricia Dill ‘64 Leah Dockrill Fae-Marie Donathan ‘90 Edwina Doucet ‘84 Patricia Drake Tara Drake Michelle Dunham Ann Finlayson ‘68 Gloria Finnigan ‘68 Jill Flinn ‘57 Marguerite Flinn ‘56 Linda Fougere ‘91 Christine Frigault Michelle Gailey ‘80 Janice Gaudet ‘88 Adele Gorham Deborah Gosbee ‘78 Anne Hanrahan Perigo ‘86 Kimberly Harnish ‘81 Doris Harrison ‘86 William J. Hart

Sylvia Harvey ‘85 Lorraine Heffler ‘68 Elizabeth Hessian ‘82 Joanne Hickey ‘55 Ann Howe Jill Hurlbert ‘93 Michelle Innes ‘10 Robert Jack Linda Jacobs Starkey ‘71 Valerie Jenkins ‘92 Alan Joyce ‘93 Monica Kangley ‘58 Claire Keindel ‘51 Erin Kerman ‘79 Claudia Kingston ‘98 Andre Lamontagne ‘02 Jean Larsen ‘65 Johanne Leclerc ‘60 Katrina Leighton ‘12 Hope Lemoine ‘10 Rose-Marie Lohnes-Hirtle ‘87 Heidi MacDonald ‘90 Sandra MacDougall Sandra MacKenzie ‘96 Shirley MacKenzie ‘76 Valerie MacKinnon ‘65 Darrell MacLean ‘01 * Dawn MacNutt ‘05 Rhonda Mason Francine McIntyre ‘82 Elspeth McLean-Wile ‘79 Hazel McLeod ‘55 Donna Meagher-Stewart ‘70 Jeannette Melanson ‘63 Tammy Mercer ‘14 Jamie Metsala Tracy Moniz Patricia Mulatz ‘72 Tracey Munroe Lem Murphy ‘85 Donna Myers Keating ‘74 Kirk O’Connell Marie O’Malley ‘52 Anita Opalka ‘90 Iris Owen ‘68 Sharon Parker ‘71 Olive Pastor ‘86 Teri Pereira ‘85 Lynda Phelan ‘75 Margaret Power ‘71 Stephen Priest Gertrude Purdy ‘89 Beth Pyesmany Arsenault Mary Ralston ‘42 John Reid Faith Roach Justin Robart

Danette Robinson Carol Rogers ‘65 Joyce Rogers Gloria Rondeau ‘01 Sharon Ross ‘80 Cindy Sampson Raymond Sampson Claudette Sapp ‘80 Jeanette Schlatman ‘95 Susan Settle ‘86 Dinah Simmons ‘79 Alison Smith Janet Sollows ‘82 Deborah Sowerby ‘76 Kathryn Steeves W. Bruce Steeves ‘86 Catherine Stone ‘74 Adrian Sweet Ruth Tannous ‘61 Linda Thistle ‘97 Lynn Tomlinson ‘86 Abe Toulany ‘10 Alexandra Tsedryk Philippa Verrier ‘83 Rick Walkden ‘84 Marilyn Watson ‘83 & Robert Watson Peggy Watts Lise Wilhelmy-Steele ‘83 Frances Wittgens ‘84 Susan Woelber ‘80 Shirley Yabsley ‘81 George Zinck ‘76 24 Donors wish to remain anonymous CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS Atlantica Mechanical Contractors Inc. BMO Bank of Montreal Canada Games Centre Board of Directors and Staff Canadian Hospitality Foundation Canadian Progress Club - Halifax Clearwater Fine Foods Inc. Cole Harbour Foundation Communications & Public Relations Foundation Deloitte Foundation Halifax Protestant Infants’ Foundation Harrison McCain Foundation Haynes - Connell Foundation J.D. Irving Limited Knowledge First Foundation L5B Classroom Parents Bayview Glen School Macdonald Chisholm Trask Insurance Mainland Nova Scotia Building & Construction Trades Council MSVU International Student Society NATIONAL Public Relations Navigator Ltd Nova Scotia Power Inc. Ocean Contractors Limited.

Palookas Charitable Foundation Partington Sales RBC Foundation

rcs Construction Rea-Fac Agencies Limited Manufacturers Agents Royale Floors and Surfaces Sisters of Charity - Halifax Sisters of Saint Martha of Antigonish Summerwind Holdings Ltd TD Bank Group The Berkeley The Edwards Family Charitable Foundation The Family of Jessie MacIsaac Campbell The Gail Asper Family Foundation Inc. The Harris-Taylor Family Foundation The John and Judy Bragg Family Foundation The Johnson Scholarship Foundation The Windsor Foundation Tire et Hausse Ltée Tourism Education Alliance of The Maritimes Walker Wood Foundation ESTATES Marial Mosher Chartiable Trust The Estate of Ivy Robbins Oakley The Estate of John Knodell The Estate of Mary M. Young The Estate of Patricia Keene The Estate of Ruth Hammond GIFTS WERE MADE TO THE MOUNT IN MEMORY OF** Lorne Clarke Kathleen Crowley ‘84 Randall Fisher Ruth Hammond ‘98 Plessa Hattie Florence Kanary ‘89 Dorothy Lovett Laurie Lovett Corinne McPherson ‘68 Terry Milne ‘00 Patricia Morse ‘80 Mildred Nicholson Marguerite Parent Marguerite Peddle ‘52 Joyce Rafuse Gladys Savard ‘52 J Phillip Vaughan GIFTS WERE MADE TO THE MOUNT IN HONOUR OF** P. Jane Barry ‘63 Mary Canavan Julie Carroll ‘63 Susan Covert Terry Hudson Ramona Lumpkin Mary-Joan Walsh ‘41 Laura Younker ‘17

MYSTICS’ SOCIETY The Mystics’ Society recognizes alumnae who have made their first gift to the University within two years of graduation with their first degree from the Mount.

Abdulaziz Alduhayan ‘15 Anne Gillies Corinne Gilroy Rob Hiscock '17 Kelly Jacques ‘16 1873 SOCIETY

The 1873 Society, the year that the Mount was founded, honours those who have notified the University of their Intent to include Mount Saint Vincent University in their estate plans. The individuals listed have provided consent to be recognized as an 1873 Society Member. The University recognizes with gratitude those alumnae and friends whose commitment to the Mount extends beyond their lifetime.

Betty Anderson Diana Carl Jane L. Cook & David Marcogliese S. Lynn Coveyduck ‘96 Susan Godwin ‘77 Gwen Haliburton & Robert Haliburton Brenda Hattie ‘01 Janet MacMillan ‘81 Judith M. Newman Carolyn Nobes ‘97 Elizabeth Parr-Johnston M. Jane Phillips Barbara Pike Rosemarie Sampson ‘68 & Burton MacDonald Marsha Single ‘71 & Ralph Single *We are saddened by the passing of Mount alumnae and friends. **These lists do not include gifts directed to memorialize or honour special women on the Riva Spatz Women’s Wall of Honour. To read stories and view photos of the many women commemorated, please visit womenswallofhonour.ca While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, please accept our apologies for any error or omissions. Please contact University Advancement at 902-457-6470 or by email at giving@ msvu.ca if you believe there are any errors on this list.

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DONOR REPORT

Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, CM and Dr. William H. Blackburn

Graduate Studies Scholarship A significant fundraising campaign undertaken by Mount Saint Vincent University in honour of retired President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, CM and her husband Dr. William Blackburn, has resulted in the establishment of a new endowed scholarship supporting graduate students at the Mount.

As of September 30, 2017, more than $715,000 has been raised in support of the new scholarship thanks to contributions from more than 200 Mount faculty, staff, alumnae and community supporters.

(Top) Dr. Blackburn and Dr. Lumpkin celebrate a new scholarship formed in their names in support of graduate studies at the Mount.

(Bottom) Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, Katharine Fountain, Elizabeth Fountain, Fred Fountain, and Dr. Blackburn.

Mount graduate scholarships benefit students striving to make a difference in critical fields, such as, Child & Youth Study, Applied Human Nutrition, Women and Gender Studies, Family Studies & Gerontology, Education, and Communications & Public Relations – and with several of these programs only available at the Mount. Students in graduate programs are also often working and caring for families while pursuing their advanced education.

The Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, CM and Dr. William H. Blackburn Graduate Studies Scholarship will significantly increase financial support available to Mount graduate students.

Donations to the scholarship can still be made at msvu.ca/donate

Advancement & External Relations Committee for 2016-2017:

The Advancement and External Relations Committee of the Mount’s Board of Governors advances the University’s mission and vision and supports institutional priorities and objectives by promoting sound relationships between the University and its communities, including alumnae, donors, government and broader community partners.

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Sharon Avery (Chair) Will and Estate Consultant, Atlantic Region RBC Dominion Securities

Tracey Newman Manager, Collection Services Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia

Amanda Dean Regional Vice President, Atlantic Canada Insurance Bureau of Canada

Cheryl Stewart-Walsh AVP, University Advancement Mount Saint Vincent University

Doug Doucet President rcs Construction

Angela Surrette Community Volunteer

Kelly Gallant AVP, Communications, Marketing & Student Recruitment Mount Saint Vincent University Barbara Hughes Community Volunteer Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, CM President & Vice-Chancellor (2016-June 2017) Mount Saint Vincent University Jolene Mahody Executive Vice President & CFO Chorus Aviation

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Dr. Amy Thurlow Associate Professor, Communication Studies Mount Saint Vincent University Wendy Vrooman Partner Sandler Training Paul Whyte Mount Saint Vincent University Student Sr. Evelyn Williams Director Congregation of Sisters of Charity

THANK YOU As the recipient of this scholarship, I sincerely appreciate the financial aid. The support will contribute greatly to making post-secondary education possible. In the following years, I intend to continue working very hard to maintain good academic standing and achieving my goals.

Olivia Finnamore Psychology Student

Receiving a scholarship and award from the Mount has been a blessing. It has provided the flexibility to pursue my varsity career and passion in soccer, and worry less about the financial obligation that comes with putting myself through school. Being supported by the Mount community has been a humbling experience.

I wanted to thank you for establishing the Student Opportunity Fund at MSVU. I was able to use this award to partake in a study abroad program in Vienna, Austria.

As part of my five-month exchange, I traveled to 16 cities in 12 countries while taking communications and journalism courses. I am thankful for the wonderful experiences this exchange provided me.

Jesse Thomson CYS ‘18 Captain, Varsity Men’s Soccer

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Mount Saint Vincent University’s Endowment April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017

An endowment is often referred to as “the gift that keeps on giving.” An endowed fund is a capital fund established by a donor and merged with other funds as part of the University’s endowment portfolio.

$ 3.6 M Endowment - Other

$ 3.5 M Endowment - Capital

Mount Saint Vincent University’s Endowment is the result of many years of philanthropy. Each year, a percentage of donors’ funds, termed the “spending rate”, supports the program or initiative designated by each donor – ranging from scholarships, bursaries and awards to departmental or program support, including academic chairs. The Mount’s Endowment has been managed by Jarislowsky Fraser Limited for the past 13 years in compliance with the Board’s Investment Policy and with financial oversight by the University’s Investment Committee, a standing committee of the Mount’s Board of Governors.

At March 31, 2017, the market value of the Mount’s Endowment was $29,102,974.

$14.1 M Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

$ 7.9 M Academic Chairs

Current Total Endowment Value: $29.1 million

The following chart reflects the market value of the University’s General Endowment Fund over the last 10 years at March 31st of each fiscal year end.

Fund fluctuations are due to fund performance, spending allocations, and donor investment.

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2016-17: $29,102,974 2015-16: $27,113,326 2014-15: $27,871,038 2013-14: $24,974,954 2012-13: $22,122,597 2011-12: $20,352,310 2010-11: $19,706,930 2009-10: $18,702,070 2008-09: $15,193,149 2007-08: $18,225,226

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CLASS NOTES 1980s In late 2016, Lisa Bugden (BPR ‘89) was named the new general manager for Neptune Theatre in Halifax, NS. Lisa was the former interim director and chief executive officer of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

Dr. Marie (Rie) Croll (BAH ‘85) took a stroll down memory lane this past August when she and her daughters, Emma and Marta, visited the Mount.

The trio got to see first-hand the Inspiring Women tapestry as part of the Margaret Norrie McCain Centre for Teaching, Learning & Research.

Best wishes to Sandra Wills Hannon (BPR ’81) whose company The Hannon Group, LLC, based out of Maryland, celebrated 15 years of communications and marketing excellence in 2016. www.thehannongroup.com Congratulations to Jackie Poirier (BBA ‘88) who was named president of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants whose work spans the globe. Jackie is the first female president in the organization’s 39-year history.

1990s Professional artist Sarah Archibald (MEd ‘95) hosted the S-Curve Exhibition at the Nova Scotia Archives this past summer with two others in celebration of women’s progress in the arts. Sarah returned to painting 10 years ago following a career in education.

Andrea Baldwin (BPR ‘98) joined EY Law LLP as associate partner in 2016, where she leads Business Immigration practice in Atlantic Canada. Andrea has been recognized by the International Who’s Who Legal since 2014 as one of the leading corporate immigration lawyers in Canada, and she has been named among the Best Lawyers: Immigration Law since 2016.

Suzanne Fougere (BPR ‘94) was recently promoted to Vice President of Experience and Engagement for Events East, best known for attracting and hosting the best events in the region. Suzanne will assist CEO Carrie Cussons in running the new Argyle Street Convention Centre in Halifax.

This past July, Joe Strolz (BPR ’96) was named the first Country Manager for Snap Inc, the parent company for Snapchat. Joe will be responsible for leading the Canadian business in this new role, and comes to Snap from AOL where he worked most recently as head of Americas and interim head of international.

Joanne Bernard (BA ‘96), former Community Services Minister (NS), is now the CEO of Easter Seals Nova Scotia. Joanne is also a new addition to the Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association Board of Directors.

Congratulations to Angela Carmichael (BPR ’96) who recently assumed the position of president of the newly merged agency FleishmanHillard HighRoad (FHR).

Angela was senior vice president and senior partner, general manager of FleishmanHillard’s Toronto office.

Kudos to Mount alumna and Alberta educator Lili Szakony (BEd ‘98), who was presented with the Excellence in Catholic Education Award by the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta. Well done, Lili!

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Congratulations to Jessie Jollymore (BNI ‘99) who received the Harold Crowell Social Innovator Award for her work with Hope Blooms (community garden) and other North End Community projects in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was selected as the winner from 33 amazing community leaders!

In December of 2016, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) announced the addition of 12 new Fellows to its College of Fellows, among them Associate Professor in Communications Studies at the Mount Dr. Amy Thurlow (BPR ‘89).

2000s In 2017, Patricia Arab (BEd ‘01) was appointed the Minister of Internal Services and Communications Nova Scotia. She is the youngest female minister in NS history.

Ellen Townshend (BTHM ‘03) was appointed Executive Director of Prostate Cancer Canada Atlantic. Prior to joining Prostate Cancer Canada, she held leadership positions with such organizations as CIBC, Junior Achievement, and Tourism Charlottetown.

Congratulations to Adam Bower (BMC ‘03, CBB ‘03), whose restaurant Grand Banker was voted one of Nova Scotia’s 10 best restaurants in The Guardian’s (UK) ‘Discover Cool Canada’ series.

In 2016, Leanne Zee (BPC ’06), Senior Communications Specialist with TransCanada in Calgary was recognized with a Young Women in Energy (YWE) award.

YWE was founded to champion the interests of young women working in energy.

Some former Mystic players gathered as part of last year’s Dyrick McDermott Memorial Basketball tourney. Pictured is Audrey Norman (BPR ‘93), Melissa Marshall (BCY ‘97, BEd ‘99), Heather Strickey (BAH ’95), Jeannie Flynn (BA ‘92, MEd ’04) and Deanne MacLeod (BBA ’92)

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RETIREES

Years!

Mount retirees attended a celebration reception on June 14. (L-R) Claire Farrell, Peggy Watts, Allan Neilsen, Susan Drain, Former MSVU President Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, Patricia MacDonald, Yvelle Dupere, and Lorri Neilsen.

Farewell and thank you!

This incredible alum group of 1956 was missed in the last edition of Folia Montana. They came together in August of 2016 for a special visit to the Mount.

From L-R - Nancy O’Hearn Sheehan (BA ‘56, BEd ‘57), Dorothy Green Wills (BSc ‘56, HDOC ‘07), Marguerite Inglis McGrath (ACAD ‘54, BA ‘56), Carole Anne McNeil Probert (ACAD ‘53, BA ‘56), Dr. Ramona Lumpkin (former MSVU president), Sheila Smith Andrecyk (BSc ‘56), Janet Pottie Murray (BA ‘56), Marguerite A. Flinn (BEd ‘72), and Patricia Grisdale Hunt (BSc ‘56). Was so wonderful to have you back to campus, ladies! Hope to see you again soon.

We are very proud to recognize our special Mount staff and faculty who celebrated their recent retirement. The incredible wealth of knowledge and talent shared within our Mount community is impressive. Bidding farewell to those retiring is never easy, but we are everso grateful for the hard work, memories, and friendships provided.

Congratulations to the following Mount faculty and staff who retired from the University over the last year. We thank you for your dedication, and wish you a world of happiness in the time you’ve earned for yourselves!

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Yvelle Dupere, Library

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Claire Farrell, Bookstore

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Ann MacGillivary, Business Administration and Tourism

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John Morgenstern, English Department

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Susan Drain, English Department

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Allan Neilsen, Faculty of Education

Exceptional Volunteer Service Awards

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Helen Mallette, Business Administration and Tourism

Lorri Neilsen, Faculty of Education

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Nancy Chesworth, Business Administration and Tourism

Congratulations to Sheldon Miller (BBA ’98), Rob Batherson (BPR ’97), and Catherine Woodman (BPR ’98) who were recent recipients of the Exceptional Volunteer Service Award from the Mount Saint Vincent University’s Board of Governors.

This award is given annually by the Board to someone who has made a significant contribution and impact to the University through their volunteer service. Sheldon and Rob received theirs in 2016, while Catherine was the 2017 award recipient.

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Patricia MacDonald, Athletics and Recreation

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Peggy Watts, Distance Learning and Continuing Education

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Anthony Davis, Sociology and Anthropology

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The Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association is thrilled to honour retiring staff and faculty as honourary alumnae. We would love to stay connected.

Please reach out to University Advancement to let us know if you would like to receive alumnae communication in the future – alumnae@msvu.ca Fall 2017

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In Memoriam With thoughtful reflection, we remember and recognize our fellow alumnae and members of the Mount community whom we have lost over the year.

Please note that only those individuals for whom the alumnae office was notified are mentioned.

1920s Annette Krupinski ACAD (‘28) March 15, 2008

1940s Sister Therese O’Malley (Patrick) ACAD (‘47), BA (‘59) April 25, 2017 Sister Claire (Vincent) Tramble BSCN (‘47) March 8, 2017 Mildred Boyle ACAD (‘47) May 31, 2017 Margaret M. “Peggy” (O’Leary) Caswell BSC (‘42) October 27, 2016 Carmel (White) MacDonald ACAD (‘45) November 24, 2016

1950s Sister Lucille Feron (Marion David) BA (‘59) November 9, 2015 Sister Florence Patrice Nearing BA (‘56) February 17, 2017 Elizabeth “Betty” (Baillie) Maloney ACAD (‘50) March 9, 2016 Mary Louise (Oland) March BSC (‘55) October 7, 2017 Marie (Todd) Murphy BA (‘50), BED (‘51), DipEd (‘52) February 20, 2016 Gladys (Kielly) Savard BEC (‘52) January 24, 2016 Ruth (Noonan) Wright ACAD (‘50), BEC (‘75) January 18, 2017

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1970s

Sister Annata Mary Brockman BA (‘63) October 25, 2016

Geraldine Marie Cooper BA (‘76) August 22, 2017

Sister Theresa McCarthy (Dennis Therese) BA (‘61) January 8, 2017

Cynthia Cheryl (Scott) Evong BHEC (‘76) August 28, 2017

Sister Magdalen Oliver (Francis Stephen) BSC (‘67) December 18, 2016 Sister Jean Wilson (Robert Elizabeth) BSC (‘65) December 19, 2016 E. Marie (Hodgson) Aitken BA (‘69), BED (‘70), MED (‘77) December 3, 2016 June M. Butler BA (‘62) May 19, 2017 Lavonne (Thompson) Cail ACAD (‘65) March 14, 2010 Dr. Heather Fraser-Davey BSCN (‘68) November 27, 2016 Sharon A. (Snow) Kearsey BA (‘67), BED (‘68) January 15, 2017 Annemarie (Levesque) Macdonald BED (‘65) May 5, 2017 Corinne Mary McPherson BA (‘68) September 17, 2016 E. Jean Mosher BSCN (‘69) November 9, 2016 Laura (Pottie) Sandiland ACAD (‘64), BA (‘67), BED (‘68) June 19, 2011 Mary Elizabeth (Mader) Smith ACAD (‘62) February 5, 2017

Dr. Marjory (John Evelyn) Gallagher BA (‘70) November 25, 2016 Muriel Jean (Higgins) Magee BSCN (‘74) August 7, 2017 Anne Marie McNeil DOA (‘77) February 7, 2017 Isabel M. J. (Kinnaird) Palmeter MA (‘72) November 5, 2016 Constance Euphemia “Connie” (Cormier) Pottie BA (‘74), MED (‘92) February 17, 2017 Dellena (MacLean) Wells BA (‘75), BED (‘76) November 13, 2015

1980s Paul Alexander Arbuckle BED (‘83) December 2, 2016 Jessie Winnifred (Campbell) Dow BBA (‘81) July 14, 2016 Amy Kathleen (MacKay) France BA (‘81) May 27, 2017 Dr. Ursula M. Franklin DHUML (‘86) July 22, 2016 Sharon Lorraine (Aker) Freeman BHE (‘85) September 30, 2016 The Honourable Betty Kennedy DHUML (‘89) March 20, 2017

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Mary Alice MacKenzie BA (‘81) April 21, 2017 Donna Jane (Doran) Merriam BA (‘81) November 27, 2016 Krista Murphy BA (‘87) August 2, 2017 Jane Westropp MED (‘81) September 2017

1990s Dr. Mairi St. John Macdonald DHUML (‘97) March 4, 2017

2000s Dr. Cora Greenaway DHUML (‘03) February 2, 2017 Darrell MacLean BAA (‘01) March 5, 2017 Wade Holly Smith MED (‘07) June 2, 2017 Nancy Dean Stevenson BA (‘01) June 23, 2017 Jennifer Louise Tanton BED (‘13) January 29, 2017

Mount Community Michael Covert October 24, 2017 Gordon Drain March 28, 2017 Martin “Rudy” Haase August 22, 2017 William Hart June 21, 2016 Alan Regis Macdonald June 24, 2017 J Philip Vaughan April 8, 2016

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