Class Notes 1966
1987
Phyllis (Payzant) Cross, BA ’66, BEd ’67
Gina Connell, BPR ’87
Phyllis is enjoying retirement after a great teaching career. She is living at her cottage full-time.
Sister Yvonne Pothier, BSc ’66, BA ’77 Sister Yvonne received the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award 2010, recognizing her work with the Archdiocese of Halifax Refugee Sponsorship Program.
1972 Dianne Buffett, BA ’72
Dianne is an ESL teacher in New Jersey and is putting out a call to her former classmates, especially Elly McNutt, who she would like to hear from. She’s also looking to reconnect with any alumnae in New York. To contact Dianne, please write alumnae@ msvu.ca
Ruth Copeland, ACAD ’72
After living out west in Alberta, and BC, since 1973, Ruth is now living on PEI. She would love to get in touch with former classmates. To get in touch with Ruth, contact Alumnae Relations at alumnae@msvu.ca
Louanne Devanney, BA ’72, BEd ’86 Louanne’s husband Burris, has written a memoir of their experience in Africa in the mid 1960’s, titled African Chronicles.
1979 Janet Lugar Miller, BEd ’79
After graduating from the Mount, Janet has been circuit elementary Core French in 28 schools. Over the years she has guided 10 student teachers. She has fond memories of Professor Jacques Barthomeuf and his great instruction. Janet plans to retire in June, 2011.
1984 Barry Waldman, BSc/BEd ’84
Barry is an Educational Consultant with the Eskazoni School Board. His charity, Educational Program Innovations Charity Society, received the 2010 Donner Foundation Award for Excellence in the Delivery of Social Services, Canada’s top award for non-profit management. He would like to send out a ‘thanks’ to the Mount for the extraordinary services he received as a mature student.
Gina is now the Vice President of m5pr’s Nova Scotia division. She was appointed July, 2010 to head up the Nova Scotia office as the public relations arm continues its growth through Atlantic Canada.
Anne Melanson, BPR ’87
Anne received the 2010 Women of Excellence Award for Communications and Public Affairs from the Canadian Progress Club (November 2010). Anne is Principal with Bloom Non-Profit Consulting Group.
1988 Samual Samson, BA ’88, BHEd ’89
Samual is the Vice-Principal of a new French school in the Halifax region, École secondaire du Sommet. He and his wife Sandra Currie-Samson BHEc ’89 are the parents of two beautiful girls (Laura 12 and Charlotte 7).
Ellyn Winters-Robinson, BPR ’88
1991 Francis Perry, MEd ’91
Francis has recently retired from over thirty years as a teacher and school counselor. He has published a new suspense novel, set in a school. More information on the book is available at www.approachingstorm.ca
1992 Class of ’92
Dawn (Hayman) Mallyon, BPR ‘92 After two years as Director of Marketing, Dawn accepted a promotion to the position of Vice President, Marketing for Hitachi ID Systems, Inc.
1993 Nancy Fullerton, BPR ’93
Nancy recently accepted a position as the Associate Vice President of Communications at Valparaiso University in Indiana.
After twenty years of corporate life, Ellyn has found a new love in entrepreneurship. She’s running her own high-tech marketing consultancy called Ignition. Ignition provides strategy, marketing communications and PR services to clients from Canada, the U.S. and Europe. She is living in Cambridge, Ontario with her husband and two children.
Harvey McCarthy, BA ’93
1989
1994
Natalie MacLean, BPR ’89
Marianette Bryan, BA ’94
Natalie has won Les Dames d’Escoffier International M.F.K. Fisher Award 2010 for an article on wine. Check out her winning entry at www.nataliemaclean.com which trumped entries from the Washington Post and the Boston Globe, to name a few.
1990 Stephanie Wells, BPR ’90
Stephanie graduated with an MSc in Educational Leadership from the University of Leicester, UK. Currently, she is a faculty member at the Capilano University in the Faculty of Tourism & Outdoor recreation. She lives just south of Whistler in Squamish, B.C. with her husband and two boys (aged 9 and 11).
Harvey has just been transferred from the City of Denver to Cook Park Recreation Centre. Harvey’s second novel, The Crystal War Saga, was published August of 2010 via PublishAmerica. Harvey has three titles available, for more information visit: www. harveymccarthy.com.
In May 2010, Marianette graduated with her Master of Social Work from Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester NY.
Vanessa Burns, BPR ’94
Vanessa recently joined Datarite as a Sales Representative for Managed Print Services.
Ian Cowan, BA ’94
Ian is currently the Head of the Social Sciences and Family Studies Department at Clarkson Secondary School for the Peel District School Board in Mississauga, ON.
1995 Sara Napier, BPR ’95
Congratulations to Sara, member of the Sobey Executive MBA Class of 2011. Sara is Director, Marketing & Communications with the IWK Health Centre Foundation.
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