Alumni Annual Dinner Bringing together generations of kingsmen and women, the Alumni Annual Dinner filled the President’s Lodge, Prince Hall and then the Wardroom with King’s alumni and friends on May 7, 2009. Emceed by the ever-delightful Greg Guy (BJH ’87), the evening welcomed the 2009 soon-to-be graduates into the King’s alumni community, and what an introduction! After a lively gathering in the Lodge, catered with tasty nibbles, guests filtered into the tulip-speckled Prince Hall for a delicious buffet accompanied by words of wisdom, reminiscence and celebration from the podium. Alumni Association President David Jones (BA ’68, HF ’98) presented the Judge J. Elliott Hudson Distinguished Alumnus/a Award to Michael J. Nichol (’68), a vice president of CIBC Wood Gundy, and Jones praised Nichol for his invaluable contributions to both his profession and to the King’s community. Adding to the night’s spirit of giving—proceeds from this year’s dinner were directed to a bursary fund for the upcoming academic year—Nichol’s colleagues, by way of a letter read by Advancement Director Adriane Abbott, congratulated the award recipient and announced a generous contribution to the evening’s cause. The Annual Dinner continued with an after party in the Wardroom featuring the Cole Younger Epidemic, a band of current King’s students, and celebrated late into the night.
Top Left: Alumni Association President David Jones (BA ’68, HF ’98) introduces himself to then-graduands Eli Burnstein (BAH ’09), Hugh Pouliot (BAH ’09), Alex Neuman (BAH ’09) and Martin Curran (BAH ’09). Bottom Left: Among the alumni in attendance were Anne Hare (BA ’70), Mark DeWolf (BAH ’68), Cynthia Pilichos (BA ’68, HF ’01), Michael Nichol (’68), Claire Christie (BAH ’67), Mary Barker (BA ’67, HF ’97), Pat Teasdale (BA ’70), John Stone (BAH ’65), David Jones (BA ’68, HF ’98), Elizabeth Ryan (BA ’69), William Johnston (BA ’66), Andy Hare (BA ’70) and Robin Calder (BA ’69). Top Right: Michael J. Nichol (’68) is the 2009 recipient of the Judge J. Elliott Hudson Distinguished Alumnus/a Award. Middle Right: Mary Stone, Anne Hare (BA ’70), Andy Hare (BA ’70), Larry Holman (’69) and John Stone (BAH ’65) were joined by their table’s newest member of the alumni community, Alex Neuman (BAH ’09). Bottom Right: Joy Smith (BA ’42) was joined by her daughter, Cynthia Pilichos (BA ’68, HF ’01), and by her granddaughters, Alexis Pacey (BA ’88) and Andrea Pilichos (BA ’93, AMC ’94).
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