program (e.g. , Mi crobiology, H uman Kinetics, Zoology, N utrition, Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting, resume writing and career development. The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activi ties for alumni during Alumni Weekend. Our other regular activities, the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting, were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event, they were very poorly attended. Despite these disappointments, the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time. Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CB.S. students. These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980. A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year. Although no nominations for the a ward were received, its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the c.B.S. who have distinguished them selves in some field. I am confident that thi s year\ members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors. 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an a bundance of energy and fresh ideas. Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessar y ex.peri elllOe gained from previou s years. Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so. The major thrust of this year's Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associa tion. In the ten years th at the College of Biological Science has been a part of the
U niversity of G uelph, 3,049 CB.S . stu dents, including pos tgraduate students, have graduated. Ho wever, only 202 (6.6 per cent) of these have Joined the CB.s. Alumni AssolOiation . T herefore, much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni , evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members . You pro bably ques tion wh y you should become a member of the Associ ation. Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined. I believe that the C.B.s. Alumni As;;ocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates, to the University com munity and , most importantly, to alum ni. I n particular, we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former class mates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return. However, as with any orga nization, particularly one such as the C.B S. Alumni Association that is rel atively young, there is always room for improvement. If you believe the programs offered by the C .B.S. Alumni Association are inappropriate, please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni oriented even ts will be made this year. Without input from our alumni, change will not necessarily mean im provement. We need your support in the form of members hip, and your opinion of the present program. In pa rticular , I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years. Please give a little thought to what you think the C.B S. Alumni A~s o ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to: Al Sippel, c/o Departllient of Alumni Affair, and Development , Lev<.:! 4, niversity Ce ntre , niversityof Guclph , Cr uelph, Ontario N 1G 2W 1. 0
Ba rusey , B.Sc. ' 17, and her clever pre, entation which covered as a rese,lI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc, job applications and inter esting facts about prospects for the fu ture in the job ma rket. Jennifer Conners, B.Sc. '75 , SOOIl to be an M. D. and who originally graduat ed in Botany, disc ussed the nece,s ity of being flexible, of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity. Dr. John Hilton, Lk par lmen t of
utr ition , slressed the necessity fo r pcr, onal contact and st.:eing the top pCI,on when making application for a position . Dr. John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated per, OIl , giving exam ples of 26 gradua tes from the Depart f1)t.:l1t of H uma n Kint;l ics and their dif k re llt afJ Puilltments. Ian W hite, OAe '52, co-ordinator of Placement Services, summari zed and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the nivel sity olTe s 0
A Message From President
Al Sippel
Al Sippel, '74.
As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associa tion, I would like to thank the immedi ate Past President Richard Moccia, '76, and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors: Ted Armstrong, '74; Les Dunn, '76; Jim G rayston, '75; Kathy Martin, '76; Ambrose Sarnul ski , '73; Jim Sheldon, '74, and Pat Yungblut, '73, for their accomplishments. Over the past year, Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associa tion activities with excellent results. Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year. Careers N ight is organized specifi cally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb. O ne or two aluIllni frOI11 each
Careers Night Seventy-five people attended, enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight. John Byrne, fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of N atu ral Resources , gave a strong talk stres sing hiring methods, attitude, motivation and gene rally se t the lOne fo r Sheena
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