End of an Era The editor wishes /0 extend a sincere thank you to Joe Van Koe verde/l, '75, B .Comm., editor oJthe Hotel and Food Administration Alumni News Jor permission to reprint this article, wrillen by D. Kanzler and pub lished in April.
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hen retiring Professor G eorge Bedell close s his office door behind him for the las t lime on September I. and hangs out the " GONE FISH IN G" sign, he'll close the door on an era in the Canadian hospiality education indu stry. And , he'll open the door to a flood of tributes from the hospitality industry as the man who spearheaded the development of Canada's first sc hool of hotel and food admini stration. Th ey will reme mber him as the mentor who set high standards th e man who made hospitality manageme nt a profess ion. The students , now 650 graduates strong, will remember him as th e man who gave hospitality cducation credibility - the man who made them professionals. His fac ulty peers will prai se George Bedell' s per severance in building a degree-granting sc hool at a time when such an institution wa s unhea rd of on Can adian university campuses. All will point to hi s many a wards, chief among which were the 1975 Queen's Jubilee Med a l, the 1981 Member CRA Found ation College of Diplomates and the 1983 Jack. C. Sim " Man of the Year" Award, as confirmation of Pro fe ssor Be dell' s outstanding contributions. T he tribute s would make Geo rge SOli Ie, perhaps blush , and prompt a throaty chuckle; because when all is said and done , he would s imply like to be remembered for who he is: " When you leave something
The Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted 175 to the Guelph Campu s in April. The topic was "Aging: Myths and Realities ." Leaders oj the interest sessions were, I to r: Dr . John Powell, Leslie (Good) Snell, '64; Smuly Forbes, '82, Gail Murray , '78, seminar committee chairman; Donna Woolcott, '69; Rev. Lance Woods and Grella Riddell-Dixon .
Participants a/ the Seminar included Alumni in Action members, I to r: Jack Palmer, OAC '38; Elsie (Hume) Pettit, ' 34; Harvey Pettil , OAC '32 ; Do (Stuari) Paitner, '36, and Jim Baker , OAC '28 .
you hope you ha ve made a lasting contribu tioll. And I hope my leade rship, with the help of others, has ensured this program 's success, .. he says. Connec ticut-born George Bedell cred it s an itinerant father for developing his interests in the industry. "He used to bring back all kind s of fascinating brochures from hotels across the USA - that's what got me started." George completed his B.A. studies in
Hotel Admini s tration at Michigan State University, but in 1942 draft papers took priority. He served with the United States Army until 1946, when di sc harged as a Captain , an d continued as a reserve officer until 1962 , when he was discharged with thc rank of Major. The post-war years saw him work as manager of scveral Connccticut inn s and hotel s before being asked to join Michigan Statc' s Facult y of Continuing Education in
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