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May 1997 Editor Mary Dickieson Contributors Barbill·. Chance, I3A '74 Lisa Lisle Ann Middlelon

On the cover

Des ign /production

Tamara Mitchell, BA '97, uses clapping hands in

Chris Boyadjian , BA '79 M3ry Dil:kieson Linda Graham, I3A '77

this watercolor painting to pay tribute to U of G graduates who are paI1 of the Canadian arts indus­

Editorial AdviSlJry Board

try. In this issue, we applaud their contributions

Susan Blair. BA '83 Guus Hazala"" BA '76 Klm'i Kalkmml. B.Sc. '79 Shei la Levak. I3.Comm. 'K1 Denis Lynn . B.Sc. '69 Cryslal MacKay, B.Se.(Agr.) '93 Dan Melanson, SA ' 89 Rila Sierne. B.Comm. 'S7 Charlene van Leeuwen, BASc. '87

and celebrate some of their individual successes.

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Hockey Gryphons know the score It was a thrill that the 1997 hockey Gryphons won't soon forget. They became the first U of G hockey team ever to win a national title when they edged out the University of New Brunswick Var­ sity Reds 4-3 during the championship game at Ma­ ple Leaf Gardens March 17.

The victory was all the sweeter because the men' s hockey Gryphons have made it to the gold­ en finals four times before - twice in this decade - but have never scored a win. For coach Marlin Muylael1, it was "like eaming a degree and all of a sudden you've got some letters after your name that you'll have for the rest of your life."

With their victory, the Gryphons also became the first Ontario team to win the CIAU crown since tile York Yeomen captured it in 1988/89. Four team members - captain Chris Clancy, J.P. Davis, Matt Mullin and Briane Thompson - were chosen to join the 24-member CIAU all-star team that faced off in April for the first-ever cross-border contest against counterparts in the U.S. NCAA. The Canadian team won 5-4 in ovel1ime.

Uof Graises $29.4 million for student aid The University of Guelph ACCESS campaign to benefit student aid has rai sed $29.4 million to en­ hance its endowments for needs-based scholar­ ships and bursaries. More than 6,300 donors have committed $14.7 million, to be matched by the On­ tario government. University president Mordechai 6

Uof G men's hockey Gryphons celebrate their national victory in style aboard a City of Guelph fire truck. Holding the Uni­ versity cup are coach Marlin Muylaert, left, and goalie Matt Mullin, who was named tournament MVP. Photo by Martin Schwalbe

Rozanski announced the results before members of the President's Council on April 26.

'The generosity of our alumni and friend s has been outstanding," he said. "Our donors have made an incredible statement of s upport for our stu­ dents. The large number of generous donors to this campaign is testimony to their belief in the values of the University of Guelph and their commitment to university education and accessibility."

Rozanski noted that by March 31, 1999, the new fund s could potentially increase the University 's student assistance endowment by 80 per cent, to a new total of $66.8 million. When all pledges are re­ alized, this could potentially bring the total U of G endowment to $110 million (see insert).

April 1 was a big day One of the biggest endeavors in the University of Guelph 's history was realized April 1 when it wel­ comed some 400 new employees from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and assumed operation of several min­ istry facilities. It was the beginning of an enhanced partnership that gives the University respon sibility for the ministry'S former Education, Research and Laboratories Division; the three agricultural col­ leges at Ridgetown, Kemptville and Alfred; the Ag­ riculture and Food Laboratories Centre on Stone Road; and the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario in Vineland . To support these new employ­ ees and facilities, OMAFRA's transfer to the Uni­ versity will rise from the current $33 million annually to $54 million.

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Chancellor to serve third term

Uof G is first choice of students

Lincoln Alexander will serve a third three-year term as chancell or of U of G. On March 19, the University Senate re-elected the popular fO lmer Ontario lieutenant-govemor to a term that will con­ tinue until 2000 .

The chancellor, who first took up his post in 199 1, said he is delighted to serve again. "It is an interesting and challenging position that I love, and I hope I am able to meet you r expectation s."

As Guelph's sixth chancellor, Alexander has worked tireless ly for the University , especially in recruitment and fund raising.

He chaired the steering committee for the Uni­ versity's ACCESS program , serves on the Board of Governors' ex ternal re lations committee and the board of trustees and is an active public supporter of the Uni versity.

Among those closest to him at Guelph, Alexander is described as someone who has dedi­ cated his life to public service - as a Queen's rep­ resentative, law yer, cabinet minister, UN obseJver and chair of the Workers ' Compensation Board.

He is a lso the rec ipient of numero us honors and awards.

Applications from secondary school students to U of G for fall 1997 are up 14.8 per cent over last year, the largest increase among the province' s 17 universities. Data released by the Ontario Universi­ ties' Application Centre in February reported the increase, as well as the fact that overall applica­ tio ns to Ontario universities are down 2.6 per cent.

Guelph also had the biggest numerical increase in first-choice applican ts.

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Convocation honors six About 800 students graduated at conv ocation cere­ monies Feb. 13 and 14 in War Memorial Hall. Bio­ logical chemist Ralph Hardy of Cornell University received an honorary degree. Professor emeritus honors went to retired engineering professors Jan Jofriet and John Ogilvie, both former directors of th e School of Engineering, and to reti red animal science professor Charles Smith and retired CBS dean Bruce Sells.

Students protest tuition hikes Sixteen U of G students and one fonner student oc­ cupied the president's office for seven days in Feb­ ruary to protest the provincial gove rnment's Feb. 5 announcement on tuition fee s. Two weeks later, an­ other group of students disrupted a meeting of the Board of Governors in a continu ation of the pro­ test. Several other Ontario universities were tar­ geted with similar incidents.

The protestors demanded that president Mordechai Rozanski declare a tuition freeze, c iting their concern about accessibility because of the ris­ ing costs of postsecondary education. The presi­ dent confirmed that their concerns were recognized, but said he was sure the students would agree that "the primary issue is accessibility to quality programs. With the disinvestment by the province in higher education, and given the painful decisions that this unive rsity has had to make, re­ grettably students will once again have to part ici­ pate in a further cost sharing of their education to maintain the quality of our university."

Although the province had announced a poten­ tial tuition increase of 10 per cent, U of G 's in­ crease wi .ll be 9.5 per cent. At the same time, about $1.7 million will be allocated to student assistance.

Thirty per cent of incremental tuition rev en ue for 1997/98 is mandated for student aid; this will be augmented by the University's recent successful ACCESS campaign.

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On the Canadian political front, the debate rage over who will control the future of the Canadian arts in­ dustry. Many of those affected by reduced spending on the arts and concerned by vexing cultural trade problems are asking the burning question of whether Canada will continue to hav its own voice to tell it own stories.

But in the midst of this debate, you can ·till hear the applause of countless Canadians ple from around the world -

and peo­

who are taking time to listen to the voices that are already telling our

stories. Their applause recognizes the human values attached to literature, the visual arts, music,

drama and dance.

In the next few pages, you'll read aboul omc of Canada's finest ani IS ... who just happen to be

University of Guelph graduates.

Urquhart fans await fourth novel J ane Urquhart, BA '7 1, is one of the mos t widely read and d iscussed nove l­

ists in Canada today . Her last nove l,

Away, remained o n the Globe and

Mail's nati ona l best-seller li st for

more th an 130 weeks - the lo ngest

for any Canadian book - and is

still a favor ite of literary gro ups

across the country th at delve into its

mystical tales of romance, politi cs

and family legacy. Published in

1993, Away earned Urquhart an On­

tari o Trillium Award and cemen ted

her claim o n the 1994 Mar ian

Enge l Award for an outstanding

body of prose wlitte n by a Cana­

dian woman.

In 1996, she was named to France's Orde r of AI1S and Letters, and Away was s ho rtlisted for the inter­ national IMPAC Dub­ lin Literary Awa rd , the world 's biggest literary prize fo r a single work of fiction. She is now serv ing on the j ury for this awa rd and recently com­ pleted a writer-in-reside nce

feJJowship at the University

of Toronto.

Mea nwhil e, UrquhaJ1'S read ers anxious ly awa it her fourth no vel du e to be pub­ li shed by McClella nd a nd Stewart in September. The Underpa inler is the story of 75-year-old American painter Austin Fraser, who begins a new se ri es of paint­ ings th at lead hi s mind back

Jane Urquhart

to the detail s of hi s life a nd the lives of those people who have influenced him . A book that ex plores the ab ility to love and the fail­ ure to love , The Underpainler is dramatically different from Away, but has many of the same poetic qualities of Urquhart's earlier novels and draws o n he r own experiences to create rea listic characteriza tions .

Urq uhal1 is married to Canadian arti st Tony Urquhart a nd lives in the small village of Wellesley, Ont., where she watches Men­ non ite buggie s pass by her door each day a nd still writes th e firs t draft of each tale with pen and paper.

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Innovation in the arts is a Canadian strength W

hen John Cripton , BA '70, went to Ottawa last fall to take control of the Na­ tional Arts Centre (NAC), he took an innovative idea with him - a business plan. A strategic plan to help return the centre to its original pur­ pose as a showcase for Cana­ dian tal ent. Canada's Carnegie Hall.

Established in 1968, NAC was funded so lely by the fed­ eral government until 1994, when the Liberals took sc is­ sors to its annual $22-million budget. With no expe rience in rev enue generation or fund raising, NAC artists were ill-prepared to deal with the prescribed 30-per-cent re­ duction. What the Ottawa stage needed was a CEO with a business approach and an artistic perspective. John Cripton won the role.

A professional musician who came to the University of Guel ph in 1967 to learn the technical side of theatre production, Cripton was ad­ mitted to the first class in Gue l.ph's drama program and began im­ mediately to hone his skills as a producer and promoter of Canadian talent. He was the first production manager of the Guelph Spring Festival in 1969 and 1970, and graduated in 1971 into a job as ad­ ministrator of the newly built perfOlming arts centre at Dalhousie University.

While he was in Halifax, the city hosted its first professional ballet perform­ ance, and the Dalhousie centre introduced a varied program of dance, music and the­ atrical productions. Cripton also wrote many letters to the federal government suggesting that it help with the cost of bringing such events to the far-flung parts of the country . His answer fmall y came in the fonn of a job offer in 1973 to estab­ lish a touring office within the Canada Council.

Cripton spent seven years developing the federal agency, which tried to shrink the country so that perfOlmers were not Guelph Alumnus

When Cripton established his own company, Great World Art­ ists International, he expanded his scope well beyond the boundaries of Canada. He is best known for infiltrating the Kirov Ballet of Leningrad , first to produce an impress ive series of world tours, then to expose corruption in the ballet hierar­ chy.

Great World Artists under­ took a number of other interna­ tional projects, including the Canadian Music Festival held in WaShington, D.C., as Can­ ada's tribute to the U.S. bicen­ tennial ; Canada's Expo pavilions in Japan, Vancouver, Spain and Korea; and the first c ultural exchange between Can­ ada and the People '5 Republic of China.

Since 1994, Cripton has been operating his company from a sprawling farmhouse near Rock ­ wood , Ont., just 15 kilometres from Guelph. Originally from Montreal , he was attracted to the area during hi s student days John Cripton at U of G and moved there with his wife, Lind a, and three chil­ penalized by its size. It provided training dren to enjoy the rural setting. Not one to to help local communities host cultural away from a challenge, he has now shy events, subsidies to tourin g companies of his 1OO-acre farm to traded the solitude and grants to people who were learning spend his work week in Ottawa 's paved how to manage Canadian attists. One landscape. meas ure of its success, he says, is that be­ But Cripton says there 's a two-way fore 1973, only six cities in Saskatche­ street between Ottawa and Rockwood wan had ever hosted a concert or and between NAC and every theatre and professional theatre troupe , whereas to­ conceit hall in Canada. He plan s to in­ day, more than 30 communities in the crease the traffic in an eff0l1 to help the province present Jive concerts and per­ centre shed its government-agency image form ances. and produce - as well as host - shows The Canada Council touring office sur­ of excellence. From now on, NAC pro­ vived budget cuts until last fall, although ducers will compete with private-sector Cripton left it behind in 1980 to enter the private sector. Still, Canada needs such ar­ talent for stage space in Ottawa, and many of the centre's future productions tistic exchange now more than ever to will be joint ventures with facilities in continue the recognition that this is a sin­ other parts of the country. Torontonians gle country, he says. "If we don't know recently enjoyed a production of each other's culture, if we don't know Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menag­ what's going on from one end of the erie that debuted in Ottawa before travelcountry to the other, we are in danger of Continued on next page becoming more fragmented."

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ling to th e Ro yal Alexandra Theatre.

A strateg ic plan is unfolding th at will position N AC as the stage whe re Cana­ dian artists will as pire to pe rform a nd cor­ porations will vie to sponsor events. " We' ve passed the heyday of govern­ me nt spending on the a rts," says Cripto n. " W e' re no w in the endow ment phase, when there are g reat opportunities for fund ra is ing. This is the time to develop long-term stability because 30 yea rs from now, the giving pop ul ation will be de­ c reased in numbe rs."

But fund raising takes time, and Ottawa's atts centre is dea ling with a $ 1.4­ million reducti o n in this year 's allocation.

So Cripton has hung a "For Re nt" sign on th e building, and after several weeks of in­ te nse negotiations with NAC mu sicians, he iss ued an ultimatum March 22 th at rolled back salaries in a n effort to keep the o rches tra intac t. He ' s cut stude nt ticket prices in half to he lp deve lop a fu­ ture audience, a nd the arts centre w ill pre­ sent man y of the 100 peliorma nces planned for Ottawa's Summer Fes tiv al.

With renewed ac tivity at NAC, ticket sales a re al read y up by 15 to 20 per cent.

The artistic future of the ce ntre is al­ most as closely tied to governme nt spend­ ing as its financ ial future is. C ripto n admits he worries about gove rnme nt cut­ backs in area s th at affect the dev elop me nt o f new talent, espec iall y in education, where mu sic and visual a rts programs a re often the first to be eliminated.

"We just hav e to bite the bulle t a nd say that this is o ne of the things we want to continue to s upport. 1 don ' t mea n support to s ustain the performin g arts, but so they ca n co ntinue to deve lop. If we don't pro­ vide the infrastruc ture and give our youth a taste fo r it, there will be no interest at all; it just defeats itself."

He sees deve lopment and training in the mts as one of Canada 's indu stries.

And who cares if they move away from Ca nada? Cripton says the re will al so be a continua l suppl y of ta lent, and eventu all y, the idea of Canadian innovatio n and train-

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in g becomes an indust ry in itself, with people coming from all over the world to learn fro m Canadians. " If we have to stop supporting so me areas, then let th e devel­ opmental side survive ."

Cripton wo uld rather see go vernm ent spending money to train painters, musi­ cians and writers th an spinning its whee ls setting up protectionist ba rri ers . "Culture is so a nti-nationalistic; it does n't belong to any co untry. If we try to put nationa lis­ tic confines on o ur a11, it will be use less ."

In fact, th e c ulture we are try ing to pro­ tect toda y will be diffe rent tomorrow.

Over the next 20 yea rs, we' ll see Can­ ada 's c ultural div ersity wide n even fur­ the r and eventuall y me rge into a new cultural ide ntity for the country. And if John Cripton has his way, Canad ians will look one block east of Parliame nt Hill to see th at ide nt ity e xpressed in music, song and dan ce .

Taking music more seriously Kevi n McMill an is o ne of the most sou ght-after concen bari to nes of his ge n­ eration . But whe n he came to G ue lph as an Aggie in 1977, he had eve ry inte ntion of returnin g to the family da iry fa rm near Listowel, Ont.

At Guelph, Mc Millan sang with the Ontario Yo uth Cho ir a nd U of G Cho ir und e r Fred S to ltzfu s and Gerald Neufeld . He was also president of his class and a Co llege Royal celebrant candid ate.

"But by the mi ddle of second year, it da wned on me I that really o ug ht to take mu sic more seri­ o usly," he says. In fourth semeste r, he left a nirn al­ produ cti on courses behind Kevin McMillan and took c ho ral conduct­ ing, drama and ope ra history .

He eventua ll y g raduated in mu sic fro m Western, stud ied a t the Britten-Pea rs Sc hoo l in Britain and did graduate wo rk at th e Juilliard Sc hoo l in New Yo rk. No w living in C hatham with his wife and son , McMilla n jets out of Windsor or Detroit to concert hall s around Ihe world .

His preferred re pe l10ry is orato ri o a nd conce rt mu sic. Res tri c ted mobil ity ca used by a sil o accide nt o n the fa mil y fann dur­ ing uni vers ity years preve nts him from doing opera. Although the acc ide nt dete r­ mined th e direction of hi s caree r, it didn ' t diminish th e marve llo us lyri c baritone th at be's kn ow n fo r in Europe and NOl1h America.

Thi s year, McMillan w ill s ing the part of Job in the CBC Vancouver premi o re of Pe ter Max we ll Dav ies' o ra tori o Job. He will a lso pelfo nn at St. Jo hn ' s Festival 500, sing liede r with the St. Lo ui s Sy m­ phony and take pan in a huge B rahms song cycle at the M inn esota Orches tra's S um merfest. He perfo rm s Sc hubelt on a new ly re leased CBC CD and has an Eng­ lish song a lbum coming o ut nex t year.

McMill a n has had four Ju no Award no minations, the most recent in 1996 for Dorian Records ' Secular Conlalas by Bac h. He won a Gra mmy in 1992 for the Londo n/Decca recordi ng of Can11ina Bur(lI1G, w hich he will pe rfo rm at this year's G uelpl1 Spring Festi val.

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Survival is a triumph

In theat re in Canada, you hav e to see sur­ viv al as a triumph, says aw ard-winning costu me and set designer Sue LePage, who has wo rked on we ll over 100 produc­ tions si nce she graduated in d ram a 24 years ago.

Now work ing on the first production of the Governor Genera l's Award-winn ing play Th.e FO/l,. Lives of Mari e by Carole Frec he tte at the Tarrago n T heatre, lePage says he r major challenge as a designer is to "stay fres h, to start from scratch with each production. " She says positi ons in theatre are more precario us than they' ve been fo r a long time. " In add ition to the cutbacks you ex­ pect in these times, th eatres - wisely in many cases - are doing co-prod uctions th at extend their li ves. But it means wo rk for onl y one director and desig ne r."

Ma vor Moore aw ards for cos­ tume design for a production of The Th ree Sislers and for set de­ sign for Dealh and Ihe Maiden.

She received anothe r four nomi­ nations between 1993 and 1996.

In 1989, she was named Uni­ ve rsity of Guelp h Alumnus of Honou r for her co ntributions to professio nal theatre in Canada.

Painting himself a career

D aVid Urban, MFA '95, is a rare bird indeed - a you ng Canad ian artist who makes his li v ing by painting.

The 30-year-old Toron to resident has ju st returned from France, whe re he was the o nl y Canadian and the yo un ges t par­ ti cipant in " Provi sional Abstractio ns," a show of establ ished artis ts at the Mu se um of Modem Art in St. Eti enne .

Although Urban was always catego­ r ized as the kld who could draw in In 1992 and 1993, LePage wo n Dora grade sc hool, he was also the kid who could write. After g raduating with a BA in Engl ish and fine art from York, he completed a master's degree in creati ve wri ting at Windsor.

In 1993, a friend told him about the new master of fine art program at G uelph . " I knew that abstract artis t Ro n Shue brook was the chair and Marga ret Pries t was a member of the fac ulty ," he says. " I ex pected it would be a sy mpathetic and nurturing environ men t, and that proved to be the case."

Urban' s thesis project of 11 paint­ ings was shown at the Sable/Caste lli David Urban, left, and Ron Shuebrook

LePage's designs have adorned such productions as Theatre Passe Muraille' s The SliI/born Lover, the Stratford Festi­ va l 's Midsummer Night's Dream and the Canadian Stage Company/National Arts Centre co-prod uct io n of Thiueen Hands.

She has worked with directors such as Robin Phillips, Marti Ma raden and Bill G lassco.

Guelph Alumn us

Sue LePage

Ga lle ry in Toronto and hai led by the Globe and Mail as " the e mergence of a re­ markable new Canadian talent, already ex­ te ndin g and deepe ning the his to ry of abstract painting in this co untry."

Since the n, he has exhibited at the Stefa n Stux Ga lle ry in New York and the Ga llery Barbara Farber in Amsterdam .

This year, his wo rk wi ll be on s how at the Sable/Caste ll i and the Tre panie r Baer Gal­ le ry in Calgary.

In 1996, Urban rec eived a B grant from the Canada Cou nc il , an award recog ni z­ ing a natio nal contribution to the arts by an established al1ist. He was feat ured in the cover stOI), in the winte r 1995 iss ue of Can£ldion Art. Urban still w rites poetry and al1 criti­ cism. " I suppose I had to stud y writing and experience it a t a dedicated level be­ fore I decided to go back to my first love.

The re are thin gs in painting that a re be­ yo nd la ng uage, a parallel wo rld you ca n stud y and e nte r into."

Urban sa ys he's been luck y beca use " I pai nt for the love of painting, and it ju st so happens I can make money doi ng it. I paint to have a shot at interacting wi th all the othe r g reat paintings and painters in hi stOl), - that's what it' s rea lly about."

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Theatre started his professiona l acting ca­ ree r in the early 1970s. He has since per­ fotmed with many Canadian theatres, including the Stratford Festival, and has had numerous TV and movie roles.

One of his Web fans maintains a home page devoted to Mancuso's role as Ray, the hero of a 1986/87 NBC adventure se­ ri es ca lled Slingray. Mancuso, who now Ji ves in California, has appeared recently in Under Siege, Marquis de Sade and Rapid Fire . You can see him in the 1997 movie The In vader and on the Web by searching for the Sling ray home page or the Internet Movie Database.

Film library was destroyed Flying on her own S

inger/song-wr iter Jane Siberry has al­ ways been a spontaneous pelformer and an al1ist whose music has set her apat1 from others. She dared to be different again last June when she left a recording contract wi th Reprise Records to launch her own private label . .. via the Internet.

Toronto-based Sheeba Records reli es on the power of the Internet to interact with fans and med ia and distribute new material. Many of Siberry's yet-to-be re­ leased albums and other merchandise will be sold exclusively online and via mail or­ der. The fi rst offering was Teenager, an album that revives some of the first so ngs she recorded with the aid of a ghetto blas ­ ter in her fam ily's Toronto home.

Siberry graduated from Guelph 's mi­ crobiology program in 1979 - she once sa id she studied sc ience for the pure joy of wa tching the universe unfold - but she spent most of her time on campus launc h.ing her music career. She sta11ed a folk music duo called Java Jive as an out­ let for her ow n so ng-writin g and financed her first recording from the tips she re­ ce ived waiting o n tables in loca l cafos and pubs.

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Jane Siberry

1988 for a concert in War Memorial Hall, she was already a Canadian music star­ with a go ld a lbum, two People's Choice Awards and a Juno nomin ation for best fe­ male vocalist - but she has since be­ come known worldwide as an innovative artist. She' s been ca lled a "folkie per­ fOlmer," "aI1-rock singer," "ethereal, eru­ dite Canadian c hante use of no fixed ha irstyle" and a woman who has "s hat­ te red the boundaries of pop music."

Siberry now lives in New York, but class mates and Guelph fans ca n keep in touch via the Sheeba We b site at http://ww w .sheeba.ca.

Web fans track hero M any television and movie personali­ ties a lso star in World Wide Web home pages, which are often posted by fa ns who want to keep track of their favorite sta rs' careers. That's where we found out about the latest film credits for Nick Mancuso, a 1971 Guelph psychology graduate who developed his dramatic in­ terest on the university stage.

He intended to pursue a career in re­ search psychology, but fate intervened and a role at the Toronto Studio Lab

One of Ontario's earliest film makers and radio actors was a Guelph agricu lture grad uate. George Patton was sti ll a s tu­ dent when he was hired by the province to establ ish a film library in 1922. He spent 12 years building the Ontario Mo­ tion P icture Bureau, only to see it sh ut down on half an hour's notice in 1934 by then premier Mitchell Hepburn. The rea­ sons aren ' t entirely clear, but the tragedy is that almost all the library films were de­ stroyed, includin g o ne that featured Frederick Banting and Charles Best, the discoverers of insulin.

Among the things Patton pioneered were the attac hment of a camera to a rap­ id ly movi ng machine to show in slow mo­ tion how a ball mill worked in a gold refinery; filming in the depths of the Hollinger mines in Notthern Ontario; a nd microphotog rap hy in agricultural films to s how corn borers and q ueen bees the full size of the screen.

He once said th at almost a ll filmmak­ ing tricks were accomplished in the indus­ try' s first year, induding animation and reversin g action . Only closeups and splic­ ing techniques took longer. All of Patton's fi lms were made before the ad­ ven t of so und and color.

After the film bureau was disbanded, Patton became a radio actor. Long before the CBC was launc hed in Toronto, he per­ formed o n CKGW's LeI' s All Go 10 the Music Hall . Unfortunately, those early programs were never recorded.

Source: TorOl1.lo Globe & Mail Guelph Alun/nus

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or the arts in Canada, the last 20 years have been th e best of times and the worst of times, says Cathy Smalley , who has worked in the field since eaming a Guelph drama degree in 1977.

In he r five years as executive director of the Professional Association of Cana­ dian Theatres from 1987 to 1992, Smalley was involved in the national th eatre scene at a pivotal period in Canadian cultural history.

Now an arts management consultant, she recalls the explosion of talent and ac­ tivity in the 1980s and the increasing gov­ ernment recognition of the economic and to urism pote ntial of the cultural sector.

"Creative artists are very important ," says Smalley. "They help us see our soci­ ety and the world around us , and they communicate in ways that can be provoca­ tiv e and entertaining. They are also major playe rs in the in fo nnation- and communi­ cation-based economy." In the new real­ ity of recession and fundin g crunches, however, a rtists and arts organizations have been hard hit, she says .

Much of the cultural labor force is self­ employed, one fac tor that has made the arts a distinctive economic sector, says Smalley. "Mini stries of labor and human resources have traditionally focused on employees. But the trend to self-employ­ ment is more and more pronounced throughout the economy, and it's an area where those of us in the arts have a lot of experience."

Smalley is already working with the Ontario Sectoral Council for Culture as training respo nsibilities for the labor mar­ ket devolv e from the federal to the provin­ cial governments . With her broad view of the arts in Canada and her management ex perience at the local level - she was general manager of Young People 's Thea­ tre in Toronto from 1992 to 1996 - she is uniquely positioned to respond to changing realities in Canadi an culture.

Guelph Alumnus

Passion drives artists Alan Barkley , BA '75, president of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), says most art students have a burning passion for their work. That means once they graduate, they want to get on with it, even if they have to do other jobs to support the ir real work.

Despite the challe nges of a career in fine art , e nrolment in arts schools is on the rise, says Barkley , who has also been dean of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD ) in Halifax and pres ident of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Desig n in Vancouver.

"We're increasingly seeing studenrs in their late twenties or olde r, people who are very impassioned abo ut wanring to ex­ pl ore their own creativity," he says. "Mak­ ing art provides a personal satisfaction that is hard to find elsewhere. Once they find it, they are often willing to sacrifice other things."

Barkley's own career as an artist started at the University of Toronto, where he studied and worked with sculptor Ted Bieler. He then studied and taught for six years in England , where he met his wife, sculptor and painter Linda Holway

Barkley . The couple came to Guelph in 1974 to stud y art and for Alan Barkley to complete hi s degree. He later re­ ceived a maste r of fine art from NSCAD .

Barkley offers encour­ ageme nr to people who say they don't under­ stand modern art. "The process of 20th-century art is both 10 bui l.d on the past and to c hal­ lenge it. Everyone - illAlan Barkley cluding the professional artist - is a spectator.

They, too, are challenged and sometimes confused. We hav e to remember th at dif­ ferent work reso nates differently for dif­ fe rent people."

He suggests that beginne rs develop a re­ lation s hip with individual works and a ga l­ lery as a who le. "The more you go bac k, the more you ' ll feel a t home."

Science grads star in film On May S, Discove ry Channel' s Jour­ neys with Lauren Millar aired a film fea­ turing the work of Andy Read , B.Sc. '80, M.Sc. '83 and PhD '90, who is maintain­ ing a world-renowned project on Grand Manan in which fishers and scientists co­ operate to rescue and release threatened harbor porpoises trapped in fishing weirs.

The film reveal s the dedication of Read 's team of biologists. Amon g the m are Andrew Westgate, B .Sc. '89 and M.Sc. '95; Heather Koopman , B.Sc. '92 and M.Sc. '95; AJeksija Neimanis, B.Sc. '93; Laurie Murison, M.Sc. '86; and Julie Oswald.

Enritled Enigma , the s how will al so air on TVO June 21 at 7 p.m. and will be re­ peated on Discovery Channel later this summer.

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Europe and Canada. For live performances, the duo adds a drummer, bass player, key­ boardist and second g uitar.

Tierney describes Bliss Sta­ tion as less atmosphe ric and more expe rimental tha n their Every Tuesday evening, previous work, which has been you can find Bob categorized as a mixture of Hamilton, BA '78, leading folk, pop and rock. " It 's still the Air Cadet Band at the melodic with an accent on lyr­ Guelph Armory. He' s ics," says Tierney, who writes been doing it for 22 years, the songs Lucianton io sings. while teaching music to Neithe r musician has set high sc hool students dur­ aside their original academ ic ing the day. He's per­ ambitions. Lucianton io de­ formed with, directed and signs and makes costumes, enjoyed the music of doz­ sculpts and does props, film ens of area bands and or­ loops and media assemblage chestras si nce staJ1ing hi s for their live s hows and vid­ musical career at the age eos. Tierney is director of mu­ of 10. sic for Cinar Films, which Hamilton recentl y wrote makes non-violent ed ucationa l a book documenting the TV programs for c hildre n. He contributions of hundred s has an M.Sc . in biology and of Guelph musicians from has worked in occupational the 1940s to the present.

Bob Hamilton health and research.

There's a copy at Alumni ''I'm not convinced I've Ho use, presented as a gift done my last thing in science," he says. "I to the College of Social Science Alurrmi think you can instigate a career change at Association. It's aU about people who any point. 1 didn't start playing the guitar help keep music alive in our communities a nd writing songs till I was 26. It's a ques­ by s haring their talents and passi ng their tion of being open to new things at any skills on to the next generation.

Blow your horn

juncture in your life."

The couple receive fU11her creative stimulus from the ir three children, rang­ ing in age from seven months to six years.

Tierney has this advice for yo ung mu si­ cians: " Do n ' t try to cater to any style.

Stay true to what you've created." Cana­ dians are gettin g more and more recogni­ tion , he says. " We 're now having a big impact on popular music around the world."

An artist writes Artist Jane Eccles, BA '70, has turned to writing as a new outlet for her c reativ­ ity. In a recent Toronto presentation, s he combined painted images with stories of childhood memories that she s ha res with her siblings, Joa nn Leach, B.Sc.(H.K.) '75, and Doug Leach, B.Sc. '73 and M.Sc. '75. Many of th ose memories cen­ tre around their shared love of the out­ doors.

"Snapshots" was presen ted as an eve­ ning of readings and visual images , with proceeds supporting downtown AIDS workers. Eccles and her hu sband, Ron, BA '70, are both artists, sharing a reno­ vated farmhouse in Bowmanvilie, Ont., with their two sons. She also teaches hi g h school art classes.

Change makes life interesting Dan Tierney and Sandra Luciantonio live by the adage that change makes life interest ing. Tierney, a 1983 biology grad from Montreal, and Luciantonio, a 198 I fine art grad from Sarl1Ja, Ont., met at Guelph, where th ey began branching out from their disc iplines and making beauti­ ful music toget he r.

Today they a re the hi ghly successful Quebec voice/guitar duo Gogh Van Go. They won a Juno Award for best video in 1994 for Tunnel of Trees and have a new self-produced recording, Bliss Station, coming out this month on Audiogram Re­ cords, with a video and Canadian tour to follow.

They are popular on MuchMusic and MusiquePlus stations a nd have toured in 14

Sandra Luciantonio and Dan Tierney Guelph Alumnus

This artist finds the silver lining

With infectious enthusiasm in his voice, Jeffrey Spalding, BA '73 , says this is "a fabulous time to be an artist in Can­ ada and a wonderful time to purchase works of art. " His positive attitude may be part of the reaso n for hi s success as an artist an academic and an administrator who ~eems to be able to find a silver lin­ ing when many others are seeing only grey skies.

Spalding teaches art history, studio and museum stud ies and curatorial internship courses at the University of Lethbridge .

He is also director of th e univers ity'S art gallery and c urator of its art collection, a collection that has grown from 212 works to more than 15 ,000 since he took over in 1982. Even today, with government cuts felt deeply by both universities and art funding agencies, the collec tion is still adding betwee n 1,500 and 2,000 artworks each year. Spalding has found creative ways of increasing both its educational and monetary value without goi ng to the public purse. More than 90 per ce nt of the $30-million art collection has been do­ nated by individuals from across th e coun­ try and beyond.

"Too often we're tempted to react to budget cuts by red ucing services or by looking for new ways to fund old ideas," he says. The U of L ga llery has benefited from a decision to devote its efforts solely to art education. "We think of ourselves as a national resource art library," says Spalding. Holdings are available for view by anyone on request and are lent to colleague institutions - two reaso ns why so many individuals and corporations have donated whole collections to the gallery. People who love art want it to be seen , studied , researched and appreciated, he says.

Growth of the U of G collection was ac­ celerated by a former provincial program in Alberta that provided matching funds to allow uni.versities and colleges to de­ velop research resources. These matching funds allowed the gallery to buy many key works and build an important critical mass that has now become the main draw­ ing card for further donations.

The prairie art gallery attracts stude nts and visitors from all over Canada who come for an up-close look at masterpieces Guelph Alumnus

Jeffrey Spalding

they can't find in larger centres. The col­ lection consists largely of 19th- and 20t11­ cen tury art of Canada , Britain , the United States and Europe, alon g with Inuit and native art and s upport collection s from New Guinea, Africa a nd el sew here.

The collection is a benefit for Spalding's students and an inspiration for his own work. Late evenings find him a nd his wife, painter Marianne Gerlinger, at work in their downtown studio home.

Spalding grew up in Toronto and honed his interest in art at th e University of Guelph. Artworks created by him while at Guelph are curren tly the subjects of ex hibitions at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the Edmonton Art Gallery.

He says hi s interest in contemporary art history related to curatorial practice was given an exceptional lift at Guelph through the encouragement of fa culty who helped launch the fine m1 program: Eric Cameron, now head of visual ru1S at the University of Calgary; Roald

Nasgaard , fanner chief curator of th e AGO and now at Florida State Univer­ sity; John Elderfeld, curator of the Mu­ seum of Modern Art in New York; and Judith Nasby, direc­ tor of the Macd ona ld Stewal1 Art Centre.

"Their sc holarsh ip demonstrated that art can be explored as an intellectual disci­ pline - not sol ely as a vis ual one - and that yo u don ' ( have to reside in a mega­ city to have a sign ifi­ cant impact o n the world at large," says Spalding.

He began his ca­ ree r in Halifax as as­ sistant cu rator of the Art Gallery of Nova Scot ia, then gallery director at the Nova Photo by Pat de Jourdan Scotia College of Art and Design. In 1978, he went to Calgary as curator of a rt at th e Glenbow Museum , before joining Leth­ bridge in 1982. He continues to serve as guest c urator for m useums far afield.

Among this year ' s projects will be exhibi­ ti ons created for Saskatoon, Regina, Ed­ monton , Calgary , Ban'ie, Spokane and Florida. He is also co-d irector of the new Institute for Modern and Contemporary Art that will open this fall in Calgary ' s downtown core. Housed in two historical buildings (both donated by TELUS Corp .), the in stitute will partner with the University of Lethbridge and use its art collection as a primary resource to mount inte rnation al-class exhibitions.

Increasing public access to the univer­ sity collection - and to other art collec­ tions - is good for the future of the arts a nd artists in Canada, says Spalding. "We need to e ncourage people to live with works of art and help them understand the many benefits and pleasura ble intel­ lectual challenges to be gained."

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Start with the basics Like many people, Kaye Roye r, BA '86, stm1ed her mu sical education on the pi ano as a child . " I hated it, and my par­ ents said I could choose another instru­ ment. " She chose the flute, but none was available in the local music store, so s he ended up with a clarinet. It was a c hoice that was to determine her ca reer path.

Royer now plays clarinet with th e Toronto Sinfon ietta, the Niaga ra and Brantford symphonies and the Royer Chamber Ensemble, with her husband, cel­ list and composer Ronald Roy er.

She has performed at Massey Hall , Roy Thomson Hall, the Glenn Gould Studio, the St. Lawre nce Centre and the Ford Cen­ tre. She played in the Chicago Symphony master classes in 1995 and peJformed on Yamaha 's promotional CD in 1994.

A Guelph music grad and protegoe of retired professor Stanley Saunders, Royer says Guelph opened many doors to her.

"The London semester and small classes

The Royer Chamber Ensemble

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were a great thin g for an aspiring mu si­ cian ."

She hopes mu sic will still be paJ1 of public ed ucation by th e time her nine­ month-old son, James, gets to school. " It 's not just impol1ant to personal growth," she says. " All sorts of stud ies show that children achieve better academically if they have the advantage of a mLls ical edu ­ cation ."

Grandmothers outrank royalty N o Canadian artist would think of re­ fusing to sell a work to the Queen Mother.

Unless, of co urse, he had already given th e painting to his g randmother.

Christian Corbet was honored when the Queen Mother wanted to bu y hi s abstract painting Summer Morning from a Toronto gallery in 1989, but he had to refuse, and it was several years late r befo re a Corbet painting became part of the royal collec­ tion. The occasion was th e Queen Mother 's 95th birthday; the painting was an impression­ istic oil portrait of her as a yo un g g irl playi ng with a hair ribbon (see page 3). Corbet'S gift now hangs in Clarence House, the Queen Mother' s London residence, in the compa ny of works by Degas, Renoir and Millai s.

Corbet, who hail s from Ajax, Ont. , began paint­ ing in hi s early teens. He came to th e University of Guelph to

Christian Corbet and Louise Belmont

study theatre, but soo n returned to art. Hi s work has found pres tigiou s homes across Canada, and last year he founded the Royal Canadian Portrait Society, which wi ll hold its first e xhibition late r this yea r.

He and hi s wife, Louise (Korhone n) BelmOIll, B.A.Sc. '93, an occup ation al therapist, are building a collection of art and archiv al documellls on Canadian fe­ male art ists. Married in 1993, they tour th e cou ntry regu larly look ing for potential works to be inducted into th e Corbet Col ­ lection of Canadian Women Artists. (Bel­ mont is al so fini shin g a bachelor' s deg ree in occupationa l therapy at McMaster Uni­ versity.)

Corbet says fema le artists are finally be­ ginning to ge t the attenti on they deserve , and he is tryin g to "help with the educa­ tion process and sho w society what these women have done for th e cultural history of Canada."

Most of hi s own work a lso honors women. Hi s p0l1ra it subjects are primarily well-known contemporary Canadi an women - mos t recently composer Jean Cal salt - and he recently completed two works that honor th e 14 women killed in 1989 at the University of Montreal. One will be donated to a public institution; the othe r will be sold to help maintain a monument planned for th e North Vancou­ ver campus of Capilano College.

C lIelph Alumnus

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nom inations for Chalmers and Dora Mavor Moore awards. The Tyrant was inspired by a misre membered foot­ note in a cou rse taught by Prof.

Victor Matthews.

Canada's image on film Canada and Canadians in Feature Films -a Filmography / 928- / 990. re­ ce ntly published by the Canadian Film Project at the University of Guelph . is an intriguin g bibliography that richl y detail s Canada ' s impact on the film genre.

With lists of 1,341 films that purport to have Canadian content, another 633 that were filmed in Canada and yet another 290 that contain a reference to Canada, the filmo g raphy is bound to appeal to trivia buffs as well as to film critics, ScllOl­ ars and students.

It ' s designed as a reference tool, says Ian Easterbrook, a retired U of G e m­ ployee an d independent researcher who co-ordinated the project.

Easterbrook says Canadian films act as miITors that reflect what it mea ns to be Ca­ nadian. Global perceptions of thi ~ country are often fo rmed throu gh the mediu m of fi lm , a lthough f ilms about Canada are often made by non-Canadians .

"The bigges t category in the fi lmogra­ phy' s subj ect index is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police," says Easterbrook. " Tt is absolutely clear that we are charactelized by those who made th e films as being northern and snowy and red-coated with lots of dogs with big teeth. " Another CllIiosity that emerges is the absence of real-life heroes in Canada, he says. " In film, the Americans have Davy Crocke tt and Abraham Lincoln; we have Buck the Dog and Renfrew of the Moun­ ties ."

Easterbrook hopes to conclude the pro­ ject with a second volume covering the years 1990 to 1995. Since then, he says, film funding has become so convoluted and artistic decisions so arcane that "it be­ comes a nightmare to winkle out Cana­ dian content in films."

Councillor Buddy had its genesis in Coyle 's ova Scotia childhood, and Bura Matar; was inspired

by He nry Mo rgan Stanl e y ' s expl o ra­ tio ns in Africa . " If I write on a his­ torical subject, [ like it to be somethin g [ studied a long time ago," says Coyle. " I don ' t like to be bur­ dened by researc h. "

Barry Belchamber

in Canada and Europe. The class ics grad served as writer-in-residence at the Strat­ ford Festival and Konstanz Stadttheater in GeJTnany. But he's al so waited tables and worked as an advertising copy writer. In fact, he came into the theatre purely by ac­ cide nt.

"One day I was watching a play, and I said to myse lf: 'I could do that. '" Five months later, in the summer of 1989, Coyle's first play, Teiresas Bound, was produced at the Poor Alex in Toronto.

The play's the thing

Coyle is currently at work on a new play, but doesn't like to talk about work in progress. That's one of th e reasons he's given up applyin g for grants. "l'd rather not explain what I'm hoping to do." Far too many people are hustling for gra nts, says Coyle, who has no e xpectation of making a living from the theatre work he loves.

In the 10 years since graduating from Guelph, Thomas Coyle, BA '87, has writ­ ten, directed, translated and acted in plays

His classical studies at Guelph have proved a rich resource for Coyle in plays such as Mehan Dialogue, Teiresas Bound a nd The Tyrant o/Pontus, which received

Guelph Alumnus

Aggie turned actor Barry Belchamber, ADA '72 and BA '76 , fell in love wi th acting in Prof. Ha rry Lane' s introd uctory course. Although Lane advised him to get a day job a nd en­ joy act ing as a hobby , Belchamber says he " had to try it. " Close to 25 years and 235 perform­ ances as Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock later, he doesn' t regret it, but he' s ready to move on to new challenges .

"Being an actor in Canada is very fru s­ trating," he says . ''I'm proud to be a Cana­ dian, but the povel1y level among actors and al1ists and th e lack of respect toward the al1s by politicians and Canadian soci­ ety is disco uraging."

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Belchamber, who has a B.Ed. and is working on an M.Ed ., will be at the Leacock Heritage Festival in Orillia this summer running a drama camp for chil­ dren and pe rforming. He also g ives career seminars and workshops on conflict man­ agement and resolution, motivational skills and public speaking.

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Curtain up, light the lights Guelph ' s new civic centre opened its doors April 23 , Guelph 's 170th bil1hday.

The cream-co lored building with its two­ storey curved window wall overlooking the Speed River was desi gned by Toron to arc hitects Moriyama and Teshima.

In a week of preview tours, Guelphites stood on centre stage, watched loca l pe r­ formers in rehearsaJ and generally warmed up for the main event - the 30th an nual Gue lph Spring Festival May 23 to June I. Baritone Kevin McMillan (see page 10) is a featured performer, appear­ ing May 27 and 29 at 8 p.m. Th e centre's ga la official opening is slated for Oct. 4.

A highlight of the $13.7-m illion centre is the spectacular curved coppe r wa ll in­ side the ma in entrance, the work of U of G maste r of fine art graduate Pete r Johnston. The centre features the 800-seat du Maurier Concert Theatre, the 220-seat

Peter Johnston

Co-operators Hall and a mUltipurpose room th at can be used for performances or rehearsals, meetings or conferences.

Photo by Martin Schwalbe

The Canada Company Hall - the main lobby ove rlookin g the ri ve r - wi ll be used for conferences and rece ptions.

Celebrating 30 years of music

Curtain Call still draws a crowd Maintai ning a lo ng-standing campu s tradition in live thea tre , Guelph students per­ formed the musical Hair as the a/U1ual Curtain Call productio n during College Royal.

Direc tor Steve Blair earned a drama degree from Gue lph in 1996, but says most of the cast and crew of Hair were sc ience stud ents . "That's typica l of Curtain Call ," he says. " Most of our cast had some theatre experience in high school. They like to sing and dance and just want to have some fu n performing."

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The Depanment of Mus ic has been pre­ senting free noon-hour conce its on cam­ pu s each Thursday for the past 30 years.

Guest performers from allover the world , as well as many Guelph music alumn i, have appeared in Room 107 of the MacKinnon Building for the 12:10 to I p.m. conceIts .

"This is one way we can recognize the support we get from alumni, " says Dudley Gibbs , conce rt and special events co-ordinator for the Depaltment of Mu­ sic. " Building o n and improving on the past is somethin g we're always I.ooking at and have been working on for a long time. We want to host as many alumn i as poss ible, es pecially those who have reached a hig h level of achievement. " A new concert series begins Oct. 2 with me zzo-soprano Sally Tomasevic and continues Oct. 30 with soprano Laura jef­ frey; both are music grads. Nov. 13 will be a stude nt soloists' day, followed Nov. 20 by the Guelph Early Musie Ensemble and Nov. 27 by the U of G Coneen Band.

Guelph Alumn us

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Writing competition draws praise T

he intrinsic value of opportu­ nities like the Guelph Alumnus/ Scotia McLeod writing competi­ tion should not be underest i­ mated. They provide writers with extraordinary encouragement in the face of a world that seems to prefer creative downsizing.

Those are the words of a writer who has entered the competition since its inauguration in 1993 , and it's typical of the comments made each year by people from around the world who submit their poetry and stories to the competition. In total, the Guelph Alumnus and ScotiaMcLeod have awarded prize money to 14 writ­ ers , and seven of them have re­ ceived national publication - in most cases, the first publication of their work - in the magazine.

About a dozen U of G alumni and faculty - all writers themselves - have supported the competi­ tion as j udges.

Jennifer Footman of Brampton, Ont. , won first place for a short story submitted in 1996. "1 guess I have been tryin g to find my feet in fIction , and it has been diffi­ cult, so it was a great honor to re­ ceive this prize ," she says.

Footman 's story topped the li st of 450 entries last year, and short stories and poetry are already ar­ ri ving for the 1997 competition.

First and second prizes of $350 and $250, respective ly , will be awarded in the two categories, with first-place winners published in the Guelph Alumnus.

Anyone can enter, except peo­ ple directly involved in managing the competition. And you ca n sub­ mit both a poetry entry and a shOl1 story. All entries mu st be typed double-spaced on 8 1/2 -by II-inch bond paper and must in­ clude a cover sheet that contains yo ur name, address and telephone Guelph Alumnus

number. The wo rk must be origi­ nal and unpublished, with stories no longer than 4,500 words and poetry no more than eight pages .

The deadline is July 15. Address entries to the Editor, Guelph Alumnus, Com munications & Public Affairs, Level 4, Univer­ sity Centre, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. N IG 2W I. More details are avai lab le on the Web at http://www.uoguelph. ca/ucomm/alumnu s or by calling 519-824-4 120, Ext. 8706.

Art centre links to conlmunity In

1980, the innovative renova­ tion of a turn-of-the-century his­ torical building adjacent to the U of G campus provided a penna­ nent home fo r the University's art collection. The Macdonald Ste­ wart Art Centre is a fully function ­ ing public art gallery that serves as a resource for U of G students and provides a vita l link between the campus and comm un ity.

Director Judith Nasby also serves as curator of the University art collection, which was first es­ tablished at the turn of the century and is now one of the largest uni ­ versi ty art collections in Canada.

Alumn i have traditionally been some of the largest supporters of the art centre and the University collection.

The centre is open Tuesday to Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. and T hursdays to 9 p.m . Exhibitions featured this summer include 4- Y­ PSILON by Reinhard Reitzen­ stein and Gay le Young, Pin Spots by photographer Dianne Bos, and Second World War posters and historical portraits from the Uni­ versity's collection. In addi tion, the upper floor contains a perma­ nent display of University-owned Inuit art, and the outdoor sc ulp­ ture park now has 15 permanent installations.

Alumni return to perform The University of G ue lph community frequently enj oys alumn i musicians w ho return to campus to perform as g uests of the Department of Music . In March , U of G hosted classical guitarist Sean McInnis , SA '93, who is comp let ing a doctorate of music at McGill University and teaches c lass ical g uitar at McGill and New York State University .

Department of Music & Macdonald Stewart Art Centre 1997/98 concert series

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Sept. 19, 1997,8 p.m ., Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Jacques Israelievitch, violin; St- ph ane Lemelin, piano Oct. 18, 1997,8 p.m., War Memorial Hall Kevin McMillan, baritone; John Greer, piano March 27, 1998, 8 p.m ., Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Theresa Thibodeau, soprano Admiss ion: $ 10 ge nera l, $6 students and seniors.

For tickets, call 519-824-4120, Ext. 2991.

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RESEARCH

First to develop new lab technique Guelph ' s Animal Biotechnol­ ogy Embryo Laboratory (ABEL) has developed a new lab technique with significant implications for studying hu­ man disease and pharmaceuti­ cal development.

Crop scientists invite public viewing Crop science chair David Hume says Guelph researchers (Ire plantinR transgenic corn, soybeans and canola alongside non­ transgenic plants in test plots for public viewing at the Elora Research Station.

On display will he transgen ic corn, soyheans an.d canola .

"These side-by-side demonstration plots are a great opportunity for

PhD student Nucharin Songsasen and Prof. Stanley Leibo , Biomedical Sciences, have developed the only known reliable method to freeze mouse sperm. 1l1is has been an international impe ra­ tive for researchers st udy ing transgenic mice.

Transgenic mice can carry fo reign ge nes on thei r chromo­ somes and are extremely im­ portant in developing new pharmaceuticals.

Over the last 10 years, scien­ tists have ge nerated thou sands of transgenic mice, which arc used to study diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cancer and muscular dystrophy. But the number of new transgenic strains developed is over­ whelming mouse-breeding fa ­ ci lities, a problem easily overcome with cryotechnol­ ogy. Freezing gametes (eggs and sperm) would enable these facilities to "bank" the genetics of new strains of mice. The research was spon­ sored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.

Soil conditions move upscale Land resource science protes­ sors Les Evans and Eri c Beauchamp and research sc i­ entist Terry McGonigle have condu cted experiments to see if furnace slag can safely raise the pH of the acidic soils of the Niagara Peninsula to lev­ e ls betler suited for c rop pro­ duction. Furnace slag is an alkaline byproduct of the steel industry and is often ri ch in phosphorus. But it can also contain high amounts of toxic elements slIch as chromium and manganese. Its use as a liming agent has been a part oJ agricu lture in Britain and Ger­ many for more than a century, but. Ontario has been slow t.o implement this technology Ouf of concern for environmental safety.

Greenhouse tests have dem­ onstrated that the slag can raise the pH to an idea l level for crop production. Field tests will he lp Evans and his team determine whether this treat­ ment is safe.

people to see what transgenic plants look like and how they pelform, compared with conventionally produced pIal/Is of the same species," says Hume, who oversees tranSRenic plant research at Elora.

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les Evans and research assistant Karen Kryko

He remains acutely aware of the far-reaching implica­ tions of this study. " If we want to li ve the lifestyle we do now, then we ha ve to live with the possibility that there are going to be waste products that have to go on to agricultural land ."

He says his team of sc ie ntists

are doing their best" to ensure there are scie ntificall y sound gu ide lines in place that are le­ gally enforceable. And they've found a benefi cial al­ te rnative for the treatment of waste that poses no threat to the environment.

Why boys have more injuries than girls Boys tend to be more optimis­ tic about injury risks, assume they won't get hurt badly and blame bad luck as a cause of injury more otten tJJan g irls do. These are the tindings of a U of G study on children's risk perceprion.

These gender differences suggest that injury-prevention programs need to focus on changing boys' attitudes and beliefs, says Prof. Barbara Morrongiello, Psychology , who conducted the stud y.

"Knowledge of injury risk is not suffic ient to motivate boys to avoid injury-risk situations."

She says the ne w trend in in­ jury-prevention programs is to teach "sma lt risk-making ski lls" instead of fixed niles. " They teach children to take a problem-solving approac h to eva luating risks by taking into acco unt the skills, knowledge and goals of children.

Chi ldhood injuries are a se­ ri o us problem in Canada, par­ ticu larly for boys. After age two, boys are injured two to Guelph All//1Il/us

UNIVERSITY 9rGUELPH

May 1997

mE UNIVERSITY Of GUELPH'S sruDENT OPP()RlUNITY TRUST FUND

ACCESS has news to brag about! $ 14.7 million in donations + $ 14.7 million in matching grants

::; $ 29.4 million in scholarship endowments! h e Universi ty of Guelp h has just beco me m o re affo rd able for thous nds of Ontario stu dents who will benefit from the $29.4 mill ion raised during the ACCESS fund-r aising campaign completed March 31. W hen all pledges are realtud , the ACCESS Fund will increase U of ,'s student assistance endowment by 80 per cent, to a new total of $66.8 million .

"The generosity of our alumn i and fr iends has been overwhelming," says president lordechai Rozanski. "More than 6,3 00 donors have contributed ro ACCESS in testimony to thei r belief in the values of the Un iversity of Guelph and their sin cere com mitment to postsecondary education in Ontario.

The need to build our scholarship endowment has been a priority at this institution fo r some time. It's heartwarm ing to see such a tremendous response to an effort that will continue to support ~tudents inro the fu ture ."

John Mabley, vice-president (devel opment and pu bl ic affa irs), says much o f the 'redit for the success of ACCESS goes to the 100 volu nteers who ca me f rward to help with the fund- raising Hort. One of the first to vo lunteer was C hancellor Li ncoln Alexander, who headed the ACCESS steering comm ittee. Other committee members were investment counsellor

T ony Arrell, retired zoology professor Mary Beverley-Burton, lawyer Hugh Guthri e, marketing professional Ginty Jocius, fund rais r Marilyn Ro binson足 Murray and far m businessman Ha nk Vander Pol. They wor ked closely with Bruce Hill, associate d irector for campaign programs, and other U of G

staff to achieve such remarkable results in o nly 10 mon ths, says Mabley.

T he ACCESS Fund was launched last fall in response to the provincial govern ment's May 1996 anno uncement of the Ontario Student Oppo rtunity T rust Fund (OSOTF).

T he campaign raised $14. 7 million in private don ations and pledges eligible to be matched u nde r OSOTF guidelines.

Many donors were attracted by the matching component of the prog ram, says Mabley. "We're all interested in gettin t he most value for our dollar.

The success of the ACCESS Fund demonstrates that people reel there is great value in supporring the educatio n of our youth, especially when their gi fts commit government to in vesting an equ:l1 amount. n All of the money raised through ACCESS will b used to establish endowment funds, which wi ll continue to grow in vallie while providing

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Hats off to ACCESS! Thousands of Ontario students will hang their hots at the UniverSity of Guelph with financial support from scholarships and bursaries created b y the ACCESS Fund. Those students, present and future, will owe many than ks to the donors and volunte IS who made the ACCESS fund-raising campaign a success.

:lssistance on an annual basis t qualified Ontar io stud nts who d emo nstrate financ ial need. T he need is apparent, says Peter Lll1doni, assista nt directo r, Student Fina ncial Services. M ore than 40 pe r cent of Guelp h students re ly o n studen t loans, he says, and it's not uncommon to see stu dents graduate wi t h lar e debts.

"The ACCESS mo ney is really going to

provide some breaching rool11 for

students by offering financ ial reli ef t hat

will allow them to concentrate more

011 th eir acauemic pursuits."

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ACCESS awards will benefit students across campus M

ore than two-thirds of the people who d o nated

ACCESS gave

will enable U of G

to

to

Alumni have wonderful challenge

to

undesign ated endowments, which

provide fina ncial aid

to

The directors of the OAC Alumni Foundation have a wonderiul challenge as

stud ents with

they plan a strategy to match $300,000 in business and association donations to the foundation's campaign in support of ACCESS . Past chair, Pat Mighton, who was instrumental in the fun d' ra ising effort , says "The agricultural

the greatest need, regJrdless of the ir discipline. Th ose gifts tllUt were designated

to

a sp cific academic prog ram,

communit y has been tremendously supportive and exceeded our expectations." Most of the donations came from various commodity groups

however, demonstrJte the long-stJl1ding aCJ clcmic strengths

and agricultural organizations, and the foundation has pledged to match those gifts. With help from the OAC Alumni ASSOCiation, newly elected chair Pat Seyfried and he r board wi ll be turning over $600,000 to the University, which will be matched by the pmvincial government to create scholarship endowments totalling $ 1.2 million .

of the University.

Undesignated Gifts Designated Gifts

4,548 2,166

$10,813,613 $3,833,316

Total

6,714

514,646,929

The ACC ESS Fund provided an opportunity for the OAC Alumni Foundation to expand its role at the Ontario Agricultural College. The foundation has traditionally provided entrance awards designed to attract top students to the college . This project will enable it to encourage other students who might not have been able to attend university for financial reasons.

Favorite professor

remembers students

U of G ACCESS Fund Designated Commitments

Several thousand students were touched by the efforts of the late William (Bill) Ewen, who was a soils specia list and taught in the diploma program at the Ontario Agricultural College for 38 years until his retirement in t 974. He died in 1996, leaving a bequest of $350,000 to the

Kemptville 8111 Ewen

$194.841

University to fund OAC scholarships. The

college used the bequest to issue an ACCESS Fund challenge to diploma graduates from OAC and the agricultural colleges at Kemptville , Ridgetown and Alfred. Those campuses joined the

Ridgetown

$186,959

University of Guelph family April 1 With help from the Ewen estate's matching grant, donatio ns designated to the four college

programs will triple in value as an endowment for futu re co llege

students . All funds from the Ewen beq uest and matching dollars

Alfred $110,100

not forwa rded to the colleges wi ll rem ain at OAC .

ave $1.021,495

Grad's gift created

enthusiasm

When Ray Cormack , DVM '49, gave his personal gift of $30,000 to the ACCESS Fund , he set the ball rolling down the halls of the

OntariO Veterinary College . Many other alumni and ....- _...... . - 足 corporate friends joined in to pledge $1 million to

scholarships and bursaries for veterinary students. Cormack

operates several veterinary clinics in the Toronto area, and

is an avid horseman and a co llector of fine carriages. He is

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also a longtime friend of his alm a m ater and a generous

donor to OVC, specifica ll y to Pet T ru st Fund and th e

Lifetime Learning Centre .

Ray Cormack

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establishing the Stephen Safe Toxicology Scholarship, which will be

Faculty address the greatest need

awarded annually to an undergraduate student entering a Guelph program in toxicology. A second scholarship has been established by Wellington Laboratories to benefit a student

Zoology field courses to places like Algonquin Park, Atlantic Canada, the Arctic and Australia often provide students with

participate. That's wh y the faculty in zoology chose to focus their ACCESS fund-raising efforts on a bursary program that will open the door for more students to benefit from international field experiences.

To personalize the effort, they've named the endowment fund to hono r Prof. Mary Beverley-Burton, who retired in

chemistry and biochemistry. The

company maintains close research ties to the department , says Chittim, and

Mary Beverley足 Burlon gave her own gjrt fO UolG students by serving as a volunfeer on th e ACCESS steering committee.

chemistry. The new needs-based scholarships will co ntinue this invo lvement.

already offers a $2 50 annual prize for top achievement in environmental

their first opportunity to conduct biological research in a natural setting . But these courses are expensive - from $300 to $2,700 - and many students can't afford to

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Thei r I ife together began at Guel ph For Alf and Ma ry Graham Hales, life began on the Guelph campus when they met here as students.

1996. "She had an impressive international aspect to her

Alf proposed to Mary on the evening of his

career," says chair Paul Hebert, "and was broadly involved

graduation from the Ontario Agricultural College in

in international fie ld studies in the course of her own

1934. She had earned her Macdona ld Institute

research." He says it's a natural fit, rec ognizing a

diploma two years earlier, They were married in

respected COlleague and answering one of the students'

1936 and settled in Guelph, where Alf joined the

most pressing needs.

family business (a meal market) and went on to serve his community as an MP for 17 yea rs. The Hales have several sc rapboo ks full of memories of Mory and A ft Hales their student days at Guelph and more than 60 years of involvement as alumni. Their $100,000 gift will be matched through ACCESS and will provide three annual sc holarships of $4,000 each for students in politica l studies , meat science and family studies, The Hales are

OAC

looking forward to being able to personally present the scholarships to the students who will receive them ,

$1,667,235

A commitment is

renewed

When the Scottish Studies Foundation (SS F) of Ontario committed more than $30,000 to a

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graduate sch olarship , it was like icing on the cake, The foundation already supports both undergraduate and graduate awards in the Department of History,

CBS

has helped to build the library's Scottish studies collection and just

$149,461

recently spearheaded the opening of a Scottish Studies oHice in the

CSS

MacKinnon Building. The ribbon cutting for Room 253 was May 10.

Guelph professor and SS F president Elizabeth Ewan says the office

$87.214

Arts $115,011

CPES & Eng.

(Ext, 3209) will be staHed part time to deal with student and public inquiries about Scotland and Scottish eve nts and historY. The Scottish Studies Foundation was initiated for three main reasons: to establish a chai r of Scottish studies at U of G, support graduate students in Scottish studies and impro ve the library collection.

$116, 550

FACS & HAFA

Hotel industry responds

$184,450

U of G Board of Governors member Simon Cooper is one of those vo lunteers who made calls

It's time to recognize

a friend

and knocked on doors to solicit donatio ns for ACCESS, He

Brock Chittim ca me to the University of Guelph in 1974

Delta Hotels and Resort s, The funds will support

to do graduate work in chemistry with professor Stephen

scholarship and bursary endowments for students in the

Safe. Chittim is now president of Wellington Laboratories

School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA). Cooper is a longtime supporter of HAFA co-op programs and has

in Guelph and Safe is at Texas A&M University, but they

are close friends and professi onal colleagues who

collaborate often. Chittim was pleased to see his former

professor receive an honorary degree from U of Glast

summer, and decided then to bestow his own honor by

was instrumental in raiSing over $150,000 within the hospitality indust ry -

Stephen Safe

$30,000 from his own co mpany,

served two terms on the Univers ity board.

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Estate gift strengthens U of G's international focus

A

gift to the ACCESS Fund from the estate of Guel ph lawye r Richard Hungerford will help U of G funher its effo rts to provide stu dents with an understan ding of internation al issues. M ore tha n $8 00,000 from the es tate is available for matching and will create a $1. 6-million endowment to prov ide fin ancial aid to stu dents who are studying Third W orld iss ues. An add itional $55 0,000 will go to the library to support international acquis itions.

"The Hu ngerford gi ft is one of the largest bequests in Gue lph's fun d­ raising history," says John Ma bley, vice-president (development and publIc affairs). T his outstandi ng level of su p port for our international efforts

will be a lasting tribute to the 1 ungerfords. Students for ma ny ge nerations will benefit from their ge nerosity. " U o f G has a long histo ry of

Buckin gham. was a scu lptor whose wo rks remain o n dis play at the M acdonald Stewart Art Centre. T heir U of G illvolvement ranged from sup port of the arts to an interest in the

internation al acti vities, p::lrticularl y an involvement in development projects,

deve loping wo rld .

and has maintained internationalism as

Fund will be admi n istered t hrough Guelph's Centre for Internati nal

one of its strategic directions for future growth. Hu ngerford , who died in

The R icha rd and Sophi;t Hu ngerford

1995 , had a lifelong interest in the

Progra ms (CIP) an d will benefit students particip;tting in sem ester­

affairs of the developi ng world.

abroad and exchange progra ms. T he

Longttme fri end Hugh Guthrie says the Hu ngerford s tr avelled exte nsively

fun d will also assist students engaged in international fi eld studi es a nd on ­

and were very involved with Save the

c:unpus cou rses dea ling with global

Children. H ungerford was co mmitted to supporting young people in any way

is lies that affect the developing world.

he cou ld, says Guthrie.

the gift. "We have a clear and obv.io us need to fin d financi al support for

A native of Lond on, Ont rio, Hungerford prac tised law 10 G uelph [rom 1931 , unti l his retiremenr in 198 3, exce pt fo r the time he served

C IP director Jim Shute is de lig hted by

stu dents who wanr t spend study periods i11 dcveloping natio ns, both at

overseas d uring the Second World

the und ergraduate and graduate levels.

The H Ullgerfo rd Fund wi ll go a long

War. A fr ie nd and colleague of

way toward answering that need."

U of G's first presiden t, J .D,

Although not eligible fo r matching

MacLachlan, he begJI1 his

pro vincial fu nds -

associat ion with the Univers ity in

Student Op po rtunity T rust Fun d is

1964 as a cha rter mem ber of th e Board of Govern ors and was actively

specificJ lI y for student aid endowm ents - the Hungerford gift to the

in volved in dcc isiom relating to Gue lp h's land acquisitio ns.

greater understandIng of glo bal issues.

th e O ntario

University li brJry w il l also en courage

Hungerfo rd 's w ife, Sophia

Access Treasury clerks Betty Clyde, left, Shahnaz Negi. and Dona 8ran digompolo give Joh n Moble y, vice-president (developmen t and public a ffairs).

a

visual d emons/rallon of how 10lge the

resp onse to ACCESS has been. With more than

Individual & Estate Gifts. .. $11 ,572 ,602

6. 300 people sending in donations a nd p ledges, Alumni House stoff have been working overtime to c omplete the paperwork and issue

Corpo rate Donetlons , .... S 3.074,327

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Editol: Mary Dickieson , Commun 'cations and Public Affairs. 8 1. 8706: 8·mal!: mdickies@ex9C.ad min .uoguelph.ca Photos by Martin Schwalbe and Tnria Ko ster

receipls, If your receipt h sn ' t arrived yet please be patient. It will appear in your mOllbox

This IS th e second newsletter in a series published by Development and P ublic AHairs as an update on the University of Guelph ACC ESS Fund. Gilts and pledges to ACCESS contribute to an endowm ent fund th at will provide financial aid If) University of Guelph students under the guidelines of the Ontario Stu dent Opportunity Trust Fund. For more Inlormation. call 519·824-4 120. Ext 6936: a-mad: alumni @uoguelph.ca.

Total .. .. . .. . .. .... . ... S14,646 ,929

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four times more often than girls are, and injuries are the leading cause of death among school··age chjldren.

This research is funded by the Social Sciences and Hu­ manities Research CounciL

Anew way to restore male fertility fnfertile men may some day take pills made from the oil extract of algae to enhance the quality of their spenn, thanks to some new ideas from U of G researchers. Adjunct protes­ sor Julie Conquer and Prof.

Bruce Holub, Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, are examining the role of the falty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in spenn function with Dr. Francis Tekpetey of the London Health Science Centre .

Previous research has shown that the ejaculate of in­ fertile men has about 60-per­ cent less DHA - a necessary component of sperm cell mem­ branes - than that of fertile men. It's not known, however, if the lower levels are the re­ sult of less speml in the ejacu­ late or if these spenn have low amounts of DHA in their membranes. Conquer and her colleagues have designed a study comparing DHA levels in fe11ile and infertile men that will determine which of these two possibilities is correct.

Julie Conquer Cue/I'" A/l/nll/us

" With the results of this study, we will better under­ stand the significance of the low DHA levels of infertile men and be able to make some recommendations as to what levels of dietary DHA supplementation could help to restore sperm function and therefore fe11ility," says Conquer. The study is spon­ sored by Martek Bioscienccs Corporation.

Happiness is ... less milk fat Reducing milk fat production is sure to please health-con­ scious consumers - and the dairy industry - says Prof.

John Cant, Animal and Poul­ try Science. He believes that feeding dairy cows different fatty acids in their diets can re­ duce the propo11ion of fat in their milk.

It's known that the "trans" fonn of fatty acids - with hy­ drogens on opposite sides of a chemical bond - depresses milk fat production. Cant is studying how these trans fatly acids cause milk fat to be re­ duced, and if changing dairy feeds will alter fat production.

"Dairy farmers want to sell more milk, but their sales are limited by excess fat in their product," he says. "1l1at's why we're focusing on lower­ ing milk fats using trans fally acids."

John Cant

Feeding studies are under way that will suggest what amoLint of trans fatty acids a cow should be fed to derive an optimal fatty acid composi­ tion in the milk.

Th is research is supported by the Dairy Farmers of Can­ ada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research CounciL

Remembering the advertiSing message Contrary to what the advertis­ ing industry has traditionally believed. packing an advertise­ ment with lots of information about a product may make it easier for consumers to remember than an ad that focuses on only one character­ istic. That's one of the find­ ings Prof. Karen Finlay, Consumer Studies, has made in her study of how people process and remember infor­ mation from adve11ising . " We are looking at ways that peo­ ple organize information or link it up." says Finlay. "Mem­ ory is hard to measure. Repeat­ ing advertising messages works, but the key is to find Ollt how people remember wil'hout repeating ads."

What she is learning will help the marketing industry create mOTe effective adver­ tisements and better-educated consumers.

This research is SllPPolled hy the Social Sciences and Hu­ manities Research Council.

New lab gains recognition The Agriculture and Food Laboratory Services Centre. recently transferred to U of" G from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture. Food and Rural Affairs. has become Canada's first public-sector lab to receive the prestigious International Organization/or Standardization (ISO) 9002 certification.

The si.x-year-old centre provides centralized access to high-calihre analytical lab services, primarily in the areas of food chemistry, food microbiology and pesticide and trace contaminants al/alysis.

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There's no telling where Uof G will turn up next

Building bridges to South America Rebecca Lee, B.Sc. '89, has helped establi sh a new or­

gan ization in Colombia that serves as a bridge be­

twee n Canada and her adopted country.

ACEXCANADA membe rs are a lu mni of va rio us Ca­

nadian unive rsities and colleges who are willing to dis­

tribute information abo ut acade mic programs, liaise

with visi ting Canadians and he lp ret urning Colombian

students. Lee 's day job in vo lves co-ordinating exten­

sion activities for the Hortic ul tura l Research Centre o f

the Uni versity of Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano. For

more information, con tact her bye-mail at ciaa@

anditel.andinet.lat. net or by fax at 571-865-0 J 27.

Helping others around the world In Apri l. the M ennonite Central Committee (MCC) set up its mobile meat canner on campus to process 30,000 pounds of beef fo r use in overseas relief operations.

More than 500 people volun teered to help mn the fo ur­ day canning operation. MCC has been operating a mo­ bile canne r in the United States for almost 50 years, but th is was the first time it ha s come to Canada.

MCC is the re lief and developmen t agency of the Men nonite and Brethren in Chri st Churches of Notth America. It c urren tl y has 900 people work in g in 50 countries aro und the world . MCC direc tor Ron Mathies , OAC M.Sc. '78, is one of man y U of G grad u­ ates who have worked as MCC volunteers, including abo ut a doze n who are currentl y serv ing overseas.

How many Uof Galumni are also Ontario 4-H alumni?

International dress code This man was unloading a !Tuck on a bu sy Bangkok street when Scot! Hart snapped this photo. Hart then sent it to his uncle, Chuck Cunningham, who is U of G's director of enrolment management and registrarial serv ices.

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Elinor Humpluies, BA '83 , wo uld li ke to know . An active 4-Her in Renfrew County in the 1970s, Humphries says he r own dec i­ sion to apply to Gue lph was reinforced when she atte nded the 1978 National4-H Conference in Toronto. Seven of the e igh t Ontario 4-H delegates she met there were also headed for U of G. Humphries says she saw many famili ar 4-H fac es on campus.

Now director of deve lopment for the On­ tario 4-H Council, she is he lping to estab­ lis h a province-wide historica l reg ister of 4-H members. It will be displayed at special events, so you can see who e lse was a 4-H member durin g yo ur era. To reg ister, call or fax to 1-800-937-5 161 or send yo ur name, address, coun ty and years of 4-H palticipa­ tion to the Ontario 4-H Counc il at RR# I Thornloe, Ont. POl ISO, e-ma il : jedwards@ ntl.sy m­ patico.ca. In the photo, Humphries and Craig Stevens, BA '94 , are promoting the new Web site of the Ontario 4-H Council at http://www .4-Hontar io.ca.

Guelph Alumnu s

My kid goes to the University of Guelph!

When Jack Alexander, DVM '60, dropped in to visit professor Fu Lai Tung at his office in the National Pingtung Polytechnic Insti­ tute (NPPI) in Taiwan , he was surprised to see a bumper sticker and a well-used coffee mug proclaiming Tung 's connection to U of G. " I could not resist the urge to take this picture as ev idence of the far-reaching presence of the University of Gue lph," says Alexander.

Tung is a professor of agribusiness management at NPPI; his son, James, is a student in Guelph's co-op program in biological engineering, Class of '99.

Alexander was in T aiwan on a faculty exc hange between NPPI and Washington State University , where he is a professor in the de­ pattment of veterinary clinical sc iences .

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A whale of an idea!

Watching grey whales off the coast of British Columbia has always been one of the most popular excursio ns offered by Bob Davis, B.Sc. '88, through hi s Vancouver-based adven­ ture travel business. Now, he's recruiting whale watchers to help fund biol ogica l research programs at the University of British Columbia. Paying volunteers join a coastal research team and work beside scientists to study marine mammalology, coastal ecology and fie ld re­ search techniques. The innovative program operates through a non-profit Canadian charity called the Coastal Ecosyste ms Research Foundation . Check it out on the Web at http://www.zoology.ub c .ca/~me g ill /ad sp irit or call 1-800-667 -7799.

Snorkel treasure!

Another Olympic winner!

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Linda Mae Steepe, BLA '93 , is not an Olympic ath­ lete, but she is one of the des igners of an Olympic garden that will come to life in cities across Can­ ada. A land scape des igner at the Scott Wentworth Land scape Group in Pic­ ton, Ont., Steepe helped develop the concept for the Canadian Olympic As­ soc iation. Twelve cities have already adopted the design, which consists of a central courtyard featurin g the Olympic rings form ed from flower plante rs. The Olympic flame will be set in a brick waU. bearing the names of Canada's Olym­ pic athletes. Toronto's Olympic garden may be the first in Canada to be completed. Look for it this summer next to Round House Park at the base of the CN Tower.

Guelph Alumnus

On a recent trip to the Caribbean, Ronald Van

Camp of Blissfield , Mich., was snorkell ing off

shore when a flash of light caught his eye. To his

surprise, it was a 1967 Unive rsity of Guelph class

ring. Van Camp would like to reunite the ring with

its owner. If you think it's yours and you can iden­

tify where it was lost, ca ll him at 517-486-4457 or

send e-mail tojvancamp@host.cass.net.

U of G reaches out to the world on the Web: University of Guelph: htlp ://www.uoguelph.ca

University of Guelph Aluillili Association: http://www.uga lumni.uoguelph.ca

Guelph Ahlmllus magazine: http ://www.uoguelph .ca/uconun/a lumnus

Why is this man smiling?

Stephen Mew of King slon. Onl.. look his

usual oUldoor walk 011 Ih e day he turned 103.

Believed 10 be Ihe oldesllivil1g p erson who

ever Offended Ihe Onlario Agricullural Col­

lege . Mew was born on the Isle oj'Wight in

England and moved to Ontario as a hoy. He

foughl in tvvo world wars as a machine-gun­

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Vimy Ridge and survived heing mustard­

gassed in the Irenches when evelyo!1e else

around him died. He became a farmer ond

once watched a lornado blow th e roofoff his

bam . Mew was married /1vice and raised six

children. And the people who know him at St.

Lawrence Place ill Ki ngslon say he stil/lo ves

a good joke.

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Florida reunion attracts 150 More than 150 Guelph g rad uates and gues ts gat h­ ered in Port Charlotte, Fla. , March 5 for the annual Florida reunion. Don C hunn, MSA '61 , and hi s wife, R osemary , c haired the reuni o n comm ittee that sponsored the eve nt in conjunction with U of G' s A lumni-in-Acti o n group. Greetings from the Univers ity were delivered by John Mab ley, BA '70, vice-pres ident (development and public af­ fairs).

Alumni in attendance spann ed seve n de cades ­ from Morley Funston, BSA '32, to Sheila Ord, BA '96. The OAC Class of 1951 had the most me m­ bers atten ding. Nex t year's reunion will be March 4, 1998, at M apJe Leaf Estates in Port C harlotte.

To add your name to the reunion mai ling list, con­ tact Alumni Ho use.

The OAC Class of 1951 won the Baker Trophy for having the most members at the Florida reunion.

From left are Stan Boyd, Alex Henry, John Godward, Bob Skipper, Don Rutherford, Henry Doseger and Dave Moote.

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Uof G maintains Hong Kong ties Wh en the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada asked U of G president Mordechai Rozanski to paIticipate in the prime minister' s Team Canada mi ss ion to Asia in January, the p resi­ dent took advantage of the opportunity to vis it with U of G alumni in Hong Ko ng and Thail a nd . Some 350 a lumni live in Hong Kong, and the largest numbe r of interna tion al und ergradu a te students at Guelph still come from that city.

Rozanski also met w ith alumni in Thailand a nd signed co-o perative agreemen ts with Kho n Kaen University, which is about the size of U of G, and the smaller but newer Suran aree University of Tech nology. He was accompan ied to As ia by re­ c rui ter Chuck Cunningham, the Uni vers ity's direc­ tor of e nrolment mana geme nt and registrarial services.

U of G hopes to recru it more international stu­ dents. They currently make up on ly two per cent of th e undergraduate population and 15 per cent of

AMF has strong history at Uof G Over the past year, U of G students hav e rece ived e normo us benefit from the generos ity of a lumni and friends who donated to the ACCESS Fund (see centre inse lt), but th at harvest comes from seeds of support that have been g rowing for almost 30 years in the Alma Mater Fund (AM F).

Since it was established in 1969, the AMF has been the primary giving vehicle for all Guelph alumni, says John Mabley, BA '70, vice-pres ident (development and public affa irs), and they have g ive n almost $9 million in that tim e . Alumni Sta­ dium, the A rboretum Centre, Alumni House, War Memori al Hall and th e Office of First-Year Studies are some of the spec i,1l projects that AMF has sup­ pOlted in addition to meeting its annual commi t­ men ts to scholarsh ips, th e library, athle ti cs, fac ult y developmen t and special student initiatives .

Chaired by Larry Argue, BSA '58 and MSA '64, the AMF Ad visory Co uncil has chose n to sup­

port the dev e lopme nt of co mpute r-based learnin g faci lities as a priority project again in 1997. The 1996 contributi o n of $ 120,000 will be duplicated th is year fo r a tota l project SUPPOIt of $240,000.

AM F class agents and Adv iso ry Cou nc il volun­ teers are the driv ing force behind the success of thi s annu a l g iving program, says Mabley. Through their effo rts, a lumni participation and the leve l of support are increasing every year. In 1969, AMF donations totalled abo ut $70,000 ; in 1996, the total was more than $700,000.

"That ' s a commendab le figure and demonstrates that alu mni recogni ze the ongo ing needs of the Unive rsi ty," says Mabley .

The table below s hows how the AM F annu al giv­ ing program fits into the Univers ity ' s tota l fund ­ rai sing effo rt for 1996. A lumni gave 33 pe r ce nt of the $6.4-mill ion total contributed to the U ni ve rs ity last year. Annu al g ifts th rough A MF were just over $7 I 5,000, but it 's probable that much of the $825 ,000 that alum ni gave as maj or gifts and the $567 ,000 that came to the U ni vers ity as bequests were the follow up to a lifetime of an nual giving tbrou gh the AMP.

Gifts to the University of Guelph Annual giv ing

Major g ivi ng

Planned giv ing

1996 Total

Alumni

$ 71 5,058

$ 825,3 27

$ 567,504

$2,107 ,889

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$1 , 114,469

$ 1,859,267

$1,31 9,210

$4,292,946

Total

$1,829,527

$2,684,594

$ 1,886,714

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the gradu ate popul ation , yet they contribute signifi­ cantly to the di versity and cultura l understanding of the whole student body and , at the gradu ate level, to U o f G 's grow ing research expertise.

Abo ut 130 Hong Kong alumni attended a rece p­ tio n hos ted by the president, who encouraged them to keep in to uch wi th the University. In fact. U o f G welcomes communication fro m a ll its interna­ tional alu mni. Contact Alumni House to update ad­ dress records and to submit grad news items fo r the Guelph Alumnus magazine.

Ottawa curlers warm up the ice

Top: George Atkins, BSA '39 and HDLA '89, and his wife, Janet, DHE '37, were on hand for their grand­ son's convocation in Febru­ ary and the continuation of a family tradition at U of G. From left: Janet Atkins; her daughter Mary Carley, M.Sc. '90; George Atkins; Chancellor Lincoln Alexander; grandson Jonathan Carley, BA '97; and son-in-law Robert Carley, M.Sc. '83.

More than 60 U of G alum ni and guests shared memories and good times at the Ottawa alumni c hapter' s annual curlin g bonspiel in Feb ru ary. Don Fletcher, BSA ' 39, was one of the founders of the chapter and one o f the winners at the 1997 bon­ sp ie l. His second -place rink included Bob Anderson and Don Murray, ADA ' 58, and Murray's son M atthew. First place went to Murray, B.Sc.(Agr. ) '70, and Brigid Pearson and to John.

DVM '54, and Marg McGowan , B .H. Sc. '54.

Ottawa chapter members also mee t reg ul arl y for bridge, and new players are alwa ys wel come . Co­ ordin ators fo r last year's activities were the McGowans and Dav id Kroetsc h, B.Sc. '80. Next year ' s eve nts will be co-ordinated by Ala n Bentley, B.Sc.(Agr. ) ' 61. Ottawa-based a lumni in­ terested in partic ipating are asked to send their name and address to Alumni House.

Did you know?

• G ue lph 's first international student ca me from the Caribbean to study ve terin ary medi­ cine in 187 6.

• U of G was th e first university in Canada to estab lish an o ffi ce devoted to intern ational programs (1967).

• Inte rn at ionalism became an offi cia l part o f the Uni ve rsity'S mi ssion statement in 1972.

• Currently , two per cent of G uelph und er­ gradu ate students and 15 per cent of gradu­ ate students come from outside Canada.

• Eac h year, more than 300 U of G stud ents s pend a stu dy period overseas.

• The campus hosted 528 intern at ional stu­ de nts from 77 different countries last year.

• About 40 per cent of Guelph faculty have in­ tern ational expe rience.

• U of G has formal educa ti on and researc h lin ks with more than 65 uni versities in 30 co untries .

Guelph Alumnus

Career Services provides link to employers

Left: Don Fletcher, left, was one of the founders of Guelph's Ottawa alumni chapter. Alan Bentley, right, will co-ordinate activi­ ties for the coming year.

Guelph 's Career Services offi ce has linked up with the faculty of the Ontario Agricultural College and the OAC Alumni Assoc iation to encourage in­ creased inte rac ti on among e mployers, alumn i and students.

The ne w " Experience Agriculture" prog ram is pan of the curriculum for students in the B .Sc .(Agr.) prog ram. Some lectures are replaced with simulated work experiences, stud ents network with people worki ng in agric ulture to gather infor­ mation, and they have th e 0PPoi1llllity to " shadow" an industry sponsor in the wo rkplace.

OAC studen ts build a port fo lio of th ese real­ world experiences, which gives them a foundation from which to seek pelmanent employment after th ey graduate.

If yo u are an agriculture empl oyer, you can get involved by helping to develop program mod ules, by networkin g w ith stude nts and by o fferin g job­ shadow or work/stud y o ppo rtuniti es in your com­ pany. The new program offers you an 0ppolt unity to increase yo ur in volvement with yo ur a lma ma­ ter, fill yo ur organi zation 's employ ment needs and contri bute to a stude nt's learnin g. For more info r­ mation, call Career Servic es at Ext. 221 3.

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Career Services can help alumni This new OAC program is just one of the ways that Career Services provides a link among Guelph al umni and students and employers . Whether you ' re interested in fUlthering your organization's recruiting process or seeking new career opportuni­ ties for you rself, Career Services may be able to make the contacts you need.

• The Job Bullerin news letter is a service that touches both groups of clients. The weekly pub­ lication outlines positions open in both the profit and not-for-profit sectors. The subsc ription fee for Guelph alumni is $50 for six months. There is no charge for employers who want to post po­ sitions.

• The annual University/College Career Fair also brings employers and job hunters toge ther.

Scheduled for Oct. I at Bingeman 's Conference Centre in Kitchener, th e fair is jointly sponsored by the universities of Guelph, Waterloo and Wil­ frid Laurier and Conestoga College. It' s an op­ portunity for employers from both public and private sectors, franchi se organizations and edu­ cational institutions to showcase their world of work. Admission is free to all student and alumni visitors, and U of G provides free shuttle­ bu s service from the University Centre through­ out the day.

• The campu s Career Centre offers information on career choices, further ed ucation, job-search techniques, employer directories, em ployment li stings and publications. Computerized caree r­ planning programs, v ideos and a r· s um·-critiqu­ ing service are also available, along with workshops on vocational ski lls assessment, r· s um· and cover letter writing, interview skills and job-search strategies.

• Employer organi za tions can use the on-campus recruiting serv ices provided by Career Services.

Thi s free service offers job postings for summer, temporary and permanent positions, as well as the use of on-campus interviewing rooms and equipment. Applications can be collected by Ca­ reer Services or sent directly to an employer.

• Employers can also benefit from participation in the University's co-operative education pro­ gram. Co-op students are availab le throu ghout the year for four- or eight-month periods. They come from disciplines in sc ience, engineerin g, business and human services. The co-op employ­ ment process for next winte r and spring begins in October. Interested employers shou ld contact Career Services as soon as they identify their needs.

May to September - Arboretum nature trails are open daily for self-guided walks.

For information on gardening and nature workshops, ca ll Ext. 21 13.

May 14 - Alumni-in-Action annual meeting and s pring luncheon , 11:30 a.m . at the Arboretum. Guest speaker is fOlm er U of G president Bill Winegard. For tickets, call Sue Lawrenson at Ext. 6963.

June 6 - Annual Chicago All-Canadian Universities Alumni Dinner, Columbia Yacht Club , 6 p.m., tickets $30, call Kathy Casselman Wells at 773-743-4059 for information.

June 9 10 18 - 19th annual Guelph Conference and Training Institute on Sexuality. For information, call the Office of Open Learning at 519-767-5000.

June 20 1022 - Alumni Weekend. The following spec ial events are planned, as well as c lass reunions, campus and city bus tours, showcases, demonstrations, food tastin gs and more! For information, call Ext. 6544.

June 20 events OAC Past President's Dinner, 5 p.m., Arboretum Centre .

Welcome barbecue with celebrity chefs, 6 p.m., Johnston Green .

June 21 annual general meetings:

OAC Alumni Association, 9 a.m ., Macdonald Hall 149.

Mac-FACS Alumni Association, 9 a.m ., HAFA 129.

HAFA Alumni Association, II a.m ., HAFA 121.

CBS Alumni Association, 2 p.m., Alumni House.

U of G Alumni Association, 3 p.m., Alumni House.

June 21 events: President's Luncheon, noon, Johnston Green.

Wine-and-cheese reception, 4 p.m., Alumni House.

Golden Anniversary Dinner, 5 p.m., Peter Clark Hall .

25th-Reunion Silver Anniversary Dinner, 6 p.m. , Creelman Hall.

Big-Band Dance Under the Stars, 9 p.m. , Johnston Green

June 21 award presentations: Alumnus of Honour - OVC Distinguished Alumnus.

Alumni Volunteer Award - Gordon Nixon Leaders hip Awards.

June 22 - Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Garden Scapes tour of Guelph gardens, noon to 5 p.m., $7 ad ults, call 519-837-0010 for information.

June 22 - Rose Festival , II a.m. to 3 p.m. , Arboretum Centre.

July5 - 0AC '82 reunion atU ofG; contact M arti n Harry by fax at519-423-6435 for details.

Sept. 12 - OAC Alumni Association Golf Toumament, tee off at 12:30 p.m ., Victoria Park West Golf Club, Guelph . Space is limited , so register early by calling June O'Grady at Ext. 6657 .

Oct. 4 - Homecoming football game, Gryphons vs. York Yeomen, 2 p.m., Alumni Stadium. To volunteer for alumni Homecoming festivities, call Alumni Programs at Ext. 2102.

For more information about alumni events, call 519-824-4120 and the extension listed or send e-mail toalumni@uoguelph.ca.

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Find out how Career Services can benefit you and

your company by calling 519-824-4120,

Ext. 2213.

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Kenneth Lantz, BSA '45, was e lected president of the Canadian National Exhibition thi s fall for a two-year term. He IS retIred and liv­ ing in Mississa uga , Ont.

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'68, has been recognized by Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health in Victoria, B.C., as an o utstand­ ing employee who demonstrates extraord in ary caring and thoughtfulness towards clients and colleagues.

She has been a dietitian at the pediatric rehabilitation facility si nce 1981 and raised three sons along the way. The Cohen Award she received cites her as a consc ienti o us and progressive rol e model.

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Alex Connell, ADA '60, received the Robertson

Assoc iate A ward at the Canadian Seed Growers' an ­

nual meeting last July . He operates Connell Farms in

Palmerston, Ont., and has been director of the Cana­

dian Seed Growers' Ass ociation and cha ir of the On­

tario Seed Stock Distribution Committee since 1987.

Scott Brown, ADA '77, is operation manager fo r a sc hoolbu s compan y in Barrie, Ont., and run s a farm with his w ife, Connie, and the ir daughters, Alison , Deni se and Juli e .

Ray German, BSA '63 and M.Sc. '66, is vi ce­

president of consumer services with Whirlpool

Corporation in Benton Harbor, Mi ch., and is responsi­

b le for parts and service operat ions fo r th e United

States, Mexico and Canada. He and DonNee

(Snider), B.H.Sc. '66, will celebrate the ir 31 st wed ­

ding anniversary in March. DonNee earned her PhD

in psychology and has a private practice.

Donald Ridley, B.Sc . '69 and PhD '73, was re ­

cent ly appointed seni or sc ientific cons ultant for Can­

Tox In c., working from the U.S. office in

Bridgewater, N.J. CanTox is a leadi ng provider of

high-quality sc ie ntific consulting services on an inte r­

nati ona l basis. He brings to his position s ignificant in­

ternational experience and leadership in the

deve lop me nt and market in g of pharmaceutical s and

ag ricultural c hemica ls. He was most recently manag­

ing director of Ciba-Geigy Southeast Asia with over­

all corporate responsi bility for the pharmaceutical ,

crop protection, additives, pigments, poly mers and

dye and chemi ca l divisions. He is a former senior

vice-pre sident of Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd. and ha s

served on the boards of the Canadian Agriculture Re­

search Council, Ciba-Geigy Canada and Mettler

Toledo.

William "Sarge" Sargant, ADA '67, BA '69 and M.Sc. ' 74, is president of Cathexis Associates Inc ., a group of planni ng an d fund-rai s ing consultants. He al so holds a part-lime appointment as adj unct profes­ sor and enterprise co-ordinator at U of G 's School of Landscape Architecture. He ea rned his PhD in re­ g ional and resource p lanning from the University of Waterloo last year.

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can Ornithologis ts ' Union, one of the world's most prestigious om i­ thological societies, with more than 4,500 members worldwide. He is president of the Raptor Resea rc h Foundation, Inc. and professor of wildlife biology and direc tor of the Avian Science and Conservation Centre at McGill University .

Barbara (Gray) Dorey, BA '73, was a provincial court systems c ler k, criminal division, in Barrie, Ont. , until disability forced her to become a homebound In­ ternet "nerd." She says s he looks forward to the day she can attend cyber c lass at Guelph from her desk in Barrie. She and her husband , Bill, have two sons.You can s urf on in to dorey@bconnex. net or view her home page at http://members.w bs.net/homepages/ j/a/d/jadeyes4 .htm 1.

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Naomi Lea (Clark) Emmett, BA '70, is princ ipal of an elementary school. in King City, Ont., where she lives with her hu sband, Bob, and daughters, Laura, J 6, and Sarah, 13. She works for the Etobicoke Board of Education in a highly multicultural inne r-city schoo l and is in volved with the International Chil­ dren 's Institute in a pilot project developing program, to meet th e need s of refugee children and their fami­ li es.

Evans Estabrooks, M.Sc. '7[, has retired to an agri­ cultura l consulting practice in Fredericton , .8., after 32 years of working for the Ontario Mini stry of Agri­ culture, Food and Rural Affairs and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. He specializes in horticulture, spe­ c ifica lly crops developme nt.

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Virve (Toig er) Georgeson, BA ' 72 , com­ pleted a grad uate degree in intemational affairs in Ottawa and works for the Canadian Internatio nal De­ ve lopment Agency. She has three grown c hildre n and recendy began to sc ulpt in bronze and plaster. She al so enjoys c la ssical mu s ic, white-wilter kayaking, rock climbing and sa ilin g.

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Brian Hoyle, B.Sc. '78 anel M .Sc. '83, resigneel from his position as chief microbiologist for th e province of New Brunswick anel is now a full-time dael to his anel his wife's three-yea r-olel and 10-month-old sons. He says it's the harelest, happi es t and most sa ti sfying way he has ever devoted his energi es.

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Vickie (Bennett) and Stephen Lawson, both B.Sc. '79, liv e and

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Larry Meek, B.Sc. '77 , has just be­ gun a new job as chief information offi­ cer and director of technology for the City of Vancouver. He left a position as director of information sys tems re­ sources at McGill University in Mont­ real, where he had been for four years.

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'it" Lloyd Meek, DVM '72, is the veterinarian in charge at East Huron Poultry, a divi sion of Cudely Foods , in Dublin, Ont. Before going to Cuddy, he was an associate and partner at the Milverton-Wellesley Veterinary Clinic, then worked in the food production and inspection branch of the federal government.

Kim Moerdyke, BA '78, is a transla­ tor and interpreter in Kitchener, Ont.

Patricia Scott, B.Sc. '76 and DVM Member

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Susan Glenn, B.A.Sc. '72, ha s had a varied career since graduating 25 years ago - recreational therapist at Hamilton Psychiatric Hos pital, retail store owner, publisher, adverti s ing and marketing agent for the pharmaceutical industry and real estate representa tJV e.

She is now with Re/Max All-Stars in Markham, Ont. She has three children: Michael, Jeremy anel Alicia. Glenn has an artistic love for the piano, painting anel sketching anel pursues interests in holi stic meelicine, therapeutic touch anel magnetic-fielel therapy.

'80, opened her own veterinary clinic, Lakeview Animal Hosp ital in Missis­ sauga, Ont., in 1994. She also finds time to study the martial arts and earned her black belt in karate in 1996.

"* 'it" Wesley Pletch, BA '72 , says he spent the su mme r of '72 as "fore­ man of a crew of students in the On­ tario government's SWEEP program, getting married to my current anel one and only wife , Marie, anel then return­ ing to Guelph for a final year in th e so­ cia l sciences." The next su mme r, he worked brie fl y with the Royal Bank, then joined a grain e le vator company north of Lonelon , Onto He workeel there until 1984, when he joined a sma ll group of people who were laun ch ing a commoelity trad ing company. Ag-Com Inc. now has offices in Canaela, Tai­ wan. China anel lnelia. He and hi s wife have two daughters , Kathleen anel Teresa, a student at U of G.

Harold Smith, M .Sc. '71 , is a nuclear safety consultant who has s pent the last 21;2 years in Moscow as an adviser to Russian institutes on western safety phi losophy and methodology for the Chernobyl-type reactor at Ignalina , Lithuania. He participateel in the Can­ ada-to-Russia government nuclear engi­ neer ing safety pro gram of technology transfer. He has now returned to his home in Scarborough, Ont. Mamie Smith, BA '73, ha s a law practice , Smith and Stel ze r, in Guelph. She spe­ cializes in family and real estate law , estates and family mediation .

She is a lso an agent of the Of­ fic e of the ChilMamie Smith dren 's Law yer , a

branch of the government responsible

for appointing counsel to represent chil­

dren.

"Iir 'it" Hans Spechter, M.Sc. '70

and PhD '72, earned hi s graduate de ­

grees in animal science and began hi s

career as a systems analyst for IBM.

He then worked as a statistician at

Rotham sted Experimental Station, de­

signing experiments and analysing ani­

mal data. Since 1990, he has done si milar work for the agriculture minis­ try in Great Britain. He says he is now a "teleworker," working from home via the telephone. He is married, has two daughters and also runs a part-time ho­ tel business in the town of Douglas on the Isle of Man. He welcomes Guelph Guelph Alumnus

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visitors or e-mail at iomhotel@advsys.co.uk. He also has a Web home page at http://pebbles.advsys.co . uk/iomhotel/.

Pamela Stagg, BA '74, has worked for clients in Canada, the United States and Britain writing annual re ports, making videos and developing advertising programs since starting her own business, Pame la Stagg Creative Services in Toronto. She developed a parallel career in botanical painting when a teacher persuaded her to show her work in a co mpetition and she ca me hom e with the world's top medal, the Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal in botanical paint­ ing. Since then, she has done six solo shows and hold­ ing an ex hibition in London, England , in Ma y.

Margaret Stewart Anderson, B.Sc. ' 78 , gradu­ ated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a bachelor of music and bachelor of music educa ­ tion last May. She started substitute teaching in Sep­ tember and is hoping to find a permanent position.

Lynne (Miller) VanWyck, BASc. '73, and her husband , Peter, operate the Gingerbread Hou se, a res­ taurant, tearoom and bakery in Port Dover, Ont., which regularly fea tures local food products, mu sic and art. In Nov ember, they launched an all-new On­ tario menu with a special evening and seven-course meal of Ontario food and wine s, including ostrich puffs, sweet-potato soup, smoked rainbow trout, ap­ ple granit·, buffa lo bourguignon, sheep cheese and the ir own signature ginge rbread cake. Visitors to the north shore of Lake Erie are invited to stop by.

.. '* Mary Stewart, BASc. '72, says the 25 years since she graduated from U of G have been filled with change. She has taught family studies and Eng­ lish in a number of sc hools in the Kin gs ton, Ont. , area and developed an integrated program of Eng lish, par­ enting and co-op.

In February, she moved to a new sc hool in the vil ­ lage of Sydenham, less than five minutes from her lakeside home. "Change is a trend in my perso nal life as we ll," says Stewart. " Marriage, parenthood Dimitri , 20, at Queen 's; Tom, 16, in Grade 10 - di­ vorce and then remarriage to my high sc hool sweet­ hea n are all part of my past 25 years. I am a breast ca ncer survivor, thank s in large part to the support and care of doctors, friend s, family, partner and long walks with our black lab, Zach. After spending many summers in Greece, I am looking forward to New­ foundland this summer."

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Stephen Basiren, B.S c. '88, is a c hiropractor in a rehabilita­ tion/sports-based practice in Brockv ille, Ont. He and his wife,

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PhD' 83, is completing his first yea r as dean of ap­ pli ed sciences at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amrit­ sal', Punjab, where he form erly served as professor and head of food science and technology.

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Guelph grad shares her talents

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Nova Scotia's Coady Intemational Institute has claimed the talents of Guelph graduate Mary Coyle, BA ' 78 and MA '84. In January, Coyle was appointed di­ rector of the prestigious educational institution known for its training of' development workers. " \ feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to help guide the Coady Institute into the next century," says Coyle.

She says her biggest challenge will be to con­ tinue the kind of pro­ gramming that brings people from all over the world to the campus of St. Francis Xavier Uni­ versity, while building a more diversified fund­ ing base for the institute. Mary Coyle Established in 1959, the school has more than 3,700 gradwltes from 122 countries and has provided development training for another 19,000 people in programs overseas. .It te aches leadership skills for J'ieid workers and encourages program planning that is both relevant and community-based, whether it be in Africa, Latin America or Asia.

For four years before joining Coady, Coyle was executive director of Toronto 's Calmeadow, a non-profit organization that provides small loans to economically clisadvantaged individuals in Canada and the developing worlel .

It has a special mandate to help women finel economic self-sufficiency. Coyle worked for Cal meadow for a total of 10 years, after spending more than two years with U of G ' s Sulawesi Regional Deve lopment Project in Indonesia. She has also assisted on projects sponsored by CUSO and the Canadian Intema­ tional Deve lopment Agency.

Coyle says he r enthusiasm for developm ent work is fuelled by a commit­ ment to social justice, curiosity about the world we live in and a desire to con­ tribute in a practical way to making it a better place for all people to enjoy.

She originally came to Guelph to complete an undergraduate degree in lan­ guages after starting university in her home town of Ottawa. She then went on to complete a master 's degree in t.he University School of Rural Planning and Development.

"That program led me to evaluate Illy own experiences in light of other de­ velopment practice ,md theory I was exposed to by my professors anel peers," she says. "It increased my passioll for development work - and my confi­ dence - and made me fee l better equipped to make a useful contlibution."

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Amanda Beamish, B .Comm . '89,

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wo rked in A ustra lia for tl1fee yea rs in the hospita lity in d ustry, but is now in T a iwa n, teac hin g En g lish to ch ildren and adults. She says she' ll stay for tw o yea rs beca use th e city of T a ip e i has wo nd erfully kin d people and fantas tic ni ghtli fe.

Chris Cocklin, MA '8 2. recen tly as ­ sumed the Logan cha ir in ge og raph y and enviro nme nta l sc ience at M onas h Un iv ersity in Me lbourn e, Australi a.

Brad Crawford, BA '87 , is a land-in­ fo rmatio n geogra pher in Lo ndon , O nt.

Laura (McMillan) D'Angelo, B .Sc.(H .K.) ' 88, is prac ti sin g equin e business an d estate plannin g law in Le xington, Ky .

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Steve Dawkins, BA ' 8 1, is president of The O lde Hide Hou se in Acton, Ont. , and has jus t publis hed the boo k Wha r's you r Palm? H a ving YOU I' Way wilh Words: Th e A rt and Sc ience of Good Advertising. T he book is a call for more o f a hand s-on approac h by owne rs/manage rs o f small and mi d ­ s ize firm s.

Derin (Aylin) Denham, B .Sc . ' 87 , recentl y moved fro m Eng land to Cin­ cin nati , Ohio. A n account manager with Catalyst Communi ca tion s Intern a­ tio nal L td. for the past two years, she is responsible for pu blic and media rela­ tio ns , s trateg ic consultanc y and direct ma rketi ng ac tivities fo r pharmace uti­ c al, d iagnos tic and health-care compa­ nies.

Jennifer Devey, DVM '8 8 , is one of o nl y four Canad ian ve te rin ari ans who are certi fied as diplo mates of the Ame rica n Co ll ege of Ve terinary Emer­ gency and Cri tical Care. S he li ves in Boulde r, Co lo. , where she practi ses in a 24-ho ur small -anim al hosp ital.

Judy Dufour, B .Comm . '89, is an ac­ co unt executi ve with the M e tro De troi t Con vention Burea u. She says she is grateful to U of G for the " push" it gave her into the business world. He r jo b is to promote De troit as a co nve n­ tio n destination for nati onal a nd inter­ nati onal gro up s, and she say s she meets a lot o f Guelph a lumni in her travels aroun d th e world .

Bob Eberle, B.Sc.( H.K .), is a secon­ dary schoo l teacher with the Kent Count y Board of Edu catio n and li ves in Blenhe im , Ont. 30

Bryan Eckel, BA ' 82 , is vice-pres i­ dent o f sa les , marketing and tra inin g fo r th e Fina nc ial Conce pt Gro up in Toronto . He an d hi s w ife, De borah, have th ree chil dre n: Ste phanie, Ta li a and Reed.

Carol (Chandler) Gill, B .Sc.(Ag r.)

'82 , li ves with her h usband , Denny, their d aug hte r and fo ur dogs in Alaska, where Denn y is sta ti oned with the U.S. ai r fo rc e. Caro l joined the Canadi an Wiv es C lu b on base; 30 Ca nadia n Fo rces pe rso nnel are worki ng th ere.

Janet Harris, B. Se. ' R9, is a la bora­ tory t ech ni ci~ n at the He alth Canada Heal th of Anima ls Lab in Gu e lph. She li ve s in Rockwood with he r hu sbll nd, Chari es, and the ir daug hte r, M arina, born Aug . 14 , 1996.

Mahmoud Hassanpour, MA '84, writes from Rom e to say: "As usual , I enjoyed read ing the lates t vol ume o f the Guelph Alumn us." He sends greet­ ings to other a lumni and issues an inv i­ tatio n to contac t hi m when vis iting Ital y. Ha ssa npo ur ex pec ts to be s ta­ ti oned in Rome fo r se ve ral more years.

He is a se nior deve lo pment econo mi st with the United Nations Food and Ag ri· culture Organ izatio n.

Monika Helbig, B.Comm . ' 87, and Steve Frangos, BA ' 86 , mo ved from T oron to to C anmore, Alta., in 1995 an d opened Live a L inte ! C ustom S hirt and Nov e lty Builders. Other pa l1ne rs in th e bu s iness are Lisa Otto, B.Sc. '97, and Doug Ott o. Frangos a ls o works as an in ves tm ent adv iser with Nesb itt Burns.

Janice Holmes, B A '89, was re­ ceml y app ointed a lecturer in Iris h!

Briti s h hi story a t the Unive rsity of Ul ste r in C o lerai ne, No rthern Ireland .

Richard Jack, B .Sc. '89, recently moved bac k to Gu elph with hi s w ife, S usan , wh en he was promo ted to busi­ ness an alys t with Du pont Ph armR in Mi ss issa uga , O nt.

Len Kahn, B. Sc.( Agr.) '85 and M.Sc.

' 90 , is pres id e nt of Kahntact Marketing

in Gue lph and recently added two Gue lph grad s to hi s marketi ng com mu­ nicati o ns team. Karen McKay, B. Comm. '9 1, j o in ed as acco unt man­ ager. Jane Robinson, B.Sc. '85, brings 10 years of experi ence in agri­ cultural communica tion s to her assoc i­ ate position.

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Marshall Klevorick, B. Sc. ' 85 and M. Sc. '90, is a rep resentativ e for Veterinary Medi cal Diets Inc. in At­ lan tic Canad a. He li ves in Shubenacad ie, N. S.

Teaching in Japan

Darren Knott, BA '86, has been a f inancial planner with th e Mu tual Grou p since 1987. He is currentl y president of the Life Und erwriters Assoc ia tion of London, Ont.

Roy Lahti, B.Sc. '8 1, is technical support manager at PPG Can ada [nco in Mississa uga, Ont. , where he lives with his wife, T-Jay.

Ting Pak Raymond Lam, BA '86, is a secondary sc hool teac her in Hong Kon g.

Margaret Anne Legate, B.Sc.( H.K.) '89, is volu n­ teerin g at sc hools in North Bay and Sturgeon Fall s, Ont. , an d is hoping to at tend Ni pissing University Teachers' College in September.

Scott Lehmann, BA '84, an d Mary Grigsby­ Lehmann, B.Sc. '83, will celebrate th eir s ixth wed­ d ing anni ve rsary in June. Mary teac hes science and physica l education in Art hur, Ont., and was a Cana­ dian National Team member for the tri athlo n in 1994 and the du athlo n in 1995. Scott teaches science and math in Fergu s.

Adam, B A '85 , and Lori-Ann (Porter) Leigh, B.A.Sc. ' 87, both teac h high school for the Durham, Onl., Boa rd of Education. T hei r first child, Add ision , was born in December 1996.

George Lozano, B.Sc. '88, is doing postdoc tora l work at the Uni ve rsity of California, Ri ve rside. He earn ed his M.Sc. at the Universit y of Western Ontano and hi s PhD at McGill.

Robert Macrae, B .Sc. CAgr.) '80 and M.Sc. '87, has always wan ted to try li fe in British Colu mbia, so he rece ntly took a position teaching environ menta l tec hn ology at Selkirk College in Castlegar.

Karen (Beacom) Martin, AD A '85, and her hu s­ band, Rod, operate a dairy fanm north of Elmira, Ont. They have two dau gh ters, Mandy and To ri.

Sharon (Spehar) McAllister, BA '86, rece ntly re­ located to Langley , B.C., with her husband, Dav id , and children, Lauren and Conn or. She is se tting up her own business as a caree r- transition consu ltant, helping rehabilitation c lients and peo ple mak ing ca­ reer changes. She'd l.ike to hear fro m other Gue lph alum ni via e-mail at I04623.4 12@co mpuserve.com.

Mary (Domagalen), S A ' 85, and Scott McElroy, BA '84, li ve in New market, Ont. , with the ir three-year-old son, Eric, and infa nt da ughter, Natalie. Mary hold s a master's degree in urban and re­ gional plannin g fro m Queen's Uni versity and is a planne r in Me tropolitan Toron to. Scott is nat iona l sales manager with Voith Transmiss ions.

Sue McGee, B.Sc. ' 86, left her job in regul atory af­ fairs in the ph armaceutica l industry last yea r to be­ come a partner in BioMedEx, a consultin g company speciali zing in projec t managemen t for the pha rma­ ceutical indus try. She lives in Dorchester, Ont. Guelph Alumnus

by Sarah Collin , MA'97

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am sprinting 10 catc h th e morning commute r train . It 's dark . It's c old .

II 's 7 a. m. in ea rly Fe bru­ ary. I am a tra velling as­ s iSlant E nglish instnlclor for JET , a government­ spo nsored lang uage pro­ g ram in Japan.

Sarah Collin, left, receives a high sign from some of her Japanese students, above, as she practises her photo­ graphy in class.

The lp teac h Engli sh at 10 sc hools in the surro und­ ing re gio ns of Hita C iIY, a sma ll Japanese co mmu­ nity the s ize o f G uelph . Eac h month, I trave l 10 nine junior high schoo ls. Once a se meste r, T vis it a large ag ric ultura l high sc ho ol in the Japanese countrys ide.

I like m y job. It de mands that I communi ca te e ffi­ cientl y w ith my co-worke r.. , th at' I think and pe rform well on my fee t and that [ eam people's tru st.

My mo rning's deSlinati on is Ku su Agric ultural Hi gh School. II 's been fOllr months since m y lasl visit here. If memo ry serves me correctly, th at visit was made mem orabl e by absolute chaos.

At Ku su, Ihe students a re big. The g irls are taughl to ba ke good cakes and sew g rea t cloth es . The boys are tra ining 10 drive tractors and tru cks 10 work th e ir fa thers' ri ce fi e lds . The las l thin g on Ihc ir mind s is English.

I te ac h with a Japa nese man w ho goes by the name M att.J-Ie is cons iderate and genuine, I am thoug htful but c razy . In the classroom , we make a good du o. We teac h two Eng lish lesso ns th at mo rnin g. T he first is a Grade 10 life sc ience class of two bo ys and 36 girls. T he principal and several teac he rs jo in the class 10 watc h Matt ancJ me in ac tion. I am nervous. The stude nts are dili­ gent and studio us. They a re als o too qui e t.

Matt and I know the studenls in our second class will be difficull to reac h.

This is the Grade 10 gard e nin g class - 36 students, all boys. T o do battle wi th this burl y group of critics, I c hoose my arm or with ca re. I ca rry to class a te ach­ ing re lic left be hind by my Ame rica n predecessor - a Dallas Cow boys Nett foo tball. I've heard it said mo re than once: "Know your audience we ll."

For language wa rmup, th e foot ball soars in the air, and as each siudent lunges for it, we flrc qu estions at them. " Wh o is your favorite NB A player? Is Mic hael Jo rdan numbe r one? Who is your favori te Japanese pop star? Ho w m any g irl frie nds do you have ." We learn to speak the ir la ngu age, and to o ur amazeme nt, they spe ak 10 us in Eng lish.

For 50 minutes, Mati and T give these students a ll we have, In return , the boys g ive us their tru st. I'm impressed by M att 's e ne rgy. I am left' e upho ri c by his stude nts' e nthusiasm and kee n inte rest. T he vis it (0 Ku s u High leaves me feel"ing good for days .

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Kimberley Peckham-Watt, BA '89 , jus t com­ pleted a ma ste r's degree in den tal hyg ien e at Old Dominion University in Virginia . She will attend the Uni versity of Pennsylvania thi s fall and eventually prac tice denti stry in the United States.

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Marjorie (Van Kampen) Perry, B.A.Sc. '84 , was recen tl y on maternity leave from her position as a food-service supervisor a t SI. Joseph' s Provincial House in Amh erstview, ant. She and her husband , Chri s, live in Bellev ille with their sons M atthew and Andrew and their newest addition , Daniel.

Heather Pardon, B.Comm. '86, operates a well­ ness managemen t consulting business that spec ializes in corporate workshops and training se minars on such topics as stress managemen t, relaxation, healthy ea t­ in g and active livin g. She li ves in Toronto.

Bruce Ramsey, B.Sc. '80 and M.Sc. '84, is an an es ­ thesia res ide nt at Da lhousie Uni versity in Halifax who writes to tell us abo ut a memory-filled vis it to campus. " I wa s finall y able to vis it the campus las t October, 12 years since I graduated. The stud ents looked so you ng , and a few things had c hanged, but the o ld landmarks were sti ll there - the cannon . the Bullring , the Keg (oops, the Brass Taps)."

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Carolina with their three chi ldre n. Bob is an e nviron­ mental engineer with Rus t Environment and Infra­ s tructure. Chri s is a personnel consultant working with var iou s s tate agenci es and univers ities. band , Stephen, liv e in Kanala, ant. Classmates can reach he r at slmortk@magmacom. com.

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Bob Midgette, B.Sc.(Eng.) '83, and hi s wife, Chris (Meddick), B.A.Sc. '83 , are li ving in North

Dave Shouldice, B.Sc.(Agr.) ' 81, is a beef farmer and fire ranger near Shallow Lake, ant. He is the fifth generation on th e family farm , which he now share s with his wife , Nancy, and young sons, Isaac and David Jr. He invites Guelph class mates to drop him a line at RR#2 S hallow Lake NOH 2 KO. Jaydee Smith, B.Sc. '84 and M.Sc. '88, and Jane Coventry, B .Sc. '86, liv e in Cambridge, England, with the ir son, Blakeney Douglas, who ce lebrates his first birthday May 22.

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Kevin Taylor, B.Sc. '89 and M.Sc. '91, is a techni­ cal brand manager for Procter and Gamble Pharma­ ceuticals, where he has worked for the last five years.

He was recently tran sferred to worldwide headquar­ ters in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is living in Mason.

western China in August 1996 with his wife, Beth, and sons, Matthew and Nevin . Les is an agricultural consultant working on a low-tillage seed planler, and he and Beth are studying Mandarin Chinese.

Ed von Euw, B.Sc.(Eng.) '85 and M.Sc. '90, met his

tems analyst with Avon Products in Elmsford, N.Y.

wife, Nancy, an American Peace Corps volunteer, while working as a water resources engineer for CUSO in Thailand. They are now living in Burnaby, B.C., with their three children. Ed is a senior project engineer with the Greater Vancouver Regional Dis­ trict, and Nancy is a homemake r and co mmunity vol­ unteer.

Leanne Clark, BA '95, completed a diploma in hu­ man resources manage ment and is now human re­ sources assistant at Reuters InfOlmation Services in Toronto. She will be married in June to Brian Melnal!.

Janet Bumstead, B.Comm. '96, is a comp uter sys­

Roger Collins, BASc. '93, and Danielle St, Pierre-Collins, B.Comm. '93, have been living in Barbados since graduation and are now celebrating the birth of thei r first child , Ariella Chantal, born Oct. 17, 1996. Roger founded Vision Marketing Corp. in 1995 and serves as director of Ihat compan y, as well as Competitive Advantage Corp. Both are advertis­ ing/marketing firms. Danielle is managing director of Re sults Marketing Inc. , a market research and promo­ tions firm that she founded in 1994.

Flora (MacDonald) Wel/sman, BA '85 and MA '91, is assistant head of English and drama at L' Amoreaux CI in Scarborough, Ont. She lives in Toronto with her hu sband and their nine-month-old daughter, Thea.

Judith Adam, ODH '95, operates a residential design service and was recently appointed garden editor of Gardening Life Magazine, a Cana­ dian publication for home garden­ ers.

David Dec, B.Sc. '90, is now a family phy sician in Niagara Fall s, Ont. , In January, he assumed the gen­ eral practice of Dr. W.H. Strang.

Wanda Fabbian, BA '96, has launched a new busi­ ness in Guelph called Li fe Stories Ihat aims to help people preserve family stories and memories for future generations. She works with tluee partners 10 interview clients, record their stories and produce a book, booklet, video or audio cassette that can be du­ plicated and shared with family members. " We all make hi story," says Fabbian. " Remembering it ca n be a wonderful gift." To keep her own memories alive, she welcomes e-mail from friend s and form er class­ mates at lomkb@web.net. Most Life Stories clients are seniors, an age group that Fabbian enjoys working with. In fact, she is dev eloping another program for seniors - a plant therapy program - at a seniors ' home in London, Onto

Janice (Braun), B.Sc . '9 1, and Steven Arndt, B.Sc. ' 91 , have been married for six years and are liv­ ing in Nel son, B.C. Steve recently accepted a position as a fish biologist with the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. Janice is currently staying home with their three-year-old son and 11­ month-old daughter.

Dave Arsenault, B.Sc.(Eng.) '93 and M.Sc . '96, and Lori Connell, BA '92, will celebrate their first wedding anniversary in July . They live and work in Mississa uga, Ont. Shelly (DeVries) Baker, BA '91, is a support worker for the Lambton County Association for the Mentally Handicapped in Corunna, Onto She and her hu sba nd , Rod , have a two-year-old son and are ex­ pecting their second baby in June.

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Suzanne (King) Barker, BASc. '96, and her hus­ band , Dean, MA '93, live in London , Ont. , with

Don Geisler, B.Sc.(H.K.) '92, is attending the New York Chiropractic College. He and his wife, Katherine No wlan, have a three-year-old daughter.

their infant daughter, Erika.

Robyn Bezaire, B.A .Sc. '93, teaches kindergarten in Kingston, Ont. She and her fianc- , whose name is also Robin , just bought a house and are getting mar­ ried in July.

Mike Goldsworthy, BLA '93, married Kim Mark in November 1996. They are living in Victoria.

Rob Henn moved to Winnipeg after graduation to

pursue a career with Snap-On Tool s and now owns

his own franchise. He was recently married to Shelley

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Kirsten (Dressler) Blain, B.Sc. '91 , is a commer­ cial manage r for a machinery distributor in Oakville, Ont. She lives in Etobicoke with her hu sband and their four cats and dog.

Bruce Bonham, BA '94, lives in Ottawa with his wife, Anna , whom he met on U of G's Krak ow semes­ ter in 1992. He is completing his MA in history at the University of Ottawa.

Les Brown, B.Sc.(Agr.) '92 and M.Sc. ' 95, moved to Guelph Alumnus

Krista Farough, B.A.Sc. '95, completed her B.Ed. al the University of Wes tern Ontario last May and is now teaching family studies for the Kent County Board of Education. She li ves in Maidstone, Ont.

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Abdul Samad Hameed, PhD '90 (OVC) , is a new professor in the department of medicine at Bombay Veterinary College, a premier institute in In­ dia. He is also in charge of the medical section of the affiliated animal hospital , which has the capaci ty to handle 120 outpatient and 150 in-patient pels and food animals.

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Laurie (Lafontaine), B.A.Sc . '94 , and Bruce Hill, ADA '92, live on a farm in Kinburn , Ont., and will cele­ brate their second wedding anniversary in June. Laurie is a lso an early child­ hood educa to r in Pakenham.

Jacki Hollywood Brown, B.Sc. '90 and M .Sc. '93, and her hu sband, Kev in , have a six- month -old son, Marc Philip. They live in Oromocto, N.B. Karen (Brownell) Knight, B.A.Sc. '93, and her husband , Brad, have a six­ month-o ld son, Zachary Wa yne.

Campbell Horn, B.Comm. '93, and his wife, Lisa, wi ll move to Costa Rica in July to establish and develop a Chris­ ti an recreational child ren 's camp. They ca n sti ll be reac hed in Toronto at 416­ 369-9432 until June 21.

David Kraus, BA ' 90 and B.Sc. '90, operates hi s ow n business ou t of his home in Kingsville, Onl., dOing natural area inventory and eval uation , environ­ mental impact studies. nati ve plant land scaping and ecosystem restoration.

Cindy (Angus) and Michael L-gar-, both B.Sc . '93, have been liv­ ing in Victoria , B .C., for fou r years.

They were married last May and en­ joyed a five-month honey moon to New Zealand , Australia and Southeast Asia.

She's a recrea tion therapi st; he's a bi­ ologist. And they have a yellow Labra­ dor named Gryphon to remind them of U of G. Friends can contact them by e­ mail at uh668@freenet.victoria.bc.ca.

Patsy Leung, B.Comm. '95 , is a cor­ porate trainee with Hyatt Hotels Inter­ national working at Hyatt Regency Hong Kon g.

Scott Luce, BA '92, and Ann Marie (LeCourtois), B.A.Sc . ' 90, live in Osceola, Wis. , with their two-year-old son, Ha rrison William Scott. Scott is vice-president of sales at Bending Branches Inc .; Ann Marie teaches Grad e 6.

Chris Markham, B .Comm . '95, and Raghad Zaiyouna, B.Sc. '94 and M.Sc. '95, will be man-i ed in August.

Chris is a finance co-ordinator; Raghad is stud ying occ upat ional therapy.

Becky Miller, B.A.Sc. '95, lives in Wiarton, Onl., and supply teaches for the Bruce County Board of Education.

She's looking forward to her wedding to Dave Mad ill in Augusl.

Janette Moritz, MA '94, published an article, " Women Workers in the Was te Economy," in thejoum al Gandhi Mar/? (Journal of the Gandhi Peace Foundation) in June 1995 . The art icle is based on her master's thesis resea rch.

Jayaram Muthanna, PhD '94, earned his degree in environmental physiology and received a resea rch fel­ lowship from the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy to the Unive r­ sity of Waterloo. He has since moved to Bangalore, India, to become dep uty director of fisheries in the governm ent of Kara nata ka . He plans and develops fish-breed ing and -rearing farms in four di stri cts to enha nce inland f ish pro­ duction. Hi s wife , Shesha Jayaram, and their chi ldren, Tilak, 12, and Gowri , 9 , are st ill in Canada.

Carolyn (Simpson) Naccarato, BA '90, keeps busy as a full-time mom to her four-year-old son , Anthony, and e ight-month -o ld baby , Emil y Christine.

She lives in Oakville, Onl. , with her husband, Carmine.

Cynthia O 'Malley, BA '93, is a member of the Catholic Charities Vo l­ unteer Corps , which provides full-time service opportunities to peop le who wa nt to help others while gai ning work experience. She vo lunteers at St. Joseph' s Home for Children in Minnea­ polis, Minn.

Stella Ostick, BA '95 , packed her crispy new B.Ed. (TESL) into her can-y-on bag and headed for the tem­ ples and be lls and jobs of Korea. Find­ ing Korean jobs not quite to her liking ("but th e food was great"), she is now subve rsive ly teach ing English and so­ cial science at a private high sc hool and un iversity in Mexico. On a good day, she can be reached bye- mail at sos ti ck@campus.com.itesm.mx. She will send us the rest of her new s ma·ana.

Louise Peacock, ODH '95, operates a custom gardeni.ng consulting busi­ ness in Islington, Ont. She also teaches courses on gardening and public speak­ ing , gives lectures on gardening and works part time for a large local nurs­ ery . Recently - " in a strange series of coincide nces" - she became involved in dOing publicity and promotions for severa l Toronto blues bands. She is a volunteer with local art and gardening organizations and is the founder/pres iGuelph Alumnus

dent of the Gardening Network, a non-profit group dedicated to sharing gardening information and educa­ tion.

Sharon Pengilley, B.Sc. ' 93, and Robson Rogan, B.Sc. '92, were married last August on the shores of Lake Simcoe in Hawkestone , Onl. She has been working for the Ministry of Environment and Energy in environmental protection; he is a horticul­ turist for Canadian Imperial Ginse ng Corporation in Burford . They are moving to Kamloops, B.C., to pur­ sue their environmental careers.

Jennifer Regts, B.Comm. '94, and Stephen Laevens, ADA '92 and B.Sc.(Agr.) '96, were ma r­ ried Oct. 12, 1996, and would like to thank the HAFA student club for introducing them in 1993. Many Ag­ gie friend s also attended the wedding. The couple wel­ comes letters and visitors to their home at RR#2 Chatham, Ont. N7M 5J2.

Pam (Vinnai) Solak, BA ' 92, is a taxroll adminis­ trator with the Ministry of Finance, hea lth tax branch, and recentl y started her own pet-silting business , Paws Plu s. She and her husband were married in the Barbados in January 1995 and ce lebrated the birth of their son, Austin Daniel, last September.

Helen (de Salis), B.Sc. '91 and M.Sc. '93, and Harm Spangenberg, ADA '90, say they have finally settled down on a cash-crop farm near SI. Thomas, Ont. "It's nice to think we won ' t be moving again for a very long time." They were married on the farm in July 1995 and are experimenting with raising white­ tailed deer. Helen, who spent three yea rs in nutrition research at Victoria Hospital in London, is now work­ ing in a dental office. She provides nutritional educa­ tion and is pursuing an interest in complementary health care. They would love to hear from Guelph friends at RR#I St. Thomas, Ont. NSP 3S5.

Brian van Nostrand, BA '90, is working with GIS for the City of Guelph. He and his wife, Kathryn Selves, will ce lebrate the first birthday of theil' daugh­ ter, Brianna Christine, in June.

Diane Warling, BA '93 and M.Sc. '95, and Shawn Bunke, BA '94, won't make it to Alumni Weekend this year because they ' ll be taking off on their honeymoon. Their June 21 wedding will be held Guelph Alumnus

Becoming a citizen of the world

Hadi Abd AI-Madhi, BA '88, is a teacher in Trinidad who brings to his students a world view of history, poli­ tics and sociology gleaned through per­ sonal experience and extensive travel in some 25 countries.

He speaks English , Spanish and Ara­ bic, studied Islamic law in the United States and Syria, earned a political sc i­ ence degree in Canada, taught school in the Middle East and has take n an ac­ tive role in the political life of several countries he has lived in.

Abd AI-Madhi has always been in­ terested in politics. He launched his ca­ reer in Trinidad as an elementary school teacher and, as early as 1984, Hadi Abd AI-Madhi participated in a television debate on the rights of trade union involvement in government.

While studying at Guelph , he was involved in student government, chaired the Guelph Political Society and joined the New Democratic Student Move­ ment. He experienced Canadian politics as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and worked for a local Toronto riding association. He was also a mem­ ber of the Metro Toronto branch of the United Nations Association of Canada and was recognized by that group for his international understanding and his determination to contribute to social justice.

For most of the years since his graduation from U of G , Abd AI-Madhi h;JS been travelling and studying. He participated in municipal politics in Long Is­ land , N.Y. , and worked as an editor for the Florida-based Inquiry magazine.

He has seen first hand the political changes in the Czech and Slovak republics, Bosnia, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He has also visited Turkey , Poland , Denmark, Norway and Britain.

When he returned home to Tri.nidad in 1995, Abel AI-Madhi joined the Na­ tional Alliance for Reconstruction and is secretary of the United National Con­ gress of Trinidad, Princes Town chapter. He teaches and is dean of studies at Southern Community College, a plivate secondary school in San Fel11ando.

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near Kincardine, Ont., on the shores of Lake Huron, but their home is now in St. Catharines. She commutes to Toronto, where she is completing a PhD in child clinical psychology at the University of Toronto. He works in the Niagara area in theatre stage design and set construction.

Michael Wilson, MA '94, works in the paper products division of the J.D. Irving Forestry Group and lectures part time in the department of political sci­ ence on the Saint John campus of the University of New Brunswick.

David Wolanski, B.Sc.(Eng.) '94, and Kimberly (Film an), BA '92, have been married for a year and live in Burlington, Ont., where David works at Zenon Environmental.

Kimbedy is an insurance counsellor.

Reta Wright, BA '94, is chief techni­ cian at the Oshawa Clinic's new Centre for Sleep Medicine in Oshawa, Ont. She studies and monitors people with a wide variety of sleep disorders.

Abbreviations BA = Bachelor of arts B.A.Sc. = Bachelor of applied science B.Comm. = Bachelor of commerce B.H.Sc. = Bachelor of household science BLA = Bachelor of landscape architecture B.Sc.(Agr.) = Bachelor of science in agriculture B.Sc. = Bachelor of science B.Sc.(Eng.) = Bachelor of science in engineering B.Sc.CEnv.) = Bachelor of science in environmental sciences B.Sc.(H.K.) = Bachelor of science in human kinetics B.Sc.(P.E.) = Bachelor of science in physical education DVM = Doctor of veterinary medicine ADA = Associate diploma in agriculture DHE = Diploma in home economics ODA = Ontario diploma in agriculture ODH = Ontario diploma in horticulture PhD = Doctor of philosophy GD = Graduate diploma MA = Master of arts M.Agr. = Master of agriculture MFA = Master of fine art MLA = Master of landscape architecture M.Sc. = Master of Science

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OPIRG establishes Gugler Trust Dawn Gugler, a former member of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group-Guelph board of directors, died in an automobile accident in Westem Australia Oct. 13, 1996. She was a member of OPIRG' s forestry working group before serving on the board from 1993 to 1995 and was living in Aus­ tralia as an exchange student with her partner, Perry Rath, BA '95, at the time of her death.

OPIRG has established a trust fund in her memory that will enable cur­ rent members and/or working groups to obtain training or education in an area of interest that will benefit the entire OP1RG-Guelph community. Do­ nations to the Dawn GugJer Trust can be made to OPIRG-Guelph. 1 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. Nl G 2Wl. Gue/ph Alumnus

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Marvin Beach, BSA '41, died Feb. 7,1997, while

Jean Anderson, DHE '35, Dec. 4,1996.

on holiday in Spa in. He taught at the Kemptville Col­

John Arbuthnott, DVM '38, in 1994.

Doris (Mahoney) Austen, DHE ' 34, Jan. 18, 1997. lege of Agric ultural Technology from 1956 until his

retirement in 1981. He is survived by his wife, Mary;

Marcel Carpenter, DVM '39, Dec. 14, 1996.

two daughters, Florence-Mary and Jane; two sons,

Elsie Christian, DHE '27, date unkn own.

Tim and Tom, B.Sc .(Agr.) '74; and 16 grandc hildren.

James Cowan, BSA '45, Feb. 10, 1997.

Michael Calverley, BSA '50, died in Red Deer,

Howard Culp, BSA '46, March 1, 1997.

Alta., Jan. 24, 1997. A Second World War veteran

Lesley (Dingle) Currah, DHE ' 58,1995.

when he came to OAC, he pJayed on the 1949 cham­

Brian Cuvelier, HMDC '94, Oct. 18,1996.

pionship football team. His brothers Anthony, DVM

Margaret Czuba, PhD '78, Nov . 24, 1994.

'52, and John, DVM '58, are als o Gue lph graduates.

Philip deGruchy, BSA '50, Nov. 26, 1996 .

After grad uation, Michael Calverley and his wife,

Ruth (Marshall) Fleming, DHE '42, Dec. 10, 1996.

Gwen, B.H.Sc. '50, purchased a cattle operati on

John Flaherty, B.Sc.(Agr.) '72, July 21,1994.

near Inn isfaJi, Alta. They rai sed fiv e chi Idren and

Gerardo Cueva, DVM '39, Sept. l5, 1995.

took an acti ve roJe in community affairs.

Mildred Heagle, DHE '32, Sept. 23, 1996.

James Cowan, BSA '45, of Cambridge, Ont., died

Seppo Honkanen, M.Sc. (USRP&D) '8 3,1994.

Feb. 10, 1997. A farmer most of his life, he was also

Donald Littlejohns, B.Sc.(Agr.) '68 and M.Sc. '70, branch manager of the Elgin Co-op from 1947 10

Feb. 15, 1997.

Arthur Luscombe, BSA '37, Dec. 6,1996.

Gerard Lussier, BSA ' 43 , Dec. 2,1996.

John McHardy, BSA '55, March 24, 1997.

Robert McNaughton, B.Sc.(Agr.) '70, Oct. 26, 1996.

Mary (Comstock) Mervin, DHE '31 , BSA '33, Dec. 8, 1996.

Terence Moore, MLA '95, Dec. 25,1996.

James Moyer, BSA '36 and MSA '39, Dec. 12, 1996.

Sarah Ransom, BA '96, Jan. 29, 1997.

Stewart Scott, BSA '50, Feb. 7,1997.

Opal (Rosborough) Sharpe, DHE '38 , Feb. 18,1997

Edwin Sheppard, ADA '20, BSA '22, Nov. 23,1996.

Terry Smyth, B.Sc. '78, Dec. 13, 1996.

Frederick Steward, HDSC '83, 1993.

Ford Stinson, BSA '34 and MSA '48, March 5, 1997.

Kenneth Stovell, BSA '38 , March 6, 1997.

Mary (Whittington) Sweetnam, DHE '26, Nov. 30, 1996.

Joseph Topham, DVM '36, Nov. 10, 1996.

Edward Trivers, B.Sc.(Agr.) '73, Feb. 25, 1996.

Jan Verdun, ADA '33, BSA '36, Oct. 22, 1996.

Heather (Kowcinak) Vosburg, B .H.Sc. '69, Jan. 19, 1997.

Kenneth Whillans, BSA ' 52, March 19, 1997.

Irene (Swinden) Anderson, B.H.Sc. '65, of

Shelburne, Ont., died Oct. 27, 1996. She met her hus­

band, Robert, ADA '63 and B.Sc.(Agr.) '67, at

Guelph, and both were active in campus activities.

She taught high school science and home economics

in Ottawa and Shelburne and was a tireless worker for

community and church. In add ition to her husband,

she is survived by her son, Courtney, B.Sc.(Agr.)

'94, and daughter, Robyn Garlough, B.Sc.(Agr. )

'93.

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1952. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; three chil­

dren, Robert, Barbara Sheardown, B.A.Sc. '75 ,

and Katherine Hyma; and nine grandchi ldren.

Richard Finlay, B.Sc.(Agr.) ' 67 and M Sc. ' 69, of

Lindsay, Ont., died Sept. 6, 1996. His degree led to

<tn intern<ttional career in crop research . He spent sev­

eral years in East Afri ca, then returned to Canada

with his wife, Wi Ina, and three son s in the mid-1970s

to continue his studies at the University of Manitoba.

Two daughters we re born in Manitoba before the Fin­

lays returned to Ontario, where he taught al Sir San­

ford Fleming College. He is survived by his wife and

children - Dale, Tim, Michael , Wendy and Tracy.

Cleta (Watson) Forsyth, DHE '33, of Orillia,

Ont., died June 15, 1996. She graduated in nursing ad­

ministration from the University of Toronto and

worked as a registered nurse at Toronto Western Hos­

pital and in public health for the City of Toronto and

the Ontario Department of Health. She is survi ved by

her husband, Frank; a brother, Paul Watson, BSA

'5 1; and a sister, Anne Boshart.

Dorothy (Hayes) Gamlin, DHE '30, of Port Perry, Ont., died March 14 , 1997. She taugh t sc hool until retirement in 1974. Predeceased by her hu sband, James, she is survived by her son, Peter.

Jean (Clark) Hamilton, DHE '26, of G uelph , died Nov. 24, 1996. After grad uati on, she taught at the School for the Blind in Brantford before returning to Guelph with her husband, the late William Hamilton.

She was active i.n the affa irs of the United Church of Canada and the lODE and is survived by her c hil­ dren, William Hamilton, QC, OAC ' 55; Margaret Bates, B.H.Sc. '53; George; Michael; and Robert.

Donations given in memory of deceased alumni will help support scholarships at the University of Guelph if directed to the Alumni Memorial Fund. Send c/o Alumni House, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1 .

For information, call 519-824-4120, Ext. 6183.

Ross Junke, BSA '42, of St. Catharines, Ont., died Feb. 17, 1997. A veteran of the Second World War, he was a teacher and principal with the Lincoln County Board of Education for 30 years and was ac­ ti ve in his community. He was inducted into the Gryphon Cl ub HaU of Fame in 1993. He is sur vived by his wife, Mary, four children and six gra ndchi l37

dren. Memorial donations can be mad e to the Univer­ sity of Guelph A lumni Memorial Fund.

John Moles, ADA '32 and BSA '36, of Guelph died March 15, 1997. A former member of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, he is survived by his wife, Marsha (Stapleton), DHE '36; one son, Jack; and a daughter, Judy Campbell. Memorial donations can be made to the OAC Alumni Foundation.

Joseph Mooney, BSA '37, of Tillsonburg, Ont., died Ja n. 3, 1997. After serving in the Canadian Arm ed Forces during the Second World War, he en­ te red the insurance business and opened hi s own agency in Tillsonburg. An active alumnus, Mr. Mooney skipped the Class of '37 rink at the annual OAC bonspie l for more than 20 years and organi zed an annu a l boating expedition. He is survived by his wife, Bertha, four children and 14 grandchildren.

Keith Morrow, ADA '37 and BSA '40, of Charlotte­ town , P.E.I ., died Jan. 23,1997. A pionee r in the field of ag ricultural re porting, he started hi s caree r in broadcasting at CFCY radio in Charlottetown. He served with the navy durin g the Second World War and late r joined CBC rad io in Halifa x as the com­ pany' s fi;st farm reporter in th e Mar itimes. He spe nt the remainder of hi s caree r with the CBC in other parts of Canada and eventually worked as a producer and in program development. He is survived by his wife, Marianne; two son s, Andrew and David; and two grandchildren.

June (Dawson) Powter, B.A.Sc. '78, of Edmon­ ron, died Sept. 24, 1996. She worked in day-care, pre­ school and after-school facilities as an aide, teacher and program co-ordinator. She was also an ac tive community volunteer and is survived by her husband, Chris, B.Sc . '78 and M.Sc. '80, and their two chil­ dre n: Neil , 12; and Allison, 9.

Clive Tisdale, BSA '49, died Jan . to, 1997. He had a distin g ui shed corpo rate career as associate editor of Farm ers Maga zine and in public relations at Frue hauf Trailer Company and Massey Ferguson Limited. He then went on to ru n his own business, Agrology Con­ su ltants. An avid Rotarian, he was also ac tive in sco uts, the Canadian Red Cross Society a nd the United Appeal of Metro Toronto. He is survived by his wife, Maryan, and fa mily.

Orville Warner, DVM '46, of Valley Centre, Calif., died March 5, 1997. A native of Chapleau , Ont., he served in the Roya l Canadian Army before moving to Ca lifornia, where he operated the Paramount Animal Hospital for 25 years. He continued in his profession after moving to Valley Centre in 1977. He is surviv ed by his wife, Edna, two sons and one grandchild.

Faculty Earl Hunt, BSA '5 1 and MSA ' 58, of Gravenhurst , Ont., died Jan. 24,1997. A veteran of the Second World War, he taught poultry science at Guelph from 1951 until his retirem ent in 1985. He was also a fac­ ulty adviser to the Univ ersit y footba U team and was 38

Grad memories survive 70 years Frances Hucks, a 1926 graduate of the diploma program at Macdonald Institute, never forgot the benefits she received from her association with the college - as s tudent , teacher ancl alumna. When she diecl Nov . 5, 1996, 'he left $50,000 to scholarship programs at the University of Guelph.

Ms Hucks earned a degree in dietetics from the Univ ersity of Toronto in 1928 and taught at Macdonald Institute for two years. She served as honorary president of Mac '30. She was a food editor at Chatelaine magazine for many years, director of the Milk Foundation of Ontario and food and nutrition superv isor of the home economics branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. Whe n she retired to her home town of Harriston, Onl., in the 1960s, she became involved in the local theatre guild. She is survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.

inducted into the Gryphon Club Hall of Fame as a builder. He is surv ived by his wife, Joa n; four daugh ­ te rs, Eli za beth Teskey, Susan Nuttley, Charlene C loutier and Mary Szegatti; and l3 grandchildren. Donations to a memorial tree fund can be made through Alumni House .

Fred Jerome, ADA ' 30, BSA '33 and M S A '35, of Guelph, died Dec. I, 1996. A retired professor of genet­ ics and animal sc ience, he was a specialist in poultry ge­ netics and breeding who taught at Guelph, work ed as a consultant to Canadian producers and served on seve ral overseas development projects. He was also a skilled amate ur artist who es tabli shed a tru st fund in 1968 that has purchased 45 artworks for the University 'S collec­ tion of Can adian art. Predeceased by hi s first wife, Frances, he is survived by his second wife, Fae; two chil­ dren, Barbara and David; and two stepchildren, Vern and Les Ferrier, B.Sc ,(Agr.) '63 and M.Sc.(Agr. ) '65. lIary Motzok, BSA '3 6 ancl MSA '39, died in Guelph Dec, 12, 1996. A longtime di stin g uished professo r in the department of nutrition, he was known ime rnation­ ally for his research in the field of mineral nutrition , with a special e mphasis o n th e bioava ilabi lity of iron.

He retired in 1976 and is s urvived by hi s wife, Margaret, and son, Alex.

Stanford Reid died in Guelph Dec. 28, 1996. Origi­ nally fro m Montreal and an ordained mini ster, he was Guelph's fir st c hair of history after the establishment of the University in 1964 and re tired as professor eme ritu s in 1980. An expert in Scottish history, Rev. Re id was in­ fluential in developing Gue lph ' s internationally re­ nowned Scott.is h studies program and library archive s.

He is s urvived by hi s wife, Priscilla; a brother, Stewa rt; and two nephew s, Dugald, BA '80, and Stewart Reid, B.Sc.(Agr.) '78.

Correction: An obituary fo r Fred Presant, ADA '21 and BSA '23, which ran in the last issue of the Alumn.us, was accompa­ nied by a photo we had incorrectly id entified. The man in the photo was actually his class mate Ivan Hill, BSA '23 . Thank you to readers who recognized the error.

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