Refugee Activist

Spotlight

Research Assistant, Refugee Activist Working to Improve Life in Afghanistan

Named Among BBC’s Top 100 Women for Efforts

Nasrin Husseini helps settle refugees fleeing Afghanistan.

When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in fall 2021, Nasrin Husseini watched in despair as change and progress in her native country unraveled, especially for girls and women.

“I was in shock, I was distressed,” she says.

Husseini, a University of Guelph grad, knows first-hand how it feels to live amid threats from the Taliban and to be barred from getting an education.

She fled Afghanistan in 2010 when it became unsafe for her to continue working as a veterinarian.

Husseini eventually made her way to U of G, earning an M.Sc. in immunology in 2020. She was among the first graduate students to receive the $50,000 Arrell Food Institute scholarship. Now a research assistant in U of G’s Department of Pathobiology, she is helping transform Canada’s beef industry.

But the resurgence of the Taliban has turned her attention to her homeland, where she fears for the future of women, girls and minorities in Afghanistan. She wants to make a difference.

“Right now, because of the crisis that has happened in Afghanistan, I didn’t think for a second—I just started helping and working for Afghan refugees,” she says.

Husseini volunteers with Canadian Hazara Humanitarian Services, a non-profit organization. She helped the group approach Danby Products Ltd. in Guelph and get the company’s support to settle Hazara refugees in the city.

Earlier in Afghanistan, she advocated for the rights of women, girls and minorities, and taught English and computer skills to women. As an Afghan veterinarian, she helped farmers raise healthier animals to increase productivity and reduce treatment costs. She says Taliban threats led her at times to cease teaching or to remove her business sign from the door.

Her courageous efforts were recognized recently when she was named to the prestigious BBC 100 Women list for 2021.

The BBC 100 Women includes climate activists and grassroots leaders, international CEOs and “mega-stars” playing their part to “reinvent our society, our culture and our world after the global pandemic has forced so many of us to reassess the way we live.” Husseini was among 50 exceptional Afghan women on this year’s list, which highlighted the struggles of Afghan women and girls under renewed Taliban rule.

“I admire those Afghan women who are working from inside Afghanistan,” she says.

“For me to be considered on the same list with them is a great honour. They are putting their lives in danger, and I am just working from outside the country.”

Husseini was the first woman to graduate from Kabul University’s veterinary medicine program, finishing at the top of her class in 2011.

She says after the collapse of the Taliban rule in 2001, girls and women experienced some improvements in their quality of life—albeit slowly and limited—such as being allowed to go to school and work.“It wasn’t easy. We had to work very hard, but it felt so good,” she says.

“I got into veterinary school in Afghanistan when it was a huge deal for a girl to be a veterinarian.”

Eventually, discrimination forced Husseini to leave Afghanistan—for the second time.

As a child, she had moved with her family to Iran to escape the ongoing war. Only when the family returned to Afghanistan could she attend post-secondary education.

Husseini is Hazara, which is one of Afghanistan’s largest ethnic minorities, accounting for up to 20 per cent of the country’s 30 million inhabitants. Husseini says the Taliban has a long history of violence and oppression toward the Hazara.

Since its return to power in 2021, conditions for the group and for women and girls in general have rapidly worsened, she says. Many people in the country have fled or gone into hiding. In late March, the Taliban closed girls’ high schools after having reopened them almost seven months earlier.

Husseini said she feels “so blessed, so happy” to be working at U of G and living in nearby Kitchener.

“Finally, I am in a safe place that I can call home. I love my work. I love working with animals,” she says.

“But now my main concern is for the women and girls of my country and for the Hazara. Everyone is so upset, so afraid. Many are now in hiding. They are really in danger.”

Husseini sees an opportunity for the Canadian government to assist Afghan refugees currently living in Iran—many of them academics with graduate degrees—to come to Canada, as well as minorities that fled Afghanistan and are now in a second country.

She plans to continue her advocacy. “With this BBC recognition, I think the weight is heavier on my shoulders, and I have to do more. People are counting on me.”

Nasrin Husseini received an Arrell Food Institute award at U of G.

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New chapters, sights & sounds

The latest books, art and exhibitions by U of G faculty and alumni

DANIEL STOLFI The Comedian vs Cancer

Daniel Stolfi, BA ’05, details his cancer treatment in this moving and comedic memoir. Diagnosed at age 25, he created an award-winning, one-person stage play called Cancer Can’t Dance Like This. He performed the play for 10 years across North America, raising more than $100,000 for charities. A portion of proceeds from his book sales will benefit Young Adult Cancer Canada.

HEJSA CHRISTENSEN Stealing John Hancock

Hejsa Christensen, BA ’98, will release this debut thriller later in 2022. She writes in partnership with her mother, Alie Christensen, as H&A Christensen. Based in Ontario, the mother-daughter duo are staff writers for several film production companies.

DAVID GIULIANO The Undertaking of Billy Buffone

An award-winning memoirist and writer of non-fiction, David Giuliano, BA ’82, M.Sc. ’93, has published his first novel, The Undertaking of Billy Buffone. Set in an isolated community in northern Ontario, the novel examines lives intertwined in the search for redemption amid the uncovering of longburied truths. Stewart Art Centre, relates the story of the gallery from its beginnings in U of G hallways to its current status as the Art Gallery of Guelph. Nasby discusses the development of the museum’s collection, including Inuit drawings, Indigenous beadwork, historical European etchings and works by Canadian silversmiths.

Two students in the School of Fine Art and Music have been chosen as 2021 recipients of major awards. Emmanuel Osahor has won the $30,000 Joseph Plaskett Postgraduate Award in Painting and Ella Gonzales received the $10,000 second-prize Nancy Petry Award. Both were enrolled in U of G’s master of fine art in studio art program.

MICHAEL BARCLAY Hearts on Fire: Six Years That Changed Canadian Music 2000-2005

Michael Barclay, BA ’93, explores a seminal period in Canadian music with stories of more than 40 diverse artists as a follow-up to his earlier volume, Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995.

JUDITH NASBY The Making of a Museum

This volume published in 2021 by Judith Nasby, the founding director and curator of the Macdonald

JERRY BOUMA The Villanova Track Story: Touching Greatness, Together Forever

How a small private university in the eastern United States became a world middledistance track and field power is related in this book by Jerry Bouma, M.Sc. (Agr.) ’77. A former Canadian junior champion, in 1970 he became the first Canadian to secure an athletics scholarship to Villanova University in Pennsylvania. Later at U of G, he was ranked No. 1 in Canada for the 1,000 metres.

DR. ALISON SEELY The Hex Chromosome

Dr. Alison Seely, M.Sc. ’91, DVM ’95, published her second novel, The Hex Chromosome, in 2021. Her first novel, One Bone at a Time: Tales of an Adventurous Animal Chiropractor, was published in 2019.

DEEPA RAJAGOPALAN, an MFA candidate in creative writing, has won the 2021 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for her short story Peacocks of Instagram. Her submission was selected from more than 130 entries by a jury of PEN Canada members. The New Voices award supports new Canadian writers of short stories, creative non-fiction, journalism and poetry, and provides $3,000 and mentorship from a Canadian author.

KAREN CARUANA (née Steinbeck), BA ’89, is a translator working from French and German into English. She is currently translating Wounded Land: Cree and Ojibwe Talk About Their Land, a history of Indigenous people in northern Ontario.

Alumni matters

ALUMNI NEWS

CELEBRATING ALUMNI WITH IMPACT

The Alumni Awards of Excellence are back, and it feels good to have a reason to celebrate. The response to the call for nominations was tremendous—it vividly illustrated the undeniable impact our alumni have within their professions and their communities and in the world. We offer our congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Alumni Awards of Excellence:

U of G alumni make a difference, from advocating for conservation, to bringing best practices into the classroom, to guiding youth through volunteerism CAA

• Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) McGregor, C.M., DVM ’87,

Alumni of Honour

• Dwight Greer, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’72, Alumni Volunteer Award

• Charles Hamilton, B.Sc. ’14, Young Alumni Award

You can look forward to hearing their inspiring stories during Alumni and Reunion Week and at the awards gala this fall.

While we can choose only one winner in each award category, our group of nominees should also be commended. The submissions revealed compelling stories about U of G alumni who are making a difference— advocating for conservation, bringing best practices into the classroom, guiding youth through volunteerism, improving their professions through research, and advancing gender diversity in politics....and these are just a few examples.

Watch for these and other alumni stories throughout the year in the Cannon eNewsletter and on our website. If you have a personal story, or if you know of another grad with a great story to share, please reach out to us at ugaa@ uoguelph.ca. Also, consider nominating a notable alum for the next Awards of Excellence—nominations will open later this year.

As we celebrate alumni impact and look forward to resuming some regular programming this year, we will continue to offer convenient and accessible virtual programming options. The UGAA is committed to supporting valuable opportunities and experiences for alumni, as well as giving back to students in ways that make a real difference to their university experience. We hope you’ll join us.

Sincerely,

Christina Crowley-Arklie, B.Comm. ’09, President, UGAA, and proud donor to U of G

Jason Moreton, BA ’00, Associate Vice-President, Alumni Advancement, and proud donor to U of G

ALUMNI PERKS

Getting ready to travel this year? Join or upgrade to a corporate membership with exclusive benefits for alumni. Use code University of Guelph Alumni upon booking.

Softmoc

Enjoy 10% off regular and sale merchandise. Your online discount code at www.softmoc.com is 555000032185. Some exceptions apply.

Great Wolf Lodge

Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara is offering a 20% discount for U of G alumni and family. Enjoy an 84-degree colossal indoor waterpark, daily Wolf Walk and Story Time, and much more. Offer code UOGA. (You may be asked to show your U of G alumni card.)

Alumni matters

ALUMNI EVENT

Frosty Mug Alumni Event

U of G grads Russell Voutour, B.Comp. ’03, Chad Nuttall, BA ’05, Ryan Lockie, BA ’00, and Matt Fisher, B.Comp. ’04, celebrate at the 2022 Frosty Mug. Jade Sachdeva, BA ’16, and Natasha Spaling show their Gryphon pride at the 2022 Frosty Mug.

After nearly two years, alumni were excited to come together in person for the annual Frosty Mug event. More than 70 alumni gathered in the alumni suite to cheer on the Guelph Gryphons men’s hockey team as they faced the Laurier Golden Hawks. Despite a loss for Guelph, spirits were high as guests enjoyed the chance to be together again.

ALUMNI EVENT

OAC Alumni Association Bonspiel

This annual—and favourite—event for OAC alumni resumed on March 26 after a two-year pause. The all-day curling event had a full turnout of OAC teams of all grad years! Sixteen teams came together at the Guelph Curling Club to play a friendly tournament.

B.Sc. (Agr.) ’21 grads Kendra Cornelissen, Jenna Rutherford, Chelsea Steenbergen and Samantha Kennedy join in for their first OAC Alumni Association Bonspiel. A team takes a break during the 2022 OAC Alumni Association Bonspiel. Teammates are Clarence Haverson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’81, Daisy Moore, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’82, Shirley Reinders and Henry Reinders, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’81.

FEATURED EVENT

Virtual Alumni Trivia Night

On Feb. 16, 200 alumni of all ages tuned in to play a virtual round of trivia. Hosted by Gaby Tabak, the evening brought together alumni to compete in friendly rounds of trivia questions. This event remains a favourite as teams compete for the title of trivia champion. Please visit

alumni. uoguelph.ca/ events

for up-to-date event listings.

CLASS NOTES

U of G Athletes Compete at Beijing, Tokyo Olympics

Current U of G athletes and alumni participated in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Tokyo Summer Games (held in 2021). At the Beijing Winter Games, Cody Sorensen, B.Comm. ’08, competed in the four-man bobsleigh competition, placing ninth overall. Mirela Rahneva, B.Comm. ’11, placed fifth in a career best in women’s skeleton. Former U of G student Mikkel Aagaard was a “practice player” for the Danish men’s hockey team. Dustin McCrank, BA ’11, officiated as a linesman for the men’s Olympic hockey tournament. Mirela Rahneva, women’s skeleton For the Tokyo Summer Games, sailor Sarah Douglas finished sixth in her Olympic debut for the best women’s individual performance in the sport’s history in Canada. Cross-country runner Andrea Seccafien, BA ’13, competed in the women’s 5,000- and 10,000-metre runs, and Genevieve Lalonde, B.Sc. ’14, MA ’17, beat the Canadian 3,000-metre steeplechase record twice. Canada’s eight-person artistic swimming team included U of G psychology student Emily Armstrong. Britt Benn, BA ’14, was a member of the Canadian women’s sevens rugby team, and Joanna Brown, B.Comm. ’15, competed in women’s triathlon.

1960s

Murray Brooksbank, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’68, M.Sc. ’72, co-authored Preserving Our Past: The Ormston Heritage House, a Window into Waterloo Township’s History, with Kenneth McLaughlin, history professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo. The volume details the creation of the Haldimand Tract and the arrival of English, Scottish and Mennonite settlers as viewed through a stone house – declared a heritage property in 2015 – that was built for Brooksbank’s ancestors in the 1840s.

Passages

ALUMNI 1940s

Rachel (Jeanne) Hamel, DHE ’41,

Sept. 27, 2021 Mary (Rosalind) Morris, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’42,

March 26, 2022 Mildred (Joyce) Headlam, DHE ’48,

Sept. 27, 2021 Elizabeth (Betty) Arcangeli, DHE ’48,

Nov. 8, 2021 Evan McGugan, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’48,

May 12, 2021 Donald (Don) Rutherford, Dip. ’48; B.Sc. (Agr.) ’51, Nov. 14, 2021 James (Jim) Hunter, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’49,

Dec. 21, 2021 Glenn (Al) Anderson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’49,

Nov. 11, 2021 Cecil (Corb) Stewart, DVM ’49, May 28, 2021

1950s

Frederick (Fred) Bennett, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’50,

May 7, 2021 Frederick (Bon) Jasperson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’50,

June 27, 2021 Alan (Al) Beswick, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’50,

June 28, 2021 Frances (Ann) Goddard, DHE ’51, May 5, 2021 Shirley Branton, DHE ’51, May 21, 2021 Emmalee Hopkins, DHE ’51, May 3, 2021 Frances Peister, DHE ’52, July 21, 2021 Stewart (Stew) Stainton, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’52,

July 22, 2021 Kenneth (Ken) Thomson, Dip. ’52,

March 21, 2022 Walter Bilanski, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’52, Sept. 3, 2021 John (Jack) Sargent, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’52,

Oct. 30, 2021 Matthew (Matt) Valk, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’52,

Nov. 20, 2021 Allison Milburn, B.H.Sc. ’53, May 7, 2021 Barbara Mason, B.H.Sc. ’53, May 27, 2020 George Wilkinson, Dip. ’54, Sept. 7, 2021 Joseph (Stallard) Waterhouse, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’54, Oct. 7, 2021 John Wait, DVM ’54, Feb. 8, 2022 John (Blair) Dawson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’54; M.Sc. (Agr.) ’58, Nov. 2, 2021 Irma Luyken, B.H.Sc. ’55, Dec. 18, 2021 James (Jim) Duffin, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’55,

June 19, 2021 Lawrence (Larry) Crump, Dip. ’55, Jan. 18, 2022 John McLachlan, Dip. ’55, March 24, 2022 Ronald (Ron) Horning, DVM ’55,

May 25, 2021 Mary Manuel, B.H.Sc. ’56, Jan. 1, 2022 Stuart (Stu) Saunders, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’56,

Sept. 30, 2021 Robert (Bob) Woolham, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’56,

Dec. 27, 2021 Mary Hockin, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’56, July 27, 2021 Charles (Charlie) Baldwin, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’56;

M.Sc. (Agr.) ’57, Aug. 28, 2021 Harold Zavitz, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’57, Jan. 4, 2022 Kenneth Osborne, Dip. ’57, Dec. 24, 2021 Burns (Keith) Drury, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’57; M.Sc. (Agr.),’62, Dec. 3, 2021 Sandra Timleck, DHE ’58, April 1, 2021 Lawrence (Larry) Sherk, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’58,

Sept. 4, 2021 Patricia (Pat) Hamilton, B.H.Sc. ’59, Nov. 7, 2021 Margot Johnson, B.H.Sc. ’59, Oct. 26, 2021 Donald (Don) Morrison, Dip. ’59, Sept. 24, 2021 William (Bill) Adsett, Dip. ’59, Oct. 5, 2021 George Wathke, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’59; DVM ’64,

Jan. 20, 2022

1960s

Dorothy Collin, B.H.Sc. ’60, May 9, 2021 John Scott, Dip. ’60, April 12, 2021

Alumni matters

Marcie Jacklin, B.Sc. ’78, received the 2021 Hodgkiss Outdoorsperson of the Year Award for organizing local bird counts and calling for preservation of natural areas around Fort Erie, Ont. Named for the founding president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, the award recognizes a Canadian who has demonstrated an enduring commitment to conservation. Jacklin has spent decades in environmental advocacy and citizen science with organizations in the Niagara Region and beyond, including leading the boards of the Niagara Falls Nature Club, Peninsular Field Naturalists, Buffalo Ornithological Society and Ontario Field Ornithologists.

1970s

David Barker, B.Sc. ’74, studied earth science at U of G. In 2021, he retired as professor of biblical studies at Heritage College and Seminary in Cambridge, Ont. After graduating from U of G, he entered church ministry and was ordained in 1984. He served as interim president, academic dean and vice-president at Heritage, and pastored churches in London, Kitchener and Bracebridge over the past 40 years.

1980s

Guy Gilron, B.Sc. ’84, M.Sc. ’88, received the Coal Association of Canada 2020-21 Award of Distinction. Working with the coal sector, especially in Western Canada, he has helped the association and its members apply environmental science in development of policy, regulation and water science communication.

Dr. Scott Reid, DVM ’87, received the 2022 Golden Life Membership Award from the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association. The award honours a veterinarian who has served the profession for at least 30 years and has made extraordinary contributions to animal welfare and veterinary medicine. During his 35-year career, Reid has practised in Dunnville, Ont.

1990s

Colleen Fitzpatrick, B.Comm. ’91, is executive director of the Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna, B.C. She was named in 2021 as a Top 40 Over 40 honouree for community collaborations ranging from the local food bank to Festivals Kelowna. Earlier, she earned recognition for community involvement and volunteerism in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., where she was director of convocation and associate director of community relations at the University of Waterloo. Colleen completed a postgraduate diploma program in public relations at the University of Victoria.

Liz Duval, B.Sc. ’95, was inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame, a U.S.-based organization that recognizes outstanding

Robert (Bob) Allen, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’60,

June 19, 2021 George Gracey, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’60,

Oct. 26, 2021 Stanley (Scott) Hatfield, Dip. ’60,

May 31, 2021 Robert (Bob) Marsh, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’61,

July 27, 2021 Evelyn (Gwenn) French, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’61,

July 23, 2021 Peel Holroyd, Dip. ’61, Dec. 21, 2021 R. Dobbyn, Dip. ’61, Feb. 19, 2021 Samuel (Sam) Squire, Dip. ’61; B.Sc. (Agr.) ’65, Nov. 5, 2021 Shirley Jones, B.H.Sc. ’62, Dec. 21, 2021 Jerry Highton, Dip. ’62, Dec. 4, 2021 Lambert (Bert) Huys, Dip. ’62, April 5, 2021 Heather Stewart, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63,

Dec. 2, 2021 Carole Reeve-Newson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63,

May 10, 2021 Joerg (George) Leiss, ODH ’63,

Nov. 12, 2021 James (Ken) Torrance, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63,

Dec. 10, 2021 Daniel (Dan) Lietaer, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63,

Oct. 13, 2021 Roger Lamont, Dip. ’63, April 7, 2021 Raemond (Rae) German, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63;

M.Sc. ’66, Sept. 21, 2021 Joan Winfield, B.H.Sc. ’64,

June 8, 2021 James (Robert) Morris, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’64;

M.Sc. ’66, June 20, 2021 Peter (Wade) Johnson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’64;

M.Sc. ’66, March 25, 2021 Theodore (Ted) Shelegy, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’64;

M.Sc. ’84, May 13, 2021 Thomas (Tom) Huff, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’65,

Jan. 7, 2022 Bruce Main, Dip. ’65, Oct. 28, 2021 Richard Frank, M.Sc. (Agr.) ’65; PhD ’68,

July 10, 2021 Kenneth (Ken) Thompson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’66,

Feb. 22, 2022

leadership and achievement in individual and team athletics. Duval, who is Métis and who grew up in Penetanguishene, Ont., was captain of the U of G women’s hockey team, which was inducted into the Gryphons Hall of Fame in 2016. She later played in the Central Ontario Women’s Hockey League and the National Women’s Hockey League before retiring in 2001.

Alison Howard, BA ’95, was named executive director of ABC Life Literacy Canada. She has spent more than two decades in the non-profit sector, including working with the Conference Board of Canada.

Rhett Hawkins, B.Comm. ’96, MBA (Agr.) ’02, became president of Kahntact, a full-service marketing services company in agriculture and food across North America. Earlier, he held senior roles at Farm Journal Media, the largest ag-focused publisher in the United States.

Pam Charlton, B.Sc. (Env. Sci.) ’97, was named general manager of Holstein Ontario. She has worked in the dairy industry for 22 years, running Elm Bend Farms in Brant County as a family farm. Charlton has delivered programs and education through the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Holstein Canada and Brant 4-H.

Ninh Tran, B.Sc. ’99, M.Sc. ’00, was named medical officer of health for Oxford and Elgin counties. Previously, he was associate medical officer of health for Hamilton Public Health Services. Tran studied medicine at Queen’s University after completing graduate degrees in nutritional sciences at U of G and studied health research methodology at McMaster University.

2000s

Bonnie (Speed) Douglas, B. Eng. ’02, is a project coordinator for the Canadian Association for Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology, a nonprofit advocacy coalition for diversity and inclusion in the science, engineering, trades and technology workforce. Recently, Douglas was project manager for the We Are Trades project, an initiative that seeks to help employers create safe and inclusive workplaces for tradeswomen.

Dr. Lisa Waddell, B.Sc. ’02, MSc. ’04, PhD ’16, is senior epidemiologist in the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Guelph. As a knowledge synthesis and translation methods specialist, she focuses on policy-relevant public health questions in food safety and infectious diseases including COVID-19.

Dr. Kelly Barratt, DVM ’05, was named as the 2021 Bovine Practitioner of the Year by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. She is a partner at Heartland Animal Hospital and Veterinary Services in Listowel, Drayton and Mount Forest, Ont., where she is a specialist in dairy herd health. She is the first woman and youngest honouree to receive the award, which recognizes a practising veterinarian for significant contributions to bovine medicine.

Dr. Cliff Redford, DVM ’98, volunteered in Poland this past spring at refugee shelters near the Ukrainian border, where he and his daughter, Emily, worked with organizations tending pets of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Dr. Cliff” owns Wellington Veterinary Hospital in Markham, Ont. A long-time animal rescue volunteer in several countries, he credited his U of G studies for his adaptability and resilience. “Going to vet school and graduating with a DVM grants you a very specific set of skills that allow you to analyze problems and find solutions.”

William (Bill) Regan, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’66; M.Sc.

‘69, March 2, 2022 Laurie Branch, ODH ’67, March 27, 2021 John Graveson, Dip. ’67, Feb. 27, 2022 Robert (Bob) Johnson, DVM ’67,

Oct. 9, 2021 Kenneth (Ken) Goudy, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’68,

July 9, 2021 Robert (Bob) Lougheed, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’68,

Oct. 19, 2021 Gail Rickard, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’68, Aug. 29, 2021 Stephen Crinklaw, Dip. ’68, Feb. 22, 2021 John Magwood, BA ’69, March 9, 2022 Wolfgang Lixfeld, DVM ’69, July 18, 2021 Douglas (Doug) Windsor, B.Sc. ’69; M.Sc. ’70, Aug. 13, 2021 Ellice Oliver, BA ’69; MA ’71, Feb. 10, 2022 William (Bill) Sargant, BA ’69; M.Sc. ’74,

Aug. 18, 2021

1970s

Anita (Virginia) Campbell, M.Sc. ’70, March 3, 2022 Ronald (Ron) Mutrie, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’70, Dec. 22, 2021 Murray Nash, Dip. ’70; B.Sc. (Agr.) ’75, Aug. 15, 2021 Frederick (Fred) Curry, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’71,

June 4, 2021 Annemarie Bevelander, BA ’72, Dec. 17, 2021 Mary McDuffe, BA ’72, April 7, 2021 Kathleen (Kathy) Shaw, BA ’72, Aug. 15, 2021 Barbara (Barb) Klages, B.A.Sc. ’72, Feb. 8, 2022 James (Jamie) Cunning, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’72,

Oct. 5, 2021 James (Jim) Walton, B.Sc. (Eng.) ’72, Oct. 19, 2021 Leslie (Les) Keczan, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’72, Nov. 11, 2021 Jean Corbin, Dip. ’72, Sept. 21, 2021 Bruce Miner, Dip. ’72, Oct. 9, 2021 Douglas (Doug) Smith, BA ’73; MA ’75,

March 4, 2022

Alumni matters

Greg Young, B.Sc. ’05, won silver at the World Bench Press Championships, held in Kazakhstan, in May 2022 with a lift of 545.6 pounds. He is an RCMP officer in Tofino, B.C.

Pavla Kazda, MBA ’09, has been appointed dean, business and management, automotive business, at Georgian College. Earlier, she served in management and leadership roles in the food service industry and with the Government of Ontario.

2010s

Andrew Eldebs, B.Eng. ’15, studied environmental engineering and has founded a soil exchange management company called Fillmaps (www.fillmaps.com). Through soil testing, drone surveying, loading and transport, the company helps landowners to divert clean soils from landfills, freeing up space in landfills. Jason Kelly, MBA ’16, has received the 2022 Certified Hospitality Technology Professional of the Year award for the highest score on the CHTP certification exam. Currently studying for his doctorate in hotel and tourism management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he studied hospitality and tourism management at U of G and has worked for more than 20 years in the field in Canada.

Jaime

Vieira, B.A.Sc. ’16, is the minor league hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. She is the first woman coach hired by the Major League Baseball team. Previously, she was a research and development intern in baseball operations with the Jays. Vieira played and coached softball at the University of Guelph-Humber.

Francine Pauvif, BA ’19, and Aleksandra Spasevski, B.Sc. (Env. Sci.) ’19, are co-founders of the Canadian Youth Biodiversity Network.

Equestrian show jumping brings together grads Dr. Tim Worden, B.Sc. ’10, M.Sc. ’12, PhD ’16, (below) and Sean Jobin, BA ’19, (above) as partners in sport science. A Grand Prix show jumping rider representing Canada, Jobin competes internationally, including competing in the Canadian Championships and the Venice Equestrian Tour. This year, he is signed to the Major League Show Jumping Tour as a member of the Northern Lights team. Worden studied biomedical science and biomechanics at U of G and is a board member of the Equine High Performance Sports Group and the Sport Horse Research Foundation. Based in Toronto, he has consulted for Equestrian Canada and has spoken and written on sport medicine and performance.

The organization is a chapter of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network and connects youth across Canada in biodiversity education and awareness as well as liaison with all levels of government.

Connect with us by email at portico@uoguelph.ca.

Brian Holmes, BA ’74, Sept. 5, 2021 Ronald (Ron) Bender, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’74, Oct. 22, 2021 Laszlo DeRoth, M.Sc. ’75; PhD ’77, Nov. 22, 2021 Anita Gurnick, B.A.Sc. ’76, Oct. 24, 2021 Uche Oji, M.Sc. ’76; PhD ’79, Aug. 11, 2021 Leigh Marshall, M.Sc. ’77, Dec. 1, 2020 Grant Galloway, B.Sc. ’79; M.Sc. ’88,

Aug. 8, 2021

1980s

Patricia (Pat) Munholland, B.Sc. ’81, Oct. 24, 2021 David (Dave) Hunsberger, DVM ’81, Aug. 11, 2021 Lilah Moore, B.Sc. ’81; M.Sc. ’84, Aug. 31, 2021 Nicholas (Nick) Taylor, B.Sc. ’82, March 1, 2022 James Cruise, Hon DLaw ’82, Nov. 27, 2021 Roger Little, BA ’82, Feb. 17, 2021 Henry Thoonen, B.Sc. ’83, Feb. 6, 2021 Michael (Mike) Mantel, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’83,

Nov. 12, 2021 Bradley (Brad) Hossack, B.Sc. ’83, July 30, 2021 Jeffrey (Jeff) Chalmers, B.Comm. ’86,

Dec. 18, 2021 Timothy (Tim) Davidson, Dip. ’87, Feb. 20, 2022 Susan Callan, BA ’88, March 12, 2022 Christopher Newton, Hon DLaw ’89, Dec. 20, 2021

1990s

Julie Evelyn-Frost, B.A.Sc. ’90, Feb. 18, 2022 Eveleen Armour, BA ’91, Aug. 31, 2021 Martha Henry C.C., Hon DLaw ’91, Oct. 21, 2021 Jeanette Grant, BA ’91; MA ’93, Aug. 15, 2021 Millicent Wormald, MA ’92, Feb. 9, 2022 Ainsley Moore, M.Sc. ’93, June 25, 2021