Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Winter 2003

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HILE GUELPH STUDENTS we re getting we value most and strive hardest to achieve.

Ultimately, these accolades are a tribute to the dedresults from their fall semester mid-term exams, ication and quality of our faculty, staff, administrators, the University of Guelph was receiving its own set of board members and alumni. They are the people who marks thro ugh the national media. make this university such a great place.

On Nov. 11 , Maclean's magazine aga in ranked U of Throughout our history, we have been guided by peoG the best comprehensive university in Canada. Com paring us with other institutions with similar scope in ple with great vision and dedication. A hundred years ago, academic programs, Maclean's cited the establishment of Macdonald Institute the quality of our stud ents and faculwas part of the vision to improve the ty, our high level of student support quality of life in rural Ontario. The cover story in this issue of the Guelph Alumand the overall reputation that Guelph has among education an d busin ess nus reveals the important role played by leaders across Canada. this founding college as it evolved from a A week earlier, the National Post school for young women into a modern educational and research community. newspaper published a report by Research Infosource Inc. th at ranked In 2003, we celebrate the legacy of Guelph the top comprehensive research Macdonald Institute that lives on today university in the country and sixth most in the achievements of its graduates and research- intensive overall. The report in the goals of its descendant, the College said U of G is the only university withof Social and Applied Human Sciences. out a medical school that attracts more Another story reaffirms our dedicathan $100 million in annual tion to the long-standing vision research funding. of Guelph as a green and friendOF G IS BEING And on Oct. 23, the Globe ly campus. A planned campus RECOGNIZED FOR THE and Mail published the results since 1882, the University now has a new master plan that will of an online survey of CanadiQUALITIES WE VALUE an university students in which guide our physical growth well MOST AND STRIVE U of G emerged as the top into the future. We owe a debt HARDEST TO ACHIEVE. of thanks to members of the comprehensive university and was voted to have the best camBoard of Governors and all the pus atmosphere of any univeralumni, faculty, staff, students sity in the country. In the University Report Card survey, and friends who contributed to the master plan review.

This issue also brings news of a $37-million federal our students also gave us high marks in the categories of investment in the Ontario Veterinary College and a sepquality of education and student services. Overall, U of G ranked fourth among all universities in the survey. arate story on West Nile virus that demonstrates why such investments are important for all Canadians. OVC At the same time, a group of business professors from Wilfrid Laurier University conducted their own review has played a key role in the detection and surveillance of fi nancial documents and reports published by Canaof West Nile virus and will continue to contribute to a national public health strategy on this disease. dian universities and ranked Guelph the top comprehensive university and fourth overall for its accountThe story is but one example of the tremendous conability to stakeholders. tributions that veterinary medicine -and OVC in parAlthough we may have reservations about th e ticular- make to the advancement of human, animal methodologies used in some of these reports, it still feels and environmental health.

Each of these stories tells us something about the acagood to receive such accolades. Everyone likes to be at the top of their class. But what pleases us most at U of G demic quality, the innovation and accountability, and the overall campus experience at Guelph that have earned is that we're being recognized - by our own students this university so many accolades in recent months. and by our colleagues in education- for the qualities

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INUIT ART Judith Nasby, director of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, is the author of Irene Avaalaaqiaq: Myth and Reality, the first biography of one of Canada's most prominent Inuit artists.

Throughout her 30year career, Avaalaaqiaq has created wall hangings, drawings, prints and sculpture that have been featured in several national and international exhibitions and are part of numerous collections. She received an honorary degree from U of G in 1999 for her contributions to the development of Inuit art and for her leadership role in Baker lake, Canada's only major inland arctic settlement.

Nasby's book is a critical retrospective of Avaalaaqiaq's work. Based on first-hand interviews, it captures the artist's life through description, photographs and maps.

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reputation as a world leader in the production of safe high-quality food is to invest in the country's four schools of veterinary medicine.

That was one message from a Dec. 10 announcement by Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief that the Government of Canada will invest $113 million to improve the physical infrastructure at veterinary colleges located in Guelph, Saskatoon, Saint-Hyacinthe and Charlottetown.

OVC will receive more than $37 million to support renovation and expansion of the vet-

erinary hospital, laboratories and research buildings. "This investment will allow the college to fulfil its responsibilities in an integrated national strategy in areas that include public health, food safety and zoonotic diseases," says OVC dean Alan Meek.

The federal investment will also ensure that OVC has the lab and clinical equipment necessary to secure continued international accreditation, he says. OVC was awarded full accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association in the fall, but received warnings related to aging facilities and equipment.

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS • CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS • UNIVERSITY NOTES

Guelph students feel the pride on campus last semester after U of G was named top comprehensive university in Canada by Maclean's magazine.

Students sensed it; many picked up a copy of the Nov. 11 issue to see what the editors had to say about Guelph.

Leanna Braid, a third-year international development student from Nova Scotia, says she wasn't surprised to see Maclean's focus on U of G's student services and campus environment as quality indicators. "I think students are proud just to be a part of this university, where there is such a strong sense of community on campus;' she says.

"I know when I was making my decision on where to go to school, this was a big draw

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REMEMBER TO ADD A '5' s oF JAN. 1, all four-digit telephone extensions on campus changed to five digits.

Callers to the University must now place a "5" in front of all extensions. For example, the Alumni Affairs and Development extension, formerly 6934, is now 56934. The change was needed to accommodate the increase in the number of phone users expected on campus over the next several years. Student residence numbers, already five

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Presid ent Mordechai Rozanski is faculty mentor to U of G Pres· ident's Scholar Leanna Braid.

for me. Guelph is large enough to offer a wide range of quality programs and research opportunities, but small enough to keep that community feeling. It's a place you want to live and be a part of.

To me, those are two of its main strengths:'

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MARS LANDING SPOTLIGHTS RURAL ONTARIO OcTOBER, theprovince announced a $2.96-million investment in MaRS Landing, a project that links the University of Guelph and the City of Guelph to Toronto's new biotechnology centre. MaRS Landing stands for Medical and Related Sciences Links to Agricultural Network for

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President Mordechai Rozanski echoes the sentiment. This national recognition acknowledges "our continuing commitment to our students' success, to innovative programs, to vibrant studentfaculty interaction and to a welcoming campus environment. This national recognition is ultimately a tribute to the entire University of Guelph community."

In its annual ranking, Maclean's classifies Canadian universities in three categories: medical/doctoral, primarily undergraduate and comprehensive. The latter is defined as institutions with a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Development and Innovation with Guelph. Its goal is to ensure that rural Ontario participates and shares in the economic benefits of innovation and growth.

MaRS Landing partners include U of G, Ontario AgriFood Technologies, th e City of Guelph's Department of Economic Development and the Toronto MaRS Discovery District, which was established to accelerate the commercialization of scient ific discovery. MaRS represents one of th e largest concentrations of medical

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Prof. Bill Nickling says understanding the effects of wind erosion in Antarctica will provide clues to conditions on Mars.

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Manish Raizada is trying to unravel the mystery of how a single leaf can regenerate into an entire plant. He's zeroing in on genes that may allow plants to do the regeneration trick. Such knowledge has implications for weed control, forestry and plant breeding.

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SPRAY INSULIN Au OF G RESEARCHER has found that dogs can safely receive insulin through a spray pump similar to an asthma inhaler, which means diabetics may be closer to talcing insulin without needles.

Prof. Dana Allen, Clinical Studies, found no side effects in the 40 healthy beagles that received three puffs of Oralin, the oral insulin spray, three times a day for one year.

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Through MaRS, U of G can play a more strategic role in providing a comprehensive gateway for innovation opportunities in rural Ontario, says vice-president (research ) Alan Wildeman .

MILLIONS COULD BENEFIT FROM MILLIONS INVESTED NTARIO'S 12 MILLION people will be the ultimate beneficiaries of a $22.8-million investment in U of G research by the provincial government.

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improvin g food safety, w ill move ahead wi th new equipment and infrastruct ure provided by the investment.

Provincial funds will be delivered through the Ontario Innovation Trust, which matches research dollars from the federal Canada Foundation fo r Innovation. This funding brings the total provincial investment for 51 research projects at Guelph to $41 million. Funding partners have contributed an additional $61.5 million, bringing the total value of investments in research infrastructure at U of G to more than $102.5 million.

The 25 n ewly fun ded p rojects will ultimately involve some 200 faculty and researchers from a variety of Guelph departments a nd disciplines. T hey will include research in food safety, chemistry, biotechn ology, biodiversity science, breast cancer, reproductive disorders and animal and human health.

FOOD SAFETY INSTITUTE OPENS HE CANADA RESEARCH Institl}te for Food Safety (CRIFS) opened at U of Gin the fall. Its mandate is to support research that will improve the safety of the Canadian food supply at all points from farm to fork, says director Mansel Griffiths, a faculty member in the Department of Food Science.

CRIFS's Level III bioconta inment faci lity also allows researchers to examine high ly hazardous food and animal -tohuman pathogens such as West Nile virus and tuberculosis, as well as lower-level pathogens such as E. coli Ol57:H7, salmonella and listeria, in a safe and secure environment. The facility is equipped with safety features that ensure no pathogens leave the lab. Funding for CRIFS was provided by the Canada Foun dation for Innovation and Ontario Innovation Trust.

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Economist joins Fraser Institute

Two GuELPH PHYSIcists are part of an international team that has discovered a new form of ice that could have implications in preserving organs, embryos and other life forms.

Bruno Tomberli, Peter Egelstaff and five other scientists found three amorphous states of ice that exist between high - and low-density forms. Because amorphous ices don't form crystals, they could potentially be used to preserve fragile organisms.

N 0 c ToBER, economics professor Ross McKitrick became a senior fellow of the Fraser Institute, an independent public policy organization. McKitrick will remain at U of G and act as an environmental policy consultant to the institute, which brings together academics, economists and policy analysts from around the world to provide market-based solutions to Canadian public policy strategies.

A faculty member at Guelph since 1996, McKitrick specializes in the economics of environmental policy and has been studying climate change and related policy issues for about 10 years. In particular, he is creating a water pollution emissions database to pinpoint where problems are occurring and why.

In addition to academic publications, he has published several newspaper and magazine articles on the Kyoto Protocol and given presentations on climate and environmental policy to the

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McKitrick will work with the Fraser Institute's Centre for Studies in Risk and Regulation to build research capabilities in areas related to environmental policy.

ATHLETES HIT THE MARK OF G BOASTS 70 academic All-Canadians for 2002/03, up by fiv e from th e previous year. All-Canadians are athletes who compete in a varsity sport at the national level while maintaining an academic cumulative average of 80 per cent or higher. At the provincial level, Guelph has 32 academic winners this year.

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QUEEN'S MEDALS HONOUR U OF G MEMBERS EVERAL CURR EN T AND past members of the University of Guelph have been awarded Queen's Golden Jubilee Medals. The medals commemorate the soth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's reign and were awarded to Canadians who have made a significant contribution to their fellow citizens, their com-

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munity or their country. Recipients include U of G undergraduate Natalie Barrales-Hall; Prof. lain Campbell, Phys ics; retired crop science professor Ken Kasha; Prof. Murdo MacKinnon, former dean of the College of Arts; Prof.

Ab Moore, former chair of Rural Extension Studies; U of G President Mordechai Rozanski; Prof.

Clayton Switzer, former dean of OAC; and Michael Walsh, chair of U of G's board of governors.

YOUNG FACULTY GET RESEARCH BOOST IVE U OF G RESEA RC H careers will benefit from $600,000 in fundin g from the Canada Foundation for Innova tion's (CFI) New Opportunities Fund, which is designed to help launch th e careers of new and talented researchers and help in stituti ons recruit high-quality scholars. The most recent CFI recipients at U of G

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are Profs. Dick Mosser, Andrew Bendall and Ray Lu, Molecular Biology and Genetics; Manish Raizada, Plant Agriculture; and Nicholas Bernier, Zoology.

Mosser will study how cells survive under stress, which can trigger a process of cell suicide known as apoptosis. Bendall will examine proteins con sidered to be key players in deciding between the alternative fates faced by embryonic cells. Raizada plans to develop two new technologies to help researchers understand a fascinating feature in plants: wound-induced stem cell regeneration. Lu's research centres on the biological functions of two new human genes he has identified , which have been linked to animal stress responses implicated in m any diseases. Bernier received funds for a state-of-the-art laboratory to study how stress affects the appetite and growth of fish .

Architect, geographer honoured ACKLIN HANCOCK, BSA '49, president of one of the world's largest and most influential design/planning firms, and acclaimed cultural geographer Yi-Fu Tuan received honorary degrees during U of G's fall convocation.

Hancock's firm, Project Planning, created the original master plan for the University of Guelph and the site design work for the main campus. He also designed the Expo '67 site, the community of Don Mills in Toronto, Ontario Place, the Beijing Complex and Urban Waterfront, and King Adbul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia.

APPLE PATERNITY BOTANY PROFESSOR Brian Husband is conducting genetic analysis of apple seeds. His apple paternity tests can reveal which apple varieties are the strongest "fathers," the father/mother combinations that produce the largest and best-tasting fruit, how far bees are moving pollen and even how many fathers sired a single apple.

Husband's research may help apple growers achieve larger, more shapely apples.

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Tuan, who is a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been called a "critical voice and a liberating spirit" due to his 225 publications, including

more than a dozen books. He has had a marked effect on the disciplines of geography, landscape architecture, English literature and religious studies.

PSYCHOLOGY PROfessor Ian Lubek and Guelph graduate Meghan McCourt have found a prevalence of HIV/ AIDS in women working in the beer bottling industry in Cambodia. Up to 23 per cent of the women working for international breweries, including Fosters, Heineken, Budweiser and Interbrew, are HIV-sero-positive. The researchers aim to find 路路 strategies for reducing HIV/AIDS in this community.

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Student smiles and miles of bri< ifts to the Campaign for the University of Guelph are already making a difference in the look and feel of the campus. Each day, thousands of students check progress at the construction sites for Guelph's new classroom and science buildings, while some students say a private thank you for new scholarship programs that are giving them much-needed financial support. These visible signs of progress renew the campaign commitment to U of G's teaching and research objectives and mark the achievement of more than 80 per cent of the University's $75-million goal.

Musician claims Brock award SELF-DESCRIBED "jazz drummer who wants to study English" at U of G was awarded the inaugural Brock Doctoral Scholarship last fall.

PhD candidate Jesse Stewart, BA '97, received the award from Bill Brock, former chair of U of G's Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, and his wife, Ann Brock, who established the prestigious award worth up to $120,000 over four years.

Stewart is already an internationally acclaimed musician. The Oshawa native was inspired to become a drummer at age 14 after attending a concert

by Elvin Jones, a former member of John Coltrane's 1960s quartet. Stewart

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is now a composer, percussionist, visual artist, instrument builder, researcher and writer. In 1993, he was named Outstanding Young Canadian Jazz Musician by the International Association of Jazz Educators and Young Musician of the Year by Jazz Report magazine. In 2000, he was commissioned to write a jazz opera for the Guelph Jazz Festival, along with Canadian jazz poet Paul Haines.

In Guelph's College of Arts, Stewart earned a double major in music and fine art, then completed two master's degrees concurrently in ethnomusicology and music composition at York University. He is now enrolled in a PhD program in literary/theatre studies in English, where he's combining cultural theory and traditional music scholarship.

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ceremony, Senator Don Oliver of Nova Scotia presented U of G chancellor Lincoln Alexander with a tribute book signed by friends, colleagues and admirers. It was prepared at U of G to commemorate Alexander's 80th birthday and the establishment of the Lincoln Alexander Chancellor's Scholarships.

Valued at more than $20,000 over eight semesters, the scholarships will be presented annually to academically distinguished entering students who are aboriginal or have a disability or are members of a visible minority, and who have made significant contributions to their schools and communi-

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ties and demonstrated the potential to become leaders in society. The chancellor presented the first scholarships in September to Renu Abraham of Hamilton, Ont., and Am rita Roy of Burlington, Ont. Both are enrolled in biomedical sciences and plan careers in medicine or pharmacy.

UGAA tours classroom complex N LESS THAN A YEAR, the bustling construction site that faces the Bullring will be transformed into a first-class,

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leading-edge teaching and learning facility that will benefit Guelph students for generations to come.

Playing an important role in supporting the students of the future are the students of the past. The U of G Alumni Association has donated $500,000 to the project, and members of the UGAA executive who toured the site in the fall were pleased to see the complex taking shape.

"I think this is just an amazing thing;' said UGAA past president Jim Weeden of the complex, which will provide space for 1,500 students from all colleges when it opens in fall 2003. When Weeden enrolled in U of G's engineering program in 1967, the entire student population at U of G was only about 3,500.

And the learning resources he had access to just up the lane in Blackwood Hall were a far cry from those to be found in the new classroom complex, which will feature the latest in computer-based multimedia equipment.

The UGAA tour group also included president Bill Summers, second vice-president Fred Quinton, past president Scott vanEngen, treasurer Andrea Chance and secretary Gwen Paddock, as well as Susan Rankin, director of alumni programs, and

Rob McLaughlin, vice-president (alumni affairs and development).

The alumni gift to the building project will receive prominent recognition in the new classroom complex with the UGAA logo inlaid in the concourse floor. A few steps beyond, several UGAA display cases will grace the back wall of the concourse.

Summers said he's pleased at the high visibility the association will enjoy in the building.

"What a great opportunity to showcase the UGAA and introduce students to the association from the moment they arrive on campus," he said. "It's exciting to think that thousands of students will pass through this building every day."

Members of the tour group watched as finishing work was done on the concrete for the tiered seating in two large lecture theatres located on either side of the central lobby. One of the lecture theatres in the 52,000square-foot complex will hold up to 600 students; the other, 400. Smaller classrooms planned for the rear of the new building will range in size from 30 to 200 seats.

Scholarship gifts achieve U of G goal MAJOR GOAL of the Campaign for the University of Guelph is to attract first-rate students to U of G and support a new generation of leading scholars. The realization of that goal began in fall 2002 with the presentation of four new graduate scholarships that are being matched under the Ontario Graduate Scholarship program to create annual awards of $15,000. They are listed here along with the donors and student recipients: â&#x20AC;˘ TD Bank Financial Group Ontario Graduate Scholarship, created through a $500,000 endowment from the TD Financial Group: Derek Alsop, Zoology; Stephen Pearce, Computing and Information Science; Andrew Brooks, Pathobiology; Kristi Herridge, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition; and Jen-

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courses and giving a public lecture.

His company's $250,000 gift, which supports the expansion of the school's atrium and teaching restaurant, will be complemented by a $25,000 contribution from Grant Ford, owner of several McDonald's franchises in Guelph and Fergus.

"We have enjoyed a long association with the University and are proud to fund the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management's new atrium and kitchen renovation;' said Johnson.

The planned $3 .5-million expansion will double the restaurant's food production space and will add a multi-purpose atrium for use as an 85-seat dining room, lecture space and special event facility. nifer Lasenby, Psychology.

• Gilbert's Ontario Grad uate Scholarship, named for the Toronto law firm founded by Tim Gilbert, BA '85: Doug Al-Maini, Philosophy.

• Kenneth G. Murray Ontario Graduate Scholarship, created by Ken Murray, BSA '50, former chair ofU of G's Board of Governors: Justin Kastner, Food Science.

• Walsh Ontario Graduate Scholarship, created by Michael Walsh, BA '69, MA '70 and PhD '92, chair of B of G: Antonio Calcagno, Philosophy.

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Johnson said his visit to Guelph was an educational experience for him as well as the students. "I've been so impressed by the questions I've been asked by the students;' he said, adding that HTM's programs - especially its teaching restaurant- "are instrumental in helping students become future executives in the industry because they provide the experience and knowledge needed to run a hospitality business."

Arts grad answers the call HEN A U OF G student called Tim Gilbert, BA '95, one evening last spring to ask whether he'd consider making a donation to the University's campaign projects, his immediate answer was "no."

Gilbert laughs as he replays the conversation. "She asked if the University could count on me to make a donation similar to what I'd given in the past. I said 'no.' She was taken aback."

The Toronto lawyer had donated a few hundred dollars here and there to his alma mater since graduating in 1985 with a double major in philosophy and history. This time, however, he told the caller he had something bigger in mind: "I want to give something meaningful to help a student deal with the high cost of tuition:' That meaningful gift turned out to be an endowment through his law firm to establish the Gilbert's Ontario Graduate Scholarship. During a special luncheon Nov. 11, Gilbert and two colRobert Minnes and leagues Shonagh McVean - met the first recipient of the award, Doug Al-Maini. Thanks to Gilbert's gift and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship matching program, AI-Maini will receive $15,000 to complete his doctoral studies in the Department of Philosophy.

AI-Maini says he's "thrilled" to be the recipient of the gift. The funding is a welcome guarantee that he'll be able to complete his studies of the work and ideas of ancient Greek philosophers.

When Gilbert presented the scholarship to AI-Maini in November, he also met Amanda Carver, the fourthyear psychology student who made the initial call.

When Carver picked up a stack of alumni cards that included Gilbert's name, she had already racked up above-average results as one of about 35 student callers working on behalf of the University. "I think a lot of the skills I was able to use on the phone as

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a caller came from my classes;' says Carver, who cites her ability to listen to and engage alumni.

She now works as a student supervisor at the U of G call centre in Alumni House, where student callers make about 170,000 calls a year. Amid clocks and photos plastered around the walls, one chart tracks the annual amount raised there since 1998: a fourfold increase from about $100,000 a year to more than $400,000 in 2001.

During his Guelph visit, Gilbert took the opportunity to explore connections between his firm's interests and work being done at the University, including ethics research being pursued in the Department of Philosophy. Located in Toronto's landmark Flatiron Building, his firm practises in areas of science and public policy, including intellectual property, competition law, regulatory approvals and government relations.

Gilbert said he might well have given a gift to the University of Toronto, where he completed his law degree in 1988. But he reasoned that providing a scholarship to Guelph, particularly during the University's campaign, might go further. "The University of Guelph, as a yo unger university, needs its graduates to start giving back. I felt that this would be the best."

initiatives that find connections through the U of G capital campaign theme -"The Science of Life, the Art of Living:' The foundation will provide $400,000 to support research and teaching by U of G plant scientists in the proposed Agricultural Plant Biotechnology and Biocomputing Centre, and $100,000 towards the creation of a chair in Scottish studies in the College of Arts.

The RBC gift "is wonderful because it advances our aspirations in the sciences and arts," says president Mordechai Rozanski."

It's a true reflection of our campaign theme:' RBC has a long-standing relationship with U of G. The bank supports Guelph students through internship opportunities and through World of Work, a skills development program for undergraduate students in the Ontario Agricultural College.

In addition, about three-quarters of the employees in Royal Bank's agricultu re and agribusiness division - some 45 people are U of G graduates, said George Dickson, RBC's senior vice- president, Commercial Markets-Ontario, whose son is a Guelph graduate in environmental engineering.

The planned $6.5-million biotechnology centre will include new and refurbished classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories and

computing equipment, and other facilities designed to promote collaborations between researchers in the Department of Plant Agriculture and industry. .

"We hope to enable the University to pursue its goals as it seeks breakthroughs in research, teaching and product development," said Dickson.

OAC dean Craig Pearson said the new biotechnology centre will allow U of G to strengthen existing research links with industry and offer more teaching and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. "This gift today is absolutely crucial to provide cutting-edge facilities and experiences for our students," he said.

Regarding the bank's gift to the College of Arts, Dickson said it is intended to help the University "maintain its reputation as the foremost research centre in Scottish studies outside of Scotland." The chair in Scottish studies will add a distinguished faculty position to the University's renowned Scottish studies program, the only one of its kind in North America.

College of Arts dean Jacqueline Murray added: "This scholar will act as a catalyst not only for research and teaching but also for community outreach activity."

'Science of Life, Art of Living' theme draws support HE RBC FOUNDATION has provided $500,000 to the University of Guelph for two seemingly unrelated

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THE Macdonald Institute shaped the lives and ideas of "THERE WEREN'T MANY choices for women." Teaching or nursing. Maryon Brechin recalls those were the options for most young women looking for career prospects in the 1930s.

Admirable occupations, but neither of them appealed to a young Maryon Bell, growing up on the family farm in Nelson, Ont. She chose instead another route- through the doors of Macdonald Institute in Guelph.

And so in 1936, a "slightly underage" Bell found herself among some 40 like-minded yo ung women entering the columned por-

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tico of the imposing red-brick building that anchored the northern end of the campus of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC).

Two years later, most of those women wou ld step through that doorway for the last time, armed with their diplomas in dom estic sciences and with new ideas and plans.

"The training that Guelph gave us was one that enabled us to go into so many fields;' says Brechin, who reflects on a career as a consumer advocate.

Improving the social and economic conditions in rural Canada was the ultimate

goal of those who founded Macdon a ld Institute in 1903. They rightly saw a more ed ucated womanhood as the instrum ent of change, but may have been short-sighted in their expectations.

U of G history professor Jamie Sne ll, author of a new history of Macdonald Institute and its collegiate successors, says that in the beginning, the institute was "a imed at teaching farmers' daughters how to take back some of the new knowledge about homes and good nutriti on and hygiene in the hope that they wou ld marry farmers and

by Andrew Vowles

A stitch in time: The art quilt used in our photos hangs in the Macdonald Institute building at U of G. It was created by artist Mari路 lyn Stothers and commissioned by her classmates in the Mac degree class of 1954 to commemorate their 40th anniversary of graduation.

The quilt was designed as a reminder of the importance of edu路 cation in the broadest sense and what it meant to the individual lives

LEGACY

of the Mac graduates of 1954.

female students. In turn, they shaped Mac's destiny upgrade the quality of rural life." But there was more to it than that.

"Fairly quickly it becomes clear that, while it has that function, there are increasingly young women who have career expectations and want Mac to be something else.

And they vote with their feet in terms of which programs they go into and what they do with their degree when they leave."

A full century later, it's a rather more diverse crowd of young women~ and men ~e nrolled in numerous departments and programs in the College of Social and

Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS), which evolved from Macdonald Institute. A founding college of the University of Guelph in 1964, Mac became FACS in 1970 when the Co ll ege of Family and Consumer Studies was established. And in 1998, FACS ama lgamated with the College of Social Science (CSS) to form CSAHS. CSAHS dean Alun joseph says th e Mac legacy has helped make those transitions successful. His office in the original Macdonald Institute building provides a constant reminder of h ow the college created

an imposing presence on campus and established an educational foundation for its successors to build on. From Snell's ana lysi s: "The most imp ressive thing is the way in which Macdonald Institute has been able to adapt itself to the changing circumstances and environment."

Snell's book, Macdonald Institute: Remembering th e Past, Embracing the Future, was comm issioned by CSAHS to recognize the legacy of Macdonald Institute and celebrate the history of renewal that makes the college as relevant to society today as it was in 1903.

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n the 1930s, young women like Maryon Bell had few career choices, but her options expanded when she earned a diploma in household economics from Macdonald Institute. That education led to a course in bakery research at the Trent Institute and then a job with Canada Packers. ''I'm sure I would never have been taken into the fold at Canada Packers had it not been for the practical experience I had at Guelph," she says.

Later, she served as a consumer advocate with various organizations, including two terms as president of the Co nsumers' Association of Canada. Her work with the association led to her being named to the Order of Canada in 1975.

A good education wasn't the only thing Brechin took away from Guelph. It was at one of the regul ar Macdonald Hall dances that she met OAC student William Brechin. They were married after graduation; he died in 1993.

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Choice determines destiny If the students at Macdonald Institute voted with their fe et, it's important to follow their footsteps to see how they used the eduo ~ cation they received at Guelph. The choic~ es made by each generation of Mac gradu~ ates- and FACS and CSAHS graduates:r: ::::_ have influenced academic renewal time and ; again within a college that defines its man~ date in response to the society it serves. z

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JANE COLLINS, B.H.SC.

1955

ane Adams Collins was a trailblazer of sorts during her undergraduate years at Guelph. She originally registered for the diploma program, but th en switched to the four- year degree in household sciences. In th e summer before her fourth year, she was one of three women in her class to get married. "We were the first graduatin g class that had married students," she says. "The idea was entirely strange to (then principal) Dr. Margaret McCready."

Collins married OAC student Allan Collins, BSA '55. After graduation, they began a lifelong career in farming an d raised five children.

The B.H.Sc. program "was very good preparation for family life;' says Jane, whose homemaking career included numerous leadership roles in her church and 30 years of volunteer work with the Girl Guides of Canada. Since Allan's death this summer, Jane has remained on the vegetable farm with her son, Ken, and continues to be active in her community and church.

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scratched into the glass by four of th e first graduates in 1904. Look at today's college more closely and you can see something else lingering from its domestic science roots.

CSAHS dean Alun Joseph easily traces a dotted line between th e m andate of the original institute - patterned after ho me economics programs begun in American land-grant colleges- and the bachelor of applied science program offered today in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition. That program has its roots in th e diploma program that Brechin took decades ago and the bachelor of household science degree program that emerged

after the Second World War. By the 195 0s, Mac boasted the largest degree-granting home economics program in Canada. It prepared many graduates for traditional family life and gave others the opportunity to laun ch successful careers outside th e home.

As the role of Canadian women evolved during th e 1950s and 1960s, the college recognized a need to expand its own role in society. It was time for reinvention, says Prof. Janet Wardlaw, who served as dean of FACS from 1969 to 1983. She recalls hearing derisive comments around campus about the "cookie house" before University

MARJORIE HALL, B.H.SC.

1968

arjorie Wilson Wall straddled the old and the new when she arrived at Guelph in 1964 among the first crop of students to attend the newly established University of Guelph. She grew up on a farm near Woodstock, Ont., and came to Macdonald Institute with plans to teach high school. In fact, Wall completed a master's degree in textile science in 1970, then went on to do a PhD at Ohio State University.

While she was at Guelph, Macdonald Institute reinvented itself as FACS, and Wall joined the faculty in 1974. She is now chair of the Department of Consumer Studies.

She laughs at the notion of today's students serving tea to faculty as she did in her 1960s home management course, but says there are more similarities than differences. "An integrated view of what's needed for quality of life- that's at the bottom of all our departments. And that's how the Macdonald Institute started in its own way- the quality of life within the constraints of society."

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president J.D. MacLachlan asked her to redesign a home economics program that would be relevant for the 1980s.

Macdonald Institute gave way to the new College of Family and Consumer Studies in 1970, a reflection of the societal changes MacLachlan had been thinking about. More women were working, creating the need for day care. Families were more mobile, decreasing the influence of the extended family and increasing the need for social services. More couples were relying on two incomes, so they were buying more and making less at home.

Not to mention the cultural upheaval of

BRAD FRANCIS, B.A.SC.

1982

f Brad Francis had wanted to become a banker in the traditional sense of the word, he might have taken a conventional business program in finance or accounting. Instead, he chose to pursue his interest in marketing research and human behaviour in FACS. Today, he's vice-president, marketing research and customer care, with the TO Bank Financial Group in Toronto.

"The program really helped me develop some good problemsolving skills and analytical abilities like how to research information, how to analyse it, and how to really turn that information into knowledge so that it's meaningful from a business perspective;' says Francis.

He recalls the interviewer for his TO job commenting on his combination of studies in psychology, economics and statistics from Guelph . "From an employer's point of view, it was viewed as a unique program and very applicable to the industry."

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the 1960s, says Prof. Richard Barham, who succeeded Wardlaw as FACS dean until 1993.

"It became inappropriate to have a separate space for women in the home economics program," he says. Far from its forerunner's description in early course calendars as "a training ground for homemakers;' the new college would begin to examine families and consumers through a wider-angle lens.

FACS also included a school of hotel and food administration that was launched with financial support from a growing hospitality industry. The bachelor of commerce degree soon became the largest program in the college, eventually expanding across dis-

cipline and college boundaries to offer a commerce degree in eight major areas of study. Guelph business students continue to benefit from the University's broad background in the social and applied sciences.

Wardlaw's lens was intended to provide a view ahead as far as the 1980s. As for foreseeing the new millennium, she would have needed a crystal ball. Although people were talking 30 years ago about the value of pooling research efforts and interdisciplinary studies on campus, "we couldn't have foreseen the combining of social sciences and this college;' she says. But that was the reality in 1998 when FACS amalgamated with CSS.

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HUGH MURPHY, B.COMM.

1990

"Emergent strategies" is a hot term used by management gurus today to describe the concept of allowing strategic directions to fa ll out of the day-to-day. But Hugh Murphy says the term might describe his own career path.

When he was studying consumer behaviour at Guelph , he couldn't have foreseen how what he was learning would someday fit togeth er. He remembers scratching his head over courses involving survey design and advanced statistical ana lys is.

"While you're doing it at university, you think there's absolutely no way I'm going to need this. Later on, the tables turn completely:' Today, some of what he learned is central to his career as a marketing and research analyst with Environics Research, where he is vice-president responsible for financial services research.

"Guelph's consumer behaviour program positions people very well to get into consumer research, investor research, any kind of human research;' says Murphy, who also holds an MBA from Dalhousie University.

Recalling the route toward amalgamation, founding CSAHS dean Michael Nightingale says the new structure offered an opportunity to bring together two pieces that had already begun to look like a logical fit.

CSS consisted of five academic departments: Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology and Anthropology. Faculty within FACS departments concerned with family studies, consumer studies and hospitality and tourism management were preparing students for careers that provided service to society.

Putting together theory and research from

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NIKI HALEY-SCOTT, BA

1996

or N iki Haley-Scott, choices were the main benefit of comin g to Guelph to study psychology in CSS. Initially, she planned to go on to graduate studies in the field, but two years into her program, she added marketing to the mix by taking courses in FACS. She built her degree from the two academic units that wo uld officially amalgamate in 1998.

"The school was flexible enough to allow me to do a double major, something a lot of schools won't let you do;' says HaleyScott, who also appreciated the size of the University- small enough to foster a sense of belonging.

Today, she applies both sides of her program in her job as a pharmaceutical specialty sales representative with Toronto-based Pharmacia Canada. "Psychology gave m e the analytical skills to look at people; it gave m e tools to analyse interchanges between people, which is what sales is all about." At the same time, she believes she benefited from the tactical project-oriented skills derived from her business program.

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the applied fields with that from the base disciplines in social science allowed Guelph to bring together complimentary research and degree programs in a way that furt her enhanced its contributions to the commu nity, says Nightingale.

Now with five years of its own history, CSAHS is the largest college on campus, with about one-third of U of G's undergraduates.

It has 23,000 alumni working in all sectors of Canadian society and business and in a variety of roles throughout the world.

Looking back through the window where they scratched their names, those 1904 grad-

uates would see many changes, but they'd also recognize the kind of hands-on education they received at Guelph. Peering in the kitchen window at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, for example, they'd find women and men training together but still focused on good nutrition and the domestic skills of food preparation.

In a sense, what th e college is celebratin g in 2003 is a legacy of applied learning and adaptation, providing through each decade of the last century an education that prepares graduates to contribute to an evolving society. ga

Mapping a green & friendly campus Imagine arriving at the

by Suzanne Soto

University of Guelph and being welcomed by a new and impressive entrance on the southern edge of campus, where only a street corner existed before 路 Now picture yourself walking past Johnston Hall, down the stairs in front of the library and into the heart of the campus where the cannon sits in Branion Plaza. The area has been landscaped to create a large "town square" that is filled with trees and flowers, park benches and tables.

This green and friendly vision for the campus is contained in a new version of the campus master plan that was unanimously approved by the University's Board of Governors in October.

Mary-Elizabeth Flynn- a U of G governor and chair of the faculty, staff, student and alumni committee that spent nearly two years consulting extensively, poring over historical and planning information, and working with a consultant to develop the new plan -acknowledges that, yes, the proposals do sound like a dream.

"But we wanted to dream;' she says. "This was our opportunity to outline some of our highest goals for this already remarkable cam-

pus, and I think this plan does that and more:' Douglas Derry, another governor, agrees and says the new plan sets the scene for the future physical development of the University over th e next 30 years.

Derry chairs the board's Physical Resources and Property Comm ittee, which will be responsible for the plan's implementation. "It really reflects the University's mission, strategic directions and values;' he says, acknowledging that many of the recommendations could be expensive and won't be done immediately. "The plan will be a living docum ent that will be reviewed every five years:' These are not the first dreamers to imagin e Guelph as one of Ontario's most beau-

tiful campuses. Nor the first Board of Governors to fit new construction projects into a grand vision that pays tribute to the historical architecture and green spaces that define this institution.

Landscape architecture professor Jim Taylor, who co-ordinated the recent review process, says the new campus master plan reinforces key elements of an 1882 design for the agricultural college first established here, and it replaces a 1964 development plan for th e University of Guelph.

The map on the next two pages outlines campus growth governed by those ea rlier plans and shows new construction projects that prompted the current master plan review.

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The University of Guelph today Guelph's core campus covers 1,017 acres (412 hectares).

Architectural styles vary from stone-wall construction dating to 1874 to more modern poured-concrete structures, with the most recent buildings combining elements of both.

This map depicts more than 125 years of campus growth.

Key historical periods are represented by different colours.

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nitiated by Nancy Sullivan, vice-president (finance and administration), the campus master plan review process included hiring Lea Consulting Ltd. to review parking facilities on campus and du Toit Allsopp Hillier to produce the updated plan. Du Toit has expertise in campus and urban planning as well as familiarity with the University of Guelph.

Roger du Toit, the firm's principal partner, says he first became acquainted with Guelph in 1966 as part of the architectural team designing South Residences. At that time, this newly minted university was undergoing great expansion.

"Physically, the University was adding a whole new urban character to its then rural layout and, in the process, moving its centre of gravity from Johnston Hall to what is now Branion Plaza," he recalls. "The South Residences, McLaughlin Library, University Centre and MacKinnon Building were all built in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as outlined in the ambitious long-range plan of 1964."

This was, of course, not the first time the campus had experienced such a building boom or developed a set of plans. In 1882, a landscape gardener from Philadelphia named Miller completed the first physical plan for the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm. It described a large pastoral green with Moreton Lodge (where Johnston Hall now sits) at the top of its slope. A curved carriage drive encircled the green and led to Moreton Lodge from Dundas Road, now called Gordon Street.

The plan envisioned buildings aligned along the route that later became Winegard Walk and included a grid of lanes east and south of the green that provided the framework for future buildings and plantings. It guided the pre-1900 construction of Day and Drew halls and the carriage house that would eventually become Alumni House. More construction between 1900 and 1906 nearly

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campus locations mentioned most often by alumni are reflected in the key principles governing U of G's new campus master plan .

Johnston Green ranked number one as the favourite campus site. Winegard Walk also made the alumni top 10, along with the Bull-

quadrupled the gross floor area on campus as Macdonald Institute, Macdonald Hall, Massey Hall and the Bullring were added.

Du Toit says the modern University of Guelph has been chiefly shaped by the 1882 and 1964 plans. "They had the most profound influence on the main 'structuring elements of the campus, and they created a campus of both great character and enviable beauty:' Johnston Green, he says, embodies the meaning of "campus," which is Latin for field. "The buildings around it are wonderfully collegiate. The brick walkways are a defining feature, the essence of an academic environment. You'll also go a long way to find a finer walkway than the carriageway south of Johnston Green."

Fast-forward to the new millennium, and the University is in the midst of another major expansion to prepare for 18,000 students by 2007. An addition to the engineering building, a new athletic dome and the completion of the East Village residences are all part of this expansion, as are the classroom and science complexes, both now under construction in the campus core.

The time is right to develop a new physical blueprint for the future in the form of a campus master plan that reflects the University's great heritage but incorporates current values and priorities.

DEVELOPING THE PLAN Tom Hulland, DVM '54, represented the University of Guelph Alumni Association on the steering committee chaired by Flynn that worked with du Toit Allsopp Hillier. They considered Guelph's historical background as well as feedback provided through two town hall meetings on campus; more than two dozen meetings with other stakeholders, including alumni, local residents and the City of Guelph planning department; and more than 100 responses to a survey that gave campus users the opportunity to define key issues. The process resulted in 46 key plan-

ring and the cannon, which are integral to the "town square" concept of Bran ion Plaza.

Other places identified by alumni as places they value most were the Arboretum, University Centre, Johnston Hall, Mclaughlin Library, Massey Hall and War Memorial Hall.

ning principles that will guide future development of buildings, landscaping, roadways and parking on campus. They include: New project designs will reinforce the character and reflect historical architecture that is fundamental to the University's established image.

New academic, communal and support buildings will be located within a 10minute walk to the library, when possible.

As new space requirements arise, the University will emphasize efficient utilization first, renovation n ext, infill third, and expansion as a last option.

Johnston Green and Branion Plaza will be maintained as the primary outdoor focal spaces of the campus.

Landscape designs will unify the campus, stimulate social interaction, offer comfort and security and reflect the environmental focus of the University.

The University will seek ways to give the campus a strong sense of identity, welldefined entrances and an easy sense of orientation.

The campus will accommodate automobiles but will promote alternatives such as public transit, bicycling, walking and carpooling.

New parking facilities will be located within walking distance, but outside th e campus core area.

The new master plan provides several demonstration plans that show how these principles might be implemented. The classroom and science complexes, for example, will increase academic and research space on campus while helping to frame an enlarged "town square" around the cannon in Branion Plaza.

The new campus master plan report casts favourable light on the University's paved walkway system and calls it a defining feature of the Guelph campus experience. It goes on to suggest improvements to the system, including the extension of a brick-paved, treelined walk around Johnston Green that would eliminate parking in front of the building and

make the northern trek from johnston to War Memorial Hall as elegant as strolling the southern walkway that leads past Massey Hall.

This would reinforce the identity ofJohnston Green and create a stronger pedestrian entrance into the campus.

The campus review also includes a demonstration plan for a new so uth ern entrance to the campus near the corner of Stone Road and Gordon Street. It would create a formal entry with improved landscape features, better signage and a more impressive sense of arrival.

As a guide for long-term growth, the plan outlines opportunities where new buildings would enhance the fabric of the campus, frame its walkways and reinforce campus landscapes. New buildings on campus, it says, "should be designed to interpret and express the local, rural and collegiate roots."

When it comes to implementing these recommendations, Sullivan says the timing "will clea rly dep end on funding, but it will also serve to guide how we allocate existing resources, such as landscaping that is undertaken, including the selection of trees and other plant materials on campus." The plan itself proposes that fundraising campaigns be developed to raise both awareness and fund s for major projects.

"The natural beauty of our campus adds an important element to the overall student experience at Guelph," says Prof. Alastair Summerlee, provost and vice-president (academic). "Our challenge as we grow to 18,000 students is to achieve a balance between our academic and non-academic priorities:' "We know that many of the proposals in the new campus master plan won't happen overnight;' adds review co-ordinator Prof.

Jim Taylor. "But it's an incredibly exciting vision; and a realistic one that can be achieved over time through creative implementation practices and sound long-term planning."

A copy of the complete campus master plan can be found on the Web at www.pr. uoguelph.ca/masterplan. ga

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For more information on these projects, see the Summer 2002 issue of the Guelph Alumnus, available at www.uoguelph.ca/ news/alumnus/backissues/ or see www.uoguelph.ca/toward2o1o.shtml.

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s THE TWO have become synonymous in less than four years as North Americans adjust to the reality of a deadly new virus spreading across the continent at the speed offlight

BY LORI BONA HUNT

HEN HEALTH CANADA decided it needed a national strategy to deal with the challenges posed to public and animal health by the imminent arrival of West Nile virus, it turned to the country's four veterinary colleges.

The year was 1999 and the mosquitoborne West Nile virus had just begun to create fear and confusion in New York. Commonly found in Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, West Nile virus is carried by mosquitoes but also infects birds, horses, humans and some other mammals.

Officials from the Ca nadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Centre (CCHWC)- a network of wildlife health experts at U of G's Ontario Veterinary College, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Montreal, the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewanwere among a group called to a special meeting in Ottawa.

"We had been watching the situation in the United States very closely," says Peter

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Buck, an epidemiologist with Health Canada's Population and Public Health Branch and an OVC graduate (DVM '93 and M.Sc. '96). "By the end of 1999, we realized we'd better get our ducks in a row, so to speak, and make plans for surveillance and response in Canada."

OVC pathobiology professor Ian Barker, who directs the Ontario/Nunavut region of CCWHC, travelled to Ottawa in February 2000. "It was unique and precedent-setting for us (CCWHC) to be involved in an activity that was more focused on public health than animal health," says Barker. "At the time, very few people knew anything about West Ni le virus."

Indeed, Health Canada "was starting from scratch," says Buck, and it was logical to begin with the nation's veterinary schools.

"Veterinarians have a very important role to play in public health;' he says. "Our background and training are quite broad, and m any of the diseases that affect animals also affect humans. It's important to have an understanding of all the issues behind a disease other than just how it affects people."

In addition, the four wild life centres are "wonderful partners;' he says. "They have tentacles that stretch across the entire coun try, including elaborate links with various wildlife agencies and groups and ministries of natural resources and conservation."

Because of its experience in monitoring wildlife disease across Canada, CCWHC was charged with the task of organizing a national plan for West Nile virus surveill ance in dead birds. Barker, who also serves on Health Canada's West Nile virus steering committee, co-ordinated the CCWHC surveillance system and implemented it in Ontar io through facilities shared by OVC and the Animal Health Laboratory. "The idea was that we would monitor and detect West Nile virus activity in the ecosystem using dead birds, and do it in a timely manner to permit public health preventive measures."

This has meant that for the past three years, public - health units across the province have been shipping dead birdsmostly crows, the province's unofficial sentinel- to Barker's lab at OVC. Specimens are collected and sent to Health Canada's

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This year alone, about 5,500 birds arrived at the nation's wildlife centres, onethird of them in Guelph, and more than 3,500 have been tested .

"Ian Barker and the regional wildlife centres have played a very important role in the surveillance and early warning system for human health;' says Buck. The dead birds that test positive for West Nile virus provide early warning signals to health units across the country, letting them know where the virus is active and where human cases might appear, he says.

Other veterinarians central to the response in Ontario include OVC graduates ChuckLe Ber, DVM '71 and Grad Diploma '77, and Dean Middleton, B.Sc. '86, DVM '87 and M.Sc. '95. Both are epidemiologists who coordinate Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care activities related to West Nile virus, helping to promote awareness about how individuals can protect themselves.

The first human cases of West Nile virus in Canada were confirmed in the fall, and in November, a cancer patient from Cambridge died after becoming infected with the virus.

Throughout it all, Barker has been inun dated with calls from media and the gen eral public looking for background informa tion and updates. But he do esn't mind the extra effort. "To me, public service is part of our role as faculty. The government and public are all our clients, in one way or another."

That philosophy of public service is prevalent at OVC and in many other colleges at the University, where faculty and staff have been at the forefront of West Nile virus surveillance, detection and treatment.

"We've all been aware that West Nile virus was moving northward for a number of years;' says Michael Taylor, the staff veterinarian in OVC's avian and exotic animal service who runs U of G's Wild Bird Clinic. "The University has, collectively, been there since day one, playing a key role in keeping people informed:' Environmental biology researcher Jamie Heal's role began in the summer of 2000. He and summer student Marjorie Gratton - Ferguson analysed more than 50,000 mosquitoes for Health Canada. The mosquitoes were collected from various locations throughout Ontario and were sent to Heal's lab to identify. The lab has been working with mosqui-

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toes and repellent for some 15 years.

They were looking for the Culex pipiens/restuans species, which is common in Ontario and can carry West Nile virus. Making an accurate identification required Heal and Gratton - Ferguson to examine the insects under a microscope . It was a painstakingly slow process. The mosquitoes had to be alive but cold, so they wouldn't move around too much on the microscope's slides. "We would identify them by things such as hair and scales," Heal says.

Mosquitoes were frozen and shipped to

oughbred from Westhaven Farm in Caledon. Farm manager Bob Hancock knew something was dreadfully wrong with the racehorse-in-training. "He seemed confused and was stumbling and falling down. It happened so fast. The horse had been training on a track in Etobicoke, and two hours after running, he was showing these signs. The doctor at the track put two and two together and said he thought it was West Nile."

There was no hesitating. The horse was loaded into a trailer and taken to OVC, "the only place that could handle it;' says Hancock.

Winnipeg for further tests to determine if they carried West Nile. This was an important first step in verifying that West Nile virus had crossed the U.S.-Canada border.

The first confirmation that the virus was in Canada's bird population came in August 200 I when it was detected in a crow from Windsor. A year later, OVC's Veterinary Teaching Hospital confirmed the first case of West Nile in a horse in Ontario. The hospital went on to treat 28 horses with the virus last summer and fall .

In addition, the Wild Bird Clinic cared for about 30 wild birds such as red tail hawks and owls that were also ailing from West Nile, says Taylor. "We've just been waiting and watching for it for a long time. What did catch me by surprise was how vigorously it spread."

Clinical studies professor Scott Weese, a specialist in large-animal infectious disease, agrees. "We knew it was coming; we just didn't know when ."

Among the first group of horses treated for West Nile virus was a two-year-old thor-

He was convinced the animal would never race again or that it might not survive at all.

Although West Nile does come on suddenly, it actually has better survival rates than most other neurological disorders, says Weese. "And the horses that survive tend to do well." Indeed, after a week of treatment, the thoroughbred from Hancock's farm recovered, as did about 60 per cent of the confirmed cases that were treated at OVC. Weese goes on to explain that West Nile virus has no specific pattern in horses. "In people, it seems to affect those who are older or have weakened immune systems, but in horses, young and healthy animals appear to get sick as often as older ones," he says.

It's also unclear why horses -like people - appear to be more susceptible to the virus than other animals are.

Weese notes that although vaccines are available, their effectiveness is uncertain. He does predict that there will be widespread vaccination of horses in Ontario in 2003, and says the OVC Large Animal Medicine

Section is recommending vaccin a tion of horses this spring.

Both horses and people are considered "dead-end hosts" of West Nile, meaning they can't spread it. "They have low levels of th e virus in their blood," says Weese. "If a person or a horse with West Nile is bitten by a mosquito, it's no t eno ugh for the v irus to be transmitted to someone else:' The exception appears to be transmission thro ugh a blood transfusion or o rgan / tissu e transpla nts. Scienti sts and docto rs at Health Ca nada are still tryin g to determin e how a

change the dem ography.

"We were admittin g a different group of birds during the summer th an we have in th e past eight yea rs I've been here. We we re seeing more birds that were truly ill and not just traum ati ca lly injured , and th at seem s to go alo ng with the West N il e picture."

The Wild Bird Clinic also provided advice and sup port to wild bird rehabilitato rs and aviaries th at were hard hit by th e virus. O ne owl breeding and rehabilitatio n san ctuary in N iagara that was investigated by pathobiology professor Bruce H unter saw nea rly 80

From left to right: ]ames Heal, lan Barker, Michael Taylor, Scott Weese and Peter Buck.

Ca mbrid ge wo man und ergoin g ca nce r treatment contracted the virus from a blood transfusion. They believe it was du e to the compromised state of her immune system and the fact th at transfu sions often involve a numb er of different blood compo nen ts from many do nors.

It's another situatio n entirely in th e bird population. Although not all species of birds infected with West Nile virus get sick, some are particularly prone to develop th e disease.

These include members< r th e crow family, hawks and owls and even so me pet birds.

"We know, based on research, th a t infected birds have a hi gher level of the virus in their blood, so th ey're h os ts th at help replicate the infectio n," says Taylor. "They ca n transmit th e virus throu gh th eir blood or secretions. We had to be really ca reful in how we handled and housed these birds."

He notes th at alth o ugh West Nile didn't affect the number of birds treated at th e Wild Bird Clinic (t y picall y betwee n 500 and 1,000 a ye ar ), it did dram a tic all y

per cent of its populati on destroyed.

Scientists are still trying to figure out why so me m osquito species carry West Nile and o thers d o not, says H eal. T he Cu lex pipi ens/restuans species is known to prefer feed ing on birds, "but there are other species and even other insects, such as blackflies and deer fli es, th at also bite birds and mam ma ls."

For now, th e best option fo r preve ntio n is public edu cation, teachin g people how to redu ce mosquito po pulati o ns and avo id encounters by dressin g prope rly and usin g repellents, he says.

The cold winter wea ther has provided a reprieve from the spread of the virus, which Taylor says he is usin g to prepare fo r the next wave. He's fo cusing o n education programs aimed at owners and breeders of wild and pet birds. "We have to ge t the wo rd o ut th ere about what to do prevention-wise."

Winter has also given Barker some catchup tim e. He spent the fi rst three yea rs determining whether dead birds were carrying the virus, bu t says th e scope of his work has now

changed. West Nile is active in Can ada, "so the question now is, what to do abo ut it?"

"West Nile has implicati o ns for wildli fe pop ul at io ns, zoos, end angered species, hand lers, wildlife rehabili ta to rs, veterin a rian s and an im al a nd pet ow ners," says Ba rker.

"But it also has signi fica nt implica ti o ns fo r p ublic hea lth ."

T hi s is a fac t Hea lth Ca nad a kn ows all too well. It used the inform ati on ge nerated

by CCWHC and th e Winni peg lab to provide da il y upd ated tab les a nd m aps showing West N ile virus activity across th e entire co untry. The info rmat ion will also be inco rpo rated into Health Ca nada's 2003 planning and strategy sessions.

"Predi ctin g what's go ing to happen in 2003 is extremely di ffic ult;' says Buck. "West N ile is new to the Weste rn Hemisp here, so there's a steep lea rnin g curve here to fi gure o ut this virus and exactl y how it wi ll pe rsist in th e ecosyste m ," he says. T hi s in cl ud es determ ining which bi rd species wi ll be the rese rvo ir host, how effec ti ve th e virus was at "overw in te rin g" (s urv ivin g th e co ld wea th er in nat ive m osq uitoes), th e deg ree of its in trodu ctio n into an a rea by mi grato ry birds a nd the size of this yea r's m osq ui to pop ulati on, whic h is de termin ed by a va ri ety of climati c co nditi o ns.

Weese adds that recent info rm atio n from the Un ited States based o n viru s levels in m osquitoes suggests that t he p ea k of t he d isease is likely a few years away.

In Barker's lab, techni cians work to fini sh their analysis of the dead birds submi tted during 2002 before mosquitoes start to make their appearance this year. The next goa l is to take the in for mation collected and use it to make predictions about which areas of Onta rio and Ca nada pose the greatest public- health risk, based o n mosq uito and hum an population.

In this step, Barker will be wo rkin g with yet ano th er Guelph gradu ate, Robbin Lin dsay, Ph D '95, a medi ca l ento mologis t with Health Ca na da . "''m very pleased with what's bee n do ne so fa r," says Ba rker. "We've had hu ge geographi ca l and jurisd icti o nal iss ues to deal with , bu t th e in fo rm ati o n has bee n getting o ut to the pu blic- hea lth age ncies, and I think it's safe to say we've had some impact.

It's bee n ve ry interes tin g to be invo lved in such a multi -face ted, multi d isciplinary and multi-agency project and see it work, despite a fa ir number of obstacl es." ga

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Bonnie Milliner, BA '85, has worked on the front line of society's response to human needs. As a nurse, social worker, member of the Ontario parole board and now a member of Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board, she has come to know the heavy responsibility of making decisions that affect other people's lives.

A former registered nurse, Mi lli ner says she began taking courses at U of G just "to expand my ho rizons." First music courses, then courses in family and child studies that encouraged her to apply for a social work position with the Ch ildren's Aid Society.

That position "gave me exposure to the court system, and after six years with Children's Aid, I fe lt I needed to move on."

Mov ing o n meant assuming the responsibility of making parole determinations as a community member of the Ontario Board of Parole. After the allowable maximum of six years of service, Milliner retired briefly before being appointed in 1998 to the federal quasi-judicial tribunal that determines Q refugee claims. ~ "My retirement lasted long enough to ~ clean out the garage," she laughs. ~ During her four years on the Immigra':::. tion and Refugee Board, Milliner has been ~ hearing the refugee claims of people from ~ Asian countries and says her daily bus com~ mute from Guelph to To ronto has enabled ~ her to stay abreast of changes in the judi~ cial, political, criminal and social service sysw ~ tems in the countries assigned to her. ~ "I've never worked harder in my life," ~ admits Mi lliner, who says this is both the z ~ most frustrating and the most rewarding job ,..~ she has ever had. The stories of refugee ~ claimants can be heartbreaking, but the job 8 is made easier by the mission of the Immio it gration and Refugee Board. She works on

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behalf of Ca nadi ans to "make well-reasoned decisions on imm igration and refugee matters, efficiently, fairly and in acco rdance with Canadian law." Milliner says Ca nadi an law allows the board to provide refuge to people when there is legitimate co ncern for their safety if they are returned to their country of origin. "Canada stands pretty tall, I think, in terms of its compassion for and treatm ent of legitimate refugees;' she says.

These were so me of the thin gs Milliner told current U of G st ude nts wh en she attended a College of Arts career night last year. "Anyone who has an interest in law, a commitment to public se rvice and a desire to keep learn ing mig ht be in te rested in refugee work;' she said. Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board incl ud es a mixture of lawyers and comm unity m em bers from

all walks of life.

She also talked about the importance of famil y and music a nd lifelong learning.

Through a se ri es of stressful occupations, "music and singing have provided the other life that helps keep me in balance."

It took Milliner eight years of part-time study to complete her BA in music and family and child studies. She and her son, Ted, graduated at th e sam e 1985 convocation .

Two yea rs later, her husband, Russ ell, received a BA in psychology after 10 years of part-time study.

"I loved it," she says. "My plan has always been to go back and take more courses after I retire."

But a second retirement is several yea rs away, so for now, the extra courses a nd the garage will have to wait.

atters HIGHLIGHTS • GRAD NEWS • OBITUARIES • CALENDAR

FOOTBALL BROUGHT 'EM BACK More than 115 alumni and football fans from across North America gathered on campus Sept. 21 to celebrate Guelph's long football history. The day's Homecoming events included breakfast, the annual

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alumni Glory Bowl game and a luncheon before the afternoon Gryphon game against the University of Ottawa. The Gee Gees were the victors, 43 to 17, before a crowd of 2,500.

Plans are under way to make the football gathering an annual event. If you'd like to be involved, contact senior development manager Bruce Hill at Ext. 52122 or send e-mail to brucehil@uoguelph.ca.

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At the Gryphon Club Hall of Fame induction Sept. 20, former Guelph football coach Tom Mooney was congratulated by a crowd of former players who were members of his 1956 to 1960 teams.

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left, enjoyed the annual Chilifest

Front row, from left: John Wright, Tom Mooney, Robbie Keith and Bob Silk. Second row: Robert Billin , Peter Lindley, Ron Bogart, Stu O'Neil, Hal Grunau, Bill Sirman and Bill Mulchinock. Third

at Alumni House with his son, Carl, B.Sc.

row : Robbie Maughan, John Burton, Bob Lewis, Tom Sawyer, Jim Wright, Lloyd Banbury and David

(Eng.) 'So, and grandson, Matthew.

Hume. Fourth row: Roy Pearn, Ray German, Bill Stevens, Bill Sproule, Jim Miller and Don Ames.

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Preparing for a ceremonial kickoff at the Homecoming game are, from left: Bob Brooks, BSA

Bob Billin, DVM '58, pose with the U of G

'51; Hugh Tharby, B.Sc. '95; Sam Beninasa, B.Comm . '94; Gord Wright, BSA '33; Don West-

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lake, B.Sc.(P.E.) '72; Brill Sproule, BSA '59; and Rae German, BSA '63 .

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ORE THAN 30 CLASSES HAVE already planned to hold reunions on campus during Alumni ~eekend 2003: CBS '88; FACS '73, '78, '83 and '87; HAFA '73; Mac '3 8, '5lD, '53 and '53 D, '56 and ' 56D, '57D, ' 63 and '66; OAC '33, '43, '48, '53 and 53A, '58, '63, '68, '73A, '78 and '88; OVC '43, '48, '58, '63 '68, '73, '78 and '02.

If you're a member of one of these classes and would like to get involved in the planning - or if you'd like to organize a reunion for another class or group - contact jennifer Brett, alumni events and communications coordinator, at Ext. 53540 or jbrett@uoguelph.ca.

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OF G AND THE COLLEGE ofSocial and Applied Human Sciences will celebrate the legacy of Macdonald Institute during Alumni Weekend june 20 to 22. Alumni are invited to participate in a number of planned events: "College Directions" seminar series.

Book launch for a college biography written by history professor Jamie Snell, price $39.99 plus tax. Advance copies available in May for $53.50 (includes taxes and shipping), order from CSAHS Dean's Office, Room 111, Macdonald Institute, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2Wl. Unveiling of a Canada Post commemorative stamp recognizing the 1903 founding of Macdonald Institute at Guelph.

Opening of Alumni Heritage Room.

Meet and greet the Mac-FACS Alumni Association boards.

Gala dinner; tickets $65 per person, dance only $15 or $25 per couple. Order by sending a cheque to Mac 100th Anniversary, Alumni House, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 For more information and/or to volunteer your participation in Mac legacy events, contact Kathy Virgin in alumni programs at 519-824-4120, Ext. 52102, or send e-mail to kvirgin@uoguelph.ca.

HOCKEY NETS NEW JERSEYS U of G's athletics program will receive six new sets of hockey jerseys for intramural sports, thanks to funds raised at the annual U of G Alumni Hockey Tournament Nov. 30 and

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alumni Matters Coming Events jan. 18- Guelph Open Wrestling Tournament, followed by an alumni and friends banquet; Gryphs Sports Lounge. For details, send e-mail to dcox@uoguelph.ca. jan. 19 - OVC alumni reception at the North American Veterinary Conference, Marriott World Center, Orlando, Fla., 8 to 10 p.m. Contact Andrea Pavia at Ext. 54430 or apavia@ovc.uoguelph.ca for details. jan. 20 to 2 4 - OAC Career Week. Contact Carla Bradshaw at cbradsha@oac.uo guelph.ca for details. jan. 2 4 - Aggie Good Times Banquet for alumni and students. Contact the Student Federation of OAC at Ext. 58321 or Kerry Alexander at kerry@uoguelph.ca. jan. 25- Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences Student Symposium. Call Sam Kosakowski at 519-824-4120, Ext. 54703. jan. 30 and Feb. 1 - Ontario Veterinary Medical Association annual conference and trade show, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. Drop by the OVC Alumni Association exhibitor booth.

jan. 31- Deadline for nominations for U of G Alumni Association awards. For details, contact Andrea Pavia at Ext. 54430 or apavia@ovc.uoguelph.ca.

Feb. 17- Alumni reception at the Western Veterinary Conference, Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nev., 7 to 9 p.m. Contact Andrea Pavia at Ext. 54430 or apavia@ovc.uoguelph.ca for details.

Feb. 19- Convocation. Alumni volunteers are needed to present information packages to graduates. To volunteer, call Ext. 56544 or send e-mail to alumni@ uoguelph.ca.

Feb. 21- Deadline for nominations for OAC Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Awards in teaching, research and extension. Contact Carla Bradshaw at Ext. 56657 or cbradsha@oac.uoguelph.ca for details.

March 5 - U of G alumni Florida reunion, Maple Leaf Estates, 2100 Kings Highway, Port Charlotte, Fla.; includes lunch and a tour of Fisherman's Wharf.

Contact Jennifer Brett at Ext. 53540 or jbrett@uoguelph.ca for details.

March 8 - U of G alumni Texas reunion in San Antonio; includes a tour of the Riverwalk, Texan barbecue ~inner and two-stepping at a country saloon. Contact Jennifer Brett at Ext. 53540 or jbrett@ uoguelph.ca for details.

March 15 and 16- College Royal Weekend at U of G. Visit the Web site www. collegeroyal.uoguelph.ca for details.

March 28 and 29 - OAC Alumni Association 45th-annual curling bonspiel, Guelph Curling Club and Guelph Country Club. Contact Carla Bradshaw at Ext. 56657 or cbradsha@oac.uoguelph.ca to register. june 9 to 18- Guelph Sexuality Conference, focusing on "Looking Back, Moving Forward." Send e-mail to info@open. uoguelph.ca for a conference schedule and fees or log on to www.open.uoguelph. ca/sexconf. june 20 to 2 2 - Alumni Weekend. Watch for details in the May issue of Guelph

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Complete details of the awards program , nomination criteria an d nomination forms are available from alumni program m anager Andrea Pavia at 519-824-4120, Ext. 54430, or apavia@ovc. uoguelph.ca.

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He is currently vice-president (alumn i affairs and development).

Their donation of the johnston Ha ll plaque supports an alumni initiative to review the almost 80 named buildings on campus and provide plaques to recognize the University leaders they honour. For more in formation, contact Siobhan Harrop at 519-824-4120, Ext. 56142, or etnail sharrop@uoguelph.ca.

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Prof. Robert Forshaw's portrait appears on the screen as members of the OAC '55 "Group of Seven" launch a fundraising project to refurbish an animal science lab in his honour. From left: Dana Porter, Larry Crump, Rod McFadden, Rodney Wright, John Kellough and John Robson. Absent: Harold Nash.

Prof. Robert Forshaw has been retired from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science for 22 years, but he's still impressed by the students he taught during his 33-year career at Guelph. And he's still telling the Ontario Agricultural College that it's important for every student to reach his or her potential as a contributing member of Canada's agri-food industry.

The venerable professor's words were beamed by satellite

from his home in British Columbia Nov. 12 to Lab 102 of the Animal Science and Nutrition Building. He drew wide applause from a gathering of 100 alumni and friends who can1e to honour him, witness the unveiling of a portrait and to support a recognition project launched by the associate diploma in agriculture class of 1955.

Their idea has grown into a $400,000 fundraising project to refurbish Lab 102, now called

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because of her gender. During her career, she worked as a chemist for DuPont. Now that she's in her 80s, "Purdue has recognized me as a thwarted en tomologist and has appointed me to their Entomology Development Council;' she says.

• Muriel (Sharpe) Andrew, BSA '41, wrote recently from her ~ home in West Lafayette, Indiana, >"'2<( which she says is in the backyard >- of Purdue University. One of z <( "'l9 four women to graduate from >- OAC in 1941, she studied hortico 0 >- culture after being refused entry 0 :r: a. into the entomology program

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1950 • George Thurtell, BSA '57 and

the Prof. R.P. Forshaw Lab. Committee chair Dana Porter, ADA '55, reported that more than $110,000 has already been donated by alumni and industry. "The Forshaw name has inspired alumni to support the lab, and gifts are flowing in from all over Canada and around the world."

He challenges other diploma classes associated with Forshaw as their honorary class president to join in the project to help meet the $400,000 goal.

Many of the donation cheques received to date have come attached to letters filled with stories of the professor's generosity and wise counsel.

"Bob was one of those precious professors who put his students ahead of everything else;' said John Robson, ADA '55.

Forshaw came to Guelph in 1947 after teaching at the University of Saskatchewan. His academic specialty was swine production, but he contributed to Ontario agriculture in several ways: educating a new generation of industry leaders, leading numerous extension activities and improving the welfare of rural people, including working towards the establishment of medical insurance for farmers before the introduction of OHIP.

MSA '60, and Clarke Topp, BSA '59, were honoured this summer at the joint annual conventions of the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. Thurtell, a former Guelph professor in the Department of Land Resource, and Topp, a scientist with Agriculture and

Agri-Food Canada, followed parallel educational paths through Guelph and the University of Wisconsin soil physics group. Together, they have made contributio.ns in both the above- and below-ground environmental zones. Thurtell has improved instrumentation and analyses for the flux of gaseous components and energy between the soil and the atmosphere. Topp has pioneered an improvement to the measurement of soil water content using radio frequency methods in soil, now referenced as TDR. Both scientists attribute the recognition they've received to their early education and the strength of the general science option at Guelph in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the excellent way that background integrated into the soil physics program at Wisconsin. They say the careers of more than 10 soil physicists and agricultural meteorologists trace back to that basic science option at Guelph.

Five of the 10 also went to Wisconsin for graduate work.

1960 • Pat (Everest) Klaas, B.H.Sc. '63, and her husband, Bill, operate a bed and breakfast near Port Perry, Ont. She is retired from a 30-year teaching career and invites classmates and friends to share U of G memories at ilieir B&B on the shore of Lake Scugog.

• Alan Still, ADA '67, retired from Agriculture andAgri-Food Canada's health of animals branch after 30 years and has begun a new career in the wine industry. He is sales manager for Joseph's Estate Wines and lives in Niagara Falls with his wife, Wendy, and their children, Craig, Tom, Jordan and Kate.

1970 • Lynne Allen, BA '72, is vice- · president and senior employee

benefits consultant at Marsh USA, Inc., an insurance brokerage and risk advisement company, in Rochester, N.Y. She previously served as employee benefits marketing manager at Marsh and as senior account executive for CIGNA. • Lea Barker, ADA '74, left Pfizer Animal Health early in 2002 when the company moved offices to Montreal. During his 23-year tenure with Pfizer, he travelled often to Newmarket, Montreal, Kansas City and London, Ont. He now operates his own company, Barker Marketing Inc., offering event and project management services to clients in Ontario. He has a son at the Royal Military College and a daughter in high school.

• S. Angus N.D. Chidebelu, M.Sc. '77, earned a PhD at the

University of Georgia in 1980 before joining the University of Nigeria as a lecturer. In addition to his position as professor, he has headed the Department of Agricultural Economics and served as associate dean of the Faculty of Agriculture. He recently spent a year as visiting professor at Nigeria's Delta State University.

• Mary Coyle, BA '76, MA '85 (rural development), has been appointed vice-president of St. Francis Xavier University. She has been director of its worldrenowned Coady International Institute for five years and is also a member of the St. Francis Xavier University Foundation.

• David Moore, M.Sc. '70, is a technical adviser on environmental policy and legislation with Ireland's Ministry of the Environment.

• Lorraine Roy, B.Sc.(Agr.) '78, is a textile artist who has designed a series of 17 wall hangings based on rare trees in the Arboretum's Living Gene Bank. An exhibition of the work, titled "Saving Paradise: The Arboretum Project," will tour Ontario throughout 2002.

Hall of Fame athletes

Inductees into the Gryphon Club Hall of Fame include, from left: coach Robert Stallman, swimming and diving; athlete Dan Wicklum, football; coach Tom Mooney, football; athlete Kathy Cameron, track and cross-country; and athlete Mel LaForme, football, rowing and wrestling. Other inductees were the late Alan Claremont, athlete in cross-country and track; athlete Mike Hawkes, diving, swimming and water polo; and the 1977 OUA championship rowing team.

The tour includes an exhibition May 22 to June 30 at the Greenwood Quiltery in Guelph as part of the Waterloo and Area Quilting Festival. For a complete exhibition schedule, send e-mail to lorraine.roy3@sympatico.ca.

• Donna Scher, B.A.Sc. '74, is a

rehabilitation psychologist with Con centra, a case management company in Toronto.

• Heather (Logie) Tichbon, B.Sc. '78, is a veterinary assistant in Vancouver, where she lives with her husband, Richard, and teenage sons, Peter and

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Michael. She says her spare time is devoted to horseback riding and touring the west coast.

Contact her at richard_tichbon@telus.net.

• Paul Zvonkin, BA '71, has retired from the Simcoe County District School Board after teaching business for 29 years at Stayner Collegiate. He lives in Collingwood, Ont., and enjoys snowboarding, biking and walking an eccentric golden retriever.

lives in Ithaca with her partner, Don Paxton, and daughters, Elissa and Emily.

• Luce Berard, PhD '81, received a diploma in applied

of Deutsche Bank Canada as well as global head of Metals and Mining Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank and cohead of the mining group at Nesbitt Burns.

• Sally Cooper, BA '88, teaches at Humber College in Toronto and recently published her first novel, Love Object.

• Alesander Enyedi, B.Sc.(Agr.) '81 and M.Sc. '85, was recently

1980 • Michele Bailey, DVM '82, has worked in private practice, industry and academia since graduating from Guelph. She directed the animal-care and veterinary services program at the University of Western Ontario for 10 years and is now a professor of biomedical sciences and associate viceprovost, research, at Cornell University in New York. She

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In 1996, she earned a diploma m community health from Sherbrooke.

• Tye Burt, BA '80, has been appointed a director of Barrick Gold. He has gained extensive experience in the mining sector in his 16 years in international corporate finance. He was chair

appointed professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kala-

mazoo. A faculty member since 1993, he is a specialist in plant physiology. He holds a PhD from Pennsylvania State University and completed postdoctoral research at Rutgers. He has published more than 30 abstracts and journal articles and received a teaching excellence award from WMU in 2000.

• David Galbraith, B.Sc. '82 and M.Sc. '86, received the 2002 Professional Citation Award from the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, which represents more than 470 institutions and 2,000 professionals across North America. He is manager of biodiversity projects at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ont. He is on ly the second Canadian to receive the award, which recognizes excellence in disciplines such as education

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Complete our questionnaire at www.scholarships-bourses-ca.org and we'll send you a certificate celebrating your Canadian experience. For a hard copy write to: Alumni Relations Officer International Council for Canadian Studies 75 Albert Street, Suite 908 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7 Canada E-mail: alumni@iccs-ciec.ca

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and conservation. He can be reached at dgalbraith@rbg.ca.

• Don Juan Gayondato, BA '84, is living in Kuala Lumpur and would like to hear from Canadian friends by e-mail at tonyg@nstp.com.my.

• Byron and Sharon (Wood) Henderson, both B.Sc.(Agr.) '80, recently moved from Saskatchewan to the Henderson family farm at Keady, Ont. During their 20 years m Saskatchewan, they raised three children- Carlie, Alecia and Quinn - and Byron worked with Monsanto and the Bank of Montreal. He is currently loans manager with the Saugeen Credit Union in Durham.

• Jean (McGowan) Jordan, B.Sc. '87 and M.Sc. '90, heads a cytogenetics lab at Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, where she lives with her husband, Scott Jordan, PhD '90.

She recently became a Fellow of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists, one of only a half-dozen people in Canada to hold the designation.

• A. Kuppuswamy Kumaraguru, PhD '83, is head and co-

ordinator of the School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources at Madurai Kamaraj University in Tamil Nadu, India. He joined the school as a scientific officer in June 1983, was elevated as a reader in 1987 and became a full professor in 1996.

Remembering the good times

The 45th-anniversary reunion of the OAC class of 1956 at Windermere House Resorts was one of the good times as class members shared life stories and celebrated a successful fundraising project. They raised more than $70,000 to create the Arboretum's Park in the Garden. Located just north of Arboretum Road, the park is bordered by the Ivey trail and connects to the Japanese and English gardens.

STAY IN TOUCH U of G Alumni Association Bill Summers, president .. ..... ..... ... .......... .... .e-mail: alumni@uoguelph.ca .......... .. ....... .... ...... .. . . ....... ..... ..... www.ugalumni. uoguelph.ca Alumni Programs Susan Rankin, director .... ............................ ..... srankin@uoguelph.ca Carla Bradshaw, OAC alumni officer ........... . ......... cbradsha@oac.uoguelph.ca Sam Kosakowski, CBS/CPES alumni officer .................. skosakow@uoguelph.ca Laurie Malleau, CSAHS alumni officer ....................... .lmalleau@uoguelph.ca Andrea Pavia, OVC alumni officer .......................... apavia@ovc.uoguelph.ca June Pearson, COA alumni officer ............................ jpearson@uoguelph.ca Vikki Tremblay, alumni programs office .................. vikkit@alumni.uoguelph.ca Alumni Records ........................................... records@uoguelph.ca International Programs Jan Walker, job posting service ....... . ....... . . ........ . ..... jwalker@uoguelph.ca Guelph Alumnus Mary Dickieson, editor . .................. .. ........ m.dickieson@exec.uoguelph.ca For telephone contact, call519-824-4120.

• Barbara McLean, MA '89, recently published a memoir called Lambsquarters th at chronicles her life on an Ontario farmstead . She and her physician husband, Thomas, moved to the farm in Grey County 26 years ago. They raised two children and lots of lambs and garden produce while turning their 1880s farmhouse into a much-loved country home. Subtitled "Scenes From a Handmade Life," the book was published by Random House.

• Helen Peart, BA '83, is a freelance artist and writer living in Toronto, following a 14-year career in the developmental service sector. She teaches adult courses in pottery for the Toronto District School Board, co-ordinates the Woodlawn Pottery Studio Co-operative and has published short fiction and poetry in several U.S. anthologies. She is married to Rob Weekes and would like to hear from classmates at beepeaweel@aol.com.

• Sue Richards, BA '84, describes herself as a social entrepreneur, artist and cultur-

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a! animator. In addition to her role as an arts educator, she produces an annual calendar called Breast of Canada, with proceeds going to the Canadian Breast Cancer network. See the Web site www.breastofcanada.com.

Richards was recently selected to serve as honorary chair of the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph 2003 Women of Distinction Awards.

She was an award recipient in the arts and culture category in 2000.

• Shri Sharma, M.Sc. '89 and PhD '92 , is a scientist in the research and development clivi-

sion of Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo, N.Y., the largest privately owned frozen food manufacturer in the United States. He previously worked as a food scientist with the Inter-

national Food Network in Ithaca, N.Y. Originally from India, Sharma came to U of G after earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in dairy techno logy and dairy engineering at the National Dairy Research Institute in Kamal, India.

• Michael van't Slot, B.Sc. '87, teaches mathematics at R.S. McLaughlin CVI in Oshawa, Ont. He and his wife, Judy, have two children, David and Katie.

Friends can contact them at mjvanslot@yahoo.ca.

1990 • Bruce Bonham, BA '94, and his wife, Anna, live in Calgary, where he is an editor at the Calgary Herald. They met on U of G's Krakow semester and are reminded of the Poland experience by their two cats, Pyszczek and Leniuszek. After graduating from Guelph, Bruce earned a master's degree from the University of Ottawa, then spent two years as an editor at the Kingston Whig-Standard and two years at th e National Post in Toronto before moving to Calgary.

• Nicola Campbell, B.Sc. '94, has been appo inted biotech

principal of BA Venture Partners, a division of Bank of America, in Foster City, Calif.

Before joining BA Venture Partners, she was director at Burrill & Company, a life sciences merchant bank. After completing her Guelph degree, she earned an M.Sc. and PhD at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

• Andrea Cardenas, B.Sc.(Agr.) '95, and her husband, Victor, are working as health promoters in Guerrero, Mexico, through the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) . She previously served

with MCC in Bolivia, earned a teacher's certificate from California State University of Monterrey Bay and worked as a bilingual teacher with the Salinas City School District in California. The couple have a young daughter, Daniela, and make their permanent home in Salinas.

• Don Christie, BA '96, spent three years working in Japan, but is now involved in culture and education programs at the Japanese Consulate in Toronto.

He facilitates scholarships, events and exchange programs and says "Bravo" to U of G's Centre for International Programs. He says U of G is second among Ontario universities in the number of graduates who travel to Japan with the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program.

• Denis Dinsmore, B.Comm.

'9 1, is regional director of finance for Grand River Valley Newspapers, which include the Kitchener- Waterloo Record,

Guelph Mercury and Cambridge Reporter. He and his wife, Erica, live in Oakville.

• Bethany Henderson, ADA '94, won the New Business Award as part of the Awards of Excellence of the Guelph Business Enterprise Centre. She owns Shades of Green, an interior plantscaping company.

• Neal Jones, BA '94, and Erika Meipoom-Jones, B.Sc. '95, were married in 1995 and now live in Calgary with their son, Liam, born Sept. 11, 2002.

Classmates and friends can reach them at erika@ttw.net.

• Sean Karow, BA '93, began his career as a corporate video producer, but is now working as an independent filmmaker.

Several of his short films are broadcast on Bravo!, Space, Pride Vision and Drive-in Classics. He recently wrote and directed a long-format drama, The Hom eComing, that was shot in Brighton, Ont. For more information about KarowPrime Films, visit the Web site www.karowprimefilms.com.

• Stephen Krajcarski, B.Sc. (H.K.) '97, and Heather Krajcarski-Hunt, B.Sc.(Agr.) '97 and M.Sc. '00, live in Defiance, Ohio, where he works at General Motors and she is at home with their infant daughter, Peyton Faith.

• Thomas Laszlo, ADA '94, is a winemaker at Heron Hill Winery on Keuka Lake, N.Y. He began his winemaking career after obtaining a Guelph diploma in farm management and working as a vineyard manager

in Niagara-on-the-Lake. He then worked as an assistant winemaker at Henry Pelham Estate Winery in St. Catharines, Ont. • Michael Letsche, BA '94 and MA '96, and Teresa SweeneyLetsche, BA '91, live in Toronto with their son, Cole, born July 21, 2001.

• Paul Luimes, B.Sc. '94 and M.Sc. '96, and Kathryn (Van Laren), ADA '97, were married 111 1998 and lived ll1 Lennoxville, Que., while he completed a PhD at McGill University. They recently moved to the United States, where Paul is a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Vermont. They have a son, Hemmo, born in March 2001.

• Keltie MacNeill-Keller, B.A.Sc. '94, and Jeff Keller, BA '94, live in Exeter, Ont. He is a financial planner and partner in Wilkinson Steigmeier and Keller Financial Services, and she is a case manager with the Community Care Access Centre for Huron County. They have two children - Aveleigh, 4, and Neilla, 1 - and can be reached at jeff.keltie@cabletv.on.ca.

• Steven Majer, BA '94, is labour relations supervisor with the Ford Motor Company at the Edison assembly plant in Edison, N.J. He is married to Anissa (Jones), BA '94.

• Kari (Heinrichs) Norman, B.Comm. '93, and Peter Norman, MA '93, are happy to announce the birth of Leif Jacob on July 4, 2002, a brother for two-year-old Kathleen.

They live in Toronto and can be

reached by e-mail at knorman@canada.com.

• Peggy Norris-Robinson, M.Sc. '94, is a consultant on seniors' issues with the New Brunswick Department of Family and Community Services. She and her husband, Clarence, have two daughters, Brianna and Alyssa.

• Jennifer (Pope) Parney, B.A.Sc. '94, has been a caseworker for Community and Social Services (Ontario Works) in ChathamKent for four years. She and her husband, Jeff, purchased a 100acre beef cattle and cash -crop farm in the Ridgetown area in the summer of 2002. She can be reached by e-mail at jenniferp@city.chatham-kent.on.ca.

• Melanie Paterson, BLA '95, debuted in the American Le Mans auto racing series this year and competed at the Trois-Rivieres Grand Prix, the Grand Prix of Mosport and the season finale Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, finishing third, second and third, respectively, in the LMP 675 class. She drove the #55 Imation/Flamingo Resort Pilbeam MP84/Nissan with co-drivers Pierre Ehret and John Olson of Team Bucknum Racing.

• Lindsay Puddicombe, ADA '99, recently earned a certificate in winemaking from Niagara College and operates a small winery on her family's Winona, Ont., farm. Puddicombe Estate Farms welcomes visitors throughout the summer and offers walking trails, a petting wo and a playground, as well as a restaurant and wine outlet.

• Vania Sukola, B.A.Sc. '98 , is on a one-year volunteer placement in Kazakhstan with Voluntary Service Overseas, an international development agency that works through volunteers. Her goal is to improve services for disadvantaged women and children fleeing domestic violence in the Central Asian nation. Previously, she worked in Toronto as a shelter worker, most recently with the YWCA of Greater Toronto's Stop 86 shelter for young women in crisis.

• Meredith Tunnicliff, B.Sc. '99, was married in July 2001 to a business analyst from England, and they make their home in Christchurch, Dorset. She is a project co-ordinator in a business technology department of JP Morgan Investor Services and says she looks forward to a long career in the field of custodial banking.

• Tracy Vink, DVM '98, and Steve Taylor, BA '91, were married in November 2001 and live in Aylmer, Ont., where he is a greenskeeper and she works at a veterinary clinic.

2000 • Krista Hearn, BA '00, lives in Guelph and teaches Grade 8 French immersion with the Upper Grand District School Board.

• Linda O'Neill, MFA '00, recently held an exhibition of new paintings titled "Slow Float" at the Wynick/Tuck Gallery in Toronto. To view her artwork, visit the Web site www. wynicktuckgallery. ca.

Did you major in European studies?

Current and prospective students (and their parents) often ask about career opportunities for European studies graduates. To answer their queries, we'd like to hear about your career paths.

Please write or e-mail and tell us what job(s) you found after graduating and what you're doing now. Grad names will be kept confidential on request. Write to June Pearson, manager of alum-

ni programs, College of Arts, Day Hall Room 101; or Prof.

Paola Mayer, co-ordinator of European studies, School of Languages and Literatures, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N 1G 2Wl. Send e-mails to jpearson@uoguelph.ca, pmayer@uo guelph.ca or eurostud@uoguelph.ca.

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OBITUARIES these tools to work.

The greatest challenge facing students today is applying these tools by opening their minds to different ways of life, different ways of thinking, to constantly challenge their own standards by the standards of others. It's an obvious task, but one easily overlooked."

Daniel Melanson, BA '89, died in a farm accident July 3, 2002. A former journalist, Melanson began his writing career as editor of the Ontarian. After graduation, he worked at the Fergus- Elora News Express, then the Guelph Mercury. He edited a computer magazine in Toronto for three years and worked as a computer progranuner for Sybase Canada in Waterloo for six years. He and his wife, Janet Spies, purchased her family's farm near Alma in 2000 and moved there with their children: Riley, 4, and Emma, 3. Spies shares a quote from one of the last editorials he wrote for the Ontarian; "I tossed my post-secondary school applications into the wind and ended up here.

Four years later, there is only one thing I can say for certain that's been learned: that is, the learning's only begun. Far beyond all the facts and information., the University teaches a way of thinking. Education won't change a person; it will only give them the opportunity to be changed.

Naively, I thought a degree was what was going to give me a great understanding into the wonders and workings of the world. School has become only the first in a series of steps towards that understanding.

University teaches one to analyse scientifically, logically, reasonably, esthetically, an entire wealth of knowledge and skill. But it is nothing without putting

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Jacqueline (Taggart) Cripps, DHE '57, died Nov. 22, 2002, after a long struggle with cancer. She was the first professional dietitian at the Linhaven Home for the Aged in St. Catharines, Ont. She left to raise a family, but returned to Linhaven in 1983 as craft co-ordinator and remained there until her retirement in 1995. She also graduated from Niagara College's gerontology program and was active in 4-H clubs, the Girl Guides, and the National Campers and Hikers Association. She was on the board of Niagara College, taught numerous craft courses and was a life member of the Mac- FACS Alumni Association.

David St. Aubin, M.Sc. '76 and PhD '89, died Sept. 10, 2002. He was director of research at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn., and a renowned marine mammal scientist respected for his research on beluga whales, narwhals and sea lions.

Lester Allen, DVM '51, Nov. 7, 2002 Murray Benner, ADA '47, May 6, 2002 Marjorie Berlin, DHE '39, Aug. 19, 2002 Kitty-Jane Bouma, B.Sc.(Agr.) '79, Sept. 4, 2002 John Budd, ADA '52, Sept. 11, 2002 James Carmichael, ADA '53, date unknown Graham Child, DVM '82, Aug. 4, 2002 William Clifford, BSA '49, Nov. 21, 2002 Harvey Cochran, BSA '40, Feb. 4, 2002 Allan Collins, BSA '55, July 27, 2002 Morrison Colville, BSA '32, February 2002 Robert Couban, ADA '58, Oct. 7, 2002 Auleen Curry, DHE '31, Aug. 2, 2002 Thomas Daniel, ADA '47, June 3, 2002

Richard Dawe, B.Sc. '78, Aug. 7, 2002 Andrew Dixon, BSA '29, July 9, 2002 Bennett Duke, DVM '45, June 11,2002 John Duncan, B.Sc.(Agr.) '80, Feb. 12, 2002 路 Elsie Felker, DHE '40, Aug. 25, 2002 Timothy Findley, H.D.Le. '84, June 20, 2002 Edward Gillan, BSA '53, Feb. 17,2002 William Hamilton, ADA '51, in 1995 Kenneth Hare, H.D.Sc. '96, Sept. 3, 2002 Frederick Hayward, BSA '50, Nov. 27,2001 Frederick Hodgson, BSA '41, June 14,2002 James Howitt, BSA '38, Nov. 2, 2002 Cecilia Ku, M.Sc. '70, Nov. 4, 2002 Peggy Linton, DHE '48, Sept 8, 2002 Lorraine Lukas, ADA '98, Aug. 9, 2002 Edward MacPhee, BSA '31, Sept. 11,2001 Julien Martin, ADA '47, May 14,2002 Lawrence McDermott, BSA '39, Aug. 14, 2002 Norman McLeod, M.Sc.(Agr.) '84, Aug. 29, 2002 Jeremy Morgan, BA '99, Oct. 15,2001 Donald Mountjoy, BSA '51, August 2002 Dean Parrott, BSA '39, July 26, 2002 Helen Pearson, DHE '41, Nov. 5, 2002 Donald Pettit, BSA '49, Oct. 19, 2002 Margaretha Ramsay, BA '78, April 2002 Allan Reoch, BSA '62, July 2002 Elizabeth Ridler, DHE '34, Nov. 20, 2002 Mabel Sanderson, DHE '31, Aug. 6, 2002 Margaret Scott, DHE '47, Oct. 12, 2002 Evelyn Scrace, DHE '31, October 2001 Frank Shelton, BSA '41, Nov. 14,2002 George Sprankle, DVM '51, Aug. 10, 2002 Chester Staniec, ODH '83, in 2000 Katherine Strite-Gatto, BA '70, Aug. 20, 2002 Alice Stuart, DHE '35, June 8, 2002 Richard VanDamme, BSA '74, Aug. 5, 2002 Jack Waterhouse, ADA '33, Oct. 8, 2002 Joan Weatherly, BA '82, Aug. 30, 2002 Margaret Wilson, B.H.Sc. '68, Sept. 27, 2002 Robert Wilson, DVM '62, Aug. 10, 2002

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the CWay CWe CWere FROM THE ARCHIVES

N THE EARLY YEARS oftheCollegeofBiological Science, Biobash was a popular pub/dance event that raised funds to support the CBS student government and gave biological science students a chance to socialize. Many friendships- and some marriages- trace their first meeting to a Biobash event.

That's equally true for Saturday-night pubs hosted by all U of G college groups during the 1970s. The most popular venues were Creelman Hall or- as at this 1976

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Biobash- the Gryphon Room under the bleachers in Alumni Stadium.

The cinder block walls are still a defining feature of the Gryphon Room. It is now used primarily for Athletics Department classes and club events, everything from martial arts and ballroom dance lessons to badminton and Gryphon football weight training. The walls are decorated with U of G's football history, and alumn i and fans often gather in the room after a home game.

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