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<strong>ALUMNI</strong><br />

news<br />

Spring 2006<br />

Cover<br />

Story: Story<br />

Dale Hancocks<br />

Senior VP Operations<br />

Nelvana • Page 5<br />

PLAN YOUR<br />

OWN CLASS<br />

REUNION<br />

Page 29<br />

TIPS FROM<br />

THE INSIDE<br />

Page 9<br />

MUSIC INDUSTRY<br />

ARTS TURNS 30!<br />

Page 15


22 Alumni<br />

Dale Hancocks<br />

balances cartoon<br />

characters and<br />

corporate law at<br />

Nelvana.<br />

table of<br />

contents<br />

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11<br />

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<strong>ALUMNI</strong><br />

news<br />

Touring<br />

Tuscany<br />

Sue<br />

Willoughby, RRT<br />

Fashion<br />

Design in India<br />

Diploma to<br />

Degree<br />

Alumni<br />

Perks<br />

Class<br />

Notes<br />

5<br />

Managing Editor<br />

Karen Monahan<br />

Editor<br />

Simone Graham<br />

Graphic Design<br />

Trish Tully, Flair Creative<br />

Alumni PERKS<br />

Michael Wickett<br />

Cover Photography<br />

Paul Miszczyk<br />

Inside Photography<br />

John Sing<br />

Looking inside at<br />

trades training.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni Association<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Randy Dafoe – President<br />

Betty Holme – Vice-President<br />

Jennifer Baxter – Treasurer<br />

Directors: Bev Anderson, Catherine Chester,<br />

Wendy Curtis, Jean Drummond, Jordan Hobbs,<br />

Walt Jeschenig, Gail Malcolm, Karen Monahan,<br />

Christine Thomson, David Wyatt, Lindsay Zajac<br />

Alumni <strong>News</strong> is published twice a year by the <strong>Fanshawe</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> Alumni Association and <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong>,<br />

London, Ontario. It is distributed free to <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

alumni; others may subscribe for $10 per year, plus GST.<br />

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information, please contact the Alumni Office.<br />

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15<br />

24<br />

Designer Derrick<br />

Gilders turns a few<br />

heads.<br />

Music Industry Arts<br />

marks 30 years with<br />

a reunion celebration.<br />

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cast of<br />

falcons<br />

Siskinds is one of Southwestern Ontario’s largest and most established law fi rms,<br />

with more than 65 lawyers and 100 plus support staff working from offi ces in London,<br />

Toronto, Windsor, and an affi liate law fi rm in Quebec City. With more than 25 practice<br />

groups, the fi rm offers extensive experience in virtually every area of law, serving the<br />

legal needs of a diverse range of clients, from individuals to large public and private<br />

institutions. Winners of the London Chamber of Commerce 2004 Large Business of the<br />

Year award, Siskinds was also recently named one of the top ten mid-sized law fi rms in<br />

Central Canada by Canadian Lawyer magazine.<br />

When we visited their historic offi ce location in London, Ontario at 680 Waterloo<br />

Street at Pall Mall, we were delighted to meet these 20 <strong>Fanshawe</strong> alumni and sorry to<br />

miss the others who couldn’t make it on picture day.<br />

From left to right in the back row: Tina (Stumph) Ferguson (Legal Assistant 90); Lise<br />

(Nielsen) Grasso (Legal Assistant 95); Bev (Telehus) Dolgos (Legal Secretarial 78/ Offi ce<br />

Administration 94); Mary Ann (Ritchie) Leget (Professional Secretarial 83); Beth (Hood)<br />

Traynor (Journalism- Broadcast 80); Richard Morrison (Audio Visual Technician 93/<br />

Broadcasting- Television 95); John Mount (Computer Programmer Analyst 03)<br />

and Jason Schattin (Law Clerk 99).<br />

From left to right in the middle row: Deanna Wall (Law Clerk 04); Gina (Schwarz)<br />

Pennington (Legal Secretarial 77); Sylvia Rutter (Legal Assistant 99); Marcia Fraser (Legal<br />

Offi ce Administration 76); Victoria Beasley (Legal Offi ce student); Jody (LaMarsh) Stone<br />

(Legal Assistant 93); and Melora Lake-Rodrigues (Legal Offi ce Administration 82).<br />

From left to right in the front row: Cheryl (Waechter) Burton (Legal Secretarial 76); Melissa<br />

(Spohn) Taylor (Graphic Design 99); Lisa (Karn) Dixon (Personal Support Worker 99);<br />

Denise (Ward) Smith (Legal Assistant 96); and Amanda Woods (Legal Assistant 83/ General<br />

Business 96/ Human Resources Management 00/ Business Administration 00).<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 3


4<br />

Ever wonder where people get such<br />

fantastic designs for their masks, helmets<br />

or vehicles? Could be you’re seeing a<br />

Derrick Gilders’ original. He has been<br />

creating high profile headwear and luxury<br />

motorcycle designs for the past 10 years.<br />

Heads Up:<br />

Artist at Work!<br />

O<br />

Once you meet Derrick Gilders (Industrial Design 89 /Mechanical<br />

Engineering Technician 92) you never really look at a helmet or<br />

motorcycle the same way again. The plain ones tend to look like<br />

a canvas or, if already decorated, they are indeed works of art.<br />

“My work is custom order, so I meet to discuss ideas, start<br />

with some sketches and go from there,” says Derrick. “Whatever<br />

you can imagine, I can design: from animals, birds and mythical<br />

creatures to superheroes, sports crests and flaming skulls.”<br />

He does the design work in his home studio but the surface<br />

preparation and painting is done in a rented corner of a<br />

mechanic’s workshop in London. He uses automobile paint<br />

and the production process has a number of intricate steps and<br />

layers.<br />

While he became used to seeing his work at local hockey<br />

arenas, he got a big thrill in 2003. “I was watching NHL hockey<br />

on TV with my son and Ottawa Senators’ goaltender Martin<br />

Prusek skated out wearing a Gilders Design original,” recalls<br />

Derrick. “It was my first year for a mask in the NHL and that<br />

was pretty cool.”<br />

The studio roster is impressive with projects completed for the<br />

New York Rangers, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Cinncinati Reds<br />

and the London Knights just to name a few. He’s still busiest<br />

at Christmas though. “Parents and grandparents just love to<br />

surprise their young puck-stoppers,” says Derrick. “Those jobs<br />

are fun because they’re so personal.”<br />

Referrals are now providing more than steady part-time work,<br />

and while it may become full-time some day, Derrick says<br />

he’s quite content for now to keep his full-time job at General<br />

Dynamics where he has been a technical writer and editor for<br />

the past 14 years.<br />

To see more of Derrick’s high profile handiwork, visit<br />

www.gildersdesign.com<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


COVER<br />

STORY<br />

It’s a long way from playing guitar in<br />

high school to holding one of the top<br />

management roles with entertainment<br />

giant Nelvana, but Dale Hancocks<br />

(Music Industry Arts 88) is proof that it<br />

can be done. His strategic decisions<br />

along the way have built on a set of skills<br />

originally honed at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

and for a man immersed in both<br />

cartoon characters and<br />

complex international contract<br />

law, he’s refreshingly relaxed.<br />

(All images copyright of Nelvana<br />

and used with permission.)<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 5


6<br />

Nelvana’s shows are seen<br />

in 160 countries and<br />

include such well loved<br />

favourites as “Franklin”,<br />

“Little Bear”, and “Babar”<br />

as well as newer properties<br />

such as “Caitlin” and<br />

“Jonesy” from the show<br />

“6teen” seen hanging out<br />

at the mall with Dale above.<br />

Below is a lovable buggie<br />

from “Miss Spider’s Sunny<br />

Patch Friends”.<br />

As Senior Vice-President of Operations<br />

for Nelvana, Dale Hancocks works for<br />

one of the world’s largest international<br />

producers and distributors of<br />

children’s animation and related<br />

consumer products. Nelvana is<br />

owned by Canadian-based media<br />

and entertainment giant Corus<br />

Entertainment, a market leader in<br />

specialty TV and radio.<br />

So how did Dale land this great<br />

job surrounded by such colourful<br />

characters and a hugely diverse range<br />

of international partners? Well, it all<br />

began with a love of music. He took<br />

a year off after high school to play<br />

guitar in a band but then it was time to<br />

consider a full-time career.<br />

“It’s funny. I always thought I would<br />

end up working for a record company,”<br />

recalls Dale. “I heard good things about<br />

the Music Industry Arts program at<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> and thought that would be a<br />

good basis – a good start.”<br />

While at <strong>Fanshawe</strong>, Dale particularly<br />

enjoyed courses he took from<br />

professor Terry McManus on contracts<br />

and the business aspects of the music<br />

industry. After <strong>Fanshawe</strong>, Dale’s love<br />

of music led him to enrol in the music<br />

program at Wilfrid Laurier University<br />

but he ended up taking all his electives<br />

in business and earned a business<br />

degree instead.<br />

“The hands-on teaching and the<br />

camaraderie at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> and at<br />

Laurier were great,” Dale recalls.<br />

“We got to really connect with<br />

individuals who not only<br />

taught us skills, but we also<br />

heard about their lives, their<br />

experiences in the fi eld<br />

and I thought that was<br />

extremely relevant.”<br />

With his mind<br />

on the business<br />

of music, Dale<br />

enrolled in law school at The University<br />

of Western Ontario. “I already had<br />

both music exposure and a business<br />

education, so I thought I could use a<br />

legal background as well. That was<br />

my only reason for studying law,” says<br />

Dale. “Law School was a very strange<br />

place to be really because everyone<br />

else was there to become a lawyer in<br />

the usual sense of the word. I was just<br />

as happy to get in and get out.”<br />

While preparing to write his bar<br />

exams, Dale chose to article at a<br />

small but full-service law fi rm in<br />

Oakville, Ontario so he could gain<br />

broader hands-on legal experience<br />

before launching into his fi rst love:<br />

entertainment law.<br />

After passing the bar, he cut his teeth<br />

for four years at two different law fi rms<br />

in Toronto handling music supervision<br />

and clearing music rights for fi lm and<br />

TV productions. When Dale heard that<br />

Nelvana was planning two new live<br />

action productions and needed an<br />

experienced law fi rm, Nelvana became<br />

a client and Dale started working on<br />

the fi le.<br />

“Since the production legals<br />

were so involved and the shooting<br />

was in Alberta, I fostered a pretty<br />

strong relationship with one of the<br />

producers,” explains Dale. Nelvana<br />

offered him a position as in-house<br />

Legal Counsel in 1996 which he took.<br />

Dale’s fi rst role at Nelvana was<br />

development work which involved a<br />

lot of underlying rights agreements,<br />

optioning properties, and working<br />

closely with Nelvana representatives<br />

in Los Angeles where most of those<br />

properties originated.<br />

“I was very involved with copyright<br />

from a chain of title point of view and<br />

the commercial side of things,” says<br />

Dale. “So when someone writes a book<br />

or does a drawing or creates some<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


intellectual property, we would<br />

come along and say, we think that<br />

can become a TV series or some<br />

kind of audio-visual production.”<br />

The process of taking a creation<br />

from its original form to another<br />

format is complex. First, Nelvana<br />

has to acquire the rights from the<br />

person who created the work.<br />

That’s where Dale would come<br />

in. “Once we gain the rights to<br />

adapt the characters and content,<br />

we would get into discussions<br />

not only about the commercial<br />

arrangements but also about the<br />

approval process along the way,”<br />

explains Dale.<br />

Just about that time, Nelvana<br />

was a company in transition and<br />

Dale decided to take a break.<br />

In 1998, he joined a colleague<br />

who was working at an outside<br />

law fi rm. With a keen interest in<br />

copyright issues, Dale also enrolled<br />

in a part-time Masters of Laws<br />

program in Intellectual Property<br />

at Osgoode Hall through York<br />

University.<br />

While working with the law fi rm,<br />

Nelvana continued to provide him<br />

with legal work. “I got to know the<br />

new general counsel at Nelvana<br />

pretty well,” recalls Dale. “He said<br />

that they wanted to establish an<br />

international distribution operation<br />

in Ireland and that I’d be perfect to<br />

start it up.”<br />

So, while Dale had never been<br />

to Ireland, he and his wife did not<br />

have children yet so they felt free<br />

to go. Just as he was working to<br />

complete his Master’s thesis, he<br />

rejoined Nelvana and set out for a<br />

six-year adventure in Ireland and<br />

England.<br />

Dale set everything up in Ireland<br />

from scratch and it worked out<br />

well because the government of the<br />

Shannon-side region offered tax<br />

incentives to companies engaged in<br />

intellectual property work.<br />

As Managing Director of Nelvana<br />

International, Dale focused on<br />

international licensing activities<br />

which sold programs to broadcasters<br />

“Creating animation<br />

programs is an incredibly<br />

complex business to<br />

fi nance. A show can<br />

cost you anywhere from<br />

$8 to $10 million for<br />

26 half-hour episodes.<br />

No one really has<br />

that kind of<br />

money lying<br />

around.”<br />

around the world. After three and a<br />

half years in Shannon, Dale went to<br />

London, England which is more of a<br />

hub for fi nanciers.<br />

“Creating animation programs<br />

is an incredibly complex business<br />

to fi nance. A show can cost you<br />

anywhere from $8 to $10 million<br />

for 26 half-hour episodes. No one<br />

really has that kind of money<br />

lying around,” explains Dale.<br />

“While the Canadian government<br />

has negotiated treaties with<br />

other countries to allow fi lm and<br />

television productions to be done<br />

in a team context, it makes putting<br />

together a patchwork of fi nance<br />

partners very complex and time<br />

consuming.”<br />

Dale’s expertise in bringing<br />

such parties together gave him<br />

excellent success and confi dence,<br />

but on the family side of life it<br />

was time for a change. In Ireland,<br />

he and his wife had welcomed<br />

twin boys and a third son. Then<br />

in England, they had a baby girl.<br />

“When our children started<br />

school, we decided it was time to<br />

come home. We wanted them to<br />

be in the Canadian school system<br />

and for all of us to be closer to<br />

family,” says Dale.<br />

While the family situation was<br />

one factor, there was another one<br />

brewing at Nelvana. “One of the<br />

main business reasons for my<br />

coming back to Toronto was to<br />

help pull the company together<br />

from a strategic point of view,”<br />

says Dale.<br />

He was in a unique position<br />

to do so, given his international<br />

exposure and expertise in<br />

business and legal issues on both<br />

the development and distribution<br />

sides. “In my current role, I make<br />

certain that we all try to pull in<br />

the same direction to accomplish<br />

our fi nancial and creative<br />

objectives,” explains Dale.<br />

Since returning to Canada in<br />

August 2005, Dale has been<br />

balancing life as a senior level<br />

legal executive and doting Dad.<br />

When asked how he manages<br />

everything, Dale is quick to credit<br />

his wife and he sums up his<br />

position with a relaxed smile:<br />

“Well, with four young children at<br />

home watching cartoons, I have<br />

my own little focus group, so that<br />

helps.”<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 7<br />

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Front row, from left to right: Lisa Stapleton, Steve Tippett,<br />

Shawn Gingrich, Ron Koudys, Mark Moir and Richard<br />

Forster. In the back row: Aaron Deactis, Josh MacLean,<br />

Mike Kari, Michael Dren and Norma Staples.<br />

The gardens of Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy form one of<br />

the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of<br />

Renaissance culture at its most refi ned. Its innovative<br />

design along with the architectural components in the<br />

garden, such as fountains and ornamental basins, make<br />

this a unique example of an Italian 16th-century garden.<br />

These gardens had a profound infl uence on the development<br />

of garden design throughout Europe.<br />

8<br />

TOURING AND<br />

TEACHING IN TUSCANY<br />

What better place to learn and experience the beauty of<br />

landscape design than in the ancient garden paradises<br />

of Italy under the Tuscan sun. Nine <strong>Fanshawe</strong> students<br />

took the trip of a lifetime last fall and spent their fi fth<br />

semester in a learning environment usually studied only<br />

in textbooks. Instead, this fortunate group got to breathe<br />

in the beauty fi rst-hand, returning to Canada after 14<br />

weeks with a lifetime of memories and a much more<br />

worldly view of their chosen profession.<br />

w<br />

With stops at some of the most beautiful garden settings in Italy,<br />

third-year students within <strong>Fanshawe</strong>’s landscape design program<br />

gained a world of knowledge on their optional fi eld trip to Europe<br />

last fall.<br />

Their guide for the 14-week excursion was Richard Forster,<br />

a retired professor from the University of Guelph who has a<br />

passion for the history and theory of landscape architecture.<br />

It took about a year to get the trip organized and approved at<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> and that process was led by Ron Koudys, who is<br />

coordinator and professor within the Landscape Design program.<br />

Both Ron and the Senior Vice-President of Academics, Joy<br />

Warkentin travelled to Italy to visit and see the group in action.<br />

Ron stayed for two weeks and was very impressed by the quality<br />

of the learning experience.<br />

“Some of the gardens and monasteries toured were 300<br />

years old so it was surreal to walk through them – like walking<br />

back in time,” explains Ron. “You can’t help but appreciate the<br />

early construction techniques and the design history within<br />

such a beautiful setting. Then for the class to sit down together<br />

at a nearby bench or table and discuss it all was a spectacular<br />

experience.”<br />

Daytrips were fi lled with this kind of hands-on learning and<br />

evenings were spent documenting their work and preparing<br />

assignments on computers. The school work was structured so<br />

students would get full credit for the semester. During weekends,<br />

students were able to travel and sightsee because trains and<br />

buses were accessible and relatively inexpensive.<br />

The fi eld trip was so successful that there are plans to offer it<br />

again in 2006 but perhaps structured within an eight-week tour<br />

that will tie in better with the academic year and lower the cost<br />

per student which amounted to about $5,000 last year.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


Respiratory Technology as a career was still in its infancy when Susan<br />

(Johnson) Willoughby (Respiratory Technology 80) fi rst considered<br />

it. After graduating and working in Canada for 10 years, she made a<br />

strategic decision to move to the United States. Her career has matured<br />

along with the profession and her decision to settle in Florida turned out<br />

to be a wise and successful move. This is her story, in her own words.<br />

w<br />

When I graduated high school in 1976, it took me<br />

a few years to fi nd my niche. I tried Engineering at<br />

UWO, but then switched to Natural Sciences where I<br />

stayed for a year. It didn’t seem like that course would<br />

lead to a job, so I started looking around.<br />

A family friend who taught at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> suggested<br />

Respiratory Therapy. It wasn’t a very well known<br />

career then but the fi eld was growing. I was intrigued<br />

by the technical aspects and I also liked the idea of<br />

working with people.<br />

When I signed up, it was a two-year program with<br />

no time off. Since the fi eld was just developing,<br />

we were maybe the fi rst ones to really get into the<br />

intricacies of ventilation. It was an interesting and<br />

exciting time to be a student.<br />

My fi rst job out of college was with Stratford General<br />

Hospital in 1980 as a staff therapist. I married a great<br />

guy and after three years in Stratford, we moved<br />

to Smith Falls in eastern Ontario. I had no problem<br />

TIPS FROM THE INSIDE<br />

By: Sue Willoughby, RRT<br />

fi nding a good job in Kingston which was about 60<br />

miles away. During eight years in Smith Falls, we<br />

welcomed our fi rst two boys: Josh born in 1984 and<br />

Shaun in 1987.<br />

My work in Kingston was a catalyst for many things.<br />

The respiratory fi eld was really growing by this time.<br />

I worked with several doctors and researchers who<br />

were involved with cutting edge developments and<br />

therapies, including pioneering work with surfactant to<br />

help neonates (pre-mature babies).<br />

One day, the TV news said the United States was<br />

issuing a non-preference VISA that would allow<br />

Canadians to work in the States. There was a limited<br />

time frame to apply and applications were through the<br />

US embassy in Ottawa.<br />

Since I was getting really tired of my long daily<br />

commute, we looked seriously at emigrating. The<br />

weather in the southern states was appealing, plus we<br />

fi gured my husband would have a better chance to put<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 9<br />

<strong>ALUMNI</strong> SUCCESS


TIPS FROM THE INSIDE<br />

10<br />

his love of fl ying to good use, since<br />

they did aerial spraying year round.<br />

It was 1989 and I found lots of<br />

RT positions listed all across North<br />

America in the trade magazines.<br />

We looked seriously at Florida and<br />

Ocala caught our eye. The city had<br />

about 150,000 people then and has<br />

since grown to 250,000. I applied<br />

to Monroe Regional Medical Centre<br />

as an RT. They wanted people with<br />

experience which I had.<br />

Turns out I saw more trauma in<br />

the fi rst three months in Florida<br />

than I had in 10 years working<br />

at trauma centres and teaching<br />

hospitals in Ontario. We’re right on<br />

the I-75 interstate highway which<br />

is a busy spot for accidents. Plus,<br />

compared to Canada, I was seeing<br />

more trauma due to weapons, like<br />

gunshot wounds and stabbings.<br />

So while that wasn’t a pleasant<br />

aspect of the job, you take it as a<br />

challenge because you’re there to<br />

help make people better. The fi rst<br />

few minutes that someone is being<br />

treated for such serious injuries, it’s<br />

really important that you do what<br />

you can do and not panic.<br />

In 1996, I was offered a really<br />

good opportunity at Ocala Regional<br />

Medical Center. It also meant far<br />

less weekend work, so I took it. Our<br />

third son Andrew had been born<br />

while I was at Monroe in 1994.<br />

The new job was as an Emergency<br />

Room Specialist in an expanded<br />

role where RTs and RNs took a<br />

team approach to looking after the<br />

patient.<br />

For about the next four years, I<br />

had my summers off. For RNs and<br />

RTs, it can be very fl exible because<br />

the population of Florida swells<br />

in the winter and falls again in<br />

the summer. During the non-peak<br />

summer months, we travelled,<br />

camped and visited relatives in<br />

As far as advice goes, I<br />

recommend that students<br />

search the Internet to fi nd<br />

out what jobs are out<br />

there. Our HR department<br />

goes a long way to help<br />

health care workers<br />

relocate. We have nurses<br />

and RTs from countries<br />

around the world.<br />

Canada for extended periods. That<br />

was really great.<br />

I transitioned out of the Emergency<br />

Room Specialist role about three and<br />

half years ago. I now work between<br />

West Marion Community Hospital<br />

and Ocala Regional. When our<br />

Director left, I went from Supervisor<br />

to Interim Director of Respiratory<br />

Therapy and ultimately Respiratory<br />

Director of both facilities.<br />

Then in January 2006, I became<br />

Cardiopulmonary Director. In this<br />

role, I manage workload issues,<br />

check on how the therapists are<br />

doing with patients, plus there<br />

are a lot of quality assurance and<br />

government mandated programs<br />

to oversee.<br />

After all these years, I’m still a<br />

Canadian citizen. I have an Alien<br />

Registration Card that allows me<br />

to be a permanent US resident<br />

and it needs to be renewed every<br />

10 years.<br />

As far as advice goes, I<br />

recommend that students search<br />

the Internet to fi nd out what jobs<br />

are out there. They’ll fi nd lots<br />

of opportunity down here. Our<br />

human resource department goes<br />

a long way to help health care<br />

workers relocate. We have nurses<br />

and RTs from countries around<br />

the world.<br />

In particular, North Central<br />

Florida offers a wide variety of<br />

work environments and living<br />

options in both rural settings<br />

and large cities. In Ocala, we’re<br />

only an hour from Orlando.<br />

While the city is growing, it’s still<br />

family-oriented and neighbours<br />

are friendly. When you’re new, it<br />

doesn’t take long to be accepted<br />

as one of the community.<br />

Overall, it’s a pretty easy place<br />

to like. When you see fl owers<br />

blooming in February, it renews<br />

your spirit. As for Ontario, I do<br />

miss my family and I still dream<br />

about the best summer sausage<br />

I’ve ever had that’s made in a<br />

market in Tavistock, Ontario.<br />

But as opportunities go, our<br />

move was a good one and life is<br />

what you make it. We’ve done<br />

very well and our boys are happy<br />

and well educated. The world is<br />

open to them and I hope they will<br />

fi nd fulfi lling careers and happy<br />

lives as we have.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


fashion<br />

design<br />

fi nds its<br />

style in<br />

India<br />

Teaching fashion design half a world away from home has made the past<br />

academic year a whirlwind for Wendy Sperry. In a country of one billion people,<br />

the culture and working environment in India was just about as far removed<br />

from the London, Ontario campus as you could possibly get. In Chandigarh,<br />

this seasoned college professor met personal and professional challenges that<br />

have made her stronger and wiser and she has connected with students and<br />

a culture she will never forget. Here’s how it all came to pass.<br />

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS


INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />

12<br />

“I would strongly<br />

recommend this kind of<br />

exchange program,” says<br />

Wendy. “I know I am a<br />

better teacher. I’m not only<br />

bringing home new course<br />

materials on textiles, but<br />

certainly a<br />

deeper level<br />

of skill...”<br />

When <strong>Fanshawe</strong> was offered the<br />

chance to deliver its world-class<br />

Fashion Design program in India, the<br />

opportunity was a perfect fi t. The<br />

<strong>College</strong> was already well into a strategic<br />

plan to internationalize that began<br />

in the mid-90s. Through concerted<br />

efforts, recruitment levels had risen to<br />

more than 300 international students<br />

each year and exchange programs<br />

and international partnerships were<br />

fl ourishing.<br />

What worked so well in this case<br />

was that Georgian <strong>College</strong> in Barrie,<br />

Ontario already had a viable working<br />

arrangement with CIIS, the Canadian<br />

Institute for International Studies, in<br />

Chandigarh in the Punjab state in North<br />

India. The modern campus of about 650<br />

full-time students focuses on delivering<br />

North American diploma and degree<br />

programs. <strong>Fanshawe</strong> became a partner<br />

with Georgian and CIIS in 2005.<br />

It is a very attractive feature to Indian<br />

students that the curriculum at CIIS is<br />

equivalent to what the student would<br />

be learning in Canada. Their diploma in<br />

Fashion Design will be from <strong>Fanshawe</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> and students may transfer to<br />

study at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> in Canada and get<br />

full standing for their credits.<br />

One key step was selecting a<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> professor willing to travel<br />

to India and work for the year. Enter<br />

Wendy Sperry, a 17-year veteran within<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong>’s Fashion Merchandising and<br />

Fashion Design programs. She taught<br />

part-time in London for 13 years and<br />

full-time for the past four years. For<br />

many of those years, she also ran her<br />

own business, designing, manufacturing<br />

and marketing a high-end line of<br />

children’s clothing.<br />

When she arrived in Chandigarh<br />

in August 2005, she was warmly<br />

welcomed by her Georgian colleagues,<br />

her Indian hosts, and her fresh-faced<br />

students. India is the world’s 12th<br />

largest economy with a population of<br />

one billion. While its fashion design<br />

industry is only about 10 years old,<br />

it is growing exponentially within an<br />

incredibly rich textile base. Textiles form<br />

a huge part of the national economy<br />

and culture in India.<br />

As program coordinator and<br />

professor, Wendy got the program up<br />

and running at CIIS. She purchased<br />

equipment, hired staff, interviewed<br />

students, and even worked with<br />

carpenters to build the design studio.<br />

She mentors other staff members so<br />

that they understand the <strong>Fanshawe</strong><br />

curriculum and Canadian teaching<br />

methods.<br />

Admittedly the work environment<br />

is quite different. Virtually everyone<br />

speaks either Hindi or Punjabi with<br />

very little spoken English. There is a<br />

strictly defi ned level of hierarchy, so no<br />

one wants to take action without an<br />

OK from the top. “One strange thing<br />

that happens almost daily in India is<br />

power outages,” says Wendy. “Now,<br />

we don’t even notice if the lights go<br />

out except in sewing class.”<br />

The assignment has been<br />

challenging both personally and<br />

professionally. “I am away from<br />

everything I know and love,<br />

especially my family, which has been<br />

pretty hard at times,” she admits.<br />

“Plus there is such a lack of privacy<br />

and autonomy. Indians would not<br />

even understand these concepts but I<br />

miss them dearly.”<br />

While her Indian students seem<br />

younger and have different priorities<br />

in terms of their education and<br />

career, they have become very<br />

dear to her heart. “It is culturally<br />

unacceptable for students to hold part<br />

time jobs. They’ve had servants all<br />

their lives and most still live at home<br />

with their parents,” says Wendy.<br />

“Since their educational system is<br />

based largely on memorization,<br />

our type of hands-on learning and<br />

creative thinking is new for them.<br />

But I must say they like it and have<br />

adjusted well.”<br />

Students in India tend to work<br />

as a unit not as individuals. Wendy<br />

has had to adapt her teaching style<br />

because they all want to do every<br />

assignment together. “Their approach<br />

means that the whole class will make<br />

the same mistakes on the assignment<br />

so I have to watch for that.”<br />

Overall, Wendy feels she has<br />

connected very well with her<br />

students. They are quite sensitive<br />

to her needs and really seem to<br />

appreciate what she is giving them in<br />

terms of knowledge and skill.<br />

As she prepared to return home in<br />

May, she refl ected on an incredible<br />

year. “I would strongly recommend<br />

this kind of exchange program,”<br />

says Wendy. “I know I am a better<br />

teacher. I’m not only bringing home<br />

new course materials on textiles but<br />

certainly a deeper level of skill in<br />

dealing with international students.”<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


Diploma D TO<br />

Degree<br />

To what degree is a Bachelor degree valued in today’s<br />

marketplace? It depends on many factors, but the reality is that<br />

to get ahead in some professions, a degree is still viewed as the<br />

preferred standard requirement. Why then are so many students<br />

starting out in diploma programs at community college when their<br />

ultimate goal is to get their degree? Because it works. Here’s how.<br />

There are hundreds of students<br />

taking college level programs with<br />

the express intent of paving their<br />

way to a university degree. Here are<br />

two such stories of students who<br />

specifi cally chose <strong>Fanshawe</strong> as the<br />

route to get there.<br />

Enter Keith Ardron. His goal was<br />

to get his Bachelor of Landscape<br />

Architecture from the University of<br />

Guelph. When he couldn’t secure<br />

direct entry from high school because<br />

of intense competition, he found<br />

another way in.<br />

He applied to <strong>Fanshawe</strong>’s threeyear<br />

diploma program in Landscape<br />

Design in 2000. While at <strong>Fanshawe</strong>,<br />

he studied hard and participated<br />

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<strong>ALUMNI</strong> SUCCESS


14<br />

Diploma D TO<br />

in two co-op work<br />

placements, one in a<br />

nursery which enriched<br />

his plant knowledge<br />

and one in estate<br />

maintenance.<br />

Armed with practical<br />

work experience and a<br />

solid academic record<br />

at <strong>Fanshawe</strong>, he was<br />

accepted into the<br />

third year of the fouryear<br />

Bachelor degree<br />

program in Landscape<br />

Architecture at the<br />

University of Guelph in<br />

2003. There are a number of seats<br />

set aside for college graduates to<br />

transfer in each year.<br />

“Just after my fi rst year at<br />

Guelph I got a great summer job<br />

with ELT – Elevated Landscape<br />

Technologies, a company<br />

specializing in green roofs and<br />

living walls,” explains Keith.<br />

“They needed someone with CAD<br />

experience (computer<br />

assisted design) and<br />

plant knowledge,<br />

two skills I had<br />

from <strong>Fanshawe</strong>.”<br />

Keith<br />

continued to<br />

work parttime<br />

for ELT<br />

during his<br />

second<br />

Keith Ardron<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> diploma in<br />

Landscape Design<br />

and degree from the<br />

University of Guelph.<br />

Degree egree<br />

Julia Xu<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> diploma in<br />

Business Accounting and<br />

degree from the University<br />

of Western Ontario.<br />

and last year at Guelph and joined<br />

them full-time upon graduation.<br />

Today, he is Marketing Director<br />

with ELT. “I knew a degree would<br />

open up a broader range of career<br />

opportunities, but earning my<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> diploma fi rst was the<br />

key to making it happen,” says<br />

Keith.<br />

His story is not unlike that of<br />

Julia Xu of China who came to<br />

Canada with the goal of getting<br />

a Bachelor degree in Accounting.<br />

It is extremely diffi cult for<br />

international students to secure<br />

direct entry into a Canadian<br />

university so she applied fi rst to<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong>’s two-year diploma<br />

program in Business Accounting.<br />

She fi nished at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> in<br />

only 18 months by taking four<br />

straight semesters.<br />

She then applied to<br />

The University of<br />

Western Ontario and<br />

was accepted with<br />

advanced standing<br />

into the third year<br />

of the Bachelor of<br />

Management and<br />

Organizational Studies<br />

program on the main<br />

campus.<br />

“The university<br />

transfer agreement<br />

between <strong>Fanshawe</strong><br />

and UWO is awesome.<br />

My diploma studies at<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> couldn’t have<br />

worked out better and I<br />

graduate with my degree from<br />

UWO in June – all this in just<br />

four years,” explains Julia.<br />

“Better yet, I’ve started fulltime<br />

work as an investment<br />

accountant in Toronto with<br />

one of the world’s largest<br />

global investment fi rms. It’s a<br />

fantastic opportunity.”<br />

The routes that Keith and<br />

Julia took to get their degrees<br />

represent two of more than<br />

40 such transfer agreements<br />

that are in place between<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> and top level<br />

universities across Canada.<br />

Mission accomplished!<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


MUSIC INDUSTRY ARTS<br />

It’s a bond that bridges 30 years and one that is stronger than ever: once an MIA<br />

grad, always an MIA grad! The Music Industry Arts program at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> turned<br />

30 years young this year and continues to train talented people in the art of making,<br />

producing and managing music. This close-knit alumni group gathered in Toronto<br />

at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in March 2006 to celebrate and continue to bond.<br />

Here’s just a sampling of who’s who and what’s new.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 15


30TH ANNIVERSARY<br />

MUSIC INDUSTRY ARTS<br />

16<br />

Tom Treumuth (at left) and<br />

Gary Furniss (at right),<br />

both Class of 1976, were<br />

delighted to share some<br />

memories with professor<br />

and music recording<br />

legend, Jack Richardson.<br />

Tom Treumuth is President of Hypnotic<br />

Management Inc. and Fallen Sky<br />

Records. He is currently working on<br />

the Best of Honeymoon Suite DVD<br />

for Warner as well as promoting<br />

singer-songwriter Rob Lemonthe,<br />

whose album Tom just produced. Gary<br />

Furniss, President of Sony/ATV Music<br />

Publishing Canada, enjoyed the MIA<br />

reunion and adds with a smile: “Jack<br />

was a huge inspiration and mentor for<br />

my musical journey in this industry!”<br />

MIA professor and<br />

Juno-award winning<br />

record producer Kevin<br />

Doyle (MIA 79) gets<br />

caught up on news<br />

with Paula Anderson<br />

(MIA 90). Paula is Creative<br />

Producer and Senior Supervisor at<br />

Crunch Recording Group in Toronto.<br />

She is active in voice casting and voice<br />

direction, as well as editing music<br />

for children’s programming seen<br />

in Canada and overseas. Kevin was<br />

welcomed back to <strong>Fanshawe</strong> from a<br />

distinguished track record in industry<br />

(13 Juno awards and nominations) and<br />

as part of the MIA teaching staff, he<br />

now mentors the next generation of<br />

MIA students and stars.<br />

Marianne Hewitt-<br />

Anderson (MIA 93) was<br />

pleased to reconnect with<br />

retired coordinator and<br />

professor Jan Greene.<br />

Marianne is Supervisor, Online and<br />

Tariff Licensing with the CMRRA<br />

(Canadian Musical Reproduction<br />

Rights Agency), where she is<br />

involved with the changing shape of<br />

distribution and licensing in Canada.<br />

She admits times are pretty exciting<br />

for the agency with the ground shifting<br />

so much within the music industry<br />

these days.<br />

The Class of 1995<br />

was well represented<br />

by this group, including<br />

Jeff Wright, Dave Steen<br />

and Brett Humber, shown<br />

below with current MIA Program<br />

Coordinator, Terry McManus. Jeff<br />

Wright (MIA-Recording Engineering<br />

95) is a freelance recording engineer<br />

and producer, who also teaches<br />

sound and recording and heads the<br />

Audio Program at Trebas Institute<br />

in Toronto. Jeff was chief recording<br />

engineer in a recent 2006 Emmy<br />

nominated show and he has recorded<br />

hundreds of cartoons, including a<br />

recent guest record for Fox’s “Family<br />

Guy”. After graduation, Dave Steen<br />

(MIA Recording Engineering 96/<br />

MIA Recorded Music Production 95)<br />

became Chief Engineer and Producer<br />

at The Barn Recording Studio, as well<br />

as live sound engineer for many local<br />

venues. In 2001, Dave returned to<br />

radio in Thunder Bay. He now runs<br />

the Production & Imaging department<br />

as well as being on-air host for Magic<br />

99.9FM & 105.3 The Giant in Thunder<br />

Bay with new station ownership<br />

from Canada’s largest broadcasting<br />

company, Newcap Radio. Brett Humber<br />

(MIA-Recording Engineering 95) is<br />

owner/operator of the Sound Foundry<br />

Recording and Multimedia Studio<br />

based in Windsor, Ontario and he is<br />

still performing with his band, Area 51<br />

– 12 years, 1200 shows – rock on!<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


A steady stream of guests<br />

signed in and mingled<br />

much, including Julie<br />

James (MIA-Recorded<br />

Music Production 89)<br />

below right. While she couldn’t<br />

stay long, she enjoyed catching up with<br />

friends. Julie is Program Director with<br />

The New 103.1 Fresh FM in London,<br />

Ontario. Rick Starks (MIA-Recording<br />

Engineering 81) is an engineer in postproduction<br />

at CBC-TV in Toronto. The<br />

end of last year was busy fi nishing up<br />

a pet project he always wanted to do,<br />

producing a record featuring his brother,<br />

jazz musician, Tom Starks.<br />

It was a great night to<br />

celebrate music and<br />

where a music career can<br />

take you. Below are Dale<br />

Heslip (MIA-Recorded<br />

Music Production 80)<br />

with Jack Richardson, and<br />

Dale’s wife, Patty Shaw. Dale<br />

is a TV commercial director represented<br />

by Imported Artists in Toronto, Motiv<br />

Films in the US and Mr. Hyde in the UK<br />

and France. He recently completed work<br />

on a spectacular commercial featuring all<br />

the cultural greats for Ontario Tourism<br />

– most readers will know the tune in the<br />

ad from watching Bugs Bunny as a child<br />

- “On with the show, this is it!”<br />

Terry McManus welcomed<br />

the chance to hear all the<br />

news from Geoff Jarvis<br />

(MIA-Recorded Music<br />

Production 94) below at left<br />

and Yurko Mychaluk (MIA-<br />

Recording Engineering 94)<br />

at right. After working around and<br />

about, including a stop in Halifax,<br />

Geoff is happily settled back home in<br />

Kingston, Ontario working as Regional<br />

Manager with Sunrise Records and he’s<br />

also done some band management.<br />

Yurko spent 18 months touring with<br />

Dreamworks recording artist Nellie<br />

Furtado in support of her debut CD<br />

“Whoa, Nellie” which included television<br />

appearances on Jay Leno’s Tonight<br />

Show, Last Call with Carson Daly, and<br />

Rosie O’Donnell. Yurko has recorded and<br />

toured with many independent artists<br />

and he has just launched his own debut<br />

CD entitled Heavy.<br />

ode to 30 years<br />

of bonding<br />

Wow – even after 30 years, I<br />

am still amazed by the strength<br />

of the bond I feel towards<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> and the teachers.<br />

I have been working in the<br />

industry for many years and<br />

I have seen numerous former<br />

students come through. There is<br />

an instant bond that is formed<br />

with people who have been<br />

through the program.<br />

We shared the same<br />

experience! An experience, I<br />

might add, that I have not been<br />

able to top in all the years since.<br />

I truly hope that current students<br />

stop and smell the roses while<br />

they are there and appreciate<br />

the opportunity they have been<br />

given.<br />

It wouldn’t be possible to write<br />

about <strong>Fanshawe</strong> without writing<br />

something about the teachers.<br />

It really is quite remarkable that<br />

the core teachers have continued<br />

to teach at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> as long as<br />

they have. That only comes from<br />

people doing what they love to<br />

do and also caring about the<br />

people they are teaching. Thirty<br />

years look great on you!<br />

Ron Porter (MIA 87)<br />

Director of Copyright, CMRRA Ltd.<br />

(Canadian Musical Reproduction<br />

Rights Agency)<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 17<br />

30TH ANNIVERSARY<br />

MUSIC INDUSTRY ARTS


30TH ANNIVERSARY<br />

MUSIC INDUSTRY ARTS<br />

18<br />

Juno Award honours<br />

work on Prince’s<br />

Musicology<br />

L. Stu Young (MIA-Recording<br />

Engineering 88) won the 2005<br />

Juno for Recording Engineer of the<br />

Year for Prince’s Musicology (NPG/<br />

Sony BMG) for his work on tracks<br />

“What Do You Want” and “Man In<br />

Your Life”. It was a great party in<br />

Winnipeg for the Juno presentations<br />

and he stopped briefl y at Portage<br />

Avenue for the photo above.<br />

As head engineer of the worldrenowned<br />

Metalworks studio in<br />

Toronto, Stu was at the helm of the<br />

recording sessions when Prince<br />

spent three weeks there towards the<br />

end of 2003, recording tracks for<br />

Musicology. Prince then recruited<br />

Stu to complete the recording<br />

and mix sessions at studios in<br />

Los Angeles and New York. Stu<br />

regularly works with high profi le<br />

Canadian and international artists,<br />

and his credits include projects for<br />

Tina Tuner, David Wilcox, Alannah<br />

Myles, Anne Murray, George Fox,<br />

Dan Hill and the Henries.<br />

Living at the DA lab<br />

For current students in the postdiploma<br />

Recording Industry Digital<br />

Applications program at <strong>Fanshawe</strong>,<br />

the DA lab is their home away from<br />

home. Set up in 2000 and located<br />

in D-1046 at the London campus,<br />

the lab includes the digital audio<br />

work station above. Here, professor<br />

Steve Malison shows students<br />

how to edit and mix sound to<br />

picture within a MIDI/digital multimedia<br />

environment. The system<br />

is completely fi le-based and fi nal<br />

output can be cut directly to DVD.<br />

Stuart Brawley<br />

inspires students in<br />

Studio Two<br />

Stuart Brawley (MIA-Recording<br />

Engineering 94) took a break from<br />

his Backyard Recording Studio in<br />

Sherman Oaks, California in March<br />

2004 to visit back at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> for<br />

a recording studio workshop. His<br />

expertise and success in mixing<br />

and recording for some of the<br />

world’s top international artists<br />

inspired students as he shared<br />

professional tips and personal<br />

experiences. Stu has engineered<br />

records for Michael Jackson, Don<br />

Henley, Seal, The Eagles, Cher,<br />

NSYNC, Barbra Streisand, and<br />

Celine Dion. He has also worked<br />

with some totally cool up-andcomers<br />

including the next great<br />

band from the great white north,<br />

STRADIO. Stu is shown above<br />

with Don Geppert (left) and Terry<br />

McManus (centre).<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


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$59.95 per night, double occupancy<br />

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Corner Richmond and Pall Mall, London<br />

1.800.561.4574 OR 519.542.4444<br />

25% off regular rate<br />

AUTOMOTIVE, CAR RENTAL<br />

Bob Jones Auto Supply<br />

519.451.1100<br />

15% off auto parts<br />

OK Tire Huron Park<br />

10 Washburn Drive, Unit 6, Kitchener<br />

519.895.8632<br />

15% off service and parts<br />

(including tires)<br />

National Car Rentals<br />

1.800.CAR.RENT®<br />

www.nationalcar.ca<br />

Quote contract ID# 3816862<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> alumni discount rates<br />

Alamo Car Rentals<br />

1.800.354.2322<br />

www.alamo.ca<br />

Quote contract ID# 7011846<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> alumni discount rate<br />

Huron Motor Products<br />

640 Main St. S., Exeter, Ontario<br />

519.235.0363 OR 1.800.265.3476<br />

mikebhmp@cabletv.on.ca<br />

Drive home a new GM vehicle at<br />

a great discount (4% over dealer<br />

cost on a new vehicle). Students<br />

and grads ask about GM’s new<br />

“Student Honour Roll” program<br />

www.fanshawec.ca/alumni/perks<br />

Visit our Web site for complete details of each PERK.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 19


CLOTHING FAMILY FUN<br />

Arby’s<br />

Dundas St. at First St., London<br />

10% off your purchase<br />

put Perks to work<br />

Cinnabon<br />

White Oaks Mall and Masonville Place,<br />

London<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> $2.00 Alumni off any <strong>News</strong> Cinnapack Spring 2006<br />

20<br />

A Star Is Born,<br />

Children’s Outfi tters<br />

8 Front St. W., Strathroy<br />

519.245.8181<br />

10% off regular price<br />

Aladdin Cleaners and Tailors<br />

797 York St., London<br />

519.642.0878<br />

15% off regular price<br />

AllMaple Apparel<br />

573 Richmond St., London<br />

20% off<br />

www.allmaple.ca<br />

Blue Bayou<br />

Masonville Place and<br />

White Oaks Mall, London<br />

10% off regular price<br />

Bud Gowan Formal Wear<br />

3 London locations, Sarnia & Woodstock<br />

519.672.6210<br />

15% off rentals<br />

www.budgowan.com<br />

Labatt Retail Store<br />

Richmond and Horton St., London<br />

519.667.7212.<br />

25% clothing/merchandise<br />

Quick Alterations<br />

1286 Jalna Blvd., London<br />

519.680.7022<br />

15% off alterations, dry cleaning<br />

and European clothing<br />

Circle R Ranch<br />

3017 Carriage Rd., Delaware<br />

Dingman Creek Valley<br />

519.471.3799<br />

Save $2.00 on a horseback ride<br />

Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf<br />

Sudbury, Ontario<br />

705.897.6302<br />

10% off<br />

www.dinosaur1.homestead.com<br />

The John Labatt Centre<br />

99 Dundas St., London<br />

Contact Alumni Offi ce for info<br />

Discounts on selected events<br />

Spike’s Indoor Beach<br />

Volleyball Courts<br />

120 Weston St., London<br />

25% off court rentals<br />

Spike’s Indoor Rock<br />

Climbing Gym<br />

120 Weston St., London<br />

15% off climbing<br />

Canada’s Paramount Wonderland<br />

Discounted tickets<br />

available through the<br />

Alumni Offi ce<br />

ELECTRONICS & COMPUTERS<br />

PowerFlower WebDesign<br />

London 519.461.0871<br />

$100 off a custom designed Web site<br />

Start Communications<br />

354 Wellington St. S., London<br />

519.434.5888<br />

First month Internet free<br />

and more!<br />

Head 2 Head Games<br />

246 Dundas St., London<br />

519.434.5591<br />

$1.00 off all computer access<br />

OPTICAL SERVICES<br />

Lenscrafters<br />

Masonville Place, London<br />

519.660.1104<br />

20% off purchases<br />

London Optical<br />

527 Richmond St., London<br />

519.850.0027<br />

20% off prescription glasses<br />

O’Hagan’s Contacts Plus<br />

231 Oxford St. E., London<br />

519.433.4046<br />

15% off<br />

PERSONAL SERVICES<br />

Aromatica<br />

270-215 Eugenie St. W., Windsor<br />

519.966.8000<br />

5% off holistic courses<br />

www.aromatica.on.ca<br />

Chromata Hair<br />

419 Old Wonderland Rd., London<br />

519.474.7988<br />

25% off fi rst visit, 10% after that.<br />

chromata@rogers.com<br />

Johnson Insurance Inc<br />

1.800.563.0677<br />

Preferred rates on home and<br />

auto insurance<br />

The Healthy Home<br />

143 Westmount Rd. E., Kitchener<br />

519.894.4772<br />

Free placement services for foreign<br />

live-in nanny/caregiver<br />

RESTAURANTS<br />

FOOD SERVICES


Hamilton’s Bakery<br />

12 Front St. W., Strathroy<br />

10% off novelty cakes<br />

Kernels Popcorn<br />

Masonville Place/White Oaks Mall, London<br />

519.686.1986<br />

Buy one get one FREE<br />

Kelsey’s Restaurant<br />

All London locations<br />

15% off your meal<br />

Yu’s Sushi Garden<br />

Food Court, Galleria London<br />

519.963.1193<br />

10% off combos<br />

RETAIL SERVICES<br />

That Party Place<br />

551 York St. or<br />

9 Southdale Rd.E., London<br />

10% off<br />

Southwestern Pet Centre<br />

Dundas at First St., London<br />

10% off accessory items<br />

Beta Photos Portrait and<br />

Wedding Studio<br />

519 Richmond St., London<br />

519.438.7195<br />

10% off on photographs<br />

Speed City Records<br />

428 Richmond St., London<br />

$1 off new CD or vinyl, $2 off t-shirts<br />

Walter’s Music<br />

Masonville Place<br />

519.660.1460<br />

15% off regular price items<br />

Bijan Art Studio<br />

743 Richmond St., London<br />

10% off all art supplies,<br />

25% off framing<br />

New Image<br />

Adelaide St. N., at Princess (lower level)<br />

519.432.0341<br />

15% off all lamination services<br />

McIntosh Power & Leisure<br />

2557, Road 163, St Marys<br />

519.229.8210<br />

$25 off selected mowers/trimmers<br />

start saving today<br />

Middlesex Appliance<br />

331 Neptune Cres., London<br />

519.659.3000 or 1.800.265.2062<br />

Builder/contractor pricing with<br />

PERKS card<br />

SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT<br />

Cyzzle Cycles Inc.<br />

360 Springbank Dr., London<br />

519.657.1729<br />

20% on sales, 15% on repairs<br />

Missing Link Cycle and Ski<br />

1283 Commissioners Rd. W., London<br />

519.641.5056<br />

15% off service/accessories<br />

Entertainment Tonight<br />

18 Front St. W. Strathroy<br />

Rent 5 library movies for 7 days for $6<br />

Jumbo Video<br />

Adelaide St. and Southdale St., London<br />

and Strathroy location<br />

Rent two NEW RELEASES get<br />

third rental FREE!<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Community<br />

Fitness Centre<br />

1460 Oxford St. E., London<br />

519.452.4477<br />

Alumni membership rate<br />

TRAVEL SERVICES<br />

CruiseShipCenters<br />

11 Baseline Rd., E., London<br />

519.690.2488 – ask for Betty<br />

$25 shipboard credit per cabin<br />

Goliger’s Travel Plus<br />

234 King St. S., Waterloo<br />

800.465.4437<br />

$50 off vacation package<br />

www.gotravelplus.com<br />

Sherwood Travel Service<br />

Sherwood Forest Mall, London<br />

519.471.9348.<br />

10% of vacation packages<br />

FANSHAWE COLLEGE:<br />

ON-CAMPUS<br />

Counseling and Student Life<br />

519.452.4282<br />

10% off listing fee for Alumni landlords<br />

10% off career counseling<br />

and testing<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> Library and<br />

Media Services<br />

519.452.4236<br />

Free borrower’s card<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> Continuing Education<br />

519.452.4439<br />

10% off courses (up to $50)<br />

Must register in person.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Clothing and Gift<br />

Store<br />

London Campus - F1002<br />

519.452. 4252<br />

10% discount on any in-store purchase<br />

www.estores.fanshawec.ca<br />

www.fanshawec.ca/alumni/perks<br />

Visit our Web site for complete details of each PERK.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 21


22<br />

Facing Oxford Street, west corner.<br />

UNDER CONSTRUCTION:<br />

A LOOK INSIDE<br />

If you’ve driven east on Oxford Street in London in the past three years, you’ve likely<br />

noticed the front face of <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> changing dramatically. Just west of<br />

what was B-Gym, a new Centre for ConstructionTrades and Technology has been<br />

constructed from the ground up. This inside look gives you a peak at the new twostorey<br />

high Plumbing Lab (just above) and the Electrical Wiring Lab (large photo on<br />

next page). Phase I also houses a 9,000 square foot Carpentry Shop with a 25-foot<br />

high ceiling that is big enough to build a complete house inside. Phase II, located<br />

directly east of Phase I where B-Gym was, will be ready in August 2006 featuring<br />

new classrooms, computer labs, drafting labs and academic space.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


The new labs shown here are used by both apprenticeship and<br />

post-secondary students who are training for careers in the<br />

construction industry. <strong>Fanshawe</strong>’s capacity to train electricians<br />

and plumbers has doubled since 2001 and more than four times<br />

as many carpentry students now have access to state-of-the-art<br />

training facilities compared to our numbers five years ago.<br />

These students are in high demand in a construction industry<br />

that has been booming for the past five years at the same time<br />

when many mature tradespeople are retiring. Each purposebuilt<br />

lab simulates a construction site so students learn both<br />

the theory and practical skills they will use daily on the job.<br />

Moreover, they also gain hands-on training in specialized<br />

aspects of their professions, such as back flow prevention for<br />

plumbers and industrial high voltage wiring for electricians.<br />

What you probably don’t know from driving by is that the<br />

new Centre for Trades and Technology represents only the<br />

tip of the iceberg of new facilities and renewal that has been<br />

transforming the London campus over the past five years.<br />

Government funding from the province has combined with<br />

strong support from industry partners and individuals to make<br />

it all happen. Stop in to look around next time you drive by -<br />

you’ll be amazed by what all is new!<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 23


making a<br />

planned<br />

gift makes<br />

all kinds of<br />

sense<br />

24<br />

CAMPAIGN<br />

For Deborah Mates (Physical Fitness Instructor 83), there are<br />

a few “givens” in her life. It is a given that her daughters are the<br />

centre of her world and she gives to her community, her career<br />

and her friends in so many creative ways it’s hard to count. Now,<br />

she has also given a planned gift to <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> which is<br />

a method of giving that makes sense for her and many others.<br />

“I was the only one in my family to attend college, and I knew it was<br />

an opportunity and a privilege,” says Deborah Mates as she recalls her<br />

college days. “I know that <strong>Fanshawe</strong> shaped my life and my career in a<br />

signifi cant way.”<br />

Now it is Deb’s turn to shape the direction of the many causes she<br />

supports in a signifi cant way, including that of her employer. In her<br />

role as Resource Development Manager, she leads a $6 million capital<br />

campaign for the London Ski Club, a charitable organization.<br />

After graduation from <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong>, she worked in the fi tness<br />

industry for a few years before being drawn to work in Marketing and<br />

Communications at Cuddy International. At the same time, she was<br />

putting in many hours as a volunteer at Parkwood Hospital.<br />

“It was Mac Cuddy who encouraged me to pursue fundraising work,”<br />

she remembers. “He said, ‘Deb, you need to be at Parkwood.’ It was<br />

a defi ning moment for me. I knew I had to be doing something that<br />

benefi ts other people.”<br />

Deborah says the pleasure and rewards of helping others is being<br />

passed along to her daughters Maranda (14) and Chelsea (11). “My<br />

girls already understand the importance of giving. During their time in<br />

daycare at Parkwood, they visited patients and were involved in arts<br />

and crafts with the veterans. I am proud to see that they are growing<br />

into kind and caring people.”<br />

Deborah has found a way to ensure that future <strong>Fanshawe</strong> students<br />

have the life-shaping opportunity she had. She has made a generous<br />

planned gift to <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />

“<strong>Fanshawe</strong> gave me confi dence and provided me with the tools I<br />

needed to succeed in all the work I’ve done since,” says Deborah. “A<br />

planned gift through a life insurance policy is an affordable way for me<br />

to make a contribution to thank <strong>Fanshawe</strong> for what it gave me. I know<br />

that the <strong>College</strong> and its students are our future. It just feels right!”<br />

Whatever the future may hold for Deborah’s career, we’re pretty sure<br />

that volunteering and giving will continue to be a big part of her life. If<br />

you’d like to fi nd out more about making a planned gift, please contact<br />

the <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Development Offi ce at 519.452.4112 or online<br />

www.fanshawec.ca.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


FEATURES<br />

Joanne Beaton is a <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> graduate who is<br />

proud to celebrate all that <strong>Fanshawe</strong> has meant to her<br />

and her family. She recently sponsored a seat through<br />

the Alumni Appeal campaign, and it felt so good, the<br />

family just named a second one! But don’t worry, there<br />

are lots more left for you.<br />

In the many years between her early days at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> and today,<br />

Joanne has never forgotten those fi rst ties to the college: it was<br />

where she fi rst met her husband Brad who sat behind her in<br />

marketing class.<br />

They settled in St. Thomas and Joanne worked in offi ce<br />

administration before becoming a full-time Mom to her growing<br />

family. They now have fi ve children: Andrew (22), Emily (21), Peter<br />

(18), Elizabeth (17) and Katherine (15).<br />

Over the years, she was also an avid community volunteer with<br />

the Elgin Association for Community Living. As Volunteer Chair of<br />

the Community Relations Committee, the Association sponsored<br />

her to take a 24-hour course at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> in philanthropy<br />

and fund-raising. It proved to be a fi eld that she was really keen to<br />

learn more about.<br />

She returned to <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> to take Fund Development in<br />

2001 and Public Relations in 2003. In 2004, she followed up with a<br />

third certifi cate in Corporate Communications.<br />

“It was daunting at fi rst to return to college as a mature student<br />

but it was the best thing I ever did,” she says. “<strong>Fanshawe</strong> has<br />

opened doors for me in a whole new career fi eld – one that I love.<br />

I want my children to know that when you have a good life, you<br />

also need to give back. My support of <strong>Fanshawe</strong> is a way that I can<br />

model that for them.”<br />

Today, Joanne is Foundation Offi ce Assistant at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

and she was only on the job a few months last fall when she saw<br />

the perfect way to give back. She chose to sponsor a seat for<br />

$1,000 as part of the Alumni Appeal fund raising campaign.<br />

The tradition continued this year when she and her husband<br />

bought a second seat, this one named in honour of their eldest<br />

son, Andrew, who graduates from <strong>Fanshawe</strong> in Multi-Media Design<br />

and Production in June.<br />

There are lots of seats left to name in the Alumni Lecture Theatre<br />

(D-1060). You are invited to call 519.452.4112 for more information<br />

on how to take a seat of your own!<br />

taking a<br />

stand by<br />

taking a<br />

seat!<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 25


CLASS NOTES<br />

What’s new with you? We’d love to hear from you – marriages, moves, career changes, new<br />

jobs, children, travels – anything you’d like to share with your former classmates.<br />

Send your news to us by: Email: alumni@fanshawec.ca Phone: 519.452.4285<br />

Toll free: 1.800.661.ALUM Fax: 519.659.9393 Mail: <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong>, Alumni Offi ce D 1043<br />

1460 Oxford Street East, P.O. Box 7005 London, ON Canada N5Y 5R6<br />

David Raposo<br />

(Photography 00/<br />

Advanced Photography<br />

01): David has passed<br />

along news about a<br />

new London Fashion<br />

Exchange (LFE)<br />

networking group<br />

which welcomes<br />

models, agencies,<br />

photographers,<br />

makeup artists, fashion<br />

designers, hair stylists<br />

and other industry<br />

related professionals.<br />

Members of LFE<br />

26<br />

have the opportunity<br />

to display and<br />

maintain their own<br />

online portfolio,<br />

and the network<br />

helps them search<br />

out other members,<br />

seek advice, and<br />

promote their services<br />

within Southwestern<br />

Ontario. LFE hosts<br />

monthly workshops,<br />

facilitated by industry<br />

professionals, and an<br />

annual networking<br />

party is planned so<br />

members can show off<br />

their portfolios faceto-face<br />

with fellow<br />

industry associates.<br />

For more information<br />

on the network and<br />

how to join:<br />

www.londonfashion<br />

exchange.com<br />

Gail (Naugle)<br />

Fillmore (Fashion<br />

Design 95): Looking<br />

for Jessica, Bridget,<br />

Steve, or anyone else<br />

from my class, would<br />

love to hear from<br />

anyone.<br />

Steven Batson<br />

(Control Technology<br />

Systems 85): Just<br />

built new house in<br />

Woodstock.<br />

Wendy Barbour<br />

(Legal Secretarial<br />

73): After graduating,<br />

I worked for a short<br />

time in the Trust Dept.<br />

of Canada Permanent<br />

Trust Co. but have<br />

spent the majority<br />

of my career in the<br />

general insurance<br />

business and am now<br />

the Chapter Manager<br />

for the SWO Chapter<br />

of the Insurance<br />

Institute of Ontario.<br />

One of my most vivid<br />

memories of my two<br />

years at <strong>Fanshawe</strong><br />

is that I made my<br />

fi rst blood donation<br />

in the gym there for<br />

the Red Cross. After<br />

many years, and<br />

about 212 donations,<br />

the discovery of<br />

an elevated protein<br />

level in my blood<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


y Canadian Blood<br />

Services means that<br />

my doctor can keep<br />

a close eye on it and<br />

also that I can no<br />

longer donate blood.<br />

If any alumni have<br />

considered being a<br />

blood donor, please<br />

don’t delay – do it now<br />

– for others and for<br />

yourself!<br />

Laura Mazreki<br />

(Developmental<br />

Service Worker 02):<br />

Just had our second<br />

child on November<br />

3, 2005 – a baby boy<br />

- Lucas Benjamin.<br />

Therese D. Rooney<br />

(Business-Information<br />

Systems 95): I am the<br />

proud grandmother of<br />

three boys. Chandler<br />

turned three in March.<br />

Joshua 17 months and<br />

Richmond was born<br />

January 12, 2006.<br />

Mitzi Judith Lee<br />

(Fletcher) Hall<br />

(Early Childhood<br />

Education 98): Got<br />

married August of<br />

2001 to Mark Hall<br />

a youth pastor. I am<br />

involved with kids<br />

and youth. No kids<br />

of our own yet. After<br />

grad, I worked with the<br />

School-Age Program,<br />

then in retail, and now<br />

I work at a Christian<br />

Daycare with the<br />

Toddlers…yeah! God<br />

bless you all!<br />

Jay Brintnell<br />

(Computer<br />

Programmer 97): Now<br />

married, fi ve kids, and<br />

lovin’ it!<br />

Tristan J. Coysh<br />

(Graphic Design 05):<br />

Taking multimedia<br />

at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> and<br />

thoroughly enjoying it.<br />

POWERFLOWER WEBDESIGN<br />

MARKS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY<br />

Jason Recker<br />

(Advertising Art 90):<br />

Since graduating from<br />

Advertising Art with<br />

a major in Design in<br />

1990, I worked for<br />

seven years as an<br />

in-house corporate<br />

graphic designer then<br />

fi ve years at Honey<br />

Design as Art Director.<br />

In the fall of 2004,<br />

I ventured out and<br />

started my own design<br />

studio called Carve<br />

(www.carvedesign.ca).<br />

I look forward to<br />

hearing from any other<br />

graphic design alumni<br />

from those days before<br />

computers.<br />

Kim L. Pearce<br />

(Photography<br />

& Advanced-<br />

Photography 96): I<br />

would like to hear<br />

from anyone from the<br />

photography program<br />

1993-1996.<br />

hwy1west@quadro.net<br />

Kendell (Hardman) Hall (Industrial Design 88/ WITT 93/ Digital<br />

Imaging Fundamentals 00) and Megan McKay (Digital Imaging<br />

Fundamentals 00) are celebrating fi ve years of partnership and success in<br />

2006 with their business PowerFlower WebDesign. It is a one-stop custom<br />

design house and projects range from logo and graphic design to Web site<br />

design, hosting and custom programming. Check out the new PERK being<br />

offered to Alumni (page 20). (Photo by Kimberley Vander Schelde of KVS<br />

Photography). www.powerfl ower.ca<br />

fashion grad<br />

“best overall” in Paris<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> graduate Morija Reeb<br />

(Fashion Design 05) represented Canada in<br />

the acclaimed International Young Fashion<br />

Designers Competition in Paris, France,<br />

winning “Best Overall” of the Canadian entries.<br />

Morija was chosen for the semi-fi nals based<br />

on her original design, inspired by northern<br />

landscapes and Inuit art. Young designers from<br />

15 countries participated in this prestigious<br />

competition at the Louvre on December 15,<br />

2005. Their creations were judged on creativity,<br />

originality, and technical execution. Morija says<br />

it was big commitment of time and resources<br />

but she is very glad she participated in the<br />

competition. The experience helped her gain<br />

confi dence to launch her career and we are<br />

pleased to report that she started work with<br />

Mezzaluna Designs in Windsor, Ontario as<br />

an Assistant Designer and Product Developer<br />

in March 2006. Mezzaluna provides quality<br />

custom uniforms to the casino and hospitality<br />

industry in the United States and Canada.<br />

(Photograph by student photographers: Ashley Dorken and<br />

Heather Dietz and the model is from Exclusive Models.)<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 27


Perry Jay Gummow<br />

(Broadcasting-Radio<br />

91): Hey I would love<br />

to get in touch with all<br />

my classmates from<br />

radio class of ’91.<br />

Email me:<br />

djshagginsherman@<br />

hotmail.com<br />

Heather Linda<br />

(Beare) Garrett<br />

(Design Urban 98):<br />

Just got married on<br />

October 22, 2005<br />

to Jason Garrett, we<br />

met our fi rst year at<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong>.<br />

Walter Dutchak<br />

(Electronics<br />

Engineering<br />

Technology 77): I<br />

have been “downsize<br />

retired” from Bell<br />

Canada for three<br />

years now (after over<br />

22 years of loyal<br />

service with this<br />

company). Perhaps<br />

I should have been<br />

more adventurous, and<br />

tried other companies<br />

over those long years.<br />

Well, that would have<br />

been diffi cult in any<br />

case since I had left<br />

teaching to go for the<br />

three-year course at<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> and I was<br />

married to Rosie and<br />

had a 3-year-old son,<br />

Peter, already at that<br />

28<br />

time, so changing<br />

careers would have<br />

posed additional<br />

unneeded stresses on<br />

the family. But my<br />

3 years at <strong>Fanshawe</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> were a<br />

wonderful experience<br />

for me. And I must say<br />

that, in my opinion,<br />

our instructors were<br />

very good teachers and<br />

great human beings<br />

to boot. I was glad to<br />

see that a note from<br />

my classmate Klaus<br />

Martinek appeared in<br />

the Fall 2005 issue<br />

and I thank him for<br />

mentioning having<br />

met me at the Alumni<br />

25th reunion. It is<br />

unfortunate that no<br />

one else from our<br />

THYETY class could<br />

attend this reunion,<br />

for it would have been<br />

a pleasure to have<br />

seen them again; but<br />

it seems that there<br />

are many ‘busy’ lives<br />

these days. I had a<br />

chance meeting with<br />

Ed Gorski from our<br />

class a few years back.<br />

It would be good to<br />

hear from classmates<br />

and their experiences<br />

over the years. If any<br />

classmates wish to<br />

contact me – please<br />

send email to:<br />

wladicus@hotmail.com<br />

Richard W. Jewell (Nursing<br />

Assistant 76) in September 2005.<br />

G. John Koskamp (Motive Power<br />

Technician – Automotive 00) on<br />

January 1, 2006.<br />

Wilfrid R. Lalonde (Industrial<br />

Electrician 00) on December 1, 2004.<br />

Dave C. McLean (Farm Equipment<br />

Technician 02) on January 24, 2006.<br />

in memoriam<br />

Robert C. Prickett (Broadcasting<br />

– Television 78) on March 8, 2006.<br />

Barry P. Sarazin (Instructor and<br />

Coordinator of Radio Broadcasting)<br />

on November 29, 2005.<br />

Ruth-Ann Wiebe (Nursing 78) on<br />

April 1, 2006.<br />

gold medalist makes<br />

fanshawe proud<br />

Karen Blachford (Fitness and Health<br />

Promotion 04) took home a Gold Medal<br />

for Canada at the Paralympic Games<br />

in Torino in March 2006 in Wheelchair<br />

Curling. Along with her teammates,<br />

Sonja Gaudet, Gary Cormack, Gerry<br />

Austgarden and Chris Daw, the<br />

Canadian team triumphed over Great<br />

Britain in the fi nal match on Day<br />

Eight of the games held in Pinerolo,<br />

Italy. Karen says travelling to Italy<br />

and competing was an amazing oncein-a-lifetime<br />

experience. The world<br />

class facilities and organization of the<br />

games were outstanding and she really<br />

enjoyed meeting and getting to know the other athletes. Karen has just<br />

relocated from London to Kingston where she will continue both her<br />

career and her curling. We congratulate her on all her accomplishments<br />

and wish her much happiness in her new home.<br />

golf classic<br />

Plans are now well underway for the 4th Annual <strong>Fanshawe</strong> Golf<br />

Classic to be held at London’s Sunningdale Golf & Country Club on<br />

Tuesday, August 22, 2006. Proceeds from the tournament will support<br />

student awards and bursaries. There are many opportunities to participate<br />

in this great tournament. If you would like to play golf, sponsor a hole<br />

or activity, or donate silent auction or prize items, we’d love to hear<br />

from you. For information on how to register for the 2006 Golf Classic,<br />

please visit the <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> website www.fanshaweca.ca or<br />

contact Linda England at 519.452.4430 ext. 4750.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


PLAN YOUR<br />

OWN REUNION<br />

If you’ve ever thought: I wonder what happened to Cathy or Mike or Paul, it’s<br />

time to fi nd out! They’re probably wondering about you too – did you ever get<br />

rid of that clunker of a car? did you ever move out to BC like you always said<br />

you would? Why not take it on – take the lead and fi nd out what everyone’s<br />

up to. All you need is one other classmate for moral support and the Alumni<br />

Offi ce will be your resource to help pull it all together. Planning a class reunion<br />

is easy and there’s no time like the present...here’s how it’s done.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 29


it’s as EASY AS 1-2-3<br />

Step One: Touch base with at least one old friend from class and discuss when and where you’d like to have your reunion. It<br />

can be in London or your campus town, but doesn’t have to be. If most of you live now in Toronto or BC, or you’ll all be attending a<br />

professional conference in some other city, you could host it there. But most reunions happen in London and many at the campus<br />

itself. We’ve got lots of space, room to dine, take a tour of the hallowed halls, and even stay overnight in residence if you<br />

plan to meet in the summer. October is Alumni Month so that could also be a time frame to shoot for.<br />

30<br />

Step Two: Think about what you’d like to do during the event and who should attend. Most reunions are held at a restaurant<br />

either on campus or in the community but they don’t have to be. Sometimes a casual BBQ supper or afternoon/evening picnic at<br />

someone’s home is good, especially for smaller groups. Spouses and kids? The jury is out. If your spouse never attended <strong>Fanshawe</strong>,<br />

he or she might fi nd three or four hours of crazy stories and “whatever happened to Joe” just a bit too much. If they also attended<br />

and will know other friends at the party, it can work out fi ne. Past instructors? Yes, we can help you track them down.<br />

Step Three: Call the Alumni Offi ce and we’ll help you get word out to your classmates that a reunion is being planned. Replies<br />

can come back into the Alumni Offi ce or directly to you by email if you prefer. We can give you ideas for a venue, how to cost it out,<br />

how to follow up with people and what ideas work best. Email, the Web and word-of-mouth are great ways to track people<br />

down and you can use a list from your professional association to fi nd lost classmates from your industry. RSVPs,<br />

accommodations and travel plans can also be coordinated by email.<br />

Ready to make that call and make some new memories? It’s easy to contact the Alumni Offi ce:<br />

we’re just a click away! Email: alumni@fanshawec.ca Phone: 519.452.4285 or 1.800.661.ALUM<br />

“We were amazed how many<br />

classmates we were able to fi nd<br />

and how many came and what a<br />

great time we had reconnecting after<br />

so long. It started with just three of<br />

us and a class list. We divvied up<br />

the names and used Canada 411<br />

on the Web and word-of-mouth to<br />

track the lost folks down. Thirty of<br />

us ended up coming to the reunion which we held at a<br />

London restaurant but we also visited the campus too. It<br />

was fun and it involved some personal work – but it was<br />

so worth it – everyone appreciated our efforts. We all<br />

wondered why we hadn’t done it sooner.”<br />

Dan Arts (Construction Engineering Technology 80)<br />

Director of Project Development for Maple Leaf Sports<br />

and Entertainment Limited, Toronto, Ontario.<br />

plan your own reunion<br />

“Our Dental Hygiene class has<br />

always been close-knit – there were<br />

only 16 of us – and we’ve made<br />

a point to hold a reunion every fi ve<br />

years. It’s been great to stay in touch<br />

and for each reunion we chose a<br />

different venue, a different type of<br />

party, even different towns because<br />

we’re spread out across Southwestern<br />

Ontario. For our 20th year, we gathered at the<br />

Riverview Restaurant in London and took a tour of the<br />

campus as well. While our profession has changed a lot<br />

and continues to evolve, we share a common experience<br />

that is always fun to celebrate and remember.”<br />

Sheila (Dekeyser) Lock (Dental Assisting 80/<br />

Dental Hygiene 83) Dental Hygienist, Dr. M.P. Bodnar,<br />

Orthodontist, London, Ontario.<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006


Broadcasting – Design (Fashion) Hotel and Restaurant<br />

Television<br />

Felicity Baxter<br />

Management<br />

Mark Cleland<br />

Doris Brodie<br />

Ira Baptiste<br />

James Hayes<br />

Anne Chalmers<br />

Corey Lockington<br />

Deirdre Nugent<br />

Janet Clive<br />

Darlene Luckhardt<br />

Mike Seeley<br />

Joanne Gagnon<br />

Maureen Murphy Cleary<br />

Joanne Graham<br />

Janice Orr<br />

Broadcasting - Radio Patricia Grant<br />

Laura Peters<br />

Joann Ondrejicka<br />

Wendy Hardcastle Linda Ruickbie<br />

Trudy Hubbert<br />

Tracy Scapinello<br />

Library Technician Cindy Jones<br />

Barbara Spring<br />

Peter Kelly<br />

Rosemary Kercz<br />

Joan Turner<br />

Terry Milner<br />

Randall Zupanski<br />

Audio Visual<br />

Janet Peladeau<br />

Technician<br />

Susan Pulham<br />

Advertising Art<br />

Andrew Geisterfer Georgina Skikos<br />

Gayle Campbell<br />

Sandra Poissant<br />

Jayne Terry<br />

Kevin Dietrich<br />

John Starchuk<br />

Dawn Trask<br />

Elizabeth Evans<br />

Robert Van Acker<br />

Edward Krawchyk<br />

Richard Wright<br />

Deborah Lynch<br />

Paul Paetz<br />

Ricky Saliba<br />

Darren Thompson<br />

Janice Willcock<br />

Photography<br />

Bela Baliko Jr<br />

Ross Breadner<br />

Bruce Green<br />

Lori Meserve<br />

Danny Paul<br />

Music Ind Arts<br />

(Recording<br />

Engineering)<br />

Murray Bain<br />

Donald McLaughlin<br />

Jim Michelis<br />

Geraldine Neill<br />

Lisa Patterson<br />

Brian Pinches<br />

Lawrence Salciccioli<br />

Margaret Sutherland<br />

Music Ind Arts<br />

(Recording Music<br />

Production)<br />

John Booth<br />

Mark Forrester<br />

Vincent Garden<br />

Ken Halvorsen<br />

Shawn Hines<br />

Juliette Hinsche<br />

Charles Koka<br />

Lawrence Levin<br />

Tim Longboat<br />

Rommel Malik<br />

Patrick McWilliams<br />

David Ros<br />

Zoltan Simo<br />

George Van Bussel<br />

Robert Waddell<br />

Journalism-Broadcast<br />

Hugh Brown<br />

Carl Skiba<br />

Design (Industrial)<br />

Ian Campbell<br />

Joseph Freeman<br />

Larae Galka<br />

Janis Hodgins<br />

Angela Lloyd<br />

Jose Nino<br />

Shari Wagner<br />

Design (Interior)<br />

Janice Algra<br />

Lisa Arntz<br />

Marilyn Cook<br />

Mary Linton<br />

Barb Morello<br />

Madeline Oldford<br />

Claudia Oliva<br />

Barbara Scott<br />

Susan Somers<br />

Karen Tunks<br />

Marion Williamson<br />

Design (Urban)<br />

David Bradstock<br />

Alice Foubert<br />

Brian George<br />

Design (Landscape)<br />

Larry Dancavitch<br />

Ricci Gould<br />

Sandra Hillen<br />

Susan Shannon<br />

Janice Smith<br />

Shelley Stephenson-Dewit<br />

David Zimmer<br />

Fine Art<br />

Theresa Boychuck<br />

Louis Cecile<br />

Terri Dans<br />

Gordon Giffen<br />

Kim Jacobs<br />

Joanne Rodgers<br />

Graham Settle<br />

Business-Accounting<br />

Ken Bailey<br />

Jacqueline Baker<br />

Kevin Baum<br />

Aron Brown<br />

Susan Henry<br />

Gerald James<br />

Sheree Kudlac<br />

Susan Le Blanc<br />

Cornelia Lotz<br />

David McCormick<br />

John McLean<br />

Tammy Mels<br />

Cornelius Njoku<br />

Mike Thompson<br />

Mary Jo Verheyen<br />

Sharon Weeks<br />

Dan Wilson<br />

Business- Information<br />

Systems<br />

James Aitken<br />

Susan Barker<br />

Jeffrey Bentley<br />

Lynn Bickell<br />

Linda Bloomfi eld<br />

David Boker<br />

Hugh Boyd<br />

Sandra Brenzil<br />

Mary Brosel<br />

D. J. Cameron<br />

Randal Crighton<br />

Terry Daniels<br />

Myles Diamond<br />

Thomas Duffney<br />

John Falls<br />

Rachel Flanagan<br />

Michele Foxton<br />

Keith Gooder<br />

Anne Graham<br />

David Greenly<br />

Alex Hiddink<br />

Gioi Hoang<br />

Wanda Huggins<br />

Gavin Jillard<br />

Robert Jones<br />

Joon-Sik Kim<br />

Samuel Knight<br />

Renee Koeppen<br />

Gordon MacArthur<br />

Patricia MacDonald<br />

Sandra Maggs<br />

Darlene McConnell<br />

David Orosz<br />

Shari Porter<br />

Annemarie Rietdyk<br />

Grada Schut<br />

James Smith<br />

Bruce Spafford<br />

Mark Stankevicius<br />

Peter Stover<br />

Diane Van Eyk<br />

Mike Watson<br />

Hugh White<br />

Business<br />

Connie Driessen<br />

Michele Gaboury<br />

Mark Gerard<br />

Sabrina Greening<br />

Elaine Hardie<br />

Peter Hillen<br />

Jim Keys<br />

Robert Leclair<br />

Rafi qa Mall<br />

Robert Marshall<br />

Barbara McKenzie<br />

Marc Paquette<br />

Karen Sillett<br />

Martha Sinasac<br />

Frank Tecklenburg<br />

Richard Trottier<br />

Donald Wilson<br />

Peter Zadorsky<br />

George Zrini<br />

Margaret Campbell<br />

Business- Finance<br />

Mary Dewan<br />

Stephen Imrie<br />

Cathy Liebregts<br />

Thomas Pawlak<br />

Business- Purchasing<br />

Dino Delellis<br />

James Kelly<br />

WHERE WERE YOU IN ‘82?<br />

are you<br />

on the list?<br />

If you know any of these lost grads from 1982, ask<br />

them to email our Alumni Office at alumni@fanshawec.ca,<br />

or call 519.452.4285 / 800.661.ALUM. Then they won’t<br />

miss out on news, reunions and exciting alumni events.<br />

Business<br />

Administration<br />

Wayne Brown<br />

Bradley Cole<br />

Jeffrey Crawford<br />

Marie Ingratta<br />

Kevin Keck<br />

Richard Kinsella<br />

Fred Longe<br />

Dale Lynds<br />

Edward Myers<br />

Gregory Robertson<br />

Stephen Smith<br />

Bashir Umar<br />

Randolf Veres<br />

Chris Webster<br />

Urban Affairs &<br />

Real Estate<br />

Brian Lake<br />

Secretarial Arts<br />

Brenda Asselin<br />

Kelee Atkinson<br />

Mary Bartoszewicz<br />

Heather Berst<br />

Deborah Bolton<br />

Vickie Bolton<br />

Teina Butler<br />

Irene Campbell<br />

Susan Davis<br />

Lori Debellefeuille<br />

Gulnaar Dharamshi<br />

Christine Gago<br />

Jane Geerts<br />

Susan Gibson<br />

Ann Goodchild<br />

Barbara Green<br />

Trudy Green<br />

Katherine Grosch<br />

Liz Guenther<br />

Marion Heard<br />

Dawn Holmes<br />

Wendy Ireland<br />

Paula Jackson<br />

Karen Lyons<br />

Connie Mabb<br />

Kimberly Mabon<br />

Eloise Mac Donald<br />

Sheila McCann<br />

Kathleen McIntyre<br />

Margaret Newell<br />

Anna Oosterveld<br />

Karen Paton<br />

Mary Pelkmans<br />

Brenda Perry<br />

Susan Procop<br />

Christina Prout<br />

Sharon Rundle<br />

Eleonora Santosuosso<br />

Kimberlie Southcombe<br />

Linda Strickert<br />

Judith Toderan<br />

Diane Tower<br />

Annette Trovato<br />

Annette Vanberlo<br />

Susan Walkom<br />

Executive Secretarial<br />

Cathy Arcese<br />

Cheryl Barber<br />

Terri Cowan<br />

Susan Gilroy<br />

Anita Hallam<br />

Susan Henseler<br />

Karen Jones<br />

Heather Joy<br />

Elaine Leclair<br />

Christine Long<br />

Joanne Mackie<br />

Angela Meinen<br />

Melanie Papandris<br />

Myrna Powell<br />

Margaret Resendes<br />

Carol Somerville<br />

Cindy Stephen<br />

Leslie Sutton<br />

Wanda Trenchard<br />

Legal Secretarial<br />

Janet Bearss<br />

Valerie Bognar<br />

Marjorie Derry<br />

Cheryl Grass<br />

Fazeela Hussain<br />

Marian Lohonyay<br />

Julie Long<br />

Jan MacDonald<br />

Lori Masseo<br />

Orianna Ocovich<br />

Marlene Robillard<br />

Deborah Salz<br />

Joanne Turner<br />

Susan Vandercammen<br />

Medical Secretarial<br />

Amy Barlow<br />

Mary Sue Bernardo<br />

Josephine Brown<br />

Vickie Davies<br />

Janice Hetherington<br />

Janice Martin<br />

Barbara Rawlings<br />

Sandra Watson<br />

Professional Secretarial<br />

Linda Hicks<br />

Cathy Hill<br />

Nancy Innes<br />

Cathy Innes<br />

Katherine Smit<br />

Aileen Walters<br />

Medical Secretarial-<br />

Dictatypist<br />

Lynn Ellis<br />

Pamela Finnegan<br />

Carolyn McAsh<br />

Janet Murray<br />

Cheryl Parker<br />

Marian Patrick<br />

Judith Rose<br />

Jean Scratch<br />

Judy Watson<br />

Law and Security<br />

Administration<br />

Sharon Donaghy<br />

Gerry Dundas<br />

Susan Mathany<br />

Brent Mattice<br />

Angelia Nielson<br />

Julie Pecchia<br />

Regina Smith<br />

Legal Offi ce<br />

Administration<br />

(Certifi cate)<br />

Joanne Anderson<br />

Legal Offi ce<br />

Administration (Diploma)<br />

Greg Campbell<br />

Caroline Harper<br />

Business- Marketing<br />

Janis Turner<br />

Industrial Management<br />

Certifi cate<br />

Robert Allen<br />

George Bak<br />

Harley Underhill<br />

Marketing Certifi cate<br />

Jim Dean<br />

Michel Desloges<br />

William Hall<br />

Wendy Jacklin<br />

Business Administration<br />

Certifi cate<br />

Pamela Drewett<br />

Johanna Heisler<br />

Patricia Mann<br />

Data Processing<br />

Certifi cate<br />

Toni Kettnaker<br />

Secretarial Science<br />

Certifi cate<br />

Frank Collins<br />

Jane Jones<br />

Carol Rennocks<br />

<strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni <strong>News</strong> Spring 2006 31


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1460 Oxford Street East, P.O. Box 7005<br />

London, Ontario N5Y 5R6<br />

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