Fall 2009 - Bishop's University

Nomination of Emeritus Professors
Joanne Craig, Professor Emeritus of English
Years of service: 1977-2007
James Gray, Professor Emeritus of English
Years of service: 1948-1972
Ken McLean, Professor Emeritus of English
Years of service: 1977-2007
Arthur Motyer, Professor Emeritus of English
Years of service: 1950-1970
Gwendolyn Trottein, Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts
Years of service: 1986-2006
Simon Quick ’09 cites Ambrose Leung,
Economics Professor, winner of the
William & Nancy Turner Teaching Award
Since taking his full time teaching position in 2004,
Ambrose has been enthusiastic, dedicated and, most
importantly, has positively impacted every student
he has ever taught. He receives outstanding scores on student
evaluations... Regardless if he is lecturing an introductory-level
class in Bishop Williams Hall with 120 students, or an advanced
macroeconomics class of ten, Ambrose learns each individual’s
name. He also makes himself available for tutoring, often for
hours at a time. Sometimes he even tutors spontaneously if he
happens to meet students at the Library or Tim Horton’s. These
are but a few of the many ways Ambrose demonstrates devotion
to ensure every student has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Ambrose has a unique teaching ability that encourages students
to learn far beyond the textbook and to understand that achieving
excellent marks is not the sole ingredient to success in life. He also
has exceptional knowledge of Economics. An active researcher,
Ambrose has published many papers in areas such as the
economics of crime, socioeconomics, and labour economics. He
balances his research well with attention to teaching and students.
A Bishop’s education provides a special student-professor
relationship where knowledge and personality combine to give
an outstanding experience. Though my knowledge obtained
from Ambrose relates primarily to the field of economics, his
mentorship and friendship exemplify the role professors can play
at Bishop’s. Ambrose’s commitment to transferring his expansive
knowledge to future professionals is of great benefit to students;
my experience has been especially significant under his influence.
It has truly been an honour learning from Ambrose.... I
have never before witnessed such devotion and commitment to
teaching.... Bishop’s learning is about small class sizes and feeling
a personal connection with your professors. Dr. Ambrose Leung
truly takes this philosophy to heart.
Simon Quick ’09, Economics
8 BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY NEWS FALL 2009
Caitlin McNamee-Lamb ’09 invites
graduating students to “Raise a Toast”
For all our lives,
we have been
doing the exact
same thing: preparing.
Education has been
preparation.... Over 16
years of preparing for
a future that has finally
become the present. It is
with mixed feelings of
sadness and excitement
that we are gathered
here to celebrate our
graduation....
We came here
wondering how our lives
would change in Lennoxville and now it’s hard to imagine
life outside of it. Instead of searching for a familiar face,
we see nothing but familiar faces; our professors who
were once intimidating have become our mentors and our
friends. Students go to university in search of knowledge,
and at Bishop’s we have gained so much more....
On behalf of the Class of 2009, I want to thank our
faculty for their patience and wisdom. We must also
recognize and extend our gratitude to the rest of the
Bishop’s and Lennoxville communities – as both academic
and non academic experiences have shaped our characters.
We leave older, wiser, better educated and more openminded
than when we first arrived....
We are the Class of 2009. We survived the flood.
We’ve eaten Grec. We opened the Gait, and we’ll always
close the Lion. We read The Campus and know the
writers. We dominate theme parties. We remember early
morning rez fire drills. We know our SRC personally.
We’ve fantasized about painting the bridge purple. Every
year we lose our voices cheering. We don’t need a menu
at Pizzaville. We support our friends and our community.
We bleed purple.... The only appropriate way to end this
amazing adventure is to “Raise a Toast.”
Caitlin McNamee-Lamb ’09, English Honours