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COVER STORYCONTENTSFEATURESFeaturesFACING THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCENew Vice-President (Academic) Dr. Donna Woolcotthopes to “help the Mount realize its academic dreams ina way that will honour both its history and its future.”AN ENRICHED EDUCATIONFall graduate Christa Barnhill BBA (CO-OP) ’02 promisedherself she would get involved in university life. She kepther promise.Cover er Storypage 3page10THE MAGAZINE FOR MOUNTALUMNAE AND FRIENDSFall/Winter 2002/03EditorMarie Weeren BPR ’92MSV Alumnae Association ExecutivecutiveHonorary President: Dr. Sheila BrownPresident: Kate Swinemer BA , 72, BED , 75Vice President: TBAPast President: Shirley Nicholson BA , 88Secretary: Alison Druhan BBA , 99Treasurer: Evelyn Barkhouse LEGSE , 78UniverersityAdvancementDirector: Jone E. Mitchell CFRESenior Associate: Dr. Rosemarie SampsonBSCED ’63, BA ’68Secretary: Kerry GouthroAlumnae Officer: Laura MacDonaldDevelopment Officer: TBASpecial Projects Officer: Amy McGrawCapital Campaign Communications Officer:Donna Gates BPR ’95Capital Campaign Researcher:Susan MacLellanSystems Technician: Roy MestdaghRecords Clerk: Marilyn SuretteContributorsJennifer Thompson,MSVU public relations studentNancy Wicks,MSVU public relations studentLucas Wide,MSVU public relations studentMSVU Art GalleryMSVU Public AffairsSisters of Charity-HalifaxCover Photograph: Canada Research Chairrecipient Dr. Janice Keefe, Family Studiesand Gerontology, MSVUCover Photographer: Sandor FizliMEETING THE NEEDS OF ANAGING POPULATIONThe work of the Mount’s first Canada Research Chairrecipient, Dr. Janice Keefe, directly benefits thecommunity.CAMPUS NEWSALUMNAE UPDATECLASS NOTESCampus NewsClass Notespage 5page 2Alumnae Updatepage9page14Folia Montana (circ. 13,000) maintains andstrengthens the connection amongalumnae, friends and university throughcoverage of newsworthy accomplishments,discussion of campus issues, information onalumnae association events and activities,and the sharing of class notes. It is issued inthe fall and spring.Design and production:JADE Communications Inc.Digital imaging, prepress film and printing:Print Atlantic.Please direct correspondence to:Editor, Folia MontanaAlumnae RelationsMount Saint Vincent University166 Bedford HighwayHalifax, NS B3M 2J6Ph: (902) 457-6470Fax: (902) 445-3962Email: alumnae@msvu.caWebsite: www.msvu.ca/alumnae.htmPublication Agreement Number: 40063269

CAMPUS NEWSDr. Sheila BrownPresident & Vice-ChancellorMount Saint Vincent UniversityPRESIDENT’SMESSAGEAnother fall semester has begun at the Mount andwhat an exciting time it is for us! From theappointment of our first Canada Research Chair, Dr.Janice Keefe, to our increased enrolment, Mount SaintVincent University continues to grow. It is evidentthat our efforts in recruitment and friend-raising haveall been paying off.The beginning of a new term always introduces freshfaces to the Mount. This year is no exception. Ofparticular note, I want to welcome Dr. DonnaWoolcott, our new Vice-President (Academic). Dr.Woolcott joins us from the University of Guelph andwe know that her extensive experience will serve uswell. As well, we welcome a new Chancellor this fall.Sister Donna Geernaert, SC, PhD, a Mount alumna,was installed at our fall convocation ceremonies inOctober. She conferred degrees on the graduands andour two honourary degree candidates, Sister DorothyMoore, CSM, MED ’84 and Ms. Eleanor Wachtel. Wewelcome these two distinguished women to ouralumnae family.To ensure that the various stakeholders in educationfully appreciate the strengths of the Mount, we haverecently embarked on a national public awarenesscampaign. I encourage you to look for our ads in print,on television, on radio and in your community mailbox!In closing, I urge you to stay in touch with your almamater. As you will see from this issue of Folia Montana,there are many exciting things happening at the Mountand we like to know what’s new and exciting in your life.Best wishes and I hope our paths cross someday soon.Mount goes back to 1988 when I stepped off the bus infront of Seton Academic Centre and into anunforgettable learning adventure.I look forward to hearing from you. Your news andyour feedback on Folia Montana are most welcome.Editor’s NotebookMarie Weeren BPR ’92There’s something about the fall. It brings an urge tosharpen pencils, dust off discarded resolutions andmark the changing season by exploring new learningopportunities.This Folia Montana is full of newness. There arestories of new appointments including the Mount’snew chancellor Sister Donna Geernaert, SC and newVice-President (Academic) Dr. Donna Woolcott.The cover story tells of the awarding of the Mount’sfirst Canada Research Chair to Dr. Janice Keefe fromthe Department of Family Studies and Gerontology,and recognizes her leadership and critically importantwork in the field of aging and caregiving.Alumnae news includes an introduction to the leadersof the MSVU student alumnae association – trueambassadors for the Mount with their enthusiasm andenergy – and coverage of the 2002 summer reunionwhere many new memories were formed.Finally, this is my first issue as editor, a newopportunity I delight in. My connection with theIn touchI received my copy of Folia Montana todayand noticed your call for feedback about thenew layout. As a result, I thought itimportant to take a minute to say WOW!Congratulations! Not only is the layout muchbetter; so are the stories. Folia has come along way in the last few years. It can now be areal source of pride for all MSV alumnae.- Maurice Michaud BPR ’89Halifax, NSWe welcome your comments. Letters may beedited for clarity and length.Please direct communications to:Editor, Folia Montana,Mount Saint Vincent University,166 Bedford Highway, Halifax, NS B3M 2J6alumnae@msvu.ca fax: (902) 445-3962FOLIA MONTANA2

CAMPUS NEWSA new chancellor for the MountWith Sisters of Charity-HalifaxSister Donna Geernaert BSC ’64, is Mount SaintVincent University’s new chancellor. Thecongregational leader for the Sisters of Charity-Halifax was installed as chancellor Oct. 20 at fallconvocation. Geernaert succeeds Sister Mary LouiseBrink BSC ’62, BA ’67.“I am very pleased to be coming back to Mount SaintVincent University and am looking forward withenthusiasm to my role as chancellor,” stated Geernaert,who taught religious studies at the Mount from 1975-1980. “The growth in the student body andexpansion in programs that has occurred since Itaught here in the late 70s is a most encouragingdevelopment. I am especially looking forward toworking with Dr. Sheila Brown and the Board ofGovernors.”Geernaert takes on the role of congregational leaderafter serving as director of ecumenical and interfaithrelations with the Canadian Conference of CatholicBishops. In September, she received the prestigiousAssumption University Christian Culture Award GoldMedal for her outstanding contribution to ecumenicaland interfaith dialogue.Facing thefuture withconfidenceAs new Vice-President(Academic) Dr. DonnaWoolcott reflects onearly impressions ofthe Mount and thepath ahead of her,certain themes recur:respecting the Mountmission, working as ateam, learning fromalumnae.“What I hope toaccomplish is to helpthe Mount realize its(Dan Callis photo)academic dreams ina way that will honour both its history and its future,”says Woolcott, who most recently served as University ofGuelph’s assistant vice-president (academic) andprofessor in the Department of Family Relations andApplied Nutrition.“Most people who are on faculty or on staff in theinstitution have wonderful ideas of what’s working andwhat’s not,” she says. “I think it’s important to capitalizeon that and move forward as a team.”Geernaert (left) and Mount President Dr. Sheila Brownat the fall 2002 chancellor’s dinner.Each member of the recently elected Sisters of Charity ofHalifax leadership team is a Mount alumna:Sister Joan Butler BA ’67, BED ’68Sister Mary Katherine Hamm BA ’68, BED ’68Sister Patricia Kelly BSC ’61, BA ’67Sister Mary Beth Moore BA ’70, BED ’70Sister Sheila Moore BA ’65Sister Joan O’Keefe BA ’69Sister Joan Verner BSC ’63, BA ’66In a news release announcing Woolcott’s appointment,Mount President Dr. Sheila Brown spoke of what the vicepresidentwould contribute to the university team. “Weare delighted to be bringing such an accomplished teacher,scholar and administrator to our campus,” she said. “Dr.Woolcott brings a distinguished record of universityteaching, research and administration. Her strengths willbolster and support our strategic directions and help uschart a strong academic course for the future.”In helping to chart this course, Woolcott will keep close athand the university-wide strategic plan, Blueprint 2000,and the specific academic plan approved by the universitySenate in April 2002. For plans to come alive, Woolcottstresses that they must be worked with and re-evaluatedas realities change – realities that include the declining roleof government in supporting universities through funding.Something that remains unchanged is the university’scommitment to continue to attract excellent students.Woolcott says alumnae play a pivotal role in this processas “ambassadors of the institution.”Woolcott, who participated in the alumnae reunionweekend in the summer, looks forward to futureinvolvement in alumnae events. “I value opportunities tolearn from alumnae – why they came here and what theytook away from the institution,” she says. “They becomethe face of the institution.”FOLIA MONTANA3

CAMPUS NEWSRevitalizing campus lifeCourtesy MSVU Public AffairsA mid-September view: MSVU’s newest residence isunder construction for its scheduled opening in May2003 for the summer conference season. The 158-bed,five-storey building will feature apartment-style suiteswith in-floor radiant heating. Paul Reyno, director ofphysical plant (pictured here), expects the newresidence will help revitalize student life on campus.The first students will move in September 2003. Thisconstruction marks the first phase of the university’scampus revitalization plan, which also includes buildingnew space for teaching, learning and research, andadditional space for recreational facilities.Budget passed with unanimous approvalCourtesy MSVU Public AffairsThe Mount’s Board of Governors unanimously approvedthis year’s budget.The budget, approved in the spring, includes a six percent tuition increase. It includes full support for buildinga new residence and paves the way for MSVU’s campusexpansion plan. It creates a new fund for improvingexisting residences that will be run in partnership withstudents. The budget also sees a 50 per cent increase inbursaries for students and significant growth inscholarships, including five new top awards of $28,000each.“This budget demonstrates how we do things differentlyhere at the Mount. The university, our volunteer boardand students worked together to create a budget thatworks for everyone. It isn’t often you get unanimoussupport for anything, let alone a budget. We couldn’t bemore pleased,” said MSVU Vice-President(Administration) Amanda Whitewood.Despite the tuition increase, even the students on theBoard of Governors supported the budget.“This is a tuition increase we can live with because theuniversity is offering enough new bursaries andscholarships to offset the higher cost. It also gives theuniversity enough money to grow and revitalize ourcampus, which benefits our students,” said MSVUStudents’ Union President Leah Lewis.The university also approved in principle a three-yearbusiness plan that charts a course for growth andrevitalization.The Board of Governors offered strong support for thebudget’s focus on growth and fostering studentexcellence.“This budget sends a strong message that we want tooffer the best to our students and we want to reward andinspire excellence, while continuing our commitment toaccessibility,” said Jane Smith, chair of the MSVU Board ofGovernors.SSHRC grant facilitates researchon womenResearch on women and gender-related issuesat the Mount will be strengthened throughrecently awarded funding from the SocialSciences and Humanities Research Council ofCanada (SSHRC).Dr. Patrick O’Neill, director of research andinternational liaison officer, says the three-yearfunding of approximately $25,000 per year,supports the university’s goal to be a leader ingender-focused research.The funding, secured through an applicationdeveloped by O’Neill’s predecessor Dr. CynthiaMathieson, will be dedicated to fosteringscholarly exchanges and development.Projected activities include a visiting scholarsprogram (with special monies earmarked foroutstanding visiting graduate student(s)), acolloquia series drawing on regional and localexperts, research workshops and facultyexchanges.FOLIA MONTANA4

COVER STORYMount receives its first Canada ResearchChair: Meeting the needs of an agingpopulationNancy WicksMount public relations studentger·on·tol·o·gyn. The scientific study of the biological, psychological,and sociological phenomena associated with old age andaging. (www.dictionary.com)Dr. Janice Keefe’s interest in caregiving and gerontologywas not sparked in the usual manner. Many who pursueresearch in the areas of aging do so as a result of somepersonal experience in their lives. In Keefe’s case,however, the interest began during her Bachelor of Artsstudies at the University of Prince Edward Island. “Ilearned then about the aging population and what thatwould mean, and that was almost 20 years ago,” saysKeefe.excellence at Canadian universities. The prestigiousaward allows Keefe to put most of her focus onmentoring graduate students and conducting researchon aging and caregiving.“The Canada Research Chair is only one person, but it isthe culmination of many people’s research at the Mountin this area,” says Keefe, who joined the university in 1990.“It links quite well with the projects and the library at theNova Scotia Centre on Aging here at the university. Thischair is the government’s recognition that this universityis doing research, and has a strategic research plan ofwhich aging is one component.”Dr. Patrick O’Neill, director of research and internationalliaison officer at the Mount, agrees. “The whole idea ofthe chair is to provide us with people that spend most oftheir time working on research and training graduatestudents,” says O’Neill. “Once you get first-class graduatestudents and post-graduate students, that’s going to spillout into the undergraduate program as well.”Keefe’s area of particular research is in caregiving andthe sociological aspects of aging. “I worked in a socialservices agency in the 1980s that provided services toseniors, and that really tweaked my interest in caregivingand home care,” says Keefe. “It seemed to me that homecare was desperately needed to keep people in theircommunities and we were putting so much pressure onwomen to leave their jobs and take care of their parents,but we weren’t giving them any support.”“I want to do research that will leadto new ideas, new policies andnew programs...”Keefe examines and analyses trends and existing policiesin caregiving and home care in Canada andinternationally, and makes recommendations togovernment and others on how to change and improvethe situation for caregivers. Then she createsinstruments that are more practically oriented totranslate the research to the public.“My goal is to make my work real,” says Keefe.Fast-forward to 2002 and Mount Saint Vincent University.Keefe, an associate professor with the Department ofFamily Studies and Gerontology, has been awarded aCanada Research Chair in Aging and Caregiving Policy,valued at $500,000. This is the first of five researchchairs awarded to the Mount through a federalgovernment program designed to foster researchOne of those already in place is the caregiver assessmenttool, an instrument that was born out of research byKeefe and others, and has since been tested and validatedfor use in the home care field. “It’s an assessment thathome care agency assessors and social workers can useto ascertain the needs of caregivers,” says Keefe. “Itmeans that there will be a shift from only looking at thecare recipient to extending that concern and assessmentto the person who is primarily giving the care in thehome.”More instruments are going to be created at the newMaritime Data Centre for Aging Research and PolicyAnalysis, which will be located at the Mount. The$230,000 required to set up this facility was awarded toFOLIA MONTANA5

COVER STORYKeefe jointly by the Canada Foundation for Innovationand the Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust Fund.The lab will allow Keefe and graduate students toconduct more sophisticated analysis of the datacollected on home care, caregivers and the future of thehealth care system as the Canadian population ages, andthen to translate this analysis into practical tools.This practical application is particularly important today.According to Statistics Canada the number of Canadiansaged 80 and over was 932,000 between 1991 and 2001.This figure will jump by 43 per cent by 2011. “There isa greater proportion of our population who are livinglonger into their 80s,” says Keefe. “It’s not just that theyneed help because they’re old, but many of the olderpeople are giving the help.” The baby boomerphenomenon is resulting in older caregivers, and therewill be fewer numbers of people to take care of thosebaby boomers when they age.“I think that caregiving isjust going to bloom andblossom very quickly tothe front of what needs tobe worked on,” says GailBruhm, executive directorof the Family Caregivers’Association of NovaScotia. “Baby boomers inparticular are being facedwith caregivingresponsibilities thatthey’re not prepared for,and I think Janice’s chairwill bring more attentionto the issue.”Keefe’s research has value,especially in AtlanticCanada, wherepopulation aging andoutward migration isresulting in an older population without enoughcaregivers to support and care for them. The caregiversthat are available are going to be stressed, and thereneeds to be support available to them. This meanspolicy change.“No government organization is moving very far withoutevidence; everything is evidence based,” says Bruhm. “Sowhat will happen is that we will now be able to take theevidence to move forward with our grant proposals forprogram implementation.” The new data centre at theMount will be instrumental in providing this evidence tonon-government and government organizations.The research Keefe conducts directly benefits thecommunity. One example is her collaboration currentlyunderway with Dr. Katherine Side of the Mount’sDepartment of Women’s Studies. They are conductingresearch on population loss in rural communities inAtlantic Canada, and its impact on the health of thecommunity and health services. Side and Keefe havereceived almost $90,000 from the Canadian Institutes ofHealth Research to fund this study.“Dr. Keefe and I have common research interests, amongthem, health, women’s health and relations of caring andreciprocity,” says Side. “This is an important opportunityfor collaboration and I am confident that the CanadaResearch Chair will facilitate future opportunities forcollaborative research important to the region, as well asnationally.”This joint study is yet another example of the researchbeing conducted at the university today. “It’s all a part ofour plan,” says O’Neill. “The Mount has a strategicblueprint for success and part of the blueprint’smandate is to improve research and the milieu forresearch around the university. These research chairswill become the centre; think of them as the hub, withMasters student Marlie Manning’s (right) interest is home care,particularly policy. She received almost $36,000 to doresearch with Keefe from Nova Scotia Health ResearchFoundation, and A Healthy Balance, a community alliance forhealth research on women’s unpaid caregiving.spokes going out to other faculty members and otherswho will tie into the chairs to build their own researchprofiles.” The research is spread out to the wholecommunity, amongst faculty, graduate andundergraduate students.The award of the Canada Research Chair brings Keefe ineven closer alignment with her research goal. “My goalis to make my work real,” she says. “I want to doresearch that will lead to new ideas, new policies andnew programs that support family caregivers and meetthe future demands of Canada’s aging population.”FOLIA MONTANA6

CAMPUS NEWSHonours to HamiltonWith MSVU Public AffairsSylvia Hamilton, the Mount’s Nancy’s Chair in Women’sStudies, received an honorary diploma from Nova ScotiaCommunity College at its 2002 spring convocationceremony held on the MSVU campus. The award wasgiven in acknowledgment of Hamilton’s outstandingleadership, volunteerism and service to her community.Hamilton was recognized as an advocate for diversityand equity through creative expression, and as anindividual with an incredible amount of drive, leadership,courage and talent.Through these talents as a filmmaker and writer,Hamilton, who was born in Beechville, NS, has broughtthe life experiences of African Nova Scotians to themainstream of Canadian arts. Her film work includes thegroundbreaking productions Black Mother BlackDaughter and Speak It: From the Heart of Black NovaScotia.National recognition for co-opcoordinatorsMount Co-operative Education Coordinators SonyaHorsburgh BBA ’91 and Shani Pearson have receivedhonours from the Canadian Association for Co-operativeEducation (CAFCE).Pearson received the prestigious Albert S. Barber Award.The honour recognizes her “outstanding contributionsto the advancement of the philosophy and practice ofco-operative education in Canada.”For more than 10 years, Pearson has developededucational partnerships with co-op employers acrossthe country and worked to ensure students’ personaland professional growth. She has worked with CAFCE atprovincial, regional and national levels in variousleadership roles, including the areas of governmentliaising, accreditation reviews and mentoring new cooperativeeducation programs. She has served aspresident of CAFCE’s national board and co-authoredjournal articles on co-operative education.Horsburgh is the first individual to receive two ServiceAwards from CAFCE. The most recent awardrecognizes, among other things, her initiation andorganization of a technology forum and her service aschair of National Co-operative Education Week. Theother award acknowledged her involvement as amember of a team that developed a co-operativeeducation supplement published in the universityrankings issue of Maclean’s. Horsburgh serves as theCAFCE Atlantic regional representative, and is involvedin planning the association’s 2004 national conference tobe held in Halifax.Exhibit your talentsWith MSVU Art GalleryThe Mount Art Gallery has put out the call forentries to the 28 th annual Mount community show.Everything from painting, photography, sculpture,sewing and knitting, to writings, musicalperformances and baking will be put on display.Alumnae, students, staff, faculty, and their familiesand significant others are invited to enter up to fiveexamples (per person) of creative work. Creationsby individuals and groups are welcome.The gallery will accept entries from Nov. 12-18from 9-5 p.m. The exhibit will open with areception on Thursday, Nov. 28 at noon, and rununtil Dec. 14.For more information, contact the art gallery at(902) 457-6160. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday,11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.FOLIA MONTANA7

CAMPUS NEWSThe study of peace and conflictFrancis Mullins, a third-year student from Woodslee, ON,came to the Mount because of its Peace and ConflictStudies Program.The interdisciplinary bachelor of arts degree in peaceand conflict studies, established in 1996, is unique inAtlantic Canada and one of only six such programs inthe country, according to coordinator Dr. Sue McGregor.A focus on peace has also been integrated into Mountgraduate education offerings.“Students are finding it (the undergraduate program),saying that they’re looking to match the value systems oftheir life,” she says. “It takes a really strong, specialstudent to take this degree. They think outside the box.Some of them are very outgoing, some are very quiet, yettheir inner strength is amazing.”An increasing number of students are discovering theprogram that “examines the roots of conflict and thefoundations of peace.” From the spring to the fall of2001, program enrolment rose from a handful ofstudents to approximately 25. McGregor, who wasmentored into the coordinator position by ProfessorAn exploration of ideas. McGregor (left) and Mullins.Emeritus Dr. Larry Fisk, says a key value of the programis its interdisciplinary approach that invites students tochoose courses from more than 12 departments andexplore their synergy.Mullins says the program has allowed him to focus manyof his ideas. He says a key thing is “you can’t divorcewhat you believe from what you do.” He adds, “When yousee the connections between what you’re doing and theeffects on other people and on the world you can seethat unless you have no other way to survive, it’s time tomake a choice.”Recognizing leadershipCourtesy MSVU Public AffairsMount President Dr. Sheila Brown was honoured by herpeers for her accomplishments and contributions tohigher education in Atlantic Canada.Brown was presented with the Distinguished ServiceAward by the Association of Atlantic UniversitiesCoordinating Committee on Faculty Development.The award was presented to Brown in the spring at theUniversity of New Brunswick’s Effective TeachingInstitute. She was there to deliver the keynote address“Rethinking Teaching in a Climate of Change.”Brown chaired the Committee on Faculty Developmentfrom 1990-2000. Under her leadership, the committeeinstituted regional awards for teaching excellence andinstructional leadership as well as an annual teachingretreat for award winners.“Dr. Brown provided calm, well-prepared leadership. Sheworked to ensure that the value of teaching and facultydevelopment was a priority,” said one committeemember.The president is recognized nationally as a leader inhigher education. She is president of the CanadianSociety for the Study of Higher Education, and a memberof the Standing Advisory Committee on Research for theThe president (right) receives the 2001 Distinguished ServiceAward from committee chair Margaret-Anne Bennett.(photo from UNB Teaching and Learning Centre)Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.Brown co-chairs the Management Committee of theNova Scotia Higher Education International Trade andMarketing Plan, and she was recently asked to become amember of the Education Marketing Advisory Board atthe request of Pierre Pettigrew, minister responsible forinternational trade.“I am pleased and honoured to receive this award. And Iwould like to thank all the people who have worked sotirelessly with me over the last 10 years to ensure thatteaching excellence in our region is recognized andfostered for the benefit of our students,” said Brown.FOLIA MONTANA8

ALUMNAE UPDATEKate Swinemer BA’72, BED’75PresidentMount Saint VincentAlumnae AssociationIf the success of any event can be measured by laughter,Reunion 2002 was highly successful. The enthusiasm ofthe participants was testimony to the wonderfulweekend we shared.Even though the “new year” is just getting started, there isa date that should already be on your calendar. The fourthannual Halifax Metro Area Chapter dinner will be held atthe Lord Nelson Hotel on Feb. 6, 2003. Another note ofinterest for local alumnae will be the Halifax Metro AreaChapter’s creation of a book club, which will begin laterthis fall.Although membership on the MSVAA board remainsalmost unchanged for 2002-2003, we are always anxiousto have resumes on file for the nominating committee. Ifyou are interested in serving on the board at a later date, IALUMNAEPRESIDENT’SMESSAGEencourage you to sit on one of our subcommittees andget a feel for the work of the board. Your time andtalent will only enhance the profile of the alumnaeassociation.I am delighted to welcome the new president of thestudent alumnae association, Brad MacKinnon. Quiteoften it is the students that join the association thatmaintain their interest in the Mount and become ourbest cheerleaders. Speaking of one of our greatestambassadors, it was an honour to present ShirleyNicholson BA ’88, our past president, with the welldeservedAlumnae Award of Distinction for 2002.And finally, to our fall graduates, congratulations. Wewelcome you to the Mount family, and ask only that youtreat us like your real family – think of us fondly, stay intouch, and come home often.PR grad communicatesher way to top of IABCLucas WideMount public relationsstudentThe Mount is proud torecognize the accomplishmentof Annette M. Martell BPR ’86. During the InternationalAssociation of Business Communicators’ (IABC) annualgeneral meeting in June, Martell was elected the chair ofthe 2002-03 Executive Board. She is the first Mountpublic relations graduate to hold this title.“The Mount’s BPR program introduced me to IABC.During our speech and presentations class, a guestspeaker explained the value of belonging to IABC andhanded out membership forms. My life-long affair withthe IABC was sealed when I actually worked with theIABC members during my first co-op term in Edmonton,AB. Those communicators made IABC very real,relevant and irresistible,” says Martell, who in 1992 wasawarded the association’s Accredited BusinessCommunicator designation of internationalaccreditation.Martell was the first BPR graduate to receive thedesignation of Master Communicator from IABC, anorganization with 13,500 members in 60 countries. Sheis also a past Mount PR department advisory boardmember. Martell is currently working in Toronto withthe communication practice of Mercer Human ResourceConsulting.Mark your calendars!Preparations are underway for theHalifax Metro Area Chapter’spopular annual dinner:Date: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003Time: 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. dinnerLocation: The Ballroom, Lord Nelson Hoteland SuitesSpeaker: To be confirmedTicket Price: $30To reserve your space or for moreinformation call (902) 457-6470.FOLIA MONTANA9

ALUMNAE UPDATEFall convocation 2002At the Mount’s fall convocation, degrees, diplomas andcertificates were conferred on about 360 students, andhonourary degrees were bestowed upon Sister DorothyMoore CSM, MED ’84 and Eleanor Wachtel.Moore, a Mountgraduate, is a dedicatededucator whosepassionate promotionof her Mi’kmaq historyand language hastouched many lives. Amember of theCongregation of theSisters of Saint Marthaof Antigonish, she hasserved in such roles asschoolteacher, principal,Sister Dorothy Moore, CSMnative student counselorand liaison, and education consultant. Among otherhonours, Moore received an Atlantic Canada Innovatorof the Year Award, education category; and anachievement award from the Membertou community.A Canadian literary and arts broadcaster, Wachtel is theaward-winning host of CBC Radio’s Writers & Companyand The Arts Today. Inaddition to herrecognized gifts as abroadcaster, she is anaccomplished writer andeditor. She co-authoredA Feminist Guide to theCanadian Constitutionand co-edited Languagein her Eye. Wachtel hasserved as an adjunctprofessor, women’sstudies, at Simon FraserUniversity. She gave apublic talk at the MountEleanor Wachtelon “The lives of writers” in March 2001. Wachteldelivered the convocation address.An enriched experienceChrista Barnhill BBA (CO-OP) ’02, from Debert, NS,traveled to high school by bus and didn’t really getinvolved in school activities.That all changed when she came to the Mount.“I told myself when I came to university it would bedifferent because I was living on campus and I had noexcuse not to get involved,” says Barnhill, who graduatedOct. 20 with the Bachelor of Business Administration(Co-operative Education Option) degree. Her sisterCarrie graduated the same day with the same degree;both sisters specialized in accounting.Barnhill was true to her word. Her first extra-curricularcommitment was to the student alumnae association, ofwhich she was co-president in her third year. As aresidence student she took on a number of rolesincluding member of residence council and residencefood committee, resident assistant, and finally don ofAssisi Hall. For two summers, Barnhill was studentcoordinator for early registration.These experiences allowed Barnhill to hone her timeand stress management skills and, most importantly,come away with an enriched university experience. Shehas fond memories of her work on exam survival kits aspart of student alumnae association activities, and of herresidence involvement in planning a very successfulcharity ball.Currently on staff with the Truro office of GrantThornton, Barnhill is working towards the CAdesignation. She hopes to continue her involvementwith the university and the alumnae association.Barnhill describes the Mount as“almost a home away from home.”“I’d like to express my thanks to all the departments Iworked with at the Mount…” says Barnhill, whograduated with distinction and received the president’sprize. “They gave me experience, which I think will bevery helpful in the future and some friendships that Ihope will last into the future.”FOLIA MONTANA10

ALUMNAE UPDATEA reunion roundupJennifer ThompsonMount public relations studentWhat do you get when you add four days of fun with 10enjoyable events and multiply by 150 people? A recipefor an amazing reunion! From August 15-18 the MountSaint Vincent Alumnae Association celebrated withacademy, college and university graduates, as well asMount friends.Reunion weekend started off with a beautiful welcomeback reception held in the Meadows. Following thereception, two MSVU students gave interested alumnae acampus tour, updating them on renovations made sincetheir graduation as well as pending changes.Beth MacNab BHEC ’77 enters into the reunion spiritduring an afternoon at Boulderwood Stables.Saturday morning the alumnae association hosted achampagne breakfast followed by the annual generalmeeting where reports were distributed highlighting theyear’s events.Thursday evening was dedicated to academy graduateswho joined together to share their memories over wineand cheese.Early the next morning, advanced and beginner golfersheaded to Grandview Golf & Country Club. The weatherwas perfect as 18 teams teed off for the shotgun start. Adelicious lunch was served and prizes were awarded toall golfers including a grand prize of two tickets to theBell Canadian Open, provided by Ernst & Young. Alsoon Friday morning, two vans full of Mount graduatestook off on a road trip to Mahone Bay, NS, where theyshopped and dined in the heart of the South Shore.On Friday evening, the Harbour Queen set sail withgraduates and friends for the alumnae dinner cruise. Thisyear’s sail was a half-hour longer than usual, and offereda glimpse of the Mount from the water.Our thanks to Reunion 2002 sponsorsGolf TournamentPlatinum SponsorStewart McKelvey Stirling ScalesGrand Green SponsorsARAMARK Campus ServicesAtlantic Business InteriorsCGIErnst & YoungGrandview Golf & Country ClubMeloche Monnex Inc.O’Regan’s Lexus ToyotaRBC Financial GroupSiemens Building TechnologiesThe Pepsi Bottling GroupPrize SponsorsA&WAliant TelecomAssante Capital ManagementAtlantic ChemicalAtlantic Lottery CorporationBax Global Canada Ltd.Ben’s Ltd.Boston PizzaCambridge Suites HotelCANMEDCapitol Business SystemsCompass Document SolutionsCorporate ExpressCredit Union AtlanticDairy QueenDeloitte & ToucheDymaxion Research Ltd.Enterprise Rent-A-CarGolf CentralGrand& ToyHalifax Feast Dinner TheatreHoliday Inn Select - HalifaxIKON Office SolutionsImpressions Incentive GroupInstructor Aids Ltd.L.K. YarnsLife Touch Canada Inc.Maritime Marlin TravelMaxwell Trophy and GiftsSaturday afternoon was celebration time for 1952college and academy graduates. With great food andcompany, alumnae reminisced. In the latter part ofSaturday afternoon, Boulderwood Stables organized trailrides for alumnae and friends, followed by a BBQ at thecottage of MSVAA president Kate Swinemer BA’72, BED’75. Reunion weekend was completed with alumnaeinvited to attend Sunday mass at the Motherhouse.Swinemer, a 30 th -year celebratory graduate, summarizedreunion weekend: “Overall I was delighted with Reunion2002. The new events that we tried this year (trail rides,the Mahone Bay bus tour, and welcome back reception)were all well attended and the response from theparticipants was very favourable. The memory of thehard work of all the reunion committee melted awaywhen attendees expressed their appreciation by simplyhaving a grand time!”MBNA CanadaMedichairMetro Radio GroupMother Tucker’sMSVU, Athletics & Recreation Dept.MSVU, The BookstoreMurphy’s on the WaterNeptune Theatre SchoolNubody’sRogers AT&TScotiabankSteele Chrysler Dodge JeepThe Lord Nelson Hotel & SuitesTheriault Financial Inc.Toshiba CanadaTrade Centre LimitedAlumnae Dinner CruisePrize SponsorsHair Artistic StudioHeritage Hair and SpaMacAskill’s RestaurantMacNab PrintNova Scotian Crystal Ltd.The Physioclinic at MSVUFOLIA MONTANA11

ALUMNAE UPDATEAcademy memories“I really loved the academy,” said Helen (Boylan) HanwayACAD ’32 (left) in conversation at a Mount Saint VincentAcademy wine and cheese reception during reunion 2002weekend. She recalled, among other memories, recreationtime and long winter walks in Rockingham.Patricia (Ryan) Simard ACAD ’43 echoed Hanway’s fondnessfor the academy. A broken nose was the catalyst forSimard’s enrolment. A bit of a tomboy, she was playingsummer baseball with the boys, in the position of catcher.Her nose was broken, and “the next thing I knew I wasenrolled at the Mount. My parents were determined that theSisters would make a lady out of me.”JourneysWhen Stefanie (Stukelj) Pavlin BA ’52 toasted her college class atthe 2002 alumnae dinner cruise, she spoke with heartfeltappreciation of her Mount experience and touched on the journeythat brought her there.The journey was not an easy one. In 1945, Pavlin left her home inSlovenia and spent three years in displaced persons camps. Sheemigrated to Canada in 1948 and worked for one year as adomestic with a family in Quebec city. When an Ottawa priestwrote to universities on behalf of some European students, anotherjourney would soon begin for Pavlin - this time a train trip fromOttawa to the Mount.“To me it is a very special place,” says Pavlin. “To be tossed aroundEurope from one camp to another – and to then be accepted. I justhave very, very good memories.”Pavlin (left) with Marie (Langan) O’Malley BSC’52, attended a reunion luncheon for 1952college and academy graduates.Following graduation, new journeys were in store as Pavlin studiedlibrary science at the University of Toronto and later served as alibrarian with the Ontario government.Student alumnae ambassadors“We all have a love for the Mount,” says Mount SaintVincent University Student Alumnae AssociationPresident Brad MacKinnon. “We have an affection for theschool that goes beyond classes and books. It’s acommunity.”The infectious enthusiasm of the student alumnaeassociation leaders is impossible to resist. They sharethis energy with new and potential students byparticipating in such activities as campus tours and earlyregistration, and they reach current students through theorganization of exam survival kits and social activities. Akey focus of the association is to recruit new membersand foster their connection to the university. “Justbecause you graduate doesn’t mean you’re not part ofthe family,” says MacKinnon. “It just means that you’vemoved away from home.”From (l-r) MacKinnon, political studies and history student, ColeHarbour, NS; future programs director Erica Koops, child andyouth studies student, Miramichi, NB; member Andrew Thistle,business administration student, Shoal Harbour, Nfld.;communications director Kelly Connick, public relationsstudent, Miramichi, NB; and student programs director JennyCorkum, family studies and gerontology student, Canning, NS.FOLIA MONTANA12

ALUMNAE UPDATEThe alumnae connection: Nicholson(left) and Swinemer.Putting love into action“The many years Shirley’s given to the Mount, she’s always professeda great love for the institution and not just in words. She’s alwaysready to put it into action.” – Alumnae Association President KateSwinemer BA’72, BED ’75In recognition of this love and her tireless volunteer efforts onbehalf of the university, alumnae association and community, ShirleyNicholson BA ’88 was presented with the 2002 Alumnae Award ofDistinction as part of reunion weekend celebrations.“I consider it a great honour to receive the Alumnae Award ofDistinction. It’s not something I take lightly,” Nicholson says. “Whenone thinks of the others who have received this award, one acceptsthe award with humility and the knowledge of the great honourbeing bestowed.”Nicholson enjoyed a successful career in government as CEO of theNova Scotia Environmental Control Council, and on retirement in1999 as Director and Acting Chair of the NS EnvironmentalAssessment Board.Volunteer service was woven into this experience. She served as alumnae association president for five years, duringwhich time the relationship between university and alumnae association was enhanced, and lucrative deals weresigned with affinity partners Meloche Monnex and MBNA. Nicholson has chaired the Alumnae Award for TeachingCommittee and was 2001 co-chair of the Black Tie Dinner and Bingo Committee. She is currently a communitymember of the University Research Ethics Board.“Shirley has spent thousands of hours during the past number of years enhancing the profile of the association, notjust within the Mount community, but nationally and internationally…this work has been done with enthusiasm anddetermination,” stated one nominator.In the local community, Nicholson chairs the Rockingham United Church worship committee, serves as secretaryand treasurer of the Brookfield Ladies Golf Group and is past president of the Professional Engineers’ Wives’Association.Alumnae Award for Teaching:“Teaching is a two-way street”Dr. Kenneth Dewar, history chair and author of therecently published Charles Clarke, Pen and Ink Warrior,is the recipient of the 2002 Alumnae Award for Teaching.The award is presented “in recognition of superiorteaching and in appreciation of a faculty member’scontributions to the high standards and goals of higherlearning.”“The high esteem in which Dr. Dewar is held by studentsand colleagues alike was readily apparent during theselection process,” said committee chair ShirleyNicholson BA ’88 in a news release.Dewar, who joined the Mount in 1982, speaks of the vitalrole of students in the teaching process. “Students don’talways realize that teaching is a two-way street and thatclasses only work when the students, as well as theprofessor, come to work and to be intellectually engagedwith the subject,” he says. “Which is to say that I’ve beenlucky to have bright and hard-working students whohave taken their studies seriously.”His appreciationfor his students isreciprocated.Commented onestudent, “Hispersonality,enthusiasm, andpassionate lecturesalong with hiseloquent speech,captivate students’interestthroughout hisclasses.”Dewar received aframed certificateand an award of$500 for theuniversity fund of his choice. The Margie O’BrienMemorial Scholarship benefited from his award.The 2003 teaching award nominations are due Jan. 31.Please see the awards section of the alumnae Web site(www.msvu.ca/alumnae.htm).FOLIA MONTANA13

CLASS NOTESWhere are they now?We would like to invite the Mountalumnae listed below to MSV Reunion2003. Please call the alumnae officeat (902) 457-6470 or emailalumnae@msvu.ca if you have anyinformation on their whereabouts.Class of 1953ACADEMYMrs. Anna Hamilton (Gould)Ms. Judith A. Kinsella (Sullivan)Mrs. Elizabeth Margetts (Pelham)Ms. Rosemary RyallMs. Joyce ThornhillCOLLEGEMs. Antonina BulsMrs. Rose Marie Deveau (Maillet)Ms. Mary Margaret McIntoshMs. Marie Margaret Schelew (Phelan)Ms. Doris Edith ThibodeauMrs. Yvonne Mae Waldrick(McAuley)Class of 1963ACADEMYMrs. Wendy Crowder (Melvin)Ms. Jacqueline KaplanMs. Elaine Anne LimpertMs. Carol Ann MacNeilMs. Patricia Malone (Griffin)Ms. Maria Christina MartinezMrs. Sandra Jean Smith (Woodburn)COLLEGEMrs. Claire Elizabeth Boyd (Horne)Ms. Catherine E. BrennanMrs. Judith Anne Brockie (Blackmore)Mrs. Colleen M. Chiasson (Helpard)Mrs. Yvonne Frechette (Mazier)Ms. Phyllis Elaine FoleyMrs. Barbara Ann Harris (Saul)Ms. Patricia Kathleen JenneyMs. Carolyn E. KenneyMs. Mary KenneyMrs. Anita Kingdon (Dwyer)Ms. Joanne Lovett (Potter)Ms. Anita Clare MacDonaldMs. Elizabeth MooreMrs. Patricia Ann Morse (O’Connell)Mrs. Eleanor M. Murphy (McNeil)Ms. Mary MurphyMrs. Barbara Neumann (Connors)Ms. Mary O’ConnorMs. Mary E. O’NeillMrs. Alexina Corey ProctorMrs. Marilyn Emily Sark (Francis)Ms. Joan Schafer (Levin)Ms. Kathleen Shay (Lafford)Mrs. Joan Smith (Carr)Mrs. Janet Mary Thompson (MacDonald)Ms. Eileen Mary TurnerMrs. Marlene Marie Turner (Foley)Class of ’50MACKINNON, MARJORIE(DEE), BA. Marjorie’s sister,Frances (Frankie) who alsograduated from MSV, isresiding in England. Frankiewas married to MichaelCasserly who has passedaway.Class of ’54RATCHFORD, MARY, ACAD.You may contact Mary at 76Amanda Drive, Scarborough,ON, M1V 1C9. She wouldlove to hear from classmatesof the academy class of ’54.Class of ’55LIVINGSTON, ROSEMARY(MACLEAN), BA MUS, hasretired as string conductorin Dartmouth, NS, and stillresides in Halifax, NS.RATTERAY, PATRICIA(NOEL), BSCHE, now livesin Bermuda. She has threechildren and fourgrandchildren. She doesvoluntary work in hercommunity and is enjoyingretirement and playing lotsof bridge.Class of ’56MACDONALD, NANCY(FRY), BA, BED ’57, isretiring from the Torontodistrict school board thisyear, and is planning toreturn to the Halifax area.Class of ’57BELAIR, MARY(SHERIDEN), ACAD, istrying to contact MarysolMartinez, from SanSebastián, Spain.Class of ’59RYAN, ELAINE (AMIRAULT),is looking for her classmate,Linda Whitlock, who lived inDartmouth. If she is outthere would she pleasecontact Elaine at RR5 Box1087, Yarmouth NS,B5A 4A9 orkenelaine.ryan@ns.sympatico.caClass of ’64GOLDBERG-JONES, SUSAN,ACAD, is living in Allantown,PA, with her husband andtwo children. She is alsoteaching private pianolessons.MULLINS, DOROTHY(SULLIVAN), ACAD, is on thefaculty at the Nova ScotiaCommunity Collegeteaching in the HumanResource ManagementAdvanced DiplomaProgram.Class of ’65MUISE, MARGUERITE(HORNBY), BSN, wishes toinform her classmates thather father, Edward Hornby,passed away in August 2002.O’KEEFE, BRIDGET(GARDNER), just recentlyretired from 30 years ofteaching at the Baltimoreschool in Ferryland.Class of ’67MCCREADY, CAROL(WILKIE), BA, is currently inprivate practice with theAtlantic Play Therapy Centrein Halifax. You can contacther atctmccready@hotmail.comClass of ’69BISHARA-CHURCHILL,JOANNE, BA, is still teachingat Yarmouth Regional HighSchool. She has an 18-yearoldson who is attendingSMU this fall. If a classmatewould like to get in contactwith Joanne, please email:joannebishara@hotmail.comFOLIA MONTANA14

CLASS NOTESMILLIGAN, PAULA (KANE),BA, BED ’70, has been withSt. Catherine’s School inHalifax for the past 32 years,teaching grades 1-6.PIRIE, LINDA (MASON), BA,can be contacted atlmpirie@aol.comClass of ’70MACCALLUM, LINDA(HEMPHILL), BA, BED ’71, islooking for MargaretYeomanes, who graduatedin 1970 with a diploma inMedical Secretarial. Lindawants Margaret to call theAlumnae Office and get hercontact information.MCCULLOCH, PHYLLIS, BA,BED’71. Phyllis is stillteaching in Summerville, NSat Dr. Arthur Hines School.Class of ’74MACKENZIE, JUDITH(FRASER), BA, is living inTruro, NS. Her husbandrecently accepted a positionwith KOHLER windows.Their three children arecurrently working orattending university.Class of ’75CRAIGIE, JOAN (FOOTE),BED, has six grandchildrenand is teaching one who isvery gifted.Class of ’77KRAMER, CATHERINE(DAVIES), DIP, is now acertified dental assistant.She is instructing in thedental reception program atKwantlen University Collegein Langley, BC.MAILMAN, JOANNE(LEBLANC), BBA, is stillliving in Sherbrooke, NS,with her husband, Brian, andher two children: son, Craig,and daughter, Lesley. Shewould love to hear fromformer classmates atstmarysriver@ns.sympatico.caClass of ’78MAYNE, ERNA(D’ENTREMONT), EXSEC,published a children’spicture book Pas Encore LeBain (in French) in October2001. The book waspublished by Raton Laveur.Class of ’79HENMAN, ROBERT JOSEPH,BA, will have his article, “ASpirituality of Obedience,”published in the Fall issue ofThe Way. This article iswritten regarding the issueof women’s ordination inthe Roman Catholic Church.Class of ’80DURNFORD, JOAN(VISSERS), BSA, set up herown court reportingbusiness called TranscriptPlus (based on the SouthShore). Classmates canreach her atdurnford@ns.sympatico.caClass of ’81WOOD, LEONARD, BBA, isHALL, STEPHEN, BA, would now the proud parent of alike to contact the guys daughter, Lauren. Len is afrom the men’s hockey team corporate controller forin the late ’70’s and early Ditech.’80’s. You can contact himat whointhallru@shaw.ca Class of ’87ROSS, MARILYN (SHANKS),BCS, is married with twochildren, and is teaching inDartmouth.Class of ’82BERHOW, DARLENE(COMEAU), BHEC, is a stayat-homemom and wouldlike to hear from any formerclassmates. She has a twoyear-olddaughter, a threeyear-oldson, and anotherdue in December 2002. Shecan be reached at: 4580Revere Drive, Virginia Beach,CA 23456.Class of ’85FREEMAN, SHARON(AKER), BHEC, has startedher own business calledDignity by Design, specialneeds clothing andaccessories. Anyonewishing to contact her maydo so atdignitybydesign@hotmail.comSharon would love to hearfrom former classmates.LAWLOR MACDONALD,MARY, BA, BED, taught for38 years at DartmouthElementary, and is nowretired.Class of ’86BAILEY, MARILYN, MED, issemi-retired from teachingat the Mount and has eightgrandchildren.BELLIVEAU, JOCELINE,BED, and her husband hadtheir third boy. His name isSam.BRIDEAU-CLARK,ELIZABETH, BED, MED ’93,is happily married and hasthree children. If you wouldlike to get in contact withher, you may do so at:johnliz@ns.sympatico.caCOFFIN KENNEY, SUSAN,BCS, married Bob Kenney in’94. They have threechildren: Mykela, 6, Sydney, 4,and Nicholas, 1. Susan is aFrench immersion teacherin elementary school andhappily living in Halifaxsince graduation. She’d liketo say hello to all her formerclassmates, and wishes themall well.LANTZ, MELANIE, BSC, islooking for Mark Richard.Please contact Melanie Lantzat: melanie.lantz@nspower.caMACIVER-JORDEN, CONNIE,BA, BED ’89, is married withthree children: Connor, 7,Callum, 3, and Kristen, 2.SQUIRES, NANCY(RAFFERTY), BA, BSC ’89,now has two daughters,Kathleen and Laura.Class of ’89MICHAUD, MAURICE, BPR,taught print media in theMount PR department from1998 to 2001. Now he’sdevoting all his time to hissmall business, TextStyleInternet Publishing, servinga growing and diverseclientele. He’s currentlyworking on an onlinecontent managementsystem, which will allow hisclients to publish andmaintain a Web site withlittle or no Web-relatedtechnical knowledge – anexercise that has shown himjust how many details he’smanaged to store inside hishead over time. LOL!Maurice can be reached atmaurice@textstyle.caMURRAY, BRIAN, BA, ismarried to Patty, who worksat the Progress Centre forEarly Intervention. Theyrecently adopted a baby girlnamed Molly from China.Brian is a video producerfor Communications NovaScotia.FOLIA MONTANA15

CLASS NOTESClass of ’90STEWART, CAROLINE(WOLFE), BSCHE, and herhusband, Ron, celebratedthe birth of their daughter,Katherine ConstanceNadine Stewart, on Nov. 23,2001. Caroline is a regionalmanager for CrothallServices Canada.Class of ’93BECHARD, TODD, BBA. Hiswife Joanne Durlandgraduated in 1991. Theyare welcoming to theirfamily a new baby boynamed Alex. Alex wasborn on Dec. 3.LAVOIE, JENNIFER, BPR,has moved to Ottawa andis keen to meet other BPRgrads. Jennifer is VP ofCorporate Marketing forEncon.Class of ’95JONES, JANET(CONSTANTINE), BBA, hasa two-and-a-half year olddaughter, of whom she isvery proud. She is nowexpecting her second child.WALSH, KAREN (DEAN),BBA, has two children: adaughter and, mostrecently, a son, Hunter, whois two years old.Class of ’96KIRBY, HEATHER, BA, hada beautiful baby girl namedMaria and had her secondchild in September 2002.WOTHERSPOON,VANESSA, BA, BED ’98, MA’01, graduated from theMount this past fall. InOctober 2001, she gavebirth to her son, CiaronThomas Herbert.Class of ’97PORTER, DAWN, BSC, wasmarried on Oct. 6, 2001and had her first child inMay 2002.Class of ’98OSEI-AGYEKUM,JOSEPHINE, MAH, wasrecognized for her workwith HIV/AIDS at heruniversity college seventhgraduation ceremony inGhana. Josephine, who wasawarded a cash prize ofone million cedis and acitation for her service tothe community, wanted toshare this honour with herprofessors at the Mount:Dr. Eghan, who attendedthe ceremony, Dr.McDowell, Dr. McGregorand Dr. Ellison. Josephinestated that she was verygrateful for what theMount and her professorsoffered her.OWEN, NICOLA, BAA CYS,is working as a child lifespecialist in a children’shospital in New Zealand.Class of ’01SMITH, AMY, BED, spenttime in England and hassince returned. If youwould like to get in contactwith her, you can do so byemailing her atamyeduc@hotmail.comSister Gertrude ElizabethForan, ACADAug. 16, 20021930sElizabeth Mary Fritz (Kelley),ACAD ’31, ’34May 26, 2002Geraldine Blinn (Comeau)ACAD ’361940sAnn MacKinnon (Meech) ’41July 2, 2002Sister Louise Kenney ’42Aug. 10, 2002Anita Mary Gillis (Keats)’46July 27, 2002Louise Elizabeth Hartigan ’46Sept. 4, 2002Sister Mary Eileen Clark ’49June 23, 20021950sMarion Jeanette Ceretto(Hushard) ’55, ’56Aug. 8, 2002In MemoriamThe Mount community mourns the lossof the following alumnae:Sister Laura Brennan ’55Diane Mary Sutherland(Delvallet) , ACAD ’57Aug. 27, 20021960sSister Catherine Mullen ’63July 15, 20021970sBrian Thomas Billard ’78July 15, 20021980sKeith Lorne Whitehead ’82Sept. 5, 2002Lorna “Jean” Peters ’88July 25, 2002Catherine M. Smith ’88Sept. 9, 20021990sZelia Barbara Chouinard’89, ’92, ’94July 15, 2002FOLIA MONTANA16

Call 1-800-416-6345(Please Quote Priority Code AUSL)Can you place the face?In this issue we introduce a feature where we seek your assistance in identifying individuals depicted in pictures fromthe Mount archives. We begin with this lively scene identified as a Mount Saint Vincent College photo from the 1940s.If you know the name(s) of any of these competitors or can pinpoint the year, we’d love to hear from you.(Left to right:) 1. 2. 3. 4.Please send your responses to: Editor, Folia Montana, Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway,Halifax, NS B3M 2J6 alumnae@msvu.ca

Address Changes: Please advise us of address changes by calling (902) 457-6470or by email alumnae@msvu.ca. Thank you.Alumnae Office, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 2J6 CANADAFall/Winter 2002/03