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SPRING 2004 VOLUME 16, NUMBER 1
The write stuff
Grads like Ken Mitchell are writing
their own stories of success
Home sweet home
Student residence – more than just a
place to hang your hat

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Editor
Greg Campbell ’85, ’95
Editorial Advisors
Lisa King ’95
Anita McLennan ’96
Barbara Pollock ’75, ’77
Shane Reoch ’97
Therese Stecyk ’84
Alumni Association Board 2003-04
Matt Hanson ’94, ’97
President
Shane Reoch ’97
Past-President
Lisa King ’95
First V-P
Debra Clark ’96
Second V-P
Brian Munro ’96
V-P Finance
Sabrina Cataldo ’97, ’99, ’01
Donna Easto ’90
Loni Kaufmann ’95
Mary Klassen ’84
Anita McLennan ’96
Michael Tomka ’96
Contributors
Bill Armstrong
B. D. Miller BA(Hons)’89, BJ’95
Cathie Williams
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F E A T U R E S
6 Home sweet home
Life in residence offers students a unique educational experience.
10 The write stuff
Meet five grads making their mark in the literary world.
27 Last Word
Reminiscing about residence
D E P A R T M E N T S
2 University News
14 Alumni Update
24 Time Goes By
On the cover:
Following the road less travelled – acclaimed novelist
and playwright Ken Mitchell is just one of the U of R
graduates to choose a career in writing.
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W H A T ’ S N E W A T T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F R E G I N A
Family Campaign exceeds
$1.5 million
The University's internal fundraising
effort, the Family Campaign, wrapped up
in spectacular fashion on November 3,
2003 as organizers announced campaign
contributions reaching $1,511,518. The
total, which continues to grow, is more
than twice the goal set when the campaign
was launched last April.
The Family Campaign is part of the
Building Dreams and Futures Campaign, a
major fundraising effort that will provide
student support, faculty research, and
funding for the new Centre for Kinesiology,
Health and Sport currently in the final
stages of construction on the U of R
campus. Additional revenue from the
There was plenty to cheer about at the Nov. 3 finale
of the Family Campaign as organizers announced
more than $1.5 million in contributions.
campaign will be allocated to the
University's emerging priorities and a
portion fulfils the University's commitment
as a partner in the 2005 Canada Summer
Games.
The Family Campaign is directed to
those most closely associated with the
University: faculty, staff, Board of
Governors, Senate, Alumni Association
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Board and retirees. Members of the 2005
Canada Games family also donated to the
campaign.
Co-chairs Bonnie Jackson, a staff
member of the Faculty of Kinesiology and
Health Studies, and Mark Brigham, a
faculty member of the Department of
Biology, characterized the fundraising
effort as an overwhelming success. The
pair also expressed their gratitude to all
contributors and reiterated that the
fundraising milestone could not have been
achieved without the efforts of the more
than 100 volunteers who helped out with
the campaign.
The Princess Royal to
receive honorary degree
The University of Regina will confer an
honorary doctor of laws degree on Her
Royal Highness The Princess Royal in a
special convocation ceremony June 6.
The honorary degree – the first ever
conferred on a member of the Royal
Family by a Saskatchewan university, and
the first received by The Princess Royal in
Canada – recognizes her distinguished
charitable work around the world.
The Princess Royal, known as Princess
Anne until she received her title from The
Queen in June 1987, is the only daughter
of The Queen and The Duke of
Edinburgh. She is well known in her role
as the working president of the Save the
Children Fund since 1970, and has
developed great insight into the needs of
children worldwide. This has led her to
develop a wide range of charitable
appointments, to which she devotes a
large part of her working life.
Honorary degrees are conferred by the
University, on approval by Senate and
faculty Council of a recommendation from
a joint committee.
Artwork to adorn new
buildings
(L to R) Artists Jennifer Hamilton, Tammi
Campbell and Lorne Beug will create
permanent art installations in the University's
new student residence building and the Centre
for Kinesiology, Health and Sport.
The artwork of Lorne Beug BA’69, Tammi
Campbell and Jennifer Hamilton, will be a
permanent part of two new buildings on
the University of Regina campus. The
three Saskatchewan artists have been
commissioned to create art installations as
permanent features in the new student
residence building and the Centre for
Kinesiology, Health and Sport (CKHS).
Beug, whose work is featured in the Dr.
William Riddell Centre, will install three
terrazzo lenses in the concourse floor of
the new residence building. Each lens has
a diameter of about three metres. The
lenses are titled Sunflower and Bee,
Snowflake, and Turning Leaf. Two will be
placed in the north concourse, with the
third in the south concourse.
Campbell's glass etchings of running
figures will be installed in the second floor
glass balustrade around the inside of the
running track in the CKHS, giving the
impression of a slow moving picture. The
work of Eadweard Muybridge, a pioneer

photographer of the moving image, influenced the
concept.
Hamilton's original ceramic floor design will be
installed in the main concourse area of the CKHS. The
design embodies the spirit of the facility, representing a
game plan or strategy that could be applied to any
number of the athletic events that will take place in the
building. Work on the new buildings will be completed
this August. The artistic installations will be unveiled at
the official opening of the buildings following the
completion of construction.
Visualization software wins second
annual Award of Innovation
University of Regina engineering professor Luigi
Benedicenti and Jeffrey Mahovsky BASc’99, CCSc’99,
MASc’01, a former U of R student who is currently a
PhD candidate at the University of Calgary, are the
recipients of the second annual Award of Innovation
presented at the Regina Chamber of Commerce's
Paragon Awards banquet on April 1.
Benedicenti and Mahovsky won the award for their
Distributed Visualization System (DVS) software which
converts data into visual forms. The software was first
developed while Mahovsky was a master's student in
engineering. Benedicenti, who leads the project to
develop DVS's commercial potential, says it can be
applied to a wide variety of applications from simulating
and modeling of geological sites (for petroleum reservoir
simulation, for example), to medical imaging, to
electronic games.
The project is co-sponsored by TRLabs (Regina), a
pre-competitive research venture funded by industrial
and government sponsors. TRLabs is an information
technology research consortium of universities,
government and industry in Canada that supports
graduate students and information technology, and new
media research at the U of R.
The Award of Innovation, administered through the
University-Industry Liaison Office, and sponsored by the
Regina Research Park, rewards and promotes the efforts
of researchers involved in the commercialization of their
research.
Luigi Benedicenti (L) and former U of R student Jeffrey
Mahovsky accept the second annual Award of Innovation at
an April 1 ceremony.
President’s Message
On April 8 the University and the
Francophone community celebrated
the culmination of years of effort
with the official opening of the Institut
français, a unique French post-secondary
education centre that offers language,
cultural, and social programs at the
University of Regina. I am particularly
proud of the excellent relationship
established between the University and
the Francophone community of
Saskatchewan as the Institut français has
developed. Together we have met major
challenges and, in doing so, have
strengthened the connections between
the University and community.
The University is strongly committed
to supporting and expanding the effective use of Canada's
two official languages. In addition to the Institut français,
this commitment is evident in the work of the French
Department in the Faculty of Arts, as well as in the Faculty
of Education's Baccaulauréat en éducation program which is
tailored to meet the needs of students wishing to teach in
Francophone and French immersion schools.
Canada's two official languages are important to
Canadians. The establishment of the Institut français and
the ongoing work of our colleagues in the Department of
French and Faculty of Education demonstrate that
supporting both official languages is, and will continue to
be, important to the University of Regina.
The Centre for Research and Information on Canada
(CRIC) has just published Bilingualism: Part of Our Past or
Part of Our Future?, a report on Canadian attitudes on
bilingualism. The study's findings bode well for narrowing
the gap between Canadians' support for official bilingualism
and their desire to learn the other official language, on one
hand, and the actual extent of English-French bilingualism
on the other. The CRIC survey also reports that those whose
first language is not French or English are overwhelmingly
supportive of learning both official languages.
Recently I attended an Office of the Commissioner of
Official Languages' symposium, Vision and Challenges for
the 21st Century. The symposium brought together
stakeholders from various sectors of Canadian society to
discuss issues and propose solutions to one of the
objectives of the federal government's Action Plan for
Official Languages, namely, doubling the number of young
Canadians with a working knowledge of both official
languages in the next 10 years. It is indeed exciting to be
part of the group providing counsel on these matters.
Language is a remarkable aspect of our human
experience. Learning a language gives access to the culture
of the speakers of that language – what they think, and
how they express their thoughts – and can also provide
larger prospects and opportunities for employment and
service.
The establishment of the Institut français is a positive
reflection of the linguistic duality of this country. At the
same time, the Institut français provides an exciting new
venue to explore Francophone culture and positions the U
of R as a focal point for French-language education in
Saskatchewan.
David T. Barnard
PRESIDENT
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Alumnus named to finance
post
U of R alumnus Ralph Goodale BA’71 was
appointed Finance Minister by Prime
Minister Paul Martin on December 12,
2003 and delivered his inaugural budget
on March 23.
Ralph Goodale BA’71
Goodale was first elected to the
Parliament of Canada in 1974 at the age
of 24. In the 1980s, he served as leader of
the Saskatchewan Liberal Party and in
1986 was elected a member of the
Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
Goodale returned to the House of
Commons as MP for Regina-Wascana
(now Wascana) in October 1993 and was
appointed Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food. He was re-elected in June 1997
and November 2000. He served as
Minister of Natural Resources Canada
from June 1997 through January 2002 and
as Minister of State and Leader of the
Government in the House of Commons
from January to May 2002. In May 2002,
he was appointed Minister of Public Works
and Government Services Canada. He has
also been the Federal Interlocutor for
Métis and Non-Status Indians as well as
Minister responsible for the Canadian
Wheat Board, Communication Canada,
and the Office of Indian Residential
Schools Resolution.
Order of Merit recipients
share U of R connection
University of Regina senior policy fellow
and past premier Roy Romanow, former
fine arts faculty member and acclaimed
ceramic artist Jack Sures, and U of R
graduate and celebrated writer Guy
Vanderhaeghe, were among six
Saskatchewan citizens to receive the
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Saskatchewan Order of Merit at an
investiture ceremony in Saskatoon in
January.
Romanow was first elected to the
provincial legislature in 1967 and was reelected
in seven provincial elections. He
assumed leadership of the New
Democratic Party in 1987 and was premier
from 1991 until his retirement from
politics in February 2001. Romanow has
been senior policy fellow at the University
of Regina since April 2001.
Jack Sures established the ceramics
program at the Regina Campus of the
University of Saskatchewan (now the
University of Regina) in 1965. He served
as head of the U of R's Department of
Visual Arts from 1969 to 1971, retiring in
1998 as professor emeritus.
Guy Vanderhaeghe, one of
Saskatchewan's most acclaimed writers,
earned a Bachelor of Education degree
from the U of R in 1978. Vanderhaeghe
won Governor General's awards for his
book, Man Descending, in 1982, and his
novel, The Englishman's Boy, in 1996.
The Order of Merit is the province's
highest honour and recognizes
outstanding contributions in the arts,
business, the professions, research,
education, community leadership and
public service.
Athletics review
Three athletes received top
honours at an April 7 ceremony
recognizing the outstanding
accomplishments of U of R
student-athletes. Matt Dean,
football, received the President's
Award for the student-athlete
who best combines academic
excellence, athletic achievement
and service to the University and
community; Cymone Bouchard,
women's basketball, received the
Outstanding Female Athlete
Award; and, Rob Muntain, men's
hockey, received the
Outstanding Male Athlete
Award. Bouchard and Muntain
were also selected for Most
Valuable Player Awards in their
respective sports, as were the
following athletes:
• Tyler Wright - men's
basketball
• Hart Spencer - men's
volleyball
• Samantha Lawrek - women's
volleyball
• Kelsey Rezansoff - women's hockey
• Darren Peters - men's track and field
• Lorinda Moroschan - women's track
and field
• Apollo Bellisle - men's wrestling
• Carla Binning - women's wrestling
• Jan-Michael Pelechytik - swimming
• Jon Ryan - football
• Astrid Baecker - women's soccer
Michelle Zulyniak of the women's
volleyball team was named Most
Outstanding Female Rookie and track and
field's Wade Huber was named Most
Outstanding Male Rookie.
(L to R) Cymone Bouchard, basketball, Matt
Dean, football, and Rob Muntain, hockey, were
named the University's top student-athletes at
an April 7 ceremony.
(Photo: Bryan Schlosser, Leader-Post)
T he Cougars women's basketball team came up just
short of a national championship as the team lost
to the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 60-
53 in the CIS Championships final played in Winnipeg
on March 14. The Cougars advanced to the
championship as the number one seed and Canada
West Champion after posting a season record of 22-2
in conference play. Fifth-year guard Cymone Bouchard
was named the Nan Copp Award winner as the top
female basketball player in the nation.

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U P C L O S E
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Home sweet home
By Bill Armstrong
Photos: Audio/Visual Services
For many students, oncampus
living is more
than a way to get to
class quicker—it's
quite simply home.
Whether it's finding a three-foot-long iguana in a student
apartment, staging hot tub parties on the roof, or following
people’s lives through romances, engagements and
weddings, residents of the student residences on the University of
Regina campus have just about seen it all.
Luther College, College West and La Résidence each has its
own characteristics and distinctive history written from the
memories of the people who call the residences home. Now, a new
chapter is set to begin as the trio of established residences is about
to be joined by a new kid on the campus block – the 692-bed
student residence opening this fall.
For thousands of current and former students pursuing postsecondary
education, on-campus living provides the best
alternative for combining accommodation and study. It's also a
great way to widen social circles and meet a lot of new friends.

A NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME
What happens when you cut the ribbon on a new residence
building housing a population equivalent to a small town? The
University of Regina is about to find out. In just a few months the
first wave of students will begin moving into a new 12-storey, 692bed
residence. The building is easily the tallest on campus, and will
be much more than just a physical presence.
"The number of students living on campus has remained the
same for a long time," observes Hilary Horan, associate vicepresident
of Student Affairs at the U of R. "The rule of thumb
across Canada is to have about 12 per cent of students in
residence. The new building will bring us up to about 10 per cent. I
(Opposite) La
Résidence has been
providing U of R
students with all the
comforts of home since
it opened in 1991.
(Above) With its
impressive views of Wascana Lake and the University campus,
the new 692-bed residence building is expected to be filled in
time for the start of the fall semester in September. The
residence offers students a choice of either apartment-style
(insert) or dormitory-style rooms.
expect we'll see more activity after classes, in the library, recreation
centres and the food courts."
Horan says the new residence will give students more
opportunities to get to meet new people. About 65 per cent of firstyear
students coming to the U of R live within an hour drive of the
city, and their circle of family and friends consists mostly of
Saskatchewan people. For those newcomers, living on campus
opens new doors.
"The number of international students has grown significantly in
the past five years," says Horan, "so there are more opportunities,
in residence and in the classroom, to share different cultural
perspectives with people from other parts of the world."
Horan also anticipates that the new residence will help students
make the transition from high school to university. About twothirds
of new students coming to the U of R are the first in their
family to attend university. While their parents are supportive,
Horan explains, the community created in residence can provide
peer support for learners in a very new environment.
"For these students, being away from home is a totally different
way of living," he says. "More experienced students in residence
can help them adjust, and that contributes to their academic
success."
The new building offers 166 apartments with one to four
bedrooms, and 132 dormitory-style rooms, which include a meal
plan. Every unit has telephone, cable TV and high-speed Internet
access. The new residence allows the flexibility to move toward
what residences manager Judy Amundson calls a theme-based
approach. "Students will find groupings, such as a quiet lifestyle
floor, an international floor, or a health and wellness floor, which
would be of particular interest to students in Kinesiology and
Health Studies."
The new residence is expected to be filled by the beginning of
the fall semester.
LUTHER COLLEGE
"We were all from smaller places around Saskatchewan," recalls
former Luther College resident Mike Fedyk, "so it was like a small
town, except everybody was the same age." Fedyk, who now
manages marketing and communications for Partners in Planning,
lived in Luther College from 1980 to 1985, while he earned degrees
in history and education.
It's no accident that the college has a small-town feel. It was
founded as Luther Academy in Melville in 1913, to prepare
students for a university education in teaching and the ministry. In
1926 it relocated to the outskirts of Regina, where Luther College
High School stands today. Luther College on the University of
Regina campus opened in 1971. As a federated college at the U of
R, it offers a small school atmosphere, while providing access to all
the resources of the University.
"I loved having people around all the time," says Fedyk. It
appears he was in the right place, as he eventually became
president of the Luther University Students' Association.
Part of what gives Luther College its distinctive social
atmosphere, Fedyk believes, is the college cafeteria, where all
residents gather for
meals. In addition, while
most other residences
offer apartments, Luther
provides private,
furnished rooms for its
219 residents, with
shared washroom and
shower facilities. (Each
room is now equipped
with a high-speed
Internet connection, a
"must have" feature for
today's students.)
Another major
difference is the way the
Since its opening in 1971, Luther College
has been both a place to learn and a place
to live.
space is organized. Rooms on each floor are organized into "quads"
around a central lounge. In his day, says Fedyk, some of the men's
quads – located on the first two floors – were like little fraternity
houses.
"My quad, first south, once declared itself an independent
nation," Fedyk remembers. "We appointed a Queen, a Queen
Mother and a Leader of the Opposition for life. Another time we
parodied the Oscars by staging "sleaze" awards. We even held a
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drag queen beauty contest. To us, it was hilarious, although from
the outside it probably looked juvenile," observes Fedyk.
Today's security features at Luther College might take the edge
off some of the creative exuberance of past years, but residents
have access to study areas, a branch library, music listening and
practice rooms, a worship centre, auditorium, a television den and
a recreational area within the building.
COLLEGE WEST
When College West opened in 1973 it was intended to be a
multi-use building housing academic facilities as well as
accommodating up to 276 people in one- and two-storey
apartments with single and double bedrooms. At the time, plans
called for similar colleges east, south and north patterned after the
English university model, with academic "Dons" living in residence
and teaching students. Along the way, that idea was discarded,
although at one time there were seven teachers living in College
West. Professor Emeritus Dieter Ruoff is the last link to this part of
the college's history.
"I was lucky," says Ruoff, who came from his native Switzerland
to teach in 1968, and moved into College West 17 years ago. "I had
a big suite, and the mathematics office was just around the corner."
Ruoff officially retired in 2003, but he's teaching one math
course in the spring 2004 semester. One of his warm memories is of
making the rounds of the building sampling various national dishes
and getting to know students during the international dinner
nights. His concern that students might show up at his door
unannounced, asking for help with math problems, never
materialized, but many students have kept in touch after they
graduated.
"I'm still in touch with some of them by e-mail; they're past the
middle of their own careers," muses Ruoff.
While it appears that people mostly got along, there were
instances where rivalries surfaced among residents. Pat Bellamy of
College West Residence Services recalls the days one group of
students claimed squatters' rights on the roof court, where they
placed a hot tub and sofa for their leisure hours. This clearly
rubbed another group the wrong way. While the hot tubbers were
downtown at the bar, the story goes, the rival group made their way
to the roof and may have, ahem, relieved themselves in the tub.
"That put an end to the pool parties," says Bellamy. Today the
roof court is covered with wire to keep the pigeons away, a 21st
century postscript to more colourful days.
LA RÉSIDENCE
"It was very much like one BIG family," says Rose-Marie Bouvier,
describing life in the Institut de Formation Linguistique (Language
Institute), as it was then known. Bouvier managed the day-to-day
operations of the 67-bed residence from when it opened in 1991
until 1994, and was indirectly involved until 2001.
"Besides being residence manager, I was also considered the den
mother, although I wasn't too much older than most, and even
younger than a few. I made sure they followed the rules and
sometimes discussed personal problems and school issues with
them," Bouvier recalls.
The majority of the residents were about 18 years old, and living
away from home for the first time. The place had a distinctive
French ambience, Bouvier says, because students had to be able to
speak French or be taking a French class in order to stay there. (La
Résidence currently gives priority to francophone or Frenchspeaking
students, students taking two French classes or a class
taught in French, as well as residence assistants and exchange
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Ensuite kitchens have always been one of the attractions of the popular
College West residence.
students.)
Yvonne Beaubien is another former residence manager who
believes that being an informal mother figure had its advantages in
attracting potential residents. "I think I convinced a lot of parents
to have their children stay in the Language Institute, because they
felt comfortable knowing I was there."
The building was originally designed to be a round tower, says
Beaubien, but this was changed to make better use of space.
Beaubien considers it a cut above other residences because most of
the 50 rooms are singles with a full bathroom. Double rooms are
located on the corners.
"We had judges, lawyers and government officials coming here
to upgrade their language skills," she explains, "and they wanted a
nice room."
Hotel-style beds are another amenity unique to La Résidence.
Beaubien remembers one particularly tall resident telling her it was
the first time in his life he fit in a bed without his feet sticking over
the edge.
Bouvier says La Résidence was great for young students who
didn't have to worry about meal preparation, grocery shopping or
kitchen clean-up. Instead, they could choose from two meal plans.
For some residents, their idea of "luxury" was going to the cafeteria
for breakfast in their pyjamas and slippers, she chuckles.
Even on a cold
winter's day, the
Language
Institute, which
houses La
Résidence, is a
warm place to
call home.
For more information, or to arrange a tour of the new residence
show suite, call Residence Services toll free at 1-866-354-3394 or
visit the Web site at: www.uregina.ca/residences.
Residence Services can also provide information on College West
and La Résidence. For more information on Luther College
residence, call toll free at 1-800-LUTHERU(588-4378) or visit
the Luther College Web site at: www.luthercollege.edu

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Email: alumni@luthercollege.edu
Visit: www.luthercollege.edu
Write to:
Alumni Relations Officer
Luther College, U of R
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK S4S 0A2
Larry Matthies BSc'79
HIGH LIGHT
If there ever was a U of R
alumnus with an out-ofthis-world
job, it's Larry
Matthies BSc'79. Matthies is a
computer scientist at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in
Pasadena, Calif., the agency
that manages the Mars
Exploration Rover project for
the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
Matthies leads a team of
scientists that developed the
computerized vision system
used by Spirit and Opportunity, the two robotic
vehicles that rolled off their landers in January to
search for signs of life on the red planet.
The image processing software developed by
Matthies' team was crucial to the Mars mission. First,
the system was used to estimate the landing crafts'
velocity and slow them, as necessary, for a safe
landing. Secondly, the system was used to create a
three-dimensional representation of the surface that
allowed the rovers to safely navigate across the rocky
Martian terrain.
"For my group, our greatest fear was the failure of
the descent system because it's mission-critical,"
explains Matthies. "The reconstruction they did after the
landing of Spirit suggested that if that system hadn't
worked we might have landed too hard on the surface."
Although he earned his BSc in computer science with
distinction, Matthies was no one-trick pony. When he
wasn't busy learning he was involved in many
extracurricular activities including being involved in the
computer science social club and serving as student
representative to faculty senate, member-at-large of the
Students' Union and chair of the U of R Debating Society.
"Those things broadened my experience and made
me a more well-rounded person," he says. "They gave
me skills for things like giving presentations and
running meetings. Those skills have been quite
valuable along the way."
Matthies says that robots with similar vision
systems have military applications and could be used
in hostage situations or in the aftermath of
earthquakes when searching collapsed buildings is too
difficult or dangerous. As well, such robotic vehicles
are used in automated mining operations and for
automated cargo movement at shipping ports. Still,
it's using the technology for deep space exploration
that most intrigues Matthies.
"To me, the two biggest questions are: Is there life
elsewhere and why is there a universe in the first
place?" Matthies says. "I'm very fortunate to help the
scientists who are working to answer those questions."
In early March, data collected by the rover
Opportunity led scientists to conclude that the
Martian surface once held an abundance of water and
therefore may have been capable of supporting life as
we know it.
For more information visit the Mars Exploration Rover
Mission Web site at:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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U P C L O S E
10 THE THIRD DEGREE Spring 2004
The write stuff
By B.D. Miller BA(Hons)'89, BJ'95
Photos: Audio/Visual Services
U of R grads make their
mark in literature
The University of Regina and its
alumni appear to have the blessing of
the Muse. A number of graduates
have become accomplished authors
and playwrights, their collective
influence reaching across North
America and to Europe and beyond.
Although these writers are diverse in
background, genre and voice, they
invariably credit their time at the U of
R as being pivotal to their success.
Most remember a favourite professor
encouraging them to take those first
tentative steps down the road less
travelled that is becoming a writer.
Many have, in turn, become teachers
and mentors, helping to inspire the
next generation of poets and
playwrights, novelists and short story
writers. While space permits us to
profile only a few of the talented
writers whose careers began at the U
of R, here are five we think are worthy
of praise.

Ken Mitchell BA’65, MA’67
One of the most distinguished writers among the University's
alumni is novelist and playwright Ken Mitchell, a member of
the Order of Canada. Mitchell, who has also taught English
at the University since 1970, enrolled at the University of
Saskatchewan's Regina Campus in the early 1960s. "I wanted to go
to university to learn how to write," he recalls. "And I quickly
discovered that this was something I was meant to do."
Mitchell initially enrolled as a sociology major because he
wanted to write about world conditions. But his days as a budding
sociologist ended the day he attended his first university-level
English class. "I suddenly discovered poetry and what poetry could
do. And I discovered other kinds of literary writing and how to
evaluate it. So I switched to being an English major and eventually
became a professor."
Mitchell says English instructors Les Crossman
LLD’83(Honorary) and Alwyn Berland were especially encouraging
of his ambitions to become both a writer and an academic. "They
liked my work and my approach to studies. I took a creative writing
class from Al, probably the first such class ever offered [at the
University]. Both Les and Al were also instrumental in hiring me
into the faculty after I graduated."
Alumnus Ken Mitchell has been gracing U of R classrooms and
hallways for more than 40 years.
Mitchell was editor of The Carillon (the U of R's student
newspaper) and also published his first short story, Great Big Boffs
They Are, while he was a student. The story won a Saskatchewan
Arts Board competition and was subsequently anthologized,
broadcast by the CBC and adapted to the screen by the National
Film Board. Mitchell still counts the publication of the story as one
of his most memorable accomplishments as a writer. "It caused the
most excitement for sure. Anybody's first publication or winning a
prize, it validates your fantasy that you might be able to do it
[succeed as a writer]. In terms of shaping my career or the course I
took, that first published story was more important than the
publication of my first novel a few years later."
Nik Burton, managing editor of Regina-based Coteau Books,
says U of R grads have proven to be a remarkable talent pool for
Saskatchewan's publishers. He says alumni like Mitchell have also
played crucial roles in the establishment and evolution of the
province's writing institutions. In particular, he cites Mitchell's
efforts as a founding member of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild
(SWG) and the Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre (SPC) and as
the founder and first editor of Grain magazine.
Mitchell cites the success and longevity of his country opera,
Cruel Tears, written in the mid-1970s in collaboration with
country-folk group Humphrey and the Dumptrucks, as another
career highlight. "Cruel Tears came into being as I'd dreamed it, as
this musical that would by its very nature appeal to people. And it
became popular in the teeth of some criticism. When it first
opened in Saskatoon the newspapers attacked it because it was
local. But it survived to go on a national tour and play the
Olympics and be performed in other countries."
Mitchell says the success of Cruel Tears was what kept him
writing for the theatre. One of his many upcoming projects is
another stage musical, this one based on the life of Scottish poet
Robert Burns.
Mitchell became a member of the Order of Canada in 1999 for
his work as a literary ambassador, teaching and promoting
Canadian literature in China, Greece, Russia and other countries.
The following year, he received the U of R's first Distinguished
Professor Award. He says the recognition meant as much to him as
the Order of Canada. "Again it was a validation of a lot of effort, a
lot of commitment that I'd made to the University over time,"
Mitchell says, adding that the award also reflected "how good the
University has always been to me, and how my colleagues have
supported my work. The nominator was from the University's
economics department, and I was quite moved by that."
Connie Gault BA’84
One of the many writers who contributed to and benefited
from the presence of such institutions as SWG and SPC is
award-winning playwright and fiction writer Connie Gault.
Gault completed an English degree at the University of Regina in
the early 1980s. She'd nearly abandoned her dream of becoming a
writer when one of her professors, Joan Givner, encouraged her to
continue—and that made all the difference.
"I had wanted to be a writer for a long time and had given it a few
tries," Gault remembers. "But when you're on your own it's hard to
gather the discipline and the confidence. Joan was a writer herself and
so wasn't surprised that someone else would have those ambitions."
Within a year, Gault had published her first short story in a
major literary magazine. She's gone on to publish two story
collections and write four full-length stage plays, all of which have
been professionally produced at least two times. Her first play, Sky,
was also adapted for radio by both the CBC and the BBC. "That
play is a very Saskatchewan play," she says, "and so it was
wonderful that it got all that attention."
Gault's first story collection, Some of Eve's Daughters, won a
Saskatchewan Writers Guild long manuscript award in 1986. She
says the award was "a real affirmation of my work. I can still
remember the day I found out—it was one of the most exciting
days of my life."
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Friends Connie Gault (L) and Marlis Wesseler take some time out from their writing for a regular afternoon walk together.
One of the stories from Gault's second collection was adapted
into the full-length movie, Solitude, by Regina filmmaker and U of
R alumnus Robin Schlaht BFA’92. Gault co-wrote the screenplay
for the project. "It's a wonderful thing to see your work portrayed
in different ways. I feel pretty lucky because I've had radio and film,
video and stage [productions and adaptations]."
Gault says finishing a major project is what brings her the most
satisfaction as a writer, pointing to the completion of her first story
collection and her first play as career highlights. She was the fiction
editor of Grain magazine for three years, and has also helped teach
and encourage developing writers as part of the Saskatchewan
Writers Guild's mentorship program.
Gault is currently writing her debut novel, set in the late 1800s
in Saskatchewan and Ontario. "Mine's not a historical novel in the
sense that it's about a certain time period or historical events—it's
more integrated. It came from my interest in finding out what it
might have been like to live and think then."
Marlis Wesseler BA(Hons)’84
One of Connie Gault's classmates in the early 1980s was
another aspiring writer, Marlis Wesseler. After completing an
Honours BA in English in 1984, Wesseler went on to publish
two story collections and a novel. Her first collection, Life Skills
(1992), and the novel, Elvis Unplugged (1998), were both
nominated in multiple categories, including Book of the Year, at
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the annual Saskatchewan Book Awards. Wesseler also worked as a
manuscript reviewer at Coteau Books for several years, and
recently completed a turn as Grain's fiction editor.
Wesseler says her years at the U of R were crucial to her
development as a writer, citing the affirmation and support she
received during that period from professor Joan Givner and
classmates Gault and Dianne Warren BFA’76 (yet another U of R
graduate who has become an accomplished writer).
Wesseler made her first sale as a fiction writer while she was still
at University, placing a story with CBC radio. "Joan Givner
encouraged me to start writing. So I wrote something for her, and
she suggested I send it to the CBC. And they took it."
Givner's mentoring and encouragement also helped pave the
way for the establishment of one of the most successful writers
groups in Regina's history. "We'd all get together for lunch with
Joan at the Faculty Club once in a while," Wesseler recalls. "So it
started with us as students. Eventually Connie, Dianne and I
joined a writers group called the Bombay Bicycle Club with Ven
Begamudré, Chris Fisher and Bonnie Burnard." The group lasted
for seven years. Wesseler says she, Gault and Warren are still close
friends, helping each other with their various writing projects.
Wesseler's second novel, South of the Border, is slated for
publication by Coteau this fall. She describes it as "the story of a
young Canadian travelling with her best friend in Mexico in the
1970s, and how she deals with one traumatic experience among a
variety of amusing ones."

Tim Lilburn BA’73
Award-winning poet and essayist Tim Lilburn is also a U of R
alumnus, graduating with a BA in English and philosophy
and earning a teaching certificate from the Faculty of
Education in the mid-1970s.
At the time, Lilburn was already writing poetry and recalls
showing his work to professors Harry Dillow, Fraser Sutherland and
Les Crossman. "They were so supportive and affirming. I also
showed my work to Bob Cosbey, and he was very generous as an
editor and encourager. That's what a young writer needs—a more
advanced writer to encourage and take you seriously."
2003 Governor General's Award for Poetry winner Tim Lilburn on the
campus of St. Peter's College in Muenster, Sask., where he teaches
philosophy and literature.
Lilburn began publishing his work soon after graduating, and
was on his way to becoming a writer of national reputation. His
poetry collection, Moosewood Sandhills, won the Canadian Authors
Association Award for Poetry in 1994. His book of essays, Living In
The World As If It Were Home, won the nonfiction category at the
Saskatchewan Book Awards in 1999—the same year his poetry
collection, To the River, won Saskatchewan Book of the Year.
Lilburn's most recent book, Kill-site, won the 2003 Governor
General's Award for Poetry (he had been a finalist in the category
in 1989 for Tourist To Ecstasy).
Lilburn says winning the GG has been a life-altering experience.
"It's the sort of award that people tend not to forget, and it's deeply
gratifying to be honoured that way. I'm glad this particular book
won. Kill-site is a risky book, an unusual book."
Lilburn currently teaches philosophy and writing at St. Peter's
College in Muenster, Sask. He says his time at the U of R helped
shape his work both on the page and in the classroom. He still
remembers Dillow's course on the English poet John Milton more
than 30 years later. "The class was brilliant and just opened the
poem, Paradise Lost, to me completely. I think if you read a
powerful writer like Milton carefully, his or her rhythms get into
your head and stay there. So that particular class had an influence
on me both as a teacher and a poet."
Ross King BA(Hons)’84, MA’86
Alumnus Ross King took a much different path to becoming a
writer, and his work is grounded not in his native
Saskatchewan, but in the Europe of centuries past. After
graduating with honours and master's degrees from the U of R's
Faculty of Arts in the mid-1980s, King completed a PhD in English
literature at York University in Toronto. A post-doctoral fellowship
took him to England, where he still lives.
Faced with a bleak university job market in the mid-1990s, King
turned to writing as a career. In 1995 he published his first novel,
Domino, set in the world of opera and masquerades of 18th-century
London. He went on to publish a second historical novel, as well as
crack the New York Times bestseller list with two nonfiction books,
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented
Architecture and Michelangelo & the Pope's Ceiling. The latter was
nominated for the 2003 Governor General's Award for nonfiction.
King says he's never taken his success as a writer for granted.
"When you write about Italian architects from the 15th century
you don't expect to appear on the bestseller lists. That was quite
unexpected and extremely gratifying."
He credits his professors at the U of R with stoking his interest
in European history and literature. He still remembers taking a
course on novelist Joseph Conrad taught by Geoffrey Ursell. "Geoff
was an inspiration to me, not only because I enjoyed the class but
because I was taking a course from someone who had actually
written plays and published a novel. I was impressed by that."
King says he developed his nonfiction writing style while
attending the U of R. "Besides awakening my interest in European
culture and history, I learned how to write about it. My education
there was absolutely essential to my becoming a writer."
He recently signed a contract with his British publisher to write
a third novel and a third nonfiction book. Both will be set in the
past. "I've set out my stall as a historical writer," King says, "and I
think people would be surprised if I wrote something else."
Author Ross King near his home in Oxford, England. Photo courtesy
of Walker & Company
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U N I V E R S I T Y O F R E G I N A A L U M N I A C T I V I T I E S
New award reflects spirit of its namesake
This fall, two University of Regina students – one male, the other
female – will be the first recipients of a unique scholarship funded
by the U of R Alumni Association. The Scott Irving Spirit Awards
are named for Scott Irving BPAS ’94, the University's former senior
alumni relations officer who succumbed to cancer on February 20,
2004, at the age of 31.
The awards will be presented to a graduate or undergraduate
student who demonstrates a commitment to academics and is
involved in activities that enrich the University experience of other
students. Applicants for the awards must demonstrate their
contributions to the cultural life of the University through oncampus
volunteer activities, involvement in University-based clubs
or student organizations, or through participation in intramural
activities. The awards are valued at $1,875 each.
After graduating from the Faculty of Physical Activities Studies
(now Kinesiology and Health
Studies), Irving was hired by
the faculty as the program coordinator
of campus
recreation where he worked
until taking a job in Elrose,
Sask., in 1995. In 1998, Irving
returned to the University as
the K&HS facilities coordinator
where he worked
until his September 2002
hiring as senior alumni
relations officer.
Despite his declining
health, Irving helped shape
Scott Irving BPAS'94
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the terms of reference of the
awards that bear his name.
Irving recognized the
importance of school spirit to the continued success of the
University and strongly believed that students who demonstrate
that spirit were worthy of recognition. The awards will honour
many exceptional U of R students for years to come and serve as a
testament to Irving's own indomitable spirit.
Irving is survived by his wife Jodie, son Tyler, parents Glenn and
Iris, sister Shaune Marchtaler (Jason), parents-in-law Jenny and
Murray Hurford, brother-in-law Kent (Faye), sister-in-law Susan
(Don) and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as many
special friends, colleagues and teammates.
The application deadline for the inaugural Scott Irving Spirit
Awards is September 15, 2004. Undergraduate award applications
are available from the Students Awards and Financial Aid Office in
Room 229 in the Riddell Centre or on the University of Regina
Web site at: www.uregina.ca/awards. Graduate award applications
are available from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in
Room 431 in the Ad-Hum Building or on the Web at:
www.uregina.ca/awards.
Excellence recognized
Four members of the University of Regina community have
recently been named recipients of the 2004 Alumni Association
Excellence Awards. The selection committee for the awards
consists of the vice-president (academic), associate vice-president
(academic), two members of the Alumni Association, two
professors emeriti and two previous award winners.
Jeffrey Pfeifer, Department of
Psychology, received the Alumni
Association Award for Excellence
in Teaching. The award,
established in 1989, recognizes
outstanding achievement in
teaching. The establishment of
the award emphasizes the
importance of teaching,
encourages the pursuit of
teaching excellence and
promotes informed discussion of
teaching and its improvement at
the University.
Mary Cronin
Jeffrey Pfeifer
Mary Cronin of the Faculty of
Education has received the Alumni
Association Award for Excellence
in Public Service. The award is
presented to an academic staff
member who best exemplifies
contributions to the community.

Peter Leavitt,
Department of Biology, and
Jeanne Shami (photo
unavailable at press time),
Department of English, have
been awarded the Alumni
Association Award for
Excellence in Research. The
award recognizes faculty
members who distinguish
themselves through
significant contributions to
research and scholarship
during their tenure at the U
of R.
Peter Leavitt
Workshops connecting with students
Throughout March, the Alumni Association again sponsored
the popular Step Into Your Future, a series of free lunch-hour
seminars for students presented by U of R alumni. The
workshop topics as well as the free pizza and pop proved to be a
good draw as the seminars were well attended. Thanks to all the
guest speakers who made the event possible.
This year's topics and presenters included:
• Volunteering to Jumpstart Your Career by Lisa King
BPAS’95;
• Resumes, Cover Letters, Interviews and Job Searches by
Kevin Bolen BAdmin’97;
• Starting Your Own Business by Marty Klyne BAdmin’86;
and,
• Managing Your Personal Finances by Mark Stefan
BAdmin’84.
Lisa King BPAS'95 presents Volunteering to Jumpstart Your
Career at one of this spring's Step Into Your Future workshops.
Kevin Bolen BAdmin'97 presenting Resumes, Cover
Letters, Interviews and Job Searches.
Alumni Association President’s Message
L ast
October, the University of Regina Alumni
Association started a new tradition. We
expanded our annual distinguished alumnus
awards ceremony to include recipients of Alumni
Association scholarships.
This is noteworthy for a couple of reasons. Prior
to the event, the awarding of Alumni Association
scholarships was little more than an administrative
detail. Past recipients received written
congratulations for their awards and their names
were published in The Third Degree; however, there
was never a public celebration of their achievements.
The October ceremony is also worth mentioning
because it speaks volumes about Scott Irving, who
passed away on February 20 after a brave fight
with cancer. It was Scott's idea to change the
event to include scholarship winners. He first posed
it at an Alumni Association board meeting in 2002,
shortly after he took the position of senior alumni
officer, and he used every opportunity to promote
the idea in the months that followed.
Scott understood that a scholarship is more
than merely a financial transaction. It is the
affirmation of a student's effort and dedication, a
way to distinguish an individual from the group.
This was part of Scott's greatness. In all of his
work to increase scholarship funding through
alumni support, Scott remained focused on one
simple goal: to support and encourage University of
Regina students.
Scott saw the other side of this equation just
as clearly. He knew that without the group, in this
case the University community, the individual
cannot develop. And so, from his first day on the
job, Scott worked tirelessly to raise the profile of
the U of R and to promote school spirit.
Though already quite ill with cancer, Scott was
in attendance at the awards dinner in October.
Along with president Barnard and other members
from the University community, award winners,
their friends and family, Scott looked on as
students stood in acceptance of their scholarships.
In typical fashion, Scott deferred all credit for the
event to his staff. But, things worked out precisely
as he had planned. Everyone in attendance felt
part of something important.
For those of us who knew him, Scott Irving's
death will forever remain one of life's great
mysteries. Indeed, what sense can be made of the
death of a 31-year-old husband and father? For
those of you who did not have the pleasure of
knowing him, we hope that you will reserve a kind
thought for Scott and his family. As Alumni
Association presidents during Scott's time in
Alumni Relations, we came to know him as a
steady and selfless leader, a hopeless romantic
(find us a diehard Toronto Maple Leafs fan who
isn't), and a tireless worker for all University of
Regina alumni. Scott was the quintessential "guy
behind the scenes," and his legacy is greater than
even he imagined.
We, like so many others, will miss him.
Shane Reoch Matt Hanson
PAST-PRESIDENT PRESIDENT
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Online community hits high gear
We're up and running with the exclusive "cyber-neighbourhood"
tailored to meet the needs of U of R alumni from across the globe.
The Web for alumni online community allows you to stay on top of
what's happening at the University – and stay in touch with other
grads. Check it out! It's a quick and easy way to update your
personal information to ensure you'll receive The Third Degree and
other campus mailings. Use the online community to find an old
friend or find alumni branch event representatives in your area.
You can even use it to submit items for the "As Time Goes By"
section of The Third Degree.
Sign up today! Go to www.uregina.ca and click on the Alumni
& Friends link on the University's homepage and choose Alumni
Association from the pop-up menu. You'll find the online
community in the text menu on the left side of the page. Register
today to connect with alumni from across Canada and around the
world!
Lucky winner
Congratulations to
Jennifer Chiddenton, the
lucky winner of two
tickets donated by the
Alumni Association to
the 2003 Grey Cup held
in Regina on November
16. The tickets were the
door prize at Careers Day
2003, an event hosted by
the U of R's Co-operative
Education and Student
Employment.
URAA 2003-2004 Board of Directors
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Jennifer Chiddenton (centre) receives
Grey Cup tickets from Association
president Matt Hanson and Ev McRae,
Student Employment's events and research
co-ordinator.
(Clockwise from top R) Shane Reoch MA'97, past president; Brian Munro
BA'96, BAdmin'96, vice-president finance; Donna Easto BSW'90; Mary
Klassen BAdmin'84; Sabrina Cataldo CPR'01, BJ (Dist)'99, BA'97; Matt
Hanson BA'94, BAdmin'97, president; Anita McLennan BAdmin'96; Lisa
King BPAS'95, first vice-president; Debra Clark BSW'96, second vicepresident;
Loni Kaufmann BAdmin'95; Greg Swanson BAdmin'76, senate
representative. (Missing from photo: Michael Tomka BAdmin'96.)
Awards dinner a first
The Alumni Association held its first annual awards dinner on
October 25, 2003 in Thorn Hall at Luther College on the
University campus. The event celebrates the achievements of
alumni, acknowledges excellence within the University, and
recognizes the year's student award recipients. Greg Marchildon
BA’77, MA’84, recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award in
the business/professional category and Sunil Ram BA’87, BA’97,
recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award in the
Guests of the first annual Alumni Association awards dinner included
2003 Distinguished Alumnus recipient Sunil Ram (R) and family.
humanitarian/community service category were both on hand to
receive their awards, say a few words and enjoy the evening with
family and friends. Shane Reoch MA’97, past-president of the
Alumni Association served as master of ceremonies.
Those honoured at the 2003 dinner included:
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS RECIPIENTS:
Greg Marchildon (Business/Professional)
Sunil Ram (Humanitarian/Community Service)
EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS:
June LeDrew, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, (Public
Service)
Gordon Asmundson, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies,
(Research)
Gweneth Jones, Department of Biology, (Undergraduate
Teaching)
DR. JOHN ARCHER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Chris Humphries (BSW student)
Brenda Woolley BA’95, BEd’96 (MEd student)
Wendy Tebb CA’92, CCE’94, DAA’99 (BA student)
Lana Vindevoghel (BVTEd student)
DR. LLOYD BARBER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Jeremy Southwind (BAdmin student)
Angela Pratt (BAdmin student)
Leona Star (BAdmin student)
DR. DONALD O. WELLS AND DEBORAH WELLS INTERNATIONAL STUDY
AWARD RECIPIENT:
Eric Johnson (BAdmin student)
CHILDREN OF ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Jesse Kindrachuk (Luther Arts student)
Luke McWilliams (Campion Arts student)
Rhiannon Sax (BEd student)
DR. GEORGE & HELEN FERGUSON ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT:
Yanshan Yaya Wang (Engineering student)

BERT FOX/FERGUSON ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Kelly Dodd (Arts student)
Allysen Reed (BAdmin student)
LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT:
Jacqueline Roy (BA Honours student)
Information and application forms for all Alumni Association
scholarships can be obtained by contacting the Alumni Relations
office at 306-585-4503 or 1-877-779-4723 or via e-mail at
URalumni@uregina.ca.
Deadline reminder
Remember that May 31 is the deadline for nominations for the
2004 Regina Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Awards.
These prestigious awards were established to honour University of
Regina alumni who have made a significant contribution to the
success of the University of Regina and/or their community at the
local, regional, or national levels.
There are two categories:
• Business/Professional Service
• Humanitarian/Community Service
Under the terms of the awards, an alumnus is defined as
someone who:
• has received a degree, certificate, or diploma from the
University of Regina or the University of Saskatchewan
Regina Campus or the Regina College; or,
• graduated from the U of S, Saskatoon Campus, before July 1,
1974, and has notified the Secretary of the U of R in writing
that he/she wishes to become a member of the U of R
Convocation.
For a nomination package, call 1-877-779-4723, or e-mail us at:
URalumni@uregina.ca or visit us online at:
www.uregina.ca/commun/alumni/alumni_programming.htm
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Two grads go flat-out
for Grey Cup
Take three years of planning, mix in more than 3,000 volunteers,
throw in five days of flat-out fun and finish it off with an exciting
championship game and you have all the ingredients of one of the
best football bashes Canada has ever seen.
Last November, Canadian Football League (CFL) fans and
partygoers from across the country descended on Regina to join
"Flat-Out in Saskatchewan" celebrations at the 2003 Grey Cup.
And at the helm of the 94th Grey Cup were two U of R graduates:
Marty Klyne BAdmin’86 and Mark Stefan BAdmin’84.
"By all definitions this was the best Grey Cup in CFL history,"
says Klyne, who served as 2003 Grey Cup president. "What made it
so successful was the volunteers. This community has the best
volunteers, by far, in the country. The way they step forward and
come together is truly unbelievable. They were so positive. It just
The following U of R alumni
also went flat-out as Grey
Cup 2003 staff members or
members of the Executive
Organizing Committee:
Randy Beattie BAdmin'82, Wayne
Bernakevitch BAdmin'73, Denise
Black BAdmin'84, Elaine Bourassa
BAdmin'84, Tracy Fahlman CA'93,
Sandra Fiffe BAdmin'84, Gerry
Fischer BAdmin'88, Christa Grad
BAdmin'99, Kevin Lang BAdmin'86,
Laureen Larson BVTed'95, David
Luterbach BAdmin'86, Jeff
MacPherson BAdmin'91, Moe
Martin BA'72, Corey Patrick
BAdmin'95, Russ Peterson
BAdmin'74, Dean Reeve
BAdmin'84, Murray Skulmoski
BAdmin'91, Jeff Torgrimson
CCE'91, Cheryl Zankl DAA'84.
made me so proud to be
from this community."
From the early stages of
planning in January 2001
until the final seconds ticked
off the game clock on a cool
mid-November evening,
Klyne and Stefan and some
3,300 volunteers spent
thousands of hours organizing,
co-ordinating, checking and
re-checking details to ensure
the entire event went off
without a hitch.
Working alongside of
each other is nothing new
for Klyne and Stefan who
met while taking a strategic
marketing class at the U of
R in the early1980s. The
duo served together on the
Alumni Association board.
Stefan, whose tenure with
the board lasted from1995
until 2001 and included a one-year stint as president, recruited
Klyne who served as a director from 1998 to 2001.
"Our time together on the board was really a precursor to what
happened with Grey Cup," says Stefan. "One of the big reasons for
bringing Marty on to the Alumni Association board was his
strategic viewpoint. He has an ability to see the big picture, to
understand it, and to get people focused on what they have to do
to get things done."
Klyne says his selection of Stefan as vice-president came easy. It
was prompted by the two-pronged approach he employed to
accomplish the goal of mounting the finest Grey Cup in CFL
history: First, he surrounded himself with the best people available
and second, he created an environment where people could excel.
"I knew I had to find someone who would complement my skills
and the only guy who came to mind was Mark," explains Klyne.
"He's very detailed, highly organized and results orientated. He's
also an ambassador. That was exactly the kind of person I needed."
For both Klyne and Stefan, one of the defining moments of their
three-year labour of love came just prior to game time when, as the
Grey Cup crowd of close to 50,000 was just settling into the seats,
the Canadian Force's precision aerobatic team, the Snowbirds,
thundered over Regina's Taylor Field.
"I got a little emotional," admits Klyne. "I had a little tear in my
eye. I was just so proud of everybody and what we had done. It was
that pinnacle moment where it all just came rushing home to me
and I said 'Hey we did it.'"
"Quite honestly I remember getting a little teary-eyed when they
flew over," adds Stefan. I remember having to remove my glasses
because of the rush it gave me. It was something that I was a part
of that I'll never forget in my entire life."
Another moment the pair will not soon forget came when they
presented a $2.1 million cheque to Saskatchewan Roughriders
president Tom Robinson BAdmin’75. The cheque represented Grey
Cup profits and essentially wiped out the accumulated debt of the
team.
With Regina's legacy of success hosting Grey Cups firmly
established, both Klyne and Stefan think the CFL would do well to
put the city on the top of the list for hosting the game's centenary
in 2009. And while they might politely decline executive roles,
they could certainly see themselves in some capacity should a
future Grey Cup present itself.
"The Grey Cup was my opportunity to give back to the
community," says Klyne. "That's one of the reasons I enjoyed it."
"Marty and I are very committed to Regina and Saskatchewan,"
adds Stefan. "We would certainly be there if they [organizers] need
us in any way."
Calling the plays behind the scenes at the 2003 Grey Cup
were U of R alumni Marty Klyne (R) and Mark Stefan.
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Alumni making connections | Alumni m
. . . in Regina
The annual Fall Convocation Brunch was
held on October 18, 2003, at the
Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts. Over 200
graduates and guests attended the event.
Alumni Association president Matt Hanson
BA’94, BAdmin’97 served as master of
ceremonies and president David Barnard
brought greetings from the U of R.
Greetings from the Alumni Association
were offered by the Association's vicepresident
of finance Brian Munro BA’96,
BAdmin’96.
On November 5, 2003, the sixth annual
Living Leadership seminar was held at the
Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts. The
theme for 2003 was The Power of
Executing Greatness. Sponsored by the
University of Regina Centre for Continuing
Education and the U of R Alumni
Association, the day featured a live
teleconference of a convergence of ideas by
such innovators as Stephen Covey and Ken
Blanchard. Over 400 people attended the
day-long seminar. For information regarding
the 2004 tele-conference, contact Richard
Lengkong at 585-5721 or Alumni Relations
at 585-4503.
Alumni, friends and family of the
University of Regina spent Boxing Day at
the eighth annual family skate at
Sherwood Twin Arenas. It was a wonderful
afternoon of reuniting with friends, sipping
hot chocolate, and of course skating! This
event has always been a favourite alumni
activity—come out and join us next year.
Submitted by Hiedi Pearson BA’93, Regina
Branch representative.
Upcoming Regina events…
• June 22 - Alumni Association Annual
General Meeting, Language Institute
Theatre, 7 p.m.
• June 24 - Alumni Golf Classic, Tor Hill
Golf Course.
• Sept. 10 - Alumni Comedy Night,
Shumiatcher Theatre, U of R.
Please call Alumni Relations at 585-4503
for registration, tickets or further details.
20 THE THIRD DEGREE Spring 2004
. . . in New York
(L to R) Joseph Stephen, president of the
Canadian Club of New York; Pamela Wallin
BA'74, Consul General for Canada in New York;
Ken Ottenbreit BAdmin'80, past-president of
the Canadian Club of New York.
The eleventh annual Canadian Universities
Alumni reception was held on September
25, 2003. The event was organized by the
Canadian Club of New York. The U of R
was one of the event sponsors.
Submitted by Ken Ottenbreit BAdmin’80
. . . in Toronto
Approximately 25 alumni and friends of the
University of Regina gathered for a
reception at The Boathouse Restaurant on
October 9, 2003. Bruce Berg BAdmin’79
and Karen Berg BAdmin’80 of Toronto
acted as hosts for this event. President
David Barnard was on hand to greet alumni
and answer questions regarding his vision
for the University of Regina in the coming
years.
. . . in Ottawa
An alumni gathering was held on
November 4, 2003, at the Best Western
Macies Hotel. Due to freezing rain that
evening, not everyone was able to attend;
however, eight determined alumni braved
the icy streets and came out to enjoy an
evening of drinks, appetizers and a chat
with president David Barnard.
. . . in Edmonton
On January 29, 2004, a hardy group of
alumni braved minus 45 degree
temperatures to have a prime rib dinner
with president David Barnard and enjoy an
exciting hockey game between the
Edmonton Oilers and the Chicago
Blackhawks. The dinner, company and
game were enjoyed by all. To top off the
evening, the Oilers prevailed with a 5-2
victory over the Blackhawks.
Oilers fans Lee Zwaal BAdmin'74 and Lezley
Zwaal BSc'74 enjoyed a 5-2 hometown victory at
a Jan. 29 alumni branch event in Edmonton.

king connections | Alumni making con
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Want to know how to meet other U of R grads in your area? Call the alumni representative nearest you.
Nunavut
Dave Allen BA(Hons)'00
Phone: (867) 983-2527
fraser@polarnet.ca
Victoria
Dave Williams BEd'70
(250) 658-5164
thelifestyleprotector@
shawcable.com
Vancouver
Greg Hutchings BAdmin'96
(604) 664-1719
Greg.Hutchings@molson.com
Edmonton
Brad Rollins BAdmin'78
(780) 430-8345
brollins@ca.ibm.com
Calgary
Stu Quinn BAdmin'81
(403) 251-4580
stuartq@shaw.ca
Dave Quinn BAdmin'87
dtquinn@telus.net
(403) 283-7298
Regina
Deb Clark BSW'96
(306) 585-6874
debgclark@sasktel.net
Saskatoon
Cheryl Starnes BAdmin'88
(306) 374-0718
cheryl.starnes@canpotex.com
Estevan
Shirley Andrist BEd'77
(306) 634-9302
shirlandrist@hotmail.com
Winnipeg
Ken Wilk BAdmin'77
(204) 982-3457
ken.wilk@rbc.com
Toronto
Karen Berg BAdmin'80
Bruce Berg BAdmin'79
(416) 361-5212 (Bruce)
(905) 855-5476 (Karen)
bruce.berg@labatt.com
Ottawa
Rick Wanner BSc'89
(613) 823-6224
rwanner@pobox.com
Jonathan Crone BASc'91
(613) 596-4291
jonathan_crone@hotmail.com
Montreal
John Graham BSc'85
(514) 694-5280
jgraham@ittelecom.com
Ron Proud BA'86
(514) 484-2503
ron.proud@sympatico.ca
New Brunswick
Dr. John Stewart BSc'71
(506) 364-2364
jstewart@mta.ca
New York
Ken Ottenbreit BAdmin'80
(212) 371-8855
kottenbreit@stikeman.com
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Chris Nelson BA'92, BJ'95
HIGH LIGHT
Chris Nelson
BA'92, BJ'95
is a believer in
fate. It's the only
way the U of R
grad can explain
landing his dream
job as the roving
West Coast reporter
for MuchMusic, the
nation's pop music
conduit for the 20something
set.
"I've never had
a career plan short of wanting to be in journalism in
some form," says Nelson. "I don't know if I could have
done better if I had planned it. I almost think if I had,
I wouldn't be where I am today."
After graduating, Nelson began his professional
career in southern Ontario where he got his first taste
of the daily news business as a camera operator for a
London CTV affiliate. A short time later, Nelson returned
to the West when he was hired by CBC Edmonton to
work on an edgy current affairs program called Rough
Cuts.
"It was a great show to learn to be a storyteller," he
says of his Rough Cuts experience. "The show took
advantage of some really clever writing, shooting and
editing. It was very illuminating, one of the best
experiences of my life."
The experience also afforded Nelson the opportunity
to meet and work with his mentor, Brent Gilbert, whom
he would follow to Vancouver Television, a fledgling,
independent, start-up station that hired Nelson as its
pop culture reporter in 1997. Two years later, Nelson
was hired to replace Terry David Mulligan, the
MuchMusic icon who had patrolled the West Coast music
scene for the Toronto-based broadcaster for 14 years.
"I got lucky," says Nelson. "MuchMusic was looking
for someone who could report, write, produce, shoot
video and also work alone and manage their time
effectively. When you have that kind of criteria, the
short list is, well, kind of short."
Nelson says his show, Going Coastal, reflects the
commitment that MuchMusic has made to cover musical
artists based in Western Canada. Each week Nelson
profiles the artists making the Western Canadian music
industry click. Some days, he can be found in the
company of some of the world's biggest stars including
Bryan Adams, Nelly Furtado and Sarah McLachlan. Still,
he says, it's profiling the new independent artists that
provides him with the most job satisfaction.
While he doesn't speculate on what the future holds,
Nelson, with tongue firmly in cheek, says as a
MuchMusic personality he has a "best-before date."
"I don't know how much longer I will be fortunate
enough to do this," he says. "I do have to think about
where I want to go next. If I get back into news I want
to pursue something that will allow me to indulge my
natural curiosity and do something that is important
and gratifying."
Going Coastal airs Sunday nights at 11 p.m. EST on
MuchMusic
Spring 2004 THE THIRD DEGREE 23

WHAT’S NEW WITH UNIVERSITY OF REGINA ALUMNI
1960 1969
1960-69
Owen Gottselig BEd’67, BA’68
and Georgia Gottselig (nee
Swallow) BEd’69 have retired
from teaching and are living in
Medicine Hat, Alta.
Patrick Horning BAdmin’69
earned the 2003 Advisor Of
The Year award for the Prairie
region. The award is the highest
national award bestowed upon
professionals in Canada's financial
planning industry. Horning,
Patrick Horning
a financial planning advisor and
branch manager with Assante
Financial Management, was a
member of the first graduating
class from the College of
Administration, University of
Saskatchewan Regina Campus.
In his spare time he has been
actively involved in community
and non-profit organizations.
Horning is married to Judi
Cosman CPR’01, a transplanted
Maritimer from Vancouver, currently
employed with Farm
Credit Canada. The couple, and
their two children, Jennifer and
Justin, have a passion for the
West Coast and enjoy walking
the beaches of Crescent Beach
and White Rock.
24 THE THIRD DEGREE Spring 2004
Ronald Hart BA’69, BSW’75,
MSW’81 retired in September
2003 following 35 years of service
for Saskatchewan Social
Services. In October 2003 he
was elected an alderman of the
Town of Lumsden.
John Willms BA’69 has
achieved Certified Financial
Planner status from the
Financial Planners Standards
Council. Willms would enjoy
contact with alumni living in
Edmonton and area.
1970 1979
Marie McMunn BA’71, BEd’82
was the administrative assistant
in the University of Regina
Faculty of Administration from
1972-1979 and then the Faculty
of Education from 1979-1984.
After relocating to Saskatoon,
she became the administrative
officer for the College of Law at
the University of Saskatchewan
until her retirement in June
1999. McMunn served two, sixyear
terms as a member of the
University of Regina Senate.
She was active in the Saskatoon
chapter of the University of
Regina Alumni Association
until her recent move to Alta.
McMunn is finishing her MEd
at the University of
Saskatchewan. Her thesis is a
historical analysis of the Regina
School for Unwed Mothers, The
Balfour Tutorial Program and
the McKenzie Infant Care
Centre. McMunn and her husband
Jack have three children,
four grandchildren and two
great-grandsons.
Winona Kent BA’74,
BA(Hons)’75 recently graduated
from the Vancouver Film
School (VFS) Foundation
Program with a diploma in
Writing for Film, Television and
New Media. In November 2003
Kent graduated from VFS's
Advanced Writing Program -
Rewrites, Development and
Production. She earned an MFA
from the University of British
Columbia in 1985.
After completing her arts degree
at the U of R, Daphne
Bramham BA’75 earned a journalism
degree from Ryerson
University and a MA in Liberal
Studies from Simon Fraser
University (SFU). Bramham
received the Outstanding
Alumni Award for Professional
Achievement from SFU in 2003.
She was also the recipient of the
Jack Webb Genesis' Awards
Commendation from The Ark
Trust, a Journalism Animal
Advocate of the Year and an
Asia-Pacific Foundation
Journalism Fellowship. She has
worked for the Vancouver Sun as
a business writer, economics
reporter, Asia Pacific reporter,
editorial page editor, and, most
recently as a columnist.
Bramham is the daughter of
Lydia Bramham BEd’74 and
Donald Bramham.
After teaching in a one-room country
school, raising a family, teaching
in small-town Saskatchewan and
teaching for the Regina Public
School Board, Marlene Steininger
BA’77 retired in 1994 because of
poor health. Major surgery in 1997
and a series of strokes led to her
move into the Regina Lutheran
Special Care Home in 2002.
Cindy Rogers BEd’79 is a substitute
teacher for the Annapolis
Valley Regional School Board in
Nova Scotia where she has
worked for 13 years. Rogers has
three sons: Matthew is in his second
year at Wingate University in
North Carolina on a golf scholarship,
Andrew is in Grade 12 and
Daniel is in Grade 9.
1980-89
1980 1989
Stuart Quinn BAdmin’81 has
started two consulting practices:
Edge MC works with information
technology departments to
improve their profile with the
business departments they serve,
and Sales UP helps companies
increase the effectiveness of
their sales force and processes.
So far, he says, "It's a blast!"
Stuart still lives in Calgary with
his wife Gail and their three
boys. He still cheers for the
Riders and still says he's from
Swift Current.
Michael M. Chanda BSW’81 is
working as a Community
Services/Education Officer with
United Nations High
Commission for Refugees in
Zambia. He sends the following
greetings: "Greetings from
Lusaka, Zambia, to all my
friends and classmates in
Canada (1978-81) in Regina
and Saskatoon. Canada is a
great country, you should be
proud of it. Your hospitality is
reflected in your good international
relations, human justice
and upholding of human rights

for all human beings. Maintain
your dignity and the friendly
culture."
Elizabeth Raum MMus’84 will
receive an honorary doctorate of
Human Letters from Mount
Saint Vincent University in
Halifax, N.S. Raum, who will
receive the DHumL in a May
ceremony, was awarded the
degree for her contributions to
the betterment of society and
humanity and for exemplifying
the university's mission.
Ray Konecsni CLGAJ’89 joined
the University of Regina in
November as manager of
Printing Services. Previously
Konecsni was a project manager
at Information Services
Corporation of Saskatchewan
(ISC) where he successfully led a
project to outsource the corporation's
IT infrastructure. Before
joining ISC, he was employed at
CrownLife/CanadaLife and managed
a broad portfolio of corporate
services.
Celeste Brotheridge BAdmin’85,
MAdmin’93 is an assistant professor
at the U of R's Faculty of
Administration where she conducts
research on burnout, bullying,
and emotions in the workplace.
Brotheridge also holds a
PhD from the University of
Manitoba.
Elaine Shein BAJ&C’88 has
joined Capital Press newspaper
in Salem, Ore. as publisher and
editor. She was profiled in the
October 2003 issue of Oregon
Business in the magazine's feature
"50 Great Leaders: Oregon
Business Movers and Shakers for
2004." Shein recently joined the
board of directors of the Agri-
Business Council of Oregon and
the Oregon Agriculture in the
Classroom Foundation.
1990 1999
1990-99
Dennis Dodds BFA’90, BSc’98
convocated with a DMD from
the University of Saskatchewan
and is practising in Regina.
Gayle Dodds (nee Schneider)
BFA’92, BEd’96 is teaching
elementary school part time.
The Dodds have two children
and a third on the way.
Chris Dixon BA’91 and
Mackenzie Stroh, of Calgary,
were married November 22,
2003, in Miami, Fla. Dixon has
an art design company called
Studio Plural and Stroh is a
freelance photographer. The
couple live in New York City.
Methodius Kushko BA
(Hons)’92 is an assistant pastor
at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic
Church in Yorkton not St.
Mary's Anglican Church as was
reported in the last issue of The
Third Degree. We apologize for
the error.
Ken Zaba BAdmin’93 found a
way to combine his two passions:
a long-time interest in
board games and his love for the
Saskatchewan Roughriders. The
result, a real estate board game
similar to Monopoly called
"Regina On Board," was
launched last October and has
raised about $100,000 for the
Saskatchewan Roughrider football
team. Zaba introduced the
idea of the game to Friends of
the Roughriders president Tom
Shepard and connected him
with the game's franchise holder
who has made similar licensing
arrangements with other
Canadian communities. For his
efforts, Zaba's contributions are
acknowledged on the game box.
Zaba is a vice-president with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in
Calgary where he lives with his
wife Heather Broad
BA(Adv.)’93.
Siobhan Burland Ross BASc’96
married Chris Ross on August
23, 2003, at Victoria Beach,
Man. The music at the ceremony
was provided by their friends
Glenna Herman BASc’94 and
Brian Herman BASc’03. A funfilled
day at the beach was had
by all their guests.
Darin Fox BFA’96 left a career
in Canadian film and the arts to
move to Australia in 1998. Fox
now has a satisfying career managing
organizational change. He
is also an active member of
Sydney's Australian Canadian
Club, an organization for
Canadian ex-pats.
Ken Zaba poses in front of a framed Regina On Board game board.
Jocelyn Gold and fiancé Geoff
Durling.
Jocelyn Gold BAdmin’96 spent
six months traveling Australia
and another six months working
for the Queensland Police
Department. After moving back
to Regina she worked as a marketing
specialist for the Regina
Chamber of Commerce, Credit
Union Central Saskatchewan,
and CUETS. In August 2001
Gold and her fiancé Geoff
Durling moved to the San
Francisco Bay area to start a 1-
800-GOT-JUNK franchise,
North America's largest junk
removal company. In April
2003, the pair expanded their
operations to San Jose where
they now reside. The couple
recently entered a radio contest
offering an ultimate wedding
prize package valued at $34,000.
With the help of family and
friends from across the globe
(including many U of R alumni)
they won their dream wedding
which will be held in Los Gatos,
Calif., this summer.
Nicole Petroski BA(Hons)’96,
MA’97 recently published her
first book of poetry entitled Out
of Somewhere. It is published by
Tegancat Music, an independent
record label in Winnipeg. You
can visit her Web site at:
www.tegancat.com/nicole/
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these 'misplaced' grads,
please contact Alumni
Relations toll free at 1-
877-779-GRAD (4723) or
e-mail us at
URalumni@uregina.ca
Evangeline Godron BA’97, is
collaborating on "Six-Year-Old
Weightlifter," a 48-minute TV
movie about bullying in schools.
The movie is expected to be finished
later this year. Godron
travels extensively and has visited
20 countries and all the
Canadian provinces. She is currently
seeking a "mature student
travelling companion" to continue
her quest to see more of the
world.
Jennifer Gohlke BA’99 and her
husband Ariel, celebrated their
second wedding anniversary in
December 2003 and will celebrate
their son Emiliano's first
birthday on April 16.
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2000 Present
Jonathan Molina BA’00 is vicepresident
of Adcomm Media
Group, a Calgary advertising
company. Molina writes that he
is "very proud to be an alumnus
of the University of Regina. Coming
from Kamloops, B.C., I did
not know what to expect out of
Regina and Saskatchewan. As it
turned out, my University days
were some of the greatest times
of my life, resulting in life-long
friendships. I would like to personally
thank the political science
department, especially
department head at the time
Phil Hansen and Shreesh Juyal
who gave me many opportunities
to grow and learn as a student."
Yoondae Ahn MSc'68
Daniel Baker BA'98
Leanne Gail Bellegarde BA'88
Vicki Botkin CCEd'93
Maureen T. Brown BEd'86
Morris Canter BA'70, BEd'76
David Carson BASc'90
John H. Chan MSc'69
Susan Elizabeth Deane BA'86
Nancy Deck BA'86
Shirley Donaldson BSc'86
Edward William Evans BA'66
Belinda Marie Gara BEd'89
Christine Graham BEd'86
Monica Guthrie BA'69
Nicole Hanes BA'86
Sister S. Hrbachek BSc'72
Si Kin Dennis Ko BSc'90
Tammy Kuan BAdmin'91
Patrick Scheller BASc’01 and
Shella Carlson BAdmin’01 were
married in Moose Jaw in 2003.
They now reside in Edmonton
where Scheller is a design engineer
at Aspen Custom Trailers
and Carlson is a credit adjudicator
for TD Canada Trust.
Adrienne Boire BA(Hons)’02
graduated from Grant MacEwan
College on the dean's list and in
first class standing with a 4.0
grade point average. She was
awarded the Patricia Cook
Memorial Award for Academic
Excellence and is currently working
and volunteering with several
arts organizations in Edmonton's
vibrant arts community.
William Glen Lawson BEd'75
Janet Littlechild CAdmin'95
Ronald J. McConnell CAdmin'95
Linda M. McDougall BA'69
William Byron Michael
McLeod BEd'68
Gerald Keith McNabb BA'67
Kathleen F. Moore BEd'49
Roberta Nadon CAdmin'94
Matthew J. Pelletier
CAdmin'92, DAA'93
Anwar S. Qureshi MA'78
Margaret R. Robinson BA'60
Geoffrey Tobin Rowe BA'68
Jasmin Roy MSc'90
Traci-Lyn Schmekel BHJ'97
Karen Dee Schmidt BEd'84
Darlene E. Short BEd'68
Sandra Smith BA'67
Simon Tang BA'78
Philip Albert Tank BA'88,
BAJC'89
Chad Thompson BA'90
Gloria Glee Tillus BA'78
Wai Kuen Tsang BAdmin'88
Sharon Susan Ulmer BEd'91
Ronald Robert Ulrich BA'65
Veronica Thomy Voss BA'92
Kuo Sheng Max Wen BASc'93
Geoffrey White BAdmin'93
Linda M. Wilson BSc'73
Curtis Woloschuk BA'70
Kendra Zwak BA'70
Editor’s note: The Third Degree
welcomes submissions and photographs
for “Time Goes By” and
reserves the right to edit for length.
All material published in The
Third Degree is also published on
our Web site. Address information
is listed at the front of this magazine.

LAST WORD WORD
Reminiscing about residence
My first introduction
to College West was
in the middle of a power
outage when I was
literally fresh off the boat
– a whole five days in
fact. At that point, new
to the country and very
much a foreign student, I
was unaware of how
much my time and
experiences at College
West would prepare me
for the future. Central to
making College West my
home for the next four
years was a fantastic group of resident assistants (RA), great
support staff in the form of Pat Bellamy (College West Residence
co-ordinator), and the day-to-day quirks of living among 266
individuals.
Move-in day was always the September long weekend. In the
flurry of dispensing keys, and assigning mailboxes and identification
cards, we RAs would try to guess which of the slightly stunned
looking first-year students would emerge as natural leaders during
their time in residence.
The greatest challenge as an RA was trying to keep a straight
face when attempting to regulate the behaviour of residents.
Whether it was reminding a student that gun racks were not
allowed in the suites, or instructions to dismantle a shrine to
Molson's brewery and remove the beer caps from the ceiling, or
suggesting to residents that the furniture that had 'somehow' found
its way to the roof deck (the University's best kept secret) might be
returned to its rightful owner, there were few dull moments.
But the RAs were by no means perfect either! I fell victim to my
own authority when, attempting to enlighten residents on College
West's fire policies, I somehow managed to cover my RA partner,
Dave Grewal, in yellow fire retardant and kill the resident fish
during my demonstration.
College West was a melting pot (not just referring to the hapless
first-year students learning how to cook!) of cultures, nationalities
and ideas and although it was originally designed to promote
communal living, not everyone appreciated this sentiment. In its
30-year history there were plenty of disputes over loud music or
who would take out the garbage or clean the bathroom. That said,
The University of Regina has a rich history of on-campus living. Over the years,
Luther College, College West and La Résidence have been home to thousands of
students, faculty members and staff. We tracked down five of those residents
and asked them to share their fondest memories of the people, the life and the
times of the place they once called home.
Rebecca Gibbons
College West was a place where lifelong friends were made, where
there was the familiar hallway smell of exotic cooking and where
there was always someone to talk to in the wee hours of the
morning.
Rebecca Gibbons came to Canada from Ireland in 1995. She was a
resident assistant at College West from 1996 until she graduated in
1999 with a BA(Hons) in English.
I've been living in the La Résidence for almost two years. The
very first semester I moved in I had a roommate from Mexico
whose name was Lorena. Lorena was on an exchange program for
the semester. I got to know her very well. She is a very kind,
sensitive and fun person.
It was so funny during the final exam week. She finished her
exams one day before me so she went out to enjoy the freedom of
not studying. She did not come home until I woke up to study.
What a wild girl she was!
The very first day we moved into the same room, we decided to
teach each other our language. I wrote down most of the things I
learned from her, although I didn't remember everything she taught
me. I still remember what we said to each other every night.
When we would go to bed, I would say in Spanish buenas noches
(good night) and she would say in Japanese oyasumi (good
night). I still remember this even though it has been more
than a year since she left. These words still remind me
of the nights we worked hard on
schoolwork and how thankful we
felt for the day we had.
Living in the residence has
sometimes been tough because
people I've come to know very
well have left. I always think
that I will see them someday,
somewhere again.
Lorena is in Mexico. I don't
know if I will ever see her again
but the time I spent with her
will stay in my memory
forever.
Wakana Konno is a third-year
environmental engineering
student living in the La
Résidence. She is from
Nagano, Japan.
Wakana Konno
Spring 2004 THE THIRD DEGREE 27

Iarrived at the doors of Luther College late in the summer of 1971
when I accepted a job as a resident assistant. So began my long
affiliation with Luther. Today, I am still connected to the college
having spent the past 24 years teaching at Luther High School.
I was interviewed for the position of resident advisor by the first
full-time head resident, James B. Dale. "Jimmy," as he was called,
came to Luther with his family from Minnesota. As a resident
assistant I spent many great hours with the Dale family in Luther's
Suite #101. The Dales became, and continue to be, like a second
family to me.
In its first year of operation, Luther residence had some tough
rules. There was zero tolerance for drug use, alcohol was not
allowed and residents had to be "reasonably quiet" by 11 p.m. The
no-alcohol rule didn't take hold. I am not sure when we softened on
the rule but I do remember even Jimmy was known to "smuggle" an
occasional beer into the residence via a baby car seat and blanket!
In the summer of 1972 we had a large group of exchange students
from Quebec staying at Luther. Quite a few of them arrived with the
attitude that us "Westerners" would never understand Quebec's
plight. Despite my horrid French, we communicated very, very well
and eventually arrived at the conclusion that Western Canada and
Quebec had similar grievances. During that time, Luther also was
the temporary home of the players attending the Saskatchewan
Roughriders training camp.
In 1974, Jimmy and his family moved back to Minnesota and I
was hired to replace him as head resident. It was also about the
time that Father Isodore Gorski married Darlene Oscienny and me
in the Campion College chapel. After the ceremony, many of
Luther's cooks piled out the back door of the kitchen to see us off!
This was the kind of endearment we always received from Mama
Tschepurny, Mama Husli and staff. The next two years for us
newlyweds were extraordinary. We were most often seen in the
company of Luther's eight residence assistants, the women's
assistant dean and nurse.
Luther College is a wonderful, caring and fun place. Whenever
we run into our Luther friends the talk inevitably turns to the "old
days." The talk always brings a smile to our faces. The smiles turn
to chuckles and our meetings usually end with a hug. Oh, how I
wish I could turn back the clock some 30 years!
Ben Freitag earned a BA from the University in 1973 and a BEd in
1975. He served as Luther College resident advisor in the early ’70s and
later became the head resident. For the past 24 years he has taught at
Luther High School.
28 THE THIRD DEGREE Spring 2004
Ben Freitag
Tammie: Larry and I met in the fall of 1988. I was in my second
year of university and it was my first year in residence. It was
Larry's first year of university. I had spent my first year living offcampus
but felt living on-campus would be beneficial. Larry and
the boys of his suite socialized with the girls of my suite. On March
4, 1989, College West had a dance and Larry and I became a
couple. In the fall, Larry returned to residence but I chose to live
off-campus. It didn't last long. I missed everyone so much, I was
back at College West the following semester.
Residence was good for finding study partners. There was always
someone around who was either in your class, or had taken it.
Residence also provided many social opportunities. There were
many friendships and many acquaintances. People from all over the
world learned to interact with each other. Eating new foods,
learning new languages, developing patience – it was all part of
residence life. Larry and I experienced all this as a couple.
We moved out of residence in July 1991. We were married May
1, 1993, and have two children, Dylan and Heidi. Residence was
good for us; we made some lasting friendships and learned a lot,
and the experience strengthened our relationship.
Larry: I can't honestly say that residence is a good place to find
love. I knew lots of couples but I can think of no others that are
still together. Residence life is not conducive to finding a lasting
relationship but on the other hand it doesn't necessarily preclude
it. If you pay attention you may find something beautiful in the
Tammie & Larry Gall
most unexpected places.
Sometimes you find a
tiny flower growing in a
crack in the sidewalk. To
survive it must beat the
odds. It has to find
everything it needs to
survive right there. The
flower doesn't know how
tenuous its hold is or
that the odds are against
it. Still, if you let it, it
will grow.
Larry and Tammie Gall
began a relationship while living in College West in the late 1980s.
Tammie earned her BA in sociology in 1991. Shortly after Larry
graduated with a BSc in computer science in 1993, the couple was
married.
Do you have a story from your time in residence that you
would like to share? If so, we want to hear about it. Send
your memories via e-mail to greg.campbell@uregina.ca or
drop us a line the old-fashioned way by mailing us at:
The Third Degree
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University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK S4S 0A2

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