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FeaturesAWorldofOpportunity 5

AnInvestmentinCanada’sFuture 6

RayMcFeetors,Great-WestLifeEstablishResidence 8

LostBoysFindHopeatUWinnipeg 9

UWinnipeghometoWuChungScholars 10

Investor’sGroupSupportsNewModelSchool 12

TheatreandFilm:FromDreamtoReality 13

CollegiateCampaign 15

NewsScotiabankOffersStudentSupport 9

BMOMakesEducationAccessible 11

TDTuitionCreditBursary 14

DuffRoblinScholarsFund 14

BusinessFacultyLaunched 16

UWinnipeg’sNewestRhodesScholar 17

BillWedlakeRetires 18

SomaCaféOpens 19

LandminesActionWeekInspiresPetProject 20

MacArthurFoundationVisitsWinnipeg 20

DepartmentsEditor’sLetter 2

President’sLetter 3

HongKongUpdate 11

AlumniAuthors 21

AlumniNewsBriefs 22

ClassActs 24

InMemoriam 29

Homecoming2008 30

Contents

Katie Zawaly/ Sean Fainman/ Charlotte ArnoldPolar Bear Project in International Leadership Camp Churchill, Manitoba Aaron

Trachtenberg (BSc.’07)Rhodes Scholar

David Mabior Atem (BA 4-yr.’07/ Michael Mayen (BA 4-yr.’07Founders of Winnipeg’s Lost Boys & Girls of Sudan

Liu Jiaming/Huang Yaofeng/ Xie Chang Zhi Wu Chung Scholarship recipients

Danielle Jenner Pre-Social Work Student

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AnnaMariaToppazziniEditor’s Letter

“AWorldofOpportunity”hasreached

thepublicphaseofthecampaign,thus

wefeltittimelythatweappriseouralumnion

thestatusofthecampaign.Inthisissueweare

pleasedtobringtotheforefrontthecampaign’s

impactandthevisionofthefuturethatween-

courageyoutosupport.

Thecampaign’sprioritiesarefocusedon

positioningtheUniversityasaleaderin:

academicexcellence;Aboriginaleducation;

sustainabilityandenvironmentalstudies;and

theatreandarts.Thecoverisselfexplanatory.

ItjustifiablypositionstheUniversityatthecentre

oftheearthandshowcasestheaccomplishments

ofrecentgraduatesandcurrentstudents.Itis

asymbolicmicrocosmofthestudent/alumni

populationwhonotonlyhaveexcelledinone

oftheUniversity’spriorityareasbutwhohave

obviouslybenefitedfromthedonor’ssupport.In

turn,thepositiveimpactshaveaffectednotonly

theirlivesbuttheglobalcommunityatlargeand

aretrulymakingadifferenceinourglobalvillage.

TheUniversityofWinnipegisproviding

tremendoussupportandeducationto

studentswhoseekaworldofopportunity

andshareadesiretobuildafuturethat

livesuptoourmotto“LuxetVeritas

Floreant–LetLightandTruthFlourish.

Icommendouralumniwhohave

beenagreatpartofthiscampaignand

Iencourageyoutocontinuetosupport

thevisionofyouralmamater.

Plansareonscheduleforouralumni

weekend2008,wherewewillbe

celebratingvariousclassandcollegiate

reunions,the70thanniversaryofUnited

Collegeandthe120thanniversaryof

WesleyCollege.Iinviteyoutojoinus

forHomecoming2008.Comeandsee

foryourselfwhattheUniversityisdoing

andbepartoftheexcitingtimesand

revitalizationofthisgreatinstitution

centredinthemiddleoftheuniverse….

Wehopeyouenjoythisissueand

inviteyoutoshareyourownexperiences

andachievements.Iencourageyouto

“StayConnected”!

AnnaMariaToppazzini(MPA’89)

Director,AlumniAffairs

Publisher:DanHurley(BA’93)

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ChristineEsselmont(BA(Hons)’06)

NanieceIbrahim

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ItwasMahatmaGhandiwhosaid,“Youmustbethechange

youwanttoseeintheworld.”TheUniversityofWinnipegis

acampusintransition.Wearebecomingthedowntownhub

thatconnectspeoplefromdiverseculturesandnurturesglobal

citizens.Weareinnovators.ThisFallweareofferingstudents

theopportunitytoearnabusinessdegreethatintegratessocial

responsibility,liberalartsandeconomicsinournewFaculty

ofBusiness&Economics.GlobalCollegelaunchedafirstin

WesternCanada–abachelorofartsdegreeinHumanRights

&GlobalStudies.

InNovember,weunveiledanambitiousCapitalCampaignwith

atargetof$70million,thelargestfundraisingeffortinUWinnipeg’s

history.Todate,“AWorldofOpportunity”hasraisedaninspiring

$58million.

AquickstrollacrossPortageCommonsandaroundour

expandingcampushighlightsourfocusasaleaderinacademic

excellence,Aboriginaleducation,environmentalstudies,

andtheatreandthearts.Renovationsareunderwayatthe

CanWestCentreforTheatre&Film.Thelandhasbeencleared

forconstructionoftheMcFeetorsHall:Great-WestLifeStudent

Residence,RichardsonCollegefortheEnvironment&Science

Complex,andthenewlyrenovatedDuckworthCentre,including

theBillWedlakeFitnessCentrenowattractsstudents,staff,and

membersofthepublictoitsstate-of-the-artfacilities.

Justasimportantlyasourimprovedinfrastructureiswhat

isgoingoninsideourbuildings.Ourgraduatesvaluetheir

educationalexperience,andintheJune2007issueofMaclean’s

GraduateSurveyrankedUWinnipegintheTop-10ofallCanadian

universities.ThisvoteofconfidenceisbackedbyThe Globe

& MailReportCard2007whichgivesUWinnipeganoverall

“A”grade.

Thetremendousenergyoncampusandconfidencein

UWinnipeg’svisionasexpressedbyourstudentswouldnot

existwithoutthetirelessdedicationofourfacultyandstaff.

Fromourprofessorsandsessionalinstructorstoourcommitted

managersandsupportstaff,wearesettingthestandardfor

excellenceandachievingresults.Together,wearecreating

thechangewewanttoseeintheworld.

FromSept.5toSept.7,2008wewillhavetheopportunity

toreconnectatHomecoming2008.Inadditiontoourclassand

Collegiatereunions,thisyearwewillcelebratetwoimportant

events–the70thAnniversaryofUnitedCollegeandthe120th

AnniversaryoftheFacultyofTheology.

Iwanttopersonallywelcomeyouhomeandlookforwardto

theopportunitytosocializewithyouatHomecoming2008.

LloydAxworthy(BA’61,LLD’98)

PresidentandViceChancellor

TheUniversityofWinnipeg

LloydAxworthy PresidentandVice-Chancellor

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Give onlinewww.uwinnipegcampaign.ca

Phone in your gift or pledgeToll free: 1.866.394.6050

Local calls: 204.786.9995

WayS To GIve:

AWORLDOFOPPORTUNITYCapitalCampaign

Campaign Cabinet Mr.R.M.(Bob)Kozminski,ChairDr.LloydAxworthy,PC,OC,OMDr.DouglasW.LeatherdaleDr.JamesD.MacDonaldDr.MavisReimerMr.JamesA.RichardsonMr.H.SanfordRiley,CMMs.SusanA.ThompsonMs.CaroleM.Wylie

Honorary Cabinet Ms.IdaG.AlboMr.LeonardAsperDr.ThomasAxworthy,OCMs.MarjorieBlankstein,CMDr.W.JohnA.Bulman,CMDr.JamesW.Burns,OCMr.JimCarrDr.HenryE.Duckworth,OC

HELPUSREACHOURGOALOFRAISING$70MILLIONTOSUPPORT:

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EnvironmentandScienceComplex

>TheOpportunityFund

>AcademicExcellence

>AboriginalEducation

>Theatre&TheArts

>GlobalCollege

>GraduateStudies

>UrbanRenewal

uwinnipegcampaign.ca

Mr.KerryL.HawkinsDr.FrankJ.HechterDr.PeterHerrndorf,OCTheHon.JanisG.JohnsonTheHon.SterlingR.LyonDr.MarilouMcPhedranDr.RandallL.Moffat,OCMs.LindorReynolds

National Advisors Mr.RichardBonnycastleDr.RonaldCollettDr.RobinH.FarquharDr.PaulD.K.Fraser,QCDr.MarshaHanen,CMDr.JosephE.MartinMs.MaryAnnMihychukDr.DonaldNewman,OC

$58 Million April 2008

$70 Million Goal

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Aboriginal education

HometotheAboriginalStudents’CouncilandAboriginalStudentServicesCentre(ASSC),UWinnipegoffersaBAprogramand,inFall2008,anewMastersprograminAboriginalGovernance. Innovativesupportandfundingfor

Aboriginalstudentswillbeavailable throughTheOpportunityFund,the DuffRoblinScholarsFundforgraduate studies,theInnovativeLearningCentre andWiiChiiwaakanakLearningCentre.

Sustainability and environmental Studies

ChiefCampaigninitiativesforleadershipinSustainabilityandEnvironmentalStudiesincludetheScienceComplex,RichardsonCollegefortheEnvironmentandUrbanGreenSpace,ModelSchool,ChairinIndigenousEnvironmental/FreshwaterStudiesandtheCentreforSustainableTransportation.theatre and Arts

TheCanwestCentreforTheatreandFilmconsiderablystrengthensanalreadydynamicandhighlyrespectednationalcentreoftheatreandfilm studies.Alumnisupportfornewequipmentpurchases

willensureexcellenceandquality programminginthissuperbfacility.

AWorldOfOpportunityByNadineKampen(BA’81)

On Nov. 27, 2007

TheUniversityofWinnipeg,itsCollegiate,andTheUniversityof

WinnipegFoundationpubliclylaunchedtheinstitution’slargest-ever

capitalcampaign.

Campaignsupportgrowsdaily,withtheCampaigntallynowover

$58million.Pledgesfromalumnieverywhereareturningdreams

intorealityandhelpingtoopenthedoorswidetostudentsfromall

backgrounds,benefitingcommunitiesthroughoutourglobalvillage.

VisionHighlights

University President Lloyd Axworthy and Campaign Chair r.M. (Bob) Kozminski unveil $70 Million Campaign Goal at Campaign launch Nov. 27, 2007

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Excitingnewfunds–liketheH.SanfordRileyFellowshipsinCanadianHistory,theDr.DouglasW.LeatherdaleGlobalInternshipandtheWuChungScholarships–helpbroadenstudenthorizonsandpromoteunderstandingofnationalandglobalissues.Scholarships and Bursaries

TheCampaignbuildsonthediversearrayofscholarships,prizes,andbursariesavailabletostudents.WhetherthroughtheOpportunityFundorendowmentsfunds,studentscanlookforwardtoenhancedfinancialsupportacrossabroadrangeofprograms.

the Collegiate

ThroughtheCampaign,TheCollegiateaimstosubstantiallygrowtheDeans’BursaryFund,bolsteringstudentaccesstoTheCollegiate’shigh-qualityeducationalexperience.Supportfortechnologyupgrades,facilityimprovements,and‘Tony’sCanteen’willhelpmaintainTheCollegiate’suniquecapacityforinstillingalifelongloveoflearning.

And More…

Tolearnabout‘AWorldofOpportunity’CapitalCampaignandtomakeyourgift,callourCampaignDirectorSueScottat204.789.1445,orvisitwww.uwinnipegcampaign.catoday.

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TheOpportunityFundAn investment in Canada’s future ByHelenCholakis(BA’93)withfilesfromDanHurley(BA’93)

OpportunityisawordthatmeansalottoMuuxiAdam.Asa

teenager,hewasheldhostagefor18monthsinagarage

inhisnativeSomalia–acountrybatteredbycivilwarfornearly

twodecades.Withchainsonhislegs,hewasforcedtowork

morethan16hoursperdayinagarage,fixingcarsandcarrying

heavyequipment,withoutpayandwithlittlefood.Theexperience

instilledinhimadeepdesiretohelpothersinneed.

Threeyearsago,MuuxiAdam(pronouncedMoxie)came

toCanadaasarefugee,carryingwithhimagoal:togetan

education.Today,heisaUniversityofWinnipegartsstudent,

filmmaker,andheworksforayouthmentorshipprogramat

WelcomePlace.Heismajoringininternationaldevelopment

studies,andlearningaboutideas,economicsandfilm.Hehas

alreadymadeafilmcalledRay of HopewiththeNationalFilm

Board,andiscurrentlyworkingonafilmaboutHIVandAIDS.

Lastyear,Adamreceiveda$1200bursaryfromThe

OpportunityFund–aninnovativenewbursaryprogram

launchedlastyeartargetedtowardsstudentswhoare

traditionallyunder-representedatTheUniversityofWinnipeg.

TheOpportunityFundopensadoorofpossibilitiestoyouth

frominner-cityneighbourhoods,Aboriginalstudents,young

peoplefromwar-affectednationsandrefugeepopulations.

Adamsaysitmadeabigdifferencetohim.Heexplainsthat

itisverydifficultfornewCanadianstogethigh-payingjobs,

andtheyfacemultiplebarriersduetodifferencesinlanguage

andculture.

“Youneedpeoplewhoareeducated,tobeabletointegrate

(thesociety)andtomovethiscountryforward.Wearenew

Canadians,whichmeansthatwewillbetomorrow’sfuture.You

needtoinvestinyourfuture-Idon’tthinktheyshouldlookat

uslikethey’reinvestinginimmigrants,Ithinktheyshouldlook

atitlikethey’reinvestinginthefuture,innewCanadians.”

DanielleJennerhasovercomeadifferentchallenge.The

19-year-oldUniversityofWinnipegstudentwasonceaddicted

tocrystalmeth.Shealsohascysticfibrosis,aconditionthat

requiresdailymedicationandmanagement.

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Yet,Daniellehaspersevered.

Sheisnowinapre-social

workprogramandsaysshe

wantstobeasocialworker

“morethananything.”She

isputtingherambitionto

workasapart-timecrisis

interventioncaseworker

attheMaMawiWiChiItata

Centre.CitingherMétis

background,shethinks

it’simportanttobe ableto

identifywiththepeopleshe

planstoassist.

“GoingthroughwhatIwent

throughjustreallymademewanttohelpteensandyouththatare

goingthroughproblemslikethat,orabuse,orthatkindofthing,

Ikindofhavethehistoryandthebackgroundso,atleastI’dknow

howtobetterdealwithclientsIthink.”

UniversitystaffidentifiedJennerasastrongcandidateforThe

OpportunityFundbursaryprogrambasedonanessayshewrote.

Itdetailedherrecoveryfrommethaddictionandthedestructive

impactithadonherlife,andexplainedtheworkshehaddoneto

helpotherstryingtoovercomeaddiction.

OpportunityFundbursariessupporttuition,books,supplies,

andotherlivingexpenses(includinghousing,food,childcare,

andtransportation)dependingonthestudent’sfinancialneeds

(uptoavalueof$5,000)andmayberenewable.

Withoutthebursary,Jennersaysshewouldn’thavebeenable

toafforduniversity.“Itgivespeoplethatwouldn’totherwisehave

achance,achance,”sheexplains.

TheUniversityofWinnipeg’s“AWorldofOpportunity”

Campaignaimstoraise$10millionfortheOpportunityFund

–agoalthatwillachievethelong-termvisionofmaking

universityeducationaccessibletoall.“TheOpportunityFund

willrelievefinancialpressures,buildconfidence,andencourage

students,whowouldotherwiseneverenvisionthemselves

Kelly

Morton

attainingpost-secondaryeducation,todreambig,”says

UniversityofWinnipegPresidentandVice-Chancellor

LloydAxworthy.

Thisuniqueinitiativehasalreadyattractedsupportfroma

varietyofsponsorsfromboththepublicandtheprivatesectors.

TheGovernmentofCanadahascommitted$746,000thatwill

allowtheUniversitytohireadditionalstafftohelpoversee

thefundandtoidentifypotentialstudents.Meanwhile,the

ProvinceofManitobaisdonating$500,000thisyeartothe

Fundtosupportevenmorestudentswhoplantoattend

UWinnipegthisFall.

Corporatedonorshavealsorespondedtothechallenge.

Donationshaverangedfrommorethan$100,000eachfrom

companiessuchasInvestorsGroup,WestlandFoundation,

BMO,TD,ScotiabankandMcLeanBuddentoavarietyof

individualcontributionsfromalumniandmembersof

theWinnipegcommunity.

ForstudentssuchasMuuxiAdam,thespiritofthe

OpportunityFundmakesthedreamofabettertomorrow

areality.

FormoreinformationonhowtosupporttheOpportunityFund,

pleasevisitwww.uwinnipegcampaign.caorcall204.786.9995.

Eco-KidsSummerCamp,hostedbyUWinnipeg’sInnovative

LearningCentre,inJulyandAugust,isanexcitingopportunity

forAboriginalandinner-citychildrentoexplorethe

relationshipbetweenculture,science,andtheenvironment.

Participantswilllearnabouttheenvironment,ecosystems,

weatherchanges,andmore.UWinnipegprovidesall

necessarytoolsandmaterialsforthecampstoremove

barriersthatwouldhinderparticipation.Themainobjectives

oftheEco-Kidscamparetocreateopportunitiesfor

childrentodeveloptheirpotential,increasetheiracademic

achievement,andencouragethemtolearnmoreabout

scienceanditsrelevancetotheirlives.Forinformation,

call204.789.1482.

Danielle Jenner

“When you become educated . . . you have options in life.” -Muuxi Adam

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RayMcFeetors,Great-WestLifeCommit$2.67MillionForNewUWinnipegStudentResidenceByNadineKampen(BA’81)

UWinnipegAlumnusDr.RaymondL.McFeetors,aCollegiateandUniversityof

WinnipeggraduateandChairmanoftheBoardofGreat-WestLifecoInc.,

hasembracedtheUniversity’svisionofagreaterdowntowncampusforthe

community,makingapersonalgiftof$1.67millionthatwilllaunchdevelopment

ofaninnovativestudentresidenceforTheUniversityofWinnipeg.

Great-WestLifehascommittedafurther$1milliontotheproject,foracombined

giftof$2.67milliontohelpmakethestudentresidencecomealive.Thenewstudent

facility,tobenamedMcFeetorsHall:Great-WestLifeStudentResidence,willbe

builtonthenortheastsideofUWinnipeg’sfutureRichardsonCollegeforthe

Environment&ScienceComplexonLangsideStreet.

McFeetorsisamemberofTheUniversityofWinnipegCollegiateClassof1965,

andcompletedaBachelorofArtsdegreein1968.HewasnamedaDistinguished

Alumnusin2006,andwasawardedaUniversityofWinnipegHonoraryDoctorof

Laws(LLD)in2007inrecognitionoflifetimeachievements.

“Iamhonoured,asanalumnusofbothTheCollegiateandUniversity,tomakea

gifttodaythatgivesbacktothiscommunityinawaythatwillhelpothersbenefit,as

Ihave,fromhighereducationatthisimportantinstitution.Asaruralstudentliving

inresidenceoncampusinthe1960s,IbenefitedfrommyCollegiateexperience.

Ithenreceivedaninvaluableuniversityeducationthatsetmeonmylifepath,”

saidMcFeetors.

“AtGreat-WestLife,wearecommittedtotakinganactiveleadershiproleinthe

communitiesweserve,”addedMcFeetors,“Wetakeprideinknowingthatour

supporttoWinnipeg’sdowntownUniversitycampusandsurroundingcommunity

willhelpbringnewvitalitytotheinnercity.”

McFeetorsHall:Great-WestLifeStudent

Residencewillfeaturehousingforruraland

out-of-provincestudents,maturestudents

andtheirfamilies,andinternationalstudents

attendingTheUniversityofWinnipegaswell

asothereducationalinstitutions.Planscall

fortownhouse-styleunits–aninitiativealso

supportedby$500,000infundingfromthe

GovernmentofManitoba’sHousingDevelopment

andRehabilitationFund–featuringstreet

levelentrances.

Alsointheplansaredormitory-styleunits

ontheupperfloorstoaccommodatemorethan

175studentsinsingleroomsandmulti-bedroom

suites,withfacilitiesforprivateandshared

bathroomsandcookingunits.Studentcommon

rooms,loungesandancillaryspacewillprovide

opportunitiesforstudentstoexperience

Universitycampushousingatitsbest.

AdjoiningthefacilitywillbeTheUniversityof

WinnipegStudents’Association(UWSA)child

carecentreforapproximately120children

fromboththeUniversitycommunityand

surroundingneighbourhood.Thedaycare

willincludeoutdoorplayareasinanenclosed

greenspace.

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TheUniversityofWinnipegwelcomed

three‘LostBoys’intoitsalumnifamily

atSpringConvocation.NyuolJustinYach

Arop,DavidMabiorAtemandMichaelMayen

receivedtheirdegreesonJune3,2007,

becomingthefirstofthe‘LostBoysand

GirlsofSudan’tograduatefromUWinnipeg.

Thisisahistoricmomentforallparties

involved.UWinnipegisproudofArop,Atem

andMayen’sdedicationinpursuingtheir

educationandtheircommunitywork.

AtemquotesPresident&Vice-Chancellor

LloydAxworthywhoreferredtothe

LostBoysandGirlsofSudanas“Peace

ambassadorswhetherinAfricaorelsewhere

aroundtheworld.”

Thechallengesthesesurvivorsfaceare

unimaginable,yettheirperseveranceand

strengthofspirithelpedthemsurvive.Their

degree,visionandfocuswillnowempower

themtocontinuetoachieveanyothergoals.

Allthreemenobtainedtheirdegrees

underextremelyadversecircumstances.

Eachwiththeirownstoryactsasarolemodel

andaninspirationtohelpothersupgrade

theirskillsandimprovetheirlifesituations.

AropfoundhiswaytoCanadavia

KenyaandEgypt.HisdegreeisinConflict

ResolutionandSociology.Hecurrently

isinCalgaryandaspirestopractice

internationallaw.

AtemarrivedinCanadaasawarrefugee

andplayedakeyroleinestablishingthe

formalgroupinWinnipeg,TheLostBoys

andGirlsofSudan.Atemisenrolledin

thejointMaster’sofPublicAdministration

programbetweenUWinnipegand

UniversityofManitoba.

UponcompletionofhisMPA,Atem

planstoworkintheadministrationof

organizationswhosegoalsareprimarily

workingwithimmigrantsandwar-affected

refugeesincludingwar-affectedchildren.

Mayengraduatedwithafour-year

bachelorofartsdegreeinInternational

DevelopmentStudies.Hewasalsooneof

thefoundersoftheLostBoys&Girlsof

Sudan.Heintendstohelprefugeesand

war-affectedchildreninWinnipegand

continuetosupporttheSudanese

community.HecreditsUWinnipegwith

helpingtoestablishtheLostBoysandGirls

ofSudanandhasenabledhimtoachievehis

dreamofapost-secondaryeducation.

TheLostBoysandGirlsofSudanare

refugeeswhoweredisplaced.Mostwere

orphanedorseparatedfromtheirfamilies

whengovernmenttroopssystematically

attackedvillagesinsouthernSudankilling

manyofthecivilianinhabitants.

ByNanieceIbrahim

LostBoysFindHopeatUWinnipegRayMcFeetors,Great-WestLifeCommit$2.67MillionForNewUWinnipegStudentResidenceByNadineKampen(BA’81)

Michael Mayen, Nyoun Arop, David Mabior Atem, Atem David Jr., Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, Abel Magok

ScotiabankOffersStudentSupport throughOpportunityBursaryByTeresaMurrayTohelpmake

highereducation

accessibleforall,

Scotiabankrecently

announceditscommitmentof$150,000

toTheUniversityofWinnipegOpportunity

Fund.Thisinnovativefundwillhelpmake

post-secondaryeducationaviableoptionfor

studentswhomightnototherwiseconsider

themselvesuniversitycandidates.

“Weconcentrateoureducationaldonations

asmuchaspossibleondirectstudentsupport

thatwillimprovestudentaccesstolearning,”

saysScotiabankDistrictVice-PresidentTerry

Bjornson.“Wearepleasedtodemonstrate

ourcommitmenttoTheUniversityof

Winnipegthroughthecreationofthe

ScotiabankOpportunityBursary.”

TheOpportunityFundprovidesabold

approachtoimprovingaccesstopost-

secondaryeducationbyinspiringchildren

atanearlyagetovaluelearningandby

encouragingyouthtocompletetheir

highschooleducation.TheScotiabank

OpportunityBursarywillhelpaddressthe

financialandsocialobstaclestoattending

universitythatfacemanystudents.“Through

giftstoeducationalcauses,itisobvious

Scotiabankiscommittedtoopeningworlds

oflearningopportunitiesforgenerationsof

studentsatourUniversity,”saysDr.Lloyd

Axworthy,UniversityofWinnipegPresident.

“Wearefortunatetohavetheirdedicated

cooperationinthisimportantendeavour.”

ScotiabankOpportunityBursarieswillbe

availabletobothpart-timeandfull-time

students,andwillaugmenttraditional

studentawardsbycoveringcriticalneeds

suchasemergencychildcare,foodand

shelter.Thissupportcanpotentiallymean

thedifferencebetweenastudentleaving

universityorgraduatingwithadegree.

terry Bjornson

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE10

OnApril2,2008HongKongbusinessmanSirGordon Wu,

ChairmanofHopewellHoldingsLimited,announcedan

additional$1milliondonationbyHopewellHoldingsLimited

thatwillprovidefurtherUWinnipegstudyopportunitiesfor

studentsfromHuadu,China.Thisdonationbuildsonthe

WuChungScholarshipFundforChinesestudentscreated

in2006.Thecombined$2millionfundisthelargest

internationalscholarshipinTheUniversityof

Winnipeg’shistory.

“TheleadershipofSirGordonWuisnotonlychanging

thelivesofindividualstudents,itisassistingusinbuilding

thefoundationofTheGlobalCollege,whichreachesout

tostudentsaroundtheworldandengagestheminglobal

issues,”saidLloydAxworthy,President&Vice-Chancellor

ofUWinnipeg,inHongKongfortheannouncement.“Sir

GordonWu’scommitmenttoadvancingunderstandingabout

theexpandingroleofChinaintheworld’seconomywillhave

animpactthattranscendsborders.”

Wu Chung Scholars Liu Jiaming (Camin), huang Yaofeng (Joe), and xie Chang Zhi (David)

in the Foundation Offices

SirGordoncreatedtheWuChungScholarshipFundasatribute

tohisfather,WuChung.“Itismyfamily’sgreatprivilegetoprovide

ongoingsupportinnurturingthenextgenerationofleadersthrough

TheUniversityofWinnipegWuChungScholarshipFund,”hesaid.

Bornin1935,SirGordonleftHongKongat17yearsoldandarrived

inWinnipegasaninternationalstudent.Heeventuallyattended

PrincetonUniversityandbecameaninnovativeengineer,developing

projectsworldwide.

TheHopewellHoldingsLimiteddonationispartoftheUniversity’s

‘AWorldofOpportunity’CapitalCampaign.“Weappreciate

SirGordon’scommitmenttoourUniversityandextraordinary

generosity,”saidCampaignChairR.M.(Bob)Kozminski.

ThroughtheWuChungScholarsFund,studentsreceivefundsfor

tuition,books,accommodation,andlivingexpensesfor48months

ofstudy.ThreeWuChungscholarsfromHuadu,intheregionof

Guangzhou,ChinaarealreadystudyingatUWinnipeg:XieChang

Zhi(David),whoarrivedin2006,HuangYaofeng(Joe),alsoherein

2006;andLiuJiaming(Camin),whocommencedstudiesin2007.

“Iamhopingtogetamaster’sdegreeineconomicsonce

Icompletemybachelorofscience,”saidXieChangZhi.“Studying

abroadhasallowedmetobecomemoreindependentandextend

myhorizon.IgetanewperspectiveontheworldbecauseIam

studyinginadevelopedcountry.”Hiscareergoalistoworkinthe

informationtechnologysectorinChina.

“BeinginCanadahashelpedmelearnhowtomakefriends

withpeopleofdifferentculturesandIamalsogainingmeaningful

volunteerexperience,”saidLiuJiaming.“Professorsandstudents

hereattheUniversityhavebeenverykindinhelpingusadjust,”

shesaid.Nowcompletingherfirstyear,sheismajoringinbusiness

studies.

HuangYaofeng,arrivingin2006,ispursuingaBAinEconomics

andalsoplanstoobtainamaster’sdegreeinInternationalFinances.

“I’mverythankfultohavethischancetostudyhereandexperience

lifeinanothercountry,”hesaid,expressingthegratitudefeltby

allthreestudentsfortheopportunitiesprovidedthroughtheirWu

ChungScholarships.

WuChungScholarshipFundGetsSecondMillionDollarDonation Scholarship recipients from huadu, China appreciate opportunity to study at UWinnipegByNadineKampen(BA’81)andLauraRuddock

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE 11

DearFellowAlumni,

IttrulyismyhonourtoserveasChairmanoftheHongKong

chapteroftheAlumniAssociationoftheUniversityofWinnipeg.

Iwilldevotemyselfunreservedlytopromotingouralmamater

inthispartoftheworldandcontributetothefuturedevelopment

oftheUniversityasaninternationallyrenownedhigher

educationalinstitute.

WealumniareaveryimportantassettoourUniversity,asthe

Universityhasbeenaveryimportantassettous.Iamextremely

excitedtoseethestrengtheningbondingandrelationshipbetween

theUniversityandthealumniinHongKong,whichstartedsmall

buthasbeenbuiltovertheyearsthroughconcertedeffortsand

collaboration.Eachofushasproudlyandcontinuouslybeen

demonstratingthequalityeducationandwholeperson

developmentweobtainedfromtheUniversityofWinnipegas

wecontinuetobestowtothecommunityinallwalksoflife.

Closertohome,theHongKongchapteroftheAlumni

AssociationoftheUniversityofWinnipegcanmakeagreat

differencebysupportingtheUniversityintheaccomplishmentof

itsmission–toStayAhead.Alumnimayparticipateandgive

backtotheUniversityasgoodwillambassadors,student

recruiters,andbyprovidingapoolofexpertiseinabroadrange

ofdisciplines,whichcanbeemployedinvariousinitiatives.

Arecentinitiative,theUniversityofWinnipeg’s$70-million

‘AWorldofOpportunity’CapitalCampaignlaunchedin

November2007,isthelargestfund-raisingcampaignin

theUniversity’shistory.AsDr.LloydAxworthy,President

andViceChancelloroftheUniversityofWinnipeg,hassaid,

theCampaignfocusesonourdiversifiedstrengthsandrich

traditions,andbuildsonourvisionofthefutureofthe

UniversityofWinnipeg.TheUniversityofWinnipeg’s

OpportunityFundisauniquebursaryprogramforstudents

inneed.Furthermore,therewillbeopportunitiestosupport

studentsinallsortsofareasofacademicexcellence,such

asscienceandenvironmentalstudies,history,theatreand

liberalarts.

OurnetworkingmeetingsandgatheringsinHongKongare

importantandvaluableoccasionstostayintouchbothwiththe

Universityandfellowalumni,sodocometothem.Wewishto

furtherexpandalumniengagementwiththeUniversitytobuild

alongandlastingrelationshipwithfellowstudentsandtheir

families,alumni,donors,friends,andtheextendednetworkof

theUniversityofWinnipegtothebenefitofall.Webelongtoa

marvellousfamily.Andthefamilybelongstoeveryoneofus.

Itisforusalltomakeitworkbetter.

Iwishyouallthebestinyourendeavours.Thankyou,and

Ihopetoseeyouatoneofourupcomingevents.

HongKongUpdateByTimothyLo(BA’83),Chairman,HongKongchapter,TheUniversityofWinnipegAlumniAssociation

JohnMacAulay

BMOHelpsMakeEducationAccessibleforAll ByTeresaMurray

BMOFinancial

Grouphas

committed

$150,000to

TheUniversity

ofWinnipeg

OpportunityFund,

aninnovativenew

fundparalleling

oneof BMO’scorporategoals–making

education accessibletoeveryone.

“TheOpportunityFundwillrelieve

financialpressures,buildconfidence,

and encouragestudentswhowould

otherwiseneverenvisionthemselves

attainingpost-secondaryeducation,

todreambig,”saysUniversityof

Winnipeg PresidentLloydAxworthy.

“WeappreciatethissupportfromBMO

FinancialGroup,broadeningthehorizons

ofmanystudentslongintothefuture.”

TheOpportunityFundisaone-of-a-kind

studentawardprogramforAboriginal

andinner-cityyouthaimedatimproving

accesstopost-secondaryeducation.

BMOandTheUniversityofWinnipeg

shareacommongoaltowardsthesupport

ofeducation.OneofBMO’spassionate

commitmentsistomakecontinuous

learningarealityforitssurrounding

communities.SupportingtheOpportunity

Fundisauniqueapproachtohelp

attainthisvision.

“Learningisthefoundationofpersonal

fulfillmentandaprosperousand

enlightenedsociety,”saysJohnMacAulay,

DistrictVice-PresidentforManitobaand

NorthwesternOntario.“Scholarshipsand

bursariesarethehelpinghandsthatcreate

opportunitiesforstudentsatalllevelsand

ineverystageoflife.BMOFinancialGroup

ispleasedtobeabletosupportsuchan

importantinitiativeatTheUniversityof

Winnipeg.”

TheBMOFinancialGroupdonationwill

providemuchneededsupportforbothfull-

andpart-timestudentswhoshowacademic

promiseandfinancialneed.

John MacAulay

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE12

InvestorsGroupismakingitslargestevergift

toTheUniversityofWinnipeg-a$500,000

contributionannouncedinFall2007aspart

oftheUniversity’s“WorldofOpportunity”

CapitalCampaign.InvestorsGrouphascontributed

$250,000toestablishtheInvestorsGroupModel

SchoolinthenewScienceComplex;$200,000for

theUniversity’sinnovativeOpportunityFund;and

$50,000toinitiateaModelSchoolpilotproject.

“Ourfinancialconsultantsandemployees

believeinservingasleadersandgoodcitizens

intheirhomecommunities,”saysInvestors

GroupPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer

MurrayTaylor.“Wetakeadeepinterestin

theneedsofourcommunity–itispartof

ourheritageandremainsastrongpriority

forourcompany.”

tradition and vision united in innovative Model School

TobecalledtheInvestorsGroupModelSchool,thenew

facilityanditsprogramming,focusingonscienceand

sustainability,willbeassociatedwithTheUniversityof

WinnipegCollegiate.Thisstructureprovidesadynamic

resourcebothlocallyandnationallyandaplacewithin

whichAboriginalstudentsanddisadvantagedinner-city

youthcanlearnaboutscienceandgainconfidenceinan

academicsetting.

Workingoutofstate-of-theart facilitiesinthe

University’snewScienceComplex,InvestorsGroupModel

Schoolwill movebeyondstandardcurriculumstoprovide

studentswithanintegratedecologicaleducationandthe

excitingabilitytoexploretraditionalAboriginalvalueswhile

gainingknowledgeaboutindigenousplantlife

andprairieecosystems.

InvestorsGroup,lookingbeyondthefacilitiesand

curriculumoftheModelSchool,isalsoputtingresources

intoplacethatwillbemadeavailablethroughtheInvestors

GroupOpportunity Fund,helpingpeoplefulfilltheirdreams

ofattainingapost-secondaryeducation.Opportunity

bursariesarepartofacomprehensiveapproachthatincludes

tuitioncreditsforchildrenfromearlygradesthroughhigh

school,micro-financingforcommunity-basedenterprises,

criticalneedssupportforthestudentsandtheirfamilies,

andcampussupportservicesandcustomprogrammingthat

meetscommunityneeds.

TheWinnipeg-basedfinancialservicescorporationplaces

astrongfocusoncitizenship.“ForInvestorsGroup,this

donationtoTheUniversityofWinnipegisaterrificfitwith

ourcommitmenttohelpthecommunitiesinwhichwe

operateprepareforastrongerfuture,”saysTaylor.In

recentyears,thecompanyhasdonatedover$5million

annuallytomorethan1,300localandnationalprojects

andorganisations.

InvestorsGroupisaCanadianleaderinthefinancial

servicesindustryandamemberoftheIGMFinancialInc.

groupofcompanies.Thecompanyprovidesfinancial

planningadviceandproductstonearlyonemillion

clientsthroughitsnetworkof4,300consultants.

investors Group President and CeO Murray taylor

investors Group Vice-President Finance/CFO and UWinnipeg Alumnus Greg tretiak (BA ’77)

InvestorsGroup Building Community through Model School, Opportunity Fund

ByNadineKampen(BA’81)

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THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE 13

Thedreamtobuildamoderntheatrecomplexat

TheUniversityofWinnipegisrapidlybecomingareality.

ExteriorconstructionandrenovationworkfortheCanwest

CentreforTheatreandFilm,nowlargelycomplete,wasmade

possiblethankstogenerouscontributionsfromthecorporate

sectoraswellastheprovincialandfederalgovernments.

LeonardAsper(Collegiate’82),PresidentandCEOofCanwest

andafoundingmemberofTheUniversityofWinnipegBoardof

Directors,announceda$3millioncorporategiftfromCanwest

inDecember2006.

TheCanwestgiftbuildsonanearlierdonationof$4.3million

bytheprovincetopurchaseandrenovatethebuildingat400

ColonyStreet.OthersupportfortheCentreincludesaCanadian

Heritagegrantof$473,600andanadditionalgrantfromManitoba

CommunityPlacesof$31,500.Fundraisingfortheatreandfilm

equipmentforthenewCentrecontinues.

ThenewCanwestCentreforTheatreandFilmoncompletion

willfeaturestate-of-the-artperformance,productionandteaching

facilities.TheCentreincludesa120-to170-seattheatre,labsand

studiosdedicatedtolighting,soundandrecording,andfilmand

mediaproduction.Aswell,theCentrehousesspecially-designed

spacesforrehearsals,teaching,costume,make-upand

propdevelopment.

ThenextchallengeistoensuretheCentreisfittedoutwith

modernstagelighting,filmandeditingequipment.Inaddition

tofundsforcapitalimprovements,supportforTheatreandFilm

studentscontinuestogrowthankstogenerousgiftsfrom

alumniandfriends.AmongdonorsisTheUniversityof

Winnipeg’sLaurelRepski,VicePresidentforHuman

Resources,AuditandSustainability.

RepskirecentlymadeagifttoestablishtheLenCariouAward

inhonourofherfather,accomplishedsinger,actoranddirector

LenCariou(LLD’92).LenCariouwontheTonyAwardin1979

forhisportrayalofSweenyTodd.Hewasalsoartisticdirector

fortheManitobaTheatreCentreforthe1975-76seasonand

returnedlastyearforMTC’s50thanniversary,performingin

“OurTown”anddirecting“GlengarryGlenRoss”atthe

WarehouseinJanuaryof2008,aplaywhichhecastentirely

withWinnipeg-basedactors.Cariouistremendouslyproudof

hisWinnipegroots,andisalwayspleasedandproudtobeable

tomakeacontributiontothecityinwhichhisactingcareerwas

born.Heisespeciallyproudofreceivinganhonorarydegree

fromTheUniversityofWinnipegin1992.

ThefirstLenCariouAwardisexpectedtobemadein2009.

Theawardwillrecognizefourth-yeartheatrestudentswho

demonstrateexcellenceandsignificantpromiseinabroad

rangeofactingstyles,includingmusicaltheatre.Theaward,

becauseitisbasedonperformanceinsteadofacademic

orfinanciallevels,isthefirstofitskindatTheUniversity

ofWinnipeg.

FromDreamtoReality the Canwest Centre for theatre and Film ByMarshallWiebe

Len Cariou (LLD ’92)

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Leonard Asper (Collegiate ’82) plays piano at Campaign Launch, Nov. 27, 2007 with theatre students. Back row l to r - Brett Donahue, Andrea del Campo, Michael Duggan, hilary Carroll; front row L to r - Dana Weber, ryan McDonald, Jessica Crienke.

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE14

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TDBankFinancialGroupEstablishesUWinnipegTuitionCreditBursaryByTeresaMurray

Long-timesupporterbyhighereducation

atTheUniversityofWinnipeg,TDrecently

announceditsgiftof$150,000toestablish

theTDBankFinancialGroupTuitionCredit

BursarywithinTheOpportunityFund.

“TDBankFinancialGroupiscommitted

tohelpingstudentscompletetheirpost-

secondaryeducationandachievetheir

academicgoals,”saidChristopherDyrda,

SeniorVice-PresidentBusinessBanking,TDBankFinancialGroup.

“Withthesebursaries,wearelendingoursupporttoTheUniversity

ofWinnipeginitspursuittomakeadvancededucationmore

accessibleforWinnipeg’sunderprivilegedandunder-represented

populationsandbelievethiswillmakeadifferencetothe

livesofmanystudents.”

Christopher Dyrda

TDiscommittedtoservingthecommunitythroughsupporting

improvementsinliteracyandeducation.TheBankseeseducation

asthekeytounlockingfutureopportunitiesforyoungpeople,

whethertheyaregraspinghowtoreadorembarkingon the

pathtohigherlearning.TDhasadedicationtohelpingchildren

learnandthrive,asdemonstratedbytheirsignificantinvestment

inTheOpportunityFund.TD’sTuitionCreditBursarywillbe

awardedtostudents,asearlyasthefourthgrade,andprovidea

financialincentivetostayinschooland‘earn’theirwaytoward

apost-secondaryeducationatTheUniversityofWinnipeg.

“TheUniversityofWinnipegandTDBankFinancialGroup

sharecommongoalsandthebeliefthattheadvancementofour

societydependsonoureffortstonurtureandencouragetoday’s

youngpeople,”saidPresidentLloydAxworthy.“Through

thispartnership,wecanhelpWinnipeg’sinner-citybecome

athriving,vibrantcommunity.”

OnSeptember14,

2007,TheUniversity

ofWinnipegannouncedthe

establishmentoftheDuffRoblin

AwardandtheDuffRoblin

ScholarsFundaspartof‘A

WorldofOpportunity’Capital

Campaign.Theinaugural

award,honouringcitizenswho

makeexemplarycontributions

toeducation,waspresentedto

TheHonourableDuffRoblin

atTheUniversityofWinnipeg

Foundation’s2007GalaDinner.

TheDuffRoblinScholars

Fundprovidesgraduate

fellowshipsinthenew

MastersPrograminAboriginal

Governance.Thisprogram

fostersawarenessabout

governanceissuespertaining

toFirstNations,Métis,

Inuitandinternational

Indigenouscommunities.

DuffRoblinScholarsFundByTeresaMurray

the hon.Duff roblin

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Aspartofthe$70million‘AWorldofOpportunity’

Campaign,TheUniversityofWinnipegCollegiate

haslauncheda$5millionCollegiateCampaign. This

extraordinaryfundraisinginitiativewillcreatetechnology

enhanced(‘smart’)classrooms,providebursariesfor

studentswhocouldnototherwiseattend,provide

meaningfulscholarshipsforgiftedstudents,and

supportandsustainexcellenceineducation.

“TheCollegiateisaremarkableplace,”saidCam-

paignChairDr.JamesD.MacDonald(Collegiate’64).

“MyCollegiateexperiencecontinuestoshapemylife

everyday.Iwantotherswhocan’taffordtogoto

TheCollegiatetohavethesameopportunitiesIhad.”

Alumniandcommunityleadersshare

MacDonald’spassionandarecomingforward

tomaketheirpersonalandcorporategifts.

CharteredFinancial

AnalystDanielBubis

(Coll.’84)CFA,ofTetrem

CapitalManagement,an

Honoursgraduatefrom

theRichardIveySchoolof

BusinessattheUniversity

ofWesternOntarioanda

1984Collegiategraduate,

hasn’tforgottenaboutthe

qualityoftheeducation

hereceivedatTheCollegiate.AsthePresidentof

TetremCapitalManagement,Bubisisoneofthemost

successfulinvestmentmanagersinCanadatoday.

Hiscompanyoffersmoneymanagementservices

forinstitutionalandprivateclients,withmorethan

$8billioninassetsundermanagement.

Hisbusycareerhasn’tstoppedhimfrombeing

involvedincausesthathebelievesin.Bubissitson

TheCollegiateCabinetandiscommittedtoraising

fundstoprovidequalityeducationandfacilitiesfor

studentsofTheCollegiate.Mostrecently,Bubismade

acontributionof$50,000,whichwillbeusedto

supportstudentbursariesandupgradeclassrooms

atTheCollegiate.

TheCollegiateCampaignByDonnaBoyd

Daniel Bubis

the Collegiate Students Study the effects of climate change on the Arctic at the Leadership Camp hosted by Polar Bears international.

ThispastSeptember,asstudentsandinstructorsatTheUniversityof

Winnipegweresettlingintothenewacademicyear,threeindividualsfrom

TheCollegiatewerepreparingforauniqueadventure.SeanFainmanand

KatieZawaly,aswellastheirinstructorCharlotteArnold,wereselectedto

participateinaninternationalprogramwhichseesonly14studentsfrom

aroundtheglobeheaduptoChurchill,Manitobatostudytheeffectsof

climatechangeontheArctic.

Ways to GiveTherearemanywaystosupportTheUniversityofWinnipegCollegiate.You

canmakeagiftnoworlearnaboutothergivingoptionsbelow.Mostdonors

makegiftsandpledgepaymentsbycheque,creditcard,oronlineat:

www.uwinnipegcampaign.ca/collegiate.Otherstakeadvantageoftax

savingsthatcomefromgivingappreciatedstocks,sharesofmutualfunds,

oralternateinvestmentproducts.Agrowingnumberofalumniandfriends

incorporategiftsintotheirfinancialandestateplanning. • Give Now MakeagifttoTheCollegiatethroughannualgiving,endowmentsupport,

fundingcapitalprojects,matchinggifts,reuniongiving,oraone-timegift.

• Give for the Future Planforfuturegivingwithbequests,giftsoflifeinsuranceandretirement

plans,andothercontributionsmadethroughadonor’sestate.

• Corporate and Foundation Support SupportTheCollegiatethroughmutuallybeneficialrelationshipswith

corporationsandprivatefoundations.

• Funding Your Gift Makeagiftofcash,stocks,mutualfunds,orotherinvestmentsproducts.

Tolearnmore,contactDonnaBoyd,CollegiateDevelopmentOfficerat:

204.789.1471ordl.boyd@uwinnipeg.ca.

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THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE16

UWinnipegLaunchesFacultyOfBusiness&Economics

ByShawnCoates

TheUniversityofWinnipeghasestablished

anewFacultyofBusiness&Economics

thataddressestheneedsofthebusiness

communitybycreatingindependentlythinking,

sociallyconsciousleaders.

UWinnipeg’sFacultyofBusiness&

Economicscombinesbusinessandliberalarts

inastudent-focused,multidisciplinarylearning

environment.Thisapproachallowsstudentsto

becomebusinessleaders,capableofgenerating

newideas,innovationsandbusinesspractices.

Alongwiththisapproach,studentsdevelopa

strongentrepreneurialspirit.

“Ourprogramreducesthebarriers

betweentraditionalmanagementdisciplinesand

exposesourstudentstoawiderrangeofstudy

thanisthenorminbusinessschools,”saidDr.Lloyd

Axworthy,UWinnipegPresident&Vice-Chancellor.

“Ourapproachtobusinesseducationaimsto

graduatelifelonglearnerscapableofadaptingto

theever-changingneedsofthebusinessworld.”

DireCt eNtrYTheUWinnipegbusinessprogramisalsouniqueinthatitallowsstudents

toenterdirectlyintotheFacultyofBusiness&Economicsintheirfirstyear

ofstudy.Itisnotnecessarytocompleteayearofpreliminarystudyin

anotherfaculty.

Thefacultywillworkcloselywiththebusinesscommunityinorderto

createaprogramthatisresponsivetotheneedsofthecommunity.Tothis

end,thefacultywillbeestablishingaBusinessAdvisoryCounciltoprovide

advicetotheDeanandleadershipinhelpingtodevelopthenewfaculty.

Further,thefacultyhasbeenworkingcloselywiththeManitobaBusiness

communitytodevelopinnovativeprogramsthatfillunmetneedsforthelocal

andnationalbusinesses.

Thefacultyisalsointheprocessofdiscussionsonthedevelopment

ofanAboriginalBusinessprogramandabusinessprogramdesignedfor

individualsworkinginthenon-profitsector.Thefacultyaimstobegina

communityconsultationinthenearfutureinordertodevelopan

innovativemultidisciplinaryprogram.

Michael Benarroch Dean of the Faculty

of Business & economics

For more information, please visit: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/faculty-business.

Youngpeoplewithsolidbusinessideaswill beable

toaccessmicro-loansupto$15,000eachandreceive

invaluable,on-goingadviceasaresultofaunique

partnershipbetweenTheUniversityofWinnipegandthe

CanadianYouthBusinessFoundation(CYBF).UWinnipeg

isdedicatinga$50,000giftfromInvestor’sGrouptothe

microfinancingprogram,andCYBFhaspledgedtoprovide

amatching$50,000totheprogram.Youthaged18to 34

canbeginapplyingforthemicro-loanseffectiveMay8,

2007,andUniversityofWinnipegwillworkwithCYBFas

aCommunityPartnertoreviewandprocess

theseapplications.

YoungEntrepreneursWelcome$100,000 in available loan funding plus business mentors now available

Youngentrepreneurs,onceapproved

forfundingunderthispartnership,

willbematchedwithabusiness

mentorwhowillprovideguidance

andsupportforthefirsttwoyears

oftheloan.

“Weareallaboutlaunching

businesscareersandhelping

youngpeopletobecomefinancially

independent,”saidMichaelBenarroch,

Dean,UWinnipeg FacultyofBusiness

andEconomics. “Thisisagoodfitin

nurturingentrepreneurship.”

edward Sellers, Michael Benarroch, Lloyd Axworthy, Vivian Prokop, Brian thompson

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE 17

UWinnipegLaunchesFacultyOfBusiness&Economics

ByShawnCoates

TheRhodesScholarshipSelection

CommitteenamedUniversityof

WinnipeggraduateAaronTrachtenberg

oneofitsthreeRhodesScholarship

winnersinthePrairieRegionNov.19,

2007.The21-year-oldTrachtenberg

–aJune2007BachelorofScience

graduatewithamajor

inBiopsychology,is

UWinnipeg’s31st

RhodesScholar.

Heisa previous

winneroftheSir

WilliamStephenson

Scholarshipfor

outstanding

academic

achievement,superior

leadershipqualities

andthepotential

tomakeavaluable

contributionto

Canada.Healso

received a Natural

Sciences&EngineeringResearch

Council ofCanada(NSERC)

UndergraduateResearchAward.

AtconvocationinJune2007,

TrachtenbergwasawardedTheUniversity

SilverMedalforSecondHighestStanding

inScienceandtheGoldMedalin

Biopsychology(GeneralCourse).

“Aaronrepresentsthebestqualitiesofa

UniversityofWinnipegstudent–heisan

intelligentindividualwhocarrieshispassion

forexcellencebeyondtheUniversityintothe

community,”saidUWinnipegPresident&

Vice-ChancellorDr.LloydAxworthy.“Withhis

researchaward,Aaronhasalreadyproved

thatthereareexcellent

researchopportunitiesfor

studentsatUWinnipegeven

beforetheyearntheirfirst

degree.Weareveryproud

ofhisaccomplishmentsand

wewishhimfurthersuccess

inhisgraduatecareer

atOxford.”

Trachtenberg’s

accomplishmentsgobeyond

theclassroom.Hehas

competedinternationally

inteamhandballforTeam

Canadaandservedasa

volunteerattheHealth

SciencesCentre.

“TheUniversityhaspreparedmeentirelyfor

thismoment.Whetherit’sbeengreatclasses

andprofessorstosummerjobsandresearch

opportunities,TheUniversityofWinnipeg

hashelpedmedevelopasastudentandas

aperson.”Trachtenbergwillentergraduate

studiesatOxfordinthefallof2008witha

focusinneuroscience.

TheRhodesScholarship,tenable

fortwoorthreeyears,covers

tuitionfeesandanallowance

of11,000poundsperannum.

Selectionismadebycommittee

afterpersonalinterviewsandon

thebasisofacandidate’srecord.

Althoughscholasticabilityis

ofimportance,suchfactorsas

character,qualitiesofleadership

andinterestinsportsare

carefullyconsidered.Distinction,

whetherinintellectorcharacter

oracombinationofthese,is

theessentialrequirement.

UWinnipeg’s31stRhodesScholar Aaron trachtenberg ByShawnCoates

RhodesScholars:the University of Winnipeg’s Academic Legacy

StudentsfromTheUniversityofWinnipeg,hometo

approximatelyfivepercentoftheWesternRegion

studentpopulation,havereceivedsixoutofthe

33RhodesScholarshipsallottedtotheprairiesin

thepast11years.Overall,TheUniversityofWinnipeg

/UnitedCollegefamilyofalumni has31Rhodes

Scholarswithinitsdistinguishedmembership:

Ilana

Sim

on(B

A’84)

YEAR WINNER

1904 JohnMaclean

1905 WilliamJ.Rose

1908 HowardRobertLaurenceHenry

1909 SkuliJohnson

1910 JosephT.Thorson

1911 EldonRooklidgeSiddall

1912 AlfredEwert

1913 W.F.Nason

1914 SimonAbrahamson

1915 MorleyS.Lougheed

1917 WilliamBurtonHurd

1918 G.P.R.Tallin

1919 C.RhodesSmith

1921 JohnKingGordon

1938 RustonWilliamLawson

1946 RobertJosephMoyse

1948 NeilEdwardCurrie

1953 WilliamNorrie

1954 NormanCantor

1959 D.TrevorAnderson

1974 BorisWilliamTyzuk

1975 JamesC.Matthews

1987 ProbhatKirauS.Jha

1992 ArashAbizadeh

1993 ClaudiaHudspeth

1996 MarkMatz

1997 DavidSelchen

2001 KarleeSilver

2002 AruekZylberman

2006 AlanaLajoie-O’Malley

2007 AaronTrachtenberg

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE18

BillWedlakeRetiresByJoshBoulding

After24yearsofinvolvementwiththeWesmenand

TheUniversityofWinnipeg,BillWedlakeisretiringfrom

hispositionasathleticdirector.Hehasworkedwithvisionand

dedicationatUWinnipegsince1984,whenhebecameheadcoach

oftheMen’sBasketballteam.Hehasservedasathleticdirector

since2000.

“Billstrivesforexcellence,”saidDoranReid,associateathletic

director.“BillWedlakehastheenergyofa30-year-old.Hiswork

ethicwillbemissed.”

Wedlakeiscreditedformanyachievementsduringhistenure

attheUniversity,includingincreasingattendance,creating

winningteamsandintroducingscholarshipopportunitiesforall

oftheWesmenathletes.

BeforecomingtoTheUniversityofWinnipeg,Wedlakespent

16yearscoachingvarsityboy’sbasketballathisoldhighschool,

St.John’s,wherehealsotaughtgeography,historyand

socialstudies.

“Whenallfour[Wesmen]teamswerenumberoneinthe

countryatthesametime,”saidWedlake,“itwasoneofthe

manyhighlightsofmycareer.”

“He’sraisedtheprofileofWesmenAthletics,”saidReid.

“AsacoachBillisverymeticulous,takingcareofallthedetails

whichtranslatedintosuccessasathleticdirector.”

In2005,WedlakewasinductedintotheBasketballHallof

Fame,onthesecondflooroftheDuckworthCentre,forhis

work,promotionanddedicationtothesportofbasketballin

theprovince.

“FormetojoinmybrotherintheBasketballHallofFameis

really,reallyspecial,”saidWedlake.

Overtheyearsasathleticdirector,andasacoach,Wedlake

hasgreatlyincreasedparticipationintheannualWesmenClassic

andthelocalmen’sleague.Originallyconsistingoflessthan15

teams,theWesmenClassicnowboastsmorethan100teams

participatinginthewintertournament.Healsointroduceda

scholarshipprogramthatoffersfulltuitionforanystudentathlete

thatachievesAll-Canadianstatus.ManyWesmenathletesnow

takeadvantageoffundraisingefforts,earningtheirtuition

throughthescholarshipprogram.

Wedlakealsomadeagreatcontributiontotherenewal

andexpansionoftheDuckworthCentre.Inappreciationof

Wedlake’sdedicationandcommitmentthenewfacilityhas

beennamedTheBillWedlakeFitnessCentre.

“Iwassurprisedandoverwhelmed,”saidWedlake,onthe

namingofthefitnesscentre.

“He’sbeenhereforalongtime,”commentedleadingscorer

ErfanNasajpour,theWesmenmen’sbasketballguard.“Itis

goingtobehardtoreplacehim.”

Wedlakehasalsohadasuccessfulpublicspeakingcareer,

writtenseveralbooks,andproducedalong-runningtelevision

seriesaboutbasketball.Wedlakewillbemissedoncampus

butwillsoonberunninghisownconsultingcompany.

WewishBillallthebestinhisretirementyearsandlook

forwardtoseeinghimattheBillWedlakeFitnessCentre.

FriendsandfamilywishingtocontributetotheBillWedlake

AthleticAwardmaydosoonlineatuwinnipegcampaign.ca

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE 19

TheUniversityofWinnipegofficiallyopeneditsnewlyexpanded

fitnessfacilityonFeb.12,2008.PresidentandVice-Chancellor

LloydAxworthyannouncedthefacility’snewname,TheBillWedlake

FitnessCentre,inhonorofretiringAthleticDirectorBillWedlake

forhis24yearsofoutstandingcontributionstotheUniversity.

TheBillWedlakeFitnessCentrecoversnearly6,000squarefeet

inareaandfeaturesbrandnewstate-of-the-artcardioequipment,

weightmachinesandfreeweights.Thefacilityalsofeaturesanew

soundsystemandseveralmountedtelevisionsforstudents,

faculty,staff,alumniandlocalcommunitymemberstoenjoy

duringtheirworkout.

TheUniversityofWinnipeghas

recentlywelcomedthenew

student-runSomaCaféaspart

oftheUniversity’sSpenceStreet

redevelopmentplan.Inspiredto

providestudentsandstaffwith

aunique,healthyandaffordable

menu,thenot-for-profitCaféhas

beenalong-termprojectofthe

UniversityofWinnipegStudent

Association.TheCaféseesitself

asastudentserviceandfocuses

onprovidinghealthy,fair-trade

optionsatanaffordableprice.

Themenuincludesethnicfoods

UWSA Past President David Jacks, and current Co-President Vinay iyer

BillWedlakeFitnessCentreGrandOpeningByNanieceIbrahim

Atstreetleveltheexpansionalsofeaturesthestudent-operated

SomaCaféandanexpandedWesmensportsshop.Aswell,the

University’sAthleticTherapyClinicdoubledinsizeandadditional

officesandclassroomfacilitiesarebeingadded.

TheexpandedcentrealsoboostsUWinnipeg’snationally

recognizedDepartmentsofKinesiologyandAppliedHealth,

RecreationandAthleticServices,alongwiththeverysuccessful

Wesmensportsteams.

Thisupgradeispartofa$3.5-millionexpansiontothe

DuckworthCentre.Thefundingoftheprojectincludesnearly

$1.5-millioninsupportfromtheProvinceofManitoba’sspecified

capitalfund–a$14-millionfundoriginallyannouncedin2003

–combinedwithrentsfromretailtenantsandrevenuesfrom

anewstudentathleticlevythatallowsstudentsaccesstothe

facilities.UWinnipegfaculty,staff,alumniandthecommunity

-at-largecanalsomakeuseofthecentreforaverymodest

annualfee.

Allmembersofthecommunityandalumniareencouraged

tobecomemembersoftheTheBillWedlakeFitnessCentre.For

informationandfees,pleasevisit:

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/wesmen-members

UWSASomaCaféOpeningByChristineEsselmont(BA(Hons)’06)

suchassamosasandsushiaswellasavarietyofhomemade

soups,sandwichesandbakedgoods.TheCaféalsoseeksto

encouragesustainablepracticesbyprovidingcompostable

take-outcontainersandutensilsandbybuyingtheir

supplieslocally.

“TheCafé,”says2007-2008UWSApastPresidentDavid

Jacks,“exemplifiesthefactthatsmalloperationscanaffect

theworldbypromotingfairwages,workingstandardsandby

leavingaminimalecologicalfootprint.”

Iftraffichasbeenanyindication,thestudentsarealready

givingtheirvoteofapprovaltotheCafé,whichhasseen

steadysalessinceitopenedearlierthisyear.TheUniversity

ofWinnipegStudentsAssociationandtheSomaCaféencourage

alumnitocomevisittheCaféonthefirstflooroftherenovated

DuckworthCentre.

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MacArthurFoundationVisitsWinnipegByNanieceIbrahim

TheUniversityofWinnipegisgettingadog!Theideatopurchase

Wesley,alandmine-sniffingdog,wasbornatNoLandminesAction

Week,whichtookplaceoncampusNov.26-30,2007,tocommemorate

the10thanniversaryofthesigningofthe1997Conventiononthe

ProhibitionoftheUse,Stockpiling,ProductionandTransferor

Anti-PersonnelMinesandonTheirDestruction.(TheMineBanTreaty.)

Duringtheweek,studentsmet16-year-oldCambodianlandmine

survivorVannaMin.Studentshadtheopportunitytolearnaboutthe

devastationthatlandmineswreakandoffersolutionstoeffectpositive

change.PurchasingWesley,whowillassistinde-mininginBosnia,

isoneofthosepositivechanges.

“Thisisatangiblewayforourstudents,faculty,staffandalumnito

contributeimmediatelyincreatingchangeanddramaticallyimproving

thelivesofciviliansinBosnia,”saidPresidentandVice-Chancellor

LloydAxworthy.

TheUniversityaimstoraisemorethan$15,000toobtainWesley

throughtheCanadianLandminesFoundation(canadianlandmine.org)

andtheCanadianInternationalDeminingCorporation(CIDC–cidc.ws)

Mine-sniffingdogsarehighlyefficientandhelpprovideoneofthe

safestmethodsofde-miningandreturningminedareasto

productiveuse.Thedogs,withtheirkeensenseofsmell,

candetecttheweaponsfromasafedistance.Thedogsare

especiallyeffectivewherenon-metallicorplastic-encased

minesarelaid,sincethoseminesaredifficulttofindusing

conventionalmethods.Thehealthandsafetyofthedogsis

paramount.ThankstoCIDC’strainingandcare,noneofits

dogshasbeeninjuredorkilledinthelineofduty.

MichaelCahillisagradetwelvestudentatTheCollegiate.

Inlate2007,hechallengedhimselftogeta90%onhiscalculus

test.Hesolicitedover50sponsorstodonatetothefundifhe

attainedthegrade.Cahilldidit,andearnedmorethan$600

fortheWesleyFund.

“Whatlandminescandotopeopleisjustawful,andI

reallywanttobepartofgettingridofasmanyaspossible,”

saysCahill,“Wesleycandothat,andimmediatelycontribute

tochange.”

TodonatetoWesleypleasevisit

http://www.uwinnipegfoundation.ca/choose/index/20

LandminesActionWeekInspiresPetProjectByNanieceIbrahim

TheUniversityofWinnipegandTheJohnD.andCatherineT.

MacArthurFoundationhostedagroundbreakingtwo-day

learningeventJan.24-25,2008,whichincludedworkshopsfor

faculty,staffandstudents,demonstrationsbyateamofeducational

expertsandafreepublicforumonpioneeringresearchintodigital

mediaandlearning.TheMacArthurFoundationisinvestingfive

yearsand$50-millioninthefieldofdigitalmediaandlearningto

attempttounderstandhowdigitaltechnologiesarechangingthe

wayyoungpeoplelearn,play,socializeandparticipateinciviclife.

TheJohnD.andCatherineT.MacArthurFoundationisaprivate,

independentgrant-makinginstitutiondedicatedtohelpinggroups

andindividualsfosterlastingimprovementinthehumancondition.

FormoreinformationonTheJohnD.andCatherine

T.MacArthurFoundationvisitwww.macfound.org.

Sasha Barab - indiana State University professor and expert in using video games for educational purposes

Zigi: - currently working in Bosnia

Naniece ibrahim

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imagined homes: Soviet German immigrants in two Cities HansWerner(BA(Hons.)’93,MA’96)

Imagined Homes: Soviet German Immigrants in Two

Cities comparestwomigrationsofGermanspeakers

whohadlivedineasternEuropeandtheSoviet

Unionforcenturies.DuringtheColdWarafterthehostilitiesof

theSecondWorldWar,theymigratedtoWinnipeg,Canada,and

Bielefeld,Germany.

HansWernerrevealsthattheprocessofintegrationinto

anewurbanenvironmentwasgreatlyinfluencedbyhowthe

immigrantsimaginedtheirsettlementexperienceswouldbe.

Winnipeg’smigrantschoseareceivingsocietywheretheyknew

theywouldagainbeaminoritygroupinaforeigncountry,while

Bielefeld’snewcomersbelievedtheywere“goinghome”andwere

unpreparedfortheconflictbetweentheirimaginedhomelandand

therealitiesofpost-warGermany.

HansWernerteachesCanadianHistoryandMennoniteStudiesat

theUniversityofWinnipeg.HiscurrentresearchincludesGerman

andMennonitemigrationintheSovietUnionandearlyMennonite

settlementsinwesternCanada.HeistheauthorofLiving Between

Worlds: A History of Winkler.

history of Canadian Business JoeMartin(BA(Hons.)’59,LLD’95)

JoeMartinbeginshisanalysisinthemid-19th

centurywithadescriptionofCanada’splacein

theworld,anexaminationofthemajorchanges

thatoccurredoverthenext150years,andthe

‘creative-destructive’forcesthatshapedCanadiancapitalism.

Hefocusesonsuchsubjectsaseconomicwealth,demographics,

andtradeinlightofimportantgeographicandpoliticalchanges.

Martingoesontolookattheevolutionofthelargecorporation

inCanadaoveraonehundredyearperiodfrom1905to2005.He

payscarefulattentiontothedifferencesbetweenthefinancialand

non-financialsectorsandtheirrespectiverolesintransforming

theeconomy.

JoeMartinisdirectoroftheCanadianBusinessHistoryprogram,

adjunctprofessorofBusinessStrategy,andExecutiveinResidence

attheRotmanSchoolofManagement,UniversityofToronto,and

aDirector,TheUniversityofWinnipegFoundation.

AlumniAuthorsthe Quantum ten A Story of Passion, tragedy, Ambition, and Science SheillaJones(B.Sc.4-yr’01)

Thisisthestoryofquantumphysicsthathas

neverbeentold,anequation-freeinvestigation

intotheturbulentdevelopmentofthenewscienceanditsvery

falliblecreators,includinglittle-knowndetailsofthepersonal

relationshipbetweenthedeeplytroubledEhrenfestandhis

dearfriendAlbertEinstein.Jonesweavestogetherthepersonal

andthescientificinaheartwarming–andheartbreakingstoryof

themenwhostruggledtocreatequantumphysics:astoryof

passion,tragedy,ambitionandscience.

SheillaJonescompletedanM.Sc.inPhysicsattheUniversity

ofAlbertain2004.Shehascombinedherskillsinjournalism

andphysicstowrite,inherwords,“acompellingtaleabout

thestormybeginningsofquantumphysics.”Herbookwas

releasedinMay2008byThomasAllenPublishersandinthe

USAbyOxfordUniversityPress.

Sunny DreamsAlisonPreston

(TheCollegiate’67,BA’88)

Onaspringmorningin1925

SunnyPalmerdisappearsfrom

herbabycarriageinPicardy’s

restaurantindowntownWinnipeg.TheDirtyThirtiesareinfull

swing:onahotsummerdayinJuneof1936twodrifterslooking

forworkturnupinthePalmers’backyard.Awayfaringfriend

ofthedriftersdropsbyoccasionallytowatchthemwork.When

poliostrikesthatAugust,suspicionturnstosavagery.Thestory

takesplaceintheNorwoodFlatssectionofWinnipeg.

AlisonPrestonlivesinWinnipeg,Manitoba.Aftertryingout

Calgary,Vancouver,andLondon,Ontario,shereturnedto

whereshewasbornandraised.Alisonwasalettercarrierfor

twenty-sixyears.Sunny Dreamsisherfifthnovel,andfourth

fromSignatureEditions,whichalsopublishedCherry Bites

(2004), TheGeranium Girls(2002),andThe Rain Barrel Baby

(2000).Herfirstnovel,A Blue and Golden Year,waspublished

byTurnstonePressin1997.

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Alumni Association 2008 Annual General Meeting June 9, 2008 riddell hall Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.A wine and cheese reception will follow. AllmembersoftheAlumniAssociation-graduatesofthe

University,UnitedCollege,WesleyCollege,Continuing

Education,andallthosewhohaveearnedatleastfive

UniversitydegreecreditsareinvitedtoattendtheAnnual

GeneralMeeting(AGM).

Hearwhathashappenedduringtheyear,voteforcouncil

members,andconnectwithfellowalumniandAlumni

Affairsstaff.

GuestspeakerswillbealumniLindorReynolds(BA’79),

1999DistinguishedAlumniAwardrecipientandDiane

Plamondon,organizerofProjectAfrique,inwhich

CollegeJeanneSauvestudentstraveledfromWinnipeg

toassistcommunitiesinAfrica.

Formoreinformationortoconfirmyourattendance,

callStevenPataki,AlumniDevelopmentCoordinator

at204.988.7122.

the University of Winnipeg Alumni Association Fifth Annual Alumni Golf tournament

SouthsideGolfCourse

Thursday,September4,2008

(thekick-offtoHomecomingWeekend)

Registration:11:00a.m.•ShotgunStart:1:00p.m.

Cost:$89perperson(includes18-holegreenfees,

sharedpowercart,lunch,dinner&prizes)

BestBallFormat•HoleCompetitions

Forfurthertournamentinformation,pleasecontact:

StevenPataki

204.988.7122

s.pataki@uwinnipeg.ca

40th Anniversary Lecture Series

“Technology, Religion and Human Security in the 21st

Century”wasthetopicofDr.PeterDenton(B.A.Hons.

1980)theguestspeakerforthe40thAnniversaryLecture

seriespresentedbytheAcademicSubcommitteeofthe

40thAnniversaryCommitteeThursday,Nov.22,2007

atEckhardt-GramatteHall.Dentonfocusedonthe

philosophyoftechnologyanditsapplicationto

contemporaryglobalissues,includingenvironmental

sustainability;socialresponsibility;andtechnology

andwarfare.

Food For thoughtBasedonthetheorythat

lowenergylevelsmake

forpoorexamresults,

theAlumniAssociation

againpresentedits

nutritionalofferingsof

cookies,yogurt,oranges

andjuicefreetoallstudentsDec.12throughDec.14,2007

outsidetheRiddellHallBuffeteria.Alumnivolunteerspro-

videdholidaycheerfulnessatnoextracharge.

AlumniNews BriefsByDelSexsmith(BA’72)

Survey On-LineYourAlumniCouncilwantstohearfromyou.In

particular,wewanttohearyourviewsabout

youralmamaterandhowyouwouldliketostay

connected.Justcompleteoursurveybyvisitingthe

websiteat:www.winnipeg.ca/index/alumni-index Helen

Cho

lakis

Craig Goldstein (BA ’93), Peter Denton (BA hons ’80), Barbara Kelley (BA ’60)

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE 23

AttheMarch10th,2008meetingoftheAlumniCouncil,amotionwasapprovedtopermanentlyendowtheFamilyofAlumniScholarships.Valuedat$2,000each,thescholarshipsareavailableexclusivelytofamilymembersofUniversityofWinnipeg

graduates(sons,daughters,grandchildren).TheAlumniFamilyEntrancescholarshipisawardedeachyeartoanoutstandingstudentonthebasisofhighschoolcredentialsearnedoutsideofWinnipeg.TheAlumniFamilyAchievementScholarshipisawardedtoareturningstudentwhohascompletedatleast30credithoursatUWinnipeg.Bothawardsrequireachievementinextracurricularactivitiesinschoolorcampusandthecommunityingeneral.Previously,thescholarshipshadbeensupportedthroughgeneralfundsraisedfromAlumni

CouncilactivitiesincludingframesalesatConvocation.WiththeMarch10thmotions,theAlumniCouncilmovedtoaccessmatchinggrantsfromtheProvinceofManitoba’sMBSIprogram;$40,000infundingwasprovidedbyboththeCouncilandtheProvincetomeettherequirementsoftheendowment. ApplicationsfortheFamilyofAlumniScholarshipsareavailablefromTheUniversityofWinnipegAwardsOffice,FirstFloor,GrahamHall,515PortageAvenue,Winnipeg,MB.R3B2E9,orbycalling786-9458,oremailawards@uwinnipeg.ca

Alumni Advantage

For complete details visit www.uwinnipeg.ca/alumni or phone 204.988.7118

Take advantage of your alumni status on campus:� Borrow books from the Library

with your free Alumni Card� Get active at the Bill Wedlake

Fitness Centre� Receive discounts at Beyond

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AlumniScholarshipsEndowed

For complete details visit: www.uwinnipeg.ca/alumni or Phone 204.988.7118

AnnaMaria toppazzini, Alumni Affairs Barbara Kelly, Pres. Alumni Assoc. Michael Bayer, Board of regents, Claudius Soodeen, VP Alumni Assoc.Pat robertson, the Foundation

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1940s

Wilson, the hon.

rev. Dr. Lois

(TheCollegiate’44,BA ’47,

T’50,M.DIV’84,DD’86)

recentlyspokeatThe

UniversityofWinnipeg’sDistinguished

LectureSeries“TheLegacyandFutureof

theChurchintheUniversity”onJanuary 31,

2008inConvocationHall.Sheisaminister,

aretiredCanadianSenator,andisrenowned

asthefirstwomanmoderatoroftheUnited

ChurchofCanadaandthefirstwoman

presidentoftheCanadianCouncilof

Churches.Wilsonalsoisaninternationally

recognizedexpertonhumanrights.

1950s

Andrusiak, Nick(TheCollegiate’58)hasretiredafter30yearsasaclassroom

teacheratDakotaCollegiateand15years

oflong-termdisability,busyinretirement

producinganddistributingajournalcalled

CN Linesseveraltimesayear. 1960s

Freesemann, Grietje (BA’69)has

takenearlyretirementandislivingin

Dornumersiel,Germany.

1970s

Baxter (nee Duncan), Lynda (B.Sc.’70)retiredasanassistant

superintendentfromtheLouisRiel

SchoolDivisioninJanuary2007.

Cavers, John (BA’70)isenjoying

retirementlivinginPinawa,MB. Blaikie, hon. rev. Bill (BA’73,D.Div’07)

namedMaclean’sParliamentarianofthe

YearinNovember2007.TheUniversityof

WinnipegrecentlyhonouredBlaikieforhis

achievementswithanHonoraryDoctorateof

Divinityataspecialconvocationceremony

heldduringtheUniversity’s40thAnniversary

HomecomingcelebrationsinSeptember2007.

Blaikieisthelongest-servingMemberof

Parliament(Elmwood-Transcona)currently

intheHouseofCommons.Hehasaccepted

anappointmentasAdjunctProfessorin

TheologyandPoliticsatTheUniversityof

Winnipegoncehisparliamentaryobligations

arecompleted. Friedman, Sorel(TheCollegiate’75)wasrecognizedforherinnovativeteaching

methodswitha3MNationalTeaching

Fellowship,giventouniversityinstructors

wholeadandexcelaseducators.Shehas

beenaUniversitédeMontréallanguage

instructorsince1985.

FriedmanearnedaBachelorofArtsinFrench

literatureandRussianlanguagefromthe

UniversityofManitobaandthenearneda

MastersandPhDincomparativeliterature

fromMcGillUniversity.

Kozak, Borys (BA‘75)hasbeenaresidentof

Winnipegsince1963and

hasbeenbroadcastingsince

1959.Borysbroadcastedon

theformerAMstationCKRCformostofhis

career,andthenmovedontoQX-104FMin

“MorningNews”and“CommunityRelations

Director”.Inaddition tospendinghis

entire careerONAIR,Boryshas spent

thousandsofhoursasanMCin support of

countlessManitobacharitiesandorganizations

andisproudtobeaUWinnipegalumnus. hughes (nee Ferguson), Loretta (TheCollegiate’76,BA’81)hasaMasters

degreeinPsychologyandisworkingatChild

andYouthMentalHealthinChilliwack,BCas

atherapistforadolescents.

Martin, (John) Craig (BA’76)istheexecutivevice-president,western

andcentraloperationsofSunMedia

Corporation.Hehasalsoacceptedthe

appointmenttoedatanetworks’boardof

directors,Canada.Priortohiscurrentrole,

heheldanumberofseniorpositionsatSun

Media,includingpublisherandCEOofthe

EdmontonSun.

roberts, Larry(BA(Hons.)’76,DCE’95)ismanagerofQualityAssuranceatManitoba

PublicInsuranceinWinnipeg.Hisdaughter,

Lorraine,graduatesfromUWinnipegthis

yearandhisotherdaughter,Lesley,will

beginherstudiesatUWinnipegthisfall.

thompson, Jeff(TheCollegiate’76,BA’82)isthechairmanoftheWinnipeg-

basedLeaderGroupofCompanies.He

sharesownershipofthiscompanywithhis

brother,Syd Thompson(TheCollegiate’74).

Thompsonhasstartedcompaniesthathave

flourishedfortwodecades.InJuly2007,

hesoldhismostrecentventure,Activa

ConsumerPromotionstoaprivateequity

groupinCalifornia. hensman, Stuart(BA’77)hasjoinedtheboardofdirectorsoftheBrazAltaResources

Corporation.Hensmanbringsmorethan

twentyyearsofinternationalcapitalmarkets

andinvestmentbankingexperiencetoBrazAlta.

ClassActsCompiledbyStevenPataki

THEUNIVERSITYOFWINNIPEGALUMNIMAGAZINE 25

Walsh, Sherri(TheCollegiate’78)was

appointedasanadjudicatorunder

theManitobaHumanRightsCodeand

assumedtheroleofChairofWinnipeg

Harvestthisyear.Shehasbeenpracticing

asacivillitigatorformorethan20years.

ShecurrentlyteachesCivilProcedureat

theUniversityofManitobaFacultyofLaw.

Walshisalso apart-timepresidingofficer

fortheAppealCommissionoftheWorkers

CompensationBoardofManitobain

Winnipegpart-time.

Watson, Wayne(BAHonors’78)tookhisretirementfromtheLouisRielSchool

Divisionin2005after33yearsofteaching.

HeispresentlyworkingforWestfairFoods

asabakerysalessupervisorattheReal

CanadianSuperstoreinWinnipeg.

Mihychuk, MaryAnn

(BAHonors’79)aformer

MinisterintheManitoba

Provincialgovernmentis

currentlydirectorof

CorprateRelationswithHudBayMinerals

Inc.inWinnipeg.

1980s

hunter, Laurie Anne (BA’81)isthemusic

director,vocalcoachandpianistforRogue

OperainSouthernOregonandiscurrently

ontheadjunctfacultyatSouthernOregon

University.AnativeofPasadena,CA,she

receivedherBachelorofArtsfromThe

UniversityofWinnipegandthencompleted

aMaster’sdegreefromtheJuilliardSchool

inNewYork.

Opalko, Ken(B.Ed.’81)

Vice-principalatMennonite

BrethrenCollegiateInstitute

inWinnipegwherehehas

workedfor27years.Opalko

wasrecognizedasaspecialguestatthe

WesmenClassiclaunchonDec.3,2007.

HeplayedforTheUniversityofWinnipeg

WesmenMen’sBasketballTeamfrom

1976-81.Opalkoisthecareertotalpoints

leaderforWesmenMen’sBasketballand

wasinductedintotheManitobaBasketball

HallofFamein1998.Hisson,Matt,is

currentWesmenbasketballplayer#20.

Mikuska, Laura(BA’82)owns

LauraMikuskaConsultingandMikuska

EventPlanning&Management.Mikuska

plansconferencesandothereventsfor

organizationsinthenon-profitand

academicsectors.

Preston, Alison (TheCollegiate’67,BA’88)

Alison’slatestnovel,Sunny

Dreams,wasafinalistfor

theMaryScorerAward

forBestBookbyaManitobaPublisher

(seepage21)

KhalSharifDCE’06 Creating real Opportunities in the Virtual World

Notmanyofuscansaythatourchosen

careerpathincludescreatingworlds

thathaveneverexistedbefore.KhalShariff,

CEOofProjectWhitecardInc.,isnotlike

mostofus.Aseasonedwebdeveloper,Shariff

hasgarneredinternationalattentionforhis

workdesigningvirtualworldsforeducation

andsocialnetworking.

Currently,Shariffisworkingonan

interactivesimulationofNASA’smoon

missions(ProjectMoonwalk).Amemberof

theNASAAmesResearchCenterColab,he

isregularlyinvitedtoparticipateinNASA

think-tankevents.

Shariffconsidershimselfalearnerand

aneducator.After10yearsasalargely

self-taughtdeveloper,hechosetoformalize

hisskillsbycompletingtheUW-DCE Internet

SystemsSpecialistDiploma(ISSD)program.

Shariffhassincemovedfromstudentto

educator,regularlyreturningtoteach

coursesintheISSDprogram.Recently,

ShariffledaworkshopatNASAon

EducationalGameOpportunitiesin

SpaceExploration.

BasedinWinnipeg,hefindsincubator

opportunitiesininstitutionsthatnever

existedbefore.Overthenextyear,hewants

tohelpdevelopseriousgamesinManitoba.

(Seriousgamesarevirtualrealitygames

createdforeducationandtraining.)

Shariffhasmovedbeyondsimpleweb

development.Heiscreatingworlds,

andcreatingopportunitiesthathavenot

existedbefore.

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Schroeder, trudy(BA’82)wasjustnamedtheWinnipeg

SymphonyOrchestraexecutive

directorafterbeingthe

executivedirectorofthe

WinnipegFolkFestivalfortenyears.Trudy

willstarthernewpositioninJuly,afterthe

conclusionofthisyear’sFolkFestival.She

isactiveinculturaldevelopmentissues

locallyandnationally.Trudycompleted

theMasterofBusinessAdministration

programattheUniversityofManitoba,the

artsmanagementprogramattheUniversity

ofOttawaandholdsdegreesinmusicand

generalarts.

Wilman, Margaret(BA(Hons.)’82)isaschoolpsychologistinPortage

LaPrairie,MB.

Stahr, hans-Peter Joachim(BA’83)is

adataintegrityanalystwiththeSmart

SystemsforHealthAgencyoftheOntario

MinistryofHealthandLongTermCarein

Toronto,ON.Hepreviouslyworkedfor

theUniversityHealthNetworkandwas

secondedtotheOntarioMinistryof

Health’sWaitTimesInitiativeStrategy

projectimplementingtheEnterprise

MasterPatientIndexforthepasttwo

yearspriortoitstransitiontoitspermanent

post-productionowner,thenewlycreated

ClientRegistryDepartmentatSmart

SystemsforHealthAgency(SSHA)

onJanuary1,2008.

Wiebe (nee receveur), Mary Lynn

(BA’83)hasenteredasocialworkprogram

inSaskatchewan,aftergraduatingwitha

BSWin1992andhasbeganworkingas

asexualassaultcounsellor.After5years

inthatfield,shebeganworkingforthe

HealthRegiondoinggeneralcounselling

beforeeventuallymovingintotheaddiction

field.Shehasnowbeguntospecializein

addictionworkwithyoungoffenders.

MaryLynnmarriedCurtisWiebein1999and

theyliveinasmalltownnearSaskatoon,SK

withtheir2daughters,SaraandChristina.

ehinger, David(BA’86)isnowthe

seniortradecommissionerandheadof

theInternationalBusinessDevelopment

programmeattheCanadianEmbassyin

Madrid,Spain.Thisappointment,effective

September2007,followeddirectlyafter

fouryearsinBerlin,Germanyaseconomic

counselorattheCanadianEmbassy.

Hecanbereachedat:

david.ehinger@international.gc.ca.

erickson, Konrad (BA’86)–AftergraduatingfromUWinnipegwithaBA

(doublemajorinEconomicsand

AdministrativeStudies),Ericksonearned

aMasterofHealthAdministrationdegree

fromtheUniversityofOttawa.Heis

currentlyprojectleader,CapitalFacilities

withthePublicSchoolsFinanceBoard

withtheProvinceofManitoba.Erickson

alsorunsasuccessfulgeneralconstruction

companyinWinnipeg.

Magu, Anne (TheCollegiate’86)isthemanagingdirectorforTheOutreach

ServicesLimitedinNairobi,Kenyathat

helpsorphans.

McKay, Catherine(BA’86)isaseniortravelconsultantwithCanadianUniversities

TravelServicehereinWinnipeg,MB.

CatherineisbackinWinnipegafterworking

forayearinthecompany’sFloridaoffice.

Also,Catherinecontinuestotrainfor

marathons.SherantheBostonMarathon

forthesecondtimeinApril2008.

Mactavish (nee Peters), Colita(BA’87)isaregionalaudiologistwith

theBurntwoodRegionalHealthAuthority

inThompson,MB.

Pedneault, russell(B.Sc.’87)isatechnologyservicesmanagerwith

CanWestMediaWorksinWinnipeg.

Neufeld, Philip(BA’88)hasrecentlybeennamedseniorvicepresidentand

ChiefTechnologyOfficerofCDMSInc.

locatedinMarysville,CA.Hewillbe

responsibleforCDMS’engineering

andproductdevelopmentinitiatives.

NeufeldobtainedanMBAfrom

CalStateUniversity.

Ling, Michael(BA’89)isaseniorstaffofficerwiththeSingaporeCivil

DefenceForce.

tallin, Sarah(BA’89)worksatthe

ManitobaTheatreCentreinWinnipeg.

1990s

Brooks, Kevin(BA’90)hasbeeninvolved

inadocumentaryfilmprojectentitled,

African Soul,American Heart,basedon

thestoryofJosephAkolMakeer,aLostBoy

ofSudan.Brooksisanassociateprofessor

ofEnglishatNorthDakotaStateUniversity.

Youcanlearnmoreaboutthismoving

documentarybyvisitingtheprojectwebsite

at:www.africansoulamericanheart.com. Chudley, Cynthia (BA’92)isworkingfor

theCityofWinnipeg’sPlanning,Property

Development,Zoning&PermitsDepartment

asapermittechnician.

Dunmire, Jean(BAHonors’92)isacataloguerwiththeManitobaMuseuminWinnipeg.

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Krebs (nee Waldie), Noelle (BA’92 is

anadministrativedirectorforCentury21

inWinnipeg.

Steffensen, James (BSC’93)isaprojectmanagerwithManitobaHydroinWinnipeg.

Werner, hans (BAHonors’93,MA’96)has

recentlypublishedabook,Imagined Homes:

Soviet German Immigrants in Two Cities.

ThebookwasafinalistfortheAlexander

KennedyIsbisterAwardforNon-Fictionand

TheManitobaHistoricalSociety’sMargaret

McWilliamsAward.(seepage21)

Wong, Yok Chiang(BA’94)isasalesmanagerwithComputerSystemsAdvisers

inPetalingJaya,Malaysia.

Atkinson, Noel(BAHonours’95)isaseniorvicepresidentwiththeKeystone

EquitiesGroupinOaks,PA.Noellivesin

Oakville,ONandwelcomedhisfirstdaughter,

Sloane,intotheworldinDecember2007.

houle (nee Stranger), Yvonne(BA’95)isaneducationcounselorattheKeewatin

TribalCouncilinWinnipeg.

Johnson, Corbin(BA’97)isthegeneral

manageratBreezyBendCountryClubin

Headingley,MB.

Kruger, Sherri (B.Sc’97)islocatedinWinnipegandisaCanadianquality

informationmanagerforMonsanto

CanadaInc. Adams, Kelli(BA’99)isapolicyandplanninganalystwithManitoba

HousingandRenewalCorporation.She

hasbeenwithMHRCsince1997;firstas

aSTEPstudentandthenfull-timesince

1998whileshewasattendingThe

UniversityofWinnipeg/RedRiverCollege

AdministrativeStudiesCooperativeprogram.

Ander, Brad (BSC4’99)wasawardedoneoftheSt.

BonifaceGeneralHospital

ResearchCentre’sInstitute

ofCardiovascularSciences

Awardsin2007.Hereceived

theHenryFriesenYoungScientistAwardfor

excellenceinresearch. Cheng, ho Wai (Alan) (BA’99)isatechnicosuperiorwithMacaoTradeand

InvestmentPromotionInstituteinMacau,

HongKong.

2000s

herrera, Juan Carlos (B.Sc.’00)hasworkedintheaerospaceindustryfor10

yearsasachemicalexpertinthearea

ofchemicalcleaningandwastewater

treatmentandpresentlyiswithStandard

AeroinWinnipeg.

Forbes, Kelli (BA’00)isanassociatelawyerspecializinginfamilylawwiththe

firm,PetersenKing,inWinnipegandisalso

involvedwithadvocacyworkforwomen.

ruprai, Sharanpal

(B.Ed.’00,BAHonors

’03)iscurrentlyin

thePhDprogram

intheDivisionof

HumanitiesatYork

University.AftergraduatingfromThe

UniversityofWinnipegwithaBAanda

B.Ed.,shecompletedaMastersdegreein

EnglishfromtheUniversityofCalgary.A

publishedpoet,herworkhasbeenincluded

intwoanthologies;Exposed and Red Silk:

An Anthology of South Asian Canadian

Women Poets.

Danis, Joe (BA’01)isthedirectorof

housingandstudentlifeattheUniversityof

Manitoba.SincehisM.Sc.practicumin1999

withRDRSBangladesh,hehasmaintaineda

verycloserelationshipwiththeNGO.Danis

hasreturnedtoBangladeshtofacilitate

workshopsandactasanadvisortothe

internshipprogram.Recently,helaunched

theBangladeshStudyServiceTouratthe

UniversityofManitoba.

Perron, Michel (BA’01)wasre-appointed

asthechiefexecutiveofficeroftheCanadian

CentreonSubstanceAbuseinOttawa,ON.

ExamplesofPerron’sleadershipincludethe

developmentoftheNationalFrameworkfor

ActiontoReducetheHarmcausedbyAlcohol,

IllicitDrugsandSubstances,aswellasthe

NationalAlcoholPolicyforCanada.

Crump, Loraine (BA’02)wasrecently

appointedtotheelectronicbusiness

paymentssoftwaresalesandmarketing

teamofTelPayIncorporatedinWinnipeg.

Priortothatshehashadnumerous

seniormanagementpositionswith

CustomHouse.

ennis (nee Grubert), Kyleen (M.PA.’02)

isaseniorhealthsystemsanalystwith

HealthCanadainWinnipeg.

Marion, Crystal (BA’03)isworkingas

arecruitmentcoordinatorwithPeopleFirst

HRServicesinWinnipeg.Sheispursuing

herHumanResourcesManagement

certificatethroughTheUniversityof

Winnipeg’sDivisionofContinuingEducation

andisrecentlyengagedtobemarried.

Mceachern, Deirdre (BA’03)isan

ordainedministerservingtheValemount

&McBrideAnglicanUnitedChurches

inValemount,BC.

einarson, Kris(BAHonours’04)isasecuritypolicyanalystwithTransport

CanadainOttawa,ON.

Shawcross, Amanda (BA’04)is

currentlyemployedwithWawanesaLife

inWinnipegandworksintheirPolicy

IssuesDepartment.

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White, Catherine (BA4-year’04)is

newlyappointedastheassistantdirector

fortheMonitoringandEvaluationofthe

antiretroviralprogrammeforthe

WesternCapeDepartmentofHealth

inSouthAfrica.

Kamke, Amber-Lee (BA’05,B.Ed.’05)

isateacherintheRiverEastSchool

DivisioninWinnipeg.

Khan, Nabeel (BA’05)isapersonal

bankerwiththeRoyalBankofCanada

inMississauga,ON.

rowe, James (ISSD’05)hasmoved

outwesttoSalmonArm,BC.

Sirski, Dan (BA4-year’05)ispursuing

hismaster’sdegreeattheUniversity

ofManitobainPoliticalScience.Heis

writinghisthesisonHugoChavezand

21stCenturySocialisminVenezuela.

Sirskiwillhisdoprimaryresearchin

VenezuelainFall2008.

Boli, richard (BA4-yr‘06)isadevelopmentinstructorwithSt.Amant

CentreinWinnipeg.

Davis, Jonathan(BA’06)isworkingfor

OxfordandCherwellValleyCollegein

Oxford,England,andisalsocompletingan

MAdegreeinPublishingatOxfordBrookes

University.Overthenexttwoyears,hewill

havestudiedthemajoraspectsimpacting

thebusinessofbuyingandprintingbooks

ofallformats.

Jemison, Kyle(BA’06)isadatabasemarketinganalystwithMTSAllstream

inWinnipeg. Kidder, Jenny (BA’06)isemployedatthe

FortGarryWomen’sResourceCentre.She

isthesupportworkerforthenewchildren’s

counselingprogram.Kidderalsoprovides

crisiscounselingandparentingprograms

forparentsofchildrenwhohavewitnessed

abuse.Anyoneinterestedintheprograms

maycallthecentreat477-1123orvisittheir

websiteat:www.fgwrc.ca.

Peters-Fransen, Joel (B.Sc.Honors’06)graduatedwithamaster’sdegreeinpure

mathematicsattheUniversityofToronto

inAugust2007andiscurrentlyattends

HarvardLawSchool.

Adams, Matthew (BA’07)worksin

administrationwithIndianandNorthern

AffairsCanada.

Adeleye-Olusae, Adelana (DCE’07)isachangemanagementspecialistfor

ManitobaPublicInsuranceinWinnipeg.

Franck, Amy (B.Sc.’07)isaMaster

CorporalwiththeDepartmentofNational

DefenseandwasdeployedtoAfghanistan

inearly2008.

Macasieb, Mar-Zeus (DCE’07)works

atNygardInternationalinWinnipegin

retailsupport.

McKay, Ben (BA4-yr’07)isworking

atthePembinaTrailsSchoolDivision

inWinnipeg.

Michon, David (BA’07)is

currentlylivinginToronto,

ONcompletingtheOntario

LegislatureInternship

Programme.Nextyear,

Michonwillstudyatthe

LondonSchoolofEconomics

andPoliticalScience

pursuingaM.Sc.in

PoliticalCommunication.

TheMacArthurAwardforInternationalJustice

OnMarch20,2008, Universityof

Winnipegalumniresidingin

NewYorkCityjoinedPresidentand

Vice-ChancellorLloydAxworthyat

TheMacArthurAwardforInternational

JusticeeventhonoringformerUnited

NationsSecretary-GeneralKofiAnnan.

Picturedhere:Paneldiscussionon

“TheEmergingInternationalJustice

System.”Lefttoright:AllanRock,

formerCanadianAmbassadortothe

UN;JuanE.Méndez,Presidentof

InternationalCenterforTransitional

Justice;LouiseArbour,UNHigh

CommissionerforHumanRights;

LloydAxworthy,President,University

ofWinnipegandformerCanadian

ForeignMinister;FrancisDeng,

UNSpecialAdviserforPrevention

ofGenocide;andKennethRoth,

ExecutiveDirector,HumanRightsWatch.

Pleasekeepyourcontact

informationcurrenteitherby

emailatalumni@uwinnipeg.caorby

calling204.988.7118or1.888.829.7053

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InMemoriamTheUniversityofWinnipegoffersitscondolencestothefamilies

ofthefollowingalumniandstaffwhohaverecentlypassedaway.

ToforevermarktheirplaceinthehistoryoftheUniversity,The

UniversityofWinnipegAlumniAssociationisproudtoplacea

bookplateinaselectvolumeintheUniversityLibraryinmemory

ofeachalumnus.

1930s Belyea, Jean[neeRailton](BA’31)onJan.21,2008inWinnipeg.Clark, Mary Beth(Betty)(BA’37)onDec.22,2007inWinnipeg.Douglas, Marie[neeHames](BA’35)onNov.18,2007inWinnipeg.McKay, Dr. William Angus(BA’35,T’54)onDec.27,2007inPortPerry,ON.Shumilak, Edward W.(BA’35)onFeb.7,2008inMB.

1940s Eastwood, Dr. James Harold Neilson(Collegiate’43,BA’49)onOctober1,2007.Henderson, Colin Campbell(BA’48)onJan.23,2008inEdmonton,AB.Joyce, Hope Elaine (TheCollegiate’40)onFeb.8,2008inWinnipeg.Knickerbocker, W. James(SMUnitedCollege’49,BA’52)onOct.26,2007inVancouver,BC.Moore, Ellen, M.(BA’49)onNov11,2007inHamiota,MB.Wolfe, Albert A.(BA’49,B.Ed.’54)onFeb.11,2008inWinnipeg. 1950s Bailey, Kenneth Rex(TheCollegiate’55)onJan.9,2008inWinnipeg.Bodnarus, Adam Edward (TheCollegiate’50)onJan.8,2008inRedDeer,AB.Fleck, David, James(Jim)(BA’55)onNov.21,2007inGladstone,MB.Smigel, Dr. Anne(BA’52)onFeb.10,2008inWinnipeg.Thomson, Margaret Joan(TheCollegiate’57)onJan.29,2008inWinnipeg.

1960s Blackburn, Wayne Ian(BA’69)onFeb.5,2008inWinnipeg.Coble, William Leroy(BA’65)onFeb.13,2008inMazatlan,Mexico.Drul, Dennis(TheCollegiate’63)onJan.23,2008inWinnipeg.Fairfield, Ian Millidge(TheCollegiate’66)onNovember20,2007inToronto,ON.Ferries, Rose Gwendolyn(BA’62)onDec.21,2007inWinnipeg.Gray, Diane Frances(BA’65)onDec.10,2007inWinnipeg.Irwin, William(Bill)Alexander(BA’69)onNov.19,2008inWinnipeg.Sangwine, Jean(BA’68)onSept.29,2007inOshawa,ON.Stephen, Paul (B.Sc.’67)onNov.4,2007inWinnipeg.

1970sBennett, Emily Maria(BA’76)onFeb.27,2008inWinnipeg.Brown, Warren Ross(BA’77)onFeb.8,2008inWinnipeg.Enns, David Armin(BA’70)onNov.3,2007inSanford,MB.

Leonard, Adelene Esther(BA’72)onFeb.13,2008inToronto,ON.McKeag, W. John(LLD’76)onAug.24,2007inWinnipeg.

McLeod, Brian Jackson(BA’79)onDec.21,2007inWinnipeg.Russell, Donald Hugo(BA’74)onJan.17,2008inMoosehorn,MB.

Sexton, John(B.Sc.’75)onMar.20,2008inWinnipeg.Schneider, Ernest Fredrick(BA’78)onOct.12,2007inWinnipeg.Wiebe, Kenneth Frank(BAH’78)onNov.1,2007inPortagelaPrairie,MB.

1980sBriggs, Lorraine Edith(BA’80)onDec.5,2007inWinnipeg.Frick, Peter John(BA’87)onJan.16,2008inWinnipeg.Klausen, Ellen Nancy[neeCain](BED’81)onFeb.26,2008inWinnipeg.McMullin, Doreen Grace (BA’84)onDec.17,2007inMB.Niesler, Patricia Jacqueline(BA’81)onFebruary14,2008inTexas,USA.Paul, Michael Ross(TheCollegiate’84,BAH’89)onDec.14,2007inPlymouth,MN.Peckover, Clark A.R.(BA’83)onFeb.5,2008inWinnipeg. 1990sSlapinski, Nataulia Myrtle Marie(Theology’96)onOct.5,2007inWinnipeg. 2000sForsyth, Leona, Elizabeth[neeSundelin](BA’00)onDec.7,2007inWinnipeg,MB.Nordheim, Dane Alvin (BA’05)onJan.18,2008inWinnipeg.Rosenberg, Michael, Yale(BA’03)onNov.10,2007inWinnipeg.

Faculty and StaffKathleen Marquardt,formerHousekeeperatGrahamHallonJan.31,2008inVictoria,BC.

Human Rights & Global Studies3 & 4 year BA

Interested in an education organized around questions of social justice, global citizenship, and human rights?If so then this new thematic major may be just what you are looking for!

For further information contact: Sherry at 204.988.7105 or s.funk@uwinnipeg.ca

The program is designed to provide a formal structure for students who are committed to obtaining an education organized around human rights as de�ned by globalization. Its core therefore centres on human rights and the historical, present, and future trajectory of globalization.

new thematic major program!

Students can specialize in one of three streams: 1) Reading and Writing Human Rights2) Social, Culture, and Economy3) Institutions, Law, and Politics

Campus Cooks Buy a cookbook, help a student!

Compiled by Linda Gladstone, Department of

History (Retired) and Judi Hanson, Office of the

Vice-President (Academic) All proceeds from the

sale of Campus Cooks support scholarships and

bursaries for UWinnipeg students.

Cost: $20.00 Contact Judi Hanson at 204.786.9120

or j.hanson@uwinnipeg.ca to order yours.

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EdwardThorlakson1922-Winnipeg,MB

GeorgeMorris1924-London,ON

NaomiJasper(Kenner)1927-Hartney,MB

HazelElliott1929-Treherne,MB

GeorgeFurnival1929-Calgary,AB

M.EvelynBrown(Ross)1931-Victoria,BC

RuthClarke(Armstrong)1931-Winnipeg,MB

M.E.(Frances)Mills1931-Winnipeg,MB

L.GrantBragg1932-Mississauga,ON

AdaBerney(Loban)1933-Winnipeg,MB

IdaHecht(Medovy)1933-Winnipeg,MB

JessieKronson(Ludwick)1933-Winnipeg,MB

LylaRathbone(Graham)1933-ThunderBay,ON

KathleenSinclair1933-Winnipeg,MB

HeloiseStillwater(Goldstein)1933-

Winnipeg,MB

ConstanceSword(Offen)1933-Toronto,ON

BerylChatfield(Burmaster)1934-Shelburne,VT

T.(Chester)Duncan1934-Winnipeg,MB

KathleenGillespie1934-Winnipeg,MB

EdnaHouston(Leishman)1934-Ottawa,ON

DorothyMackie(Ross)1934-Bolton,ON

MarjoriePowles(Watson)1934-Vancouver,BC

FlorenceWallace(Wylie)1934-Winnipeg,MB

LilyWhitbread1934-Winnipeg,MB

RubyRiettaBell(McRostie)

1935-FortMyers,FL

LuvaDooley(Geddes)1935-Calgary,AB

HarryDuckworth1935-Winnipeg,MB

FrancesFasken(Waugh)1935-Bala,ON

JoyceFrame(Smith)1935-Winnipeg,MB

AliceGraham1935-Winnipeg,MB

RuthHenson(Vernon)1935-Halifax,NS

FredaKatz(Shack)1935-Naples,FL

KathleenMathews(Walley)1935-Marcy,NY

MargaretMoxness(Cates)1935-Portland,OR

MarjorieWrightson(Dillabough)1935-Toronto,ON

RuthAdie(Fretwell)1936-Sorrento,BC

KathleenBolton(Richardson)1936-

NorthVancouver,BC

BeatriceBrady(Neville)1936-Winnipeg,MB

ElizabethCarr(Bingeman)1936-Toronto,ON

DonaldCollins1936-PowellRiver,BC

MurielCowan(Stewart)1936-Waterloo,ON

LauraLewthwaite(Jack)1936-Deloraine,MB

MarjorieMasters(Walker)1936-Guelph,ON

FlorenceNash(Watson)1936-Edmonton,AB

KristinOlson1936-Winnipeg,MB

LillianPrice(Coo)1936–Natal,SouthAfrica

DorothyRobson(Jones)1936-Winnipeg,MB

KathleenFarley(Whatmough)1937-Calgary,AB

MargaretGemmel1937-Winnipeg,MB

MichaelKasian1937-Calgary,AB

JessieLang(Blackwood)1937-Winnipeg,MB

FionaLucas(Thompson)1937-

ThunderBay,ON

RuthMcGill(Dobson)1937-Winnipeg,MB

ElsieParks(McIntosh)1937-

St.Mary’sCity,MD

KathleenPaterson(French)1937-

NorthVancouver,BC

GeorgeReynolds1937-Waterloo,ON

AllisonRickey(Bird)1937-Winnipeg,MB

EllenShand(Hames)1937-Summerland,BC

MargaretShriver(McCulloch)1937-Salem,OR

MargaretSmith(Pascoe)1937-Cartier,MB

MadgeStevens1937-Winnipeg,MB

DorothySutherland1937-Peoria,AZ

JeanTaylor(Thompson)1937-Victoria,BC

CatherineWiggins(MacKay)1937-

Winnipeg,MB

IlahBandeen(Albright)1938-EastSooke,BC

RuthDrysdale(Fryer)1938-Surrey,BC

MargaretGardiner1938-Winnipeg,MB

EleanorGibson(Albright)1938-Winnipeg,MB

NormaHodgson(Dow)1938-Ottawa,ON

MavisHorgan1938-Ottawa,ON

HaroldHurst1938-Winnipeg,MB

GraceIrvine(Wye)1938-Oakville,ON

MaryLizette(Fletcher)1938-Winnipeg,MB

BettyManning(Lough)1938-Victoria,BC

MayMedd(Isfeld)1938-Winnipeg,MB

NancyMiddleton(Smiley)1938-Victoria,BC

ThomasMiller1938-FalconLake,MB

ElsieWilke(Vennard)1938-Regina,SK

ClassReunionsSeptember 5, 2008 – September 7, 2008

Reunionsarespecialevents.They

provideauniqueopportunity–togo

backintimeaswellasmoveforward.In

goingback,wereminiscewitholdfriends

andclassmates.Inmovingforward,we

rekindlethosesamefriendshipsand

relationshipsthatmayhavebeen

dormantforsomanyyearsandmake

apointtore-connectinthefuture.

TheUniversityofWinnipeg’sAlumniAffairsDepartmentisbusy

planningthisyear’sHomecoming2008andClassReunionWeek-

endevent;September5–7.WhiletheHomecoming2008

Weekenditselfis“onebigreunioneventforallalumni,faculty

andcurrentstudents”,thehighlightoftheweekendformanywillbe

attendingtheirownclassreunion(theclassreunionsbeingcelebrated

thisyeararelistedbelowalongwiththereunioncoordinatorsand

theircontactinformation).

Itcertainlyhasbeenapleasureformetoworkwithsomany

enthusiasticalumnifromthoseclassyears.Theyareallgoingtobe

funandmemorableeventsandtheenthusiasmissuretospillover

tothosewhowillbecelebratingtheirmilestoneanniversariesinthe

comingyears.

Forthoseofyounotcelebratingaspecificclassreunionthisyear,

markyourcalendars,tellafewfellowclassmatesandfriendsand

makeapointofcomingouttogethertoHomecoming2008and

“ComeBackHome.”

Class of ’48 60-year reunion

ShirleyWoods832-4728

Class of ’58 50-year reunion

CarolDavis(830)379-0838orjncdavis@the-cia.net

Class of ’68 and residents of Sparling & Graham hall

terry Wark(204)452-4215ortwark@mts.net

Class of ’83 25-year reunion AlanReiss477-0500orareiss@remax.net

the Collegiate Class of ’98 10-year reunion CareyRoess982-1703orcaroess@gmail.com

120th Anniversary of Wesley College A founding College

SandyPeterson786-9320ors.peterson@uwinnipeg.ca

Steven Pataki, Alumni Development Coordinator

ReunionofWesleyCollegeGraduates

A tribute to the Known Living Graduates of Wesley hall College with Valid Adresses

Dr. Harry Duckworth

475-6026

Jesse Lang

489-3393orjhlang@mts.net

Class of ’58 Class of ’48

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REGISTER AND FIND OUT MORE ONLINE AT ALUMNI.UWINNIPEG.CA

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Text: Nick Ternette (BA ’67)

the University of Winnipeg homecoming and reunion Weekend September 5 to September 7, 2008

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Weekend Registration includes: Rock Climb Barbecue, Barbecue and Beer Garden, (3 drink vouchers), Special Lectures, Campus Tours, exhibits, alumni authors, alumni Pancake Breakfast, Registration Bag and Commemorative Gift.

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Thursday alumni Golf Tournament $89.00

Thursday Class of ’58 – Reception (Private Residence) $15.00

Friday Class of ’48 Dinner – The Fort Garry $50.00

Friday Class of ’58 – Brunch The Manitoba Club $25.00

Friday Class of ’68 Buffet Riddell Hall $30.00

Saturday Class of ’83 Reception UWinnipeg Campus $15.00

Saturday Class of ’98 Reception UWinnipeg Campus $15.00

Saturday alumni Dinner Riddell Hall $65.00

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