1930s
Dr. H. B. Mayo, MUC'34, D.Litt.'76, celebrated his 95th birthday on June 17, 2006. After he graduated from Memorial, he continued his education for years, and was a professor in many universities. He is now the oldest living, Canadian Rhodes Scholar. He is a noted author and his books are textbooks in political science that are used in Canada and the U.S. His hometown was Fortune, NL.
1950s
George W. Evans, BA(Ed.)'54, BA'66 and Helen C.(White)Evans, BA(Ed.)'73, M.Ed.'87, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 7, 2006. Both are retired teachers and enjoying their golf to the fullest!
Dr. Otto Tucker, BA(Ed.)'55, LLD'97, was named a member of the Order of Canada. Born in Winterton in 1923, Dr. Tucker is a well-known educator, author and commentator. He is a graduate of Memorial University, University of Alberta and University of Toronto. Among Dr. Tucker's many other awards are an honorary doctor of laws from Memorial; the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador; the Canada 125 medal; the Heritage Award of the Newfoundland Historical Society; and the Silver Cross of St. George.
1960s
C. Y. Chin, Eng.Dip.'64, is now living in India and employed as director of Aircel Limited. He married his wife Juliet in 1969 and they have four children; Jhin Khim; May Kim; May Swan; Jhin Seong. C.Y. would like to re-connect with class of 1964 engineering students.
1970s
Dr. Zainul Abedin, M.Eng.'79, has been named to the prestigious post of board member on the U.S. Small Business Administration Regulatory Fairness Board: Region IX. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, president and CEO of Environmental Engineering, Inc., a Los Angeles-based environmental consulting firm. He's been involved in environmental construction project management and civil engineering for more than 25 years, predominantly in the United States and Canada. He has also served with the World Bank and the International Development Agency on projects in Africa and Asia.
Ruth Archibald, BA'70, was appointed High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa in September. Her impressive career as a civil servant began in 1972 when she went to work for the government of Ontario. She served with a number of political organizations in Ontario from 1972 to 1988. Moving to the federal scene in 1988, she was successively chief of staff in the offices of the Minister of Employment and Immigration and secretary of state for External Affairs. Since joining the Department of External Affairs in 1993, she's held the positions of director, Migration, Population and Refugees Division and director general, Global and Human Issues Bureau. She served as Canada's High Commissioner in Colombo from 1998 to 2002 and, at the time of her appointment, was senior co-ordinator, International Crime and Terrorism.
Geoffrey E. J. Brown, BA'75, has been appointed to the Queen's Counsel by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. Geoffrey is a partner with Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales. Since 1977 he has served as honorary counsel to the Corporation of Queens College, is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, and has lectured for both continuing legal education programs and the Law Society of Bar Admissions Course.
Brian Furey, BA,Hons.'75, has been a lawyer for the past 26 years. He is currently practicing law with the Civil Division of the Provincial Department of Justice. Brian has been a bencher of the Law Society since 1999 and served as the president of the Law Society from June 2004-June 2005. His wife, Patricia Furey (nee Tracey), BA.Ed.'75, has been teaching since 1976 and is currently the assistant principal at St. Bonaventure's College in St. John's. Their son, Daniel, BA(Hons)'04, has begun law school at UNB and their daughter, Elizabeth, is currently completing her fourth year at Memorial in the Faculty of Arts.
David Hutchings, BA(Hons.)'72, was announced on July 13, 2006, as the new ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Hutchings was most recently the charge d'affaires at the Embassy of Canada in Sudan. His diplomatic service also includes deputy head of mission in Cairo, and service overseas at Canadian embassies in Seoul, Riyadh, Moscow and Bonn. At the Canadian headquarters, he has held positions with responsibility for bilateral aviation negotiations and the OECD. He was deputy director of Eastern and Central Europe Relations, and co- ordinator of Middle East Peace Process. Before joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Hutchings held positions at the National Capital Commission, Health Canada, Canadian Heritage and the Universitè du Quèbec à Chicoutimi. Mr. Hutchings is married to Mary Scofield Anders, and they have one son.
John L. Joy, QC, BA'71, MA'77, has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador and will serve in the judicial centre of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Called to the Bar in 1978, Mr. Joy obtained a bachelor of laws degree from Dalhousie and a master of laws in marine law and policy from the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology. Mr. Joy is currently a partner with the law firm White, Ottenheimer and Baker.
Graham Mowbray, (left) B.Sc.'78, has taken the reins as director of Memorial's Department of Computing & Communications (C&C). Mr. Mowbray has worked for the past 30 years in the information technology and computer fields with the provincial government and xwave.
J. Michael Madigan, BA'78, B.Ed.'78, is a member of the Sharecropper Trio and presently doing the LTTA (Learning Through The Arts) enriching program with Grades 1-6 in 18 different schools in western Newfoundland.
Colleen Mercer Clarke, B.Sc.'72, M.Sc.'76, was the president of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects from 2003-2004. She is a doctoral candidate, Interdisciplinary Studies, Dalhousie University, 2005-present.
Greg Patey, B.Sc.'75, B.Med.Sc.'77, MD'79, is deputy head of Complex Continuing Care Medicine and Palliative Care Medicine at Providence Continuing Care Centre, Kingston, Ont.; clinical leader, Complex Continuing Care Medicine/Palliative Care, Prov. Cont. Care; assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University; CCFP; FCFP; member, Palliative Medicine Team, Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Providence Continuing Care Centre; and one of 11 family physicians known as Frontenac Medical Associates (FHG), in Kingston, Ont.
Helen Seymour (nee Hoskins), B.Ed.'72, married Tony Seymour in 1974. They have four children, three girls and a boy, and one grandchild. Helen is retired and lives in Baie Verte, NL.
1980s
Bonnie Andrews, B.Sc.(Hons)'80, B.Ed.'94, M.Sc.'99, has been appointed as the new executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA).
Michael Barron, B.Comm'83, MBA'03, was named the new chief executive officer for the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information. Mr. Barron has 23 years experience in health information management, the last six years as the director, Health Information Network at the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information and previously as director of information systems for the General Hospital Corporation in St. John's.
Unah Bhattacharya, BA'86, currently owns and operates a private home daycare. She is happily married and has three children, ages 14, 11 and 7. Her husband attended law school at UNB. They were married in 1990. She states that her life is good and busy but she would love to catch up with old friends. You can reach her at: unahgrieve@rogers.com.
Dr. Sean T. Cadigan (right), BA'(Hons)'85, PhD'91, is a professor of marine history at Memorial. He has been awarded the 2006 Ritter Memorial Fellowship from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California. Sean is the second Canadian — and the first person from Newfoundland and Labrador — to win this prestigious international research award, which will provide him with a working grant of $15,000 U.S. He will travel to the Scripps Institution in the fall of 2006 to give a major public lecture and conduct seminars, offering insight into how marine sciences and the treatment of knowledge have affected the Newfoundland fishing industry.
Dr. Gary Compton, (below) B.Mus.'87, received his PhD in Music Education from the University of South Florida, Tampa, at the summer 2006 commencement. He has been appointed to the Faculty of Academy at the Lakes, an independent school in Land O'Lakes, Fla. He is kept very busy as a professional trumpet player in the Tampa Bay area. He and his wife, Kim, have two girls, ages 10 and 13.
Aloysius Fekete, B. Mus.'87, after a 10 year career in engineering, completed an International MBA at the Schulich School of Business. Now working as a finance analyst in the City of London (UK) specializing in asset backed securities. Aloysius also sings with the London Philharmonic Choir.
Dr. Karen Fisher (nee Dicker), BA'89, was promoted to associate professor at the Information School of the University of Washington in Seattle in 2004. She and her husband Craig and daughter Bliss welcomed son Devlin in February 2006. In May they toured Scandinavia where Karen was a visiting professor. She's finishing her sabbatical as a visiting researcher at Microsoft Research.
Naomi Kobayashi, B.Sc.'83, is now a mother of two, and is developing an oxygen concentrator in venture capital. Her husband works for Nikon. They are living Saitama, Japan.
Allan Marsh, B.Eng.'88, was recently appointed vice-president, Engineering and Code Compliance at Onyx-Fire Protection Services Inc. — one of Ontario's premier fire protection contractors. Allan has been married to Christine (Sellors) for 12 years; they have a three-year old daughter Colleen; and Allan has a 16 year old son, Ryan. Allan and his family live in Rockwood, Ont. with their champion Akitas (dogs from Northern Japan). The dogs from Allan's well-known kennel, Prodigal Reg., were ranked top in their breed in Canada in 2002, 2004 and again in 2006. You can contact Allan at prodigal@direct.ca or allan@onyx-fire.com.
Sandra Mews, B.Comm.(Hons)'87, recently received the prestigious 2006 Influential Women of Northern Ontario Award. Sandra has been the recipient of many honours since she moved to Sudbury.
Dr. Anisur Rahman, M.Sc.'86, is currently working as a consultant and chief of surgery in the Apollo hospitals Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is also professor of surgery, Bangladesh Medical College.
Stephen Ryan, B.Comm.(Hons)'89, recently joined Marshall Macklin Monaghan in Thornhill, Ontario, as vice-president of human resources. Steven and his wife, Karen, B.Comm.'89, live in Whitby with their three sons Matthew, Adam and Liam.
Karl W. Smith, B. Comm.'81, president and CEO, Newfoundland Power Inc., was appointed chair of Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) for 2006-2008 at the council's annual general meeting, held in St. John's in June 2006.
Ed Martin, President and CEO of Newfoundland Hydro, was pleased to announce Derrick Sturge, B. Comm.'82, has joined the senior leadership team as vice-president of Finance and chief financial officer.
Dr. Brad Sweet, B.Ed.'86, graduated in May 2006 with a doctor of education (history of education) from the University of South Africa in Pretoria.
Karen Thomas, B.Eng.'86, recently accepted a position with Chevron Canada Resources and has relocated to Calgary, Alta. Her husband, Allan, has temporarily taken a leave from his position with the provincial government; and their children, Ashley and Greg are settling into their new neighbourhood. They are hoping to return to Newfoundland and Labrador in the near future to work on the continued expansion of the oil and gas sector.
Doreen Whalen, (left) MBA'86, director of Memorial's division of Lifelong Learning, has been awarded an honorary membership to the leading association for university continuing education in Canada. Doreen started her career in continuing education in 1970, as the Division of Part-time Credit Studies' executive assistant. Over the next 21 years, she became acting dean of the School of General and Continuing Studies then director of Continuing Education until 2001 when she became director of the Division of Lifelong Learning. Since 1991 she's also taught business administration and communication courses within the Faculty of Business.
In Memoriam
Robert "Bob" Ducey died after a tragic accident. Bob was manager of finance at The Works.
Dr. David Freeman, professor emeritus at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, passed away in July of 2006.
2004 honorary graduate, Dr. Donald Hillman, passed away on July 4, 2006. Dr. Hillman was residing in Ottawa, Ont. He will be missed by family and friends.
Dr. Edgar House, MUC'31, LLD'93, passed away on May 16, 2006. He will be missed by family and friends.
Wesley James Robbins, BAE'69, died on June 7, 2005. Remembered by wife, Betty, and sons, Jimmy and George.
Dr. Doris Saunders, LLD'94, passed away in May of 2006. Remembered by family and friends.
Carl Strang, B.Sc.'83, passed away suddenly in Marystown, Aug. 31, 2005. Leaving to mourn his wife, Ruby, B.Sc.'83, B.Ed.'84, and children, Gillian, Tyler, Amanda, and his mother, Rosalie Strang.
Craig Dobbin, LLD'00, passed away on Oct. 7, 2006, in Beachy Cove surrounded by his family.
1990s
Susan Bailo (nee Elliott), B.Comm.(Hons)'97, MBA'98, married Maurice Bailo on July 12, 2003. They have one daughter, Serenna, and live in Calgary.
Dr. Duane Barker, B.Sc.(Hons)'90, M.Sc.'93, has received a PhD from Dalhousie and has recently accepted a new professor position in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo, BC. Duane previously taught at the Marine Institute of Memorial University from 2001-2005.
Mary Bella, B.Mus.'95, is choir manager of High Park Choirs of Toronto (youth choirs). She also sings in Canadian Opera Company chorus and does Opera Storytime workshops through the Canadian Opera Co. Education and Outreach program. Mary has designed websites for performing artists. She lives in Toronto with her husband, Michael Covlin, and their two children, Andrew and Benjamin.
Peter Brown, B. Eng.'90, M.Eng.'94, has recently accepted a senior mechanical engineer position at Enersul L.P. in Calgary. Wife, Sharon, BA'95, and daughters Chloe and Katherine wish him all the best in his new position. You can contact Pete and Sharon at peteandsharon95@yahoo.ca.
Daniel Burt, B.Eng.'97, received a master of engineering from the University of Calgary's Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the June 2006 convocation.
In May 2006, Karina Byrne, BA(Hons)'90, was appointed as director, Corporate Communications, for UBS — the world's largest wealth manager. UBS is a top-tier investment banking and securities firm and one of the largest global asset managers. Karina will be responsible for media relations for the firm's Wealth Management U.S. and Global Asset Management divisions, based in New York City. Karina has lived in New York for the past six years and was previously at Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays PLC.
Michael Coleman, B.Sc.'91, (formerly from Spaniards Bay, NL) is living in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with his wife, Bonnie Coombs, a graduate from Ryerson (and former resident of Bishop's Cove, NL). They have a new baby, Heather Joyce, who was born Sept.13, 2005. Michael is employed as an aerospace engineer for Heico Co.
Chris Lake, B.Sc.'97, is a senior systems analyst with the Information Management and Technology Division of Eastern Health. He married Jennifer Earle, BPE'98. They live in Central Bay South with their children, Nathan and Jenna.
Wade Loder, BA'96, is account manager with Parlay Entertainment. He married Loren Mackay July 22, 2000. They live in Mississauga, ON. They have two children, Morgan and Melora.
Peggy Miller, B.Comm.'94, is the new manager of Marketing and Business Development with Distance Education and Learning Technologies at Memorial. She has worked in both the private and public sectors and has served on the board of Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries (NATI) and Crime Stoppers. She is now a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Science Board. In 2004, Peggy graduated from Royal Roads University with her MBA in Executive Management and has started her master's certificate in project management at Memorial.
E. Mark Murphy, B.Mus.'99, is an opera singer who was a finalist in the first International Ernst Haefliger Singing Competition held in Gstaad and Bern, Switzerland in August 2006.
Kelli Noseworthy, B.Ed.'95, lives in St. John's, NL. She is a teacher at Morris Academy in Mount Pearl. She has two children and is working towards her master's in education.
Veteran business journalist, Lisa Oake, BA'95, joined ROBTv in August 2006. She co-hosts a new morning show on Canada's only all-business specialty channel as anchor and reporter which began in September. Ms. Oake is a highly respected former anchor and correspondent for CNBC Asia. Based in Singapore, she spent eight years interviewing CEOs and leaders from around the region. Before that she worked in Newfoundland and Labrador for NTV and OZ FM.
Carolyn O'Leary, BA '99, is working in the Ottawa area as a wedding photographer and is married to Paul O'Leary, B.Sc.'00. They have three children, ages 6, 4 and 8 months. Their names are Robyn, Lucas, and Darcy. They live in the country and have a horse and a pony that the kids can ride. They are content but miss Newfoundland a great deal.
The Board of Directors and staff of the St. Johns' Board of Trade congratulate manager Gail Ryan, B.Comm.'95, on winning the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada (CCEC) Award for Executive of the Year (100,000 + category). She and other award winners were acknowledged at a gala in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sept. 18.
Michael Pittman, BN'97, and Lorie Pittman, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Joshua Michael Pittman (above) — born April 7, 2005. They reside in Greenville, N.C. where Michael works in the Healthcare IT sector and Lorie works as a pharmacist.
Kimberly Ryan, B.Comm.'99, BA'00, has moved back to Newfoundland where she has accepted the position of marketing director for the Village Mall.
Tina Simpson (nee Elliott), BA'96, is currently living in Oklahoma with her husband Maj. Mark Simpson, U.S. Army. They have two boys, Jake age 4 and Will age 2.
Cory J. St.Croix, B.Sc.'97, law degree from UNB and Jennifer Leigh Young, B.Sc.'01; B.Sc.(Hons)'02; M.Sc.'05, were married on the Mayan Riviera on May 23, 2006, with family and friends present. A celebration of their marriage was held in St. John's on July 29, 2006. They are living in Calgary where Cory is employed with TransAlta and Jennifer with Petro-Canada.
Brian Taite, B.Sc.'92, B.Eng.'94, MAPS'99, has, after 10 successful years as an environmental consultant with MGI Limited and Conestoga- Rovers & Associates, begun working for Shell Oil as a senior reliability engineer in the City of Assen, Netherlands. Going to Europe for the first time and changing career paths has been an exciting and fulfilling adventure.
Keith Vincent, B.Comm.(Hons)'94, has, effective June 1, 2006, been admitted to partnership in Meyers Norris Penny LLP, a western-Canadian chartered accountancy and business advisory firm.
Carl Walsh, BSW'97, is currently the manager of Mental Health Services in Kandahar, Afghanistan for a six-month rotation (August 2006 — February 2007).
Duleepa Wijayawardhana, BA(Hons)'96, MA'97 and Keli Ryan, BA'97, have climbed to the summit of Mount Elbrus in the Caucuses mountain range in Russia. At 5,642 metres, Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in continental Europe and one of the world's Seven Summits. Duleepa, Keli, and others from Memorial, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2003.
They brought some Newfoundlandia to the Caucusus, unfurling the Republic of Newfoundland flag at the summit. They also introduced the locals to Great Big Sea, The Punters, the Irish Descendants and Tickle Harbour's "Warlike Lads of Russia."
Dr. Michael Woodford, BSW'93, MSW'97, has been awarded his PhD from the University of Toronto and is now an assistant professor of social work with the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Dr. Graham Wride, BA '97, B.Ed.'98, has lived and taught in the Middle East for the last six years — five in Abu Dhabi (UAE) and last year in Doha, Qatar. His spouse, Sawn, (originally from St. John's) is the director of Nursing at Mafrag Hospital in Abu Dhabi. Their eldest daughter, Sally, attends Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax while their son is entering his third year at Dalhousie University. Their youngest daughter, Maggie, is entering Memorial in the fall.
2000s
Rachel Alwala, MBA'05, living in Nairobi, Kenya, writes that she is proud to be associated with MUN. She is always "trumpeting" MUN back at home. Colleagues and friends that she has met since her return are now familiar with Memorial. She says there is no other place she would have chosen to study at that would have offered her the right environment, comfort and enjoyment than MUN did. She looks forward to making a homecoming, no matter how long that will take. Kenya is far away but Memorial lives in her heart.
Cristin Casey, B.Mus.'04, B.Mus.Ed.'05, was teaching and living in Hertford, England but went back to St. John's in August 2006 before moving on to a year-long post in Taiwan teaching English as a Second Language.
Joshua Jamieson, BA'06, was hired as the marketing director of DRAY Media. His production company — Moxy Productions — is working on its third production for March 2007. More information is available at www.joshuajamieson.com or www.myspace.com/jjmoxy.