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N o o rdinary l eader No Ordinar y Night A g a l a c e l e b r at i o n h o n o u r i n g
Ray Ivany, President and Vice-Chancellor Hosted by
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Ron James (’79, ’15 DH) Heather Rankin (’89, ’96 DMU) A special presentation by the President’s Gala Committee on behalf of the Associated Alumni of Acadia University and the Acadia University Board of Governors.
On behalf of TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Acadia University for their 2017 Gala celebrating the illustrious tenure of Ray Ivany. As the longest standing contributor to the Gala, this year we are extremely proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the evening.
P resent i n g Sp o n s o r Robert Szokup, MBA Vice President, Affinity Market Group TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
At TD, we believe that education is the key to unlock future opportunities for Canada’s young people and we are grateful for the partnership we have fostered with Acadia since 1994. Ray’s leadership and community involvement exemplify these beliefs. Since his appointment there have been significant increases in both the enrollment and financial support to Acadia and his seats on various councils have made positive impacts in several fields. As a national leader in affinity marketing and the largest direct-response home and auto group insurance provider, TD Insurance applauds Ray’s many achievements and we are extremely pleased to be able to join in paying tribute to him this evening. I would like to congratulate Ray and wish him much future success.
TD Insurance applauds Ray’s many achievements and we are extremely pleased to be able to join in paying tribute to him this evening. We are extremely proud to contribute to the Raymond E. Ivany Scholar-Bursary as part of our continued support to Acadia and hope this will help to inspire not only the recipients, but everyone with whom they connect to be the best that they can be. To conclude, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Gala organizers for their leadership and their generous efforts, and all the volunteers for their selfless dedication in making the 2017 celebration a tremendous success. Sincerely, Robert Szokup, MBA
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Thank you for joining us this evening for a very special tribute to Ray Ivany, one Nova Scotia’s most influential leaders and a passionate champion of our province and its people. At Acadia, we have been fortunate to have Ray at the helm of our beloved University for the past eight years. Through his determination, we are now a more dynamic institution while at the same time more aware that our greatest strength is in our storied history. I’m hopeful that you will enjoy this evening and this rare opportunity to salute our friend, and wish him and Laurie a very long, happy and productive retirement.
Jo hn Ro g e r s ( ’ 7 9 ) , Q C Chair, Acadia Board of Governors
I want to thank everyone who has made this evening possible. Our many sponsors responded to our request for support in a way that exceeded our most optimistic expectations. Because of this support, tonight’s event will not only honour Ray, but will contribute directly to scholarships, bursaries and programs that will benefit our students. Our alumni performers – Ron James, Heather Rankin, and Peter Harrison – make all of us proud, as alumni and Nova Scotians. Finally, our Associated Alumni enthusiastically agreed to turn their annual Gala into this tribute to Ray, a move that not only reflects their generosity, but their appreciation for Ray’s commitment to Acadia. The small group of alumni volunteers who worked to organize this event deserve a special portion of gratitude.
Ray’s career in Nova Scotia’s post-secondary, government, business and public service sectors has been marked by one milestone achievement after another. For his service, he has received a long list of awards and accolades from across the country and he has earned the respect of everyone with whom he has worked. Ray will retire from Acadia at the end of June, but he will continue to inspire and motivate the many organizations and individuals he encounters in the future. Thank you, Ray, for everything you have done for Acadia and our province. Best wishes for a very long and happy retirement. John Rogers (’79), QC Chair, Acadia Board of Governors
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Thank you for being part of this Gala celebration honouring Acadia’s 15th President and Vice-Chancellor, Ray Ivany. It has been my privilege to serve alongside Ray as Acadia’s sixth Chancellor and participate in countless activities with him that have allowed me to meet so many of my alma mater’s friends and supporters. We have been exceptionally fortunate to have Ray leading us for the past eight years and he has left an indelible imprint on Acadia that will benefit the institution and its students well into the future. He and Laurie deserve a very long and happy retirement together.
L i b b y Bu r n h am ( ’ 6 0 ) CM , QC , DCL
Chancellor, Acadia University
Of course, an event like this evening’s Gala tribute is not possible without the generosity and hard work of many dedicated people. We have received tremendous support from our sponsors and I would like to express my sincerest gratitude. Our alumni association – and in particular the small group of volunteers responsible for spearheading this effort – deserves enormous credit for its desire to stage an event that not only celebrates Ray, but showcases everything that is great about Acadia and its people. Your generosity of spirit and absolute determination to make this Acadia’s best-ever event deserves a special expression of appreciation. Thank you all.
Ray is widely known and respected in education, business and government. His insight and willingness to share his intellect for the benefit of many organizations beyond Acadia speaks to his genuine desire to make our communities better places for everyone. His interest in the success of young people tells us a great deal about his humanity and his focus on the future. I know that Ray will continue to be a significant contributor to Nova Scotia’s growth and prosperity for many years to come, and I want to wish him every success and say, once again, thank you. Libby Burnham (’60), CM, QC, DCL Chancellor, Acadia University
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On April 1, 2009, Ray Ivany began his term as Acadia University’s 15th President and Vice-Chancellor. On June 30, 2017 he will retire having made exceptional contributions to Acadia, the community of Wolfville, the Annapolis Valley, and the Province of Nova Scotia. Originally from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Ray’s career has been distinguished by his commitment to higher education and public policy. He began his academic career as a member of the faculty of the University College of Cape Breton (now Cape Breton University) before serving as Dean of Extension and Community Affairs and then Executive Vice-President. In 1998, Ray became President and CEO of the Nova Scotia Community College and led the institution through a period of transformational change, including rapid growth in enrolment and a major expansion of campus infrastructure to make it one of Canada’s most highly-regarded college systems. In recognition of his work at NSCC, Ray was named to Maclean’s Honour Roll of Ten Canadians Who Made a Difference in 2004. Ray has also advised various levels of government through appointments to the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, the Ontario Investing in Students Taskforce, and the Nova Scotia Premier’s Fiscal Management Taskforce. He has also served as a board member of the Greater Halifax Partnership, Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation, Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Council on Learning, Atlantic Provinces Community College Consortium, Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada among others. When Ray joined Acadia, his extensive post-secondary experience and belief in the value of a liberal education ensured that his impact at Acadia would be immediate. His
focus on students and insistence that everyone prioritize the high quality academic and community engagement experience for which Acadia is known led to a 25 per cent increase in enrolment since 2009. During this period, Acadia continued to broaden its reach as a truly global University, attracting talented students from every Canadian province and territory and over 60 countries throughout the world. Acadia also remained focused on its Annapolis Valley home by doubling the number of research partnerships in a wide variety of sectors, including tidal energy, healthy living, viticulture, agri-tech, data analytics and culinary tourism. His efforts to rebuild and foster closer relationships with alumni and donors have led to campus infrastructure renewal projects that include the Andrew H. McCain Arena, Patterson Hall, Stevens High Performance Centre, Wu Welcome Centre, and Huggins and Elliott halls, slated for completion in 2018.
Ray has been a passionate advocate for the time-honoured Acadia tradition of combining a high academic standard with an imperative to use your talents outside the classroom. This balanced, well-rounded model has been a hallmark of Acadia for many decades, but it has taken on an even greater prominence during Ray’s tenure. Acadia students distinguish themselves by their ability to make a difference through artistic pursuits, athletics, volunteerism and partnerships
with the community. The results have been remarkable: over 80 per cent of Acadia students volunteer or participate in service-learning, Acadia Athletics has the highest proportion of Academic All-Canadians in Canada – including Governor General Top 8 medal recipients in each of the last four years – and our students drive many programs such as S.M.I.L.E., KinderSkills, Cardiac Rehab, Active Aging and many others that add capacity to our community. When Ray was appointed, he made it clear that there were essential aspects of the University that were so valuable that they had to be preserved above all else. We are grateful that he placed Acadia’s powerful combination of academic rigour with broader opportunities for our students to develop at the top of his list.
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In November 2016, Ray’s vision helped bring together Acadia, Bishop’s, Mount Allison and Saint Francis Xavier universities to form the Maple League of Universities, a group committed to providing undergraduate students with the high quality learning experience that only small-scale, personalized campuses can deliver. A secondary goal of the Maple League is to challenge the idea that bigger is better in post-secondary education. Indeed, Ray has personally demonstrated through his regular meetings with students, his cheerleading academic and athletic events, and many community partnerships that there are manifold benefits to close-knit communities such as Acadia’s that lend themselves to promoting a transformative student experience.
Ivany Report. In 2012, he was asked by the Government of Nova Scotia to chair the Nova Scotia Commission on Building our New Economy. The Commission’s 2014 report Now or Never: An Urgent Call to Action for Nova Scotians was a blunt assessment of our province’s economic outlook with a series of recommendations for positive change. For his contributions to our province, in 2015 Ray was named Person of the Year by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and a Paul Harris Fellow by the Wolfville Rotary Club, while in 2016 he was honoured as an Influential Atlantic Canadian by Canada’s Public Policy Forum. His impact has been recognized outside our region as well. In 2014, Acadia was named to Waterstone Human Capital of Toronto’s list of Top 10 Corporate Cultures and in 2016 Ray earned Waterstone’s nod as the Most Admired CEO (Broader Public Sector). These are but a few of the honours Ray has received for his work.
It has been Acadia’s privilege to share Ray and his visionary leadership with others. Along with his membership on external Boards such as Nova Scotia Power Inc. and his ViceChair position on the Board of Nova Scotia Business Inc., Ray was the driving force behind an economic development blueprint for Nova Scotia that is now known simply as The
Acadia’s reputation for excellence has grown under Ray’s leadership and it is difficult to synthesize the breadth and depth of his accumulated impact on Acadia. He has been an extraordinary leader, but remains humbled by the opportunity to influence the lives of Acadia’s students and their families.
While president at Acadia University from 2009 through 2017, Raymond E. Ivany made it a priority to be personally engaged, particularly with students. Many came to regard him as a mentor and friend that they called “Ray.” This Award was established by alumni and friends to mark Ray’s retirement and to show their appreciation for his extraordinary contribution to the Acadia community. The Raymond E. Ivany Scholar-Bursary is to be awarded to an entering domestic or international student in any full-time program based on academic achievement, financial need, and future potential to exemplify the Acadia spirit. The successful applicant will be hardworking, focused, socially engaged, committed to excellence, and determined to gain every possible benefit from an Acadia education and to use that knowledge to make a difference in the world. A selection panel will determine the successful applicant based on an essay and possible interview.
Founded in 1838, Acadia University is one of the oldest and most respected liberal arts universities in Canada. Located just a one-hour drive from Halifax, Nova Scotia and its international airport, Acadia is an integral part of the quintessential college town of Wolfville, overlooking the Annapolis Valley and the Bay of Fundy. Acadia’s 3,500 students come from across Canada, and more than 60 countries to take advantage of our strong academic programs, a curriculum that encourages personal development, and collaborative learning experiences led by award-winning professors.
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Students are invited to become part of a scholarly community that fosters and inspires them. Community engagement, real-world opportunities, and meaningful research at the undergraduate level are pillars of an Acadia education. The University recognizes that learning means living every moment in and out of class. Working closely with their professors is something that can be transformative for both our faculty and students and often results in lifelong friendships.
In addition to the academic experience, co-curricular and campus life programs enhance learning opportunities and help students develop teamwork and leadership skills. Acadia has a long tradition of respecting diversity. Each member of the community has different experiences to share, enriching classroom and casual interactions. Our liberal arts curriculum, combined with the intangible Acadia spirit and sense of belonging, lays a strong foundation for our students’ future aspirations – travel, post-graduate study, careers, and family. An Acadia education helps our students grow and prepares them for life.
S.M.I.L.E. We All Want to Smile
The Acadia S.M.I.L.E. (Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership Experience) program is an innovative, academic-based, and volunteer-driven program that provides persons with various disabilities a unique physical activity experience to improve their total development as individuals. Participants receive individual education plans that include water orientation; physical fitness activities to improve strength, endurance and flexibility; and perceptual motor programs to enhance the development of body awareness, spatial awareness, temporal awareness and sports skills. All of this happens within a safe environment of play and fun in which Acadia University student volunteers provide one-on-one instruction to our participants, and in the process, develop their leadership skills. With the continued support of Acadia University, our generous partners and the community, the program, which is provided free to participants, has grown significantly since its 1982 inception.
Varsit y Athl etics Stand Up and Cheer! Since 1875, the varsity athletics program at Acadia University has earned recognition at the local, regional, and national levels. Our student-athletes represent the very best qualities of our student body through leadership in sports, engagement with our community, and strong academic achievement. Acadia’s athletics programs require the financial support of alumni and friends to compete regionally and nationally. Gifts to athletic excellence assist in recruiting and retaining student-athletes by creating and sustaining student awards, and by helping with costs associated with regular season and tournament games. Our alumni and friends make a significant difference to student-athletes as they pursue their goals, giving us all a reason to Stand Up and Cheer!
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Master of Ceremonies Peter Harrison graduated from Acadia University in 1984 and immediately began to work in the radio industry. He is co-host of the morning radio show on C100 in Halifax (Mornings with Peter, Melody and JC Douglas), a job he insists is the best in the world. Peter’s on-air life has allowed him the opportunity to broadcast from exotic locales such as Disneyworld, Jamaica, Barbados, Bermuda and Iceland. Along the way he has sat down to chat with celebrities ranging from comedian Kevin Hart to movie reviewer Roger Ebert, pop superstars such as Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson and Celine Dion, and well-known public figures such as former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Peter lives in Waverley with his wife Gisella (’86). They have three talented, grown children.
Heather Ra nkin
Heather Rankin (’89, ‘96 DMU) is a member of the famed Rankin Family, a musical group that combined traditional Celtic music, contemporary folk songs and original compositions. Hailing from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, the group included Jimmy Rankin (‘96 DMU) on guitar and vocals, Carol Jean (’89 and ‘96 DMU), Heather, and the late Raylene (‘96 DMU) on vocals and the late John Morris (‘96 DMU) on fiddle and guitar. The family band received six Juno Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and almost 20 East Coast Music Awards during their 10 years of recording and touring together. Heather divides her time between acting and singing. A Halifax-based actor, she has performed at Neptune Theatre, The Chester Playhouse and The Factory Theatre in Toronto. Heather garnered a Merritt nomination as best actor in a leading role as Bitsy in the Neptune Theatre
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production of Bingo (2012). Most recently she returned to her roots and performed in a sold-out run of the Cape Breton Summertime Revue. In 2014, Heather and her sisters celebrated 10 years in business as co-owners of the Red Shoe Pub in Mabou, which is located just across the street from where she grew up. Selected as Taste of Nova Scotia’s 2011 Restaurant of the Year, The Shoe features an outstanding menu supporting local farms and fisheries and an even better selection of Cape Breton musical performers who stay true to their Celtic roots. In 2014, Business Cape Breton awarded Heather and her sisters the Women in Business Award for Arts and Culture. In 2016, Heather released her most recent album, A Fine Line, which was nominated for a Juno.
Hailed by critics and audiences alike, Ron James (’79, ’15 DH) has been consistently selling out theatres around the country for the past 20 years with his marathon, side-splitting, kinetically-charged stand-up routines. Thanks to a unique literary style that incorporates a comedian’s eye for satire with a poet’s ear for language, his work has garnered an impressive list of accolades from coast-to-coast, including: ‘scarcely time to breathe between fits of helpless laughter’ – Halifax Herald; ‘fast, funny and smart’– Montreal Gazette; ‘a man of a million words and a million laughs’– Globe and Mail; and ‘a high wire act of non-stop hilarity’ – Edmonton Journal. Ron’s professional career started with the fabled improvisational theatre Second City in Toronto, which led to dozens of commercials and television and film roles. In the mid-’90s, he returned from a three-year run in Los Angeles and began honing a stand-up comedy act in smoke-choked clubs nationwide.
After appearing at Just for Laughs, Halifax Comedy Festival, and Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Ron went on to create and star in his first television series, Blackfly. Over the past 10 years, he has written and performed a record-breaking eight, one-hour comedy specials for CBC and starred for five years on The Ron James Show, a television series he created. He has been voted Canadian Comedian of the Year and received the Dave Broadfoot Comedy Genius Award from the Canadian Comedy Awards for his impressive body of work. Ron is currently gearing up for another nationwide tour and is writing his ninth comedy special. Ron’s first book, entitled All Over the Map, will be published by Random House in 2018.
Acadia University Board Of Governors Appointed by the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
Rev. Dr. Dan Green Ms. Susan Colquhoun Mr. Stan Thomas Rev. Dr. Peter R. Sherwood Ms. Emily Samson Mr. Ralph Taylor Mr. James Stanley Mr. John W. Swan Appointed by the Associated Alumni of Acadia University
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Mr. Douglas R. Jackson Mr. Geoff Irvine Mr. Donald E. Clow Mr. Charles Coll Mr. Henry Demone Mr. Paul Jewer Mr. Bert Frizzell The Hon. James C. MacPherson Mr. David Hastings Mr. Norm McIntyre Mr. Stuart MacLean Mr. Donald F. Reed Appointed by the Governor-in-Council
Ms. Sandra Greer Mr. Bruce Phinney Mr. Ronald E. Smith Mr. John Rogers Ms. Lana Wood
Appointed by the Board of Governors
Ms. Nancy McCain Ms. Karen Hutt President and Vice-Chancellor of Acadia University
Mr. Raymond E. Ivany President of the Acadia Divinity College
Dr. Harry Gardner, President President of the Acadia Students’ Union
Ms. Grace Hamilton-Burge Elected by Faculty
Dr. David McMullin Dr. Ian Wilkes Dr. Terrance Weatherbee Appointed by the Students
Mr. Liam Schreiter Mr. Colin Mitchell Chancellor
Ms. Libby Burnham, CM Chancellor Emeritus
Mr. Arthur Irving Honorary Governors
Dr. George Bishop Dr. H. Gordon MacNeill Recording Secretary
Ms. Kathy O’Connor
President
Board of Directors
Geoff Irvine (’87)
David Hovell (’91) Becca Webster (’13) Malcolm Smith (’76) Lisa Peck (’85) Barry Taylor (’80) Fred Gilbert (’65) Amanda Penrice (’09) David Davidson (’81) Tammy Walker (’92) Leah McNally (’07) Ted Upshaw (’80) Heather Hickman (’77) Greg Young (’93) Kyle Power (’13)
Past President
Doug Jackson (’99) 1st Vice-President
Ryan Conrod (’06) 2nd Vice-President
Donalda MacBeath (’75)
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Paul MacIsaac (’88) Secretary
Rebecca Carr (’15) Members at Large
Tony Stewart (’72) Matt Rios (’14) Michele Gerrard (’88) Kiersten Amos (’96)
Ex-officios
Madison Cyr (’17) Regan Trask (’18)
Let me begin by saying a very sincere thank-you to everyone for joining us at this year’s Acadia alumni Gala and tribute to our retiring President and Vice-Chancellor, Ray Ivany. As president of the organization that represents more than 40,000 Acadia alumni worldwide, I am truly humbled by the tremendous turnout from campus, alumni and community and the direct financial support for Acadia students that contributions from sponsors and guests will generate. Your response has exceeded all expectations and we are extremely grateful.
G eo f f I rv i n e ( ’ 8 7 ) President, Associated Alumni of Acadia University
In the material produced for this event we have described Ray as “no ordinary leader” and for all of us who know him, this is certainly the case. Ray’s tireless and sustained efforts on and off campus to revitalize Acadia and strengthen its reputation with students, alumni and external stakeholders is unsurpassed. Ray has never missed an opportunity to promote Acadia to prospective students or engage alumni in key activities aimed at building school spirit. This Gala is one small way for us to express our gratitude and to wish him and Laurie well in retirement. We know also that he will remain connected to Acadia and will continue to promote our school and our province.
I would be remiss if I didn’t say thank you directly to the event co-chairs, Alumni Association past presidents Hugh Bray (’75) and Bruce Phinney (’81) and their small team of alumni volunteers who have worked so hard to make this evening possible. A special thank you also to Acadia alumni Ron James (’79, ’15 DH), Heather Rankin (’89, ’96 DMU) and Peter Harrison (’84), who have allowed us to celebrate Ray through their unique talents. We hope that you enjoy the evening and, as usual, connect with friends and acquaintances with whom you can share stories and experiences. This is what truly makes us part of one big family. Again, thank you for coming and allowing us to say a fitting farewell to Ray. This is, indeed, no ordinary night and we have all been fortunate to have worked alongside such an extraordinary leader. Geoff Irvine (’87) President, Associated Alumni of Acadia University
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Chartwells On behalf of all of us at Chartwells and more specifically those members of the Chartwells family who have had the pleasure of working with President Ivany over the years, I wish to offer my sincere best wishes for a long and enjoyable retirement. President Ivany is leaving behind a tremendous legacy of care and educational excellence; during his tenure, he has shown a steadfast commitment not only to the faculty and staff of Acadia, but also to its students, that commitment also extended to their parents. He is a dedicated champion of excellence. The relationship that Chartwells has with Acadia University is truly unique and we value Acadia as one of the premium academic and residential communities in Canada. This relationship first began in 2006 and from day one, we have felt supported and welcomed by President Ivany and the entire campus community.
Thank you, Ray. Bruce Phinney (’81)
Chartwells strives for excellence in everything we do and this philosophy is mirrored and indeed demonstrated by what we see as the Acadia advantage: Excellence in Academics and Excellence in Community. This has been achieved in no small part by the caliber of work that has defined Ray Ivany throughout his tenure. Again Ray, on behalf of your friends at Chartwells, our sincere thanks for your ongoing support and leadership over the years; we wish you well on your retirement and you will be missed.
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