Stories of Huron alumni and friends who exe m p l i f y w h a t i t m e a n s t o Le a d w i t h H e a r t
Ali Budd, '04 How designing one’s life takes hard work, expertise, and the right foundation.
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A YEAR of A message from Dr. Barry Craig, Principal
Just over one year ago we unveiled our new vision for Huron University College. Encapsulated in the phrase "Leaders with Heart" we proclaimed our mission to the world. We dedicated ourselves to the idea that our university was not simply a place of intellectual development. Instead, we believe that intellectual development must be combined with the development of character, developing the heart as well as the mind, if you will. Rooted in this belief, we were convinced that there were a lot of young people who were thirsty for an opportunity to become leaders in society, leaders who cared about the common good and who wished to make a difference. Through a combination of curricular and extra-curricular changes, many of which are on-going, we began transforming and sharpening Huron's academic mission. And so, in the Fall of 2017 our recruiters, armed with this new vision, began visiting high schools across Ontario, the rest of Canada, and overseas. We told prospective students and their families that our goal was to be an elite university, offering the highest quality undergraduate education in the country, yet committing ourselves at the same time to accessibility, so that this outstanding educational experience was not restricted to those who were fortunate enough to have means. Thus, while enhancing our standards we developed new scholarships and bursaries enabling indigenous students, refugees, and
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triumphs
others who, possessing academic ability,
40 per cent decline from our high point.
would nevertheless be unable to come to
Our residences were only half occupied
Huron because of economic limitations.
and our finances were suffering as a result.
This work is also ongoing and expanding.
To be sure, other universities have faced
We also told prospective students that as part of their Huron experience we would be calling on them to demonstrate
enrollment challenges, but because of our size, losing five hundred students was nearly catastrophic.
leadership through engagement with the
I am delighted to report to you that the
world beyond the university walls. Within
new vision for Huron has resounded with
five years every Huron student will have
our intended audience far more than we
the opportunity, as an integral part of their
even hoped for. Our confirmed first year
educational experience, to participate in
enrollment for this Fall is up by 77 per cent!
meaningful volunteer activities. This will
This growth leads all universities in Ontario
be both a benefit to the students, who will
by a wide margin. Honestly, our stretch
develop their own capacity for empathy
goal for this Fall was a 20 per cent increase
and service, and to the wider community,
in first year enrollment. Achieving this
which will see
would have been
in action the
remarkable and
talents and
would have easily
abilities which our students can bring to the service of society. No other university is undertaking this kind of initiative. We
“Our confirmed first year enrollment for this Fall is up by 77% !”
believe that there was an appetite for this kind of opportunity to serve among today's youth. We also believe that this kind of initiative is entirely consistent with Huron's founding principles. Finally, we believe that society, now more than ever, needs leadership from the next generation to address the many challenges facing us. Coupled with this vision of service, we also will be offering to our students paid internships, by which they can gain real world work experience while pursuing their degrees.
led the province in growth. Instead, we are looking at a growth that was triple our own best hopes! As a result, we will need to add additional sections
of first-year classes to accommodate our huge number of new students. Our residences will once again be full (and then some!). We are at a stage where we now have more students applying to Huron than we can fit in. It's a good problem to have! This growth is mirrored in both domestic and international students. We will soon be one of the most diverse university communities in the country. Clearly, what we know to be true is beginning to be recognized externally: Huron offers an educational experience
It is important to understand the context
that is truly outstanding. As a small
at Huron in which we launched this new
community with the highest academic
mission. For a variety of reasons, we
standards, and a commitment to the
had experienced a significant drop in
public good, we represent the best aspects
enrollment in recent years – a nearly
of the noble liberal arts tradition.
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Barry and his wife, Dr. Sara MacDonald, have thus far donated $125,000 towards Huron’s future.
A message from Dr. Barry Craig, Principal continued However, I want you to know that
will be stepping up our campus
we are not resting on our laurels.
renewal program, ensuring that
There is so much more to be
we have the facilities required to
done. There are new markets for
support our current students,
us to present Huron's message
and those who follow after them,
– India and Latin America will
as they are equipped to become
be added to our key markets
true Leaders with Heart.
starting this Fall. We have new academic programs in the works that will be unique to Huron and attractive to students. We will expand our Leaders with Heart program, as we forge Personally presenting a scholarship to a deserving student.
partnerships with agencies and organizations who wish to work with our students. We have an exciting new initiative that will be announced this Fall that will further distinguish Huron as the leader in post-secondary innovation in Canada. Finally, we
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I cannot say enough about you, our alumni. As I write this message I am three weeks away from completing my second year as Principal of Huron. One of the most exciting and gratifying parts of this past two years has been meeting so many of you. You are talented, accomplished, and possess a tremendous commitment to Huron. Many of you are outstanding leaders in your own right in diverse spheres such as business, education,
Whatever it takes! Moustafa Ezz, our International Recruitment Specialist, using a traditional mode of transportation to spread the word about Huron in Egypt.
Speaking to over 2,000 young people at the Global Student Leadership Summit in April. The summit attracted teens from more than 20 countries and all of them heard Huron’s message of being Leaders with Heart. No opportunity wasted. At the Global Student Leadership Summit Huron’s recruiters were on-site to talk with all interested students about the benefits of a Huron education.
Meklit Haile, left, and Serena Catania, Recruitment and Admissions Officers, participate in a Facebook live question and answer session for potential students.
“One of the most exciting and gratifying parts of this past two years has been meeting so many of you.” the church, the arts, and so on. If Huron
confidence that there is much more
to all of you. They, the future alumni
is going to fulfill its mission your support
on the way and I will be making some
of Huron, will succeed because of
will be crucial – we cannot achieve our
significant announcements in the
your commitment to them and to
aspirations without you.
coming months.
those who will follow after them.
Many of you will know that my wife,
These are exciting times for Huron.
Sara, and I have so far donated
While this past year has been one of
$125,000 towards Huron's future. So
astounding growth, I believe the coming
many of you have stepped up to make
year will be even more exciting. In
your own gifts. Cumulatively, we have
September we will welcome some 400
had about $3,000,000 pledged in the
new students who will embark on the
past six months. I am able to say with
same path that brought such blessings
I cannot thank you enough for what you have done and what you will do to support Huron's mission.
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Huron University College University Advancement 1349 Western Rd, London ON N6G 1H3 Fax: 519.438.5226 huronuc.ca Meaghan Blight Vice Principal, University Growth Executive Director, Huron University College Foundation mblight4@huron.uwo.ca 519.438.7224 ext. 271 Jon Munn Director, Marketing and Communications jmunn4@huron.uwo.ca 519.438.7224 ext. 285 Kristina Stankevich Director of Development kstankev@huron.uwo.ca 519.438.7224 ext. 214 Lisa Kamenar Senior Development Officer, Annual Giving lisa.kamenar@huron.uwo.ca 519.438.7224 ext. 310 Rachel Macaulay Communications Associate rmacaul@huron.uwo.ca 519.438.7224 ext. 388 Laura Millar Coordinator, Prospect Management and Research lmillar6@huron.uwo.ca 519.438.7224 ext. 698 Karen Otto Development Assistant kotto2@huron.uwo.ca 519.438.7224 ext. 368
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This space is now
yours,
Huron alumni! The former Benson House is now The Lucas Alumni House and has been transformed into the perfect alumni space. For more on this story, please see page 39.
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FOUNDATION IS EVERYTHING Ali Budd, Class of 2004, discusses the design her life has taken
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MR. PREM WATSA: HURON’S NEW CHANCELLOR
THE REVD. DR. GARY THORNE: HURON’S NEW CHAPLAIN
LEADING WITH HEART AS LEAD PARTNER – THE GLOBAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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Taylor Harris, Class of 2013. Crossing the pond to success Introducing Inam Teja, the 2018/19 HUCSC President Welcome to Huron, Kyla! Class Notes In Memoriam Thank you for your generosity!
DAVE BEESTON ‘01, KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK
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Ali Budd, Class of 2004, founder, owner, President and Principal Designer of Ali Budd Interiors.
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By: K AREN OT TO
FOUNDATION is everything Ali Budd, Class of 2004, discusses the design her life has taken.
I think that when you work extremely hard for something – I’ve started to learn this over the last few years, really – the sky is the limit. There aren’t any limitations on what it is that you can achieve or what you can do. The same way I said if you had told 14-year-old me that 17-year-old me would have university options; if you had told 28-year-old me that 35-year-old me would be sitting here and humbly saying that I am very proud of what I’d been able to achieve, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. And I feel like I’m just getting started; there is so much more. It really is extraordinarily rewarding to work hard at something and see what can come of it.
So says Ali Budd. Ali, founder, owner, President and Principal Designer of Ali Budd Interiors, is one of Toronto’s most in-demand interior designers. Her boutique firm focusses on high-end luxury residential buildings. Known for its timeless yet edgy designs, bespoke furniture and white-glove service, Ali Budd Interiors – and Ali’s designs – have been featured in countless publications including House and Home, Style at Home, and Martha Stewart Living. Her firm’s designs have also graced television screens on HGTV and Global News. The 2018 winner of the Interior Designer of the Year award from The Notable Awards, Ali takes nothing for granted and knows she’s worked hard, learned well, and given herself the proper foundation for success. Confidence, too, also helps. “I’m a very intelligent business woman. I have a good head on my shoulders. I’m proud of what I’ve built; I’ve worked my ass off to do it.”
Working her ass off is nothing new for Ali. She says she always knew she wanted to build her own brand and be her own boss and so set about learning from the ground up how to do that. Her penchant for creativity was something instilled by her parents as they would allow her to move the furniture around in their home and experiment with new styles while also fostering a love of art by taking her to visit museums. They also gave her the gift of education. Describing herself as a “naughty” high school student, Ali says her parents moved her to a private school where she flourished and after years of diligent study, was awarded a scholarship to Huron. “I’m proud to say I did have options when I was applying to university, which if you had told 14-year-old me that, I probably wouldn’t have believed you, but 17-year-old me did have options.”
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I’m a very intelligent business woman. I have a good head on my shoulders. I’m proud of what I’ve built; I’ve worked my ass off to do it.
Ali’s Notable Award for Interior Designer of the Year is proudly on display in her office. “Anybody who knows me at all,” says Ali’s favourite Huron professor, Dr. Neil Brooks, “would wisely avoid coming to me for interior design advice. However, I would not hesitate to recommend Ali simply because she was always entirely dedicated to whatever task she had and also she showed both attention to detail and a flair for creativity that I know make her extremely good at what she does.”
It was Huron, she says, that helped her become the businessperson she is today. One that’s not afraid to take risks, stretch herself creatively, and express herself. One that sets her own rules, knows her value and fundamentally, how to express all of the above to potential clients. Huron, she says, taught her everything and no one will ever tell her an undergraduate degree in the liberal arts – Ali majored in English – is useless. “Now, I’m obviously an interior designer running a firm in Toronto. Is that directly correlated to what
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I did at Huron? Of course not, but it is part of my success as a human and as an educated person; I don’t think I actually could have done this in the way I have done it, without having that as a foundation to work off of,” she says. “How about the fact that I know how to write?”, she rhetorically questions the naysayers of an undergrad degree. “It sounds ridiculous, but I know how to communicate. I can sit with CEOs and professional people from all walks of life and have intelligent conversations where I feel confident and I can
A perfect bedroom oasis designed by Ali Budd Interiors. (Photo courtesy of Ali Budd Interiors)
speak eloquently and I can communicate what it is I’m trying to say. I understand how to write e-mails. I understand the general history of certain things and I think just diversifying your mind from any business you go into, it gives you an incredible foundation to pursue whatever your dreams are.” Those dreams have taken Ali to the pinnacle in her career. She’s now in the enviable position of hand-picking clients. “I’m at the point now,” she says bluntly, “where I won’t work for an asshole.” Ali’s success has enabled her to have clear-cut rules: she doesn’t meet with clients on weekends; she doesn’t meet with clients in the evenings; and she doesn’t answer e-mails during those times, either. These are the maxims she also enforces for her employees. A work/life separation is a must for the single mother of two young children. “I’m not quite sure where it became that you literally have to be present 24-hours-a-day. It’s not okay. And my staff, too; part of the culture is that I don’t want them to feel like that, either.” Ali Budd Interiors specializes in providing its clients with an exemplary experience. All their needs are not only met, but exceeded. Whether it’s redesigning one room or doing a complete remodel of a home, Ali Budd Interiors delivers
inspired spaces on time and on budget and caters to their clients’ every desire while maintaining the rules Ali has set in place. The office culture is one of mutual admiration for all and she purposefully tossed out the window the traditional idea of what business is supposed to look like. “I literally tell my staff I love them. Is it appropriate? Probably not, but I do. I wanted to create an environment that’s fun to be in and where there’s love and passion and everyone still wants to be here,” she says. “I am so proud of my team all the time and they’re proud of me. My Dad would always tell me, you talk to everyone the same. So whether you’re talking to someone cleaning garbage off the street or you’re talking to a CEO of a bank, it doesn’t matter. Everyone is always the same and I think that’s what a true Leader with Heart practices and does.”
Julia Child would be very impressed. A beautifully designed kitchen worthy of any home chef. (Photo courtesy of Ali Budd Interiors)
Ali says there’s no secret formula for her success other than hard work and guts. Never giving in to fear, having an entrepreneurial spirit and believing in your talent is also essential. “The risk always outweighs the rewards, whenever you’re entering into anything. It’s scary. It’s terrifying. You just have to close your eyes and leap and believe in what you’re doing. You literally tell yourself, ‘I am the best at this. I can do this better than anyone else’ and you literally keep telling yourself that.”
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I think creatively it’s incredible to see something that ultimately you’ve had in your mind be brought to life. It’s this tangible experience that you have. I love working with clients. I love how personable my job can be and it sounds extraordinarily cheesy, but I really love the idea that I give people a home.
Being a business woman is also exhilarating. Ali says she sees ceilings being broken and new opportunities presenting themselves constantly. She also shares she was “floored” when she recently read an article that stated only 3% to 5% of female-run businesses get to $1 million in sales. Huron’s Silcox Memorial Library, coincidentally enough, was seminal in helping Ali learn how to be in the moment and reach her goals. “When I close my eyes and I think of my favourite space at Huron, I think of the library,” she says wistfully. “This is a great tool that Huron taught me and it’s something that I carried with me. I did not study in my room at Huron. I don’t think I ever opened a textbook in my room. I would go to the library and I would use that. It was this phenomenal way of separating your private space where you could just chill and relax, with somewhere you had to focus. And it’s something I’ve tried to do in my life since then.” This separation technique helps, she says. When she’s home with her children, she’s home with her children and focussed on them. She does dinner, gives baths, cuddles, reads bedtime stories and listens to their days. They get tucked in and go to
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for staying on-point with decorating choices: If you wish to go with a trend, do so in a smaller room such as a powder room or laundry room. “ I feel like people make mistakes when they use trends as themes. And then things get too much. If you want to do something trendy, it’s cool, but maybe do it in a smaller way.” Pay attention. Figure out what you like because inspiration is everywhere. Ali says she and her team are big fans of Pinterest. “I think that there’s something always new and fresh to be excited about.” Don’t be matchy matchy. “ I like playing with colour. I like playing with texture and I like mixing patterns. I also like doing things that are beautifully tailored solids.” When in doubt, hire professionals. “ I don’t watch Law and Order and think I should write up my own legal documents so I’m not entirely sure why people watch HGTV and think they can renovate their entire home by themselves; but, that seems to be a constant thing that happens.”
sleep, and once again she’s back working, researching, and designing beautiful spaces. Just because she’s not answering e-mails or taking meetings doesn’t mean she’s not working. Her determined will to succeed is one of the things she hopes her children will look up to her for. “I’m proud of the fact that my kids are going to watch me as they grow up trying to succeed and be successful and working for what I want and the fact that I’m doing it on my own with them. I’m proud that they’re going to see that,” she says. “Of course, I think you feel guilty all the time as a working mother. You’re either not at work, and you’re guilty about that, or you’re not with your children, and you’re guilty about that. You have to find a peace within yourself of how to navigate those feelings but ultimately, I love what I do and they see that and I really love them and I try to find a balance between those two feelings.”
For his part, Dr. Brooks says he’s flattered with the praise but that all the success Ali is achieving is due solely to her initiative and drive. “Ali is the perfect illustration of how passionate commitment leads to success and satisfaction regardless of where that passion is directed,” he says. “Our English graduates have found success in an incredibly wide range of endeavours. Engaging with literature helps all our students to better tell their own stories and better empathize with and influence the stories of others.”
Loving what you do is essential, says Ali. For example, obtaining an English degree. “There were no big great plans of what I was supposed to do with that. I just thought, ‘Why don’t I follow something I actually love doing?’ and the guidance team at Huron really encouraged me to do it and that’s how I chose my major. It was really as simple as that,” she remembers. English bought her into contact with her favourite Huron professor, Dr. Neil Brooks, through his American literature class. “He was so warm and so friendly. And it sounds incredibly cheesy but he was so inspiring. The way he was talking about what we were reading and what the course was going to look like and what we were going to be doing. I remember feeling that I had made the right choice.”
Ali reiterates that the Huron experience is unmatched. “I can’t imagine someone would end up there and think they’d made a mistake,” she says. She encourages students to experience everything while at Huron and to realize they are receiving one of the top-notch educations in the country, even if they’re not sure what it is they wish to do with the rest of their lives. “I don’t think when you start university you need to know what you want to do. I think for a lot of people that’s going to be ever changing, and it should be. You should have different goals and want to pursue different dreams and follow your passion but regardless of what you do, you need some sort of foundation to do it.” And a Huron education? “It’s an incredible foundation.”
I can’t imagine someone would end up (at Huron) and think they’d made a mistake.
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MR. PREM WATSA appointed
Chancellor of Huron B y : R AC H E L M ACAU L AY
Prem Watsa is a true Leader with Heart. As Chancellor, he will exemplify Huron’s commitment to ethical leadership. Dr. Barry Craig
Prem Watsa, Huron’s first Chancellor.
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We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Prem Watsa, one of Canada’s most well-known business leaders, as the first-ever Chancellor of the university. Mr. Watsa, chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd., also known as the Warren Buffet of Canada, was voted in as Chancellor by Huron University College’s Board of Governors last fall. Barry Craig, Huron’s Principal, says this is an important milestone for the 155-year-old university. “We are building something new at Huron: an education that cares about our students' characters as well as their minds,” explains Dr. Craig. “Prem Watsa is a true Leader with Heart. As Chancellor, he will exemplify Huron’s commitment to ethical leadership.” Mr. Watsa is one of Canada’s most influential business leaders. As a selfmade leader, he brings a considerable amount of experience to this brand new position at Huron. Mr. Watsa’s success can be traced back to when he first arrived on Canadian soil with just eight rupees in hand. He ignited his entrepreneurial spirit while selling air conditioners and furnaces to support his university education. Mr. Watsa’s initial struggle is in stark contrast to where he is today. His monumental success can be attributed to an inspirational persistence and refusal to compromise on his vision of building a company that values integrity, fortitude and excellence.
For this and many other reasons, Huron is confident Mr. Watsa will help position the University as one of North America’s leading liberal arts institutions. “Our society needs leaders with great minds and great hearts. That’s what Huron University College is committed to developing, so I am proud to have been elected as Huron’s Chancellor.” As Chancellor, Mr. Watsa will assist Huron in achieving its mission of providing students with elite yet accessible education, and he will help shape the way the university inspires Leaders with Heart. Ian Jeffreys, Board Chair of Huron University College, says Mr. Watsa exemplifies what a true pioneer, team player and trailblazer is, making the iconic Canadian businessman a prime example of what it means to be a Leader with Heart. “Through working hard and dreaming big, Prem has proven that with passion and a good education, a person’s opportunities are limitless,” Jeffreys said. “This is exactly the mindset that Huron students develop as the University creates the best environment for students to grow into Leaders with Heart.”
About
PREM WATSA Mr. Watsa, a member of the Order of Canada, was born in Hyderabad, India. He attended the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology in 1971 where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. With only eight rupees to his name, Mr. Watsa moved to London, Ontario and completed an MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Watsa began his professional career at Confederation Life Insurance Co. in Toronto serving as vicepresident of Confederation Life Investment Counsel for nine years. Later, he would serve as vice-president of GW Asset Management. In 1984, Mr. Watsa co-founded Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel, which he now fully owns. In 1985, he took control of Markel Financial Holdings Ltd, a small Canadian trucking insurance company on the verge of bankruptcy. He re-organized and renamed the company to Fairfax, short for fair and friendly acquisitions. The company’s success continued to increase, and reached annual revenues of $10 billion in 2014. The company's book value is now approximately 253 times greater than when it began in 1985.
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Huron’s new chaplain THE REVD. DR. Huron is pleased to announce the appointment of the Revd. Dr. Gary Thorne as the Chaplain of Huron University College, for a three-year term, commencing July 1, 2018. The Revd. Dr. Gary Thorne comes to Huron from the University of King's College in Halifax N.S., where he has served as chaplain to both King's College and Dalhousie University for the past 13 years. He thus has significant experience in university chaplaincy and especially ministry in a multi-faith context. Gary has a BA (Philosophy) from Acadia University and Aberdeen University, an M.A. (Philosophy) from Dalhousie University, an M.A. (Classics) from Dalhousie University, an M.Div. from the Atlantic School of Theology, and a Ph.D. (Theology) from Durham University. A passionate advocate for social justice, he has served as a Board member for the Halifax Metro Non-Profit Housing Association, an advocacy group for the homeless and those living on the street. He has also served on the Board of the Stepping Stone Association, an advocacy organization for men and women in the sex trade. Additional service has been on the boards of Metro Welfare Rights, the Halifax Association of Community Living, Phoenix House Services for Youth,
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GARY THORNE and many others. He has also been involved since its inception with the Halifax Humanities Program, a university-level program offered to those living in material poverty or with chronic psychological distress who thus have little or no access to traditional post-secondary education. He retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel from the Canadian Armed Forces, having received several decorations as a result of his service, including a tour with the United Nations Observer Force in the Golan Heights. He is the recipient of three honorary doctorates as well as the Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal. Gary will be joined in London by his wife Sandra and his son Andrew.
Crossing the pond FROM
B y : R AC H E L M ACAU L AY
HURON TO CAMBRIDGE
For Taylor Harris, class of 2013, his parents set the professional bar high before he even arrived on Huron’s campus. At the outset of his university career, he wasn’t sure exactly where he would end up, but he was determined to be successful – not just in terms of how much money he would make, but how passionate he would be about his field of work. Taylor’s anxieties about his career path were alleviated by Huron’s welcoming, small campus environment where he developed real connections and established friends who, to this day, he refers to as family. When selecting courses, Taylor made the wise decision to pursue subjects he was passionate about, rather than ones he thought would create a more direct path to a profitable career. “Huron offers an extraordinary liberal arts education. I took courses across every single program to really build a fuller understanding of how life works and where I wanted my education to take me,” Taylor says. In the summer before graduation, Taylor’s academic advisor pointed out he was just one credit shy of attaining a double major. Little did Taylor know this advice would significantly improve his chances of getting into the expedited two-year (affiliate law degree) program at Cambridge University, which prioritizes students who demonstrate the academic rigor required of an honors degree. “The rapport and connection with Huron’s faculty and staff were essential because I wasn’t a spectacular student – this level of personalized support and my advisor’s dedication to paying careful attention to my development actually changed my life.”
With the support of personalized reference letters from his Huron professors, Taylor was accepted to Cambridge University in January 2014. After careful thought, he decided to move to the United Kingdom to pursue the degree. He admits working through the LLB program at Cambridge University was the hardest thing he’s ever done, but Huron trained him well by enhancing his ability to think critically, make effective arguments and flourish in demanding exam settings. But, more than that, “Huron gave me competence academically and socially. My education taught me how to communicate with people from all walks of life, including those in positions of authority,” Taylor explains. “Huron teaches you how to coexist with people, and considering the global political and social climate we live in, this is just as important as knowing how to pass an English exam”. In 2015, during his first year at Cambridge, Taylor secured a summer vacation scheme at Hogan Lovells International LLP and worked in London, England for the summer. That same autumn, Taylor was offered a training contract position at the firm at which point the company also offered to pay for the completion of his degree. Taylor is currently completing his training contract at Hogan Lovells in order to become a fully accredited UK solicitor. The training contract is a two year rotational program which mimics the process of articling in North American law firms.
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A PERFECT
PARTNERSHIP HURON + THE 2018 GLOBAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT = LEADERSHIP WITH HEART EVERYWHERE
This past April saw over 2,000 teenagers converge on London to attend the Global Student Leadership Summit and Huron was proud to be the Lead Educational Partner for the event. Principal Barry Craig addressed the group both at the opening and closing of the three-day summit that included networking, workshops and international speakers. Participants ranged in age from 13-18 and hailed from more than 20 different countries. Huron’s presence was everywhere from the interactive Huron Red Lounge to our recruiters in their distinctive Huron red blazers to attendees wearing Huron swag. It was a summit that exemplified everything that Leadership with Heart represents.
Barry Craig addressing the crowd full of potential Huron Leaders with Heart.
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Above: Huron’s Meaghan Blight, Vice Principal, University Growth (centre) readies to cut the ribbon on the Huron Red Lounge. The Lounge was designed as a place where students could gather, hang out, participate with interactive play such as colouring walls and take Instagram shots and, most importantly, learning about what a Huron education can provide.
Above: Instagram-worthy shots compliments of Huron. Top, right: The Huron recruitment team ready for action. From left: Courtney Santin, Meklit Haile, Serena Catania, Valeeta BlancherBennett, and Siobhan Coo. Right: Visitors enjoying the Red Lounge.
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KNOCKING IT
out of the park
By: K AREN OT TO
How being a Huron "Superman" helped Dave Beeston, Class of 2001, cross home plate at Fenway Park Appreciation could be Dave Beeston’s middle name. The self-confessed “proud Huron grad, Class of 2001” loves everything about his life: His wife, Katie, “If it wasn’t for my wife, I would not be able to do what I do.” His career in sports, “The team comes back tomorrow for a six-day home stay and people will say, six games in a row and you’ve got to be at all of them and I say, we’ve got to be at all of them? I want to be at all of them! If you don’t have a passion for sports or baseball in this case, you’re in the wrong business. You know, the other stuff that I do, the work, is great and I love the people I work with but the candy, the dessert, is the game. I love this game. I love being here.” His job as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer for the Boston Red Sox. “I mean look at it,” says Dave as he gestures around Fenway Park from his vantage point in the stadium’s stands. “Sitting here in Fenway Park on a beautiful spring day talking about my career and my history at Huron. I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else in the world. Every day I get to walk into Fenway Park and go to work. It sounds super cheesy, but every day for me is a gift and I love it. It’s so great.” What’s also great for Dave is the liberal arts education he received at Huron. Great, in the sense of life changing.
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Dave shares that Sam Kennedy, CEO and President of the Boston Red Sox, drills it into his employees that they should be grateful and be willing to always help others. on’t ever take for granted D where you are because there’s a million people that want to be doing exactly what you’re doing.
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After graduating from Upper Canada College in 1997, Dave says he didn’t particularly know what he wanted to do as his next step. He thought about becoming a teacher but then decided that wasn’t quite the right road for him. He wasn’t exactly lost, he says, just that he didn’t “have a good sense of where I was going or how to get there.” He dutifully applied to three Ontario universities because he was supposed to, and when it came time to make the final decision, his father’s fond memories of Huron helped sway him. Dave’s father, Paul, graduated from Huron in 1967 and Dave can recount countless stories of his father’s that involve Huron and the friends he made at university. “(Huron) felt like family,” shares Dave, “and it felt like a good fit for me so that’s why I ended up there.”
Where Dave also ended up while at Huron was in a first-year philosophy class. The subject fascinated Dave and gave him focus – it also ended up becoming his major. “I like to read. I like to think and I like the way it (philosophy) challenged me,” he says. “I thought it was a really interesting way to learn and it was absolutely essential for me to get into law school. Without that background I don’t think I would have succeeded in law school that way I did. (Philosophy) teaches you to question things and it teaches you to get to an answer so it’s a great, great background.” Dave says he’s never forgotten his favourite teacher who he credits with inspiring him. “I really fell into philosophy as a major because of
a professor, Dr. David Conter. He was a professor I had first-year philosophy with. I fell in love with him and I fell in love with the topic.” For his part, Dr. Conter remembers fondly when Dave did fall in love with the topic. Dave was, Dr. Conter remembers, a student that was naturally gifted and therefore reserved his best for things he loved. And when that love developed for philosophy, it was all systems go. “It seemed to me from the start that David had great ability. He was logically sharp and practically shrewd; and when the time came for him to play the philosophy game seriously, he stepped up and showed what his natural intelligence could do,” says Dr. Conter. “It was my
“The world is your oyster when you
have a philosophy degree.”
“I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else in the world. Every day I get to walk into Fenway Park and go to work. It sounds super cheesy and super corny but every day for me is a gift and I love it. It’s so great.”
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“The best advice I have is to apply for internships,” says Dave to Meaghan Blight, Huron’s Vice Principal, University Growth on how to land your dream job. “There’s seven NHL teams, there’s one NBA and there’s one major league baseball team (in Canada). There are eight CFL teams, there are numerous colleges; there’s lots of sports marketing opportunities. There’s lots of different paths you can take and I think the best path into any organization is through internships.”
pleasure to watch him first develop as a student philosopher, and then to take his gifts, literally, to the big leagues.” Philosophy comes in handy for Dave in his day-to-day job. As EVP and Chief Strategy Officer for the Red Sox, Dave explains his job consists of three buckets: Strategizing on how to transform the Red Sox organization into something even more phenomenal than it already is; providing resources to the 400 people in the Red Sox organization to help them with their ideas on how to transform the Red Sox organization; and, last but not least, acting as a chief of staff to Sam Kennedy, President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox. The first bucket in particular appeals to his philosophical background. “That’s the philosophy degree in me which is, let’s just sit and
argue and think and figure out what we can do to change the world and in this case, not change the world, but change the Red Sox world and for the better.” Keeping games affordable and relevant to families and young people is one of the top priorities for Dave and his team. Kidnation, a program that is geared towards children 14 and under, sees every Kidnation member receive a free ticket to a Red Sox game. There is another initiative where all student tickets are $9. Students show their student card at the door, and they’re given tickets on a type of lottery system. A student seat might be near the top of the stadium or, just as easily, be two rows behind home plate. An indevelopment program is currently being investigated as to how to integrate the
popular video game, Fortnite, into the live baseball game. “It’s a huge priority for us to get young people to the games and something that we think about constantly,” shares Dave. According to Dave, he wouldn’t be where he is today without his Huron liberal arts degree. He says students potentially do themselves a disservice for not giving themselves room to breathe and taking the time to figure out where they wish to go with life. “I think it’s dangerous to choose your university based on any perceived career path,” he says. “A liberal arts education is an amazing opportunity to give yourself a broad platform for what you can do. If you go to school to become an engineer,
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Looking for job seeking advice?
Look no further than Dave. Here are some of his favourite tips for landing that dream gig:
Internships are invaluable. “There’s a lot of different paths you can take and I think the best path into any organization is through internships. I really believe that. I think it’s a good way to get your foot in the door.”
Be willing to move. “My first question when meeting people who want to work in sports is, are you geographically flexible. And if they say no, ‘I really have to be in Boston or I really have to be in Toronto’ and I say well, you really can’t have it both ways. It could work out perfectly for you but odds are, it won’t.”
Stick with it, even when fetching coffee. “You’ve got to be willing to do things that you think might be beneath your skillset at the time. Trust that it is a meritocracy once you’re in there and that people will see skill. They will see talent and they will see work ethic and recognize that in the field and you’ll get promoted that way.”
Ask for help and keep asking. “You really need to reach out proactively to people. You can’t just assume people are going to find you,” he says. “I call it persistent patience. You’ve got to be patient because things aren’t going to happen immediately but you also need to be persistent. I remember when I was trying to get into sports; coming up with a reason to e-mail people. ‘Hey, great game last night.’ ‘Congratulations on this’. Once you have that first connection, it’s going to be on you, the job seeker, to continue to kindle that fire. The person who is in the position is probably not going to be thinking about you. You should always be the person. You should always be the most important to you, in your job and your career. So be proactive and people will respond.”
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you’re probably going to become an engineer. You can go other places for that, but you’re down a certain path. I think a liberal arts education gives you a wide swath of opportunity. You know that philosophy degree that I have? Some would say it’s useless; you can’t do anything with it. I completely disagree. The world is your oyster when you have a philosophy degree. So, yeah, I feel pretty strongly about a liberal arts education.” Another thing Dave feels strongly about is showing up. When he was working as a corporate finance lawyer prior to moving to Boston, Dave was often responsible for hiring new associates. He would often be asked by prospective employees whether they needed to be in the office a certain number of hours or whether they could work remotely. Dave says that query always makes him shake his head as to him, that’s a ridiculous question. “There’s no higher value than being there. Because if you want to succeed, if you want to get ahead, oftentimes the boss, whoever that is, is going to call the person that is most convenient to them. And if you’re there, then you’re the most convenient to them,” he says. “When you are early in your career, your biggest asset is your availability. Even as you become
Dave and his wife Katie with their young family
more senior, making sure you are around is a trait I think found in almost all successful people. Being around matters. It matters a lot.” Especially when one is in a Superman costume. When you ask Dave about his favourite Huron memory, Superman invariably pops into the conversation. As he remembers it, his firstyear business class involved a group presentation. He and group members waited until the night before the presentation was due to start
“I think a liberal
arts education gives
you a wide swath of opportunity instead of being limiting.”
preparing. The group members decided that distraction was their best strategy and so had Dave remain hidden until the very end of the presentation. “The professor was upset I didn’t show,” he remembers, whereupon Dave ran in, dressed in full Superman regalia, to deliver the presentation’s conclusion. The group, miraculously, received a B+. “That is 100 per cent true story,” he insists, “and almost certainly the distraction contributed to the grade!” Just another testament to the point that a Huron liberal arts education helps prepare you for everything whether it’s brokering business deals involving a beloved sports franchise or doing anything to get the grade.
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HUCSC PRESIDENT 26 Leading with Heart – Alumni News | 2018
INAM TEJA
your
2018-19 HUCSC President
Hello Huron Alumni and Friends! My name is Inam Teja and I am honoured to serve as the Huron University College Students’ Council President (HUCSC) for the 2018-2019 school year. I am going into my fifth year of a dual degree in Global Studies and Ivey HBA, and I am extremely motivated to serve my community. I fell in love with Huron from day one, and my love for this place has only grown as time has gone on. Huron has truly become a home for me, as it has been for many students before, and will be for many future students. I am so excited to get to work on my ambitious platform with an amazing team. These individuals truly embody what it means to be Leaders with Heart and we will be putting in tireless hours of work to ensure every student can truly call Huron home. The previous HUCSC executive set us down a very strong path. This year’s executive team plans on building on this direction by making headway on two key files: 1) student wellness and 2) student engagement.
STUDENT WELLNESS Some of the key initiatives that the executive hopes to undertake in this respect are putting a wellness fact sheet on every HUCSC bulletin board on campus, bringing main campus peer-support services to Huron on a regular basis, working with Residence Life on our Orientation Team to provide wellness supports during Orientation Week, and creating a wellness strategic plan. I’m pleased to report that we have already made some significant strides in these matters.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Student Engagement is a broad file that starts at Orientation Week and continues until graduation. Our plan to increase engagement begins with the Orientation Soph team – we will be providing stronger supports to these student volunteers – and we also will be working closely to help the Head Soph team with planning and preparation. We have developed a set of initiatives to increase student engagement beyond Orientation Week and first year. We are in the process of creating a Master Calendar so that students will have one place to look for planned events and are also looking to implement a monthly e-mail update to students outlining upcoming events and opportunities.
OUR TEAM Over the past month, we have elected and hired over 40 students to act as Associate VPs, Commissioners and Coordinators to serve in the various HUCSC portfolios – we are very excited by this incredibly enthusiastic team.
OTHER INITIATIVES ON THE HORIZON This year’s executive has ambitious plans for the 2018-2019 school year that include: hosting a large concert, revamping the alumni mentorship program, and hosting a ‘State of the HUCSC’ address, among other things. While ambitious, our goals this year are all products of our drive to do what is right for each student.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at president@myhuron.ca if I can be of any assistance.
Inam Teja, 2018-19 HUCSC President
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BEST
By: K AREN OT TO
DAY
It was just an ordinary day at school for A. B. Lucas Secondary School student Kyla Seaton. The London, Ontario grade 12 student was in drama class when, as promised by her teacher, special guests arrived to speak to the class. The special guests in question were Huron’s Meaghan Blight, Vice Principal, University Growth, Jon Munn, Director of Communications and Meklit Haile, Admissions and Recruitment Officer. At first, Kyla says, she had no idea what was going on but then her name was called and it all became clear – through misty eyes, that is.
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“It wasn’t until they called my name and asked me to join them at the front of the room that I noticed one of the women was wearing a Huron College pin, and I immediately started to cry. My drama teacher, Ms. Bishop, told me to turn around, and that’s when I saw my mom standing by the door. The school had let her know the afternoon before and she had kept it a secret.” The secret in question? Kyla was a Huron Hellmuth Scholar and being presented with a Hellmuth Scholarship. “All of my classmates were cheering and dancing, my Mom was crying, and I was just so incredibly happy. It was, honestly, the best day of my life. I am so grateful and honoured to have received this prestigious award,” she says.
EVER! HURON SCHOLARSHIPS = CHANGED LIVES
Up to ten Hellmuth Scholarships are awarded every year. With a value of $30,000 over the four years of their education, entering students must apply for the scholarship. Applicants must display outstanding academic achievement – a mid-year average of at least 90 per cent – coupled with a strong record of extra-curricular activities including, as future Leaders with Heart, volunteering projects. Kyla says the application involved some work on her part and that while she didn’t want to get her hopes raised too much that she would be a recipient, she did hope that would be the case as she knew she needed to help with education
costs. “My Mom has a good job as an elementary school teacher; however, as a single mom of two, my younger sister is 16, paying post-secondary costs for both of us is definitely going to be a bit of a struggle for her. I started researching various scholarships in an effort to help pay my way,” explains Kyla.
“It was, honestly, the best day of my life. I am so grateful and honoured to have received this prestigious award.” The impact receiving this scholarship has on Kyla is enormous, she says. “I will not only be able to afford university, I may also have the opportunity to live in residence. I am excited that I may be able to live on the Learning Skills Floor for Leadership Development, as I am hoping that I might become a Don in the future. I feel like living in residence is where you gain the experience to be more independent, and to form those connections that turn into lifelong friends. Without the scholarship, this opportunity definitely would have been out of my reach.” Attending Huron, and receiving a Hellmuth Scholarship, is a dream come true for Kyla. “From the moment I applied to Huron, I felt this sense of belonging. I felt like I was much more than just a number. Huron made me feel welcome; every single person I encountered throughout the process made me feel like I was important. Ever since that day in March, when my Mom and I took a campus tour, I knew that I had found the right place for me and that I need look no further.”
For those wishing to learn more on how to establish a named scholarship, bursary, prize or experiential learning student grant at Huron, please contact Kristina Stankevich, Director of Development at kstankev@huron.uwo.ca or 519-438-7224 ext. 214
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CLASS 1950-1969 Congratulations to Don Henderson, Q.C. ’60 who has announced his retirement after practicing law for over 52 years in the cities of St. Catharines and Thorold. Dr. Michael Prior ’61 and his wife, Sandra, are proud to announce the birth of their great grandchild, Finley Anne on July 7, 2017.
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The Rev. Guy Snell ’78 writes: “I am mostly retired however I continue to minister to the people of All Saints, Medicine Hat, Alberta, and Casual Part time for VitalAire Canada as a Clinical Consultant. Woodworking crafts on the side and happily wed to Sharon, my delight. This year’s highlight? To marry my granddaughter Jessie to Matt on September 29, 2017 at All Saints Anglican Church in London, Ontario.”
1970-1979 Don McLeish ‘70, former Lightweight Varsity Captain UWO Rowing Team 1967-8, presently a member of the London Rowing Club competed in winning 8+ crew at Fanshawe Lake on Sept 17, 2017, in the 60th year anniversary regatta celebrating Western rowing.
From Left: Guy with his granddaughter Jessie and her new husband Matt on their wedding day in September 2017. 1980-1989
Congratulations to Dr. Anne (Somerton) Toth ’77 who was one of two recipients of the Ontario Association of Social Workers 2018 Inspirational Leader Award.
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The Rev. Matthew Diegel ’83 writes: “After Huron, I went on to get an M.Div. from Waterloo Lutheran Seminary in 1987 and served a congregation in Windsor, Ontario from 19871994. Since 1995, I’ve been a pastor in Thunder Bay, Ontario and have been married to Kaija Ranta since 1988 and we have three daughters, Elina, Stacie, and Alexa.”
Jackie (Ayer) Powell ’83 writes that she retired in June 2015 and enjoys travelling and volunteering with Sustainable Kitchener and Kingston WritersFest; is a board member with CMHA Kingston and also enjoys taking writing courses. She’s been married for 30 years and is on Facebook if any of her former classmates would like to get in touch.
In Memoriam As of August 13, 2018
Congratulations to The Very Rev. Andrew Asbil ’88 who has been elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Toronto. Dean Asbil will become the 12th Bishop of Toronto in the new year.
William (Bill) Belanger ’63, December 20, 2017
1990-1999
Dr. Denis Brearley ’63, January 11, 2017
Congratulations to The Ven. Geoff Woodcroft ’90 who was elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Rupert’s Land in June. He will be consecrated as Bishop this October. 2000+ Congratulations to Dr. Kendra Coulter ’02 who was named the 2017 recipient of Brock University’s Chancellor’s Chair for Research Excellence. Kendra is recognized globally as a leader in the study of human-animal labour and led a first-of-its-kind study of the often cruel conditions suffered by animal workers. Congratulations to Dr. John Gibson ’06 who completed his PhD in Philosophical Theology at the University of Saint Michael’s College at The University of Toronto. The name of his thesis is: “Hermeneutical Cosmotheoria & the Experience of God in Origen of Alexandria.” Jon Lucas ’07 and his wife Suzana Stos are the proud parents of Madison Caroline Lucas, born August 17, 2017. Madison is the grandchild of Rick Lucas, Class of 1969 and the President Emeritus of the Huron University College Foundation, and the niece of Deborah Lucas, Class of 2003. Congratulations to Lindsay Reid ‘07 who was named by London Inc. magazine as one of London, Ontario’s Top 40 Under 40 business people. Lindsay is the Broker/Owner of Royal LePage Triland Community Realty. Congratulations to Adam Rice ’08 who was named by London Inc. magazine as one of London, Ontario’s Top 40 Under 40 business people. Adam is the CEO of Asset Direct of Canada Inc. and LoanConnect.
William Anderson ’73, October 11, 2017 Doris Astbury ’94, October 12, 2016
Pat (Gunn) Burrows ’65, February 21, 2018 Eric Caulfield ’54, August 3, 2017 Peter Cowley ’62, October 4, 2017 Charles Crow, a Friend of Huron, April 16, 2018 Doug Daymond ’61, April 1, 2017
Mary Lupton, a Friend of Huron, May 14, 2018 The Rev. Gary McCauley ’63, May 13, 2018 Ken Macdonald ’70, October 13, 2017 Leonora (Sametz) Peroff ’66, June 2, 2017 The Rev. Canon Morley Pinkney ’54, January 12, 2018 Dr. Frank Murdoch ’59, January 4, 2017 William Plunkett ’59, December 8, 2017 The Rev. Ronald Rippin ’71, February 10, 2018
Charles Dymond ’61 and ’62, June 1, 2016
Lorraine Shuttleworth, a Friend of Huron, March 15, 2018
Susan FeaverMansfield ’82, May 4, 2018
The Ven. Harvey Southcott ‘48 August 6, 2018
Nicholas Georgas ’65, January 28, 2018
The Rev. Ray Stokes ’60, June 11, 2017
Allan Gibbs ’69, April 2, 2017
Ralph Tallman ’68, January 22, 2018
The Rev. Arnold Hancock ’59, February 2, 2017
James Thomson ’81, December 12, 2017
David Hancock ’63, August 15, 2017 Linda (Allen) Ledgett ’69, March 10, 2018 The Rev. Paul Linklater ’77, April 9, 2017
Jean Titus, long-time Huron staff member and Honorary Fellow of the Huron University College Corporation, September 18, 2017 The Rev. Jean Woon ’16, December 29, 2017
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Huron was proud to play host to the wedding of Chelsea Smith ’11 and Brett Wiepjes ’13 on May 14. The couple were married in the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist and held their reception in the Great Hall. The two wore their Huron pride for all to see, with each wearing Huron pins on their outfits.
Congratulations to Kassandra Loewen ’15 who won the Canadian Political Science Association’s (CPSA) prize for the best poster presentation at this year’s CPSA Congress in Regina. An excerpt from the Jury reports says: “The content of her poster and her answers to jury members’ questions indicated her awareness of the larger context in which the uniqueness of her case is located.” Kassandra has spent the past year serving as an Ontario Legislative intern. Kassandra is pictured with Peter Russell, winner of the prize for best book of the year. Mr. Russell is a wellknown constitutional expert and one of Canada’s most distinguished political scientists. (Photo courtesy of Esperanza
Anika Conolly ’12 competed as Miss Cayman Islands in the Miss Universe pageant last November. As Miss Cayman Islands she worked with the country’s Department of Tourism to promote the Cayman Islands. Congratulations to Jordan Wall ’12 who was one of only 32 Ontario students who made the National Honour Roll after sitting the Common Final Exam for CPA students. There were over 5,000 writers across Canada and approximately 60 Honour Roll students in total.
Jordan, left, with Ian Jeffreys ‘93, Chair of the Huron University College Executive Board at the Honour Roll ceremony in March.
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Matteo Maciel ’15 has accepted a position as a Trainee Solicitor at Kirkland & Ellis LLP to commence in 2019. Kirkland & Ellis, located in the United Kingdom, specializes in private equity work. Matthew Jadd ’17 is proud to announce he has taken the position of Director of Youth Engagement at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Maryland. Congratulations to Lindsay Lockwood ’17 who was the 2018 Calgary Stampede Queen. Lindsay was chosen after a monthlong process, which included displays of her horsemanship skills, public speaking abilities and poise under pressure. During her reign, Lindsay made more than 400 appearances as an ambassador of the Calgary Stampede, promoting western heritage and values both in Calgary and around the world. (Photo courtesy of of the Calgary Stampede)
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Dr. Geoff Read, Huron’s Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, has been at Huron for nine years teaching world, European and African History. Geoff’s connection to Huron goes back years as his father, Dr. Colin Read, taught here for almost 30 years. A proud Huron graduate, Class of 1998, where he majored in French and History. Geoff’s current research is on France and its empire, 1870-1940.
20questions with DR. GEOFF READ Winter or Summer? Haven’t you seen Game of Thrones? Car or walk? Walk Don’t Run. Hockey or baseball? Why not ask “excitement or boredom”? Beer or wine? Definitely both. Coffee or tea? Coffee. Inside or outside? Outside. It’s bigger. Laundry or dishes? Doing dishes is the devil’s work. Country or city? Paris. Sunrise or sunset? I am not a morning person.
Dog or cat? Do we hire cat people? Facebook or Twitter? Twitbook? Cardio or weights? Into which category does “downhill skiing + poutine and beer” fit? While walking – music or podcasts? The Rolling Stones.
For cups: right side up or upside down? There are bigger issues: for hockey I use a water bottle I haven’t washed in 15 years. International vacation or new TV? Does “real experience” vs. “virtual experience” even need an answer?
Big party or small gathering? Paaaaaarrrrttttyyyyy!!!
Mobile games or console games? Whichever ones my kids will stop playing when they’re told to.
Save or spend? You only live once.
Cake or pie? Both. With ice cream.
At the movies: candy or popcorn? My wife loves popcorn. I have no say in the matter.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY
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THANK YOU TO OUR
VOLUNTEERS Names of board and committee members below are as of July 1, 2018.
Huron University College
Peter Theophilos (President, Alumni Association) Andy Truong
CHAIR
Huron University College
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Ian Jeffreys (Chair, Executive Committee) VICE-CHAIR Andrew Aziz (Chair, Governance Committee) (Chair, Nominating Committee of Corporation) MEMBERS Aaron Atcheson (Chair, Development Committee) Dr. Gary Badcock Dr. Neil Bradford Amy Bryson (Chair, Governance Review Committee) (Chair, Student Affairs Committee) Jane Caskey Allan Donald (Chair, Finance & Audit Committee) Peter Fullerton (President, Huron University College Foundation) Amy Gibbons Katherine Scarrow Suzette Strong Inam Teja (President, Huron University College Students’ Council) Shafin Tejani
CORPORATION
Includes Members of the Executive Board
CHAIR The Rt. Rev. Dr. Linda Nicholls MEMBERS Tate Abols David Allan The Rev. Canon Catherine Ascah Mark Charlton Carl DeLuca The Rev. Kevin Dixon Rose Dotten Charlie Echlin (Vice-President, Student Affairs, Huron University College Students’ Council) Rev. Bradley Johnson Peter Kedwell Prof. Richard McLaren The Rev. Victoria Mouck Steve Prisco Canon Paul Rathbone Chris Sinal Matt Tedford Mary Townshend The Ven. Peter Townshend David Turner
The Revd Canon Kim Van Allen The Very Rev. Peter Wall Peter White Joseph Wooden HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERS Sheldon Aaron Chancellor Canon Stephen N. Adams Q.C. Grant Barker Janet Caskey Tim Duncanson Keith Gibbons The Rt. Rev. Dr. Bruce H.W. Howe Chris Jones Harris Ann Kennedy Kedwell John Leitch The Hon. Madam Justice Lynne Leitch Don Letton Rick Lucas W. Darcy McKeough, O.C. The Most Rev. Percival O’Driscoll Marion Orser John Porter Janet Stewart, Q.C. Keith Sumner John Thorpe Karen Wilkinson Beverley Paterson Wood HONORARY FELLOWS The Ven. Ken Anderson Ken Andrews The Ven. Canon Susan Baldwin Dr. David Bevan Prof. William Blissett
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Wendy Carrière The Rt. Rev. Dr. John Chapman Donald T. Cox Dr. Paul Davenport James Frazer Dr. Charles J. Jago Dr. Ramona Lumpkin Dr. Aruna Mathur Dr. Peter Mercer Michael Sheridan Roni Srdic
Darren Rough Michael Schaab Peter Theophilos Steve Wilson
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Peter Fullerton (Chair, Audit Committee) (Chair, Nominating Committee)
PAST PRESIDENTS Kelly Hansen Richard Lucas W. Darcy McKeough, O.C. Keith Sumner INVESTMENT COMMITTEE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Huron University College FOUNDATION U.S.A. PRESIDENT
DIRECTORS Sandra Datars Bere Keith Gibbons Ian Jeffreys (Chair, Huron University College Executive Board) Chris Jones Harris John Leitch Don Letton Prof. Richard McLaren The Rt. Rev. Linda Nicholls (Chair, Huron University College Corporation) Lana Phair-Sutherland Rob Ritchie
David M. Hughes DIRECTORS Grant Beggs Jon M. F. Webster Michael J. Whiteside
Alumni
ASSOCIATION BOARD PRESIDENT Peter Theophilos
DIRECTORS The Rev. Canon Catherine Ascah Jeff Baryshnik The Rev. Grayhame Bowcott Vernon Fernandes Ann Kennedy Kedwell (Founding Member and Past President) Derek Luksun Inam Teja (President, Huron University College Students’ Council) Vivek Prabhu Laura Ross Gail Varey (Founding Member and Past President) Yola Ventresca Paul Williams Beverley Paterson Wood (Founding Member and Past President)
Academic COUNCIL Charlie Echlin (Vice-President, Student Affairs, Huron University College Students’ Council) Adam Fearnall Inam Teja (President, Huron University College Students’ Council) Michele Stavraky Dr. John Thorp
Thank you to the many alumni and friends who volunteer. Your generosity enables
Huron to provide an engaging and challenging educational experience that gives our students a distinct advantage throughout their entire lives. If you are interested in giving back to Huron or would like more information about the various opportunities for volunteers at Huron, please contact:
Meaghan Blight, Vice Principal, University Growth at mblight4@huron.uwo.ca or 519-438-7224 ext. 271.
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By: K AREN OT TO
LUCAS ALUMNI HOUSE
THE
A lesson in giving, memory and family. Rick Lucas, Class of 1969, explains why he chose to fund the transformation of the former Benson House into the Lucas Alumni House.
G I V I N G B AC K H A S A LWAYS B E E N I M P O R TA N T TO R I C K LU C A S , C L A S S O F 1 9 6 9. R I C K WA S TA U G H T B Y H I S FAT H E R , G O R D O N , T H AT I T ’ S I M P O R TA N T TO S U P P O R T T H E T H I N G S C L O S E TO YO U R H E A R T. F O R R I C K , T H AT H A S A LWAYS B E E N H U R O N .
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The new boardroom in The Lucas Alumni House. The space is available for all faculty, staff, and students to book, as needed.
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Splashes of Huron red are everywhere in the house – including the front doorway. The glass door maximizes light and welcomes everyone inside.
Where the magic happens. One of the office spaces in the House.
THE LUCAS ALUMNI HOUSE IS SITUATED IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF HURON AND FACES WESTERN ROAD; IT HAS A LONG HURON HISTORY:
1958: The house is purchased as a residence for 13 women and one sub-warden. The house is named Benson House in
“We
honour of the Benson family, from whom the house was purchased.
had such a terrific time at Huron and we really appreciate it,” he says of himself and his fellow classmates. Noting his
1965: The house becomes
marks weren’t the greatest upon entrance to Huron, he is
a residence for Theology students and is renamed
forever grateful that Huron gave him a “second chance.”
“Huron is one of the last few opportunities to study and experience a small Liberal Arts college in Ontario,” he says. Inspired by Principal Barry Craig’s decision to generously contribute a significant sum of his own money to Huron projects, Rick began to think of what he could do to further support Huron’s future. Recalling that his late father established an award at Hillfield Strathallan and bursaries at Trinity College University of Toronto and also at Huron, Rick began to consider ways he could do something similar except with bricks and mortar. When Rick learned of the naming opportunity with the newly renovated Benson House, he knew he had found what he had been looking for. Thus, the former Benson House is now officially The Lucas Alumni House in honour of Rick and his family. Rick’s two children are also Huron grads: Deborah, Class of 2003 and Jonathan, Class of 2007. “When I was mulling it over I contacted them and asked, ‘Hey, what do you think?’”, Rick says of his conversation with his children regarding whether he should financially support the project. “They were quite excited!”, he says.
Seager Hall.
The Lucas Alumni House has been completely transformed. It’s now the new home of the Huron Alumni Association. The former residence had lost its lustre and, over the course of the summer months last year, was renovated and is hardly, from the inside, recognizable. The hard wood floors gleam, bedrooms have been converted to office spaces, there is a brand new boardroom which plays hosts to various meetings throughout the year, and the house was even involved with last year’s Homecoming activities. Students, faculty and staff are excited this new space is at their disposal and are putting it to good use. It’s a popular spot for small community events, meetings and study groups. Supporting Huron is just something Rick feels he should do to give back as a Huron-educated Leader with Heart. “I’ve had a long association with the College,” says the President Emeritus of the Huron University College Foundation. “It’s a place worth supporting. A lot of people don’t understand and support the Liberal Arts and they should. It’s nice to support an institution where the Liberal Arts are treasured.” And the fact the Lucas family name will live on in perpetuity? “It’s a great name to support!”
1985: The house is converted back into a women’s residence and retakes its former name of Benson House 2017: The house is completely renovated and becomes The Lucas Alumni House.
Interested in potential naming opportunities at Huron? Please contact Meaghan Blight, Vice Principal, University Growth at mblight4@huron.uwo.ca or 519-438-7224 ext. 271.
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HURON’S
2017 DONORS Huron University College thanks the following alumni, students, parents, friends, religious
Alumni CLASS LISTINGS
Thank you to the following alumni and associates who supported Huron in 2017.
organizations, faculty
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
and staff, corporations
Classes before 1950
and foundations for their
The Ven. Harvey F. Southcott ‘48*
commitment to Huron.
Classes of 1950-1959
The list below applies to donations received in the 2017 calendar year.
THANK YOU
for helping to make
this another outstanding year for Huron as we
challenge students to be Leaders with Heart.
The Ven. Cyril E. Ladds ‘55 Canon William Millman ‘57 The Rt. Rev. Jack Peck ‘57 The Ven. Peter Millen ‘58 Rev. Canon William Rainey ‘58 The Venerable Dr. A. H. Skirving ‘58 Archdeacon Peter B. Moore ‘59 Canon Peter J. Smith ‘59 Classes of 1960-1969 The Most Rev. Terence E. Finlay ‘62* The Rev. John F. Flindall ‘62 The Ven. Dr. William V. Graham ‘63 The Rev. Clifford Tremills ‘63 The Most Rev. John R. Clarke ‘64 Rev. Noel Paterson ‘65 Canon David Long ‘68 The Rev. Canon John C. Riddle ‘68 The Rev. Canon Paul A. Carr ‘69 Classes of 1970-1979 The Ven. Ken Anderson ‘73 The Ven. Dr. Gordon J. Simmons ‘75 The Rev. Canon Pastor Donald G. Axford ‘77 Rev’d Canon Donald J. Lawton ‘77 Rev. Paul F. Linklater ‘77* Major The Rev. George W. Scharf ‘77 The Rev. Canon Gregory W. Smith ‘78 The Rev. Guy S. Snell ‘78 The Ven. Dr. Jim Sutton ‘78
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Classes of 1980-1989 Chris Ambidge ‘80 The Revd Dr. Peter C. Baldwin ‘80 The Ven. Dr. John E. Course, Jr. ‘80 The Rev. Canon William Thomas ‘80 The Ven. Peter T. Townshend ‘80 The Venerable Christopher Dunn ‘81 The Rev. Canon Keith Morrison ‘85 The Rev. Doug MacKenzie ‘86 Rev. Mary McDowell Wood ‘86 The Rev. Ruth (Mahady) Ferrier ‘87 Rev. Canon Sharon McCormick ‘88 The Rev. Canon H. Stuart Pike ‘88 The Rev. Canon Mark Kinghan ‘89 The Rev. Canon Gordon Redden ‘89 The Very Rev. Peter Wall ‘89 Classes of 1990-1999 Anonymous The Rev. Di Pratt ‘90 The Rt Revd William G. Cliff ‘92 The Revd Canon Dr. Todd Townshend ‘92 The Rev. Joyce Blackburn ‘93 Rev. Judy Castle ‘93 The Rev’d Canon Dr. Kevin George ‘97 Canon Marian (Eastwood) Haggerty ‘97 The Revd Canon Kim (Heckendorn) Van Allen ‘97 Rev. Greg Jenkins ‘98 Tom J. Dobie ‘99 Classes of 2000-2009 Anonymous (3) Lisa Poultney ‘01 The Ven. Nancy Adams ‘03 The Rev. Wayne H. Larson ‘03 Joyce L. De Vecchi ‘04
TOP DONORS BY CLASS
25
20
15
10
5
0
19 67
19 66
19 64
The Rev. Greg Little ‘04 Archdeacon Allan Livingstone ‘04 Rev. Margaret Shortell ‘04 The Rev. Canon Catherine M. Ascah ‘05 The Rev. Daniel Bowyer ‘05 The Rev. Diane B. Tomlinson ‘06 The Rev. Christopher Kelly ‘07 The Rev. Karine (Farmer) Snowdon ‘07 The Rev. Jesse Dymond ‘08 Fr. David I. Giffen ‘08 The Rev. Bill White ‘08 Classes of 2010 + Anonymous The Rev. Grayhame Bowcott ‘10 Rev’d Andreas Thiel ‘10 The Rev. Jonathan Askwith ‘11 Ernest H. Buffett ‘11 Jacqueline K. Marr ’11 The Rev. Dr. John M. Thompson ‘11 The Revd Michael DeKay ‘12 The Rev. Andrew Wilson ‘12 Rev. Christopher A. Evetts ’13, ‘17 Rev. Mary Farmer ‘15 Elizabeth Efthymiadis ‘16
19 63
19 65
19 77
19 62
19 80
19 69
George Efthymiadis ‘16 The Rev. Ross Bliss ‘17 The Rev. Andrew Rampton ‘17 FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
19 60
19 68
19 71
19 92
19 79
19 70
George R. Powell J. Robb Reynolds David Steinberg The Rev. Clifford Tremills Ken Turnbull Paul Waring Class of 1961
Class of 1957 Archdeacon Peter B. Moore ’57 Class of 1958 Chris (Dora Christoff) Cassidy ’58 Merv Courtney ’58 Class of 1959 Ron Billings D A Bonis H. Carter Andrew Pressburger The Most Rev. Terence E. Finlay* Class of 1960 Bill Bartram Jim Coons Alex Eastwood The Rev. John F. Flindall Don M. Henderson, Q.C. A. Benson Lorriman Clare Pace Mary (Griffith) Pace
Murray Brown The Most Rev. John R. Clarke Peter F. Hancock Doug Moulton Michael Prior Paul Smith Sara (Willis) Smith John Snelgrove Mary (Kennedy) Thomson John Whaley Class of 1962 Allen Baldwin John Black Don Cox Hon. Paul W. Dick Q.C. The Rev. Thomas Granger Michael Hamilton Lynn (Harris) McLeod Denny Miller Helen (Klassen) Moore Leonard Owen Lynne (Stevens) Owen Nancy Hungerford Titley Mary Lou (Barnes) Tremills Michael B. Vaughan
19 72
19 78
19 61
19 85
The Hon. Mr. Justice John deP. Wright Class of 1963 Bruce Anthony G. Ben Bailey Lawrence S. Cumming The Hon. J. Douglas Cunningham Elaine C. (Bramham) Duncanson Joe Essaye Mary Pratt Harlan Glen H. Heximer Prof. John D. McCamus Donald G. McFarlane Linda J. McMullen Malcolm Nourse Ted Petter Cliff Prentice Nestor Prisco W. Gerald Strongman Connie (Reid) Webster Rev. Robert M. Wills Class of 1964 Jane (Dalton) Baldwin Ronald F. Barber William G. Bickle Marianne (Bainard) Buchanan Lee Buffin Captain (Ret.) James A. Burton
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DID YOU KNOW THAT HURON ACCEPTS GIFTS OF SECURITIES?
It’s true! The Huron University College Foundation gratefully accepts all
different types of donations including matching gifts, planned gifts, electronic fund transfers, and stock contributions as well as, of course, cheques and credit cards. Please contact Kristina Stankevich, Director of Development at
kstankev@huron.uwo.ca or 519.438.7224 ext. 214 for more information.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.
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HURON’S
2017 DONORS Margaret (Rae) Carver R. Gary Dallner Shirley (Walker) Geigen-Miller Gavin Hall Gail (Hodge) Harrison Jim Lackner David G. Leeson Joanne Arnsby McGorman Barry Mitchelson Sheila (Walmark) O’Connor Drummond Peet J. (Armstrong) Scott Beverley Paterson Wood Nancy (Dey) Wright Class of 1965 David Adam Gary W. Batstone Robert Coulter Joy (Curtis) Croke Bruce W. Etherington Ron Hahn Sally (Mockridge) Hahn Barry Hall Charles Jago Jim Kendell Canon David Long John McIntyre Hugh McLaughlin The Rev. Canon John C. Riddle Jodi (Conners) Shain M. A. (Ainslie) Smith Graham Smyth Robert Wood Class of 1966 Chancellor Canon Stephen N. Adams Q.C. Dave Beatty Rose (Sadowey) Beatty Jane (Cameron) Beggs Erich Both Robert F. Bothwell Susan Clarke Virginia M. Cobley Dianne Cook Ross Desjardine Jim Gilbert Wayne Jamieson John Kalbfleisch Arlene (Cary) Long
Pamela Randall MacIntyre Don Partington Carole Reid Reilly Lydia (Ivanischenko) Reinhard Grant O. Scott J. David Smart Jack Wood Ross Wright Class of 1967 George Abolins Callie Archer Aubrey W. Baillie Gary Barnes Paul Beeston Donald Beggs James E. Carr Ken Fong Robert Glass Cairn (Gibson) Huff Ron K. Lewis Paul Macklin Robert W. McEachern Lillian Newbery Linda (McCreery) Nourse Peter D. Omnet Bill Robinson Pamela (Stein) Robinson James Simpson Della (Hartwell) Sutton Barry Weir Martha Fiedler Wilson Allan Wright Peter Woolnough Class of 1968 Ken Anderson Fred Chenoweth Collin Craig Douglas Derry Mary Louise (Truss) Doig Rea Godbold Mary E. (Crump) Kilner Stuart Macrae Prof. Richard H. McLaren Ann (Hossack) RobertsonSeigel Brian A. Shaw Elaine (Pearce) Wright Class of 1969 David Banwell
Jack Brown Peter Calvert Rose J. (Henkenhaf) Dotten Peter R. Kedwell Richard Lucas David Luckock Steven Officer Ian Skaith Gail (Hubbard) Varey Denise (Kendall) Weir Glenn Weir Robert Williams Steve Wilson W. Andrew Wilson* Class of 1970 Nino C. Basacco Dan Cohoe Col (Retd) Patrick D. R. Crandell Jim Hartley Greg Hazlitt Beth (Roder) Hazlitt James Knight Nancy (Beggs) Luckock The Rev. Canon Kate Merriman Joy (Tanner) Walker Leslie (MacEachern) Worden Patricia A. (Langford) Young Class of 1971 Linda (McClure) Carroll James A. Drummond Joan (MacDonald) Duckloe Peter Fullerton Joanne (Snelgrove) Groch Dr. Timothy J. King Trish (Burn) Loat Michael C. McMillan Mary E. Mundle Carol (Lavis) Officer Richard Packowski George Pappas G. Stephenson Wheatley Jean (Wallis) Wilson Class of 1972 Mary Lou (Dixon) Anderson Sally Bennett Kathleen (Musselman) Brown Maribeth Ditchfield
Douglas G. Fraser Don Park D’Arcy Robert Beverley Robinson Neil Rombough The Ven. Dr. Gordon J. Simmons Dr. Louis E. Weatherhead Class of 1973 Anonymous Janice (Durrant) Andreae Lynne Gibbons Michael W. Good Manfred Jakob Terry Peach Class of 1974 Susan Smith Blocker William Bower Susan (Roemmele) Peach Gay (Stewart) Slinger Class of 1975 Donna (Powers) Bristow Mary Anne Dowding Bill Haust Judy (Betteridge) Haust Greg Smith Lynn (Chrysler) Sulman Mark TarBush Mark Trinnear Class of 1976 The Revd Dr. Peter C. Baldwin Janet Clark Barry Keefe Professor Wilfrid Waluchow Janet L. (Hopkins) Witmer Class of 1977 John D. Blackwell Debra Lehman Casperd Gordon Casperd Carol (Vandewater) Cluff Stephen M. Dopp Bruce Hynds Alice (Clark) Irving Mary Lu Roffey Redden John Leitch Terry (Geddes) MacDonald Mark Riley
*Remembered fondly
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HURON’S
2017 DONORS Dr. Anne (Somerton) Toth, R.S.W. The Ven. Peter T. Townshend Barbara Wellwood-Warnock
Class of 1982
Class of 1988
Anonymous (2) Dr. Bill Acres Tim Leishman
Colan Lancaster Dwight Peer
Class of 1978
Class of 1983
Bob Duncanson The Venerable Christopher Dunn Debbie Eyton Edmonds G. Cynthia Fekken Warren Garrett Phil Goodwin Townsend Haines Jim Stevens
Andrew W. Aziz Brent Barootes The Rev. Matthew Diegel Katherine McCracken David McLennan Catharine (Baxter) Raynor Gay Reynolds Nancy (Fisher) Simpson Napier Simpson
Rosemary C. (Van Bommel) Baughman John Black Erin (Kerr) Brenders Sue (Fielding) Dent Christina (Carscadden) Eaton Ross Wainwright
Class of 1979
Class of 1984
Alfred Apps Tisha Beaton Connie (Thomson) DeForest R. Terry DeForest Ian Hoare Keith McEachern Cheryl (Webster) Sproul John Thorpe Dale Van Allen David G. White Karen (Firth) Wilkinson Paul L. Williams Brenda Wylie
Anonymous (2) Kevin Bateman Margaret Capes Jordan Elliott Brian Fernandes Rev. Canon Sharon McCormick Sandra J. Meyrick Charlene O’Neil
Class of 1980 Jeff Aarssen Ken Andrews Lynn (Hudson) Ardiel James P. Armstrong Moira Burke Janet Cobban Allan Donald Ann MacLeod Douglas Richmond Jeffrey W. Singer Patti L. Tasko Sandra (Wilde) Wark Class of 1981 Anonymous Dr. Donald Melady Cheryl L. (Knott) Porter David Rowe William Walker Kevin Wark
Class of 1985 Susan Farrow-Hutcheson Christopher Francis Kelly Hansen Caleb Hayhoe Heather Jack Beth (Hyatt) Kinghan Valerie (Thomas) Kristoff Doug Raymond Laura McGregor Ross Class of 1986 Andrea Caskey Sandi Cox John Hempstead David Rae Class of 1987 Lesley Burland Prong Sandra Datars Bere Gail (Stitt) Fox Kevin Higgins The Ven. Vicars E. Hodge Bill Jack Peter M. White
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Class of 1989
Class of 1990 Michael J. Burns Timothy A. R. Duncanson Ian Frew Class of 1991 The Rev. Canon Catherine M. Ascah Jillian Bryan John Howitt Diana (Colquhoun) Parsons Rob Parsons Jennifer (Shearson) Wainwright Class of 1992 Scott W. Bell Dr. James Blustein Amy (Bonthron) Bryson Craig Ellis Jill (Moroz) Ellis David Hughes Riccardo Leofanti Robyn Kyle Molyneau Lt. Col. Thomas W. Moore Claudette Pennesi Adam Turner Michael Whiteside Class of 1993 Ian Jeffreys Allyson Mitchell Neufeld The Rt. Rev. Kevin T. Robertson Suzette Strong Class of 1994 Tiffany (Godfree) Atcheson Richard Gannon
Janet M. Mowat Tara Olivo-Moore Alisson (Traviss) Pinfold Peter Pinfold Michael Varpio Deidre (Lipton) Yelle Class of 1995 Anonymous Aaron Atcheson Dan Bowman Jennifer (Gibson) Gannon Laurie A. Goldbach Sabrina Pennesi Eric Santor Class of 1996 Grant E. Beggs Jay Nash Tasha (Wasyliniuk) Varpio Chris Yelle Andrew B. Yorke Class of 1997 Mel Brown Matt Picken Kathryn (Brough) Yorke Class of 1998 Dr. Christopher McCreery, MVO Geoffrey A. R. Pollock Class of 1999 Roberta (Marocco) Ajmera Douglas R. Carey Stacey Flowers Richard Shapero William A. G. Simpson Class of 2000 Jenny Aaron Jeremy Brasseur Shael Kalef Bryan J. Rose Jon Webster Class of 2001 James Brooks Dr. Lisa (Szainwald) Brooks Jessica (Mitges) Hinchliffe Dr. Kira von Ostenfeld-Suske
Class of 2002
Class of 2015
Jeff Baryshnik The Rev. Daniel Bowyer Patrick Brown Jennifer Quinton
Serena Catania Justin Pilon Conor J. W. Wilkinson
Class of 2003
Anonymous (9) Aaron Family John O. Adeyemi Dr. Waheed Akbar Gary Akenhead Alban Bargain William L. Barnett Lyon & Joan Barnum Erika Barrett Jack & Susan Blocker Gary & Maxie Bluestein His Honour Judge John S. Brownlee Dr. Mirela Bucur Martha Burd Jean Capes Wendy & René Carrière James & Janet Caskey Stephen G. Caudwell Winston & Diana Cherry James Robert Collins R. Yvonne Collyer Joan Conyard Dr. Barry Craig & Dr. Sara MacDonald Charles & Ann Crow Gabriella DaRoza Ruth Ann Demitroff Jan Devereux Stuart & Rosemary Dickinson Bill & Betty Duffield Peggy Dykes-Page Mary Ellis Suzanne Evans Bruce & Barb Fearnall Patrick & Karen Ferguson Meg Fox, PhD Jacqueline Fraser Brian & Mary Gillard Peter C. Godsoe, O.C. & Shelagh Godsoe Dr. Philip Goldring Nicole, Owen & Mike Goode Kathy & Cliff Grasdahl The Hallok Family
Tracy Lutz Zachary Peterson Sajan Sadhwani, CMA Class of 2004 Mac Killoran Roxanna M. R. Thompson Class of 2005 Amy (Katchen) Baryshnik Jordan Nahmias Class of 2006 Liane Fisher Bloxam Sarah A. Franklin Derek Luksun Jennifer (Oswald) Miller Class of 2007 Meg Pirie Class of 2008 Cameron Dougherty Eric Pardu Brent Wiancko Class of 2010 Andrew Beach Nicole Dorssers Victoria Salvas Class of 2011 R. Anca Radu Chelsea Smith Marc Strongman Class of 2012 Edna Blomqvist Class of 2013 Jacob H. Goodbaum Angela M. Herring-Lauzon Brett Wiepjes Class of 2014 Richie Bloomfield
FRIENDS
Judy Hamilton Hanny Hassan James Hodgson John & Mary Holding The Rt. Rev. Bruce H. W. & E. Jane Howe Susan Hughes Peter & Theresa Hyland Irish Benevolent Society Dr. Emilie Jabouin Debra Jefferson & Carmen Aiello Pat & Don Jeffreys Chris Jones Harris & Ron Harris - Jones Packaging Inc. Faisal Joseph Stuart Kedwell Louise Keskinen Sean Kheraj T. Fred Kingsmill Peggy Klementowicz Jessica Knapp Ray & Rosalind Knight Shayne Kukulowicz Don & Sandra Letton Janice Liedl Ramona Lumpkin Mary Lupton John Lutman Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon Kathy & Mark Magee Mary Matthews William C. McConnell Joyce & Darcy McKeough Ellen & John McLeod Sandy Munro Stefan H. Nichol The Most Rev. Percival & Sue O’Driscoll Ann Paterson Denis Perreaux Lana Phair-Sutherland & Jim Sutherland Dr. James Phelps & Dr. Heather Noble Dr. Carolyn Podruchny Gerry & Monique Prendergast Hugh Rawling R. L. Raymond Annele & Michael Robertson
Dr. Donald & Mrs. Jean Robinson Dr. & Mrs. John A. Roe Dr. David J. Ross & Ms. Colleen Clark Pamela & Tony Rudd Scott A. Saunders Dr. John Scarrow David M. Sellick Stephen & Elisabeth Shantz Marion Sheridan James Shreve Christina Simmons Ian & Sophie Skaith Eddy Smet Jane Smith Jessica Squires Janet E. Stewart Q.C. William R. (Bill) Stewart Shannon Stunden Bower Nancy & Keith Sumner Kathryn Tamasi Clare Tattersall Gail & Neville Thompson James & Beverly Thompson Enn & Parja Tiislar Betty Townshend Mary Townshend Patricia Townshend Fred Tufnell Marius & Alexa Veresezan Mary (Morden) Vickers Roland Vishnu Jeff Wagman John & Ann Walker Dr. Martha Walls Andrew Watson Karli Whitmore Dr. Carol Williams Sue Winder Craig Joseph & Linda Wooden Miriam Wright Len Yauk CHURCHES Diocese of Huron (Anglican) Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, London St. George’s Anglican Church, Clarksburg
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HURON’S
2017 DONORS St. George’s Anglican Church, London St. James Episcopal Church, Albion, MI, USA St. John’s Anglican Church, Eastwood St. John’s-by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Grand Bend St. Mark’s by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Tecumseh
MATCHING GIFTS
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Gift Matching is an arrangement through which, when an employee makes a financial gift to Huron University College, the gift is matched by the employer.
Gifts in 2017 were given in memory of the following people:
Ernst and Young LLP Investors Group KPMG FACULTY & STAFF
Anglican Church Women Diocese of Huron Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen Diocese of Huron St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, Wallaceburg FOUNDATIONS The Aubrey and Marsha Baillie Family Fund (a fund held within the Oakville Community Foundation) Gary Bluestein Charitable Foundation Glenn and Denise Weir Family Foundation at Toronto Foundation Pirie Foundation RBC Foundation CORPORATIONS Brown’s Fine Food Services Inc. Guardian Capital LP Jones Packaging Inc. LeMar Dentistry Professional Corporation Mobilease Rentals Inc. RBC Financial Group TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
Barry Craig, Principal Anonymous (7) Bill Acres Sawako Akai David Blair Meaghan Blight Richie Bloomfield Deanna Bond Neil Bradford Neil Brooks Colleen Burgess Serena Catania Alfred Chan Mark Cole David Conter Jun Fang Clare Gordon Lifang He Bill Irwin Lisa Kamenar Jan Klakurka Glen Koehn Lizette Larson-Miller Sharon McKillop Paul Nesbitt-Larking Daniel Smith Greg Smith Kristina Stankevich Vicki Sweeney Todd Townshend Anne Turvey Sherry Wells Hua Laura Wu
Leonida “Ema” Adamtau Marilyn Blackwell John Childs Margaret Coumans The Honourable Justice Ivan Fernandes The Most Rev. Terence E. Finlay, ’59, ’62, ’87 ‘Bus’ Green The Ven. Lyman N. Harding, ’60 Rosabel Levitt Elizabeth (Betty) Grace Morden Jamie Morden The Ven. Dr. John G. Morden The Rt. Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Parke-Taylor Shawn Prendergast Dr. Peter Rechnitzer Kevin Ross Seanna and Nicole Strongman Alex Veresezan Every effort has been made to ensure complete accuracy of this publication. If any errors are noticed, please contact Lisa at 519-438-7224 ext. 310.
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HURON’S
2017 DONORS H U RO N H E R I TAG E SO C I E T Y
PLANNED GIFTS THANK YOU to the following members of the Huron Heritage Society who have made a planned gift to Huron, such as remembering Huron in their will or arranging for a life insurance policy with Huron as the beneficiary: The Ven. Nancy Adams
John Langs
Chris Ambidge
J. D. MacKay
Ken Andrews
W. Darcy McKeough O.C.
Callie Archer
The Rev. Edward T. Mercer
The Rev. Canon Catherine M. Ascah
Grant R. Monck
The Rev. Canon Pastor Donald G. Axford
Mary E. A. Mundle
Grant E. Beggs
Heather Park
Gary Boyes
Jay Parr
Christine Longman Burns
Rev. Noel Paterson
James E. Carr
Michael B. Prior, PhD
Wendy Carrière
Pamela Randall MacIntyre
Fred Chenoweth
William A. G. Simpson
Archdeacon A. E. (Mickey) Chovaz
Ian & Sophie Skaith
Virginia M. Cobley
Janet E. Stewart Q.C.
Ronald Crawford
William R. (Bill) Stewart
The Very Rev. Don Davidson
The Rev. Canon William C. Thomas
Marsha DeFore
The Rev. Canon Logan & Gail (Hubbard) Varey
Ian Henderson
Roland Vishnu
Charles Jago
Dr. Alexander R. Waugh
Peter R. Kedwell
Mary Jayne Webb-Piszel
Ann Kennedy Kedwell
Paul Williams
T. F. Kingsmill
Beverley Paterson Wood
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Will You?
Remembering Huron in your will provides a lasting way to keep
Huron the special place you know and love. Every donor wants their gift to have a positive impact on the lives of those who receive it. At Huron, you may direct your gift to support an area of particular meaning to you such as the named scholarship or bursary fund; provide opportunities for students to participate in community service or international study; or maintain facilities such as the library.
Please let us know if you have remembered Huron University College in your will so we may acknowledge your thoughtfulness. For more information on planned giving opportunities for Huron, please contact Kristina Stankevich, Director of Development 519.438.7224 ext. 214 kstankev@huron.uwo.ca
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