NEWS EXCHANGE

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50s

Dr. Sheldon Currie ’57, a longtime member and former chair of the StFX English Department, was recently appointed to the Order of Canada. Dr. Currie was for several decades the ction editor for The Antigonish Review, and is the author of four novels and several collections of short stories. Most notably, his work The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum was adapted into the Gemini Award-winning lm Margaret’s Museum.

’80s

Martha Goguen ’82 has recently published “The Banyan Tree Club,” her seventh illustrated children’s book:

“The Banyan Tree Club is a very curious bunch At rst glance they appear quite out to lunch But a mystery hidden within is my hunch

A whole village in an upside-down tree?

With strange characters like an Elephant Yogi?

I don’t know about you, but that sparks my curiosity!”

She says it is like a cup of chicken soup for the child’s soul and for the yoga enthusiast’s inner child. The book series is available on Amazon.

Teena Dawson ’83 retired in September 2022 after 30+ years in the retirement and nancial services industry. Now every day feels like the Sunday of a long weekend and she is enjoying not having to wake up to an alarm! To keep in touch, her email address is teenaintoronto@yahoo.ca.

Lisa Keenan ’87 was appointed King’s counsel in New Brunswick in November 2022. This honorary designation is given to lawyers with at least 15 years’ experience who have demonstrated outstanding practice, shown integrity and leadership, and made contributions to excellence in the profession.

’90s

Roe J. McFarlane ’93 has been living in Chicago and working in the educational technology sector. He was recently appointed as President & CEO at Inspera U.S., a leading global digital assessment platform.

Linda Jane Liutkus ’98 has been working with the Plan International o ce in Kyiv, Ukraine. While dealing with the challenges of power outages in winter, the team has been successful in getting funding and launching their rst two projects, with another four projects planned in the coming year to assist with humanitarian needs arising from the con ict in Ukraine.

’10s

Marielle Lespérance ’10 won her 8th world championship and 15th Canadian title in highland dancing this summer, tying the all-time national record.

Kwame Osei ’10 has recently authored a new children’s book, ‘Yes, I am,’ about diversity, inclusion and positive a rmations. The book empowers children while also exposing them to di erent cultures, he says. “Words are powerful. Words are often the di erence between a person’s ability to achieve and a person’s inability to achieve. The purpose of this book is to empower every child who reads it through powerful and a rming words. This book will help to build a foundation of undeniable con dence and self-assurance in children,” he says. “When we whole heartedly love ourselves and know ourselves, we are then able to dream beyond the falsehood of our limited beliefs.” For more, please see Link to: https://www.amazon.ca/ Yes-A rmations-childrenKwame-Osei/dp/0993641539

Victoria Fogarty ’16 is currently in the process of completing her Master’s of Science in Negotiation and Con ict Resolution at Columbia University in New York

’20s

Jack Pittman ‘22 and Hannah Bance ‘22 are two newly graduated StFX students who will be backpacking across Europe in the coming months and would love to reach out with other alumni. Hannah graduated with a BASc in Health and Jack with a BA. They will be traveling throughout the months of December to mid-April, visiting Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Greece, and Turkey. It would be amazing to be able to meet with other alumni living in these countries who are willing to make connections with us, they say. To contact us, you can email us at JackHannahEU2023@gmail. com. They greatly appreciate your support.

Meaghan Cormier ‘08, ‘18, ‘21 and Mark MacDonald ‘06 were married in Dartmouth, NS on May 22, 2022. Pictured here with StFX students, past and present, who attended the wedding.

Class of 2007 BSc human nutrition friends gather for a 15-year reunion in Cavendish, PEI. From l-r, Teri Emrich ’07, Tara Kinnear ’07, Sara Squires ’07, Ashley Brioux ’07, and Jensen Thomas ’07.

Sonya Jewkes ’14 and Marshall Lane ’14 recently became engaged. The happy couple will tie the knot in the fall of 2023.

Skyler McLean ’15 ’17 and Michael Staples ’16 are happy to announce their engagement. The wedding will take place at the StFX University Chapel in July 2023.

During homecoming weekend, Kathleen MacIntosh ’47 catches up with several alumnae in Mulroney Hall. From l-r, Krista Walsh’‘07 (Netherlands), Kim Carroll ‘05 (Bible Hill), Colleen Sorensen ‘06 (Ontario), Ashley MacInnis ’07, and Megan Coles ‘07 (Berwick).

’15

Kevin O’Brien ’61 (centre) with friends Janet and David Ross at the X-Men’s nal regular season football game. Janet and David are the parents of X-Men football star Connor Ross and X-Women rugby team co-captain Maddie Ross.

The various children of John ’08 and Alicia (Noonan) Adams ’08, Natalie Fleming ’08, Jamie Stinson ‘08, Glenn Horne ‘07 ‘08 and Sarah MacDonald ’09 ’22 getting a head start on their future StFX degrees this summer at the new Mulroney Institute of Government.

Members of the Northern California alumni chapter cheering on the Blue Jays. From l-r, Margaret MacDonald ’96, CJ Healy ’98, Jack Healy ’26, and Ross Thompson ’96

Janine (Nash) Connell ’06, teacher at Bliss Carmen Middle School in Fredericton, NB, is pictured with her students Adi, Lily and Olivia. The students met virtually with StFX President Dr. Andy Hakin to learn more about StFX and Antigonish to complete a school project.

Alumni gather in Lusaka, Zambia for the launch of a dialogue series for the Nyapachuma Memorial Foundation in support of young women and girls. From l-r, Dr. Debbie Castle, MAEd ’81; Kayi Nakazwe, BA ’10; Tio Sikazwe, married to Yatuta; Dr. David Fletcher, MAEd ’93; Yatuta Sikazwe, BA ’12; Dr. Adetoun Ilumoka, friend; and Dr. Emily Sikazwe, MAEd ’06, LLD ’11.