Tidings - 225th special anniversary edition

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225th Anniversary - Special Edition Guest Editor Adria Young (BAH ’10) Editorial Board Tim Currie (BJ ’92) Kyle Shaw (BA ’91, BJ ’92) Greg Guy (BJH ’87) Adriane Abbott Design Co. & Co. www.coandco.ca Postal Address Tidings c/o Advancement Office University of King’s College 6350 Coburg Road Halifax, NS, B3H 2A1 (902) 422-1271

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Letters from the Alumni Association President and Guest Editor

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Message from Dr George Cooper

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King’s College Encaenia 2014

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The Daughter of the World: Meeting Malala by Amelia Hadfield

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FYP lecture: A Never Ending Source by Dr. Thomas Curran

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The 225th Anniversary Weekend in Pictures

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Willwerth Garden Opening

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Gala Dinner 2014

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Stewardship Report 2013/14

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King’s College Encaenia 2015

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Shahadu Abdul Somed by Paisley Conrad and Matthew Frise

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Alex Fountain Memorial Lecture 2014/15: Jan Zwickey

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Alumni Annual Dinner 2015

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Stewardship Report 2014/15

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LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

BOB MANN 2012–2014

THE QUESTION OF WHAT MAKES KING’S a beloved place was on my mind during the Anniversary Weekend held to toast the 225th year of our college. Students, faculty, staff and alumni spanning eight decades gathered together to celebrate and reminisce.

Stories were shared and experiences were re-lived. We talked about our extraordinary programs. We reflected on our close-knit campus community with faculty, staff and administrators who know students personally and can recall them by name years later. We celebrated a vibrant extra-curricular performing arts culture that lives comfortably next to a strong and accomplished sports program. We toasted our own, honouring Elizabeth Reagh QC (BA ’57) with the Judge J Elliott Hudson award and inducting Roselle Green (Journalism Dip ’65) and Colleen MacDonald into the Order of the Ancient Commoner.

We dedicated a garden to King’s architect Roy Willwerth. We celebrated our unwavering commitment to a liberal arts education. And we laughed. A lot.

The event brought alumni from different generations together to celebrate what we have in common: King’s. For all of us, King’s is a shared place and a shared experience — a journey of exploration that we all undertook in the early days of adulthood. Based on the conversations I had over the weekend with alumni going back 30, 40, 50 and even 60 years, that shared journey is a truth that predates the Academic Building, the Library, Journalism, FYP, you name it.

I’m proud to call King’s my college. I’m prouder still to share the King’s experience with so many, regardless of age or era.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

ADRIA YOUNG ALL OF HISTORY IS AN encyclopedia of time past and present: a giant, heavy repository of memories, experiences, and hopes.

And anniversaries are the carefully folded, dog-eared pages to which we always return.

In 2014, King’s College celebrated its 225th anniversary. And it was a year that lasted 17 months. It began with the calendar year in January 2014 and carried through to the conclusion of the school year in May 2015. Among other events, it embraced two Encaenia celebrations and one very large party.

From its beginnings in New York City to the pastoral haven of Windsor, Nova Scotia, to its urban home in Halifax’s south end, King’s has started many new chapters in 225 years, each with its own cast of characters that leave unforgettable marginalia and forever shape the storyline. In June 2014, the 225th Anniversary Weekend brought together generations of alumni to review our history and plan for the future. That’s the most exciting part of our history book at King’s: tomorrow’s page is intentionally left blank. The pristine, smooth surface is only starting to be filled, but it’s already been bound with optimism.

In this special edition of Tidings, each one of these pages is a candidate for the future chapters of King’s College. Each page is a crucial addition to our narrative that ensure we will continue to a new leaf; because we are hopeful; because it belongs to all of us; because we keep making memories; because we are King’s College.

Congratulations to 225 years, and here’s to 225 more.

Bob Mann (BA ’01) Adria Young, (BAH ’10), MA ’11

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

DR. GEORGE COOPER 2012–2016

DEAR KING’S ALUMNI AND FRIENDS Without the busy comings and goings of students, summer on the quad tends to be quiet. So it was a delight to have the campus bustling again with the lively conversations of the many alumni and friends who came ‘home’ to celebrate King’s 225th anniversary.

For Tia and me, it was a great pleasure to meet you and hear your King’s stories. Many of you wrote to us afterwards to say how much you enjoyed reconnecting, not only with friends and classmates, but with King’s as a place of enduring significance for you.

You, our alumni, have always been vital to our success. We encourage you to share your affection for King’s with the bright young high school students you meet. We

hope you will come out to King’s events and organize your own alumni gatherings. And, if you are able, please consider supporting our scholarships and the other funds that help future generations of students to come to King’s and enjoy all that is offered here.

King’s rich history is not without challenges.

And, as many of you know and shared with us in June, alumni have always been a part of every solution.

Warm greetings to you all. We hope to see you ’round the quad again.

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Former presidents, Dr. John Godfrey, Dr. Marion Fry, Dr. William Barker, and Dr. George Cooper, 225th Anniversary Weekend, June 2014

Dr George Cooper President and Vice-Chancellor, 2012–2016

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Part of what distinguishes King’s is that we’re taught to consider things not in isolation, but as they relate to different thinkers, experiences, periods, and disciplines. However contained our day-to-day existence might be, the ideas we are engaging with are not. I don’t mean to make some claim as to the universality of knowledge, but only to suggest that what we learn here matters because it teaches us to look more carefully at both ourselves and our surroundings. And with this questioning comes the suspicion, however hubristic, that we’re not just studying history, philosophy, journalism, or literature, but actively participating in it — joining in a conversation that’s still unresolved. As Borges put it, “A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships.”

— E xcerpt from the valedictory address by Genevieve Plumptres To read or watch the full address visit ukings.ca/alumni/events/encaenia/2014-encaenia

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ENCAENIA 2014 ADDRESS

by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston

I HAVE SPENT MUCH of my life in academia, so to be recognized by King’s College is quite meaningful to me. It was also interesting to learn that I am not the first governor general to be presented with an honorary degree from this institution. The Duke of Connaught received one in 1912, describing the school as “one of the educational pioneers in this country, deserv[ing of ] the respect of all good Canadians.”

Certainly an apt description of King’s College!

This university’s history dates back 225 years. Imagine what a fresh-faced young Canadian in 1789 would have experienced, the lessons that would have been taught,

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the discoveries that would lie ahead. For more than two centuries, King’s College has witnessed advances in science, astronomy, mathematics, genetics, medicine, and the very nature of the universe itself.

And King’s College and its students have proven themselves to be resilient over these past two hundred years. Take for example the massive fire in 1920, which destroyed the university, then housed in Windsor. The very continuation of this institution was in jeopardy, but instead of accepting its fate, this school fought to live another day. Since then, Halifax has been this university’s home, and this place has been your home since you began your studies.

A lot has changed over the past 225 years — indeed, a lot has changed in the past decade alone! — but this should not be surprising or concerning. After all, at its very core, the university experience is about learning and evolving.

We all come into the university experience with preconceived ideas and notions, all of which are soon challenged in this stimulating environment. Some of what we believe is reinforced, but sometimes what we learn is transformational.

It could be as simple as discovering a

new author or considering a new historical perspective, or as significant as a complete rethinking of career paths. No matter how small or large the transformation, the experience of learning is as enthralling for students as it is for professors.

There is power in education, and one of my fellow honorary recipients today gives us perhaps one of the most affected interpretations of this. I speak, of course, of Malala Yousafzai.

By now, we all know something of her story. This young woman selflessly risked her life to speak out about the importance of education, specifically for girls. For those of us here, it is difficult to imagine what it would be like to have our freedom of education taken away. But for Malala, this was a fact of life, and she was determined to change it. She has reminded us that education is an inalienable right, one worth every risk.

At her address to the United Nations last year, Malala said: “… Let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. Education is the only solution.”

There is a lot we can learn from this young woman. And incidentally, the reason

she is not physically here with us today is because she did not want to disturb her studies. I think that speaks volumes about her dedication to learning.

I am also delighted that King’s College will be launching the Malala Yousafzai Canada Scholarship. To give young women in developing nations an opportunity they would not normally receive, that is the essence of Malala’s message — and Canada’s message as well.

A quality education — like the one you received here at King’s College — can help us to grow as individuals, more confident in our beliefs and in our knowledge.

Whatever you end up doing, wherever you end up, I encourage you to give back in any way you can. I have seen first-hand some wonderful ways in which young Canadians are making this country a better place to live.

There is no doubt in my mind that each of you will leave your mark on Canada.

All of you here owe thanks to those first King’s College students, who entered the university 225 years ago filled with hopes and dreams and ideals. Though that first class was small, the students’ aspirations were not. And with each subsequent class, through years both lean and stout, these

young Canadians have given back to their communities, solidifying the reputation of Canada’s east coast as an innovative and transformational place to study.

I would like to leave you today with the same message I have delivered to countless young people all across Canada. There are those who would say that you are the leaders of tomorrow. But that is simply not the case.

You are already leaders today. You are changing Canada, you are making a difference.

Whether you plan to study further or enter the workforce, whether you stay in Halifax or move to other provinces or countries, I know that you will take all that you learned here with you.

Use your talents, use your passion, use your knowledge, use your kindness, use your creativity, use everything that you have at your disposal to do good in this world. Because when you do — when we all do — we build a fairer, smarter, more caring society.

Thank you and good luck to you all.

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TOP LEFT: Genevieve

TOP: King’s Chancellor the Honourable Kevin Lynch and honorary degree recipients

Plumptres CENTRE: Dalhousie’s Chancellor, Fred Fountain, granting King’s/Dalhousie degrees

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degree recipients, Malala Yousafzai, the Honourable Michael Meighen, Carol Anne Charlebois, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and the Honourable Dr. John Hamm

To read this speech in full, to learn more about these honorary degree recipients, and to watch Malala Yousafzai’s video please go to: https://ukings.ca/alumni/events/ encaenia/2014-encaenia/

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THE DAUGHTER OF THE WORLD: MEETING MALALA

by Amelia Hadfield

SHE’S MET PRESIDENT OBAMA and the Queen. She spoke at the UN headquarters in New York on her 16th birthday. She’s the youngest winner in history of the Nobel Peace Prize. Like many iconic figures, she is singularly known: Malala. The declaration is simple, but striking. She had simply to acknowledge: ‘I am Malala’, and the two dimensions of her young life — as unrelenting champion of women’s education — and as consequential target for the Taliban regime — came together on 9 October 2012.

By her early teens, Malala Yousafzai was already a well-known figure, having championed actively for the rights of young women to attend school. Riding home on a crowded school bus from the Khushal Girls School & College in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, Malala, and two school friends, were shot at three

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times. It is astonishing that anyone could emerge from the ferocity of such an attack.

Initially treated in Pakistan, Malala was transferred to the UK, where she received medical treatment throughout 2013. Her recovery paralleled her meteoric rise to fame, emblematic of the standoff in foreign affairs between liberal attitudes to education and government, and fundamentalist attitudes underlying repressive administrations.

The opportunity, and indeed the great privilege of meeting Malala came, unexpectedly, from the University of King’s College.

King’s had earlier decided to bestow an honorary doctor of civil law on Malala at its 225th Encaenia in May 2014. The logistics involved however, were demanding.

Because Malala was at that time studying for her CGSE exams, travel to Canada was

not possible. So Adriane Abbott, director of Advancement, arranged for me as the ‘local King’s person’, and Professor Tom Curran to meet Malala, her father Ziauddin, and a film crew at the Birmingham Public Library.

Those who attended the 2014 Encaenia, or who have seen the two clips on the King’s website can see that we filmed two segments, using the library’s contemporary architecture, and a rather rainy Birmingham as a backdrop. First, we see Malala receiving the doctoral hood and diploma from Professor Curran, and addressing her fellow King’s graduates. Then, there is a longer piece in which she expresses her pleasure at the announcement of the Malala Yousafzai Canada Scholarships for young women from developing countries.

Throughout the morning, Malala was

relaxed, open and friendly: giggling when having to choose the right size doctoral hat, joking about the new title of ‘doctor’, expressing her excitement about the possibility of a trip to Canada, and at the conclusion of the filming, generously presenting Professor Curran and me with signed copies of her 2013 autobiography, I Am Malala. Her father, Ziauddin, who describes Malala as ‘the daughter of the whole world’, was present throughout; over tea, we discussed education in general, the key educational projects that he is driving, as well as the differing ability of international organisations to make a genuine difference. I gave my own perspective of the contributions to education by bodies such as the Commonwealth, and the European Union; and I’m privileged to have corresponded since on these salient issues. Malala

then spoke of her plans to finish a liberal arts degree and then pursue legal studies.

So much has already happened to Malala.

And yet, after the mammoth upheaval of her own life, and her myriad accomplishments, you get the sense that she’s only just begun.

Perhaps it’s the simplicity of her message that allows her to be at once tranquil and enthused; to be both serene, and yet stirred.

In the end, it is the simplicity of her message that counts: ‘one child, one teacher, one book, one pen.’

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Dr Thomas Curran, Clerk of Convocation, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Dr Malala Yousafzai, Dr Amelia Hadfield (BAH ‘96) PHOTO CREDIT: Edelman

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A NEVER-ENDING SOURCE

by Dr. Thomas Curran

IT WAS A BANNER 225TH YEAR for King’s — and for the teaching of Classics on the Dalhousie-King’s campus. We celebrated jointly, since the Dalhousie Classics Department has been a cardinal ingredient in the establishment, the continuation, the development, the stability and the national reputation of the Foundation Year Programme, which has now graduated over 40 consecutive academic classes. The unity of these two reciprocal institutions is perhaps best indicated by the remarkable fact that FYP’s first-ever director also served as chair of Classics at Dalhousie University until last year.

In emphasizing this complementarity, I am not only making the obvious point that members of the Classics Department (along with founding members of the Departments of German and Sociology) were indispensable in designing, planning, implementing, and staffing the Foundation Year Programme from its conception; it is also the case that the Dalhousie Classics Department (and the Classics themselves) provided a context within which a project as ambitious as FYP might make sense.

After we subtract all the holidays and examination periods and administrative requirements under which FYP operates, we commit ourselves — by way of lecture and tutorial — to deliver within a space of only six months a comprehensive and persuasive account of our social and cultural origins, apparently spanning over 2500 years. If we add ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Hebrew Scriptures and Homer into the mix, then we would have no difficulty extending our considerations (backwards) for at least

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a further millennium. An early example of how all this diffuse, diverse and bewildering material could be combined in “a single volume,” so to speak, has been provided, of course, by antiquity itself — and in the crucial 5th century BCE. The latest Penguin translation of Herodotus’s Histories is an addition to a list of at least six other English translations that are currently in print, and demonstrates the inexhaustible interest of this spellbinding repository of ancient knowledge.

And it is truly spellbinding. Theatre companies all over the world continue to deliver productions of those millennial dramas also first performed during the long Athenian 5th century (BCE), which we catalogue under the heading “Greek Tragedy.” The staging of these ancient tragic dramas are, today, mounted from every conceivable angle and point of view; the revisions and innovations are endless, whether we are dealing with retranslating, updating, archaizing, relocating, or re-imagining. The closest modern relatives to these endless dramatic reinventions are surely the plays of William Shakespeare: apparently, another inexhaustible resource for contemporary theatre.

One of the most striking of these more recent tragic revivals was a celebrated National Theatre (UK) production of Aeschylus’s Oresteia directed by Peter Hall in 1981, where even the original mise-en-scène of voice-amplifying masks was restored. More remarkable still was that this famous English director decided to apply to the chief officer of the London Fire Brigade for the use of real flame torches at the conclusion

of Aeschylus’s trilogy, in this quite amazing modern theatrical landmark.

Permission was initially refused by the chief staff officer of the Fire Brigade on the grounds that “the use of real flame is not essential to the action of the play or its effective presentation.” However, on November 27, 1981, a London Magistrate (Mr McDermott) ruled in favour of the National Theatre — saying in part (after rereading the trilogy himself ): Aeschylus’s Oresteia “is a wholly exceptional play by one who is the father of all playwrights” — for which reason it would be unthinkable not to make an accommodation, in this case.

The interest in Greek Tragedy never abates: at the beginning of May of this year, the English National Opera (London) mounted the first performance of a new work by composer Julian Anderson called Thebans, with a libretto adapted from the Oedipus dramas by Sophocles. The composer found the overwhelming challenge of producing this score consisted in finding “a sound world” which could begin to do justice to “the modernity, the antiquity and the eternity” of Sophocles’s tragedies.

By expressing this enthusiasm for the antiquity and modernity of these timeless dramas, no one is advocating that any King’s student live in the distant past, or that everything ancient is preferable to everything modern. Nonetheless, it is possible to catch this spirit of the abiding power of the “Classics” within a perfectly modern idiom.

Recently, the justly celebrated American Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau — for many the greatest living rival to Keith Jarrett — has

spoken about his own musical odyssey. From the age of 10, Mehldau studied classical piano music, with a strong inclination towards Chopin and Brahms. Then: “Between 14 and 20 I listened only to jazz. Improvising came easily to me and going into jazz gave me the freedom to go where I wanted to, with no fixed destination, though I soon realized there’s a lineage you need to know before you can throw it all out again and start doing your own thing.”

To mature as a musician, it was simply impossible for Mehldau to ignore this classical tradition in such a determined fashion, and so, in his 20s, Mehldau returned (as a student of jazz piano) to Schubert, Schumann and Fauré, and, as he says, “the two started merging together”: classical music and jazz — with the music of J.S. Bach (whom Mehldau describes as “a never-ending source... the Alpha and the Omega”) as “a staple of my practicing regime.”

Something like this sense of the towering achievement of the classically great, I suspect, also inspires the scores of FYP tutors who have served in the programme over its 40 plus-year history. We tutors know ourselves to be the privileged guardians of an incomparable wealth of literature (“a never-ending source”), through which students are able to discover, for themselves, the nature of the freedom which enables them (now confidently and sure-footedly) “to do their own thing.”

JOAN MORRISON: TEAM PRIDE FOR JOAN MORRISON (BA ’53), her bright blue King’s sweater was what she pulled on before going to wake the rest of the ground hockey team for their 7.00 AM practices in the field where the King’s Library now stands. She describes it as a “sporty cardigan”, and indeed it has three crests on each pocket — basketball and ground hockey — for each of the three years she played at King’s, as well as a large “K” emblazoned on the back. “We were dedicated to our sports, even though we lost many a game,” says Joan. “We were proud to be a team, and the sweater was a symbol of that.” A special limited edition of this sweater was reproduced by the King’s Co-op Bookstore for the anniversary celebration.

KING’S CHAPEL CHOIR CD WINS NATIONAL AWARD The King’s College Chapel Choir CD, Let Us Keep the Feast: Music for the Church Year, has won one of two Choral Canada Outstanding Choral Recording awards.

The CD was recorded to celebrate King’s 225th anniversary and is available from the King’s Co-op Bookstore and online.

CDs cost $18, including tax.

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225th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND

A CELEBRATION TO REMEMBER ON A MAGICAL SUMMER WEEKEND, 27–29 June 2014, the quad was transformed with tents, flowers, the clink of glasses, and the sound of many people laughing and talking.

Over 500 alumni, former presidents, faculty, friends, and current students came ‘home’ to celebrate and reconnect with friends, roommates and former professors. Many new King’s memories were created.

On these pages we present a few of the highlights in photos, from the opening reception to the farewell brunch — with the Godfrey Cup Fun Run, The Debaters, Chancellor’s Colloquium, Gala Banquet and many other activities and events in between. So many alumni stepped up to help — thank you to everyone.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Soccer on Wickwire field; Alexandra Society Tea; Humanities and Journalism Debates

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Social time about campus; The Godfrey Cup Fun Run; A Conversation with King’s Authors; The Chancellor’s Colloquium

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To see more photos from the weekend of celebrations, visit ukings.ca/alumni/events/ 225-anniversary-weekend/

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THE MAKING OF A GARDEN IN MEMORY OF ROY WILLWERTH We thank the Willwerth family for their gift of the Willwerth Garden which officially opened on the 225th Anniversary Weekend. In celebration, we share photos of its making and a story provided to us by King’s Inglis Professor, Dr Angus Johnston.

ONE EVENING AS THE SUN WAS SETTING Roy Willwerth and I were looking across the building site of the new academic building and the little quad he had created. Cement forms had risen up and we were expecting the major supports for the roof, coming in that night or the next. In the fading light you could see the arched empty window openings and feel how the new link had already altered the space and presence of the main building and Prince Hall. Roy commented that he was already very happy with the buildings because he could see from their ‘bones’ that they were going to make “beautiful ruins”.

Roy said that there is a stage in the construction of every good building when this should happen. Architecture, he said, is the art of spatial living forms and must always recognize that such beauty is larger than our lives and indeed larger than the life which buildings house, the various uses which institutions, King’s, in this instance, will have for them. The art must bring out to the full the living use, but be aware that the most important life of some buildings may be in their bones, the “beauty” of their ruins.

The centuries confirm how true this is. And how important is that sense of the past and the future, for education generally and for King’s? That sense of overarching time is central to what goes on in all our classes on a daily basis.

Celebrating the Willwerth Garden, brought about by the College and Janet Willwerth, was so fitting, on the 225th anniversary of our living institution. And a garden! He inspired us and inspires us still, with an oddly infectious joy and yet a profound humility, to make our lives and the life of this institution as full as can be. Roy, in his person, and in his library, his academic building, and now in his garden reminds King’s that part of that fullness comes from the odd distant hope, in the midst of life, that grace, beauty and form will outlive us all.

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WILLWERTH GARDEN PARTY LUNCHEON There was sunshine and prosecco, a tent full of delectables, 225th birthday cake, and memorable speeches. Alumni and friends gathered to join the Willwerth family for the Willwerth Garden dedication.

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OVER 300 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS kicked off the Saturday evening of the 225th Anniversary Weekend with “drinks by decade” receptions — including a cool blue King’s cocktail and carefully selected music from the times. Afterwards everyone gathered in Prince Hall for the Gala Dinner at which there was toasting, feasting, and the presentation of awards.

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DALE GODSOE, Chair of the King’s Board of Governors, presented Elizabeth Reagh, QC (BA ’57) of Prince Edward Island with the Judge Elliott Hudson Award for services to her profession and community. Clerk of Convocation, Dr Thomas Curran, armed with his pine cone wand, inducted long-time Sodexo chef Colleen MacDonald and Roselle Green (Journalism Diploma ’57), orchestrator of the annual Dr Saul Green Memorial Lecture, into the Order of the Ancient Commoner. Former King’s president, Dr Marion Fry (BA ’53) gave a rousing toast to the “225 years young, academically vibrant” King’s.

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Mr. Rob Sobey addresses the King’s community.

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED Bequests

$136,191

Annual Fund

$258,842

Gifts

$1,922,931

In-Kind

$7,956

TOTAL $2,325,920

YOUR GIFTS DIRECTED Unrestricted

$86,559

ibraries & Academic L Programmes $130,187 Athletics

$29,180

Chapel

$56,100

Chapel Chior Student Support Student Life Campus Renewal Other

April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014 EVERY FACET of the King’s community was touched by our 225th anniversary ‘year’ and philanthropy was part of the celebration. Canadian business leader, philanthropist and King’s Honorary Doctor, Donald Sobey, committed $2 million to King’s to establish the Donald R Sobey Family Scholarships. Describing his gift, Donald Sobey said, “In every field of endeavor today — business, medicine, 1 law, government, education — success depends on people who understand the achievements and failures of our past and have the intellectual flexibility to deal 2 with the unknown challenges of our future. The study of the liberal arts produces such people.”

This magnificent gift was announced at King’s by his son, Rob 3 Sobey. It is a transformational anniversary gift that honours our students.

4 we re-opened the Pit, King’s black box theatre, which is home to the This year, King’s Theatrical Society. The Pit was completely refurbished (without losing its 5 charm) by a generous gift from the Harrison McCain Foundation. Ann McCain Evans, Chairperson of the Foundation, came to King’s to rededicate the space, 6 take in a special performance, and ‘cut the ribbon’.

7 of Journalism received a new addition to Computer Lab 3, the The School newsroom for digital reporting workshops. Donald Stevenson (BA ’62), who 8 established the Audrey Stevenson Memorial Scholarships in Journalism to honour his mother’s pioneering place in the history of female reporters in Canada, 9 gave King’s a beautiful portrait of his mother painted by Claude Picard. Audrey Stevenson’s image (and perhaps her spirit) now joins the students for their weekly story meetings.

And lest you imagine that only transformational and artistic gifts get recognized, take note that we never round our numbers in our reports at King’s. We are grateful for every single gift. We understand the wave of generosity that sustains us from year to year arrives in many forms, and each gift adds up. Thank you for continuing to keep King’s in your heart and among the institutions you support.

$81,685 $1,232,499 $35,816 $655,906 $17,988

TOTAL $2,325,920

DONOR REPORT

Adriane Abbott Director of Advancement

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Mr. Rob Sobey (centre) joined by (left to right) President George Cooper; Board Chair, Dale Godsoe; Students’ Union President, Anna Dubinski, and former Board Chair, the Honourable Dr. John Hamm, on the occasion of the announcement of the Donald R. Sobey Family Scholarships.

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DONOR ROLL To those whose names appear on the following pages, we acknowledge your support with gratitude.

CHANCELLOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000 and over) Anonymous (1) Judy Abraham The Rev. Debra Burleson ∂ George & Tia Cooper ∂ Harrison McCain Foundation ∂ Kathleen Jaeger ∂ Knowledge First Foundation Ian & Johanne (Zwicker) McKee Power Corporation of Canada ∂ B. Lynn Sawyer The Donald R. Sobey Foundation Donald Stevenson ∂ UKC Alumni Association ∂ Wilson Fuel Company Limited ∂ GOVERNOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000 to $9,999) William Barker & Elizabeth Church ∂ Black Family Foundation Chere Chapman & Gord Cooper HMCS King’s Wardroom John Honderich Isles Foundation Incorporated Mary Janigan & Tom Kierans Peter Jelley ∂ Rowland Marshall ∂ Caroline Reiss Clifford Shirley & Marcia Shirley ∂ David K. Wilson ∂ INGLIS CIRCLE ($2,000 to $4,999) David & Robin Archibald ∂ Peter & Patricia Bryson ∂ Hope Clement ∂ Thomas Curran ∂ Daniel de Munnik & Tasya Tymczyszyn ∂ Thomas Eisenhauer Elizabeth & Fred Fountain ∂ Kevin & Carolyn Gibson ∂ Roselle Green ∂ Alan Hall Susan Hunter ∂ Roland & Marian (Huggard) Lines John MacLeod ∂ McInnes Cooper ∂ Jeff Newman

Bruce Nicol Nova Scotia Power Inc. ∂ Richard Oland Neil & Patricia Robertson ∂ Sarah E. Stevenson ∂ Roger & Romy Straathof University of King’s College Day Students’ Society ∂ Walrus Foundation PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($1,000 to $1,999) Anonymous (1) Adriane Abbott ∂ Christine Andrews Michael & Jeanette Beard The Hornbeck Family Alberta Boswall ∂ Gregor & Beth Caldwell Gordon Cameron Patricia Chalmers Paul Charlebois ∂ Joan Clayton Peter Conrod Elizabeth Edwards ∂ Christopher Elson ∂ Arthur Frank & Catherine Foote J. Roderick Fraser Dale Godsoe Graduating Class of 2013 Sheryl Grant Catherine & David Hamilton John & Brenda Hartley William & Anne Hepburn ∂ Larry Holman ∂ Ronald Huebert ∂ Simon Jackson Danford & Mary (Burchill) Kelley Kim Kierans ∂ Laurelle LeVert ∂ Mark MacKenzie Kenzie MacKinnon Rod MacLennan Gillian McCain Elizabeth Miles ∂ Lois Miller Beverly (Zannotti) Postl Elizabeth (Strong) Reagh Pierre Alvarez & Jessie Sloan Ronald Stevenson Bruce Towler & Judy Steele Nicholas Twyman ∂ Daniel Watson

Fernald Wentzell ∂ Steven Wilson ∂ Anne Woods BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE ($100 to $999) Anonymous (9) John Adams Eric Aldous ∂ Terri Lynn Almeda ∂ John Alward ∂ Esther (Wainwright) Amiro Carol Anderson Melissa Andrew Cynthia Andrews Dennis Andrews ∂ Stephen Andrews Philip Anisman S. B. Wallace Archibald Gwen & Thor Arnason Terry Arnason Thora Arnason Alison (Johnson) Arnot Lorraine Atherton Nathalie Atkinson James Baker Janet Baker Paul Baldwin Jennifer Balfour ∂ Mary Barker & Ron Gilkie ∂ Roberta Barker ∂ Keith Barrett ∂ John & Lorraine Baxter T. Frederick Baxter Katrina Beach Donald Beanlands Scott Beard Leslie (Donald) Behnia Cheryl Bell Michael Benedict Paul Bent Matthew Bernstein Peggy & Peter Bethune Elizabeth Boudreau Hani & Anne Boulos Anne Brace Malcolm Bradshaw ∂ Tom Brennan The Brennan Family Lauren Brodie Brookfield Residential Rebecca (Moore) Brown ∂ Brian Brownlee Fredrik Bruun

Sandra Bryant Brian Burnell Evelyn Burnett Steven Burns & Janet Ross Amanda D. Burt Barbara Butler George & Sandra (Jones) Caines ∂ Robin Calder ∂ Anne Cameron Fiona Cameron Sheila Cameron Carolyn (Tanner) Chenhall ∂ Greg & Karen Chiykowski Garth & Carole (Cassidy) Christie Clare Christie ∂ Fred Christie ∂ Donald Clancy ∂ David Clare Kirsten Clark Wilma Clark & Megan Clark Wayne Cochrane Peter Coffin Robert & Elizabeth (Parsons) Colavecchia Walter Cook James Craigie Richard & Marilyn (McNutt) Cregan ∂ Andrée Crépeau Hugh Crosthwait Joel Crouse Anne Curtis Brian & Lindsay Cuthbertson ∂ Staff from 3A ICU, CDHA Liz Johnston Gwendolyn Davies Wendy Davis ∂ Joan Dawson ∂ Robert Dawson Ann (Creighton) Day Frans De Bruyn Paul Cassel & Diane de Camps Meschino Alexandre De Saint-Sardos Kenneth Dekker Andrea Derby Kenneth & Marged Dewar Fraser Dewis & Marilyn (Lingley) Dewis Andrew Dick Susan Dodd ∂ Dooleys

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Jordan Draper Stephanie Duchon Terry & Sandra Dunn Robert Dunsmore ∂ Margaret Eady Corinne Earle ∂ Donnie & Laurie Earles James Eaton Nancy Eaton Louis Michael Eddy Kelly & Jim Edwardson Bala & Satya Elango C. Russell Elliott ∂ Irwin Ellis Lynne Erickson Mark & Lynn Etherington Monica Farrell Jim & Marilyn Feir Mike Fenton & Donna Howlett Adam Fine David Fletcher Ian Folkins ∂ Ilze Folkins Robert Ford ∂ Gisele (LeBlanc) Forsey Lillian (Taylor) Fowler Rosalie Fox Brenda & Robert Franklin ∂ Paul Friedland Marion Fry ∂ Bruce Geddes Linda Gee & Andrew Jones Dr. Lloyd Gesner Susan Gesner Peter Giddens Dorota Glowacka ∂ Richard Goldbloom Sandra Goodwin John Gorrill ∂ Andrew T. Graham Kirk Graham & Thalia McRae Nita H. Graham ∂ Harry Grant David Gray Anne Gregory ∂ Joanna Grossman Claudine Guiet Charles & Anne Gunn Maureen Gurney & Kenneth Goessaert Judy & Larry Haiven ∂ Brenton Haliburton Halifax Junior Bengal Lancers Muriel Halley Bev Greenlaw & Sylvia Hamilton ∂ Geraldine Hamm ∂ Wayne J. Hankey ∂ 32

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Jim Harbell & Pat McQuaid Carla & Steve Harle D. Byrne & Laura Harper Peter Harris David S. Hart Nicholas Hatt Lillie Haworth E.Kitchener Hayman ∂ Annette Hayward C. William Hayward ∂ Pamela Hazel David Hazen Douglas Hazen Harold Hazen Mark & Shirley (Wall) Hazen ∂ Warren Heiti Jennifer Henderson Oliver Herbst ∂ Angela Hill Barbara Hodkin Ron Hoffman Kara Holm Neil Hooper Evelyn Hornbeck Dennis & Doris House Michaela Huard Brian & Laurie Hughes Ian & Catherine Hugill Diane & Paul Hurwitz ∂ Joe Hutter Robert Hyslop ∂ Erin Iles Monique Isaacson ∂ Alan Levine & Iris Jacobson Barbara Jannasch Willard Jenkins & Nancy McCarthy Ian Johnson Paula Johnson ∂ Doreen Kays Edward Kelly ∂ Mary (Lewis) Kennedy D. Ross Kerr Roy Kimball Stephen Kimber ∂ W. J. Tory & Margaret (von Maltzahn) Kirby Douglas Kirkaldy ∂ Stephen Knowles Frances (Kuret) Krusekopf ∂ Jeannette Laba Catherine Lace Andrew Laing Paulette Lambert Jacob Langer & Ferne SherkinLanger Patricia Langmaid Jennifer Latham

Caleb Lawrence Amanda Le Rougetel ∂ Joanne Leatch Patsy & Arthur Leblanc John & Nancy Leefe ∂ Graham & Marilou LeGeyt Sandy & Murrin Leim George Lemmon T.C. Leung Ruth Loomer ∂ Henry & Fyola Lorenzen Tim & Matilde Lownie Iain R.M. Luke ∂ Gregory Lypny ∂ Elizabeth (Cordes) MacCara Lesa MacDonald David & Margaret (Currie) MacDonald John MacFarlane Ken & Mary MacInnis ∂ David Mackay ∂ John MacKenzie Norman MacKenzie ∂ Lisa Mackey Bruce & Peggy MacKinnon Lina (McLean) MacKinnon ∂ George MacLean ∂ John MacLean Stephen & Julianne (Doucet) MacLean Russell MacLellan Jennifer (Bassett) MacLeod Marli MacNeil ∂ Nancy Maklan Adrienne Malloy James Mann Robert Mann Julie Marshall Mary Martin ∂ Rene & Carmen Martin ∂ Brian Matchett Jackie Maxwell Heather May ∂ Allen McAvoy & Jennifer Laurette Mary Grace (MacDonald) McCaffrey Kim McCallum ∂ Molly McCarron Frances (Smith) McConnell Moira McConnell Avery & Vivian McCordick William McCracken David & Kathryn (Havercroft) McKinnon Cal McMillan ∂ McNeil Family Stuart McPhee

Melba Basketball League David Mercer Sheryl & Malcolm Mercer Kaitlin Merwin Robert Meyer Beverley Millar ∂ Carol Miller Claude Miller Gary Miller Kathy & Dick Miller Susan S. Miller Kelly Laurence Catherine (Rhymes) Misener Janet Mitchell Christopher Mogan & Mary Grise Dr. & Mrs. Michael Moran David Morris Kathryn Morris Brendan Morrison Joan Morrison Terry’s Horseback Riding Friends Susan & Bruce Moxley Diane Murray Barker Peter Nathanson ∂ Ardis Nelson Janice Nicholls Kenneth Nickerson Kenneth & Brenda Niles NSLC Sharon & Roger Nupdal Peter O’Hearn Anne O’Neil ∂ Kyle Shaw & Christine Oreskovich Charlotte (MacLean) Peach LeRoy Peach ∂ Anja Pearre Gary Pekeles & Jane McDonald ∂ Anne & Lloyd Pelton Arthur & Elizabeth (Baert) Peters Robert Petite George Phills ∂ Diane Pickard & Russell Bamford C.B. (Chuck) Piercey ∂ Ranjit Pillai Brian Pitcairn ∂ Ann Pituley Naomi Pleizier Janet Pollard Elizabeth Murray & Gary Powell ∂ Morton Prager ∂ Margo Pullen Sly ∂

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Gordon Pyke Christina Quelch Irene Randall ∂ Janice Raymond Catherine Read Adele Reinhartz & Barry Walfish Dr. Peter Rendek Patrick Rivest Edward Rix Brenda & Greg Roach Tudor (Caldwell) Robins ∂ Anna Ruth (Harris) Rogers ∂ Henry & Phoebe Roper ∂ Susan Rose Bala Jaison & Marc Rosen ∂ Francois Rouget Michael Rudderham ∂ Helen Anne Ryding Stanley & Anne Salsman *Barry Sawyer James Scattolon Karen Servage & John McGugan Brian Sherwell Jack Siemiatycki Patricia Simpson & Kim Read William Skinner Ann Smith Barbara Smith ∂ Ben Smith ∂ L. Douglas & Ruth Smith Weldon Smith Stephen Snobelen Peter & Elizabeth (Bayne) Sodero ∂ Dharmarajan Sreenivasan Detlev Steffen Thomas Stinson ∂ Kevin & Janice Stockall John Stone Mary Stone ∂ Livingston Sutro John Swain ∂ David Swick Lisa Taggart ∂ Elaine Taylor R. Brian & Sheila Taylor Kelley Teahen ∂ D. Lionel Teed ∂ Jerome Teitel ∂ Geraldine Thomas ∂ Donald & Mary (Archibald) Thompson Julie & Glen Thompson Chelsea Thorne Sarah Thornton Kelly Toughill ∂ Keith Townley Edward Trevors

Llewellyn Turnquist & Jennifer Inglis Elizabeth Uy & Peter Linder Fred Vallance-Jones ∂ Thomas & Nora (Arnold) Vincent ∂ Nancy (Clark) Violi Anne Von Maltzahn Isabel Wainwright ∂ Mordecai Walfish ∂ Alan & Janet Walker *Philip Walker ∂ Richard Walsh ∂ Suzanne Wheeler-Romeo Ewan Wilding & Cindy Ott William Williams ∂ The Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Wissler Kathryn Wood Stuart Wood Peter Nasmith & Wendee Wood Glenn & Karen (Cordes) Woods ∂ Peter & Maida Woodwark Des Writer Elizabeth Yeo Robert & Elizabeth Young Your Father’s Moustache CUPOLA CLUB (up to $99) Anonymous (6) Joan Aitken ∂ Donna (Richardson) Allen Helen Anderson Rita Anderson ∂ Krista Armstrong Kenneth Askew Allison M. Bain Jill Barker Margaret (Campbell) Barnard Virginia Barton & Bruce Creba Joshua Bates Jonathan Bays Gilbert Berringer ∂ Brian Bezanson *Avard Bishop Andrew Black ∂ Frances Black Carrie Bolton Weldon Boone Danny & Marnie Bourgeois Daniel Brandes & Dawn Tracey Brandes David Brien Myrna Brown & Nathan Gilbert Rae Brown Terra (Duncan) Bruhm ∂ Ronald Buckley Colette Budge

Nancy Campbell Ann Carmichael Center for Adults in Progressive Employment Bette (Coombs) Clancy Ginny (Lewis) Clark Dolda Clarke ∂ Clyde Street Liquor Store Charlotte (Graven) Cochran ∂ Janet Cochran George M. Cochrane Don Connolly John Cook ∂ Robert Craig ∂ John Creelman Hawley Crosby Martin Curran Tim Currie & Christina Harnett Michael Cussen & Mary Costello Arthur Cuzner Mona & Louis Cytrynbaum Christie & Diane Dalman Guenevere Danson Christine Davies Susan Davies ∂ Douglas Davis Frances E. Dibblee Carol (Coles) Dicks ∂ Heather (Hamilton) Doepner Alain Doucet & Christine Allison Gordon Earle Barbara (Thorne) Edwards Williams English & Jennifer Adams ∂ Thomas Evans Alexander Farrell Alyssa Feir & Matthew Baker Phillip Fleury ∂ Janice Fralic-Brown Colleen Franklin Maria Franks Aileen Fraser Caroline Garceau German Heritage Language School Association of Nova Scotia Edward Gesner Joan Gilroy ∂ Carol Gold Terrance Graham Brenda Gray Laura Griffiths Kathleen Hall Vanessa Halley & Shaylan Burkhart Marilyn Hames Bruce Hancock

Elizabeth Hanton ∂ Andrew & Anne (Dorey) Hare Susan Harris William Haslam David Henry H. Douglas Hergett Nancy Herve Kim Hickman Mary Hills Jesse Hiltz Michael Hoare ∂ Margaret Horsfall Bruce Howe Marie & Jim Howell Alison Hugill Nancy Hyatt Belay Iassu Debbie James Michael Kaczorowski Gladys (Nickerson) Keddy Glen & Glenda (Cummings) Kent ∂ Mary Beth Knight Elizabeth Kobes Simon Kow ∂ Diane Kuipers Clifford Lee Henry Lipsett & Marisa Collins Ralph Logan Darlene Lorimer Rexanne Lugar Shauna MacAulay Christina Macdonald Ronald A. MacDonald Sharon MacDonald Doug MacInnis John & Clair MacInnis Eric MacKay ∂ Judy MacLean Linda MacLean Catherine MacLeod Ronald Marks David Martin Keith Mason ∂ Joel Maxwell M. Garth Maxwell ∂ Simon McCamus Annie McClelland Graham McGillivray Gary & Bethany Miles Joyce (Blanford) Millman Elizabeth Montgomery Virginia Moore Andrew Morrison & Jennifer Morawiecki ∂ Mary Munro Richard Munroe G. Warren Murley TIDINGS | SPECIAL EDITION 33

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Ann McCain Evans, Chair of the Harrison McCain Foundation, visits the campus to re-open ‘the Pit’ and enjoy the inaugural play in the newly refurbished space. Student representatives from the King’s Theatrical Society perform an opening ‘thank you’ to the Harrison McCain Foundation.

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Susan Newhook Rodger & Melissa (Gillespie) Noel Emma L. Norton Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board David Olding Andrew O’Neill ∂ Frances Ornstein Deborah Osmond Ken & Paulina Oulton William Gardner & Kathleen Pajer Stewart Payne Sandra Penney Cynthia (Smith) Pilichos Rachel Pink Frances A. Plaunt Eleanor Plowman Marcia Porter Helen Powell Mark & Carolyn Power James Purchase F. Alan Reesor Sheila (Fenton) Robinson Gillian (Bidwell) Rose ∂ Carol Rosenthall Laurie Ross Rhonwyn & Rocco Rossi ∂ Jonathan & Emily (Hunter) Rowe Luana (Rowlings) Royal ∂ Megan Rudson Elizabeth Ryan ∂ Mary Salenieks Mary (Marwood) Sargeant ∂ Debra Savoie Seaview Manor Benevolent Fund Shelley Shea Elizabeth Sherwood Amy Silver Ellen Sim Paul Simpson Carol & Alasdair Sinclair Katharine M. Sircom Raymond & Sandra Skaine Olga & Lem Skeete Antonia Sly Nichols & Cluny Nichols Ruth Elizabeth Smith Sean Smith M. Muriel Smyth Julia Sorensen Andrew Sowerby Janet Still ∂ Joan (Venner) Stronach

Geoffrey Strople & Margaret Dechman Lorna (Surpless) Bryant Philip Taber Karis Tees Roger Thompson Edward Thompson Kay Thompson & Quint Medley Mary Thomson Dave & Sheila Thornton Shirley Tillotson Nicholas Townley Randy & Deborah Townsend Mike Voigt Valerie Vuillemot Charles Wainwright Angela Walker Terrance Wasson ∂ John Weeren ∂ William Wells Christopher J. White Daniel J. Whitten Peter & Irene Wilkinson J. Tim Wright Ewa Zaremba LEGACY Estate of Henry Drake Petersen ∂ Estate of F.C. Manning ∂ Estate of Robert Morris IN MEMORY OF Innis Christie Jane Curran Michael Elliott Linda Fowler Jackie Harmer Marion (Whyte) Haviland Calvin Headley Joan Holman Leslie Jaeger Daina Kulnys Mary Laperle Verna & Austin Munroe Andrew Pitcairn Warrena Power Robert Boris Raymond Lorne Rozovsky Carol Smiley Janice Smith Joy Smith Major Reg Thompson John Tibbits Kraft von Maltzahn Leslie (Cutler) Walsh Susan Williams Dexter

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IN HONOUR OF Simon Carrington George Cooper & Tia Cooper Kevin Gibson Dorota Glowacka Graduating Class of 2013 Ian & Johanne (Zwicker) McKee Elizabeth Pink Alexander Rose Brenna Sobanski EVENT SPONSORS CBC Clearwater Fine Foods Inc. Co. & Co. Coastal Restoration & Masonry Ltd. Duffus Romans Kundzins Rounsefell Architects Ltd. Eastlink Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc. Grant Thornton LLP Greco Pizza Gryphon Investment Counsel Halifax Glass & Mirror Ltd. Hopgood Dean Group at Scotia MacLeod MacGregor Brown Plumbing & Heating Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Marvin Windows and Doors McInnes Cooper Rector Colavecchia Roche RBC Royal Bank RE Group Scotiabank Commercial Banking Scotia Cleaning Services Inc. Schooner General Contracting Limited Sodexo Canada Ltd. Surrette Battery Company TC Transcontinental Printing TD Insurance Meloche Monnex The Chronicle Herald Wilson Fuel

∂ represents 10 + years

DONOR ROLL BY DECADE 1937 C. Russell Elliott

Ruth Loomer Joan Morrison

Elizabeth (Baert) Peters Donald Thompson

1938 Robert Dunsmore

1954 Keith Barrett Walter Cook Robert Ford John Gorrill David MacDonald

1960 Sandra (Jones) Caines Harry Grant Arthur Peters Mary (Archibald) Thompson Fernald Wentzell

1955 Anonymous (1) John Alward John Cook Margaret (Currie) MacDonald

1961 Garth Christie Roland Lines Richard Walsh

1940 *Philip Walker 1942 Margaret (Campbell) Barnard 1947 Edward Thompson 1948 Alberta Boswall Anne Cameron Danford Kelley Brian Sherwell David K. Wilson 1949 Barbara (Thorne) Edwards Margaret Horsfall M. Muriel Smyth 1950 Joan Clayton J. Roderick Fraser Mary (Burchill) Kelley Johanne (Zwicker) McKee 1951 Hope Clement Dr. Lloyd Gesner Elizabeth (Cordes) MacCara Keith Mason Kenneth Nickerson Gillian (Bidwell) Rose 1952 Donald Clancy Arthur Cuzner Alexander Farrell E.Kitchener Hayman Frances (Smith) McConnell Anna Ruth (Harris) Rogers William Skinner

of consecutive giving ∂ represents 5 + years

of consecutive giving

1953 Donald Beanlands Carol (Coles) Dicks Corinne Earle Marion Fry

1956 Gilbert Berringer Ann (Creighton) Day Frances E. Dibblee Harold Hazen George Phills Joan (Venner) Stronach 1957 Malcolm Bradshaw Dolda Clarke John MacKenzie C.B. (Chuck) Piercey Ann Pituley Gordon Pyke Elizabeth (Strong) Reagh Mary (Marwood) Sargeant Ben Smith Isabel Wainwright Robert Young 1958 Joan Aitken George Caines Fred Christie Joan Gilroy David S. Hart C. William Hayward Avery McCordick Michael Rudderham Weldon Smith 1959 David Clare Janet Cochran Roy Kimball Norman MacKenzie G.Warren Murley LeRoy Peach

1962 Carole (Cassidy) Christie Marilyn ( Lingley) Dewis Geraldine Hamm Caleb Lawrence Russell MacLellan Clifford Shirley Donald Stevenson Nancy (Clark) Violi 1963 T. Frederick Baxter Charlotte (Graven) Cochran Gwendolyn Davies Fraser Dewis Gordon Earle Edward Gesner Doreen Kays Stephen Knowles Marian (Huggard) Lines David Morris James Purchase Elizabeth (Bayne) Sodero D. Lionel Teed Nora (Arnold) Vincent 1964 Lillie Haworth H. Douglas Hergett T.C. Leung Anja Pearre Barbara Smith William Wells 1965 Roselle Green Wayne J. Hankey Michael Hoare Nancy (Morrison) Leefe Cal McMillan

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Lois Miller John Stone Thomas Vincent William Williams 1966 Anonymous (1) Ronald Buckley Carolyn (Tanner) Chenhall Annette Hayward Glen Kent John Leefe Eric MacKay James Mann M. Garth Maxwell 1967 Mary Barker Clare Christie John Creelman Hugh Crosthwait Douglas Hazen Bruce Howe Glenda (Cummings) Kent Carol Miller Charlotte (MacLean) Peach Sheila (Fenton) Robinson

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1970 Elizabeth (Parsons) Colavecchia Robert Colavecchia Andrew Hare Anne (Dorey) Hare William Haslam John MacFarlane David Mackay Brian Matchett 1971 Ken MacInnis Rodger Noel Irene Randall *Barry Sawyer Sheila Taylor The Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Wissler 1972 Anonymous (1) Esther (Wainwright) Amiro Irwin Ellis Ian Johnson Gladys (Nickerson) Keddy Linda MacLean Mary Grace (MacDonald) McCaffrey

1968 Ginny (Lewis) Clark Peter Coffin Lillian (Taylor) Fowler Brenton Haliburton Peter Harris Edward Kelly Ronald A. MacDonald Cynthia (Smith) Pilichos Beverly (Zannotti) Postl Lorna (Surpless) Bryant

1973 Phillip Fleury Brian Pitcairn R. Brian Taylor Charles Wainwright

1969 Robin Calder Bette (Coombs) Clancy Wayne Cochrane Richard Cregan Marilyn (McNutt) Cregan Catherine (Holley) Haslam Larry Holman Robert Hyslop Lina (McLean) MacKinnon Ronald Marks Stuart McPhee David Mercer Janet Mitchell Anne Pelton Robert Petite Helen Powell Elizabeth Ryan

1975 *Avard Bishop William McCracken Luana (Rowlings) Royal Elizabeth Sherwood

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1974 Susan Harris Kim McCallum Melissa (Gillespie) Noel John Swain

1976 Peter Bryson Mary (Lewis) Kennedy W. J. Tory Kirby Adrienne Malloy Ruth Elizabeth Smith Geoffrey Strople 1977 Wendy Davis Michaela Huard Margaret (von Maltzahn) Kirby

1978 Robert Craig Margaret Dechman Gisele (LeBlanc) Forsey Jennifer (Bassett) MacLeod John MacLeod Patrick Rivest 1979 Andrew T. Graham Jennifer Henderson 1980 Leslie (Donald) Behnia Patricia Chalmers Sheryl Grant Bev Greenlaw David Hazen Peter Linder Shelley Shea 1981 Anonymous (1) Weldon Boone Thomas Curran Elizabeth Hanton Catherine (Rhymes) Misener Stewart Payne F. Alan Reesor 1982 Robert Dawson Kim Kierans Marli MacNeil Elizabeth Uy 1983 Christine Davies Thomas Eisenhauer Terrance Graham Catherine MacLeod 1984 Anne Gregory Claudine Guiet Tim Lownie Judy MacLean Kelly Laurence Kevin Stockall 1985 Donna (Richardson) Allen S. B. Wallace Archibald James Eaton Mark Hazen Shirley (Wall) Hazen Iain R.M. Luke

Mark MacKenzie Peter O’Hearn Marcia Porter Neil Robertson Kelley Teahen John Weeren 1986 Anonymous (1) Sheila Cameron Christopher Elson Ian Folkins Janice Fralic-Brown Simon Jackson Andrew Laing Joyce (Blanford) Millman Peter Nathanson Angela Walker 1987 Cynthia Andrews Colette Budge Susan Dodd Jennifer Inglis Julianne (Doucet) MacLean Stephen MacLean Gillian McCain Ellen Sim Katharine M. Sircom Ronald Stevenson Elaine Taylor Steven Wilson 1988 Terri Lynn Almeda Dennis Andrews Jennifer Balfour Bruce Hancock Amanda Le Rougetel Nicholas Twyman Terrance Wasson 1989 Jennifer Latham Laurelle LeVert Christopher Mogan Roger Thompson 1990 Daniel Brandes Sandra Goodwin George Lemmon George MacLean Dr. Peter Rendek Sean Smith Llewellyn Turnquist

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1991 Rebecca (Moore) Brown Paul Charlebois Oliver Herbst Edward Rix Kyle Shaw Kathryn Wood 1992 Tim Currie Kenneth Dekker Maria Franks Bruce Geddes Kevin Gibson Mary Grise Cluny Nichols Sandra Penney 1993 Jonathan Bays Andrew Dick Paul Friedland Lesa MacDonald Molly McCarron Kathryn Morris Suzanne Wheeler-Romeo Stuart Wood 1994 Chere Chapman Gord Cooper Peter Giddens Peter Jelley Frances (Kuret) Krusekopf Susan S. Miller Jennifer Morawiecki Sarah E. Stevenson Lisa Taggart Christopher J. White 1995 Carolyn (Smith) Gibson D. Ross Kerr Andrew Morrison Christine Oreskovich Christina Quelch J. Tim Wright 1996 Eric Aldous Nathalie Atkinson Roberta Barker Christina Harnett Tudor (Caldwell) Robins

1997 Melissa Andrew Heather (Hamilton) Doepner Angela Hill Mary Beth Knight Deborah Osmond 1998 Fredrik Bruun Fiona Cameron Thalia McRae Andrew O’Neill Ranjit Pillai Emily (Hunter) Rowe 1999 Anonymous (1) Rae Brown Shaylan Burkhart Amanda D. Burt Gordon Cameron Kirk Graham Alan Hall Vanessa Halley Jonathan Rowe Antonia Sly Nichols 2000 Alexandre De Saint-Sardos Kathryn (Havercroft) McKinnon 2001 Anonymous (1) Lauren Brodie Jennifer Laurette Robert Mann Paul Simpson Sarah Thornton Valerie Vuillemot

2004 Jonathan Bruhm 2005 Frances Black Dawn Tracey Brandes Joanna Grossman David Henry Susan Hunter Susan Moxley Chelsea Thorne Nicholas Townley Tasya Tymczyszyn 2006 Terra (Duncan) Bruhm Brendan Morrison 2007 Williams English Graham McGillivray Margo Pullen Sly Mordecai Walfish 2008 Jennifer Adams George Cooper Guenevere Danson Jesse Hiltz 2009 Martin Curran Alyssa Feir Alison Hugill Christina Macdonald Henry Roper Philip Taber

2010 Anonymous (2) John Adams Krista Armstrong Paul Bent Liz Johnston Jordan Draper Clifford Lee Simon McCamus 2011 Matthew Baker Barbara Butler Kaitlin Merwin B. Lynn Sawyer 2012 Elizabeth Fountain Evelyn Hornbeck Elizabeth Montgomery Emma L. Norton 2013 Anonymous (2) Allison M. Bain Stephanie Duchon Graduating Class of 2013 Amy Silver Donald Sobey 2014 Megan Rudson Current Students Karis Tees Daniel J. Whitten *deceased

2002 Joshua Bates Daniel de Munnik Allen McAvoy David McKinnon Des Writer 2003 Laura Griffiths Nicholas Hatt John MacLean Andrew Sowerby Glenn Woods Karen (Cordes) Woods LEFT TO RIGHT: Jason Crawley, Jennifer Taylor, Dr. Susan Taylor, Donald Stevenson,

Amanda Leslie (BSc ’13, BJ ’14), Vice-President Kim Kierans, in Computer Lab 3 with the portrait of Audrey Stevenson.

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If you keep on wearing the colours you earned during your time here, life won’t be dull. Because being a colourful chameleon is never dull. Whether or not we end up as philosophers or journalists or lawyers or historians of medieval ancient witchcraft or anything else that we studied here, we’ll be able to use the colours we’ve developed to do what we do differently. Oddly. Quirkily. Originally. And now, I’m about nine words over the 1,500 essay word count so I’ll leave you to discuss.

— E xcerpt from the valedictory speech by Haydn Watters.

To read the full address visit https://ukings.ca/alumni/events/encaenia/2015-encaenia/

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CONVOCATION ADDRESS

by John Honderich, may 14, 2015

OPPOSITE PAGE

BOTTOM RIGHT: Dr. John

TOP: Dr. John

Honderich and Shahadu Abdul Somed

Honderich delivers the convocation address.

BOTTOM LEFT: Honorary

degree recipients (left to right) Dr. John Honderich, Dr. Michael MacMillan, Dr. Roselle Green and Dr. John Bragg.

To read their citations and Dr. Green’s Baccalaureate Speech visit: https://ukings.ca/ alumni/events/ encaenia/2015encaenia/

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CHANCELLOR LYNCH, President and Vice Chancellor Cooper, Board Chair Godsoe, Deans, esteemed colleagues, graduands, family members and honoured guests.

I want to begin by expressing my profound thanks to the public orator for those exceptionally kind words. It’s not often you get compared to Julius Caesar.

Ole fellow newspaper hacks don’t usually speak about each other this way.

But I think I could get used to it.

I also want to say how special it is to be awarded this distinction from a college I hold so dear.

And to be witness today to the graduation of the journalism student I have sponsored and mentored, Somed Shahadu from Northern Ghana, is nothing short of exhilirating.

Somed, you make me so proud.

Your story is one of extraordinary diligence, perseverance and personal courage.

May your success be an inspiration to others.

Finally my distinction in standing here today is even more enhanced when I think of the significant cumulative achievement of my fellow honorees — Roselle Green, John Bragg and my fellow Torontonian and proud business partner Michael MacMillan.

It is truly a privilege to be honoured with you all today.

While I may have graduated twice from another place, my links to King’s began a long time ago, not surprisingly to its school of journalism I came here first when the legendary George Bain was running the school, then later when John Godfrey took over.

I have watched it grow and prosper.

And over the years, King’s has produced some truly great journalists, several of whom have come to work at the Star.

I think it fair to say the school today has carved out a distinctive niche of excellence among Canada’s top tier schools of journalism.

It’s a reputation to be very proud of.

But it is now the glowing graduates before me to whom I would like to pay special tribute — and offer a few words on the exciting path before you.

Throughout this room I sense that magic of anticipation that excites every graduating class.

The world is before you. The possibilities grand, the potential — without boundary.

For that, I am sure you are grateful for what king’s has provided.

Not only your degree. But more importantly, the knowlege, the rigour and the thirst to excel that will undoubtedly serve you well in the years ahead.

Each one of you surely has an ambition, a goal or a life plan.

But I would hope that part of that plan would involve a commitment to live a meaningful life, to participate as a citizen of this country and to participate in your community.

In my experience, when one takes one’s passion and intertwines that with one’s community and then grounds it in a personal code of values, the resulting sense of achievement can be nothing short of extraordinary.

You have had the great fortune to attend King’s at a time when public discourse and the open debate of great issues is fulsome and rich.

However, one must never take this for granted.

For in order for this public discourse to take place, all of you must be informed. You must have the best information to make informed decisions and to participate meaningfully.

To me, the quality of public debate, if not the very quality of life, is a direct function of the quality of media that serve it.

Indeed, I go further. The very functioning of a healthy democracy is predicated on a well-informed populace.

If the media don’t function well and don’t do the hard-hitting, ground-breaking investigations along with the bread and butter coverage of our institutions, we will all suffer.

In my view, it is newspapers that have always played a unique role in this informing process.

Through ground-breaking investigative projects, searing features, pointed commentaries, hard-hitting crusades and biting editorials, newspapers have most often set the agenda for public discussion.

They provide, when well run, the means for a populace to examine itself, a channel to ferret out lies, abuse and corruption and a vehicle to give voice to those whose voices are not often heard.

This is not to deny the impact of the electronic media. Nor is there any set rule that says newspapers must play this role.

But for decades, if not centuries, this has been the case.

I always like to cite the example, especially when I am here, of celebrated King’s journalism graduate Jim Rankin who 15 years ago definitively exposed the practice of racial profiling within Toronto’s police force.

His series rocked the city and the police took us all the way to the supreme court of Canada. We won at every level For this series alone, it took more than $1 million, more than one year’s work, countless court challenges and a determination that only comes from a media institution flush with both resources and an iron will.

Yet what do newspapers face today?

An online revolution that has decimated the traditional media across the continent with reporters being laid off by the hundreds and newsrooms shrinking everywhere.

Meanwhile, more and more young people like this graduating class are switching to the web where blogs and websites flood the space with up-to-the minute news and commentary.

And you do it for free.

Make no mistake, this shift has already had a profound impact on the quality of media in Canada — and consequently the quality of our debate.

There are some who rhapsodize this trend as a democratiziation of information — allowing one and all to participate in news gathering and commentary.

They herald this as the welcome disarming of journalists as the gatekeepers of news and information.

Precious few.

To me, there is absolutely no question traditional journalism will survive.

There will always be a need for story telling. And I don’t think it matters on what platform stories keep being told. We are already seeing a revolution on this front.

But it is the fate of serious investigative journalism that I worry most about.

Is Facebook the answer?

I think not.

What about Twitter?

It seems more and more young people get their news from Twitter — which is another story!

But 140 characters to do an inquiry into racial profiling?

I think not.

Instagram?

Are you kidding?

My generation has been scratching its collective head trying to figure this one out.

But we’re far from the solution.

My guess is it will be your generation that comes up with the solutions. You are the ones leading the way in this new digital age.

And I have every confidence you will do so.

So I say to you all today, be demanding in what you expect from your media.

Remember always you have a vested interest in being well informed and making sure quality journalism survives.

My good friend and fellow journalist Sally Armstrong has a great way of putting this challenge.

“You have had the great fortune to attend King’s at a time when public discourse and the open debate of great issues is fulsome and rich.”

I do not share this view.

Because these same bloggers and instant commentators rarely choose to dig deep or launch in-depth investigations. Speed and instantaneous reaction are the bywords of the net.

Meanwhile, as newsrooms shrink, both the resources and reporters required to do serious journalism are in shorter and shorter supply.

Who today has that $1 million that Jim Rankin had 15 years ago to do his decisive work?

“There are no innocent bystanders in this process,” she says. “Either you are part of the solution, or through inaction part of the problem”.

At issue is nothing less than the vibrancy and health of our society.

And if this honour today serves to highlight this challenge, my joy will be doubled.

Thank you

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SHAHADU ABDUL SOMED

by Paisley Conrad (BA ’17) and Matthew Frise

FOR THE AVERAGE KING’S STUDENT, a call home is an easy, almost careless activity. For Shahadu Abdul Somed (BJH ’15), calling his mother in Ghana was a special event, something that only happened four times during his degree. The Ghanaian village where Somed’s mother lives doesn’t have a phone line.

Abandoned by his father at a young age, Somed was raised by a single mother who was left to care for her family on her own.

The future for Somed seemed hard. “I would work as a farm labourer then retire and perhaps die at fifty. That was supposed to be my life,” says Somed. “But of course it’s not, I’m here.”

Somed’s story is about anything but expected outcomes.

As a child, Somed would sneak away from his village to walk three hours to the nearest school. There, he would sit in a tree and listen to the children inside reciting their lessons. One day, the teacher noticed him in the yard. Initially she thought he was one of her pupils cutting class. When she realized that he was not able to attend school, she put Somed on her bicycle, peddled back to his village, and asked his mother’s permission to put him in class. His mother gratefully obliged.

Immersing himself in his studies, Somed was well-liked by his teachers and peers.

Schools in Ghana, however, charge tuition and these fees increased for Somed each year. An entry scholarship sponsored by Susan Kiely, an American philanthropist, gave Somed the chance to enter senior high school. To advance, he applied to, and won, national student competition. The winnings

covered his tuition. Somed graduated from high school with distinction.

With the exhilaration of graduating behind him, Somed made a search for his estranged father but it resulted in further rejection rather than affirmation. The deflating response birthed a vocation in Somed: he became concerned with improving the lot of young girls who face lives much like his mother’s. “I accepted my life was a tragedy,” says Somed, “I wanted to ask why it had to be like that, and to see if there was anything I could do to prevent what I was going through for someone else.”

Moving back in with his mother, who he had only seen sporadically during his time

water, we could find water ourselves. I told her there are young girls who are going to end up in forced marriages. Some of them will be killed or they will end up like my mom, her entire life dominated by men. I wanted [Susan] to help us.”

Kiely asked his name, and there was a spark of recognition. Opening her computer, she ran a search and found that one of the scholarships she funded in Ghana had gone to Somed years ago. Kiely eagerly agreed to assist if he organized an initiative.

Somed returned to the city, and to his old friends who were all very involved with student politics. They formed a coalition of young people for change, called the Change

“I would work as a farm labourer then retire and perhaps die at fifty. That was supposed to be my life. But of course it’s not, I’m here.” attending senior high school in the city, Somed began to experience the power of education for implementing social change.

The only literate person in his community, he found himself reading correspondence for others. When foreign aid organizations came to implement initiatives in the village, Somed was the only interpreter. When Susan Kiely arrived to work on a water project, Somed took the opportunity to talk to her about another problem in his village.

“If we solved this problem, there would be no need for you to come here to give us

Makers. Their first order of business was to launch a campaign for girls education. Their goal was to see at least 20 female high school graduates in 20 villages in Ghana by the year 2020. It was Somed’s dedication to this project, and the impassioned letters that he wrote every week to newspaper editors around Northern Ghana that lead to his interest in journalism.

“One editor wanted to know my story… he said the passion I had and my writing ability speaks of someone who could do journalism.” The editor offered Somed a

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“I accepted my life was a tragedy. I wanted to ask why it had to be like that, and to see if there was anything I could do to prevent what I was going through for someone else.” place to live in the city and encouraged him to strengthen his writing skills. One opportunity lead to another and Somed found himself working with a young woman named Sam Mednick (BJH ’05) who had recently finished her journalism degree at a small university in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

With Sam’s encouragement and fundraising support, and the support of his community, Somed arrived at King’s in September 2011.

Somed worked hard during his first year, achieving high grades, but the following September he was unable to find the money

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to pay his tuition.

As it happened, around that same time, John Honderich, Chair of the Board of Torstar Corporation, which publishes the Toronto Star, had agreed to fund an International Student Award for journalism at King’s. Somed successfully applied to this fund for the balance of his education. Honderich, a long-time friend of Kelly Toughill, Director of the School of Journalism, was at King’s delivering a lecture and agreed to meet Somed. After half an hour of asking Somed questions about his life and aspira-

tions, Honderich formed a positive impression.

From a mutual love the Maple Leafs and a commitment to truthful journalism, Honderich and Somed developed a close friendship. Honderich brought Somed to visit Toronto and see the Toronto Star editorial room, and Somed corresponds with Honderich and sent him Christmas cards.

Three years later, this unlikely pair shared the stage at Encaenia 2015, Somed receiving his Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) and Honderich receiving a Doctor of Civil Law honoris causa.

For Honderich, Somed stands out. “No one in Canada can tell a story like Somed’s…. he will take this learning back to Ghana.

This is an exceptional young man who can make a difference, now that he’s got the tools. I feel blessed that I had a chance to meet him.”

About his dear friend John, Somed says, “I feel the same way.”

IN MAY 2015, Shahadu Abdul Somed became the first person in his community to graduate from university. After graduation, he returned to Ghana to visit his mother and to present friends and family members with his freshly minted degree. The visit was deeply moving. “When I went home with my degree,” says Somed “the incredible moment of having to show the degree to the girls we’ve trained, to my community, to my Mum, and to everybody who witnessed my humble beginning of life was one incredible moment. One I’ll never forget. … The hope it brought to the community as a whole was just incredible.” The recognition of Somed’s achievement went beyond community well-wishes. While visiting Ghana, he guest-hosted a radio program. A week later, Somed received a phone call from the editor of Ghana’s premier newspaper asking if he was coming home to stay, offering him a job with the newspaper outright. “I have a lot of opportunities to select from” says

Somed, “just three years back — I couldn’t have imagined that I would have all these options.”

For now, Somed chose further studies in Halifax over remaining in Ghana. He is enrolled in graduate school and research in various disciplines at Dalhousie University where he is pursuing a Master of International Development. He also remains at King’s, as junior don of Angel’s Roost.

While Somed’s passion for telling stories runs through his blood, the issues that call him most deeply require broader knowledge of global issues beyond journalism skills alone. “I still want to practice journalism” says Somed, “but I feel I need more knowledge — I need to broaden my understanding of global issues, and I think international development will help me do that.” Somed’s thesis is exploring the gender dynamics of food security in Africa. “I try to analyze the policies in place, and highlight the disproportionate disadvantage women face in food

production process in Africa” says Somed “that’s the story I want to tell.” For Somed, selecting a research topic was easy — African food security has already occupied much of his undergraduate and life experience.

“Most of my friends are still trying to figure out what they want to do,” Somed observes, “I already know what I want to do.”

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ALEX FOUNTAIN MEMORIAL LECTURE

WHAT MEANING IS AND WHY IT MATTERS Canadian philosopher Dr Jan Zwicky delivered the fourth annual Alex Fountain Memorial Lecture on February 26, 2015. Current student Paisley Conrad interviewed Dr Zwicky after the lecture.

Their conversation follows, with minor edits by Dr. Zwicky for clarification.

Does meaning differ depending on the medium?

Meaning is very much a function of how a particular communicative gesture is made.

Even within language, we know tone of voice makes a difference. While tone can be conveyed by vocal inflection, it can also be conveyed by vocabulary, or it can be conveyed in the way sentences are constructed. It can be conveyed all kinds of ways.

Does your relationship with language and meaning changed based on how it’s presented, whether it’s through a conversation, or an essay, or an e-mail?

I think in all cases context is what determines what is going on, communicatively.

It’s hard to judge some aspects of context when you’re slogging away alone at your desk. But you always try to imagine your audience and to think about what, even in the most general way, they might be bringing to reading your words. In an interview, it’s easier. When there’s eye contact, then I’m interested in what you’re interested in, and who you are and what matters to you. The more we pick up about each other the more our vocabulary will change and what we say and how we say it will be a function of what we’re starting to register about one another.

It’s very much a question of context: what it is to meet someone’s eyes, or to see them gesture in just that way at a given point in the conversation. What are we communicating? All kinds of things. And we really know how to read that stuff.

Do you feel that because everything is guided by context, can meaning be universal in any sense of the word?

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That’s a wonderful question. The examples of what I think you might mean by universal meaning, at least the things that come to my mind, are certain proofs in mathematics.

There are elementary — that is, easy to follow — proofs of things like the Pythagorean theorem. I’ve taught philosophy and there is a proof not unlike the Pythagorean theorem, crucial to Plato’s dialogue Meno, which is on a lot of introductory philosophy courses.

There was always someone at the back of the class who would exclaim “Oh!” involuntarily at the moment she got the proof. One of the things that I think Plato wanted us to realize was that it doesn’t matter where you come from, or what language you speak, it doesn’t matter what sex you are, what gender you are, what race you are, how you’ve been brought up: you can see, if it’s the Pythagorean theorem, that the sum of two sides is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.

And part of what you see is that that is true independent of culture. If that’s what we mean by universal truths, then yes, I think mathematics provides us with a number of them. Are there other truths, independent of culture? I suspect there are. Can culture hide these truths? Yes. Culture can even disguise mathematical truths. So the interaction between culture and truth is a very complex one, but I don’t think that its complexity should mislead us into thinking that there aren’t any culturally independent truths.

Is there any way to separate your perceptions from your understanding of the world?

Yes. Looking; and then looking again. Exercising patience. Exposing yourself to other cultures, other ideas within your own cul-

ture. You have to grow up, and part of that process is encountering people, including nonhumans, different from yourself. In time, things happen to you, certain kinds of grief, certain kinds of joy; they open you up in ways and get you thinking. Simone Weil, the 20th century French philosopher, noted that when you’re not sure about a physical object, you get up, you walk around it, you try to look at it from all sides. And, she said, time allows us to do that with our own experience. When we wonder “was my judgement anthropocentric? was my judgement racist? was my judgement sexist?”, we can, over time, get up and walk around our ideas, as it were, and revisit the experience. We might revisit it again and again. Of course, memory isn’t wholly stable, but photographs, journals, essays and poems can help with that.

How can something ring true, or resonate for one person, and not for another person?

Again, context is fundamental. We can fail to pick up on something that someone else catches because our context hasn’t prepared us to pay attention in the requisite way. The larger question of how to facilitate understanding among folks who don’t see eye to eye is one that the environmental philosopher Arne Næss addresses. In addition to doing a lot of work on communications theory, he wrote a sort of platform for environmentalists who had to talk with developers and other big scale resource capitalists.

He encouraged both sides to move out to more and more general places in their own context where they could connect with one another. Everybody thinks that life is a good thing, and everybody thinks that flourishing

is a good thing, so you’ve got that in common. Start from your commonalities, and explore the points where different experiences inflect understanding of those common goods; communicate with each other about differences in relation to the things that are common. I don’t know for sure, but I’ve read that this model has been successful in helping people understand each other.

Something like that goes back to what I was saying before, how context helps us to understand what seems like the same claim, in different ways. It isn’t the same claim, because the context makes it into a different claim, so we have to create a shared context in order to understand one another.

What part does emotion play in meaning?

What are emotions? This is a question I’ve actually been working on, and I think that it’s very difficult to say. So I don’t have an answer for you, I only have some preliminary thoughts. The experience of a shift in how we perceive something when we see it as something else, awareness of different relations among the interior aspects of a thing that make it the thing it is — that kind of perception very often is accompanied by an emotional release. I suspect this means something about the evolutionary adaptiveness of our ability to see things as other things. I don’t mean to suggest that emotion is primitive, but whatever it is, it is clearly something that is related to physical states. And it seems to accompany a great deal of what we call thinking. So whether it’s distinct from thinking, or whether it shows us repeatedly that body and mind are not separate and that they are in complete communication, I don’t know. I don’t doubt that emotion is crucial in thinking: it often guides us, and helps us stay on track. The release of emotion when we learn something is crucial to understanding what thinking is.

What place does analysis have when you consider the meaning of something?

Analysis is one very basic way in which humans think. It is a way that has a very good fit with language. We are animals who use language, and being human involves using language and exercising our capacity for analysis. Analysis sees the world not in wholes but in little bits and pieces. It slows down comprehension. It breaks a bit off and says “let’s focus on that!”. That kind of slowing down can be a way of getting perspective. But I believe that the experience of meaning is the experience of the whole. If we engage in analysis, it’s crucial to reinte-

grate the entire perception. If we stick with what’s broken apart, if we valorize that mode of thinking above all others, we’re going to be missing out on what’s most important about being alive and being here.

But if it’s so natural for us to compartmentalize, and pick out what we’d prefer to think about. How can we step back and look at the whole?

Seeing wholes appears to be as innate and inalienable a part of being human as analytic comprehension is. Getting a joke often involves that kind of understanding. Learning melodies and grasping analogies are other examples. They all depend on grasping wholes first and seeing parts of wholes second. And this is something that we just do. But, ideologically, you and I live in a culture that deprecates that kind of thinking.

There’s where I think the issue lies. Why is whole-thinking deprecated? My hypothesis is that it’s because it gets in the way of analytic thinking. Analytic thinking is basic to regarding things as resources — as objects that don’t arouse positive emotion, things we can just use. When we perceive wholes, we pick up on their interior relations; things seen this way have a live presence for us.

It’s harder just to use them without caring.

A culture hell-bent on technologification wants to turn everything into a resource and so won’t acknowledge that comprehending wholes is a fundamental way that humans think. However, I’d like to see education strengthen the capacity for that kind of comprehension just as much as it strengthens our analytic capacities.

good, I was always interested in what he had to say. I really liked Al, too. And I never knew what was going to happen next. Where did they come from? I have no idea.

Did you actually find a small, frog-shaped rock on the beach?

Yes! In an era of instant gratification, limited by the scope of Twitter as you say in The Book of Frog, how can we create expansive meaning and expression?

Give up Twitter. That’s the short answer. Really commit to larger forms. Explore them, and insist on them in your life. If you’re an extravert, spend time with people face to face, unplugged. If you’re an introvert, spend time alone, unplugged — experience the nonhuman world on its own terms, reflect deeply on what you’ve read, listened to, seen, touched, tasted. Take time to think carefully before you write or speak. Resist the temptation to participate for the sake of participating. But I say that, and I realize that it must sound cavalier. I’m not your age, I’m not trying to contend with what you’re experiencing. I’ve found a path that I find deeply rewarding and it doesn’t involve a lot of instantaneous communication with people over great distances. However, maybe I would feel more pressure to take part in that kind of communication if I were 40 years younger than I am. I do know people your age who have, for the very purpose of trying to find a slower, steadier way of living, cancelled their Facebook and Twitter accounts.

I do think it’s possible. But I don’t imagine that it’s something very easy.

You’ve written a lot of beautiful books of philosophy and poetry, and then you’ve wrote The Book of Frog. It’s the first thing I’ve read of yours, and it’s a very bizarre reading experience. I was wondering if you could talk about what it was like to write such a weird book.

I had so much fun with The Book of Frog! It was as though I wasn’t writing it. I had that experience that you may have heard fiction writers describe: the character just takes over and talks. Who knows how. I don’t like the internet; I’m a feminist; yet here’s this character, who is really rude and sexist, and loves the internet — who is he? Oh, he made me laugh. He told me jokes that I thought were really funny, and then I started to understand that some of the brashness was a cover. It was like getting to know a fleshand-blood person. Because I thought he was funny, and because I thought his heart was

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2015 ALUMNI ANNUAL DINNER KING’S ALUMNI GATHERED on June 27th in Prince Hall for an evening of dinner, honours and camaraderie. Greg Guy (BJH ’87) presented the 2015 Judge J Elliott Hudson Award to Barbara Stegemann (BA ’91, BJ ’99), in recognition of her outstanding contribution to King’s, and to her profession. Two alumni, John MacKay (BA ’71) and Steve Wilson (BA ’87), who have each demonstrated a longstanding commitment to King’s, were inducted into the Order of the Ancient Commoner.

Four alumni who graduated in 2005, Colin Burn (BAH ’05), Ian Gray (BA ’05), Adam Hardiman (BAH ’05), and Adam Richardson (BJH ’05) were presented with 10-year anniversary pins. Receiving his 25th anniversary pin was Paul Thompson (BA ’90). Dr. Roselle Green (Diploma Journalism ’65, DCL ’15), Lois Miller (BAH ’65) and Dr. David Morrison (BA ’64, LTh ’65) received pins in celebration of their 50th anniversaries. Also receiving 50th year anniversary pins, Ann Pituley (BSc ’57) and Dr. David Wilson, (1948, DCL ’13) whose graduation dates preceded 1965.

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STEWARDSHIP REPORT 2014/15

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TOTAL FUNDS RAISED Bequests Annual Fund Gifts In-Kind

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TOTAL $2,145,866

YOUR GIFTS DIRECTED Unrestricted

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$6,139

DONOR REPORT April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015 WHEN THE PLASTER came off the walls in the Lodge, and the facilities crew had gutted the building back to the studs and stone, stubborn bits of seaweed insulation could be seen clinging to old nails. The Lodge had knob-and-tube wiring. I had no idea what that was but I learned it has been obsolete since the 1930s, deemed unsafe 1 by the fire marshall and, ultimately, not insurable. Our former president, Dr. Bill Barker, along with 2 his family, had lived among an assortment of collection buckets on the upper floors that worked overtime in rain storms. In this environment, conversations 3 began about what to do with the Lodge. Its repair would be costly.

Would a future president want to live there? Do we need a space to celebrate student success, invite 4 alumni, and mark academic year milestones? Is it important to our community that the president should live among the students? To the last two ques5 tions, there came a resounding yes.

The Lodge 6 eventually had many great champions, but the lead gift, the gift that made the project seem possible, arrived in this fiscal year from our former Chancel7 Michael Meighen and his wife, Kelly, through the T.R. Meighen lor, the Honorable Family Foundation. It was an anniversary gift that ensured the continuation of this 8 aspect of the residential tradition at King’s.

And other traditions continue. Since its beginning, King’s has relied on alumni 9 support. At the close of this fiscal year (and the end of the 17 month anniversary ‘year’), the “225th Anniversary Alumni Scholarship” had well surpassed its goal of $50,000 (2X25). Thanks to your generosity and the power of collective giving, the scholarship’s endowment reached a value of $71,411. The Annual Giving Fund, too, directed your gifts to all areas of the College.

Thank you to everyone who supports this unique university. It is with your help that King’s will see another 225 years.

$43,833 $125,923 $1,248,877 $27,795 $556,350 $4,985

TOTAL $2,145,866

The Honourable Michael Meighen (Chancellor 2001-2013), Kelly Meighen, and Board Chair Dale Godsoe take a tour of the Lodge in its gutted state.

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Ranjit Pillai Simone Pink & Doug Mitchell Brian Pitcairn ∂ Ann Pituley Frances A. Plaunt Naomi Pleizier Elizabeth Murray & Gary Powell ∂ Helen Powell Peter Power Steven Power Morton Prager ∂ Margo Pullen Sly ∂ Gordon Pyke Christina Quelch Irene Randall ∂ Janice Raymond Catherine Read Carol Reardon F. Alan Reesor Adele Reinhartz & Barry Walfish Dr. Peter Rendek Iris (Martell) Richards Tim Rissesco Patrick Rivest Tudor (Caldwell) Robins ∂ Brian Robinson & Ann Surprenant David Robinson Anna Ruth (Harris) Rogers ∂ Tracey Rogers Bala Jaison & Marc Rosen ∂ Rhonwyn & Rocco Rossi ∂ Michael Rudderham ∂ Elizabeth Ryan ∂ Helen Anne Ryding Stanley & Anne Salsman Halina Sandig & Peter Middleton Christine Saunders Elizabeth Scarratt Jill Sears Laura Sears Karen Servage & John McGugan Brian Sherwell David Sherwin & Marilou Reeve Jeffrey Silver Carrie & Peter Simon Douglas Simpson Lynda Singer William Skinner ∂ Ann Smith Barbara Smith ∂ Ben Smith ∂

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L. Douglas & Ruth Smith Stephen Snobelen ∂ Peter & Elizabeth (Bayne) Sodero ∂ Trudy Somers-Lamb Dharmarajan Sreenivasan Detlev Steffen Thomas Stinson ∂ Kevin & Janice Stockall Reginald Stockall Dorian Stuber Jennifer Stucker Robert & Susan Summerby-Murray Livingston Sutro John Swain ∂ David Swick ∂ Lisa Taggart ∂ Marilyn Tate Elaine Taylor R. Brian & Sheila Taylor Kelley Teahen ∂ D. Lionel Teed ∂ Jerome Teitel ∂ Donald & Mary (Archibald) Thompson ∂ Chelsea Thorne Gary Thorne Sarah Thornton Kelly Toughill ∂ Keith Townley Nicholas Townley Tasya Tymczyszyn & Daniel de Munnik ∂ Sabrina Uswak Fred Vallance-Jones ∂ Saras Vedam & Jeff Miller Pauline Verstraten Thomas & Nora (Arnold) Vincent ∂ Nancy (Clark) Violi Anne Von Maltzahn Mordecai Walfish ∂ Richard Walsh ∂ Alvin Westgate & Cathy Ramey-Westgate Suzanne Wheeler Romeo ∂ Gregory White Jana Wieder Peter & Irene Wilkinson William Williams ∂ Gregor Wilson Rose Wilson The Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Wissler James Wood Peter Nasmith & Wendee Wood

Peter & Maida Woodwark Hugh Wright Judy Wright Charles Wurtzburg Drew Yamada & Jennifer Adcock Therese Zarb CUPOLA CLUB (up to $99) Anonymous (5) Sarah Abman Janet & Kenneth Adams Paula Adamski Bob Aishford Joan Aitken ∂ Donna (Richardson) Allen Lindsay Archibald Mary Ann Archibald Krista Armstrong Kenneth Askew Lorraine Atherton Karla & George Atwood Diane Baldwin Mary Barker & Ron Gilkie ∂ Michael Barnable Margaret (Campbell) Barnard John & Lorraine Baxter Scott Beard Cheryl Bell Gilbert Berringer ∂ Kirby Best Frances Black Daniel Brandes & Dawn Tracey Brandes ∂ Myrna Brown & Nathan Gilbert Rae Brown Terra (Duncan) Bruhm ∂ Mordy Bubis & Nina Stipich Ronald Buckley Brian & Tina Maria Burns Anne Cameron Nancy Campbell Carolyn (Tanner) Chenhall ∂ Janet Cochran John Cook ∂ Robert Craig ∂ John Creelman Martin Curran Tim Currie & Christina Harnett ∂ Arthur Cuzner Guenevere Danson Susan Davies ∂ *Cynthia Davis Douglas Davis ∂ Peter & Taunya (Padley) Dawson

Frances E. Dibblee Carol (Coles) Dicks ∂ Donna DiCostanzo Kathryn Dingle Bethany Draper Jordan Draper Michael Dunn Gordon Earle Brian Edwards J. Beth Edwards Catherine (Sutherland) Emmerson Williams English & Jennifer Adams ∂ Alexander Farrell ∂ Ashley Fitzpatrick Alexander & Stacey (MacDonald) Forbes Janice Fralic-Brown Nevin French Edward Gesner Andrew Gilbert Holly Gilkie Pamela Gill Joan Gilroy ∂ Nicholas Graham Terrance Graham Brenda Gray Laura Griffiths Emanuella Grinberg Liz Hadfield Nick Halley J.Brian & Janet (Marsden) Hamilton Elizabeth Hanton ∂ Susan Harris *Walter Harris David Hart Keith Hatfield Pearl Hazen H. Douglas Hergett ∂ Joseph Herschorn Nancy Herve Angela Hill Mary Hills Jesse Hiltz & Stephany Tlalka Michael Hoare ∂ Barbara Hodkin Bruce Howe Caroline (Bennet) Hubbard Debbie James ∂ Randall & Rachael (Earle) Jewers Claudette (Callbeck) Johnston David & Ena Gwen Jones Michael Kaczorowski

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Gladys (Nickerson) Keddy Barry & Mary Ellen King W. J. Tory & Margaret (von Maltzahn) Kirby Mary Beth Knight Simon Kow ∂ Cyndy Kuan Diane Kuipers Clifford Lee Carl Lem & Sarah Dingle Richard Sean Lorway Christina Macdonald Ronald A. MacDonald Kevin MacDonell Anne MacDougall John & Clair MacInnis Eric MacKay ∂ John MacKay Alyssa H. MacKenzie Robyn MacKinnon Linda MacLean Ronald Marks Graham Martin Keith Mason ∂ M. Garth Maxwell ∂ Barbara (Neish) McArthur Paul & Lucy McDonald Heather McEwan Graham McGillivray Molly McKay Caitlin McKeever William Mercer Gary & Bethany Miles Jillian Millar Drysdale Elizabeth Montgomery Andrew Morrison & Jennifer Morawiecki ∂ Jim & Rhonda Musgrave Donald Neish Rodger & Melissa (Gillespie) Noel David Olding David Olie Andrew O’Neill ∂ Christine O’Neill-Yates Cheryl O’Shea Deborah Osmond Anne & Lloyd Pelton Sarah H. Petite David Potter Nancy (White) Power Kevin Reinhardt Lars Renborg Nicola Rendell Sheila (Fenton) Robinson Carol (Fairn) Rogers

Gillian (Bidwell) Rose ∂ James Ross & Amanda Margison Jonathan & Emily (Hunter) Rowe Luana (Rowlings) Royal ∂ Mary (Marwood) Sargeant ∂ Myra (Crowe) Scott Shelley Shea Jack Siemiatycki Ellen Sim Paul Simpson Ruth Elizabeth Smith Sean Smith Andrew Sowerby Michael Steeves Erin Stewart Janet Still ∂ Vera Stone Joan (Venner) Stronach Frederic Tassinari Glenn & Peggy (Mader) Taylor Karis Tees Carole Thompson Edward Thompson Anna Tillett Shirley Tillotson ∂ Colin Trethewey Peeranut Visetsuth Mike Voigt Valerie Vuillemot Simon Walfish Alan & Janet Walker Terrance Wasson ∂ John Weeren ∂ Zachary Wells William Wells ∂ Dorothy Jill Westerman Genevieve Whelan Christopher J. White Frank Winters Amichai Wise Faye Woodman *deceased

IN MEMORY OF Abby Bryant Joshua Barnes Avard Bishop Fred Campbell Leonard Clarke Al Creelman Jane Curran John Galey Rev. Canon Leonard J. Galey Walter Harris Jackie Harmer Calvin Headley Peggy Heller Joan Holman J.F.L. Jackson Dora Kemp Daina Kulnys Burns Martin Shirley Miles Janice Smith Owen B. Smith Florence Soares Dr. Rodney Stokoe Leslie Ann (Cutler) Walsh Robert (Bob) Whyte Roy Willwerth IN HONOUR OF Mary Barker Kevin Gibson Dorota Glowacka Gaetaek Han Janet Hathaway, Paulette Lambert & Tasya Tymczyszyn Library and Archives Staff Brenna Sobanski Dylan Tate-Howarth

EVENT SPONSORS Bell Aliant CBC Atlantic Canmar Services Ltd. Central Equipment Inc. Clearwater Fine Foods Inc. Coastal Restoration & Masonry Ltd. Duffus Romans Kundzins Rounsefell Architects Ltd. Eastlink Floors Plus Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc. Grant Thornton LLP Greco Pizza Gryphon Investment Counsel Halifax Glass & Mirror Ltd. Hopgood Dean Group at Scotia MacLeod Lydon Lynch Architects MacGregor Brown Plumbing & Heating Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline McInnes Cooper Rector Colavecchia Roche RBC Royal Bank RE Group Scotiabank Commercial Banking Scotia Cleaning Services Inc. Schooner General Contracting Limited Sodexo Canada Ltd. TC Transcontinental Printing TD Insurance Meloche Monnex UKC Alumni Association Wilson Fuel

∂ represents 10 + years

of consecutive giving ∂ represents 5 + years

of consecutive giving LEGACY Estate of Nordau & Valborg Goodman Estate of John Robert Kinley Estate of Ian MacKenzie Estate of F.C. Manning Estate of Ian Lamont McLachlan Estate of Marguerite I. Vernon

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DONOR ROLL BY DECADE 1937 C. Russell Elliott 1938 Robert Dunsmore *Walter Harris 1942 Margaret (Campbell) Barnard Iris (Martell) Richards 1944 John Carling 1947 Edward Thompson 1948 Anne Blakeney Alberta Boswall Anne Cameron Danford Kelley Brian Sherwell David K. Wilson 1950 Joan Clayton Mary (Burchill) Kelley Johanne (Zwicker) McKee 1951 Anonymous (1) Hope Clement Elizabeth (Cordes) MacCara Keith Mason Donald Neish Kenneth Nickerson Gillian (Bidwell) Rose 1952 Donald Clancy Arthur Cuzner Alexander Farrell E.Kitchener Hayman Frances (Smith) McConnell Anna Ruth (Harris) Rogers William Skinner 1953 Donald Beanlands Carol (Coles) Dicks Corinne Earle Marion Fry Ruth Loomer Barbara (Neish) McArthur

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Joan Morrison Elizabeth (Robertson) Page Peter Power 1954 Keith Barrett Robert Ford John Gorrill Pearl Hazen Alan Hebb David MacDonald 1955 Anonymous (1) John Alward John Cook Margaret (Currie) MacDonald 1956 Gilbert Berringer Frances E. Dibblee Harold Hazen Ann Pituley Joan (Venner) Stronach 1957 *Malcolm Bradshaw Dolda Clarke Caroline (Bennet) Hubbard John MacKenzie C.B. (Chuck) Piercey Gordon Pyke Elizabeth (Strong) Reagh Mary (Marwood) Sargeant Ben Smith 1958 Anonymous (1) Joan Aitken George Caines Fred Christie Joan Gilroy David S. Hart C. William Hayward Avery McCordick Michael Rudderham 1959 David Clare Janet Cochran Norman MacKenzie LeRoy Peach Elizabeth (Baert) Peters Reginald Stockall Donald Thompson

1960 Sandra (Jones) Caines George Cook Harry Grant Arthur Peters Mary (Archibald) Thompson Fernald Wentzell 1961 *Frances (Gomery) Allen Roland Lines David Myles Richard Walsh 1962 John Cordes Marilyn (Lingley) Dewis Geraldine Hamm Caleb Lawrence Russell MacLellan *Clifford Shirley Donald Stevenson Nancy (Clark) Violi 1963 T. Frederick Baxter Gwendolyn Davies Fraser Dewis Gordon Earle Linda Fraser Edward Gesner Charlotte Graven Cochran Doreen Kays Stephen Knowles Marian (Huggard) Lines David Morris Elizabeth (Bayne) Sodero D. Lionel Teed Nora (Arnold) Vincent 1964 George Abbott Nicola Butler Donald Chard Burdette Coates-Storey Elizabeth (Clarke) Grew Lillie Haworth H. Douglas Hergett David A. Jones T.C. Leung David Lewis Anja Pearre Barbara Smith William Wells Frank Winters Judy Wright

1965 Roselle Green Wayne J. Hankey Michael Hoare Nancy Leefe Cal McMillan Lois Miller Margaret (Harris) Myles Thomas Vincent William Williams 1966 Anonymous (1) Ronald Buckley Carolyn (Tanner) Chenhall David Hart Glen Kent John Leefe Eric MacKay James Mann M. Garth Maxwell 1967 Mary Barker David Boston Clare Christie John Creelman Douglas Hazen Bruce Howe Glenda (Cummings) Kent Carol Miller Charlotte (MacLean) Peach Sheila (Fenton) Robinson Frederic Tassinari 1968 Jean (Kryszek) Chard Ginny (Lewis) Clark Peter Coffin J. Mark DeWolf Lillian (Taylor) Fowler Brenton Haliburton Peter Harris Keith Hatfield Claudette (Callbeck) Johnston David Jones Ena Gwen Jones Edward Kelly Ronald A. MacDonald John MacKay Cynthia (Smith) Pilichos Beverly (Zannotti) Postl

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1969 Bob Aishford Robin Calder Borden Conrad Richard Cregan Marilyn (McNutt) Cregan J.Brian Hamilton Larry Holman Robert Hyslop Lina (McLean) MacKinnon Ronald Marks Stuart McPhee David Mercer Anne Pelton Robert Petite Sarah H. Petite Helen Powell Elizabeth Ryan Lynda Singer Faye Woodman

1973 Glenn Davidson Phillip Fleury Andrew Gilbert Brian Pitcairn Cathy Ramey-Westgate R. Brian Taylor Alvin Westgate

1970 Elizabeth (Parsons) Colavecchia Robert Colavecchia Peter Ellis Janet (Marsden) Hamilton Andrew Hare Anne (Dorey) Hare John MacFarlane David Mackay Michael Nichol Glenn Taylor

1976 Anonymous (1) Peter Bryson Rosalie Courage Catherine (Sutherland) Emmerson W. J. Tory Kirby Adrienne Malloy Myra (Crowe) Scott Ruth Elizabeth Smith

1971 Sheila Hockin Sara Macfarlane Ken MacInnis Penny Frances Moody-Corbett Rodger Noel Irene Randall Sheila Taylor The Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Wissler 1972 Anonymous (2) Rachel (Swetnam) DeWolf Ian Johnson Gladys (Nickerson) Keddy Linda MacLean Mary Grace (MacDonald) McCaffrey David Potter Carol (Fairn) Rogers Peggy (Mader) Taylor

1974 Wilson Fitt Susan Harris Kim McCallum Melissa (Gillespie) Noel John Swain 1975 Sandra Haycock William McCracken Luana (Rowlings) Royal

1977 Peter Baltzer Patrick Bright Wendy Davis Michaela Huard Tony Kelly Margaret (von Maltzahn) Kirby Heather McEwan 1978 Robert Craig Gisele (LeBlanc) Forsey John MacLeod Christopher McNeely Kevin Reinhardt Patrick Rivest 1979 Anonymous (1) Andrew Graham Emmitt Kelly

1980 Leslie (Donald) Behnia Rhea (Skerrett) Bright Patricia Chalmers Sheryl Grant David Hazen Peter Linder Richard Sean Lorway Shelley Shea 1981 Thomas Curran Elizabeth Hanton F. Alan Reesor 1982 Robert Dawson Stacey (MacDonald) Forbes Rachael (Earle) Jewers Kim Kierans Marli MacNeil Douglas Simpson Elizabeth Uy 1983 Kathleen Bain Thomas Eisenhauer Alexander Forbes Terrance Graham Carol Reardon Carole Thompson 1984 Taunya (Padley) Dawson Anne Gregory Randall Jewers Susan LeBlanc Trudy Somers-Lamb Kevin Stockall 1985 Donna (Richardson) Allen Peter Dawson Mark Hazen Shirley (Wall) Hazen Iain R.M. Luke Elaine MacInnis Mark MacKenzie Stephen Murray David Olie Neil Robertson Kelley Teahen John Weeren

1986 Anonymous (1) Sheila Cameron Christopher Elson Ian Folkins Janice Fralic-Brown Andrew Laing Ian MacInnis Peter Nathanson Cheryl O’Shea 1987 Anonymous (1) Mark Andrews Jonna Brewer Colette Budge C. Louanne Chiasson Susan Dodd Gregory Guy Stephen MacLean Julianne (Doucet) MacLean Gillian McCain Rosalie McDougall Ellen Sim Ronald Stevenson Elaine Taylor James Wood 1988 Terri Lynn Almeda Dennis Andrews Jennifer Balfour Peter R. Classen Michael Dunn Brian Edwards Amanda Le Rougetel Karim Mahmud Andrea Nemetz Steven Power Nicholas Twyman Terrance Wasson Charles Wurtzburg 1989 Jennifer Adcock Kyle Ferguson Laurelle LeVert Christopher Mogan Owen Parkhouse

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1990 Daniel Brandes Nicholas Graham Scott Inniss George Lemmon George MacLean Peter O’Brien Elizabeth (MacDonald) Parkhouse Dr. Peter Rendek Jill Sears Sean Smith Angela VanAmburg 1991 Rebecca (Moore) Brown Paul Charlebois Kevin MacDonell Colin Trethewey 1992 Roselyn Allen Rick Conrad Tim Currie Kenneth Dekker Maria Franks Kevin Gibson Mary Grise Andrew Han Tara Kapeluch Sandra Penney Tracey Rogers Drew Yamada 1993 Kelly Bourque Andrew Dick Paul Friedland Christine O’Neill-Yates Tim Rissesco Christine Saunders John Tsiptsis Suzanne Wheeler Romeo

1994 Paula Adamski Katie Bowden Chère Chapman Gord Cooper J. Beth Edwards Pamela Gill Peter Jelley Frances (Kuret) Krusekopf Cyndy Kuan Michael MacMillan Cynthia (Edwards) MacMillan Mark McElman Jillian Millar Drysdale Jennifer Morawiecki Sarah E. Stevenson Lisa Taggart Christopher J. White Therese Zarb 1995 Nevin French Carolyn Gibson Donald Harrison Andrew Morrison Christina Quelch 1996 Eric Aldous Nathalie Atkinson Roberta Barker Christina Harnett Tudor (Caldwell) Robins Gregor Wilson 1997 Mary Ann Archibald Lynda Mavis Earle Angela Hill Mary Beth Knight Deborah Osmond Ananda Pellerin Dorian Stuber 1998 Sjoerd Borst Fredrik Bruun Fiona Cameron Andrew O’Neill Ranjit Pillai James Ross Emily (Hunter) Rowe Anna Tillett

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1999 Anonymous (1) Rae Brown Gordon Cameron Jonathan Rowe Elizabeth Scarratt Zachary Wells

2004 Emanuella Grinberg Liz Hadfield Ben Kates Caitlin McKeever Erin Stewart Gary Thorne

2000 Sarah Dingle Carl Lem Laura Sears Dorothy Jill Westerman Amichai Wise

2005 Anonymous (1) Michael Barnable Frances Black Kathryn Dingle Joanna Grossman Joseph Herschorn Susan Hunter Susan Moxley Chelsea Thorne Nicholas Townley Dawn Tracey Brandes Tasya Tymczyszyn

2001 Lindsay Archibald Matthew Aronson Lauren Brodie Jen Cooper Jennifer Laurette Robert Mann Amanda Margison Paul Simpson Sarah Thornton Valerie Vuillemot 2002 Anonymous (1) Gillian Archibald Daniel de Munnik J. Trevor Eyton Holly Gilkie Thomas Ledwell Allen McAvoy Jeffrey Silver Michael Steeves 2003 Andrew Broadhead Matthew Furlong Amy Goldlist Laura Griffiths Nicholas Hatt Robyn MacKinnon John MacLean Nancy (White) Power Andrew Sowerby

2006 Anonymous (1) Sarah Abman Terra (Duncan) Bruhm Dr. John Godfrey John Hobday Brendan Morrison 2007 Kirby Best Williams English Graham McGillivray Margo Pullen Sly Mordecai Walfish 2008 Anonymous (1) Jennifer Adams George Cooper Guenevere Danson Ashley Fitzpatrick Jesse Hiltz 2009 Martin Curran Alyssa Feir Christina Macdonald Kathleen MacKeigan Alyssa H. MacKenzie Henry Roper Stephany Tlalka

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2010 Krista Armstrong Paul Bent Jordan Draper Clifford Lee Lars Renborg Genevieve Whelan 2011 Matthew Baker Sabrina Uswak 2012 Veronica R. Curran Ronald Cutler Bethany Draper Elizabeth Fountain Elizabeth Montgomery 2013 Anonymous (1) Stephanie Duchon Donald Sobey Simon Walfish Rose Wilson 2014 Graduating Class of 2014 2015 Anonymous (1) John Honderich Molly McKay Karis Tees

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YOU’VE IDENTIFIED YOURSELVES . . .

Thanks go out to Robert (Bob) Atkins (’60), Rodney Ives (BA ’65, LTh ’65), Caleb Lawrence (BA ’62, BST ’64, DD ’80), Lois Miller (BAH ’65), and Helen Oldershaw (BA ’64) who wrote in to identify the alumni in the mystery photo. Caleb Lawrence was able to say that the photo came from the 1963 edition of The Record. The photo depicts a scene from a play, You Can’t Take it With You, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, which was performed in February 1963.

Robert Atkins wrote to say that he was “the person in a white shirt being menaced by a gun-wielding fellow actor” and Helen Oldershaw says that she played the part of a “small girl (with my hair in pigtails), who runs onstage, is frightened by someone, screams and then runs offstage”. Lois Miller, who was in the play but does not appear in the photo, has cast signatures on a souvenir program, which helped to fill in a few question marks that other people had, giving us what looks like a full line up of names.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Helen Oldershaw (BA ’64), Margaret Harris (BA ’73?), Doris Stone, Brenda Large (’66),

Bob Atkins (’60), Geoffrey Smith, and Edward Donovaro (BA ’69). If there are any further additions or corrections to the information, please let us know!

. . . CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE ALUMNI?

If you know who these alumni are, please send your answers to tidings@ukings.ca

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PARTING SHOT

DR MARION FRY “Tonight we have so much more to celebrate than a mere count of 225 years! Tonight let us be intentionally far-sighted in our claim that King’s is 225 years young, academically vibrant, self-aware and articulate. In 2014, King’s knows what it stands for as a university and will continue to explore its potential for the sake of its students and for the sake of the wider society to which they will contribute their talents and the fruits of their King’s education. Finally, let us claim confidently that King’s will continue to win the love of its students, as it won our love. Is that not why we are here tonight?”

— Dr Marion Fry, President of King’s, 1987-1993

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Carpet beds are a Victorian garden tradition, often used to commemorate special events. In 2014, the Halifax Public Gardens partnered with King’s for the 225th anniversary celebration.

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