Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Fall 1987 by University of Guelph

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Fall 1987 Vol. 20, No.4 University of Guelph

Alumni Association

Honorary Prcsidcnl

Immediate Pl.'a Pn.:sidcnt Pn':,'H lknl

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Kann Oavid.'ion·Ta ylo r, CIlS 'H.~ Sarah N:uJah n, Arb 'ti2 Act Peppin . (lAC '4 1 lI~lrry Sillith , CPS '71.) RUlhanrlt.: Snitk r, FACS '7~ Dr. Tony \:\n DrL'umd, OVC '6 :\

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Margaret Roszell and her new "w heels."

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Ex·()tfu:io Din.:ctors

John A1viano, CSS '74. President, College: of Social Science:

Al umni A.,~ iatjon Or. Jim Atkinson . ells ·7H.

President, College of Biological Scienc(' Alumni A'iSQclatJ o ll Denni~

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President. Graduate Students Association Doughs H.m es. HK '79,

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Lorraine:: Ho lding. FA C' '71, Preside nt, Mac ·FACS AJum.oi

As.sociatjoo We!'> l.J.ne. OAC '7 1. President , OI\C Ahlmn l AMoc iat lo n !jnlla McK<.:n7. ie-Cordick. Arts 'R l.

President, CoUege of Arts Mum ni Association Mar-J.g Mc::Kl.:m:ic. HAFA 'R2,

President, "",.1'" Food Administratlon Mumnl Association Marjorie Milbr.

Director, Departm ent of AJumnl Affaln a nd Devclopmem Jim R)'an. Arts 'H7.

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Editor's Note ''I'm on cloud nine," Margare t Roszell of Chatham said after winning the red COlVette photographed for our front cover by John Majorossy. George Morris, who donated the car as grand prize in a raft1c for the capilal campaign, is also featured on our cover and in a story o n page 2. Margare t and her husband Marc, OAC '69, each bought a raffle ticket from Brian Skipper at a meeting of the Kent Soil and Crop Improvement Association at their farm home. She put the tickets away and forgot about them. "When they ( the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development ) phoned and told me I had won, I was stunned. ] just couldn't believe it. I've never won anything big before," said Margaret. George Morris drew the winning ticket at half-time dur ing the Homecoming football game Saturday, Septemher 26. Margaret, who held ticket number 1789, was contacted that afternoon. She plans to keep the car at least for awhile. ''I've always wanted my very own car and I wanted a red one. I'm so happy." TI1e Roszell's 16-year-old daughter w ill have to be content to drive the fan1i ly car unti l he becomes a more experienced driver says Margaret. Second prize in the raffle - a return trip to Rio de Janeiro for two - goes to John Valsamis (ticket number 5547 ), a CBS '86 grad and currently an OVCstudent. The trip was donated by Canadian Airlines International. Brian Kelly of Vancouver won $l ,000 cash donated hy Bob Skipper, OAC '51. He held ticket number 1431 . Mario Venditti of Guelph won a 5600 shopping spree at the Eaton'S Centre in Guelph with ticket number 28l8. And Dr.Jack Waye, OVC '55, of HamiltOIl won a 5500 shopping spree at Stone Road Mall in Guelph with ticket number 45] 7. TI1e raffle raised more than 84 3,000 towards the University's capital campaign

GEORGE MORRIS: WHAT A FRIEND!

ow you know what a sparkle is," George Morris told President Burt Matthews as he turned over the keys of his gleaming 1985 red Corvette in May. George donated his fully-loaded sports car, valued at 827,000, as the grand prize in a fund-raising draw for The Campaign. The draw was held during Homecoming Weekend Sep tember 26. (Winners' names can b e found in the Editor's Note on page 1). George and his wife Kay drove the car from their farm near Chatham to campus to make the presentation before a crowd that included cam paign organizers and volu nteers , media representatives and members of the University community. "That little Corvette was pretty hard to part with. It's barely broken in. It only has 10,000 miles on it and has had the best of care. It's better t han new," George says. But he donated it because he and the Univer sity have a common interest in agri cult ure and The Campa ign w ilI support that interest.

George and the University have a common interest in agriculture. "Agriculture is an industry I should help because I know more about it than anything else," says George. "I want to help the farmers." George was just 14 when his father died and he had to take over the family farm. "1 had the mortgage paid off by the time 1 was 20 and that was during the Depression years. It just goes to show that you can do it if you really want to. You can't just half farm the way some people try to do today. You need to put a real effort into it." Although experience is his only alma mater, George has been known as a friend on campus for many years. He was honored with an OAC Centen nial Medal for his contribu tions to progressive change and development in agriculture, and for the enthusiasm

George Morris shines up "the little red Corvette" which has added sparkle to The Campaign.

for modern farming he has imparted to young people. George is a founding member of the OntariO Beef Improvement Asso ciation, a member of the Ontario Corn Council and past president of both the Canadian and Ontario cattle men's associations. He operated a SOO-acre beef feedlot operation near Merlin and has 20 years experience in the wholesale butcher business. An early advocate of the adoption ofa beef grading system, he was a pioneer in the feeding of com Silage to cattle and was the fi rst fanner in Ontario to mix urea with corn to improve its feed value. More Than Wheels The lUXUry buil t into the red Corvette says much about the man who donated it. "Many people might think it's just four wheels," says George who drives a pick-up tmck to go from here to there. "The real fun in life is how you get from here to there." George, who admits to being almost 80, has always been a lover of good

cars. "I guess it'. because I never had any toys as a little fellow ," he says. In the early. 1930s, he bought the first yellow roadster ever made by the Ford Motor Company, and says he and his wife stopped traffic on Broadway when they drove it to New York City. "In those days Ford only painted cars black, blue and bottle green. When [ ordered tan leather upholstery and yellow paint, the agent threw his book down. But I won out and that's the car I still dream about, the one that got me started . . ." George presently has a Mercedes Benz. He goes to a lot of car shows and subscribes to three motor maga zines. The red Corvette was his second but it may not be his last. "l'm still young," he says. "I don't even need glasses to drive." These days, George manages a 500 acre ca h crop farm, grows flowers and "argues" with his neighbors to pass the time. "[ wouldn't know what to do if [ weren't busy," he says. He then refl ects, "[ guess I've come a long way from a boy riding horses on the prairie."

HARRY PALMER RECALLS THE DAYS WHEN

ALUMNI HOUSE WAS A SHEEP BARN

t was the happiest time of my life," 87-year-old Harry Palmer recalls of his days as the herdsman in the University's sheep bam, now Alumni House. Born in England in 1900, Harry and his wife Olive came to Canada looking for work in 1927. They intended to go west but the Depression came and "we were warned not to go out there" he says. His first job was on a farm near Erin where he received S10 per month in winter and $15 per month in sum mer plus his board. Next he worked on a railway section gang. "I didn't like the railway job. I had worked on a farm as a boy and I really wanted a job w ith animals," Harry says. He was soon to get his wish. In 1928, he found a boarding house on Glasgow Street in Guelph. It w as owned by George Bain, a man who worked at the Ontario Agricultural College. George asked Harry to come to the College to work for a day. Harry recounts what happened: "The first man I saw when 1 arrived was ( the late ) Professor Geo rge Raithby. He drove me out to a field in his truck and I pitched sheaves all day. I figured I was just there for the day but next they asked me to help get the corn in. Then they asked me if I c ould milk cows and I got a job in the dairy barn. When the man in charge of the sheep died, I was offered that job and r ended up being at the University for 37 years!"

Three Dollars A Day When Harry started at OAC, he earned 53 a day and worked from 5 a.m. to 6 p .m. "But r was working and that was the main thing," he says. When he became a herdsman , he got a raise to 578 per month. He had a flock of 120 sheep - nine different varieties - in his care. Wool sold for five cents a pound and some of the sheep were laughtered for the Uni足 versity's dining hall. Harry Jived in a house next door to the sheep bam. Neither house or

Harry Palmer and 'friends".

Harry says be alway s loved working witb tbe students. Here be shows Bill Parkinson, OAC '64, bow to sbear sbeep. barn had electricity and Harry carried a lantern. "1 was scared stiff one of those lanterns would tip and set the hay on fire," he says. Eventually there was electricity but never any heat in the harn except for a small stove in Harry's office. On really cold nights, he sometimes took newborn lambs into his office "just until they dried off and were ready to nurse." Harry says there were some hard times at the barn, especially when he was "up all hours of the night" at lambing ti me. Usually he managed on his own but sometimes had to call a veterinarian. "One year a pack of wild dogs

attacked the sheep in the field . It was a real mess. TIley killed some. When the ones that survived gave birth, the lambs were all twisted around inside them," he says. Harry loved his job, though, parti足 cularly working with the students and helping them prepare their sheep for College Royal. "I remember the fourth year animal husbandry fellas ach had to shear a sheep before they could graduate. Many of them had never done it befo re and there were a few nicks in those sheep. Sometinles a sheep would get away and be running aU over, only half sheared. It was pretty funny. A few of the students tried to get me to do the job for them. We had some good Laughs," says Harry. He remembers when he went to lock up one night, he found a male and female student in the barn holding hands. "The boy told me, "We were jll t looking at the sheep Harry" but r knew better because it was pitch black in there," he laughs. Harry fondly remembers his other companions at the sheep barn - the borde r collies he trained from pups to round up the sheep. "Those dogs had lots of brains. It was bred in them. " After retiring in 1965, Harry and his wife spent their ti me at a cottage on Bass Lake. Harry likes fishi ng. He continued to judge sheep at local fairs for many years. Olive died three years ago but Harry sti ll maintains his own home in Guelph. "When I can't look after it any more, I'll have to get out," he states. A year after Harry retired, the Uni足 versity dispersed of its sheep flock. Harry thought the bam would be torn down too. He's thrilled it has been turned into AJumni Housc. "I thank the Lord that I lived Long enough to see it," he says. He was a special guest at the grand opening in June and says it was one of the best days of his life. "People I hadn't seen in 30 years came up and put their arms around mc. I must be one of the oldest ones left ( who used to work at the University) . It's been a great life! "

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twas perfen foothall weather but Guelph's Homecoming '87 game was not so perfect. The Gryphons went down to defeat, 37-18, against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in front of 6,500 fans. A parade, organized by the Central Student Association before the game, featured 18 floats and high spirits. The Engineers' float, which boasted a working hot tub, won the best overall category, foUowed closely by the Rio Sci float. In the residences' category, South Residence w on first and Johnston Maids won second. At half-time the winning ticket on the red Corvette was drawn (results on page 1). After the game, hungry alumni enjoyed an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner in Peter Clark Hall followed hy class reun ions, pubs and receptions. Two hundred and forty people attended the Gryphon Club Hall of Fame Dinner at the Cutten Club the night before the Homecoming game to honor outstanding Un ive rsity ath letes. Clay Switzer, OAC '') 1, M.S.A. '53, Deputy Mmister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, was gue ·t speaker. This year's Hall of Fame inductees are Dr. Harry Brightwell , OAC ' 52, OVC '56 (football and wrestling) and his son Wayne, CPS '82 ( wrest ling ), Candy (Clarkson) Jirik, FACS '81 ( baSketball ), Skip Phoenix, CBS '70 ( diving and track and field ), and the late Dr. Alexande r Hamilton Watt, OAC '31, OVC '35 ( boxing, wrestling, soccer ). Builders induct d were Fred Dunbar ( athletic trainer) and the Jate Helen Stewart ( women's physical educa[Qr) . Also present at the Hall of Fame dinner were 20 members of the 1947 Dominion Rugby ( Football) CIAU Intermediate Intercollegiate Cham pionship team. New this year was a pre-game luncheon at the Arboretum for Pre sident's Council members who then went on to the game as a group. OVC took advantage of the Home coming momentum to celebrate its

12'; th anniversary with a conference for veteri n ar ians and industry representatives beginning Thursday an d a special convocation and' Schofield Memorial Lecture l:riday. About 400 people attended an Old Time Creelman Dinner Friday night

and later that evening in War Memorial Hall, 800 people gave a standing ovation to Vets, a musical tribute to OVC's history. (Complete coverage of OVC's Homec oming/125th Anniversary events will appear in the next issue)_

Tom Dimitroff (No.7) carries the ball for the Glyphons.

A Hawk gets pushed by a GrY/Jholl.

1987 Hall of Fame inductees are, back row, left to right, Fred Dunbar, Skip Phoenix, Hugh Watt ( accepting on behalf of his late father, Dr. Alexander Hamilton Watt), Wayne Brightwell andIh-. Hany Brightwell; andfront row, Lef l to right, Candy ( Clarkson ) Jirik and Peggy Weir ( accepting on behalf of her lale father, Dr. Alexander Hamilton Watt).

Parade participants did lots of cheering

A scene from Vets, a musical tribute to oves 125year history.

Go Gryphs Go.

Everyone Loves Football!

VANIER CUP '87

The Bio-Sci float came in a close second for best overall entry in the parade.

ACTION! SPIRIT! TRADITION!

Saturday, November 21

Varsity Stadium, Toronto

SPECIAL ALUMNI

GROUP RATES!

Members of the 1947 Dominion Rugby (Football) CIAU Interm ediate Intercollegiate Championship team present at this y em's Hall ofFame dinner were, back row, left to righi, Bob Ave-,y, OVC '50, Mike Calverty, OAC '50, Chuck Shields, (JAC '49,Jim Neil, OVC '51, Mac Baker, OVC '50,jack ( Goomer) Raithby, OAC '5 I, Norm Rosch, OAC '50, Andy McConvey, OAC '49, Walter Kotua, OVC '51, Bill Dies, OAC '49, and Harley Deeks, OAC '50; andfron! row, left to right, Dick Kweegan, (JAC '49, Tony Calverley, OVC '52, Bill Mitchell (coach), Buzz Harvey, OA C '48, john Shivas, OA C '4 1, '49, George Gray, 0;1 C '5 I, Wally Packman, OAC '49,Joe Leggel/; OAC '49, andAl McConney, OAC '49.

• Get together with your old class mates at Canada's top university sporting event • For Information on the game & the Friday night Sports Banquet Phone

Jim Calder at (416) 968-5406 Proceeds from the Vanier Cup go towards Diabetes research and univer si ty sport

TOWN AND GOWN: GUELPH

PLEDGES $1 MILLION TO

THE CAMPAIGN

GUelPh city council pledged $1 million , beginning th is year with 8200,000, to help fund the 87.25 million redevelopment of the Univer sity's Athletics Centre. The fi rst instal ment was paid in July "on behalf of the city's 82,000 citizens," says Mayor John Counsell. The contribution is really a $1 mill ion investment that wi ll be re turned to the city many times over, explai ns Mayor Counsell. Financial spinoffs from the niversity include the attraction of associated industries, increased tourism and direct spending on goods and services. The niversity is the city's largest employer, with more than 800 faculty and 4,000 staff. The University's student popu lation also stimulates the local economy, particularly housing, shopping and hospitality industries. TIle University's economic impact on the city is esti mated at $150 mi llion a year.

The new ath letic faci lites ill bri ng the intercollegiate hockey team home to an Olympic-sized ice rink with seating for 2,500. For several years the team has rented practice and game time in downtown Guelph. A second rink will allow for a better intramural program and recreational skating. TIle redevelopment w ill also add 10 to 12 squash courts, a 25 metre, eight-lane swimming pool, a fi tness centre, indoor mnoing track and a tcnnis bubble. City and campus have always en joyed an exchange of resources, says Mayor Counsell, and many organi zations rely on the avai lability of campus facilities for cultural, artistic, academic and athletic activities. "What is good for the University is certainly good for the city of Guelph, and we are happy to p lay a part in assisting w ith their fund raising," he says.

Mayor John Counsell, left, and Pre sident Burt Matthews envision the new athletics faCilities. Marjorie Millar, director, Alumni Affairs and Development, welcomes this strong support from the city. " Th is partnersh ip wi ll further strengthen town-gown relations. It has been a pleasure to work with city council through the finance commit tee £0 fund a campaign project that is mutually benefi cial." Tn each of the next four years, the presiding city co uncil will be asked to reaffirm the pledge.

PROPOSED TAX REFORM MAY REDUCE INCENTIVE TO GIVE

The proposed tax reform in Canada

could have a detrimental effect on Canadian charitable groups, including universities, cultural organizati ons, and community service groups. The federal government has contin ually encouraged charitable groups· to build a base of private support rather than relying on government grants. But proposed changes to Canadian tax laws may reduce in dividual taxpayers' incentive to give to charity. Until now, dlaritable contributions have generally been deductible from income at the taxpayer's marginal rate , up to a maximum of 20 percent of income in a given year. This means that if you are a taxpayer in a 40 per cent tax bracket, you can reduce your income tax by 40 cents for eaeh dollar of your charitable donation. Your S 100 donation "costs" you on ly 860.

Thefederal government's June 18th White Paper, however, proposes that charitable contributions no longer be deducted from income at the marginal rate. Instead a tax credit will be applied against taxes payable. If you live in OntariO, you will pay $74 for a S100 donation, regardless of your marginal tax rate. For that portion of a donation in excess of 8250, you will receive a 44 per cent tax credit. For many taxpayers, the tax relief is less than the deduction you now receive for the same gift. The new tax legislation is scheduled to take effect in January 1988. If enacted, a charitable donation w ill be more costly to most donors and chari ties may see a corresponding reduc tion in private support. Presumably no one makes a donation based solely on tax relief received, but the "real" cost of a donation may be a factor in deciding how much to give.

If you are concerned about the proposed tax laws and their effect on Canadian charitable groups, please write to Michael Wilson, Minister of Fi nance, or to your local Member of Parliament.

Thank You for ta king ti me 10 ta lk to our studen ca llers aboulThe Campaign and for pledging your support. All donal Ions, rega rdless of amount , ar e Impor tant \0 the Unlversily To receive an Inco me tax rece lpl for 1987 , we need yo ur pledge by December 31 Please se nd your cheque. payable 10 the Univ rSlly of Gue lph . to Alumni House, UniverSity of Guelph, Guelph , Ontano G 2W l

A UMNI HOUSE RECEIVES GIFTS

ndividuals and classes have sup ported Alumni House with gifts ranging from trees and sod to art w ork and fu rniture. Following is a list of those gifts and their donors as of August 24. OAC '37 - boardroom table OAC '38 - exterior lighting OAC '56 - reception desk OAC & Mac '57 - boardroom chairs OAC '61 - Padre Young Room OAC '62 - donor board OAC '64 - alumn i lounge, second floor OAC '77 - furnishings for meeting room OAC '79 - entrance to Alumni House OAC '82 - fireplace OAC '86A - brick patio OAC '87A - brick patio Mac '36 - crested brass doorknobs Mac '5 2 - clock FACS '72 - to be announced FACS '82 - audio visual equipment HAFA Alumni Association - kitchen equipment BUI and Dorothy Campbell, OAC & Mac '55 - sod for the lawn Marion Greer - memorial for the late Milt Greer, OAC '41 , a director and president of the OAC Alumni Asso ciation Michael Hanley, OAC '74 - Eskimo prints Don Harris - chestnut tree in memory of his late w ife Doris, a staff member of Alumni Affairs and Development for many years Muriel Hodgins and family -flowering trees in memory of the late Bruce Hodgins, OAC '38, a director and pre si dent of the OAC Al um ni Association Twink ( Baker ) Maclean - guest re gister and stand Ann and Don Smith, OAC '52 -originaL sketch of the Carriage House Helen Smith - tree in memory of her late husband Dr. Kenneth Smith , OVC '54

Clockwise f rom top left, are j.A. Michael Hanley, OAC 74, his Wife Ruth and son Chris, with Marjorie Millar, directm; Alumni Affairs and Development aru:l.Judilh Nasby, direc tor, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, during the pr-esentation of the first two lithographsjromthe 'JA . Michael Hanley Collection " (Michael will pre sent an Eskimo print each year to be display ed at Alumni House and the Art Centre) ; Marjorie Millar; Don Harris, Rosemary Clark, director, Alumni Affairs and President Burt Matthews with the tree DOll donated in memory of his late Wife DOris; Dave Hume, representing OAC '61 which donated the Padre Young Room, with Nora (Young) Sloskopf, Mac '59D, daughter of the late Padre WA. Young, beloved counsellor and friend of students from 1949-66; and Kim Irving, receptionist, at the desk donated by OAC '56.

If you or your class w ould like to donate a gift to Alumni House, contact the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, University of Guelph NIG 2Wl; (519) 824-4120.

ONTARIO SCHOOLS GAVE GRAD THE nWRITE" STUFF

Dear Editor, The leHer fr om J. St a llard Waterhouse, OAC '54, in the Spring issue of the Guelph Alumnus, struck a responsive chord with me. I, too, believe that I received excellent instruction in English in Ontario schools. Although I am trained as a mral sociologist ( Ph.D., Cornell ), I have made a career of my ability to write. Certainly 1 have learned a lot since I left the University of Guelph in 1964 , but I credit Ontario schools with my ability to write precis (Americans never heard of them) and my ability to organize and present information (an essential skill in essay exams ). During eight years of teaching socio logy in the U.S., I insisted on at least some essay questions in the exams I

gave. On several occasions I had to teach writing skills to sUldents so they could pass my course. Si nce most of my career has been in the U. S. , I have never had the opportunity to compare the writing ability of American and Canadian scientists. To some extent, I helieve the problem is endemic to advanced training. As we learn to write disser tations, we forget that some audiences have less time and patience than our professors. As we learn to comm uni cate in the jargon of our chosen discipli ne, we forget how to expLain our work to others with different training. As we become managers and spend more and more time in verbal communication, our writing skills wither. Earlier th is year 1 taught a writing

workshop to agricultural scientists in Pakistan who recognized that the ab il ity to do good research and the abili ty to write about research are two different skills. They wanted to improve the ir ability to write for decision makers. Writing problems may exist worldwide. I applaud the Department of Bio logical Sciences at the State University of New York College of Arts and Science ( Plattsburgh, New York) for initiating a writing course for biology majors. I hope such courses are not needed in Canadian universities, or are they? Your sincerely, Mildred Morton Konan, Mac '64 Falls Church, Virginia

CANADIAN UNIVERSITY GRADS WRITE POORLY SAYS READER

Dear Editor, The letter from J. Stallard Waterhouse ( English Ins tructi on Superior in Canada: Guelph A IU1nll u.s, Spring 1987 ) who graduated from OAC in 1954, suggests that instruction in English composition and literature "is far superior to what is available across the border." Evidently Dr. Waterhouse is un aware of the fact that in 1965 Ontario adopted the credit system and eli minated the Grade 13 departmental examinations, allowing each school in the system to establish its own courses and set its own exam inations. Under the credit system, an American import, all subjects are given equal time and status. The net effect of this change was that instmction time in English was reduced by at least one third, perhaps more. It also meant that separate courses in composition and literature were eliminated. At present, courses in Grade 13 English consist ofa hodgepodge ofliterature, a smattering of grammar, and various writing exercises. Unfortunately, teachers who have graduated since the departmentals were eliminated lack the writing skills and in-depth knowledge of grammar that their predecessors, like Dr.

Waterhouse, took for granted. When Dr. Waterhouse was a student writing the Grade 13 departmentals, three major errors in grammar were grounds for failure. That was back when Ontario schools adhered to some fo rm of objective standards. Thus it is, alas and alack, that we have already closed the gap between American and Canadian students, t hough not in a way that Dr .

Waterhouse might have liked. More over, it is common knowledge that university graduates across Canada, regard less of their majors, write poorly, despite the fact that they are ahle to pass the mandatory English assess ment tests requi red of all entering students at most universities. Yours tru ly, Kenneth M. Brown, Well. '69 Napanee, Ontario

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS NAMED

The SJ 6,000 President's Scholar sh ips, am ong the largest und er graduate awards in the country, go to 10 youn g pe op le from Br iti sh Co l umb i a, Ont ario and ew Brunswick. Each will receive S4,000 a year fo r four years. The award winners are enrolled in physics, biology, arts and agriculture programs, several With a view to beco ming ve teri narians, medical doctors or research scientists. Two of the scholarship recipients plan to take Guelph' new enriched first -year program fo r outstanding science stu dents. Called MPCZ ( for mathematics, physics, chemistry ,md computi ng), the program focuses on the inter

connections among the sciences. Presidem's Scholarship winners are: Jen ny Bowe, 19, Peterborough Colle giate; Nancy Charlton, 18, Pauline Johnson Collegiate, Brantford; David Dec, 19, Glenforest Secondary School, Mississa uga; Colin Godwin , 18, Su m merlan d Seco nd ary School , Summerland, B.C.; Sylvia Hall, 19, St. Lawrence High School, Cornw all; Alison Moo re, 18, Loyalist Collegiate, Ki ngston ; Sean Morr is sy , 17, Frederict n High School, Fredericton, N.B.; Piers Nash, 17, Bishop Macdonell High School, Guelph; Mark Rosati, 19, Catholic Centraj High School, Lo ndon; and Harry Stoddart, 18, Bradford District High School.

ALUMNI CHAPTERS UP AND RUNNING

A umni Chapters across Canada are being established, rejuve n ate d, encouraged and supported by the University. These chapters provide opportunities for graduates to gather, network, and stay current about the happenings on campus. The chapters held many activities this year - everything from pub nights and theatre nights to family picnics and historic walks. The Ottawa Chapter enj yed a fine season ofbridge and hosted a bonspiel in February. Twelve teams played at the Rideau Club, with 30 players curling for the first time. After a potluck supper, Chapter President Gary Koestler, OAC '77, presented awards as follows: winning team Bob Ma cGregor , OAC '77 , Pat MacGregor, Martin Rice, CSS '74, OAC M.Sc. '78 and Claudette Rice; runner-up team - Henry Stanley, OAC '55, Isabel Stanley, Al Bentley, OAC '61 and Jill Beardsley ( wife of John, OAC '82 ); pig award ( for most hogs ) - Jim Vrolyk, OAC '89; and oldest curlers -Charlie Wood, OAC '38, Don Fletcher, OAC '39 and Carl Stevens, OAC '46. Fifteen Montreal alumni gathered at Tony Roma's restaurant in May to discuss fu ture chapter events. ancy Kerr, Mac '63, reports that Edmonton alumni enjoyed a reception at Vi's

. restaurant and approximately 50 Halifax alumni and family members had an evening cruise around Hal ifax harbor in June aboard the Haligonian IIJ.

If you would like to know who to contact about chapter events in your area, see the list below.

ALUMNI CHAPTER CONTACTS HALIFAX

Geoff Black, CBS '78, Ph.D. '84 (902) 422-6127 (home)

Geoff Hurley, CBS '73

( 902) 462-2987 ( home) MONTREAL

Helene Paquet, HAFA '84 (5 14) 534-25 55 (home )

teachers, gUidance cou nsellors and principals fro m across Ontario met for the first time this spring (0 suggest possible improvements to the Univer sity's secondary sc hool li aison program. A secondary school liaison sub committee, chai red by acting College of Arts Dean Leonard Conolly, has a mandate to elevate an awareness of the University's name and programs in the minds of secondary school students, counsellors and teachers across the province. "We found we were not consistently

EDMONTON

Don Welch, CPS '78 ( 403 ) 437-69 28 ( home) For information on chapters in Kitche ne r , Chat ha m , Si mcoe/ Brantford or Vancouver, contact Betsy Allan at Alumn i House, ( 51 9) 824 4120, ext. 6533.

ALUMNI CHAPTER

EVENTS

CALGARY Winter Olympics '88

OTIAWA

Greg Dolhan, HAFA '81 (613 ) 839-5749 ( home )

The Ca lgary Alumni Chapter w ill provide Bed & Breakfas t for Guelph alumni att ending th e Winter Ol ympics·

TORONTO

Debbie Chang, CSS '82 ( 41 6 ) 897-6289 ( home )

For further detai ls and reservations, contact: l oe &,' Sall y M anchurek, CSS '7 1 & Arts '70 (403 ) 255 -29 52

LONDON

Maureen Higa, OAC '79 ( 519 ) 473-5744 (home ) NIAGARA

Karen Campbell-High, FACS '80 ( 416 ) 562-4394 (home )

COUNCIL EXAMINES LIAISON PROGRAM

An advisory council made up of University representatives, high school

CALGARY

Joe and Sally Manchurek, CSS '71,

Arts '70 (403 ) 255-295 2 (home)

seeking advice from the secondary school community on such important issues as admission policies, curri culum, publications, recruiting acti vities and other areas of com mon interest. To obtain this input, it was fe lt that regular, direct contact w ith influential people in the secondary school system was essential," says Professor Conolly in explaining why an advisory council was formed. The 10 to 14-member council will serve for a two-year term, with half being replaced each year. It will meet in spring and fall with interaction on an informal basis between members and the subcom mi ttee members during the year.

~ .

OnAWA Bridge Games

The wint er bridge sea son is here!

Alumni gather at different ho mes to

play bridge monthly from September

to March, followed byan April

potluck with prizes. Join anytime.

For further details, contact:

Ann Mogan, Mac '62

(6 13 ) 729-7816

onAWA Bonspiel

Sa turday, January 23

9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. followed

by a catered 'm ea l

Richmond Cuding Club

For further details, conta .t:

Henry Stanl ey, OAC '.'is

(613) 829-9308

or Gary Ko es tler, OAC '77

(613) 729- 1061

Editor.' Karen (Hawkin s) Mantel, '83

FROM AGRICULTURE TO THE ARTS:

SUCCESSFUL SWITCH FOR KEVIN MCMILLAN

T en years ago Kevin McMillan had his life mapped out. He was a Guelph "aggie" who was going to take over his father's Listowel area farm after graduation. Today Kevin earns a Jiving as a classical recitalist. His rich baritone captured the 1987 Edward Johnson Vocal Competition in Guelph last May, fresh from a second place perfor mance with the CBC Talent Search. He has a bachelor's degree in music from The University of Western Ontario, a master's degree from the famous Juilliard School in New York, a debut album due for release in December, and a busy season lined up , including three recitals for CBC and performances with the Toronto and Montreal symphonies. How did all of this happen' Kevin says he may have the dubious distinc tion of being the only OAC class ('81 ) president to switch courses in the middle of hjs term. While his classmates studied subjects like bio logy and crop science, he took opera history, drama, German, music theory and choral conducting. It was an interesting cross-over from agriculture to the College of Arts and not every body approved but Kevin says Guelph allowed an education for wide-ranging interests. While he was a runner-up for College Royal celebrant and playing at student politiCS, he was also laying down musical roots. He studied voice with Eli zabeth Neufe ld , sang at Chalmers and Harcourt Memorial United Churches, and sang with the niversity ofGuelph Choir under the drrection of Fred Stolzfus and Gerald Neufeld. "I loved the Guelph chOir," he recalls. "You could sing beside a biology professor on one side and an aggie on the other. It was refreshing to know so many diverse people people who sang just for the pleasure of it." Kevin received his first voi e lessons after auditioning and earning a place in the Ontario Youth Choir the

Kevin McMillan, baritone

summer between Grade 13 and univer sity. The choir rehearsed two weeks at Lakefield Co llege near Pete r borough and went on a week's per forming tour. Kevin says the turning point came during his second sununer wi th the choir when he performed at the opening of the Stratford Festival. " It was so exciting being on the same stage as (actor) William Hutt. When the se a ~on was over, all my choir fr iends were going back to music

education and 1 was going back to study agricuhure. It was strange," he says. After two years at Guelph, Kevin switched to the music program at Western. During Christmas holidays in 1980, he fell from a silo and broke his back while working on the famHy farm. He was paralyzed from the waist down for six weeks but after a year of phYSiotherapy, he was able to walk with crutches and braces which he stili llses. He continued to take courses whlle in traction at Uruversity Hospital, London. The accident changed Kevin's mUSi cal direction from operatic singing to recitalist. An opera Singer has to be flexi ble and there are only so many roles he could perform on crutches, he explains. Living in New York for three years after hjs accident, Kevin got bookings from Dallas to Montreal. He has a three year contract with Thea Dispeker Artists' Representatives in New York and practises with a teacher there as wel l. He has appeared with the Boston Handel and Haydn SoCiety, the Marlboro Festival and the Baltimore Symphony. His new album on the MarquiS label features music by British composers Vaugh an

ARTS SECTION HAS NEW EDITOR

Karen (Hawkins ) Mantel, Arts '83, is the new editor for the College of Arts section of the Guelph Alumnus. Karen studied English and Fine Art at Gue lph and received a journalism diploma from Conestoga College. Following graduation, she worked as a reporter, writer and lay-out an ist for a regional newspaper. She pre sently works as an editor for Titan Publishing Ltd. in Guelph. She is married to Michael Mantel, OAC '83. Karen looks forward to serving as Arts editor and welcomes subrnjssions and suggestions fro m Arts alumru. These may be sent to her at 308-31 6 Kathleen Street, Guelph, NIH 4Y9.

Karen ( Hawkins) Mantel, Arts '83

Williams and Benjamin Britten and he hopes to reco rd more in th e future . Kevin and his w ife, whom he met through the Youth Choir, recent ly purchased a 1OO-year-old brick home in Chatham where they live with their two-year-old son. 'They w anted him to be close to h is grandparents in Chatham since Kevin travels a lot and his wife is busy in artist managemen t. "Everything has worked out very well," says Kevin who remembers ti me spent at Guelph as "some of my most p leasant days." Highlights were

geuing to know ( the late ) former President Donald Fo rster and forme r Dea n of Arts Murdo MacKinn o n , escorti ng fo rmer Chancellor Pauline McGibbo n arou nd campus, an d touring northern Ontari o, England, Scotland and Wales with the Universi ty of Guelph Choir. Kevin stops by Guelph often to visit campus or Dr. MacKinnon. He sang at a Thu rsday Noon Hour Concert in September and will perform Carmina Bzlrana by Carl Orffwith the Guelph Chamber Choir in War Memorial Hall November 21.

Linda McKenzie-Cordick, Arts '8/

Arts Alumni Association

ARTS GRAD WRITES

SOUTH PACIFIC HANDBOOK

ow does one combine a passio n fo r travelling with a bent for writing' David Stanley, Arts '72, has found the perfect solut ion. In the late sixties, David learned to appreciate an oth er c u lture by spending a year in several small Mexican towns. Later he studied at the universities of Barcelona ( Spain) and f lorence ( Italy), before settling down to earn an honors degree from Guelph. Since dropping out of his M.A. p rogram in Spanish Literature at the University of Toronto in 1973, David has backpacked through 103 cou n足 tries, includ ing a three -year journey from Tokyo to Kabul. In 1977, he linked up with "Gypsy Bill" Dalto n and together they wro te the fi rst edition of the South Pacific Handbook ( distributed in Canada by Firefly Books of Scarbo rough, $19.95 ) . Since then, David has mixed island hopping with computer printouts, while Bill has settled into the world of publishing. David's escapist rationale has now turned into a feverish task as he scrambles to update guidebooks from North Pole to South. The third edition of the South Pacific Handbook was published in 1986. He has also written d efi nitive travel guides to Fiji, Micronesia and Alaska-Yukon. There are mo re than 150,000 copies of his travel guides in print He personally researches his books the way he

Board of Directors, 1987-88 HONORARY PRESIDENT Dr. David Murray, Dean, Coll ege of Arts PAST-PRESIDENT Margo Shoemaker, '79 PRESIDENT Linda McKe nzie-Cordick, '81 VICE-PRESIDENT Sarah ( Wyatt ) aclaJin, '82 SECRETARY-TREASURER Nancy ( Baum ) Fitzpatrick, '86 DIRECTORS Jane ( Stephenson ) Cox, '83 Ro hin Baird Lewis, '73, M.A. '78 Edith ( Simmons ) LaLacheur, '73 Gerry Ludwig, '68 Heather Whittington, '8S

David Stanley, Arts 72 writes them - right down to the last can of macke rel. South Pacific Handbook, David's best known , is the first original, comprehensive guide to the history, geography, c limate, cultures and customs of the 19 territories in the Somh Pacific. The third edition con足 tains 600 pages, including photos, maps, charts and illustrations. It is ge ared toward budget travell ers, backpackers and carefree souls rather than tourists. One reader desc ribes it as "fasci nating - a kind of Whole Earth Catalogue for the South Pacific." It was also a final ist for the prestigious

UGAA REPRESENTATIVES Sarah (Wyatt ) Nadalin , '82 (VP. ) ant.)' ( Baum) Fitzpatrick, '86

1986/ 87 Thomas Cook Travel Guide Award. An introduction of David in the thi rd edition says: " It takes a bit of a madman to pull off a project like this w ithout fat gran ts or c orporate backing: in South Pacific Handbook ( David) Stanley has found a perfect c o unte r weight for hi s rest le ss w anderlust." David is travelling in China now and will retu rn via the Pacific in late fall. He is expected to write more guides for Moon Publications. Island lover that he is, it may be Tahiti or the Caribbean next.

Editor: Sandra Couch, '84, MA '87

GARY GREEN: MORE THAN

ONE INCREDIBLE CAREER

even years ago, Gary Green , CSS '7 4, was fe ature d in the Guelph Alumnus as the "Youngest Coach in the History of the National Hockey League". He was 26 years old and head c oach of the Wash in gton Capitals. Since then, he has been invited to a presidential inauguration in Washing ton, became co-owner of the CanlAm Hockey group, had his own weekly television series in the .S., and suf fered a heart attack. He's smart enough now, he says, to "slow down a bit". Gary has had more than one in credible career since graduating fro m Guelph with a B.A. in psycho logy 13 years ago. He took his "bench-siuing experience" with the Gryphons to Vancouver as a player with the new Wo rld Hockey l.eague ( WHL ). He was soon sent back to the minors but, with a degree in his back pocket, he wasn't about to stay there very long, he says. He was tired as coach of the Capitals after two and half years. "lfyou aren't any good, you're gone in six months," he says. He then went to w o rk fo r Hockey Night in Canada w ith an nouncers Dave Hodge and Gary Doernh ffer. After a few months, he was approached by the USA Television Cab le network to do "Game of the Week" analyses. He stayed until 1986 when he went to the new TSN station on Canadian cable TV. He also did a 26 -w eek television series abo ut hockey for the U.S. Scholastic Spo rts Academy. Meanwhile, Garywas involved with Can lAm, and in the fall of 1985, he and partner Bob Murch bought a 90 per cent controUing interest in the company. TIley operate eight hockey schools every summer, indud ing one o n the Guelph can1pus, and run an annua l I n tern at io n a l Co aches Symposium and offer what Gary calls a "Club Med" type of hockey vacation in 12 different locations around the world. Gary, who has written a couple of

hoc key books, also runs a publishing firm through the Canl Am group, produces videos with hockey stars, and is involved in the music publishing industry. He stays very involved in the operation of the hockey schools, and this year, bro ught fathe r-son NHL stars, Go rd ie and Marty Howe, to the Guelp h locatioo. Gary and his wife live in Peter borough w ith their two daughters, six and seven. He jokes that he only has three days off a year but his heart attack has prompted him to cut back 00 his w orkload . ''I'm certainly more conscious of it when things get too hectic," he says. Gary is involved w ith the l niver sity's capital campaign and is glad some of the fun ds w ill be used fo r

GaJy Green. CSS 74

athletic facili tes. He doeso't think the hockey Gryphons should have to play all over town, and especially not in what he calls "Pygmy Gardens" at the Mhlctics Centre. "You really had to watch out for those low ceiling beams," he recalls. Gary enjoys his return visits to Guelph . HI really push the place like crazy. This campus is great - I love it here."

CSS SECTION

HAS NEW EDITOR

connection with the Guelph Alumnus began almost a year ago, when CSS editor Dorothy Barnes called about doing a profile on me for the CSS section. It didn't end with the profile. Last fall r became a member of the CSS Alumni Associat ion's board o f d irectors. Now, Dorothy has now fi nished her term as CSS editor and, as someone who has been involved w ith writing and public relations for awhile, I agreed to serve as the new editor. This is my self-introduction as yo ur new editor. Please keep in touch through the alumni office. I'll be happy to consider submissions for these pages, and I'd like to hear your suggestions for alumni profiles. Let me know what you'd like to read on a regu lar basis, and I'll do my hest to accommodate your ideas. Do you want to see articles about your fonner pro fessors? Fellow classmates? General College-wide news? A du-

Scmdra COllch, C5S '84, MA. '87

ferent department highlighted in each issue' The next issue will be finished before I get your suggestions, but let's gel together on the following one. I look forward to hearing from all Economics, Geogr'.lphy, Political Studies, Psychology and Sociology alumn i, since these pages belong to aU of us. Sandra COllch, CSS '84, M.A. '86

PSYCHOLOGIST PROBES CAUSE OF

CAR ACCIDENTS AMONG TEENAGERS

very week newspapers carl]' the disturbing results of yet another car accident involving teenagers. Guelph psyc hology professor Michael Matthews is trying to discover why the accident rate is so high for this age group and what can be done to improve the situation. The psycho logist believes that the tendency of young drivers to take greater risks may be the most important factor. Research on the driving behavior of young males shows that they tend to speed more often, are involved in more rear-end collisions and approach traffic signals at higher speeds. TIley also tend to drive closer to the car a1lead, pull into traffic with a shorter headway and underestimate stopping distances, Professor Matthews says. Because their driving skills are not as well developed as more experieoced drivers, they take longer to perceive and respond to potentially dangerous traffic situations. Professor Matthews' research coo centrated on risk perception. Drivers in the 18 to 25, 35 to 50 and 65 and over age groups lo oked at videotapes show ing a driver's eye view of a variety of potentially risky situations - a wet, two -lane highway at night, for example, or a fro nt tire blowout 0 0 a sharp curve. The situations in volve d drivingjudgmeot, reflexes and vehi cle-handling skills. Parti cipants

were asked to estimate the risk of each situation for themselves and their peers and to rate their own and their peers' ability in handling risky driving situations. The research showed that younger male drivers not only see a much lower risk in certain potentially hazardous situations than older, more experienced drivers do, they also overestimate their own ability to cope with such situations. They see the situations as risky for their peers, but no t for themselves because they believe they have the necessary skills and abili ties to avoid accidents. Both the young males and the over 6 5 groups believe their ability to handle a car is as good as that of a driver of 35 to 50.

Overconfidence may calise young drivers to underestimate the risks in some driving Situations, says Professor Matthews. "The distressing thi ng is that their perceptions ar e rcally the reverse of reality. They see their abi li ties high and the risk low when the opposite is actually true. " Professor Matthews hopes to iden tify countermeasures to use in driver training programs for young people that will make them mo re aware of the limitations of their driving abilities and the physical risks invo lved in operating a vehicle.

WANTED:

NEWCSS lOGO

The CSS Alumni Association is looking for a new logo to use on its stationery, displays and wher ever else identification is needed. We'd like to spruce up, alter or replace the exisiting logo -and we're hoping CS alumni can help. If you can draw, send us a sample of your design. If you can't dr-dW, send a written des cription and we'll have one · drawn_ We want to give CSS alumni first chance at designing . or suggesting a design before

Existing logo we "go professional." Our hope is that we (,<10 . use a design submitted by a CSS grad and recognize the winning co ntri butor. Send your designs or Sllg gestiolls to CSS Editor Sandra Couch in care ofthe Departmen t of Alumni Affairs and Develop . ment.

C55 Alumni Association President john A/viano, 7 4, saw bis daughter Alison graduate f rom the College of Arts with a BA. at convocation in june.

CSS Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1987-88 HONORARY PRESIDENT Dr. John Vanderkamp PAST PRESIDENT Marian ( McLellan ) McGee, '81 PRESIDENT John Alviano, '74 1st VICE-PRESIDENT Agnes ( Bell ai) Van Haeren, '85 SECRETARY lnara Alviano, '74 TREASURER Sandra ( Pickford) Webster, '75 DIRECTORS Do rothy ( Hoather) Barnes, '78 Barbara Chance, '74 E. Sue ( Beatty) Davidson, '82 Susan Blair, '83 Sharon Pop key, '86 Eveline Kellman, '79 William Carroll, '85 Lorraine Harron, '79 Ronald ash , '77 Sandra Webster, '75 EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS UGAA REPRESENTATIVES Barbara Chance '74 ( V.P.) Agnes Van Haeren, 'S5

John Alviano, '74

FACULlY ADVISOR

Victo r Ujimoto AMF REPRESENTATIVES Doro thy ( Hoather) Barnes, '78 E. Sue ( Beatty) Davidson, '82 Eveline Kellman, '79

Edit or Bob Winkel, '60

"THE BLOB" A B OLOGICAL WONDER

S cience fi ction movie fans remem ber "111e Blob" as a lumbering moun tain of jelly, bent on destroying the world. But Guelph biochemist Janet Wood, thinks "the blob" she is studying is the key to a mystifying array of biological problems, from diseases like diabetes to Western Canada's billion-dollar soil salinity crisis. She and another Guelph scien tist, Pete r Pauls, have applied for a Natura l Sciences and Engineering Research Council grant to unravel the riddle of "the blob."

. . . the key to a mystifying array of biological pro blems) like diabetes . .. Profe sso r Wood 's " blobs" are actually minute protein molecules. Even through a powerful electron microscope, they are visible only a' tiny dots. They occupy abou t one per cent of the area of the wall sur rounding every Jiving celi, and are seated among millions of smaller molecules that form a barrier between the cell and its external environment. Researchers have discovered that these protein "blobs" have an essential functi n: they're like miniature pumps or transporters, responsible for the passage of essential substances like sugars and amino acids between the inside and outside ofthe cell. "They're really intricate little machines whose moving parts are atoms," says Pro fessor Wood. By applying new genetic and bio chemical techniques, scientists have achieved a breakthrough in under standing what the pumping mechan ism does. The challenge now facing Wood and her colleagues is to deduce how, on the cell's behalf, "the blobs" select ubstances for uptake or release, how they transport the selected sub-

Dr. janet Wood is probing the mys teries of microscoPic; "blobs". She and other researchers believe these "blohs" are the key to problems like diabetes and Western Canada's soil salinity crisis. stances through the cell wall and how the cell regulates their activities. "Besides being a fascinating area of basic, ftmdamental research, it isecono mi cally worthwhile to understand how these transporters work," says Professor Wood, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Bioche mistry since 1982 and a second -generation biochemist. ( Her father, Dr. Alexander James Wood, a nutriti nal biochemist, was a professor of animal science at the University of British Columbia for more than 30 years). One of the most dramatic problems that might be solved through these studies, he says, is the i80-million a year loss prairie farmers suffer from salt-laden or "saline" soil. In the early 1980s, this affliction had already lowered farmland values by an esti mated 83 bill ion. Crop production is dramatically

reduced by high salt levels, which dehydrate cells by the process of osmosis. Related studies by Professor Wood and others have shown that to protect themselves from dehydration, bacterial cells either synthesize a new substance internally or accumu late an available innocuous substance from their external environment. In either case, transporters ("blobs") are used to keep newly-created sub stances in, or to select the best exter nal ubstance to admit. "We suspect that the survival of plants in saline soils is also enhanced through the efforts of these molecular pumps," says Professor Wood. "If these pumps are not helping to adequately bal.mce the cell contents, the plant cannot cope with its saline environment, and production is either cut sharply or the plant dies." Along with Professor Pauls, a mem ber of the Department of Crop Science, Professor Wood wants to study how these protein pumps can be manipulated to make plants less vulnerable to the ravages of saline soil. Their efforts are applauded by Larry P. Milligan, dean of research. "This type of basic, fundamental research is critical to scientists in industry, universities and government v,,-ho are developing salt-tolerant plants to aid farmers anywhere that saline soil is a problem," he says. nderstanding how "blobs" work is also an area of great medical interest, especially to diabetes researchers. Diabetes occurs when there's a lack ofproduction of the hormone insulin, which controls the transport or uptake of glucose from the blood into cells. Cells use glucose as an energy source; in its absence, they starve. Under standing how the transporters select and move the glucose from the outside to the inside of the cell and how a hormone like insulin control these transporters is important for the con trol of diabetes_

CPS GRADS ' CAREER PATHS

SHAPED BY CO-OP PROGRAMS

M ost undergraduates have a vague idea about the kind of careers they wish to pursue. But for those who wish to explore different options, Guelph's co-operative education p ro gram offers a solution. Usually the student alternates four months of study with four months of work in an industry directly related to his or her field of study. College of Physical Science students may take a co-op program in chemistry, and com p uling and information science. Both disciplines have a varied application in today's technological society and narrowing down one's career options can be difficult. Many co-op students' career paths are shaped by their co op work experiences. "111e co-op program allowed me to explore different areas of applied chemistry, as well as experience re search work. I was able to identify area! which would intere. t me in terms of a career and di rect my academic program towards those areas ," says Mathias Haun, CPS '87, now a lab technologist with the Can ad ian Red Cross Society in Ottawa. Dr. Safia Wasi, head of the protein chemistry section , National Research laboratory, Canadian Red Cross, says her section has been involved with Guelph's co-op program fo r three and half years and has hired fou r co op grads full-time .

Excellent Workers "Wh ile they ( the students ) are here, they are given small projects to work on under supervision. At the end, they are required to write reports on these projects. 1 have found them to be excellent workers, conscientious and very profeSSional ," she says. Because of their "hands-on experi ence", co-op grads have a better idea of what to expect when they enter the w ork force, Dr. Wasi believes. "They have a chance to experience the outside world and their expecta tions are more realistic when they graduate." Fred Neufeld , CPS '87, a program mer/analyst for Mutual Life of Canada

in KitchencrlWatcrloo, says the co op program allowed him to evaluate his field and the type of company he w anted to work for. Dwayne Barber, CPS '85 , a graduate student in the department of bio chemistry at the University of Alberta, says, "I feel that the co-op progra m provided me with a solid, interesting and cha llenging un d e r gradu ate training. 'The knowledge learned at university was applied during w ork terms, wh ile the work experience p rovided me with new insight into course selection and career options." In Jenn ifer Callacott's case, the co op program reaffirmed her career choice. The CPS '87 grad now works

as an analyst/programmer at Canada Post Corporation in London. "The co-op p rogram allows you to decide whether your chosen career is the righ t one. I almost switched out of computer science because I thought all I could ever be was a programmer. My experience in the co-op program showed me that there are a number of different career paths I can follow with my degree whic h involve no programming at all!" The numbe r of students interested in the co-op program is on the rise, says Bru c e McCallum , assoc iate director, Career Services. For more info rmatio n , co ntact ll oyd Ross, senior co-op co-ord ina to r, ( 519 ) 824-41 20, ext. 2398.

COMPUTING AND INFORMATION

SCIENCE GETS ACCREDITATION

T he Departmem of Computing and Infonnation Science ( CIS) has received acc red itation from the Canadian Info r mati on Process ing Society ( CIPS ). Professo r Kats um i Oka shi mo accep ted the accreditation certificate for the department's programs at the society's ann ual meeting in Winnipeg. Professor Okashimo was acting chair of CIS at the time and has since retired. Guelph has joined an elite group of II other Canad ian universities to receive the CIPS accreditation. Pro fessor Okash imo says Guelph is unusual in that it offers both B.A. and B.Se. degrees in computing science. Other u niversities offer B.Se. degrees only. The acc reditation recogn izes pro grams that have achieved the level of profeSSionalism desired hy the indus try and are needed to stimulate the improve ment of computer education in Canada. The c riteria for evaluation are divided into four sections: faculty and the ir qualifications, students, curricu lum, and physical and fiscal resources.

The tw o-year evaluation process is comparable to a graduate program evaluation, Professor Okashimo says. "The whole department worked to get the ma terials together for the evaluators, ,1Ild the accreditation is a great accomplishment." Both industry an d academic evalu ators were involved in the campus visits, which involved interviews w ith stude nts, professional staff, faculty and adm in istrative personne l, and assessments of physical, li brary and computing resources. -I11e evaluators also assessed written materials sub mitted by the department. "Th is puts Guelp h 's pr ograms among the top 12 universities in the country," says Professor Okashimo. "The c o mputing industry is fast moving, and it's inlportanr that we keep abreast with new developments." CIPS is a computer science profes sional association with more than 5,000 members across Canada. The voluntary accreditat ion program with Canadian universit ies is part of its efforts to increase professionalism and improve education in the com puter science field .

Edit or· Caro lyn (Redden ) Moore, '84

MAC GRAD WORKS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS

IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Many Guelph alumni make their corners of the world better places to live. Gwendolyn Tonge , Mac '59D, is a shining example. Gwendolyn ret ired as a specialist supervisor of home economics for Antigua/ Barbuda (West Indies ) in 1980 and became Director of the Women 's Desk, the sect ion of the Ministry o f Ed uc a t io n, Yo uth, Women's Affairs and Sports which is responsible for Women's Affairs. She is org, ni zing a research program involving mothers of pre-schoolers to find out what kind of nutritional care the chiJdr n receive. Followi ng the research, she will conduct a training program on the preparation offormula and toddlers' meals using indigenous foods. 'n1e final result will be a manual on chi Id care and feeding for the country. Gwendolyn ays the days spent at Macdonald Institute provided the practical training she oeeds to work wit h people in all types of circum stances ancl at different financial levels to help them improve their living conditions and live more meaningful lives. As President of me Caribbean Asso ciation of Ho me Economists for four years, Gwendolyn attended a Canadian Home Economics Association con ference in Halifax. At this conference, the Carihbean As sociat io n was "twinned" with the Toronto Asso ciation. Using the Canadians as re source profeSSionals, the Caribbean home economists produced junior secondary school textbooks written around their culture_ The project was sponsored by the Canad ian Inter national Development Agency. The Carihbean Association also p roduced two magazines and conducted many workshops under Gwen do lyn 's direction. Gwendolyn has served as vice president of tht:: Consumers' Asso ciation for Antigua/Barhuda and has produced a consumers' guide, a cookbook, numerous leaflets on family living and a policy for the Women's

Gwendolyn To nge, Mac '59D Desk. She has prepared many pro posals to international agencies for funding for projects involving Women in Development. She has also hosted radio and television shows about nutrition and aspects of fam ily living for more than 20 years. Gwendolyn has served her country on the Fisheries Board , the Nati onal Agricultural Committee, the Popu lation Task Force Committee, the

utrition Committee, the Christian Child ren's Fu nd , the Agricultural Extensi on Committee and the Non Formal Youth Skills Training Program Advisory Committee. In 1985 Gwendolyn was selected to represent Antigua/Barbuda at the nited at ions Conference in airobi. At this conference, strategies were adopted to review and appraise the achievements of the United Nations Decade fO 'r Wo men : Equality, Development and Peace. Gwcndolyn's contributions have not gone unnoticed. In 1977 she received a Queen Elizabeth II New Year Award for community service and was made a Membe r of the British Empire. In 1978 she received the Margaret Scott McCready Macdonald Institute Award for Humanitarian Services in home economics. [n 1986, she was named to the Order of the British Empire with the Queen's Birthday Award for community service. "The education I received at Guelph helped to improve my life and the lives of others," writes Gwendolyn. "I believe that tflle education prepares us for a life of service to mankind. "

An Inuit wall hanging by artist Vic/aria Mumnguqsualuk and a sewing kit from the Central Arctic, circa 1930, were given to the University Art Collection during Alumni Weekend (,y the class of Mac '60 in memory Of Professor Gordon Coulingwho washonormy presidenfoftheircl£l.ss.Al thepresentation, left /0 right, nre Mrs. Gordon (Evelyn) Couling Judith Nasby, MacdonaLd Steu.!art Art Centre Director, and Donna Gracey, representing Mac '60. J

MAC-FACS SECTION HAS NEW EDITOR

CarOlyn (Redden) Moore, FACS '84 , is the new editor for the Mac FACSsection of the GuelphAlumnus. She takes over from co-editors Carol Telford-Pittman, '75 and Gail Murray, '78. Carolyn is a native of iiddle Musquodoboit, ova Scotia who moved to Ontario specifically to attend the University of Guelph and study applied human nutrition. Following graduation, she worked two years in marketing ,md promotion for the Canadian Cattlcmen'sAssociation Beef Information Centre in Toronto. She presently works as a foods and nutri tion specialist in the Rural Organi zations and Services Branch of the

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Guelph. She is married to David Moore, OAC '83A. Carolyn says she benefited from good professors and a good educa tional progranl at Guelph. She liked thc com munity focus and agricul tu re mix which she says influenced her career direction. As a new member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board, she looks forward to serving as editor and welcomes suggestions and submis ions from Mac-FACS alumni for the GuelphAlumnuspages. These may be sent to her attention at the Guelph Agriculture Centre, Box 1030, Guelph, Ontario _ 1 H 6N 1. Caro~yl2

(Redden) Mom'e, FA C5 '84

HAFAAlumni

MAC GRAD WRITES BOOKLET

Dorothea (McKim) Turpin, Mac '350, has written a booklet called The Churchmouse, containing memories of her early years spent in St. George's Anglican rectory in H' stings, Ontario during World War I. Hastings is a small village on the Trent River, mid way between Cobourg and Peter borough, and Dorothea's late father was the Reverend Thomas McKim of that parish. After completing two years at Macdonald Institute, Dorothea took a one-year int ernship at To ro nt o Western and Sick Children's Hospita.ls, foll owed by 11 years of working a..<; a

ho pitaI dietitian. She also taught high school home economics and nighl school cou rses for nine years. She taught adult courses as well, including one called Embroidery Old and New, for Si r Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough. Dorothea married Ted Turpin in 1942 and they raised two daughters Along the way, Dorothea also managed to earn a BA. from Queen's University. The Churchmouse is avai lable from Dorothc::a for $4 ( 54 .50 including postage ), RR 1 Hastings, KOL J YO. A copy is also on file in the University library archives.

Association

Board of Directors,

1987-88

HONORARY PRESIDENT

Professor Michael Nightingale PAST PRESIDENT

Carole Rowsell, '74 PRESIDENT

Morag McKenzie, '82 VICE-PRESIDENT

Michael Chadsey, '75 SECRETARY

Ellen Allen, '82 TREASURER

Muneer Hirji, '82 COMMUNICATIONS

(Newsletter Editor) Susan Saganski, '86

PROFESSIONAL HOME ECONOMIST

orne economists throughout Ontario, and across Canada, are seeking the exclusive right to the usc of the title "Home Econo mist". The privileges granted by the title would be similar to th ose granted to "Registered Professional Dieti tians" ( RP.Dt. ). U1e Ontario Home Economics Association has ame nded its membership requirements to

. retlecthome economists' ability and . de ire: to become a self regulating profession and will begin the legi 'lative process for the professional designation of "Home Economi [" in lhe tIll of 1988. . For further in format ion, contact Pat Squire, membership. chair, O.H.E.A., P,O. Box 248, Guelph, Ontarid NIH 6J9.

PRESIDENT HAFA-SAC

Mark Allder, '89 UGAA REPRESENTATIVE Tim Hingston, '85 DIRECTORS

David Houghton, '75 Ruth Kclly, '87 Paula Loll, '84 Jane McMonagle, '82 Joan Shaw, '83

FACULlY ADVISORS

Professor Egerton Fletcher Professor lain Murray

CHILDREN AND STUDENTS BENEFIT

FROM FACS NEW OUTDOOR

PLAY AREA

::;'~.'-.J.I

Lorraine Holdin& FACS 71

MAC-FACS

Alumni Association

Board of Directors,

1987-88

HONORARY PRESIDENT EMERITUS

Dr. Margaret S. McCready HONORARY PRESIDENT

Dr. Richard M. Barham PAST PRESIDENT Elizabeth O'Neil , '74 PRESIDENT

Lorraine Holding, '71 1st VICE-PRESIDENT

Margaret (McKellar) Hedley, '64, M .Sc. '81 SECRETARY-TREASURER

Lori ( Mapplebeck) Moran, '76 DIRECTORS

Louise Giroux, '87 Caroline ( Kosick) Heinbuch, '75 Carol (Nixon ) Hoag, '66 Mary ( Eadie ) Wiley, '82 UGAA REPRESENTATIVES Ruthanne Snider, '75 ,Joanne Poel, '82 Janet (Stanley) Creamer, '83 AMF REPRESENTATIVE

Pat Schmidt-Vanderkooy, '78 SENATE REPRESENTATIVE

Rita ( Klassen) Weigel, '77 PRESIDENT FACS '87

Debbie Keily, '87 PRESIDENT FACS-SAC

Holly Minor, '88 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Barbara ( Pepper) Stuart, '7 1 BRANCH PRESIDENTS

Burlington: Gr ace (Vir tue ) Macdougall, '35 Guelph: Kay ( Canning) Runions, '57 Niagara: Audrey ( Ellsworth ) Troup,

'36

Creative p lay is encouraged at the new outdoor play area in the Depart me nt of Family Studies Laboratory Schools. A plaque honoring the Mac FACS Alumni Association, the Alma Mater Fund and Friends of the Univer sityW'aS unveiled at the official opening ceremony Alumni Weekend. The project began in 1984 when the Mac-FACS Alumni Association wished [Q use a small budget surplus [Q help the College of Family and Consumer Studies. The Association's special projects committee, aided by the Al ma Mater Fund, raised 560,000 for the design and installation of the outside play environment. Polly Hill of Po lly Hill Associates, Ottawa, worked with the committee to design the p lay area, and Owen Scott, OAC '65 , of The Landplan Collaborative Ltd., refined and implemented Hill's conceptual design. The play area pays particular atten tion to the safe movement of children among pieces of equipment and areas on the playground, says Linda ( Wolfe ) 'Markle, FACS '73, special projects committee chair. Tricycle traffic is confmed to an area where other children can't run through, and swings can be approached from just one direction. Natur'al plantings separate one area of play space from another. The plantings add beauty to the environment and give the children a chance to see how living plants change with the seasons. The new design allows for a variety ofplayex:periences: running, climbing, sliding, walking, crawling, riding and pedaling. Sand and building materials encourage individual and co· operative imaginative play, and open spaces can be changed and transformed into different envirorunents, limited only by the imaginations of the children playing there, says Linda. The laboratory facilities are crucial to the department's students, explains Professor Barbara Stuart, FACS '71 , director of the Laboratory Schools. All do at least one practicum in the school. The p lay area provides oppor·

tunities for them to exercise p lanning and supervisory skiUs and observe children in the p lay environnlent. It also provides test facilities for research work by undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members. Aboll t 100 children are enrolled in the lab schools in the fall and winter semesters. Some 75 per cent of the students arc pre-schoolers 2 112 to 5 years of age who attend two or four half-days a week.

Shirley Arm Holmes, Mac '62, pre· sented a fabric wall relief hanging tilled "Kuba Interlace" by textile artist David H Kaye, Arts 78, to FACS Dean Richard Barham dun'ng Alumni Weekend. The relief and moneyfor two scholarships was given as a 25th anrziversary gift by the class of '62 in memory of Virginia ( Ginny) Short Bandeen McEwen, Mac '57, M.Sc. 71, who was honorary president of Mac '62. The relief is mounted in the faculty lounge, Family and Co nsumer Studies BUilding

Editor.' Dr. Harold Reed,

ove '55

DR. JIM PINKNEY NAMED

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS

Dr. Robert James (Jim) Pinkney, OVC '37, of Milton, was named the OVC Alumni Association 's Distin gu ish ed Alumnus during Alumni Weekend in June. However, winning accolades is nothing new to Jim. Fifty years ago, he was the first-time winner of the two highest awards at College Royal: the Showmanship Trophy (for all -round showman ) and the Jacobine Jones Trophy ( a bronze scu lpture of OAC's herd sire, HighlandDreaming Master, executed by MissJones and presented to OAC in 1935 for the top w inner at College Royal ). Jim's part icipation in College Royal was remarkable in itself, In those days, few OVC students competed in what was considered a sho case for OAC talents. Yet, he carried off the top awards in almost every class he entered - cereal grains, agronomy, beef and livestock. At 14, as the youngest entrant in a Junior Farmers' swine judging competi tion, Jim captured the top prize in Peel County with an almost p erfect score. And he continued to win thousands of ribbons and awards throughout his working life in shows across Canada and the U.S. Despite the demands of a busy one man mixed veterinary practice which served the commu nity around his hometown of Cooksville, Jim con tinued to raise Yorkshire pigs to quali ty standard as his family had been doing since 1857. They carried off honors wherever they were shown and served as models for the breed. As his pigs were sold across Canada, throughout the u.s. and as far away as China,Jim became a persuasive force for the betterment ofswine stock and improved health management. A past president and active supporter of the Ontario Swine Breeders' Association, he won its Award of Merit in 1977, As a judge of livestock,J im attained an equally distinguished reputation. He was asked to judge six consecutive years at the Royal Agricultural Winter

Dr. R.}ames Pinkney, ove '37, (lef t) receives the 1987 ove Distinguished Alumnusplaquefrom Dr. Ken Gada, ove '56, past president of the ove Alu m ni Association. ( Photo by Ken Barton) Fair, the only one to be so honored , and was a respected figure in competi tions across orth Ameri ca. A strong supporter, along with his

wife Marjorie, of the Canadian Veter inary Medical Association, he is a charter member of the Canadian Agri cult ural Hall offame Association and a life member of Ontario Velerinary Association. He is also past president of the Ontario Yorkshire Breeders' Asso ciati on, a fo rmer di rector of the Canad ian Swi ne ASSOciation, has served as a director of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair fo r over 25 years, and has been an exhibitor at both the Royal and Canadian ational Exhibition for over 50 years. Throughout his busy liie, Jim has not forgotten his alma mater. He has made a substantial contribution to the University toward the establish· ment of a museum of Canadian veter inary medical history. A a breeder, showman, judge and veterinarian, Jim has been able to meet many different types of people, and the livestock industry in Canada and abroad is be tter for it.

ove GRAD WRITES BOOK

Dr. Bruce Fogle, OVC '70, has written a book called Games Pets Play: How Not To Be Manipulated By Yo ur Pet ( Pengu in, S21. 9 5 ). Don't misunderstand! Dr. Fogle loves pets; he just hates it when people treat pets like people. For the past 17 years, he has prac tised in cent ral Lo ndon, England where his clientele has included lhe pets of actors such as Jeremy Irons, Lesley-Anne Down and Vincent Price. "One hundred per cent of pet ow ners are manipulated," Dr, Fogle said in a Canadian Press interview. He also acknowledges that, because his practice is in a wealthy part of London, he may see more extreme ex,,1.mples of doggy tyranny than, for instance, his counterpart in Humboldt, Sask. Problems arise when people assume dogs and cats are motivated by the same dreams and desires as humans, Dr. Fogle said.

Dr, Fogle's book, which is full of stories and drawings that amusingly docume nt pet lerrorism at its worst, also offers advice fo r bedraggled owners, But what about those people who allow their pets to walk, sleep, and eat all over them? Shouldn't they be seeing psychiatrists? "TIley are sane, sensible people," maintains Dr. Fogle. "TIley should be seeing good dog trainers," Editor's Note: Dr. Fogle is also the author of Pets and Their People, a lively and comprehensive look at one of man's most complicated and gratifying relationships, and the textbook Interrelationships Between People and Pets. He is well known as a guest speaker at scien tific meetings in several countries and was featured on the television program W5.

DR. ANN LONERGAN RECEIVES ALUMNI MEDAL OF ACHIEVEMENT

For her seU1ess humanitarian efforts, Dr. Ann Lonergan , OAC '74, ove '79, received the 1987 Alumni Medal of Achievement from the University of Guelph Alumni Association. Many options were availahle to Ann after graduation from Guelph. Private p ractice, government work or employment in industry offered the possibi lilies of substantial income and rapid advancement. However, Ann lUrned her back on these opportu nities to become a teacher and cli nician at the Animal Health Institute, Oebre Zeit, Ethiopia, Africa. Her sa lary is minimal and the working conditions are very difficult. There is a shortage of professionals. trained assistants and teaching equip足 ment. lIer living conditions are spartan. Basic supplies are often unavailahle because the dro ught足 strick n country is in serious political and economic upheava l. The capahility of Eth iopia LO train its own veterinarians is limited and Ann is meeting an urgent need. She organized her alma mater to support her work. Two sh ipments of donated telching equipment have been sent for use in the Debre Zeit Institute for Veterinary Assistants and the Addis Ababa University.

1987-88 HONORARY PRESIDENT Dr. Ole Nielsen, '56 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Dr. Kenneth Gadd, '56 PRESIDENT Dr. Nonie Sma.rt, '84 VICE-PRESIDENT Or. R.B . Robb, '84 SECRETARY-TREASURER Dr. C G. Boylan, '46

Dr.Ann Lonergan, aAe 74, a ve 7 9, rece;elled tbe UGM Alumni Medal of Acbievemellt Jrom UGAA President, Dr Ron Downey, ave '61, during Alumlli Weekend. ( Pboto by Ken Barton) For health r "aS0I15, Ann returned to Canada in the spring and is staying with her parents in Toronto. The Alumni Medal ofAchiewment recognizes a recent graduate (w ithin the past 10 years) who brings distinc足 tion to his or her alma mater by contribuLing to his or her country, com mun ity, professi on or alumni affairs.

VETERINARY BOOKS DONATED Dr. Ron Lawrence, ove '43, (left) do nated two van loadsoJveterillary journals andbooks to tbe 0 VC:.ection oJtbe University library. The malelial isJrom bis fJ1ivate library and that of bis Jatber, an o ve grad oj 1916. Botb practised in Lindsay. Witb Dr Lawrence isDavid Hull, avelibrarian ( centre) and Dr. Cliff Barket~ ave Museum director/curator. Mr. Hull said so揃m e of the books andj ournals Jill in gaps at tbe ove library wbile otbers were sent to tbe Intemational Agn'cultural Library, Beijing, ebina. He noted all were in excellent condition.

OVCAlumni Association Board of Directors,

DIRECTORS Dr. A.J . MacKinnon, '43 Dr. Brian Buckrell, '68 Dr. Bruce Robinson, '76 Dr. D.C Wilson, '66 Dr. Ron Downey, '61 Dr. C Stec, '87 EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS UGAA Representatives Dr. Tony van DreumeI, '63 (V P. ) Dr. Bill Harris, '68 Dr. Scott Gillingham, '86 President, Guelph Chapter, Canadian Veterinary Student Association Andrea Ellis ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN Dr. Kenneth Gadd, '56 EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Dr. Nonie Smart, '84 WESTERN PROVINCES Dr. RS. Butler, '54, Sask. Dr. W.O. Persson, '40, B.C QUEBEC & MARITIMES Dr. A.R Mitton, '52, N.S. U.S.A.

Dr. Grant Misener, '38, Niles, HI. Dr. VW. Ruth , '38, bmsda1e, Pa. ENGLAND Dr. L.G . Anderson, '36, Aylesbury AUSTRALIA Dr. RE. Reuter , '61, Albany

MAJOR GRANT FOR STUDIES

ON MARINE MAMMALS

Dr. Joe Geraci, Department of Pathology, has received a 8675 ,000 u.s. Office ofNaval Research grant for a further three-year study in his re search on stress in marine mammals. The project, Dynamics and Diagnos tic Value of Plasma Indicators Of Stress in Small Cetaceans, ai ms to establish a set of criteria for deter mining early levels ofstress in whales and dolph ins. Working closely with Dr. Geraci is his associate of 14 years, David St. Aubin, OVC M.Sc. '76, who is com pleting his Ph.D. in the department. They will travel to Hawaii and San Diego, the Arctic and the Faroe Islands on this project. Many stress tests requ ire large pieces of organs or invasive pro cedures, says Dr. Gerac i, and con sequently are difficult to accomplish. His technique involves tissue that is readily available and easy to obtain from any animal - blood. "Blood provides so much infor mation because it touches every organ," says David. By looking at

serial samples, researchers can tell what is going on in an animal. During earlier work on stranded pilot whales, David and Dr. Geraci ident ified blood constituents that indicate stress. ow they wiIl look for more subtle changes. This study will fo cus on electrolyte balance, iron status and changes in adrenal and thyroid hormones, wh ich provide early indications of stress. In the Faroe Islands, the researchers will take samples fro m stranded animals, including such off-shore species as p ilot whales and possibly spe r m whales. The direct results of this research, says Dr. Geraci, will be of value for aIL animals in captivity. 'The fmdings will provide information to aid in the sele ' tion of wild aninlals better suited to survive in captivity as well as lead to an understand ing of metabolic dist u rb an ces leading to natural mortality. The Office of Naval Research is interested in ma intaining a high standard ofhealth care for the animals they have in captivity, says Dr. Geraci.

FROM THE OVC ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

Dr. No nie Smart,

avc '84

As your newly mimed president, it is my pleasure introduce myself. In to

1984, I graduated from OVC and

entered the world of mixed animal practice. Lately I have traded nights

on call for nights in the library as I pursue post graduate training at OVe. I hope you will visit campus soon to see the new facilities at OVC and Alu mni House and to meet some of the people you may know only as a voice on the phone. One such oppor tlmity to drop by will be Careers ight, a new OVCAlumni Association sponsored event where students have the opportunity to meet veterinarians involved in a wide variety of careers. We welcome your ideas for other alumni functions or suggestions for the alumni association. All of us on the board would be glad to hear from you. Yours, Nonie Smart, '84 OVC Alumni Association President

HanifRahemtuliaSukhiam; aVe'87, receives the Winegard Medal from Chancellor William A. Stewart.

OVCGRAD

RECIPIENT OF

WINEGARD MEDAL

anif Rahe m tu lla Sukh iani of Weston, Ontario is thc 1987 winner of the University'S most prestigious undergraduate award, thc Winegard Medal, which is presen ted annually to a graduating student. 'The winner must combine an excel lem academic record and activc extra curricular acti ities with the personal attributes of a leader among peers and a conscientious citizen. RabemtuUa Sukhiani graduated fro m OVCJune 4 with a doctor ofveterinary medicine degree. Durillg his six )'~ars at the University, he compiled an o utstanding academic rec ord and received several awards. In 1986, Rahemtulla Sukhiani won the OVC Alumni Travel Fellowship, permining him to work in the Indo Swiss Development Project, State of KcraLa,lndia. He helped found the OVC International Club and served on the OVC International Programs Committee. He also helped found the student chapter of the American Association of Bovine Pract ition ers an d is a member of the American Society of Tro pica l Veter inary Medicine . Rehemtulla Sukhiani was involved in intramural sports and College Royal, is an accomplished saxophone player and holdS a bronze medall ion from the Royal Life Saving Society. Following a one-year clinical intern ship at Cornell niversity, Rahemtulla Sukhiani hopes to open a mixed animal practice.

Editor: Marie (Boissonneault) Rush, '80

CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1987-88 HONORARY PRESIDENT Dr. Bruce H. Sells, Dean PAST PRESIDENT Dr. Doug Ho ldway, '76 PRESIDENT Dr. James Alkinson, '78 V.P. FINANCE Trudy Medland , '83 V.P. PUBLIC RELATIONS Kevin D. Cockell, '83 V.P. UNDERGRADUATE LWSON John Joyne r, '77 V.P. UNIVERSITY LIAISON Karin Davidson-Taylor, '83 SECRETARY Mary F. Allen, '80 UGAA REPRESENTATIVE Karin Davidson-Taylo r, '83

ev.p·) CBS STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Brady Taylor DIRECTORS Roman Lanno, '81 Keith Were, '86 Steve Naylor, '83 FACULTY ADVISORS Prof. Margaret M. Hauser, '46 Microbiology Dr. Bruce Holub Nutritional Sc iences Dr. Roger Horton Botany Dr. Den is H. Lynn , '69 Zoology Dr. Alan Wildeman Molecular Biology & Gene tics Prof. Brian A. Wilson School of Human Biology AMF REPRESENTATIVE Kelly Munkittrick, '80, M.Sc. '83

FROM THE CBS

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

PRESIDENT

Having tasted power as interim preside nt of the CBS Alumni Associa tion following Doug Holdway's depar ture fo r Australia in the fall of 1986, I thought it was appropriate to run for a full term th is time around . Following a camp aign in w h ich no expense w as spared, he re I am again - byacdama tion' Fo rru nately we also have some new blood , as Trudy Medland , '83, Kevin Cockell, '83, Roman Lanno, '81 , and Steve Naylo r, '83, add their tale nts to the b oard th is year. As one of the younger alumni asso ciations, w e are still fi nding o ur feet , but as our membership rises, w e are o rganizing the CBSM as an effective means of prOviding co ntact between yo u and the Unive rsity com munity TIlfee annual occasions offer the oppor tunity for you to renew old acquain tances, lapse into a Iin lc nostalgia, and see first -hand how the Guelph camp us is growing ( w ith your help ). They are Homecoming in Sep tember, College Royal in March, whe n our annual general meeting is held , and Alumni Weekend in June . The 1987 Alumni Weekend w as a great success, h ighlighted by the opening of Alumni House. CBS alumn i. had their own "first" as Biology House h osted a lunchtime barbec ue. Former CBSM president o-ave Airdrie stopped by with a bunch of fellow '8 2 Micro bio logy grads and a good time was had by all. We're counting on a bigger and better turnou t next year . The

Dr. jim Atkinson, 7 8 CBSAA-sponsored Elora Go rge Walk precceding the barbecue was once again popu lar with OAC and OVC alumni. Don't hold back. Take the oppor tunity to visit and reminisce at a fall , w inter or Slimmer event. There is always plenty to see and do on these special occasions. My message is really an invitation, on behalf of the CBSM board, to come bac k and visit soon' Dr. Jim Atkinson, CBS '78 CBS Alumni Associatio n President

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP Margaret Docker, CBS '85, (lef t), who is pursuing, a PhD. in Zoology, received the 198 7 CBS Alumni Asso ciation 's Alma Mater Graduate Scho larship. Tmdy Medland, CBS '83, chair of the CBSAA scholarship committee, presented the cheque.

RESERVES DON'T PRESERVE,

MAMMAL SPECIES

BECOMING EXTINCT

Human encroachments and natural processes are leading to extinction of some mammal species in Canada's large nature reserves, says niversity zoologist Tom Nudds. "Point Pelee National Park, for example, has lost half the species that existed when Europeans first settled sou th e rn OntariO," he says. "'This loss includes species of elk, beaver, wolves, rodents and flying squirrels." In the past, park management has taken a p reservationist attitude, says Profess or Nudd s. Park managers thought putting a fence around a reserve would preserve the area for future generations. But tlus app roach ignored natural processes taking place over hundreds ofyears and thousands ofsquare kilometres, he says. As soon as an area is isolated, an imbalance occurs between exti nc ti on and imm igration rates , and mam mal species are lost. Professor Nudds says reserves have become like islands surrounded by a sea of developed land. On true oceanic islands, species composition may change, but an equilibrium number remains as long as the immigration rate of new ani mal types equals the rate of local extinctions. Smalle r islands have fewer species because of reduced food supplies and because they are smaller targets for migrating animals, he says. This equi li brium theory of island biogeography can be applied to Canada's parks and reserves, which

behave as functional islands when the surrounding natural habitat is alte red, says Professor Nudds. When a wildlife area is isolated, the number ofspecies it can support is lowered and animal populations are lost. 'This loss is called faunal collapse, In Africa, mammal extinction rates of 50 per cent over the next 100 years are predicted for large nature reserves such as Kenya's Tsavo National Park because they have become functional islands. Professor Nudds and graduate student Susan Wickham, CBS '85, studied 10 parks in southern Ontario to see if similar fo rces have been at work over the last 300 years. Naturalists' descriptions of mammal d ist rib ut io ns in Can ada befo re Europeans settled widely here have aided the researchers. They have found many of the parks, like Poi nt Pelee , have lost a Significant number of mammal species. In Algonqu in Pro vincial Park, however, there is still the same number of mammal species as before Eu ro pean se tt le ment because of the surrounding wilder ness. Cottagers, hunters, fishe rs, boaters and campers com bine with natural processes to drive some species from nature reserves. A lesson can be taken from southern Ontario and applied to other Canadian nature reserves, says Professor Nudds. It should be possible to head off problems in other isolated parks now that there is an understanding of the invisible forces at work, he says.

CBS PROFESSORS HONORED

Professor Arthur Hilliker, Department of Molecular Bio logy and Genetics, receiv.ed the Genetic ociety of Canada Young Scientist Award at the society's annual meeting in askatoon. Professor Hilliker's award lecture was entitled . Aspects of Chromosome SttUC

ture and Gene Organization in Drosophila. . Professor Roy Anderson, chair . of the Depaitment of Zoology, was elected "Correspondant du Museum" by the 30 p rofessors heading the various departments of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

Karen Houle ( right), reCipient ofthe Walter Vaughan Medal, with Nancy Vaughan, Walter's widow,

VAUGHAN MEDAL

AWARDED TO

CBS STUDENT

Karen Hou le of London is the 1987 winner of the Walter N. Vaughan Medal. The award is presented annually to a student who has made outstanding contributions as a student member of Senate, and at the san1e time has maintained a high academic record. The medal, which was presented at the Board of Governors/Senate dinner, is awarded in memory of the late Walter Vaughan, who was secretary of Senate from 1977-83. Karen, who enrolled at Guelph in the fall of 1984, has completed six semesters in the honors progran1 in CBS. She was a student member of Senate for the past two years. During that time, she served on the Senate's educational development and liberal education advisory com mittees and the planning committee for the Inter national Conference o n Science and Technology in the World Food Crisis. Although no longer a member of Senate, she continues to sit on the liberal education advisory committee. Karen has served as rapporteur for the student senator caucus, and was one of a small group of student senators who drafted the response of the caucus to Senate's learning objec tives document in December 1986. In her spare time, she referees intramural sports and serves as a volunteer at the Women's Resource Centre.

Editor: Richard Buck, '76A

-~LEST WE FORGET: CLASS OF '39 Editor's Note:Robert W Pawley, OAC '39, has u ritten a history ofthe class of '39, 50 Years After. It will be released soon. To answer queries f rom classmates who have been questioning its progress, and to give a 'preview': the f ollowing story is offered. It represents a composite of the feelings expressed by classmates i n 62 autobiographies received by Mr. Pawley.

This

is the story of John Doe. It attempts to convey a picture typical of the period when graduates of J 939 faced the world. John, the eldest son of a second generation farmer, was born in 1916 near Molton, Ontario. The First World War would be over in two years and most farme rs were fairly prosperous, but by 1922, post-war depression began to appear. His parents managed to send him to high school for two years, then John was kept home to work on the farm at the age of 14 . The farm appealed to him and being the eldest, he had considerable respon sihility. He became aware that the world was mixed up. The stock market crashed, bur only the rich people bought stocks. Thousands were riding the rails seeking work. Soup kitchens in cities across Canada kept many from starving. For spending money, John worked 10 days and had no at the end. 'Ihc economic and socia l climates were bad , but the farm see med to insu late his family. It offered security and dreams for the future centred around farming as a way of life . He became an ac tive Junior Farmer, attended agriculture short courses in the ·winter and became recognized as a coming leader in the community and local church. By 1931 -32, the depression was serious and farm income dwindled. The climax canle when his parents lost their farm to the sheri.lfs hammer. The family was heart-broken. John and his dad had worked hard to bri ng

the farm to an excellent standard . His grandfather had cleared the land ,md its basic cost was primarily hard, slugging labor. A hefty mortgage to build a new barn and a change-over from horses to tractors seemed to have caused the problem, but pork at three cents a pound did ma rc. John now knew what the "dirty thirties" meant. Like thousands of other young men, he fo und there was litt le guidance available to help h im deal with the approaching age of independence . Without question, more education was essenti al so that he could compete in the labor market. Farming was changing and there was a good chance that greater oppor tunities in that fi eld might resu lt . It was natural that a farm youth would tum to OAC

Th e me tho ds used to fi nance attendance at college we re as many, almost, as the number accepted . Suffice to say that John enrolled at OAC in 1934. He was deternlined to obtain a degree and had to take an extra year to make up for lost high school subjects, so he would graduate in 1939. College was a strange place after the farm. A silly hat and tie had to be worn at all times. He resented shining shoes and making beds for sopho mores. Why d id he have to get up at 6 a.m. and exercise on the campus? this was old hat to a farmer. Initiation finally ended - in a big parade, with some fellow cove red in axle grease, and a dance at Mac Hall that night. Developing a "year spirit" was the answer to his feelings of strangeness and loneliness. Surprisingly enough, the experience caused John to feel part of the group. He was homesick and a little scared sa m times, but found that others felt the same. Everybody wore a necktie and coat at mea ltime - Dick Sands, the Dean, tu rfed you out otherwise. The Mac Hall contents were "in trigu ing", even more so when he fou nd out that the girls did not consider money, or the lack of it, very

seriously. Soon John fe lt "at home" when he realized his situation was in common w ith the majority of his classmates. Student labour at 20 cents per hour helped him survive as did summer work on his uncle's farm. About Christmas of his fina l year, John realiled that in a few short months life would change again. A feeling of accomplishment created confidence and the "Year" had an intangible feeling of attachment, just like a family. He thought of the kind ness and help from the staff of OAC - they seemed to care. Professors had been ma n: than teachers, and as a consequence, were role models for John and his fe llow graduates. To Joh n, the kind of education he had obt:-lined seemed to be exactly right fo r the period. Graduation day saw the climax of five of the happiest years of his life, but th e words of his father brought sober thoughts - "Son, you are facing a difficult but fascinating fu ture." Dad was right , only six out of a class of 104 had a job - war d ouds hung over Europe - the economy was not good - the picture was bleak. Graduation dinner, to which he was accompanied by ( he hoped ) h is future wife, qu ickly dispelled apprehension. Besides, he had a job for at least six months. John was 24 years of age. On his 26th birthday, he had been an air gUlUler in the RCAr for 18 months, when his bomber was shot down over Holland. John and the other crew members are buried side by side in the Canadian War Dead Cemetery at Grosbeck. Young men of John 's period could not go on with their lives until peace was decided. The diffe rence between vicrory and defeat was starkly clear. Some died so others could continue fighting for victory - no words can describe their sacrifice. Others served in a work capacity with the same objective and that generation of young people literally offered their lives for freedo m. Canada should remember.

OAC GRAD HAS THREE MONTH ADVENTURE

WITH OPERATION RALEIGH

espi te the hard work, a loss of 30 pounds, and assorted junglc creepy cr'.lwlies, including poisonous snakes, Doug Whitty, OAC '86, son ofJoe and Leith ( Crozier) Whitty, OAC '50 and Mac '52, says he would do his three month stint with Operation Raleigh again "in a minute." The St. Catharines native returned to work on his parents' fruit farm in Ju ly fro m Okinawa, Japan where he participated in scientific research and communi ty service projects as part of OperationRaleigh, an expedition com memorating the 400th anniversary of the founding of North America's first English-speaking colony by Sir Walter Raleigh. The four-year, round-the world expedition conducted by 4,000 volun teers, aged 17-24, from 40 nations, is the sequel to Operation Drake, a successful two-year, round lhe·world expedition whi h took place from 1978 to 1980. Operation Raleigh will circum navigate the globe in a 290-foot vessel bearing Raleigh's name. The ship left England in November 1984 and will travel to 40 countries on six contin ents, including Canada which will host the final pha e in summer 1988. The Patron of Operation Raleigh, Prince Charles, suggested "service and science" as its theme. Operation Raleigh makes I aders of its participants. They learn the value of teamwork in a challenging, cross-c ultural environment. They deve lop initiative, employ re 'ource fulness and experience the adventure of a lifetime. Doug is one of 100 Canadians to participate in Operation Raleigh. He learn d of it through a friend who also got him an application fonn . He says there were no special selection requirements but he did have to undergo physical and psychological testing at a selection weekend at Camp Borden. "The participants included a wide range of backgrounds. Some were even physically disabled. We were chosen for our potential to benefit from the program," he explains. Doug had to raise money to parti-

Doug Whitty, OAC '86

cipate in Operation Raleigh by staging a community event. He lined up speakers for a seminar to which he charged admission. lie also received funding from Chipman Chemicals and the local newspaper. Doug chose Okinawa for his phase of the 16-phase expedition because he is fasc inated by Japanese culture and history. As a scuba diver, the marine and diving aspect of the exped i tion also interested him. On the remote island of lriomote, about 100 miles from Taiwan, Doug was involved in the eradication of Crown-ot-lhoms starfish which have destroyed one ftfth of the Great Barrier Reef. His group of 50, under the guidance of a

U. S. marine major, also surveyed red sea turtle nesting sites and the en dangered !riomo te wi ld cat , re sea rche d two rare bat species, participated in an archaeological dig and collected artif,qcts belonging to the aboriginal people of the island. The group comributed to community service projects as well. Doug spoke about Canada in several schools and says the Japanese are very interested to know what we think of them. Communication was difficult at times but Doug says he LC'.tmed to conuTIunl cate without words and that wa very special. Doug lived most of the time in a tent in the jungle. It was hot and humid and there was plenty of hard work but he says the whole experience gave him greater self- confidence. HI discovered abilities I never knew I had," he says. It also changed his outlook on life. He learned the most important things are food, shelter and companionship. Doug thinks Canada could learn a lot fro mJapan, a cou ntry he probably wouldn' t have had the chance to visit if not for Operation Raleigh. The experience has given him a desire to see more of the world and explore different cultures. Sir Waiter would be proud.

PROFESSOR BLAIR MACNEILL:

ONE OF THE BEST

Professor Blair MacNeiU, Environ mental Biology, received a Distin guished University Professor Award and a Special Professorial Merit Award from the Uni ersity of Guelph Faculty Association ( UGFA ). Professor MacNeill came to the University in 1950 to leach under· graduate plant pathology and establish a master's program in plant pathology. At that time, plant pathology had no graduate students. ow there is an ongoing enrolment of between l2 and 18 in the graduate program. Originally a faculty member in the Department of Botany, Professor

Mac eill moved into Environmental Biology when it was establi hed in 1971. The GFA special merit award is granted to a professor whose conuni l ment to and involvement in curri culum devel op ment, curricu lum review and teach ing have been out standing over time. The distinguished professor award recognizes a distin guished career. In 1984, the Canadian Phytopatho logical Society named Professor MacNe ill a lifetime fel lo w in recognition of his contributions to plant pathology.

OAC PEOPLE

OACAlumni

Association

Board of Directors,

1987-88

HONORARY PRESIDENT Dr. Freeman L. McEwen IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT NOIman E. McCollum, '66A PRESIDENT Wesley G. l.ane , '71 FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Catherine E. Lowry, '78 SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Pat ( Mennell) Seyfried, '57 SECRETARY-TREASURER Cheryl McArthur, '82 FACULIT REPRESENTATIVE Dr. Jack W . Tanner, '57 STUDENT FEDERATION PRESIDENT Matt Bowman, '88 ClASS '87 REPRESENTATIVE Patricia McMahon, '87 CLASS '87A REPRESENTATIVE Bernice Ribey, '87A CHAIRMAN, OAC ALUMNI FOUNDATION Peter M. Undley, '57 DIRECTORS TIlree-year tenn: Everett M. Biggs, '48 Ivan A. Buchan, '67A Marie E. Hartley, '83 Peter G. I.arge, '58 Two-year tenn: Arthur G. Bennett, '51 Rebecca ( Barrie ) Ker, '82A Paul E. L-inner, '81 Kenneth G. Murray, '50 Brenda Trask, '80 One-year tenn: William T. Brock, 58 Maureen D . Higa, '79 Paul A. Nelso n, '70 W illiam W . Parks, '65 EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS UGAA REPRESENTATIVES Arthur J. Peppin, '4 1 Keith H. Murray, '65A Danie l J. Rose, '60

rofessor Ted Burnside, OAC ' 59, is the firs t Canadian to win theJ.L. Lush Award from t he Amer ic an Dairy Science Association for his distin gu ished work in animal breedi ng and genetics. He received the international award at the Association's annual meeting in Missouri. ProfessorJohn deMan, Departme nt of Food Science, received the highest award of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology at its annual conference in Hamilto n . 'The award recognizes outstanding co ntri butions to the w o rk of the Institute and to the food science profession in Canada. Giancarlo Moschini, Ph .D. '86, has won the American Agricultural Econo micsAssociation (MEA ) Outstanding Ph.D. Award for 1987. The award was presente d at the Association's annu al m ee ting at Michigan State University. Giancarlo's thesis is entitled ModeUing

the Effects of Supply Constraints on

Wes Lane, OAC 71, (left), the 1987 88 OACAlumniAssociation Presi£lent, is congratulatedby Norm McCollum, OAC 'GGA, last y ear's president. the Canadian Agricultural Sector: A Dual Approach. His supervisor was Professor Karl Meilke. Dr. Moschini b egan teaching at the niversity of Iowa in September. Professor Walter Bilanski , OAC '52, School of Engineering, received the Maple Leaf Award of the Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering, at its centennial meeting in Montreal. This is the highest award given by the Society.

SAM AULT RECEIVES

DAIRY BUREAU GOLD MEDAL

Sam Ault, OAC '47, has received a go ld medal from the Dairy Bureau of Canada in recognition of his contri butio ns to the dairy industry. Born in the village of Winchester to pio neer cheesemakerJack Ault, he worked as a yo uth in his father's small plant. Determined that his son should get an e d ucation, Jack sent Sam off to Queen's niversity. Before fi nishing howeve r , the Seco nd W o rld War e rupted an d Sam e nlisted. After three years overseas, he was discharged w ith the rank of captain and enrolled at OAe. He distinguished himself by winning the Borden Scho larship and after e arning his degree, re turned home to join brother Ken at Au lt Cre mery in Winchester. From this inauspic ious start in the dairy business, Sam built Ault Foods into Ca nad a's largest m ilk processin g c ompany by the time he retired in 198 4.

Sam Ault, OAC'47 Sam has always been involved in industry and community. He was the first President of the Ontario Dairy Council after presiding over the am algamation of various processor organizations. He was also a mem ber of the Advisory Board to the Canadian Dairy Commission and Chairman of the Natio nal Dairy Council. Locally, he was chairman of the school board, a trustee in the United Church and vice-chairman of the St. Lawrence Parks Commissions. He and his wife, Betty, boat, golf, fish and hunt, and like true migratory Canadians, come north in spring and go south in fall .

GRAD NEWS

ARTS

Joan Blanchard, '76, is an indexcr for the House of Commons, She is marrit:d to Pierre Joyal and they live in Wakefield, Que, Patrick Cummins, '83 , is archives assis tant, TIle Corporation of the City of Toronto, Graham Jardine, '75, is parl iamentary correspo nde nt, Standard Broadcasting, Ottawa, Deborah (Best) Latter, '70, co ordinator/ senior project manager, Capital Planning Branch, Ontario Min istry of Health, Toronto, is married to David Latter, OAC '7 1, sales and development manager, Inter-Provincial Co-Operatives, Mississauga, Paul MacLeod, '78, a lawyer in Grimshy, is marr ied to Janet Venneer, CRS '78, a lab manager, Westhrook Greenhouses,

Carol Major, '79, co-ordinator, Child Ac ci den t Prevention Ce m rc, Roya l Childre n's Hospital, Victo ria, Australia, is married to Richard carter, HAFA '79 Sandra (Uppington) Moore, '78, handles plant mai ntenance contracts for Tropical Inte riors, Grande Prairie, Alta,

Wanda (Wood) Quirk, '69 , is a staff office r, perso nnel, Canadian Defence Liaison Staff, Washington, D,C. Scott Williams, '78, is a computing engineer, Computing Research Lab, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, Penny (Morgan) Yott, '86, an editorial assi stant , Carswell Legal Publi she rs , Scarhorough, is married to Brian Yott, CBS '86,

CBS

Laura (LappaJa) Augustine, '75 ( HK ), and her husband lev, OAC '76, are Navi gato r missionaries in Samiago, Chile, Phil Bowman, '79, a research officer, Lincoln College, Cant erbury, ,Z" is married to Gretta Fry, FACS '80, property manag er , W .E. Sim es & Co . Lt d" Christchurch,

Paul Brenneman, '77 ( I-IK), is district saks manager, Burroughs·Wellcome Inc. He has lived in Regina fo r seven years and is married with rwo sons, David and Timothy, Dr.Jim Collett, '78, is a physician at Holy Cross Hospital, Calgary, Barbara Cook, '78, has been assigned to the Sarasota, Fla, area as a professional sales representative fo r Smith Kl ine & French Laboratories, (he pharmace utical division of Smith Kli ne Beckman Corpor ation, Before joining SK&F, she was a fac ulty me mber in the CoUege of Medicine at the Un ive rsi ty of Florida, Lois Deacon, '80, is an Acidification Study Group biologist, Ontario Min istry of at ural Resources, Huntsville,

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EVENTS

Nov. 12 · 22 Royal Agri c ultural Winter Fair Nov. 19·2 2 Fair November

Dec. 6

President's Council Chri stma s Party Dec. 8-9

Canadian Agri cultural O utlook Conf re nce

Jan. 9 Snowbash

Jan. 12 HAFA Alumni Careers Night

Thomas Forster, '78, a formu latio ns manager , Ral s ton Pu ri n a Ca n ad a, Longueuil, Que" is married to Brenda Sorensen, OAC '82.

Jan.

Catherine Fox, '75 , is a research and development scientist, Pillsbury Canada Ltd " Willowdale.

Feb. 12-13

Catherine (Isaac) Hoppe, '84, is an instructor, Adul t Ed ucation Ce ntre, Pangnirtung, X/T,

COMING

Hu man Kinetics Symposi um Feb,5

Winter Con vocation OAC Diploma Hockey Tournament Thursday Noon Hour Concerts 20th Anniversary Seaso n (Dedicated to Ralph and Edith Kidd) MacKinnon Building

KarenJeff'rey, '83, is an editorial assistant, Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, University of Waterloo, Larry Ketcheson, '73 ( HK), a consultant, Onrario Mini stry of T o urism and Rec reation, Sports and Fitness Branch, Toronto, is married to Karen Petch, FACS '73 Scott Malcolm, '82, M.A, '84 , a human factors specialist, Litton Systems Canada, Toronto, married J e nnifer Schofield, OVC '84 in Sept. and they live in Milton , Dr.Jacqueline (Cox) McGlade, '82 , is a Darwin College Fellow and researcher in the Department of Zoology, Cambridge University and a research professor at Cranfield Institute of Technology, Bedford, .K Karen Ralph, '78, is an invertebrate toxicology technician, DFO, Burlington , Dr. Linda Saunders, '80, is a physician, St. And rews, .S, Al Schmidt, '7 L, is chief, Ento mology Unit, Plant Heal th Division, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa,

Do You Remember

A Particularly Good

Prof?

The Faculty Association wants to identify the University's best teachers and you can help. Send us the name of the professor(s) who, in retrospect, was your best teacher(s) while you were at Guelph; and, if you wish, the reasons why. If this professor helped you a lot, you can return the favor by writing to .us about it at the

. Faculty Association Office, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1.

If you want to add any

comments with regard to yo ur

whole academi c experience at

Guelph, they also would be

appreciated .

Joanne Sutherland·Crook. '79, is a gene tics associate , Child ren'S Psyc hiatric Research Institute and Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London.

PRESENTS: FOR AD U LTS The Tales of Hoffman (Opera)

Wed., Nov. 18, 1987

Ti c kets: $15, $13 .50, $1 3, $11.50,

$11 , $9.50

Merely Players

Wed., Jan. 13, 1988

Tickets: $11 .50, $1 0.50, $9.50,

$8.50

Importance of Being Earnest Wed , Feb. 1 7, 1988 Tickets: $1 1.50, $10.50, $9.50, $8.50

FOR CHILDRE N

Shawn Taylor, '84, is an aquacult ure researcher, Oepartment of Agriculture, Government of ·I11aiJand.

Claudette ( Leduc) Fuyarchuk, '78, a psychometrist , Community Me ntal Health Cli n ic, Gue lph, is ma rrie d to Paul Fuyarchuk, '78, a behavioral consul tant, Simcoe Community Behavioral Services.

CPS

Pat (Martin) Hawes, '68, is co-ordinator of Mental Health Services, Hants Com munity Hospital, Windsor, N,S.

Sylvie Comeau-Hall, '86, is assistant aid office r, Australian Hi gh Commission , Vanuatu.

TerrenceJacques, '70, senio r o rgan izer, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , Toronto, is married to Loretta Leavey, Arts '73

Dr. Robert Dudley, '80, is a research physical scie ntist, U.S, Army, Picctinny Arsenal, NJ Gregory Hingston, '86, is a software specialist, Waterloo Scitntific Inc.

Above performances take place in War Memorial H all

Dr. Thomas Jackman, '72, a National Researc h Coun cil office r, Ottaw a, is married to Dr. Jennifer (Thompson) Jackman, Ph.D. '82.

SPECIAL EVENTS Fair November Nov. 19-22 Collectibles Fair Nov. 29 Special events take place in th e Universit y Centre

Dr. Phil Lichtenberger, '70, is a super vising S 'ientist, O ntario Hydro, Toronto. Stephen Ondercin, '83, a busi ness analyst , Canad ian Tire Corp., Toronto, is married to Jeanette Moser, FACS '83. Lucie Sauve, '78, is a lecturer at the UniverSity of Ottawa.

For Ticket Information, call

U.C Box Office (519 ) 824-4120, ext. 3940 VISA and Ma sterCard Acc epted

Bruce Schouten, '84, is an engineer, Litton Systems Canada, Etobicoke. Amy Tam, '79, is a systems analyst, China Light and Power Co, Ltd" Hong Kong.

FLORIDAALUMNI· . ;' PICNIC . Wednesday, March 2, 1988 North Port Yacht Cllib (* Note the new locatio n)

FOr further in for mation, .contact Rosemary Cla rk, 'Director, Alu mni Affairs, .'. Alumni House, (S 19) 8 24c4 120, ext 2122

Angela Faienza, '86, is a policy resear ch er, Min is try of Mu nicipal Affa irs, Toronto.

Dave Willis , '79 ( HK), a prosthet ic technician, West Park Prosthetics Man u facturi ng Co, Ltd., Toronto, is married to Jodi Corr, '82 (HK).

Polka Dot Door Mr. Dressup Romper Room

Sat., Nov. 28 Sun, Feb. 7 Sat., Mar. 26 Shows at 1 and 3 p.m.

Randy Chapman , '72, president, Fire Rite Ltd ., Whitby, is married to Peggy Brisley, Mac '70.

CSS Ka-Neng Au, '84, is a business li brarian, Rutgers Unive rsi ty, John Cotton Dana Library, Newark, J Ken Bedford, '82, M, Sc. '84 (RPD), is an intermediate p lanner, City of Cornwall. He and his wife Ch risti ne have a son Andrew, who is almost two years old. James (Laurie) Brough , '72, is a geo logist, Ocelot Industries Ltd" Calgary.

Sandra (Denard) Latchford, '72, co ordinator, Learning Centre, fac ulty of Education, niversity of ew Brunswick, is marrit::d to Leslie Latchford, OAC '72, a mil k quali ty speCialist, New Bnmswick Depart me nt o f Agriculture. Leslie Liu , '85, is a marke ting executive, Hong Kong City Toys Ltd. Bill Lovell, '68, director of John F. Kennedy School, Saanen, Switzerland, is married to Sandra Kerr, Well . '67. Mike Morin, '80, is emp loyed by the Toyota Mo tor Corporation in Japan, pre sently teaching English to Toyota per sonnel who will be going abroad. Randy Peltz, '81, is director of manage ment services, Ontario Asso ciation of Homes for the Ag<::d, Woodbridge. Margaret (McGurran) Regush, '82, is living in West Ge rmany \vhere her husband Murray is stationed as a captain in the Brit ish army, Bonaventure Sungka, '86, is a research assistant, Sabah Softwoods, Malaysia, one of Sabah's leading reforestatio n and re search firm s .

MAC-FACS Mashud Ahmed, '87, is a lecturer, Co Uege of Textile Technology, Bangladesh. Cathy (Saul) Bennett, '79 , is case manager, The Ge neva Centre for autistic children and thei r families, Toronto.

Jim Brown, '73 ( HAFA ), is senior vice president, operations, Four Seasons Hotels, Toronto.

Martha MacNeil, '63, is head of family st ud ie s, Bayview Second ary c hool , Richmond Hill.

Jacqueline (deNijs) cameron, '82, a post n atal se rvice w o rke r, St. Mon ica House, Wate rloo, is married to Peter cameron,OAC '82, feed specialist, Uni ted Coope ratives of Ontario.

Janet Milley, '8 1, is a n:searcher, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Mass.

Carol (Gill) Christie , '6 1, a vice principal, orch York Board of Education , is married to Alan Christie, OAC '58. Linda Dishe r-Hobeika, '8 1, is a speech path ologist, Hackensack Medical Centre, N.}. Thomas Dorsey, '80 ( HAFA), foodscrvice director, Marriott Corporation , University of Saskatchewan Foodserviccs, is married to Anne Marion, '80 (HAFA). Judy (Zehr) Farlow, '84 , a research analyst, Ministry ofCoru.umer and Commer cia l Relations, Toronto, is married to John Farlow, '87. Jane (Beer) Fuller, '65 , is a professor, Depart ment of Clothing an d Textiles, Fac ulty of Human Ecology, Unive rsi ty of Manitoba.

Linda Morrison, '81 ( HAPA ) , is an administrative assistant to the food and heverage di rec to r, Ontario Jockey Cluh, Re xdale. Dr. Rosemary Pole gato, '76, is an assis tant professor, St. francis Xavier Unive rsity, An tigonish, .S. Laurel Price, '84 , completed her Master's of Social Work degree at Wi lfrid Laurier niversitv in 1987 and is e mploye d at Fro nte na~ Youth Services, Oshawa. Ron Schilke, '86, is a famil y therapist, Regio nal Ch ild re n'SCentrc, l1lUnder Bay. Robbie (Spud) Shaw, '80 (/:lA FA ), is owner/ operator of a 40- roo m resort on Prince Edward Island's north shore. He is also president of the PEl Tou rist Asso d ation and a Tourism Ind ustry A,sociation of Canada board di rector.

Margaret (Laughlin) Gannon, '27, is reti red as vice-president, n1l: Stouffer Food Corporation , Cleveland. She and her husband Donaldli e in a senior residence com plex near San Diego.

OAC

Mary Gooyers, '86, is a child life specialist, Childre n's Ilospital of Western Ontario, London .

Brian Amiro, '85 , is a research scientist, Wh iteshell rucie:!r Research ESlahl L h me nt, Atom ic Energy of Canada Ltd., Pinawa, Ma n.

Janet (Burgess) Hogan, '83, is assistant officer in chargc , foo d manage ment branch, RCMP, O ttawa. Audrey (Smith) Isles, '61 , is supe rviso r, Department of Public Welfare, Springfie ld, Ma. She was married to George H. Isles ( deceased), OAC '57A and '60. Helen (Mclaughlin) Jasperson, '23, graduated from the nursing p rogram at Ham ilto n General Hospital in 1927 . Following some private duty, shc married

Joseph Arbour, .Sc. '71), and h is wife Edi th are p leased to announce the birth of their second d augh te r, Jessica Hilary on May 2 1, 1987 in Halifax , a siste r for Vic toria Megan. Ed Barrie, '61), is a swine speci,llist, OMAf', Stratford. Gary Beemer, '84 , is a hO rL icult uraliM, Royal Botanical Ga rdens, Hami llo n.

Sharon (Martin) Kerr, '64, a home ec onom ist, Corporate Food·, Toronto, is married to Tom Kerr, OAC '63.

Gary Bcnnewies, '83, resea rch director, AgriS tudies/Can West, an agr ic ultu ral marketing research fiml , is married to Tracey Rawlings, CSS '84 , a research director, Angus Reid Associ ation, a public opinio n reoe arc h fir m. They li ve in Winnipeg and w rite: "Old friends arc encouraged to come visit us in su nny Manito ha."

Cathi (Hunsinger) Krueger, '82 , a buye r, Toys "R" Us, Burlington, is married to Ralph Krueger, OAC '8 2.

Bruce Brolley, '84, a rutabaga agronomist, OMAF, Centralia Co llege. Hu ro n Park, is marrit:d to Margaret Bruce, '84.

John E. Jackson, OAC '2 5 and they fa rm >d in Leamington. Follow ing J ohn 's dea th, she married Fred Ja.<;pe rson , a provincial court judge who died in a traffic accident in 198 2.

University of Guelph

Alumni Tour Program 1988 Go relaxed and care ree on a deluxe alumni Iravellour With alumni Irom other IIllverSll1 s Choose among Wings Over Kenya . a Caribbean Cruise or the Ct1J1la dvenlure - r plan 10 Include a l three.

Wings Over Kenya Feb. 15-29 A 15·day Kenya Safan 10 see Ihe worlU s grealesl herds of big game. Depadule from Toronto Ihrough LoneJon 10 Nairobi , Samburu Masal Mara Game Pre erve, Ambosel l and many more . This tr ip is I,miled to 20 alumni $4 799 pe r r erson, round Ir p ro Toronto.

Caribbean Cruise March 5-12 Board Ihe Homeric, a slate -of-the - rt cru'se Ship from Fort Lauderdal Th e Illghllo Fori Lauderdale Irom Toronto or any U.S. cll y IS free. PariS of cal l Will include Nassau , Sa n Juan, St C al x and 1 Thomas. Tl1 ese elates lusl lol,ow Ihe Flond . alumni picn iC 10 be held March 2 From $1 ,870 per person round tnp Irom Toronlo.

China Adventure Oct. 15-31

Departure from Toro nlo T IS tou r Will

Include To kyo. S angha l, Belling Xian,

GUllln. Guangzhou and l iang Kong.

Experience the grandeur Illal 3 000

years of Chinese 111story have produced.

Meet other Gue lph alumni n Hon. Kong.

Aoproximale cosl $5,500 .

For lurlher nlormallon and cost on these

lours, pleae con ·

lact Rose ary

Clark. Dlreclor,

Alumni Affairs,

Alumn i House,

UnlverSlly 01 Guelph,

Guelph, Ontario, C nad-,

G 2W1 . lours lor Guelph alumni were organized from 1972 101977 and have nol beer since. Tours provide a great oprortunily to renew acqualnlances as well as parti ci pate In speclacular Sightseeing. All tours wil l be by INTRAV.

Landscape Designers Needed

Dorene (Hood) Collins, '80, is pro· motions and public relations co-ordinator, Ontario Agric ultural Musem, M illOn,

Weall & Cullen Nurseries Ltd, is hiring landscape designers with either Coliege/University education, and/or practical experience to work with a large garden centre organization in the Toronto area,

Tom Chao, '65, is manager, Dairy and Food LaboralOry, British Columbia M inis try of Agriculture and Food and lives in Vancouver,

The positions being offered are full time Renumeration will be d iscussed during an inteNiew, but will inc lude profit sharing, insurance plan, incen tive packages, and company training, If you have a sound knowledge of p lant material; a flair for design; and an interest in selling, please send your resume to: Denis Flanagan, c/ o 4300 Steeles Ave. East, P,O. Box 4040, Industrial Park Markham, Markham, Ontario, l3R 8G8.

HONG KONG Aumni in Hong Kong estab lished a chapter in Octobe r 1986 and held their fi rst annual general meeting in March 1987 at the Mariners' Club. A board of d irect o rs was elec ted as follows: chairman -Edmond Lo, CSS '85; vice-chairman - Chee Kucn Chow, CPS '85; secretary -Susan Wan, CPS '85; treasurer -Simon Ma. CSS '85; and public re la ti on s officers - Henry Cheung, CPS '86 and Susanna Au -Yeung, FACS '85. There are 3'; members in the chapter. If you would like more infor mation , write to: Block F, 5th Floor, 158 Henn essy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, ( phone) 5-728865.

Nominations

for the

1988 DVe Distinguished

AlumnusAward

. are requested

Any ·ov' graduates who hJve brought gre.at honor to th eir alma , mater areeligibl : Pleds~ send yo ur n9minatibn c; by March . 15t t6 th e OV Alum ni ssociation, Depart- , meni o( Mumni Affair's and " velopment, University of Guelph, N1G 2W 'I .

Dr, Bill Cremarry, '51, is vice-president, Sparks Commodities, Cranford, .).

Committee, living in Kampala East Africa, Uganda, Harold Klinck, '50, is a professor, Plant Science Department, Macdonald College, Ste, An ne de Bellvue, Que. Dr. C. ChowLee, '62, senior staff scientist, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Wa lnut Creek, California, is married to Evelyn Wong, Arts 'S1.

JeffreyCurrah, '74 , is president of Senti Mental of Canada , a company in Innerkip which preserves items foreve r in bronze, pe\vter, silver or gold,

John Long, '65 , is man ager of education & training, General Motors of Canada, Oshawa,

Tony de Hueck, '59 , is assistant hrewer, Carling-O'Kede Breweries Ltd , Etobicoke,

Kate (Knifton) Mannen, '82 , is a rural e x ten sion offic e r wi t h CU,O in Mozambique,

Ernie Dowe, '79, a United Church mini ster, Sl. Joseph Island pastoral charge, Richards Landing, Ont., is married to Yvonne Anderson, CBS 'SO,

Cheryl McArthur, '82, is red meat advisor, OM AF, Ma rk dal e and new secretary treasurer of the OAC Alumni Association,

Doug Duggal, '6 I , is . enior economist , National Energy Board, Ottawa,

Dr. Mary McNiven, '75, is assistant pro fessor, department of health manageme11l, Atlantic Ve terinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown,

Bruce and Cathy Dunk, 'S3, are working through th e Mennonit e Central Commit tee with hundreds of boys living in two refugee camps in southern Somalia, They are teach ing farming practices, carpentry and how to rebuild diesel irrigation pumps, Sal Figliuzzi, '74, is a hydrologist, Alberta Environmen t, Edmonton, Arlene Finnan, 'S3, is a pork advisor, Ol'vlAF, Brockville,

Tom Mill, '72, is director of ti sheries, Alberta Fish and W ildlife, Edmonton, Don Murray, '58, is chief, Poultry Policy Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Jim Partridge, '69, owner/manager, Partridge Feed & Seed, Shanry Bay, is married to Nancy Playfair, Mac '70, Walter Perrin, '60, is president of W,J , Perrin Poultry Farm Inc., Cedar Va lley.

Doug Gill, '75, is program manager, Consumer Affairs , Product Safety, Scarborough

Robert Q. Phillips, '47, is president and CEO, Cansulex Ltd., Vancouver.

Chuck Gruchy, '62 , is director general , Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottaw a,

Dr. Stuart Leigh Phoenix, '67, is a professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, .Y.

Stewart Hamill, '72, is chief, natural resou rce management and conservation, ational Capital Commission, Ottawa,

Dick Poth, '67, is vice-president, Ralston Purina lnc., Mississauga.

Andres Hohlberg, 'S6, is a professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Santiago, Chile. Dr. Ann Huber, '75, is a research scientist, No mm etex Inc, and D evoe-Hal be in Canada, Pointe Claire, Que . Gerry Hutney, '76, is product manager, insect control sec tion, Zoecon Corpor ation, head office, Dallas, Texas, marketing proprietory compounds world-wide in the international division,

Ida Kaastra, '85, is management consul tan t, Christian Reformed World Relief

Sherry Quehl, '82, is a genetic data specialist, Holstein Canada, Brantford, Laurence Rabb, '59, is head of the b iology and che mistry dep artme!l(s , Burnh amthorpe Coll egiate I nst i tute, Etobicoke, William (Tex) Ritter, '65 , is a professor, agricu ltural engineering department, ni versity of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Dr. Harvey Robbins, '68, is chairman, sciences and natur al resources, Sault College, Sault Ste. Marie, Dr. Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, '7S, is senio r

lecturer, Department of utrition and Food Science, niversity of Ghana.

scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi , Kenya.

[sland. He is married to Helen Laine Wright, FACS '75.

Indra Singh, '68, is a plan I breeder, Tea Researc h Ass ocia t io n , ag r akata, Jalp aiguri , India.

Dr. Gordon Kirby, '83, a toxicologist, Cantox Inc ., Oakville, is married to Nathalie Lauriault, CBS '82.

G.E. Siwale, '8') , is rese:arch officer, Zambia Sugar Company Ltd., Mal abllka.

Dr. Calvin Kobluk, '87, is an assistant professor, University of Minnesota.

Dr. Donald Smith, '74 , professor and chairman, department of clinical sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, is married to Doris Dempster, FACS '72.

Adam Socha, '86, is assistant environ mental scientist, Hazardous Contaminant'> Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environ me nt, Toronto.

Dr. Patrick Leadbeater, '74, is director, Veterinary Center of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Peter and Olive (Burton) Vanderkooy, '8 1 and '80, are in their seventh year with the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee in Bangladesh. Peter is project co -ordina tor in Jamalpu r, supe rvising national staff members who work with poor, landless people to form co-operative groups fo r traini ng in reading, writing, mathematics and income earning. O live teach s preve ntive health me:asures to staff, capitalizing on her fi rst-term experi ence with women's health and nutrition groups. TIl' Vanderkooys have two sons, Matthew and Alan.

DVC

Dr. RoyC3sorso, '55, is a drug evaluator, lIealth Protection Branc h, Health and Welfare: Canada, Ottawa. Dr. Stephen Gracon, '76, senior clinical sdentist, Warner-Lambert/Pa rke-Davis, Ann Arbor, Michigan, is married to Myrna Lantz, FACS '73. Dr. Godwin Kaaya, '79, is senior research

Dr. Clayton MacKay, '70, Hospital Director of the MacKay Animal Clinic, Whitby, has been appointed to the Animal Welfare Commi ttee of the Anlerican Veterinary Medical Association. He is representing small animal practice. Dr. Michael Maloney, '75 , is chief pro vincial veterinarian , Department of Agri culture, Fredericton, N.B. Dr. Susan Manley, '74 , is associate pro fessor, University of California, Davis. Dr. Kathryn McAndrew, '87 , is a veter inary surgeon, Lakin Keeling & Clark, Bedfordshire, England. Dr. Peter Ogunhiyi, '83, is a professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Dr.John Pringle, '81, assistant professor, Department of Rural Practice, College of Ve terina ry Me dicine , Un iversit y o f Tennessee, Knoxville, is married to Myrna Fleming, FACS '78. Dr. David Seeler, '78, is associate pro fessor, Anaesthesia, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward

Dr. James Walberg, '73, is a pathologist, Cenvel Pathology, New York, NY Dr.John Walker, '57, is preSident, Mount Benson Veterinary Services Ltd., Penlicton, B.C. Dr. Lloyd Weber, '69, president of Lloyd We ber Consulting Services Ltd., L. E. L. Farms Limited, Guelph, is married to Elaine Keleher, CSS '75. Dr. Martin Wenkoff, '72, is a therio genologist, Alberta Genetics [nc. , Calgary. Dr. Stephen West, '67, owner/ president of Vermilion Veterinary Clinic in Alberta since 1972, was nominated as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in May to serve the Consti tuency of Ve rmili on Viking. He writes: "This is ce rta inly a long way from p ainting old "Jeremiah" outside of the ( University of Guelph ) Ad minis tration Building in 1962." Dr. Michael Zajac, '85, is with the Newmarket Equine Clinic. He is marrie:d to Dr. Judith Ferguson, '85. Dr. Christine Zink, '78, is a research fellow, Department of eurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, Maryland.

IN MEMORIAM

CPS

Edward A.G. Money, '70, of Guelph, diedJuly 28, 1987. He worked for Korzite Industries Ltd. He is survived by his wife Marilyn , his pare nts, and three children.

MAC-FACS

Mary E. Acheson, '29D, of Calgary, died April 27, 1986. She is survived by her son Bob.

Helen I. Ainslie, '25D, of St. Marys, died May 24, 1987.

dietitian from St. Luke's Hospital, NY She is survived by her brother Herbert.

Mary A. (Kennedy) Luke, '37D, of Midland, died Aug. 5, 1987. She is survived by her husband Thomas and two sons.

C. Marguerite Stewart, '16D, of Dundas, died May 31, 1987.

Clara A. Marshall, '39D, ofStratfordviUe died Nov. 18, 1986. She was a retired elementary school teacher. She is survived byh r brot herHarryMarshall, OAC '39, of Slra throy. Wanda Raicot, '20D, of Ottawa, died in January 1987. Dorothy A. Short, '26D, of Ottawa, died May 25 , 1987. She was reti red as a

Doris L. Sutherland, '29D, of Vancouver, died Jan. 1,1 987.

DAC James R. Colquhoun, ' 31 , of Ne w Liskeard, died May 12, 1987. He was a retired secondary school teacher and is survived by his wife Beatrice.

Ernest H. Grove, '39, of St. Catharines, died May 15, 1987 He was reti red as principal of Lakeport Secondary School. He is survived by his w ife Esther and three sons. Myles D. Legate, '38, of Chatham, died Ap ril 19, 1987. He was self·employed through Myles Legate Real Estate He is survived by his wife An ne, a frie nd of OAC '38 John C. MacEchreo. '50, of Oakville, diedJune 18, 1987. H e wa~ a lab tcchttician at MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. He is survived by his wife Joan and three da ugh ters. Elliot I. ( Mac) McLoughry, '2 2, of Cambridge, died J uly 5, 1987. lie was Waterloo County's agricultu ral repre · scntative for 27 years and rece ived a cen te nnial medal from OAC for his con· tri butions to agriculture in the province. He is survived by his daughter Annis Reid, OAC '52. John H. Oack) Merldey, '43, of Ottawa, died Aug. 16, 1987. He was form er p rin· cipal at Woodroffe High School and Sir John A. MacDonald High School, Otlawa. He is survived by his wife Mari on and four children . D. Clinton (Clint) Murray, '31 , of Martintown, died May 23 , 1987. He is survived by two sons. Denton (Bud) c. O'Connell, '41 , OVC MSA '4 3, of Medicine Hat, died JlI ne 24 , 1987. He is survived by his wife Mary ( Eagles) , Mac '390. Dr.J.H. Howard Phillips, '37, of Vineland Station, diedJlIne 7, 1987 He was re tired from Agriculture Canada. He is survived by his wife Jean. David H. Rendall , '67A, of Arthu r, died J uly 28, 1987 as the resu lt of a farming accide nt. He was a we ll ·know n area wrestling coach and a me mber of the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association executive. He is survived by his wife Donna ancl two chi ld ren. Roy Herbert Rosewell, '33A and '37, of Pointe Claire, Que., died June 17, 1987. !-Ie is survived by his wife No rma. Wallace M. Secord, '40A, of Fenwick, died July 22, 1987 at Wclland General Hospital. He is survived by his wife Lo is and three children . John E. Stackhouse, '30A and '33, of

London, dk d Aug. 22, 1987. He is survived by his wife, Etta Mary.

by the Government of Bri tish Columbia. He is survived by his wife Margare t

George A. Whiteside, '24A and '2 7, of Vic to ria, B.C , d ied Feb. 21, 1987 He was retire d from the Saskatchewan Depart· m nt of Agric ultu re. He is survived by his wife Margaret and two sons.

PROFESSORS

Emerson D. Wolfe. '37, of Brockville, died Nov. 1, 1986. He is survived by his sister, Grace Jones.

Peter Duda, associate professo r, Depart· ment of P:;ycho logy, died J uly 1'5, 1987. He joined the University in 1967. He is survived by his wife K,1thlee n ancl four childre n.

ove Dr. Hilda L Archibald, '49, of Guelph, died June 22, 1987. She is su rvived by her husband Dr. James Archibald, '49. Dr. W.A. (Alec) Campbell, OAC '3 5, OVC '39, of Dundas, died suddenly April 2. 1987 in Florida. He was formerly reside nt veterinarian for E.P. Taylo r and later practiced in Uxbridge, Lynde n and the Hamilton area. He is survived by his wife Joan and three childre n. Dr. Lyle M. Dingman , '30, of Prophets· tow n, Illi no is, d ied April 10, 1987 He had con tinued the practice established by his father, Dr. R.G. Dingman , '94, and his brother, Dr. R. Paul Dingman , '2 7. lie retired in 1969. He is survived by his wife Ellen and two chi ld re n. Dr. Charles W. GoUehon , '33, of Kerr· ville, Texas, died April 7, 1987 He is survived by his wife Mary (Borland), Mac '33D Dr. M. Donald Harlow, '48 , of Stratfo rd , died July 24, 1987. He worked for Agri· culture Canada and as an al umni repre· senta tive on the University Senate. He is survived by his wife Evelyn. Dr.john E. Hendry, '40, of Bowmanvillc, d ied March 22, 1987. He is survived by his wife Dorothy and two childre n. Dr. D. John Hopkins, '49, of Maple Ridge, B.C , died May 10, 1987. He is survived by his wife Hazel. Dr. Gord Nimmons, '50, died July 21 , 1987 He p ractised in Edmonton for 35 years, origina lly in mixecl practice and su bsequentl y small ani mal with a spec ial interest in cardiology. During World War II, he was a member of the RCM. He was active in Amnesty International. He is survived by his wife Mary and two sons. Dr. Rodne y Sylvester, '51 , of Kamloops, B.C, died Apri126, 1987. !-Ie was employed

R.K. (Ken) Williams, associate profe. sor, De part m ent of Che m is try a nd Bi o· chemistry, d ied July 16, 198 7 He joined the University in 1965. He is survived by his wi k In:nt: and fo ur children.

STAFF Robert Overholt, a p o rter in the Ma<.:Kin non b uilding, died July 10, 1987. He was a porter in Reside nces and th Libr;lry hefore going to the MacKi nnon building in 198 1

FRIENDS Florence C. (Forrest) Evely of Schom· berg, an avid equest rienne, died July 7, 1987. She is survived by her daughter Caird Wilson. Nita HelllwelI, oflslingto l1 , died May 29, 1987 She is survivcd by her husband Paul, a fo rme'r e mployee of the l lnive rsi ry. Donald D. Herron of Lancaster, vice· preside nt of Kraft l td., died J uly 6, 1987 Hc is survived by his wife Elizabeth and two sons. Dr. Crawford Brough MacPherson, world·famo us University of Toronro po lio tical scienti. t , died in J uly 1987. He rece ived an I-Io norary Doc to r of Law degree from Guelph in 1980 He i5survived by his wife and three children. AlexJ. Moon, a Guelph lawyer, died July 6, 198 7 I-Ie is survived by h is ife Margaret, a past member of the University's Board of Governors, and three c hildren. Robert M. Robertson of Cambridge di t:d May 25 , J 987. I-Ie was the former preside nt and chairman of the board of B;lbcock & Wi lcox Canada Ltd. He is su rviv<.: d by his wilC Gladys Lill ian and two sons.

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