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teaching at CNHS for nine years and counting; loving every minute of it. Just completed my Master’s in Ed. (admin). I’ve been coaching track & field, running a video club and ISCF group. Also, I put out my third album this summer. Look for it on iTunes (hopefully). I want to say a big “Hello!” to my class and especially to the Garnet & Gold musical members! Good times y’all! Lovin’ life!” Alan MacNaughton (’99) and Darla (Beers) MacNaughton (’99) are pleased to announce the birth of their second daughter, Emily Mae, on May 18 ’11. Their oldest daughter, Rebecca Lynn (two years old), is having fun being a great big sister! 2000s Josh McWilliam (’02) and Lisa (Langhorne) McWilliam (’04) welcomed their first child, Madison Olivia Grace McWilliam, on July 23 ’11. Becky (McEachern) Lett (’02) writes, “It was a beautiful spring day full of Prairie sunshine when I married the love of my life, Eric Lett. We enjoyed a small intimate ceremony in Winnipeg at the wonderful Place Louis Riel hotel and celebrated that evening with friends and family. Only thing missing were Allisonians but I know the girls from the French House and the other Satellites were there with me in spirit. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me.” Uli Schermaul and Kathrin Christine (Hoehn) Schermaul, both exchange students from Germany to Mount Allison in 2001, were married on campus on Aug 12 ’11. The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) has awarded Camille Labchuk (’05) one of seven 34 / Fall 2011 / RECORD international Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships for her outstanding work in the growing field of animal law. Camille is entering her third year at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where she is co-president of the school’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter. Kate Beaton (’05) has released a new col- lection of historical and political cartoons entitled Hark! A Vagrant. Beaton’s comics have appeared in Harper’s Magazine, the National Post, and the New Yorker, and her web site sees over 1.2 million hits monthly (www. harkavagrant.com) Hark! A Vagrant is published by Drawn and Quarterly. Katie MacLeod (’07) was awarded her master’s of Architecture from Dalhousie University on May 25 ’11. Carmen Moreira (’08) graduated from the London Contemporary Dance School this year and has been hired as co-ordinator of growth, development, and operations for the company Dance Tours International (DTI) in both Canada and the UK. DTI works in co-ordination with Royal Ballet. Chris Chu (’08) graduated from the University of Maine School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree and is currently studying for the bar while working at a law firm. Meghan Casey (’09) and Nicole Leon (’10) are currently education students at Crandall University in Moncton, NB. As part of their teaching internships, the pair traveled to Australia for two months to see what teaching is like on the other side of the world (very different, if you were wondering!). After meeting in Edwards House in ’05, Martha Holmen (’09) and Andrew MacDonald (’08) were married on June 18 ’11 in Winnipeg. In attendance were best man Tim O’Grady (’06), Allison (Jensen) O’Grady (’05), Jasmin Charters (’09), and Heather Milne (’09). Andrew and Martha currently live in Toronto. Martha Paterson (’06) competed at the Canadian Ultimate Frisbee National Championships and won — her team will become Team Canada for the World Championships in Japan next July. She writes, “Even though my time as a Mountie soccer player has long since passed, the program shaped my athletic future greatly. Although, Ultimate Frisbee is not quite soccer, I continue to draw inspiration from my time in a Mountie jersey and will do so next July in Japan when I get to wear a Team Canada jersey.” 2010s Keeley Haftner’s (’11) artwork, “Praxis (fifth edition)” has been selected as the New Brunswick winner of BMO Financial Group’s 1st Art! 2011 Invitational Student Art Competition. The piece was part of the 1st Art! 2011 Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Toronto this fall. To a sold-out venue in Shelburne, NS, it wasn’t too difficult to hear the benefits of studying music with Mount Allison. An alumnus, current student, and pianist who took his exam through
Mount Allison took to the stage at Trinity United Church in a “Four Hands Piano Festival” featuring piano duets, trios, and quartets. Pictured (l-r): John Brannen (’12), Ian Anderson, Bill Smith (’71), and Dakota Scott Digout, who earned highest mark in Nova Scotia for Grade Nine piano at Mount Allison’s Local Centre Examinations. Current Students Christina Free (’12) won second place in the Institute for Liberal Studies 2011 Essay contest for her paper entitled Economic Freedom and Morality. Staff/Faculty Helen Pridmore, faculty member in the department of Music, has been invited to perform as guest soloist with the Aventa Ensemble in Victoria, BC. This prestigious new music ensemble has earned a world-wide reputation for its innovative programming, Printing • brochures • posters • stationery • newsletters • magazines • Serving all of Atlantic Canada Toll free: 877.884.8084 workshops, and tours. Pridmore will also be performing in Sudbury, Waterloo, and St. Catharines, ON this fall. Mount Allison’s Nurse/Educator Cindy Crossman was recently awarded a Division Award of Merit from the Canadian Cancer Society. Crossman was recognized for her work with the annual Mount Allison/Sackville Relay for Life fund raiser, in particular for her Smart Shop program, which is now being used for all such events in the province. • Pictou, NS • Dartmouth, NS • St. Stephen, NB • Moncton, NB • Saint John, NB • / 35
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