Alma Matters winter 2010 - Marianopolis

Alumni eventsGroundhog Daypizza extravaganzaand silent auctionFebruary 4, 2010 • 6-9 p.m.Mark your calendarFree admission and open to allalumni, faculty and staff.RSVP: alumni@marianopolis.eduSilent auction + alumni + beer and pizza =the annual Montreal reunionMarianopolis Science Camp summer 2010promises to be bigger and betterMarianopolis College is pleased to open its doors to ayounger generation for a second consecutive summer.Now expanded for ages 8 to 15, the MarianopolisScience Camp will run for four weeks, from July 5 toJuly 30. Budding scientists can sign up for one to fourweeks. Offered in collaboration with McGillUniversity’s WOW Lab and Let’s Talk Scienceprogram, the camp includes day trips to the city’sworld-renowned science centres, cool experiments andfascinating demonstrations by guest scientists.Registration begins January 5, 2010 and places arelimited. Children of alumni, faculty and staff areeligible for a 10 percent discount. Please visitwww.marianopolis.edu/sciencecamp for registrationforms, information on discounts and any updates.For details about these and other events, please visit www.marianopolis.eduJanuary 27: Marianopolis College Speaker Series, March 14: Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.Professor Jacques Nantel (HEC Montréal)March 15: Prix d’expression musicaleFebruary 4: Groundhog Day Pizza Extravaganza April 21: ArtsFest Concert in memory of SisterFebruary 16: Winter ConcertMary O’NeilFebruary 17: Marianopolis College Speaker Series, April 15, 28, May 8: Spring Concert SeriesPrincipal and Vice-Chancellor Michael Goldbloom(Bishop’s University)Alma Matters|MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE WINTER 2010LUMINOCITYCENTENNIAL GALASHINES SPOTLIGHTDG LEN EVEN’SFIRST 100 DAYSECUADOREXPEDITIONSUPPORTSSTUDENTSIf the intended recipient of this magazine is no longer at this address, please contact alumni@marianopolis.edu or call (514) 931-8792 ext. 206.40737555

oul. Décarieboul. DécarieVendômeVendômeClaremontClaremontVictoriaVictoria Victoria VictoriaMessagefrom the Director Generalt’s a pleasure to be publishing the first issue of Alma Matters,I since I became Director General of Marianopolis College onJuly 1.Along with the entire Marianopolis family, I am grateful to my predecessor,Sister Françoise Boisvert, for her decades of service to Marianopolis. As theCollege embarks on its second century, it is a remarkable institution, onewith a well-earned reputation as a welcoming place for motivated, globallyminded students. Marianopolis’ success was celebrated on November 5 atthe LuminoCity Centennial Gala, where local luminaries, from politicalrepresentatives to the leaders of local universities, and members of theMarianopolis community, from alumni to employees, retirees and donors,celebrated our century of creating bright futures. I cannot imagine a betterway to have been introduced to the extended Marianopolis community thanthis memorable evening. On Pages 10 and 11, you can read more about thisspectacular gala, which could not have been possible without the vision anddedication of many of our volunteers and alumni.On Page 8, you will find an update on the 2009-2014 Marianopolis CollegeStrategic Plan. This is a tremendous time at the College, a time to plan fora future that promises to be as bright as our past. The strategic plan is ablueprint for much of this endeavour.During my first few months here I’ve been warmly welcomed by everybodyfrom students to faculty and staff to alumni, many of whom areexceptionally dedicated to their college. The volunteers on our boards havemade me feel welcome and shown an impressive amount of energy.As the holidays and New Year approach, I wish the best to you and yourfamily. ◊Len EvenAlma Matters Winter 2010Editor: Anneliese Papaurelis ’88Contributors: Arjun Basu ’86, Nancy Berman,Maeve Blandford Wells ’61, Dr. Suzanne Daningburg,Barth Gillan, Kathryn Haralambous,Vida Lietuvninkas ’67, Elisabeth Livingston, Alex PolkkiDesigner: Rudy Moley, Doxa DesignPrint coordinator: Finger CommunicationsCover photo: Len Even, the new Director General,following a Speaker Series lecture in the College’sAuditorium. (Owen Egan ’85)Photo credits: Veronique Champoux, Owen Egan ’85,Barth Gillan, Kathryn Haralambous, Bob Hendricks,Anne Jeannet, Anneliese Papaurelis ’88,Advertising: Anneliese Papaurelis ’88,a.papaurelis@marianopolis.edu, (514) 931-8792ext. 202Circulation: 18,000 copiesAlma Matters is created and published semi-annuallyfor the Marianopolis community. Alumni, faculty, staff,parents and donors receive this magazine through acomplimentary subscription. To add or modify yourmailing information, please contact the Developmentand Alumni Affairs Office, alumni@marianopolis.edu,(514) 931-8792 ext. 206.Printed in Canada ISSN 1918-5677Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales AgreementNo. 40737555Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to:4873 Westmount avenue, Westmount, QC H3Y 1X915Villa-MariaNotre-Dame-de-GrâceNotre-Dame-de-GrâceChemin de la Côte-St-LucChemin de la Côte-St-LucWestmountWestmountChemin Côte St-AntoineChemin Côte St-AntoineSherbrooke oSherbrooke oThe BlvdThe BlvdTable of contents04Speaker Seriescontinues in JanuaryOn CampusFoundation09Student achievementsAlumniNews & notablesMark your calendarThe first 100 days0615Help bring Marianopolisstudents to new heightsJazz is latest addition to music program 5Strategic plan in action 8LuminoCity celebrates 100 years 10Thank you to donors 12Honouring a retired Director General 141617back coverde Maisonneuve ode Maisonneuve oBuilding bright futures15VendômeBus 124Rue St-JacquesRue St-Jacques72002ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010ALMA MATTERS | Winter 201003

04On campusSpeaker Series brings people and ideas togetheridely decorated humanitarian Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire addressed a full house in the College’sAuditorium during an October talk on youth activism and Canada’s world role. A Senior Fellow at ConcordiaWUniversity’s Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, the Senator, McGill Institute for the Study ofCanada Director Antonia Maioni and marketing expert Suzanne Lalonde, were guest lecturers in partnership withConcordia and McGill universities and the Université de Montréal.Upcoming speakers6:30 p.m. refreshments, 7 p.m. lectureMarianopolis College AuditoriumJanuary 27 February 17Jacques NantelGeneral Secretary and Professorof Marketing, HEC MontréalIs MarketingGoing Astray?Presented incollaborationwithJoin the Marianopolis networkThanks to the College’s growing alumni communities onFacebook and LinkedIn, you are never far fromMarianopolis. Join our groups and keep in touch withgraduates around the globe.Keywords: Marianopolis College Alumni.ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010Michael GoldbloomPrincipal and Vice-Chancellor,Bishop’s UniversityMedia and Democracystin the 21 CenturyPresented incollaborationwithFree and open to the public, the Marianopolis CollegeCentennial Speaker Series continues with the talk “IsMarketing Going Astray?” by HEC Montréal GeneralSecretary and Marketing Professor Jacques Nantel, 7p.m. January 27. Former Toronto Star PublisherMichael Goldbloom, Bishop’s University’s principal andvice-chancellor, will discuss media and democracy in the21st Century on February 17.The series featuresrenowned experts from Quebec’s top universitiessharing their diverse knowledge of world issues. ◊Chris Cargnello ’01 asks Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire to sign the MarianopolisLibrary’s copy of his book, Shake Hands with the Devil, during a reception before thehumanitarian’s October 27 Centennial Speaker Series lecture.Previous speakersSuzanne LalondeProfessor of International Law,Université de MontréalOn Thin Ice: CanadianSovereignty in theChanging ArcticDr. Antonia MaioniDirector of the McGill Institutefor the Study of CanadaHealth Care in Canada:Where from Here?November 18September 23Student Abdaal Mazhar Shafi, Dr. Antonia Maioni and Len Even.On campusMarianopolis introduces new jazz programhe Marianopolis Music Program launched Jazz as a new DEC option this fall. Students in this discipline study withT jazz professors and audition for jazz combos at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music and play in a jazzcombo either at the Schulich, the McGill Conservatory or at Marianopolis. Like their classical counterparts, jazz studentshave the opportunity to pursue a double DEC in Science, Social Science or Creative and Liberal Arts. For furtherinformation please contact Professor Nancy Berman, Music Department Chair, at n.berman@marianopolis.edu ◊Faculty newsMonique Polak ’79, EnglishDepartment,has won the QuebecWriters’ Federation Prize forChildren’s and Young AdultFiction for her novel What World IsLeft. Also nominated for theAmerican Library AssociationYoung Adult Fiction Prize and theManitoba Young Readers’ ChoiceAward, the novel is historic fictionbased on her mother’simprisonment in Naziconcentration campTheresienstadt. The prolificprofessor has also launched herlatest two young adult novels, TheMiddle of Everywhere, set Nunavik’sInuit community, and Junkyard Dog,inspired by a guard dog sheencountered at a dépanneur nearher Notre Dame de Grâce home.She returns to the classroom inJanuary 2010 after a fallsabbatical.Michael Tritt, EnglishDepartment,has collaboratedwith his daughter Shona ’02, inwriting Chasing Perfection: DeathDenial in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “TheBirth-Mark,” an essay whichapproaches Hawthorne’s storyfrom the perspective of ErnstBecker’s generative theory ofdeath denial. Shona is completinga Master in PsychodevelopmentalNeuroscience at Yale University’sChild Study Center. The essay isavailable at the PSYART onlinejournal, www.tinyurl.com/y9ylc4c.◊Marianopolis has produced several jazz performers over the years, including bassist Richard Rosato ’07and saxophonist Chet Doxas ’99.Do you know a future Marianopolisstudent? Please share thisimportant news.New application systemWe are happy to announce that studentscan now apply directly online:www.marianopolis.edu“Student for a Day” continues thisFebruaryStudents who would like to sit in on aclass, meet teachers, have lunch withstudents and experience college life atMarianopolis may book a visit by calling(514) 931-8792 ext. 300.Admissions and applicationinformation evening is 4-7:30 p.m.February 8Secondary V students and their parentsare invited to join us to learn more aboutadmission to our programs and our newapplication system.Are you an alumni parent of a future orcurrent Marianopolis student? Pleasecontact the Development and AlumniAffairs Office to learn about volunteeropportunities and benefits for alumni:alumni@marianopolis.edu.Marianopolis is a mouse click away• www.marianopolis.edu/bevideo - A two-minute video tour ofMarianopolis reflects student life on campus.• www.marianopolis.edu/strategicplan - Marianopolis continues toevolve to best serve our students and ensure a bright future.• www.marianopolis.edu/annualcampaign - Encourage Professor AnneJeannet and Dora Serbanescu ’02 as they climb Mount Chimborazothis December by giving to the Annual Giving Campaign.ALMA MATTERS | Winter 201005

On campusThe perfect place to pursuepersonal excellenceby Arjun Basu ’82As Marianopolis embarks on its second century, itwelcomes a new Director General, Len Even. AMontrealer, Even spent the past 18 years in theNetherlands, most recently at Webster University inLeiden. Here, Even shares his vision for the future ofMarianopolis, what he’s learned so far at the College andwhy a happy student is the best kind of student.What brought you back to Montreal from Holland?The main thing that brought me back from Holland is that I actuallymissed Montreal. I missed my family and friends here and being in theplace where I grew up. But, probably more importantly, I wanted my kids,who were becoming very Dutch, to know their Canadian side.You’ve been at Marianopolis for 100 days now. What has struck you most and what have you learned?What I’ve noticed most is how warmly I’ve been received. The sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame care sodeeply about the place but they’ve entrusted it to me. And they’ve entrusted it to the emerging group of people who willlead this college long after they have relinquished control.You are, in many ways then, the first “outsider” to lead this institution. Are there any added pressures of being thefirst one who’s not in the Congregation to lead this college?I don’t feel any additional pressure. I think managing and leading an institution is similar to what I did before, inHolland. So the thing that I’m going to apply over and over is: earn people’s trust, treat them with respect andcommunicate, communicate, communicate.Is there anything you learned in Leiden that you would want to apply here?What the Dutch understand very well, is that academic success cannot be separated from personal success. And Ibelieve very strongly in happiness. I believe that happy people make better students, better colleagues, betteremployees and better family members. You don’t have to grind (students) into the ground to get good results. Theiremotional intelligence is probably a higher indicator of future success than their academic intelligence.Prior to addressing over 400 guests in the Auditorium, Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire metwith local high school principals in the library. Pictured here with Len Even and Chris Cargnello ’01.This school has always had many advantages comparedto other CEGEPs, notably its size and its spirit as well. Howimportant is the spirit of the school?It can make a big difference if I consistently remind peopleabout the importance of being happy and being successful.Happiness and success are not mutually exclusive. We canhelp a lot of academically successful students become evenmore successful and more likely to succeed in the future ifwe help them understand the importance of happiness inthe mix. Research has shown that the setting, the nature ofthe faculty and the involvement of the student in activitiesoutside of class are all extremely important in their generaleducation and positively impact their likelihood of successas they graduate. Most students are getting into theirOn campusuniversity of first choice, due in part because we don’t just push the academics alone, we balance it out by offering themyriad of clubs, student support services and other activities. I’m a big supporter of sports. My kids play sports. I have adaughter here, she’s on the basketball team and I’m rooting for her. It’s nice to be intelligent but make sure your bodyis also happy.The CEGEP system is unique. What does it bring to students that other systems might not?The CEGEP system gives students a voice, it makes them alert to the possible directions to pursue after grade 11which otherwise they would do a year later in life in the rest of North America. Making the choice to go into science,social science or creative arts and making the choices that affect yourschedule, what time you wake up, what time you come home, whatactivities you get involved in, is a maturing process and that’s ahealthy thing. It’s an excellent vehicle to personal growth.Now that you’ve acclimatized yourself here, what are some thechallenges you want to tackle? What’s in store in your next100 days?The biggest challenge at Marianopolis is implementing our recentlyapproved strategic plan. The strategic plan basically suggests severalareas that we should be working on. We’ve boiled these down to fivepriorities, or primary areas, and we are busy transforming the processfrom one of review and analysis to one of implementation and action.In the next 100 days I will be looking carefully at how we will best beable to align our resources with our strategic objectives. “I seek first tounderstand before I’m understood,” as Stephen Covey would say. Iwant to make sure I understand the very good reasons for many of thethings that exist here but at the same time I know that many peopleare in support of change and moving forward and development.Marianopolis depends to a large extent on alumni and volunteers. What role do you see them playing in the future?It’s the same with alumni and volunteers at every college and university around the world. The more the volunteersand alumni give back to their college, the more likelihood there is for the college to be successful. We’re seeing moreand more children of graduates coming here and they talk about their time here and they look back with great prideand they’re satisfied. So I would say it’s a win- win set up.If there was one message you would want to give the world about Marianopolis what would it be?Marianopolis is the perfect setting to pursue personal excellence. We offer just the right setting: not too big, not toosmall, a lot of different opinions and variety that will stimulate students, yet they won’t get lost in the hallways andthere is the personal attention they receive in ourrelatively small classrooms.Working with students is a priority for the new DG who is featured in the most recent issue of the schoolpaper, The Papercut. Pictured here with Len Even is Student Congress President Terrence Adams.On campus with students Ryan Brun and Rebecca Brosseau.How happy are you to be back in Montreal?I’m pretty happy. Although I’ve warned my family,winter hasn’t arrived yet! But so far, so good. The kidsare very happy here. My wife is taking French lessonsand painting lessons. The dogs are happy. And I’menjoying my work.Arjun Basu was editor in chief of enRoute magazine from 2001 to 2008 and todayis the Editorial Director of Spafax, a global custom media provider. Last year, hereleased his first book of short stories, Squishy, and is now at work on a novel. Helives in Montreal. You can read some of Arjun’s work on Twitterwww.twitter.com/arjunbasu.Download the podcast of this interview at www.marianopolis.edu/almamatters. ◊06ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010ALMA MATTERS | Winter 201007

On campusBlueprint for the future: Strategic Plan highlightss the College begins its next 100 years, the Marianopolis community has crafted a five-year strategic plan to set it on aA clear course of shared priorities. During listening sessions in September 2008, every member of the Marianopolisfamily — from alumni to parents to employees, from retirees to governing board members to volunteers — was given theopportunity to offer input on the future of the College. In October 2008, 60 stakeholders participated in a two and a half-dayworkshop to discuss and develop the first draft of the strategic plan. In March 2009, the Board of Governors approved thefinal document, the blueprint for excellence as Marianopolis embarks on its second century.The 2009-2014 Marianopolis College Strategic Plan represents the goals collectively deemed most crucial for the Collegeto pursue as it continues its tradition of excellence. The plan will be supported by a specific, sequential implementationprogram and a multi-year strategic financial plan. Highlights include:Students and Student LifeStrategic Goal: Marianopolis College will provide itsstudents with opportunities to engage actively in personaland academic growth to achieve their full potential. It willprepare and support its students as they strive to live theVision and Mission of the College both within and outsideMarianopolis.ProgramStrategic Goal: The student, the centre of theMarianopolis College learning community, will be preparedto pursue academic excellence, life-long learning andleadership in the world.PersonnelStrategic Goal: Marianopolis College will attract, recruitand retain an accomplished and diverse faculty,administration and staff of the highest academic andethical standards, who will respect and promote its Visionand Mission.Campus and FacilitiesStrategic Goal: Marianopolis College will have a safe,secure and accessible campus, be a good steward of theenvironment, continually improve its physical plant andextend its learning environment outside the classroom.Internal and External Community RelationsStrategic Goal: Marianopolis College will build andmaintain strong relationships among all stakeholders tofoster its Vision and Mission and an environment ofexcellence in education.Finance and FundraisingStrategic Goal: Marianopolis College will provideresponsible financial management to support its Vision andMission and fund its strategic plan.GovernanceStrategic Goal: As stewards of Marianopolis College andits Vision and Mission, the Board of Governors will ensurethe effective functioning of and planning for the future ofthe College.www.marianopolis.edu/strategicplan ◊October 2008 Strategic planning workshopparticipants (L-R): front row, Margaret Fung,Lesley Lacate, Jill de Villafranca, Sr. AnneLeonard, Susan Stone, Sr. Françoise Boisvert,Mary Liistro Hebert, Mariana Better-Moreno,Mary Lu, Zareen Ali, Louise McLellan, ArisHadjinicolaou ’09; second row, NormaRaimondo, Sr. Elaine O’Grady, Patti McDonald’79, Amin Noorani ’85, Alex Polkki, Sr. MarilynDoucette, Régine Duboulay, Len Shenker, Sr.Clare O’Neill; third row, Peter Malouf, PamButler, Adèle-Elise Prévost ’03, Jérémie Vinet,Andrew Lefcoe, Josée Gravel ’76, Dr. AnneFitzpatrick, Michael Sendbuehler; fourth row,Amy MacLean, Sabine Walser, Diane Quart,Kathy Fazel ’88, Patricia Roman, Dr. Roy Eappen’80, Dolores Chew, Claude Bélanger, ColleenFeeney, Sr. Susan Cleevely; fifth row, LouisSantillo ’79, Philip Dann, David Wells ’79,Orazio La Riccia, Mary Allen, Rocco Iafigliola,Barth Gillan, Kathryn Haralambous; back row,Douglas Slobon, Stewart Daly, John Ryan,Lillian Heron ’76, Patrick Baker.Student successhanks to the dynamicT student-grad team ofsecond-year student JuliaDeutsch and Kartik SameerMadiraju ’08, Marianopolisbecame the first CEGEP levelinstitution to host theCanadian University Societyfor Intercollegiate Debate’schampionships this October.The College’s debating societyco-hosted, in conjunction withits counterpart at McGill, the100-plus-year-old McGillDebating Union, one of NorthAmerica’s oldest and mostrespected debating societies. ◊On campusThis fall, two Commerce students returned to the College having beennamed 2009 Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation In-CourseExcellence Award Laureates. Jean-Philippe Gauthier and Ivana Cescuttiwere among 1,034 nominees from more than 220 post-secondaryinstitutions from across Canada.Ivana is a peer tutor at Marianopolis, as she was at Vincent MasseyCollegiate, where she graduated as valedictorian. She plans to apply her$10,250 award toward studying entertainment law at McGill University.Jean-Philippe is continuing the extra-curricular involvement and academicachievement that have characterized him since he was a high schoolstudent at Collège Jean de Brebeuf. He wants to use the $4,500 to studyinternational business at Harvard University or the University ofPennsylvania following completion of his studies at Marianopolis. ◊Caroline Jo is at PrincetonUniversity, after havingbeen named one ofCanada’s Top 20 Under 20last spring for her work onbehalf of the environment,which she began at TheStudy. While atMarianopolis, she served onStudent Congress as theCoordinator for SocialJustice and organized anEco-fashion show duringEarth Week. ◊How can you helpMarianopolis withits strategic plan?The College seeks parent and alumniinvolvement• Guest speakers on campus• Event sponsorship• Mentors for young alumni• Event volunteers• Directors of volunteer boards: AlumniAssociation, The Marianopolis MillenniumFoundation and Board of GovernorsTo learn more, please contact AnneliesePapaurelis ’88, a.papaurelis@marianopolis.edu.08 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010 09

FoundationFoundationFrom left, Katie Kostiuk ’98, newlyweds Jean-Michel Cohalan’98 and Amanda Beattie and Junoaward-winning singer-songwriter Antoine Gratton’98, the evening’s final entertainer.Master of ceremonies Todd van der Heyden ’94 announces the evening’s raffle winners.THE MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE CENTENNIAL GALAMany thanks to our sponsorsSister Françoise Boisvert ’58 (left) and Len Even, the College’s former and current directorsgeneral, lead the official centennial toast from the gala stage.Notable guests of honour: The Honorable Kathleen Weil, Justice Minister, and Marc Garneau,Member of Parliament for Westmount-Ville-Marie.he Marianopolis community shone the spotlightT on the College’s brilliant legacy of education onNovember 5 with the LuminoCity Centennial Gala.The glittering celebration began with a VIP receptionand cocktails, followed by a six-course gourmet dinner,raffle prizes, live entertainment and dancing. Over 400guests, including alumni, faculty and staff, parents,students, volunteers, business partners, distinguishedguests of honour and community leaders helped raisemore than $135,000 to benefit The MarianopolisMillennium Foundation in support of the College andits students.CTV News Montreal anchor Todd van der Heyden ’94was the master of ceremonies for the evening that notonly highlighted 100 years of Marianopolis history, butalso set the tone for its future. Performances by TRIBEjazz trio from the Montreal Chamber Music Festival,Chris Cargnello ’01 Group, soprano Mylène Bourbeauand Antoine Gratton ’98 entertained guests while DJMax Julien kept the celebrations hopping late into thenight. For more photos, visit the photo gallery atwww.marianopolis.edu/centennialgala.During the course of the evening, Todd van der Heyden ‘94 shedsome light on the origin of the name of the Gala.“You may be wondering where the name‘LuminoCity’ came from. Well, luminositymeans the state of shining brightly, andlights and lamps are often a symbol ofeducation. Marianopolis means ‘City ofMary’ in Greek, hence the tie-in to theword ‘city.’ Marianopolis is 100 years oldand the Roman Numeral for 100 is a ‘C,’thus the Capital ‘C.’ Put them all togetherand you get LuminoCity.”PHOTOGRAPHERAlain SimonFLEURSdesignHeartfelt thanks are extended to each and everyvolunteer, donor and sponsor who helped make theevening a success.Gifts provided by:GUIDEDEBEUR10ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010ALMA MATTERS | Winter 201011

12Annual giving“You make a living by what you get.You make a life by what you give.” - Winston Churchillhanks to the generosity of alumni, parents*, faculty and staff, students and friends of the College, over $394,000T was raised in last year’s combined Annual Giving campaign and special Centennial appeal. This allowed TheMarianopolis Millennium Foundation increase support for scholarships and student financial aid, to ensure ongoinginvestment in campus facilities and education resources and to provide enriching activities for students and to grow itsendowment for the future. Donations are greatly appreciated and help to enrich the Marianopolis experience for everyone of our students.Thank you to the following donors who contributed to the Annual Giving campaign, the Centennial appeal and theFrançoise Boisvert Dedication Fund between July 1, 2008and June 30, 2009.Margaret Fung Carlo Fallone ’83 Valerie Tannage ’80Gaetano Geretto ’78 Kathy Fazel ’88 Vitaly TerekhovMelissa D. Adler ’98Giovanni Iafigliola ’90 Colleen Feeney Diane Trainor Oelmann ’62Amos AlterPatricia Jean-Michel Anne Fitzpatrick Robert VairoMaria BabinskiAnn M. Kelly ’58 Fort Insurance Michael Vassilyadi ’80Beaumont Barnabe ’80Olga Kowal ’50 Irene F. Godbout ’61 Nicole Viau Doucet ’58Barwick Family FoundationJanice N. Kussner ’75 Carol Ann Grazys ’63 Hélène Vigeant ’70Anne Brooke ’70Pedro Martinez ’93 Ada Hainey ’49 Jérémie VinetCentraide/United WayVéronique Monet ’84 Barbara Handfield ’59 Andre VolpeAileen Collins ’51Karen Mrejen-Shakin ’86 Erika Hermon Christopher Wiegand ’87Congrégation de Notre-DameGary F. Nachshen ’79 Nathalie Hess ’92 Audrey J. Williams ’50Congregation of Notre Dame -Amin Noorani ’85 Rocco Iafigliola Wyeth PharmaceuticalsVisitation ProvinceOblicas Inc. Michel D. Ingham ’91 Christine Zawilinski ’61Jill de VillafrancaNorma Raimondo Jeffrey Kadanoff ’90Diane Dorn ’77Anne-Marie Scerbo ’65 Beatrice Keleher Raffoul ’70Roy Eappen ’80Simon A. Sinclair ’97 Muriel Kilgour ’49 Elayne Aber ’79David S. Gameroff ’79Margaret Skowronska- Frederick Kirouac ’78 Greg Aikins ’75Justin Geagea ’93Binek ’63 Ronald Kolanitch ’82 Nabeel Ali ’95Barth GillanMargaret Taussig Linda Kowal ’72 Nicholas Androsoff ’82Gustav Levinschi FoundationKathleen M. Toomey ’57 Anthony S. Layton Elisa ArcaroInés Holzbaur ’90Barbara Tumas ’61 Anita Lebeuf Nevins ’54 Bernd BaierMalouf Family Fund at theGeorge A. Vassiadis ’86 Judie Livingston Patrick R. BakerFoundation of GreaterPierre Velghe ’76 Arnold Ludwig Pascal BédardMontrealWalker Glass Company Ltd. Aileen Mahoney ’63 Robert BergerMarianopolis AlumniJoan D. Webber ’52 Pamela Marcogliese ’98 Dawn BernardAssociationMary Ann Mongeau ’62 Rebecca Bird ’86Marianopolis CollegeMargaret Montague Shapiro ’68 Colette Boisvert WalshMariantonia MorenaIoanna Barkoulas ’97 Louise Morin ’72Tiffany Brotto ’07Ann Neysmith ’64Elizabeth Behrens ’67 Leslie Muccino ’63Magda BruceConstance B. O’Donnell ’60Doris Bilous ’61 Rajesh Pereira ’93Phyllis E. Burns ’51Mark Ropeleski ’88Brian BoireBertrand PoirierElizabeth CahillRSM Richter ChamberlandRolande Boisvert Catchpaugh Monique Polak ’79Michael Calce ’80Shelagh SkerrySusan Burpee ’63Madeleine Poulin ’59 CanadaHelps.orgSt. Patrick’s Society ofBarbara Byrne Auclair ’50 Diane QuartThomas Chou ’98MontrealEdith Cavanaugh Sharon RankinJason B. Chrein ’84Wilson Wong ’91Matthew Cesari ’99Richard Robicheau ’80 Suzanne ChryslerHoi Kei Phoebe Chan ’04 Patricia RomanMacDonald ’61Beth Cummings ’98Michael Samotis ’81Young Sup ChungJanet C. CaseyElaine Davy Russell ’70 Louis Santillo ’79Enza Cignarella ’89Peter Cherna ’84Sabrina Delli Fraine ’99 Eva G. SiliauskasMichael ClimanDesmond ClarkeHelen Donahue ’70 Caroline Smart Emblem ’57 Doreen Cohn Norris ’48Thomas DavisPatricia Dyke ’60 Carolann Steinhoff ’75 Liliane Comeau ’69ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010Annual givingJanine Cooke Aikins ’49 Patricia McDonald ’79 Katherine M. Wolters ’86 Catherine Kelly Lapierre ’63Lorne Cooper Louise McLellan Tania Woroby Belaine Lacey ’80Lois B. Côté ’59 Barbara McNaughton Amy Y. Yu ’03 Marc LapointeMario D’Angelo Monica McQueen ’84 Tamara Zakon Constance Lavallée ’64thankKaren Davison Anna Michetti ’89youJeannine Lawlor ’63Dina Della Porta ’86 Marion Mistrik ’57 Neville LefcoeMarissa Delli Fraine ’01 Guy Mizrachi ’89 Mona Agia ’69Jacqueline Levesque Murray ’55Danilo Di Vincenzo ’92 Lorraine Morrison ’79 Ioana Antonescu ’05Vida Lietuvninkas ’67Michael E. Dickstein ’77 Heather Morrison John Archer ’81Mary Liistro HébertRobert Drummond ’84 McCarrey ’62 Martha Argyrakis Tsadilas ’60 Jane Logan Beland ’67Jolaine Drury Constant Nucci Julie Ann BarnaMary Lowe Leprohon ’70Annique Dufour ’89 Rosemary O’Donnell Guylaine Béliveau ’80 Jim MagdalenosClaire Dussault Hewson ’70 Gilda Bello ’92Mannon Malo ’82Jacques Duval Corey Omer ’08 Eric BernierHélène Marcogliese ’67Clarence Epstein ’86 Grace E. O’Reilly ’44 Esther Bérubé ’97Vincenza Martinez ’88Jean-Pierre Falet George Pajuk Eric Bettan ’95Carmela Martinez ’86Janice Festa ’91 Mary Patocskai Jeffrey Blicker ’82Anna-Maria Martinez ’93Mary Anne Fitzsimmons Gary D. Pencer ’84 Kory M. Brewster ’97 Clare McFarlaneMarie-Hélène Fox ’66 Willa Pharand Catherine Brown ’54 John MeletakosKimberly Fuller ’92 Sylvia Piecaitis ’60 Grant CaverlyElizabeth Mellon Nucci ’51Rosalinda Go Alphonso Pinto Will Z. Chen ’03Gianfranco MezzanotteAnn Grace ’69 Pitsas Architectes Brian P. ChernoffCharlene MilneMiriam Grassby ’64 Brenda E. Plescia ’65 Beate Cloetta ’61Hans MollerIsabelle Gryn ’83 Natalia Ponomarenko Alan Coffey ’74Alexandra G. Muller ’93Athanasios Hadjis ’83 Patricia Potter ’72 Jean-Michel Cohalan ’98 Antonietta V. Niro ’93Carol Hepworth Mizgala ’57 Eriola Qendro ’03 Margaret CollinsOrca Book Publishers Ltd.Christina Hlusko ’84 Helga Rudolf Haneefa Corbie ’99John OsborneStephanie Hogan ’89 Jeffrey Rudolph Susan CostantiniRobin Pacholka Hardman ’66Peter Howick Sharon Rutherford Kevin A. Custodio ’06 Marie-Claire Paré Holland ’63Serena Hum ’99 Schneider ’01 Marielle Demers Angas ’57 Claudia Pasteris SayeghAllan Hum ’85 John B. Ryan Ginette Desmarais-Inagaki Denise Patenaude Yazdi ’64Francesca Iacurto ’86 Mary E. Salisbury Andrée DeveaultErica Patocskai ’89Gary Johnson Carole M. Savignac Maria Di Chiaro ’85David Patocskai ’85Kane & Fetterly Melodie Schweitzer ’85 Scot G. Diamond ’79David RaizenneCatherine Kelly ’52 Sandra Seely Brodeur ’57 Maurice DufourEstelle Rannie ’61Honore Kerwin-Borrelli ’68 Brian Silver ’87 Heather Flockhart ’62 Ian A. Ratzer ’00Stephen A. Kowal ’91 Anne Skene Alana Forrester-Verge ’68 Joanne ReidHang Hong Kwok ’97 Barbara A. Smith ’79 Renée FretzMichael Rogers ’81Lesley-Ann Lacate Heather Smith ’82 Suzanne GalipeauCharlotte SchmidMonique Lafontaine Vézina ’55 Marilyn Steely Hurtubise ’59Michael SendbuehlerElaine Lalonde ’80 Karnon Suen ’97 Tracy GallacherJana Simandl ’78Helen Lanthier ’48 Agata Szlanta ’00 Johanne Gallagher Humes ’71 Theodore G. SkaperdasDominic Lemelin Donat J. Taddeo Trish Gardham ’81Caroline SpringerPaul Livingston ’90 Antoinette Taddeo ’66 Christina Garnes ’95Marchand ’66Edith Low-Beer Michael Tritt Ed Gauthier ’56Victoria TanLuigi Luponio ’84 Suzanne Végiard ’75 Pierre Geoffroy ’80Laraine E. Taylor Foscato ’67Shaun G. Lynch Roberts Vitins ’88 Alan K. GoffFrederic Thomas-Dupuis ’97Margaret MacDonald ’40 Jean Walkinshaw Diane Gratton ’50Bernice TrillerAdrian Macek ’82 Sabine Walser Nicole Gratton Fredette ’58 Magdalini Vassilikos ’02Susan Mackenzie Weisbord, Del Gaudio, Iacono Margaret Griffin ’52Danielle Villeneuve Mutty ’57John Marinelli Cathy F. Westbury ’81 Olga A. Gross ’80Yuval WeissErmine Mastrocola Wright ’68 Juanita Westmoreland- Clara Guardo Paradis ’56 Andrew WillmerMaxwell Cummings Family Traore ’63 Si Yue Guo ’06Dai Lu WuFoundation James Wilson ’81 Elizabeth Hall Burns ’47 Kathryn Xistris Trent ’82ALMA MATTERS | Winter 201013

16AlumniThe class of ’61 reunionbrings old friends togetherachelor of Science alumnaeBfrom the class of ’61 gatheredfor their annual reunion inSeptember to celebrate 48 years offriendship. Twelve of the originalclass of 14 enjoyed a weekend atIrene Zbikowski Godbout’s home inthe Eastern Townships, with somealumnae arriving from acrossCanada and as from as far away asJamaica. Maeve Blandford Wellswrites: “As we grow older, weappreciate and value thefriendships…We intend to gather forour annual reunions as long as weare able.” ◊(L-R) front row: Ann Edwards Flynn, Marlene Sullivan Fulford, Maeve Blandford Wells; middle row:Carole Thompson Bishop, Magda Jass, Irene Zbikowski Godbout, Doris Rizok Bilous; back row: ChristineZawilinski, Janet Wolska, Mary Osman Ajersch, Beate Mueller Cloetta, Ruth Phaneuf Parker.Class of ’67 reunites after 22 years(L-R) front row: Carol Clarke-Gendron, Ann McMahon-Rusnak, Susan McDonald-Smith, Vida Lietuvninkas; second row: Janice Tynan-Kennedy,Christine Granacki-Evans, Rosalind Kokeram-Tilbenny, Anne Adams, Laraine Taylor-Foscato, Hélène Marcogliese; third row: Carolyn Sands-Enke,Irene Biller-Armano, Ruth Morrell-Ingram, Sheilaeagh Nesom-Macdonald, Jane Howson-Wilson, Yvette Vigneault-Voisard, Muriel Morin-Squibb;fourth row: Jane Logan-Beland, Sharon Mulroney, Dana Zubas-Adams, Ann Soden, Nicole Aumond.Ottawa, Toronto and NYC reu nionsplanned for spring 2010Twenty-two members of theclass of ’67 reunited fromacross Canada and abroadthis November to enjoy anafternoon of friendship andartistic appreciation at theMontreal Museum of FineArts. Organizers AnnMcMahon-Rusnak, HélèneMarcogliese, VidaLietuvninkas, Jane Howson-Wilson and Jane Logan-Beland agree that 22 yearswas far too long to wait.They plan on reunitingmore often in the future. ◊Alumni living in the Ottawa, Toronto or New York City vicinities are asked to please update their mailing informationwith the Alumni Office in order to receive news about the upcoming reunions in their area. Only those listed as livingnearby will receive an invitation, so don’t miss out on a great chance to network with fellow alumni in your city. ◊ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010Marian Siminski ’67 is a musical directorand pianist with Theatre Panache’sproduction of Till We Meet Again, amusical about love, hope andconnections during the Second WorldWar. The play is a portrayal of a liveradio show broadcast from theNormandy Roof of the Mount RoyalHotel in the 1940’s. Marian holdsperformance diplomas in voice and inpiano from the Royal Conservatory ofMusic in Toronto. She is the musicaldirector for the Gilbert and Sullivanproductions of the Lakeshore LightOpera where she conducts an 18-pieceorchestra, as well as being the choraldirector and co-director of CampMusical d’Asbestos.Raphael Thomas Justewicz ’77 is anarchitect, landscape architect and writerwho was recognized this summer byCambridge Who’s Who for dedication andexcellence in landscape architecture.Cambridge Who’s Who is an exclusivemembership registry that recognizesand empowers executives, professionalsand entrepreneurs throughout theworld. Raphael graduated from theSchool of Architecture at McGillUniversity in 1988, during which time hereceived an AIA Foundation Scholarshipand the Murdoch-Laing Prize forDesign. He went on to obtain anundergraduate degree from MIT as wellas a Master of Landscape Architecturewith Distinction from HarvardUniversity. Raphael is a senior associatewith EDAW/AECOM in New York City,www.cambridgewhoswho.com.Sheema Khan ’80 lives in Ottawa withher husband and three children. Shecompleted a Master of Physics and aDoctorate of Chemical Physics, bothfrom Harvard University, along withpost-doctoral stints at MIT and McGillUniversity. She is a patent agent andsince 2002 has been a monthlycolumnist for the Globe and Mail onissues of women in Islam. A collection ofher columns was recently publishedunder the title Of Hockey and Hijab:Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman, acopy of which she recently donated tothe Marianopolis library,www.tsarbooks.com/OfHockeyandHijab.htm.Daniel Thompson ’81 was recentlyappointed CEO of MacDougall,MacDougall & MacTier, Canada’sNews & notablesoldest investment management firm.Comedy Network and the DiscoveryWith offices in Montreal, Toronto, Channel. Jo-Anna credits theQuebec City, London and Kingston, development of her comedic skills to“3Macs” focuses on providing high working as an admissions officer atquality investment advice to individual John Abbott College, where sheinvestors.attempted to make high school prerequisitesinteresting and fun. AfterLicia Canton ’82 is a writer, editor and obtaining a Bachelor in History fromcommunications consultant. She is the Concordia University, she moved toauthor of Almond Wine and Fertility Toronto and fell upon an open mic(2008), a collection comedy night where she performed onof short stories for a dare and never looked back.women and theirmen, and editor-in-Victoria Kaspi ’86 has been awarded achief of Accenti 2009 Prix du Québec, the highest honourMagazine, aconferred by the provincialnational publicationgovernment, infor lovers of allrecognition of herthings Italian. Shecontribution toholds a Doctoratesocial and scientificfrom Université de Montréal as well asadvancement.a Master’s from McGill University.Victoria is a world-Licia lives in Montreal with herrenowned physicisthusband and three children and wouldknown for herlove to hear from old friends,cutting-edge worklcanton@accenti.ca.on neutron stars,pulsars and supernovae remnants. ShePeter Gruner ’82 wrote a one-act play has been honored with the Steacieentitled Laundomat at the End of the World Prize in the Natural Sciences, the(and no, it isn’t a typo). It was named one Rutherford Memorial Medal of theof the top plays at the Hamilton Fringe Royal Society of Canada, the CanadianFestival this summer and remounted at Association of Physicists HerzbergTheatre Aquarius as part of the double- Medal and the Canadian Institute forbill “Best of Fringe 2009.” Peter has been Advanced Research Young Explorermarried to Deb Dagenais since 1988 and Prize.they have three children, Caileigh,Keaton and Tara.Marco Della Rocca ’87 has beenworking for the past three years inHeather Wood ’84 is a freelancecommercial real estate with Cushman &copywriter and creative prose writer. Wakefield and Groupe Sutton. Prior toHeather’s first novel Fortune Cookie this, he held management positions(2009) is a diary-style novel set in with Sheraton Hotels, Assante WealthMontreal during the turbulent year of Management, Hoechst Marion Roussel and1989. Her work has appeared in Astra Pharma. Marco has served on thepublications such as Kiss Machine, Artistry Board of Directors of the Game for Hopeof Life, and Litbits, as well as in two Foundation for the past five years,anthologies, In the Dark: Stories from the helping raise over $330,000 for variousSupernatural and IV Lounge Nights. children’s causes. Marco is married toHeather’s chapbook Barbies, Breasts and Sophia Golanowski and has threeBathing Suits was released in 2007. She children.lives in Toronto with her husband Kurtand two cats.Greg Silas ’87recently sold hisJo-Anna Downey ’86sports bar andhosts two weeklynightclub at Bluecomedy nights inMountain andToronto and hasmoved to Torontobeen a nationalwhere his wife, Dr.touring comic forChristie Kim, isthe past 10 yearspursuing awith appearancesfellowship inon CTV, The haematology at Princess MargaretALMA MATTERS | Winter 201017

News & notablesHospital. Greg is the CFO of UBBNatalie Andres ’92 works forMarnie is also Assistant Director at theCorporation and he and his wife have PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Rotman School of Management’stwo children, Eva Isabella 2 ½ and Canadian Industry MarketingCorporatenewborn Calvin Jameson. Greg can be Manager, Energy & Natural Resources.Connections Centrereached at gsilas@videotron.ca. This summer, she helped launch theat the University offirm’s 2009 Canadian Energy Survey, aToronto, where sheLionel Perez ’89 is the President ofreport providing insight as to howprovides careerCorporationCentre.ca, a leadingenergy companies will need to adapt incounseling to MBACanadian online legal document filingthe future. The publication is availablestudents. She alsoand business registration servicesfor download,partners withfirm. After completing a Bachelor inwww.pwc.com/ca/energysurvey.severalPolitical Science from ConcordiainternationalUniversity, he went on to receive law Erin Polonsky (née Polansky) ’93 was strategy consulting firms. Afterdegrees from Osgoode Hall and the first student to complete the newly graduating fromUniversité de Montréal before introduced minor in Jewish Studies Marianopolis,practicing for a number of years and from Queen’s University in 1995, where Marnie completedthen co-foundingshe earned a her Bachelor ofCorporationCentre.ca. In the recentBachelor. Upon Commerce atMontreal municipal election, Lionelgraduation, Erin McGill Universitysuccessfully ran with the Union entered the Hebrew in 1998 and moved to Toronto in 2005,Montreal Party for a seat on CityUnion College- www.thighsociety.ca.Council for the Darlington District inJewish Institute ofCôte des Neiges-Notre Dame deReligion’sMylène Dinh-Robic ’97 is a televisionGrâce. Lionel is married and has fourRabbinicalactress who portrays Dr. Olivia Fawcettchildren.program. In on the CTV international drama Theaddition toListener. She starred opposite NicholasAdam Atlas ’90 recently became theachieving Rabbinical Ordination in Campbell as city handler Rita Mah onyoungest person to be appointed2000, she earned a Master of Arts inDa Vinci’s City Hallpresident of the Quebec JewishHebrew Letters. Erin servedand in the CBCCongress (at 38).Congregation Bet Shalom inmovie The Quality ofAdam’s firstMinneapolis from 2001-2004, duringLife, a spinoff of Dainvolvement inwhich time she married Loren Polonsky.Vinci’s Inquest. SheJewish affairs wasThe family moved to Toronto in 2004will guest star asat Marianopolisand Erin assumed the position ofSgt. ClaudetteCollege when aAssociate Rabbi at Temple SinaiMackenzie on ansukkah installed byCongregation of Toronto, where sheupcoming episode ofthe Hillel Societycontinues to serve. She and Loren haveThe Border on CBCwas vandalized. Asthree children Rueben, Ephram and this fall. Mylène graduated withstudent councilHarli, who was born this year. Erin is distinction from Concordiapresident, Adam spoke out. He lookspursuing a Doctor of Jewish Studies University’s Communications Studiesback on this incident as his wake-updegree through Spertus College in program and studied acting at Johncall to become involved in JewishChicago.Strasberg Studios in Montreal and theissues. He holds a Bachelor of CivilLyric School of Acting in Vancouver.Law, a Bachelor of Common Law and Jade Raymond ’94 is president of thea Bachelor of Arts in Political Science new Ubisoft studio in Toronto. After Tatiana Boukh-Viner ’99 obtained herfrom McGill University. His boutique obtaining a computer science degree Bachelor in Biochemistry at McGillcommercial law firm advisesfrom McGill University, she landed her University and went on to Concordiaprincipally on electronic transaction first full-time game industry job at SonyUniversity tolaw, www.adamatlas.com.Online only four days after graduating.complete aWhile with Ubisoft in Montreal , sheDoctorate inPaul Frehner ’90 announces theproduced Assassin’s Creed and was theBiology. Lastpremiere of his piece Berliner Konzert, aexecutive producer Assassin’s Creed II,year shetriple concerto for piano trio andone of the most anticipated games thismarried Henkstring orchestra. The piece washoliday season. Later this monthLau, aperformed by Canada’s Gryphon Trio,Ubisoft will release the game for theprofessionaljoined by the Württemberg Chamberupcoming blockbuster Avatar.sushi chef. She is looking for work inOrchestra, one of Germany’s mostthe wine industry as a fermentationrenowned musical ensembles, on a Marnie Consky (Rabinovitch) ’95 specialist and would also love to teachtour of four cities in Ontario in recently launched a specialty women’s biology. Tatiana has fond memories ofNovember.underwear brand called Thigh Society her days at Marianopolis and keeps inthat is sold online and in specialty touch with a group of formerboutiques in Toronto and Montreal. classmates.News & notablesJennifer Bracewell ’01 Theo Randy and Marian Pinsky ’03andwere Sheila Liu ’05 at the MontrealMcLauchlin ’01 were married at recently honored with the Lieutenant-Chinese Alliance Church inMcGill University’s Birks Heritage Governor Youth Medal for academic Hampstead. Kun Shi ’05 was bestChapel on September 12, 2009. Lots ofachievement, social man. Sheila is in her second year ofMarianopolisactivism and medical school at McMaster andfriends and alumnimentorship of youth started her clerkship in November.were there toin the category of Mikhail and Sheila reside in Hamilton.celebrate, includingStudents of theZachary Alapi ’06 co-edited a newAndrew Bryan ’00,World and Leadersliterary magazine, The Loose Canon,Mark Ordonselliof Tomorrow. Theirwith his father, longtime Marianopolis’01, Emilie Zaloummost recentEnglish professor’01, Brigidendeavor is co-Dr. Zsolt Alapi. TheGlustein ’01, Peterorganizing alaunch took place atHarrison ’01, successful public workshop series withMcKibbin’s Irishbridesmaids Jennifer Dickson ’01 and the Social Justice Committee of MontrealPub in SeptemberKatharine Childs ’01, Justin Mizzi on the subjects of Third World debt2009 and featured’99 and Ian Ratzer ’00 and the bride and social activism. Both students atreadings byand grooms’ brothers, Jonathan Concordia University, Marian isprominent writersBracewell ’99 and Matthewworking on a Master of Sociology within the newMcLauchlin ’99. Jen and Theo area focus on women-led responses to theunderground. Thedoctoral students at McGill, she infood crisis in India, and Randy isLoose Canon is a bi-annual publicationarchaeology, he in political science.continuing her interest in humanrights in the Honors program of that is available in select bookstoresand through their publisher’s websiteChristine Ghawi ’02 won a 2009 Gemini Political Science.www.sirensongpublishing.com.Award for best performance by anMikhail Klassen ’05Zachary graduated with a joint majoractress in a leadinggraduated magnain English and Religious Studies fromrole in a dramaticcum laude from Columbia UniversityMcGill University. While writing on hisprogram orwith a Bachelor offirst novel, he is working atminiseries for herScience in AppliedMarianopolis as an English Monitor atrole as Céline DionPhysics. He wasthe Learning Resource Centre and as ain the movie Céline.accepted toSenior Library Assistant. Zachary isThe film is theMcMasterpreparing for graduate studies in theunauthorizedUniversity with anentrancefall of 2010. ◊biography of thesinger and wasscholarship and isbroadcast internationally on CBC inbeginning a MasterTo submit news or get in touch with someoneOctober 2008.of Science programin Astrophysics, studying starappearing in this issue, please contactformation under Dr. Ralph Pudritz. OnAnneliese Papaurelis ’88,August 16, 2009, Mikhail marrieda.papaurelis@marianopolis.edu.We will miss...Diane Gratton ’50Sister Mary E. O’Neil ’69thpassed away on May 17, 2009 in her 80 year. Shegraduated from Marianopolis College with a Bachelor’s of Science andlater became a longtime employee of IBM Canada. Diane loved to travel,golf and ski and was a devoted volunteer. She is survived by her cousins aswell as many dear and close friends.passed away on June 15, 2009. She joinedthe faculty of Marianopolis College in 1962 and she set up and directed aprogram leading to a Bachelor with a major in Music. She established aunique relationship between Marianopolis music students and the McGillFaculty of Music, whereby the Marianopolis students were able to studywith the McGill faculty and make use of their music facilities. Thisbeneficial relationship continues to flourish today. The annual ArtsFestConcert will honour her on April 21, 2010. Donations made in memoryof Sister O’Neil will benefit the students of the Marianopolis MusicProgram.Lorena Gale ’77passed away on June 21, 2009 at the age of 51 aftera battle with cancer. After graduating from Marianopolis, Lorenapursued a life in the theatre and was recognized as an award- winningplaywright, director and black community activist at the time of herdeath. While she has many film and stage credits to her name, she isbest known for her role as priestess Elosha in the television seriesBattlestar Galactica. Lorena leaves her husband, theatre director JohnCooper, who she married in 1991, and their son, Clayton.Raymond Mak ’84passed away on July 15, 2009 at the age of 43after a lengthy battle with cancer. He leaves his wife, Paulina Yee, andhis children, Ryan and Caitlyn, along with many other relatives.Owen Neil Catchpaugh ’01died on November 20, 2009. Owenlived with Crohn’s disease for 17 years and more recently battledcancer. He leaves his parents, many friends and relatives. ◊18ALMA MATTERS | Winter 2010 ALMA MATTERS | Winter 201019