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1930s-2010s Class Notes Winter 2016

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1930s

FRANCES TITUS (nee ETTER) (鈥37) celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 19, 2015. A native of Sackville, she met her husband, ROBIE TITUS (鈥38) at MtA. They have one son, Allan, who lives in Toronto with his wife, Ellen. Fran lives in a retirement home not far from them. Robie died in 2003 and Fran continued to live on her own for five years, shopping for food bargains herself and carefully preparing meals for herself. Although she is partially blind now and in a wheelchair she still enjoys a good game of cribbage. She also enjoys visits from her grandchildren, Alyssa and David. Her greatest delight is her first great-grandchild, Sarah, pictured with Fran, who arrived recently.

Frances Titus


1940s

MARIE BISHOP-LEBLANC (鈥48) and her husband have both moved into a senior鈥檚 home. She is now 88 years old, retired after 35 years of teaching, and still holding 痳豆TV视频 close to her heart.


1960s

PAT BARRY (鈥60) writes: Wanted to Buy: A ladies Mount Allison dress blazer in the Mount A colors in size 10 or 12 (new or used). E-mail Pat at patbarry@nbnet.nb.

IAN CAMERON (鈥64) was recently named one of the Top 20 Pioneers of Family Medicine Research in Canada by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Cameron was recognized for his recounting of history to influence present day practice (鈥渟torytelling鈥 and 鈥渙ral influence鈥 in medicine).

GARY SAUNDERS鈥 (鈥65) newest book My Life with Trees was published by Gaspereau Press this fall.

As a retirement project after 35 years of teaching, IAN A. ANDREWS (鈥67 鈥68) returned to school and received a PhD in Canadian history in 2013 from the University of New Brunswick. He had previously received a MEd (1973, curriculum and instruction) and a MA (1987, military history/conflict studies) from UNB, after graduating from Mount Allison. He is looking forward to attending the 50th reunion of his graduating class in 2017.

MARTHA BROWN, (鈥69), of Lochaber, Antigonish Co., NS has received the Woodland Owner of the Year award for 2015 for the Eastern Region of the Province as well as being the provincial winner for the whole province. She was honoured at a Public Woodland Owner of the Year Field Day in October.


1970s

STEPHEN FORBES (鈥71) is now retired.

MONICA BARRETT JOHNSON (鈥73) writes, 鈥淢y husband, Larry Hill Johnson, passed away on Feb. 1, 2015 from cancer. After his diagnosis, he was only given three to four months to live, which he spent with me, his wife of ten-and-a-half years. I am fortunate to have his legacy left behind in the two daughters, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild that remain close to me.鈥

NATALIE ALLEN (鈥76) is a professor of psychology at Western University.

ELAINE (DOGHERTY) DAVIDSON (鈥78) writes, 鈥淪wimming for Mount A was a highlight of my university days and a legacy that has stood the test of time. I, along with five team mates (four pictured) are tackling the English Channel as a relay team in July of 2016. The team has been training hard and bracing for cold water, jellyfish, tides and currents in the busiest shipping lane in the world as they attempt to swim from Dover to Cap Gris Nez.

L-R: Charlie Llewellyn, Jaime Williams, Al Davidson, Elaine (Dogherty) Davidson (鈥78), and John Ostrom. Not pictured is Janet Robertson.

MARGARET (BARNES) ALLMAN (鈥79) is working in the transplant department with London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital. She is fortunate enough to have grandchildren.


1980s

CAROL CHAPMAN (鈥81) writes, 鈥淎 mini Mount Allison reunion happened completely by chance in China on a Yangtze River cruise in November 2015. The stars aligned and Allisonians met. It was such a treat and so many things in common so far from our alma mater!鈥 From left-right: ALLAN MACLELLAN (鈥76); LEE (WALKER) TAGGART (鈥68); CAROL (WILBUR) CHAPMAN (鈥81); and STEVE CHAPMAN (鈥82).

Carol Chapman

STEPHEN MCCALLUM (BComm鈥80) completed his MBA from Aspen University, Colorado in May 2015.

PHILLIP FINE (鈥81) and his wife, Ruth Esther Fine, have made Aliyah: Hebrew for immigrating to Israel. They鈥檝e settled in the city of Nahariya, north of Haifa on the Mediterranean Sea.

PAMELA GOULDING (鈥82) has been appointed the province鈥檚 first female chief judge with the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.

MARY INGRAHAM (鈥83), professor of musicology at the University of Alberta, was recently appointed director of FolkwaysAlive!, UofA鈥檚 partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Records. FolkwaysAlive! is a research centre dedicated to the preservation and investigation of world-wide cultures of sound in visual, aural and material practices and to increasing cross-cultural understanding through the creation, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge about diverse cultural heritages and sonic environments.

KAREN CUNNINGHAM (鈥86) was appointed as the University of New Brunswick鈥檚 vice-president (administration and finance) in August 2015.

This MtA gang gathered in Hubbards, NS in August 2015, celebrating over 30 years of friendship! Back row (l-r): LAURA QUARTERMAIN (鈥85), KATHY ANDERSON (鈥85), JANICE BROWN (鈥85), JANE (CORKUM) YOUNG (鈥84), MARSHA (SIMMONS) WILSON (鈥85), LAURA MACNUTT (鈥85). Front row (l-r): KIM (MATHESON) MACKENZIE (鈥85), LESLEY ROGERS (鈥85), VICKY LAKE (鈥86), JUDE ROBERTSON (鈥85), KATE (HOUSTON) BROOKS (鈥85), MARVA SWEENEY-NIXON (鈥85). Photo submitted by Jude Robertson.

Hubbards gang

Pictured here are three Mount A alumnae who are all currently working at Ridley College in St. Catharines, ON. From left to right: KATHY ANDERSON (鈥86), teacher in the science department and dean of teaching and learning; SUE HAZELL (鈥77), director of development; and SARAH THOMPSON (鈥92), teacher in the science department and head of Mandeville House.

Ridley College


1990s

MELISSA CORKUM (鈥94) was recently awarded a Paul Harris Fellow certificate and pin from Rotary International for her 13 years dedication to the eradication of polio. Corkum works with UNICEF and has been heading the polio vaccination campaigns in Pakistan and Nigeria.

MATT PHILLIPS (鈥96), founder of the award-winning Phillips Brewery in Victoria, BC, is now malting his own barley, a process in which grain germinates in water and is then dried, producing enzymes needed for brewing and distilling. He鈥檚 the only beer producer in the region malting barley from local farmers.

ELLEN CLARE DAVIDSON (鈥96) married her high school sweetheart on Oct. 3, 2015.

BRAD PROCTOR (鈥97), GAVIN MACDONALD (鈥98), and BRAD ROSS (鈥00) were all recently named to the 2015 Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 list. Both Proctor and MacDonald practise in Halifax at McInnes Cooper and Cox and Palmer respectively, while Ross is in Toronto with Goodmans LLP.


2000s

Friends MARIE REINSBOROUGH-WADDEN (鈥01) and LAURA DILLMAN RIPLEY'S (Mount Allison staff) group of neighbourhood trick-or-treaters had an Allisonian connection this year. Laura鈥檚 daughter Carmen, end right, dressed up as Princess Pinecone, inspired by KATE BEATON'S (鈥05) children鈥檚 book, The Princess and the Pony. Also pictured (l-r) are: Claire dressed as YouTube star Miranda Sings; Vincent as a monkey; Liam as Clark Kent/Superman; and Callum as a ninja.

Allisonian Halloween

ELEANOR BELSHAW-HAUFF (鈥04) and LIAM COONEY (鈥02) met while hanging lights at Windsor Theatre back in 2000. It took 13 years of friendship for love to grow. Liam and Eleanor were married on Oct. 11, 2015 in Toronto with a large number of Mount A friends from across the country in attendance: Front row: HEULWEN RANKIN (鈥03), Rowan Hatfield Rankin, JESS GREEN (鈥04), BRIGID WILKINSON (鈥05), ERIN "DARK" LAURISTON (鈥04). Back row: ERIN 鈥淩ED鈥 JAMIESON (鈥04), MAX MCQUINN (鈥04), THOM BRYCE MCQUINN (鈥04), JULIE FACCHIN (鈥04), Eleanor and Liam, MATTHEW TRAFFORD (鈥02), DEVIN UPHAM (鈥01), and LISA PATRICK (鈥04).

Eleanor and Liam

SHAUNA POLLOCK (鈥04) has just published her first book 鈥 Creating Classroom Magic: Using Lessons from the Life of Walt Disney to Create an Experimental Prototype Classroom of Tomorrow. Shauna has spent the past ten years teaching, and won the Prime Minister鈥檚 Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2015, a publisher contacted her to write a book about Walt Disney and teaching. After researching, spending time with Disney legends, and telling stories of Disney鈥檚 life and her own teaching career, Shauna鈥檚 book was published.

ZACHARY VANTHOUROUT (鈥05), who teaches at Moncton High School in Moncton, NB, has received The Royal Canadian Geographical Society鈥檚 (RCGS) 2015 Geographic Literacy Award. The award is given for efforts to advance geography education in Canada. Vanthourout, a veteran of the Afghanistan war and recipient of the Medal for Bravery, now devotes his energy, creativity, and enthusiasm to advocating for geographic education.

ELSPETH LEMON (鈥06) married Kameron LeBel on Aug. 29, 2015 surrounded by close friends and family in Fredericton, NB. Elspeth received her CGA in 2011 and CPA in 2014 and is a financial analyst with the Government of New Brunswick.

ELIZABETH CAVALIERE (鈥07), currently a doctoral student in art history at Concordia University, was awarded a Michel de la Cheneli猫re Prize by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on Sept. 10 for her doctoral dissertation Surveying the Landscape: Cultural Imprints in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Topographical Photography.

ERYN CREAMER (鈥07) and ERIC MATHESON (鈥07) welcomed a baby boy, Camden James Matheson on Feb. 18, 2015.

ALLAN BEAN (鈥07) was married in September 2015.