Queen's Alumni Review 1996

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EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK
Babies and brides—
Part II
CAMPUS
GAZETTE
Government cuts
hit Queen’s hard,
the 1995 Alumni
Achievement Award
winner, and more!
CAMPUS SCENE
Solving the great
Queen’s “MiA” mys-
tery by Bea Corbett,
Arts’42, MA’95
KEEPING IN
TOUCH
ALUMNI
SPOTLIGHT
Wally Berry, Arts’42
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Qiuepens's aUn iversity =o eS ‘ ; : ae : ; se AT THE
BRANCHES
ALUMNI
WEEKEND’'95
By Dr. William
Green, Meds’46
ALUMNI
BULLETIN
BOARD
3 DEVELOPMENT
CAO Virsa © 9 1,.0:YR UPDATE
10 Queen’s gold at Lake Opinicon dMeiet tQeuoecefndt’e sv oelnroewp -
ment, lan Fraser,
Frank Phelan, Artsci’73, MSc’76, the station manager and senior instructor at the Queen’s Arts’76. MBA’79
University Biological Station at Lake Opinicon, looks back on the station’s first 50 years of
operations and tells us about plans for this summer’s golden anniversary celebrations. 19 LETTERS
THE LAST WORD
16 Alumni ballot for Election’96 "And wha abou ne
time? by Heather
Your opportunity to elect the University’s Board of Trustees and University Council. Grace, Arts’95
PHOTOGRAPHS, ABOVE, BY BERNARD CLARK; AT RIGHT, BY KEN CUTHBERTSON
EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK
Babies and brides—Part Il
ANUARY/ FEBRUARY 1996 VOL. 70, No. 1
© ue “Babies AND BRIDES” COLUMN So was the idea put forward by quite a
EDITOR
Ken Cuthbertson, Arts’74, Law’83 in this space in the September- few alumni, including Diane (Taggart),
October issue obviously struck NSc’93, and Gary MacSponan, Sc’91,
EDITORIAL ASS’T/BUSINESS MGR.
a chord with readers. The Re- Kimberly B.C., who suggested that the
Mary Lou Marlin, Arts’82
view received dozens of phone Review charge a “user fee” for publishing
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR calls and a total of 49 letters photos. That idea has merit, however, it
Alison Holt, Arts’87 = and e-mails in response to the would pose almost as many problems as
DESIGN question about whether or not the mag- it would solve.
Ulrike Bender, Studio Eye azine should continue to publish wed- What was the consensus of opinion on
ding and baby photos. Here’s a sample of the photos question? Reader opinion was
CONTRIBUTORS
Celia Andersen, Arts’80 the comments from those who lined up split almost 50-50. If there was a trend, it
Bernard Clark “for’em”: Eileen Johnson, Arts’85, Ed’86, was that younger grads like the photos,
Nancy Dorrance, Ed’76 Alexandria, NSW, Australia: “If people older ones don’t. So what we propose to
Ivanka Franjkovic, Artsci’86
care enough to send in their photos, you
Lore Fredstrom, MA’96
Heather Grace, Arts’95 should publish them.” Katie McMahon, lft here was a trend,
Nicolaus Harnack, Arts’93 Arts’89, and Derek Williamson, Sc’89,
Andrew McAllister, Arts’97 MSc’91, of Nepean: “Keep the magazine
Sam Randazzo, Artsci’88 coming, and include photos, if possible.”
Alec Ross Beth Stanway, Arts’92, Ansonia, CT: “It’s itw as that younger
ADVERTISING MANAGER my favorite part of [the Review], and I
Daphne Tao don’t know ifI would even open iti f that
information wasn’t included.” Cathy
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD grads like the photos,
Connie Bryson, MSc’82 (Chair) MacRae, Arts’91, Ed’92, Aurora, Ont:
Anji Husain, Director of Communications “Please continue to print as many oft hese
Mary Fowler, Arts’84, Ed’85, MPA’94 notices as possible. Every two months it
Al Hyland, S¢’61
allows me to go back in time and revisit older ones don't.
Robert Pitt, MA’82
Carol Toller, Arts’87 all my wonderful memories of Queen’s.”
Gillian Sadinsky, Arts’60 Karen Yarrow, Law’92, Madoc, Ont.: “
Innes van Nostrand, Sc’86, think publishing photos is a great idea
Director of Alumni Affairs
and should be continued.” do is compromise. (Queen’s is a Cana-
1995-96 ALUMNI ASS‘N PRESIDENT Those lining up “against ’em” on the dian university, after all!) We'll continue
Ferg Devins, Arts’84 other side of the question, and who urged to publish wedding photos of the bride
us to drop the photos, included: Eliza- and groom only, which will be more space
beth Craig, Arts’64, Burlington, Ont: “It’s efficient than the current practice. As for
COVER: Dr. Chris Eckert (kneeling at left) studying plant
reproduction with a group of biology students at QUBS. completely out of character for me to re- the baby photos, we’ll continue publish-
Photograph by Bernard Clark. spond to such questions, so I guess I feel ing them for now. Those thumbnail-size
THE QUEEN’S ALUMNI REVIEW (circ. 80,000), strongly about this one because I’m re- head-and-shoulders shots don’t take up
published bi-monthly in January, March, May, July, sponding! Please eliminate the photos of much space, and they seem to be popu-
September, and November, is a member of the Council
babies and [weddings]. They have ex- lar with recent grads. Understandably so.
for the Advancement & Support of Education.
Subscriptions $12/year. Opinions expressed in the tremely limited appeal.” Louise Gariepy Thanks to everyone who called or took
Review are not necessarily those of the Queen’s Univer- Pegg, PHE’81, MBA’83, and Doug Pegg, the time to drop us a note. The Review is
sity Alumni Association. The Review is
printed and bound in Canada on recycled Sc’82, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.: “Please your magazine, and we value your input.
paper by Web Offset, 1800 Ironstone Manor, save the space you have for pictures of Please keep those Keeping in Touch
Pickering, Ont. L1W 3J9.
alumni doing interesting things.” Stuart notes—and yes, those photos, too!—com-
POSTAGE paid at Kingston, Ont. Bailey, Arts’75, Law’77, North Bay, Ont:: ing. Best wishes to you and your family
“One baby looks pretty much the same for a happy, healthy and prosperous 1996
RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED
if returned to the Review offices. as another in my books.” to you from the Review and all the staff
Several readers agreed with Lindsay at the Office of Advancement. —K.C.
EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICES
Department of Alumni Affairs, 99 University Ave., Cordy, Arts’42, Halifax, N.S, who wrote:
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont. K7L 3N6 “Brides, yes. Babies, no.” Kim Lister, The winners of the November-December
Phone: [phone], or 1-800-267-7837 Arts’80, Etobicoke, Ont., threw us a curve readership survey draw were: Fill Nelson,
(toll free, Canada & U.S.).
E-mail address: [email protected] ball when she suggested the Review fea- Arts’ 83, Toronto; Kathryn Durdan, Arts 88,
Fax: [phone] ture a Divorces section in the Keeping in Mississauga, Ont.; and, Andrew Parsons,
ISSN #0843-8048 Touch notes. A sign of the times? Halifax, N.S., MBA’92.
4 QUEEN’s ALUMNI REVIEW
Alumni Travel Update
Ten Queen’s alumni and friends recently returned from an exciting 14-day cruise to the Mediterranean.
Travelling in comfort aboard the Pacific Princess, our Queen’s travellers cruised the Mediterranean and
Adriatic Seas, visiting nine renowned ports in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. Our travellers enjoyed
excellent accommodation and first-class service provided by INTRAV.
Alumni Services is pleased to offer the Mediterranean Air/Sea Cruise for May 28-June 10, 1996. Prices range
from $4,199 per person, double occupancy. The early booking bonus has been extended until April 5, 1996. If
you would like to join us, or would like more information on our upcoming trip, please contact Daphne Tao,
Travel Coordinator, Department of Alumni Affairs, at 1-800-267-7837 (toll-free in Canada and the U.S.), or locally
at [phone].
“This trip was well described -- there were
no adverse surprises.”
Douglas Dale, Arts’47
Photographed during the 1995 Mediterranean Cruise
were. Alex Shuren, Meds'60, Jim Clarke, Sc'41,
Douglas Dale, Arts'47, Lubor Drahotsky, MA'S5S,
Donald Milne, Doris Dyke, Arts'59, Cecilia Shuren,
Elizabeth Dale, and Julie Clarke, Arts'43.
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Five distinguished alumni
Five alumni receive
were presented with 1995
Herbie Awards
Herbert J. Hamilton
Awards. They included
IVE DISTINGUISHED (I-r) Rick Powers, Tom
alumni were pre- Hanrahan, Bea Corbett,
sented with 1995 and Dr. Stewart Webster.
HerbertJ . Hamilton Absent from the photo is
Awards—affectionately Ted Bjerkelund.
known as Herbies—at
the annual Principal’s
Ceilidh in Grant Hall on Collection; and, a micro-
Alumni Weekend’95. film collection of prime
This year’s recipients ministerial papers.
included: Rick Powers, According to Swainson,
Arts/PHE’78, MBA’83, this makes Queen’s one
Law’86, Toronto, former of the best universities in
Queen’s rector and the Canada at which to study
driving force behind the political culture, political
annual John Orr Dinner head and longtime Review and film, and other his- collections of Canadian parties, elections and
in recent years; Tom editor, who died in 1989. torical research materials. newspapers; reproduc- public policy.
Hanrahan, Sc’57, Cal- The annual awards Only objects that can’t be uons of historical maps, The fund also finances
gary, Alta. longtime recognize outstanding acquired within regular air-photographs, and acquisitions of literary
Calgary Branch orga- contributions to the operating and capital survey records; special papers (of Gail Fox, Al
nizer; Bea Corbett, Alumni Association. budgets qualify. collections—such as the Purdy, Dorothy Livesay,
Arts’43, MA’95, Kingston, The fund is adminis- Edith and Lorne Pierce George Woodcock, and
and emeritus professor Chancellor trated by an advisory
(History) Dr. Stewart Richardson committee of Queen’s Geologist uncovers rare fossils
Webster, Arts’43, MA’44, faculty appointees. “We
Memorial Fund
Kingston, who collabo- review requests each
boosts archives
rated on a research spring and recommend a When Dr. John Hanes, Geology, went looking
project that matched purchase. If money is left for a site to take some elementary students on
names to the faces in the HANKS TO THE over, we have another
a field trip recently, he certainly found what he
unidentified photos of Chancellor Richard- round of applications in
175 Queen’s men who son Memorial Fund, the fall,” explains current was looking for. The Kingston Whig-Standard
died in the Second World Queen’s University committee chair Dr. reported in a front-page story that Hanes had
War. The photos are now owns some of the finest, Donald W. Swainson,
uncovered a precious cache of 450-million-
on display on a memorial most widely used collec- History. Over 25 years,
wall in the Polson Room tions of Canadiana of any the fund’s support has year-old marine organism fossils from the
at the JDUC (please see university in the country. exceeded $1 million. Ordovician period, 225 million years before the
pg. 14 for details); Named after James A. Acquisitions have
age of dinosaurs. Hanes says they're embedded
Ted Byerkelund, Sc’49, Richardson, the sixth included an extensive
Ottawa, who’s a former Chancellor of Queen’s research collection of in a large outcropping of glacially-polished
president of the Alumni and father of present Canadian documents in limestone at an old Kingston Township quarry.
Association (1988-89) Chancellor Agnes microform (like census
The property is owned by a Toronto developer,
and chair of the Alumni Benedickson, Arts’41, records up to 1901 and
Fund Committee. LLD’79, the fund was es- the unpublished Cana- who’s planning a $150-million commercial-
The Herbies are tablished in 1968 for the dian sessional papers residential complex there. Dr. Herb Helmstaedt,
named after the late acquisition of Canadian from 1914 onward); one
head of geology, says he hopes that at least
HerbertJ . Hamilton, historical documents, of the largest and most
former Alumni Affairs works of art, music, video comprehensive microfilm some of the fossils can be preserved.
6 QUEEN’s ALUMNI REVIEW PHOTOGRAPH BY BERNARD CLARK‘
Alumni Achievement Award Nominations Requested Kingston General Hospi- ing his military career, in
tal nurses, not Queen’s 1988 he received the
co-eds,” he recalls. Outstanding Achieve-
The Alumni Association requests nominations for the 1996 Alumni
Once he arrived on ment Award of the Public
Achievement Award. This award is presented annually to “an alumna/us campus, Ramsey made Service of Canada. The
who has demonstrated the high ideals imparted by a university education up for lost time. Not only Award recognized his
did he earn his Bachelor “unselfish devotion and
through a significant contribution to the arts or sciences, to public
of Science degree in excellence in all aspects
service, to leadership in business, industry or a profession, and to com- electrical engineering, he of management of the
munity, charitable or volunteer work” Individuals or Branches may also met his bride-to-be Department of Transport
here: Alison Saunders and its relationships with
submit nominations. Deadline for nominations is February 28, 1996. For
was a second-year stu- its own agencies, Crown
more information, please contact Margaret Laing, Secretary, Alumni
dent from Orillia, Ont. corporations, and other
Achievement Award Commmittee, Summerhill. For information, please Putting his military departments and institu-
training to good use, tions of the Government
phone: [phone] (toll-free) or [phone].
Ramsey planned a of Canada.”
romantic offensive to Ramsey went into the
Oberon Press, to name ars attending conferences the requirements for storm Alison’s heart. “I consulting business when
just a few); Canadian and members of Royal or their degrees. (RMC convinced her to switch
music, archival material other Commissions. wasn’t a full-fledged from Com’56 to Matri-
and musical scores (such —By Lore Fredstrom, university in those days.) mony’ 54,” he explains Football Gaels
as archival material on MA’9S They chose Queen’s with a laugh.
Canadian native music); solely because ofi ts “Little did I know, at enjoy successful
Canadian independent A general commit- academic reputation. the time I popped the
films (“experimentalists” ment to Queen’s At that time, Ramsey question, that I was 1995 season
Michael Snow, Joyce had only a passing marrying a Queen’s
Wieland, Patricia AMSEY WITHERS, familiarity with the clanswoman. Her father, The Golden Gaels in-
Gruben); paintings (turn- Sc’54, spent just one University; there wasn’t Samuel Franklin Saun-
tercollegiate football
of-the-century EM. year on campus, yet a lot of opportunity or ders, was Com’24. Her
Bell-Smith, 19th century the 1995 Alumni reason for officer cadets mother, Jean Cameron team lost out in the
Horatio Walker, and con- Achievement Award to visit campus in those Saunders, is Arts’24.
OQIFC finals to the
temporaries including winner says that year days. “The principal Then there was her uncle
Michael Snow and Joyce developed what he terms source ofd ates for Graydon Saunders,
Wieland); prints (Carl a “lifelong commitment RMC cadets was Com’31, and her Aunt
Beam’s Columbus Suite to Queen’s.” Bessie, BCom’30. Oh yes,
of 1989) and sculptures You see, Ramsey came and the year we tied the
(works in many media by to Queen’s in the fall of General (retired) Ramsey knot, Alison’s brother Jim
Jacobine Jones). Collec- 1953. He’d graduated the Withers, Sc’54, Ottawa joined Sc’58. And four of
tions are accessible to all: year before from the (bottom right), accepted her cousins became
Queen’s undergraduate Royal Military College the 1995 Aumni Achieve- alumni in the 1960s.”
and graduate students, (RMC), and then served ment Award from Queen’s Forty-two years, three
faculty, anyone interested overseas as a lieutenant Chancellor Agnes Beni- children, and six grand-
in politics, visiting schol- in command of a signal dickson, Arts’41, LLD’79 at children later, Ramsey
platoon with the Cana- an Alumni and his “Queen’s
dian forces that fought Weekend’95 clanswoman” are still
in the Korean War. ceremony. going strong. Alison was Ottawa Gee Gees by a
Upon returning home, at his side during a
score of 8-3. The
Ramsey and 10o fh is distinguished military
Gaels, who finished
classmates—‘“the last of career that saw Ramsey
the veteran students,” rise steadily through the the regular season
he calls them— ranks to become a gen-
with a record of 5-3-0,
were allowed to eral. In 1977, he became
defeated Bishop's in
choose a uni- Vice-Choife tfh e
versity where Defence Staff, and the conference semi-
they could three years later he was finals by 25-0. Rookie
complete appointed Chief.
head coach Bob
When Ramsey retired
from the armed forces in Howes, Arts’66, filling
1983 after 35 years, he
in on a one-year in-
was appointed Deputy
terim contract for the
Minister of the Depart-
ment of Transport 1n retired Doug Harg-
Ottawa. Displaying the
reaves, Arts’60, was
same people and organi-
honored as OQIFC
zational skills that had
served him so well dur- Coach of the Year.
PHOTOGRAPH, ABOVE, BY BERNARD CLARK; AT RIGHT, BY PATRICK MAGEE, KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD ANUARY/ FEBRUARY 1996 7
CAMPUS GAZETTE and professional lives, Ramsey has always risen Queen's faculty vote to unionize
Ramsey also has made to the top, and has left his
time to be active in the personal mark on the
Queen’s faculty have voted to unionize. Ballots
he retired from public Boy Scouts of Canada, organizations and people
service. In 1993 he be- served for six years as involved,” says Jim. cast in a recent vote, which were unsealed and
came a partner in a new chair of the Canadian Former Conservative tallied in Toronto by provincial labor relations
firm in Ottawa called the War Museum Commit- transportation minister
board officials, revealed 57 percent (419 out of
Industry Government tee, and was a member Don Mazankowski
Relations Group. “In the of the board of the echoed those sentiments 730 votes counted) had voted in favor of certifi-
first two years in business Canadian Institute for in a letter he wrote in cation. The voter turnout of about 80 percent of
we went from zero to 39 Strategic Studies. These support of Ramsey’s
eligible voters was one of the highest rates of
clients,” Ramsey says. days, he’s a member of Alumni Achievement
“Many of them deal in the Passing the Torch Award nomination. “He participation ever in a decision-making proce-
high technology and in- campaign committee is one of the most dure at Queen’s. The results mean the Faculty
tellectual properties. The at the Canadian War respected public servants
Association and the University will begin nego-
future of this country Museum in Ottawa. that I know and he
isn’t in any of the tradi- It was Ramsey’s life- served with great dis- tiations on a first collective agreement.
tional areas Canada has time of public service tinction,” Mazankoswki
been known for; it will be that spurred his brother- says. “He always put the
in ideas and innovation— in-law Jim Saunders to affairs of the nation first friends, and fellow Queen’s to lose
the sort of things Queen’s nominate him for the and foremost. He com- alumni who’ve had the $19 in Ontario
graduates are good at.” Alumni Achievement manded respect and led privilege and pleasure of budget cuts
Over the years, in ad- Award. “In whatever en- with vision, thoughtful- knowing Ramsey Withers
dition to his busy family deavor he’s undertaken, ness, and intelligence.” over the years there’s no HE ONTARIO GOVERN-
Despite the many doubt he will. Congratu- ment’s recently
Queen’s again #2 in Maclean’s poll accomplishments in his lations, Ramsey! announced cuts to
long and distinguished post-secondary edu-
career, Ramsey confesses Queen’s honors cation operating grants
“We're number two!” It’s becoming a familiar
he was surprised to five at fall that will trim about $19
refrain at Queen’s—in national rankings, any- receive the phone call million from Queen’s
convocations
way. Queen’s again placed second overall in the from alumni affairs $180 million annual
director Innes van Nos- IVE PERSONS RECEIVED operating budget. Over-
medical/doctoral category when Maclean's
trand telling him he’d honorary degrees at all, the cuts will reduce
magazine recently released the results of its won the 1995 Alumni the 1995 fall convo- the province’s operating
fifth annual survey of Canadian universities. Achievement Award. cations: grants to universities and
“Tt’s an incredible honor,” e Dr. Lorna Marsden, colleges by $280 million.
SPECIAL ISGUE Queen’s has ranked says Ramsey. president and vice-chan- To help offset the effects
“number two” in the Casting his mind back cellor of Wilfrid Laurier of this cut, the govern-
to the 1954 convocation University in Waterloo, ment has made provision
A - J much-anticipated,
niWOTv ie resC Cie tCiLgDse e in Grant Hall at which he honorary LLD,
sometimes censured
e 8 received his BSc degree, e Sir Gordon Beveridge,
Queen’s Gazette
survey four times in he recalls “feeling hum- vice-chancellor of the
the last five years. ble in the grandeur of Queen’s University of now on the web
that ceremony, and in the Belfast, Northern Ire-
Sharing top honors in
WA r presence of the distin- land, honorary DSC;
Fs this group—made up guished professors who'd e Farley Mowat, award- Stay more in touch
of universities with a earned our respect, grati- winning Canadian author with what's happen-
tude, and yes, in that and internationally
broad range of PhD ing on campus. The
special relationship which known environmentalist,
programs and re- exists only between honorary LLD; biweekly Queen’s
search, as well as a student and devoted e Dr. Jacques Derrida, Gazette is now on-line
teacher, our love.” professor at the Ecole
medical school—were the U of T, which retained at http:||www.queensu.
All of that was running des Hautes Etudes en
its first-place position, and McGill University, through Rasmey’s mind Sciences Sociales in ca/gazette/index.htm.
which remained in third. as he sat down to write Paris and a co-founder The Review is about
the speech he gave at the of the College Interna-
The best news for Queen’s is its climb from to follow suit. Se-
Chancellor’s Dinner on tional de Philosophie,
fourth to first place in the “reputation” ranking, Alumni Weekend’95, The honorary LLD; lected material from
determined by a survey of more than 3,400 memory rekindled old e Dr. Albert Aguayo, the current issue will
emotions in him. “I felt director of the Centre for
guidance counsellors, academic administrators, be available on the
humble,” he says. “I only Research in Neuro-
and CEOs of major corporations in Canada. This hope I can live up to the science at McGill Department of Ad-
category has three components: highest quality, high standard that’s University and the Mon- vancement home
expected of the people treal General Hospital
most innovative, and leaders of tomorrow. page at http:||www.
who win this award.” Research Institute,
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