Alumni News Spring 2011

Steve MatthewsGlobal Rapid Response World Vision

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SPRING 2011

Music Industry Arts – Renewing friendships at Canadian Music Week (Page 12)

TD Canada Trust Business Plan Challenge – Business students compete (Page 15)

New Centre for Applied Transportation Technologies (CATT) officially opens (Page 18)

Friends in Film – Joseph Dunlop-Addley and Paul Haggis (Page 26)

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The Galant Family .................................................................... 3

Steve Matthews – World Vision .............................................. 4

Thames EMS LAB officially named ......................................... 8

Mark Bartley .......................................................................... 10

Cindy Huras ............................................................................ 11

Music Industry Arts - Tribute to Angus MacKay ..................... 12

TD Canada Trust Business Plan Challenge ............................ 15

James N. Allan Campus in Simcoe ........................................ 16

CATT Opening ....................................................................... 18

Joy Pryce ............................................................................... 21

Adult Summer Arts 2011. ....................................................... 22

Navy Chann ........................................................................... 25

Joseph Dunlop-Addley and Paul Haggis ................................ 26

Habitat for Humanity Build .................................................... 28

Kathrin Delutis ....................................................................... 29

Alumni PERKS Discounts ...................................................... 31

Class Notes ........................................................................... 33

Mentoring for Success .......................................................... 35

KevinGlew(Corporate Communications & Public Relations 97) is an award-winning sportwriter and freelance business writer based in London, Ontario.

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KaceyGerman (Radio Broadcasting 98 / Corporate Communications & Public Relations 08) is Alumni Officer for Fanshawe and Managing Editor of AlumniNews.

JohnSing (Audiovisual Technican 79) is corporate photographer for Fanshawe College, a role he has held for more than 25 years.

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The Galants are graduates of Architectural Technology from 1998 and remember very well meeting in a first-semester class. “The first conversation we had was me making fun of his name,” recalls Janet with a laugh. “It’s kind of a mean story, but I couldn’t believe anyone would name their kid Henry.”

That was 12 years ago. Henry and Janet will celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary this summer and are raising three busy children, aged six to 14.

Henry is now back at Fanshawe College. After working for London architects Tillman Ruth Mocellin (aTRM) for five years after graduation, he returned to Fanshawe College as an instructor in the School of Building Technology.

“I am not an individual who likes to sit at a work station for eight hours,” says Henry, who teaches design and drafting courses. “I love to prepare class content and to meet with students.”

“He loves to talk,” adds Janet, saying that teaching is a perfect fit for his outgoing personality.

Janet has also settled into her dream job. After spending five years at Webster Structural Engineering, she now works as an Architectural Draftsperson for the Southern First Nations Secretariat in Bothwell, Ontario.

Janet enjoys developing concept drawings for homes and community buildings on the Oneida, Chippewa, Moravian, Munsee-Delaware, Kettle and Stony Point, and Aamjiwnaang First Nations. She is herself a member of Saugeen First Nation.

She is currently designing a memorial garden honouring victims of Canada’s residential school system. “I did a lot of research and pulled together information on native culture, using the Medicine Wheel and Seven Grandfather Teachings,” she says.

The project is just one example of the variety of opportunities available to graduates of Fanshawe’s Architectural Technology program. “You can work for an architect, a builder, an interior designer, or any of the sub-trades,” notes Henry. “You can work for Public Works or a municipality. We even have friends who do design work for Foreign Affairs.”

Fanshawe leads to strong foundations By Nicole Laidler

Janet(Scott)Galant

andHenryGalant built

more than just a solid

foundation for their

respective careers at

Fanshawe College.

They also built a solid

foundation for their

relationship.


I am the longest serving team member, having joined when the Global Rapid Response Team (GRRT) was first created 11 years ago. My exact role is Communications Team Leader with World Vision International’s Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs division.

So basically, I am one of 45 people on my team called “first-responders”, those who can be called to large-scale humanitarian disasters at a moment’s notice. We are mandated to go immediately as needed, with a window of 48 hours to arrive at sudden-onset large scale emergencies, such as the 2004 Asian tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Thenatureofthework

While field work is intense and unpredictable, I’ve been honoured to know and work with some of the most amazing people on the planet. Not a single one of them has ever shown need for recognition for what they do. They are, simply put, “humanitarians.”

These are people who are highly skilled and innovative in helping people in disasters. They’ve become my friends and allowed me to tell their stories. They are the ones who bring the relief and ease the suffering, and ultimately provide me, as the communicator, with stories, pictures, and video to document these moments in history.

As you can imagine, we all travel a lot. It’s a bit shocking to think about how much I travel. I’ve been to about 90 countries and I have the stack of boarding passes to prove it: 673 commercial airline flights since April 1998.

Emergency response is a high

profile, high stress and high risk job.

It’s one that Steve Matthews loves

but it does take tremendous inner

strength to keep going in the face

of horrendous and tragic human

circumstances. Today, he shares

with us a rare glimpse into his life

and career.

SteveMatthews

(Broadcast Radio 81 / Corporate

Communications and Public Relations 97),

with his wife, Sue.

Developing a world vision


Managingsafety,riskandmentalhealth

Safety issues are always top of mind. The landscape for aid workers and journalists has become more dangerous in the past 10 years. Things really started to change during the Iraq war of 2003. Dozens of aid workers and journalists died there and we lost one person in Mossul. Last year, World Vision mourned the loss of six relief workers when they were killed in an attack on one of our offices in Pakistan. It happened in an office I helped open in 2005 when the earthquake struck there.

Like my teammates, I am prepared to work in difficult places. I have completed security training for hostile environments, and we have a team psychologist who prepares us for deployments and debriefs us afterward. But there’s always a price to pay. Like paramedics and police officers who respond to horrific car crashes and see horrible things, aid workers witness mothers, children, and families, often going through the worst moments of their lives. It affects us deeply. How could it not?

Deployment:howmuchistoomuch?

Members of the GRRT are supposed to be limited to two relief responses per year. But in the early 2000s, I was doing as many as four deployments per year, which in hindsight was probably too much.

So in the past two years, I have done just one deployment each year, but even so: the intensity does not go away. This year my only deployment so far was in southern Sudan as that country made a move to split into two. In 2010, my only deployment was two months in Haiti for earthquake response. Those two months almost destroyed me.

Last year after Haiti, I did not do any work travel for six months. Haiti was my “hit the wall” moment. I came out of that place pretty much a wreck. It was my 33rd emergency in 13 years. I was very thankful to my directors for giving me space to find my way again.

Myevolvingroleasstrategistandmentor

As a former broadcast journalist, I have expanded into a communications generalist, able to take on any communications task in the field. But most often, in large-scale humanitarian disasters, we deploy a small team of communicators to cover all the duties, and I usually end up managing that small team.

In this way, I have slowly transitioned from being a full-time responder to more of a coordinator, teacher and mentor. The side bar story on page 7 gives an example of recent training I led in Bangkok. We show them how to do everything from situation reports to satellite phones. In the first weeks of the Haiti response we had 10 communicators join us to help. Nine of the 10 had been trained by me and my colleague Chris Webster from the UK.

Mediamania:gettingthestoryoutthere

The stories we gather in the field are published or disseminated in many ways. We provide pictures, video, blogs, vlogs, field notes, written stories, and act as spokespersons for World Vision in the field. I’ve written first-person diary pieces for newspapers and magazines. Other stories and pictures end up on World Vision websites and print publications.

For social media, I prefer to post Facebook updates and pictures and put video logs (vlogs) on my YouTube site. Others on our team are Tweeters. I have kind of drawn the line with Twitter. I know I should use it, but it just seems to be too much for a guy over 50. Maybe I’ll Tweet from my next deployment. I do have a Twitter account.

There are just so many channels to post on these days and it has to be fast because we live in a real-time communication world. Working all those years in radio and TV helped condition me to the pressures of deadlines every 30 minutes, and I suppose that helps these days as social media continues to ramp up the pace of reporting. It’s exciting, but exhausting for an old dog like me.

Stillyoucan’tbeatagoodphotograph

Photography has become my primary passion of the past 10 years. I rarely go anywhere, even here in London, without my Nikon D3S and my favourite lens, 18-35, 2.8. The camera is almost always with me. While I have done a ton of broadcasting and video, it just doesn’t give me the same buzz that photography does.

There’s just something about photography – being able to capture a single moment in perfect light – that says something without words and freezes it in time. I can look at a good picture over and over, many, many times. It always evokes some new thought or memory. Video and written words are okay, but photography is my magic. I love it.

Haiti was my ‘hit the wall’ moment. I came out of that place pretty much a wreck. I was very thankful to my directors for giving me space to find my way again.”


“ It’s a bit shocking to think about how much travel I’ve done. I’ve been to about 90 countries and I have the stack of boarding passes to prove it: 673 commercial airline flights since April 1998.”

Thedigitalrevolution

Despite the frantic pace of media – or maybe because of it – I highly respect and appreciate the professional communications skills and ethical training I received from Fanshawe in both the broadcasting and public relations programs I graduated from. The current communications world needs these kind of professional abilities more than ever, since the planet seems to be consuming and digesting digital communications faster than a hummingbird on crack!

The scatter-gun reality of today’s communications and journalism can leave a messy wound in the head of the consuming audiences. I’m in the direct line of fire too, shooting and ducking. I suppose that’s made me cognizant of what’s taking place and I am trying to nurture the discipline to switch off the laptop, the Blackberry, the TV, and all other things that flash light, and opt instead to go for long walks and motorcycle rides where there’s room to digest and think – an ever-increasing luxury and rarity these days.

Balancingcareerandfamilylife

When I think about balance, it’s pretty easy to see I’ve found a way to make it work. I just count my friends (many of them), look at my kids growing up (so well, so strong), and I look at my photos (I’ve got a few – well, actually a few thousand). Life has been good to me.

I have three daughters, two step sons, and a wife, and I think I’ve found a balance by switching off when I am home and focusing on family and friends. I am thankful World Vision gives me that freedom.

WorldVision’sEmergencyCommunicationTasks

1.MediaRelations-Serving as spokespersons and messaging for traditional media and rapidly-evolving social media.

2.VisualandWrittenResourceGathering-Taking pictures, video, and preparing stories for World Vision’s marketing appeals.

3.InformationManagementandDistribution-Usually in the form of situation reports from disasters, Q&A and FAQ messages, financials, general program information posted to our internal websites and also with partners such as the United Nations and other NGOs – non-governmental organizations.

4.VIPFieldVisits-Ensure that World Vision VIP reps are facilitated as they visit the field of operation. As VIP visits are usually short, this means they receive a proper briefing, do a field visit, meet people, and perhaps participate in a photo opportunity).


Steve Matthews says he doesn’t usually do the celebrity-photo routine, but on these two occasions, he could not resist. Steve met Sean Penn in Iraq in December 2003, when Sean was writing for the San Francisco Chronicle as a guest columnist. Steve says, “I was afraid to say hi because I had my camera and Sean has a history of run-ins with photographers.” A few years later, Steve ran into Diane Sawyer in Haiti about three days after the January 2010 earthquake. “We were at the damaged airport in Port au Prince where all the international media were set up with satellite gear and portable studios,” says Steve. “I was doing an interview with an Australian TV network and Diane Sawyer was waiting to do a live report. She did the cheesy celebrity photo with me like she’d been doing it for years.” No problem.

In a way, I think my wife and children have found a window to the world through my work. My oldest daughter is now studying International Development. I didn’t push her that way, didn’t even suggest it; she just followed her own desires. I’m proud of her, proud of all my kids, as they’ve managed to keep their heads on, during a very tumultuous time for young people.

Whatdoesthefuturehold?

Everyone keeps suggesting and asking, so I might write a book some day, if I figure out what I want to say. I’m thinking it would be historically-based fiction and probably have some pretty dark humour. I’d also love to get back to drumming in a band, or figure out how to get paid to ride a BMW R1200GS Adventure motorcycle around the world just like Ewan and Charlie. Maybe I should call them and see if they need a cameraman for their next journey. I can change tires and spark plugs too.

If and when I move on from World Vision, I’ll probably depart the humanitarian world altogether. I feel I’ve done my time. I’d actually like to do something stimulating, yet relatively more calm, compared to what I have been doing.

This one has also crossed my mind a few times. Perhaps become PADI scuba dive instructor. I’ve become a dive-fanatic in the past six years, logging about 125 dives. There is just so much peace and beauty at 60 feet below the surface - and no Blackberry or MacBook Pro either.

I’ve still got a few dreams to live.

Simulationexercisesfortrainingcommunicators

My non-deployment duties are mostly focused on building training and capacity for myself and other communicators in the approximately 100 countries where World Vision works. My teammates and I are on a training schedule (not unlike fire fighters or paramedics) so we are constantly learning to use the latest technologies and innovations in relief work.

My colleague Chris Webster from the UK and I recently completed a six-day workshop and simulation exercise for 25 World Vision communicators in Bangkok, Thailand. The trainees were from around the world, from the U.S, Germany Australia, Korea, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, etc.

We ran through a number of simulations, which showed them hands-on how to use and trouble-shoot new technologies in the field. We also train everyone on the team to operate under stringent “sensitive message” or “advocacy” protocols. This ensures that while in the field, we “do no harm” – a principle spelled out in the Red Cross Code of Conduct.

The workshop in Bangkok was our big annual training, but we also provide smaller workshops in our regional offices, which are located in Dakar, Nairobi, Johannesburg, San Jose CR, Nicosia, Bangkok, and Singapore.

Our goal is to have individuals at-the-ready, so we can call-up trained and experienced communicators on an as-needed basis. For example, following the Haiti earthquake, we were able to bring in 10 communicators from around the world to assist with duties in that disaster.


In April 2011, a celebration recognizing community partners was held at Fanshawe College, hosted by the Paramedic Program at the College. About 100 people were in attendance, including representatives from Thames Emergency Medical Services – Middlesex-London (Thames EMS).

“We wanted to welcome and recognize our friends in the community because without them, the Paramedic Program would not be able to be as successful and vibrant as it is,” explained Sherry Jacklin, Program Coordinator, Paramedic Program.

RandyDenning (Ambulance, Emergency Care 79), President of Thames EMS, was honoured that the College dedicated the lab as the THAMES EMS LAB. The links between Fanshawe and Thames are many, varied and mutually-beneficial.

“I’ve been a partner with the College for more than 20 years while serving in this industry,” says Randy. “When Mac Gilpin and I established Thames EMS 12 years ago, it was natural to continue that relationship. We appreciate how involved

the College is when we ask for assistance or when we suggest that new equipment or procedures be introduced into the training; they do it right away which is good for all of us. We hire Fanshawe grads and our paramedics often teach at the College, so it makes for a very positive arrangement.”

Sherry Jacklin could not agree more. Students were welcomed by all the local EMS services for field preceptorships so that students can successfully complete approximately 400 hours of clinical practice. Paramedics from these services, including Thames EMS, volunteer their time to collaborate with students by instructing, evaluating and critiquing patient care skills and helping them transition from being a student to becoming a working Paramedic.

Thames EMS also donates gas for ambulances used for driver training, so that each student can gain experience driving emergency vehicles. Guest speakers often come from Thames EMS to the College to present information on their policies, ambulance safety,

Paramedic lab officially named THAMES EMS LAB

The refurbished paramedic

lab at Fanshawe College

recently got a facelift and a

new name, in honour of one

of its closest community

partners, Thames EMS.

On hand for the naming of the THAMES EMS LAB, were, from left to right: Sherry Jacklin, Program Coordinator, Paramedic Program; Mac Gilpin, V-P Thames EMS; Dr. Howard Rundle, President, Fanshawe College,; Britta Winther, Chair, Board of Governors, Fanshawe College; Randy Denning, President, Thames EMS; and Catherine Finlayson, Executive Director, Fanshawe Foundation.


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operations and maintenance. It is also great that Thames EMS donates to the College any out-of-date equipment and materials that can still be used in training situations.

Thames EMS serves a population base of about 400,000 citizens, operating from six strategically located stations in the City of London, as well as from stations in Parkhill, Lucan, Strathroy, Glencoe and Komoka. The company employs more than 200 full and part-time paramedics, qualified with either primary care or advanced care certification.

Members of about a dozen community partner organizations also attended the reception, and in addition to the Lab Room being dedicated, the six paramedic mock ambulances within the Lab Room were also named, each for a community partner.

Specifically the six were named: Middlesex-London EMS; Elgin-St. Thomas EMS; Perth EMS; Oxford EMS; Alumni EMS; and Emergency Services Community. The last name represents a number of organizations, including: Southwest Ontario Regional Base Hospital Program; London Police Service; London Fire Service; Central Ambulance Communication Centre; Ornge; and the hospitals in these areas.

At an event September 2010, London Police Service Chief Brad Duncan officially handed over the keys to its former Incident Command Vehicle to Dr. Howard Rundle, President of Fanshawe College.

The Command Vehicle, which had undergone mechanical and logistical updates, was donated so that it could be used to enhance and support the learning experiences of students from Fanshawe’s Emergency Management, Paramedic, Police Foundations and Emergency Telecommunications programs. The vehicle has been repainted and is easily identifiable as belonging to Fanshawe College.

As a full working vehicle, it supports Fanshawe’s Emergency Plan, and is used as a first aid post by the College’s Student Emergency Response Team (SERT) who is available to respond to community emergencies if required.

London Police Service donates Incident Command Vehicle

Pictured here with Fanshawe’s new Incident Command Vehicle are: London Police Chief Brad Duncan; Police Foundations students Samih Chami, Kellen Hefley, and Rachael Walton; Sherry Jacklin, Program Coordinator, Parmedic program; and Fanshawe President Howard Rundle.

More than 4,000 Canadians are waiting for an

organ transplant, as per information shared on

the Canadian Transplant Association website.

For more information on how to fill out your organ

donor card, visit www.organ-donation-works.org

ORGAN DONATION: Make your wishes known

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newleaseonlife

On May 1, MarkBartley (Emergency Telecommunications 07) celebrated the first anniversary of his heart and double-lung transplant.

It was a glorious day for the 24-year-old Fanshawe grad, who just a year earlier barely had the energy to climb a flight of stairs at his home near Colborne, Ontario.

“Before the surgery, I couldn’t even walk half a block without getting winded,” he recalls. “Sometimes, I’d get sharp pains in my right arm, but now I don’t get the pains at all, and I go and exercise three times a week.”

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, with a congenital heart defect, Mark endured two heart surgeries as a child. Remarkably resilient, he bounced back to enjoy a relatively normal adolescence that included four-wheeling and playing cards with his buddies on Thursday nights.

Unfortunately after he graduated from Fanshawe in April 2007, Mark’s health deteriorated after the battery in his pacemaker was changed. With his heart failing, Mark was placed on the transplant list at Toronto General Hospital in September 2009. Shortly thereafter, doctors discovered that his faulty heart had damaged his lungs and that he would also require a double-lung transplant.

While waiting for a donor, Mark still managed to lead an active social life. In fact, he was on a date at Boston Pizza on April 30, 2010, when his family contacted him to tell him that the hospital had found a potential donor. There was one woman ahead of Mark on the transplant list when he arrived at the hospital that night, but the organs weren’t a match for her, so Mark was prepped for surgery at 3 a.m. on May 1.

Following the procedure, Mark spent 19 days in the hospital and returned to the hospital three times a week for tests for the first three months after his release.

Since that time, his health has improved significantly and he now only visits the hospital every three months for tests. With a new lease on life, Mark would like to become a social service worker and he plans to attend either Fleming College or Georgian College.

“I’m trying to enjoy whatever life brings me now,” he says. “I have a whole different view on life. I got a second chance so I’m going to try to live life to the fullest.”

By Kevin Glew

Mark Bartley’s photo by Bernard Weil / GetStock.com


In May 2011, Cindy Huras was honoured as a player and coach, as she was inducted into the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Hall of Fame.

The OCAA honours capped off an illustrious career for CindyHuras. While enrolled at Fanshawe, Cindy won an OCAA gold medal in women’s doubles (with Cheryl MacDonald) and was named the college’s top female athlete in 1984.

In 2000, she began coaching at Fanshawe, and under her tutelage, team members won five OCAA gold medals. “Cindy is the type of coach that draws people to the program because athletes want to play for the best,” says Mike Lindsay, the Manager of Athletics at Fanshawe College.

Cindy continued the college’s tradition of coaching excellence in badminton set by George Suzuki, Jim Matchett and Marla Browning. In the 43 years Fanshawe has competed in the sport, team members have secured 13 OCAA gold medals.

“When you look at Fanshawe’s past male and female athletes of the year, 11 females and eight men have been from the badminton teams,” says Mike.

In February 2011, Fanshawe hosted the OCAA championship tournament. Though no longer coaching at the college, Cindy attended as a spectator. On top of her successes at Fanshawe, Cindy was also the Technical Director for Badminton for the 2005 World Transplant Games. After the event, $10,000 was directed to Fanshawe for the

development of the sport at the college.This donation has been used to establish the World

Transplant Games Legacy Badminton Award, an honour that will offer financial assistance to select full-time students who

compete in the sport. Meighan Clifford was the first recipient in 2010. With donor support, the college hopes to present this award annually.

While no longer coaching at Fanshawe, Cindy now trains and certifies coaches through Badminton Ontario and serves the NCCP as a course conductor, when she’s not working as a financial advisor at Dundee Private Investors Inc. in St. Thomas.

“My passion for the game is still there,” she says.

By Kevin Glew

To make a donation to the World Transplant Games

Legacy Badminton Award, please contact the Fanshawe College

Foundation at 519-452-4112 or visit the Foundation’s secure website at www.fanshawec.ca/foundation for

access to an online pledge form.

Student athlete MeighanClifford (in front at left) is the first recipient of the World Transplant Games Legacy Badminton Award at Fanshawe College. She is playing with doubles teammate SteveRuddach.

Cindy Huras

Among the crowd enjoying the the OCAA badminton championship tournament in February were, in the top row: JasonDrury; middle row: JudithSmith; KaceyGerman, Alumni Officer; DaveYendell, Assistant Coach; front row: JackieCorby, MattPlachta, Head Coach, and CindyHuras.

Badminton Coach Cindy Huras joins OCAA Hall of Fame


On June 15, 2010, the Canadian Music Industry lost one of the “good guys” with the death of Angus MacKay. Angus was born and raised in the Toronto area, and spent the last three decades creating, developing, and managing not less than four different record labels.

Angus MacKay is probably best known as one of the founding partners in Ready Records. Back in the 1980s, he brought Canadians such artists as The Spoons,

Blue Peter, The Demics, Santers, and The Extras. As well, Ready also became a brief home for the likes of Teenage Head, The Guess Who, as well as the first ever all-Canadian cast recording of Anne of Green Gables.

The Angus MacKay MIA Bursary has been created as an endowed fund to recognize in perpetuity Angus MacKay’s contributions to the music industry. His career and the establishment of Ready

Records was a remarkable achievement. This bursary will be awarded each year to a Fanshawe MIA student who demonstrates financial need.

Thank you to everyone who has already donated to this bursary, but if you have not yet done so, there is still time – and a great incentive – your money will be doubled! You may make a donation on-line through our secure on-line giving form by going to www.fanshawec.ca/

Paying tribute to Ready Records’ Angus MacKay

Renewing friendships at Canadian Music Week

For 35 years, Fanshawe College has been turning out talented

professionals, trained in the art of making, producing and managing

music. Now they are leaders in the field, in Canada and beyond, shaping

the music industry. It has become an annual tradition to gather for an

evening in Toronto during Canadian Music Week to get caught up, and

many Fanshawe alum dropped by this year to check in.

PatrickMaloney (MIA 07), who works with the Fanshawe Student Union as Entertainment Programmer, was asked to participate in a panel presentation entitled: “Bachelor of Audio: Breaking into the Campus Market”. The room was packed as the panel presented and answered questions for about 90 minutes. Pat shared his experiences, gained during the past 10 years as a musician and through his work booking and developing independent bands. He is third from the left in the photo above.

RonPorter(MIA 87) and MarianneAnderson(MIA 93) both work with the non-profit organization CMRRA Ltd. (Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency). Marianne is Manager, Client Relations and Ron is Director of Copyright. Since it started in 1975, CMRRA has been the leader in representing music publishers and music copyright owners. On their behalf, CMRRA issues licenses authorizing the reproduction of musical works.

Beth Cavanaugh and Devin Henderson had the chance to chat about their new projects and clients at the Fanshawe reception. BethCavanaugh (MIA 06) is enjoying her second year with Indoor Recess, working as a publicist with Canadian musicians across the country and some international acts. DevinHenderson (MIA 07) is a digital media professional working currently with CTV in Toronto as Business Development Coordinator for Partnerships and Platforms. She has her own business too called Above & Beyond Event Services.

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I met Angus Mackay 36 ago when we were both first year students in the Music Industry Arts program. I was immediately drawn to Angus because of his black retro Stratocaster guitar and his remarkable resemblance to Jerry Harrison of The Talking Heads. Angus and I instantly clicked as friends, and since then, we went from friends, to business partners, several times over.

There’s an old Hippie bumper sticker that reads, “Minds are like parachutes, they work best when they are open.” Angus was the living proof of that. Angus possessed both a creative mind and a practical mind which made him the unique individual he was, unlike anyone I’ve ever known or might ever have the privilege of knowing again.

It was this “two sided” brain Angus possessed that said to me one morning, “We should record the local punk heroes The Demics.” My first reaction was disbelief, quickly followed by a rush of excitement when I realized that his “open mind” had come up with a genius idea, and it lead to creation of Ready Records.

In the years that followed, I repeatedly saw that Angus’ perspective and understanding of creativity could achieve lots. Time and time again, Angus, who was never one to be shy with communicating his “point of view”, would “nail it”.

Angus’ “open mind” also saw the wisdom of forming a partnership with the top children’s record producer in Canada at the time, Bill Usher, and that lead to the launch of yes, another record label, Kids Records. Kids featured Canada’s top selling author of all time, Robert Munsch, the well known Bob McGrath from Seasame Street, and a host of other loved and gifted children’s performers.

Just four years ago, Andy and I worked together again on a new label called Sparks Music, and it was same as 20 years earlier, as if no time had passed.

Angus is the epitome of what I once heard spoken, “You come into this world with nothing, and you leave with nothing. It is only the people that you leave behind that matter.” So in writing this I feel I matter, and that everyone that came in contact with Angus in his life matters. We matter because we lived with, worked with, and created with, Angus.

Oh and Angus, about our next record label, wherever we stage that one, I am sure it will be like all our previous labels, “awe-inspiring”, because of that beautiful gift of your open mind. I miss you.

Respectfully submitted by: Andy Crosbie

A few words of tribute from Andy Crosbie about Angus MacKay

Canadian Music Week was a great chance to get caught up, as happened with Ron Searles, Gary Furniss and Mike Roth (from left to right above) at the Fanshawe College reception. RonSearles (MIA 79) is Senior Post Production Audio Engineer at CBC in Toronto. He was involved in post-audio production on 31st Annual Genie Awards, and is a past Gemini award winner for “Best Sound in an Information/ Documentary Series or Program” in 2001. GaryFurniss (MIA Class of 76), is president of Sony/ATV Publishing in Canada, and he has been responsible for the development and growth of the company since 1993. MikeRoth (MIA 80) recently returned to Fanshawe College in September 2010 as a professor in the MIA department, a perfect match for his background in the music industry where he worked on both sides of the desk: as a respected songwriter and music publisher, and he was head of A&R for Sony Music Canada for 13 years.

Following the tributes given to the late Angus MacKay, AndyCrosbie (MIA 79) stands with Laurie MacKay (Angus’ wife) and Steve Malison, Program Co-ordinator for Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe and a professor of audio post-production.

foundation (select Angus MacKay Bursary, from the drop-down list). The dollar amount of your gift will be doubled through a matching program by the province of Ontario called OTSS (Ontario Trust for Student Support) program and you will receive a charitable tax receipt for your donation. For more information, please call the Fansahwe Foundation office at 519-452-4464.


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Students take the TD Canada Trust Business Plan Challenge

Each April for the past four years, students from the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business have put their best business case forward in front of a panel of bank professionals.

The day is called the TD Canada Trust Business Plan Challenge, and for the student presenters, who spend a whole term preparing their case in small groups, it can be pretty daunting. They have to stand up in teams in front of a panel of suits: the Small Business Advisors (SBAs) who come in for the day from TD to serve as adjudicators.

“It was the most nerve-wracking experience, getting up and being judged like that,” admits Andrew Stephenson, who graduated in June 2010, and was a co-winner last year along with his teammate John Ellis. “But I know I’ll start my own business one day and it was a great chance to test my ability to write a solid business plan and have it critiqued by professionals.”

Christian Connolly, Area Manager for Business Banking at TD Canada Trust, says that the he and his team of SBAs look forward to the Challenge all year. “It’s a ton of fun for us and we are always impressed with the creativity and the quality,” says Christian.

“We listen to about 12 teams, and we consider viability, marketability, financial analysis, and how well they present.”

Steve Lawton, who is Director of TD Small Business Banking Western Ontario, agrees that both sides benefit from the day. “The event encourages business students to professionally pitch their business plan before peers, faculty and the Bank,” says Steve. “Being in the money business, TD understands that financial literacy skills extend beyond the classroom. The importance of good money management and grasping the language of dollars and cents is a necessary part of modern life.”

Professor Rhonda Payne has been the main faculty liaison and lead at Fanshawe since the Challenge started, along with Mary Pierce, Chair of the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business. “The partnership is a unique opportunity for business students to work with community partners and bring real world learning to the classroom,” says Mary. “The day ends with certificates, prizes, and a celebratory reception put on by TD Canada Trust to recognize the students for their contributions.”


Brian Town began by taking 12 months of intensive study in the General Machinist program which gave him a strong start, one he always appreciated. He earned his papers in 1985 as a General Machinist and went on to become certified for Millwright in 1989.

Along the way, he gained experience as a maintenance machinist and industrial millwright, before landing a position with Ontario Hydro at its Bruce Nuclear Plant in 1990.

When he transferred to the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) plant at Nanticoke in 1998 as a mechanical technician, he soon found it was a great place to work, organized and professional, but still very community and family-minded. It was a good fit for him and his style.

In 2006, Brian became a Trades Management Supervisor. He oversees a crew of about 12 mechanical technicians and together, they look after the huge steam turbines that produce electricity for the power grid for residential and commercial areas.

Working in heavy industry is not for everyone, but Brian is not daunted. “I love coming to work,” says Brian. “I take pride in keeping the turbines turning and producing and I instill that in my team, right from the day they start. I know how they feel, because I was like them once, just starting out.”

OPG welcomes a number of co-op students from high schools and colleges, including Fanshawe, giving them valuable experience. “I want the young people to be successful so I encourage them, showing them how to learn on the job and how to analyze things when they see a problem,” says Brian.

Now as a leader and mentor, Brian is giving back. This is strongly encouraged by his employer OPG, a company well-known in the community for supporting non-profit and charitable causes, including the Fanshawe College Foundation.

The Campaign Chair in Simcoe, Les Anderson and College President Dr. Howard Rundle were very pleased to accept a generous $10,000 donation from Ontario Power Generation to the James N. Allan Campus of Fanshawe for its Millwright program. The gift was publically recognized Friday, April 8 when OPG representatives Susan Thurston (Senior Communications Manager) and Craig Wardrop (Plant Manager) attended the Port Dover concert. (See photo 3, page 17, far right.)

Ontario Power Generation powers careers and communityEven in high school in Woodstock, Ontario, BrianTown

(General Machinist 83) always liked machine shop

and knew his career would likely be in a trade. With

a brother already in London, he followed along and

found the London campus at Fanshawe where he could

pursue his dreams.


2 Lunch At Allen’s in Concert in Port DoverLunch At Allen’s is an extraordinary musical revue that came to

Port Dover’s Lighthouse Festival Theatre on Friday, April 8, 2011. The performance was sponsored in part by Scotiabank and proceeds were to benefit the capital campaign fundraising efforts for the James N. Allan Campus of Fanshawe College.

Four internationally renowned artists make up the ensemble which calls itself, Lunch At Allen’s. Taking to the stage and mesmerizing the crowd were Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan, and Ian Thomas. These four legends performed together as a band in a stage show that was intimate, humorous, nostalgic and enjoyed by all!

They are standing in the photo above with Les Anderson. From left to right: Ian, Les, Cindy, Murray and Marc.

3 2011 Capital Campaign Highlights and Thanks!

In addition to the features on these pages, many other generous companies and people have given time, money and talents to the recent capital campaign. Special thanks go out to the team in Norfolk County and the Fanshawe College Foundation: LesAnderson, Campaign Chair; DonnaGates, Campus Chair; DeborahMcEwan, Manager C-E and Training Services; CatherineFinlayson(Executive Director, Fanshawe College Foundation); LarryKinlin, Foundation Chair; and DeborahMates, Major Gifts.

•NorfolkCountyhas made a total pledge of $150,000, to be paid over three years at $50,000 per year.

•NorfolkCommunityFoundation has confirmed a pledge of $50,000, to be paid as $10,000 per year for five years.

•TheFanshaweCollegeAlumniAssociation made a gift of $25,000 and named the Alumni Student Lounge.

•TheRotaryClubofSimcoe is contributing $25,000 through the proceeds of their golf tournament on May 18.

•Scotiabank made a sponsorship of $5,000 toward the Lunch at Allen’s fundraising concert.

•TDCanadaTrustis giving $5,000 to create a new student bursary.

1 The Roger Spriet Student CafeteriaThe cafeteria at the James N. Allan Campus is being named for a

community member, Roger Spriet, who passed away two years ago. His brother, Andy Spriet, has made a total pledge of $100,000 over four years in memory of Roger who lived and worked in agriculture throughout his career

on the family farm outside Langton, Ontario. Before his illness took over a few years ago, Roger was one of the best fans for the high school sports teams – he seldom, if ever, missed a game!

“This is a nice way to have my brother Roger remembered in the community where he lived and worked his whole life,”

explains Andy Spriet, shown in photo above with wife, Helen. “Roger enjoyed very much watching local sports played by the youth in our community. Making this gift to Fanshawe College keeps alive his firm belief that young people are our strength and an important key to the future.”

Welcoming all to the James N. Allan Campus of Fanshawe College in Simcoe

Located on the outskirts of Simcoe in Norfolk County, Fanshawe’s James N. Allan campus is noted for

its hospitality and client service. The campus offers a range of college services and programs including

certificate and diploma programs, pre-apprenticeships, continuing education, customized corporate

training for business and industry, career and employment preparation and counselling services.

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Transportation technology training moves to its new home

Now that is it completed, Fanshawe College’s new Centre for Applied Transportation Technologies (CATT) is one of the most advanced transportation training centres in the country. Located just three blocks east of the London campus, on the north side of Oxford Street at Third Street, it is also one of the greenest and most environmentally-friendly.

It was made possible with the help of two significant government grants totaling $31.8 million. Those grants were announced in 2009 when $15.9 million each was given to Fanshawe College from the Government of Ontario and from the federal government’s Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP). These funds were created to develop “shovel-ready” projects at colleges and universities.

The build was on a fast-track, and it was ready for move-in within 18 months. The original groundbreaking ceremony was held in November 2009, with several officials and dignitaries attending from the City of London, the province and

the federal government. On hand, with shovels at the ready at the ceremony were: Ed Holder, MP for London West; Khalil Ramal, MPP for London-Fanshawe; and Dr. Howard Rundle, President, Fanshawe College.

The new CATT building now features 148,000 sq. ft. (13,800 sq. m) comprised of 16 classrooms, 13 labs and seven shops, as well as room for support services, administrative space and cafeteria. This represents 100,000 sq. ft. of customed-designed new space which has been added to the agricultural equipment labs that were already in place on the site. Architects Tillman Ruth

Mocellin (aTRM) in London, Ontario were chosen from the bidders on the project and they have seen it through to completion.

Agricultural equipment students at Fanshawe, who study in the Agricultural Equipment Technician and John Deere Tech programs, were the first group to move into the 1764 Oxford Street property since their part of the site was already suited to them. Those students have been studying there at the same time that the extensive rebuilding of the remaining CATT facility was being completed between 2009 and now.

The public was welcomed to tour the building in mid-May and visitors were very impressed with the interior design. While it is not fully open concept, it has a bright and spacious feeling with many purpose-built large flexible areas.

For example, there is a 22-bay automotive service garage, much larger and better suited than the previous campus location. There is also the agricultural equipment shop, which is a kind of universal flexible shop space for students to run and do repairs on tractors or other type of equipment, and then there is a 10-bay heavy duty truck repair shop at the other end and a state of the art body shop in between.

More than 1,500 students each year will benefit from the new

transportation technology facility which officially opened in May 2011

at 1764 Oxford Street East in London, Ontario.


Green initiatives are state-of-the-art

In addition to the most modern equipment and learning tools that are now located at the CATT facility, the new CATT also boasts some of the most innovative green initiatives possible for this type of building.

• Vegetated green roofs use drought-resistant plants to help keep the building cool in hot weather, maximize storm water retention, and protect the roof membrane from the sun’s rays.

• Solar-powered skylights use GPS to track the sun’s position in the sky, and then adjust reflectors to maximize the amount of natural light directed into shop areas, reducing the need for artificial light throughout the day.

• Daylight harvesting light controls and occupancy sensors are able to reduce light output when natural light is present or rooms are unoccupied.

• A storm water reclamation system collects rainwater in an underground storage tank and recycles it for toilet flushing and site irrigation.

• The blue smoky glass front curtain wall and other windows are energy-efficient made with argon gas and Low-E coatings.

• Energy-efficient mechanical systems including variable speed drives, solar hot water heating, and occupancy sensors reduce energy output when areas are unoccupied.

• Many environmentally-friendly building materials were used in the construction, including wall insulation, no/low VOC paints, and polished concrete floors in shop areas.

With its new home, the School of Motive Power Technology also gets a new name: the School of Transportation Technology. Inside is an open-concept staircase that surrounds the elevator shaft and the cafeteria is on the main floor. Upstairs there are more labs and the home of the new Avionics Technician - Aviation Maintenance program that starts in September 2011 (see next page).


Thank you to our studentsThank you to the following students and to everyone who helped us

with the photo shoots for this feature story: Mohammed Abuzakyah; Spencer Chabut; Gary Matheson; Matthew Mills; James Nguyen; Natalie Rose; Kevin Stortz; Sean Thurston; and Dimitry Verkerk.

Saying goodbye and hello

In late April, more than 50 current and retired staff and professors, and their spouses, met to say goodbye to the previous transportation facilities at Fanshawe’s London campus that had been their home for more than 40 years. During the event, they also took a full tour of the new CATT facility that was preparing to open at 1764 Oxford Street.

Among those who attended were retirees who got caught up on each other’s news and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the future home of the School of Transportation Technology programs that they spent so many years supporting and building. From left to right in the photo at left are: BillPeddie and HughMacDonald (both retired professors) and HermannGedies and JoeTreuer(both retired technologists).

Photo by: Lindsay Burke

Aviation training takes flight at Fanshawe at new CATT building starting in September 2011. The new two-year Ontario College diploma program is welcoming applications from students who wish to train as an Aviation Technician and work in avionics maintenance.

Knowledge and skills gained will qualify students to become an aircraft maintenance engineer – which is known as an AME “E”. An “E” licensed AME is capable of servicing, repairing and maintaining aircraft electrical and electronics systems, including communication, navigation and data systems. This program covers all aspects of aircraft avionics systems used in general aviation, corporate, charter transport category aircraft, and helicopters.

If this career path is appealing to you, please visit www.fanshawec.ca, or contact the School of Transportation Technology at 519.452.4450.

Aviation Technician - Avionics MaintenanceNEW2011


I feel that my career at Fanshawe was meant to be. Back in 1976, I was on the train from Ottawa coming back to my hometown of London with my 7-year-old daughter, when I mentally pictured where I would like to work. My first choices were government, health, or education.

Once settled in London, after an immediate temporary assignment at City Hall, Fanshawe College offered me a position at their Victoria Campus School of Nursing which was within walking distance from our home. Three years quickly flew by and we purchased a house nearer the main campus, when I successfully posted for and got an amazing position in Facilities Management.

What I liked about Facilities is that we were involved with the campuses in the four counties served by Fanshawe. I was happy in my daily routine for several years, when I became caught up in a ‘bumping blitz’ that landed me two assignments: technology and health.

Four years later, I took a fantastic transfer to Marketing & Communications, where once again responsibilities provided contact with all campuses: public relations, advertising, writing, graduations, awards, and a lot of events. An advocate of life-long-learning, I spent 10 years completing two continuing education programs too. Along the way, there were lots of committees: graduation, alumni, safety, union, gardens, PSI and many others.

But really, those who know me, probably know that I benchmark pretty

well everything in my life by what happened before and after 1996. That was the year I lost my beautiful daughter in a tragic accident and had to undergo my own recovery too. Yes, 1996 was a hauntingly devastating personal year of loss, pain, healing and recovery!

Miraculously I survived it all with the help of supportive relatives, friends, prayers, and medical wisdom. A broken heart and severely broken bones – it was a lot to deal with – but eventually, I began to heal and life improved (slowly but surely).

When the college offered a buy-out in 2002, I applied for it because I thought it was time to explore new horizons in the big world beyond Fanshawe (while always remaining close to the college). Personal interests now include a range of things: music, arts, theatre, physical activities, and sewing.

These pursuits have been entwined with volunteering as a retiree executive member at Fanshawe, puppeteering, freelance writing, UWO/SLR courses, community choirs, Encore (the concert band), sports/community clubs, CHIP (vegan), continental travel, plus completing various sewing projects for theatres, hospitals and churches.

In looking back and looking forward, I see that have been blessed with ‘enough’ family, friends, health and wealth – who could ask for more! My career and life has been full of trials and triumphs, joys and sorrows, but always moving forward, I continue to engage creatively with my ever-changing bucket list.

What I know now is that life is incredible, but it is not an exact science. Time is such a curiously precious commodity… I wonder what tomorrow will bring!

By Joy Pryce (Business Administration 86 / Office Administration 87)

Joy Prycelooks back on tragedies and triumphs

“ But really, those who know me, probably know that I benchmark pretty well everything in my life by what happened before and after 1996.”



Why not try something fresh, fun, and educational this summer? From creative culinary adventures to distinctive dance workshops, it’s all here at Fanshawe.

There are seven sensational acting approaches, and a number of creative writing exercises that will stretch your imagination. Or plan to pick up your brush for a watercolour workshop you’ll never forget.

While these are non-credit courses, each one is structured to appeal to different levels, from beginner or hobbyist to seasoned enthusiasts. But the true appeal is getting to learn from such highly-acclaimed professionals – people who are working at the top of their field. And several programs offer fun field trips as well.

Summer School of the Arts is happening at the London campus and the Citiplaza site (formerly Galleria) in downtown London. If you’re from out of town – no problem – special room rates are being offered at the student residences.

Register today or for more information, contact 519-452-4441 or via email [email protected]

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Work with one of Canada’s most in-demand choreographers, Amy Wright. Her work includes feature films, movies of the week, television series, reality TV, commercials and stage musicals, including So You Think You Can Dance Canada (Season One) and a feature film with a very Canadian theme, Score: A Hockey Musical which opened this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Learn from a fellow Fanshawe alumnus who has become an award-winning photographer. Trevor Pottelberg is keen to share with you the inside and intimate world of photography from his unique point of view. With a successful and thriving studio for the past 10 years, he will help you learn, “What Every Photographer Needs to Know About Digital Photography.”

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By Navy Chann

Thank you for this opportunity to update my friends at Fanshawe and in London about my life and career. I am now living and working in Cambodia with my husband, Ly Chhay. We originally met and got married in a refugee camp in Cambodia but escaped and eventually made our way to Canada.

After I graduated from Fanshawe, I worked in Cambodia, traveling back and forth from Canada for 10 years. That job was with a church-based mission organization called the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee – CRWRC.

In 2008, I left that organization in order to continue and complete my studies towards my Masters in Development Management in the Philippines at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Manila. I thank Fanshawe College, because without my college studies to get me started, I would not have been able to further my education.

A few years ago, I started a local non-profit organization in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and became a free-land consultant for two years while directing this local NGO (non-governmental organization). It is called Genesis Community of Transformation (GCT). Our work focuses on young people to provide them with career counseling and internships. In Cambodia, there are close to 300,000 young people each year who

are seeking work but face many barriers to get started, even though they are university graduates. More than 14 million people live in Cambodia.

On the personal side, Ly and I have two wonderful children who graduated from university at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. They both read and write Khmer fluently. We started to teach them while we were in London, Ontario.

Our daughter, Huoy Chhay, is currently living in the Netherlands but plans to return to Cambodia after her post-graduate studies. Our son, John Chhay, also gained international work experience, but we were so happy when he found a job while he was on vacation in Cambodia in late 2009. In his role as a Sales Advisor, he is able to show farmers, through training and services, how to earn a sustainable living in Cambodia in rural communities.

As for me, I continue to support the GCT mission, but as of March 2011, I took up a contract position as a Program Advisor with an umbrella membership organization which deals with thousands of NGOs and the Coordinates the NGOs who work with the government. This organization is doing very important advocacy work and is called The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, CCC. I invite you to visit our website: www.ccc-cambodia.org. Thank you again for the opportunity to share my story.

Navy Chann

(Social Service Worker

1999) has an incredible

life story and career path

that spans from Cambodia

to Canada and back again

to her homeland. Having

lived through the brutal

Khmer Rouge regime as

a young person, she has

since dedicated her life and

work to the betterment of

her country, particularly

the many social service

agencies and NGOs that

are so vital in rebuilding

the fabric of the nation.

Navy Chann: A career in service to country


It was while JosephDunlop-Addley(Cinematography 71) was working in the Fanshawe College library, managing the school’s film collection, that he was offered the chance to teach a film class by an administrator who saw potential in his student presentations.

Thirty-seven years later, he was named Fanshawe’s first Professor Emeritus.

It sounds like something out of a Hollywood film, which is just fine by Joseph, a movie lover who has been the driving force behind Fanshawe’s film programming for almost four decades.

His influence over film at Fanshawe started when he was still a student in the late 1960s. “I started in Communication Arts, studying television and radio, but I had this real interest in movies,” he remembers. “I went to Ricky Atkinson, who was the Chair of Fine Art, and I said to Ricky, ‘If I get enough people, can we start a film program?’”

It was agreed they would start the program if Joseph could find at least six people to sign up. He found those people – including future Oscar-winning writer and director Paul Haggis – and the Cinematography program was born.

Over the next three decades, largely through Joseph’s leadership, more courses were added, and eventually the Film Studies major was offered within the School of Language and Liberal Studies. Five years ago, Joseph developed Fanshawe’s unique Advanced Filmmaking program and jumped at the chance to serve as its first Program Coordinator - the perfect culmination to an exceptional career.

“I knew that the Film Studies major was going to be the main feeder for the new Advanced Filmmaking program, so I thought of it as my baby,” he says. “I wanted to get it started really well and I knew I could bring a lot of enthusiasm to it. It’s turned out to be what I thought it would be, which is a very popular program.”

In addition to his stellar teaching career, Joseph has built a remarkable community service record. He has been a patron of the local arts scene for decades, and served in leadership positions with a variety of community groups, including the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children, the AIDS Committee of London, and many other social service agencies. He was also a founding member of the White Ribbon Campaign, which has become a global initiative to end violence against women.

He contributed to several Fanshawe committees during his career as well, notably as a union executive and faculty representative on the Board of Governors. He continues to give back to the college both in his capacity as Professor Emeritus and through his work on the Alumni Association Board of Directors. He is also showing his commitment to Fanshawe by sponsoring the annual Joseph Dunlop-Addley Filmmaking Award of Excellence, which presents $500 to a student who shows promise in the Film Studies major or Advanced Filmmaking program.

“I really believe Fanshawe is a remarkable community college, and I am appreciative of the opportunity it gave me to grow in my professional career,” he

For the love of cinema, a career was born By John Huff

Joseph Dunlop-Addley never intended to become a teacher, but

decades ago, he chanced into an ideal career that combined his

love for films and his natural ability to mentor others.


says. “I’ve been paid all my professional life a good salary to do what I love. How many people can say that?”

Although Joseph retired last year, Fanshawe still benefits from his many connections to the film industry. “I have built up a really good working relationship with the educational staff at the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) and hope to do much more with the TIFF staff and our faculty and students,” he says.

Now that he has settled into retirement, Joseph is excited about doing some travelling (he is heading to New York soon and is planning a trip to India). He may also have time to consider an extra special invitation from an old friend, Paul Haggis.

“Paul told me I’ve been too long on the wrong side of the camera,” he says. “I’ll probably take up the offer to shadow him on a movie set.”

Earlier this year, Joseph Dunlop-Addley arranged a private luncheon masterclass with Paul Haggis for Fanshawe film students after a screening of one of Paul’s films at TIFF’s wonderful new home, the Bell Lightbox. The luncheon was jointly sponsored by the Fanshawe College Alumni Association and the School of Contemporary Media.


Fanshawe Professor Emeritus Joseph Dunlop-Addley has a message for today’s film students.

“Look at your peers and the people that you’re working on film crews with and understand how important friendships are,” he advises. “You really need to bond while you’re at college. You need to keep in touch with each other because you’re going to be each other’s best support system.”

He is echoing the thoughts of his close friend and former classmate, Oscar-winner Paul Haggis, who gave the same advice to Fanshawe film students during a surprise visit to the college in 2006.

The two have been living proof of that wisdom for over 40 years.

Joseph and Paul cemented their friendship at Fanshawe as part of the college’s first Cinematography class. Paul also drew on Joseph’s extensive knowledge of European films to help him establish a film society in London.

From those humble beginnings grew not only a strong personal relationship, but two very celebrated careers. Joseph “fell in love” with teaching and built a thriving program at Fanshawe. Paul went on to become one of the top writers and directors in Hollywood.

Despite the distance between them, they have stayed close, with great benefits for Fanshawe students. In 2006, when Paul was welcomed back to London after winning Academy Awards for Million Dollar Baby and Crash, his trip included a two-hour masterclass with Fanshawe film students – an extraordinary opportunity made possible by his friendship with Joseph.

The following year, two Fanshawe students accompanied Joseph on a trip to Santa Monica, California, where they presented Paul with an honorary diploma, filmed an interview at his house, and even got to hold his Oscar statues.

The value of a college friendship


By: Kevin Glew

They weren’t exactly elves, but they were as busy as elves, when Fanshawe students were called upon to help with a special building project for Habitat for Humanity last fall. Under the supervision of instructors Steve Laing and Jim Leslie, the Carpentry Apprenticeship (Level Two) students from Fanshawe College’s London campus were heavily involved in the construction of a new Habitat home.

Dan Douglas, Chair of Fanshawe’s School of Building Technology, says the students’ participation began after Jan Gagnon, a construction engineering technology student working with Habitat for Humanity on her co-op placement, asked for their assistance.

Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that strives to provide affordable homes to families in need.

Steve Laing says that working on this project was a good experience for the students.

“They had the satisfaction of helping an organization like Habitat for Humanity,” he says. “Also, the duplex is a permanent project and in the school, a lot of the projects are temporary or mockups.”

Jeff Duncan, the CEO of London’s Habitat for Humanity affiliate, was thrilled with the students’ work.

“The construction students and teachers really came through for us on the Egerton project,” he says. “I was impressed by their professional

Forty-five Fanshawe students

helped make this past Christmas

a merry one for two families

moving into a Habitat for

Humanity duplex on Egerton

Street in London.

Making a house “a home” with Habitat for Humanity


For KathrinDelutis(Behavioural Science 81, Recreation Leadership 83), her role as director of affiliate development at Habitat for Humanity is more than just a job.

“I’m the type of person that can only work for an organization I believe in,” she says.

Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has been a leading non-profit in providing affordable homes to families in need.

“I firmly believe that affordable housing is a need and a right,” she says. “We shouldn’t have parents wondering about whether or not they’re going to be able to put food on their table at night or turn the light switch on.”

The path to Kathrin’s successful career began at Fanshawe College. After graduating from the Recreation Leadership program, she worked at the local YMCA and in municipal recreation in Dutton-Dunwich and then in Brampton.

In September 1995, she was hired as the coordinator and fundraiser of the Children’s Safety Village for the Peel Regional Police. This was prior to becoming the senior manager of administration and finance for the Canada Summer Games in July 1998.

In November 2005, she was hired as the executive director of Habitat for Humanity’s Halton affiliate. Responsible for the overall operations of the affiliate, she spearheaded the construction of six new homes and

secured a large piece of land where Habitat for Humanity and a partnering organization will build more than 100 homes over the next five years.

In September 2009, she made the move to the national offices, becoming director of affiliate development. In her role, she offers guidance to the organization’s 72 Canadian affiliates and she also mentors communities that would like to start a program.

In the Recreation Leadership program at Fanshawe, she learned about event management, risk management and volunteer management – all skills that have been useful in her career.

“The foundation that I got in the Recreation Leadership program really was a stepping stone for me,” she says.

Her husband Greg, daughters Alanna (20) and Amanda (24) and son Michael (22) – have all become involved with Habitat for Humanity. And after more than five years with the organization, Kathrin still passionately believes in its mission and is still moved by the dedication ceremonies where the families are given keys to their home.

“I still cry every time – whether I’m the executive director who knows the family and has been there or whether I’m the national representative there,” she says. “It’s just an amazing experience.”

Kathrin Delutis is at home with the Habitat philosophy

By: Kevin Glew

When work is a passion, the days pass quickly and life is good.

That’s how Kathrin Delutis feels about her career path which

has involved Habitat for Humanity for more than five years.

manner and approach to completing their work. These homes are very well built and it is due to their efforts. Thank you one and all on behalf of our families.”

The families moved in before Christmas. The duplex they now call “home” represented the first building collaboration between Fanshawe and Habitat for Humanity, but Dan Douglas says it won’t be the last.

“The experience was beneficial for the students and for Habitat for Humanity,” he says. “This will be a duplex that students can drive by and say, ‘I contributed to that project.’”


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W.A. LETTINGA CAMPUS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI

www.davenport.edu/capartners1-800-203-5323 [email protected]

TRANSFERRING CAN BE EASY.


Visit our website for complete details of each PERK. www.fanshawec.ca/alumni/perks

AsamemberoftheAlumniAssociation,

you’re entitled to discounts on all kinds of great products and services. This is our top 10 list, but don’t forget to visit www.fanshawec.ca/ alumni/perks for the full listing of more than 50 great discounts!

ORDER YOUR PERKS CARD TODAY – online or by phone: 519-452-4285.

1 Kelsey’sRestaurantsinLondon – Show your PERKS card and receive 15% off your meal. www.kelseys.ca

2 CAA – One year memberships with the Canadian Automobile Association – Basic $67.32, Plus $109.12, Premium $143.03 including tax! Call Andrew at 1-800-341-2226

3 FanshaweCollegeContinuingEducation – Register for a course with your PERKS card and receive 10% off tuition (up to $50).

4 SoftMoc – Get 15% off all purchases online or in store. Use code FCAA at checkout for online discount. www.softmoc.com

5 NationalCarRentals – Quote contract ID# 3816862 for Fanshawe Alumni discount rate. www.nationalcar.ca

6 AdvantageIntravel–Enjoy extra discounted rates on travel when you register and book your next vacation package. (see next page for further details)

7 FanshaweCollegeCommunityFitnessCentre – Alumni Memberships $32/month.

8 FanshaweLibraryandMediaServices – Borrower’s cards are free for Fanshawe alumni.

9 JohnsonInsuranceInc. – Preferred rates on home, auto and medical travel insurance. Contact Johnson for a quote - 1-800-563-0677 or www.johnson.ca/fanshawealumni

10 DirectEnergy– Tune Up & Save! Keep cool this Summer with an Air Conditioner Maintenance Plan. Call Direct Energy at 1-866-281-7473 to enroll or for more information and quote code “FANSHAWE” discount. (see next page for further details)


Tune Up & Save! Keep cool this Summer with an Air Conditioner Maintenance Plan.Regular maintenance on your air conditioner will help ensure your unit is operating safely and in top condition. It will also help to extend the life of your unit and help reduce your electricity bill.

1-866-281-7473

Book your next trip with Advantage Intravelwww.fanshawe.intravel.ca

Advantage Intravel has launched a brand new travel site on a secure server just for you – members of the Fanshawe College Alumni Association. It runs the same system software that both redtag.ca and itravel2000.com use for their vacation packages. As an alumni member, you are guaranteed to find the same price or lower on our very own site!

Simply open a browser and type in “fanshawe.intravel.ca”. Once on the site, be sure to register and sign in because that is what unlocks discounts on charter flights and packaged vacations! Plus a portion of every booking is donated back to support your Alumni Association.

Time to get searching, get booking, and get away today! www.fanshawe.intravel.ca

Air Conditioner Maintenance Plan ($7.49/mo)Complete Annual Air Conditioner Diagnostic Check This price of $7.49/month ($10.49/month for boiler) reflects a $2.50/month + HST discount for the first twelve (12) months on the Plan after which time the monthly charge will automatically increase back to $9.99/month + HST ($12.99/month for boiler).

CallDirectEnergyat1-866-281-7473toenrollorformoreinformationandquotecode“FANSHAWE”.

Certain terms and conditions apply. Offer ends August 15th, 2011. Must sign up for a one-year commitment, regardless of method of payment and may be renewed by Direct Energy on a yearly basis. You may cancel your Plan without penalty by providing notice within 10 days after your Protection Plan renewal date. Prices are subject to change. Direct Energy™ and the Lightning Bolt design are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Direct Energy Marketing Limited in the United States and/or Canada. Use of such trademarks has been licensed by Direct Energy Marketing Limited to its various subsidiaries and affiliates.


marriages moves

career

changes new jobschildren

travels

ChristopherJamesDevine (Business Marketing 06 / Business Administration Marketing 07)

December 2010 Graduate of an Honors Bachelor of Commerce, specialization International Management. Currently running small marketing/start up consultancy in Ottawa, Ontario.

LindaD.Jonker(Personal Support Worker 98)

Presently taking Practical Nursing program part-time through Georgian College, two evenings a week. It will take four years to complete, but it allows me to focus on one or two subjects at a time instead of many at once so that’s ideal for the adult learner. Once I am an RPN, I would like to teach PSWs. Fanshawe College offers a course to learn how to teach adults, which I intend to take in the future, which will help me to achieve my goal. Wish me luck!!!

JohnD.Loucks(Electrical Engineering Technician 80)

In addition to Fanshawe, also earned B.A.S. from York University in 1990. Building on a 30 plus year career in the electric utility industry, I have recently joined the Electricity Distributors Association as Vice President, Corporate and Member Affairs. For more information on the EDA, visit www.eda-on.ca

KellyL.Connor (Internet Technologist 05)

I’m currently working in my chosen career as a Web Analyst for TDCT and pursuing my interest in creative writing. Check it out at http://citymom.ca

CathySBeaudoin (Sterile Processing 10)

I am very proud of my husband, Brad, for graduating as an Industrial Electrician from Fanshawe. It was a long time coming but now he is a Certified Industrial Electrician. From wife Cathy and daughter Crystal

What’s new with you? We’d love to hear from you with anything

you’d like to share with your former classmates.

Keepintouchwithus:email: [email protected] Phone: 519-452-4285Toll Free: 1-800-661-ALUMFax: 519-452-4585Mail: Fanshawe College Alumni Office

K-1011, 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London Ontario Canada, N5Y 5R6

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CLASS NOTES

AppleiPadWinner!

Congratulations to LindsayDixon (Child & Youth Worker 05) who participated in our recent contest held through the Alumni Office and Alumni Association. Lindsay’s name was chosen at random from all the entries in January 2011 and she happily picked up a new Apple iPod. We thank all alumni members who touched base and updated their contact info with the Alumni Office for this contest.

BusinessAdministrationMarketingClassof2007gatheredforfoodandfun

Thank you to ChristopherSalvatore (Business Administration Marketing 07) who sent us this great photo of a recent reunion with his classmates, held at Joe Kools in London, Ontario in March 2011. The 2007 alumni in attendance were, from top left: Daniel Gonzalez, Juan Camilo Escobar, John Jones, Chris Salvatore, Stephanie Haus, Mary Pierce (Chair, Lawrence Kinlin School of Business) and Mike Critelli. Bottom: Julie Wolf and Delainie Marin. They had a great time getting caught up!


You might have seen Stephanie Worsfold on Montel Williams or in the movie “Pushing Tin” but you probably didn’t recognize her.

After all, when the Woodstock, Ontario native was taking Fitness and Health Promotion at Fanshawe nearly 20 years ago, she was an elite cross country runner, not a world class body builder.

After attending Fanshawe, Stephanie decided to check out a bodybuilding show in Stratford, Ontario, in 1992 and liked what she saw. She made the decision to compete in the event the following year.

“I worked at a gym as a trainer and aerobics instructor and I know a lot of people thought it was a joke for me to do a bodybuilding show since my background was in dance, long distance running and aerobics, and I wasn’t carrying much muscle mass,” she says. “But that motivated me even more.”

Stephanie finished second in the 1993 Stratford show, and later that year, she won a Ms. Fitness Canada/USA competition in Windsor.

In 1996, she became the first Canadian to earn a pro card from the International Federation of Bodybuilders and she qualified for the Fitness Olympia in 1997. During her 16-year bodybuilding career, she participated in more than 35 competitions, hosted two TV shows and was featured in numerous magazines.

After qualifying for the Fitness Olympia in 2007, Stephanie retired from competition. Her husband, Paul Gleason, is well known in London for his football coaching. A year ago, Stephanie and Paul welcomed their first child, a son named Morgan.

“The Fitness and Health Promotion program at Fanshawe was the perfect course for me,” she says. “It taught me a bit of everything – from the business side of things to workout exercises to the physiology aspects.”

In May 2011, Stephanie held her first bodybuilding show in London and she also works as a sales representative for Fit Foods. For more details, visit: www.stephanieworsfold.ca

Bodybuilding and fitness guru: Stephanie WorsfoldBy Kevin Glew

EVENTNOTICE:

DistinguishedAlumniAwardsGala

Mark your calendar and plan to attend this

fantastic evening at Fanshawe College, London

Campus, on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

Attend on your own, with friends, or book a

whole table! Sponsorships also welcome.

For more information, please contact Kacey

German, Alumni Officer, 519-452-4285 or

[email protected]

REUNIONNOTICE:Nursing1980Classreunioncomingup

Fanshawe’s Nursing Class of 1980 is planning a “just

over 30 years” reunion and all fellow grads are invited to

contact Sue (Evans) McKechnie. Here are the plans so

far: Fanshawe Diploma Nursing Class of 1980 - Nursing

Reunion Brunch at the Elmhurst Inn, Ingersoll, Ontario on

Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. Please RSVP

by September 1! Contact person: Sue (Evans) McKechnie.

Phone: 519-850-0343 or email: [email protected]

NURSINGOPENHOUSESave the date: Thursday, September 24, 2011. Nursing Open House, Lab Tours and Reception 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. At London campus. Welcoming nurses from all years!


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Quickstufftoremember:

YourAlumniBoard:1st row: JohnYandreski(President), JonAristone,EileenArmstrong,VeronicaBarahona(FSU President),

MandyBennett,ColleenCollier,and JosephDunlop-Addley. 2nd row: CatherineFinlayson,BrendaFontana,KaceyGerman(Alumni Officer),GailMalcolm,

JoeMorrison,and RoxanneMcClenaghan.Board Members (not shown): GlendaCumming.

Broughttoyouby…YourAlumniBoard!

The Mentoring for Success program matches active working alumni members and current students. The mentor gives his or her time to provide advice and encouragement to a student with less experience in that same career field. Mentors are graduates of Fanshawe College with at least five years work experience, post graduation, in a related field of study and they agree to voluntarily give about two to four contact hours per month to that student over a six month period. To become a mentor or for more information, please contact the Alumni Office at 519-452-4285, or email: [email protected]

Students are seeking mentors – can you be there?

“It was a pleasure to get to know Frank last year. ON Communication likes to give back and we are active mentors with Fanshawe College. We can see first-hand the calibre of students coming out of the college program, and the quality of work they are turning out. Mentoring a student doesn’t take much time and the benefit for students is huge. Frank’s work is solid and his attitude is positive – he will do well in the industry.”

JeffMcClinchey (Graphic Design 99) Graphic Designer and Illustrator, ON Communication, London, Ontario

“I owe a big thanks to Jeff for helping me. I got to job shadow with him and meet his co-workers and lots of other people who work in the marketing and communications field. Seeing the work dynamic first-hand, how they all work together, who does what exactly on a day-to-day basis, that was extremely valuable, something I could not get in school. But the best thing was, before the school year ended, Jeff set up a formal interview with me at his agency. I got a chance to practice presenting myself and my portfolio to their senior team. They gave me incredible feedback and tips so I feel ready for this job search and this career.”

FrankNeufeld(Graphic Design 11) Graduating Student

Alumni! Please send in your address changes!

If undeliverable, please return to:Fanshawe College Alumni Office1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., Room K1011, P. O. Box 7005,London, Ontario, Canada N5Y 5R6

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