FINAL CCSF Programme - Canadian scholarship fund · Carson Becke, Barbara Cole Walton, Charis Hanning, Gillian Keith, Naomi Woo, ... on 18th-century studies, book history, foundlingism,

1967 - 2017 Canadian Centennial

Scholarship Fund

Canada House, London 6 November 2017

50 Years

Celebrating

Contents

Order of the Evening

Introduction

History of the CCSF

The Maple Leaf Trust

Special Guest - Mark Carney

Scholar Performance

CCSF Scholars 2017 - 2018

CCSF Scholars - Past & Present

Acknowledgements

CCSF Committee

#CCSF50

Order of the Evening

Drinks & Canapés

Welcome HE Mrs. Janice Charette

High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Welcome / Introduction Jill CannonCCSF Chair

Special Guest Mark Carney

Governor, Bank of England

Scholars Joana Cook, Louis-David Lord

CCSF Scholar Performance Carson Becke, Barbara Cole Walton, Charis Hanning, Gillian

Keith, Naomi Woo, Warren Zielinskiwith Jonathon Swinard

Closing Remarks

Close of Event - 8pm

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It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the CCSF Trustees and Committee members, to welcome present and past scholars and so many supporters of the CCSF to this evening’s 50th anniversary celebration. As the CCSF celebrates this milestone event, we feel great pride looking back on our charity’s achievements and its reputation and heritage. We are grateful to the many people who have sustained us over the years, including the Canadian Women’s Club, the countless talented CCSF volunteers who have given their time and expertise - many for a number of years - the Maple Leaf Trust which raises funds for the CCSF, and for the generosity of the Canadian community living and working in the United Kingdom. The CCSF believes in the great value of an international education, not only for the life experiences gained by students, but for the vital role it plays in a country’s future prosperity and its place on the world stage. The financial demands of postgraduate study in the United Kingdom place enormous pressures on most Canadians who pursue their ambitions at a UK university. The CCSF has supported over 500 of Canada’s best and brightest who have gone on to contribute in their specialist fields, giving back to their communities, to Canada and beyond. We look forward to our continuing efforts, with the Maple Leaf Trust and the Canadian community in the United Kingdom, to support our country’s emerging talent and to working together to help build Canadian global leadership. Here’s to a great celebration…. and another 50 years! Jill Cannon Chair, Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund

INTRODUCTION

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HISTORY OF THE CCSF

Canadians living in the United Kingdom gathered in 1967 to celebrate Canada’s Centennial with a Gala Ball. Chaired by Belle Shenkman, President of the Canadian Women’s Club, proceeds from the Ball were used to launch the Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund. Early awards were for small amounts of around £100 to help students through particularly difficult times or until a grant or bursary was received. A formal structure and foundation for the sustained growth of the CCSF was established in 1989 when it became a registered charity.

Fifty years after the launch of the CCSF, a total of over £800,000 has been distributed as financial assistance to some 500 talented Canadians – all thanks to the passion and dedication of countless CCSF volunteers, vital fundraising efforts and support by the Maple Leaf Trust, and the generosity of individuals and businesses from the Canadian community in the United Kingdom. The CCSF now has a reputation as one of the most prestigious awards available to Canadian graduate students studying in the United Kingdom.

Our aim is to recognize and financially reward outstanding Canadians from across Canada enrolled in postgraduate

programmes at UK universities, institutes or conservatories.

Scholars are shortlisted, interviewed and selected on the basis of evidence of outstanding academic or artistic excellence, commitment to their discipline and potential contribution to their field of study. Scholars represent multiple disciplines including science, engineering, social science and humanities as well as music, creative arts and design. Many address key global issues aligning with Canadian priorities.

While the charity’s awards were never intended to fully finance students, with current scholarship values ranging from £2,000 to £5,000, these awards are significant and deeply meaningful for the students. Fifteen scholars were recipients of a total of £60,000 in 2017, including eight £5,000 named scholarships. CCSF awards help alleviate the costs associated with studying in the United Kingdom and reduce the need for part time work. They fund essential fieldwork, the purchase of vital equipment, travel to access archives or to present at international conferences, and events which enable networking with global leaders and other key stakeholders.

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THE MAPLE LEAF TRUST

Like most fundraising organizations, the Maple Leaf Trust is concerned about numbers: tickets sold, donations made, and volunteers assisting, just to name a few of the indicators that we track. These are very important for the Trust’s continuing success, but the numbers we are most proud of are 1949 and 1967.

In 1949 the Veterans’ Support Committee was formed. Over the past 69 years, the MLT has worked to help Canadian veterans and their dependents who did not return to Canada after the two world wars. There are presently 32 people who we help with regular quarterly payments and through financial assistance to cope with urgent needs such as cold weather payments to assist with heating bills. We correspond with them at Christmas, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day and on Canada Day and on their birthdays to let them know that Canadians remember them and hold them in high esteem.

The Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund was formed in 1967 in a fabulous partnership with the Maple Leaf Trust and for 50 years, volunteers have raised funds to help Canadian students pursue their graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The depth and breadth of talent of the students who have been supported is truly inspiring. From brilliant scientists and social scientists to amazing performance artists, we are proud to support the rich and diverse talent of Canadian scholarship recipients, to play a part in the development of these leaders and to promote excellence.

The Maple Leaf Trust is thrilled to wish the CCSF a very Happy Anniversary this evening. We look forward to working in partnership with the CCSF for many years to come. We also thank all the volunteers and supporters who so very generously have contributed to the success of the CCSF.

Happy 50th!

Kate BrundageChair, Maple Leaf Trust

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Mark Carney is the Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Policy Committee and the Board of the Prudential Regulation Authority. His appointment as Governor was approved by Her Majesty the Queen on 26 November 2012. The Governor joined the Bank on 1 July 2013.

In addition to his duties as Governor of the Bank of England, he serves as Chairman of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board, and member of the Group of Thirty and the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum.

Mark Carney was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1965. He received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard University in 1988. He went on to receive a master’s degree in Economics in 1993 and a doctorate in Economics in 1995, both from Oxford University.

After a thirteen-year career with Goldman Sachs in its London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto offices, Mark was appointed Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada in August 2003. In November 2004, he left the Bank of Canada to become Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Finance. He held this position until his appointment as Governor of the Bank of Canada on February 2008. Mark Carney served as Governor of the Bank of Canada and Chairman of its Board of Directors until 1 June 2013.

MARK CARNEY

Mark Carney Governor, Bank of England

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PERFORMANCE

Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne Opus 6 Rachmaninov

Soprano - Gillian Keith (1998) Violin - Warren Zielinski (1996, 1997, 1998)

Piano - Charis Hanning (2011)

Romance Rachmaninov

Piano Carson Becke (2016, 2017)

Charis Hanning (2011) Naomi Woo (2017)

Glitter and be Gay Candide Bernstein

Soprano - Barbara Cole Walton (2014) Piano - Jonathon Swinard

Gillian, Warren, Charis, Carson, Naomi and Barbara are CCSF Scholars. Eve Daniell (2013 & 2015 CCSF Scholar) is not able to be with us this evening but we thank her for helping to arrange tonight’s performance. We also thank Jonathon Swinard for

accompanying Barbara Cole Walton. Profiles of Gillian, Charis and Eve can be found in this programme.

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CCSF SCHOLARS 2017 - 2018

MARTIN WALKER PhD Engineering

University of Cambridge

FRANCES ST GEORGE-HYSLOP

CIBC Scholarship PhD Neuroscience


REBECCA PEARCE Blakes Scholarship PhD Geosciences University College

London

SANDRA ANGERS-BLONDIN Air Canada Scholarship

PhD Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences University of Edinburgh

NAOMI WOO Belle Shenkman Award

for the Study of Arts PhD Music


CARSON BECKE Molson Coors

Scholarship DPhil Music

University of Oxford

CLAIRE MACHT McCarthy Tétrault

Scholarship DPhil Medieval History


PAULA LARSSON Mary Le Messurier Award

for the Study of History DPhil History


GENEVIEVE NELSON Royal Bank of

Canada Scholarship DPhil Economics


JOANNA BLODGETT PhD Public Health

& Epidemiology University College London

JULIE OSGOOD DPhil Clinical Medicine Human Immunogenics


RANI SULEMAN PhD Accounting

NGO Governance London School of Economics

JOHN ARMITAGE PhD Physics University of Cambridge

MEGAN ENGEL DPhil Theoretical

Biophysics University of Oxford

JASON LACOMBE DPhil Population Health


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CCSF SCHOLARSPAST & PRESENT

1983 Patrick C. Trelawny 1983 Donald Wingate Nichol 1988 Christopher Honey 1993 Kelly-Marie Murphy 1994 Désirée M. McGraw 1998 Gillian Keith 1999 Charmaine A. Nelson 2000 Jean-François Millaire 2000 Devon E. A. Curtis 2001 Stephanie Kuttner 2002 Erdem Moralioglu 2002 Marcello Panagia & 2003 2005 Greg Fisher 2006 Jeffrey Mather 2006 Zinta Zommers & 2007 2007 Berenika Schmitz 2008 Yanbai Andrea Wang 2008 Tommy Ka Kit Ngai 2009 Erin Goeres 2010 Charis Hanning Belle Shenkman Award for the Study of Arts 2010 Sacha D. Nandlall 2012 Aaron Guanliang Lim & 2013. TMX Montreal Exchange Scholarship, 2012 2012 Marie Manikis Maple Leaf Trust Diamond Anniversary Scholarship 2012 Nicholas Thompson & 2013. Belle Shenkman Award for the Study of Arts, 2012 2013 Eve Daniell & 2015. Belle Shenkman Award for the Study of Arts, 2013; Scotiabank Scholarship, 2015. 2015 Erin O'Halloran Mary Le Messurier Award for the Study of History 2015 Sandra Angers-Blondin & 2017. Blakes Scholarship 2015; Air Canada Scholarship, 2017. 2015 Emilie Beauchamp CIBC Scholarship 2016 Paul Sarte 2016 Joana Cook 2016 Louis-David Lord OMERS Scholarship

We have managed to connect with many of our past scholars. We are in awe of their achievements over the years and thrilled that so many have taken the time to provide us with profiles and photos. As well

as the profiles presented here, you can find many others on the CCSF

website.

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Patrick C. Trelawny is presently the managing partner of Jones Emery Hargreaves Swan LLP, a Victoria based law firm, where he carries on a corporate commercial law practice providing private and institutional clients with advice on domestic and international transactions. He also provides teaching, coaching, support and mentorship to a number of professional, economic development and amateur sports organizations. Patrick received a BA (Hons) from the University of Victoria, an LLM from the University of Alberta and a BA in law from the University of Cambridge whilst a recipient of the CCSF scholarship.

Born in Twillingate, Newfoundland, Donald Wingate Nichol is a professor in the Department of English at Memorial University where he teaches courses on 18th-century studies, book history, foundlingism, Scottish literature, and songwriting. Author and editor of numerous books, he has worked closely with graduate students, producing two volumes of TransAtlantic Crossings (1995; 2006). His seventh book, ‘Anniversary Essays on Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock’, was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2016. Don’s aim is to finish books on The Foundling Hospital for Wit and The Original Murphy’s Law, among others, and a photographic essay on Robert Louis Stevenson: from Edinburgh to Samoa. He earned his PhD in English at Edinburgh University in 1984, having completed his BA (1976) and MA

(1978) at Carleton University where he took a creative writing seminar with Mordecai Richler.

Dr Christopher Honey is based in Vancouver, and is full Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) at the University of British Columbia. He is President of the Canadian Neuromodulation Society and has one of the largest clinical practices in deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the world. He discovered, and later cured, the medical condition hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm (HELPS) and was the first to treat spasmodic dysphonia successfully with DBS. Originally from Port Hope, Ontario, Christopher completed his undergraduate science degree at Trinity College, University of Toronto, followed by Medical School 1986, both at University of Toronto and a DPhil in Physiological Sciences at Trinity College, Oxford where he was also a Canadian Rhodes Scholar.


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A composer based in Ottawa, after many years working in the Washington DC area, Kelly-Marie Murphy’s music has been performed around the world by outstanding soloists and ensembles. Her music has been interpreted by renowned conductors and performed at Carnegie Hall and in Salzburg and Dublin. Winner of numerous prizes, her music is described as ‘breathtaking’ and ‘imaginative and expressive’. She has created many memorable works for Canada’s leading performers and ensembles. Born on a NATO base in Sardegna, Italy, Kelly-Marie grew up on Canadian Armed Forces bases across Canada. She holds an M.Mus. from the University of Calgary and a PhD in music composition from the University of Leeds.

Désirée McGraw is the first woman to serve as President and Head of Pearson College of the Pacific in Victoria BC, one of 17 United World Colleges around the globe. Prior to coming to Pearson, Désirée headed the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation in Montreal. From 2003-06, she was a Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada and the Director of Policy for the Minister of International Cooperation. Originally from Montreal, she completed her undergraduate studies at Concordia. In addition to her studies in the MPHil/PhD program in International Relations and International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science, she has completed executive training at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Yale University’s Jackson School of International Affairs, and McGill University’s Desautels School of Management.

Gillian Keith is based in London where she enjoys a multi-faceted career as a freelance opera singer. She performs all over the world with prestigious orchestras, conductors and pianists in the classical music industry. She has appeared at major festivals and venues worldwide, from London’s Royal Albert Hall to the Sydney Opera House. She has many solo recordings to her name in a repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary music, and has produced many of her own theatrical recitals. In recognition of her success she was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2002. Born in Toronto, she completed a B.Mus. in Piano Performance at McGill University, and a Postgraduate Performance Diploma (Dip RAM) at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

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Charmaine A. Nelson is Professor of Art History at McGill University where she has taught since 2003. She completed her PhD in Art History in 2001 at the University of Manchester. She received her BFA and MA in Art History, Concordia University. She has made ground-breaking contributions to the study of the visual culture of slavery, race and representation, black Canadian studies, and African Canadian art history. Charmaine has published six books including ‘Representing the Black Female Subject in Western Art’ (2010), and ‘Slavery, Geography, and Empire in Nineteenth-Century Marine Landscapes of Montreal and Jamaica’ (2016). She has held prestigious fellowships and appointments and is currently the William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University (2017-18).

Jean-François Millaire is Associate Professor and Graduate Chair in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Western Ontario. As an archaeologist, he specialises in the Andean region of South America and in early complex societies of Peru. Fieldwork in the Moche and Virú valleys has led to research into statecraft, urbanism, city state systems, social differentiation, land and animal management strategies, food production and consumption, trade networks, mortuary and sacrificial practices, and ancient textiles. His books include ‘Gallinazo: An Early Cultural Tradition on the Peruvian North Coast’ (co-edited 2009) and ‘Moche Burial Patterns: An Investigation into Prehispanic Social Structure’

(2002). After completing a BA at Université Laval and an MSc at Université de Montréal, he received a PhD in Anthropology from the Sainsbury

Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas at the University of East Anglia.

Devon Curtis is from Ottawa and earned her PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science and her undergraduate studies at McGill University. She is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Emmanuel College. Her research deals with power-sharing and governance arrangements following conflict, UN peacebuilding, non-state armed movements in the Great Lakes region of Africa (Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo), and critical perspectives on conflict, peacebuilding, and development. Devon has worked for the Canadian government and the UN Staff College, consulted widely and was a Visiting Senior Advisor to the International Peace Institute. She has held fellowships at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia and at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University.

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Stephanie Kuttner is a Gender and Social Development Consultant and has worked for International Organizations (World Bank and United Nations Development Program), as well as bilateral (Canadian International Development Agency) and non-governmental organizations (International Campaign to Ban Landmines, International Service for Human Rights). She has lived in Laos, Brazil, Haiti, Mozambique, and New York and Washington where she now resides with her family. She has worked across sectors including: gender and social development, human rights, justice and governance, refugees and migration, community-driven development, social inclusion of indigenous and ethnic minorities, poverty and trade, and rural development. She holds a BA from the University of

New Brunswick and a DPhil in International Politics, from the University of Oxford.

Erdem Moralioglu is a London-based fashion designer. Born in Montreal he earned a BA in fashion from Ryerson University in Toronto. He then worked as an intern with Vivienne Westwood followed by a move to London in 2000 where he studied fashion at The Royal College of Art (RCA). He received a CCSF award in 2002 and was awarded his Master’s degree from the RCA in 2003. In 2005, just two years after graduating, he established his fashion label ERDEM synonymous with versatile yet powerful femininity. Known for his use of experimental textiles, vibrant prints, and detailed craftsmanship, ERDEM has received numerous accolades from the British Fashion Council and has won the Canadian Arts & Fashion International Canadian Designer of the Year Award.

Marcello Panagia is an Assistant Professor in Medicine and Radiology at Boston University School of Medicine, an Attending Physician in Cardiology and Director of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research at Boston Medical Center. Originally from Winnipeg, he has a passion for basic scientific research and his early work focused on the effect of diabetes and substrate metabolism dysfunction on the heart. His goal is to apply advanced imaging technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging, multispectral fluorescence imaging and positron emission tomography, to

the study of energetics to provide unique insights into cardiac pathology and potential therapeutic opportunities. He holds a BSc (Microbiology) from the University of Manitoba and a DPhil (Biochemistry) from the

University of Oxford as well as an MD from Columbia University. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echochardiology, and cardiac MRI.

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Greg Fisher studies the ancient Middle East, with a focus on the relationship between the Roman and Persian empires and the Arab populations of the late antique period (200-750 CE). He is editor of ‘Arabs and Empires Before Islam’ (Oxford, 2015), and author of ‘Between Empires’ (Oxford, 2011). He also works with the NGO, Heritage for Peace, recording the damage to Syria's heritage. He is currently working on a narrative history of the Middle East from Pompey to Muhammad. From Montreal, Greg earned his DPhil in Ancient History at Oxford in 2008. His CCSF funding supported a valuable research field trip to eastern Syria at a site called Dura Europos. He completed his undergraduate and master's training at McGill University in Montreal and joined the College of the Humanities at Carleton University in Ottawa, in 2009.

Jeffrey Mather is based in Hong Kong and works as Assistant Professor in the Department of English at City University of Hong Kong. He teaches courses on British and American literature and researches China/West history and literary encounters. His research has examined travel writing and literary engagements with China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, explored the pedagogical value of reading/writing travel texts and the aims and affordances of teaching and researching popular literature such as middlebrow texts, comics, and literary journalism. He is co-editing an issue of ‘Wasafiri: International Contemporary Writing’, focusing on Hong Kong writing 20 years after the handover and enjoys a

multifaceted career as a teacher and researcher in a vibrant, international setting. From Edmonton, he completed a BA (Hons) in English at the

University of Alberta and an MA in English at Concordia University and was awarded a PhD in English at the University of Kent.

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2006

Zinta Zommers is based in Sierra Leone with the UN. Her work focuses on the relationship between environment, climate change, human health and well-being. She is a Policy Officer with the Food and Agriculture Organization; helping improve food and nutrition security in the face of climate shocks. Prior to joining FAO, Zinta was based in Kenya with the Chief Scientist’s Office of UN Environment where she led a Climate Change Early Warning Project, working with communities in Kenya, Ghana and Burkina Faso to identify ways to warn households of climate hazards. In 2015 she was part of the UN Secretary General’s Climate Change Support Team, assisting in the negotiation of the Paris Climate Agreement. She has an undergraduate degree in Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Toronto, an MPhil in Development Studies, University of Oxford and, after years in the rainforest of Uganda following chimpanzees, trying to determine the impacts of disturbance on infectious disease emergence, she received her doctorate in Zoology at the University of Oxford 2010.

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2006 & 2007


Raised in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Berenika Schmitz is now based in California and enjoys a multi-faceted career as the executive director of Casa Romantica Cultural Center. She oversees 100 cultural events annually, establishing a Music Festival and Academy. She established the Dana Point Symphony, a 50-piece ensemble, and served as Chair of the Dana Point Arts Commission. She has toured professionally as a concert pianist, most recently to Pacific Asia and has performed at the Canadian Parliament. She has degrees from The Juilliard School in piano, Harvard University in Music and Government, an MPhil in Musicology and Performance from Christ Church, Oxford University

(2007), a Post-graduate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music (2008) and expects to be awarded Juris Doctor, School of Law, University of San Diego 2018.

As the Thomas C. Grey Fellow and Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School, Yanbai Andrea Wang addresses empirical, conceptual, and normative questions related to transnational litigation and global governance. She examines how international rules change over time and the role of American courts and procedure in the world. She teaches global and federal litigation, legal research and writing. Andrea is Associate Fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health at the Stanford School of Medicine and has written op-ed pieces on the recent Zika and Ebola outbreaks. She is an experienced litigation attorney and has clerked for the Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. From Toronto, she holds a BA in molecular biology, Princeton University, a JD, Stanford Law School and a DPhil in International Relations, University of Oxford.

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Tommy Ka Kit Ngai lives in Calgary, Alberta where he is Director, Research & Learning at the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, a charity and engineering firm that addresses the global need for safe water and sanitation. Tommy’s work has been devoted to mentoring practitioners to implement high quality programs using the best available research and knowledge, advancing the measurement of capacity building and developing the Kanchan Arsenic Filter. Tommy completed undergraduate studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2001 and a Masters of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT in 2002. He earned his PhD in Engineering for Sustainable

Development in 2011 at the University of Cambridge. Tommy is currently working in Nepal on a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation project to strengthen sanitation training institutions in the country.

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Erin Goeres is based at University College London where she is Head of the Scandinavian Studies Department and Lecturer in Old Norse Language and Literature. She teaches courses on medieval literature at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her current research explores the cultural repercussions of the Norman Conquest of England in medieval Scandinavia. She is author of ‘The Poetics of Commemoration: Skaldic Verse and Social Memory, c.890-1070’ (2015). From Winnipeg, Erin received her DPhil in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature from the University of Oxford English Department. She holds an MA in Medieval Studies from the University of York and a BA(Hons) in English Literature and French Studies from the University of Winnipeg.

In 2011, Charis Hanning (nee Cheung) graduated with distinction as a Master of Music from the Royal College of Music, receiving the John & Jean Redcliffe-Maud Prize. Charis was the recipient of the CCSF 2010 Belle Shenkman Award for the Study of Arts. From Vancouver, Charis completed her BMus at UBC in 2009, studying with Canadian pianists Jane Coop, Rena Sharon and Robert Silverman. She is based in London and enjoys freelancing as a pianist, with performances taking her to Canada, Italy, Spain, Hong Kong and India. She is founding member of the London-based Jacquin Trio with which she has won the Royal Overseas League Ensemble and the St.Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Music competitions. Charis loves investing in local communities and the next generation of musicians through music education and outreach projects.

Born in Toronto and having grown up in Quebec City, Sacha D. Nandlall completed his undergraduate studies in electrical engineering at McGill University and worked with Voluntary Service Overseas in Freetown, Sierra Leone as a government data analyst. He completed his DPhil at Oxford University’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, where he developed enhanced methods of monitoring damage in cells and tissues during ablation by High-Intensity Focussed Ultrasound (HIFU). He moved to Columbia University’s Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging Laboratory in 2011 where he worked as a researcher on monitoring aortic aneurysm disease with ultrasonic pulse wave imaging. In 2015, he accepted a position at Haverford College, where he taught physics to blind students and developed an accessible physics curriculum. Sacha returned to Canada in 2016 and works at the Department of National Defence in Ottawa as a defence scientist in space intelligence and satellite imaging.

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Aaron Guanliang Lim is Senior Research Associate in Infectious Disease Mathematical Modelling at the Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol. He is collaborating with many organisations (the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Pakistan Health Research Council, Médecins San Frontières, UNITAID, WHO etc) in his work. His current projects involve developing dynamic transmission and cost-effectiveness models for blood-borne virus epidemics, e.g. hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV), in the general and marginalised, high-risk populations. His work focuses on generalised HCV epidemics in lower-middle income areas to identify risk factors for the spread of infection, estimate morbidity and mortality and the impact of

interventions. Aaron earned his DPhil in Mathematics/Mathematical Biology at Wolfson College, University of Oxford, and holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and an MSc in Applied Mathematics, from the University of Alberta in his hometown of Edmonton.

Marie Manikis is Professor in the Faculty of Law of McGill University since 2013 and teaches criminal justice, criminal law, sentencing and criminal procedure. Her research interests include criminal law, criminal procedure, human rights, victims, sentencing, and criminal justice. She is interested in the development of evidence-based policies and has provided consultation reports based on her research to the Department of Justice in Canada, the Ministry of Justice in England and Wales and the Canadian Senate. Marie also provides professional training seminars to the National Judicial Institute (Canada) and the Quebec Bar. In 2014 Marie, who hails from Montreal, earned a DPhil in Law at the University of Oxford where she also earned an MSc in legal research in 2010.

Nicholas Thompson is an accomplished sculptor and stonecarver, based in Toronto. He is a graduate of the City & Guilds of London Art School, a leading institution in traditional training for carving and sculpture with a curriculum largely unchanged since the 19th century. He has worked on heritage restoration projects in the UK and Canada, including the restoration of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa with Smith & Barber Sculpture Atelier. In 2015

he completed a major sculptural commission, a poignant and tender rendition of a barefoot Madonna holding a naked baby Jesus, for Guildford Cathedral in England. Nicholas holds an MA degree from McGill University, where he studied architectural history and completed postgraduate training in historic building conservation at Cambridge University.

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Classical soprano Eve Daniell, from Vancouver Island, BC, is carving out a promising career in music with recent performances including Nerone (The Coronation of Poppea, Monteverdi), Tatiana (Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky) and Mozart roles including Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) and Countess (The Marriage of Figaro). Eve was a soloist in the 2016 Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, was the 2015 winner of the Pavarotti Prize, and recently made her first professional recording for the label Toccata Classics. She has Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music performance diplomas in piano and in voice, the latter earning her the 2009 Gold Medal for achieving the highest mark in North America. Eve earned her Advanced Diploma in Opera at the Royal Academy of Music in 2016, having completed her MA there in 2014.

Erin O’Halloran is based at the University of Oxford, where she is in her final year as a DPhil student in Global & Imperial History. Her thesis, supervised by Professors Margaret MacMillan and Eugene Rogan on 'Cairo between Worlds: Britain, India, and the Middle East, 1935-1942' explores the crucial interactions between British policymakers and local political elites in Egypt and India between 1936 and 1942. Erin earned her MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the American University of Beirut in 2011 and completed a Joint Honours BSc in International Relations and History at the London School of Economics in 2009.

Sandra Angers-Blondin is based in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh where she is studying for her PhD in Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding the control of vegetation change in the rapidly warming Canadian Arctic, an environmentally, culturally and economically important region facing potentially drastic transformations. With warming comes changes in the growth of shrub species that are involved in complex vegetation-atmosphere feedbacks which could promote further warming. Her research aims to disentangle the relative influence of climate and plant-plant interactions on shrub growth and has led her to remote locations of the Yukon Territory and Northern Québec. She aspires to an academic career in Arctic research. Sandra comes from Québec City where she completed her BSc and MSc in Biology at Université Laval and was awarded the Governor General’s Academic Medal.

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Emilie Beauchamp is Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development and Research Associate in the Department of Zoology's Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Research, University of Oxford. She is interested in complex interactions between environmental interventions, ecological and climate change, and social dynamics. Her doctorate focused on the impacts of conservation interventions and ecological events and the multi-dimensionality of well-being. Her work involves training and building capacity for socio-economic research in developing country organizations, to improve evidence-based policies for sustainable

development. Her postdoctoral research examined impacts of climatic shocks on Mt. Wilhelm small-holder farmers in Papua New Guinea. From Montreal, Emilie holds a BA(Hons) from McGill University, an MSc in Environment Technology and a PhD in Environmental Science from Imperial College London.

How magnetism works is one of the biggest mysteries in modern physics. Paul Sarte is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh in the School of Chemistry and his research addresses this mystery. To tackle this fundamental question, he is collaborating with scientists in six countries, including Canada, performing experiments on highly specialised instruments at nuclear facilities throughout the world at temperatures reaching -273.1 Celsius in magnetic fields millions of times larger than those experienced in everyday life whilst under pressures accessible only at the centre of our planet. Paul, who hails from Winnipeg, completed a BSc Honours in Chemical-Physics and a BSc in Mathematics, graduating as class Valedictorian in 2013 at the University of Winnipeg followed by a Masters in Chemistry specializing in Materials Science at the University of Manitoba.

Joana Cook is from Regina, Saskatchewan and is now based in London where she enjoys a multi-faceted career which bridges teaching, research and policy and is focused on contemporary terrorism and counterterrorism. In 2017 she earned a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London where she also earned an MA in Conflict, Security and Development. Joana is Senior Research/Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and is a proud affiliate of the Canadian Network for the Study of Terrorism, Security and Society (TSAS). Joana has published numerous academic papers and her first book, which

looks at women in U.S. counterterrorism discourses and practices since 9/11 is forthcoming in 2018.

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In addition to the financial support, which will be invaluable in allowing me to complete my doctoral studies, it is also an honour to have my research recognized along with the many accomplished CCSF scholars, both past and present. In supporting Canadian students in

their educational pursuit and professional goals abroad, the CCSF is making a great contribution to both the global development of Canadian talent and maintaining our positive

national image abroad. Katharine Millar, 2014

It is difficult for me to express in words just how much this award means to me. These funds will help me to complete my studies and continue to present my research at conferences both in the UK

and overseas. I am so honoured to be a part of the CCSF family and the amazing group of Canadians and scholars it represents. Emily Bridger, 2016

The CCSF award will not only allow me to alleviate some of the financial burden but will open new possibilities for supplementary training beyond the scope of a traditional PhD including internships

with collaborators. Paul Sarte, 2016

For me, this award represents Canada's support of academic excellence and commitment to addressing the challenges that face Canada and the world. It demonstrates the international outlook of Canada and Canadians as well as the strength and dedication of the Canadian

community in the UK. I am proud to be a Canadian Centennial Scholarship recipient and to represent Canada within the worldwide academic community. Martin Walker, 2017

Louis-David Lord, from Montreal, is based in Oxford studying for his DPhil in Computational Neuroscience. He is a proud member of Hertford College where he has been elected as a Senior Scholar and has leadership roles on the Middle Common Room Committee. During his time in Oxford, he has co-founded a digital-health startup which consists of a mobile app and web platform to help prevent overtraining in elite student-athletes. Prior to his doctoral studies in Oxford, Louis-David completed an MSc in Mathematical Neuroscience at Imperial College London and a BA in Neurobiology at Bowdoin College, Maine.


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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In January 2016 Canadian Deputy High Commissioner, Alan Kessel (4th from left), hosted Dasha Shenkman (daughter of Belle Shenkman) and

past recipients of the Belle Shenkman Award for the Study of Arts at Canada House. L - R: Eve

Daniell, Barbara Cole Walton, Dasha Shenkman, Alan Kessel, Charis

Hanning and Eleanor Von Aderkas.

The CCSF Trustees and Committee members extend our gratitude to the Canadian High Commissioner, HE Mrs Janice Charette for welcoming us and co-hosting this CCSF milestone event. For several decades, the Canadian High Commission has graciously hosted the annual CCSF student interviews and a special thank you is due to Hasna Bloore, Academic Relations Officer at the Canadian High Commission, for her great assistance with this event and continued interest in CCSF scholars.

The CCSF and its beneficiaries remain indebted to the Maple Leaf Trust and its tireless fundraising and support of the CCSF. We thank the ongoing generosity of individuals and organisations from amongst the Canadian community in the UK for supporting the Trust so that CCSF scholarships might be awarded. Many thanks to Kate Brundage, Chair, and to Carey Bates, Office Manager, for assisting with the invitations for this event.

Heartfelt thanks to David Glennie of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. David and his team have not only been long time and loyal donors to the MLT but have given the CCSF its home. Office assistance from Tracy Oldfield and Angela Quarrendon has been invaluable over the years.

CCSF presence on the web is made possible by Tina Bykowski, our faithful webmaster since our online launch in 2000.

Finally, special recognition must be given to all present and past CCSF Trustees and Committee members, all volunteers, who have generously dedicated so much of their time and expertise to ensure the CCSF can continue to assist Canadian future scholars.

CCSF COMMITTEE

Jill Cannon Claire Angus

Matilda Kentridge Robin Mansell

Barbara Richards, Past CCSF Chair

50th ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Jill Cannon - Trustee & Chair

Claire Angus - Trustee Conrad Harrington - Trustee & Treasurer

Matilda Kentridge - Trustee Robin Mansell - Trustee

Julia Montgomery - Trustee

Andrea Bell Deborah Bowsher Michelle Cassidy

David Glennie Arlene Gorodensky Greenhouse

Jemima Sandhu

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Bottom, Christian Elliot, Donia Heider (top), Daniel Fedorowycz, Lauren Rotenburg

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Documents

FINAL CCSF Programme - Canadian scholarship fund · Carson Becke, Barbara Cole Walton, Charis Hanning, Gillian Keith, Naomi Woo, ... on 18th-century studies, book history, foundlingism,