2009 Donor Report

A web version of the 2009 Donor Report is now available online.

Record Online

The summer issue of the Record is now available online!

Mount Allison Alum Awarded by President Obama

Congratulations to Nonie K. Lesaux ('99), one of the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.

The recipient scientists and engineers will receive their awards in the Fall at a White House ceremony. President Obama named 100 beginning researchers as recipients on July 9th.

Read more on the awards.
Read more about Nonie.

Bothered By My Green Conscience

Franke James ('79) has released a new book, Bothered by My Green Conscience, a story of her true-life adventures in going green. The collection of five visual essays has been published as a 160-page full color book by New Society Publishers in late April 2009.

Learn more: http://www.frankejames.com/

Aged Discoveries

Eighty-five-year-old Jim VanWart ('45) couldn't have chosen a hobby further from his career path. The retired pharmacist from Edmundston, who once toiled in precision, now thrives in the abstract, seeing and capturing in photographs the beauty and elegance of discarded metals.

Read full story: Aged discoveries (Telegraph Journal)

New Director of Athletics

It is my pleasure to announce that Pierre Arsenault will be joining Mount Allison as Director of Athletics and Recreation on July 27, 2009.

Pierre brings a wealth of sports administration experience to this role, most recently as Executive Director of the New Brunswick Golf Association. Prior to this, Pierre worked with Hockey Canada’s Atlantic Centre of Excellence, the Saskatchewan Hockey Association, and with the University of Ottawa’s Gee-Gees Varsity Hockey Team.

He holds a Bachelor of Physical Education (concentration in sports administration) from the University of New Brunswick and a Master’s degree in sport administration from the University of Ottawa. We engaged in a national search to fill the position of Athletics & Recreation Director.

The committee was impressed by Pierre’s qualifications, experience, and potential for a very positive fit with the Mount Allison community. Further, given the values and characteristics highlighted by the many experts consulted throughout the process and the match with these to Pierre, the committee unanimously agreed that he would position us strongly for the future development of this important unit within the Mount Allison community.

Please join me in welcoming Pierre to the ‘Mountie’ team.

Sincerely,
Ron Byrne
Vice-President, International and Student Affairs

New Director for Business Studies

Dr. Tim Hynes will join the Mount Allison community as Director of the Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies on August 10.

Dr. Hynes is an award-winning researcher in corporate finance and strategic management. He comes to Mount Allison following a national search and selection process to fill this new position.

Tim Hynes previously taught at St. Francis Xavier University, where he was chair of the department of business administration — the Gerald Schwartz School of Business and Information Systems.

He has also worked for prominent Canadian companies, including Gulf Canada Resources Inc. and holds degrees from St. Francis Xavier University, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Calgary.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Hynes as we move forward in this next exciting chapter for the Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies.

Sincerely,
Stephen McClatchie Provost and Vice-President,
Academic and Research