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The generous spirit ofJames McConicaOut of AfricaJ-school grad ousted from Uganda

The generous spirit ofJames McConicaOut of AfricaJ-school grad ousted from Uganda

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8 Mom’s the word Women across campus are coming together to promote research on mothering and to advance issues faced by mothers in academia.

14 The constant gardenerMeet James McConica, Rhodes Scholar, U of R honorarydegree recipient, and generous spirit.

22 Out of AfricaJ-school graduate Blake Lambert was only doing his job. So why was he unceremoniously booted out of Uganda?

35 Last WordCampion College assistant professor of political science LeeWard looks into Canada’s role in war-ravaged Afghanistan.

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Spring 2006 T H E T H I R D D E G R E E 1

University of ReginaAlumni MagazineSpring 2006Volume 18, Number 1

EditorGreg Campbell ’85, ’95

Communications DirectorPaul Corns

Alumni Association Board 2005-06Lisa King ’95President

Brian Munro ’96First V-P

Loni Kaufmann ’95Second V-P

Michael Tomka ’96V-P Finance

Matt Hanson ’94, ’97Past-President

Charlene Banjac ’98Margaret Dagenais ’87, ’91, ’97 John KearseyTeresa Lewis ’01Sean McEachern ’03 Anita McLennan ’96Christy Ross ’93 Greg Swanson ’76Victor Thomas

ContributorsBill ArmstrongSabrina Cataldo ’97, ’99 ’04Christopher DewBlake Lambert ’97 Anne Luke ’85, ’05B. D. Miller ’89, ’95Ernie PappasM E Powell (Marie Mendenhall) ’80, ’88, ’01Derek Stoffel ’94, ’96Lee WardMargaret Webb

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On the cover:James McConica’s gift to the U of R’s Building Dreams andFutures campaign will help fine arts students at the U of Rflourish. He is photographed at the Steinway concert grandpiano his donation helped purchase for the U of T’s musicfaculty.Photo: Christopher Dew 22


W H A T ’ S N E W A T T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F R E G I N A

Another chair around the U of R research table

Christine W. Chan, a professor ofelectronic/software systems engineering atthe University of Regina’s Faculty ofEngineering, has been named theUniversity’s eighth Canada ResearchChair (CRC).

Chan’s appointment as CRC Tier 1 inEnergy and Environmental Informaticscomes with research grants of $1.4 million,plus an infrastructure grant of $104,314from the Canada Foundation for Innovation(CFI) – an amount eligible for matching bythe Saskatchewan government’s Innovationand Science Fund.

As a software systems engineer, Chandesigns information models to help

understandthepetroleumproductionandprocessingindustriesand theirproblems.Her researchis helpingimprove theproductivityof energy(includingpetroleum)processes as

well as management of environmentalpollution caused by the production and useof energy.

The Canada Research Chair Programwas established by the federal governmentin 2000, with an allocation of $900million. The program aims to makeCanada one of the world’s top fivecountries for research and development.

Balanced budget achievesfinancial goals

The University of Regina Board ofGovernors has approved a balancedoperating budget for 2006-07 that holdsthe line on undergraduate tuition fees andaddresses a number of financial challenges.

The budget plan outlines anexpenditure of over $123 million for 2006-07 and achieves four primaryobjectives: creates a balanced budget;eliminates the University’s $1.6 millionstructural deficit; establishes a plan toaddress the University’s $3.7 millionaccumulated deficit; establishes a plan toaddress the $5.2 million unfunded capitaldebt on the Centre for Kinesiology, Healthand Sport.

“The University has experiencedunparalleled growth over the last fiveyears,” says University of Regina Board ofGovernors Chair Garth Fredrickson. “Thisyear’s budget allows the University tomaintain stability, consolidate its resourcesand plan for the future.”

The board has approved the zero-increase for undergraduate tuition fees forthe second straight year, made possible bythe 7.2 per cent increase in the provincialoperating grant. The University will stillbe required to limit or reduce expendituresin 2006-07 to reach its deficit and debtreduction targets.

“This budget addresses a number ofshort-term challenges and creates a strongfoundation for future growth,” saysPresident and Vice-Chancellor Robert E.Hawkins. “It is a fiscally responsiblebudget that provides resources for theUniversity’s strategic initiatives. It is also abudget that will help our faculty and staffas we build a comprehensive nationalUniversity committed to teaching andresearch excellence.”

The 2006-07 budget will provide formodest increases across a number of areassuch as benefits and wages as a result ofnew collective agreements with facultyand CUPE employees, scholarships,electronic library purchases, andimprovements to the University’scomputer network and services.

Construction continues onthe new lab buildingaddition

The new Laboratory Building additioncontinues to take shape on the Universitycampus. The building will house some ofthe best and most modern research andteaching facilities in the country, providingstate-of-the-art laboratory space for facultyand students.

The new building will have space toaccommodate 30 principle investigators,each with a team of four to five post-doctoral researchers and graduate studentresearchers.

Construction on the addition isexpected to be completed in spring 2007.

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Christine Chan Work continues on the University’s newLaboratory Building addition on the U of Rcampus.



U of R marketing studentson their way to China

Three University of Regina marketingstudents will travel to China for somehands-on experience in internationalmarketing. Krista Loydl, Jocelyn Lanoieand Treena Amyotte won the Faculty ofBusiness Administration’s second annualBridges to International Practicecompetition on April 7. The competitionchallenged fourth-year businessadministration students to developmarketing strategies to help HyporCanada, one of the world’s leadingsuppliers of swine genetics, expand itsoperations in China. In addition toearning course credit, the winning team

travels to China on behalf of Hypor totest and validate their marketing strategyfirst-hand.

“This is an excellent example of thepartnerships the University is buildingwith businesses in our community andaround the world,” says marketingprofessor Sylvain Charlebois. “Ourstudents have the opportunity to addreal-world experience to their classroomlearning. By the time they graduate, theyare fully trained for a career ininternational marketing. This benefits notonly the students, but also the businessesthat hire them.”

The Faculty of Business Administrationis currently seeking new partners for itsBridges to International Practicecompetition and welcomes inquiries frominterested businesses.

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One morning in late April I noticed that the halls ofthe University were strangely silent. That, coupledwith the warm weather, made me realize that spring

exams were over and that our very active students hadscattered to summer jobs and other pursuits. I alsorealized that I had made it through to the end of my firstacademic year as president.

It has been a fabulous, busy experience at ourdynamic, exciting University. Getting to know alumni hasbeen an important part of that experience. I attendedalumni events in Vancouver, in Calgary, and in Toronto Imet alumni working for the firm where I first worked as alaw student in the summer of ’76. In Regina, at Christmas,Marie-France and I had the entire Alumni Associationboard to the house for dinner. I have enjoyed meetingalumni at events like the Alumni Association CrowningAchievement Awards and the Showcase U of R events.

Every time I meet you, I am struck by how successful you have become andhow proud you are of your connection to your alma mater. Thank you forthat. You link our past to our future. Your support is critical to us as welaunch new generations of young people into their careers and into serviceas active community citizens.

Another important part of my first year has been getting to know thescope of research activity at the University. What distinguishes universitiesis their capacity to generate new knowledge. Over the last few months, Ihave sat in on research presentations by our scholars on a wide range ofengaging and pertinent topics.

We have appointed eight Canada Research Chairs, with three more tocome. Our University has a worldwide reputation in the energy andenvironment field for the work that we do in injecting CO2 into gas wells inorder to increase their productivity. We are being increasingly recognized forour work in public policy areas ranging from the study of comparativehealth care systems to urban policing strategies. And, our healthresearchers are using interdisciplinary techniques to study the impact ofsocial, psychological and biological determinants on health.

In an example of how good research and good teaching go hand inhand, next fall we will launch a new undergraduate bachelor’s degree inhealth studies that will prepare our students for careers in health-relatedprofessions and in health policy work. This degree will be a first in WesternCanada.

These are just some examples of what we are doing. Our students aredemanding more “second” or “destination” degree programming. Goingforward, we are planning to expand our graduate and professional degreeofferings. In the latter category, everything from speech pathology to law,from utility engineering to design are all being considered as possible degreeprograms. At the same time, we continue to be firmly committed to qualityundergraduate education. Our students want opportunities to combineclassroom learning with “real world” experience. To that end, we areexamining ways in which every undergraduate at the U of R can have accessto either a cooperative learning experience, a foreign or domestic exchangeexperience, or a service learning experience where, in the context of acourse, the student goes into the community, applies what he or she haslearned, and returns to the classroom to analyze the impact of theory onreality.

In all of this, we need support from alumni. Sometimes that will meanthat your organizations will employ one of our cooperative studies students.Sometimes it will mean that, by your pride in your U of R degree, and bythe advice that you give our students and prospective students, you set anexample. Sometimes it will mean that you are able to make a financialcontribution that will enable us to add value to our programs.

Thank you for your continued support – your commitment inspires us tocontinue to strive to make the University of Regina a preferred place tostudy and work.

Robert E. HawkinsPRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR

Dean of the Faculty of BusinessAdministration Garnet Garven with thewinners of the Bridges to InternationalPractice marketing competition (left to right)Krista Loydl, Jocelyn Lanoie and TreenaAmyotte.


New health studies degreeunique in Western Canada

A new undergraduate degree in healthstudies will prepare students to lookbeyond the medical system to meet thecomplex health care issues facing thecountry. The interdisciplinary bachelor ofhealth studies (BHS) degree programfocuses on the social, economic, andcultural determinants of health and howthese factors influence beliefs, attitudes,and practices, as well as individualbehaviour. The bachelor’s health studiesdegree is unique in Western Canada

The program is a collaboration betweenthe Faculty of Arts and Faculty ofKinesiology and Health Studies at the U of R, and the First Nations University ofCanada. It will also involve partnershipswith provincial and national health-careagencies and providers, through fieldworkopportunities for students.

The BHS provides students with abroad perspective and includes coursesthat emphasize the social, psychologicaland biological determinants of health andillness. The program teaches the toolsneeded to critically evaluate health-relatedtheory, research, or policy, and it exploresalternative concepts of health and illnessin different social and cultural contexts.

Outstanding student-athletes honoured

Honouring outstanding student-athleteswas the focus of the University’s 31stAthletic Awards Night on April 7. ThePresident’s Award for athletic andacademic excellence and communityinvolvement was presented to LaraSchmidt, a member of the women’s

basketball team who played out herCanadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)eligibility last season. The mostoutstanding female athlete award went toAli Bernard a member of the women’swrestling team and a gold medalist at theCIS championships. Wade Huber, the CISgold medalist in long jump, was namedmost outstanding male athlete. Therecipients of the Award for CougarsExcellence (ACE) were former women’sbasketball coach Sue Hilton in thebuilder’s category and the 2001 women’sbasketball squad in the team category.

The most valuable player awards wentto: men’s basketball, Bryden Wright;women’s basketball, Lara Schmidt; men’svolleyball, Anthony DiPaola; women’svolleyball, Jenn Prokopetz; men’s hockey,Clint Chambers; women’s hockey, ElysiaCobbledick and Chelsa Heywood; men’strack and field, Wade Huber; women’strack and field, Nicole McKell; men’swrestling, Jon Rice; women’s wrestling, AliBenard; swimming, Linda Duarte; Ramsfootball, Steve Wilson; soccer, JessieWaller. Outstanding rookie awards went toBeth Clark and Ian Jestadt.

President Hawkins receiveshonorary doctorate

St. John’s College, a founding college ofthe University of Manitoba, has awardedUniversity of Regina President RobertHawkins an honorary doctor of canon lawdegree.

St. John’s warden and vice-chancellorJanet Hoskins noted that Hawkins is agraduate of the University of Manitobaand St. John’s College. “He is beinghonoured as a person whose manyaccomplishments and dedication to theideal of education and service have earnedhim the right to serve as a model whichexemplifies the spirit of St. John’sCollege,” she said.

Hawkins is the fifth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Regina.Born in Dauphin, Manitoba, he attendedthe University of Manitoba (St. John’sCollege), where he earned his bachelor ofarts (honours) degree in history andeconomics in 1972. In 1978, he received abachelor of laws degree from theUniversity of Toronto and the followingyear received a master of laws degree fromYale University.

He also obtained bachelor of arts(1978) and master of arts (1980) degreesin modern British history from OxfordUniversity (Corpus Christi College). In

1988, he was awarded a Diplôme d'EtudesApprofondies (avec mention) in Frenchconstitutional and administrative law fromUniversité de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne).

“This award has special significance forme,” said Hawkins. “I came to St. John’sfrom a small Manitoba town when I was17. At the college, my professors openedup the world of ideas to me. Theysuggested that I go to Oxford. Myexperience there showed me thatprofessors can change the lives of theirstudents forever, something that hasguided my career and something that Inow see happening every day at theUniversity of Regina.”

U of R employees honoured

The winners of this year’s Awards forExcellence in Administrative and SupportService are Denise Lindenbach, facultyadministrator in the Faculty of Education(APT) and Marnie Jeworski from theFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research(CUPE).


(left to right): Wade Huber, Lara Schmidt andAli Bernard came away with the major awardsat the U of R’s 31st Athletic Awards Night onApril 7. Photo by Don Healy, courtesy of theRegina Leader-Post.

Awards of Excellence recipients DeniseLindenbach (left) and Marnie Jeworski.

President Robert Hawkins



Comings and goings

David Gauthier has been appointedassociate vice-president (research). In hisnew position, Gauthier will champion thegrowth and development of research atthe University of Regina. Gauthier joinedthe University in 1985 as a professor ofgeography and has been serving the

University as executive director of theCanadian Plains Research Center (CPRC)since 1995. He founded the Centre forGIS and also helped found the PrairieAdaptation Research Collaborative(PARC), and is the publisher of theEncyclopedia of Saskatchewan.

David Button has been named the newvice-president (administration) effectiveJuly 1. Button has served the Universityfor the past 11 years and previously heldthe position of associate vice-president(facilities and planning). Button and hisunit have received internationalrecognition for the planning and executionof the recent building boom on campus.

Kathryn Laurin, acting vice-president (administration), is leavingthe U of R to become president ofMount St. Vincent University inHalifax on July 1. Laurin has servedthe University of Regina for morethan 21 years in various roles

including professor, dean, chair, andvice-president. In her role as choralconductor, she lead the University ofRegina Chamber Singers to first place intwo national C.B.C. choral competitionsand to first place in the InternationalEisteddfor competition in Wales.

Stephen McClatchie, associate vice-president (academic) has accepted theposition of vice-president (academic andresearch) at Mount Allison University inSackville, N. B. In his role as associatevice-president (academic), McClatchiedeveloped policy, negotiated facultycontracts, provided leadership and leddiscussions on new programming. He takesup his new role on August 1.

U of R Graduate Students’Association leads by giving

The University of Regina GraduateStudents’ Association (GSA) is making a$50,000 donation to the University ofRegina’s Building Dreams and Futurescampaign. The GSA gift funds fourscholarships supporting continuedexpansion of the U of R graduate studiesprogram and marks the first graduatestudent gift to the University.

“The Graduate Students’ Association istaking a leadership role in thedevelopment of our University,” said GregKratzig, president of the GSA.“Establishing these scholarships is animportant contribution to the continuedadvancement of graduate studies at theUniversity of Regina.”

The four annual scholarships will bepresented starting in 2006 and include twoawards of $750 in support of part-timestudents and two awards of $1,250 insupport of full-time students. One of thefull-time scholarships will be awarded to adomestic student and the other will beawarded to an international student.

Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar talks with U ofR graduate students following her keynote addressat the April 7 “Putting Theory into Practice:Transferring Creativity into Community Wisdom”conference.

Stephen McClatchie

Kathryn Laurin

Dave Button

David Gauthier


Symes honoured in China

Larry Symes, former director ofInformation Services at the University ofRegina, was presented with the prestigiousQilu Friendship Award at a ceremony inthe city of Jinan, Shandong province,China.

The award is presented annually toforeign experts who have contributed tothe social development and economicconstruction of Shandong, a province inChina's northeast with a population of 90million people. It was created to recognize

individuals who have helped promote theprovince’s communication and co-operationwith overseas organizations

Symes has been instrumental innurturing the relationship between the U of R, the City of Regina and China formore than 25 years. He supervised the firstscholar who came from China to the U of Rin 1979, has lectured at several Chineseuniversities, and continues to assist theexchange of scholars and students.

The U of R twinned with ShandongUniversity in 1982 and led the way for theeventual twinning of the Regina with

Jinan. Since then relations and businessopportunities between Regina and Jinanhave grown substantially. In 1982, Symesestablished a lasting relationship with JingXinhai, founder of CVIC SE Software,which opened its new Canadian divisionoffice in Regina in August 2003. In 1998,he proposed and negotiated an agreementwith the National People's Congress(NPC), establishing the Qiao ShiScholarship which brings NPC officials toRegina to study.

Canada Research Chairappointment for geographer

Joe Piwowar, an associate professor ofgeography involved in climate changeresearch, has been awarded a CanadaResearch Chair appointment. Piwowaruses geographic information systems (GIS)

to understand how climate change affectsthe management of Prairie resources.

The appointment will give theUniversity’s research program a significantfinancial boost. CRC will provide$100,000 per year for five years – anamount which may be matched by the


Larry Symes (shown here with Jing Xinhai)received the prestigious Qilu Friendship Awardat a ceremony in the city of Jinan, Shandongprovince, China.

Joe Piwowar

Stepping away

AFTER SIX YEARS AT THE HEAD OF THEIRRESPECTIVE FACULTIES, DEANSMCKINNON AND MACLEAN ARE TAKING AWELL-DESERVED ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.

Asked for their impressions of theirlast six years at the U of R, thewords tumble out of Margaret

McKinnon and Michael MacLean. Thecommon thread of their recollections isthat they both are “incredibly fortunateand grateful” for their experiences asdeans of the Faculty of Education andthe Faculty of Social Work,respectively.

The married couple view the leaveas an opportunity for both to catch upon the latest research in theirprofessions. They plan to spend sometime at a university in England thatspecializes in such research, and thenperhaps at a similar institution in

Sydney, Australia. They will return to their respective faculties as professors in 2007.“We’ve seen new programs introduced, fine new spaces opened on campus, and

research has expanded dramatically,” observes McKinnon. “We’re also fortunate,”MacLean adds, “because education and social work rely so much on alumni who serveas mentors to our students, and who provide placements for them.” McKinnon adds,“Others work as sessional lecturers or are grad students. Without their support wewouldn’t be able to provide our students with the experiences we do.”

Reflecting on their tenure as deans, both also note the increasing emphasis oncross-disciplinary programming, the growing number of partnerships with otherinstitutions and the expanding geographic scope of the U of R’s programs.

“Our mandate is provincial and beyond,” says McKinnon. “We have educationpartnerships with the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC), the GabrielDumont Institute (SUNTEP) and NORTEP, which prepares teachers for northernareas of the province.” MacLean describes working with the FNUC to develop amaster of aboriginal social work program as an “amazing opportunity.” He also notesthat the U of R’s social work degree is available in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, and inWhitehorse, through Yukon College. A certificate program is offered in Fort Smith,N.W.T.

“The deans of the various faculties work much more cooperatively here than insome other universities,” MacLean states. “There is support for one another, acollegial way of working together that produces a broader, richer education for ourstudents.”

Margaret McKinnon and Michael MacLean



Province in the first two years. The awardhelps establish a research team in the areasupported by the Chair, including graduatestudents and other researchers acrosscampus.

In addition, the Canada Foundation forInnovation will provide an infrastructuregrant of $149,102 – an amount eligible formatching by the Saskatchewangovernment’s Innovation and ScienceFund.

Piwowar’s research focuses on issues ofenvironmental balance.

“We live in a period of increasingdemands on limited resources and rapidlychanging environments,” he says.“Resource overuse has resulted inenvironmental, atmospheric, and socialchanges, particularly in Prairie regions. Wewill provide information on which to basenew management strategies that ensurethe sustainability of these resources forfuture generations.”

International award for U of R

The University of Regina became the firstCanadian institution to win theOutstanding Institutional AchievementAward from the Association of CollegiateConference and Events Directors –International (ACCED-I).

The U of R received the award for itsrole as a partner in staging the 2005Canada Games last August.

“This award recognizes the incredibletalent and commitment of the entireUniversity community,” says University

President Robert Hawkins. “The CanadaSummer Games was an important event inthe life of our University. It was acelebration of excellence made possiblethrough the contribution of a greatnumber of people.”

The award recognizes the University-wide effort involved in making the Gamesa success.

ACCED-I is an organization of morethan 1,400 campus professionals whodesign, market, and co-ordinate and planconferences and special events on thecampuses of colleges and universitiesaround the world. The 2006 awards werepresented at the ACCED-I 26th AnnualConference, Mar. 26-29 in Dallas, Texas.

Inspiring teachers honoured

Seven University teachers were honouredat the 10th Annual Inspiring TeachingAwards Dinner. The TeachingDevelopment Centre at the U of Rcreated the awards to recognize and affirm

excellence in teaching.Colleges and facultieschoose an outstandingstudent who then choosestwo of his or her mostinspiring teachers – onefrom his or her K-12 yearsand one from universitystudy – for the awards.

University Teachers• George Hoffman,Department of History(selected by StephanieGreenway, Arts)• Sandra Steen, Faculty ofBusiness Administration(selected by Johanna Fry,Business Administration)• Robert Piercey, Campion

College (selected by Lindsay Springer,Campion College)

• Sandra Bassendowski, SIAST (selectedby Jan Craig, Centre for ContinuingEducation)

• Yvette Beutel, Faculty of Education(selected by Petra Durovick,Education)

• Dena McMartin, Faculty ofEngineering (selected by Ross Phillips,Engineering)

• Bernie Gruell, Department of PoliticalScience (selected by AmandaSmytanuik, Student DevelopmentCentre)

URAT tourney supportsCougars basketball

The seventh edition of the URATBasketball Tournament proved to be themost successful ever as $7,000 was raisedto support U of R basketball programs.

Fifty-two teams competed in the three-day tournament held March 31-April 2 atthe U of R. The tournament, sanctionedby Basketball Saskatchewan (BSI), alsodecided this year’s provincial basketballchampions.

According to tournament founderBruce Chernoff BAdmin’81, thetournament has grown to become thelargest in Western Canada. Men’s andwomen’s teams from every corner of theprovince participated in the tournamentincluding Caronport, Estevan, FortQu’Appelle, Kamsack, Moose Jaw, PrinceAlbert, Regina, Saskatoon, and Yorkton.Tournament sponsors included Aiki-MindServices, BSI, CGI, Estevan Eye Clinic,IBM, O'Hanlon's Pub, and the TravelodgeHotel. Go to www.uratbasketball.com formore information.

For current U of R news visit theCampus News web site at:www.uregina.ca/news

Catherine Bickford-White (left) accepts theOutstanding Institutional Achievement Awardfor the U of R’s involvement in the CanadaSummer Games. The U of R is the firstCanadian institution to win the award.

Action from this year’s URAT basketballtournament.



Residential School Baby (2002)

Crow-style Cradleboard

Marcia Ann Chickeness

The cradleboard was used during

a baby’s first year, so it was,

essentially, its first home outside

the womb. Like the womb, the

cradleboard nurtured physical,

mental and spiritual growth. The

legend of the cradleboard goes

back to the time when the Creator

transformed the rib of Man into

Woman.

Mom’stheWordBy M E Powell

Photos by Don Hall, AV Services

T h e C re a to r t u r n e d to W o m a n a n d gave her a cradleboard and said:

T h i s i s w h e r e y o u w i l l b e g i n t h e r a i s i n g o f a l l y o u r c h i l d r e n …



Women across campus are comingtogether set on advancing issues faced bymothers in academia and to support andpromote research on mothering.

Jocelyne Praud, a U of R associate professor of political

science, made a conscious decision to put off having

children until she achieved tenure. In 2003, at age 38, she

had her first child. After becoming an associate professor in

2004, she was pleased and surprised to learn she was pregnant

again.On January 3 at 4:08 a.m., Praud first looked into the angelic

face of her newborn son Franz. “You just look at this little baby,

--and fall in love with him,” Praud says.Her academic colleagues understood her desire to have one

child, she says, but some wondered if a second child was a“smart career decision.”

“In a university you really have the people who have kids, andthe people who don’t have kids,” she says. “It’s as if we are fromdifferent planets.”

Now, mothers at the U of R, like Praud, are coming togetherto support each other as academics, as researchers, and asmoms. The recently formed Association for Research onMothering-University of Regina (ARM-UR) has attracted theinterest of about 35 academic women from across campus

including graduate students, untenured faculty and tenuredprofessors.

The research group was begun by professor of visual artsLeesa Streifler, when she learned of a similar group thatsponsored conferences and produced a bi-annual publication atYork University. Streifler wasn’t alone in her feeling that this wasan idea whose time had come for the U of R.

“I was so relieved when I saw this group,” Praud says. “I justfelt I was no longer isolated.”

Alison Hayford, a U of R professor of sociology and socialstudies, mother of two grown daughters, and active member ofARM-UR, says the group has three avenues of enquiry. The firstis mothering as a research avenue for academic or scholarlyprojects that may show up in the classroom or in individual work.

ARM-UR members are engaged researchers and creators,whose work are diverse in both content and methodology.Sharing research ideas and plans for dissemination is ofparamount importance to the group’s mandate. The group alsointends to publish a book on contemporary mothering as well ashost a workshop or conference.

The second avenue involves practical work-related issuesaffecting the academic community. These might include theUniversity’s commitment to contract issues, daycare provisionsand similar practical areas of support.

The third avenue involves what Hayford calls the “reality ofwhat being a mother means.” For example, studies show

Jocelyne Praud (political science)and son Franz Henriques.

Kathryn Bracht (theatre) andher daughter LinaCunningham-Bracht.

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academics with children tend to be more productive thanacademics without children – yet academic women with childrentend to publish less than their male counterparts. Fortunately,smaller universities that focus on undergraduate studies, like theUniversity of Regina, tend to be more supportive, Hayford adds.

Another important aspect of the group is the opportunity itaffords graduate students and younger women in academia.Insights and experiences about such things as the impact andtiming of motherhood as well as ways to cope with its realitiesand success in career goals are regular topics of discussion.

For Streifler, mothering research offers a new outlet for hercreative work. An accomplished artist, Streifler’s previous workwas based on her life experience. The work was feminist in focusand challenging contemporary social norms and notions offemininity. After her son Daniel arrived she realized that herexperience as a mother had become the focus of her work. Thetone would not be the typical romantic notion of the Madonna butrather a look at “the complex realities of motherhood; the fears,anxieties, guilt, work and exhaustion of motherhood – things thatdon’t get talked about because they are considered taboo, orunfeminine”.

Streifler says she also feels fortunate to have become amother at a very secure and stable time in her career. Sheworked at the University for 16 years and attained fullprofessorship before becoming a mother, “a most unusualacademic path” Streifler admits. That is not to say motherhoodposes no conflicts.

“I feel every decision I make is really weighted,” Streifleraffirms. The reality of balancing career and family, for example,meant that recently she decided not to attend an opening of herown work in a show in Hamilton.

“Many women still feel that they have to make a choice,” saysRuth Chambers, associate dean of fine arts, “and it can beparalyzing.”

“It’s a myth that being a mother requires a compromise in yourcareer,” Chambers maintains. As a single parent, she becamedepartment head of visual arts while her son Simon was atoddler. Like most academic mothers, Chambers has had to putsome research on hold or do less teaching at times, but she wasable to pick these areas up again as Simon grew older.

Now, as associate dean, she appreciates having a secureincome and flexible work schedule. She has arranged someshorter work days during the week, and evening and weekendwork when Simon, now eight years old, is with his father.

Motherhood gave her the chance to develop valuable multi-tasking skills, greater confidence and efficiency, and aperspective that has helped her recognize how to prioritize andto identify the crucial aspects of a situation or project. Sheacknowledges these assets can be developed in other ways, butadds, “I think it’s something that goes along with motherhood.”

Being a mother forces you to recognize the value of abalanced life. “Having a life where work doesn’t always come firstis a perk,” Chambers says.

Leesa Streifler is excited about the interest demonstrated andpossibilities being discussed by the group. “I feel I now have anadditional academic home, where I can learn from colleaguesinterested in the issues I am exploring as well as understandingthe realities of my life as an academic parent.”

For more information on ARM-UR, contact Leesa Streifler at

[email protected].

M E Powell (Marie Mendenhall) is an award-winning writer and

photographer. She has had more than 500 freelance articles published

or broadcast. Her children's book manuscript won first place in the

Saskatchewan Writers Guild 2005 Short Literary Awards.

Leesa Streifler (visual arts)and son Daniel Bell.


Spring 2006 T H E T H I R D D E G R E E 1 1

only child

they call you an only childas if the word only meant merelynot nearly enough

as if we’d done something wrong

its true you have no siblingsbut you are not have never beenan only anything

you are my son an all

Lynda Monahan

Lynn Loutzenhiser(psychology) andchildren Maya andJoshua Soifer.

Ruth Chambers (visualarts) and son SimonChambers Crease.

Amy Stensrud(graduate student) andson Mason Stefaniuk.



U P CC LL OO SS EE

Omar Forrest BFA’98 wasn’t fazed when he was given less thanone act’s notification that he would be appearing on stage forthe first time in the gargantuan Toronto stage musical The

Lord of the Rings. But then this was the moment Forrest had prepared for all of his

adult life. “I knew what I had to do because of all the hard work I’ve put

in,” recalls Forrest, 29. “The fact that it was my first time puttingon the costume and first time being on stage and doing the

choreography witheveryone else in front of2,000 people was a lotfor the senses to takein, but really satisfying.”

As a “swing”, Forrestis responsible forcovering one of 10ensemble actors if theyare unable to perform.He had a lot of time tolearn these roles, with agruelling rehearsalschedule that began inSeptember 2005.

Forrest has beencalled on stage manytimes since that firstnight. The roles vary,from a Black Rider to aRanger. Each characterhas challenging physicalrequirements, likewalking on stilts up tothree metres high orflying across the stagein a harness.

“I have to be able toperform almost every ensemble male position, except for a Hobbit,”Forrest explains. “It is a huge responsibility being able to jump intosomeone’s track if something does go wrong, so I feel really specialin that case.”

The University of Regina alumnus has been in many shows sincehe graduated from the theatre program in 1998, but this one is alittle different. Since last spring’s announcement that Torontowould premiere The Lord of the Rings, the world’s eyes have beenon the production. More than $27 million has been invested tocreate a theatrical spectacle that places the audience in J.R.R.Tolkien’s world.

Forrest is thankful for the quality of education he received atthe University of Regina, saying he would not be part of thismonumental show without it. “I had a great university experience,”he says. “We did some really cool theatre and I learned a lot aboutmyself as an actor.”

While his love was for the theatre, he spent his first year as achemistry student. However, electrons and exothermic reactionswere not as alluring to him as Shakespeare and Stoppard.Thankfully for him, the University also had a theatre program. “Iwas sitting in a chemistry lab one day and was looking around ateveryone thinking that I couldn’t do this for the rest of my life,” hesays. “At the time, there were auditions at the University for JudithThompson’s Lion in the Streets. I auditioned and got cast and thatwas it. The next semester I registered in the theatre department.”

Forrest spent the next three years consumed by theatre, starringin shows, taking classes and spending time honing his skills. Hesaid he learned a lot during this period, especially from hisinstructors. “We got a lot of encouragement from the professors,”he recalls. “They never settled, which is something I really cherishnow. They always pushed us to do more and demanded that we goall the way.”

Forrest managed to find some spare time to join the University’strack team during his final year. “It was insane trying to find timefor both,” he laughed. “I think we did four senior productions thatyear and on top of that I was training about 14 hours a week. I wasjust so passionate about theatre and track and field that theysustained me. I would go to school all day, rehearse in the eveningand then I’d run to the track and work out there with my coach.After training, I’d go back and do any studying or preparation I hadto do for the next day. Somewhere in there, I ate and slept.”

Forrest’s acting abilities and athleticism helped him win a part inThe Lord of the Rings, beating out more than 4,000 hopefuls whoauditioned. He hopes that his dedication and abilities will help himstand out from the 55-member cast and land him a lead role in theNew York production of the show, which is slated to open in spring2008.

The Lord of the Rings is Forrest’s life at the moment. Rehearsalsand performances run six days a week. “I think all my friends thinkI’ve abandoned them because I don’t see or speak to anyone,” helaughs. “I go home and sleep, get up again, eat and then I’m backat the theatre. It has fully taken over my life, but I love it.”

When reflecting on the period of his life spent at the Universityof Regina, Forrest says there is nowhere else he would have ratherlearned the craft of acting. “I always felt that I didn’t need to go toone of the bigger schools, like the National Theatre School,” hesays. “You get as much out of a program as you put into it.”

Tina Depko is an arts journalist from Saskatchewan working in Toronto.

Living a dreamOmar Forrest first started honing his acting skills asa student on U of R stages. Now he’s in the spotlightin one of the largest musicals ever staged.

By Tina Depko

Omar Forrest. Photo courtesy of MirvishProductions.




To spend an hour with James KelseyMcConica – which easily stretches to two orthree – is to drop in on conversations with a

couple of popes, members of Britain’s royal familyand leading intellectuals of the 20th century. InMcConica’s hands, an anecdote is a rich nugget,launched with a warm ready laugh, gathering up akeen observation, and often punctuated with a wry

barb, usually at his own expense. “Ah,” he says,“the human comedy is something we must all try tounderstand.”

But on this rainy April morning, in his book-lined office at the University of Toronto, McConicastruggles to explain how he, a prairie boy, born intothe thick of the depression in 1930 to Protestantparents, would become one of the leading Catholicscholars of our time, an Officer of the Order ofCanada, the president of a pre-eminent Catholicuniversity and now, at 76, long after most menwould be retiring, the president of the PontificalInstitute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto.

He touches on his days at Oxford, Princeton, U of T – he has studied at each – but says his storyproperly starts at Regina College, the precursor tothe University of Regina, where he was awarded anhonorary degree in 1999. “I had my first crisis offaith there,” he laughs. The youngest of fourchildren of American immigrants, McConicaarrived on campus from Central Collegiate highschool in Regina after “winning just about all theacademic awards there were to be won,” accordingto university friend Richard Remple, later a historyprofessor at McMaster University. To all, and most


James McConica has always had a soft spot

for his beloved St. Michael’s College campus grounds.

(He asked for, and received, a lifetime appointment to

head the college’s groundskeeping committee.) McConica,

one of the leading Catholic scholars of our time, also has

a soft spot for the University of Regina, where his

remarkable academic journey began. His recent gift

targeted to U of R fine arts scholarships will help students

blossom into outstanding artists and musicians. Fine arts,

says McConica, is where we detect the flowering of the

human spirit.

T h e c o n s t a n t


By Margaret WebbPhotos by Christopher Dew

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McConica heads the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies, the oldest humanities research institute in Canada, and the only pontifical institute outside Rome.


McConica was recently invited to deliver a lecture on Erasmus to theSmithsonian Institution’s Great Schools Forum.Shown above is an impression of Erasmus’s seal, an antique gemrepresenting the god Terminus, to which he added the motto, Cedo Nulli – “I yield to no one.”


especially McConica’s parents, Thomas and Edith,their son seemed destined to be a practical man, aman of science, a chemist or engineer. “Then thingsfell apart,” McConica says. “I couldn’t face going on.

I was really in the dumps.” That, then, was his first week atRegina College. He promptly dropped out of science andenrolled in all the courses he envied his friends taking. “Mr.Wagg, the registrar, said, ‘well, this looks like Type B arts,’”laughs McConica. “My parents were aghast.”

But that year studying arts at Regina College (where hespent much of his time in the library reading everything hecould get his hands on) set McConica on a path that would seehim earn a history degree from the University of Saskatchewanand win the Rhodes Scholarship that would launch his stellaracademic career. “In a way, I found part of myself there,” hesays. “Regina is home, and still is.”And it’s one of the reasons why hehas honoured the U of R with one ofits largest gifts.

His story continues at OxfordUniversity, where he obtained a BA,MA and a Doctorate then returnedthroughout his academic career,finally to edit The History of theUniversity of Oxford. Here he ischatting with Prince Charles in theFellow’s Garden or with the QueenMom at a Remembrance Dayluncheon. Quips McConica now:“He’s quite a bit shorter than youmight think,” and “she had amarvelous art of putting people atease.” One could say the same ofMcConica.

McConica was attracted to hisprimary research topic, Erasmus,because “he didn’t fit in”, not so forMcConica. Oxford’s All SoulsCollege is a research institute forsenior fellows, attracting the brightestscholars in Britain. McConicabecame the first Roman Catholicpriest to be invited to join All Soulssince the English Reformation.Among his some 50 publications area highly influential – andcontroversial – study of EnglishHumanism and Reformation Politics andbiographies of Erasmus and Thomas More.Erasmus, the Catholic heretic and liberal was “inmany ways the precursor of Vatican II,” saysMcConica, but overshadowed by Luther and Calvin,the Protestant founders. In his work, McConica seeks thenon-doctrinaire, the ideas edited out by history’s winning side.

These days, McConica spends his working hours headingthe Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies, located in St.Michael’s College. It’s the oldest humanities research institute

in Canada, was honoured with papal statutes in 1939and remains the only pontifical institute outsideRome. He speaks of his meeting with Pope John II inthe Vatican during a conference of Catholic

universities, then produces a picture of himself withCardinal Joseph Razinger – the current pope, BenedictXVI. “Well, that’s my two popes, then,” he chuckles.

His third-floor office overlooks his beloved campusgrounds at St. Michael’s. (“I asked for a lifetime appointmentas head of the grounds keeping committee,” he says. “And I gotit.”) McConica served as president of University of St.Michael’s College, guiding the college through its ownchallenging reformation period from 1984 to 1990. Theuniversity – affectionately known as St. Mike’s by its 5,000students – was established by the Basilian Fathers in 1852 andemerged as one of the leading Catholic universities in theworld while federated with the secular University of Toronto.But by the time McConica took the helm, a new federationagreement, forced by cutbacks, ended St. Mike’s autonomy to

appoint faculty. “It was a big blow tomorale,” says McConica. “Manyfeared St. Mike’s would stop beingCatholic.” At the same time, liberalson faculty were protesting that thecollege was perhaps too Catholic –at least regarding the Church’s standon issues like the ordination ofwomen.

McConica mustered more than alittle prairie resolve to chart a coursethrough the turmoil. “I’m againstbrooding,” he says. “I’m for gettingon with things.” He launched acampaign that raised $5 million,nearly double the $2.4-millionprojection, to establish uniquecourses for which the college couldmake appointments, therebypreserving the personality of St.Mike’s. “It was extraordinarilysuccessful,” says McConica. “Iworked with (current St. Mike’sPresident) Richard Alway. He said,‘I’ll do the ask, you do the guilt.’Cardinal Carter was our first victim.”

By his own admission, McConicais a bit of a contrarian. To giveliberals a chance to voice their views– and hear a response – he invitedthe leading spokesperson for theconservative wing, Cardinal Joseph

Ratzinger, who would become Pope Benedict XVI.Says McConica: “If you have a university that

professes to be open to discussion, why not havesomeone who’s unpopular to speak here?” The meeting

with the Cardinal attracted nearly 6,000, forcingrelocation to Varsity Arena. McConica addressed the

assembly


McConica: “All in all, education is about who you are andhave been; that is what survives when what has beenlearned has been forgotten.”

as “Vatican II on Ice,” to great laughter and somediscomfort of the assembled churchmen. He doubtsthe meeting changed many views – on either side –but Ratzinger revealed “a great ability to listen,” a

trait he’s shown in his first year as Pope, according toMcConica.

To explain his own deep faith, McConica returns home toSaskatchewan. Raised a Protestant, McConica was increasinglyattracted to Catholicism after years of studying reformationhistory at Oxford. “I was a cocktail party Catholic, alwaysproducing the Catholic answer to any question at hand,” hesays. “I was sort of mischievous and very annoying to myfriends. But the answers were pretty close to right in my mind

and it was time to own up to it.”McConica says he suffered his second crisis of faith while

studying for a second MA at Princeton. He dropped his studiesagain, returned home to take his first teaching post at U of Sand committed himself to religious instruction. “It was the bestthing in the world,” says McConica. “During my Princeton"crisis" year, I dismantled systematically, and painfully, all of myconvictions and came to the conclusion that the irreducible

quantum of what I truly believed was that whatdefines us as individuals is not our intelligence, orachievement, or talents, beauty, charm etc. but theaccumulation of our deliberate, defining moral

decisions – what Aquinas called the "human act.”’Getting his feet back on native ground and going towork helping students turned out to be “a pretty goodcure” for what he jokingly calls “my over indulgentself-analysis.” At U of S, he also discovered the Basilian Fathersin Toronto. They offered McConica a way to enter thepriesthood and still continue his academic life. “That wascrucial. That was something I was given and I was responsiblefor.”

It’s not surprising then, given how Regina and Saskatchewanhave figured so profoundly in McConica’s life, that he donatedhis familial inheritance to the U of R – more than $230,000 –creating three scholarships in the McConica family name, all infine arts and all awarding excellence. His mother, an

accomplished pianist, taught piano; his father, a King’s Printer,found his voice as a newspaper publisher; his sister, Martha,was a visual artist. “This (gift) is very much about his family,”says Dean of Fine Arts Sheila Petty. “And he was definitely veryinterested in recognizing outstanding students.”

Richard Remple says McConica, despite close ties to Oxfordand U of T, always retained a special place in his heart for hishome province. He recalls having supper with McConica inOxford the night of the Quebec referendum in 1995:



Above: McConica donates $232,000 to the Building Dreams andFutures campaign while U of R President Robert Hawkins and Dean

of Fine Arts Sheila Petty look on. At top: A portrait of thescholar as a young man – a McConica neighbour, HildaStewart, captured the young James for posterity.

“It was all so terrible that we decided to talk aboutSaskatchewan.” Remple says his long-time friend hadgreat admiration for the “intellectual vibrancy” ofprairie people who endured so much – harsh climates,

isolation, difficult circumstances. “That he gave much of hispatrimony here says that he believes there’s a mission for the Uof R.”

Back in his office at St. Mike’s, McConica discusses alecture he delivered at the U of R in 1994, “The Trouble withEducation.” It is much like the man himself – smart, witty,quick to poke fun at himself and give credit to others, anddeeply concerned with the human condition. More than a littlelike Erasmus, McConica believes education should help peopleachieve the critical faculties to determine how to live ameaningful life, a purposeful life, rather than simply preparingstudents for employment. He writes, “All in all, education isabout who you are and have been; that is what survives whenwhat has been learned has been forgotten.” In a subsequentlecture, he quotes thinkers as divergent as Andy Warhol andSocrates to lamentthe decline ofliberal humanism:“In Warhol’sworld no one asks,“Who is man?”but only, at most,“who am I – justnow?’…Thesearch formeaning has beensupplanted by thesearch forsensation…relieved of anyvestige of moralrules or purpose.”

Of his gift tothe University ofRegina, he sayssimply, “In asecular world – ifthere is one – fine arts is where the human spirit really showsforth and animates our culture. It’s where we detect theflowering of the human spirit.”

The Trouble withEducation

A lecture delivered by James McConicato the Faculty of Education, Universityof Regina, 1994.

It is now a great many years since Istood under the night sky in Regina,searching the heavens with thetelescope my father had helped mebuild; or since I walked on the Prairieturf in the springtime looking for thelavender shine of hidden wild crocusand breathing in the herbal scent ofan unknown grey-leafed plantcrouching close to the soil with asurprising orange blossom; or heardthe unforgettable song of themeadowlark cascading into a springmorning behind Qu’Appelle Hall, asbold and clear as the cool, crisp airthat charged my lungs. Those of uswho grew up here never really leave,and I compare my experience ofSaskatchewan confidently with that ofFredelle Bruser. But unlike here, I findthat my memories do not call up theimage of man as a lone traveler, butsomething quite contrary – the imageof a people gathered from around theearth quite by chance, embarkedtogether on an uncharted journeyamidst tremendous adversity, andfinding in that adversity the ground oftheir common humanity and mutualdevotion. Maybe it be so. I think thatwe should be able to find in theirlegacy the seeds of true wisdom. If wedo not, it is our own fault.

Prairie Boywatercolour on ivoryHilda Joyce Stewart (1892 - 1978)Courtesy of the MacKenzie Art Gallery.

If you want to help put the bloom on the human spirit, consider a gift to the University’sBuilding Dreams and Futures campaign. Phone 306.337.2446 or visit us online at:www.uregina.ca/campaign

Margaret Webb’s writing has appeared in Saturday Night, Chatelaine and the Globe andMail. She teaches magazine writing in Ryerson's Continuing Education division and livesin Toronto.

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Dr. George Anderson MA’74 - Lifetime Achievement Award

Ben Grebinski BEd’79, PGDEA’89, MEd’91 -Distinguished Alumni Award Professional/Business

Roxane Schury BA’81, BSW’97 - Distinguished Alumni Award Humanitarian/Community Service

Hiedi Pearson BA’93, CA’05 - Alumni Service Award

Pamela Lynn Ait-Allaoua BSW’01 - Young Alumni Award



Giv

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It’s a lot of money. Hard to wrap your head around.

When the University of Regina launched the Building

Dreams and Futures campaign it was seen as

ambitious. But that’s okay. After all, this is the U of R…

an ambitious place with ambitious students and

alumni, the University where many outstanding men

and women – just like you – received their education

and have gone on to major accomplishments.

We are in the final year of the Building Dreams and

Futures campaign and there are two goals we’re

aiming to reach by spring 2007.

1. $12,000,000 cash and pledges– achieving the

$75,000,000 portion of the campaign goal.

2. $15,000,000 bequest / estate commitments –

achieving the $25,000,000 planned giving goal.

We’re extremely grateful to donors who have made

our success possible to this point. We’ll continue to

work with individuals, corporations and

foundations. Now we need you – our alumni – to

be part of reaching the goal: 12 million dollars in

12 months.

Your campaign pledge and contribution will show

the country that we are a major player nationally

and internationally while supporting students and

research.

"The scholarship fund is very important to us.It's an opportunity to honour our father, Bill

Cameron, who was a respectedSaskatchewan journalist. He loved to

teach, and provided guidance to many.He would be proud to know that thefund is helping aspiring journalists. AsU of R alumni, we are personallycommitted to supporting theUniversity that gave us so much."

Dr. Kathie Cameron, BSc ’76, Professor ofMathematics, Wilfred Laurier University

Lori Cameron, BA ’80, Key Account TeamLeader, Revlon Canada Inc.

“The creation of these fourscholarships is what the GraduateStudents’ Association is all about.We believe that it is important forstudents to help each other. As aresult, we are the first graduate

student group to make such acommitment, but we will not stop

there. We plan to increase the numberof scholarships for graduate students in

the coming years.”

Gregory Krätzig, President

University of Regina Graduate Students’ Association, 2005-06

Make a gift that works for youHow can you make a difference with such a significant chunk of change to raise for next year? Let’s break down the numbers and see what works foryou and your personal financial circumstances.

If 4,000 of our 47,000 alumni made a tax-deductible monthly commitment of $83.33 for a three year period (easy to do through credit card or automaticwithdrawal), we’ll surpass our goal. Simple. Some of you will want to give more, others less. Think of your gift in terms of a manageable monthlycontribution – whether it’s $83.33 or $166.66. That shows your pride in the University of Regina and support for the future of our province by keepingthe best and brightest students right here at home.

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“The University of Regina AlumniAssociation scholarship took a huge

burden off my shoulders. I was able tofocus on school rather than worrying about

how I was going to pay for my classes. Many of my friendswere working twenty-five hours a week, while I was able todevote my time towards school work, volunteering, andparticipating in extra-curricular activities.”

Chelsea Poncsak, pre-optometry student

Recipient of the University of Regina Alumni AssociationChildren of Alumni Entrance Scholarship

“This award gave me the freedom to choose a co-opterm for the experience and job satisfaction ratherthan just financial need. I have the opportunity to go

to Sweden for my co-op work term, and I’m reallylooking forward to the work and cultural experience.

This sort of an award makes these things possible.”

Ross Phillips, third-year environmental systems engineeringstudent

Recipient of the Mantle-Blachford Scholarship for Co-Operative Education

“This is my way of giving backto the U of R. It's not enough to

say ‘thanks’ for all I got when Iwas there. When I look back at

everything – the program, the profs,my friends, and my life there – I'mvery happy and very proud. Iwouldn't change a thing.”

Kevin Kaminski, B. Admin ‘00,Equity Research Associate,Telecommunications and Cable,Scotia Capital Inc.

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“My student loans only cover the basic necessities, soif it weren’t for this award, I would not be able to playhockey. Hockey is not a cheap sport – some of theequipment is expensive and there are a lot of costsinvolved in road trips. This award has given me theopportunity to play. Without it, I wouldn’t even have the skates to strap on.”

Jason Seerey, fourth-year social work student andmember of the Cougars Men’s Hockey Team

Recipient of the Brennan Office Plus Cougar Men’sHockey Award

Remember the U of R in your estate plansIf you want to talk about how to use your estate plan – retirement plans, insurancepolicies, savings, for example – to make a difference in the lives of future studentsat the U of R, please contact us today for more information!

Contact Donor Relations staff – Building Dreams and Futures Campaign

Good newsfor donors to the Building Dreams andFutures campaign! The elimination of the capital gains tax forgifts of publicly traded securities in therecent federal budget has made giving tothe University of Regina easier than ever.Find out more about donating the value oflisted stocks without having to pay acapital gain tax by visitingwww.uregina.ca/campaign/news

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When I entered the School of Journalism in September1995, I wanted to become a rock critic like GreilMarcus, author of books on Elvis Presley and the Sex

Pistols. Rock criticism seemed, at the time, a viable way ofmatching my interest in music to my new career path.

That idea lasted less than seven days.Never did I imagine in those heady times that I’d become a

foreign reporter, much less one who’d be kicked out of anAfrican country because of my work. Yet nearly a decade aftermy 1997 graduation, the Ugandan governmentunceremoniously expelled me on March 9.

I lived there for almost three years, arriving in Kampala inMay 2003 at the lowest ebb of my career. A two-year stint inJerusalem followed by an aborted effort to write a book aboutthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict and months of unemploymentproved utterly demoralizing. I considered returning to universityfor graduate studies, but CTV’s Africa bureau chief MurrayOliver, a great friend and fellow ’97 graduate, suggested I visitKampala, where he had lived since September 1999.

Facing limited prospects and continued unemployment, Iagreed. More than two years later, the move paid off as I wasreporting for The Economist, the influential British weeklymagazine, CBC Radio and American news outlets.

Unfortunately, my work also attracted unwelcome attentionfrom a few Ugandan officials in government.

The first whispers of dissatisfaction reached me August 2005.Ugandan friends told me government officials had drawn up alist of foreign reporters to deport, and my name was at the top.What caused apparent offence was a July 6, 2005 article I wrotefor SALON.com, an American website, and later reprinted by aUgandan daily newspaper. The government officials didn’t careabout the article as much as its sub-headline, which I didn’twrite, because it called Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni a“corrupt despot”.

Between that and my regular appearances on “AndrewMwenda Live”, a popular local radio program frequently criticalof the president, some government officials probably startedviewing me as a troublesome reporter.

In September, Robert Kabushenga, a senior media official,questioned an Economist story that detailed a shift inHIV/AIDS policy, one that promoted abstinence at the expenseof condoms, which worried several activists and scientists. Inmy subsequent encounters with him, he twice dropped hintsabout his unhappiness with my reporting, telling me that weshould talk about my work. He never followed up.

A first-hand account of how U of R journalism graduate Blathe ire of an entire government and for his troubles was has

Blake Lambert in Uganda. Photo: CTV

OUT OF AFRBy Blake Lambert BAJ’97



ate Blake Lambert single-handedly raisedwas hastily kicked out of Uganda.

When I attempted in early January to renew my annual mediaaccreditation, required of all resident foreign reporters, thegovernment refused. But no one bothered to inform me of thatdenial, a decision privately made by the information minister onJanuary 19. Nor did the minister and Kabushenga explain to methe reasons for it. In spite of that, I continued to report as normallyas I could since the February 23 presidential election loomed.

The government’s rejection of my accreditation meant that Icouldn’t renew my work permit, which expired on March 4. Itemporarily, or so I thought, left Uganda that day because I didn’twant to remain in the country with an invalid visa. Packing up mybelongings in case the government moved against me, I planned toobtain a tourist visa upon my return, which Canadians are allowedto do.

On March 9, Oliver and I arrived back at Uganda’s EntebbeAirport, by way of Nairobi, after a short vacation in southernAfrica. Feeling anxious, I got off the plane and walked to theimmigration counter for non-residents. But when I presented mypassport to the agent, my name must have been flagged becauseshe sent me to a small room off to the side. There, a namelesssecurity agent, wearing an airport visitor’s badge, effectively tookme into his custody. He sat behind a desk, making phone calls,while I sat in the chair in front of him, wondering what washappening. “No problem. There’s no problem,” the agent said inresponse to my questions. That’s when I knew I was in trouble.

The agent demanded I hand over my cellular phone, but Irefused, and he forbid me from visiting the bathroom. When Iasked him who he was and what security branch he worked for, hesnarled: “I’m the one in charge of this airport.”

Another argument and about 40 minutes later, I emerged from

the room, picked up my bagfrom Oliver and bid himgoodbye. Authorities then seizedmy passport, which was out ofmy hands until the next day,and my cellphone, which wasreturned. Immigration officialsarranged the necessarypaperwork to ban me fromUganda and returned me to Nairobi on the same plane I arrivedon. Neither they nor the security agent ever told me why I wasbeing kicked out. I discovered one of the reasons the next day byreading the Ugandan papers while stuck at Nairobi’s JomoKenyatta Airport. “Lambert’s presence in Uganda compromises

Uganda’s security status,” Interior Minister RuhukanaRugunda, in charge of immigration matters, toldreporters. No one in government has ever backed upthat allegation with any facts.

A more probable reason for my expulsion can befound in Kabushenga’s complaint, leaked to me by asource, about my work. “The false and biased newsreports of Mr. Lambert have been prejudicial to ourforeign policy in particular and the national interest ingeneral,” he wrote. As a result, Kabushenga felt that Ishould be denied the opportunity to continue workingin Uganda. “In fact, it is actually doing the countrymore damage, and this has to be stopped.”

The irony is my expulsion caused greater damage toUganda’s international image than any single story Icould have ever written or produced on the country.Media coverage in Africa, Europe and North America

of my sudden and enforced exit travelled wider than the Ugandangovernment possibly imagined, while international press freedomgroups and the New York-based Human Rights Watch criticizedthe move. “It’s a lousy day for Uganda,” an American diplomat toldme on March 10.

Once labelled an “African success story,” the country, accordingto numerous Ugandans and observers, has now gone sour. Criticssay Museveni, a charismatic guerilla leader turned statesman,deserves much of the blame. The slide is more tragic whenMuseveni’s achievements are considered.

After gaining independence in 1962, the country suffered fourmilitary coups, including Museveni’s, until 1986. But he restoredstability, peace and security to most of Uganda, taming the military.That’s no small feat given the misrule and mayhem endured by thecountry between 1971 to 1986 under the presidencies of Idi Aminand Milton Obote.

“No problem. There’s no problem,the agent said in response to myquestions. That’s when I knew

I was in trouble.”

FRICAUgandan President YoweriMuseveni’s last campaign

rally held at Kololoairstrip before the

February 23 elections.Photo: Monitor

Publications.

Lambert in an interview at IndianaUniversity’s journalism school.Photo: Joseph May


Museveni also rebuilt the country’s economy, sparkingimpressive growth, albeit fuelled by western donor countries, afteryears of collapse. He spoke out publicly about the HIV/AIDSpandemic, encouraging country-wide prevention througheducation, when presidential colleagues stayed quiet. While by nomeans a democrat – he endorsed one-party rule from 1986 until2003 – Museveni tolerated reasonable levels of criticism anddissent in a robust media, though not in the streets. That too isincreasingly under attack.

Government in decline can either arrest the spiral or arrest themessengers. Broadcast journalist Mwenda spent a weekend in jaillast August and still faces charges of sedition and promotingsectarianism. Two staffers with the Weekly Observer, a weeklynewspaper, are facing similar charges. Four days after my expulsion,the government shuttered an independent radio station innorthern Uganda for a February broadcast that was deemed athreat to national security. Government officials insist freedom ofthe press is alive and well, but they’re warning reporters to watchout because they’re “vulnerable people.” Unlike me, Ugandanreporters will be sent to jail, not on a flight to North America orEurope. Weeks after my expulsion, what fascinates me the most ishow my name resonates amongst Ugandans.

There have been talk shows, articles, columns, editorials andeven editorial cartoons about me, many favourable, by people whodon’t know me. Mwenda, more courageous than I'll ever be, calledme a “true hero,” and said the many Ugandans whose rights havebeen trampled upon for years will always hold me in high esteem.Oliver said I’ve become a symbol for everybody angry at thegovernment, not that I ever wanted that. Even if I did, I won’t beable to bask in my infamy or report Uganda anytime soon. TheUgandan stamp, marked by a blue X in ink, is an indeliblereminder that I'm now persona non grata. But when I’m oftenasked by Ugandans and other friends if I’ll ever return, my answeris an unequivocal yes.

Expect to see me when the regime changes.

Blake Lambert, ’97 graduate of the School of Journalism, lived inUganda from May 2003 to March 2006. He reported for TheEconomist, CBC Radio, The Christian Science Monitor and TheWashington Times.


Lambert’s passport.

Above two photos: Kampala street riots.Photo: Monitor Publications.

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Cartoon depicting Lambert’s expulsionfrom Uganda.




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Alumni volunteers returned to campus to share their real-worldexperience and advice with third- and fourth-year students atBackpack to Briefcase. The series of events were designed to helpprepare students for the transition from university, to work,graduate studies and travel. The four sessions – how to handle jobinterviews, the ins and outs of networking, dining etiquette andtips that will make working or traveling abroad more enjoyable –were enthusiastically received by more than 400 students.

“The numbers tell us there is a real need for this information,”says Lisa King, President of the Alumni Association. “The feedbackwas wonderful. One participant suggested all four sessions shouldbe mandatory for all students. Clearly, Backpack to Briefcase ishelping to strengthen the connections between alumni and currentstudents, and is contributing to campus life by supporting lifelonglearning.”

University reaching out

It’s been a busy but enjoyable time for us. We’ve been hard at workduring the past few months, connecting with alumni on campusand across Canada. Here's a sampling of the major events we’veundertaken.SHOWCASE U OF RShowcase U of R provides opportunities to learn more about thecommunity-oriented research taking place at the U of R. In mid-February, researchers from the Faculty of Kinesiology and HealthStudies delivered presentations on their important research. RobertKell, for instance, discussed his research into how exercise can helppeople suffering from chronic low back pain.

In late March, three faculty members from the Faculty of Artsreprised their presentations from the popular Coffee HouseControversies series. Informal receptions are part of Showcase U of R, providing opportunities to mix and mingle with fellowalumni, faculty and students. ON THE MOVEU of R President Robert Hawkins was in Calgary February 14 forlunch co-hosted by URAA with alumni living and working in thearea. On February 23 the University and URAA hosted a dinnerfor alumni in the greater Toronto area.

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As I put pen to paper towrite my farewell thoughtsas Association president, I

am struck by how many excitingand diverse initiatives the URAAwas involved in this past year.Since my fall message, we havecontinued to build partnershipswith the students, faculties,alumni and the community toprovide valuable programs andservices and to develop strongerconnections.

The Backpack to Briefcaseseries is a good example ofcombining all of these elementsinto a very successful program. By

collaborating with the University of Regina Students’Union, we were able to offer four informativesessions to more than 400 students who arepreparing to make the transition from school to work.The series was an opportunity for three alumni toreturn to the campus and share their experiences,insights and advice with the next generation ofalumni. In each session U of R alumni presented theirreal-world experiences and advice on handling jobinterviews, networking skills, dining etiquette andworking or studying abroad. Reviews from thestudents and presenters were extremely positive,renewing our belief that connecting with students ina meaningful way while they are on campus is vitalto having a connection with them as alumni.

To fulfill one of our other objectives, lifelonglearning for alumni, the Association launched theShowcase U of R series. Showcase U of R providesan exciting learning opportunity for alumni,students and guests while highlighting the first-rate

teaching and research that takes place at the University. TheFaculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies presented the first inthe series, which featured talks on the physical and psychologicalaspects of health and wellness and the Faculty of Arts, presentedthe second series, which featured three talks from the popularCoffee House Controversies series.

The Association was the main sponsor for the inauguralGraduate Studies and Research conference in early April. With oursupport, almost 150 U of R senior undergrad and graduatestudents had the opportunity to display their research work tostudents, faculty and the community. Dr. Roberta Bondar was thekeynote speaker, challenging everyone to ask questions about theworld around us and not to be afraid to go into uncharteredterritory, which I thought was fitting considering all the newprograms the URAA undertook this year. The event was aphenomenal opportunity for all involved and it will continue togrow in the coming years to become a nationally recognizedevent.

The Association was involved with several out-of-provinceevents during the past year, including gatherings of alumni at“Pride Outside” events at Roughriders road games in Vancouver,Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto. These events were a partnershipwith Industry and Resources Saskatchewan, TourismSaskatchewan, the Centennial Office, the University ofSaskatchewan, the University of Regina and the URAA. TheAssociation helped organize an event in Calgary where DeanGarnet Garven of the Faculty of Business Administration spokeabout strategic thinking and decision making in business. We heldtwo events in Toronto: dinner with the presidents (PresidentHawkins, URSU President Victor Thomas and myself) and a coffeebreak with CBC alumni.

As a board, we are very proud of the support we providestudents, the University and its teachers, and to alumni, throughscholarships, awards for teaching excellence, funding to Building

Dreams and Futures campaign and our Crowning AchievementAwards. With your support, your Association truly touches everypart of life associated with the University of Regina.

We increased our communications with the Alumni E-NEWS. E-NEWS has helped us to connect with alumni on a regular basisand has proven to be a valuable tool in reaching alumni withwhom we had lost touch. We have an expanded program for ourannual general meeting, including a wine tasting event andalumni mixer.

On a personal note, my two years as president have beenincredibly rewarding and fulfilling. I have met some wonderfulpeople along the way. I have seen the Association grow, changeand flourish through the dedication of the volunteer board andcommittees and the very committed staff of Alumni Relations.Having URSU at the table has also provided a vital and direct linkto the student body. President Hawkins has become a veryvaluable advocate for alumni during his first year as Universitypresident. His appreciation and support of alumni havestrengthened the connections between our Association and theUniversity, which will lead to more collaboration in the future.Thank you to the wonderful board members and the staff and toall alumni for your support and commitment!

Stay tuned for more exciting initiatives from your Universityof Regina Alumni Association.

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LUNCH 'N' LEARNThere was an exciting vibe in the room as BusinessAdministration alumni from Calgary and area reconnected at alate-February event in Calgary. Faculty of BusinessAdministration Dean Garnet Garven gave a presentation onhow business managers and professionals can apply strategicthinking to make better decisions. Dean Garven’s practicalpresentation included outlining the difference between a goodand a bad decision and how making good decisions set us apartas business managers and as employees.

GRAD RESEARCH CONFERENCE ROCKS!The URAA was the main sponsor of the first annual graduatestudents research conference, held April 7- 8. Following theconference theme, “Putting Theory Into Practice: TransferringCreativity into Community Wisdom”, almost 150 U of Rstudents gave presentations based on their research. Duringthe two-day event alumni and the general public had a chanceto learn more about the tremendous variety of researchactivities being undertaken by senior undergrad and gradstudents on campus.

The conference kicked off with an address by Canadianastronaut Roberta Bondar, who reminded students andresearchers to always challenge themselves. Canada's firstfemale astronaut also emphasized the importance of multi-disciplinary research.

Alumni Association president Lisa King presents Canadian astronautRoberta Bondar with a gift following her keynote address at anAssociation-sponsored graduate student research conference.

Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration Garnet Garven shares amoment with Kristen Fahlman at a Calgary alumni event in February.

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Agroup of U of R Faculty of Administration (now Faculty ofBusiness Administration) grads are proving that convocationand the passage of time don’t have to spell the end of

university camaraderie. Though the alumni are scattered acrossWestern Canada, two decades after graduation, their friendshipshave never been stronger – punctuated by an annual “guys trip”that recently marked its 21st year.

The recurring trips have had as few as four and as many as 11participants, says Rod Balkwill BAdmin’85. Most of the regulars areeither U of R Administration alumni, or husbands of graduates.Many developed their friendships as members of the AdminStudents Society back in the early and mid 1980s.

The annual gatherings got their start in January 1985 whenBalkwill and fellow Admin alumnus Mark Stefan BAdmin’84decided to go on a ski trip together. At the time, they had no ideathey were embarking on what would eventually become a 21-year(and counting) tradition involving themselves and several other U of R grads.

“New Year’s Day, 1986, Rod and I jumped in the car and wedrove all the way to Victoria,” Stefan says. “We just wanted to goskiing.”

After arriving in Victoria, they met up with friend and fellowalum, Greg Brophy BAdmin’84, and skied with him for a few days.On the drive back, they stopped in Kelowna to ski with anotherfriend and fellow alum, Blaine Forer BAdmin’85. When they got toBanff, they skied with a third friend and graduate, Darryl PriceBAdmin’83. Everyone had such a good time that the friendsdecided to do it again the following year, congregating at the samemountain near Kelowna.

Balkwill says he’ll never forget those first few ski trips,conducted on shoestring budgets to places like Whitefish, Montanaand Whistler and Big White ski resorts in B.C. “We drove theentire route, usually overnight to get there for morning skiing.After our incomes rose enough, we graduated to air travel andrental cars.”

One of Balkwill’s favourite memories from those early trips is ofMarty Klyne BAdmin’86 “wrecking his knee (on the ski hill) onthe first morning in 1988, and still being able to wrestle two guys atonce later that night, in a cast.”

“We talk about the old days constantly,” says Price, “not onlyfrom our time at the University, but the great memories that havehappened on these trips.”

In 1992, the seventh year of the annual gatherings, the friendsdecided to switch from skiing in February to hitting the links inlate April. “As some of us aged more than others, we opted for amore passive activity and moved to golf,” explains Price.

They returned to Whitefish for one of the first golfing vacations,but have congregated in B.C. for most of the subsequent trips, withVancouver Island the destination of choice for the past severalyears.

Last year, the friends celebrated their 20th annual gatheringwith a five-day golfing vacation in Victoria, returning to the B.C.capital a few weeks ago for their 21st get-together.

“We’ve grown closer over the years and have come to value thefriendships more as the years have passed,” Price says, adding thatthe guys enjoy teasing and tormenting each other about “anynumber of issues— weight, hair loss, work habits, golf scoring.”

“The importance of the friendship and support— personal andprofessional— has strengthened our group as we each moved intostarting our own family, raising kids, and (building our) careers,”adds Forer. “Like all relationships, it takes a level of commitmentand some sense of sacrifice, but all understand and value thepayoff.”

In recent years, Stefan has assumed most of the organizing ofeach trip, but says the task isn’t that onerous. For starters, thefriends all know which dates to mark on their calendars. “It’scarved in stone, that last Wednesday of April is the date that we goevery year,” says Stefan, adding that the spouses of all of the guyshave been very supportive of the trips. “They’ve been awesome.They know how close we all are, and they’re close as well.”

Balkwill remembers on one of the trips “meeting an old guy onthe golf course, and he said they were on their 40th ‘guys trip,’ andhe advised me not to let it die. So far that has not been aproblem…. In sum, the trip is a great time with great guys whosomehow get along for those five days each year despite verydifferent personalities.”

“We all feel very fortunate to be part of it, and that it’scontinued this long,” adds Stefan. “It wasn’t the intention at theoutset, but now it’s a tradition.”

B.D. (Brian) Miller is a Regina-based playwright, fiction, and non-fiction writer whose work has appeared in numerous national magazinesand anthologies and on CBC radio. His award-winning comedy, *TheScarborough Four*, was recently anthologized by Playwrights CanadaPress.

Band of brothersUniversity friendships still flourish for grads, 20 years later.

By B. D. Miller BA(Hons)’89, BJ’95

Long time friends and U of R alumni take time out for a photo at the2005 edition of their annual get together held last year on VancouverIsland. The “Band of Brothers” are: (back row, left to right) Marty KlyneBAdmin’86, Kelly Fraser, Mark Stefan BAdmin’84; (middle row, left toright) Greg Brophy BAdmin’84, Keith Black, Darryl Price BAdmin’83,Blaine Forer BAdmin’85; (front row) Rod Balkwill BAdmin’85.



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From Ernie Pappas’ eulogy for Mike Badham BA’66, a well-knownRegina educator, city councilor and U of R alumnus who passed away inan automobile accident near Regina in January.

I can’t think of anyonewho seemed to enjoy life asmuch as Mike. He wasmaking a difference in somany people’s lives.

If we can take anythingfrom Mike’s life, it is that weshould strive to live our tooshort lives to the fullest andto milk all the preciousmoments from ourrelationships with ourfamilies and friends.

Mike was an immenselycapable person who quicklyrose to the top of everygroup or organization hebelonged to.

He was so young whenhe went into education, completing teacher’s college by the timehe was 17. Less than a year out of high school, he took his firstteaching position. He was barely as old as some of his seniorstudents.

Mike’s best quality? He had the ability to laugh at himself – tonot have his many successes go to his head and inflate his ego. Hetook the teasing we gave him with a smile and he knew that hewas among friends, who meant him no harm.

Looking at his obituary, it was as though he was two or threepeople – it’s hard to believe that one person could haveaccomplished so much, and have done it so well. As has beennoted, he set out to, and did, make such a difference in the lives ofso many people, and now he is gone, a friend to all of us – forever.

Ernie Pappas and Mike Badham became fast friends when the twofaculty members first met in the mid-70s at Regina’s Central Collegiate.The rituals of their 30-year friendship included a weekly pint or two atBushwakker Brew Pub with other pals and, on Remembrance Day andGood Friday, a feed of kippers at the Hotel Saskatchewan. Mike’sengaging conversation and good humour was greatly missed this pastGood Friday. Mike was passionate about education. In his memory, his family,Marjorie, and daughters Leslie and Marnie, has established the MikeBadham Community Involvement Entrance Scholarship in Education tohelp support first-year students in the Faculty of Education. To make adonation, please call 306-337-2521, toll-free 1-877-779-4723 or [email protected]. Donations may also be made online atwww.uregina.ca/campaign/giving.

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From Anne Luke’s eulogy for Mary Cronin, a member of the Faculty ofEducation, who passed away from cancer in March.

How does one convey ina few minutes the richness,complexities, and layers ofmeaning in a life so boldlyand richly lived?

Mary’s early teachingexperiences in Dublin laidthe groundwork for herstrong sense of social justice,a sense that became apassion as she developed herperspective on the socialinequities that exist inCanada, especially themarginalization of FirstNations and Métis peoples,and later those marginalizedbecause of their sexualorientation.

She had a healthy skepticism that enabled her to question whatmany take for granted, bringing her incisive intelligence to dissectthe issues; a wrong perceived was a wrong that called for actionand Mary did not just believe in principles of equity and social

justice, she acted on them and lived them. Mary seemed to achieve the perfect balance between head and

heart; she felt passionately about issues and was so articulate inhow she expressed them. Her circle of friends was wide-ranging,her warmth and genuineness drew people to her.

Mary brought her fine intelligence to bear on her illness, andapproached it like she did everything else, with thoughtfulness,grace and courage. Mary walked lightly on this earth but will leavea deep and lasting imprint.

Mary’s life was rich and deep. She was reluctant to let it go –she had so much to offer. And how do we easily unhook ourselvesfrom this life with its joys and sorrows, its complexities andpuzzlements, the multiple connections of the heart, the habits andpatterns of our relationships, our appreciation of this earth weinhabit? Mary’s life was so rich, it was not easy to let it go, it wasnot easy for her family and friends to let her go. But she has lefther imprint on all of us and her legacy of compassion, humour, loveof life and her commitment to justice will live on.

Anne Luke BSW’85, BEAD’85, MEd’05 is the executive director of theRegina Early Learning Centre, a place where low income families getrespect and the help they need to give their babies and young children ahealthy start in life. Mary Cronin loved the Early Learning Centre and,by all accounts, the Early Learning Centre loved her too.

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Ken Collier BA’64 retired fromAthabasca University inNovember 2005. He wasassociate vice-presidentacademic – special projects.After teaching for 23 years atthe University of Regina’sFaculty of Social Work, Collierdirected the AthabascaUniversity Centre, whichassesses prior learning for credittoward university credentials.He later organized a majorconference for the InternationalCouncil for Open and DistanceEducation in Calgary, andchaired the committee thatgained Athabasca Universityaccreditation in the regiongoverned by Middle StatesCommission for HigherEducation. He and his wifeDilys Collier BSW’83 live inRed Deer, Alta.

Stephen Turner MFA’79 hasworked in the UK as an artistsince 1979. His most recentproject was “Seafort” an explo-ration of creative solitude on aderelict World War II tower atShivering Sands, 16 kilometresoff the Kent coast. Turner is cur-rently conducting research forUniversity College Falmouth inCornwall, for a project exploringthe underlying geology of thelandscape. He is also a memberof Council for Arts CouncilEngland, the national body forthe development of arts policyand funding of arts in England.

Rob Currie BA’80, PGD’97,MEd’04. Currie and his wife,Ingrid Currie (nee: Bintner)BPAS’87, live in Regina withtheir three children: Carmen,Anna and Rhys. Currie is theprincipal of Sacred HeartCommunity School in Regina.He is also an active volunteer inthe community and mostrecently served as vice-presidentof Sport for the 2005 CanadaSummer Games. He is also acoach and athlete with ReginaRowing Club.

Terry M. Mitchell CA’83,DAA’88 is currently withCalgary based Grizzly ResourcesLtd., an oil and gas explorationcompany. Previously, he workedas the vice-president, WesternRegion for the CanadianCouncil for Aboriginal Business.In 2002, Mitchell was awardedone of the highest professionalmanagement designationsoffered by the CanadianInstitute of Management, theF.CIM designation (CharteredManager Diploma/Designation).Mitchell is married to KimDowns-Mitchell BAdmin’83and they reside in Calgary withtheir two children, Mackenziand Mason.

Brenda Beckman-LongBAJC’85, BA(Hons)’88,MA’93 has received a three-year Canada GraduateScholarship Doctoral Awardfrom Social Sciences andHumanities Research Council

(SSHRC) to support herresearch on women’s autobiogra-phy and self-representation inCarol Shields’ novels. She iscurrently working on a PhD inEnglish at the University ofAlberta. She has also recentlypublished the article “FemaleSubjectivity and Confession inMargaret Laurence’s A Jest ofGod in Tessera.

Michael Bromley BFA’85 isengaged as a full-time artist inRegina. Among his mediums, heuses the computer and afreehand technique to producelandscapes, still lifes andportraits. Bromley is married toDenise Kohler BAdmin’97,MBA’05 who works for theDepartment of Finance. You cansee Bromley’s work atwww.mebromley.com

Michael Nagel BEd’85,MEd’95 left for Japan in 1988where he taught and later wasthe director of a foreignlanguage institute. In 1994 hereturned to Regina beforeheading to Australia tocomplete a master’s degree ineducation in 1996, and a PhDin 2005 at the QueenslandUniversity of Technology. He isa senior lecturer in the Facultyof Science, Health andEducation at the University ofthe Sunshine Coast where heresearches and teaches in thearea of learning and cognition,human development and earlylearning and neurologicaldevelopment in children. Henow lives in the city of Brisbane

with his wife Emily and childrenMadeline and Harrison.

Sharon Lyons BA’87, ACA‘97and Mark Goossens BA’83,MA’92 both work atSaskatchewan Health. Goossensis a senior policy analyst in thePolicy and Planning Branch, andpreviously was employed withthe Saskatchewan Liquor andGaming Authority and TreasuryBoard Branch at SaskatchewanFinance. Lyons recently beganworking in the RegionalAccountability Branch afteremployment in WorkforcePlanning, Communications andCommunity Care Branches. Shealso worked at SaskatchewanAgriculture and Foods asexecutive assistant to the deputyminister. They have three kids,three dogs, and live in Regina.

Lance Connell BHJ’88,BAdmin’91, MBA’00 beganwork in 1995 with theSaskatchewan Department ofSocial Services, moving to Post-secondary Education and thenJustice. He is presently a busi-ness analyst with theDepartment of Highways andTransportation. He is marriedwith 5 children, and 7 grand-children.

Elaine Shein BAJC’88 wasrecently presented thePresident’s Award by DickSeverson, Agri-Business Councilof Oregon (ABCO) president.The award recognizes supportersof ABCO and OregonAgriculture. Shein was

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nominated for her outstandingwork as editor and publisher ofCapital Press, an independentfarm and ranch newspaper thatserves Calif., Idaho, Ore., Wash.,and other Western states. Sheinhas been instrumental in leadingCapital Press to become a morepractical and accurate source foragriculturists. She has alsoshown tremendous commitmentto Oregon agriculture throughher work on various local boardsand committees. She is currentlys member of the ABCO boardand serves on the Keeping AgViable committee, as well as Agin the Classroom.

Denise Mozel (nee Psiurski)BA’93, BAJC’95 and herhusband, Robert, are the proudparents of two beautifulchildren: Alyssa, born March15, 2002 and Aaron, born Dec.27, 2003. The family reside inWynyard, Sask.

Scott Nicholson BA’93, BA’96is currently employed as theassistant to the director of theArt Gallery in Regina. Aftercompleting his diploma in interi-or decorating and design, hefounded his own interior deco-rating firm, Scott NicholsonPrairie Home in July 2005.

Joao Carlos d’Almeida BFA’93is the head scenic carpenter forthe Arts Club Theatre inVancouver. He spent twomonths in Torino, Italy where heserved as the technical directorfor the Canadian Artist GordonHalloran. Halloran was selectedas the only Canadian artist torepresent Canada at theCulturan Olympiad at the 2006Olympic Games. While in Italy,d’Almeida also spent a month inthe Italian Alps working on“Pictture Sotto Zero” project.While in Torino he helped cre-ate the Vancouver 2010 Olympiclogo located at Canada House.

Gladys Lundy BEd’95 is anevangelical missionary withCrossWorld at the mouth of theAmazon River in Belem, Brazil.She was a teacher and an ele-mentary school administrator formany years at an internationalschool for children of expatriates.Lundy is now involved in admin-istration in the local missionoffice and helps orient newcom-ers to the mission, country and in

an evangelical church ministry ina poor district of the sprawlingcity of Belem. She lives therewith her husband, Robert.

Dean Popil BAdmin’00 worksas an investment manager forPFM Capital Inc. and holds aChartered Business Valuator(CBV) designation. PFMCapital Inc. is based in Reginaand manages approximately$100 million of private equityand venture capital funds. He ismarried to Tara Lee Popil (neeDay) BPAS’98 who is an exer-cise therapist and works at theWascana Rehabilitation Center.They live in Regina with theirdog Wisdom and (at time ofpress) are excited to be expect-ing their first child.

Jennifer A. Boisvert MA’01 wasrecently awarded her doctorate inclinical psychology. She iscurrently involved in psychologicalteaching, research, and practiceareas. She is developing herresearch program on disorderedeating and eating

disorders in women. Herresearch builds on her doctoraldissertation which was fundedby the Social Sciences andHumanities Research Council ofCanada (SSHRC). Althoughshe is working with womenclients with body imageproblems and eating disordersymptoms in an institutionalsetting, she will soon expand herarea of speciality in a privatepractice setting.

Sheila McLean CPR’03 and herhusband Darcy welcomed theirfirst child, Davis, in November2004. Sheila did not return to thejob she loved as high school liai-son officer in the Marketing andStudent Recruitment Office at theU of R. The couple are now theproud owners of Willy’s Tavern,Grill, and Hotel in Darcy’s hometown of Foam Lake, Sask. Theyare expecting their second child inAugust 2006.

Editor’s note: The Third Degreewelcomes submissions andphotographs for “Time Goes By” andreserves the right to edit for length.

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from Afghanistan

The dust is the first thing younotice. Stepping off the plane atKabul’s run-down internationalairport, the wind blows sand allaround you. Within minutes, grime iseverywhere. As my colleagues and Itravel by car from the airport tocentral Kabul, the dust swirls, makingit hard at times to see out the taxiwindow.

This is my first time inAfghanistan. I’m here for CBC Radio,to cover Canada’s soldiers stationedin Kandahar. But before I head downto the air base at Kandahar, I’ll spenda few days in Kabul.

The main commercial area iscentred around Chicken Street, athoroughfare that gets its name fromthe live birds that were sold on itduring the 1950s. Today, the street isfor tourists who have money. Shopsthat sell antiques and Afghan carpets,mainly to foreigners who can afford to pay the prices. I walk up anddown the street with Niami, an elderly Afghan who has workedwith several journalists from CBC before. He’s our local “fixer” –someone who speaks the language, knows the country and theissues, and most importantly has his ear to the ground on howsecure it is.

The next day, we’re off to Kandahar. No commercial airlinesserve Afghanistan’s second largest city, in the southern Kandaharprovince, so we fly on a United Nations humanitarian assistanceflight. As we’re checking out of our Kabul airport, we get word thata Canadian soldier has been killed while on duty. It’s going to be abusy day.

After landing at Kandahar airfield, the sprawling U.S.-runairbase home to coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, we’regreeted by two Canadian PAFOS – the military loves acronyms,and this one stands for public affairs officers. They’ll be our liaisonwith Canada’s soldiers while we’re embedded on base. Afterloading all our gear, consisting of satellite phones, recording andbroadcasting equipment, as well as personal and camping gear,we’re off to our new home: a green tent erected in the chalky dustof the camp. No time to get things settled – we simply dump ourbags and head to the media tents where we work.

I hear the name Robert Costall for the first time. For the next

18 hours, he’s the focus of my day. Costall is the 22-year-oldprivate who was killed in a gun battle with Taliban fighters in thehills of Helmand Province, one of the hotspots for Afghaninsurgency. I learn that he’s from Thunder Bay, Ont. originally, butlived in Edmonton with his wife and one-year-old son. He joinedthe military to make a difference. His relatives say he supported thedangerous mission here. His comrades praise his courage andresolve.

My first day on base is a difficult one for Canada’s military.They’ve lost men before, in suicide bombings and road accidents,but Pte. Costall’s death in a firefight has put soldiers on edge. Iwalk around to Canada House to try to get a sense of how they’refeeling. Canada House is a big tent, essentially. Inside, there’s a TV,some chairs and a canteen. It’s a place where the troops gatherwhen they’re off duty, to relax, play some cards, or even catch aDVD. But today, no one’s relaxing. Most of the soldiers I speak todon’t want to talk. It’s understandable. It’s been a rough day.

CBC Radio reporter Derek Stoffel spent six weeks in Afghanistan inMarch and April providing a decidedly Canadian perspective on theU.S.-led assistance msission. You can find his work on the World Reportwebsite at: www.cbc.ca/radioshows/WORLD_REPORT/

CBC Radio report Derek Stoffel working in the media tent at Kandahar AirField in Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of Derek Stoffel.

By Derek Stoffel BA’94, BAJ&C’96

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L A S T W O R D

The genesis of the current Canadian mission lies in the nowlargely forgotten Afghan War of the 1980s in which over amillion Afghans died in a brutal decade-long conflict following

the Soviet invasion and occupation. The Soviet occupationcontributed to the radicalization of the Muslim world by turningAfghanistan into the first modern land of jihad as young men fromall over the Middle East gathered there to battle the infidel. Herethe “Afghan Arabs” such as Bin Laden and Zawahiri first developedthe financial connections, religious indoctrination, and militaryexperience that would eventually form the global terrorist networkAl Quaeda.

The Afghan War also produced the extreme Islamist Talibanmovement in the Saudi funded religious schools in the teemingrefugee camps of Pakistan where millions of Afghans sought safetyfrom the conflict. As victors in the chaotic civil war that followedthe Soviet withdrawal, the Taliban established order over much ofthe country by imposing the most fanatical form of Islamicgovernance yet seen in the modern world; a regime marked by thefierce repression of women and religious minorities, as well as avirulent antipathy to the West. Diplomatically isolated,economically ruined, tyrannized by sectarian fanatics, and ignoredby the West, Afghanistan in the 1990s was the classic “failed state.”As host nation for Bin Laden’s terrorist army, this ancient andproud country was reduced by the Taliban to little more than arecruitment center and operational base for Al Quaeda: all of theleading 9/11 hijackers were trained in Afghanistan.

The first Canadian troops began operations in Afghanistan inthe winter of 2002 just months after the US invasion that toppledthe Taliban following the attacks on New York and Washington.Canada joined the United Nations-mandated InternationalSecurity Assistance Force (ISAF) charged with providing supportfor the fledgling government in Kabul and destroying remnants ofthe Taliban and Al Quaeda still operating in the country. Underthe auspices of ISAF and NATO, Canada has come to play anincreasingly significant role in the expanded international missionin Afghanistan so that by today, more than 2,000 Canadian troops,RCMP, aid workers, and diplomats form the backbone of a

multinational force providing security for the ProvincialReconstruction Teams (PRTs) in the south and east of the country,most notably the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. Ourtroops and officials regularly face attacks from fanatical Taliban andAl Quaeda fighters. Given the current dynamics of the situation,

Considering the

Canadian Mission in AfghanistanBy Lee Ward

Canadians are becoming used to seeing pictures of our troops in combat operationsin Afghanistan. Sadly, we are also becoming acquainted with the deep sense of lossas our soldiers and officials are killed and wounded in that distant land. WhileCanadians have been in Afghanistan since the first months after September 11,2001, it has been a long and circuitous route from the ruins of lower Manhattan tothe dusty mountain paths of Afghanistan today. It is important, therefore, to recallhow we reached this point.

By Lee Ward

Campion College political science professor, Lee Ward.



we may expect further casualties, perhaps more than Canadianforces have experienced at anytime since the Korean War.

With potentially so much Canadian blood and treasure at stake,the public is no less entitled now than at anytime in recent historyto ask: Why does this mission matter to Canada? Afghanistan? Theworld? Is it worth the cost? What is success and how will we knowwhen we have achieved our goals? For Afghanistan, the stakes aresimply enormous. The current UN mission is designed to supportthe Bonn Agreement of December 2001, which sought to unify thedisparate elements of the anti-Taliban majority in the country witha coherent federal structure, an effective central government, freeelections, and secure borders. The goal of UN and NATO forces isto stabilize and help reconstruct this devastated land. Thirty-sevencountries including Canada provide the PRTs charged with theimmediate goal of aiding economic reconstruction and thereemergence of long suppressed Afghan civil society. The ultimategoal is to establish a pluralistic liberal democratic state inAfghanistan, a civic ideal dear to Canadians but one that manyAfghans insist is impossible without international support.

The stakes for Canada and the international community, whileless direct, are nonetheless significant. The sobering lesson of 9/11is that events of world historical importance often have distant andobscure causes. Chaos and poverty in Afghanistan feeds thescourge of terrorism and Islamic extremism in an already volatileregion. Rampant corruption and warlordism allows poppyproduction to flourish in the south, the troubled region where somuch of the heroin that pollutes the streets of Canadian, Americanand European cities originates. The West, including Canada, hasan interest in dealing with the problems of international terrorismand narcotics at their source.

Canada’s role should also be understood in the context of ourtraditional support for international institutions and the principleof multilateralism. While the current involvement in “nation-building” may make some Canadians uncomfortable, much of theinternational community drew from the crises of the 1990s in theformer Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and elsewhere, the lesson that“failed states” closed off from economic prosperity andinternational support by civil strife and extremist ideology will be apermanent source of regional instability and fertile ground forterrorism. Afghanistan also stands as the potentially compellingcounterexample to the Iraq conflict that has long laboured underthe charge of US unilateralism. The UN-sanctioned mission inAfghanistan is not only a mirror image of the Iraq precedent; itmay provide an alternative model of international relations for the21st century. In contrast to the idea of an international ordercharacterized by the unilateralist temptation based onoverwhelming US military superiority, the slow, patient, andrelatively non-intrusive multilateral operation in Afghanistanpresents a concrete example of intervention with arguably greaterlegitimacy in the affected region as well as internationally.

This is not to suggest that there are no serious pitfalls ahead. Wemust beware of procrustean efforts to make the reality conform toan abstract ideal. There are legitimate concerns about the domesticimplications of the mission. Canadians must ensure that closemonitoring and realistic assessments of the mission by parliament,the media, and the public characterize the review of Canada’scommitment scheduled for February 2007. We must never forgetthat our Armed Forces represent the nation as a whole, not theinterests of a particular political faction. Any attempt by self-serving politicians to manipulate Canadians’ concern for our troopsor to demonize their opponents as unpatriotic or defeatist must bepunished by a vigilant public. Genuinely open debate and free flowof information is critical for informed judgment and rational policy.

We should be realistic about the dangers Canadians face inAfghanistan. Suicide attacks are on the rise in obvious imitation ofinsurgents in Iraq. Sadly more of our troops will be killed andwounded. As Iraq demonstrates, elections and the formation ofgovernments are an important but by no means sufficient cause ofpolitical stability and national unity. Real success can only be

measured by the extent to which Afghan army and police units canassume duties currently performed by ISAF. Although Canada’srole may not extend beyond the current commitment, the missionin Afghanistan is likely to last much longer. When will the human,economic, and political costs of the mission become too high forcontinued involvement? Conversely, when will we know we haveachieved our goal? Ultimately, it is for the Canadian people todecide based on our ideals and interests.

Lee Ward is an assistant professor of political science at CampionCollege. His research interests range from 16th and 17th century politicalthought to John Locke to the theory of modern liberalism. His mostrecent book is The Politics of Liberty in England and RevolutionaryAmerica. Prior to coming to Campion College, Ward was a postdoctoralfellow at Harvard University.

Ward: When will the costs of the mission become to high?



If ever they’re of a mind to come up witha family slogan, the Knuttila/Kubik clanmight consider “The family that learns

together – earns together”. For learning andearning seems to be their strong suit. In thepast 23 years, this amazing family has earned10 U of R degrees between them.

Murray Knuttila, the family patriarch, andformer U of R dean of arts, earned a BA insociology in 1973 and a master’s in thediscipline in 1975. (He’s also got a PhD fromU of T). Wendee Kubik is a faculty memberin women’s studies and has earned (deepbreath!) a bachelor of arts in visual arts in1975, a BA(Hons) in psychology in 1992, amaster’s in Canadian Plains Studies in ’96and she completed a PhD in Canadian PlainsStudies in 2004. Son Lee, has justconvocated with two U of R degrees; a BA inEnglish and a BA(Hons) in film productionand studies. Daughter Erin has just earned amaster’s in sociology and her husband,Andre Magnan, also has a MA that heearned in 2002.

“Both of our kids went to otheruniversities and had experiences that weren’tthat great,” says Kubik. “When our son wasat another university he didn’t even get a

chance to meet his professor outside theclassroom. Here you’re not a number, you’rea person. I would put the University ofRegina up against any university in terms ofquality of education,” she says.

It’s a safe bet that the Knuttila-Kubik clanholds the record for the number of degrees inone family. And we’ll give even money onthe family continuing to build on itsimpressive numbers. Considering theirpedigree, granddaughters Maëlle, two yearsold, and Pascal, born April 16, 2006, willlikely, one day, be studying in the Dr. JohnArcher Library and attending classes acrosscampus. And why not? Somehow it justseems neater to make it an even dozen.

How many degrees does your family have? Can your clan give the Knuttila/Kubiks a runfor their money? Let us know about your uniqueconnections to the U of R. Drop us a noteat:[email protected]

(above) The Knuttila/Kubiks (left to right)Lee Knuttila, Wendee Kubik, Murray Knuttila(holding granddaughter Maëlle), ErinKnuttila, Andre Magnan.(below) The family in their convocationgowns.

Ten Degrees of Separation


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