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Perseverance pays off
Mike Kelly: “The grass is greener
when you love your career.”
Making time for fitness when there isn’t
time to breathe
Q&A with Ruth Vesterback,
Georgian’s Fitness Co-ordinator
The Power of Alumni
ALUMNIVIEW
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summer 2009
Your Association donates $500,000
to the Power of Education Campaign
Summer 2009
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Mike Kelly
Grad turns passion into
profession
Dr. Ted Vandevis
Lifelong learning a
powerful tool for career
success
Mike Woods
Alumnus helps to steer
family car business and
the future of CAI
Andy and Kim Moffett
Dynamic duo criss-crosses
United States to chase
career success
Columns
Updates
Alumni View
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Director of
Development &
Alumni Relations
View from the President
Lost 1996 Grads
Good news in bad times
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View from the Chair
Grad Grapevine
The importance of
giving back
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Q & A with
Ruth Vesterback
Reunion News
There’s no excuse
Centre pages
Graditude - Celebrating
Georgian’s Donors
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Alumni Ticket Deals
The Power of Education
Campaign hits $17 million
Lisa Eveleigh
Production/
Copy Editors
Tina Hurst
Kelly Pottage (Graditude)
Writers
Dave Dawson
Tina Hurst
Kelly Pottage (Graditude)
Photography
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Kelly Pottage
Angela Woods
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Message from
Brian Tamblyn
President and CEO
Georgian College
Good news in
bad times
While headlines are fraught with distressing news, I am
pleased to be able to tell you there is a lot of good news
happening here at Georgian.
Did you know Georgian’s business is skyrocketing
with diploma, degree and apprenticeship enrolment
growing faster than any other College in the province?
Our enrolment intake in January increased a staggering 53 per cent over January 2008. Our applications
for this fall are well on track to establishing new alltime records.
Georgian is one of the local region’s largest economic
drivers – with over $300 million in economic impact
per year being generated by our organization in the
province – and over $150 million annually in Barrie
and area alone.
Over the past four decades, Georgian has evolved from
a storefront operation at the Wellington Plaza with
101 students to some 10,000 full-time and 27,000
part-time students today - spread over seven campuses
across southern Georgian Bay, as well as operations in
India and China.
At a time when cities and towns struggle to bring
well-paying jobs to this area, Georgian employs over
2,000 full- and part-time staff. We are also providing
more local talent with higher education and they are
using their acquired knowledge and skills to begin
successful ventures here, rather than in other medium
and large urban centres.
Our most significant recent achievement has been
the launch and unparallelled growth of Georgian’s
University Partnership Centre (UPC) – the only one
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of its kind in Canada and one of very few in North
America. Current enrolment in UPC stands at over
2,000 full- and part-time students in degree programs,
up from 53 Laurentian University students in 2001.
But with growth comes growing pains. Georgian has
reached a critical juncture. At the current rate of growth,
we will be out of space by September 2011. Combine
this space shortage with the critical need for more
skilled workers in Ontario, and we are looking at an
institutional “perfect storm.”
But we are responding like never before. In the near
future, we are hopeful that Georgian will be investing over $80 million into expansion projects. The largest
project is the Georgian Centre for Health and Wellness at the Barrie Campus, a 165,000-square-foot
expansion that will increase enrolment in Health
Sciences to 3,000 students per year. This facility will
also be home to leading-edge laboratories, technology-enhanced classrooms, and community-accessible
health care teaching clinics. At the time of writing,
we have just received news that the federal and provincial governments have agreed to contribute $40
million towards the $65.5-million project. A ground
breaking ceremony will take place as early as this summer.
As our plans for expansion and development in strategic
areas become reality, we can ensure that Georgian
continues to be a key driver for growth in the regional
and provincial economies. We’re also working very
diligently to ensure we offer every individual in our
community an opportunity for the best education
and training possible.
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FROM THE CHAIR
Message from
Stephen McIntosh
Chair
Alumni Association
The importance of
giving back
Your Alumni Association has an impressive history of
giving back to the College. Over the years, it has
donated over a million dollars. That total includes
contributions of $45,000 to the Barrie athletic centre
and $300,000 to build the Alumni Courtyard. In
2002, it donated $600,000 to key projects such the
Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning, Alumni
Hall, and the Orillia athletic centre.
Stephen McIntosh (centre), Chair of the Alumni Association,
presents a cheque to Tom Ambeau, Chair of the POE Campaign
and Brian Tamblyn, President and CEO of Georgian College.
Giving back in these difficult economic times is
even more vital to the success of our alma mater.
With the Power of Education campaign, the College
is raising much needed funds for growth and program development to ensure Georgian continues
to meet the needs of students, employers and the
communities in which it operates. These dollars
will help build a Georgian Centre for Health and
Wellness, a Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
a revitalized hospitality and tourism program, and
fund critical advancements at the Owen Sound,
Midland and Muskoka campuses. The campaign
will also help grow the Georgian awards and scholarships program.
I’m thrilled to tell you that $17 million of the campaign’s $25 million goal has been met, and your
Alumni Association has played a key role in this
with the recent announcement of a $500,000 gift
to the Power of Education campaign. This gift will help
the future success of Georgian and its students.
With this contribution, donations by the Alumni Association have reached over $1.5 million. We are
immensely proud of our philanthropic mandate, and
our continued support of Georgian College.
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Mike Kelly
Turning a passion into
a profession
By Dave Dawson
With a zeal that rivals that of a
television evangelist, Mr. Knickers,
sporting bright green knickers and
a matching bow tie, exhorts a
gymnasium full of energetic kids
to give golf a try. Students, freed
from a rigid regimen of books and
blackboards, faithfully respond,
eager for a chance to swing an
oversized plastic club and to catapult tennis balls at Sticky Dave,
Mr. Knickers’ loyal sidekick.
Mr. Knickers and Sticky Dave are
characters created by Georgian
College alumnus Mike Kelly, who
developed a ground-breaking golf
program for kids in 2003 that
married golf with education,
creating a match made in heaven.
“I guess you could say this is not
a typical golf program,” said Kelly
of his concept that has helped to
shatter the staid stereotype that
many people conjure when they
think of golf. “But the idea, and
one of the reasons I dress up as
Mr. Knickers, is to make it fun for
the kids. We want to ensure that
the kids remember this presentation
and, more importantly, we want
them to get excited about golf.
It’s a great game and we want
everyone to be exposed to it.”
That ’s why Kelly created the
pro gram and, when it began,
travelled to various elementary
schools to present it – for free.
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“Actually, I had a winter job selling
this quirky curling and mini-putt
device to schools and a teacher
said to me that it’s too bad golf
isn’t taught in schools.”
For Kelly, the seed was sown. He
developed Mr. Knickers and his
unique ‘Golf4Kidz’ program,
which aimed to introduce all
elementary school children to the
game of golf. The program led
Kelly across Ontario and to his
two-time nomination for the
Premier’s Award of Excellence by
Georgian College.
Kelly worked for ClubLink, one of
the country’s best-known golf club
owner/operators, while running the
Golf4Kidz program. In 2006 he
joined the Golf Association of
Ontario (GAO) to lead a new incarnation of his unique program, the
Callaway Golf in Schools program,
and to facilitate the GAO’s player
development initiatives.
Under Kelly’s direction, Callaway
Golf in Schools has reached more
than 25,000 students since its
inception in June of 2007, and
has led to the development of a
national Golf in Schools program.
The program sees golf incorporated
into the school curriculum with a
multi-step approach to promoting
physical activity while ensuring
students have a positive experience with golf at a young age.
“This just doesn’t
feel like working.
It’s really a
dream job.”
Mike Kelly, a.k.a. Mr. Knickers, teaches kids the fun of golf.
His passion and tireless dedication
to introduce the game to a new
generation of golfers helped Kelly
win the Canadian PGA’s Jack
McLaughlin Junior Leader of
the Year Award in 2008. That
followed on the heels of the
Ontario PGA Teacher of the Year
for Juniors Award he won earlier
in the year.
program, his enthusiasm for the
golf industry never ceased to amaze
me and his instructors,” said Doey.
“His contribution to the growing
game of golf in Canada is outstanding. Mike is one of Georgian’s ‘all
stars’ and is living/working proof
of the variety of great opportunities that exist for our golf management graduates.”
“To win a national award and
to be chosen from a field that
includes more than 3,500 people
is really unbelievable,” said Kelly,
“I’m certainly proud of that and
I’m really happy to bring some
exposure to the game and Georgian College. It’s fantastic.”
But it took Kelly a while to discover
what he really wanted to do. After
ser ving as captain of the golf
team for four of his five years at
high school, he won a scholarship
to a Division II school in Kentucky.
And while the experience was
mostly positive, he soon discovered that competitive golf was not
his passion.
Brad Doey, co-ordinator of golfrelated programs at Georgian,
couldn’t agree more.
“During Mike’s time with us in the
Professional Golf Management
“I’m really happy to bring
some exposure to the game
and Georgian College.”
just doesn’t feel like working. It’s
really a dream job.”
While the awards and honours are
gratifying, he said it’s time with kids
that really makes the hard work
worthwhile. “When I’m in the gym
with the kids, it’s just the best,”
says Kelly with a smile. “Especially
when we’re introducing the game
to kids who have never played it.”
He encourages current students
to work hard and persevere – and
not to be afraid to take a chance.
“When I first started the Golf4Kidz
program it was a real uphill battle,
but I didn’t give up. I am really grateful to Brad Doey and Georgian
College. That experience has opened
all these doors. And it can do the
same for you.”
“To me, it really comes down to
finding out what your passion is,”
said Kelly. “At Georgian, I was able
to discover that passion and this
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Dr. Ted Vandevis
Lifelong learning a powerful
tool for career success
By Dave Dawson
Dr. Ted Vandevis has always been a lover of the great outdoors. Years ago
when he sat down with a guidance counsellor in his final year at Banting
Memorial High School in Alliston, Ont., Vandevis said he dreamed of a job
where he could work outside.
His guidance counsellor laid out some options – one of which was a new
program being offered at Georgian College. “So, I applied to Georgian for
this new Water Resources Technology program, paid my $195 (tuition) and
a few weeks later, I started.”
It was a decision he has never regretted. And it’s a background that he still
falls back on – even though he graduated in 1977. Vandevis said the Georgian
program, headed up by Bob Marshall, was “a fabulous continuation of high
school math and science and provided a solid foundation for the future.”
Once he graduated from Georgian, Vandevis thought he would follow the
path of many grads who were being hired by Bell Canada. He applied but
was unsuccessful.
He then learned that Barrie’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) was looking
for some new blood. And he was soon hired by the municipal utility, where
he spent 11 years and rose in the ranks to become the foreman of water
operations.
“That job taught me so much about hands-on working with a water utility,”
said Vandevis, now 53. “And, without a doubt, I was well prepared because
of the program I took at Georgian. To me, that program should be a mandatory
prerequisite for anyone who wants to work in the water business.”
Vandevis recalls with a smile “Georgian was a marvellous experience. My
time there also fuelled in me a desire to learn more – even though when I
first graduated I was under the mistaken understanding that my education
was over. Nothing could have been further from the truth.”
In fact, it was only the beginning. His job at the Barrie PUC constituted a
practical learning lab. After more than a decade there, he left to become
a health and safety consultant for the Electrical & Utilities Safety Association
(EUSA). In that job, he was on the road for about 150 nights a year. He
became a crusader for safety. He was later promoted to field co-ordinator
and was flying home from Sault Ste. Marie when he read a magazine on
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“I was well
prepared because
of the program I
took at Georgian.”
the airplane that would alter his path dramatically.
“It talked about how you could earn a master’s
degree without an undergraduate degree,” recalled Vandevis. “At the time, my boss was nearing
retirement and I asked if they would support me
in pursuing a master’s degree so that I might be
considered for his job some day.”
So Vandevis went back to school. He studied
part-time while continuing to work full-time.
In 1996 he graduated from the Ivey School of
Business with an MBA. Two years later, he was
named president of EUSA. At that time, there
were 23,000 employees under the EUSA umbrella
and about 850 lost-time injuries a year. That
number fluctuated but Vandevis knew one thing: it
was too high.
“One of the guiding
philosophies of my life is to
pursue lifelong learning.”
“In 1999, our board decided to set a vision to
have zero lost-time injuries,” recalled Vandevis.
“That took courage and guts... many of my
peers scoffed at the idea and wondered why
I would jeopardize my reputation by doing
this. My answer? How could we not try?”
Setting the goal for 2011, Vandevis
went about making it a reality. At
times, he wondered if it was possible.
Then, last year, he went to Japan
where he visited Hitachi. That
massive Japanese corporation,
with 384,000 employees, had
just one lost-time injury in six
months. “That really solidified
to me that we could do this,”
said Vandevis. As of 2008,
while the EUSA membership
had grown to 50,000, the
injuries dropped to just 390,
the best injury experience
of any sector in Ontario.
Dr. Ted Vandevis, Georgian alumnus ‘77.
But Vandevis also knew that he needed help. He decided to pursue a PhD in organizational management – an
online program from Capella University, Minnesota. He
graduated last year – 31 years after earning his first postsecondary degree. “One of the guiding philosophies of
my life is to pursue lifelong learning,” said Dr. Vandevis.
“Georgian gave me a beautiful foundation and a desire
to learn more. I’m a firm believer that an organization is
only as strong as the capacity of its people and you have
to set an example. It’s not enough to believe it; you have
to do it.”
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Mike Woods
Alumnus helps to steer
family car business and
the future of CAI
By Dave Dawson
Mike Woods grew up around cars
amid a family immersed in the auto
industry. So when he discovered
that Georgian College had opened
its ground-breaking Canadian Automotive Institute in 1985, he couldn’t
wait to head to Barrie.
He started when the program was
in its infancy, graduating in 1989
with a 92 per cent average. Along
the way, he won two scholarships.
And 20 years later, he maintains
that Georgian put him in the fast
lane to success. While the program
was “fantastic,” he said the innovative speaker series stands out
in his mind to this day. But what
also made a critical and lasting
impact were the program’s Auto
Show and its co-op program.
“My first year was just the second
year of the program so back then,
the Auto Show was not what it is
today,” said Woods of what has
evolved into North America’s largest
outdoor, student-run show. “But
it was an excellent experience,
where I had a chance to work with
a manufacturer and I got a real-life
look at the industry.”
The three different co-ops he completed during his time at Georgian
also provided invaluable experience. “I went into my co-op experience
with a plan,” said Woods. “I wanted to work for a manufacturer,
a dealership and in the finance
end of things.” And he did just
that, working a stint at Chrysler
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Financial, at Nissan Canada and at
a Chrysler dealership in Toronto.
“I got three different angles on
the business and that was really
helpful.”
When he graduated, he had no
plans to return home to the familyrun Wellington Motors Chrysler
dealership in Guelph, where he
had worked, on and off, parttime, since he was 10. Woods had
signed a contract to work with
Ford in the U.S., but, in the end,
blood proved thicker than water,
and he returned home.
“My father and I learned that we
complemented each other quite
well,” said Woods.
Even though he was set to work at
the family-run business started by
his grandfather in 1940, that didn’t
mean he walked into a cushy job.
“I started in sales and although
it’s not my forte, I loved it,” said
Woods, who was named salesperson of the month 13 times in
two years and was ranked 26th
in all of Canada. “Then, I became
service manager and did that for
five years,” said Woods. “I truly
loved that job; it taught me so
much about a customer’s experience, about patience, about
people... it was very good for
me.” It was also good for the
dealership and its customers.
Woods won Chrysler’s Service &
“It’s my turn to give
back to Georgian,
which really gave me
my foundation.”
“I went into my co-op
experience with a plan.”
Mike Woods, Georgian alumnus, is driven to succeed.
Parts Excellence Award all five years
and won performance award trips
as one of the top service managers
in Canada.
Following that, he became codealer principal with his father,
Ted. They’re co-owners, with
Mike running the dealership’s
day-to-day operations; a challenge
in these tough economic times.
“You have to go back to 1979
to find a time like this. But we’ve
adopted a strategy that starts with
keeping our employees happy.
Many dealerships have laid off
people; we chose not to, and, we
even gave them a raise.”
He said it’s a battle to fight the
perception of gloom. “We know
that if our employees don’t have
confidence, how can our clients?
But we’re keeping pace with last
year... so far, it’s not as bad as
many are saying.”
And that’s an important message
for the next generation of students
to hear, said Woods. “It takes hard
work and perseverance to be successful at the best of times,” said
Woods. “That’s why I agreed to
come back and sit on the Board
of Directors for the Canadian
Automotive Institute. I want to
pass on some of that experience.”
As a former student, Woods brings
a unique perspective. “The Board
talks about budgets, enrolment and
the curriculum. Recently there was
talk about the validit y of the
co-op program and I was able
to give them my views on how
important it is.”
For this father of two young children who still plays hockey and
works out regularly, it’s important
to give back. “It’s my turn to give
back to Georgian, which really
gave me my foundation and it’s
something I want to do.” said
Woods. “Sitting on the Board is a
start.”
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Helen and Arch Brown
Our first-ever Honorary
Alumni Award winners
By Tina Hurst
Alumni Development Officer, Georgian College
As part of a celebration held on
January 20, 2009, Stephen McIntosh,
Chair of the Alumni Association,
presented the inaugural Honorary
Alumni Award to Helen and Arch
Brown. Helen and Arch have been
involved with the College since
i t s b e ginning over 4 0 year s
ago. They have given their time
and money over and over again,
and have al way s b e en great
advocates of students, both current
and past. You can see their name
on the Helen and Arch Brown
Centre for Visual Arts; Arch was
instrumental in the establishment
of CAI; and, he sits on various
boards within the College. Arch
has also received both the Fellowship of Georgian College and an
honorary degree.
The designation of honorary alumni
is something that the Alumni Association has put a lot of thought
into, and recently added to its
constitution. It will be bestowed
upon individuals who have made
a significant contribution to the
advancement of Georgian College
through financial, academic or
advocacy merits and have demonstrated their understanding of
the importance of alumni to the
sustainability of Georgian College.
It will not necessarily be handed
out every year, only when the
Alumni Association B o a rd of
Directors finds an individual who
it feels is worthy of the honor. Individuals awarded honorary alumni
status will enjoy all of the same
rights and privileges bestowed
upon a graduate alumni.
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Helen Brown receives the first-ever Honorary Alumni Award
from Alumni Association Chair Stephen McIntosh.
The Browns are very deserving
of the first-ever Honorary Alumni
Award, and in recognition of this,
the award has been renamed the
Helen and Arch Brown Honorary
Alumni Award.
GRADITUDE
The Power of Education Campaign
A publication keeping Georgian supporters connected
$40 million in infrastructure funding breathes
life into Georgian health sciences expansion
Georgian’s plan to build a new Centre for Health
and Wellness on its Barrie Campus got a huge
shot in the arm on May 29 when the provincial
and federal governments announced they would
be designating a total of $40 million to the project.
With $10 million already raised from generous
Georgian supporters through the Power of Education Campaign, it was deemed enough funding
to begin breaking ground on the expansion
as early as this summer.
“We know the funds from donors were instrumental in helping Georgian to secure the government
funding. Those dollars prove that the Georgian
community is rallying behind this project,” said
Tom Ambeau Sr., Chair, Power of Education Campaign. “Thank you to all donors who made this
important project a reality.”
The 165,000-square-foot building will be the
largest expansion in Georgian’s history. It will:
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increase the number of health care professionals in the community as Georgian will be
able to double the number of health sciences
program enrolment spaces to 3,000, helping
to offset a skills shortage.
improve access to health care services, as the
new facility will have public-accessible teaching health clinics where students will gain
valuable practical skills.
make university studies more accessible locally because Georgian will have the required
laboratories and space to expand the number
of degree and advanced degree programs
available on local campuses.
Arch and Helen Brown, long-time supporters of
Georgian, said they strongly believe a donation
to the proposed new facility for the Barrie Campus is a contribution to the heart of local health
care, and a “key solution” to future health care
challenges. It’s why, at the beginning of the
A million dollar moment! (l-r) Arch Brown, Chris Treschak
(representing Georgian students), Brian Tamblyn and
Helen Brown display the Brown’s $1 million donation
to the Georgian Centre for Health and Wellness. Given
at the beginning of the year, it is the largest (non-Government) campaign donation for the project to date.
year, they gave a $1 million donation in trust to
help build the Centre.
“By contributing such a large sum, Helen and
I hope our generosity will spur others in the
community to join us in supporting students –
the future providers of health services
in the region,” said Arch.
Other key donations have been made by many in
the Georgian community including the Students’
Administrative Council; the Alumni Association;
Georgian staff; the Board of Governors and from
generous leaders in the community such as BMO
Bank of Montreal; Corporation of the County of
Simcoe; RBC Foundation; Lions Club of Barrie; City
of Barrie and TD Bank.
A project of Georgian College’s Office of Development & Alumni Relations -- Summer 2009
www.georgianc.on.ca/giving
GRADITUDE
Students and alumni serve up major gifts at donor
celebration dinner; staff and board also contribute
It was a special dinner that had all the right ingredients
- culinary delights, exciting announcements and students
showcasing their expertise for 90 of Georgian’s Governors’ Circle donors.
The theme of this year’s Governors’ Circle recognition
dinner was “Georgian Abroad” celebrating the fact that
the hospitality students will, for the first time, have the
opportunity to learn in Europe. Attendees enjoyed
dishes from France, Italy, Germany, England, Switzerland and Canada.
Donors were joined by Stephen McIntosh, chair of the
Alumni Association, and the members of the Students’
Administrative Council (SAC). The Alumni Association
announced a $500,000 contribution to Georgian’s
Power of Education Campaign for growth, and SAC
told the crowd its council will be making a $100,000
gift to the Centre for Health and Wellness, and a $50,000
gift toward the Centre for Sustainable Technologies two of Georgian’s largest expansion priorities.
It was also announced by Brian Tamblyn, Georgian’s
President and CEO, that Georgian staff members have
been stepping up to support the plans for growth through
an internal fundraising initiative. In three months,
$203,000 was donated by generous employees. And,
100 per cent of those on the Georgian Board of Governors have donated to the campaign.
Georgian students prepare and serve dishes that represent
cuisine from an array of European countries.
Tamblyn pointed out that Governors’ Circle members
have set an example of generosity that has spurred on
support from many new sources.
“Governors’ Circle members were among the
first to recognize the value of Georgian . . .”
“Governors’ Circle members were among the first to
recognize the value of Georgian to our community and
region. Your willingness to donate so generously each
year inspired us to take on the Power of Education Campaign knowing how much you believe in what we are
doing at Georgian,” said Tamblyn. “On behalf of our staff
and students, thank you for your continual support
and encouragement.”
Lions Club of Barrie backs Georgian’s vision for
Opticianry health care clinic with a $250,000 donation
When members of the Lions Club of Barrie look to
the future, they are excited to see greater access to
vision care health services for local residents. That’s
because the generous group made a $250,000 donation to Georgian to help build a new Opticianry
health care clinic in the future Georgian Centre for
Health and Wellness.
“The Lions have an international mandate to stand
behind initiatives that work to end preventable
blindness, and we believe this donation will help
countless numbers of local students and residents in
need of vision health care,” said Carol Ellis, Lions Club
of Barrie president. “It will also give students a leading-edge environment to learn in, with the benefit
of working on real patients. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.”
The clinic, which will also be a practical learning area
for students, will offer the services of an on-site optometrist and optician, and be a storefront for eye wear.
This opticianary clinic will
be one of a number of
teaching health clinics to
be made available in the
Centre for Health and
Wellness.
Photo: Carol Ellis, president of
the Lions Club of Barrie, has her
glasses examined by Georgian’s on-site optician, Mark
Wilcox. Lion Bryon McLellan,
Fred Brox and Joanne Craig
observe.
Power of Education Campaign generously supported
Campaign goal and progress
Thanks to so many Georgian supporters, $17 million has
been raised towards the $25 million Power of Education
Campaign goal.
The campaign is the largest in Georgian’s history, and
will help build key projects that will have a positive impact
on local health care services, regional employment and
the economy.
Find out more about how dollars raised will benefit
the entire region at www.georgianc.on.ca/giving.
GRADITUDE
Thank you for your generous donations!
Georgian College gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, corporations and organizations for their support in 2008.
*Names marked with an “(A)” are Georgian alumni
Individuals
Melissa Abbey
Connie Adams (A)(A))
Rose Adams (A)
Mike Agema (A)
Gay M. Ainsworth (A)
Mark Aitken
Mikhail Ali
Thomas Ambeau Sr. & Rhodell Ambeau
F. Joseph Anderson
Joe Anderson
Todd Arnott (A)
Sandra Arsenault
Charles Assaf
Lynn Baine
Kimberley Ball
Susan Barker & Dan Barker
Harry Barons
Taylor Bart
Gwynneth Bate
Sharon Bate
John Battaglia (A)
Susan Beacock
Michele Beaudoin
Sharon Beaulac (A)
Brenda Beers
Tamara Benoit (A)
Judith Bergen
David Berner
Devon Bhatt
Donna Billes (A) & David Billes
Lori Black
Nancy A. Blain (A)
Willi Blum
Marie-Noelle Bonicalzi
Geoffrey J. Booth
Gord Booth
Greg Booth
Robert Bordeau
Phil Bourget
Jennifer Bouvier
Ralph Braden & Rosalla Braden
Kim Brent
Robert Brethour
Roy Bridge & Vicki Bridge
Tim Bridge & Ann Bridge
Richard Brien
Eric Broger & Kay-Anne Broger
April Brown
Arch J. Brown & Helen Brown
Patrick Brown
Robert Brown
Ken Brownlee
Howard Brox (A) & Tara Brox
Dawn Bruce
Jim Bryson
Maggie Buchanan
Carol Bullis (A)
Deborah Bumstead (A)
Allison Burgess
Linda Frank & Kenneth Burgess
Robert Burk & Sheila Burk (A)
Janice Butler
Dan Byers
Christie Cadotte & Michael Cadotte
Lorraine C. Callaghan
Cherylyn Cameron & John Cameron
Roy Cameron
Les Campbell
Dean Campbell
Derrick Carmichael (A)
Barbara Carriere (A)
Tom Chapman & Nancy Chapman
Jean-Luc Charbonneau (A)
Christina Chathline
Lance Chilton
Laurene Christmann
Michael Claener
Marie Constantino
Jean Cornett
M. Cornett
Joyce Cornish
Lynn M. Cranney
Daniel M. Crowe (A)
John D. Cunningham (A)
Harriet Curran
Sue Dale
George Dangerfield
Greg Davey (A)
Alan Dawson & Marjorie Dawson
Christine Dawson
Sue Deegan
Michele DeHetre-Williams
Jim Delaney
Jack Delcourt
John Delves
Roger Denize
Bonnie DeWitt (A) & Jack Lynch
Joe Dicks
Audrey Dickson
Heather Dix & Martin Dix
Brad Doey
Salim Dolmaya (A)
Ralph Dominelli
James Donald
Reta Donald
Glen Donegan
Donna Mary Donn
Alexandra Drohan & Pat Drohan
Dave Dubois
Joanne Duggan (A)
Brad Dumond
Linda Duncan
Garfield Dunlop
William Dykstra
Jean Dymond (A)
Marie Ecclestone
Don Edward
Mitchell Eisen
Sandra Elshaw
Craig Emms (A)
Cathy Empie
Robert Emptage
Mark Eriksen (A)
Gary Evans
Gloria Evans (A)
Peter Evans
Lisa Eveleigh & David Eveleigh
Stephen Flowers (A) & Susan Flowers
William Fountain (A)
Ann Fox (A)
Joseph Francoz & Diane Francoz
Sandra French
Joseph Fruchter
George Fuller
Frederick C. Fullerton
Frank Gallant & Elizabeth Gallant
Kim Gammon
Chris R. B. Gariepy & Debra Gariepy
Mark Garland
Donald Garrie (A)
Bruce Gennings
Tom Gerry
Stella Gian
Dan Gilbert
Scott E. Gillanders (A)
Joyce Goheen
Sheila M. Gordon
John Goruk
Loree Gourley
Kath A. Gradwell
James Graham & Sheila Graham
Steven Gray
Mac Greaves
Anne Green
Brian Gregory
Dave Gullage
Howard Gwin & Patti Gwin
Fred C. Hamelink
Beverley Hamilton
Robert Hamilton & Donna Hamilton
Paul Hammond & Shirley Hammond
Conrad Hansuld
Tara Hardy (A)
Mike Haring
Gabrielle Hart
Patricia Hart
Tyler Hastings (A)
Dr. Steven Hatfield
Steve Heckford
Gabriele Heinrich
James Henderson (A)
Evelyn Hennessy
April Herbert-Cross (A)
Lynn Hoath
Bruce Hovey
Allan Howard
Wayne Hubbard
Julianne Hughes
Robert Hull (A)
Kathryn Hunt (A)
Kathy Hunt
Anah Hunter
Jason Hunter
Tina Hurst (A) & Ian Hurst
Gail Hussey
Betty Hyden
Susan Jackson
Katherine James
Linda Jamieson
Tracey Jankovich
Elizabeth Jarnicki
Terry Jessup
Lori A. Johnson (A)
Stephen Junkin
I.J. Jursza
Linda Kearey
Jane Keeling (A)
Bob Kennedy & Debbie Kennedy
Wallace Kenny
Mary Kilsch
Mike King
Richard King
Rob King
Pamela Kinzie & George Kinzie
Sandra Koch
Nina Koniuch & Bill Koniuch
Yvonne Konrad
Gabrielle Koopmans (A)
Andrew Kornacki (A)
Ruthanne Krant
Colleen Krueger
Erna Krueger
Trina Kunkel
Gerald La Chapelle
Brandon Lander
Donald Lander & Dorothy Lander
Emma Laurie
Robert Laurin
Heather Laver
Jack Lesage
Gregg Levis & Lorraine Levis
Alison Lewis
David Lewis
Steve & Cyndi Lewis
Steve Lichty & Cindy Lichty
Donald Lighthall (A)
Jacqueline Limoges
John Lister & Donna Lister
Rudy Litz
David Loder
Craig Loughry
Linda Love & Dr. Michael Collins
Ron E. Lynch & Joanne Lynch
Brad MacDonald
Karen MacDonald
Terry MacFarlane (A)
Terry MacIsaac
William MacKenzie
Ruth MacLeod
Lesley M. MacMaster
P. Robert MacMillan
Colin MacNeil (A)
Karen L. MacPhatter
Sean Madorin
John Magill
Andy Manias
Helen Mann
Melanie Marchand
Dave Marcoux
Lillian Mark
E. Mark
Susan Markus
Barbara J. Marshall
John Marvin
Karen Marwick
George Mashinter & Carrie Mashinter
Jamie Massie & Wendy Massie
Anne Matheson Colquhoun
Darlene Mattie
Gerald Maw (A)
Brian Tamblyn & Lisa McCarthy-Tamblyn (A)
Michele McConney
Karen McCoy
John A. McCullough & Phyl McCullough
Arlene McDonald
Katherine McDonald
Magenta McDonald
Ron McDonald
Sandy McDonald
Sharon McDonald (A)
Steve McDonald
Tracey McGruthers-Dusome
Stephen McIntosh (A)
Mildred McKinlay
Sheryl McLean
Lorri A. McLeod
Shelley McMurray (A)
John McNabb & Jackie McNabb
Cindy Mead
Anne Menzies
Greg W. Merrall
Mary Micks
Peter Miehm
Brent Miller
Bruce Miller
Carl Miller
Lorraine Miller
James H. Miller
Brenda Mills
Wilma Mills
R. John Mitchell
Ross Mitchell & Davis Mitchell
Doug Moon & Fran Moon
Barbara Moore (A)
Dorothy Moore
Kerry Moore (A)
Wanda MooSang
Richard Morano (A)
Gregory Mullen (A)
Andrea Murray (A)
Elaine Murray
Shawn Murray
Peter Myerson
James Nazar (A)
Denise Near (A)
William R. Newman
Wilma Nickerson
Victoria Northcott
Jason Oneil
Seok Cheng Ong (A)
James E. Orsatti
Barbara Oshanski
Leo Parent (A)
Gary Pattenden
Barry Peacock & Liz Anderson-Peacock
Kathryn Peet & Lennard Peet
Melissa Pepper (A)
Peggy Pippy
Jackson S. Playne
Mary Poeta
Julie Pope
Barbara Popp
Leanne Potter
Susan Potter
Bonnie Potvin
Richard Pounds
Don Pratt & Christine V. Pratt
Michi Puksa
Alan Ralston
Hazel Rawn (R)
G. Rayner
Christine Redfern
Jane Rees & David Rees
Patricia Revell
Michael Reynolds
Marnie Rice & Greg Rice
Elisabeth Riley
Christine Robertson (A)
Mark Robinson
Cathy Robitaille
Marion Ross
Patricia Ross
Nancy Rouse
Barb Rousseau
Jennifer Rousseau
Bryan Rowntree
Brad Rudachyk
Marco Ruscitti (A)
Ken Rush
Al Rutherford
Jody Ryan (A)
Beth Salt
Kimberly Sanders (A)
Kathy Savage
Becky Schaub
Janice Schmidt & Tim Schmidt
Phil Schofield
Hans Schroder
David Schwalm
Alicia Sedgwick
Mae Senick
Carrie Shaw & David Shaw
Michael Sheasgreen
J. Sheepway
Joan Sheepway
John Sheepway
Jennifer Sheremeto (A)
John Siddall
Susan Silverton
Dorothy Sim
Elizabeth Sim
Janet Sim
Cathie Simpson
Cheryl M. Simpson
Don Sinclair
Janice Skot
Sylvia Small
Rosemary Smedley
Kevin Sneyd
Peter Stellatos (A)
Robert Stephens (A)
Gord Stephenson
Norma Stephenson
Michael R. Stephenson
John F. Sterling
Ronald G. Stevens & Jean Stevens
Jo Anne Stewart
Suzanne Stewart
Bernie Still & Heather Still
Arlene Stone & Don Stone
Janet Storey
Sandra Storey
Susan Stott-Hood
Gwen Strachan
Marcus Strom
Richard Swinton (A)
Amy Switzer
Cindy-Lou Switzer (A)
Eric C. Taves
Audrey M. Taylor
Ronald Taylor & Janet Taylor
Hank Thibideau & Claire Thibideau
Steve Thibideau
John Thiffault
Linda Thomas
Cassandra Thompson & Michael
Thompson
Paul Tindale
David Tisch & Karen Tisch
Catherine Torella
Robert Townsend
Monika Trickett
Rebbeca Truax (A) & David McNamara
Denise Tucker
Carol Tutt
Paul Tyndall
Tony Validzija
John Van Campen
Sylvia Van Der Wag
Linda & Murray Van Rassel
Carolyn Van Wort
Sylvia Vanderweg
Cheryl & Arthur VanLaarhoven
Bernice Vasey
Toni Vella
Rex Verschuren
John Vickery
Elizabeth Voigt
Paul Voorheis & Jane Voorheis
Nancy Wagner Wisotzki
Kathy Wallace
Charlotte Wallis & Paul Wallis
Katherine Wallis
Elaine Wallis
Carol Walpole
Scott Ward
Nigel Ward-Paige
Catherine Wareham
G. Watson
Pamela Watt (A)
Kathryn Weatherall (A)
Brenda Webb
Reinhart Weber
Barbara Weider & George Weider
Suzanne Welch
Gerda Weyer
Don Whitford
Pamela Whittle-Cutler
Bruce Wiggins
Gloria Wills
Robert Wilson
Debra Winterick
Debra Witmer Allen
Sheila Wojcik
Marty Wood
Janet Yorke
Catherine Zaritsky
Andrew Zyp
Organizations
1711131 Ontario Inc.
A. & G. Hodgkinson Sales Ltd.
A.J. Lanzarotta Wholesale Fruit &
Vegetables Ltd.
ACL Student Benefits
Acuity Digital lmaging
Adanac Realty Limited
ADESA Automotive Services LP
ADP Dealer Services Ltd.
Advertising Program
Agrium Inc.
Air Force Association of Canada
Air Georgian Ltd.
Alcon Canada Inc.
Alex Milne Associates Ltd.
Algoma Central Corporation
Algonquin Automotive
Alpine Ski Club
Association of Registered Interior Designers
of Ontario
Association of Universities and Colleges
of Canada
Atlas Block
Autism Society Ontario
Automobile Dealers’ Association of
Newfoundland
Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association
Aviation Advisory Board
Aviva Canada Inc.
Balfour Capital Inc.
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal - Harris Private Banking
Barrie Art Club
Barrie Civitan Club
Barrie Construction Association
Barrie Equipment Sales Inc.
Barrie Gem & Mineral Club
Barrie Glass & Mirror Ltd.
Barrie Huronia Sweet Adelines
Barrie Press (1994) Inc.
Barrie Professional Firefighters Association
Barrie Welding & Machine (1974) Ltd.
Bassmania Tournaments Inc.
Bausch & Lomb
Bayfield Mall Merchant Association
Bayshore Home Health
Beaver Valley Ski Club
Bell Canada
Benjamin Moore & Co. Limited
Bennett Dunlop Ford
Bernafon Canada Ltd.
Block Parent Program of Canada Inc.
Blue Mountain Resorts Limited
Bob Kozminski’s Keystone Ford
Boston Pizza Foundation
Brewery Bay Food Company
Bruce Peninsula - Sportsmens Association
& Handgun Club
Bruce Telecom
Buckeye Tourist and Sporting Enterprises
Ltd.
C.C. Marine Distributors Inc.
C.E. Elliott and Sons Ltd.
CAI Program
Caledon Ski Club Limited
Cambria Design Build
Cameco Corporation
Can Save Supply & Distribution
Canada Cutlery Inc.
Canada Student Residence Corporation
Canadian Advertising Research
Foundation
Canadian Auto Show Managers Association
Canadian Aviation Historical Society
(Toronto Chapter)
Canadian Aviation Students Organization
Canadian Crane & Hoist Manufacturing Ltd.
Canadian Federation of University Women
- Muskoka
Canadian Hospitality Foundation
Canadian International Auto Show Ltd.
Canadian Jewellery Group
Canadian Maritime Union - Local 4401
Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance
CANPLAS Industries Ltd.
CarePartners
CarProof
CARQUEST CANADA LTD.
Cartridge World
Casino Rama
CDN Land Surveyors Inc.
Centennial Optical Limited
Central Ontario GM Dealers Association
Central Optical
Central Sales
Central Taxi
CGA - Certified General Accountants
of Ontario
Chin & Orr Professional Corporation
Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation
Cisco Systems Canada Co.
CIT Financial Ltd.
Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of
America
Clare Moore Refrigeration
CM3
CMC Electronics
Co-Auto Co-operative Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coleman Care Centre
Collins Bay Marina
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley
Region, Inc.
Community Foundation of Oakville
Community Foundation of Orillia & Area
Company of Master Mariners of Canada
Compass Goup Canada
CooperVision Canada Corp.
Corporation of the City of Owen Sound
Corporation of the County of Simcoe
Corporation of the Municipality of
West Grey
Corporation of the Town of Bracebridge
Correctional Service Canada
County of Bruce
County of Simcoe Law Association
CR Acquisitions, Inc.
Craigleith Ski Club
CTV Ltd.
DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.
Dell Canada
Dell Financial Services Canada
Desmasdon Boat Works
Devil’s Glen Country Club
Donnelly Automotive Group
Doral Marine Resort
Duurstede Grooming Products
E.L. Fordham Motors Limited
Ed Huck Marine Ltd.
ELCAN Optical Technologies
Elco Fine Foods Inc.
Enterprise Rent A Car
Environics Research Group Limited
Eric C. Taves Barrister & Solicitor
Estate of Harris Steele
Expertech Network Installation Inc.
Fairmont Hotels Inc.
Featherson Charitable Foundation
Ferguson Barristers
First Impression Denture Clinic
Flags Unlimited
Flatfee Realty Inc., Brokerage
Flex-n-Gate Seeburn
Ford Motor Company
Foresters
Fraser Ford
Fundraising & Resource Development
Program
Gagnon’s Your Independent Grocer
Gambhir’s Import International Ltd.
Garland Commercial Ranges Limited
GE Security
General Motors Corporation
Georgian Advertising Association
Georgian Bay Arts and Crafts Association
Georgian College Alumni Association
Georgian Copy & Printers
Georgian International Group of
Companies
Georgian Mall - Cadillac Fairview
Georgian Pontiac Buick GMC Inc.
Gibson & Adams LLP
Glass Tech Glass & Trim
Global Upholstery Co. Inc.
Golf Association of Ontario
Graffiti Art Inc.
Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce
Greater Barrie Home Builders Association
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Grey Bruce Health Services
Gym-Con Ltd.
H. & W. Perrin Company Limited
H.J. Pfaff Motors
Hales Family & Friends
Hamer Bay Marine
Handy & Harman of Canada Limited
Harbor Vue Marina Limited
Harmonize for Speech Fund
Haworth
Hedbern Development Corp.
Hicks Morley
Highbury Ford Sales Limited
Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada
Honda Canada Inc.
Honda of Canada Manufacturing
Hotel of Georgian Bay Ltd.
Howitsir Marketing & Communiciations Inc.
Huron Shores Marine Ltd.
Hydro One
Hydro One Networks Inc.
ICI Paints/Color Your World
Imagineers Creative Sign Solutions
Independent Electric Supply Inc.
Innovative Automation Inc.
Inscape
Integrated Automotive Group Inc.
Interface Flooring Systems (Canada) Inc.
International Association of Administrative
Professionals
International Ship Masters Association
Georgian Bay
IPSOS-Reid Corporation
IRVINE Carpet Warehouse & Decorating
Centre
J J L Events Inc.
J.A.L. Enterprises Ltd.
J.H. Varty Machinery Ltd.
Jackson’s Toyota
Jarlette Health Services
Jewellers Vigilance Canada Inc.
John O. Butler Company
Johnson Inc.
JohnsonDiversey Canada, Inc.
K & H Engines Ltd.
Karen MacDonald
Kelleher Ford Sales
Kemble and District Lions Club
Kempenfelt Graphics Group Inc.
Kempenfelt Masonic Lodge
Keswick Marine (1977) Limited
Kimpex Inc.
Kiwanis Club of Barrie
Kiwanis Club of Kempenfelt Bay
KM Property Services
Kutting Edge
Kwik Kopy Design & Print Centre
L.F. Burgess & Assoc. Ltd.
La Cie McCormick Canada Co.
La Fleche Roofing (1992) Limited
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Laurentian University
Lefroy Harbour Resorts Inc.
Leggat Pontiac Buick Cadillac Limited
Les Marmitons Barrie Chapter
Liberty Design Group
Libman and Company Ltd.
Life 100.3 - A Division of Trust Communications Ministries
Lions Club of Barrie
Little Gull Marina
Lower Lakes Towing Ltd.
Luxottica Retail
Maitland Valley Marina Limited
Major’s Pharmacy Inc.
Marketing Research and Intelligence
Association
McAsphalt Marine Transportation Limited
McCray Optical Supply Inc.
McCullough Sales Agency
McGregor On-The-Water
McKeil Marine Ltd.
McKnight Charron Laurin Inc. Architects
McLarens Canada
MDA Education Foundation
Mercer Tool Corp.
Mercury Marine Ltd.
Michael Boyer Pontiac Buick GMC
Mike Jackson GM
Millard, Pickard
Millward Brown
Mitchell’s Bay Marine Park Limited
Mitchinson Planning & Development
Consultants Inc.
Molson Canada
Molson Ontario Breweries
Monague Native Crafts Ltd.
Moore Packaging Corporation
Morton Youth Services
Murray Demolition
Muskoka & District Chefs Association
Muskoka Lumber & Building Supplies
Centre Limited
Myerson’s Ltd.
Nadro Marine Services Limited
National Marine Manufacturers Association
Naylor Group
New Brunswick Automobile Dealers
Association
New Car Dealers Foundation of BC
Nikon Optical Canada Inc.
Nissan Canada Inc.
Nokia Products Ltd.
Northern GM Dealers Association
Nottawasaga Chiropractic & Wellness
Centre
OACETT Georgian Bay Chapter
Oakgrange Investments Ltd.
Office of the President
OFFICE SOURCE inc.
Ontario Accommodation Association
Ontario Association of Social Workers,
Huronia Highlands
Ontario Automobile Dealers Association
Ontario Block Parent Program Inc.
Ontario Educational Credit Union
Ontario Hostelry Institute
Ontario Marine Operators Association
Ontario Opticians Association
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Provincial Police Association
Ontario Provincial Police Commissioned
Officers Association
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Local 350
Ontario Sewer & Watermain Construction
Association
Ontario Snow Resorts Association
Ontario Textbook Recycling
OPSEU LOCAL 349
Opus Automation Inc.
Orillia District Chamber of Commerce
Orillia Power Corporation
Orillia Staff and Faculty Association
Orthotics Specialities
OSAAC OPSEU
Osprey Media LP
OTA Education Foundation Inc.
Ottawa New Car Dealers Association
Otto’s Service Centre Ltd.
Owen Sound & District Chamber of
Commerce
Owen Sound Attack Hockey Club
Owen Sound Council
Owen Sound Transportation Company
Ltd.
Paris Marine Ltd.
Parkbridge Marina’s
Payne Marine Ltd.
Peacock Group Inc.
Perfect Pizza
Performance Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Peter McPhie Professional Corporation
Pickering Harbour Company Limited
Plaza Chevrolet Hummer Cadillac Inc.
Point Pleasant Marina Ltd.
Port Colborne Warehousing Ltd. (Tul
Safety Equipment)
Port Elgin Super 8 Motel
Positive E Solutions Inc.
Powell Jones LLP
Powerstream North
Premiere Van Lines
Prodomax Automation Inc.
Provmar Fuels Inc.
Pryde Schropp McComb, Inc.
Purvis Marine Ltd.
Queensway Volkswagon Inc.
Quota Club of Barrie
Quota Club of Orillia Inc.
R.J.H. Hotels Inc.
R.T. Doty Ltd.
Rama Moccasin and Smoke
Rationale Canada
RBC Foundation
RBC Royal Bank
Reynolds & Reynolds (Canada) Ltd.
Richmond Honda
Robertson & Robertson Yacht Insurance
Ltd.
Rob’s Marine Service Inc.
ROI Management Ltd.
Ross Mitchell Family Foundation
Rotary Club of Barrie - Huronia
Rotary Club of Barrie - Kempenfelt
Rotary Club of Orillia
Rowntree Enterprises Inc.
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Chev-Olds-Cadillac Inc.
Royal Doulton Canada Ltd.
Royal Pontiac Buick G.M.C. Inc.
Royal Victoria Hospital
Royal Victoria Hospital Auxiliary
Royal Victoria Hospital Medical Staff
Russell Security Services Inc.
Saint Elizabeth Health Care
Sanyo Canada Inc.
Sarah Beveridge Contemporary Art
Saskatoon Jubilee Ford
Scotiabank
Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of
Canada
Seaway Marine Transport
Sexton’s Mechanical Limited
Shadows Hair Design
Simcoe Community Services Foundation
Simcoe County Arts & Crafts Association
Simcoe County Dental Hygienists Society
Simcoe County Law Association
Simcoe County Policing Authorities
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School
Board
Sirius Tabletop Corporation
Skelton Brumwell & Associates Inc.
Ski Resort Operations Program
Skyline Marina Ltd.
Smiths Aerospace Components - Orillia
Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
SOLUTIONSink
Staples Business Depot
Stewart Foodservice Inc.
Stewart, Esten
Stringer, Brisbin, Humphrey Barristers
& Solicitors
Students Administrative Council
Summer Suites & Conference Services
Summit Ford Sales (1982) Ltd.
Sunstar Americas, Inc.
Taboo Resort-Golf-Spa
Taylor Ford Sales Ltd.
TD Canada Trust
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference
TELUS Communications Co.
Tenneco Automotive
The Ashley Mann Memorial Foundation
The Burton Charitable Foundation
The Business and Professional Women’s
Club
The Co-operators
The CSL Group Inc. - Groupe CSL Inc.
The Dream Never Dies Foundation
The Estate of Shelagh Elaine Gill
The Georgian Peaks Club
The Kitchener and Waterloo Community
Foundation
The Marine Club
The Osler Bluff Ski Club Ltd.
The Sarjeant Company Ltd.
The Sixty Three Foundation
Theta Industries
Thorncrest Sherway Inc.
TK Canada Limited
Topnotch Building Maintenance Ltd.
Toronto Convention & Visitors Association
Toronto Golf Club
Totten Sims Hubicki Associates
Tourism Barrie
Town of Bracebridge
Town of Hanover
Toyota Canada Foundation
Trader Corporation
Transcontinental Printing Inc.
Transportation Lease Systems Inc.
Treefrog Interactive Inc.
Tricor Automotive Group
Tridan Developmts Limited
United Parcel Service
Upper Lakes Shipping Inc.
Venable Park Investment Counsel Inc.
VFC Inc.
VMC Media
Volkswagen Canada Inc.
Volvo Penta Canada Inc.
W.M. Ward Publishing Ltd.
Wallwin Electric Services Ltd.
Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Way Da Grow Forestry Inc.
Wells Fargo Auto Finance
Wiarton Marina Ltd.
Williamson - Uxbridge GM
Wolf Steel Ltd.
Womens Automotive Assoc. Int’l
Foundation
Women’s Owners Network
Womyn
Woodard and Company Limited
Woods Park Care Centre Inc.
World Floor Covering Association
Worth Manufacturing
Wright’s Marina Limited
Xerox Canada Ltd.
YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka
Gift-in-Kind
Peter Beattie
Wilco Kielman
Wynanda Kielman
George McIntosh
Doug McKenzie
Melanie Rice
Ray Sawchuk
Carol Szarga
Allpriser
Alure
Amora Portrait Studio
Avaia
Bandito Video
Barrie Examiner
Beauty Supply Outfit
Candura Instruments
Canon Canada Inc.
CHAYFM/B101FM
Compudata Systems
Corporation of the City of Owen Sound
Duckworth’s Fish & Chips
East Side Mario’s
Eisinger Canada
Extreme Imaging
First Choice
Hawk Ridge Golf & Country Club
Head 2 Toe
Hillary’s Place
Jack Astor’s
Japan Camera Centre
Kelsey’s Restaurant
Key and Gift Shop
Ling’s Cuisine
Medical Pharmacies Group Inc.
Montana’s Restaurant
Rita’s Place
RONA Cashway - London
SFA Saniflo Inc.
Sluyter Company Ltd.
The Hair Centre
Vanguard Piping Systems (Canada) Inc.
Weber’s
West Guilford Store
Western Mechanical Electrical Millwright
Services Ltd.
Wolverine Tube (Canada) Inc.
Endowments
Alan Kuzmich Memorial Scholarship
Alumni Association Endowment Bursary
Auto Show Auction
Award of Excellence for Women in
Engineering
BCG Business Capital Group Award
Board of Govenor’s Medal Award
Bruce & Sandra Grimmer Memorial
Scholarship
Bruce Peninsula Art Show Award
Bruno Rubess Awards for Commitment
& Excellence
Bursztyn Family Award
Byron and Tessie Greig Memorial Award
Byron Greig Memorial
Canadian Association of Japanese Automobile Dealers Scholarship
Canadian Auto Show Managers Association Award
Christopher McLean Memorial Award
Chrysler Dealer Council Endowment
Constance Kilgour Endowment - Nursing
Scholarship
Dan Donnelly Memorial Award
Dan Gallant Memorial Education Fund
Dell Canada Scholarship
Dick Conlin Scholarship
Dominon Automotive Industries
Donald R. McKillican Scholarship
Dr. Bette Stevenson Award of Excellence
Dr. Noel G. Stephenson Memorial Award
E. Hergert Nursing Bursary
Earl Reid Award
Eleanor Bauckham Presley Memorial
Scholarship
Erin McBride Memorial Scholarship
Estate of Harris Steele
F.W. Ardern Memorial Award
Fine Arts Scholarships
Frances Elizabeth Caster Award
Gail LaChapelle Nursing Award
Gordon Rumbel Endowment
Graham Dyer Mature Student Entrance
Scholarship
Harry J. Addison Scholarship
Honda Canada Manufacturing Endowed
Scholarships
Howard Carter Memorial Award
Hydro One Inc. Scholarship
Ian Cowles Memorial Award
IT Endowment Fund
James C. Massie Automotive Award
Jan Livingston Memorial Award
Jean Stevenson Award
Joe Leech Memorial Award for Excellence
John Hart Memorial Scholarship
Jonathan Poechman Memorial Award
K. Kaplinski Memorial Scholarship
Kenneth W. Harrigan Scholarships
Kim Miller Memorial Award
Kimberley Ellen Beasleigh Memorial
Scholarship
Krista Sepp Memorial Scholarship
L.M. Arnott Memorial Award
Lesley Dicks Memorial Award
Lion’s Club of Barrie OSOTF
Lloyd Thomson Bursary
Manitoba Motor Dealers Association
Award
Marine Industry - Peers Award
Marine Industry Award - Graduate
Mark Sellick Memorial Award
Metro Toronto Ford Dealers’ Award
Michael Ebanks Award
Mimi Khonsari Travel and Study Award
Monica Drake Scholarship
Ontario Snow Resorts Association Awards
Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund
Ontario Trust for Student Support (OTSS)
Orillia Dragon Boat Scholarship
Orillia Police Association Award
OSOTF - Lillian Marshall
OSOTF - Tourism Commission
OSTOF - Chawkers Foundation
OSTOF - Marie King Memorial DVA
OSTOF - Metis Training Initiatives
OSTOF - Simcoe College Foundation
Peter John Donald Memorial Award
President’s Endowment
Rameses Shrine Yacht Club Award
Reisenecker Entrance Award
Robert Caster Award
Robert P. Crawford Memorial Award
Ron Hartman Award
Ross A. Morrison Award
Rotary Club of Barrie - Kempenfelt Award
Salter Endowment
Scholarship Endowment Fund
Simcoe County Heavy Construction Association Sewer & Water Main Scholarship
Smart Serve Ontario Scholarship
Stan Hodge Memorial Scholarship
Stephen Flowers - UPS Award
Student Bursary
Susan and George McCague Award
of Merit
Technology Faculty Award
Ted Fullerton Scholarship
Tedlo Endowment Fund
Thomas P. Owens Memorial Award
Tom Hipwell Memorial Award
Tom Osborne Memorial Award
Tourism Barrie Scholarship
Toyota Foundation Scholarships
UPS Foundation Scholarship
W J Robertson Burasry
Water Resources Award
Wayne FJ Busch Endowment
William K. Caldwell Scholarship
Women Owners Network Award
Wysoglad Opportunities Award
Planned Legacy
Arch & Helen Brown
F. Joseph Anderson
Brian Tamblyn
Yolanda Gallo (A)
Sandra & Bruce Grimmer
GRADITUDE
Johnson Inc. standing behind
Georgian’s growth plans
Johnson Insurance Inc., a Georgian College affinity partner,
made a $75,000 donation to
benefit the new Centre for Sustainable Technologies addition,
set to open in September 2009.
Doug Munn, Johnson Inc.
Regional Vice President.
“Being a partner with Georgian
means supporting its growth,
and that is why it made sense for
us to donate to the Power of
Education Campaign, and this
new expansion,” said Doug
Munn, RVP from Johnson Inc.
Over the last few years, Johnson Insurance Inc. has donated approximately $280,000 to Georgian through its
affinity partnership, special event sponsorship and capital
campaign donations.
TD Bank: “Georgian is a
good investment.”
TD Bank Financial Group has invested in the future
of local health care with a $100,000 donation to help
build the Georgian Centre for Health and Wellness.
Representatives from the bank made the announcement at an Economic Forum in Barrie, as they said
they believed a good health care system and solid
post-secondary institution are vital parts of a healthy
and economically-stable community.
“TD Bank Financial Group is committed to making a positive impact in the communities it serves. This donation is
to be directed to help build the community-accessible
teaching health clinics in this new facility, resulting in
increased access to health care for local residents, and
students,” said Paul Douglas, Executive Vice President,
TD Canada Trust Business Banking. “It’s a good investment, and one we’re proud to make because it will
benefit so many people.”
Construction industry building support for new programs
According to the Canadian Construction Association,
the construction sector in Canada will need to recruit
more than 250,000 new people to the industry over the
next seven years, an increase of nearly 22 per cent over
the current workforce, just to keep pace with retirement
rates and rising demand.
With a skills shortage predicted, particularly in areas
expected to grow dramatically such as the Simcoe
County area, Georgian College is responding to the
problem by providing a solution – the Centre for
Sustainable Technologies.
“An investment into the Centre for Sustainable
Technologies is a wise business decision . . . “
This 18,000-square-foot addition on the Barrie campus
will house new programs such as the Civil Engineering
Technology program, and the Civil Engineering Technician–Construction program. Graduates from these
programs will flow into the workforce, helping to offset
the human resource shortage in related industries. Key
players in the industry are stepping forward to help
Bob Emptage, Dean of Technology, Environment and Apprenticeship (centre), shows Tom O’Callaghan (left) and Doug Leslie
(right) from the Ontario Road Builders Association the progress
on the Centre for Sustainable Technologies. The building will be
ready for students to use in September 2009.
Georgian make this facility the best it can be for students. The Ontario Road Builders Association has
contributed $125,000 to the Centre.
“An investment into the Centre for Sustainable Technologies is a wise business decision for our association
and its members,” says Executive Director Rob Bradford.
“For our companies to thrive, we need the right people
with the right skills. We believe many of our future
$100,000 worth of equipment donated to benefit
next generation of utilities workers
Georgian’s electrical engineering technology students
will learn on some of the most modern equipment available thanks to a gift-in-kind donation worth $100,000.
Warren Tracz, a Georgian faculty member, facilitated
the donation of new equipment from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) based in Pullman,
Washington. The equipment will be valuable to students
in a new utilities-focused engineering technology program to launch this fall in Georgian’s newest addition
- the Centre for Sustainable Technologies.
The equipment is used to detect abnormal conditions
on power lines or in factory equipment such as transformers and motors, and is considered one of the best,
most reliable brands on the market. Students will use
the systems in classroom and laboratory learning, giving
them an opportunity to work on technology that they
will likely find in their future places of employment.
Brian McDermott, a director at SEL, said his organization has a solid history of donations to a variety of
schools across North America. The philosophy of supporting education is a part of the fabric at SEL, as its
CEO is a former engineering university professor who
knows first-hand the benefit of an educated workforce.
Electrical professor Warren Tracz (centre) explains the benefits of the new equipment to engineering technology students, Myles Southorn
(left) and Adam Dixon (right).
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workers and leaders will begin their careers at Georgian.”
Georgian demonstrates our commitment to a longterm education strategy.”
As well, the Ontario Sewer and Water Association (OSWA)
has generously donated $125,000 to the building. Graeme
Clark, OSWA Board Director, says “we understand that
our Association needs to be part of the solution to ensure
our members have qualified people. Our support of
Interested in finding out how this building will help
with job creation in Simcoe County? Or, want to know
how you or your company can have naming rights to
one of the new classrooms or laboratories? Contact
Rebbeca Truax at [email protected].
GRADITUDE
John Molson Courtyard Open
There’s a new venue in town for upscale outdoor dining and
it’s on the Barrie Campus of Georgian College.
Sherry Lawson
• Director, Casino Rama
Corporate Affairs
• Board Member,
Georgian Board of Governors
• Donor, Georgian Legacy Program
As Director of Corporate Affairs at Casino
Rama, Sherry Lawson is responsible for
helping to direct the Casino’s charitable
funding to hundreds of worthy individuals and organizations each year. When it comes to her own
personal philanthropic giving, she has made Georgian College a charity of choice.
Lawson has a long history with the College. She worked at
Georgian as a library technician, curriculum developer and
trainer for almost 10 years. She currently serves on the Georgian College Board of Governors.
She gives her volunteer time to Georgian because she believes
“with education, you can see the ripple effect.”
The recently built John Molson Courtyard, named after the
key donor, is located outside the Georgian Dining Room. It
will have two main purposes - to be a practical teaching classroom where students will learn outdoor special events
execution, and it will be a place for the community to enjoy
open air dining and entertainment in a garden patio setting.
The project was made possible through the generosity of
donors. Molson gave $30,000 through its Molson Community Fund and $50,000 from Molson Canada. Atlas Block
donated the interlocking brick for the project. And, Sam
Dolmaya, a Georgian alumnus, and owner of Alfanoos
Mediterranean Restaurant, donated $10,000 to the Power of
Education fundraising campaign, which was then designated
to the project. The courtyard was designed and constructed
by Jeff Lee of Lee’s Landscaping.
To book your next special event in the John Molson Courtyard, call (705)-728-1968, ext. 1413, or e-mail
[email protected].
Office of Development & Alumni
Relations team at your service!
Most recently Lawson made the decision to make a legacy
gift to Georgian with a life insurance policy. She said the insurance policy, for her, was the right way to give because it
is easy to set up and her family does not have to be left
with instructions. Her affinity for Georgian is simple - she
believes Georgian does good work by training and educating people and those people go out and give back to their
communities.
“With education, you can see the ripple effect.”
She speaks at conferences across Canada, sharing her life
stories and knowledge. Her philosophy is, “We are always
both a student and a teacher at the same time.”
Her path has brought her to the place where she was meant
to be. Her role at Casino Rama has enabled her to have huge
community impact and she has taken it to the next level. She
is out in the community, giving of herself and backing up her
words with action.
“I want people to think about what they will be remembered
for. My Granny reminded me many times that at the end of
it all, you will not be remembered for what you had, but for
what you gave,” she said.
Georgian is fortunate to have over 800 donors who donate
gifts for the benefit of students and their academic dreams.
If you’re interested in making a new donation to Georgian,
our team is here to help you decide which method best suits
your objectives, and to work with you to direct your gift to
the area you would like to support.
Find out how each staff member can help you with your
donation to Georgian at www.georgianc.on.ca/giving. Or,
contact us at (705) 728-1968, ext. 1210.
Lost 1996 Grads
Where, oh where have our graduates gone?
It was 1996. Oasis was drinking
Champagne Supernova while
sitting on a Wonderwall and
Deep Blue Something was
eating Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Will Smith was saving us from
aliens in Independence Day
and Tom Cruise had us at hello (while showing us the
money) in Jerry Maguire, while ER, Seinfeld and Friends
dominated our TV screens. And Georgian was educating students! Since then, some of our graduates have gone missing.
If you know the whereabouts of any of the people below,
please ask them to e-mail our Alumni office at:
[email protected], or fill out the grad profile
update form at alumni.georgianc.on.ca. We want all
alumni to have access to news, reunions and exciting
alumni benefits.
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ALUMNIVIEW · 19
Andy and Kim Moffett
Dynamic duo criss-crosses
United States to chase
career success
By Dave Dawson
Food changed the course of Andrew
Moffett’s life. An average student
in high school, he applied to three
universities despite not having any
clear direction professionally. But
his uncle, Tom Gibson, who was
Dean of Tourism programs at
Georgian College at the time,
changed this when he suggested
Andrew give the Culinary Management program at the College
a try.
“I didn’t have any cooking experience
at all,” he recalls, “but when I got
into it, I became a different person.
Suddenly, I was on the Dean’s List.
I fell in love with food. For me, it
was the right thing at the right time.”
Instructor Rose Lamb quickly became
his mentor. He worked alongside
Lamb in the Georgian Dining
Room, learning all facets of the
business. After graduating,
and a summer working at
a resort in Haliburton, he
returned to Georgian in
September of 1991 to
work full-time in the
dining room.
“I helped run the dayto-day operations,
learning a great deal
under Rose’s leadership. It was a great
experience,” he says.
In June of 1992 he
took a fantastic op-
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por tunit y to work at a busy
resort in Bermuda as a chef de
partie, training under another talented Georgian College culinary
grad, Don Potter, before deciding to return home a year later.
Rose Lamb and her business partner, Terry McNaughton, hired
Andrew to work as sous chef at
the Ossawippi Express in Orillia.
After obtaining his chef papers,
Andrew became executive chef at
Jonathan’s Restaurant, a 120 seat bistro style restaurant in
Barrie. When Jonathan’s closed,
Andrew decided to enrol in a fouryear hotel and food program at
Guelph University before transferring to New Hampshire College,
where he completed his Bachelor
in Hospitality Management in
1996. As part of that program,
Andrew had to complete a nine
month internship and obtained
a position at the 1,100 room New
Orleans Marriott hotel as a catering
service supervisor.
“I think what people need to
remember is that it’s okay to
reinvent yourself.”
“I took that position because it
was a supervisory role; most students
interned as servers or bartenders
but I desired more experience as a
leader,” said Andrew.
Another Georgian alumna, Kim
McGregor, was working at that
same New Orleans hotel.
“Kim was in the Hotel & Resort
program at Georgian and I had a
crush on her, but back then the
culinary students didn’t really interact with the hospitality students,
and I was too shy to approach her,”
quipped Andrew. But in New
Orleans, that all changed. After
they met in the shadow of the
French Quarter, they began dating and later married. The two
have worked together all over
North America since.
Kim followed a similar path to
that of her future husband. After
graduating from Georgian in 1992,
she enrolled at New Hampshire
College in the hospitality program,
then began her career as a restaurant manager in New Orleans.
Both Georgian grads were loving
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their career paths. Andrew found
the supervisory role in New Orleans
a great fit. Although the job wasn’t
about food, he found a passion
working in the events arena. “My
internship was a real eye-opener
because I really had no idea about
this part of the industry.”
He was hired full-time in New Orleans,
and after a couple of promotions,
transferred to Marriott’s Griffin Gate
Resort in Lexington, Kentucky, finally
becoming banquet maitre d’ heading up the departments of event
services, banquets and event technology for the 400-room hotel.
Kim was promoted to director of
restaurants at Griffin Gate where
she oversaw all of the restaurant
operations.
Less than three years later, the
dynamic duo was promoted again
– Andrew to director of event
operations at the Chicago Mariott
Downtown, Kim to director of
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restaurants at the same location.
Both helped turn around operations
that were struggling financially.
“My department was generating
$15 million a year and I was leading a team of over 100 people
with 13 managers reporting to
me. It was truly amazing!” said
Andrew. Both Andrew and Kim
won many awards for their work
and Kim was featured in local
magazines for her achievements.
In 2004 Andrew was promoted to
director of event management,
then, in October of 2005, the
Moffetts moved to Washington.
Andrew became senior manager
of event operations as part of
Marriott International’s global
team. “This is a $2-billion a year
revenue generator for Marriott,”
said Andrew. Last year he was
promoted to director of event
management with a greater focus
on Marriott meeting strategies for
its global operations .
As for Kim, she is now director of
human resource operations for a
1,300-room Marriott in D.C. Both
Moffetts have reinvented themselves
numerous times and are not in roles
they envisioned for themselves.
“I think what people need to
remember is that it’s okay to reinvent yourself. We should never be
afraid to get out of our comfort
zone and learn something new,”
said Andrew. “Now we both have
fantastic careers working for a
global leader in hospitality.”
For this duo, it’s been a satisfying
journey. “I am elated with the path
my career has taken but I will never
forget where I came from,” said
Andrew, 39. “And who knows,
maybe someday we’ll come back
to Canada. I’ve always thought it
would be great to teach at Georgian College.”
Grad Grapevine
What’s new with you? We’d love to hear from you about
marriages, moves, career changes, children, travel or
anything you’d like to share with your former classmates.
Dental Assistant
Sonia Miller (Edsall)
Teresa Gray (Wilson)
Angela Dunnett (Robertson)
Orillia Campus, 1987
Sonia, Teresa and Angie have kept
in touch all these years! All three
work together in Huntsville, Ontario. They would like to hear
from other classmates.
Contact Angie at:
[email protected].
Marine Engineering
Technology
Pierre Schmidt
Owen Sound Campus, 1986
After graduation, Pierre worked in
machine tooling for nine months,
then another grad, Jorg Albrecht
(1985) introduced Pierre to his
current employer, Spirax Sarco.
In his 22 years at Spirax, he has
worked in Toronto, Montreal and
now Chicago where, along his wife,
Colette, and their three teenage
children, he has lived for 11 years.
He recently completed a B.Sc. in
Technical Management. He is in
regular contact with Ray Hempell
(who lives in Jakarta with his family) and Peter Teminski. He would
like to hear from any classmates
to catch up and recall the good
times! Pierre can be contacted at:
[email protected].
General Arts and Science
and Environmental
Technology
Mathew MacLean
Barrie Campus, 2005
and 2007
Mathew is a two-time Georgian
grad, and he has just completed
his B.Sc. in Environmental Science at
Royal Roads University in British
Columbia through the Georgian
articulation agreement. Now, with
two diplomas and a degree, he is
beginning his career search. He
would love to network and catch
up with former classmates.
Please contact Mathew at:
[email protected].
Native Education and
General Studies
Shelley Essaunce
Barrie Campus, 1998
Hello NCSD class of 1998! To
begin with, I’ve returned to my
birth name, Shelley Essuance, and
yes, Yvon and I are still happily
married. Our boys are now 21
and 19! I’ve been working with
Parks Canada since 1999 and
I absolutely love my job as an
a b o r i g i n a l a f f a i r s o f f i c e r. I
sometimes have a park display
table at local Pow Wows. My
current interests are running and
I have plans to hike the Chilkoot
Trail. What have you been up to?
Please drop me a line at:
[email protected].
Hospitality and Tourism
Luiz Oliveira
Barrie Campus, 2006
After graduation, Luiz worked at
the Nottawasaga Inn for a year,
and then in July 2007 he moved
back to Brazil to open his own
business. He owns a small hotel
called Pousada Portal da Tabatinga,
which is located 250 metres from
the beach. Check out his hotel at
www.portaldatabatinga.com.br.
Luiz would love to hear from any
former classmates and can be
contacted at:
[email protected]
Send your news to us!
E-mail:
[email protected]
or update your alumni profile at
alumni.georgianc.on.ca
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Q&A with Ruth Vesterback
Making time for fitness when
there isn’t time to breathe
By Tina Hurst
Alumni Development Officer, Georgian College
Ruth Vesterback is the fitness co-ordinator at Georgian College’s Barrie Campus Athletic Centre. She holds
a degree in kinesiology and a Master of Education. Ruth has been teaching fitness since she was 18 and has
been certified as a personal trainer and group fitness leader trainer. She has also been a Reebok master trainer
since 1995, which means she travels around Canada and the United States training instructors on new methods
of fitness training. Ruth has two children, a son 19, and a daughter 16, who are both very passionate about
sports such as skiing, snowboarding and soccer. They enjoy many sports together as a family, including
white-water rafting and running marathons.
Q
What do you tell your clients who say they have
no time to exercise?
Q
How can I work exercise into my day without actually working out?
A
Every little bit counts. It doesn’t have to be an hour or a
full workout – 20 minutes is good too. Stop watching
television during a commercial and do some lunges, run
up and down the stairs – it’s all exercise. Anything that gets
your heart rate up works – and the benefits are cumulative.
A
Walk to work, park at the back of the lot, ride a bike to
work, take the stairs, deliver something in person instead
of e-mailing, take time to stretch during the day. If you
are standing at the photocopier, do calf raises – if you
look funny, who cares? Life’s too short to worry about
things like that!
Q
Can exercise really help me lose weight?
Q
How can exercise make me better at my job?
A
Yes. First, it gets your heart rate up so you are burning
more calories. Second, it increases your metabolism for
up to eight hours afterwards. And if you increase your
muscle mass your metabolism is increased too, which means
you will burn more calories every day.
A
When you feel good mentally, physically, emotionally and
spiritually, you can handle stress better, and your abilities
improve. If you can take your stress out through exercise,
it will stop you from taking it out on your family, in your
job or on yourself (headaches, etc.). If you feel better, you
can do a better job.
Q
How much of an impact does nutrition make overall?
A
Think of your body as a car – if you put good fuel in it, it
will work better. When you eat well, your body performs
better. You need to concentrate on drinking enough water
and eating more fruits and vegetables. The biggest issue
today is portion size – if you look at dinner plates, they
are three times the size they used to be. You need to balance
things out and fill your plate with good nutrients, not as
much bread and fat. Eat smaller and more often.
Q
How can a personal trainer make a difference?
A
The issue for most people is a lack of motivation and
knowledge of how the body works and moves. A personal
trainer is your motivation and your knowledge. When you
work with a personal trainer, you are accountable to them
and being accountable is a call to action. Personal trainers really have your best interests at heart.
Q
Can exercise affect my mental well-being?
A
Exercise can create a natural high because it releases
endorphins in the brain – known as runner’s high. This
can happen with spin classes and other forms of exercise
as well. It also makes you feel better about yourself, more
in control, which is mentally a good place to be.
Q
I can only fit exercise in at lunch (and my boss
doesn’t like long lunches!). Can 20 minutes really
make a difference?
A
Yes, definitely. People think they just don’t have enough
time but if you can go out for even a 20-minute walk and
enjoy the environment and get your heart rate up, you
will come back feeling and working better. Exercise does
become an addiction, which is good because you want
it to become a habit, like brushing your teeth, something
that you just can’t get through the day without doing. But
it needs consistency.
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Q
Can you suggest some healthy choices for snacks at
work?
A
Fruits and veggies for sure. Bananas are one of the most
amazing fruits for overall health. If you want protein, try a
small handful of almonds, and have a look at Canada’s Food
Guide to see what constitutes a serving. Proteins take longer
to digest and will keep you feeling satisfied longer. Another
thing to think about is if you are munching, are you doing
it because you are hungry, or because you are bored,
stressed, or some other reason?
Q
I can’t make it to the gym. Any tips for working out at
home?
A
Good news - every time you clean the house, you’re
working out. Put some music on, go from floor to floor
– really move through the house. Stretch in the morning, do some abdominal work. Use the couch or end of a
table to do tricep dips. Use tins of food to do curls. Yard
work is a great cardiovascular workout and is good for
upper body strength. Walk to the mailbox, walk to do errands. We are too quick to take the car everywhere.
Q
I know cardio is important, but I hate running. What
other fun cardio activities could I do?
A
Walking. Everyone can walk – get some good shoes, good
company and you’re good to go. You actually use more
muscles than you do when running because there is no
airborne state, and no rest period. If you walk for an hour
it’s about the same as someone running for half an hour.
Also good are the elliptical trainers, stair climbers and bikes
– you burn more calories than with running, and there is less
impact stress on the body.
Q
How do I stay motivated?
A
As mentioned earlier, a personal trainer is great for keeping
your motivation up. Or encourage a friend to join you, then
you can spur each other on. Signing up for a class is also a
good way because then you have committed to a certain
amount of time/days. Or sign up with a family member.
When it comes to results, they can really motivate you but
you need to set clear goals and a timeline. It’s hard to go
somewhere if you have no map! Tell everyone what you’re
trying to achieve, make it public, and then you have a sense
of obligation.
Q
Am I too old to exercise?
A
You are NEVER too old. That would be like saying I am too
old to try a new food or visit a new country. Life is about
adventures, and you don’t want to look back and say “I
wish . . .”. You may have to start out a bit slower, but it’s
certainly no reason not to start at all. Exercise has an
impact on lifespan – so get out there and live longer!
Do you have a question for Ruth? Send it to
[email protected]
subject line “Ask Ruth”
and she will answer it in the next issue of the magazine.
Remember: as an alumnus, you are entitled to the alumni
membership discount at the Georgian College Athletic
Centres. Contact the Barrie Athletic Centre today for more
details at 722-5181 or [email protected].
Ruth Vesterback,
fitness co-ordinator at Georgian College’s Barrie Campus Athletic Centre.
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Georgian alumni, family and friends have
access to great deals. Whether you are booking
a package deal, flights, hotels, or even a car, you
can do it for less with Advantage InTravel.
Not only will you save money, but a contribution
will be made back to Georgian College for
each booking you make through the website
or by phone at 1-800-909-VALU (identify
yourself as a Georgian alumnus).
Go to alumni.georgianc.on.ca, click on the
Advantage InTravel logo and check out the
deals that will convince you it’s time to get
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Reunion News
Ophthalmic Dispensing Class of 1986
On Saturday, Sept 20, 2008, Yvan Bertrand and his
wife held a rib-o-rama and reunion for the above class
at their home in Cambridge. The festivities started at
2:30 p.m. and did not end until 12 hours later! The
guests enjoyed good food, good company and a few
fast-paced ‘win at all cost’ rounds of Name that Tune
featuring music of the 80s. From Def Leppard to
Madonna to Patty Smyth, no tune remained unnamed!
Classmates and spouses reminisced about their great
times at Georgian, the fun, the parties, the teachers,
who married who and so much more. Classmates
drove from as far as Ottawa, and one even joined
the party by telephone.
Inaugural Human Resource
Management (HRM) Reunion Fall 2008
According to Jake Vella (Class of 2005), vice president,
Continental Cosmetics Ltd., Concord, “The inaugural HRM Reunion represented the start of a growing
network of people who will come together to form
the backbone of the human resources profession.
Giving people the opportunity to see old friends and
make new colleagues is the key to making the event a
success for many years to come!”
Vella was one of three Human Resource Management
graduate certificate program alumni who took a lead
in organizing the first ever alumni event since the
program’s inception in 2001.
Room and The Last Class, Barrie Campus, and over
70 people attended. It gave alumni a chance to catch
up with classmates and faculty and make some new
connections with this year’s HRM class.
Sarah Bertucci (Class of 2008) felt that the HRM alumni
event was a great way to meet people and make contacts. “It is a great way to find out what is going on
in the HR field.”
Thu Trinh observed “This event was an excellent way
for current students like myself to learn more about
the program and what it has to offer.”
Many of the alumni who attended the event indicated an interest in making the social gathering an
annual happening. Plans are underway for the 2009
HRM Networking event.
Upcoming Reunions
Diploma Nursing Class of 1978
A reunion will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2009
at Georgian College in Barrie, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Please phone/e-mail Anna Moller if you are able to
attend or for more information - 705.549.1507 or
[email protected].
Event organizer Danielle Marshall (Class of 2003),
corporate functions advisor for Vale Inc., Toronto,
states, “The 2008 HRM alumni event was the beginning of a strong network of HR grads, grads who are
looking to continue to connect with other HR professionals like themselves.”
Another enthusiastic organizer for the event was
alumnus Craig Barker (Class of 2003). Craig said
“This year’s event was only just the beginning. I see
each year getting bigger and better. What a wonderful way to connect with old friends, meet new ones
and continue to build the network.”
The event was supported by the Georgian College
Alumni Office. It was held in the President’s Board
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Get a ticket to ride, or splash, or scream, or just to have fun.
The Alumni Association has made it more convenient for you to purchase tickets for
the following attractions – no need to travel to the Alumni office. Follow the instructions
for each attraction below, and you’re good to go!
New at Ontario Place for 2009:
Hurricane on the Bayou & Wild World of Weather
Santa’s Village is Central Ontario’s most popular
amusement park and Sportsland.
1. Go to www.ontarioplace.com
1.
2. Click on “Corporate Online Clients Click Here”
(bottom right-hand corner)
2. Click on yellow “ClicknPrint Tickets” button.
3. Enter username: georgiancollege and password:
alumni
Play All Day price: May 16 – Sept 20
Adult (6-64)
Child (4-5) & Senior (65+)
Children three and under
$20
$10
FREE
Canada’s Wonderland is Canada’s premier
amusement park and features over 200 attractions.
1. Go to www.canadaswonderland.com
and click on tickets
2. Click on “Corporate Partners”
3. Enter password Georgian2009
Junior/Senior tickets
Spring single ticket
(until June 30)
Regular single ticket
$28
$33
$37
Go to www.santasvillage.ca
3. Click on “Corporate Codes Here” sign in link and
enter SVGeorgian.
Age 5 years and up
2-4 years & Seniors
Sportsland
$25
$21
$31 (include Santa’s Village)
Pick up your prepaid tickets at the box office on the
day of your visit.
There’s always lots to see and do at the Ontario
Science Centre.
1.
Call the reservation line at 416-696-1000, or toll
free at 1-888-696-1110, and quote ‘Georgian
College Alumni’ and discount code 29658 to
activate the discount.
2. Pay using Visa, Master Card or American Express.
3. Pick up your prepaid tickets at the box office on
the day of your visit.
The Preferred Partner Program includes admission to
the Ontario Science Centre and one Omnimax film.
Adult (18-62 yrs)
$20
Youth (13-17 yrs) & Senior (65+) $15
Child (4-12 yrs)
$11
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