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Alumni Association President’s Message
Desmond Duke, MET ’92, President
This is a time of
change within
the Seneca College Alumni Association and
within Seneca College. In October
2001, a new board of directors for the
Alumni Association was elected for
the 2001/2003 term. Seneca’s superbuild projects are going to realize a
new building at Seneca@York and a
complete refurbishing and expansion
at the Newnham Campus. Seneca
College also has a new president.
I am very happy to be back for a
second term as your President.
Mary-Jo Guidi is our immediate Past
President, John Colthart and
Lorraine Telesford are back as the
Senior Vice-President and VicePresident Business respectively. I
would like to welcome to our team
Serge Carbone, Vice-President Chapters, Zareena Husain, Vice-President
Events and Laurel Goodings, Vice-
President Communications. We have
also expanded our board to accommodate associate Vice-presidents
positions, and I would like to welcome Vincent Diep, as Associate VP
Events and Tina Zalac, as Associate
VP Communications.
I would like to thank retiring Vicepresidents Luke Goulette, Stella Bell
and Iscenty Benjamin for their help
and all the personal experience they
brought to the board during their
tenure.
In the summer of 2001, Dr. Rick
Miner was appointed as Seneca
College’s fourth president. Rick has
taken the reins from former President
Steve Quinlan who has made Seneca
College the leading Community College for the last decade. Steve has
always been a strong supporter of the
Alumni Association and we would like
to thank him for all his support over
the years, and wish him well in all his
future endeavours. I would like to
Address to the Alumni
With Seneca graduate Spider Jones
receiving a Premiers’ Award, we are
beginning the new year on a winning
note, and I want to offer my congratulations to Spider for all that he has
accomplished. We at Seneca are proud
of you!
For the College, this year represents a time of growth.
Construction is continuing on the
$36 million project that is reshaping
Newnham Campus, and we will begin
to see real change in the months
ahead. A new building will be constructed, and the oldest sections of
the campus will begin to be redeveloped and refurbished. In short, we
may not recognize Newnham Campus
by this time next year, but it will be an
environment that will be even better
suited to serve our students.
At our Seneca@York Campus, the
$46 million Technology Enhance
Learning Building will also become
more of a reality. This co-venture with
York University represents the future
of education and will foster greater
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take this opportunity to welcome Dr.
Miner to the Seneca family.
I encourage our members to check
out our website, another of our major
communication tools. It is our aim to
provide current and relevant information to our membership. We’ll update
past events and highlight what’s coming
up, provide links to our corporate partners, and provide a means by which you
can update your relevant information
online. The Alumni association website
is www.senecac.on. ca/alumni.
Your feedback is very important to
us. I urge you to get involved in your
association, because you are the ones
who help justify our existence, and although you may have graduated from
Seneca, you will always be a part of
the Seneca family.
Please feel free to contact the
association staff David Brown or
Marlene Butler at (416) 491-5050
ext. 2960, or 1-888-ALUMNUS or email at [email protected].
Rick Miner, President
partnership and help advance the use
of technology in education. It will be
an exciting centre, devoted to exploring the possibilities of education in the
21st century.
This year will also see the beginning of a pilot project that will allow
colleges to grant degrees. Legislation
announced last year provides for a
maximum of 24 applied degree programs to be part of this pilot. Four
applied degree proposals will be submitted by Seneca to the provincial
Post Secondary Education Quality
Assessment Board (created to evaluate program quality and make recommendations to the Minister on which
programs should be approved). The
Board established two deadlines for
submissions: December 3, 2001 and
May 2, 2002. Colleges can submit a
maximum of two program proposals
on each date. As many as 12 programs will selected from each deadline period.
Seneca has submitted the following
proposals:
Bachelor of Applied
Business - Financial
Services Management:
This proposal addresses the need for education in the area of
applied management
for the banking and insurance sectors.
It was created with input from the
financial industry including the Life
Office Management Association and
the Institute of Canadian Bankers.
Bachelor of Applied Technology Integrated Environmental Site Remediation: This proposal addresses the
need for people trained in scientific
assessment, property evaluation and
remediation strategies for returning
contaminated sites to a useable
state.
The year ahead holds many exciting
developments and possibilities for
Seneca. I look forward to my first full
year of service as your President, and
it will be my pleasure to continue to
inform you about our progress through
this publication.
The 2001-2003 Alumni Board of Directors
President
Desmond S. Duke (MET ’92)
Desmond graduated in 1992 from
the Mechanical
Engineering
Technology program. A member
of the Men’s
Varsity Soccer Team and the
Newnham Student Federation (SFC),
he served as SFC president and student representative on the Seneca
College Board of Governors, and was
the 1992 recipient of the Seneca Cup.
In “real life,” Desmond is building
operations supervisor for Angus
Consulting Management Limited, with
responsibility for IBM Canada headquarters at 3600 Steeles Avenue East
in Markham, but still finds time to
work a weekly shift in the Continuing
Education office at the Newnham
Campus.
Senior Vice-President
John M. Colthart (BAD ’00)
John graduated in
June 2000 with a
Business
Administration
diploma from
Seneca’s King
Campus. During
his final year at Seneca, John was
president of the King Student
Administrative Council and served as
inaugural president of the Seneca
Student Federation Inc. He received
the W.T. Newnham Leadership Award
in 2000, in recognition of his efforts
to establish the Federation. A business intelligence consultant for
Clarity Systems Ltd., in Toronto, John
joined the Alumni Board in September
2000 and has been primarily involved
in strategic planning and internal liaison initiatives for the Association.
Vice-President, Business
Lorraine T.Telesford
(AMC ’96 & CBC ’99)
Lorraine graduated from Seneca’s
Accounting Clerk
— Microcomputer
diploma program
in 1996 and
received a
Computerized Bookkeeping certificate
in 1999. She is currently taking FCET
courses to complete the Accounting &
Finance (3-year) diploma.
After graduating in 1999, Lorraine
became a Certified Bookkeeper and
started her own successful business On Track Bookkeeping Services. She
joined the Alumni Board in September
2000 as Vice-President, Business.
Lorraine – a former Varsity athlete
herself – manages the Seneca
Women’s OCAA Basketball team.
Vice-President, Chapters
Sergio Carbone (CVL ’87)
Sergio graduated
from the Civil
Engineering
Technology program in 1987 and
subsequently completed an honours
Bachelor of Science degree in Earth
Sciences at Brock University. A member of the Geological Association of
Canada, the Association of
Geoscientists of Ontario, who also
has his CET designation, Sergio has
been employed by Dufferin
Aggregates and is currently their
resources supervisor, with responsibility for legal and environmental
issues affecting the company’s quarries and gravel pits.
Seneca runs in the Carbone family,
as Sergio’s sister Silvana is a 1992
Fashion Arts graduate.
Vice-President,Communications
Laurel Goodings (AVPY ’99)
Laurel graduated
with her BA from
York University in
psychology and her
diploma in AudioVisual & MultiMedia Production
from Seneca in our joint program with
York University in 1999. A graduate of
the Ontario College of Art in 1992,
Laurel has worked as a videographer,
television producer, photographer,
graphic designer, events coordinator/
producer, educator and researcher to
name just a few of her career paths
and has won numerous awards for her
creative as well as academic work.
Most recently, Laurel coordinated
the successful RECONNECT REUNION
of the School of Communication Arts
held at the Seneca@York campus in
June 2001.
Vice-President, Events
Zareena Husain (DNS ’86)
Zareena graduated from the Nursing
diploma program in 1986 at Seneca’s
Leslie Campus; her sisters, Bibi
Saleema Watts and Kalisha Husain
are graduates of the same program.
She has worked for a number of hospitals in psychiatric nursing including
positions in Florida, where she graduated in 2000 from Florida Atlantic
University with a business degree.
Zareena is currently a financial
advisor with Dundee Wealth
Management in Scarborough, and has
had experience in charitable and
social event planning for seniors
groups.
Immediate Past-President
Mary Jo Guidi (ACF ’85)
Mary Jo Guidi,
President and
owner of Travel
Trust, graduated
from Seneca’s
Accounting and
Finance program
in 1985. During her three years at
Seneca, she served as VP for the
Freshman Committee (1983),
Business representative (1984) and
VP of Service for the Student
Federation Council.
Mary Jo continues to be an active
member of the Seneca community,
serving on the Business Advisory
committee, being appointed to the
Friends of Seneca Association, and
holding the positions of Vice
President Services, Executive Vice
President, and President of the
Alumni Association.
Mary Jo and her husband, Michael,
live in Ithaca, New York with their
son, James, now three and are
expecting their second child in
August.
College Representative
Wayne F. Norrison
Wayne Norrison is Vice-President,
Student Services & International
Development for Seneca College and
President of Seneca International
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their nomination, and ii) Met one or
more of the following criteria:
(a) Achieved significant career success, including peer recognition
in their field;
(b) Re-established their connection
with Seneca College through
some volunteer activity, or, have
promoted the benefits of a Seneca
College education unofficially;
(c) Demonstrated a commitment to
community or public service,
which brings credit to Seneca
College.
iii) Be an exemplary role model for
current students.
Nomination and Selection
Sportscaster Barb DeGiulio (CAB ’87) receives her Distinguished Alumni plaque from (then) Seneca President, Steve Quinlan.
Seneca College Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the College’s most prestigious graduate honour. Created in 2000 by the Seneca College Alumni Association, this award is
given to outstanding men and women who have combined a Seneca College education with their own energy, passion and commitment to achieve career, personal and public success, and whose lives exemplify excellence and achievement
in both their profession/occupation and in contributing to the well being of their
communities.
The criteria approved by the Alumni Board of Directors are outlined below. If
you know a Seneca College graduate who might fit this description, you can nominate him or her by completing the nomination form (available on the Alumni
website or by calling the Alumni Office) and sending it to the Director, Alumni
Affairs.
Please note that the number of awards each year is limited and not everyone
nominated is selected.
For more information, see the website www.senecac.on.ca/alumni or contact
the Director of Alumni Affairs, David Brown at 416-491-5050, ext. 2898 or tollfree at 1-888 ALUMNUS or e-mail at [email protected].
Distinguished Alumni Award
Premier’s Award Nominees
Any member of the Seneca College
Alumni Association may be selected by
the Board of Directors to receive a
Distinguished Alumni Award, subject
to the following conditions and criteria.
Alumni who have been nominated by
Seneca College for a Premier’s Award
shall automatically receive the Award
during the year following the Premier’s Award Banquet (unless they
have previously received the Distinguished Alumni Award).
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The Award
The Award shall be a plaque, in a form
determined by the Alumni Board. The
plaque shall normally be presented at
a Convocation ceremony, at which the
recipient will deliver the Tribute to the
Graduates remarks. Premier’s Award
nominees will, in addition, receive a
$1,000 bursary for the recipient to
donate to the Seneca College faculty,
school or program of his/her choice.
Publication
Criteria
A photograph and brief profile of each
recipient of the Distinguished Alumni
will be displayed prominently in the
College, as well as on the Alumni website. Notice of recipients will also be
published regularly in the Senecan
and Alumni magazine.
In order to be selected for the Distinguished Alumni Award, a candidate
must: i) Have graduated from a Sene-
RATIFIED by the Board of Directors:
24 January 2002.
Number
There is no limit on the number of persons who may receive the Award; however, normally no more than ten (10)
will be given per year.
Any member of the Seneca College
community (Alumni, faculty or employees) may nominate a qualified
person for the Distinguished Alumni
Award. The nomination must be made
in writing and submitted to the Alumni
Association Board of Directors for
consideration. The Award may be
granted by a seventy-five percent
(75%) vote of the Board of Directors,
together with the concurrence of the
College President.
All About
The Seneca College
Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Rick Miner,
Seneca’s New
President
Nomination Form
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professional activities/occupations with responsibilities and timeframes;
date(s) of active participation in organizations; all honour/awards; and any
other related information that may be useful.
Dr. Rick Miner began his term as
President of Seneca College in
August 2001 after serving as VicePresident, University of New
Brunswick, St. John (UNBSJ) for
seven years. Prior to his term at
UNBSJ, he was at Saint Mary’s
University in Nova Scotia where he
served as Director of the Canada/
China Language and Cultural
Program from 1989 to 1993, Dean
of Commerce from 1982 to 1987,
and MBA Director from 1978 to
1981.
Dr. Miner has also held faculty
positions with the University of
New Brunswick, University of
Toronto, and Saint Mary’s University.
In addition to a Bachelor of Arts
in History from Gettysburg College, and a Masters of Business
Administration from the University
of Utah, Dr. Miner holds a Doctorate in Management from the
University of Minnesota. He has
written a number of books and
papers on the subjects of management and organizational behaviour, and has spoken extensively
in Canada and abroad on these
and related topics.
Dr. Miner has been appointed
to the Board of Seneca International Corporation and has
served on the Board of Directors
of the Saint John Airport Inc.,
Greater Saint John Economic
Development Commission, Educational Partnership Centre of
Greater Saint John and Saint John
Board of Trade.
His community involvement
includes membership on the
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Academic Advisory Committee Maritime Provinces Higher Education
Commission, the Greater Saint John
Medical Task Force, the Public
Awareness Committee of Saint John
Business Community Anti-Poverty
Initiative and Honorary Chairperson,
AIDS Saint John Walk for Life.
Among the awards he has received
are the President’s Award, Saint John
Board of Trade and MBA Professor of
the Year, Saint Mary’s University.
Attention: SBM and BAD Grads!
How many of you are now self
employed or employed by a small
business? If not, is this career path
still of interest to you? My name is
Michael Cagney and I am an SBM grad
who, since graduating, has accumulated twelve years of management
experience in a large corporation. My
ultimate goal, however, is still to
either create or participate in the
management of a small business.
Unfortunately, I have been unable to
find or create an opportunity that I am
passionate enough about to pursue on
a full-time basis.
I am confident there are other grads
out there who have similar aspirations
and I want to test the water to see if
there is merit in starting a forum or
chapter where information and opportunities could be shared.
If you are a grad of these programs
who is involved in a small business or
someone who simply shares the
entrepreneurial spirit please email me
to let me know what you are doing and
what your thoughts are about this
idea.
My email address: michael.cagney@
gecapital.com
Wanted: 1981-82 Braves
Wanted: varsity hockey players from
the national silver medal team of
1981-82, for the 20 year anniversary
reunion, set for March 2, 2002.
This outstanding team’s record was
32 wins and only five losses. The team
was coached by former N.H.L.er Nick
Harbaruk, professor Frank Ridley
(still with team) and professor Jim
Rennie who coached the team for 33
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years but has died recently of cancer.
Provincial gold & national silver
players included: Captain Ralph
Dominelli, Steve Guyatt (second alltime leading scorer with 76 goals, 124
assists), goalies Rodney Chyphya,
Chris Casmer & John Sanderson.
Other players included: Jerry
Bartman, Bill Coville, Marc Doucette,
Al Kent, Darryl MacLennan, Jim
MacDonald, Mike Pilote, Bob Quaile,
Rick Uttley, Dave Valcourt, John
Yaremko, Norm Metcalf, Mike Ruby,
Paul Papadopolous and Phil D’iorio.
Contact Dave Roulston at 905-9854219 or Ian “Mel” Blundy at 416-4915050 Ext. 2298.
Alumni Supports Reunions
Rather than hold one all-encompassing Homecoming, this year Seneca’s
Alumni Association will sponsor a
number of reunions. The Association’s board voted on this approach
after reviewing the past few Homecomings. Attendance was declining,
and the board felt that was due to the
size of the College.
“Seneca grads feel a stronger tie
with their program or school,” says
David Brown, Director of Alumni
Affairs. “When they come, they want
to see their former professors, and
one of the disappointments about a
big homecoming is that retired professors may not be there.”
Grads want to visit their campus,
and that’s not possible at a centralized Homecoming.
Alumni Affairs is eager to help faculties, schools or programs plan
reunions, using current students and
teachers to draw graduates and
retired instructors.
“We can support three a year and
this fall we’ll be talking to deans,
chairs and program co-ordinators
about the value of having a reunion,”
says Brown, who has already had
about a dozen calls from people interested in organizing an event. Previously, most program- and schoolbased reunions have been informal,
sponsored by Alumni Association
chapters.
The Alumni Affairs department has
addresses for 55,000 Seneca graduates and about 85 per cent still live
in the Greater Toronto area, so new
efforts at reunions will reach more
grads and more retired professors.
The School of Communication Arts
held its first reunion in June 2001.
The School of Aviation and Flight
Technology had their reunion in
October 2001 and the Corporate
Communications program had an
event at the Seneca@York campus in
November. The Outdoor Recreation
program will be hosting a reunion in
October of 2002 at King Campus, and
the Law Enforcement program is
planning an event for 2002.
We’re Looking For Varsity Athletes!
The Athletics and Recreation Department is looking for alumni varsity athletes who are interested in assisting with our Varsity Alumni Chapter.
Players from all sports and graduating years are welcome!
Please contact Jill Robertson at (416) 491-5050 ext. 5156 or email jill.
[email protected] if you are interested.
Please forward your email address to us at the above email! We are developing a varsity alumni email list so that upcoming events and news can be
communicated to you!
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Tired of Your Parents Reading
Your Magazines?
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his magazine is but one of the
results of the Alumni Association
at Seneca College – an obvious statement, but I say it to make a point.
There is a real group of people
behind this publication and that
group is made up of people like you,
alumni. This group also manages the
alumni website and produces the picnic and the homecoming and many
other wonderful things you can find
out about in this magazine and on the
website (it will be up really soon,
really!)
I graduated from the Seneca/York
joint program in Audio-Visual MultiMedia Production housed in the
School of Communication Arts and
recently produced the first School of
Communication Arts Reunion. This
project was supported by the Alumni
Department and as a result of this
activity I was asked to join the
Alumni Board of Directors as VicePresident of Communications.
We have just returned from my first
board meeting, a group made up of
alumni from various programs at
Seneca including Mechanical Engineering Technology, Business Computer Systems, Legal Assistant and
Nursing to name a few. While all
board members are graduates of different programs, we each represent
the entire alumni community in our
various portfolios. We will continue
to produce events and publications
and the website and to develop partnerships within and outside of the
college for your benefit.
I am particularly interested in
developing online communication for
the alumni. Communication with us,
the board, will have many benefits for
us all. The number one challenge we
face is building our email address
data base. As soon as the website is
up, you will be able to send us your
email address and update your home
address online (aren’t you tired of
getting your mail from your parents’
place?). In the meantime, just call
the office (416) 491-5050 ext: 2960
and give Marlene your data. We’re
always looking for people who want
to get involved. You can call Marlene
about that too!
Keep in touch.
Laurel Goodings, AVPY Graduate,
Vice-President Communications
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The Glory of Golf
Fred Couples (professional golfer) and Mary Beth Kelly (ACT ’84), Director, Turf Operations, Clublink Corporation.
Y
ou drive your golf cart over a
lush carpet of green grass,
feeling the warm breeze on
your face. Birds twitter, the
sun shines. You emerge from your
cart, stand up straight, take a deep
breath and survey the breathtaking
scenery of rolling green hills spread
before you. You grab your three-wood
from your bag and sidle up to the tee.
You visualize your shot and then
THWACK! The dimpled Titelus is sent
flying, veering too far right in the trajectory of a classic shank, along with
a chunk of grass and dirt, leaving a
gaping hole in its place on the perfectly manicured green. Ahhh, the
glory of golf.
There are reasons besides Tiger
Woods why golf is one of Canada’s
most popular sports. (Admittedly, the
propensity to shank is not one of
them.) The challenge, the sociability,
the fresh air, the magnificent scenery
are all important reasons, but if we
ever think past these things, we think
of getting to the clubhouse to refresh,
refuel, and relax. Who thinks about
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that gaping hole of disturbed earth?
Or how those magnificent greens got
to look that way? Joe Golfer may not,
but someone has to.
That someone is a turf technician
and he/she needs a lot of training. As
Ted Tom, Course Coordinator of Seneca’s Golf Course Technician Co-op
Program states, “Most people don’t
realize what a complicated and scientific industry turf management is. Nor
do they realize how much formal education it requires. Turf is one of
Ontario’s most valuable crops. Caring
for it requires a lot more than mowing
a lawn.” Accordingly, since 1981,
Seneca has been in the forefront of
training the people who are responsible for the perfection we escape to on
a sunny Sunday morning. Teaching
(through classroom studies and co-op
work) soil sciences, irrigation techniques, pest management, shop practices, small engine theory, chainsaw
and equipment operations, business
and finance, Seneca has equipped a
generation of Canada’s golf club
employees.
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“It is a wonderful program. It’s
unique,” says John Struthers, Academic Chair at Seneca. Unlike other
golf programs around the province,
Seneca concentrates on turf management and turf management only. This
has allowed Seneca to develop strong
symbiotic relationships with surrounding golf clubs. The golf clubs
have added valuable input concerning the needs of a golf course and
this is reflected in the curriculum.
This focused approach creates eminently employable graduates; indeed,
one hundred percent of Seneca graduates find employment upon graduation
with, among others, those same golf
courses that advise the coursework.
You’ll find many a Seneca graduate employed by ClubLink, Canada’s
largest owner, operator and developer of high quality golf courses and
resort properties. (ClubLink currently counts at least fifteen Seneca
graduates amongst its staff.) Based
in King City, Ontario, ClubLink owns
30 eighteen-hole golf courses and
seven nine-hole courses in twenty-six
locations in Ontario and Quebec.
In just seven years of operation,
ClubLink has earned its reputation
for superior courses. Mary Beth
Kelly, Director of Turf Operations for
ClubLink (and proud Seneca graduate, Class of ’84) explains why. “The
minute you’re on the property, the
golf course should be perfect. I expect Disneyland. Crisp sharp housekeeping means things like getting
down on your hands and knees to
edge around a sprinkler. This is what
taking it to the next level means”.
At ClubLink, a Seneca graduate
may be hired as an assistant superintendent with the potential of being
promoted to superintendent. (The
superintendent is responsible for all
the grounds on the property. In effect, he/she is the club’s property
manager.) The job description
includes all aspects of turf maintenance: pesticide application, irrigation, repairs, staff management, gardening, pruning, and yes, mowing;
however, the job is not as predictable
as one might think. As Mary Beth
informed us, “You never know what’s
going to hit you when you show up for
work. It may be snowplowing a parking lot after an unexpected snowfall
when the wedding party is showing
up in an hour. It may be accessing
reserved water for irrigation during a
drought. It could be anything. Every
day is a new adventure. But that’s
what makes it fun.”
Fun, maybe, but the hours are
brutal: during the golf season, a
superintendent of a golf course
works from 4:00 a.m. (ouch!) until
well into the evenings, seven days a
week. Other employees are on the
greens from 5:00 a.m. until noon.
And at the management level, the
work is not just seasonal.
During the winter, clubhouses are
operational. There is snowplowing to
be done, machinery to be repaired,
and specialty projects to be undertaken. (Indeed, as turf management
becomes more specialized, there is a
growing trend to hire more year
round staff.)
There’s also room for a little glamour in the industry. Mary Beth, as
Director of Turf Operations, has had
the opportunity to work with such
renowned professional golfers as
Fred Couples and Mark O’Meara.
Both consulted on the design of
ClubLink courses. (For any golf aficionados, the answer to your question is yes, Mr. Couples is just as
relaxed and laid-back as his swing.)
Another design partner Mary Beth
has worked with is Ducks’ Unlimited.
Contrary to myth, golf courses are
not nature’s enemy. Not only is there
a growing trend for golf courses to be
Audubon certified, but today’s golf
courses are often designed with environmental policies in mind. So in
addition to building eye-pleasing
greens and challenging holes, ClubLink developed wildlife habitats and
wetlands from the design stage on
through the building of their newest
properties.
Count Perry Brazeau (ACT ’00) is
another Seneca success story. When
ClubLink acquired Rolling Hills Golf
Club, employee Perry Brazeau did
not meet their minimum standard of
two years of turf management schooling. ClubLink held his job for him and
Perry attended Seneca’s program.
To this day, Perry credits the program’s training with his meteoric rise
at ClubLink. Today he is the Superintendent of Emerald Hills Golf Club.
Alumnae of Seneca’s program have
proven to be great hands-on, allaround employees of a golf course.
They can’t do everything, though. Improving your golf game is still up to
you.
A stunning view of the well-kept greens of the King Valley golf course.
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The European MILE
(Mobile Intensive Learning
Experience) is Back!
ALL THREE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS JOINED MORE THAN 300 COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS
and family to salute retiring Seneca president Steve Quinlan at a celebration
held September 20, 2001 at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel.
Pictured, left to right, are Alumni president Desmond Duke, past president
Mary-Jo Guidi, Steve Quinlan, and Alumni founding president Les Fox.
Alumni presentations to Steve included: honorary membership in the Alumni
Association; the inauguration of the Stephen E. Quinlan “Next Generation”
Bursary (an annual bursary of $1,500 available to a child or grandchild of a
Seneca graduate); and a week-long VIP tour of the Finger Lakes district in New
York State – including a “spin” on the Watkins Glen race track and flight in a
WW2 B-17 bomber.
The School of Communication Arts
Pumps Up The Volume!
ON JUNE 29, 2001 THE SCHOOL OF
Communication Arts had its first
reunion and if you weren’t there,
you missed a good time!
Don’t worry – you’ll get another
chance because Seneca is pumping
up the volume in supporting our
alumni and associated community.
The School of Communication
Arts is starting its own chapter of
the Alumni Association and developing our http://reconnect.senecac
.on.ca website to suit your needs.
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We believe that increasing communication between the alumni
members and associated faculty
and staff, etc. will have a huge benefit to the community.
Jed DeCory, chair of the School of
Communication Arts, calls it ‘Networking and Nostalgia’ – we call it
jobs and friends! We want to know
what you would like to see.
We will be sending out our first enewsletter soon. This will link you
back to the site for more detailed
IF YOU REGRETTED MISSING IT AS A STUDENT
(or can’t remember it clearly and want
to relive it!), you now have another
chance.
Al Eppich and Bill Habkirk will be
leading a three-week tour to sample
European culture, cuisine and engineering. They will travel with about 25
students/alumni, departing on April
29, 2002. The approximate cost of
$3,700 will include airfare, travel by
private coach, all accommodations,
breakfasts, most dinners and sightseeing.
The proposed itinerary includes landing in Amsterdam, visits to Belgium,
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy and France (where you can
take part in the beach erosion study in
Nice) and a return from Paris.
Civil/Resources Technology alumni
can obtain further information by calling Al Eppich (416) 491-5050, ext.
2764 or Bill Habkirk (ext. 2416), or
leaving a message at (800) 572-0712.
information and an opportunity to
communicate with us and with the
School of Communication Arts
community at large. Our biggest
challenge is to expand our email
data base. Publishing information
in the Seneca magazine is great,
but we can keep you up to date
more rapidly and more interactively
if you go to the site and register
your email address.
Check out the website for pictures of the reunion and leave us
messages about what you want to
see and do as School of Communication Arts community members.
Visit soon and be sure to leave us
your email address.
Spider
Jones
Honoured
JUST AS THIS ISSUE WAS BEING PUT
bed, the College was notified
that Chuck (Spider) Jones RTV
’83 had been named by the
Ontario Council of Regents as a
Premier’s Award recipient in the
Applied Arts – Creative &
Design category for 2001.
Our nomination submission
summarized a few of his
accomplishments: Spider is one
of Toronto’s best-loved radio
personalities. Growing up in the
Windsor and Detroit housing
projects, he dropped out of
school in the fifth grade and
joined a gang. Years later, at
the age of thirty, Spider
returned to school at Seneca
College to attend the
Broadcasting Program. He won
three scholarships and a Board
of Governor’s Award before
graduating in 1983. Spider then
went on to host his own primetime radio shows at the FAN
590 and TALK 640, including
Toronto’s number one rated
show, “Prince of the City”. He
now spends most of his time
delivering his seminar “Out of
the Darkness” to children at
risk across North America,
encouraging them to believe in
themselves. Spider has won
many awards, including induction into the Canadian Boxing
Hall of Fame. A well-known fixture in the sports world, and a
dedicated supporter of charities, this former gang member
is a true role model.
Watch for a feature profile on
Spider Jones in the next issue
of Alumni magazine.
TO
Cutting a Swath in Human Resourses
Deecla Ziv
O
nly one year out of school,
Seneca College graduate
Deecla Ziv is already setting
significant goals for herself in the
Human Resources field. And much of
the credit she gives to Seneca College.
Deecla attributes the outstanding
Human Resources Management Post
Diploma program for providing her
with the necessary knowledge and
skills, and Seneca Career Services for
helping her find her first dream job as
a Human Resources practitioner with
Pollara, a full-service public opinion
and market research firm located in
Toronto’s Yorkville area.
Deecla’s path to Pollara has been a
circuitous one. Moving to Israel with
her family after her graduation from
York Mills Collegiate in Toronto,
Deecla attended university in Jerusalem and graduated four years later
with a specialty in Education. After
serving her requisite time in the army,
Deecla worked in the Human Resources Department of the police
force. After returning to Canada for a
friend’s wedding, she decided Toronto
was where she wanted to stay.
Based on advice from a friend in the
Human Resources field and her own
meticulous research, Deecla enrolled
in the HRM program in January 2000.
“The balance between the theoretical
and practical, project-based assignments and the emphasis on teamwork
makes this program second to none,”
explains Deecla. After completing her
course with an A average on the
President’s Honour List, she continued
to access further resources at the
College. Contacting her Career Services Coordinator helped her hone her
resume writing skills and target the
employment market. A referral to
Pollara closed the cycle with Seneca
College.
“She was a model student to work
with,” explains Marlene Slawson,
Career Coordinator. “Her commitment, tenacity and focus made her
very marketable and, therefore, an
excellent fit with Pollara”.
As an Human Resources Co-ordina-
tor, Deecla’s job has grown over the
past year. Developing and providing
training and orientation sessions for
new hires, recruiting and selecting
150 part-time staff, determining and
implementing recruitment strategies,
participating in Job Fairs and co-ordinating benefits for part-time employees keeps Deecla learning and growing. Her future plans to complete her
CHRP and become a manager in the
next two or three years are clearly the
goals of a person on the move. She
feels that Pollara is providing the right
opportunities for her.
“As a young, social, energetic company, Pollara offers the kind of future I
envisioned for myself,” she enthuses.
So how does Seneca College continue to fit into her plans? As part of
her recruitment strategy, Deecla will
attend the annual Job Fair seeking
part-time employees and plans to tap
Seneca College graduates in the future
as the company expands its need for
new employees.
LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Deecla
was recently promoted to National
Human Resources Co-ordinator for
Pollara. In this expanded role she will
be responsible for benefits administration and will become more actively involved in full-time employee
recruiting, training and development, and will expand her
HR presence nationally among parttime staff.
Says Megan
McGillicuddy,
Vice President,
Administration:
“This is a welldeserved promotion!”
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The Tributes Continue
Seneca Alumni continued their tradition of delivering a Tribute to the
Graduates at two Convocation ceremonies in February 2001, nine ceremonies in June 2001, and two in
October 2001 – the first at the Toronto
Centre for the Arts, in place of Minkler
Auditorium.
In February, the College’s first
Premier’s Award recipient, Lori-Ann
(Pennells) Barre DNS ’81 and IHC
’90, attended the afternoon Convocation to receive a Seneca Distinguished
Alumni Award. Earlier that day,
Alumnus Paul Gordon, PCT ’80, had
delivered the Tribute at the morning
ceremony. Paul – who has earned a
BSc in toxicology and an MSc in biochemistry since studying at Seneca – is
currently general manager of the
biomedical division of Apotex Research
Inc.
The June Convocations were certainly a memorable series! Two days
before the three ceremonies at King
Campus, the main transformer exploded – shutting down the entire campus.
Although power was restored by
portable generators in the nick of time,
there was no air conditioning to
counter the bright June sunshine on
either afternoon!
At Minkler Auditorium, meanwhile,
architects, movers, and demolition
crews were almost literally waiting in
the wings, as the facility closed two
days later, to begin its metamorphosis
into classrooms as part of the Super
Build program. Our speakers coped,
however, as they dispensed the customary blend of wit, wisdom and nostalgia to our newest Alumni.
Three June Tribute Speakers: James
Arnold, MKA ’75, Barb DiGiulio, CAB
’87 and Angella Hughes, ELN ’84,
were on hand to receive Distinguished
Alumni Awards. We thank them and the
other six speakers for their preparation and participation!
Kevin Kennedy, SSW ’91
Vice-President, Ontario College of
Social Workers & Social Service
Workers
Kolin Whitley, LCD ’92
Manager, Fraud Control, VISA Canada
Association
Perry Brazeau, GCT ’00
Superintendent, Emerald Hills Golf
Course
Robert Delaney, BAD ’84
Knowledge Manager, HR.com
Beverly Hartford, BSC ’91
Faculty of Continuing Education &
Training, Seneca College
Don Boyer, CPAC ’97
Senior Programmer/Analyst, TorontoDominion Bank
Sister Act Two June 2001 graduates of the Library Information Technology pro-
gram celebrated with their sisters - all graduates of the same program!
L-R: Yvonne MacMillan (1986), Mary-Jane Oussoren (1975), Denise Roeleveld
(2001), Steve Quinlan, Michelle Jackson (2001), Marcia Jackson-Frignette (1991).
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With the Minkler Auditorium undergoing extensive renovation into classrooms and student facilities, the venue
for Convocation shifted to the Toronto
Centre for the Arts on Yonge Street.
CFRB news reporter Lisa Naccarato
(RTVY ’99) and Minute Maid Canada
CEO Vincent Timpano (MKA ’84)
rose to the challenge of being our first
Tribute speakers at the new and
untested site.
Special thanks also go to the Alumni
who joined the platform party to assist
the Board of Governors in distributing
diplomas:
Christa Dickinson, BADE ’99
Amy McKee, RFM ’83
Michelle Irvine, TISH ’97
Danny Di Pasquale, LCD ’88*
Shauna Viccary, TISH ’98
Bessie Arathymos, WPS ’86
Ourania Korentos, LIT ’78
Denise Cavalier, FAS ’98
Lawson Coo, CTGA ’98
Carol Evans, PFT ’01
Robert Lerit, BCS ’99
If you, or another graduate you
know, would like to come back to
Convocation – either to deliver a
Tribute to the Graduates or assist with
the presentation of diplomas – give the
Director, David Brown a call or e-mail.
*Danny Di Pasquale was originally a
member of the Law Enforcement class
of 1973, but had to leave one credit
short of his diploma, when the Ontario
Provincial Police insisted he report
early! After 12 years of service with the
OPP, Danny joined the City of Vaughan
and returned to Seneca for his last
credit – finally graduating in 1988. He
was recently made Manager of By-law
Enforcement for the City.
Coincidentally, his son Michael was
among the LCD class of 2001 at the
King Campus ceremony – graduating
with High Honours. (Michael, who
received his private pilot’s license in
the Air Cadets program, is now studying psychology at York University.)
The Latest On SuperBuild
I
n our Spring 2001 issue, we
announced to Alumni readers
plans for the SuperBuild Project
at Seneca’s Newnham Campus as
well as at the Seneca@York Campus.
The SuperBuild Growth Fund is a
$742 million provincial fund to help
post-secondary institutions create
needed space and modernize existing facilities. Seneca College was the
recipient of two SuperBuild grants
and construction began at Newnham
and Seneca@York in June and
November 2001, respectively.
The provincial government granted
Seneca $10.4 million for expansion/renovation plans for the Newnham campus. In conjunction with
financing arranged by Seneca, the
completed project will consist of a
new building, a new Learning
Commons (based on the successful
model at Seneca@York), specialized
business education centres, and the
revitalization of existing teaching
and learning space. At an estimated
cost of $36 million, the project
ensures that as much renovation
work as possible is being done as the
College prepares to accept at least
2,000 additional students at Newnham by 2003.
When not in the classroom or
studying, students will have additional lounges located throughout the
campus. With the anticipated increase in the student population, a
larger cafeteria space will also be
created. With the new space, Seneca
will also see the return of its Human
Resources and Financial Services
departments to the Newnham Campus from leased office space – an
immediate savings to the College.
In addition to the expansion and
renovations to the Newnham Campus, Seneca and York University have
received $46.99 million, the largest
single allocation provided to education institutions by the provincial
SuperBuild Fund. The grant is being
used for the construction of a new
Technology Enhanced Learning
(TEL) Building – a great example of
the synergies taking place between
post-secondary institutions, creating
space for 4,000 additional students,
half from Seneca College and half
from York University.
The five-story building – designed
by Seneca@York architects –
Moriyama and Teshima, will be
345,000 square feet in size. Seneca
will use about 47 percent of the
available space, with the top floor
being reserved as a rental space,
possibly for potential industry/education partners. It will be built west
of the existing Seneca@York Campus and joined by an enclosed
bridge on the second floor.
The TEL Building will have all
the networking ability people have
come to expect of modern educational institutions, due largely to
the work at the existing Seneca
@York Campus. With an Internetbased phone system and the latest
in local wireless transmission,
allowing for wireless network connections, the TEL Building is taking
education technology to the next
level.
Both projects are on schedule to
be completed by the 2003 deadline.
Construction has been able to continue at a speedy rate, partly due to
the mild weather experienced during
these winter months.
For more on the SuperBuild project, visit www.senecac.on.ca/
superbuild/ for regular updates
and progress.
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(From left to right) Susanne Lyons (Minaker), Dave McCutcheon with Megan, Jeff Mitchell with Paige and Madison, Richard
Dasrath, Melanie Howe with Taylor Gatt, Cindy Gatt (Lodge) with Jamie, Ron Lowe, Bev Thomson with Robbie, Craig Bateman,
Patty Bradley with the Dasrath girls and Erin, Peter Dworschak, Michael Monty, Paul Gatt.
It Was a Very Good Year
I
t’s a wonder there were any radio
or television stations on the air
that day. They came from CFRB,
Global TV, CHUM/CITY, MuchMusic,
Space, CHEX TV, The Imagination
Station, CTV, and private production
houses. They drove in from as far
away as Picton, and even phoned in
from across the world.
On Saturday, September 22, 2001,
the RTV Class of ’87 held a reunion
BBQ in my backyard. The idea started
with Melanie Howe and Cindy and
Paul Gatt who attended the School of
Communication Arts Homecoming in
June. They discovered that they were
the only representatives of their year
in attendance and decided it was time
to really get the old gang together.
At a summer planning session, it
was decided that it was to be a very
informal yet very inclusive affair. No
funny name tags, no intrusive DJs, no
crepe bunting, but spouses and children were very much invited, and
apart from the hamburgers, it was
bring your own food. The organizers
knew that with this group, fringe benefits weren’t the attraction. All they
had to do was find them, and they
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would come. (Cindy did such a terrific
job of tracking down long lost classmates that I dubbed her Cindy
Holmes.)
And arrive they did: Richard
Dasrath was there with his two daughters as well as Dave McCutcheon, his
wife, Sally and their two children,
Megan and baby Dalton. Paul and
Cindy brought their two, Jamie and
Taylor, and Jeff Mitchell, came with
his wife and their children, Madison
and Paige. Bev Thomson, her husband
Rob and young Robbie were on hand
as were Patty Bradley (Ryan) and her
daughter Erin. Craig Bateman, Craig
Smith, Susanne Lyons (Minaker) and
her husband Steve. Peter Dworschak,
hot off the track at Mosport, was
Craig Bateman
Craig Smith
Bev Thomson
By Professor Michael Monty
quickly followed by Tim Hoey, Khaleel
Mohammed and his wife. Of course,
this motley crew needed some sort of
supervision, so Ron Lowe and I were
there as well.
Even those who couldn’t make it
were enthusiastic supporters: Ted
Ambrose, Dave Cohen and Bill Petch
sent their best wishes to everyone.
Marc Pearson sent a videotape of first
year TV productions, Marilyn Lindblad
sent candied almonds, and Jim Morley
got up in the middle of his night to
phone in from Taiwan.
The most commonly heard lament
after it was over from those who were
there and those who wished they
could have been there: “Let’s do it
again soon!”
By the way, after the terrific success of this one, Melanie, Cindy, Paul
and I are renting ourselves out at
absolutely atrocious rates to anyone
who needs help in organizing a backyard reunion of their own!
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Alumni Picnic “On” –
Rain or Shine!
D
espite the wet and cloudy conditions at Recreation Island,
more than 250 alumni, family
and friends attended the Ninth Annual
Alumni Picnic on June 3, 2001. The
Sunday event featured an afternoon of
family games, music, dancing, volleyball and “air bounce”, as well as
amusements that included miniature
golf, “rock-wall” climbing, face
painters, clowns, Markus the children’s Entertainer, a watermelon eating contest, barbequed hot dogs and
hamburgers, and even a fire truck,
complete with firemen from the King
City Volunteer Fire Department.
There were many fantastic prizes
awarded to both children and alumni,
including the grand prize – a weeklong trip for two to Europe, sponsored
by Contiki Holidays/Trafalgar Tours,
and won by Melinda “Mindy” Dodds
(LAD ’84). The secondary grand prize
was a multi-media Amsdall computer
won by Darlene Brown (ECEF ’00).
Thanks to all of our sponsors and
suppliers, Barb Weeden and her Rec
Island staff, Seneca Foundation
Director Bruce Berman, King City Fire
Chief Shane Baker, our entertainers,
chefs and Alumni Association volunteers, for organizing such a great day!
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Please join us at the
Tenth Annual Alumni
Picnic scheduled for
June 2, 2002. Further
information will be
available in the spring.
Same place:
Recreation Island,
King Campus.
Same time:
noon to 5:00 p.m.
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High Flying AFT Reunion
D
ozens of pilots – civil, military
and private - from across the
country came home to roost at
Seneca College on Saturday, October
27, 2001.
The first-ever reunion of the
Aviation & Flight Technology program
– co-sponsored by the Alumni Association – featured both an Open
House at the Buttonville Hangar in
the afternoon, and a dinner-dance at
the Shangri-La Conference Centre in
Markham.
About 150 alumni, family and
friends came out to the hangar in the
afternoon to see the new Cessna fleet
take to the air (with varying degrees
of success) via the simulators, check
out the 30 class photos on the wall,
and meet former classmates, professors and flying instructors.
At the Shangri-La that evening,
once again about 150 alumni and
guests attended the dinner, danced
and reminisced. On hand were three
of Seneca College’s presidents: W.T.
(Bill) Newnham – who spoke about
the beginnings of the program – Roy
McCutcheon and Rick Miner. Guests
included members of almost each
graduating class since 1971, and the
program’s first female pilot, ’77 grad
Lenora Shaw, who flew in from
Calgary.
Special thanks go to faculty members Joe Thompson and Dominic
Totino, retired AFT Chair Bob Froebel,
and ’80 alumnus Scott Smith – now
with the GTAA – who were instrumen-
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tal in organizing the reunion, and also
to ’78 grad Joe Zigrossi, who’s Global
Aerospace Underwriters (Canada)
Limited supplied the wine at dinner.
Plans are underway to make the
“Hangar Open House” an annual
event in late October.
alumnihappenings
Seneca Sting
Swarms China!
“
S
o, what do you think about taking the Men’s Soccer team to
China?” came the question from
Nick Huang, Seneca’s Director of
International Marketing.
A casual conversation between
Seneca soccer veteran Bing Gao, a
native Beijinger
and Nick
Huang
snowballed into reality last May when
Alumni President and former varsity
soccer player Desmond Duke with his
wife Susan accompanied the Seneca
Sting Soccer team on a six-city tour
and five-game challenge series.
The whirlwind tour began with an
Air Canada flight that ran out of beer
somewhere over the Pacific. After four
feature films, a few snoozes and 17
hours, we landed in Beijing. Our anxiety levels heightened with the realization we were halfway around the
world, entering the People’s Republic
of China.
Friendly receptions and generous
hospitality quickly allayed our fears
as we were wined and dined and
toured across Beijing. The incredible
history of China and Beijing’s importance as a cultural centre was immediately apparent as we experienced
Tiannamen Square, the Forbidden
City, the Emperor’s Summer Palace
and the Great Wall of China. The Sting
team climbed 60 minutes, up brutally
steep and irregular stairs that transported us to the top of the world.
With wobbly legs, we proceeded the
by Linda Stapleton
next day to Renman University to challenge our first soccer opponents who
just happened to be the Chinese
University National Champions. After
getting over the initial shock of a dirt
pitch, Seneca’s Bing Gao led his
Seneca Teammates against his previous teammates from Beijing. The
match ended in a well-played 3-3 tie.
The remainder of our trip played out
at a hectic pace, flying to a new city
every other day and competing in five
matches in ten days! Our next stop
was Shanghai, a city of contrasts
between old and new. With a 6-0 victory over Shanghai and tours that
included a gondola ride through the
canals of “Eastern Venice” and a stunning evening river cruise through
Shanghai’s business section, we were
also treated to a banquet and karaoke
at a local college that offers Seneca
academic programs.
Another 5 a.m. wake up call, another airport and our next destination of
Qindao proved to be equally stunning.
A coastal city, critical throughout
China’s history as a defensive port,
Qindao’s red roofs, green mountains
and blue skies were a welcome sight.
We were met by a Seneca alumnus
who generously treated the team to a
glorious cruise and banquet. The
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Towards
Dignified Endings
Providing Care, Comfort and Compassion
By Tina Zalac (CCMC ‘01)
Helen Milroy
Anne-Marie Dean
“H
elping people live until they
die” is a phrase we don’t hear
every day. Even less likely is it
that we’ll find this statement in an
average job description, but providing
compassionate care and facilitating
dying with dignity, is a perfect job
description for two very special
Seneca nursing graduates. These
alumni make dealing with a difficult
time more bearable for not only their
clients but also their families and
friends.
Co-Directors of Hill House Hospice
in Richmond Hill, Anne-Marie Dean
(DNS ’95) and Helen Milroy (DNS ’93)
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are making a significant contribution
to the field of palliative care through
their efforts at the small bungalowstyle hospice. The letters and cards
from a variety of guests fill AnneMarie’s and Helen’s portfolios with
words of gratitude and appreciation.
Truly, the letters are an indication of
their professionalism, compassion,
and emotional strength over the past
two and a half years at the hospice.
Anne-Marie and Helen came to
Seneca College as mature students in
the three-year nursing program at
the Leslie campus and juggled fulltime studies along with raising children. Both are Registered Nurses and
they knew that palliative care was
the area they wanted to specialize in
upon completion of their program.
After getting to know each other
through the Victorian Order of
Nurses and various agency nursing
assignments, the two presented
themselves to the Hill House Board of
Directors. They proposed a JobShare position and created the CoDirector role at the hospice. AnneMarie takes Monday, Tuesday, and a
half-day Wednesday, while Helen
takes the other half of Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Although they
technically are assigned to 20 hours
each per week, in reality they are oncall 24 hours a day, seven days a
week.
The Hill House Hospice is a nonprofit organization and does not
charge its clients for their services.
It’s a place of comprehensive 24-hour
care for terminally ill people in the
final stages of life and is a home-like
alternative to hospital care and inhome care for people in York Region
who are in their final days or weeks
of illness. The hospice endeavors to
relieve pain and suffering, while
including family and friends in the
care-giving process. The majority of
the hospice’s funding is received
through private “in memoriam” donations. They rely on referrals and
word-of-mouth for advertising.
Anne-Marie and Helen believe in
keeping things simple at the house
and they maintain a warm and comfortable atmosphere for all of their
clients and guests. The house is decorated in a warm and cozy style that
offers simple pleasures. The environment is filled with hugs and support
from the many staff members and
volunteers, an inviting gazebo surrounded by flowers in the backyard,
music from the organ in the living
room, games in the rec room downstairs, a kitchen that families can
use, televisions and VCRs in different
rooms, many comfy couches with
warm blankets to curl up in, and a
generally peaceful atmosphere for
everyone.
The job is both physically and emotionally demanding. The biggest challenge for them is dealing with the
children who go through the process
of losing a mother or father to terminal illness. Trying to explain what’s
going on to a young child is heart
breaking, but these two dedicated
and compassionate women take on
that responsibility with the utmost
professionalism and care.
Anne-Marie and Helen have
achieved success by virtue of their
ongoing health education and
commitment to the field of caring
for the dying. They believe that the
desire to work in palliative care
must be innate. When the intuition
and drive is there, working with
the terminally ill is very rewarding
work and in their case, a natural
calling. They advise nursing students and practitioners who want
to get into palliative care to be
adaptable, flexible, and
dedicated to the physically and emotionally
demanding work. Believing
in yourself and being prepared
to be your own advocate is also
crucial.
According to a powerful testimonial written by someone whose
family member spent their last
days at Hill House, “The process of
dying is like the labour of childbirth. We have to work to bring life
into the world and we have to work
to leave this world. I cannot think
of any other place I’d rather be
when I am escorted from this world
by such remarkable and qualified
angels”.
profile
Barb Weeden
ORT '85 and Manager of the Seneca Outdoor Centre
and King Day Camp guided for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's
Paddle to a Cure: Journey of Hope at Georgian Bay this past summer. Seven sea
kayak journeys take place each summer to help the Foundation meet its current goal of $300,000 for breast cancer research.
E-Commerce Education at Seneca: My Journey to Success
by Seetharam Mukkavilli, IEC graduate 2001
I
’m a big fan of the Post-Diploma
Certificate Program on Internet
and Electronic Commerce at
Seneca College. An enriching experience, the program enabled me to
learn about e-commerce software and
hardware tools and refreshed my
knowledge of information technology
project management.
One day a week was free from
scheduled classes, leaving me time to
develop internship opportunities. With
a lead from an Internet Exposition
held in Toronto, I succeeded in doing
an internship with J.D. Edwards.
Later, through the College, I gained
practical experience at Storage ASP,
and later undertook a project on
Usability Testing. The internships
were intermittent and unpaid; however, they provided me with good refer-
ences for the future.
Weekly presentations from industry
personnel who included top professionals from companies like IBM, i2
Technologies, TELUS, Ranscombe and
Microforum gave me practical ideas
about what was happening in the ebusiness field and provided valuable
contacts. After graduation, one of the
speakers, Mr. Craig Thomson, Principal at Ranscombe gave a contract to
my federally incorporated company
DevTech Solutions Inc. to work on one
of their websites. Not only did this
lead to a repeat contract and an excellent reference letter, but also a profile
on their website, including my picture!
One of the most exciting experiences that Seneca College provided
was a sponsorship for five students
from the Faculty of Business for a
global student conference on ‘E-ducation Without Borders’ held in Abu
Dhabi last April. This tremendous
experience included watching professors and students from over 50 countries present papers and thematic
addresses – our group presented a
paper on ‘e-learning’. That conference
provided a wealth of valuable contacts, once of which helped me secure
a contract with the University of New
Brunswick to teach Business Administration and Computer Science students at their Beijing campus.
When I return to Canada, I will be
teaching IT management and e-commerce related subjects at a private
vocational college in downtown
Toronto – another Seneca connection!
My Seneca education has placed
me in good stead, even in a lean
period of “tech meltdown”. No wonder I have such positive feelings
about my alma mater and my wonderful fellow alumni!
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The Man
of the Minute
Vincent Timpano
President / CEO, Minute Maid Canada
Photos: Stephanie Lake
“ Man is only truly great
when he acts from
passion”
Benjamin Disraeli
B
eing passionate about
career goals and working
hard to achieve them is the
secret of Vince Timpano’s
professional success. It has been 17
years since he graduated from
Seneca’s Marketing Administration
program. Now, married with three
young children who represent his true
passion in life, Vince is President and
CEO of The Minute Maid Company,
Canada Inc. Charged with the responsibility of overseeing a staff of more
than 300 and the manufacturing and
sales of over 75 million cases of prod-
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uct in Canada, Vince’s executive role
is a demanding one, but his energy,
passion, and commitment to the job
make what may seem an overwhelming responsibility to some people,
very achievable for Vince.
A glimpse into Vince’s daily routine
as President and CEO reveals an
early morning visit to the gym before
heading to the office. Working out
approximately five times per week to
maintain his physical fitness, is very
important to Vince. With regular travel to Minute Maid’s Houston, Texas
site once every three or four weeks,
as well as balancing his four major
areas of responsibility – strategic
planning, implementation of strategy
and monitoring performance against
their growth platform of people, consumers, and customers, and coaching
of team leaders at the Canadian office
By Tina Zalac (CCMC ’01)
– Vince has to stay focused and organized. Delegating control of his day
planner/schedule to his Executive
Assistant Christobel is a key component to keeping focused.
The things that challenge Vince in
his job as President and CEO are
attracting, developing, and retaining
the best people in a tight job market.
His most important responsibility is
to align the “best and brightest” of
those hired, with corporate strategies
so all departments work in concert
with one another towards the overall
corporate goals.
Outside of the office atmosphere,
during the tribute address at Seneca’s
October 2001 convocation ceremony,
Vince encouraged all graduates to
“define success for yourself” in order
to gain a clear concept of what your
personal goals are. Stressing the
importance of maintaining a sense of
commitment, confidence, and concentration in the pursuit of goals,
Vince also encouraged both formal
and informal learning “on a continuous basis as well as being selective
about where you work.”
“Ensure that the
opportunities and
values of the
organization of your
employer are in line
with your individual
objectives and
principles.”
As a result of his determination,
commitment, integrity, and passion,
Vince has enjoyed a fulfilling and successful business career. After graduating from Seneca in 1984, he began
a career in sales at the Nabob Coffee
Company in Hamilton, where he
quickly moved up the corporate ladder from Sales Rep., to Regional Field
Assistant for Central Canada, to Key
Account Manager, to District Mana-
ger for Ontario, to Regional Sales
Manager, and finally to National Sales
Manager responsible for a new confection initiative – a remarkable
achievement in just seven years.
In 1991, Vince became the Director
of Sales for a leading health and
beauty manufacturer; three years
later, he became the Vice-President,
Sales for the leading branded marketers of juices and juice drinks in
Canada – The Minute Maid Company
Canada Inc. (an operating group of
The Coca-Cola Company). This career
move was a personal milestone for
Vince because at the age of 31, he
had achieved his goal of becoming a
Vice President. To sweeten this
achievement, he’d reached his goal
two years ahead of his personal
schedule!
In August of 2000, Vince was promoted yet again, this time to the role
of President and CEO of The Minute
Maid Company’s Canadian division.
As a member of the North American
senior management team, Vince
shares responsibilities for setting the
strategic direction for the company
and is a member of the Board of
Directors for the FCPMC industry
council.
Although his career success has
been accomplished through enthusiasm, commitment, and passion, Vince
attributes his experience at Seneca
as a solid academic foundation from
which to begin his career. He joins a
growing number of CEO’s and senior
corporate leaders who have achieved
their positions and career success
with a strong College diploma, a
world of ambition, and a commitment
to continuous learning.
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It’s Good To Be a Seneca Grad!
ON-CAMPUS BENEFITS
1995, Convocation Videos can still be
ordered for $25 by calling Memories Forever
Video Productions at (905) 427-3855 to place
your order.
Bookstores
Counselling
In appreciation of our Alumni, the Seneca
bookstores are offering a 10% discount on all
clothing and insignia items. To receive your
benefit, simply present your Alumni card to
the cashier.
The Counselling Office provides counselling
and all related services to Alumni on request.
Also available is our “Aptitude and Career
Assessment Service” offered free-of-charge
to unemployed Alumni, and half-price for
employed Alumni.
For more information please contact the
Counselling Office at (416) 491-5050, ext.
2900.
Career Services
Career Services offers assistance to Alumni
with job search techniques, including résumé
preparation, covering letters, and interview
skills and enables them to access job opportunities through Campus WorkLink, Canada’s
premiere online employment site for College
graduates.
Information and advice regarding university transfer opportunities is also available
through Career Services. A valid Alumni card
is required for all services. For more information please contact Career Services at (416)
491-5050, ext. 2925.
Changing Faces Boutique
Changing Faces Boutique, operated by
Fashion Merchandising students at Newnham
Campus, gives Seneca students working
under the direction of faculty, the opportunity to do the buying, sales promotion, accounting, inventory control and point-of-sale service necessary for a small store. The boutique
is open Monday to Friday, mid-September to
mid-May and offers an assortment of men’s
wear, ladies wear and accessories. Upon presentation of your Alumni card, you are entitled to a 10% discount off the regular price.
Please phone (416) 491-5050, ext. 2191 to
verifiy hours of operation. The boutique staff
looks forward to serving you.
Convocation Videos
Those of you who have not yet ordered a
video of your Convocation, may still do so
by calling “Memories Forever” Video
Productions. The cost, including taxes, is $25.
Don’t pass up your chance to obtain this precious video which contains scrolling titles and
graphics, candid shots, coverage of the entire
ceremony, including clear close-ups of the
graduates as they receive their diplomas and
awards, and a special message from College
staff.
For those who graduated on or after June
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Daycare
Children of Alumni can now benefit from
both our King Campus and Newnham
Campus Daycare and Lab Schools which provide excellent, bright, clean, and wellequipped daycare facilities, professional, dedicated staff and the resourceful Early
Childhood Education faculty. Interested in
learning more about the programs, or
enrolling your children in one of our daycare
centres? Please call June at Newnham
Campus Daycare (416) 491-5050, ext. 4710
or Pam at the King Campus Daycare, ext.
5063.
Eaton Hall Inn
& Conference Centre
Located on the grounds of Seneca’s King
Campus, Eaton Hall Inn & Conference Centre
is an ideal location for your next meeting,
training program, or special event. We provide high quality service while offering warm
and comfortable surroundings for you and
your guests. The perfect setting for weddings, birthdays and anniversaries, Eaton Hall
can handle banquet groups of up to 150
people. Visit our Web site at http://www.
senecac.on.ca/eatonhall to view our facilities
and obtain information on our capacities and
pricing. Ask about our incentives to Seneca
College alumni members who book functions. Call us at (905) 833-4500 to book your
special event.
Esthetic Clinic
Come and visit us at the Seneca Esthetic
Clinic for full esthetic services, including skin
treatments, manicures, pedicures, hair
removal and much more or enjoy a complimentary skin analysis and consultation with
one of our highly trained students. To book
an appointment, call (416) 491-5050, ext.
2680 or come to room 3340 at Newnham
Campus any Thursday or Friday. Look for
exciting new specials and events every
semester. Gift certificates are available.
Faculty of Continuing Education
Many alumni have continued their contact
with the College through the Faculty of
Continuing Education and are already taking
advantage of “Saturday Success Seminars”, a
variety of seminars available free-of-charge to
members of the Alumni Association. Topics
include “Conflict Resolution” and “Projecting
a Positive Image”. For more information, call
the Faculty of Continuing Education Office at
(416) 491-5050, ext. 2714.
Floral Services
Under the experienced, creative direction of
Norman Disch, AIFD, the students of Seneca
College Retail Florist Program are ready to
meet your most important floral or party
decoration requirements. Substantial savings
can be yours, with excellent quality and
artistry. We’d be pleased to discuss your next
celebration or event with you. Contact
Norman Disch, Coordinator, Retail Florist
Program, at (416) 491-5050, ext. 4537.
Learning Commons
(Library Resource Centre)
Seneca Alumni with valid Alumni
Association membership cards have access
to library collections at each campus
Learning Commons (formerly known as
Library Resource Centres). Our collections
include books, periodicals, CD-ROM and
other electronic resources, films and videotapes. Alumni must show their Alumni Card
and one other piece of identification with
name and current address to use these services and activate book-borrowing privileges. For more information please call the
Alumni Office at (416) 491-5050, ext. 2960.
Read all about library services, collections,
and hours on the web at: http://www
.senecac.on.ca/library.
Outdoor Centre at King Campus
The Outdoor Centre, located on Recreation
Island at King Campus, offers group development programs for schools, corporate groups,
academic programs and teachers. The King
Day Camp operates during the summer
months and provides outdoor adventures for
youth ages 4 to 16 years. For more information please call (905) 833-3333, ext. 5028 or
visit our website at http://www.senecac.on.
ca/recreationservices
Planetarium
Explore the universe at Seneca! Visit the
Roberta Bondar Earth and Space Centre planetarium, now open for a wide variety of programs. Host a birthday party or a private
show for up to 25 guests for $120. Call to
make your reservation at (416) 491-5050,
ext. 2227.
OFF-CAMPUS BENEFITS
Seneca College Residence
and Conference Centre
Take advantage of special Seneca College
Alumni rates when your trip brings you to the
Greater Toronto Area. Book your stay at the
Seneca Residence and Conference Centre, a
15-storey complex at Newnham Campus, or
the King City Residence and Conference
Centre, located at the scenic King City
Campus just north of Toronto. All air-conditioned suites feature two private bedrooms
with oversized double beds, washroom, and
kitchenette complete with fridge and
microwave. Enjoy full house-keeping service
and a complimentary continental breakfast.
Visit us on the web at http://www3.sympati
co.ca/clcseneca/alumni.htm For more information and reservations call (877) 2-ALUMNI
(877-225-8664). Special Alumni rates are also
available at similar facilities in London,
Kitchener, Welland (Niagara), Oakville and
Oshawa.
The Fitness Centre
Since 1989, Seneca’s 6,000 square foot
Fitness Centre has offered programs to
answer your fitness needs and the professionals to help you achieve your personal
best. The Fitness Centre is fully equipped with
Stairmaster stairclimbers, Trotter treadmills,
Spinnaker recumbent and upright bikes,
Lifecycle and Monarch bikes, Concept II rowers, a full array of Polaris weight machines,
Smith machines, pulleys, squat rack and free
weights. Located at Newnham Campus on
the lower level of the Sports Centre (room
1619), the Fitness Centre is open seven days
a week, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday
and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
A special rate has been negotiated for Alumni
members. For additional information contact the Fitness Centre at (416) 491-5050,
ext. 2976 or stop in and see us.
Alamo Rent A Car
Your Seneca College Alumni Association is
pleased to announce the Member Benefits
Program with Alamo Rent A Car Inc.
The program entitles members to:
• Save up to 5% off Canadian daily and
weekly rates*
• Save 10% off retail rates at Alamo’s
International and United Kingdom locations*
• Save up to 10% off Alamo Rent A Car on
Retail Daily and Weekly Rates and 10% off
weekend specials for travel in the U.S.*
To take advantage of this special offer, call
your travel agent or Alamo at (800) 354-2322
at least 24 hours in advance of your date of
travel. Be sure to request code “BY” and use
Membership I.D. #265722 for your reservation. Please contact the Alumni Office for
your complimentary I.D. card and free additional discount coupons.
*Percentage discount applies to base rates
only. Rates are higher for renters under age
25. U.S. residents cannot drive an Alamo car
from the U.S. to Canada. Canadian residents
cannot drive an Alamo car from Canada to
the U.S. A 24-hour advance reservation is
required. Availability is limited.
Varsity Athletics
Varsity Sports Seneca has 14 teams participating in the Ontario Colleges Athletic
Association and an open invitation is extended to all alumni to come out to the Sports
Centre and catch the great action!
Basketball, volleyball, hockey, softball, and
soccer are just some of the sports in which
our teams compete. Curling, skiing, golf and
badminton are also active at Seneca.
Admission is free to all home games, and
alumni receive special discounts for tournaments and championships hosted by
the
College.
Call the Athletic
Department at
(416) 491-5050,
ext. 2308 for an
updated schedule.
Rate that the Seneca Alumni Association has
established.
Please refer to the ad in this magazine for
details on CAA Emergency Road Services,
Member Services and a comparison of regular and group rate charges.
Find out more about CAA services on the
Central Ontario Chapter Web site at www.
central.on.caa.ca and call the Seneca Alumni
office for your CAA group application form.
CAA Central Ontario
CAA Central Ontario (Club 282) covers the
City of Toronto, north to Barrie and Orillia,
parts of Sault Ste. Marie, east to Oshawa
(as well as clubs in Peterborough, Kingston
and Belleville), west to Mississauga and
Brampton, and Windsor.
As an alumnus of Seneca living in the
Central Ontario Club 282 area, you are entitled to enjoy the special Group Membership
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
We have negotiated a special rate package
for Alumni, their families and businesses (if
applicable) with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Canada-wide. These special rates and services
are available at all Fairmont Hotels and
Resorts City Centre properties across Canada.
The benefits include:
• Special guaranteed room rates
• Preferential reservation handling
• Pre-registration
• Late check-out (on request)
To find out more about special rates or to
make a reservation, please call (800) 8665577 and advise the reservation agent that
you are a member of the Seneca College
Alumni Association. Visit the Fairmont Hotels
and Resorts Web Site at www.fairmont.com
to find out more.
HomeScan Home Inspections
Minimum 30% discount for Alumni about to
purchase a home!
Whether you’re buying or selling, a
HomeScan Home Inspection allows you to
“Close with Confidence.” Most homes are
surprisingly complex structures in which you
are making an investment of $150,000 or
more. Make sure your investment is sound
with an inspection that examines the structure, systems, and health and safety aspects
present in all homes while uncovering any
defects in the process.
Over and above the Alumni savings you
will receive:
• 15+ page report on site at the time of the
inspection.
• A full discussion with the inspector on the
significant aspects and findings.
• Helpful instruction on how the systems
and structure work in your new home.
• Useful maintenance tips.
• Cost estimates on any work that needs to
be done so that you can budget sensibly.
• An inspection by a trained and qualified
member of Ontario Association of Home
Inspectors.
Book your appointment, allow three to four
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hours for the inspection, then relax and let us
take it from there. HomeScan is owned and
operated by Stuart Leigh, a long-time Seneca
faculty member. To book your inspection in
the GTA just call (416) 998-5330 or e-mail
Stuart at [email protected].
Canada Life Assurance Company
– Term Life Insurance
Chances are, you’re one of the many Seneca
alumni who have taken advantage of our
term life insurance offer. The attractive rates
have led to participation far exceeding our
expectations!
Enrolment is open to all Alumni of Seneca
College and their spouses, between 18 and
64 years of age. The insurance is available in
three amounts: $50,000, $100,000 and
$150,000 (additional amounts are available
on request, subject to complete underwriting requirements). In the majority of cases
no medical exam will be required.
To take advantage of this offer, contact
Trudy Baker at (905) 738-6418, fax (905) 7386298, or e-mail: [email protected]
or call Canada Life at (800) 387-0649.
Discount Car and Truck Rentals
We are pleased to announce that as a
Seneca College Alumni Association Member,
you can take advantage of special discounted rental rates from any Discount Car &
Truck Rentals location across Canada.
Over and above the significant savings,
Discount Car & Truck Rentals will offer:
• Free customer pick-up and return
• One, Two, Free Weekend Program. Rent
a car or mini-van for any two weekends
and get a third weekend FREE!
Please call the Discount location nearest to
you (refer to your local Yellow Pages). To
guarantee your special discounted rates, present the coupon below or your Alumni
Association Membership card at time of
rental. Certain terms and conditions apply.
This card identifies
_________________________
as a Seneca College Alumni Association Member
and entitled to Corporate Rates from
Discount Car & Truck Rentals
Embassy Suites Hotel
Toronto/Markham
Enjoy beautifully appointed executive suites
with separate living room and bedroom
areas, each containing a television and telephone, full amenities in the bathroom area, a
mini-bar, microwave oven (upon request) and
coffee maker with full coffee/tea service, an
iron and ironing board. A complimentary
cooked-to-order breakfast, served in the
hotel cafe, is offered to each overnight guest
and each evening, guests are invited to min-
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gle at the manager’s reception. Guests may
take advantage of the Club Markham on-site
fitness and pool facilities for a small fee.
Please present your Alumni Association
Membership card at time of registration to
receive a low rate of $140 single and $150
double plus applicable taxes – based on availability and subject to change without notice.
To make reservations please call (905) 4708500 or (800) 668-8800. Embassy Suites
Toronto/Markham is located at the corner of
Warden Avenue and Highway 7.
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Toronto-Markham
The Holiday Inn is located just minutes away
from Newnham Campus at Highway 404 and
Steeles Avenue and is ready to offer you special Seneca College Alumni Rates. Your
accommodation includes complimentary
one-way transportation to the Newnham
Campus, Monday to Friday between the
hours of 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. For more
information please call our Reservations
Department at (905) 474-0444 or if calling
from outside the GTA, (800) 387-3303.
Please note that room rates are subject to
applicable taxes.
To receive this benefit, please present your
Alumni Association Membership card at time
of registration.
Meditrust Prescription
Drug Benefits
Prescription drug costs have gone up 11.5%
per year for the past ten years, but there is a
service that reduces the high cost of prescription drugs and makes them affordable whether or not you have a drug benefit plan.
MEDITRUST Pharmacy Inc. offers a reduced
dispensing fee of $6.47, provides an effective
patient history management system, a pricing
policy that passes on the savings of bulk buying, and can offer a 90 day supply of medication without multiple dispensing fees.
Call (888) RX2-DOOR (792-3667) for assistance with your free registration or for a free
price quote. There are no administration fees
and delivery is free anywhere in Canada and
you can re-order prescriptions by e-mailing
[email protected]. This benefit is available to all Alumni and their families.
able in mid-May from the Newnham Campus
Cash Office.
PEOPLEPLUS Car and
Home Insurance
Coverage you need at prices you’ll love!
PEOPLEPLUS is pleased to be working with
the Seneca College Alumni Association to
provide great rates with fast, friendly service
for all your car and home insurance needs.
One simple call to PEOPLEPLUS at (877)
896-2020 gets you a complete, detailed, noobligation quote, quickly and easily. When
you join your fellow Alumni as a PEOPLEPLUS
policyholder, you’ll also receive FREE access to
PEOPLEassist - the 24 hour, 7-day a week
peace-of-mind assistance service with no
financing fees.
PRIMUS Canada
Long distance paging & Internet service
Seneca Alumni have access to long distance,
paging and Internet services through the
world’s fastest growing Communications
Company, Primus Canada, which offers
Seneca Alumni unlimited Internet for $19.95
a month and paging packages starting at
$9.95 a month including a free pager.
Pay 5¢ a minute, evenings and weekends
to the U.S.A. and Canada, and overseas rates
like Hong Kong for only 7¢ a minute.
Earn 1 AIR MILES® reward mile for every
$5 in total monthly spending. See ad on
page 17 for more details.
Primus Canada takes pride in offering special programs and exceptional customer service to partners like Seneca College. The best
part is, while you save money on your communication needs, a portion of your monthly
billing is contributed to support the Seneca
College Alumni Endowed Awards Fund.
For more information about how Primus
Canada can help you stay in touch with family and friends, call (888) 274-7920 and start
saving today.
TM
Paramount Canada’s Wonderland
Canada’s premier theme park features more
than 180 attractions including 50 thrilling
rides, North America’s largest variety of
roller coasters, Splash Works! – a 20-acre
water park – live shows, and two theme
areas for younger children, The Edge
(Climbing Wall), Speed City Raceway (gocarts) and much, much more! Paramount
Canada’s Wonderland opens to the public in
early May and is open daily at 10 a.m. Closing
times vary throughout the operating season.
Special discount ticket prices have been
arranged for Seneca Alumni and will be avail-
Sony Music Canada
Here’s a new exclusive group benefit that
really rocks! As Seneca alumni, you have
access to a new group benefit that is sure to
be music to your ears. Experience the world
of Sony Music using the mainlymusic.com
group benefit that saves you time and
money. By using this private password-protected site, you can take advantage of your
alumnibenefits
own personal music store offering a world
class catalogue of thousands of CD, video,
and DVD titles.
Enjoy approximately 40% off retail pricing
on Sony CD, VHS tapes, and DVD products;
free shipping throughout Canada; contest
and door crasher specials; reward points on
every purchase, and access to goods and services not openly available to the public.
For great low prices, free delivery, and
thousands of products just log on to
www.mostlymusic.com/seneca and use the
group password SENECA.
Membership department directly at (416)
862-4528.
For more detailed information, please refer
to the ad in this magazine or check out the
Board of Trade Web site at www.bot.com.
Wild Water Kingdom
Wild Water Kingdom, Canada’s largest
water park, located at Highway 427 and
Finch Avenue, offers something for everybody!
Fill your day with thrilling water attractions including: mini-golf complex offering
two 18-hole fantasy courses; The Enchanted
Fortress; Shipwreck Falls, and batting cages
that challenge even those Blue Jays hopefuls! Recharge and relax on the Lazy River or
visit Caribbean Cove, a tropical paradise,
with a 6,000 square foot swimming pool
complete with waterfalls and surrounding
lush landscaping. Book Caribbean Cove for
a delightful evening of fun, where your
group will be treated to sumptuous food,
Caribbean entertainment and pulsating
music!
Your Alumni Association has negotiated a
special discount coupon program with Wild
Water Kingdom as well as special group
rates. Simply show your Alumni Card at the
Guest Services booth and you and up to five
guests will receive a discount of $3 each
(Monday to Friday only) off the regular price.
For group bookings or more information,
please call (905) 794-0565.
TD Senecard - VISA
Did you know that you can help your
College support students just by using
your TD Senecard** Visa* card? A percentage of every purchase you charge
to your TD Senecard Visa card will go
towards bursaries and scholarships for
Seneca College students – twenty-two
awards were presented in the spring of
2001.
You can also take advantage of some
great benefits for yourself. Once your
application has been approved, you’ll
enjoy a lower interest rate than that
charged on the TD GREEN** Visa card!
You can apply for a TD Senecard regardless of your current banking affiliation.
Apply now and reward yourself and
your College! Call our Alumni Office at
416-491-5050, ext. 2960 or toll-free at
888-ALUMNUS for an application form.
*VISA International Service Association, The
Toronto-Dominion Bank and Seneca College are
licensed users of the Mark.
** Trademark of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.
Toronto Board of Trade
Board of Trade members enjoy a variety of
services and privileges that include global
connections through the World Trade Centre;
access to key business information resources;
professional development opportunities;
exclusive use of meeting and dining facilities;
business insurance and research assistance.
Membership in the Toronto Board means that
you are part of the largest local chamber of
commerce/board of trade in Canada – and
Seneca Alumni can benefit by saving $100
off the annual individual BOT membership
price. Call the Seneca Alumni office for an
application or contact the Board of Trade
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grapevine
Michael Butcher
CGT 1998
All about our Alumni
Alumni Grapevine is your opportunity to let former classmates know what you’ve
been up to! Just send us a letter or fill out the Alumni Update Form indicating
you wish to share this information with other grads. To protect alumni privacy,
we will not publish addresses or phone numbers unless you make that request.
If you want us to publish a picture, it must be at least 3” x 5” and in focus.
Glen Easson
LCD 1976
Congratulations to Glen on his reelection to the Trent University Board
of Governors.
R. Bruce Orrell
CPO 1981
of the camps, hoping that this could be
a way to give back to the school that
has given her so much.
cutting edge underwater camera work
with northwest orcas and his ABC
documentary “Cry of the Orca” is currently being submitted for a regional
Emmy Award.
Natalia Seepersaud
BADC 1991
Congratulations to Michael and Janis
on their marriage in October 2000 in
Cambridge, Ontario.
Brad Ezekiel
RPOC 1998
Brad went to Australia planning to
launch a landscaping company in a
year-round market. He began by
working for the City of Manly as a
beachfront horticulturist, checking
the plants and trees, but soon found
a more prosperous position. Although
it was tough to leave the beach, Brad
got a great job as the Product/ Marketing Manager for a company that
manufactures SeaHornet Scuba and
Spearfishing Equipment, supplies dive
shops and sports stores across
Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa and the
U.S., and serve as the main supplier to
the Royal Australian Navy, and the
manufacturer of all life support valves
for the Australian Fire Brigades. Brad
knew that the RPOC course and all the
effort Stu, Jack, Denise and Brian put
in would benefit him some day.
Donald, who is Captain of the City of
Guelph Fire Department, lives in
Guelph with his wife Daphne.
Natalia moved back to her birth
country with her parents in 1993 and
immediately applied for the University of Guyana’s Law Degree program.
Following one year of Public Management studies, she was admitted to the
law program. In October of 2001
Natalie graduated, was admitted to
the Guyanese bar, entered the Legal
Chambers of De Santos and Associates as a junior attorney, and is now
able to practice law anywhere within
the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Congratulations Natalia!
Umberto Martini
MKAC 1987
Michelle Torraville (Russell)
ECE 1991
Umberto is currently living in
Woodbridge and is the General Manager of a company that manufactures
plastics.
Michelle married Barry in June 1996.
They now have two children – Dylan,
three, and Cara, one.
Congratulations to Jennifer-Ray and
Brad on their marriage which took
place October 5, 2001 in Cambridge,
Ontario.
Karen Sliwa
CTFA 1996
Michael Sorrenti
CGT 2000
Since graduation Karen has been
working to reach a competitive level of
coaching in figure skating and has
enjoyed the pursuit very much! Since
June 2000, Karen has been working
with her fiancé in his hockey and
shooting school and is pleased to
announce that this change has given
her the opportunity to use skills that
Seneca College taught her, as she is in
charge of all daily operations, marketing, advertising and planning of future
projects. Karen is now working
towards using Seneca College for one
Michael Sorrenti is a web artist who
began his career with Telus Integrated
Communications (the second largest
telecommunications company in
Canada) as Webmaster. While at
Telus, Michael’s entrepreneurial and
creative spirit led him to commission
an animated flash card greeting for
Flashcards.com based in California.
He eventually started his own business under the name of Digital
Creations, felt the need to market the
company in other ways and developed
a two-tier system in which animators
Bruce has been married to June for
the past 15 years and they have two
children Christopher, 12, and Caitlin,
5. They moved to Aurora in 1995
where Bruce works on IBM midrange
systems at Protech Consulting.
Donald McCullough
FLF 1986
Michael Kundu
CCMC 1991
Michael is married with two young
sons and is the senior community programs specialist at Naval Station
Everett, homeport to the U.S. aircraft
carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Michael also juggles a freelance filmmaking career on the side – his last
two documentaries (filmed and coproduced) on the decline of killer
whales of the Pacific northwest were
recently broadcast by ABC and NBC
television stations across the country.
Michael’s filming experience includes
30 1-888-ALUMNUS
Jennifer-Rae Brown
RFM 2000
Brad Menchenton
RFM 2000
post their work for all to see at
www.toonchannel.tv. The business
branch of his company provides
design and new media services
through M2 Studios and Michael now
has ten contract employees.
Shernett Williams (Goodall)
Shernett is a police officer with the
Ontario Provincial Police. She is married and lives in North York.
Lisa Harrison (Judd)
MES 1993
Immediately following graduation,
Lisa began her career with State
Farm Insurance. In 1999, she married Robert Harrison and they purchased a home in Courtice, where
they now live happily with their
orange tabby cat, Alicia. They love to
watch movies and play baseball in the
summer and Lisa plays in a bowling
league during the winter. There are no
plans for children in the near future.
Rebecca Parker (Skinner)
AHT 1996
Judith MacGowan
ECE 1984
Rebecca is a self-employed Real Time
Ultrasound Technician (accredited
with OVC and the Ontario Sheep
Marketing Agency) scanning sheep
and goats for pregnancy, and lambs
for loin and fat depth. Trained in New
Zealand, Rebecca lives on a farm with
her three sons, Robert (12), Douglas
(10) and David (9), and has 50 sheep,
llamas (to serve as guards) and Shire
horses. If things go well, she plans to
increase the sheep to 150-200 in the
next two years.
Judith, who lives in Toronto, is currently the Senior Business Development Officer for Ronald MacDonald
House.
Jennifer Hartford (Kelly)
DNS 1997
Jennifer married Shawn Hartford in
1998, and they are now the proud parents of two-year old Logan.
Wendy Curtis (Ross)
RFM 1982
Wendy, who is married to Gary, is the
mother of Madeline (16 mos.) and
MacKenzie (9). For the last 15 years,
Wendy has worked at Fanshawe
College in an exciting portfolio of
careers that has included Alumni,
Development, Scholarships and
Awards, International and Government and Community Partnerships.
She has always been proud to be an
alumnae of Seneca College.
In Memoriam
Rhonda Elsden
COTG 1990
Rhonda, who lives in Paris, Ontario, is
working at Stevens-Dufar, as an A/P
Manager.
Carolyn Croft (Squires)
TISA 1992
Tim Croft
LCD 1988
Carolyn and Tim have two children –
Ben (4) and Zachary (18 mos.) and
are living the good life in Alberta
where they have been for the last eight
years. Tim, who graduated from the
Law Enforcement Program in 1989, is
working for the R.C.M.P. in Wabasca.
Tom Sguigna
RFM 1984
Debra Camille Ann Forbes
BCS 1991
Debra passed away February 2, 2001
at the age of 31, from a lengthy battle
with Scleroderma. She graduated
from Seneca in 1991, with a Business
Computer Systems Diploma, and is
survived by her parents, two younger
sisters and a brother.
Natacha Hall
BCT 1999
Passed away Friday, June 15, 2001.
Thomas Christiansen
INBC 1992
Thomas, who owns Search Associates,
lives in Toronto with his wife Leanne.
William McCaw
Seneca Retirees Chapter
Jim Rennie
Seneca Retirees Chapter
Anne Wright
MES 1997
It is with sadness that we inform you
that Anne Wright (former admin. support to Dr. Adeli, Verjee, Callahan and
the Core Lab at the Hospital for Sick
Children) passed away on Thursday,
July 5th from a year-long illness.
Anne won a membership to the OMSA
as top student in the graduating class
of 1997 at Yorkdale Campus. The
funeral/memorial service was held
on Tuesday, July 10, at St. James
Crematory & Cemetery at 635
Parliament St. (between Bloor and
Wellesley).
A trust fund has been set up for her
son Andrew. Donations will be gratefully accepted at any Royal Bank
Transit #6542, Account #5033840.
Cheques to be made out to Lorraine
Phillips in trust to Andrew Wright.
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continued from page 3
Quingdao game was definitely a
thriller, beginning with the 6,000
spectators and formal opening ceremonies that gave everyone goose
Corporation where he provides leadership, strategic planning and senior
management direction to the administrators and staff responsible for student services, international development and the English Language
Institute. Wayne participates in the
overall management of the College as
a member of the Executive
Committee, has worked at the College
since 1967 and has held numerous
faculty and administrative positions in
Applied Arts, Professional
Development, Liberal Studies and
Human Resources.
bumps. The Sting lost 2-1 on a penalty kick awarded late in the game.
Whoa! 5 a.m. again and another
flight to the interior Sichuan territory
(hot spicy food”…thank goodness for
Imodium!). After hitting three crossbars, Seneca settled for a 2-1 loss to
Sichuan University. Back on the plane
and on to Guangzhou in 34 degree C
heat with 92% humidity. The game
began with a kick off by the Consul
General, a Queen’s University graduate and former captain of the Queen’s
Soccer team! The Sting netted four
goals to win 4-1 and close our challenge match series off with two wins,
two losses and a tie.
Our tour ended in Hong Kong with
24 hours of intense shopping and
sightseeing.
The images remain crystal clear but
the timelines are jumbled: 30 adults
totally captivated by Panda Bears; a
Giant Buddha carved into the entire
side of a mountain where the toe was
bigger that the tallest member of our
team; the keen interest and genuine
warmth of the Chinese university students practicing their English conversation skills with us; the paradox of an
immense country building skyscrapers with bamboo scaffolding and mixing cement in wheel barrows; the
serenity of a Daoist monastery; the
relentless and aggressive bartering in
the markets.
We shake our heads and smile, still
in disbelief that we were so fortunate
to have experienced the beauty, the
history, the people and the sheer
immensity of China!
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Associate Vice-President,
Communications
Tina Zalac (CCMC ’01)
Starting out as a
Corporate
Communications
Co-Op student in
the Alumni Office
in 2001, Tina has
continued her affiliation with the Alumni Association, taking a leadership role in the June 2001
Alumni Picnic and freelancing on communications projects during the fall.
She has been closely involved with the
production of the two most recent editions of the Alumni magazine.
Tina graduated from Wilfrid Laurier
University in 1997 with a BA in
Communication Studies and
Psychology. In pursuit of new career
goals, she went back to school in
September 2000, and graduated from
Seneca’s Corporate Communications
(Co-Op) Diploma program in 2001.
Between Laurier and Seneca, Tina
worked in administrative, research,
and marketing communications roles
for three years.
Currently, Tina is working in her new
role as a Communications Officer for
the Marketing and Communications
department at Seneca College.
Associate VP, Events
Vincent Q. Diep (BCS ’00)
Vincent joined the
Alumni Board in
September 2001. A
2000 graduate
from the Business
Computer Systems
program, Vincent is
currently working part-time at
Seneca’s Newnham Campus Learning
Commons as a Senior Tutor for business subjects. He is also attending
York University part-time in pursuit of
a Bachelors degree in Administration
Studies. While at Seneca, Vincent won
the “Friends of Seneca” scholarship
for academic achievement.
A Day That Will Live In Our
Memories Forever
A
s this is the first issue published since the terrorist attacks on the United
States of America, we at the Alumni Association take this opportunity to
extend our condolences to all who have been affected by the events of
September 11, 2001.
Thankfully, at the time of publication, there were no reports of anyone from the
Seneca community or their immediate family members whose lives had been
taken as a direct result of these tragedies.
Our hearts and prayers continue to go out to all who died that day, to all who
fought to save others, and to the families of victims and rescuers.
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