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Features & Profiles

Alumni Association President’s Message 2

College President’s Message 2

Meet the Alumni Board 3

Distinguished Alumni Award 6

All About President Rick Miner 7

ProFile: The Glory of Golf 10

ProFile: Cutting a Swath in Human Resources – Deecla Ziv 13

Life’s A Picnic 18

Seneca Sting Swarms China 21

ProFile: Towards Dignified Endings 22

ProFile: Vince Timpano – The Man of The Minute 24

Alumni Benefits 26

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This is a time ofchange withinthe Seneca Col-lege Alumni As-sociation and

within Seneca College. In October2001, a new board of directors for theAlumni Association was elected forthe 2001/2003 term. Seneca’s super-build projects are going to realize anew building at Seneca@York and acomplete refurbishing and expansionat the Newnham Campus. SenecaCollege also has a new president.

I am very happy to be back for asecond term as your President.Mary-Jo Guidi is our immediate PastPresident, John Colthart andLorraine Telesford are back as theSenior Vice-President and Vice-President Business respectively. Iwould like to welcome to our teamSerge Carbone, Vice-President Chap-ters, Zareena Husain, Vice-PresidentEvents and Laurel Goodings, Vice-

President Communications. We havealso expanded our board to accom-modate associate Vice-presidentspositions, and I would like to wel-come Vincent Diep, as Associate VPEvents and Tina Zalac, as AssociateVP Communications.

I would like to thank retiring Vice-presidents Luke Goulette, Stella Belland Iscenty Benjamin for their helpand all the personal experience theybrought to the board during theirtenure.

In the summer of 2001, Dr. RickMiner was appointed as SenecaCollege’s fourth president. Rick hastaken the reins from former PresidentSteve Quinlan who has made SenecaCollege the leading Community Col-lege for the last decade. Steve hasalways been a strong supporter of theAlumni Association and we would liketo thank him for all his support overthe years, and wish him well in all hisfuture endeavours. I would like to

take this opportunity to welcome Dr.Miner to the Seneca family.

I encourage our members to checkout our website, another of our majorcommunication tools. It is our aim toprovide current and relevant informa-tion to our membership. We’ll updatepast events and highlight what’s comingup, provide links to our corporate part-ners, and provide a means by which youcan update your relevant informationonline. The Alumni association websiteis www.senecac.on. ca/alumni.

Your feedback is very important tous. I urge you to get involved in yourassociation, because you are the oneswho help justify our existence, and al-though you may have graduated fromSeneca, you will always be a part ofthe Seneca family.

Please feel free to contact theassociation staff David Brown orMarlene Butler at (416) 491-5050ext. 2960, or 1-888-ALUMNUS or e-mail at [email protected].

With Seneca graduate Spider Jonesreceiving a Premiers’ Award, we arebeginning the new year on a winningnote, and I want to offer my congratu-lations to Spider for all that he hasaccomplished. We at Seneca are proudof you!

For the College, this year repre-sents a time of growth.

Construction is continuing on the$36 million project that is reshapingNewnham Campus, and we will beginto see real change in the monthsahead. A new building will be con-structed, and the oldest sections ofthe campus will begin to be redevel-oped and refurbished. In short, wemay not recognize Newnham Campusby this time next year, but it will be anenvironment that will be even bettersuited to serve our students.

At our Seneca@York Campus, the$46 million Technology EnhanceLearning Building will also becomemore of a reality. This co-venture withYork University represents the futureof education and will foster greater

partnership and help advance the useof technology in education. It will bean exciting centre, devoted to explor-ing the possibilities of education in the21st century.

This year will also see the begin-ning of a pilot project that will allowcolleges to grant degrees. Legislationannounced last year provides for amaximum of 24 applied degree pro-grams to be part of this pilot. Fourapplied degree proposals will be sub-mitted by Seneca to the provincialPost Secondary Education QualityAssessment Board (created to evalu-ate program quality and make recom-mendations to the Minister on whichprograms should be approved). TheBoard established two deadlines forsubmissions: December 3, 2001 andMay 2, 2002. Colleges can submit amaximum of two program proposalson each date. As many as 12 pro-grams will selected from each dead-line period.

Seneca has submitted the followingproposals:

Bachelor of AppliedBusiness - FinancialServices Management:This proposal address-es the need for educa-tion in the area ofapplied managementfor the banking and insurance sectors.It was created with input from thefinancial industry including the LifeOffice Management Association andthe Institute of Canadian Bankers.

Bachelor of Applied Technology -Integrated Environmental Site Reme-diation: This proposal addresses theneed for people trained in scientificassessment, property evaluation andremediation strategies for returningcontaminated sites to a useablestate.

The year ahead holds many excitingdevelopments and possibilities forSeneca. I look forward to my first fullyear of service as your President, andit will be my pleasure to continue toinform you about our progress throughthis publication.

Address to the Alumni Rick Miner, President

Alumni Association President’s MessageDesmond Duke, MET ’92, President

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PresidentDesmond S. Duke (MET ’92)

Desmond graduat-ed in 1992 fromthe MechanicalEngineeringTechnology pro-gram. A memberof the Men’s

Varsity Soccer Team and theNewnham Student Federation (SFC),he served as SFC president and stu-dent representative on the SenecaCollege Board of Governors, and wasthe 1992 recipient of the Seneca Cup.In “real life,” Desmond is buildingoperations supervisor for AngusConsulting Management Limited, withresponsibility for IBM Canada head-quarters at 3600 Steeles Avenue Eastin Markham, but still finds time towork a weekly shift in the ContinuingEducation office at the NewnhamCampus.

Senior Vice-PresidentJohn M. Colthart (BAD ’00)

John graduated inJune 2000 with aBusinessAdministrationdiploma fromSeneca’s KingCampus. During

his final year at Seneca, John waspresident of the King StudentAdministrative Council and served asinaugural president of the SenecaStudent Federation Inc. He receivedthe W.T. Newnham Leadership Awardin 2000, in recognition of his effortsto establish the Federation. A busi-ness intelligence consultant forClarity Systems Ltd., in Toronto, Johnjoined the Alumni Board in September2000 and has been primarily involvedin strategic planning and internal liai-son initiatives for the Association.

Vice-President, BusinessLorraine T.Telesford (AMC ’96 & CBC ’99)

Lorraine graduat-ed from Seneca’sAccounting Clerk— Microcomputerdiploma programin 1996 andreceived a

Computerized Bookkeeping certificatein 1999. She is currently taking FCETcourses to complete the Accounting &Finance (3-year) diploma.

After graduating in 1999, Lorrainebecame a Certified Bookkeeper andstarted her own successful business -On Track Bookkeeping Services. Shejoined the Alumni Board in September2000 as Vice-President, Business.Lorraine – a former Varsity athleteherself – manages the SenecaWomen’s OCAA Basketball team.

Vice-President, ChaptersSergio Carbone (CVL ’87)

Sergio graduatedfrom the CivilEngineeringTechnology pro-gram in 1987 andsubsequently com-pleted an honours

Bachelor of Science degree in EarthSciences at Brock University. A mem-ber of the Geological Association ofCanada, the Association ofGeoscientists of Ontario, who alsohas his CET designation, Sergio hasbeen employed by DufferinAggregates and is currently theirresources supervisor, with responsi-bility for legal and environmentalissues affecting the company’s quar-ries and gravel pits.

Seneca runs in the Carbone family,as Sergio’s sister Silvana is a 1992Fashion Arts graduate.

Vice-President,CommunicationsLaurel Goodings (AVPY ’99)

Laurel graduatedwith her BA fromYork University inpsychology and herdiploma in Audio-Visual & Multi-Media Production

from Seneca in our joint program withYork University in 1999. A graduate ofthe Ontario College of Art in 1992,Laurel has worked as a videographer,television producer, photographer,graphic designer, events coordinator/producer, educator and researcher toname just a few of her career pathsand has won numerous awards for hercreative as well as academic work.

Most recently, Laurel coordinated

the successful RECONNECT REUNIONof the School of Communication Artsheld at the Seneca@York campus inJune 2001.

Vice-President, EventsZareena Husain (DNS ’86)Zareena graduated from the Nursingdiploma program in 1986 at Seneca’sLeslie Campus; her sisters, BibiSaleema Watts and Kalisha Husainare graduates of the same program.She has worked for a number of hos-pitals in psychiatric nursing includingpositions in Florida, where she gradu-ated in 2000 from Florida AtlanticUniversity with a business degree.

Zareena is currently a financialadvisor with Dundee WealthManagement in Scarborough, and hashad experience in charitable andsocial event planning for seniorsgroups.

Immediate Past-PresidentMary Jo Guidi (ACF ’85)

Mary Jo Guidi,President andowner of TravelTrust, graduatedfrom Seneca’sAccounting andFinance program

in 1985. During her three years atSeneca, she served as VP for theFreshman Committee (1983),Business representative (1984) andVP of Service for the StudentFederation Council.

Mary Jo continues to be an activemember of the Seneca community,serving on the Business Advisorycommittee, being appointed to theFriends of Seneca Association, andholding the positions of VicePresident Services, Executive VicePresident, and President of theAlumni Association.

Mary Jo and her husband, Michael,live in Ithaca, New York with theirson, James, now three and areexpecting their second child inAugust.

College RepresentativeWayne F. NorrisonWayne Norrison is Vice-President,Student Services & InternationalDevelopment for Seneca College andPresident of Seneca International

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Distinguished Alumni AwardAny member of the Seneca CollegeAlumni Association may be selected bythe Board of Directors to receive aDistinguished Alumni Award, subjectto the following conditions and criteria.

NumberThere is no limit on the number of per-sons who may receive the Award; how-ever, normally no more than ten (10)will be given per year.

Premier’s Award NomineesAlumni who have been nominated bySeneca College for a Premier’s Awardshall automatically receive the Awardduring the year following the Pre-mier’s Award Banquet (unless theyhave previously received the Distin-guished Alumni Award).

CriteriaIn order to be selected for the Distin-guished Alumni Award, a candidatemust: i) Have graduated from a Sene-

alumniupdate ca College diploma or certificate pro-gram at least five (5) years prior totheir nomination, and ii) Met one ormore of the following criteria:

(a) Achieved significant career suc-cess, including peer recognitionin their field;

(b) Re-established their connectionwith Seneca College throughsome volunteer activity, or, havepromoted the benefits of a SenecaCollege education unofficially;

(c) Demonstrated a commitment tocommunity or public service,which brings credit to SenecaCollege.

iii) Be an exemplary role model forcurrent students.

Nomination and SelectionAny member of the Seneca Collegecommunity (Alumni, faculty or em-ployees) may nominate a qualifiedperson for the Distinguished AlumniAward. The nomination must be madein writing and submitted to the AlumniAssociation Board of Directors forconsideration. The Award may begranted by a seventy-five percent(75%) vote of the Board of Directors,together with the concurrence of theCollege President.

The AwardThe Award shall be a plaque, in a formdetermined by the Alumni Board. Theplaque shall normally be presented ata Convocation ceremony, at which therecipient will deliver the Tribute to theGraduates remarks. Premier’s Awardnominees will, in addition, receive a$1,000 bursary for the recipient todonate to the Seneca College faculty,school or program of his/her choice.

PublicationA photograph and brief profile of eachrecipient of the Distinguished Alumniwill be displayed prominently in theCollege, as well as on the Alumni web-site. Notice of recipients will also bepublished regularly in the Senecanand Alumni magazine.

RATIFIED by the Board of Directors:24 January 2002.

Seneca College Distinguished Alumni AwardThe Distinguished Alumni Award is the College’s most prestigious graduate hon-our. Created in 2000 by the Seneca College Alumni Association, this award isgiven to outstanding men and women who have combined a Seneca College edu-cation with their own energy, passion and commitment to achieve career, per-sonal and public success, and whose lives exemplify excellence and achievementin both their profession/occupation and in contributing to the well being of theircommunities.

The criteria approved by the Alumni Board of Directors are outlined below. Ifyou know a Seneca College graduate who might fit this description, you can nom-inate him or her by completing the nomination form (available on the Alumniwebsite or by calling the Alumni Office) and sending it to the Director, AlumniAffairs.

Please note that the number of awards each year is limited and not everyonenominated is selected.

For more information, see the website www.senecac.on.ca/alumni or contactthe Director of Alumni Affairs, David Brown at 416-491-5050, ext. 2898 or toll-free at 1-888 ALUMNUS or e-mail at [email protected].

Sportscaster Barb DeGiulio (CAB ’87) receives her Distinguished Alumni plaque from (then) Seneca President, Steve Quinlan.


Dr. Rick Miner began his term asPresident of Seneca College inAugust 2001 after serving as Vice-President, University of NewBrunswick, St. John (UNBSJ) forseven years. Prior to his term atUNBSJ, he was at Saint Mary’sUniversity in Nova Scotia where heserved as Director of the Canada/China Language and CulturalProgram from 1989 to 1993, Deanof Commerce from 1982 to 1987,and MBA Director from 1978 to1981.

Dr. Miner has also held facultypositions with the University ofNew Brunswick, University ofToronto, and Saint Mary’s Univer-sity.

In addition to a Bachelor of Artsin History from Gettysburg Col-lege, and a Masters of BusinessAdministration from the Universityof Utah, Dr. Miner holds a Doc-torate in Management from theUniversity of Minnesota. He haswritten a number of books andpapers on the subjects of manage-ment and organizational behav-iour, and has spoken extensivelyin Canada and abroad on theseand related topics.

Dr. Miner has been appointedto the Board of Seneca Inter-national Corporation and hasserved on the Board of Directorsof the Saint John Airport Inc.,Greater Saint John EconomicDevelopment Commission, Educa-tional Partnership Centre ofGreater Saint John and Saint JohnBoard of Trade.

His community involvementincludes membership on the

The Seneca CollegeDistinguished Alumni Award

Nomination FormCANDIDATE

TITLE: GIVEN NAMES: LAST NAME:

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DOCUMENTATIONPlease provide the reason(s) for the nomination on a separate page or in a cov-ering letter.

Include an up-to-date resumé or biographical outline of the nominee including:professional activities/occupations with responsibilities and timeframes;date(s) of active participation in organizations; all honour/awards; and anyother related information that may be useful.

All About Dr. Rick Miner,Seneca’s NewPresident

Academic Advisory Committee -Maritime Provinces Higher EducationCommission, the Greater Saint JohnMedical Task Force, the PublicAwareness Committee of Saint JohnBusiness Community Anti-PovertyInitiative and Honorary Chairperson,AIDS Saint John Walk for Life.

Among the awards he has receivedare the President’s Award, Saint JohnBoard of Trade and MBA Professor ofthe Year, Saint Mary’s University.

Attention: SBM and BAD Grads!How many of you are now selfemployed or employed by a smallbusiness? If not, is this career pathstill of interest to you? My name isMichael Cagney and I am an SBM gradwho, since graduating, has accumu-lated twelve years of managementexperience in a large corporation. Myultimate goal, however, is still toeither create or participate in themanagement of a small business.Unfortunately, I have been unable tofind or create an opportunity that I ampassionate enough about to pursue ona full-time basis.

I am confident there are other gradsout there who have similar aspirationsand I want to test the water to see ifthere is merit in starting a forum orchapter where information and oppor-tunities could be shared.

If you are a grad of these programswho is involved in a small business orsomeone who simply shares theentrepreneurial spirit please email meto let me know what you are doing andwhat your thoughts are about thisidea.

My email address: [email protected]

Wanted: 1981-82 BravesWanted: varsity hockey players fromthe national silver medal team of1981-82, for the 20 year anniversaryreunion, set for March 2, 2002.

This outstanding team’s record was32 wins and only five losses. The teamwas coached by former N.H.L.er NickHarbaruk, professor Frank Ridley(still with team) and professor JimRennie who coached the team for 33

years but has died recently of cancer. Provincial gold & national silver

players included: Captain RalphDominelli, Steve Guyatt (second all-time leading scorer with 76 goals, 124assists), goalies Rodney Chyphya,Chris Casmer & John Sanderson.Other players included: JerryBartman, Bill Coville, Marc Doucette,Al Kent, Darryl MacLennan, JimMacDonald, Mike Pilote, Bob Quaile,Rick Uttley, Dave Valcourt, JohnYaremko, Norm Metcalf, Mike Ruby,Paul Papadopolous and Phil D’iorio.

Contact Dave Roulston at 905-985-4219 or Ian “Mel” Blundy at 416-491-5050 Ext. 2298.

Alumni Supports ReunionsRather than hold one all-encompass-ing Homecoming, this year Seneca’sAlumni Association will sponsor anumber of reunions. The Associa-tion’s board voted on this approachafter reviewing the past few Home-comings. Attendance was declining,and the board felt that was due to thesize of the College.

“Seneca grads feel a stronger tie

with their program or school,” saysDavid Brown, Director of AlumniAffairs. “When they come, they wantto see their former professors, andone of the disappointments about abig homecoming is that retired pro-fessors may not be there.”

Grads want to visit their campus,and that’s not possible at a central-ized Homecoming.

Alumni Affairs is eager to help fac-ulties, schools or programs planreunions, using current students andteachers to draw graduates andretired instructors.

“We can support three a year andthis fall we’ll be talking to deans,chairs and program co-ordinatorsabout the value of having a reunion,”says Brown, who has already hadabout a dozen calls from people in-terested in organizing an event. Pre-viously, most program- and school-based reunions have been informal,sponsored by Alumni Associationchapters.

The Alumni Affairs department hasaddresses for 55,000 Seneca gradu-ates and about 85 per cent still livein the Greater Toronto area, so newefforts at reunions will reach moregrads and more retired professors.

The School of Communication Artsheld its first reunion in June 2001.The School of Aviation and FlightTechnology had their reunion inOctober 2001 and the CorporateCommunications program had anevent at the Seneca@York campus inNovember. The Outdoor Recreationprogram will be hosting a reunion inOctober of 2002 at King Campus, andthe Law Enforcement program isplanning an event for 2002.

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We’re Looking For Varsity Athletes!

The Athletics and Recreation Department is looking for alumni varsity ath-letes 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 [email protected] if you are interested.

Please forward your email address to us at the above email! We are devel-oping a varsity alumni email list so that upcoming events and news can becommunicated to you!


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This magazine is but one of theresults of the Alumni Association

at Seneca College – an obvious state-ment, but I say it to make a point.There is a real group of peoplebehind this publication and thatgroup is made up of people like you,alumni. This group also manages thealumni website and produces the pic-nic and the homecoming and manyother wonderful things you can findout about in this magazine and on thewebsite (it will be up really soon,really!)

I graduated from the Seneca/Yorkjoint program in Audio-Visual Multi-Media Production housed in theSchool of Communication Arts andrecently produced the first School ofCommunication Arts Reunion. Thisproject was supported by the Alumni

Department and as a result of thisactivity I was asked to join theAlumni Board of Directors as Vice-President of Communications.

We have just returned from my firstboard meeting, a group made up ofalumni from various programs atSeneca including Mechanical Engi-neering Technology, Business Com-puter Systems, Legal Assistant andNursing to name a few. While allboard members are graduates of dif-ferent programs, we each representthe entire alumni community in ourvarious portfolios. We will continueto produce events and publicationsand the website and to develop part-nerships within and outside of thecollege for your benefit.

I am particularly interested indeveloping online communication for

the alumni. Communication with us,the board, will have many benefits forus all. The number one challenge weface is building our email addressdata base. As soon as the website isup, you will be able to send us youremail address and update your homeaddress online (aren’t you tired ofgetting your mail from your parents’place?). In the meantime, just callthe office (416) 491-5050 ext: 2960and give Marlene your data. We’realways looking for people who wantto get involved. You can call Marleneabout that too!

Keep in touch.

Laurel Goodings, AVPY Graduate,Vice-President Communications

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You drive your golf cart over alush carpet of green grass,feeling the warm breeze onyour face. Birds twitter, the

sun shines. You emerge from yourcart, stand up straight, take a deepbreath and survey the breathtakingscenery of rolling green hills spreadbefore you. You grab your three-woodfrom your bag and sidle up to the tee.You visualize your shot and thenTHWACK! The dimpled Titelus is sentflying, veering too far right in the tra-jectory of a classic shank, along witha chunk of grass and dirt, leaving agaping hole in its place on the per-fectly manicured green. Ahhh, theglory of golf.

There are reasons besides TigerWoods why golf is one of Canada’smost popular sports. (Admittedly, thepropensity to shank is not one ofthem.) The challenge, the sociability,the fresh air, the magnificent sceneryare all important reasons, but if weever think past these things, we thinkof getting to the clubhouse to refresh,refuel, and relax. Who thinks about

that gaping hole of disturbed earth?Or how those magnificent greens gotto look that way? Joe Golfer may not,but someone has to.

That someone is a turf technicianand he/she needs a lot of training. AsTed Tom, Course Coordinator of Sene-ca’s Golf Course Technician Co-opProgram states, “Most people don’trealize what a complicated and scien-tific industry turf management is. Nordo they realize how much formal edu-cation it requires. Turf is one ofOntario’s most valuable crops. Caringfor it requires a lot more than mowinga lawn.” Accordingly, since 1981,Seneca has been in the forefront oftraining the people who are responsi-ble for the perfection we escape to ona sunny Sunday morning. Teaching(through classroom studies and co-opwork) soil sciences, irrigation tech-niques, pest management, shop prac-tices, small engine theory, chainsawand equipment operations, businessand finance, Seneca has equipped ageneration of Canada’s golf clubemployees.

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Fred Couples (professional golfer) and Mary Beth Kelly (ACT ’84), Director, Turf Operations, Clublink Corporation.


“It is a wonderful program. It’sunique,” says John Struthers, Aca-demic Chair at Seneca. Unlike othergolf programs around the province,Seneca concentrates on turf manage-ment and turf management only. Thishas allowed Seneca to develop strongsymbiotic relationships with sur-rounding golf clubs. The golf clubshave added valuable input concern-ing the needs of a golf course andthis is reflected in the curriculum.This focused approach creates emi-nently employable graduates; indeed,one hundred percent of Seneca gradu-ates find employment upon graduationwith, among others, those same golfcourses that advise the coursework.

You’ll find many a Seneca gradu-ate employed by ClubLink, Canada’slargest owner, operator and develop-er of high quality golf courses andresort properties. (ClubLink current-ly counts at least fifteen Senecagraduates amongst its staff.) Basedin King City, Ontario, ClubLink owns30 eighteen-hole golf courses andseven nine-hole courses in twenty-sixlocations in Ontario and Quebec.

In just seven years of operation,ClubLink has earned its reputationfor superior courses. Mary BethKelly, Director of Turf Operations forClubLink (and proud Seneca gradu-ate, Class of ’84) explains why. “Theminute you’re on the property, thegolf course should be perfect. I ex-pect Disneyland. Crisp sharp house-keeping means things like gettingdown on your hands and knees toedge around a sprinkler. This is whattaking it to the next level means”.

At ClubLink, a Seneca graduatemay be hired as an assistant superin-tendent with the potential of beingpromoted to superintendent. (Thesuperintendent is responsible for allthe grounds on the property. In ef-fect, he/she is the club’s propertymanager.) The job descriptionincludes all aspects of turf mainte-nance: pesticide application, irriga-tion, repairs, staff management, gar-dening, pruning, and yes, mowing;however, the job is not as predictableas one might think. As Mary Bethinformed us, “You never know what’sgoing to hit you when you show up forwork. It may be snowplowing a park-ing lot after an unexpected snowfallwhen the wedding party is showing

up in an hour. It may be accessingreserved water for irrigation during adrought. It could be anything. Everyday is a new adventure. But that’swhat makes it fun.”

Fun, maybe, but the hours arebrutal: during the golf season, asuperintendent of a golf courseworks from 4:00 a.m. (ouch!) untilwell into the evenings, seven days aweek. Other employees are on thegreens from 5:00 a.m. until noon.And at the management level, thework is not just seasonal.

During the winter, clubhouses areoperational. There is snowplowing tobe done, machinery to be repaired,and specialty projects to be under-taken. (Indeed, as turf managementbecomes more specialized, there is agrowing trend to hire more yearround staff.)

There’s also room for a little glam-our in the industry. Mary Beth, asDirector of Turf Operations, has hadthe opportunity to work with suchrenowned professional golfers asFred Couples and Mark O’Meara.Both consulted on the design ofClubLink courses. (For any golf afi-cionados, the answer to your ques-tion is yes, Mr. Couples is just asrelaxed and laid-back as his swing.)

Another design partner Mary Bethhas worked with is Ducks’ Unlimited.Contrary to myth, golf courses arenot nature’s enemy. Not only is therea growing trend for golf courses to beAudubon certified, but today’s golfcourses are often designed with envi-ronmental policies in mind. So in

addition to building eye-pleasinggreens and challenging holes, Club-Link developed wildlife habitats andwetlands from the design stage onthrough the building of their newestproperties.

Count Perry Brazeau (ACT ’00) isanother Seneca success story. WhenClubLink acquired Rolling Hills GolfClub, employee Perry Brazeau didnot meet their minimum standard oftwo years of turf management school-ing. ClubLink held his job for him andPerry attended Seneca’s program.To this day, Perry credits the pro-gram’s training with his meteoric riseat ClubLink. Today he is the Super-intendent of Emerald Hills Golf Club.

Alumnae of Seneca’s program haveproven to be great hands-on, all-around employees of a golf course.They can’t do everything, though. Im-proving your golf game is still up toyou.

A stunning view of the well-kept greens of the King Valley golf course.

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ALL THREE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS JOINED MORE THAN 300 COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS

and family to salute retiring Seneca president Steve Quinlan at a celebrationheld September 20, 2001 at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel.

Pictured, left to right, are Alumni president Desmond Duke, past presidentMary-Jo Guidi, Steve Quinlan, and Alumni founding president Les Fox.

Alumni presentations to Steve included: honorary membership in the AlumniAssociation; the inauguration of the Stephen E. Quinlan “Next Generation”Bursary (an annual bursary of $1,500 available to a child or grandchild of aSeneca graduate); and a week-long VIP tour of the Finger Lakes district in NewYork State – including a “spin” on the Watkins Glen race track and flight in aWW2 B-17 bomber.

ON JUNE 29, 2001 THE SCHOOL OF

Communication Arts had its firstreunion and if you weren’t there,you missed a good time!

Don’t worry – you’ll get anotherchance because Seneca is pumpingup the volume in supporting ouralumni and associated community.

The School of CommunicationArts is starting its own chapter ofthe Alumni Association and devel-oping our http://reconnect.senecac.on.ca website to suit your needs.

We believe that increasing com-munication between the alumnimembers and associated facultyand staff, etc. will have a huge ben-efit to the community.

Jed DeCory, chair of the School ofCommunication Arts, calls it ‘Net-working and Nostalgia’ – we call itjobs and friends! We want to knowwhat you would like to see.

We will be sending out our first e-newsletter soon. This will link youback to the site for more detailed

information and an opportunity tocommunicate with us and with theSchool of Communication Artscommunity at large. Our biggestchallenge is to expand our emaildata base. Publishing informationin the Seneca magazine is great,but we can keep you up to datemore rapidly and more interactivelyif you go to the site and registeryour email address.

Check out the website for pic-tures of the reunion and leave usmessages about what you want tosee and do as School of Commu-nication Arts community members.Visit soon and be sure to leave usyour email address.

The School of Communication ArtsPumps Up The Volume!

The European MILE(Mobile Intensive LearningExperience) is Back!

IF YOU REGRETTED MISSING IT AS A STUDENT

(or can’t remember it clearly and wantto relive it!), you now have anotherchance.

Al Eppich and Bill Habkirk will beleading a three-week tour to sampleEuropean culture, cuisine and engi-neering. They will travel with about 25students/alumni, departing on April29, 2002. The approximate cost of$3,700 will include airfare, travel byprivate coach, all accommodations,breakfasts, most dinners and sight-seeing.

The proposed itinerary includes land-ing in Amsterdam, visits to Belgium,Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Mon-aco, Italy and France (where you cantake part in the beach erosion study inNice) and a return from Paris.

Civil/Resources Technology alumnican obtain further information by call-ing Al Eppich (416) 491-5050, ext.2764 or Bill Habkirk (ext. 2416), orleaving a message at (800) 572-0712.

Only one year out of school,Seneca College graduateDeecla Ziv is already setting

significant goals for herself in theHuman Resources field. And much ofthe credit she gives to Seneca College.Deecla attributes the outstandingHuman Resources Management PostDiploma program for providing herwith the necessary knowledge andskills, and Seneca Career Services forhelping her find her first dream job asa Human Resources practitioner withPollara, a full-service public opinionand market research firm located inToronto’s Yorkville area.

Deecla’s path to Pollara has been acircuitous one. Moving to Israel withher family after her graduation fromYork Mills Collegiate in Toronto,Deecla attended university in Jeru-salem and graduated four years laterwith a specialty in Education. Afterserving her requisite time in the army,Deecla worked in the Human Re-sources Department of the policeforce. After returning to Canada for afriend’s wedding, she decided Torontowas where she wanted to stay.

Based on advice from a friend in theHuman Resources field and her ownmeticulous research, Deecla enrolledin the HRM program in January 2000.“The balance between the theoreticaland practical, project-based assign-ments and the emphasis on teamworkmakes this program second to none,”explains Deecla. After completing hercourse with an A average on thePresident’s Honour List, she continuedto access further resources at theCollege. Contacting her Career Ser-vices Coordinator helped her hone herresume writing skills and target theemployment market. A referral toPollara closed the cycle with SenecaCollege.

“She was a model student to workwith,” explains Marlene Slawson,Career Coordinator. “Her commit-ment, tenacity and focus made hervery marketable and, therefore, anexcellent fit with Pollara”.

As an Human Resources Co-ordina-

tor, Deecla’s job has grown over thepast year. Developing and providingtraining and orientation sessions fornew hires, recruiting and selecting150 part-time staff, determining andimplementing recruitment strategies,participating in Job Fairs and co-ordi-nating benefits for part-time employ-ees keeps Deecla learning and grow-ing. Her future plans to complete herCHRP and become a manager in thenext two or three years are clearly thegoals of a person on the move. Shefeels that Pollara is providing the rightopportunities for her.

“As a young, social, energetic com-pany, Pollara offers the kind of future Ienvisioned for myself,” she enthuses.

So how does Seneca College con-tinue to fit into her plans? As part ofher recruitment strategy, Deecla willattend the annual Job Fair seekingpart-time employees and plans to tapSeneca College graduates in the futureas the company expands its need fornew employees.

LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Deeclawas recently promoted to NationalHuman Resources Co-ordinator forPollara. In this expanded role she willbe responsible for benefits adminis-tration and will become more active-ly involved in full-time employeerecruiting, training and develop-ment, and will expand herHR presence nation-ally among part-time staff.

Says MeganMcGillicuddy,Vice President,Administration:“This is a well-deserved pro-motion!”

Cutting a Swath in Human Resourses

Deecla Ziv


SpiderJones Honoured

JUST AS THIS ISSUE WAS BEING PUT

TO bed, the College was notifiedthat Chuck (Spider) Jones RTV’83 had been named by theOntario Council of Regents as aPremier’s Award recipient in theApplied Arts – Creative &Design category for 2001.

Our nomination submissionsummarized a few of hisaccomplishments: Spider is oneof Toronto’s best-loved radiopersonalities. Growing up in theWindsor and Detroit housingprojects, he dropped out ofschool in the fifth grade andjoined a gang. Years later, atthe age of thirty, Spiderreturned to school at SenecaCollege to attend theBroadcasting Program. He wonthree scholarships and a Boardof Governor’s Award beforegraduating in 1983. Spider thenwent on to host his own prime-time radio shows at the FAN590 and TALK 640, includingToronto’s number one ratedshow, “Prince of the City”. Henow spends most of his timedelivering his seminar “Out ofthe Darkness” to children atrisk across North America,encouraging them to believe inthemselves. Spider has wonmany awards, including induc-tion into the Canadian BoxingHall of Fame. A well-known fix-ture in the sports world, and adedicated supporter of chari-ties, this former gang memberis a true role model.

Watch for a feature profile onSpider Jones in the next issueof Alumni magazine.

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Seneca Alumni continued their tradi-tion of delivering a Tribute to theGraduates at two Convocation cere-monies in February 2001, nine cere-monies in June 2001, and two inOctober 2001 – the first at the TorontoCentre for the Arts, in place of MinklerAuditorium.

In February, the College’s firstPremier’s Award recipient, Lori-Ann(Pennells) Barre DNS ’81 and IHC’90, attended the afternoon Convoca-tion to receive a Seneca DistinguishedAlumni Award. Earlier that day,Alumnus Paul Gordon, PCT ’80, haddelivered the Tribute at the morningceremony. Paul – who has earned aBSc in toxicology and an MSc in bio-chemistry since studying at Seneca – iscurrently general manager of thebiomedical division of Apotex ResearchInc.

The June Convocations were cer-tainly a memorable series! Two daysbefore the three ceremonies at KingCampus, the main transformer explod-ed – shutting down the entire campus.Although power was restored byportable generators in the nick of time,there was no air conditioning tocounter the bright June sunshine oneither afternoon!

At Minkler Auditorium, meanwhile,architects, movers, and demolition

crews were almost literally waiting inthe wings, as the facility closed twodays later, to begin its metamorphosisinto classrooms as part of the SuperBuild program. Our speakers coped,however, as they dispensed the cus-tomary blend of wit, wisdom and nos-talgia to our newest Alumni.

Three June Tribute Speakers: JamesArnold, MKA ’75, Barb DiGiulio, CAB’87 and Angella Hughes, ELN ’84,were on hand to receive DistinguishedAlumni Awards. We thank them and theother six speakers for their prepara-tion and participation!

Kevin Kennedy, SSW ’91Vice-President, Ontario College ofSocial Workers & Social ServiceWorkersKolin Whitley, LCD ’92Manager, Fraud Control, VISA CanadaAssociationPerry Brazeau, GCT ’00Superintendent, Emerald Hills GolfCourseRobert Delaney, BAD ’84Knowledge Manager, HR.comBeverly Hartford, BSC ’91Faculty of Continuing Education &Training, Seneca CollegeDon Boyer, CPAC ’97Senior Programmer/Analyst, Toronto-Dominion Bank

With the Minkler Auditorium under-going extensive renovation into class-rooms and student facilities, the venuefor Convocation shifted to the TorontoCentre for the Arts on Yonge Street.CFRB news reporter Lisa Naccarato(RTVY ’99) and Minute Maid CanadaCEO Vincent Timpano (MKA ’84)rose to the challenge of being our firstTribute speakers at the new anduntested site.

Special thanks also go to the Alumniwho joined the platform party to assistthe Board of Governors in distributingdiplomas:

Christa Dickinson, BADE ’99Amy McKee, RFM ’83Michelle Irvine, TISH ’97Danny Di Pasquale, LCD ’88*Shauna Viccary, TISH ’98Bessie Arathymos, WPS ’86Ourania Korentos, LIT ’78Denise Cavalier, FAS ’98Lawson Coo, CTGA ’98Carol Evans, PFT ’01Robert Lerit, BCS ’99

If you, or another graduate youknow, would like to come back toConvocation – either to deliver aTribute to the Graduates or assist withthe presentation of diplomas – give theDirector, David Brown a call or e-mail.

*Danny Di Pasquale was originally amember of the Law Enforcement classof 1973, but had to leave one creditshort of his diploma, when the OntarioProvincial Police insisted he reportearly! After 12 years of service with theOPP, Danny joined the City of Vaughanand returned to Seneca for his lastcredit – finally graduating in 1988. Hewas recently made Manager of By-lawEnforcement for the City.

Coincidentally, his son Michael wasamong the LCD class of 2001 at theKing Campus ceremony – graduatingwith High Honours. (Michael, whoreceived his private pilot’s license inthe Air Cadets program, is now study-ing psychology at York University.)

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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In our Spring 2001 issue, weannounced to Alumni readersplans for the SuperBuild Project

at Seneca’s Newnham Campus aswell as at the Seneca@York Campus.The SuperBuild Growth Fund is a$742 million provincial fund to helppost-secondary institutions createneeded space and modernize exist-ing facilities. Seneca College was therecipient of two SuperBuild grantsand construction began at Newnhamand Seneca@York in June andNovember 2001, respectively.

The provincial government grantedSeneca $10.4 million for expan-sion/renovation plans for the Newn-ham campus. In conjunction withfinancing arranged by Seneca, thecompleted project will consist of anew building, a new LearningCommons (based on the successfulmodel at Seneca@York), specializedbusiness education centres, and therevitalization of existing teachingand learning space. At an estimatedcost of $36 million, the projectensures that as much renovationwork as possible is being done as theCollege prepares to accept at least2,000 additional students at Newn-ham by 2003.

When not in the classroom orstudying, students will have addition-al lounges located throughout thecampus. With the anticipated in-crease in the student population, alarger cafeteria space will also becreated. With the new space, Senecawill also see the return of its HumanResources and Financial Servicesdepartments to the Newnham Cam-pus from leased office space – animmediate savings to the College.

In addition to the expansion andrenovations to the Newnham Cam-pus, Seneca and York University have

received $46.99 million, the largestsingle allocation provided to educa-tion institutions by the provincialSuperBuild Fund. The grant is beingused for the construction of a newTechnology Enhanced Learning(TEL) Building – a great example ofthe synergies taking place betweenpost-secondary institutions, creatingspace for 4,000 additional students,half from Seneca College and halffrom York University.

The five-story building – designedby Seneca@York architects –Moriyama and Teshima, will be345,000 square feet in size. Senecawill use about 47 percent of theavailable space, with the top floorbeing reserved as a rental space,possibly for potential industry/edu-cation partners. It will be built westof the existing Seneca@York Cam-pus and joined by an enclosedbridge on the second floor.

The TEL Building will have allthe networking ability people havecome to expect of modern educa-tional institutions, due largely tothe work at the existing Seneca@York Campus. With an Internet-based phone system and the latestin local wireless transmission,allowing for wireless network con-nections, the TEL Building is takingeducation technology to the nextlevel.

Both projects are on schedule tobe completed by the 2003 deadline.Construction has been able to con-tinue at a speedy rate, partly due tothe mild weather experienced duringthese winter months.

For more on the SuperBuild pro-ject, visit www.senecac.on.ca/superbuild/ for regular updatesand progress.

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It’s a wonder there were any radioor television stations on the airthat day. They came from CFRB,

Global TV, CHUM/CITY, MuchMusic,Space, CHEX TV, The ImaginationStation, CTV, and private productionhouses. They drove in from as faraway as Picton, and even phoned infrom across the world.

On Saturday, September 22, 2001,the RTV Class of ’87 held a reunionBBQ in my backyard. The idea startedwith Melanie Howe and Cindy andPaul Gatt who attended the School ofCommunication Arts Homecoming inJune. They discovered that they werethe only representatives of their yearin attendance and decided it was timeto really get the old gang together.

At a summer planning session, itwas decided that it was to be a veryinformal yet very inclusive affair. Nofunny name tags, no intrusive DJs, nocrepe bunting, but spouses and chil-dren were very much invited, andapart from the hamburgers, it wasbring your own food. The organizersknew that with this group, fringe ben-efits weren’t the attraction. All theyhad to do was find them, and they

would come. (Cindy did such a terrificjob of tracking down long lost class-mates that I dubbed her CindyHolmes.)

And arrive they did: RichardDasrath was there with his two daugh-ters as well as Dave McCutcheon, hiswife, Sally and their two children,Megan and baby Dalton. Paul andCindy brought their two, Jamie andTaylor, and Jeff Mitchell, came withhis wife and their children, Madisonand Paige. Bev Thomson, her husbandRob and young Robbie were on handas were Patty Bradley (Ryan) and herdaughter Erin. Craig Bateman, CraigSmith, Susanne Lyons (Minaker) andher husband Steve. Peter Dworschak,hot off the track at Mosport, was

quickly followed by Tim Hoey, KhaleelMohammed and his wife. Of course,this motley crew needed some sort ofsupervision, so Ron Lowe and I werethere as well.

Even those who couldn’t make itwere enthusiastic supporters: TedAmbrose, Dave Cohen and Bill Petchsent their best wishes to everyone.Marc Pearson sent a videotape of firstyear TV productions, Marilyn Lindbladsent candied almonds, and Jim Morleygot up in the middle of his night tophone in from Taiwan.

The most commonly heard lamentafter it was over from those who werethere and those who wished theycould have been there: “Let’s do itagain soon!”

By the way, after the terrific suc-cess of this one, Melanie, Cindy, Pauland I are renting ourselves out atabsolutely atrocious rates to anyonewho needs help in organizing a back-yard reunion of their own!

It Was a Very Good YearBy Professor Michael Monty

(From left to right) Susanne Lyons (Minaker), Dave McCutcheon with Megan, Jeff Mitchell with Paige and Madison, RichardDasrath, 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.

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alumnihappeningsAlumni Picnic “On” –Rain or Shine!

Despite the wet and cloudy con-ditions at Recreation Island,more than 250 alumni, family

and friends attended the Ninth AnnualAlumni Picnic on June 3, 2001. TheSunday event featured an afternoon offamily games, music, dancing, volley-ball and “air bounce”, as well asamusements that included miniaturegolf, “rock-wall” climbing, facepainters, clowns, Markus the chil-dren’s Entertainer, a watermelon eat-ing contest, barbequed hot dogs andhamburgers, and even a fire truck,complete with firemen from the KingCity Volunteer Fire Department.

There were many fantastic prizesawarded to both children and alumni,including the grand prize – a week-long trip for two to Europe, sponsoredby Contiki Holidays/Trafalgar Tours,and won by Melinda “Mindy” Dodds(LAD ’84). The secondary grand prizewas a multi-media Amsdall computerwon by Darlene Brown (ECEF ’00).

Thanks to all of our sponsors andsuppliers, Barb Weeden and her RecIsland staff, Seneca FoundationDirector Bruce Berman, King City FireChief Shane Baker, our entertainers,chefs and Alumni Association volun-teers, for organizing such a great day!


Please join us at theTenth Annual AlumniPicnic scheduled forJune 2, 2002. Furtherinformation will be available in the spring.Same place: Recreation Island, King Campus.Same time: noon to 5:00 p.m.

High Flying AFT Reunion

Dozens of pilots – civil, militaryand private - from across thecountry came home to roost at

Seneca College on Saturday, October27, 2001.

The first-ever reunion of theAviation & Flight Technology program– co-sponsored by the Alumni Asso-ciation – featured both an OpenHouse at the Buttonville Hangar inthe afternoon, and a dinner-dance atthe Shangri-La Conference Centre inMarkham.

About 150 alumni, family andfriends came out to the hangar in theafternoon to see the new Cessna fleettake to the air (with varying degreesof success) via the simulators, checkout the 30 class photos on the wall,and meet former classmates, profes-sors and flying instructors.

At the Shangri-La that evening,once again about 150 alumni andguests attended the dinner, dancedand reminisced. On hand were threeof Seneca College’s presidents: W.T.(Bill) Newnham – who spoke aboutthe beginnings of the program – RoyMcCutcheon and Rick Miner. Guestsincluded members of almost eachgraduating class since 1971, and theprogram’s first female pilot, ’77 gradLenora Shaw, who flew in fromCalgary.

Special thanks go to faculty mem-bers Joe Thompson and DominicTotino, retired AFT Chair Bob Froebel,and ’80 alumnus Scott Smith – nowwith the GTAA – who were instrumen-

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tal in organizing the reunion, and alsoto ’78 grad Joe Zigrossi, who’s GlobalAerospace Underwriters (Canada)Limited supplied the wine at dinner.

Plans are underway to make the“Hangar Open House” an annualevent in late October.


So, what do you think about tak-ing the Men’s Soccer team toChina?” came the question from

Nick Huang, Seneca’s Director ofInternational Marketing.

A casual conversation betweenSeneca soccer veteran Bing Gao, a

native Beijingerand Nick

Huang

snowballed into reality last May whenAlumni President and former varsitysoccer player Desmond Duke with hiswife Susan accompanied the SenecaSting Soccer team on a six-city tourand five-game challenge series.

The whirlwind tour began with anAir Canada flight that ran out of beersomewhere over the Pacific. After fourfeature films, a few snoozes and 17hours, we landed in Beijing. Our anxi-ety levels heightened with the realiza-tion we were halfway around theworld, entering the People’s Republicof China.

Friendly receptions and generoushospitality quickly allayed our fearsas we were wined and dined andtoured across Beijing. The incrediblehistory of China and Beijing’s impor-tance as a cultural centre was imme-diately apparent as we experiencedTiannamen Square, the ForbiddenCity, the Emperor’s Summer Palaceand the Great Wall of China. The Stingteam climbed 60 minutes, up brutallysteep and irregular stairs that trans-ported us to the top of the world.

With wobbly legs, we proceeded the

next day to Renman University to chal-lenge our first soccer opponents whojust happened to be the ChineseUniversity National Champions. Aftergetting over the initial shock of a dirtpitch, Seneca’s Bing Gao led hisSeneca Teammates against his previ-ous teammates from Beijing. Thematch ended in a well-played 3-3 tie.

The remainder of our trip played outat a hectic pace, flying to a new city

every other day and competing in fivematches in ten days! Our next stopwas Shanghai, a city of contrastsbetween old and new. With a 6-0 vic-tory over Shanghai and tours thatincluded a gondola ride through thecanals of “Eastern Venice” and a stun-ning evening river cruise throughShanghai’s business section, we werealso treated to a banquet and karaokeat a local college that offers Senecaacademic programs.

Another 5 a.m. wake up call, anoth-er airport and our next destination ofQindao proved to be equally stunning.A coastal city, critical throughoutChina’s history as a defensive port,Qindao’s red roofs, green mountainsand blue skies were a welcome sight.We were met by a Seneca alumnuswho generously treated the team to aglorious cruise and banquet. The

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Seneca Sting Swarms China! by Linda Stapleton

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are making a significant contributionto the field of palliative care throughtheir efforts at the small bungalow-style hospice. The letters and cardsfrom a variety of guests fill Anne-Marie’s and Helen’s portfolios withwords of gratitude and appreciation.Truly, the letters are an indication oftheir professionalism, compassion,and emotional strength over the pasttwo and a half years at the hospice.

Anne-Marie and Helen came toSeneca College as mature students inthe three-year nursing program atthe Leslie campus and juggled full-time studies along with raising chil-dren. Both are Registered Nurses andthey knew that palliative care wasthe area they wanted to specialize inupon completion of their program.After getting to know each otherthrough the Victorian Order ofNurses and various agency nursingassignments, the two presentedthemselves to the Hill House Board ofDirectors. They proposed a Job-Share position and created the Co-Director role at the hospice. Anne-Marie takes Monday, Tuesday, and ahalf-day Wednesday, while Helentakes the other half of Wednesday,Thursday and Friday. Although theytechnically are assigned to 20 hourseach per week, in reality they are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days aweek.

The Hill House Hospice is a non-profit organization and does notcharge its clients for their services.It’s a place of comprehensive 24-hourcare for terminally ill people in the

final stages of life and is a home-likealternative to hospital care and in-home care for people in York Regionwho are in their final days or weeksof illness. The hospice endeavors torelieve pain and suffering, whileincluding family and friends in thecare-giving process. The majority ofthe hospice’s funding is receivedthrough private “in memoriam” dona-tions. They rely on referrals andword-of-mouth for advertising.

Anne-Marie and Helen believe inkeeping things simple at the houseand they maintain a warm and com-fortable atmosphere for all of theirclients and guests. The house is dec-orated in a warm and cozy style thatoffers simple pleasures. The environ-ment is filled with hugs and supportfrom the many staff members andvolunteers, an inviting gazebo sur-rounded by flowers in the backyard,music from the organ in the livingroom, games in the rec room down-stairs, a kitchen that families canuse, televisions and VCRs in differentrooms, many comfy couches withwarm blankets to curl up in, and agenerally peaceful atmosphere foreveryone.

The job is both physically and emo-tionally demanding. The biggest chal-lenge for them is dealing with thechildren who go through the processof losing a mother or father to termi-nal illness. Trying to explain what’sgoing on to a young child is heartbreaking, but these two dedicatedand compassionate women take onthat responsibility with the utmost

Helping people live until theydie” is a phrase we don’t hearevery day. Even less likely is it

that we’ll find this statement in anaverage job description, but providingcompassionate care and facilitatingdying with dignity, is a perfect jobdescription for two very specialSeneca nursing graduates. Thesealumni make dealing with a difficulttime more bearable for not only theirclients but also their families andfriends.

Co-Directors of Hill House Hospicein Richmond Hill, Anne-Marie Dean(DNS ’95) and Helen Milroy (DNS ’93)

Towards Dignified EndingsProviding Care, Comfort and Compassion

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Helen Milroy

Anne-Marie Dean

By Tina Zalac (CCMC ‘01)


I’m a big fan of the Post-DiplomaCertificate Program on Internetand Electronic Commerce at

Seneca College. An enriching experi-ence, the program enabled me tolearn about e-commerce software andhardware tools and refreshed myknowledge of information technologyproject management.

One day a week was free fromscheduled classes, leaving me time todevelop internship opportunities. Witha lead from an Internet Expositionheld in Toronto, I succeeded in doingan internship with J.D. Edwards.Later, through the College, I gainedpractical experience at Storage ASP,and later undertook a project onUsability Testing. The internshipswere intermittent and unpaid; howev-er, they provided me with good refer-

ences for the future.Weekly presentations from industry

personnel who included top profes-sionals from companies like IBM, i2Technologies, TELUS, Ranscombe andMicroforum gave me practical ideasabout what was happening in the e-business field and provided valuablecontacts. After graduation, one of thespeakers, Mr. Craig Thomson, Prin-cipal at Ranscombe gave a contract tomy federally incorporated companyDevTech Solutions Inc. to work on oneof their websites. Not only did thislead to a repeat contract and an excel-lent reference letter, but also a profileon their website, including my picture!

One of the most exciting experi-ences that Seneca College providedwas a sponsorship for five studentsfrom the Faculty of Business for a

global student conference on ‘E-duca-tion Without Borders’ held in AbuDhabi last April. This tremendousexperience included watching profes-sors and students from over 50 coun-tries present papers and thematicaddresses – our group presented apaper on ‘e-learning’. That conferenceprovided a wealth of valuable con-tacts, once of which helped me securea contract with the University of NewBrunswick to teach Business Admin-istration and Computer Science stu-dents at their Beijing campus.

When I return to Canada, I will beteaching IT management and e-com-merce related subjects at a privatevocational college in downtownToronto – another Seneca connection!

My Seneca education has placedme in good stead, even in a leanperiod of “tech meltdown”. No won-der I have such positive feelingsabout my alma mater and my won-derful fellow alumni!

E-Commerce Education at Seneca: My Journey to Successby Seetharam Mukkavilli, IEC graduate 2001

professionalism and care. Anne-Marie and Helen have

achieved success by virtue of theirongoing health education andcommitment to the field of caringfor the dying. They believe that thedesire to work in palliative caremust be innate. When the intuitionand drive is there, working withthe terminally ill is very rewardingwork and in their case, a naturalcalling. They advise nursing stu-dents and practitioners who wantto get into palliative care to beadaptable, flexible, anddedicated to the physi-cally and emotionallydemanding work. Believingin yourself and being preparedto be your own advocate is alsocrucial.

According to a powerful testimo-nial written by someone whosefamily member spent their lastdays at Hill House, “The process ofdying is like the labour of child-birth. We have to work to bring lifeinto the world and we have to workto leave this world. I cannot thinkof any other place I’d rather bewhen I am escorted from this worldby such remarkable and qualifiedangels”.

Barb Weeden ORT '85 and Manager of the Seneca Outdoor Centreand King Day Camp guided for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation'sPaddle to a Cure: Journey of Hope at Georgian Bay this past summer. Seven seakayak journeys take place each summer to help the Foundation meet its cur-rent goal of $300,000 for breast cancer research.

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Being passionate aboutcareer goals and workinghard to achieve them is thesecret of Vince Timpano’s

professional success. It has been 17years since he graduated fromSeneca’s Marketing Administrationprogram. Now, married with threeyoung children who represent his truepassion in life, Vince is President andCEO of The Minute Maid Company,Canada Inc. Charged with the respon-sibility of overseeing a staff of morethan 300 and the manufacturing andsales of over 75 million cases of prod-

uct in Canada, Vince’s executive roleis a demanding one, but his energy,passion, and commitment to the jobmake what may seem an overwhelm-ing responsibility to some people,very achievable for Vince.

A glimpse into Vince’s daily routineas President and CEO reveals anearly morning visit to the gym beforeheading to the office. Working outapproximately five times per week tomaintain his physical fitness, is veryimportant to Vince. With regular trav-el to Minute Maid’s Houston, Texassite once every three or four weeks,as well as balancing his four majorareas of responsibility – strategicplanning, implementation of strategyand monitoring performance againsttheir growth platform of people, con-sumers, and customers, and coachingof team leaders at the Canadian office

The Man of the MinuteVincent TimpanoPresident / CEO, Minute Maid Canada

“Man is only truly greatwhen he acts from passion” Benjamin Disraeli

By Tina Zalac (CCMC ’01)

Photos: Stephanie Lake

– Vince has to stay focused and orga-nized. Delegating control of his dayplanner/schedule to his ExecutiveAssistant Christobel is a key compo-nent to keeping focused.

The things that challenge Vince inhis job as President and CEO areattracting, developing, and retainingthe best people in a tight job market.His most important responsibility isto align the “best and brightest” of

those hired, with corporate strategiesso all departments work in concertwith one another towards the overallcorporate goals.

Outside of the office atmosphere,during the tribute address at Seneca’sOctober 2001 convocation ceremony,Vince encouraged all graduates to“define success for yourself” in orderto gain a clear concept of what yourpersonal goals are. Stressing theimportance of maintaining a sense ofcommitment, confidence, and con-centration in the pursuit of goals,Vince also encouraged both formaland informal learning “on a continu-ous basis as well as being selectiveabout where you work.”

“Ensure that theopportunities and

values of the organization of your

employer are in linewith your individual

objectives and principles.”

As a result of his determination,commitment, integrity, and passion,Vince has enjoyed a fulfilling and suc-cessful business career. After gradu-ating from Seneca in 1984, he begana career in sales at the Nabob CoffeeCompany in Hamilton, where hequickly moved up the corporate lad-der from Sales Rep., to Regional FieldAssistant for Central Canada, to KeyAccount Manager, to District Mana-

ger for Ontario, to Regional SalesManager, and finally to National SalesManager responsible for a new con-fection initiative – a remarkableachievement in just seven years.

In 1991, Vince became the Directorof Sales for a leading health andbeauty manufacturer; three yearslater, he became the Vice-President,Sales for the leading branded mar-keters of juices and juice drinks inCanada – The Minute Maid CompanyCanada Inc. (an operating group ofThe Coca-Cola Company). This careermove was a personal milestone forVince because at the age of 31, hehad achieved his goal of becoming aVice President. To sweeten thisachievement, he’d reached his goaltwo years ahead of his personalschedule!

In August of 2000, Vince was pro-moted yet again, this time to the roleof President and CEO of The MinuteMaid Company’s Canadian division.As a member of the North Americansenior management team, Vinceshares responsibilities for setting thestrategic direction for the companyand is a member of the Board ofDirectors for the FCPMC industrycouncil.

Although his career success hasbeen accomplished through enthusi-asm, commitment, and passion, Vinceattributes his experience at Senecaas a solid academic foundation fromwhich to begin his career. He joins agrowing number of CEO’s and seniorcorporate leaders who have achievedtheir positions and career successwith a strong College diploma, aworld of ambition, and a commitmentto continuous learning.


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ON-CAMPUS BENEFITS

BookstoresIn appreciation of our Alumni, the Senecabookstores are offering a 10% discount on allclothing and insignia items. To receive yourbenefit, simply present your Alumni card tothe cashier.

Career ServicesCareer Services offers assistance to Alumniwith job search techniques, including résumépreparation, covering letters, and interviewskills and enables them to access job oppor-tunities through Campus WorkLink, Canada’spremiere online employment site for Collegegraduates.

Information and advice regarding universi-ty transfer opportunities is also availablethrough Career Services. A valid Alumni cardis required for all services. For more informa-tion please contact Career Services at (416)491-5050, ext. 2925.

Changing Faces BoutiqueChanging Faces Boutique, operated byFashion Merchandising students at NewnhamCampus, gives Seneca students workingunder the direction of faculty, the opportuni-ty to do the buying, sales promotion, account-ing, inventory control and point-of-sale ser-vice necessary for a small store. The boutiqueis open Monday to Friday, mid-September tomid-May and offers an assortment of men’swear, ladies wear and accessories. Upon pre-sentation of your Alumni card, you are enti-tled to a 10% discount off the regular price.Please phone (416) 491-5050, ext. 2191 toverifiy hours of operation. The boutique stafflooks forward to serving you.

Convocation VideosThose of you who have not yet ordered avideo of your Convocation, may still do soby calling “Memories Forever” VideoProductions. The cost, including taxes, is $25.Don’t pass up your chance to obtain this pre-cious video which contains scrolling titles andgraphics, candid shots, coverage of the entireceremony, including clear close-ups of thegraduates as they receive their diplomas andawards, and a special message from Collegestaff.

For those who graduated on or after June

1995, Convocation Videos can still beordered for $25 by calling Memories ForeverVideo Productions at (905) 427-3855 to placeyour order.

CounsellingThe Counselling Office provides counsellingand all related services to Alumni on request.Also available is our “Aptitude and CareerAssessment Service” offered free-of-chargeto unemployed Alumni, and half-price foremployed Alumni.

For more information please contact theCounselling Office at (416) 491-5050, ext.2900.

DaycareChildren of Alumni can now benefit fromboth our King Campus and NewnhamCampus Daycare and Lab Schools which pro-vide excellent, bright, clean, and well-equipped daycare facilities, professional, ded-icated staff and the resourceful EarlyChildhood Education faculty. Interested inlearning more about the programs, orenrolling your children in one of our daycarecentres? Please call June at NewnhamCampus Daycare (416) 491-5050, ext. 4710or Pam at the King Campus Daycare, ext.5063.

Eaton Hall Inn& Conference CentreLocated on the grounds of Seneca’s KingCampus, Eaton Hall Inn & Conference Centreis an ideal location for your next meeting,training program, or special event. We pro-vide high quality service while offering warmand comfortable surroundings for you andyour guests. The perfect setting for wed-dings, birthdays and anniversaries, Eaton Hallcan handle banquet groups of up to 150people. Visit our Web site at http://www.senecac.on.ca/eatonhall to view our facilitiesand obtain information on our capacities andpricing. Ask about our incentives to SenecaCollege alumni members who book func-tions. Call us at (905) 833-4500 to book yourspecial event.

Esthetic ClinicCome and visit us at the Seneca EstheticClinic for full esthetic services, including skintreatments, manicures, pedicures, hairremoval and much more or enjoy a compli-mentary skin analysis and consultation withone of our highly trained students. To book

alumnibenefitsan appointment, call (416) 491-5050, ext.2680 or come to room 3340 at NewnhamCampus any Thursday or Friday. Look forexciting new specials and events everysemester. Gift certificates are available.

Faculty of Continuing EducationMany alumni have continued their contactwith the College through the Faculty ofContinuing Education and are already takingadvantage of “Saturday Success Seminars”, avariety of seminars available free-of-charge tomembers of the Alumni Association. Topicsinclude “Conflict Resolution” and “Projectinga Positive Image”. For more information, callthe Faculty of Continuing Education Office at(416) 491-5050, ext. 2714.

Floral ServicesUnder the experienced, creative direction ofNorman Disch, AIFD, the students of SenecaCollege Retail Florist Program are ready tomeet your most important floral or partydecoration requirements. Substantial savingscan be yours, with excellent quality andartistry. We’d be pleased to discuss your nextcelebration or event with you. ContactNorman Disch, Coordinator, Retail FloristProgram, at (416) 491-5050, ext. 4537.

Learning Commons (Library Resource Centre)Seneca Alumni with valid AlumniAssociation membership cards have accessto library collections at each campusLearning Commons (formerly known asLibrary Resource Centres). Our collectionsinclude books, periodicals, CD-ROM andother electronic resources, films and video-tapes. Alumni must show their Alumni Cardand one other piece of identification withname and current address to use these ser-vices and activate book-borrowing privi-leges. For more information please call theAlumni 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 CampusThe Outdoor Centre, located on RecreationIsland at King Campus, offers group develop-ment programs for schools, corporate groups,academic programs and teachers. The KingDay Camp operates during the summermonths and provides outdoor adventures foryouth ages 4 to 16 years. For more informa-tion please call (905) 833-3333, ext. 5028 orvisit our website at http://www.senecac.on.ca/recreationservices

PlanetariumExplore the universe at Seneca! Visit theRoberta Bondar Earth and Space Centre plan-etarium, now open for a wide variety of pro-grams. Host a birthday party or a privateshow for up to 25 guests for $120. Call to

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make your reservation at (416) 491-5050,ext. 2227.

Seneca College Residenceand Conference CentreTake advantage of special Seneca CollegeAlumni rates when your trip brings you to theGreater Toronto Area. Book your stay at theSeneca Residence and Conference Centre, a15-storey complex at Newnham Campus, orthe King City Residence and ConferenceCentre, located at the scenic King CityCampus just north of Toronto. All air-condi-tioned suites feature two private bedroomswith oversized double beds, washroom, andkitchenette complete with fridge andmicrowave. Enjoy full house-keeping serviceand a complimentary continental breakfast.Visit us on the web at http://www3.sympatico.ca/clcseneca/alumni.htm For more infor-mation and reservations call (877) 2-ALUMNI(877-225-8664). Special Alumni rates are alsoavailable at similar facilities in London,Kitchener, Welland (Niagara), Oakville andOshawa.

The Fitness CentreSince 1989, Seneca’s 6,000 square footFitness Centre has offered programs toanswer your fitness needs and the profes-sionals to help you achieve your personalbest. The Fitness Centre is fully equipped withStairmaster stairclimbers, Trotter treadmills,Spinnaker recumbent and upright bikes,Lifecycle and Monarch bikes, Concept II row-ers, a full array of Polaris weight machines,Smith machines, pulleys, squat rack and freeweights. Located at Newnham Campus onthe lower level of the Sports Centre (room1619), the Fitness Centre is open seven daysa week, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Fridayand 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.A special rate has been negotiated for Alumnimembers. For additional information con-tact the Fitness Centre at (416) 491-5050,ext. 2976 or stop in and see us.

Varsity AthleticsVarsity Sports Seneca has 14 teams partici-pating in the Ontario Colleges AthleticAssociation and an open invitation is extend-ed to all alumni to come out to the SportsCentre and catch the great action!Basketball, volleyball, hockey, softball, andsoccer are just some of the sports in whichour teams compete. Curling, skiing, golf andbadminton are also active at Seneca.Admission is free to all home games, andalumni receive special discounts for tourna-

ments and champi-onships hosted by

the College.Call the AthleticDepartment at(416) 491-5050,ext. 2308 for an

updated schedule.

OFF-CAMPUS BENEFITS

Alamo Rent A CarYour Seneca College Alumni Association ispleased to announce the Member BenefitsProgram 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 loca-tions*

• Save up to 10% off Alamo Rent A Car onRetail Daily and Weekly Rates and 10% offweekend specials for travel in the U.S.*

To take advantage of this special offer, callyour travel agent or Alamo at (800) 354-2322at least 24 hours in advance of your date oftravel. Be sure to request code “BY” and useMembership I.D. #265722 for your reserva-tion. Please contact the Alumni Office foryour complimentary I.D. card and free addi-tional discount coupons.*Percentage discount applies to base ratesonly. Rates are higher for renters under age25. U.S. residents cannot drive an Alamo carfrom the U.S. to Canada. Canadian residentscannot drive an Alamo car from Canada tothe U.S. A 24-hour advance reservation isrequired. Availability is limited.

CAA Central OntarioCAA Central Ontario (Club 282) covers theCity of Toronto, north to Barrie and Orillia,parts of Sault Ste. Marie, east to Oshawa(as well as clubs in Peterborough, Kingstonand Belleville), west to Mississauga andBrampton, and Windsor.

As an alumnus of Seneca living in theCentral Ontario Club 282 area, you are enti-tled to enjoy the special Group Membership

Rate that the Seneca Alumni Association hasestablished.

Please refer to the ad in this magazine fordetails on CAA Emergency Road Services,Member Services and a comparison of regu-lar and group rate charges.

Find out more about CAA services on theCentral Ontario Chapter Web site at www.central.on.caa.ca and call the Seneca Alumnioffice for your CAA group application form.

Fairmont Hotels & ResortsWe have negotiated a special rate packagefor Alumni, their families and businesses (ifapplicable) with Fairmont Hotels & ResortsCanada-wide. These special rates and servicesare available at all Fairmont Hotels andResorts 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 tomake a reservation, please call (800) 866-5577 and advise the reservation agent thatyou are a member of the Seneca CollegeAlumni Association. Visit the Fairmont Hotelsand Resorts Web Site at www.fairmont.comto find out more.

HomeScan Home Inspections Minimum 30% discount for Alumni about topurchase a home!

Whether you’re buying or selling, aHomeScan Home Inspection allows you to“Close with Confidence.” Most homes aresurprisingly complex structures in which youare making an investment of $150,000 ormore. Make sure your investment is soundwith an inspection that examines the struc-ture, systems, and health and safety aspectspresent in all homes while uncovering anydefects in the process.

Over and above the Alumni savings youwill 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 HomeInspectors.

Book your appointment, allow three to four

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hours for the inspection, then relax and let ustake it from there. HomeScan is owned andoperated by Stuart Leigh, a long-time Senecafaculty member. To book your inspection inthe GTA just call (416) 998-5330 or e-mailStuart at [email protected].

Canada Life Assurance Company– Term Life InsuranceChances are, you’re one of the many Senecaalumni who have taken advantage of ourterm life insurance offer. The attractive rateshave led to participation far exceeding ourexpectations!

Enrolment is open to all Alumni of SenecaCollege and their spouses, between 18 and64 years of age. The insurance is available inthree amounts: $50,000, $100,000 and$150,000 (additional amounts are availableon request, subject to complete underwrit-ing requirements). In the majority of casesno medical exam will be required.

To take advantage of this offer, contactTrudy Baker at (905) 738-6418, fax (905) 738-6298, or e-mail: [email protected] call Canada Life at (800) 387-0649.

Discount Car and Truck RentalsWe are pleased to announce that as aSeneca College Alumni Association Member,you can take advantage of special discount-ed 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. Renta car or mini-van for any two weekendsand get a third weekend FREE!

Please call the Discount location nearest toyou (refer to your local Yellow Pages). Toguarantee your special discounted rates, pre-sent the coupon below or your AlumniAssociation Membership card at time ofrental. 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 HotelToronto/MarkhamEnjoy beautifully appointed executive suiteswith separate living room and bedroomareas, each containing a television and tele-phone, full amenities in the bathroom area, amini-bar, microwave oven (upon request) andcoffee maker with full coffee/tea service, aniron and ironing board. A complimentarycooked-to-order breakfast, served in thehotel cafe, is offered to each overnight guestand each evening, guests are invited to min-

gle at the manager’s reception. Guests maytake advantage of the Club Markham on-sitefitness and pool facilities for a small fee.

Please present your Alumni AssociationMembership card at time of registration toreceive a low rate of $140 single and $150double plus applicable taxes – based on avail-ability and subject to change without notice.

To make reservations please call (905) 470-8500 or (800) 668-8800. Embassy SuitesToronto/Markham is located at the corner ofWarden Avenue and Highway 7.

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Toronto-MarkhamThe Holiday Inn is located just minutes awayfrom Newnham Campus at Highway 404 andSteeles Avenue and is ready to offer you spe-cial Seneca College Alumni Rates. Youraccommodation includes complimentaryone-way transportation to the NewnhamCampus, Monday to Friday between thehours of 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. For moreinformation please call our ReservationsDepartment at (905) 474-0444 or if callingfrom outside the GTA, (800) 387-3303.Please note that room rates are subject toapplicable taxes.

To receive this benefit, please present yourAlumni Association Membership card at timeof registration.

Meditrust Prescription Drug BenefitsPrescription drug costs have gone up 11.5%per year for the past ten years, but there is aservice that reduces the high cost of prescrip-tion drugs and makes them affordable -whether or not you have a drug benefit plan.MEDITRUST Pharmacy Inc. offers a reduceddispensing fee of $6.47, provides an effectivepatient history management system, a pricingpolicy that passes on the savings of bulk buy-ing, and can offer a 90 day supply of medi-cation without multiple dispensing fees.

Call (888) RX2-DOOR (792-3667) for assis-tance with your free registration or for a freeprice quote. There are no administration feesand delivery is free anywhere in Canada andyou can re-order prescriptions by [email protected]. This benefit is avail-able to all Alumni and their families.

Paramount Canada’s WonderlandCanada’s premier theme park features morethan 180 attractions including 50 thrillingrides, North America’s largest variety ofroller coasters, Splash Works! – a 20-acrewater park – live shows, and two themeareas for younger children, The Edge(Climbing Wall), Speed City Raceway (go-carts) and much, much more! ParamountCanada’s Wonderland opens to the public inearly May and is open daily at 10 a.m. Closingtimes vary throughout the operating season.

Special discount ticket prices have beenarranged for Seneca Alumni and will be avail-

able in mid-May from the Newnham CampusCash Office.

PEOPLEPLUS Car and Home InsuranceCoverage you need at prices you’ll love!PEOPLEPLUS is pleased to be working withthe Seneca College Alumni Association toprovide great rates with fast, friendly servicefor all your car and home insurance needs.

One simple call to PEOPLEPLUS at (877)896-2020 gets you a complete, detailed, no-obligation quote, quickly and easily. Whenyou join your fellow Alumni as a PEOPLEPLUSpolicyholder, you’ll also receive FREE access toPEOPLEassist - the 24 hour, 7-day a weekpeace-of-mind assistance service with nofinancing fees.

PRIMUS CanadaLong distance paging & Internet serviceSeneca Alumni have access to long distance,paging and Internet services through theworld’s fastest growing CommunicationsCompany, Primus Canada, which offersSeneca Alumni unlimited Internet for $19.95a month and paging packages starting at$9.95 a month including a free pager.

Pay 5¢ a minute, evenings and weekendsto the U.S.A. and Canada, and overseas rateslike Hong Kong for only 7¢ a minute.

Earn 1 AIR MILES® reward mile for every$5 in total monthly spending. See ad onpage 17 for more details.

Primus Canada takes pride in offering spe-cial programs and exceptional customer ser-vice to partners like Seneca College. The bestpart is, while you save money on your com-munication needs, a portion of your monthlybilling is contributed to support the SenecaCollege Alumni Endowed Awards Fund.For more information about how PrimusCanada can help you stay in touch with fam-ily and friends, call (888) 274-7920 and startsaving today.

Sony Music CanadaHere’s a new exclusive group benefit thatreally rocks! As Seneca alumni, you haveaccess to a new group benefit that is sure tobe music to your ears. Experience the worldof Sony Music using the mainlymusic.comgroup benefit that saves you time andmoney. By using this private password-pro-tected site, you can take advantage of your

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own personal music store offering a worldclass catalogue of thousands of CD, video,and DVD titles.

Enjoy approximately 40% off retail pricingon Sony CD, VHS tapes, and DVD products;free shipping throughout Canada; contestand door crasher specials; reward points onevery purchase, and access to goods and ser-vices not openly available to the public.

For great low prices, free delivery, andthousands of products just log on towww.mostlymusic.com/seneca and use thegroup password SENECA.

TD Senecard - VISA Did you know that you can help yourCollege support students just by usingyour TD Senecard** Visa* card? A per-centage of every purchase you chargeto your TD Senecard Visa card will gotowards bursaries and scholarships forSeneca College students – twenty-twoawards were presented in the spring of2001.

You can also take advantage of somegreat benefits for yourself. Once yourapplication has been approved, you’llenjoy a lower interest rate than thatcharged on the TD GREEN** Visa card!You can apply for a TD Senecard regard-less of your current banking affiliation.

Apply now and reward yourself andyour College! Call our Alumni Office at416-491-5050, ext. 2960 or toll-free at888-ALUMNUS for an application form. *VISA International Service Association, TheToronto-Dominion Bank and Seneca College arelicensed users of the Mark. ** Trademark of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

Toronto Board of TradeBoard of Trade members enjoy a variety ofservices and privileges that include globalconnections 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 thatyou are part of the largest local chamber ofcommerce/board of trade in Canada – andSeneca Alumni can benefit by saving $100off the annual individual BOT membershipprice. Call the Seneca Alumni office for anapplication or contact the Board of Trade

Membership department directly at (416)862-4528.

For more detailed information, please referto the ad in this magazine or check out theBoard of Trade Web site at www.bot.com.

Wild Water KingdomWild Water Kingdom, Canada’s largestwater park, located at Highway 427 andFinch Avenue, offers something for every-body!

Fill your day with thrilling water attrac-tions including: mini-golf complex offeringtwo 18-hole fantasy courses; The EnchantedFortress; Shipwreck Falls, and batting cagesthat challenge even those Blue Jays hope-fuls! Recharge and relax on the Lazy River orvisit Caribbean Cove, a tropical paradise,with a 6,000 square foot swimming poolcomplete with waterfalls and surroundinglush landscaping. Book Caribbean Cove fora delightful evening of fun, where yourgroup will be treated to sumptuous food,Caribbean entertainment and pulsatingmusic!

Your Alumni Association has negotiated aspecial discount coupon program with WildWater Kingdom as well as special grouprates. Simply show your Alumni Card at theGuest Services booth and you and up to fiveguests 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.

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All about our AlumniAlumni Grapevine is your opportunity to let former classmates know what you’vebeen up to! Just send us a letter or fill out the Alumni Update Form indicatingyou 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.

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Glen EassonLCD 1976Congratulations to Glen on his re-election to the Trent University Boardof Governors.

R. Bruce OrrellCPO 1981Bruce has been married to June forthe past 15 years and they have twochildren Christopher, 12, and Caitlin,5. They moved to Aurora in 1995where Bruce works on IBM midrangesystems at Protech Consulting.

Donald McCulloughFLF 1986Donald, who is Captain of the City ofGuelph Fire Department, lives inGuelph with his wife Daphne.

Umberto MartiniMKAC 1987Umberto is currently living inWoodbridge and is the General Man-ager of a company that manufacturesplastics.

Michael KunduCCMC 1991Michael is married with two youngsons and is the senior community pro-grams specialist at Naval StationEverett, homeport to the U.S. aircraftcarrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln.Michael also juggles a freelance film-making career on the side – his lasttwo documentaries (filmed and co-produced) on the decline of killerwhales of the Pacific northwest wererecently broadcast by ABC and NBCtelevision stations across the country.Michael’s filming experience includes

cutting edge underwater camera workwith northwest orcas and his ABCdocumentary “Cry of the Orca” is cur-rently being submitted for a regionalEmmy Award.

Natalia SeepersaudBADC 1991Natalia moved back to her birthcountry with her parents in 1993 andimmediately applied for the Univer-sity of Guyana’s Law Degree program.Following one year of Public Manage-ment studies, she was admitted to thelaw program. In October of 2001Natalie graduated, was admitted tothe Guyanese bar, entered the LegalChambers of De Santos and Asso-ciates as a junior attorney, and is nowable to practice law anywhere withinthe Commonwealth Caribbean.Congratulations Natalia!

Michelle Torraville (Russell)ECE 1991Michelle married Barry in June 1996.They now have two children – Dylan,three, and Cara, one.

Karen SliwaCTFA 1996Since graduation Karen has beenworking to reach a competitive level ofcoaching in figure skating and hasenjoyed the pursuit very much! SinceJune 2000, Karen has been workingwith her fiancé in his hockey andshooting school and is pleased toannounce that this change has givenher the opportunity to use skills thatSeneca College taught her, as she is incharge of all daily operations, market-ing, advertising and planning of futureprojects. Karen is now workingtowards using Seneca College for one

grapevine of the camps, hoping that this could bea way to give back to the school thathas given her so much.

Michael ButcherCGT 1998Congratulations to Michael and Janison their marriage in October 2000 inCambridge, Ontario.

Brad EzekielRPOC 1998Brad went to Australia planning tolaunch a landscaping company in ayear-round market. He began byworking for the City of Manly as abeachfront horticulturist, checkingthe plants and trees, but soon founda more prosperous position. Althoughit was tough to leave the beach, Bradgot a great job as the Product/ Mar-keting Manager for a company thatmanufactures SeaHornet Scuba andSpearfishing Equipment, supplies diveshops and sports stores acrossAustralia, Asia, Europe, Africa and theU.S., and serve as the main supplier tothe Royal Australian Navy, and themanufacturer of all life support valvesfor the Australian Fire Brigades. Bradknew that the RPOC course and all theeffort Stu, Jack, Denise and Brian putin would benefit him some day.

Jennifer-Rae BrownRFM 2000Brad MenchentonRFM 2000Congratulations to Jennifer-Ray andBrad on their marriage which tookplace October 5, 2001 in Cambridge,Ontario.

Michael SorrentiCGT 2000Michael Sorrenti is a web artist whobegan his career with Telus IntegratedCommunications (the second largesttelecommunications company inCanada) as Webmaster. While atTelus, Michael’s entrepreneurial andcreative spirit led him to commissionan animated flash card greeting forFlashcards.com based in California.He eventually started his own busi-ness under the name of DigitalCreations, felt the need to market thecompany in other ways and developeda two-tier system in which animators


post their work for all to see atwww.toonchannel.tv. The businessbranch of his company providesdesign and new media servicesthrough M2 Studios and Michael nowhas ten contract employees.

Shernett Williams (Goodall)Shernett is a police officer with theOntario Provincial Police. She is mar-ried and lives in North York.

Lisa Harrison (Judd)MES 1993Immediately following graduation,Lisa began her career with StateFarm Insurance. In 1999, she mar-ried Robert Harrison and they pur-chased a home in Courtice, wherethey now live happily with theirorange tabby cat, Alicia. They love towatch movies and play baseball in thesummer and Lisa plays in a bowlingleague during the winter. There are noplans for children in the near future.

Rhonda ElsdenCOTG 1990Rhonda, who lives in Paris, Ontario, isworking at Stevens-Dufar, as an A/PManager.

Carolyn Croft (Squires)TISA 1992Tim CroftLCD 1988Carolyn and Tim have two children –Ben (4) and Zachary (18 mos.) andare living the good life in Albertawhere they have been for the last eightyears. Tim, who graduated from theLaw Enforcement Program in 1989, isworking for the R.C.M.P. in Wabasca.

Thomas ChristiansenINBC 1992Thomas, who owns Search Associates,lives in Toronto with his wife Leanne.

Tom SguignaRFM 1984

Debra Camille Ann ForbesBCS 1991Debra passed away February 2, 2001at the age of 31, from a lengthy battlewith Scleroderma. She graduatedfrom Seneca in 1991, with a BusinessComputer Systems Diploma, and issurvived by her parents, two youngersisters and a brother.

Natacha HallBCT 1999Passed away Friday, June 15, 2001.

William McCawSeneca Retirees Chapter

Jim RennieSeneca Retirees Chapter

Anne WrightMES 1997It is with sadness that we inform youthat Anne Wright (former admin. sup-port to Dr. Adeli, Verjee, Callahan andthe Core Lab at the Hospital for SickChildren) passed away on Thursday,July 5th from a year-long illness.Anne won a membership to the OMSAas top student in the graduating classof 1997 at Yorkdale Campus. Thefuneral/memorial service was heldon Tuesday, July 10, at St. JamesCrematory & Cemetery at 635Parliament St. (between Bloor andWellesley).

A trust fund has been set up for herson Andrew. Donations will be grate-fully accepted at any Royal BankTransit #6542, Account #5033840.Cheques to be made out to LorrainePhillips in trust to Andrew Wright.

Rebecca Parker (Skinner)AHT 1996 Rebecca is a self-employed Real TimeUltrasound Technician (accreditedwith OVC and the Ontario SheepMarketing Agency) scanning sheepand goats for pregnancy, and lambsfor loin and fat depth. Trained in NewZealand, Rebecca lives on a farm withher three sons, Robert (12), Douglas(10) and David (9), and has 50 sheep,llamas (to serve as guards) and Shirehorses. If things go well, she plans toincrease the sheep to 150-200 in thenext two years.

Jennifer Hartford (Kelly)DNS 1997Jennifer married Shawn Hartford in1998, and they are now the proud par-ents of two-year old Logan.

Judith MacGowanECE 1984Judith, who lives in Toronto, is cur-rently the Senior Business Develop-ment Officer for Ronald MacDonaldHouse.

Wendy Curtis (Ross)RFM 1982Wendy, who is married to Gary, is themother of Madeline (16 mos.) andMacKenzie (9). For the last 15 years,Wendy has worked at FanshaweCollege in an exciting portfolio ofcareers that has included Alumni,Development, Scholarships andAwards, International and Govern-ment and Community Partnerships.She has always been proud to be analumnae of Seneca College.

In Memoriam

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Quingdao game was definitely athriller, beginning with the 6,000spectators and formal opening cere-monies that gave everyone goose

bumps. The Sting lost 2-1 on a penal-ty kick awarded late in the game.

Whoa! 5 a.m. again and anotherflight to the interior Sichuan territory(hot spicy food”…thank goodness forImodium!). After hitting three cross-bars, Seneca settled for a 2-1 loss toSichuan University. Back on the planeand on to Guangzhou in 34 degree Cheat with 92% humidity. The gamebegan with a kick off by the ConsulGeneral, a Queen’s University gradu-ate and former captain of the Queen’sSoccer team! The Sting netted fourgoals to win 4-1 and close our chal-lenge match series off with two wins,two losses and a tie.

Our tour ended in Hong Kong with24 hours of intense shopping andsightseeing.

The images remain crystal clear butthe timelines are jumbled: 30 adultstotally captivated by Panda Bears; aGiant Buddha carved into the entireside of a mountain where the toe wasbigger that the tallest member of ourteam; the keen interest and genuinewarmth of the Chinese university stu-dents practicing their English conver-sation skills with us; the paradox of animmense country building skyscrap-ers with bamboo scaffolding and mix-ing cement in wheel barrows; theserenity of a Daoist monastery; therelentless and aggressive bartering inthe markets.

We shake our heads and smile, stillin disbelief that we were so fortunateto have experienced the beauty, thehistory, the people and the sheerimmensity of China!

As this is the first issue published since the terrorist attacks on the UnitedStates of America, we at the Alumni Association take this opportunity toextend 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 beentaken as a direct result of these tragedies.

Our hearts and prayers continue to go out to all who died that day, to all whofought to save others, and to the families of victims and rescuers.

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A Day That Will Live In Our Memories Forever

Corporation where he provides lead-ership, strategic planning and seniormanagement direction to the adminis-trators and staff responsible for stu-dent services, international develop-ment and the English LanguageInstitute. Wayne participates in theoverall management of the College asa member of the ExecutiveCommittee, has worked at the Collegesince 1967 and has held numerousfaculty and administrative positions inApplied Arts, ProfessionalDevelopment, Liberal Studies andHuman Resources.

Associate Vice-President,CommunicationsTina Zalac (CCMC ’01)

Starting out as aCorporateCommunicationsCo-Op student inthe Alumni Officein 2001, Tina hascontinued her affili-

ation with the Alumni Association, tak-ing a leadership role in the June 2001Alumni Picnic and freelancing on com-munications projects during the fall.She has been closely involved with theproduction of the two most recent edi-tions of the Alumni magazine.

Tina graduated from Wilfrid LaurierUniversity in 1997 with a BA inCommunication Studies andPsychology. In pursuit of new careergoals, she went back to school inSeptember 2000, and graduated fromSeneca’s Corporate Communications(Co-Op) Diploma program in 2001.Between Laurier and Seneca, Tinaworked in administrative, research,and marketing communications rolesfor three years.

Currently, Tina is working in her newrole as a Communications Officer forthe Marketing and Communicationsdepartment at Seneca College.

Associate VP, EventsVincent Q. Diep (BCS ’00)

Vincent joined theAlumni Board inSeptember 2001. A2000 graduatefrom the BusinessComputer Systemsprogram, Vincent is

currently working part-time atSeneca’s Newnham Campus LearningCommons as a Senior Tutor for busi-ness subjects. He is also attendingYork University part-time in pursuit ofa Bachelors degree in AdministrationStudies. While at Seneca, Vincent wonthe “Friends of Seneca” scholarshipfor academic achievement.

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