Profiles
We are always pleased to hear about the diverse experiences and accomplishments of our alumni and to share these stories with you.
A Family Affair
By Suzanne Robicheau |
Laurie and Kay Smith raised six children to value education and love Saint Mary’s.
“Midnight Mass, late night skating parties, and alumni events were part of our childhood,” says the Smith’s daughter Cathy Smith, a long time civil servant who is currently employed with Service Nova Scotia. “We all have degrees from Saint Mary’s. It wasn’t just the tuition discount,” Cathy…
One Year Later
By Renée Hartleib |
Cayley Fox and Kala Rafuse knew each other since they were three years old. The same pre-school, the same elementary school, the same high school, and then the same university. While Cayley entered the Sciences at Saint Mary’s, Kala studied Criminology and Sociology, but the two remained close.
Kala described Cayley as confident, well-liked, hilarious, and someone who never failed to…
Remembering Paul Lynch
By Mary-Evelyn Ternan, Past President, Alumni Council BA’69, Bed’70, MEd’88 |
Paul Lynch and I went to Primary together, at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, and then lost touch. Although I always followed news of Paul through Maroon & White, we didn’t really get reacquainted until I became SMU Alumni President in the fall of 2014.
It was so wonderful to reconnect with him and discover all of the people we had in common and how much we both loved SMU. He was…
Stephanie Cleary
By Maroon & White |
With parents like Betty (nee Flinn) and Kevin Cleary (BA’57, BEd’58, MA’61), Stephanie Cleary, QC (BSc’86) was destined to love Saint Mary’s University.
“Dad was the Registrar when I was born and went on to serve as Secretary to the Senate until his retirement in 1999,” she says. “I was born a Husky and grew up racing around the halls of McNally!”
Kevin…
Joseph Daniel
By Maroon & White |
There’s no shortage of Saint Mary’s talk at Joseph Daniel’s family dinners. Joseph graduated from Saint Mary’s in 1992 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. His older brother and one sister also graduated from the Sobey School of Business and a niece just completed her second year. To add to the mix, his wife, Dr. Jocelyne Faddoul, works at Saint Mary’s as an assistant professor in the Department…
Dr. Sastry and Suseela Vankamamidi
By Maroon & White |
Dr. Sastry Vankamamidi understands the power of student financial aid. Sastry arrived in Halifax from India in 1973 on a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship. After earning his PhD, he joined the Saint Mary’s Faculty of Engineering in 1985 and became a full time associate professor the following year. A well-respected teacher, he soon earned a reputation for knowing all his students by name and taking…
Pam Winsor
By Maroon & White |
Pam Winsor (EMBA’00) credits Saint Mary’s University and the EMBA she earned at the Sobey School of Business with putting her on the path to a dream career. As the Senior Director of Health Policy, Stakeholder Engagement & Chief Marketing Officer for Medtronic Canada, Pam is proud to play a lead role in Canadian healthcare.
“Medtronic is a global, multinational that develops transformative…
Darcy Rhyno
By SMU Alumni |
Darcy Rhyno BEd ’85 has another book out! Frommers Easyguide to Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is widely available. Check out Amazon for this title and also his latest novel for young readers, called Monsters of Suburbia. For other titles, visit www.darcyrhyno.com.
Dean Jobb
By SMU Alumni |
Dean Jobb’s MA ’08 latest book—Empire of Deception: From Chicago to Nova Scotia – The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation (HarperCollins Canada)—has won the Chicago Writers Association and Crime Writers of Canada awards for nonfiction. Dean is a professor in the MFA in Creative Nonfiction program at the University of King’s College…
A Legacy of Discovery
By Suzanne Robicheau |
Harry Roberts wasn’t surprised at Yarmouth County’s designation as an internationally-recognized Starlight Reserve. As a young boy, Harry would climb to the top of a hill near his home in Argyle, Nova Scotia and scan the heavens with his homemade telescope. Thanks to a generous bequest in Harry’s will, a new scholarship at Saint Mary’s will inspire other naturalists of the night sky.
“My…