Profiles
We are always pleased to hear about the diverse experiences and accomplishments of our alumni and to share these stories with you.
Paying Tribute
By Suzanne Robicheau |
Speaking at the funeral of his good friend wasn’t an easy task for Senator Wilfred Moore, but it presented an opportunity to gather support for a lasting legacy to Graham Leo Downey, Senior, Halifax’s first African Nova Scotian Councillor and Deputy Mayor.
“Service was at the heart of everything Graham did,” said Senator Moore. “From coaching bantam hockey and assembling a multi-racial…
A Shared Commitment to Student Support
By SMU Alumni |
In a ceremony on May 11, 2016, Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray and two representatives of the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce in Nova Scotia—Norman Nahas and Joe Metlege—signed a scholarship agreement that formalizes an existing partnership between Saint Mary’s University and the Lebanese Chamber.
Beginning in the 2016-17 academic year, it increases support for the Lebanese Chamber Scholarship…
Sport Hall of Fame Inductees
By SMU Alumni |
David Sykes BA’94, BComm’94, a starting quarterback in the early 90s, led the Huskies to 25 wins and only 6 losses, and helped Saint Mary’s compete in both the Atlantic Bowl and the Vanier Cup. Sykes received back-to-back Russ Jackson awards for “best exemplifying the attributes of academic achievement, football skill, and citizenship.” He was also the first SMU student and football player…
Group Travel to Costa Rica
By Lynn Redmond |
Join a SMU Alumni group tour to tropical Costa Rica on April 1-9, 2017 with Collette Tours! Tour highlights include visits to San Jose, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Arenal Volcano, the National Theatre, and more! The trip includes airfare, ground transportation, accommodation, and 13 meals. Double occupation $3,289. For more information contact Loly Crowley BA’74 at 902-443-7851 or lcrowley@tpi.ca.
Alumni Loyalty Program Spotlight
By SMU Alumni |
An iconic landmark of downtown Halifax, The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites invites visitors from around the world to experience its history. Located across from the Public Gardens at the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street, the hotel is downtown, but a close walk to the SMU campus!
The hotel’s guestrooms are currently being remodelled to enhance guest experience and will…
A Campus Walkabout with Kerry Reinke
By Suzanne Robicheau |
Here’s the story as Kerry Reinke (BComm’98) tells it. The year was 1994, or possibly 1995, and it was late afternoon or early evening. The year doesn’t matter. The time of day doesn’t matter. What really mattered then, and still matters now, is what happened when Reinke and a group of his floor-mates from Rice (residence) walked into the Gorsebrook Pub. “I can’t remember what was playing…
Graduates Leave a Legacy of Well-Being
By Renée Hartleib |
When looking for a way to give back to the Saint Mary’s community, the graduating class of 2016 decided to do things a little differently. They took the money they had raised for the Annual Fund and applied it, not to a bench or a tree, but to a popular and innovative student service.
This year’s donation, likely to come in at over $4,000, is going straight to a new campus initiative…
A World of Opportunity
By Suzanne Robicheau |
Retirement isn’t exactly what Wendell Sanford imagined. “I would never have thought my days would be this full,” says Sanford, who retired in 2013 from Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada, shortly after his return from a posting as High Commissioner of Canada to Brunei.
In addition to regular workouts at his neighbourhood gym, occasional skates on the Rideau Canal, and community…
Put a ring on it (finally)
By SMU Alumni |
Cliff Pelham is a proud member of the 1973 CIS Men’s Varsity Football Championship team. He had the ring to prove it, engraved with his initials, and he wore it proudly. That is, until the occasion of his wedding in May 1979, when he was honeymooning with his bride, Gina, at a Montreal hotel.
Gina was not a fan of the large championship ring. “I called it a weapon!” she recalls.…
A legacy of learning
By Chris Hemsworth |
There was no one more committed to education than Saint Mary’s University alumna Marian Peters. Born and educated in Halifax, Marian graduated from Saint Mary’s with a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) in 1962, a bachelor’s degree in education (cum laude) in 1964, and a Master of Arts degree in 1975. In that same year, a thesis on Kahil Gibran, completed while Marian taught at HMCS Stadacona,…