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  • 1970s

    Dr. Ross A. Eaman

    – PhD’78

    Ross is now an adjunct research professor at Carleton University after a lengthy career in its School of Journalism and Communication. His most recent publications are: Historical Dictionary of Journalism (2nd ed.), published by Rowman and Littlefield, 2021; and Architecture as Communication: A Medium Like No Other, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2025.

  • Grant Linney, Class Note

    1970s

    Grant Linney 

    – Arts’73, BEd’78

    In January, Grant received the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his long-time advocacy regarding fighting climate change (over 1,000 presentations and counting) and also in promoting outdoor experiential education as essential learning for a sustainable future. 

    Grant Linney is featured in the photo with his MP, Filomena Tassi, for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas.

  • Bill Kitcher, Class Note

    1970s

    Bill Kitcher

    – Artsci'79

    Bill’s comic noir novel, Farewell And Goodbye, My Maltese Sleep, was published in October 2023 by Close To The Bone Publishing and is available on Amazon. It's the second funniest novel ever written, and concerns a private detective in 1950s Hollywood. 

  • 1970s

    Tom James

    – Com’72, MBA’74 

    The early 1970s graduating classes were among the luckiest generation ever! They graduated with the prospects of securing good jobs with opportunities for career advancement and were able to buy a home, something the younger generation can only dream of. Tom would now like to remind his fellow grads that it’s time to pay it forward. The “Last ProBono Award” was established to honour Fred Delaney (BComH’72 and LLB’75) through the provision of scholarships to students from the local area entering the faculties of Business or Law.

    Fred, a dedicated lawyer and three-term mayor of Gananoque, believed in service, fellowship and uplifting others. His guiding philosophy, "You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you," continues through this award. Fred often provided legal services to those who couldn’t afford to pay on a “Pro Bono” basis, hence the name of the award.

    Tom is asking others to give through a monthly program or lump sum by calling the Alumni Office at 613-533-2060. 

  • Rosemary Doyle, Class Note

    1970s

    Rosemary Doyle

    – MA’74

    After working in France and studying in Spain, Rosemary spent almost 30 years as chief of correspondence and protocol advisor at Rideau Hall. 

    Her latest book, The Spanish Note, is a full-length novel, whose themes of love, family and friendship are interwoven into a story blending history, travel, medicine and exotic cultures. The novel involves the passionate journey of several generations of two families, one Canadian and one Spanish.

    Rosemary lives in Ottawa with her husband, where they enjoy the company of their four children and five grandchildren. She has published three children’s books: Les voyages de Caroline (2016), Le Monde de Rosemarie (2017) and Aloha, Hola et Salut de Caroline (2020). The Spanish Note was published by Friesen Press.

  • Garry Willard, ClassNote

    1960s

    Dr. Garry L. Willard 

    – Meds’63

    Dr. Willard is a recent recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The presentation of medals was held at the Coldwater Legion in Ontario. His family and friends are extremely proud of his lifetime of dedication to surgery and his accomplishment of his book, Into The Dragon’s Jaws: A Canadian Combat Surgeon in the Vietnam War. All the royalties from his book are dedicated to the treatment of PTSD in military veterans.