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Royal Bank, ARMCO-Steel Building
Division, The Ontario Ministry of
Community and Social Services,
The University of Florida, and the
Ontario Veterinary Association. He
has also had extensive teaching ex-
perience at the University of Guelph
in Ontario, Florida State University,
and he was the head basketball
coach at the Vocational Institute of
Guelph.

McKendry’s education also spans
several years and two countries. He
achieved a Bachelor of Arts Degree
at the University of Guelph in 1971.
He then went on to receive a Master
of Science in the school of Agricul-
tural Economics and Extension
Education from the same institution.
Heading south to the United States
he achieved a Ph.D. in Design and
Management of Post Secondary Sys-
tems at Florida State University. He
returned to Canada and obtained an
MBA (part-time) at Wilfred Laurier
University. McKendry is fluent in
English, French, Latin and Spanish.

In his professional life, McKendry
has held positions on innumerable
committees. Among them he has
been on the Saskatchewan Univer-
sities Commission, the Board of
Directors of the Ontario Veterinary
Association, Interprof (a committee
of Ontario self-governing profes-
sional association Presidents and
Directors), the Executive Council of
the Saskatchewan Association for
Lifelong Learning, and he was the
chairman of the Minister's Con-
ference on Extension of Education
for the Department of Continuing
Education in 1981.

Currently he is a member of the inter-
departmental committee for the Com-
mittee for Scientific and Technologi-
cal Policy within the Department of
External Affairs. It is advisory to the
Committee for Scientific and Tech-
nological Policy, Organization for
Economic Co-operation and
Development in Paris.

He has had speaking engagements

_ on behalf of the Minister and the

Deputy Minister of Saskatchewan
Advanced Education and Man-
power, and, on one occasion, the
premier of Saskatchewan. He has
spoken before the Ontario Royal Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons,
Upper Canada Law Society, and the
Canadian and American Veterinary
Medical Associations.

He has recently delivered papers on
such topics as "The Question of
Academic Excellence in Canadian
Universities,” and “Enrolment,
Demographics, and Participation Pat-
terns in the Context of Financial
Restraint.”

Mr. McKendry takes over his posi-
tion at Douglas College on Novem-
ber 1st.

 

 

IN MEMORY

 

| sincerely regret to announce to the
College community that Mary
Fewster, former Director of Nursing,
passed away on August 26.

She will be remembered by all of us
who had the privilege of working
with her.

If you wish, donations may be made
to: B.C. Cancer Research Founda-
tion or the Mary Fewster Memorial
Nursing Scholarship c/o Douglas
College.*

“Note: The establishment/naming of
this memorial is under discussion -
details to be announced shortly via
the MAD HATTER.

Gordon Gilgan, Acting President

 

 

LIBRARIAN....

 

 

 

IN MEMORY

 

 

It is with deep regret and sense of
loss that | announce the passing of
Robert (Bob) Piaggio who served
with destinction as member and then
the Chairman of the Home Support
Worker Advisory Committee. Bob
was well known for his accomplish-
ments in human services. He was a
champion for the undervalued mem-
bers of our society. Supporting
Douglas College was one of Bob's
favorite hobbies. His intelligence
and sense of humour will be missed,
as he is.

Don McEachern

| am pleased to announce that
SUSAN ASHCROFT is taking up
her position as Librarian responsible
for Circulation on September 1st.
Her local is 2120. Joan Wenman
can now be reached at local 2121.

Virginia Chisholm