INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / DECEMBER 11, 1990

 

 

Higher Education For All Is New Officer’s

Philosophy

he Douglas College

Foundation’s new Alumni
and Development Officer believes
in the philosophy of higher educa-
tion for all.

“I was really attracted to the
way Douglas College strives to in-
tegrate international students, stu-
dents with disabilities, and single
mothers into its programs,” says
Brigitte O’Rooney, who was ap-
pointed to the position November
1st.

Through the Alumni Associa-
tion newsletter Connections and
the annual Career Fair, O’Rooney
plans to make alumni more visible
in the community.

“T will probably have a tighter
focus on individual alumni. In
Connections, I hope to feature out-
standing alumni who have gone
through a specific program and
are using skills learned at Douglas
College to further their careers,”
she says. "In that way, the com-
munity will learn about the dif-
ferent programs through
individuals, and there will also be
that tie from the past to the
present.”

O’Rooney graduated from the

 

 

 

 

BRIGITTE O’ROONEY is the Douglas College Foundation
Alumni and Development Officer.

University of Alberta with a
Bachelor of Arts majoring in Art
History in 1978. With a back-
ground as a researcher, writer, and
lecturer on public art, she is sure

to add a creative component to
Douglas College’s public aware-
ness endeavours. @

Scholarship Established to Honour Memory

of Jack Ferguson

md e was a War Veteran, a Police
Inspector, a devoted student,
and an influential Professor of
Criminology at Douglas College.
Jack Ferguson passed away late
last August at the age of 69.

In honour of Jack Ferguson,
the Douglas College Foundation
and the Criminology Department
have created a scholarship fund.

Friends and family remember

him as a loving husband and
father, as well as an active com-
munity member. Colleagues say
that Jack Ferguson can be credited
for building the Douglas College
Criminology Department, which
has gained national renown.

The Jack Ferguson Memorial
Scholarship will be awarded to stu-
dents who have attained a mini-
mum 3.0 Grade Point Average,

and shown a commiiment to com-
munity service. Preference will be
given to Criminology students.
Each tax deductible donation
to the scholarship fund will be
matched by the government and
can be processed by Mark Crozet,
Director of the Douglas College
Foundation at 527-5359.

 

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