Andrew (Andy) Wilson, BCom, died in Kingston on Jan. 24 at age 65. After graduation, Andy became a chartered accountant and rose quickly through the ranks at the Ontario Ministry of Health, eventually becoming the director of family health teams. Andy completed almost 20 triathlons, was an avid golfer and was passionate about lacrosse. He is survived by his wife, Emma, and his sons, Brian and Mark.
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Melodie Campbell (BCom) has won the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novella in Canada and the 2014 Derringer Award in the U.S. for The Goddaughter’s Revenge (Orca Books). Melodie, billed as Canada’s “Queen of Comedy” by the Toronto Sun, has more than 200 publications and nine writing awards to date. The Artful Goddaughter, the third book in the series, was released in September.
Published in: Winter 2015
Melodie L. (Offer) Campbell (BCom) is currently the General Manager of Crime Writers of Canada. After a career writing comedy and managing associations, Melodie’s comic fantasy novel, 'Rowena Through the Wall' (Imajin Books) is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Chapters/Indigo. She has written more than 200 publications and has won five awards for fiction. To learn more, visit www.melodiecampbell.com, check out her comic blog at http://funnygirlmelodie. blogspot.com or email info@crimewriterscanada.com.
Published in: Winter 2012
Eric Cousineau (MBA, Artsci’76) was elected a Fellow of the Certified Management Accountants of Canada and also received his Senior Human Resource Practitioner Certification recently. Eric continues as Managing Director of OCG Strategy and Organization Consulting and EVP Corporate Services for CAREpath, both in Toronto.
Published in: Winter 2012
Pamela Arway, MBA, was appointed to the board of directors of Carlson Inc., an international travel-management company and private investment firm. Pamela is also an independent director on the boards of DaVita Inc., The Hershey Company and Iron Mountain Inc. She recently retired as president of American Express International, after 21 years with the company.
Published in: Winter 2020
Pamela (FitzGerald) Arway (MBA) recently joined the Boards of two Fortune 500 companies: the Hershey Co., a leading confectionery manufacturer in Hershey, PA, and DaVita Inc., a large and growing health care company, specializing in kidney care, based in Denver, CO. Pam retired in late 2008 after 22 years with American Express, where she was most recently President of its Japan, Asia Pacific and Australia regions. She and husband Andy reside in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Published in: Winter 2011
Marian Burdsall, BCom, and husband David Morris spent October 2016 walking the Camino Francés, an ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Galacia, Spain, and then trekking past that goal to Cape Finisterre – known as the end of the world in Roman times. They are pictured at the end of their 865-km journey, by the westernmost lighthouse in Galicia.
Published in: Winter 2017
Dietmar A. Wehr, BCom, recently published his twelfth novel, Empire in Crisis, and was expecting to complete his thirteenth novel, The Last Valkyrie, before the end of 2016.
Published in: Winter 2017
Bonnie (Resnikoff) Duncan, BCom, CEO of the United Way of Hunterdon County, N.J., is shown in October 2016 at the New Jersey Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism, at which she spoke about the successful launch of Hunterdon’s Community Volunteer Center.
Published in: Winter 2017
An executive career at Procter & Gamble took Denis Beausejour, BCom’78, around the world. But a near-death experience in Japan led to a series of awakenings that made him a sought-after spiritual mentor. The Biggest Idea Ever is a business and spirituality memoir, wherein Beauséjour aims to help readers look at every aspect of their lives and chart a fresh journey. “If you are experiencing anxiety, fear or burnout, or just want more from life, this book is for you,” he says.
Published in: Spring 2024