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  • 1990s

    Matthew Seagrim

    – Sc’96

    Fall 2023

    Matthew Seagrim recently left Scene+ after leading the program for nearly eight years and transforming it into one of Canada's leading, national, loyalty programs. He is now the chief digital and marketing officer at Meridian.

  • Pierre's Song: A History of the Beauprés of Portsmouth by David More

    1990s

    John David More

    – MPA’91, MA’15, PhD’21

    Fall 2023

    John David More recently published his seventh book in collaboration with Marie Edwards. Pierre's Song: The Beaupres of Portsmouth, published by Friesenpress, is a colourful history of the Beaupre family, which moved to Kingston in 1814 to work in the British Royal Dockyard. The men became well-known shipbuilders (steam and sail) in Kingston, nearby Portsmouth Village, and throughout the region. Edouard Beaupre was one of the founders of the village municipal government; became its tax collector; and built the Portsmouth Tavern in 1864, which remains a popular watering hole to this day. Edouard's son, Peter Moffat Beaupre, became a guard and quarry supervisor for Kingston Penitentiary and the family contributed materially to the construction of the Catholic Church of the Good Thief in Portsmouth Village. The book illuminates the little known history of how much French Canadians contributed to the survival and growth of Kingston and Ontario. 

  • 1970s

    Daniel Roseman

    – Artsci’75 

    Fall 2023

    Following studies in Canada, Germany, and Switzerland (PhD, International Relations, Geneva) and a career in trade policy and diplomacy, Dan became a student again. Then, after a masters and ecclesiastical licentiate in canon law from Saint Paul University, Ottawa. Dan became active in a number of organizations in the field of community building and healthcare. More recently, he was asked to design and deliver a course in Saint Paul’s faculty of canon law on “Canon Law and Conflict Resolution” – apparently a first anywhere in the world – as well as to present modules in English and French at Saint Paul’s summer school for leaders of religious institutes, and to the Canadian Canon Law Society. Dan is in regular touch with old friends from Queen’s, and he hopes at least one of his grandchildren will want to study there.

  • 1970s

    Elizabeth Klinck

    – Artsci/Ed’78

    Fall 2023

    Elizabeth Klinck was recently honoured at Hot Docs Film Festival as their "In Focus" Honouree and at the Gimli International Film Festival with their Alda Award. Celebrating 40 years as an archive researcher and producer, Elizabeth was also featured in several profiles in recent filmmaking publications, such as POV magazine and Business Doc Europe. 

  • 2000s

    Paige Mamer (nee Snelling)

    – Sc’07, MEng’09

    Summer 2023

    Paige Mamer, who graduated from Queen’s faculty of Geological Sciences and Engineering, was recently awarded the prestigious Geoscientists Canada Fellowship for her service to the geoscience profession. Paige was nominated by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.

  • 2020s

    Taylor Smith

    – PhD’21

    Summer 2023

    After completing his PhD (Computing) in 2021 and celebrating in person at convocation in 2022, Taylor Smith is starting in a tenure-track faculty role in the Department of Computer Science at St. Francis Xavier University, N.S., in July. He credits much of his success to his Queen’s supervisor, Kai Salomaa, “the greatest faculty member” at the university. He adds that, “I would not be where I am today without his guidance and support.” Previously, he was a limited-term faculty member at St. Francis Xavier from 2021 to 2023.