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  • 1970s

    Jim Campbell

    – Ed’76

    Winter 2021

    Jim has been Director, Development at the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra since October 2018. This is his first opportunity to work in the world of the performing arts, although he prefers to think of it more as a “dementia prevention program” than an actual job. Jim is looking forward to an anticipated return to live performances and the joy of listening to world-class musicians do what they do so well. In his community volunteer roles, Jim is president of the Alberta Wilderness Association, and also serves on the board of the Centre for Suicide Prevention. Jim can be contacted at jcampbell@calgaryphil.com.

  • Portrait of David Fremantle in suit and tie.

    1970s

    David Fremantle

    – Com’71

    Winter 2021

    David is now retired, and a widower. He is currently a double CPA in Canada and Illinois. Previously he was a corporate controller. David lives in Coquitlam, B.C., and likes to spend much of the winter in the southern U.S.

  • 1960s

    Ruben (Butch) Nelson

    – Arts’61, member of Theology’64

    Winter 2021

    Ruben is still using the extraordinary education he received at Queen’s. He has earned an international reputation among those who undertake futures studies in the emerging field of strategic foresight. He is the only Canadian who is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, the World Business Academy, and the Meridian Institute on Governance, Change, and the Future. He is also a Johnson Award recipient – an honour bestowed by the Queen’s Alumni Branch in Calgary. You will find some of his recent videos and his paper on Civilizational Paradigm Change: The Modern Industrial Case if you Google “Ruben Nelson civilization.” After 20 years in Ottawa, he and his partner, Heather, now live in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta at Lac des Arcs.

  • Selfie of Jim Fraser and Rossana Raffo.

    1960s

    Jim Fraser and Rossana Raffo

    – Arts’61

    Winter 2021

    Jim and Rossana spent July until September on the Lake Champlain islands in northern Vermont; seven months in Lima (Miraflores), Peru, from November through May; and two months (coming and going) on Fripp Island, South Carolina. Jim has been retired since 2015 after 48 years teaching Spanish and coaching hockey, cross country, and track at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio.

  • 1950s

    Venetia Elliott Crawford

    – Artsci’59

    Winter 2021

    Venetia is still president of the Pontiac Archives in Shawville, Que. Her son, Allan Crawford, owns Canadian Wilderness Adventures in Whistler, B.C. Her daughter teaches in Blackburn Hamlet, outside Ottawa; she is married to Scott Collins and has two children, Sage, and Riley. Sage is helping Venetia write about prehistoric stone structures found in Venetia’s neighbourhood.

  • 2020s

    Sherin Varghese

    – MBA'21

    Fall 2021

    Congratulations to Sherin, who married her lovely wife in Dubai, UAE., on July 3rd, 2021. Due to the pandemic, they could not have a lot of people join them. However, they were grateful to have close family and friends join them on their special day.

    A special shout-out to Sherin’s MBA team and cohort, who sent video messages for their special day.

    Additionally, Sherin has started her new role at TD as a Graduate Leadership Program (GLP) manager. In Sherin’s own words, “2021 has been an exciting and blessed year so far.”