UNews - Leslie Dawn

Campus Kudos

trevor.kenney — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:39:44 +0000

Dr. Leslie Dawn (Art) lectured on Oct. 5 about Emily Carr and the Group of Seven's Accusations she was "painting against the nation" as part of Southern Alberta Art Gallery's (SAAG) Articulations III: Scandals, Scoundrels, Capers, and Cons.

Leanne Elias (New Media) is the lead artist on SAAG's Welcome to My World project, which runs until Dec. 5. Chai Duncan (Art Technician) and Glen MacKinnon (Art) were artist mentors to the students who created videos during the workshop.

Dr. Janet Youngdahl (Music) presented The Origins of the Art of Musical Notation to a history course of Dr. Friedemann Sallis at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary recently. The presentation was video-linked to the U of L.

Billy McCarroll (Art Professor Emeritus), Glenn MacKinnon (Art) and Denton Fredrickson (Art) make up one of the six collaborative teams whose work was part of SAAG's On Your Marks exhibition. Dagmar Dahle (Art) and Amanda Espezel (MFA art student) made up another team.

Dr. Ed Jurkowski (Music) will present his paper entitled, Interthematic Formal Fusion as Structural Design in Sibelius's Op. 67 Sonatinas for Piano, at the Fifth International Jean Sibelius Conference, at Oxford ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, England.

Dr. Rolf Boon's (Music) composition Waves (2007) was selected for inclusion in the New Works Calgary concert season. The Rubbing Stone Ensemble will perform Waves in their Apr. 21, 2011 concert of works for percussion and ensemble with guest virtuoso percussionist Aiyun Huang.

Michael Campbell (Art) is part of a group exhibition entitled, Nouveau Frankenstein, showing at the Trianon Gallery until Nov. 12.

Dagmar Dahle's (Art) prose piece, Painting John Brown Painting, is featured in the recent issue of Ars Medica: A Journal of Medicine, the Arts and Humanities, published by the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Toronto Press.

Col Cseke (BFA '07) was part of the collective that shared a Betty Mitchell Award for Best New Play. The Betty Mitchell Awards are Calgary's celebration of professional theatre.

Aaron Barr (BFA '02) was a character surfacer for the recently released 3D movie, Legend of the Guardians. Among numerous other projects, he has worked on two other movies – The Ant Bully and The Wild. He currently works as a surface/modeler at Image Engine Design Inc. in Vancouver.

U of L Long Service Awards

trevor.kenney — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:02:22 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ is holding its annual Long Service Awards and Retirement Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, May 5, at 1 p.m. in the Students' Union ballrooms. A total of 116 employees who have completed 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service will be honoured, along with 20 retiring employees.

Following is a list of honoured employees.

Retirees

Hart Cantelon, Adrian Cooke, Hank DeRidder, Linda Gray, Rose Helmer, Bill Hennessy, Randy Joseph, Dave Kunimoto, Toni Nelson, Rita Nieuwenhuis, Fran Olivier, Joanne Overn, Frank Perrotta, Ralph Pollock, Kent Rolfson, Gloria Samuels, Jonathan Seldin, Dennis Thompson, Frank VandenHeuvel and Hafizah Yahya

Long Service Recipients

35 Years | Reg Bibby, Merle Christie, Richard Epp, Christina Lastuka, Leroy Little Bear and Ian Wells

30 Years | Lynn Arnold, Leslie Lavers and Timothy Pope

25 Years | Donna Court, Marion Eastman, Rita Law, Jennifer Mather, Ralph Pollock, Leslie Robison-Greene, Pamela Loewen and Charlene Sawatsky

20 Years | Scott Allen, Pat Anderson, Steve Calvert, Garth Copeland, Leslie Dawn, Karen Dow-Cazal, Barbara Dudley, Linda Embury, Kim Fowler, Rumi Graham, Ruth Grant Kalischuk, Linda Gray, Anthony Hall, Wendy Herbers, Pat Hodd, Shelly Hutchinson, Leona Jacobs, Tom Johnston, Cindy Kabelka, Stella Kedoin, Hadi Kharaghani, Al Kizuk, Vern Leckie, Patti Leeb, James McDowell, Ken McInnes, Mike McKenna, Glen Montgomery, Jane O'Dea, Fran Olivier, Joanne Overn, Debbie Payne, Margaret Rodermond, Catherine Ross, David Siminovitch, Jackie Slezina, Dan Sudo, Darlene Sutherland, Julie Tran, Nancy Walker, Wendy Westergreen and Pamela Winsor

15 Years | Nola Aitken, Heather Anderson, Katherine Chiste, Fred Del Cid, Susanne Garner, Linda Gilbert, Al Hill, Rebecca Johnson, Lyn Jose, Catherine Kanashiro, Terry Kirkvold, Marc Roussel,and Lorne Williams

10 Years | Amir Akbary-Majdabadno, Debra Basil, Michael Basil, Jasminn Berteotti, Brian Black, Jodie Black, Bill Cade, Jane Cahoon, Steve Craig, Brian Dobing, Anne Dymond, Richard Feenstra, James Graham, Arlene Grimes, Thelma Gunn, Erika Hasebe-Ludt, David Hay, Lynn Hopkins, Gordon Hunter, Tanya Jacobson-Gundlock, Mary Kavanagh, Dan Kazakoff, Abdie Kazemipur, Stefan Kienzle, Danny Le Roy, Becky Lore, Heidi MacDonald, Kevin Matis, Muriel Mellow, Richard Mueller, Brenda Nixon, Sam Ogita, Gail Postman, Drew Rendall, Kelly Roberts, Gongbing Shan, Kim Skura, Heather Stevens, Trent Takeyasu, Gwen Umeris, Paul Vasey, Cindy Venhuis, Mike Whipple, Ilsa Wong and Wei Xu

Celebrate Long Service Awards

trevor.kenney — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:01:14 +0000

Following is a list of honoured employees.

Retirees

Long Service Recipients

35 Years | Reg Bibby, Merle Christie, Richard Epp, Christina Lastuka, Leroy Little Bear and Ian Wells

30 Years | Lynn Arnold, Leslie Lavers and Timothy Pope

25 Years | Donna Court, Marion Eastman, Rita Law, Jennifer Mather, Ralph Pollock, Leslie Robison-Greene, Pamela Loewen and Charlene Sawatsky

The BILLboard - ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge President Dr. Bill Cade

trevor.kenney — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:59:05 +0000

It is hard to fathom the fall semester is coming to a close and we are already preparing for the Christmas break.
I have believed always that Christmas comes at exactly the right time in the academic calendar. We begin the fall semester with much energy and enthusiasm, excited by the promise of new discoveries in our classes and research projects and invigorated by the influx of new people to campus.
As December rolls around, we have all worked hard to achieve our goals and are in need of a break. With classes coming to an end and exams taking our focus, students, faculty and staff alike look forward to some down time and Christmas offers that perfect opportunity to reconnect with family members and recharge our batteries for a new semester and a new year.
The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ continued to distinguish itself this past semester with a number of successes on a variety of fronts. Both academically and athletically, we had many reasons to celebrate. Congratulations to Faculty of Fine Arts Associate Professor Dr. Leslie Dawn for winning the Raymond Klibansky Prize for his book, National Visions, National Blindness: Canadian Art and Identities in the 1920s.
I would also like to commend Faculty of Management Academic Assistant Dan Kazakoff and his group of IME students for making it to the finals of the Queen's ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Inter-Collegiate Business Competition to be held next month in Kingston, Ont.
These successes showcase the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ for all it has to offer its students and not coincidentally, reflect well on the institution when annual rankings, such as those conducted by Maclean's and the Globe and Mail, are compiled each fall.
It should be noted that such ranking lists serve only as a snapshot view of the strengths and weaknesses of the various Canadian universities. Their methodologies are not without flaws, whether they use the quantitative approach of Maclean's or the Globe's student survey focus. They do, however, provide a starting point for debate and can be helpful to prospective students when used in such a way.
That the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge performed very well in each ranking indicates that we are doing an excellent job for our students, regardless the criteria used. We will not rest on our laurels and instead continue to confirm our place as one of the best academic choices in the country.
It has also been a big semester for the Pronghorn athletic program. On the heels of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's national championship women's rugby squad comes the Pronghorn men's hockey team, back in the national rankings for the first time in six years. Their six-game winning streak into the Christmas break leads fans to thinking about what might be possible in the season's second half.
Pronghorn teams may take a break from their schedules over the holidays but that doesn't mean they are not working. Operation Red Nose enters its 14th year here at the U of L, and I encourage everyone to consider using this valuable service while they are out enjoying the festive season.
Looking ahead to January, the U of L's new Strategic Plan will be put into action. Just approved recently by the General Faculties Council, the plan will now be presented to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's Board of Governors. Congratulations
to co-chairs Andy Hakin (Vice President Academic and Provost) and Nancy Walker (Vice President Finance and Administration) and all the committee members who worked on this very important project.
The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year, and I want to wish you all a warm and joyous holiday.

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