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  • 1950s

    Beverley May (MacKinnon)

    – BA’53 

    Fall 2024

    Beverley May (MacKinnon) passed away on Sept. 1, 2024, at the age of 92. She is survived by her daughters, Carolyn and Diana (BNSc'82) (Don, Sc'80); her grandchildren, Stephanie and David; and her great-grandchild, Shane. 

    Following graduation from ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, Bev continued her studies at Kingston General Hospital to become an RN. She lived the majority of her adult life in Pointe Claire, Quebec, raising her family, working as a nurse at Ville Marie Social Services, and doing extensive volunteer work, including as a board member of the local Lakeshore General Hospital. For the last three years, Bev enjoyed living closer to family members in Haliburton, Ontario.

  • Pictured from a 2024 gathering of Queen's alumni (L–R): Eric Schjerning; Mark Thomas, Artsci’82; Shawn Roane, Artsci’82; Mark Schjerning, Artsci’82; and Richard Kunow, Artsci’85. Missing in action in 2024 were Scott Cowan (Artsci’83) and Greg Houlahan (Artsci’83).

    1980s

    Eric Schjerning

    – Artsci’82, Law’84

    Fall 2024

    Every summer for the past 37 consecutive years, a group of alumni who met at Queen’s in the late ‘70s/early ‘80s gather in Kingston for some golf, some beer, and some tall tales from undergrad days. Pictured from the 2024 gathering (L–R): Eric Schjerning; Mark Thomas, Artsci’82; Shawn Roane, Artsci’82; Mark Schjerning, Artsci’82; and Richard Kunow, Artsci’85.

    Missing in action in 2024 were Scott Cowan (Artsci’83) and Greg Houlahan (Artsci’83).

  • Osama Bin Mazhar, Class Notes

    2020s

    Osama Bin Mazhar

    – MFIT’23

    Fall 2024

    Osama and his wife, Unzila, welcomed their first child, a gorgeous boy named Raed, into the world this summer. The new parents are elated and in love with their little guy.

  • Matt Shepherd, Class Notes

    2020s

    Matt Shepherd

    – LLM'22

    Fall 2024

    Matt has been named the executive director of the Chess Institute of Canada, a registered charity that teaches children life skills through chess. The organization serves kids from all walks of life and across the economic spectrum, teaching resilience, critical thinking, fair play, strategy, and much more through the medium of the world's greatest game. The Institute is perpetually seeking new partners and donors. Feel free to reach out to Matt. 

  • 1990s

    Karl Wunderlich 

    – Artsci’94, Ed’95 

    Fall 2024

    Karl retired from the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board after 28 years: 21 years as a vice-principal and principal. Karl looks forward to volunteering, pursuing his hobbies, supply work as a principal, and more time with family. 

  • 1980s

    Sheila Stewart 

    – Artsci'82, Ed'85

    Fall 2024

    Sheila is happy to announce the publication of her third poetry collection, If I Write About My Father, published by Ekstasis Editions in 2024. Her book explores the daughter–father relationship, which draws on reflections about her father, a Northern Irish Presbyterian minister who immigrated to Canada and joined the United Church. Her poetry uncovers the complexities of growing up as the minister’s only daughter in a family shaped by church and manse in small-town southern Ontario. Sheila can be found walking in Toronto's High Park, along the shore of Lake Ontario or on her .