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  • 2010s

    Monika Rosen

    – BFA’13

    Fall 2022

    A solo exhibition of Monika Rosen’s work, titled ‘Fish Out of Water,’ was held this summer at the Cline House Gallery in Cornwall. View more of .

  • Formal photograph of a wedding party in from of a bar.

    2010s

    Madison Fugard and Matthieu Leonard

    – Artsci’16 and Sc’14

    Fall 2022

    Madison Fugard and Matthieu Leonard celebrated their marriage on June 11, 2022. Along with family, the many Queen’s alumni in attendance in Stirling, Ont. made for a wonderful evening, as they danced the night away.

  • 2000s

    Ryan Noth

    – Artsci’01

    Fall 2022

    Ryan Noth’s film, Drifting Snow, was named one of The Globe and Mail’s top 10 Canadian films of 2021. The film was shot and set in Prince Edward County and along the highways around Kingston. It also employed Kingston crew members in its production. Drifting Snow is currently airing on Air Canada and WestJet, as well as Super Channel and many online streaming platforms.

  • 2000s

    Vanessa McGovern

    – Artsci’02

    Fall 2022

    Vanessa McGovern was given the prestigious honour of being named godmother to the Emerald Luna on July 22, 2022. The Emerald Luna is a river cruise ship, part of the cruise line Scenic Group. To be named godmother of a vessel is a great honour and long-standing maritime tradition. She was selected for this recognition as a result of her contributions to the U.S. travel industry. During her speech, she shared that she was a proud graduate of Queen’s!

  • Album cover of a woman playing a piano in the desert with a sky full of stars.

    2000s

    Helen Kneale (née Bourgeois)

    – Artsci’09

    Fall 2022

    Helen Kneale is a lawyer with the federal Department of Justice, a former flight attendant, a mother of one (soon to be two) daughters and a singer-songwriter. As Heliara, she released her first album, Starry Skies, on June 1, 2022. It touches on themes of love, friendship, motherhood, exploration, and working for your fairy tale. It is a true privilege for her to share with the world this music. The album is available everywhere.

  • Photo of man in his judge robes.

    2000s

    Ian M. Carter

    – Law’02

    Fall 2022

    Ian Carter was appointed as a judge to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa in June 2022. He comes from a Queen’s family that includes: his wife, Chrissie Yao (Artsci’93); children, Nathan (Artsci’23) and Madeleine Carter (Artsci’26); proud parents, Donald (Arts’64, Law’66) and Cathie Carter (Arts’65); and grandmother Margaret Carter (McNab) (BA’29). Justice Carter served as a law clerk at the British Columbia Court of Appeal following his graduation, then practised criminal and civil law in Vancouver before joining the firm of Bayne Sellar Boxall in Ottawa. Since then, his practice has focused primarily on criminal law. He was a member of the executive of the Canadian Bar Association National Criminal Justice Section for many years, including as chair from 2018 to 2019, and he was the 2014 recipient of the Regional Senior Justice Award, which is given to a member of the County of Carleton Law Association who has made an outstanding contribution as a litigator.