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Bill’s comic noir novel, Farewell And Goodbye, My Maltese Sleep, was published in October 2023 by Close To The Bone Publishing and is available on Amazon. It's the second funniest novel ever written, and concerns a private detective in 1950s Hollywood. An excerpt from the novel – a standalone story – can be found .

The early 1970s graduating classes were among the luckiest generation ever! They graduated with the prospects of securing good jobs with opportunities for career advancement and were able to buy a home, something the younger generation can only dream of. Tom would now like to remind his fellow grads that it’s time to pay it forward. The “Last ProBono Award” was established to honour Fred Delaney (BComH’72 and LLB’75) through the provision of scholarships to students from the local area entering the faculties of Business or Law.

Fred, a dedicated lawyer and three-term mayor of Gananoque, believed in service, fellowship and uplifting others. His guiding philosophy, "You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you," continues through this award. Fred often provided legal services to those who couldn’t afford to pay on a “Pro Bono” basis, hence the name of the award.

Tom is asking others to give through a monthly program or lump sum by calling the Alumni Office at 613-533-2060. 

After working in France and studying in Spain, Rosemary spent almost 30 years as chief of correspondence and protocol advisor at Rideau Hall. 

Her latest book, The Spanish Note, is a full-length novel, whose themes of love, family and friendship are interwoven into a story blending history, travel, medicine and exotic cultures. The novel involves the passionate journey of several generations of two families, one Canadian and one Spanish.

Rosemary lives in Ottawa with her husband, where they enjoy the company of their four children and five grandchildren. She has published three children’s books: Les voyages de Caroline (2016), Le Monde de Rosemarie (2017) and Aloha, Hola et Salut de Caroline (2020). The Spanish Note was published by Friesen Press.

Dr. Willard is a recent recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The presentation of medals was held at the Coldwater Legion in Ontario. His family and friends are extremely proud of his lifetime of dedication to surgery and his accomplishment of his book, Into The Dragon’s Jaws: A Canadian Combat Surgeon in the Vietnam War. All the royalties from his book are dedicated to the treatment of PTSD in military veterans. 

The photo shows Wendy thanking Elke (Oehlschlaeger) Beecken (MEd’84), for her long and successful work as head of the German Queen‘s Alumni Group, originally established by Wendy and her husband, Peter Trutnau (BA’79). For almost 20 years, Elke worked non-stop organizing very successful reunions all across Germany. The photo was taken by Alison (Walker) Plön (Artsci’92), who, together with Elke, organized a wonderful alumni weekend in September 2024 in Flensburg, Germany. Sebastian Gocht (MSc’86) in Electrical Engineering, has offered to take over from Elke. This is super news for the German Queen’s alumni group because Sebastian has helped support all the gatherings, starting back in the early ‘90s when the Trutnaus were in full swing. Elke deserves our thanks for her years of service for Queen’s in Germany!