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Christopher Plant, MA ’80 | Judith
Plant, BA ’80
Photograph courtesy Bruce Mason
The world’s publishing houses are following the lead of Christopher
(MA’80) and Judith Plant (BA’80) by publishing books on
forest-friendly paper. The owners of New Society Publishers recently
earned the James Douglas Publisher of the Year Award (Association
of Book Publishers of B.C.) for their environmentally sound paper
initiative. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, printed
on post-consumer recycled paper at the insistence of author J.K.
Rowling, is an example of the international impact of their initiative.
New Society Publishers has produced more than 100 titles. www.newsociety.com
by Bruce Mason (BA’73)
Colour Me Cool
An animated duckling called Quackers is a big hit with the preschool
set. He’s the hero of a three-dimensional, moving colouring
book called Super Splash 3D, one of the first interactive
games for young kids. Adam Kolodzijedzak (BSc’02), Slaven Karalic
(BSc’02), and Joe Picard of Pixel Escape Studios Inc. hope
to have the game available for retail distribution soon. Find it
now at www.pixelescape.com
Back in a Nanosecond
Nanotechnologist Eldon Emberly (PhD’99) is returning to SFU
in January to be Canada Research Chair in materials and structural
biology. Nanotechnology involves fabricating devices and systems
out of single molecules. Emberly is recipient of two prestigious
national doctoral prizes and is completing a postdoctoral fellowship
at Rockefeller University in New York.
The Mobile Psychopath
Sarah Hunter (BA’02) studies psychopaths. In her honours thesis
she finds that they are nearly twice as mobile as other criminals,
making them much more difficult to track down.
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Advocating Architecture
Larry Beasley (BA’73), Vancouver’s co-director of planning
and director of current planning, receives the 2003 Advocate for
Architecture Award from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
The award recognizes an individual who has contributed to the elevation
of architecture in the public realm by means other than the practice
of architecture. Beasley is also the recently appointed chairperson
of the advisory committee on planning, design, and realty for Ottawa’s
National Capital Commission.
Identifying SARS
Key genome researchers acclaimed for charting the draft sequence
of the virus that may cause SARS are SFU grads. Marco Marra (PhD’94)
heads up the team. Other major players are Steven Jones (MSc’94),
Jacqueline Schein (BSc’91, MSc’95), and Angela Brooks-Wilson
(BSc’85). Also on the team are Yaron Butterfield (BSc’00),
Anca Petrescu (BSc’02), Jaswinder Khattra (BSc’94), Duane
Smailus (BSc’89), Pawan Pandoh (BSc’99), Alison Cloutier
(MSc’01), and Noreen Girn (BSc’98).
Encryption Experts
Steve Boren (BSc’99) and Andre Brisson’s Whitenoise encryption
software product is getting rave reviews as it goes through validation
trials. It exceeds current speed standards for encrypting and decrypting
by large margins and seems to be highly secure. www.bsbutil.com
Another Blast from the Past
The Langley Schools Music Project was a worldwide delayed hit for
music teacher Hans Fenger (BA’71, PDP’74). Produced in
1976–77, the recording of elementary school kids singing rock
hits was re-released in 2001 and sold 65,000 copies. Fenger’s
new recording is with another group of eight- to 11-year-olds, this
time from David Lloyd George school in Vancouver
Marsha Lippincott, PhD’03
Photograph by Julie ovenell-carter
Are the Brothers Grimm too grim? Not according to Marsha Lippincott
(PhD’03) whose dissertation, “An Analysis of Fear in Children’s
Literature”, looks at the history of fear in children’s
stories from Anglo-Saxon to modern times. She concludes there are
important lessons about courage, bravery, and hope that kids can
learn from those nail-biting stories.
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Women of Distinction
Stephanie Moore (BBA’96) is Kelowna’s YMCA-YWCA Young
Woman of Distinction. She is youth entrepreneurship co-ordinator
for the Community Futures Program, executive member of the Okanagan
Jaycees, board member for Junior Achievement Okanagan, and a director
of the Westbank Chamber of Commerce.
Marianne Ignace (PhD’85) is the Woman of Distinction in the
community service category in Kamloops. She is co-founder and academic
co-ordinator of the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society/SFU program
that offers about 100 courses annually to the area’s First
Nations students.
The Kid Is All Right
Chris Passaglia, son of the legendary Lui (BA’76), hopes to
follow in his father’s footsteps and suit up for the Clan this
year. The former safety/kicker for the high school Terry Fox Ravens
plans to major in criminology.
They’re the Tops
Hanne Madsen (BBA’85), president and general manager of DanFoss
Couriers, is re-elected chair of the B.C. Trucking Association.
A key concern is cross-border security and moving goods to and from
the U.S.
Chris Kelly (MA’87) is the new superintendent of the Vancouver
school district, the largest in the province. Most recently he was
superintendent in Richmond and before that he was an assistant superintendent
in North Vancouver.
A Beautiful Mind
Jill Stainsby (MA’91) receives a Coast Foundation Society Courage
to Come Back Award. Diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic in 1977, Stainsby
works with mentally ill clients to train them for re-entry into
the workforce.
Radio Times
CFUN’s long-time boss, Paul Ski (NEMBA’82, MBA’85),
is the new national executive vice-president for CHUM radio. The
Toronto-based broadcaster owns 29 radio and 25 TV stations across
Canada.
It’s a Tidal Wave
Of SFU students that is. Jason Lindstrom (BA’03) and business
student Bart Wisniowski hire almost exclusively SFU grads or co-op
students at their design company Tidal Multimedia Inc. They say
the university produces the new talent they need, including the
high-quality strategic thinkers necessary for business success.
Lindstrom is also named as one of three CIBC Student Entrepreneurs
of the Year. aq
www.tidal.ca
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