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I have been flying for Cathay Pacific Airways for nearly 30 years, after an 81⁄2-year career in the RCAF post �ʹ�����’s. Last July, I was in command of a flight of one of our aircraft from Hong Kong to her final resting place in the Arizona desert. This flight was a special event for me as, almost 25 years ago to the day, I was part of the crew that picked up this aircraft, then brand new, from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. To have picked up and then retired the same aircraft 25 years apart is a rare feat unlikely to have been accomplished by any pilot at a major airline. I am also fortunate to have been kept busy flying throughout the worst crisis in civil aviation history.

A professor of English literature at the University of Alberta, David, Artsci'77, MA'81, has won a 2021 Faculty of Arts Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Entering his fifth decade of university teaching, he is grateful for the excellent teachers and fellow English majors he met in Watson Hall.

Former editor of the �ʹ�����’s Alumni Review (QAR), Ken Cuthbertson, Artsci'74, Law'83, is the author of When the Ponies Ran: The Untold Story of Kingston’s Minor-league Professional Baseball Team, 1946–51 (Cataraqui Press, 2021). Designed by longtime QAR art director Larry Harris, it is a chronicle of the baseball team the Kingston Ponies. Ken is also the author of six previous titles, the latest of which is 1945: The Year That Made Modern Canada (HarperCollins Canada, 2020).

Ruth has retired after a distinguished career in academia. Recently listed among the world’s top two per cent most-cited researchers in the marketing discipline, according to the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford University, Ruth is now a professor emerita of marketing at the W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. She looks forward to travelling the world.

John, Com'72, and Laurie, Arts'71, celebrate 50 years of marriage on Aug. 21, 2021, with a cruise on a Windstar sailing ship. The couple met at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Kingston and were married while attending �ʹ�����’s. After a long and varied career, John is now an artist selling paintings of Western Canada in Banff and Lake Louise. Laurie was working on her MSc in organic chemistry when their first child came along. She has since graduated with a master’s in theological studies. Now retired, she spends much of her time leading Bible studies. They are hoping to be back in Kingston in 2022 for John’s 50th reunion. Contact John and Laurie at abbottj@shaw.ca.

Kathy, Arts'67, and Bob, Arts'66, Law'68, have been enjoying retirement for over 10 years; Bob as a judge with a federal administrative tribunal, and Kathy as a principal from the Toronto District School Board. They enjoy travelling, golfing, curling, the activities of their three grandchildren, and recently became volunteer puppy raisers with CNIB. Kathy is currently a member of the QUAA Board of Directors. They would both be happy to hear from �ʹ�����’s friends.  Please contact Kathy.