THE INFORMER PAGE 7

NOVEMBER 21, 1990

People

Ethelyn McInnes-Rankin (Counselling) is the new
president of Interaction, an association of nearly 90 members
involved in international education at both the secondary and
post-secondary level. Ethelyn is a founding member of the
association and has been the college counsellor representative on
the Interaction Board. Included in her list of projects is the 1991
Interaction Symposium, to be held at UBC in May.

Clay and Textile Arts Advisory Board member and talented
weaver Mary Bentley will have three of her scarfs in the
Canada-wide competition to be exhibited at Craft House on
Granville Island starting Jan. 3. The exhibition has previously
been in New Zealand and features silk scarfs and shawls. Mary
is married to Ted Bentley from the College’s Natural Sciences
Department.

From Oct. 25 - 28, three Cap College representatives joined
more than 1,300 delegates at the Canadian Association on
Gerontology’s 19th Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting in
Victoria. Margot Rawsthorne (Long Term Care Aide) attended
health care workshops including presentations on Alzheimer’s
disease. Sandra Moe (Psychology and Women’s Studies) took
in educational gerontology sessions and workshops on elder
abuse. Carol McQuarrie went to aging & the arts presentations
and toured an Abbeyfield Home in Sidney which provides
home-like sheltered housing for seniors. Contact Margot,
Sandra or Carol for more information about the conference.

The Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) Persons Day
Breakfast held on Oct. 19 was a huge success, according to
Valerie Cochrane (Office Administration), a member of the
LEAF Board of Directors. More than 800 participants attended,

including the following from Cap: Jolene Bordewick, Randi
Duke, Karen Ewing, Shirley Freund, Noga Gayle, Jann
Gibbs, Marlene Legates, Carol McQuarrie, and Betty Merrall.
Nancy Farley, Chairman of the Capilano College Board of
Directors, also attended.

The Auxiliary to Lions Gate Hospital recently chose
outstanding volunteer Jennifer Holmes as a winner of the 1990
Candy Striper Award. Jennifer is a first year student at the
College and the daughter of Dorothy Holmes (Music).

Members of the Capilano College Student Society Board of
Directors were recently elected for the 1990-91 year. They are:
Anne Bentley, Women’s Issues Coordinator; Lisa Harrison,
Educational Issues Coordinator; Diane Larsson, Chairperson;
Theresa Newman, Office Administration Course Union
Representative; Joy Roberts, Art Course Union Representative;
John Suschnik, Music Course Union Representative; Ross
Vennesland, Social Issues Coordinator; Chris Weinhaupl,
Treasurer. The new staff collective for the coming year includes:
Cindy Filipenko, Services Coordinator; Kerry Hall, Resource
Coordinator; and Lori Kosciuw, Administrative Coordinator.

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Donna Phillips, Greg Lee, Martha MacKay, Barry
Williamson, Shirley Freund, and Carol McQuarrie raise
a glass to toast the demise of the C Portables on the

site of the new C Building, to be completed October,
1991. All have had the "pleasure" of teaching in the
ancient, decrepit buildings.