The Informer Page 4 June 1, 1989 Farewell to Eleanor Worman Over 200 colleagues and friends attended Eleanor Worman’s retirement party two weeks ago. Eleanor, a 19-year veteran of the ECE program, is recognized as a pioneer in the field of early childhood education. Through her efforts the college had one of the first college daycares in the B.C., which became a model for Vancouver daycares and a demonstration centre for ECE students. The college is also proud to have—again thanks to Eleanor—a strong ECE program, which has become a provincial model. Chief among the well-wishers was fellow instructor Lois Rennie who pointed to Eleanor’s many talents with a clever address weaving together the party’s theme of hands. Lois thanked her for: Kind and nurturing hands that have soothed children’s hurts, and gently rubbed their backs as they easily fall asleep Steady and reassuring hands that support students as they try out new skills Clever hands that built and maintain her island home and an ECE program Appreciative hands that applaud symphonies and ballets, and commendable works of friends and colleagues Helping hands that have touched each of us here today Several former colleagues thanked Eleanor for her contribution, and present College familiars Don Basham of Outdoor Rec, Greg Lee, Associate Dean, Career/Vocational, Doug Jardine, President, and Janet McDonald of the daycare all expressed similar gratitude and marked it with parting gifts of a dog kennel and luggage for her travels. Eleanor will be touring North America in a van. New Director for CANASEAN Program Edwin Wong joined Cap’s ranks mere weeks ago to bring his years of international experience and marketing skills to Cap’s CANASEAN program. The son of a Canadian engineer who worked around the world for the Canadian International Development Agency, Ed learned to speak English, Cantonese and French fluently while living in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Macau, Rangoon, Burma, Lucknow, India, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Singapore, Ottawa and Vancouver. Ed studied economics and commerce at SFU before taking his MA (Almost) Everything you need to about Abu Dhabi We're losing our Associate Dean of Academic Studies, Dr. Bill Gibson, to the United Arab Emirates for two years. Bill has some interesting ideas about what he’s going to do there, but, as he threatened to have the editor fired if she printed them, I suggest you ask him. As head of a new medical program at Abu Dhabi Women’s College, which offers academic, career, and vocational studies, Bill will be establishing a teaching program for medical practitioners, including nurses, x-ray and radiology technicians. The one-year-old institution is one of ten new colleges (five institutions segregated into men’s and women’s divisions) the UAE are establishing. “It’s interesting that all administrative staff they’ve hired so far are Canadian,” said Bill. “They obviously appreciate our style of education.” In his usual informative style, Bill explained some interesting facts about his new home. Abu Dhabi is a city of 400,000 on the Persian Gulf on the same latitude as Cuba, the Bahamas, Egypt and Taiwan. During the summer, temperatures reach 100 - 120 degrees F. and the humidity is up to 85 per cent. Winter cools down to 80 - 90 degrees with humidity levels at 50 per cent. Fortunately, for the temperate- loving dean, he says,”They don’t build anything that’s not air-conditioned.” The UAE is a collection of seven Arab states which joined together in 1971. Wealthy in gas and oil, the population is a stable collection of .2 million people native to the region and 1.4 million expatriates attracted by the healthy economy. As well as enjoying air-conditioned homes, the city uses desalinated water, a process requiring vast amounts of energy. Land surrounding the aoe areas is beginning to respond as well. The Informer looks forward to hearing more interesting facts from our Dean of Academic Studies when he settles in his new home. in economics and public policy at Carleton. He spent 12 years with the federal Department of Fisheries as a senior economist, then manager of policy and program development, and director of marketing and promotions. Since then, he has directed a multi-country trade program with China for a trade consulting firm, and run his own business consulting company. Ed will be directing the expansion of the CANASEAN Program—which establishes links between Canadian and ASEAN business people—from its original one-month format to a year-round venture. Funded by CIDA and the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training, the first six-month program for managers will begin this October.