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2012 ANNUAL REPORT | 1
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BOURSIERS
S C H O L A R S
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from CEO & Chair 4
Results 6
Selection Process 8
2012 Scholars 9
University Partnership 11
Mentoring 12
Scholar Gatherings 14
Summer Program 16
Volunteers 22
Donors 27
Financial Information 34
Board & Staff 38
The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation, founded in 1988, is a national charity that works in partnership with Canadian universities, donors and volunteers throughout the country to invest in young Canadians who demonstrate character, commitment to service and leadership potential. The foundation is governed by an independent board of directors.
MISSION STATEMENTWe are committed to the greatest of Canada’s natural resources: our youth.
We work to identify and support talented students who show promise of leadership and a strong commitment to service in the community.
We fund these citizens to study on Canadian campuses, to the benefit of their future and ours.
RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS
We look for qualities in our scholars that a transcript alone cannot show: personal integrity and character; commitment to service and an entrepreneurial spirit; breadth in academic and extra-curricular interests; strongly developed inner-directedness; and outstanding overall potential for leadership. Through a series of assessment and personal interviews, we select the top 30 of approximately 3,800 applicants as Loran Scholars. We also grant 80 one-time entrance awards.
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN POTENTIAL
We provide Loran Scholars with a renewable award comprising an $9,000 living stipend matched by a tuition waiver from one of our 25 partner universities. We encourage scholars to resist the temptation to take easy or conventional paths and to seek out, instead, how they can most effectively contribute to society. To this end, we provide $8,500 in funding for three kinds of scholar-initiated summer internships (private sector, public policy and personal/community development). We also pair scholars with mentors who will challenge them and introduce them to their new community. We expect scholars to use these opportunities to broaden and enrich their academic studies.
EXTENSIVE NETWORK
We welcome Loran Scholars into an extended family of volunteers, donors, staff, and past and present scholars. The incoming class of Loran Scholars spend seven days together in Algonquin Park as part of their orientation expedition before they begin university. All scholars are invited to our annual four-day national scholars’ retreat. Our past scholars organize their own Connexion weekend every three years. We know the value of these relationships and take care to nurture them.
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The past year is an important one in the history of the Loran Scholar program. Even as one of our principal donors, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, began to wind down its support, several donors stepped up with new donations and/or multi-year commitments, demonstrating convincingly the old adage that with each challenge comes opportunity. In 2012, 19 major donors are underwriting scholarships for more than two-thirds of the Class of 2012.
Loran Scholars play increasingly critical roles in stew-arding this enterprise. They serve as volunteers, mentors, staff members, summer internship employers and donors. This year, alumni gathered for the second Connexion weekend planned and funded by alumni themselves. They also set a new record of personal giving. To date, 74% of 347 alumni have donated to the Loran Scholar program. Last year, they comprised 56% of our annual donors. This sends a strong message that those who know the program best are willing to invest in future classes of Loran Scholars.
The enrichment program continues to get better. The summer program provides the practical means for scholars to use the time between academic terms pro-ductively. For example, Erica Baker (2009 Loran Scholar) worked as a Junior Policy and Research Analyst at the Assembly of First Nations, Ali Schwabe (2009 Loran Scholar) worked with the talent acquisi-tion strategy team at Shoppers Drug Mart, and Devon Jackson (2011 W. Garfield Weston Loran Scholar) was the assistant director for The Globe Theatre’s adapta-tion of The Comedy of Errors with a cast of Afghan actors and musicians. The project rehearsed and toured in India, England, and Germany. Our staff members encourage scholars to venture beyond their comfort zones and to gain meaningful job experience in different sectors and cultural settings. The orienta-tion expedition and annual scholars’ retreat provide the time and place for scholars to build lasting rela-tionships with each other and with the Foundation.
A key piece of the enrichment program is the time our mentors invest in our scholars. Thirty outstanding Canadians committed to mentoring our newest class of Loran Scholars last year, for a total of 248 people who have participated in our mentoring program. Current mentors include CEOs of businesses and non-profits, public sector executives, social entrepreneurs, members of the Order of Canada, writers, and professionals in a wide variety of other fields. They exemplify our values of character, service and leadership and serve as role models to our scholars.
Thanks to our unique partnership with Canada’s leading universities, we leverage the private donations we receive to invest significantly in every Loran Scholar. A living stipend of $9,000 matched by a tuition waiver from a partner university provides a measure of financial independence that allows our scholars to make program choices that are best for them. To our 25 partner universities, now including Ryerson University, thank you for your continued trust and commitment.
Our nationwide network of more than 500 volunteers remains one of our organi-zation’s most important assets. Their keen insight and good judgment enables us to select students of outstanding character who demonstrate great potential for leadership each year. Further, we are pleased to have welcomed several dynamic leaders onto our Board in the past year, including Ken Broekaert, Nancy Lockhart, Meghan Moore (W. Garfield Weston Loran Scholar ’98), Mamdouh Shoukri, The Hon. Michael Wilson, and Nancy Young. Thank you to all of our volunteers who provided over 8,000 hours of volunteer service last year.
The Loran Scholar program is without doubt the premier independent, nationally competitive undergraduate award in the country. To date, we have granted more than $21 million in scholarships to more than 2,100 students over the last two decades. We are confident that with your continued, generous investment in identifying, nurturing and supporting young Canadians of exceptional promise, the Foundation will continue to be a leader in educational philanthropy and play a vital role in building a better future for all Canadians.
Warm regards,
Franca and Peter
LETTER FROM CEO & CHAIR
Peter George, C.M., O.OntChair
Franca Gucciardi (Loran ‘90)Executive Director & CEO
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RESULTS SO FAR
The breadth and depth of Loran Scholars may be difficult to capture, but Class of 1990 Loran Scholar, Sam Wong identified a common thread that connects most scholars: “The scholarship challenged me to go further, to extend myself, and to encourage others to do the same. These values continue with me today.”
For example, Graham Fox (Loran Scholar ‘93), who studied politics at Queen’s, recently became the youngest president and CEO of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. George Georghiades (‘95), a graduate of the Ivey business program at Western, transitioned from a successful career in management con-sulting with McKinsey & Co. to start his own real estate company in Kitchener-Waterloo.
François Tanguay-Renaud (‘98) earned tenure at York University, where he teaches at Osgoode Hall Law School and runs a research centre on transnational law. Two of his fellow scholars from the class of 1998, Michelle Dagnino and Heather Holland, are executive directors of Canadian charities.
On the business front, scholars are succeed-ing while pursuing entrepreneurial paths. Lucas Skoczkowski (’92) is the founder and CEO of Redknee Solutions Inc., a mobile software company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Corey Centen (‘03), a graduate of the biomedical engineering program at McMaster, invented the CPRGlove, worked to commercialize it, and then sold the product to a major manufacturer in the United States. Breanne Everett (‘02), a Calgary-based plastic surgery resident, invented a sensor to mitigate the loss of sensation in the feet associated with diabetes and has founded a company to man-ufacture and distribute the device.
The younger cohort of Loran Scholars is also meeting our high expectations for academic achievement, leadership and service. Over 93 per cent of scholars graduate in good standing, while also taking on significant leadership roles on-campus. In the spring, two scholars from the class of 2008, Adam Fearnall and Siobhan
Stewart, were elected president of their respective student bodies at Western and McMaster. Paulina Bogdanova (’10) was selected as head girl of Trinity College in the University of Toronto.
More than 80 per cent of Loran Scholars pursue graduate studies, many as tenants of major scholarships. Sheiry Dhillon, from the class of 2008, is the 13th Loran Scholar to become a Rhodes Scholar. Others have received Chevening, Trudeau, Vanier, Baxter, Fulbright, NSERC and SSHRC scholarships for graduate studies. In the field of law, Annamaria Enenajor (‘02) and Adela Gotz (‘03) became the fourth and fifth Loran Scholars to serve as clerks at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Our alumni are also working for leading organizations, including federal, provincial and municipal governments, the World Bank, the Canada Pension Plan, Amazon, and various hospitals, law firms, school boards, charities, management con-sulting firms and universities.
In addition to forging successful careers, our alumni remain committed to service, volunteering in a wide range of roles with local and national charities. For example, alumni are currently volunteering with the Adoption Council of Ontario, the Manitoba Agriculture Museum, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, shelters for the homeless in New Brunswick and Camp Triumph in Prince Edward Island.
We are pleased that so many alumni are supporting the founda-tion as volunteers and as donors. To date, 74 per cent of our alumni have donated $280,000 in support of the Loran Scholar program. One third of alumni are volunteers. Given that the average age of our alumni is just 30 years, these numbers are very encouraging.
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in support of Loran Scholars
13 Rhodes Scholars from Canada are also Loran Scholars
Laura Thomson,W. Garfield Weston Loran Scholar ’04, is currently a PhD candidate in Glaciology at the University of Ottawa.
2005 Dominion Loran Scholar Jesse Robson, is the co-founder and managing director of Happily Ever Active in Halifax, NS.
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Loran Scholar group photo on facing page: back row (l to r): Tristan Emiry, Megan Smith, Nathan Valsangkar, Tony Zhang, Lynden Evers, Emily Hilton, Julie Van de Valk, Turner McKay, Hayden Rodenkirchen, Alana Lapworth, Evan Vassallo, Anamjit Sivia, Simon Harmgardt, Connor Anear, Kate Morrison; front row (l to r): Karl Chastko, Emily Hodgson, Alice Gauntley, Chanel Fournier, Maurane Cloutier, Carly Sotas, Sanasi Jayawardena, Sarah Arsenault, Aanchal Ralhan, Cam Yung, Maryellen Gibson, Kaleem Hawa, Camille Pelletier Vernooy, Alexa Mouawad, Nicole Raymer.
CLASS OF 2012Connor Anear, Loran Scholar Evan Hardy Collegiate, Saskatoon, SK
Sarah Arsenault, BMO Capital Markets Loran Scholar École Pierre Chiasson, St. Louis, PE
Karl Chastko, Marilyn & Walter Booth Loran Scholar Shoal Lake School, Shoal Lake, MB
Maurane Cloutier, BMO Capital Markets Loran Scholar Cégep François Xavier-Garneau, Québec City, QC
Tristan Emiry, Applebanks Loran Scholar Espanola High School, Massey, ON
Lynden Evers, Ralph M. Barford Loran Scholar École secondaire Franco-Jeunesse, Sarnia, ON
Chanel Fournier, Loran Scholar Collège Catholique Samuel-Genest, Ottawa, ON
Alice Gauntley, Loran Scholar Humberside Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON
Maryellen Gibson, Rebanks Loran Scholar Lacombe Composite High School, Tees, AB
Simon Harmgardt, Young Fund Loran Scholar T.A. Blakelock High School, Oakville, ON
Kaleem Hawa, BMO Loran Scholar Upper Canada College, Toronto, ON
Emily Hilton, Future Leaders Loran Scholar Sa-Hali Secondary School, Kamloops, BC
Emily Hodgson, Loran Scholar Collége Gérald-Godin, Hudson Heights, QC
Sanasi Jayawardena, BMO Capital Markets Loran Scholar Bluevale Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, ON
Alana Lapworth, Loran Scholar Churchill Community High School, La Ronge, SK
Turner McKay, WestJet Loran Scholar County Central School, Vulcan, AB
Kate Morrison, Temerty Loran Scholar Evan Hardy Collegiate, Saskatoon, SK
Alexa Mouawad, Loran Scholar École Sécondaire L’Essor, Kingsville, ON
Camille Pelletier Vernooy, Lallemand Loran Scholar Cégep de l’Outaouais, Gatineau, QC
Aanchal Ralhan, Loran Scholar Gonzaga Regional High School, St. John’s, NL
Nicole Raymer, Loran Scholar Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, Keene, ON
Hayden Rodenkirchen, Scace Loran Scholar Kelowna Christian School, Kelowna, BC
Anamjit Sivia, Loran Scholar Western Canada High School, Calgary, AB
Megan Smith, Loran Scholar Hants East Rural High School, Nine Mile River, NS
Carly Sotas, Loran Scholar Birtle Collegiate Institute, Birtle, MB
Nathan Valsangkar, Belzberg Loran Scholar Dover Bay Secondary, Nanaimo, BC
Julie Van de Valk, Loran Scholar Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, ON
Evan Vassallo, Redknee Loran Scholar Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, St. Catharines, ON
Cameron Yung, Nexen Loran Scholar St. Francis High School, Calgary, AB
Tony Zhang, Loran Scholar Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, ON
THE SELECTION PROCESS
We believe that a young person’s character is a better indicator of overall potential than standard academic measures. As a result, our selection process is rigorous, thorough and involves personal interviews with a talented and diverse group of volunteers.
We send our application materials to more than 4,000 high schools and CEGEPs in Canada, and we encourage each school to select and nominate the candidates who best match our selection criteria. This year, 2,024 young Canadians were recognized by their schools for their character, commitment to service and leadership potential. An additional 1,870 students applied directly.
We have established 30 regional committees and one national direct pool committee in 21 cities across Canada. More than 295 volunteers, drawn from business, education and the wider community, are involved as assessors or interviewers.
This year, our regional committees selected 352 semi-finalists for personal inter-views from an original pool of 3,894 applicants. In February, the top 76 candidates attended our national selection weekend in Toronto, where our six national committees and two national co-chairs selected our 30 newest Loran Scholars. We also granted 42 finalist awards ($3,000 ea.), 40 provincial awards ($2,000 ea.) and recognized students with honour citations (54) and semi-final-ist certificates (214).
’11-’12 3 year average
No. of applicants 3,894 3,553
Percentage of sponsored applicants 52% 53%
Est. volunteer hours for selection process 6,000 5,600
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UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
Unique in Canada, our university partners demonstrate their trust in our selection process by waiving tuition for Loran Scholars. They also join us in stewarding scholars throughout their undergraduate studies by designating a staff member who serves as an advisor on campus. Universities with a significant number of Loran Scholars on-campus host receptions for past and present scholars, volunteers, mentors and supporters.
Atlantic CanadaDalhousie UniversityMemorial UniversityMount Allison UniversityUniversité de MonctonUniversity of King’s CollegeUniversity of New Brunswick
QuébecMcGill UniversityUniversité LavalUniversité de Montréal
OntarioMcMaster UniversityQueen’s UniversityUniversity of GuelphUniversity of Ottawa Ryerson UniversityUniversity of TorontoUniversity of WaterlooUniversity of Western OntarioYork University
PrairiesUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of ManitobaUniversity of Saskatchewan
BCSimon Fraser UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Victoria
Since its inception, the Loran Scholar program has excelled at selecting and supporting the next generation of leaders for Canada. Its emphasis on experiential education, entrepreneurial thinking and the importance of a well-rounded undergraduate experience makes this program worthy of all our support.
Mamdouh Shoukri President, York University & Board Director, CMSF
Peter Guo (’09), Christina Klassen (’11) and mentor Hilary Pearson at the annual Loran Scholar reception hosted at McGill University.
Patrick Cronin and Eric Tripp of BMO Capital Markets
PROFILE : PATRICK CRONIN & ERIC TRIPP
We have benefited from the counsel of Patrick Cronin, Executive Managing Director & Head of Trading Products at BMO Capital Markets, since he joined our board of directors in 2009. He has interviewed candidates at the regional and national level and, along with his wife, Ramona, Pat is a major annual donor and member of the Executive Director’s Circle.
“All of the Loran Scholars we’ve met are truly outstanding. These young people are not only accomplished, they are also confident, inspiring and passionate – all qualities that we consider essential for the next generation of Canadian leaders,” says Pat.
BMO Capital Markets has been one of our biggest supporters since they joined us eight years ago. Over that time, through its Equity Through Education program, the company has underwritten 24 BMO Capital Markets Loran Awards, each now valued at $80,000, for young women from all over Canada: from Victoria, BC to Biggar, SK to St. Louis, PEI. The bank has also offered enterprise internships to scholars through our summer program.
Equity Through Education is a charitable initiative aimed at creating a more diverse workplace by offering support to help bright, deserving people realize their educational ambitions by giving them opportunities they might not otherwise have.
“We need leaders in every domain and every organization, which is why BMO Capital Markets is a proud supporter of the Loran Scholar program. Through our Equity Through Education initiative, we have invested $1,825,000 in a diverse group of scholars, all of whom show potential as leaders,” says Eric Tripp, President, BMO Capital Markets.
All of the Loran Scholars we’ve met are truly outstanding. These young people are not only accomplished, they are also confident, inspiring and passionate – all qualities that we consider essential for the next generation of Canadian leaders.
Patrick Cronin, BMO Capital Markets
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m e n t o r i n g
MENTORS FOR THE CLASS OF 2011Iris Almeida-Côté, Chief Executive Officer, The TRIGONE Group, Montreal
Bill Black, Past President and CEO, Maritime Life, Halifax
Madeline Boscoe, Executive Director, the Reach Community Health Centre, Vancouver
Tim Brodhead, Senior Fellow, Social Innovation Generation (SIG) National, Montreal
Vickie Cammack, President & CEO, Tyze Personal Networks, Vancouver
Kevin Chan, Director of Policy, Parliamentary Affairs and Research, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Ottawa
Shirley Chan, Past CEO, Building Opportunities with Business, Vancouver
Jane Craighead, Sr. Vice-President, Total Rewards, Scotiabank, Toronto
Linda Ann Daly, Past Chair, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston
Walter Fenlon, Financial Advisor, Assante Wealth Management, Kingston
Jane Good, Past Manager of Career Education and Counselling, Queen’s University, Kingston
Cheryl Hodder, Partner, McInnes Cooper, Halifax
Stephen Huddart, President and CEO, The J. W. McConnell Family Foundation, Montreal
Don Jaffray, Executive Director, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton, Hamilton
Lucia Harrison, Executive Director, Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Council, Kitchener
Kosar Khwaja (’94), Assistant Professor, Trauma Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, McGill University, Montreal
David Laidley, Chairman Emeritus of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Montreal
Laurie Lashbrook, President, Lashbrook Marketing & Public Relations, London
Nancy Lockhart, CAO, Frum Development Group, Toronto
Judith Marcuse, Co-Director, International Centre of Art for Social Change, Vancouver
Hilary Pearson, President & CEO, Philanthropic Foundations Canada, Montreal
Tamara Rebanks, Vice President, Community Affairs, George Weston Limited, Toronto
Sidney Ribaux, Co-founder & Executive Director, Équiterre, Montreal
Mike Ridley, Chief Information Officer, University of Guelph, Guelph
Norman Riddell, President, SOGERI Consultants, Ottawa
Karen Sheriff, President & CEO, Bell Aliant, Halifax/Toronto
Merilyn Simonds, Artistic Director, Kingston WritersFest, Kingston
Michael Urlocker, Director, Equity Research, GMP Securities, Toronto
Peter Wong, Vice President, Investment Advisor, Raymond James, Vancouver
Our growing national network of donors, alumni and volunteers is one of our greatest assets. Since 2005, the one-on-one mentorship program has involved 248 mentors, 118 of whom are mentoring current Loran Scholars. Mentors commit to sharing their experiences and networks with the scholars and also act as role models and advisors.
To build connections between mentors and scholars, senior fellows have convened gatherings for more than 100 mentors and scholars in Vancouver, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.
PROFILE : ROSE WILSON & EMMA HERRINGTON
Originally from Orillia, Ontario, Emma Herrington (Loran Scholar ‘10) is a third-year student at Dalhousie University where she is majoring in neuroscience in the integrated science program. On-campus, Emma is the president of the Dalhousie Science Society, wrestles competitively and is past-president of Smith House. During her two summers so far, Emma volunteered in a hospital in Moldova and interned at Apple Athletic Products in Ontario.
Upon moving to Nova Scotia, Emma was paired with Rose Wilson, co-chairwoman of Wilsons Fuel, through the Loran mentorship program. Rose, a 2011 Red Cross Humanitarian Award recipient, is well-known for her tireless efforts to contribute to the Halifax community. She is particularly supportive of youth in the region and is a major donor to the Loran Scholar program.
Emma was struck by her mentor’s openness from the very beginning: “Rose is unbelievably successful and yet, when you meet her, you are not overwhelmed by an ego. Her humility is something that I have tried to emulate since the day we met.”
Rose and Emma’s mentor-mentee relationship extends beyond the casual conversation: “The beauty of my relationship with Rose is that she believes fully in my ability to complete any task. I work best when I talk through decisions with someone I hold in high regard. Our discussions help me to explore my options.”
Rose also believes in the value of the reciprocal mentoring relationship, “It is an honour to be invited to mentor a young person with such strong potential for leader-ship and energy to contribute to her community. Further, the rewards are tremendous. Emma is like a member of our family now.”
The beauty of my relationship with Rose is that she believes fully in my ability to complete any task. I work best when I talk through decisions with someone I hold in high regard. Our discussions help me to explore my options.
Emma Herrington
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With 118 scholars studying throughout Canada at 19 different universities, we believe strongly in the value of establishing a national community of scholars who inspire and motivate each other. To this end, each year we bring scholars together for an orientation expedition, national scholars’ retreat, regional events and our national scholars’ forum. We also provide an online space for past and present scholars at www.loranscholar.ca and on LinkedIn.
ORIENTAT ION EXPEDIT ION
A multi-year pledge from Nancy and Bob Young continues to bring each new class of Loran Scholars together to participate in an outdoor expedition. The week-long trip provides scholars with an opportunity to challenge themselves physically, gain confidence
in taking risks and work productively in a team setting. It also builds a shared sense of identity amongst the incoming class of Loran Scholars before they disperse across Canada to begin their first term at university.
This year the incoming Class of 2012 scholars split into one hiking and two canoeing groups before venturing into Algonquin Park. Scholars covered up to 10 km a day and pitched camp every night, carrying their gear and food with them. This wilder-ness experience was a first for many. A 24-hour solitary period in the middle of the expedition and several days of rain added extra elements of challenge this year.
This is our fourth year partnering with Outward Bound to deliver this program. Since its inception in 2009, there has been a noticeable impact on scholars’ relationships with one another as the Loran Scholar community grows more cohesive every year.
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SCHOLARS’ RETREAT
Upon completion of the orientation expedition, the incoming scholars joined their upper-year counterparts at the annual Scholars’ Retreat. This year, 83 scholars, eight staff members and several alumni gathered to highlight peer-to-peer learning, role modeling, and reflection.
During the weekend, alumni facilitated sessions about the value of learning from failure and how to maximize opportunities in your career and community. Scholar- and staff-led sessions provided tips to pursue summer plans outside of your comfort zone and ideas to improve service activities. This retreat was the largest gathering of current scholars to date.
NAT IONAL SCHOLARS’ FORUM
As is tradition, first- and fourth-year scholars were invited to attend the national selection weekend to participate in the annual Scholars’ Forum and assist with interviews. The forum consisted of workshops and plenaries led by scholars, alumni, staff and guests.
Highlights of the forum included a case-based discussion on trust, reputation and ethical leadership led by Rotman business professor and former director of CMSF, Rick Powers; alumni-led sessions investigated what constitutes a classroom and what counts as education, as well as how to integrate the Loran values into the transition out of undergraduate studies. Fourth-year scholars facilitated a discus-sion titled, “What We Wish We Had Known” with first-year scholars that rounded out the day.
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PROFILE : D IVYA PAHWA
Originally from Saskatoon, Divya Pahwa (Loran Scholar ’09) graduated from Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, where she served as co-editor of the school paper, head of the environmental club and chaired the student ambassador council for Kids Help Phone.
After being selected as a Loran Scholar, Divya decided to move to Montreal to study at McGill University. Now a fourth-year student in sociology and marketing, she serves as treasurer of a campus political club and was a delegate to the G8/G20 youth summit in Paris, France. In the wider Montreal community, she volunteers with a literacy initiative for at-risk youth. She also writes for the McGill career services blog about career advice and issues facing young women in the workplace.
Divya’s summer experiences have complemented and broadened her academic studies. During the summer after
her first year at McGill, Divya volunteered with SIDART, an NGO in Jaipur, India. She helped to lead focus group discussions with politically involved women and researched de-centralized govern-ments, education and women’s empowerment in politics. “My summer working with SIDART taught me the most about people, exercising patience, and how people define value in their lives,” says Divya. “It was fascinating to understand and learn why my co-workers value kinship and loyalty so much and how family influences the decisions a young person makes.”
For her second summer, she interned at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy in Saskatoon. Building on her experience the previous summer, she researched and wrote a paper on federalism, social policy, the welfare state and health care in India.
For her third summer, Divya worked at Loblaw Companies in Brampton. She interned in product development, project management and marketing, with a focus on new gluten-free products. “Working for such a large company I was expected to learn a lot on my own. From a business perspective, it was quite possibly the best learning experience I’ve had in the past four years,” she says.
Over the course of their undergraduate studies, scholars are expected to gain work experience in the private and public sectors in Canada and abroad. Staff members support scholars by establishing partnerships with leading companies and organiza-tions, such as Social Capital Partners, the Consulate General of Canada in Vietnam and the Martin Prosperity Institute. In 2011, 28 internships were made available to scholars through the Foundation. Scholars are also encouraged to connect to our extensive network of donors, alumni and volunteers. They can access up to $8,500 in order to plan three unique and challenging summer experiences.
1. An enterprise internship: Scholars develop skills in a for-profit environment and learn about leadership in the business world. For example, 2010 BMO Capital Markets Loran Scholar Sarah Lone was a Social Responsibility Research Assistant with Teck Resources Ltd, a mining company with 9000 employees worldwide.
2. A public policy internship: Scholars gain experi-ence with Canada’s policy-making process, in its partisan or non-partisan forms, and are exposed to institutions that influence public policy in Canada. For example, 2010 Loran Scholar Dylan Collins interned with the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, where he researched policies to widen access to an opioid antidote.
3. Personal and/or community development: In Canada or abroad, scholars participate in projects that take them outside of their academic and personal comfort zones. For example, 2009 W. Garfield Weston Loran Scholar Tyler Heal helped to lay the ground-work for a new Arctic service-learning project for the University of Alberta’s engineering department in Pangnirtung, Nunavut.
The summer program has exceeded my expectations, says Divya. I had no idea there was so much adventure and learning in store for me. It’s been an incredible ride.
Divya Pahwa
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In late September 2011, alumni, scholars and their guests gathered in Toronto for the second Connexion weekend. On Friday, Klara Michal (‘97) hosted an informal reception that gave alumni an opportunity to meet and catch up with each other.
Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of the MaRS Discovery District, kicked off Saturday with a morning keynote address. She challenged alumni to consider the innovation impera-tive we face as a nation and called on a new generation of leaders to usher in this new knowledge economy.
The theme, “Unconventional Leaders in an Open World”, included six interactive panels involving 16 speakers on topics related to the theme, including the future of health care, innovation in public policy and the public sector, urban environmental-ism, unconventional education, rural Canada and the open Internet.
Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary, was the highlight of the evening as he delivered a keynote address outlining his “politics in complete sentences” approach. An excerpt of Mayor Nenshi’s speech was later aired on CTV’s W5 program.
An alumni brunch on Sunday concluded the weekend. Alumni spoke about the value of the personal connections forged through the alumni network and partici-pated in a brainstorming session led by Chris Cowperthwaite (‘99), the incoming coordinator of the alumni association.
Writing about the weekend later an alumna said she would strongly recommend the Connexion experience, stating: “The inspiration, the confidence and the sense of potential you walk away with is really remarkable. Plus, the desire to continue to achieve, work hard to serve your community, and to build meaningful connections with people is invaluable.”
PROFILE : GEORGE GEORGHIADES
Almost three years ago, George Georghiades (Loran Scholar ’95) and his brother Nickolas started Lexington Park Real Estate Capital Inc., a premier real estate invest-ment and asset management firm in Waterloo. Focused on the growing region of Kitchener-Waterloo, the firm manages a broadly diversified portfolio of retail, office, and multi-residential assets totaling over $135 million. Beyond generating returns, the firm strives to create sustainable new and repurposed assets that serve the long-term interests of the communities in which it operates.
Being selected as a Loran Scholar and having the opportunity to study at Huron College and the Richard Ivey School of Business was a life-changing experience for George. “I was very comfortable in Waterloo. But it was great to be plucked out and be immersed in a new environment with the resources and time to think about what I wanted to do and who I wanted to be. Without the award, I would never have been able to study away from home,” he says.
George was a residence don for two years and served on a number of Ivey committees. Through his mentor, Paul Hayman, fellow scholars and other contacts in the foundation’s network, he found summer internships at Co-operators Insurance, HSBC Bank Canada and Ballantyne Systems.
Upon graduating from Ivey, George joined McKinsey & Company as an analyst and spent nearly a year in Greece helping to establish the firm’s Athens office. After two and half years, he then went to work on special projects within CIBC’s Retail Markets group.
George earned an MSc in real estate economics and finance from the London School of Economics and an MPA from the Kennedy School at Harvard University before returning to McKinsey. He held progressively senior roles and was primarily focused on alternative investments, real estate and private equity. In conjunction with his academic studies, his time at McKinsey provided the content knowledge that he needed to launch Lexington Park with his brother.
George is a strong supporter of the Loran Scholar program. He mentored a scholar who attended Western, was the first alumnus to serve on the board of the foundation, and currently chairs the selection committee in Kitchener-Waterloo/Guelph. Through Lexington Park, he is also a major donor. “To be competitive globally, we need to invest significantly in talented young Canadians,” he says. “Just a few people can have a huge impact on the world. We need to give them an option to excel here in Canada and the Loran Scholar program does that – one student at a time.”
It’s easy to give back to an institution that has helped shape my life.
George Georghiades
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Sergio Acuna Mancilla
Joel Adams
Megan Adams
Alice Adelkind
Amanda Affonso
Dorinne Ah-Kam
Lauren Albrecht (‘01)
Brent Allison
Teresa Alm
Iris Almeida-Coté
Anne Andermann
Caroline Andrew
Amy Andrews Alexander (‘96)
Mark Angelo (‘97)
James Appleyard
Louise Arkle
Ted Aubut
Mary Lou Babineau
Anne Catherine Bajard
Lauren Baker
Karim Bardeesy
Stephanie Barker
Katie Barnes-Prior
Allison Barrett-George
Debbie Barton Moore
Jeff Baryshnik (‘98)
David Bell
Hannah Bell
Teresa Bennett (‘94)
Vali Bennett
Louis Bernatchez
Lyle Best
Bridget Beswick (‘99)
Mebrat Beyene
Benoit Bisaillon
Bill Black
Rob Black
Calee Blanchard (‘98)
Randy Boissonnault
Madeline Boscoe
Julie Clare Boudreault
Marina Boulos
Andreea Bourgeois
Marg Bowman
Cory Brake
Gurpreet Brar (‘00)
Samuel Breau (’05)
Jeff Brison
Scott Brittain
Alan Broadbent
Tim Brodhead
Ken Broekaert
Elizabeth Bronson
Kyla Brophy (‘06)
Joseph Brubaker
Dinu Bumbaru
Erika Burger (‘91)
Kate Burke
Helen Burstyn
François Cadieux (‘05)
Kelsey Cameron (‘98)
Lindsay Cameron
Vickie Cammack
Valerie Campbell
Wendi Campbell
Ray Cantwell (‘98)
Derek Carlisle
Sharon Carstairs
Sheila Casgrain
John Cawley
Wendy Cecil
Amy Cervenan (‘99)
Louise Chagnon-Bucheit
Mark Chamberlain
Kevin Chan
Shirley Chan
Alice Chan-Yip
Robert Chatelain (‘01)
Tameeza Chatur
Priscilla Chen
Steve Chipman
Jerome Chomos
Jeeshan Chowdhury (‘00)
Jennifer Clapp
Jennifer Clark
Meghan Clarke
Andrew Clement
Lisa Cline
Robert Cluett
Ruth Ann Companion
Alex Conliffe (‘99)
Martin Connell
Meg Connell
Megan Conway
Sean Conway
George Cooke
Aline Cool
George Cooper
Michele Corbeil
Priscilla Corcoran Mooney
Dave Cormier
Christine Corston
Stephen Couchman
Yvan Couture
Chris Cowperthwaite (‘99)
Philip Cowperthwaite
Christine Cowtan
Jane Craighead
Caroline Crawford (‘06)
Purdy Crawford
David Crombie
Patrick Cronin
Michael Currie (‘05)
Ruth daCosta
Ann Dadson
Michelle Dagnino (‘98)
Kit Dalaroy
Linda Ann Daly
Lisa Dalziel
Elaine Davies
Annabelle DeGouveia
Paul Dekar
Lisa Demers
Rose-May Demore
Jean Dennie
Melanie Derynck (‘02)
Brian Desbiens
Mohamed Dhanani
Adrienne di Paolo
Cam di Prata
Sarah Dickson
Lauren Dobell
Kelly Doctor (‘99)
Alix Dostal
Vaughan Dowie
James Downey
Andrea Drager
Jacques Dubé
Peter Dueck
Wendy Duff
Nora Duke
Martin Dumas
Carly Dunster
Kim Dupre
Erin Eacott (‘93)
David Eaves
Kim Echlin
Lyle Eide
Susan Eide
Pearl Eliadis
Michael Emes
Kristin Erickson (‘01)
Breanne Everett (’02)
Paul Fahey
Kevin Fairs
Conor Falvey (‘06)
Johnny Fansher
Kevin Farrell
Sarah Farrell
Walter Fenlon
Andrea Feunekes
Marta Filipski (‘02)
Mary Ann Finn
Julie Firestone
Brenda Fitzgerald
Normand Fortier
Catherine Fowler
Graham Fox (‘93)
Renzo Francescutti
Evan Fraser
Graham Fraser
Diane Freeman
Charlotte French
David Friesen
Virginia Froman
Janet Frood
Rick Frost
Guy Fuller
Kathleen Gallagher
Carolina Gallo Richer La Flèche
Brian Gardner (‘93)
Peter George
George Georghiades (‘95)
Frances Gertsch
Natalie Gerum (‘05)
Melissa Gibaldi (‘04)
Julie Gibson (‘95)
Mark Gifford
Scott Gilmore
Eric Gionet
Patrick Giroux
Jonathan Glencross
Steve Glickman
Nicki Glowacki
Jane Good
Ida Goodreau
Douglas Grant
Pierre-Luc Gravel
James Gray
Jerry Gray
Loree Gray
Shari Graydon
Kelly Grindrod
Harry Grossmith
Wojciech Gryc (‘04)
Bill Guest
Luther Haave
Frederick Hall
Louise Hamel
Darlene Hammell
Leanne Hammond Komori
Lucy Hanes Chatham
Debbie Hanlon
Ian Hanna
Rick Harcourt
Dylan Hardy
Patricia Harris
Lucia Harrison
Robert Hawkes
Anne Hebert
Gerard Heffernan
Cheryl Heinzl
David Helliwell
Meghan Henry
Claire Hepburn
Les Herr
Hillary Higgins (‘03)
Garry Hilderman
Alex Himelfarb
Terrence Ho
Cheryl Hodder
Karen Hoffmann
Laura Hogan (‘99)
Heather Holland (‘98)
Jonathan Holmes (‘07)
Since inception, our selection process has relied on a network of dedicated volun-teers who assess and interview candidates. We recruit volunteers from a variety of sectors and careers who are demonstrating in their own lives the very values we look for in our scholars. Our small staff of seven employees works at the centre of this national network.
From the directors on our board to the interviewers and assessors to the mentors who commit to four years of advising a scholar, it is only through the work of volunteers that we are able to deliver such an effective enrichment program. Last year, more than 500 volunteers gave more than 8,000 hours of their time. We thank the indi-viduals listed below for giving their time and for believing in the value of making long-term investments in young Canadians who demonstrate character, service and leadership potential.
v o l u n t e e r s
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Grant Hopcroft
Nancy Hopkins
Jon Hountalas
Stephen Huddart
Renée Hudon
Jim Hughes
Michelle Hurtubise
Andrea Iaboni
Yaacov Iland (‘97)
David Ingram
Nicole Israel (‘99)
Humera Jabir (‘08)
Tim Jackson
Don Jaffray
Francine James (’94)
Ed Jernigan
Michael Johnston
Craig Jones
Seth Kay
Allison Keating (‘04)
Anthony Keating
Carol Kehoe
Ruth Kelly
Kevin Keough
John Keuper
Ekta Khemani
Kosar Khwaja (‘94)
Candace Kielbiski
Jamie King
Jennifer King (‘98)
Joey Kish
Emilie Knoechel (‘96)
Sara Knowles (‘98)
Audrey Kobayashi
Michael Kogon (‘95)
Amy-Lee Kouwenberg (‘01)
Norman Labrie
David Laidley
Scott Landgraff
Jane Lapointe
Viviane Lapointe
Paul Larocque
Laurie Lashbrook
Sylvie Lauzon
Tracy Lavin
Patrick Lawlor
Doug Lawson
Stéphane LeBlanc
Marie Leblanc-Kerr
Linda Leith
Richard Lemon
John Lennox
Richard Lessard
Pat Letizia
Peter Leuprecht
Leah Levac
Leanne Lewis
Christopher Li (‘93)
Grace Li (‘06)
Alison Loat
Nancy Lockhart
Sandra Lockyer
Charles Loewen
Chad Lubelsky
Wayne Ludlow
Gaëtan Lussier
Marie-Claire Lussier-Desbiens (‘05)
Emma Lyndon (‘98)
Jeanette Lynes
Kurt Lynn
Mary MacDonald-Pickering
Rhiannon MacDonnell
Sandra MacGillivray (‘94)
Jim Mackey
Peter MacKinnon
Roderick MacLennan
Michael MacMillan
Antonia Maioni
Beth Malcolm
Zahra Mamdani
Sharon Manson Singer
Judith Marcuse
Verlie Martin
Marilyn Mason
Jaymie Matthews
Judy Matthews
Ashif Mawji
Arthur May
Alex Mazer (‘97)
Donald Mazer
Gordon McBean
Brian McCain
Jill McCaw
Rosemarie McClean
Velma McColl
Kim McConnell
Helen McEvoy
Sandy McFadden
Désirée McGraw
Mary McIntosh
Helen McLean
Anne McLellan
Christy McLeod
Axel Meisen
Sylvie Mercier
Klara Michal (‘97)
Christian Michaud
Sandi Mielitz
Heather Millar (‘00)
Diane Minichiello
Sam Minniti
Usha Mittoo
Jessica Moe (‘04)
Mike Moffatt
John Montalbano
Meghan Moore (‘98)
Mary Moran
Michael Moreau (‘98)
Caroline Morency
Elizabeth Morey
David Morin
Isabelle Morin
Françoise Morissette
William Morneau
Kim Morris
David Mosher
Christine Moss
Kristen Munro
Susan Murley
Shawn Murphy
Kyleen Myrah
Nicolas Nadeau (‘02)
Patrick Nadeau (‘98)
Kendra Naidoo (‘01)
Ted Needham
Byron Neiles
Naheed Nenshi
Jennifer Newcombe
Chris Newton-Smith (’95)
Martha Nixon
David Noble
Donna Noonan
Wesley Novotny (‘96)
Mark Nyvlt
Janice O’Born
Daniela O’Callaghan (‘01)
Jennifer O’Connor
Jeremy O’Krafka
Liz O’Neill
Vivienne Ojala
Sharon Olmstead
Catherine Ouimet
Mark Ouseley (‘06)
Terry Owen
VOLUNTEERS cont inued
VOLUNTEERS cont inued
PROFILE : THE HON. MICHAEL WILSON, P.C. , C .C.
Well-known for his work as federal Minister of Finance and later as Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, The Honourable Michael Wilson joined the Board of the Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation in 2012. He brings a wealth of expe-rience from his distinguished career in Canadian public life as a politician, diplomat, business leader and community volunteer to our board.
“The Loran Scholar program, with its emphasis on identifying and nurturing strong character in young Canadians who are making practical contributions to communi-ties across the country, is a key means of investing in the future prosperity of Canada. I am proud to serve on the board,” says Mr. Wilson, who is Chairman of Barclays Capital Canada.
Mr. Wilson is a strong supporter of higher education. He is a graduate of Trinity College and currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Toronto. In 2010, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada for his outspoken advocacy in the field of mental health and for his contributions to public service, both in Canada and on the international stage.
Sevaun Palvetzian
Marc Paquin
Sandra Patterson
Lianne Paturel
Martin Pearce
Matthew Pearce
Hilary Pearson
Landon Pearson
Ian Peer
Carole Pelletier
Kate Pereira (‘04)
Laura-Julie Perreault
Ann Peters
Cathy Phillips
John Phillips
Tara Phillips (‘96)
Craig Pho
Lawrie Pollard
Gerry Pond
Rick Powers
Gail Prasad (‘98)
Deborah Preston
Christopher Proctor (‘06)
Ene Querney
Jennifer Racine
Marie-France Raynault
Brandi Read (‘98)
Tamara Rebanks
Wendy Rebanks
Matthew Reid (‘05)
Sylvie Renault
Grant Reuber
The Loran Scholar program, with its emphasis on identifying and nurturing strong character in young Canadians who are making practical contributions to communities across the country, is a key means of investing in the future prosperity of Canada. I am proud to serve on the board,
The Honourable Michael Wilson
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Vis ionar ies ’ C i rc le - $500 ,000+
Estate of Ora Adeline Abraham
Walter and Marilyn Booth
Nancy & Bob Young
Founders ’ C i rc le - $75 ,000+
Anonymous
Anonymous
Samuel Belzberg
Craig Casgrain
Tamara Rebanks & James Appleyard
Wendy & Leslie Rebanks
Founders ’ C i rc le - $25 ,000-$74 ,999
Gerald & Geraldine Heffernan
Robert Cluett
Klara Michal (‘97)A
John & Cathy Phillips
Rose Wilson
Founders ’ C i rc le - $10 ,000-$24 ,999
Wendy M. Cecil
Patrick & Ramona Cronin
William Morneau
Craig Pho & Mireille Moors
Richard Rooney
Mark Schaan (‘97)
Kevin Sullivan
Quynh-Thuyen Tan (’92)
Fred R. Wright
Ben A. Young
INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL GIVING
We thank the individuals listed below for their financial contributions in support of our mission. A denotes a donor who also gave travel miles to mitigate the costs of national selections. M indicates a monthly donor.
(from 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2012)
Sidney Ribaux
Doug Richardson
Emma Richardson
Lindsey Richardson
Norman Riddell
Mike Ridley
Nada Ristich
Joy Roberts
Peter Robic
Haley Robinson (‘08)
Peter Robinson
Bruno Rocca
Ryan Rodrigues
Meghan Rodrigues
Wendy Roe
Tina Rogers
Richard Rooney
Jane Rounthwaite
Kate Rounthwaite
Jane Roy
Lucie Saint Gelais
Abigail Salole
Nadia Salvaterra (‘00)
David Sandomierski (‘97)
Matthew Sardina
Meredith Saunderson
Judy Savage
Philip Savage
Andrée Savoie
Roberta Sawatzky
Natasha Sawh
Susan Scace
Mark Schaan (‘97)
Vicki Schmolka
Lyle Schwartz (‘96)
Rudy Sedlak (‘97)
Hersh Sehdev
Nola-Kate Seymoar
Steve Shannon
Jason Shannon
Mike Shaver
Allan Shaw
Karen Sheriff
Yafang Shi
Mamdouh Shoukri
Don Shumka
Robert Silverman
Michael Simmonds
Merilyn Simonds
Elliot Sims (‘04)
Duncan Sinclair
Lucas Skoczkowski (‘92)
Beth Skuy
Malcolm Smith
Michael Smith
Robert Smithson
Kim Steele
Erin Steuter
Judy Stymest
Linda Sun (‘07)
Peter Sweeney
John Swift
Michele Symons
Amy Tan (‘96)
Michele Leighton Symons
François Tanguay- Renaud (‘98)
Karen Tanner
Deborah Taylor
Peter Taylor
Leah Temerty Lord
Ken Teslia
Chantal Thériault
Myriam Thériault
Joël Thibert (‘00)
Patricia Thiel
Steve Thomas
David Thompson
Ian Thompson
Wendy Thomson
Chantal Tie
Tiffany Tingley (‘02)
Kenneth Tolmie
Martha Tory
Warren Tranquada (‘92)
Beatrice Traub-Werner
Moreen Tremblay
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
Ilse Treurnicht
Janet Tryhuba
Linda Tunney
Edna Turpin
Chris Umiastowski
Michael Urlocker
Steven Uster (‘97)
Barbara Uteck
Beth Vader (‘99)
Stéphane Vaillancourt
Valérie Valiulis
Jason van Eyk
John van Nostrand
Colleen Varcoe
Bhavana Varma
Christine Vaughan
Christl Verduyn
Lynda Vézina
Bilkis Vissandjée
Román Viveros-Aguilera
David Vlemmix (‘05)
Kevin Waller
Richard Walling
Gary Warner
Jaime Watt
Ashley Weese
Joy Weismiller
Frances Westley
W. Galen Weston
Anne Whelan
Laura White (‘00)
James Wilson
Karen Wilson
Michael Wilson
Rose Wilson
Chuk Wong
Peter Wong
Sue Wong
Rob Wood
Cornell C.V. Wright
Fred Wright
John Wright
Arash Yazdani
Elizabeth Yeo
Bill Young
Nancy Young
Sarah Young
Erica Zarkovich (‘98)
Pierre Zundel
VOLUNTEERS cont inued
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Execut ive D i rec to r ’s C i rc le - $500-$999 (cont ’d . )
Scho la rs ’ C i rc le - $250-$499
Anonymous
Ray (‘98) & Christine Cantwell
Greig & Carolyn Clark
Aline Cool
Brian Degnan
Melanie Derynck (‘02)
Michael Douglas (‘99)
James Downey
Kim Echlin
Conor Falvey (‘06)M
Maya Fernandez (‘08)
Afzal Habib (‘06)
Frederick Hall
Ian Hembery
Laura Hogan (‘99)
Michelle HurtubiseM
Francine James (‘94)
Sean Junor
Jennifer King (‘98)
Catherine Lambert (‘00)
John Watt Lennox
Emma Lyndon (‘98)
Matto Mildenberger (‘03)
Calvin Mitchell (‘10)
Patrick Nadeau (‘00)M
Barbara Nelson
Marian Nemec (‘91)
Kara O’Brien (‘01)
Neil Peet (‘04)
Ann Peters
Shayan Rahnama (‘01)
Tara & Rudy Sedlak (‘97)
Evan Short (‘93)
Megan Stone (‘06)
Christl Verduyn
Virginia Froman
Peter George
Holly Gwynne-Timothy
Marianne Hawkins (‘93)
Adina & Jesse HelmerM
Yaacov Iland (‘97)M
Heather Kerr (‘96)
Michael Laine
Sophia Lu (‘07)
Gaëtan Lussier
Sarah Michael (‘93)
Mary Moran
Chris Newton-Smith (‘95)
Wesley Novotny (‘96)
Natalie Parks (‘03)
Joanne Pooley
Tina Rogers
Heather SprattA, M
Amy Tan (‘96)
Martha J. Tory
Warren Tranquada (‘92)
Ryan Van Wert (‘98)
Chai r ’s C i rc le - $5 ,000-$9 ,999
Roderick MacLennanA
Bill & Betty Morris
Heinz & Margaret Rieger
Lucas Skoczkowski (‘92)
Steven Uster (‘97)
Chai r ’s C i rc le - $2 ,500-$4 ,999
Kenneth Broekaert
Corey Centen (‘03)
Bryan P. Davies & Andra TakacsA
Mary Ann Finn
Doug & Ruth Grant
Franca Gucciardi (‘90) & Alex Usher
David Ingram
L.O. Pollard
Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy
Execut ive D i rec to r ’s C i rc le - $1 ,000-$2 ,499
Gail Asper & Michael Paterson
Jeff Baryshnik (‘98)
Jalynn H. Bennett
Robert Campbell
Nathan Clute (‘98)
George Cooper
Elaine Davies
Brian Desbiens
Paul Fahey
Catherine Fowler
Brian Gardner (‘93)
Harry Holman
Richard Ivey
Kosar Khwaja (‘94)
Michael Kogon (‘95)
Sandra (‘94) & Rodney MacGillivray
Don & Rosemarie McClean
Christy McLeod
Richard Phillips
Karen McRae
Brandi Read (‘98)
Russell M. Robinson II
Lionel Schipper
Jordan Velestuk (‘99)
Execut ive D i rec to r ’s C i rc le - $500-$999
Anonymous (2)
Dominic Allain (‘95)
Amy Andrews Alexander (‘96)
Mark Angelo (‘99)
Alison & David Appleyard
Patricia Arroyo (‘92)
Stephanie Barker
Teresa Bennett (‘94)
Pierre Boudreault
Gurpreet Brar (‘00)M
Robert Chipman
Jennifer ClarkM
Chris Cowperthwaite (‘99)M
Purdy & Bea Crawford
Michelle Dagnino (‘98)
Adrienne Di Paolo
Erin Eacott (‘93)
Graham Fox (‘93)M
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Kevin O’Rielly
Justin Oake (‘06)
Sharon Olmstead
Livia Ottisova (‘03)
Mark Ouseley (‘06)
Jonathan Paradis (‘08)
Konnie Peet
John Pegg (‘06)
Aimee Pelletier (‘00)M
Kate Pereira (‘04)M
Lauren Phillips (‘99)
Tara Phillips (‘96)
Debjani Poddar (‘05)
Jay Potter (‘02)
Richard Powers
Gail Prasad (‘98)
Christopher Proctor (‘06)
Vanessa Redditt (‘03)
Matthew Reid (‘05)
Cameron Revington (‘11)M
Armin Rezaiean-Asel (‘11)
Lindsey Richardson
Karen Roberts (‘00)
Haley Robinson (‘08)
Jesse Robson (‘05)
George Roter
Jane Rowland
David Sandomierski (‘97)M
Gail Scott
Roberta Seed
Katie Sheehan
Robert Sillcox
Karlee Silver
Michael Singh (‘07)
Mariana Sklepowich (‘01)M
Graham Smith (‘05)
Kimia Sorouri (‘11)
Elizabeth Sully (‘04)
James Sully (‘02)
Linda Sun (‘07)
Ian Sunderland (‘98)
Kailea Switzer (‘05)
Julianna Tan (‘11)
François Tanguay-Renaud (‘98)
Myriam Thériault
Joël Thibert (‘00)
Jamie Thomas-Pavanel (‘05)
Tiffany Tingley (‘02)
Hoai-An Tran (‘08)
Geneviève Tremblay (‘97)
Joshua Vanwyck (‘04)
David Vlemmix (‘05)M
Christine Wadsworth (‘06)
Joshua Wales (‘04)
Alexander Way (‘04)
Darryl White
Sarah Wiley
Karen Wilson
Annabel Wong
Diana Wong (‘08)
Sam Wong (‘90)
Stephen Young (‘03)
Erica Zarkovich (‘98)
Jiawen Zhou (‘11)
Hayes Zirnhelt (‘05)
Scho la rs ’ C i rc le - up to $249 (cont . ’d )
Megan Adams
Ainsley Alexander (‘03)
Stephanie Arbez (‘01)
Aaron Bailey (‘11)M
Jordan Banks
Zoë Barrett-Wood (‘06)
Mischa Bartkow (‘99)M
Eric Beaudoin (‘05)
Bridget Beswick (’99)
Joan & Richard Beswick
Rick Bhullar (‘00)
Calee Blanchard (‘98)
Emily BoehmM
Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly (‘11)M
Kate Boyle
Samuel Breau (‘05)
Kyla Brophy (‘06)
Erika Burger (‘91)M
Brant Carson (‘99)
Brianne Castonguay (‘03)
Amy Cervenan (‘99)
Danielle Chahine-Iny (‘98)
Shirley Chan
Robert Chatelain (‘01)
Cherie Chen (‘11)M
Sunny Cheung (‘06)
Anne Cheverie (‘04)
Alison Chick (‘01)
Jerome Chomos
Taylor Christl (‘00)
Alex Conliffe (‘99)M
Stephen Cosman (‘03)
Caroline Crawford (‘06)
Don Currie
Michael Currie (‘05)
Patrick David (‘99)
& Michael SmithM
Rebecca Davis (‘00)
Max Deschner (‘09)
Jugal Kishore Dhoot
Kathryn Dingle (‘07)
James Di Paolo (‘08)
Kelly Doctor (‘99)
Janet Drynan
Francis Dubé (‘01)M
Michael Dudkiewicz (‘98)
Patrick Duncan (‘06)
Kaitlin Dupuis (‘02)
Danya Dziedzic (‘09)
Ann Falvey
Akin Famuyide (‘04)
Adam Fearnall (‘08)
Emma Feltes (‘04)
Mairead Ferguson (‘11)
Marta Filipski (‘02)
Danica Fisher (‘98)
Sonja Forstner
Frances Gertsch
Natalie Gerum (‘05)
Jane Good
Sam Gregory (‘11)M
Wojciech Gryc (‘04)A
Ali Hamandi
Emma Hapke (‘03)
Ryan Harley
Eric Haywood-Farmer (‘96)M
Meghan Henry
Daniel Hertz (‘08)
Hillary Higgins (‘03)
Heather Holland (‘98)
Jonathan Holmes (‘07)M
Robyn Hooper (‘07)
William Hooper
Lindsey Horsfield (‘02)M
Nazim Hussain (‘01)
Mathieu Isabel (‘06)
Devon Jackson (‘11)
Melinda Jacobs (‘08)M
Aneil Jaswal (‘07)
Soniya Jobanputra (‘97)
Charlotte Jones
Shannon Jorgensen (‘00)
Jean-Philippe Julien (‘01)
Sharon Kennedy (‘05)
Shannon King (‘11)
Emilie Knoechel (‘96)
Sara Knowles (‘98)
Amy-Lee Kouwenberg (‘01)
Hans Krause (‘11)M
Marie-Renée Lajoie (‘04)
Courtney Lancaster (‘04)
Hyla LaPointe (‘08)M
Charles Larson (‘03)
Alvin Lee
Janet Lewis
Grace Li (‘06)M
Christopher Li (‘93)
David Lussier (‘06)
Nyranne Martin (‘97)
Maria Maute (‘06)
Alexander Mazer (‘97)M
Marcus McCann
Doug McChesney
Julie McGill
Heather Millar (‘00)M
David-Martin Milot (‘07)
Jessa Miyashiro (‘06)
Jessica Moe (‘04)
Meghan Moore (‘98)M
Victoria More (‘07)
Jeanie Morton (‘02)
Sivakami Mylvaganam (‘11)M
Nicolas Nadeau (‘02)
Anita Nador
Jenna Newman (‘95)
Terry Nickerson
Ron Novotny
Scho la rs ’ C i rc le - up to $249
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Loran Alumni Association
Pr inc ipa l Benefacto rs - $50 ,000+
P r imary Benefacto rs - $25 ,000+
Anonymous Avana Capital Corporation
Future Leaders Fund The Great-West Life, London Life, Canada Life
Majo r Benefacto rs - $10 ,000+
Friesens Lexington Park Real Estate Capital Inc.
The Midloch Foundation
Benefacto rs - $5 ,000+
Anonymous Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada E.W. Bickle Foundation
Frum Development Group
Majo r Donors - up to $4 ,999
Dr. Gupta Medicine Professional Corporation Loran Scholars’ Association
Microsoft Corporation National Leasing
Outward Bound Canada Robertson Stromberg LLP
R.H. McRae Charitable Foundation TD Private Giving Foundation
The Taligent Group United Way Ottawa
University of Guelph, Biomedical Sciences
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Bennett Jones LLP Harper Grey LLP
We need leaders in every domain and every organization, which is why BMO Capital Markets is a proud supporter of the Loran Awards. Through our Equity Through Education initiative, we have invested $1,825,000 in a diverse group of scholars, all of whom show potential as leaders. Eric Tripp, Co-President, BMO Capital Markets
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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION ANNUAL GIVING ( f rom 1 May 2011 to 30 Apri l 2012)
Since our earliest days, the Loran Scholar program has benefited from the support of Canadian companies and foundations that are aligned with our mission of investing in young people who demonstrate character, service and leadership potential.
Pr inc ipa l Suppor te r - $1 ,000 ,000+
Primary Supporter - $500,000+
Major Supporter - $250,000+
Assoc ia te Suppor te rs - $75 ,000+
The Henry White Kinnear
Foundation
Friends of Canadian Education
The Michael Young Family Foundation
The Temerty Family Foundation
Ralph M. Barford Family Foundation
The Morrison Foundation
Sponsor of the W. Garfield Weston Loran Awards
Official Air Travel Sponsor
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INCOME (Lo ran Awards) 2012 2011 $ $
Donations 2,121,960 2,020,498
Interest and other income 148,025 84,064
2,269,985 2,104,562
EXPENSES
Stipend grants 1,003,000 985,000 Enrichment program
Summer 214,032 202,695
Mentorship and stewardship 56,621 51,729
Gatherings (retreat, conferences, orientation expedition, etc.) 150,576 137,867
Selections 135,485 144,470
1,559,713 1,521,761
General and administration 185,012 187,891
1,744,725 1,709,652
Excess of revenue over expenses 525,260 394,910
Note: Our partner universities waive tuition for Loran Scholars. Total cost of $669,720 is based on the national average tuition of $5,581.
INCOME (Lo ran Awards)
wITH TUITION - SEE NOTE, ABOvE
A B income
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation (29%)
Individuals (12%)
Corporations (21%)
Foundations (11%)
Interest & Other Income (3%)
Universities (Tuition) (24%)
A B income
Over the past seven years, the Foundation has steadily increased its asset base from $1.3 million to $6.8 million. This provides us with the necessary reserve to continue to offer 30 new awards every year, knowing we have sufficient funds to pay out all anticipated stipends to in-stream Scholars. The increase also reflects the establishment of a modest endowment fund ($2.4M), providing our donors with a means to make a long-term gift in support of the Loran Awards, such as the $500K gift made this year by Walter & Marilyn Booth. One of our goals over the next few years is to fund a modest proportion of our annual expenditures from income earned on invested capital.
We encourage you to review our audited financial statements, which are available at www.loranscholar.ca. Below is summarized financial information for the year ended April 30, 2012.
ASSETS 2012 2011 $ $
Current assets 2,826,764 3,132,537
Long-term assets 3,974,629 2,425,121
Other 2,902 3,627
6,804,295 5,561,285
L IAB IL IT IES AND NET ASSETS
Current liabilities 1,285,302 1,350,634
Long-term liabilities 1,497,745 1,243,556
2,783,047 2,594,190
NET ASSETS
Endowment Fund 2,476,884 1,181,565
Unrestricted 1,544,364 1,785,530
4,021,248 2,967,095
6,804,295 5,561,285
f i n a n c i a l s
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PROFILE : BREANNE EVERETT
Dr. Breanne Everett, (Loran Scholar ’02), is the President and CEO of Orpyx, a Calgary-based company developing sensor technologies to address diabetic patients’ foot complications. Still under the age of 30, this is not the first time she is combining her talents for creativity, entrepreneurship and technical knowledge. She started a jewellery-making business in elementary school that generated regular profits. Her jewellery appeared regularly on the television show North of 60 and in three motion pictures.
Breanne says that being selected as a Loran Scholar was a critical moment in her life: “It removed any limitations and gave me the moral and financial support to pursue what I really wanted to do. By selecting scholars based on their personal characteristics and drive rather than a specific career path, scholars are supported to pursue their own goals and interests.” Breanne elected to leave her home in Bragg Creek, AB to enroll in the biochemistry program at McGill University.
She returned to Alberta to complete medical school and her residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Calgary. Struck by the number of diabetic patients she was meeting and the severe complications they experience, Breanne began to imagine combining diabetic foot care and neuroplasticity to address these problems. In 2011 she took a leave of absence from her residency in order to focus on leading Orpyx. She is also completing her MBA through the Haskayne School of Business.
“Orpyx is not only about meeting the needs of diabetic patients; it is also about taking a preventative approach to patient care and inspiring innovation in the medical profession,” says Breanne. Orpyx’s sensor-based technologies hold potential to be used in a variety of medical and athletic applications.
Recognizing the importance that the Loran Award played in her own life, Breanne is committed to give back to the program. She is a volunteer and active member of the alumni network.
It removed any limitations and gave me the moral and financial support to pursue what I really wanted to do. By selecting scholars based on their personal characteristics and drive rather than a specific career path, scholars are supported to pursue their own goals and interests.
Dr. Breanne Everett
A B income
EXPENDITURES (Lo ran Awards)
wITHOUT TUITION
wITH TUITION - SEE NOTE, OPPOSITE PAgE
A B income
Selections (8%)
Selections (5%)
Gatherings (9%)
Gatherings (6%)
Summer Program (12%)
Summer Program (9%)
Mentorship & Stewardship (3%)
Mentorship & Stewardship (2%)
Tuition (28%)
Stipend Grants (57%)
Stipend Grants (42%)
General & Administration (11%)
General & Administration (8%)
A B income
A B income
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R. Alan Broadbent, C.M.Chair, Avana Capital Corporation
Robert CluettFounder of CMSF
David Crombie, P.C., O.C.Former Mayor of Toronto and Member of Parliament
Kim EchlinAuthor
David FriesenChairman, Friesens Corporation
J. Douglas GrantFounder, Sceptre Investment Counsel
James K. Gray, O.C.Founder, Canadian Hunter Exploration
Lucy Hanes ChathamChairman, The Morehead-Cain Foundation
Rod MacLennan, C.M.President, Tribune Holdings
Grant Reuber, O.C.Former COO, Bank of Montreal; former Chair, Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation
W. Galen Weston, O.C.Chairman, George Weston Ltd
Karen E. WilsonSolicitor
HONOURARY COUNCIL
Executive Committee
Mary Ann Finn, Peter George, Franca Gucciardi, Bill Morneau, Susan Scace (Chair), Tamara Rebanks
Audit Committee
Rosemarie McClean (Chair)
John Phillips, CEO, Klister Credit Corp
Patrick Cronin
Martha J. Tory, Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Investment Committee
James Appleyard
Cam di Prata
Paul Fahey, Vice-President, Pension Investments, Nav Canada
Bill Morneau (Chair)
Chuk Wong, Vice-President & Portfolio Manager, Goodman & Company
COMMITTEES
STAFF
The Foundation’s CEO, Franca Gucciardi (416.646.2120 x222, franca.gucciardi@cmsf.ca), is a member of the Class of 1990. She has been leading the foundation since 2004. The complete CMSF staff team consists of seven individuals based in Toronto, including three alumni of CMSF programs.
Kenneth BroekaertSenior Vice-President, Burgundy Asset Management
Patrick CroninExecutive Managing Director & Head, Financial Products, BMO Capital Markets
Brian DesbiensPast President, Sir Sandford Fleming College
Cam di PrataPast Executive Vice-President & Head, Corporate & Investment Banking, National Bank Financial
Mary Ann Finn (Treasurer)Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Peter George, C.M., O.Ont. (Past Chair)Past President, McMaster University
Franca Gucciardi (Loran Scholar ‘90)Executive Director & CEO, CMSF
Nancy LockhartCAO, Frum Development Group
Rosemarie McCleanSenior Vice-President, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Meghan Moore (W. Garfield Weston Loran Scholar ‘98)Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, United Way of Greater Toronto
Bill MorneauExecutive Chairman, Morneau Shepell
Tamara Rebanks (Vice-Chair)Vice-President, Community Affairs, George Weston Ltd.
Susan Scace (Chair)President, The Henry White Kinnear Foundation
Mamdouh ShoukriPresident & Vice-Chancellor, York University
Michael H. Wilson, C.C. Chairman, Barclays Capital Canada
Cornell C.V. WrightPartner, Torys LLP
Nancy YoungCEO & Owner, Elizabeth Bradley Designs
Vali Bennett (Secretary)Director of Administration,Avana Capital Corporation
Board Members who retired in 2012
James Appleyard (Past Chair)Chairman & CEO, Artez Interactive
George Cooper, C.M.Partner, McInnes Cooper
Fred WrightPartner, Capital West Partners
BOARD OF D IRECTORS & OFF ICERS
The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation 416.646.2120460 Richmond Street West 866.544.2673 (toll-free)Suite 502 416.646.0846 (fax)Toronto, ON M5V 1Y1 www.loranaward.ca
Charitable registration number: 855-132643-RR0001. We invite you to donate on-line at www.loranaward.ca/donate
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