Alumni E-News

Alumni E-News is a Centennial project aimed at keeping alumni up-to-date with news from the university including important announcements, student and alumni achievements, athletic news and upcoming events. You will still receive your alumni magazine, the Agricola News, by mail, free-of-charge.

In this monthly, E-newsletter you'll find brief news items and for most, a link to our alumni website for more detailed information.

Blue & Gold Awards Presented at Homecoming 2005

As part of Homecoming 2005, Centennial edition, a Blue and Gold Awards luncheon was held to honour the many accomplishments of the alumni membership. Awards were presented in the following categories: Alumni Volunteer of the Year Award, Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Young Alumnus Achievement Award.

The 2005 Young Alumnus Achievement Award was presented to Steve Reeves, Class of 1997.

What began as a reigniting of Steve’s passion for agriculture during his time at NSAC is now a partnership with his father on the family’s seventh generation farm in Freetown, Prince Edward Island. It’s a partnership he's grateful for, offering him opportunities he never could have done alone.

Steve and his wife Jessica were the 2005 winners of the Atlantic Outstanding Young Farmers program. They were chosen at the Atlantic Farm Mechanization Show in Moncton New Brunswick. They will represent the region at Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers national competition in November. Click here for the complete citation.

The 2005 Alumni Volunteer of the Year Award is presented to Dale Ells, Class of 1959.

It is only fitting that Dale Ells be the first to receive this honour as his spirit of volunteerism has permeated his career and continues to blossom in his retirement. Dale has had many notable accomplishments throughout his career but it is also what he has made happen behind the scenes that is noteworthy.

Dale’s passion for preserving the past led him to write a comprehensive history of the university which has become, along with Dale himself, an indispensable resource to the institution. Click here for the complete citation.

The 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award is presented to Arnold Rovers, Class of 1965.

Arnold Rovers was born in Holland and raised in Tracadie, Nova Scotia, graduating with a diploma in agriculture from the NSAC in 1965. He later received his Bachelor of Science from McGill University in 1967 and his Masters of Science from the University of Connecticut in 1971.

Arnold has had a long and distinguished career. Since his graduation in 1965 Arnold has been a strong advocate for the university and the Department. He is an accomplished and experienced senior executive with demonstrated leadership, management and operations skills. This combined with his unique ability to bring diverse organizations and operating cultures into a cohesive business structure that focuses on strategic objectives and key results makes him a very deserving recipient of the NSAC Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2005. Click here for the complete citation.

Nomination Process: Please consider nomination a deserving individual for our 2006 celebration. You may do so online at www.nsac.ca/alumniawards.asp or by calling the alumni office at (902) 893-7247.

Alumni Games @ Langille Athletic Centre

Soccer: Due to a change in the soccer schedule , both men's and women's soccer alumni games will not be played this year. A weather cancellation early in the season, resulted in ACAA games being added to this weekend.

Volleyball: Again, because of ACAA schedules, and the volleyball teams participation in ACAA Tip-off tournaments, there will be no volleyball alumni games.

Career Fair 2005

NSAC Alumnus John Hutchings, Nicole Kilfoil-Oulton, Doug Dawson and Doug Conrad all representatives from their companies and organizations attended the recent Career Fair at NSAC.

NSAC’s Career Fair is always a time for NSAC Alumni to get together. Shown at the recent Career Fair are Alumnus (L to R) Tonya Lutz-Cameron, Krista Vroegh, Amy Sangster and Dr. Jeff Norrie.

NSAC Heads to Royal Winter Fair

Six NSAC students are heading to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario, November 4th - 13th.

The Royal Winter Fair is the largest indoor agricultural, horticultural, canine and equestrian event in the world and NSAC is proud of its student representatives and wishes them well.

NSAC students include:

Justin Beck, Kings Co
Cornelia van den Hoek, Colchester Co
Laura Coulter, Cumberland Co
Nathan Dickie, Colchester Co
Andrea Crowe, Hants Co
Melissa Fulton, Colchester Co