ALUMNOTES Read more details on these alumni achievements in the Alumni & Friends section of King’s website: www.ukings.ca/alumni
70s Ray Oake, ’74. Upon retiring from teaching physical education in Sydney, N.S., Ray continues his exercising. Between running in marathons around North America and kayaking at Big Pond, he skates weekly. In Ray’s submission he notes that the question is, “Did Ray pay Marie for the skates?” For Arthur George Theuerkauf, BA’73, LLB, Q.C., law has been central to his career, first as an RCMP officer and then later becoming a crown prosecutor in Dartmouth. Art is an excellent and long-time golfer; he knows the rules, just make sure you don’t cross the line when playing with him!
80s On October 31, 2020, Christine Davies, BJ(Hons)’83, retired from CBC Newfoundland after almost 34.5 years with the corporation. During her career, she worked at every CBC station in the province as a reporter for radio and TV, studio director, producer, music librarian, and radio archivist. She continues to reside in St. John’s. Sue Farrell Holler, BJ(Hons)’84, recently won an Alberta Literary Award—the R. Ross Annett Award—and the US-based High Plains Book Award, for her novel Cold White Sun, based on the true story of a child
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refugee who was smuggled into Canada. The book was also a finalist for a 2019 Governor General’s Literary Award. The result of months of intense interviews and detailed research, Holler considers writing this story one of the top experiences of her life. After a 32-year career with the Nova Scotia Public Service in a variety of departments and roles, Shirley (Wall) Hazen, BA(Hons)’85, retired as a Director at the Department of Business on October 31, 2019. Shirley is enjoying creative endeavours and an active volunteer life. After
90s Militia Man is a documentary directed by Lisa Clifford, BJ(Hons)’92, a journalist formerly of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, who has covered the International Criminal Court for more than a decade. Despite spending millions of euros, the International Criminal Court has shed little light on the war crimes of Congolese militia man Germain Katanga, or properly compensated his victims. Militia Man is the story of a flawed war crimes trial and the families shattered by the politics of international justice.
two years of a peaceful retirement, Mark Hazen, BSc(Hons)’85, is coping with the disruption. In mid-2019, Mark launched his woodturning business Rotational Matters. He invites you to check out some of his creations on his Rotational Matters social media. In December 2019, Luanne Walton, BA’86, was promoted to the position of Senior General Counsel in the Constitutional, Administrative and International Law Section at the Department of Justice Canada. She specializes in the Canadian division of powers.