News from Our Alumni and Friends
First In-person Alumni Reunion Since 2019 a Huge Success
We were so glad to welcome alumni back to campus this May for the first in-person Alumni Reunion since 2019! ¶ Events got off to a productive start with the Annual General Meeting and then some competitive fun at the Young Alumni Pub Quiz. ¶ The weekend was packed with fascinating faculty lectures from Drs. Michael O’Connor, Alison More and Cynthia Cameron, talks that taught us about the Sistine Chapel, women who pursued religious life outside the cloister in the Middle Ages, and Pope Francis’ vision of what our theologies of the human person might resemble if we take youth seriously. We celebrated together at an all-alumni Double Blue Party and a Mid Century Brunch honoured alumni from classes 1972 and earlier. ¶ The weekend of fun and fellowship wrapped up on Sunday with Mass at St. Basil’s, the presentation of the Alway Award to Barry McInerney (SMC 8T5) in recognition of his contribution to St. Mike’s, and Dr. Cameron’s theology lecture. ¶ Thanks to everyone for participating online and in person. We’re looking forward to next year already!
Alumni Reunion photos: Dewey Chang
SMC Alumnae Celebrate 70 Years of Family Traditions
With smiles as bright as the sunny Sunday afternoon Joan MacDonald (Garvey) and Miriam Kelly (SMC 5T2) are happy to be back home at SMC! Seen here following the Alway Award and Alumni Brunch during Alumni Reunion 2022, Joan is sporting her mother’s 70th-anniversary medal. Joan’s mother Marie Garvey (Foley) graduated from SMC in 1926. Miriam’s father Arthur Kelly graduated from SMC in 1920, her sister Carol Johnson in 1951, and her brother Hugh Kelly in 1956. Both Joan and Miriam have remained in touch with each other and SMC over the years. Congratulations on your SMC 70th anniversary!
News from Alumni and Friends
CAREER
St. Michael’s College Alumnus
Former BMO CEO and St. Michael’s College Alumnus Tony Comper has written a book focused on Leadership, Learning, and Legacy. The book, Personal Account, provides insight into his leadership journey and the legacy of his outstanding 40-year career. In Personal Account, Tony shares his passion for learning, his deep support for inclusion and many rich stories.
Rosemary Burns Ganley (SMC 5T8), a writer, activist, and teacher, has received an Honorary Doctorate in Laws from Trent University in Peterborough, where she has lived for 50 years.
Jessica Pegis (SMC 7T6) had her first novel published by US-based Stone Table Books. The God Painter is a sci-fi fantasy novel with spiritual aspirations.
Carla Erzetic-Pahulje (SMC 7T7) has retired from SickKids Hospital after a successful career as a Medical Radiation Technologist. She started her exciting job in 1979 and now, after 42 years, has decided o move to other interesting prospects ahead.
Dr. Leo Piilonen (SMC 7T8), a physics professor at the Virginia Tech College of Science, has been elected to the Fellowship class of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This achievement — a high honour within the scientific community — recognizes Dr. Piilonen’s career and contributions to the field of experimental particle physics.
The Most Reverend Bryan J. Bayda CSsR (SMC 8T2, USMC 8T7) has been appointed by Pope Francis as the Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada.
(SMC 8T5)
Barry McInerney (SMC 8T5) retired this month from his role as President and CEO of Mackenzie Investments. Barry had had more than 25 years of experience in the investment management industry, leading Canadian, US, and global investment businesses and is a graduate of the Master of Business Administration and the Bachelor of Commerce programs at the U of T Rotman School of Management. Barry’s important contributions to the U of T community, including his work on St. Mike’s Golf Tournament, were recognized in 2020 when he received U of T’s Arbor Award. Barry was presented with the Alway Award at St. Mike’s Alumni Reunion.
Rev. Jacques E. Fabre (USMC 8T5) has been appointed bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, by Pope Francis. Rev. Fabre, who was previously an Administrator of Mission San Felipe de Jesus in Forest Park, GA, is the first Black bishop of Charleston. (Photo: Sam T. Holland)
Fr. Thomas Looney (USMC 8T6) was installed as President of King’s College, a Catholic university in Pennsylvania, in May of this year. Originally from Otisville, N.Y., Fr. Looney received a Master of Divinity in 1986 and was ordained in 1987.
Monika Erzsebet Berenyi (SMC 0T0) recently joined McInnes Cooper LLP as a corporate lawyer. Concurrently, she is a researcher at McGill University with the Faculty of Law (Rule of Law & Economic Development Group). Previously, Monika served in the European Union’s diplomatic corps as legal advisor to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. She is actively involved in advocacy and humanitarian initiatives which promote UNSCR 1325 and support women’s formal participation in peace processes.
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
Michael Killoran (SMC 6T8) and his wife Carol (née Munro) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 14. Along with both their sons, their lovely wives and two grandchildren, Michael and Carol were also accompanied by many friends and relatives at an outdoor celebration.
Alexandra Dalimonte (SMC 1T2), a former Don, and her husband, David Mannion (SMC 1T2), recently welcomed a second baby boy, Sawyer.
Gianna Marks-Dorder (SMC 1T3) recently welcomed her first son, James.
Emma Graham (SMC 1T8, USMC 2T1), Assistant Dean of Campus Life, married her high school sweetheart, Eugene Oliver on April 30, 2022, in a beautiful ceremony in Mississauga. Emma and Eugene were celebrated by friends and family before heading off for two weeks in Greece for their honeymoon.
An unfortunate database error placed alumni Kathy O’Connor Diesman (SMC 7T3) on the list of recently deceased.
She has reached out with the following update, and we offer our sincere apologies.
(SMC 7T3)
Kathy O’Connor Diesman (SMC 7T3) is alive and well. Kathy and her husband, Mickey, retired in 2017 and moved from Los Angeles to the San Luis Obispo area of California. Kathy (Judge Diesman) continues working part-time as a California Superior Court Judge in family and criminal courts throughout California. Kathy has come full circle, starting as a substitute teacher in Toronto and is now a substitute judge in California. In her free time, she enjoys swimming at the local gym and hiking to balance the local winetasting. Kathy says she now reminds herself to be “grateful for every day … I never imagined being 70, but now that I’m here, I still feel young and have more to do.”
Rest in Peace
We Acknowledge the Loss in Recent Months of the Following Alumni,
who Graduated from St. Michael’s in the Class Years Shown Here
1940s
Armstrong, Leo J. SMC 4T7
Battersby, Frederick T. SMC 4T8
Butler, R.G. SMC 4T3
Curry, M. F. SMC 4T6
Davies, Albert F. B. SMC 4T9
Dermody, Dorothy M. SMC 4T8
Houghton, Victoria Charron
(née Baechler) SMC 4T9
Hunter, Thomas J. SMC 4T9
Kelley, Harry B. USMC 4T7
Korman, Marianna SMC 4T8
Lawlor, Rev. Edward J.J SMC 4T2
Manley, Thomas Joseph SMC 4T9
McBridge, Denis J. SMC 4T7
McGrady, Joseph F. SMC 4T7
Platt, Rev. Philip Wallace SMC 4T7
Reid, Edward O. SMC 4T8
Sanclemente, Rodolfo P. SMC 4T4
Schneiderhan, Elizabeth R. SMC 4T8
Sullivan, David R. SMC 4T9
1950s
Carlton, Barbara Mary (née Black)
SMC 5T5
Catania, Hartley F. D. SMC 5T5
Connerty, Thomas F. SMC 5T7
Culliton, Raymond M. P. SMC 5T0
Darby, Lawrence M. M. SMC 5T8
King, Ernest B. SMC 5T0
Kitamura, Ernest E. SMC 5T8
Knollmeyer, Roger A. SMC 5T1
Leo, John SMC 5T7
Matteo, Professor Gino John SMC 5T9
McGuire, Rev. P.J. SMC 5T4
Phelan (née Southern), Barbara SMC 5T0
Shephard, Professor Ronald T. SMC 5T6
Taylor (née Beaudoin), Bernice A. SMC 5T3
Vizintin, John L. USMC 5T0
1960s
Casson, Thomas E. SMC 6T9
Clark, Michael Frederick SMC 6T0
Dagenais, Norm A. J. SMC 6T8
Dawson IBVM, Dr. Caroline J. SMC 6T2
Davison (née McGoey), Maureen A. SMC 6T5
Dosso, Silvano SMC 6T9
Dwyer, Maureen I. SMC 6T8
Fox, Harvey S. SMC 6T9
Hains, Roy F. SMC 6T7
Hannon, Gerald SMC 6T6
Holt Allen, Mary Elizabeth SMC 6T1
Johnston, Joan M. SMC 6T8
McCaig, William “Peter” SMC 6T1
McRitchie, Donald T. USMC 6T2
Nicol, Alexander Russell SMC 6T1
O’Brien, James E. SMC 6T1
Purcell, Judy SMC 6T0
Quinn, Frank J. M. SMC 6T2
Roche, Nick B. SMC 6T5
Shea, Michael E. SMC 6T7
Sutherland, Frederick D. J. SMC 6T4
Vialardi, William SMC 6T0
1970s
Boragina, Angela Carmela SMC 7T5
Carroll, Marley O’Brien SMC 7T0
Collin, Michael J. SMC 7T6
Hoy, Teresa Mary SMC 7T1
Ko (Yuen), Helen T. C. SMC 7T1
Koltun, Lilly Ann SMC 7T3
Kuzmickas, Nijole V. SMC 7T2
Lubinsky, Andy SMC 7T9
Marziliano, Rev. Vito G. SMC 7T7
O’Connor, J.P. SMC 7T1
O’Mara, James J. SMC 7T4
O’Shea IHM, Sister Margaret M. USMC 7T7
Trombley, Gaye SMC 7T1
1980s
Williams, Dianne Ellen (née Swigger)
SMC 7T8
Baldanza, Frank Joseph SMC 8T2
Bisson, Diane Irene SMC 8T1
Dillon, Michael David USMC 8T1
Flanagan, F.J. SMC 8T1
Kudirka, Teresa Anne USMC 8T0
O’Leary, Lisanne SMC 8T3
McCarthy, Sister Mary USMC 8T0
1990s
Cusack, Dr. Paul J. USMC 9T0
Jina, Gulam M. SMC 9T3
Lang, Christine M. SMC 9T2
Tkachyk, Peter SMC 9T6
2000s
Akhtar, Sarah N. SMC 0T7
Friends
Knowles, Ronald Frederick
O’Mara, Most Reverend John
To share an update please contact
416-926-2331 or smc.alumniaffairs@utoronto.ca
LIFE’S WORK
Remembering Andy Lubinsky
The University of St. Michael’s College is mourning the loss of Andrew (Andy) Lubinsky (SMC 7T9), Chair of our Alumni Board from to 2009 to 2021.
“Andy was a great friend to St. Michael’s and will be deeply missed,” says University President David Sylvester. “Our longest-serving Alumni Board Chair, he was generous with his time and talents. We offer our prayers and our sympathy to his wife Denise and daughters Anna and Christina.”
After earning a BA in 1979, Mr. Lubinsky attended the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, earning an MBA in 1981. In time, Anna and Christina also attended St. Mike’s.
He had a lengthy and successful career in marketing and strategic planning. Most recently, he was Chief Strategy Officer at Bible League Canada.
In 2011, he received an Arbor Award from U of T for his service to the university community. His citation noted that, under his direction, the St. Michael’s Alumni Board developed a strategic plan and launched a number of initiatives, including the Alumni Connections series and Career Connections night, a mentorship event to bring together students, young alumni and alumni who are business leaders. He continued to serve as Board Chair until September of 2021.
In 2017, Mr. Lubinsky enrolled in the Faculty of Theology, working on a Master of Theological Studies degree in the midst of an already busy schedule. In an article he wrote on his experience for St. Michael’s Magazine, he noted, “I love every minute of being back to school at St. Michael’s.”
Andy, you will be missed.
