English At 50 | University of Waterloo

Beth (Heslop) Payne has upcoming plans to travel with her husband and a group of Canadian friends to Corsica.
Dr. Bill Davey completed a PhD in medieval literature at the University of Ottawa.
Jim Donohue and his friends dressed up as the three witches from Macbeth for a Shakespeare-themed party.
Judi Jewinski turned down a job in Ottawa to attend grad school.
Judy Gibson retired from freelance editing to become a full-time independent scholar.
Karen Redman became involved in local politics, first as a Kitchener City Councillor and then as a Municipal Councillor.
Dr. Margaret Martinello is a playwright in her spare time.
Dr. Marjorie Stone is a tenured professor at Dalhousie University.
Nancy Silcox is working on her fourth published book.
Dr. Peter McLaren is a professor of Urban Education in The Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Sharon Lamont is the Director of Organizational Services for UW libraries.
Tim Westhead received UW’s prestigious Faculty of Arts Alumni Achievement Award in 2004.

Ever wonder what your classmates are up to? What types of careers English majors can pursue? What English classes at UW were like years ago? Or what English classes at UW are like now?

Explore profiles of UW English alumni by clicking the following links.

|1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |

If you are a UW English alumnus and would like to be interviewed, please contact the 50th Anniversary Committee at english50@uwaterloo.ca.

1970

Mrs. Beth (Heslop) Payne, BA

1971

Dr. Peter McLaren, BA
Mrs. Nancy Silcox, BA
Mr. Tim Westhead, MA

1972

Dr. Bill Davey, MA
Mrs. Judy Gibson, BA

1973

1974

Fr. James Donohue, BA
Dr. Margaret Martinello, BA
Mrs. Nancy Silcox, BA
Mrs. Marjorie Stone, MA

1975

Ms. Judi Jewinski, BA
Mrs. Marjorie Stone, MPHIL

1976

Mrs. Nancy Silcox, MA

1977

Ms. Judi Jewinski, MA

1978

Mrs. Sharon Lamont, BA
Ms. Karen Redman, BA

Alumni