Deaths | Décès
8368 Larry Travis Passed away early on the morning of January 29, 2021. No further information was available at press time. 3035 Jerry Donahue The Class of RR’52/RMC’54 is mourning the sudden loss of our classmate and friend, 3035 Jerry Donahue, who passed away in his retirement home in Ottawa on the night of Wednesday,…
In This Issue 2/2021
ISSN 2562-5071 In This Issue 2 / Dans ce numéro 2 Table of Contents / Table des matière Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité Valentines Day Virtual Paint Night RMC Foundation Announces Top Donors for 2020 Pratt & Whitney Canada Supports Canada’s Future Leaders Don’t Miss Out! RMC Club Relaunches Partnership with…
Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité
Editor’s Note: The articles included below do not represent all military college alumni in the news. If you know of a news-worthy individual that we missed or you’d like to add a story of your own, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you. // Note de l’éditrice: Les articles inclus ci-dessous ne représentent pas tous…
Valentines Day Virtual Paint Night
RMC Foundation and the RMC Unit Hosting a Virtual Paint Night Friday 12 February 2021 The RMC Foundation, in partnership with the RMC Unit Fund, are hosting a Valentines Day Virtual Paint Night on Friday 12 February 2021 at 1800 hrs. The event is hosted virtually by Paint Cabin, and your registration will include: A…
RMC Foundation Announces Top Donors for 2020
The RMC Foundation Announces the New 18 for 2020 In 1880, The Royal Military College of Canada graduated its first 18 gentlemen cadets; now known as The Old Eighteen. The purpose of the New Eighteen Society is to recognize the top 18 major financial contributions to the RMC Foundation each calendar year by individual donors…
Pratt & Whitney Canada Supports Canada’s Future Leaders
Pratt & Whitney Donates $17,000 to the RMC Foundation in 2021 The RMC Foundation is pleased to announce our first major donation of 2021 from Pratt & Whitney Canada. Pratt & Whitney made the donation to three important funds: Diversity, Academics, and RMC Saint-Jean. Since 1998 Pratt & Whitney has been a major supporter of…
Don’t Miss Out! RMC Club Relaunches Partnership with Perkopolis / Ne manquez pas! Le Club des CMR relance son partenariat avec Perkopolis
The RMC Club Gift Shop Has the Remedy for COVID Boredom! / La boutique de cadeaux du Club des CMR a le remède à l’ennui COVID!
Please note that due to the current stay-at-home order in Ontario, there may be a slight delay in processing Gift Shop orders. We thank you for your patience and understanding. Veuillez noter qu’en raison du confinement à domicile en Ontario, il se peut qu’il y ait un léger retard dans le traitement des commandes de…
A Tale of Two Buddies: Remembering 12338 Ritchie Smendziuk
Above: 12169 Marc Fraser and 12338 Ritchie Smendziuk in Ottawa celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday near the war memorial. Article by 12169 Marc “Fraz” Fraser Photos courtesy of the Class of ’79 One came from a small Manitoba town – the other from Germany via Quebec. One was an Engineer – the other an Artsman. One…
6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food For Thought
In 1603, a Jesuit monk invented a machine for lifting the entire planet with only ropes and gears. Some pesky details prevented him from achieving his aims. Yet mega engineering projects have captured the imagination of many a mathematician and engineer. Many feats which were thought impossible became reality and exist to this day. They…
17481 Dr. Sean Maloney – Emergency War Plan: The American Doomsday Machine, 1945-1960
17481 Dr. Sean Maloney (left) is a Professor of History at RMC and, among other things, served as the Historical Advisor to the Chief of the Land Staff during the war in Afghanistan. He recently took the time to discuss his new book, Emergency War Plan: The American Doomsday Machine, 1945-1960, with eVeritas. Emergency War…
Norwich University’s Peace and War Center Welcomes RMC’s Dr. Grazia Scoppio
Above photo by Corporal Brandon James Liddy, Royal Military College of Canada, Public Affairs. Editor’s Note: The following is courtesy of Norwich University. Norwich University hosts Fulbright research fellow in military diversification NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University’s Peace and War Center welcomes Dr. Grazia (Grace) Scoppio as a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Peace and…