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Jude's Biography

Birthplace:

  • Toronto, Ontario

Citizenship:

  • Canadian
  • British

Family:

  • Nuclear Family: Oldest of two; brother Bill is very tall and very talented!
  • Extended Family: No less than 48 first cousins, mostly in Toronto. Great family reunions!

Places Called Home:

  • Canada: Toronto, Ontario; Minden, Ontario; London, Ontario (University of Western Ontario); Brockville, Ontario; Wolfville, Nova Scotia (Acadia University); Vancouver, British Columbia (University of British Columbia
  • United States: Gloucester, Massachusetts (Project Adventure); Milledgeville, Georgia (Georgia College & State University

Favorite Pastimes:

  • Anything in, on, or around lakes, rivers, or oceans
  • Reading
  • Music of any kind
  • All kinds of outdoor pursuits
  • Gardening
  • Cooking (but not baking!)
  • Animals (especially Togwaak the cat and Tilly the dog)
  • Spending time with good friends and colleagues
  • Teaching, writing, and learning--and challenging myself to be better at all three!

Most Influential People:

  • Parents: Mom, a "league of their own" professional softball player, and Dad, an engineer by profession and a DJ and environmentalist by passion
  • Glyn Bissix: former professor and colleague
  • Jim Schoel: Project Adventure colleague
  • Karl Rohnke: colleague and friend
  • Paul Petzoldt: acquaintance
  • Gordon Lightfoot: musical genius
  • Lyle Davis: friend and colleague
  • Lee Gills: friend, colleague, and husband
  • ...and many more friends and colleagues--too many to name!