Class Notes

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Marking career and personal achievements, special milestones and the birth of future Queen's alumni - Class Notes helps you stay in touch with former classmates, housemates, and faculty.

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  • 2000s

    Sarah Etherden

    – Artsci'03

    Spring 2021

    Sarah is now VP, global communications, at Blue Ant Media, an international content producer, distributor,
    and channel operator. Sarah has led the company’s global communications portfolio since 2015, most recently as senior director, global communications, overseeing the strategic direction and management of the company’s external and internal communications. Prior to joining Blue Ant Media, Sarah owned and operated Phoenix PR.

  • 2000s

    Jenna Beck and Eric Virtue

    – NSc'08, Artsci'08

    Spring 2021

    Jenna and Eric are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Beatrice Anne Virtue. Beatrice was born
    at home on March 19, 2020, in Edmonton. Beatrice is also welcomed by her aunt Sophie Virtue, Artsci’11, her grandparents Clarence Virtue, Artsci’79, MSc’81, and Geneviève Courant, NSc’80, her great-uncle James Virtue, Com’80, and great-aunts Barb Virtue, Sc’83, and Sharon Virtue, Artsci’83, as well as her second cousin, Lindsey Virtue, Com’14.

  • 2010s

    Stanley (Brent) White

    – MSc'10

    Spring 2021

    Stanley successfully defended his PhD dissertation in interdisciplinary studies at the University of New Brunswick on Dec. 11, 2020. Brent is scheduled to receive his diploma at the May encaenia, and he continues teaching at the Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B.

  • 2010s

    Thuy-Dan Dang

    – Artsci'14

    Spring 2021

    Thuy-Dan married Jared Porter at St. George’s Cathedral in Kingston on Oct. 3. Thuy-Dan works as a lawyer for the Department of Justice. She and Jared live in Orléans, Ont.

  • 2010s

    Edward Festeryga

    – Artsci'13

    Spring 2021

    Edward joined the Houston law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto, Aziz, and Stogner as an associate. Edward’s current legal practice focuses on a wide range of personal injury matters, including catastrophic injuries, commercial motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, plant and refinery explosions, and wrongful death. He is licensed to practice in Texas, Michigan, and in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Edward completed his degree in political studies at Queen’s, where he was also a member of the Vanier Cup-winning Gaels football team. He received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was a Keeton Fellow Scholar.

  • 2010s

    Nicholas Godwin and Wendy Grace Eddy

    – Artsci'11, Artsci'13

    Spring 2021

    Nicholas and Wendy married on May 22, 2020, in a small backyard ceremony in Calgary. Their reception on Sept. 26 was a lovely, warm fall evening surrounded by family and friends (Queen’s alumni and non-alumni alike). The couple met in 2015 at a pub night hosted by the Calgary branch of the Queen’s University Alumni Association. Grace is a medical radiation technologist and Nicholas is an environmental adviser.