From left to right: Peter Nikolai Ehlers, LLM'88; Marie Helen Pichler, LLM'86; Mechthild Dubois-Utters; Paul Dubois, BCL'73, Canadian Ambassador to Austria; Nicholas M. Matte, OC, QC, FRSC, Director Emeritus, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University; Tamar Oppenheimer, OC, BA'46, LLD'94, former Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Secretariat; Nandasiri Jasentuliyana, LLM'65, Director, Office for Outer Space Affairs, and Deputy to the Director-General, United Nations Office at Vienna.

Out of this world

McGill graduates continue to make their presence felt overseas. European alumni of McGill's Institute of Air and Space Law held a legal workshop at the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs on June 4-6, timed to coincide with the opening of the 41st session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOUS). An evening reception hosted by Tamar Oppenheimer was a highlight.

The McGill Annual Fund had another record year with its regional phonathons. Thanks to the spirited involvement of countless volunteers, McGill was able to raise more than $280,000 at phona-thons in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The donations will go to student scholarships, library purchases and the upgrading of computer equipment at the University.

Thanks to the generous $440,000 gift from Lorne Webster and the Webster Foundation, the McGill Sports Centre opened seven new air-conditioned international squash courts at a ceremony on June 10. Webster was a squash standout while a student at McGill, winning the singles championship at the Montreal Racket Club in 1958, 1964 and 1966.

The opening of The Webster Courts will allow McGill to hold more tournaments and attract accomplished, squash-playing students to the University.

From left: Lorne Webster, BEng'50, with Peter Landry, BEng'48, MSc'62.

If you've got a good thing, take it on the road. The Leacock Luncheon is now a regular happening in Toronto and Vancouver, as well as a sell-out event at Homecoming.

Right: Leacock Luncheon moderator Derek Drummond, BArch'62, is flanked by Harold Spence-Sales, Professor Emeritus of the School of Architecture, and Mary Spence-Sales, BFA'50, at the west coast edition in May.

Leaders of the pack

McGill held its bi-annual Alumni Leaders' Weekend June 11-13. The three days of presentations, workshops and tours also included the Alumni Association's Annual General Meeting and the Honours and Awards Banquet, both held at the St. James's Club.

From left to right: Representing SOAR (the Student Organization for Alumni Relations) were Chantal Da Silva, BA'97; Katarzyna Szybiak, BA'98; Stefan Krzeczunowicz, BA'97; Nishi Aubin, BA'97; Andrea Wichtler, BA'98. Katarzyna, Nishi and Andrea all received Student Leadership Awards.