Retirements
(The Communicator, February 1997)
The Department of Geography held a retirement reception at the Bowring Park Bungalow last fall
for Dr. Chesley Sanger, Dr. Gordon Handcock, Geoffrey Farmer and Dr. William Allderdice.
Tributes were made to each retiree by faculty, staff and students, including a little roasting and a
little toasting.
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Friends and colleagues of John Royle gathered recently to mark his retirement. Mr. Royle is
leaving Memorial after 32 years of service, most recently as director of the Department of
Technical Services. He was presented with a gift certificate and a number of other gifts, each
hand-crafted by members of the staff of Technical Services. A Communicator photo showed Dr.
Kevin Keough, vice-president (research); Mr. Royle; and Robert Sheppard, who succeeds Mr.
Royle as director of Technical Services.