St. John’s College was honoured
to host a reunion of the St.
John’s University Medical alumni
in North America, August 26-28,
2005. Some 20 alumni gathered
at the College, staying two
nights to learn about contempo-
rary student life, and gather

with life-long friends.

Current College residents
presented on a variety of topics,
including, “Life in the College,”
“Recent Trends in the Study

of China,” and “Modern Medical
Education Through the Eyes

of a UBC Student”. Guests also
enjoyed a performance of
classical chamber music by

College musicians.

St. John’s University medical alumni reunite

The reunion proved to be an

inspiring weekend for everyone
involved, as indicated by an
alumnus who commented, “The
current young generation, with
their idealistic views of the world,
are full of inquisitives hopes.”
We wish this to be a trait shared
by both the original and

new Johanneans.

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Professional honour for the Principal

Principal Tim Brook recognized by the Canadian

Historical Association

We are very proud to announce
that Principal Tim Brook

was recently named the winner
of the 2005 Frangois-Xavier
Garneau Medal. The Canadian
Historical Association (CHA)
bestows the honour every five
years for an outstanding
Canadian contribution to histor-
ical research during the
preceding five years. Principal
Brook earned the prize for his
book, The Confusions of

Pleasure: Commerce and

Culture in Ming China, which
was lauded as “a wonderfully
vivid and complex picture of the
economic and social life of
Ming China” and “a model of
the historian’s craft”.

Founded in 1922, the CHA is a
national organization dedicated
to historical research and
scholarship in all fields of histo-
ry. The CHA oversees a vigorous
publication program; lobbies

governments, archives and
museums on issues relating to
the preservation and availability
of historical records; organizes
an annual conference that.
brings together historians from
across the country; and offers

a number of prizes to recognize
and promote excellence in his-
torical scholarship, of which the
Garneau Medal is the most
prestigious.