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Foundation ReportFall 2013

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President’s Message and Profile

Cadet Profile - 26268 Officer Cadet Stéphanie Paquette

Cadet Profile - 26941 Officer Cadet David Chadwick

Donor Profile - 5586 Ian Mottershead

Cadet Profile - 25654 Officer Cadet Marc-Antoine Pelletier

Cadet Profile - 25651 Officer Cadet Kenny Panza

Ex-Cadet Profile - 13738 Chris Hadfield

Cadet Profile - 25923 Officer Cadet Adelaide Fearnley

Cadet Profile - 25664 François Savard

Donor Profile - 6116 Claude Archambault

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The Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada Foundation Inc.

Our MissionThe mission of the RMC Foundation is to secure and deliver the funds

necessary to Enhance Excellence in the attraction, education and training of

the students of the Royal Military Colleges.

In Enhancing Excellence it will be our goal to ensure that no opportunity

is missed, through lack of funding, to broaden the academic, athletic,

leadership and bilingual prowess of the students of the Royal Military

Colleges as they prepare to become the future leaders of Canada.

We all believe that the graduates of RMC should be the best they can

possibly be! We seek to fund Opportunities to Enhance Excellence that are

outside of the College curriculum and training programs and hence may not

be funded through Government budgets.

Foundation Facts• Since being formed in 1966 the Foundation has received over $17 million

in support for the Colleges from over 7,300 donors.

• All members of the RMC Club are automatically members of the

Foundation; about two-thirds of donors are RMC Club members.

• Foundation revenues currently average about $1.6 million per annum.

• The Foundation has approximately $10 million in financial assets of which

$7.3 million is held in an investment portfolio and $2 million represents

research grants held in trust for RMCC.

• Over the past nine years the Foundation has provided over $4.5 million in

direct financial and other support to the Colleges.

• During 2012 the Foundation processed over 2,100 individual donations

from 715 donors, ranging in amounts from $2 to over $384 thousand and

totalling over $1.7 million.

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26941 Officer Cadet David Chadwick

25651 Officer Cadet Kenny Panza

Introducing the New RMC Foundation President6604 JAMES FRANKLIN CARRUTHERS, PH.D., P.ENG.A native of Drumheller, AB Jim attended Royal Roads,

received his undergraduate degree in Electrical

Engineering from RMC in 1965 and his Ph.D. in EE in

1974 from Dalhousie (Tech). He was a member of the

Canadian Armed Forces Command and Staff College

class of 1977.

Jim served as a general list officer and was the prototype

for the Combat Systems Engineer (CSE). He served on

HMC Ships NEW GLASGOW, MARGAREE, GATINEAU

and TERRA NOVA. Shore appointments included USN

GLNTC, DMCS3 (SONAR), MOTEF, CSD, DMCS7 (C&C)

and DMCS9 (SHINPADS). Capt(N) Carruthers last

served as the CO of NEU(A) and DCOS(E&M) in Halifax.

In 1982 he was posted as DMCS but did not serve.

After leaving the Navy in 1982 Jim was CEO of Norpak

Corporation until he retired in 2006, helping develop

many of the advanced TV based data capabilities we all

use every day.

Dr. Carruthers is the originator of the SHINPADS

concept of combat system integration and the author of

numerous papers on combat system design, interactive

television and data broadcast.

Since first joining the RMC Foundation Board in 2002

Jim has held a number of positions most recently

assuming the Presidency in 2013. He is also the National

President of Naval Association of Canada.

He is concerned that never having finished high school

his resumé is incomplete.

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6604 Jim Carruthers took over as President of the RMC

Foundation at the 2013 AGM held Reunion Weekend. He

served as a Naval Engineer until 1982 and subsequently as

the CEO of the NORPAK Corporation and currently is the

President of the Naval Association of Canada.

“I have been a member of the RMC Foundation Board of

Directors since 2002

and have served in

various capacities up

until my appointment

as President. I first

became involved with

the RMC Foundation

through organized

Class giving when we

started on the Teaching Excellence Award at RMC which we

have now expanded to RMC Saint-Jean as well.”

“I believe that the RMC Foundation does a great job

“Enhancing Excellence” at the Colleges within its limited

means. While I personally prefer either a restricted or Class

donation when a donor makes a significant donation, I fully

appreciate the flexibility the Foundation has through those

who give unrestricted funds.”

“I firmly believe that the Colleges are the best institution in

Canada by far, to develop leaders for the Canadian Forces

and Canada. The College has changed significantly since my

time as a cadet, mostly for the good to instill the tenants of

Truth, Duty, Valour.”

“My message to all is that

as budgetary pressure

increases, so will the need

for funding support. You

have a duty to give back

to help improve an

institution that was

responsible in a big way for your success. The size of the

donation does not matter, but taking that first step to donate

perhaps in support of a class project does.”

“DND funding is restricted — it is taxpayer money. Those

items that make the difference must be funded by the alumni

— as is the case at every university in Canada.”

“ You have a duty to give back to help improve an institution that was responsible in a big way for your success. The size of the donation does not matter, but taking that first step to donate perhaps in support of a class project does.”

RMC PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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I am OCdt Stéphanie Paquette (class of 2015) from

Gatineau, Québec. I decided to study electrical

engineering at RMCC in order to become an Electrical

and Mechanical Engineering (EME) Officer in the Canadian

Armed Forces, but also for the leadership experience and

training opportunities offered at the Military Colleges.

In my opinion, you can

learn about leadership

by taking courses, but

you can also take

initiative and create

your own leadership

opportunities. Often, it

is with the second

option that Cadets

learn the most. The support of the RMC Foundation for

those Cadet initiatives such as skydiving qualification trips,

expeditions across the globe – in India and in the Canadian

Arctic in 2013, and the Sandhurst Military Skills Team make

possible true leadership experiences. Also, a common point

about those activities is that participants have to venture

outside their comfort zone, something that is not possible if

you are only taking part in the day-to-day routine.

Last semester, as I was training with the Sandhurst Team

Canada 2013, I really learned what it was to be part of a

team. When you train for a military skills and leadership

competition, team work becomes the main effort in order

to be as efficient as possible. The physical and mental

training that I went through with the Sandhurst team

definitely helped me become a better officer. Training

twice a day with other motivated Cadets helped me stay

motivated through the training but also through the

school semester.

Since my first year, the

RMCC Expedition Club

has also helped me stay

motivated as I got the

chance to go on eye-

opening expeditions that

reminded me that outside

RMC there is so much that Cadets haven’t experienced yet,

but that they may face during their career as officers in the

CAF. As the President of the Club, I oversee Cadet-led

expeditions. I have learned to delegate tasks and share my

knowledge in order to make those expeditions successful

without necessarily being a member of the expedition.

By taking part in activities funded and supported by the

donors of the RMC Foundation, I am learning so much and I

feel like I am getting more prepared to become a good

officer in the CAF.

“ By taking part in activities funded and supported by the donors of the RMC Foundation, I am learning so much and I feel like I am getting more prepared to become a good officer in the CAF.”

Cadet Profile – 26268 Officer Cadet Stéphanie Paquette, Class of 2015

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Cadet Profile – 26941 Officer Cadet David Chadwick, Class of 2017“I am very happy to be part of the Military Skills Team

at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean,” explains

Officer Cadet David Chadwick, who is from Ottawa,

Ontario. He is in his first year at Royal Military College

Saint-Jean and studies in Social Science. “I joined the

Military Skills Team because it allows me to train hard

and practice unique military skills, while building

strong teamwork.”

David is very grateful for the opportunities the Military

Skills Team provides him and other team members. “I

feel the Military Skills Team allows me to develop my

military and leadership abilities in a realistic

environment. I am especially grateful for the funding

provided by the donors of the RMC Foundation.

Without their funding, it would not be possible to

have such realistic training which makes the Military

Skills Team so interesting.”

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“ I am especially grateful for the funding provided by the donors of the RMC Foundation. Without their funding, it would not be possible to have such realistic training which makes the Military Skills Team so interesting.”

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In 1958, I had the good fortune to be introduced to military

life at Royal Roads. In 1960, I transferred to RMC and

graduated in 1962. After four years of service in the Royal

Canadian Navy, I took an MBA at Queen’s where something

like half of the students in my class were ex-RMC.

After I left the Navy in 1966, I focussed intently on my

business activities, and for the next forty-five years I frankly

seldom thought about RMC. Those who took leadership and

committee positions in

the RMC Club and

Foundation during

those years deserve

much credit. No doubt

they were busy people

too. After retirement

and stepping down from Board positions except for my

foundation, I reflected on some of the key positive influences

in my life, and decided to see what I could do to support the

military colleges.

My first involvement was to finance a three year project at the

100 year old Hatley Park Gardens at Royal Roads University,

which leases the land from DND. Subsequently, I decided

that financially supporting the RMC Foundation was the best

way I could help now.

For a few years, I have donated funds for unrestricted use

because those on the ground know where the needs are

greatest. More recently, I became involved in the financing of

a particular project, the European Battlefield & Memorial

Tour. There is no doubt that for the twenty to twenty-five

Cadets who go on the tours each February, they are a real

eye opener. Anything that will broaden the Cadets’ outlook

in this way is valuable. I am now initiating a program so that

the tours can take place annually with less reliance on

taxpayer funds.

Quite apart from the

military, I am impressed by

how desirable a graduate

of the military colleges is in

the business world. They

have proven academic skills, stamina, and character. Efficient time

management and prioritizing are instinctive. Equally importantly,

they know how to work in a team and how to get the most out of

a team which is a skill often missing in business.

It is sometimes surprising how little the average Canadian knows

about the military colleges and indeed our armed forces as a

whole. We who have graduated from RMC know how unique and

important it is. I have concluded that it is very much up to us to

support the colleges in the manner and to the extent we can.

“ We who have graduated from RMC know how unique and important it is. I have concluded that it is very much up to us to support the colleges in the manner and to the extent we can.

Donor Profile – 5586 Ian Mottershead, Class of 1962

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I am Officer Cadet Marc-Antoine Pelletier, a fourth-year

business administration student. I joined the Royal Military

College in Kingston for the challenges, the many outstanding

opportunities and the chance to develop my leadership skills.

During my time here at the College, I have participated in a

number of extraordinary events, one of which was the tour of

the battlefields in

France, dubbed the

Remembrance

Expedition. The RMC

Foundation was a major

contributor to this

event. In fact, without

the funding they

provided, RMCC officer cadets would not have had the

opportunity to visit these sites.

The Remembrance Expedition began the night of February

16, 2013. We were accompanied by several professors who

showed us the key points in the battles of Ypres, Somme,

Vimy Ridge, Amiens, Normandy and Verrières Ridge. At each

battlefield or commemorative monument we visited, they

took the time to have us reflect on the decisions of our

forefathers, both good and bad, in the hopes that we would

draw on these lessons in our future roles as Canadian Forces

leaders. The experience taught me a lot about the actions

and decisions of soldiers back then, and what I learned has

heavily influenced my leadership ability.

The trip was very emotional; many officer cadets were deeply

moved when they came

across the grave of a

young soldier who had

shared their family name,

when they read the

epitaphs of families for

loved ones who were

missing in action, or by

the sheer number of tombstones, which sometimes stretched

out further than our eyes could see.

I would like to thank the donors of the RMC Foundation for

their support, without which our battlefield expedition would

not have been possible. We are all grateful to have had this

incredible opportunity. I learned a great deal about the World

Wars and I hope that, with this new-found knowledge and the

emotional experience I had in Europe, I will be better able to

live up to the legacy of the soldiers who died in battle.

“ The RMC Foundation was a major contributor to this event. In fact, without the funding they provided, RMCC officer cadets would not have had the opportunity to visit these sites.”

Cadet Profile – 25654 Officer Cadet Marc-Antoine Pelletier, Class of 2014

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“ At age 21, I consider myself extremely fortunate to have had the chance to represent the Royal Military College of Canada, the Canadian Forces and all of Canada at numerous musters, activities and competitions.”

Cadet Profile – 25651 Officer Cadet Kenny Panza, Class of 2014Four years ago, I had no idea that the Royal Military

College was going to have such a positive impact on

my life. Today, in my final year, I am commander of a

squadron of first-year students, and when I look at

them, I know that given the chance I would do it all

over again. The extracurricular activities are a crucial

part of the RMCC. Long days spent in classrooms end

on a good note when they are capped off with a game

of soccer. Being a member of the varsity soccer team

played a major role in my integration into the College.

There are no words to describe the feeling I get when

I put on the team uniform, with the shield on my chest.

Last summer, I had the opportunity to represent

Canada at the 97th Four Day March in Nijmegen,

Netherlands. When I stopped to pay my respects at

Groesbeek Cemetery, my heart went out to the fallen

Canadian soldiers. Being Canadian had never been as

important to me as it was at that moment, and I

wouldn’t have had this experience had it not been for

the support of the RMC Foundation.

At age 21, I consider myself extremely fortunate to

have had the chance to represent the Royal Military

College of Canada, the Canadian Forces and all of

Canada at numerous musters, activities and

competitions. When I stand tall and proud on the

parade square, under uncased colours, I know that

four years ago, I made the best decision of my life…

to become a RMCC officer cadet.

25651, Kenny Panza

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RMC is far more than a university or simply a preparatory institute for Canadian Forces officers. The breadth and depth of history and traditions are so strong that they become unconsciously internalized into the Cadets themselves. RMC’s core values of self-discipline, personal excellence, physical fitness and mutual support are contagious, and help create graduates who advance and lead our country, both while in the military and afterwards. Any of my successes in life are due in very large part to what I was taught at the Colleges. All ex-Cadets owe a great debt of gratitude to the people and nation that have made RMC the 137-year-old continual success story that it is.

I applaud the generous individual philanthropy that has been provided to the Cadets through the RMC

Foundation, and encourage all ex-Cadets to do their part in supporting the Colleges.

Chris Hadfield (Colonel ret’d, OOnt, MSC, CD) is an honours Mech Eng ’82 graduate via RRMC and RMC. He served 25 years in the RCAF as a CF-18 pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. During his 21 years with the Canadian Space Agency he

served in the United States and Russia as NASA’s Chief CAPCOM, Director of Operations Russia, and Chief of Space Station Operations.

A veteran of 3 spaceflights, Chris flew on Space Shuttles Atlantis and Endeavour, piloted the Russian Soyuz spaceship and commanded the International Space Station. He was the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit, the sole Canadian to visit the Mir Station, our first spacewalker, and the sole Canadian to command a spaceship.

“ I applaud the generous individual philanthropy that has been provided to the Cadets through the RMC Foundation, and encourage all ex-Cadets to do their part in supporting the Colleges.”

Ex-Cadet Profile – 13738 Chris Hadfield, Class of 1982

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My name is 25923 Adelaide Fearnley and I am an officer cadet

beginning my fourth year at the Royal Military College of Canada

(RMC). I am in Honors Chemistry with a double minor in Life

Sciences and Business Administration. I was introduced to RMC

by the varsity women’s soccer coach after playing in a soccer

tournament in Burnaby, British Columbia. Since being at RMC I

have had many opportunities to develop my leadership

capabilities and gain valuable life experiences in the process. This

summer I was fortunate enough to take part in the International

Nijmegen 4 Days March

in The Netherlands as

the 2IC of the RMC Team

within the Canadian

Forces Contingency.

As a Health Care

Administrator, my required trade training takes place after

graduation so this summer I was eligible to take part in the

Nijmegen Marches. This was extremely exciting for me as I knew

that this event was a once in a lifetime experience and something

that very few officers in the Canadian Forces get to take part in,

let alone officer cadets.

Without the financial support from the RMC Foundation, this

incredible opportunity would have not been possible for the

members of the team and I. Essentially, the RMC Foundation

funded the team’s entire summer requirements. The funds that

were provided were able to cover all the training costs as well as

the many fees and expenses that were incurred for the actual event

that took place. Needless to say, the RMC Foundation has been

more than generous to myself and the other 10 members of the

RMC Nijmegen team. We have memories and an experience that

we will all cherish for the rest of our lives.

The Nijmegen Marches were an invaluable experience for

myself in particular as I

held the position of cadet

2IC for the RMC Nijmegen

Team. Under the guidance

and mentorship of our

team leader, Lt (N) Pothier,

this summer gave me

many different opportunities to enhance and further develop

my leadership skills and style. Some of my taskings included

coordinating team events and scheduling as well as leading

some of the team recovery training sessions.

Overall, the RMC Nijmegen team is extremely grateful for being

able to take part in this memorable experience thanks to the

necessary funds provided by the RMC Foundation. It is events like

this that help positively shape the leadership and life experiences

of the officer cadets here at the Royal Military College of Canada.

“ Overall, the RMC Nijmegen team is extremely grateful for being able to take part in this memorable experience thanks to the necessary funds provided by the RMC Foundation.”

Cadet Profile – 25923 Officer Cadet Adelaide Fearnley, Class of 2014

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I am Officer Cadet François Savard. I joined the CAF

because I wanted to lead an exciting and extraordinary life.

In fact, the RMCC weighed heavily in my decision, as I saw it

as providing the best opportunity for my personal and

professional development. I have not been disappointed,

particularly with respect to the extraordinary opportunity I

had through the RMCC Expedition Club.

I am referring to the

event that changed my

vision of the world, our

expedition to India.

Our team of 12 officer

cadets explored the

cultural centre of

Chennai and the

villages of rural Tamil Nadu, explored the coastal

communities of Kerala, travelled north to visit the Taj Mahal

and learned about Canada’s diplomatic mission in New Delhi.

I found the expedition shocking in that it drove home just

how privileged we are here in Canada. The images of

poverty and misery in the world that we see on TV don’t

compare to witnessing it first-hand. The expedition also

provided me with experiences that will serve me throughout

my career and that I never would have had during my

training, such as the feeling of instability from being in

another country where you don’t have any points of

reference. I now have a better understanding of the

difficulties faced by Canadian troops on foreign soil, such as

having to interact with communities that speak neither

French nor English and

therefore having to rely

on guides and

interpreters who are not

always easy to deal with.

Organizing the India

overseas expedition for

an entire team was a

challenge, but we met it and are all different people for it. It

was extremely rewarding in terms of developing my

leadership skills, as it taught me a lot about myself.

On behalf of the entire team, I would like to thank the

donors of the RMC Foundation for their support in making

this experience possible. Without question, you made a

huge difference.

“ On behalf of the entire team, I would like to thank the donors of the RMC Foundation for their support in making this experience possible. Without question, you made a huge difference.”

Cadet Profile – 25664 Officer Cadet François Savard, Class of 2014

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I am 6116 Claude Archambault from St-Bruno, QC. I am a member Executive Committee of the Fort Saint-Jean Branch of the RMC Club. I have been involved with the Colleges as a former cadet, as the Commandant of RMC Saint-Jean and now with the local chapter of the RMC Club. I wholeheartedly support the “Enhancing Excellence” mission of the RMC Foundation.

I believe that the Colleges produce excellent, well-educated officers. I support various funding initiatives depending on their intent to enhance excellence.

The Colleges are outstanding institutions but must be prepared to adjust to the needs of society or risk losing credibility and support. The needs to accomplish this are immense and therefore, so is the level of support required as public funds either cannot or won’t fund everything needed to produce the officers to which we are accustomed. We only need to look at the results of the outstanding leaders they have produced, not only for the armed forces but for Canada.

I encourage all ex-cadets to get involved, provide the necessary financial support to the extent that you can and take an active part in passing the word.

Donor Profile – 6116 Claude Archambault, Class of 1964

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“ I wholeheartedly support the “Enhancing Excellence” mission of the RMC Foundation.”

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