Really enjoyed this week's column!! McMaster was the perfect university for me as well. It was an honour to serve in student politics, the Alumni Association and the University Senate.
I was there a few years before you, and can also attribute my career to my days at Mac. I got involved with Mac Radio, or the Board of Student Broadcasting (BSB). It had no Broadcast license at the time, so we were closed circuit radio around campus, but we had a ball. Mac radio led to a part time gig at CHML News, which set me on my way for a journalism career and then management in television at CJOH in ottawa.
When asked what I took at Mac, my reply was a major in Mac radio, with a minor in political science!
Wow! All that AND an Engineering degree! I met my husband @ Mac (Whiddon and McKay couple) and we are still together. I agree that I would not gain admission today, but it was very special at the time. Mac had a bit of a reputation as being a "working class" university and that was perfect for a girl from small-town Northern Ontario. McMaster holds a special place in my heart!
Picked this up through Terry Milson’s LinkedIn post. Great story Terry (you did have a lot more hair). I have 5 grandchildren in university and two more in senior high and 1 finished school and working so I wanted to share your story with them. It is an awesome example of following life’s path and taking each opportunity that falls before you with enthusiasm and using these opportunities as learning experiences. One of them is starting a summer internship May 1 on Parliament Hill for a Minister.
Really enjoyed this week's column!! McMaster was the perfect university for me as well. It was an honour to serve in student politics, the Alumni Association and the University Senate.
I was there a few years before you, and can also attribute my career to my days at Mac. I got involved with Mac Radio, or the Board of Student Broadcasting (BSB). It had no Broadcast license at the time, so we were closed circuit radio around campus, but we had a ball. Mac radio led to a part time gig at CHML News, which set me on my way for a journalism career and then management in television at CJOH in ottawa.
When asked what I took at Mac, my reply was a major in Mac radio, with a minor in political science!
Very much enjoy your books and this blog
Wow! All that AND an Engineering degree! I met my husband @ Mac (Whiddon and McKay couple) and we are still together. I agree that I would not gain admission today, but it was very special at the time. Mac had a bit of a reputation as being a "working class" university and that was perfect for a girl from small-town Northern Ontario. McMaster holds a special place in my heart!
Excellent historical excerpt on you Terry!
A universal education, indeed.
Picked this up through Terry Milson’s LinkedIn post. Great story Terry (you did have a lot more hair). I have 5 grandchildren in university and two more in senior high and 1 finished school and working so I wanted to share your story with them. It is an awesome example of following life’s path and taking each opportunity that falls before you with enthusiasm and using these opportunities as learning experiences. One of them is starting a summer internship May 1 on Parliament Hill for a Minister.
Thank you
Wonderful, Myra. Such a great time of life.
It’s been 40 years since you were MSU President and we worked together?!? That can’t be right - time does fly.
I always enjoy your writing Terry. Thanks.