Robert E Thomas

Carleton University is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert E. Thomas to the position of Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources.

Rob joins Carleton University from Cisco Systems Canada where he has served as human resources manager for the firm’s Canadian operations. He brings extensive experience in all aspects of human resource management with a personal leadership focus based on collaboration, communications and client-focused partnerships to achieve overall organizational goals.

For more information, see the full article at Carleton’s Newsroom.

If you haven’t registered a team or you would like to participate but are on your own, go ahead and register and we can team you up with another group.

Formerly, for Ontario Members, in the event of your pre-retirement death, the death benefit would be paid:

• To the spouse you are living with at that time (common law or married) in priority over any other person
• To your designated beneficiary if you are not living with a spouse, or if the spouse you are living with has waived priority; or
• To your estate, if you are not living with a spouse or if the spouse you are living with has waived priority, and if you have no surviving designated beneficiary.

Now, for Ontario Members, the rights of your common law spouse have changed if you have a common law spouse and you also have a married spouse from whom you are separated but not divorced.

Under the new Ontario rules pre-retirement death benefits will be paid:

• To your married spouse if you are living together at the time of your death;
• If you are living with a common law spouse at the time of your death:
  - To your common law spouse if you do not also have a married spouse from whom you are separated but not divorced;
  - To your designated beneficiary if you also have a married spouse from whom you are separated but not divorced;
• To your designated beneficiary if you have no spouse who is eligible or if your eligible spouse has waived priority; or
• To your estate if you have no eligible spouse and no surviving designated beneficiary.

If you are an Ontario Member with a common law spouse, and you also have a married spouse from whom you are separated but not divorced, and if you want your Carleton University Retirement Plan pre-retirement death benefits to be paid to your common law spouse, your common law spouse must be your designated beneficiary. You should review your beneficiary designation on your annual statement and make any desired changes. You are encouraged to obtain professional advice especially if you have an agreement or court order concerning family property or have special estate planning needs.

You can complete a new designation of beneficiary form by submitting the Pension Beneficiary Change Form to Human Resources or accessing it at the following website.

Please remember that it is always important to notify the Pension Department of Human Resources whenever you have a life change. If you have any questions, call Neil Courtemanche or Jean Ouellette at 520-2600 ext. 3634.

Definition of common law spouse

A person who, at the date of determination, is not married to the Member but has been living with the Member in a conjugal relationship:

i. continuously for a period of not less than three years; or

ii. in a relationship of some permanence if they are the natural or adoptive parents of a child as defined in the Family Law Act, 1986.

This notice provides you with general information for illustration purposes and is based on the current provisions of the applicable legislation and the Carleton University Retirement Plan, which could change in the future. Your particular situation at the time of death may also lead to a different result.

Managers, supervisors and co-workers of individuals being honoured are invited to join.

Please RSVP to let the organizing committee know that you will be attending this event.

Below is a complete list of Employees with service anniversaries from July 2012 to June 2013

Employees Retiring this Year

Academic

Dr. David Sinclair, Physics

The provincial government introduced an agreement with the Pharmacists’ Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PANL) in March 2012 that would see a reduction of generic drug prices in a phased in approach, which will eventually land the price of generic drugs at 35% of the cost of brand by April 1, 2013.

Non-Academic

• Dennis Vance, Bookstore

 Academic

• J. Moyra McDill, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Devon Woods, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Appointments

• Laura McLaughlin has been appointed to the position of Confidential Secretary and Administrative Assistant to the Chair in the Department of Psychology.
• Katie Ellis has been appointed to the position of Program Coordinator in the Sprott School of Business, Professional Programs Division.
• Heather Anderson has been appointed to the position of Curator in the Carleton University Art Gallery.
• Jared Steenbakker has been appointed to the Term position of Project Manager in Facilities Management and Planning.

On the Move

• Lisa Bullock has been promoted to the position of Research Administrator in the Carleton University Research Office.
• Jamie Carmichael has been promoted to the position of Manager, Scheduling and Examination Services in Scheduling and Examination Services.
• Shalen Bradford has been promoted to the position of Awards Administration Officer in the Department of University Advancement.
• Kelly Dumas has been promoted to the position of Manager, Student Academic Success Centre.

45 Years

Daniel Flowers, School of Architecture and Urbanism

35 Years

Judith John, MacOdrum Library

30 Years

Fran Platt, Department of University Advancement

25 Years

Heather Britt, MacOdrum Library

Maria Brocklehurst, Carleton University Online

Jay Drydyk, Department of Philosophy

Daniel Lemay, Department of Systems and Computing Engineering

Elizabeth Springer, Pension Management

20 Years

Andrei Artemev, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Kevin Burton, Carleton University Online

John Frederick, Carleton University Online

James MacDonald, Carleton University Online

Mark Moroz, Instructional Media Services

15 Years

Stephen Fai, School of Architecture and Urbanism

Judy Greiner, School of Linguistics and Language Studies

10 Years

Laura Brawn, Paul Menton Centre

Sarah Clarke, Department of University Advancement

Patricia Eisenberg, Health and Counselling Services

Brookes Fee, Department of Political Science

Robin McLaughlin, Career Services

Barbara Nicholl, School of Mathematics and Statistics

Corey Rattray, Computing and Communication Services

Elizabeth Sowka, School of Linguistics and Language Studies

Benjamin Steinberg, School of Mathematics and Statistics

Sarah Todd, School of Social Work

Paula Whissell, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Kristin Woods, Health and Counselling Services

Diana Young, Department of Law and Legal Studies

5 Years

Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Cynthia Fillman, Department of University Advancement

Erin Johnston, Department of Economics

Joseph Lipsett, Education Development Centre

Valerie Percival, The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

1 Year

Donna Byron, Faculty of-Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs

Robin Dunbar, Department of Law and Legal Studies

Natalie Graham, Admission Services

Sheilagh Irwin, Department of Psychology

Nathaniel Jewitt, Career Services

Anastazia Krneta, Department of University Advancement

Brian Laughton, Faculty of Engineering and Design Office of the Dean

Michelle Lewis, Human Resources

Xun Sun, Department of Chemistry

Steven Turgeon, Department of Earth Sciences