LAURENCE BROWNELL

LAURENCE BROWNELL

Following high school graduation, I took Arts at the U of M, concentrating on Philosophy and English. I loved the university atmosphere and rediscovered the excitement of learning. In the summers I had jobs in the clothing industry and construction where I learned about human behaviour and the value of education. Later I realized that most Philosophy Ph.D.ís were finding employment in the taxi and foodservice sectors, so I took some science courses and was able to enter Medicine in 1972 (where students and teachers were noticeably less ìinterestingì than in Arts). Just before starting medicine I sold my bass guitar and amplifier, and Jill Kernahan and I were married. Jill and I had our first child, Katie, in 1983 (now finished her second year in Politics at Queenís), and our second child, David, in 1986 (now finishing grade XI at SJR). After my MD, I entered the postgraduate Anesthesia program, graduating in 1980. Since then I have practiced anesthesia at St. Boniface (until recently concentrating on cardiac anesthesia). Iíve enjoyed my involvement in anesthesia education at U of M as a clinical teacher as well as seven years directing the training program and five years on the national exam board. Heather Tulloch and I were married in 1995. Our children Signý and Jón were born in 1999 and are entering preschool at Wolseley School this Sept. My sister Alix and my mother Björg live in Calgary, and my father lives in Winnipeg. I most enjoy time with family, and I enjoy cycling (not running), sailboards and sailboats, skiing (only X-C since fractures). I enjoy cooking and eating well. I love to travel and I have especially enjoyed great times with Jim Hillman in Montréal, and Dave Pybus in Barcelona.