ALUMNI OF THE YEAR
Alumnus of the Year
Carroll Ryan
Carroll Ryan first attended Kingsway College in the early
1960’s. She is a graduate of the class of 1965 and has been an
employee of Kingsway College since 1982, by the time she retires (that remains to be seen) next year she will have worked
at KC for 33 years, 1/3 of a century. Before she came to KC she
worked for the Federal Government in the Income tax Dept. She
also worked for the Premier of N.S. when he also operated an
optometry practice. Her passion for her husband, her own kids
and all the students she has taught over the years has kept her
focused and dedicated to this school.
Carroll has 2 children Kim and Robert who also attended and
graduated from Kingsway College. She has two grandchildren
Jakob and Victoria. She has one husband, Jim, and they have
been married for 45 years.
During her tenure at KC she has been responsible for the
library and the Art Department. When she started teaching art
classes, the department was equipped for only ceramic class
instruction. Over the years Carroll has developed the arts program and we now offer two Arts courses that are recognized by
the Ontario Ministry of Education as credits that count toward
the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
KC has been very blessed to have a talented person such as
Carroll on staff. She has dedicated countless hours of her own
time, money and energy as well as Jim’s for that matter to making sure that whatever she set out to do was done in an excellent manner and always beautifully decorated. She has worked
on countless Alumni Weekends, Band and Choir events, and
banquets over the years sometimes staying up all night to make
sure things were done on time and to her satisfaction.
No one but God will truly know how much of herself she has
given to KC over the years, but one thing we know for sure is
that countless students and colleagues have benefited from the
dedication and hard work of this one woman.
It is interesting to know that one of the things that Carroll
vowed when she left KC as a student in 1965 was that she would
never marry a pastor. When she met Jim he was far from a pastor or even a Christian for that matter. Through her influence
though, he became a follower of Christ and later on a pastor.
Carroll maintains to this day that God tricked her.
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KC Contact Spring 2014
Honorary Alumnus
of the Year
Sandra Kudla
Sandra has been a member of College Park Seventh-day
Adventist church since 1993. Sandra is a dedicated supporter
of Adventist Education and she has worked hard to provide
that education for her two children, Michael and Sally. Both
of her children attended and graduated from College Park
Elementary School and Kingsway College. Throughout the
years, Sandra has been a committed volunteer parent assisting on both the College Park Elementary School and Kingsway
College PTA. Sandra served as a board member for College
Park Elementary School and is a current Kingsway College
board member. She is also a former Kingsway College teacher,
who taught Physics during the fall semester of the 2009-10
school year.
Sandra has worked with and continues to work with many
Kingsway College students who struggle academically. She
encourages these young people and helps them build confidence in their abilities to do well in school and keep them
moving forward now and in the future. Her faith in