Donor Story: The Clements
Sharon Clements was born in Calgary, Alberta, and moved to New Westminster, BC, in 1952. She was a Charter Student at Simon Fraser University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1969 and entered the graduate program, receiving her Master of Science in 1974. As a Mature Student she entered the Spatial Information Systems (Geography) Program, receiving her diploma in 2000. Sharon began working for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 1972 specializing in Pathology and Entomology and continued working there until her retirement in 1997.
Shaughn Clements was born in Warwick, England, emigrating to Canada in 1946. He has lived quite a nomadic life, having attended 25 schools in three countries before graduating Grade 13 in Guelph, Ontario. He enrolled at SFU in 1966 – taking a one year break at the request of his previous employer to manage and reorganize one of the company departments – and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1971. After graduating, and while Sharon was finishing her master’s degree, he started working for SFU in Financial Services and continued working there until 2000, when health concerns made taking early retirement necessary.