Violet BaileyViolet Phyllis Bailey came to Mount Allison from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in the fall of 1953. That year, she earned her Finance and Commerce certificate. She was active in the Commerce Society and the Choral Society, was a staff member for the Argosy and the Allisonian yearbook, and participated in a number of Varsity and intramural sports. She received her Bachelor of Commerce in 1956 with her classmate Aileen Sabean, together the first women to receive the Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University.
Aileen SabeanAileen Lois Sabean was originally from Havelock, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Digby Regional High School and came to Mount Allison in the fall of 1953. In 1955, she earned her Finance and Commerce Certificate. While in attendance, Sabean was vice-president of the Commerce Society and the House Committee, and was a staff member for the Allisonian yearbook. She received her Bachelor of Commerce in 1956 with her classmate Violet Bailey, together the first women to receive the Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University.. She married William Wade.