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Looking for distinguished Medicine alumniFollowing on last year's inaugural award to recognize the special contribution of an alumnus to the field of medicine, the Faculty of Medicine's Alumni Affairs office is now inviting nominations for a new Humanitarian Award "in recognition of distinguished community or volunteer service at home or abroad, which has made a difference to the well being of others."
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Pilgrimage led alumna back to U of CWhile cycling the el Camino de Santiago in Spain—one of the most important Christian pilgrimages since medieval times—Cecilia Gossen, BFA'92, MFA'98, had an epiphany of sorts. "I realized that we were a part of history," she says. This transcendent moment led the Calgary artist to investigate the idea of personal pilgrimage and the monuments erected along the routes of great journeys. |
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Enbridge VP honoured in ReginaBonnie Dupont, MEd'90, Enbridge's group VP of corporate resources, will be the convocation speaker at the University of Regina on June 4, where she will be granted an Honorary Doctor of Laws. |
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Alumna's photo in national exhibitionA poignant close-up of the young son of a Cochrane cancer survivor—taken by Rita Gore, BSW'74, MSW'85—has been chosen to be part of a national photography exhibit that will travel across Canada over the next two years. Gore took the shot of nine-year-old Eli while his mother, a fellow member of the Sistership dragon boat team, tied a friendship bracelet on his arm at a race in July 2007. The exhibit is expected to stop in Calgary in the spring/summer of 2009. |
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Rising Stars of oilpatch honoured by OilweekFour U of C alumni (and two soon-to-be grads) are among Oilweek magazine's inaugural Rising Stars of the oilpatch. These 20 under-45 visionary leaders of the oil and gas sector are being honoured at a reception June 26 at Hotel Arts. To read about George Gosbee, BComm'93, Leah C. Lawrence, MBA'01, Tony Loria, BA'94, Quinton Rafuse, BSc'01 as well as U of C MBA candidate Jeremy Cheyne, PhD candidate Jennifer Adams and other Rising Stars, click here. |
Young alumni among national Top 40 under 40
Three U of C alumni are included in this year's executive search firm Caldwell Partner's Top 40 Under 40 listing, published by the Globe and Mail. Lakshmi Raj, BSc'95, co-founded software engineering company Replicon; Todd Towers, BFA'96, is founding owner of Farmboy Fine Arts; and Christopher Potter, BComm'94, is president of Peters & Co. Ltd. in Calgary.
Alumni in the News
A year ago, Garrett Camp, BSc '01, MSc '06, and his partners—including Justin LaFrance, BA'98—sold their "discovery" website StumbleUpon.com to eBay Inc. for $75 million US. Now he's living in San Francisco working to build a brand to rival Google. The Calgary Herald recently profiled Camp. Read more...
A book of poetry by Diane Guichon, MA'06, took this year's City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Birch Split Bark was chosen from three finalists. Read more...
After teaching at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Wisconsin for 12 years, pianist Michael Kim, BMus'89, is returning to Canada to take the position of dean of Brandon University's School of Music. The Saskatoon Star Phoenix profiled him after a recent concert in Saskatoon. Read more...
The Lethbridge Herald reported that a team led by David Naylor, PhD'79, a professor of physics at the University of Lethbridge, will develop instrumentation to support space research for the next major space mission. Read more...
Blake Chapman, BA'76, has been named the 2008 Chef of the Year by the Canadian Culinary Federation. Chapman, the executive chef at Quincy Marie's in Airdrie, was highlighted in the Calgary Herald. Read more...
U of C EVDS grads Patric Langevin, March'03, and Christopher Straka, MEDes'03, are taking a holistic approach to housing construction and renovation. The two are partners in VERT Design Inc., an Ottawa-based green planning and design firm that is getting lots of media attention. Read more...
A leading authority in Canada on workplace spirituality, Val Kinjerski, BSW'83, MSW'87, was recently profiled in the Edmonton Journal for her work helping employees find meaning, purpose and fulfillment in their jobs. Read more...
Has the media profiled you lately? Email us a link and we'll note it in the next issue!
U of C News
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U of C makes surgical historyA surgical team at the Foothills Medical Centre has successfully performed groundbreaking neurosurgery with a robot developed by a team at the Faculty of Medicine. Paige Nickason, 21, is recovering after having a tumour removed from her brain with the assistance of neuroArm, a surgical robotic system developed by a team led by Dr. Garnette Sutherland, professor of neurosurgery. |
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Doha nursing students elect representativesStudents at the University of Calgary Qatar (UC-Q) have elected their first-ever student representatives. The new interim dean, Dr. Sheila Evans, recently arrived in Doha where she has taken over responsibility for the university's first overseas campus. Nursing professor Dr. Harry Plumber, MEd'94, is one of the new campus's faculty members. |
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Missing link in frog evolution confirmedA team led by Jason Anderson of the U of C's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has settled a long-running debate over the evolution of frogs and amphibians. The study proves that some modern amphibians, frogs and salamanders evolved from an ancient amphibian group called temnospondyls. |
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Stay connected this summer by volunteeringDo you want to meet new people and have fun at the same time? Why not volunteer for one of the exciting events at the U of C this summer. We are looking for help with Campus Fair, the U of C Stampede Parade Float and the Solar Car finish line celebration. |
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Campus and Alumni Events
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Find your roots with new digital collectionMay 29: The University of Calgary is a partner in Our Roots/Nos Racines, a bilingual collection of local histories from across Canada. Anyone in the world can access this website, which is very popular with genealogists. The latest phase of the project is being launched on campus May 29. |
Conference explores future of commodities
June 19: U of C alumni are invited to register for the Commodities, the Economy and Money Conference, a unique opportunity to learn about the future of commodities and the Canadian economy. The program includes the first public speech in Alberta by Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of Canada, and a presentation from Iris Evans, Alberta's minister of finance and enterprise. To learn more and reserve a spot click here.
Master of Teaching program's 10th anniversary
June 19: Graduates of the Faculty of Education's 1998 prototype Master of Teaching program are invited to celebrate its 10th anniversary—and to open the pyramid time capsule that has been housed since then in the Doucette Library. This informal evening of recollection and renewal takes place June 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Doucette. Contact Cathy Pelletier at (403) 220-5632 or by e-mail at pelletie@ucalgary.ca to reserve a spot.
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Central High School holds 100-year reunionAugust 23: Alumni and teachers of Central High School are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Calgary's first purpose-built high school with a reunion on Aug. 23, 2008. Central High sent many graduates to the U of C in the earliest years of the university. Known as Calgary Collegiate Institute until the 1920s, it opened in September 1908 with 120 students and four teachers. For information about the reunion, email CCIReunion@shaw.ca or phone Barbara Bowles McKillop at 256-5547. For a history of the school click here... |
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