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was ordained as a reverend pastor of Chinese Rhenish Church in Vancouver, BC.
Françoise Baylis, MA’84, PhD’89
is an internationally renowned bioethicist and the President of the Royal Society of Canada (2025-2028).
has been elected Vice President of the Alberta Teachers’ Association after four years as President of Calgary Catholic Teachers.
Chris Tambakis, HBA’86, HBA’86
has been appointed to the Order of Canada in 2025 to recognize the lasting impact he has made in the commercial real estate industry and to numerous health care, education and community causes. Chris was also awarded the King Charles Coronation Medal for his service and leadership with The Heart & Stroke Foundation (Canada).
retired from RBC Dominion Securities after 35 years in portfolio management. He is looking forward to time with his band Randall Pee Coltrane and The Hard Livers, power boating on Kempenfelt Bay with his wife Marcy and preparing for the arrival of his first grandchild.
Sheila Ingebrigtson-Stewart, BA’85, BEd’87
released her first self-published book Fogbound: A Heroic Bush Pilot Named Gunnar – a true story about her late uncle’s flight career in the Arctic.
received the Dr. Peter B. R. Allen Lifetime Achievement in Health Award from the Province of Alberta on July 24th, 2025. Dr. Pasieka is an endocrine surgeon based in Calgary.
Timothy Reynolds, BA’82, BEd’84
has two new novels from Cometcatcher Press: SOLO by GASLIGHT, a psychological suspense about a serial killer geocaching body parts around Calgary, and FADED NOTES, a mystery about a retiree and his sister’s murder.
and fellow grads John Sprowl, Ed Zaborski and Bryan Rothery celebrated their annual golf reunion in July 2025, a tradition that began in 1981.
passed away on January 28, 2025 in Castlegar, British Columbia. He was an instructor at Selkirk College.
retired from Fisheries and Oceans Canada in April 2024, after 20 years with the department. She most recently worked as a special advisor to support the establishment of the new Arctic region.
received the 2024 Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jack Webster Foundation, honouring an exemplary British Columbia journalism career.
released Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives: A Path to Reconciliation in Our Divided Times in September 2024. The book reflects on an epic 13-month, 53-city, 26,403-mile road trip across Canada and the United States.
is appointed professor of comparative law at the University of Oxford as of October 1, 2024.
retired from the Toronto District School Board as curriculum leader and teacher in June 2022.
and classmates celebrated a Medway Hall reunion in August 2024.
Robin Bailey-Chen, BA’87, MA’89
will be the new director of campus support for Hillel International’s Campus Climate Initiative, western (US) region. In this role, she will help address antisemitism on university campuses.
passed away on December 11, 2023. Todd was a proud member of the 1979 Yates Cup winning football team. Well respected in a long career with General Motors and General Dynamics, Todd had a passion for military history, sports, politics and music. He is greatly missed by his loved ones.
is the co-editor and co-author of The Right Not to Remain Silent: The Truth About Mental Health in the Legal Profession, published in April 2024.
has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Liszt Society as editor of the ALS Newsletter. Other ALS activities have included artistic director of the 2018 Liszt Festival and a jurist for the 2021 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition.
Kent Floreani, DDS’87, MClD’92
celebrates being accepted to dental school 40 years ago. Kent is still working part-time and plans to ski and travel in 2024.
published their first book Authentic Collaboration: A Bridge to Meaningful Connection in 2023. The book is about developing healthier relationships with yourself, others and the Earth.
is hosting a 40th class reunion on Homecoming weekend, Sept. 27 to 29, 2024. Please contact ldferland@comcast.net and linda.sinnaeve@hotmail.com for more information.
published her most recent book Behind the Mask in October 2023. It includes profiles of 12 legendary hockey goalies, emphasizing the personality traits that make each one unique.
received the Governance Professional of the Year from the Governance Professionals of Canada 2023 Excellence in Governance Awards.
released two novels in October 2023 from Cometcatcher Press. She Runs with Wolves, He Sits with Kittens is a snarky Toronto-set rom-com and The Gravity of Guilt is a future Earth-colony sci-fi thriller.
is a professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Calgary. In 2023, Keith was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his advocacy in mental health and the promotion of evidence-based practice.
became Chief Medical Officer for NuraLogix, an AI tech company which was recently featured on CNN’s The Next Frontier.
Bruce Curtis, BA’84, MA’86, MPA’92
was inducted into the College of Fellows of the Canadian Institute of Planners, the highest honour of the Institute, in recognition of excellence, exceptional achievements and service to the planning profession in Canada.
published The Anguish of War, a two-volume set about the war dead of Windsor and Essex County.
retired from her career as a lawyer to be a writer. Her second book, Grief and the Spirit World: A Search for Comfort, was just released.
published her first children’s book, Music Is All Around Me, about enjoying music through nature and the five senses.
won the 2022 Prairie Fire McNally Robinson Booksellers Short Fiction Contest for his story Excavations, which will appear in the summer edition of Prairie Fire.
will retire in 2023 after more than 32 years at London Life/Canada Life.
was recognized in 2022 as one of 100 women and gender-diverse people who are leading the way to a clean energy future in Canada through the Women in Energy Transformation Series.
published Shelter from our Secrets, Silence & Shame; How Our Stories Can Keep Us Stuck or Set Us Free.
retired as a family physician in 2019 and self-published a novella called Hearts Of Wax in 2022.
published her first book, Demystifying Grief: What You Need to Know to Heal, in 2022.
won the Canadian Screen Awards ‘Best Local Reporter 2022’.
Hugh Armitage, BESc’82, MESc’85
retired as supervisor from the Hydro Services group at Southern Company-Georgia Power in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2021.
is the Adjunct Professor at Nazareth College School Of Business Rochester, NY and new Board Member with Volunteers Of America Upstate NY.
Nicholas Hunt-Bull, BA’89, MA’90
was appointed as the 13th President of Paul Smith’s College, in northern New York State.
was selected by The Women Leaders magazine as one of 20 Most Inspiring Women Leaders of 2022.
actor-producer is the acting Executive Director and Board Member of the new Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame. Read more here.
was installed as Nipissing University’s President in June 2022. Read more here.
retired from a project management career and is now traveling the continent with the goal of visiting 52 cities, 39 states, and 8 provinces.
has recently accepted a faculty teaching position at Fanshawe College where he will teach Law to business and accounting students.