Alumni News
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Building her dreams
Sarah Baeumler, BA’99, made her HGTV Canada on-air debut in 2009 alongside her husband, Bryan, as the couple built and designed their dream home on the television series, House of Bryan. The show’s popularity led to three subsequent seasons.
Restoring title town
On Nov. 25, Michael Copeland, LLB’93, MBA’99, watched the Western Mustangs celebrate their first Vanier Cup title in more than two decades on Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont.
Taking a big step
It was not what David Hackam, MD’92, had planned, but thanks to the influence of a famed London surgeon early in his career, he now stands on the brink of helping more children than he ever imagined possible.
Fashion forward
Erin Kleinberg’s resume reads like the glossy pages of a fashion magazine: glitz, glamour and ingenuity. Yet, her success as a designer, publisher and advertising executive is the pinnacle of her hard work, tenacity and a little inspiration from her grandmother.
Appetite for deconstruction
Michael McCain has never shied away from the right thing even when it wasn’t the easiest thing. And now, a decade after his most daunting professional challenge, the Maple Leaf Foods President and CEO is building a company set to become unlike any other on the planet.
Vysniauskas receives 2019 L.S. Lauchland Engineering Alumni Medal
The 2019 recipient of the Lauchland Medal is Tony Vysniauskas, BESc’74 & MESc’76, CEO of Virtual Materials Group (VMG), Professor at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Engineering and former VP of Hyprotech.
Whitney Biennial provides another stage for alumnus
Brendan Fernandes, MFA’05, is among 75 artists featured in this year’s Whitney Biennial, an exhibition widely considered the most important showcase of contemporary art today.
Alumna receives engineering honour
Catherine Karakatsanis, BESc’83, MESc’91, is the 2019 recipient of the Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award.
Start-up business provides opportunity to put learning to work
Staying on top of school work can be a challenge. Doing that while also launching a successful new business is even more so. But it’s a challenge Alysaa Co and Divyansh Ojha have jumped into.
Alumnus shares written word joy across Pakistan
Awais Khan, BA’08 (Economics), is Director of The Writing Institute, Pakistan’s largest Creative Writing Institution.
Alumnus Malloy named Principal of King’s
Noted academic and alumnus David C. Malloy has been named the ninth Principal of King’s University College.
Alumna sets out to make us all Unsinkable
Olympian Silken Laumann, BA’88, has launched ‚ÄòUnsinkable,’ a storytelling platform that shares stories of courage and resiliency.
2019 Alumni Award of Merit recipients announced
The Alumni Association recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions or communities.
Celebrating excellence in undergraduate research
Two alumni received awards for their use of library and archival resources.
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