Alumni News

May 15, 2019

By using technology to create social impact, Natasha Jimenez, BA'14, BESc'14, has built a career that seamlessly combines her two degrees towards her passion for humanitarian design.

May 6, 2019

Wherever John Vandertuin, BMus'82, MMus'88, has played – in practice rooms at Western and concert halls of California; in a cathedral in Paris, France, and in St. Paul’s United Church in Paris, Ont. – the organ has been his compass.

April 30, 2019

John Gerry, BA’77, will be presented with a Lifetime Membership Award for his dedication and vision in founding Music Theatre Productions, which started as London Musical Theatre 30 years and 75 productions ago.

April 29, 2019

Andrea Kalyn, BMus’87, MA’90 and Phil Murphy, BA’59, are the 2019 Don Wright Faculty of Music Wall of Fame inductees for 2019.

April 23, 2019

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.

April 23, 2019

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.

April 18, 2019

Catherine Karakatsanis, BESc'83, MESc'91, is the 2019 recipient of the Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award.

April 12, 2019

Awais Khan, BA’08 (Economics), is Director of The Writing Institute, Pakistan’s largest Creative Writing Institution.

April 10, 2019

Noted academic and alumnus David C. Malloy has been named the ninth Principal of King’s University College.

April 4, 2019

Olympian Silken Laumann, BA’88, has launched ‘Unsinkable,’ a storytelling platform that shares stories of courage and resiliency.

April 2, 2019

The Alumni Association recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions or communities.

January 15, 2015

Two alumni received awards for their use of library and archival resources.

Eileen Jurczak, BESc’97, created a mobile tool to give golfers real-time PGA pro quick fixes and tips while they play.

Julian Birkinshaw, MBA’91, PhD’95, has been named the next Dean of Ivey Business School. His five-year appointment is effective Aug. 1, 2024.

Western’s new downtown space at 450 Talbot St. in London, Ont. will soon become a hub of activity, with thirteen projects and services expected to open in late 2023.

Esteemed philanthropist Kelly Meighen, BA’71, LLD’13, brings a longstanding commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of communities.

Justin, BMOS'23, built relationships across campus and all over London, Ont., including with people experiencing homelessness.

Penny, BA‘92, MA’93, PhD’98, will provide strategic leadership for all aspects of research and innovation.

We celebrate the contributions of alumni volunteers and thank them for sharing their valuable time with Western.

Indigenous musician Emma will pursue an artist diploma at The Glenn Gould School this fall.

Western alum Dorothy Hollingsworth is ensuring music students have a bright future in the arts thanks to three endowed scholarships.