News Archive
Notable organist finds keys to perfect sound
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.
Read the full articleGerry honoured for lifetime in theatre spotlight
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.
Read the full article2019 Music Alumni Wall of Fame inductees announced
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.
Read the full articleVysniauskas receives 2019 L.S. Lauchland Engineering Alumni Medal
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.
Read the full articleWhitney Biennial provides another stage for alumnus
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.
Read the full articleAlumna receives engineering honour
April 18, 2019
Catherine Karakatsanis, BESc'83, MESc'91, is the 2019 recipient of the Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award.
Read the full articleAlumnus shares written word joy across Pakistan
April 12, 2019
Awais Khan, BA’08 (Economics), is Director of The Writing Institute, Pakistan’s largest Creative Writing Institution.
Read the full articleAlumnus Malloy named Principal of King’s
April 10, 2019
Noted academic and alumnus David C. Malloy has been named the ninth Principal of King’s University College.
Read the full articleAlumna sets out to make us all ‘Unsinkable’
April 4, 2019
Olympian Silken Laumann, BA’88, has launched ‘Unsinkable,’ a storytelling platform that shares stories of courage and resiliency.
Read the full article2019 Alumni Award of Merit recipients announced
April 2, 2019
The Alumni Association recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions or communities.
Read the full articleOntario construction software firm Bridgit raises $6.2-million
March 17, 2019
The company now known as Bridgit Inc. began with what founders Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Lake call “crane hunting” – scouring London, Ont., for construction sites, looking for problems to solve.
Read the full articleAlumni make Loud return
March 15, 2019
Loud Luxury duo Joe Depace, BA’14, and Andrew Fedyk, BA’15, first met at a DJ club meeting at Western.
Read the full articleWestern's JUNO Connections
March 14, 2019
The JUNO Awards are coming to London, ON March 11 to 17, 2019. Several JUNO nominees and winners are connected to Western. Check out our list and let us know if we've missed any.
Read the full articleLoud Luxury scores four Juno nominations
February 22, 2019
Loud Luxury, the Canadian dance/electronic duo born out of a friendship forged at Western, will not only be performing at the Juno Awards in London in March – they’ve just been nominated for four major awards at the event.
Read the full articleTurning French dreams into a travel reality
February 19, 2019
Jan Chung, BA’81, has turned a youthful obsession into one of the world’s most popular travel blogs making the Western alumna a go-to authority for both seasoned and first-time travelers to France.
Read the full articleYMCA Women of Excellence 2019
February 6, 2019
There is a strong purple-and-proud feeling among honourees of the eighth annual YMCA Women of Excellence Class of 2019.
Read the full articleAlumni named Order of Canada honorees
January 14, 2019
Nine Western alumni and one faculty member were named among 103 new appointments to the Order of Canada, Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, recently announced. The new member list includes two Companions, 15 Officers and 86 Members.
Read the full articleAlumni receive Accessibility awards
December 17, 2018
Two Western alumni were recently named recipients of Hon. David Onley Awards for Leadership in Accessibility.
Read the full articleAn award-winning story teller
December 17, 2018
Schulich alumnus Dr. Alex Lyttle, BMSc’07, MD’11, spent nearly seven years writing "From Ant to Eagle" - an award-winning story of deep sibling love that draws from his own experiences in residency.
Read the full articleNew Canadian Olympic Committee head
December 12, 2018
After spending the past seven years overseas as the head of NBA China, Western alumnus David Shoemaker, LLB’96, is coming home to lead the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC).
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