By JANA MCFARLAND
You might not recognize Wayne and Rhonda Kwan’s names, but it’s quite likely you’d recognize their faces, and there’s an even greater chance you’ve eaten a meal they’ve prepared.
By KALI MCKAY
Robin Bright (BEd ’82, MEd ’88) and Tom Doyle (BSc ’93) are proud to be Co-Chairs of Supporting Our Students (SOS) 2011/12. Although they admit they don’t have much in the way of fundraising experience, they have come together to set an example and lead the charge for faculty and staff giving at the University of Lethbridge.
“I’ll ask anyone for money,” laughs Bright, adding that it has to be for a good cause. Doyle is not quite so bold, but he is similarly committed to the campaign.
By KALI MCKAY
Lottie Austin and Dr. George Evelyn are all warmed up and ready to put on a show. As Co-Chairs for Music in the Making, a campaign for the University of Lethbridge Music Conservatory, the couple is showing thanks for the opportunities they’ve had by encouraging others to support something they love – music.
By AMANDA BERG
Curtis Litchfield and Calvin Shiu are the inaugural winners of the Joyce and Ron Sakamoto Award for Research and Development. Open to continuing students in the Bachelor of Music program with a declared major in Digital Audio Arts, the awards amount to a $5,000 scholarship for each recipient.
“Considering the outstanding quality of the 12 submitted proposals, it was the unanimous decision of the committee to select two Sakamoto Award recipients this year,” says Dr. Rolf Boon, Chair of the Music Department.
By KALI MCKAY
For professor emeritus J-P Christopher Jackson, it was the notes on a page of sheet music that awakened a lifelong love of music, motivated a successful career at the University of Lethbridge and inspired a gift that will leave a legacy.
Growing up playing woodwinds in Oklahoma City, Jackson attended his hometown university with the intention of becoming an orchestral musician.
“However, during my undergraduate studies I did work in theory and music history and discovered my interest in music went beyond a performance level.”
By KALI MCKAY
Glaciers around the globe are continuing to melt so fast that many will disappear in the next 50 to 100 years. Such conspicuous evidence of climate change indicates growing challenges that affect more than polar bears and weather forecasts.
Enter U of L associate professor Dr. Hester Jiskoot: a glaciologist leading efforts to understand what’s happening to Earth’s ice masses, and what those changes mean for southern Alberta and beyond.
By KALI MCKAY
In the 1960s, Cora Hastings was considering a job at the newly established University of Lethbridge and wrote to her parents about the position. In the midst of the political turmoil in the United States at the time, her father offered some straightforward advice: “Go to Canada and make your home there.”
Originally from Mercer, Penn., Hastings made the move north to accept a position in the
By KALI MCKAY
Kathryn Manson doesn’t enjoy 5:15 a.m. wake-up calls, but the 21-year-old U of L student diligently sets her alarm for that exact time three days a week. As the captain of the Pronghorns women’s hockey team, she drags herself out of bed well before the sun comes up and makes her way to Nicholas Sheran Arena for morning practice.
By KALI MCKAY
Whether the apple struck Sir Isaac Newton on the head or not, history was made. That lone apple tumbling to the ground set off a chain of events that would fundamentally change the way people thought about the physical world.
By KALI MCKAY
Adam Smith (BSc ’05, MSc ’09) can see his breath in the air as he makes his way out to the parking lot. He unlocks the door and slides into the seat of yet another strange car, catching his reflection in the rearview mirror as he adjusts it. If you watch closely, you might notice a stifled yawn – it’s 3 a.m.
