By TREVOR KENNEY
Dr. Daniel J. Weeks knows he’s inherited a very good situation as the new vice-president (research) for the University of Lethbridge. He also understands that, as far as the University has progressed as a research institution, only the surface has been scratched.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Some students can’t wait to get out into the workforce and apply the knowledge they’ve accrued while earning their university degree. Mark Thom (BASc ’06), on the other hand, had a taste of the working world and couldn’t wait to start learning again.
By STACY SEGUIN
It was 1969, a year of firsts; Bryan Adams got his ‘first real six-string’, Neil Armstrong took humanity’s first steps on the moon and Don Chandler (BASc ’73), University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA) president and partner at Meyers Norris Penny LLP, became the first person in his family to attend university.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Derek Robinson (BA ’00, MEd ’03) always knew what he wanted to do – he just needed someone to tell him it was OK.
By KALI MCKAY
As a University of Lethbridge student, Janay Nugent (BA ’95) was influenced by professor James Tagg’s profound belief in community involvement. Tagg, who retired in 2003, believes that educated people have a duty to engage in the support and improvement of their communities, from the local to the international level.
By TREVOR KENNEY
You can’t blame Dr. Bob Boudreau for being a Montreal Canadiens fan – as a native of Montreal, Que., he comes by his allegiance honestly. Likewise, you can’t question Boudreau’s loyalty to the University of Lethbridge – 26 years of service speak to that.
By STACY SEGUIN
Whether we laugh uproariously or shudder in abhorrence, it is probably safe to say that the mind-numbing monotony of Ben Stein’s character in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off does not inspire an interest in learning. With her passion and enthusiasm for dance, however, Betty Poulsen (BEd ’02), dance teacher at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute, has inspired students for many years.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Kristy Kutanzi grew up in the Alberta hamlet of Grassy Lake, with a population of less than 1,000 people and more than 7,000 kilometres from Ukraine. Dr. Olga Kovalchuk grew up in the shadow of Chernobyl, site of the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history.
By TREVOR KENNEY
She’s played a part in Convocation since her first semester on campus. Fittingly, when Julie Sauvé (BMus/BEd ’09) was eligible to walk the stage herself, her role in Spring 2009 Convocation was an integral one.
By TREVOR KENNEY
She comes with a big-time resumé and reputation and yet it’s the small-town, small-school setting in which she thrives. Dr. Blythe Shepard seems a perfect fit for the University of Lethbridge – and vice versa.
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