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McClellan served as a member of the legislative assembly for the DrumhellerStettler constituency from 1987 to 2007. During her six terms in office she held such diverse ministerial portfolios as health; community development; agriculture; food and rural development; and international and intergovernmental relations. She also served as deputy premier and finance minister.
THE U OF L WELCOMES ITS 12TH CHANCELLOR Dr. Shirley McClellan, an advocate for education, veteran Alberta politician and former deputy premier of the Province of Alberta, began her term as the 12th Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge on March 16, 2011. “I am very honoured to be selected to serve as the U of L’s chancellor,” says McClellan. “I’ve had a strong affinity for the U of L that dates back to my days not only as a parent of a U of L student, but in the continuing education field, where we worked with the University and the college to develop credit programming for rural communities. I am looking forward to participating in as many activities as possible to help tell the U of L story.”
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Since leaving the Government of Alberta in 2007, McClellan has matched her interests in farming and education with a long tradition of community service, most recently as a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Alberta’s Rural Economy/ALES Faculty Office and The School of Business. She is also a member of the Olds College Board of Governors and is active in the governance of Horse Racing Alberta. In 2010, McClellan received an honorary degree from the U of L. She succeeds Chancellor Emeritus Richard Davidson, QC.
HORNS UPDATE Fourth-year biochemistry student Megan Bach, a member of the Horns women’s hockey team, was named the top student-athlete in Canada West women’s hockey. Bach had a 4.0 GPA last year and was awarded the
MOVEMBER The month of November was a little hairy at the U of L last year – literally. Men all over campus, including students, faculty and staff, began growing mustaches in support of Movember, an international campaign that draws attention to and raises funds for the fight against prostate cancer. The program itself is simple: grow a moustache, collect pledges and the fund grows. Hairiest of them all, was the Pronghorns men’s hockey team, who all grew
President’s Cup as the Pronghorns’ top student-athlete. She is also a three-time CIS Academic All-Canadian. Pronghorns women’s rugby player Kelsey Willoughby, along with former Horns standout Ashley Patzer, were named to Canada’s National Rugby Sevens Team
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mustaches and collected pledges from community members. The team also sold raffle tickets for a prize package and auctioned off special edition Movember jerseys to raise funds. U of L President Dr. Mike Mahon threw his support behind the program by participating in a puck-shooting exhibition during one of the intermissions, raising money for each puck he fired into the net. The Pronghorns men’s hockey team’s first Movember initiative raised a total of $10,892 for the fight against prostate cancer, with the money donated to Prostate Cancer Canada.
that competed at an international tournament in Hong Kong in March. Willoughby was the Canada West MVP in 2010, and Patzer won CIS Player of the Year awards in 2006 and 2009.