Alma MATTERS 1960 John Kovacs BASc ’68 “After over 34 years with the public service in Alberta, I retired in May of 2010. I am now spending the winter in Mazatlan, Mexico, with my wife Colleen.”
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number of high-growth companies including Conference Hound, Plusmo, JT Wines and FloorPlanOnline.
Keltie Paul BASc ’77 “I retired and live in North Battleford, Sask. I keep busy with the cottage out at Jackfish Lake, swimming, writing and active living. I’m planning to return to western Kenya next year for an extended visit with local clinics and some not-for-profits.”
Sandy Umpleby MEd ’89 Having retired several years ago, Sandy teaches in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria. Her husband Dennis recently retired from his economic-development work with First Nations.
1980 Anil Pereira BMgt ’87 Anil is an Internet entrepreneur who currently serves as a senior advisor to a
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Back to Take a Running Jump, was recently published. Information at http://lornedaniel.com/poetry.”
John Nagy BASc ’71 John received a PhD from the University of Alberta in November 2011. Lorne Daniel BASc ’75 “My Selected Poems collection, Drawing
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1990 Joan Guse BA ’92 “In September 2012, I will have been working for Children’s Services for 17 years.”
Jennifer Morrell BA ’92 “My venture into retail enterprise has come to a conclusion after 20 years and I just retired; GI Jen’s Army Surplus in Lethbridge has closed its doors.” Doug Ford BMgt ’93 “I am currently a student once again at 62, taking an MBA in the Philippines.” David Holland BMgt ’93 Dave helps run his family’s business, Professional Software Developers, which engineers, sells and supports the Dental Practice Management Software System, Gold Dental Management.
CAVILLA AND TEAM MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE Growing up in a family of 10, Dr. Ben Cavilla (BSc ’00), understands the concept of going without. He remembers watching documentaries about Doctors Without Borders and wanting to become a physician. Cavilla earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Lethbridge in 2000, and while studying here his understanding of the needs of others expanded into a global perspective. “One thing that really stands out for me at the University is the liberal education. I really took advantage of that and took a lot of different courses that opened my eyes to the diversity of people in the world. I think it prepared me to go into different countries and
be open, accepting and pliable to my approach, to be able to build an organization that was non-exclusive,” says Cavilla, one of three founding members of the Flying Doctors of Canada (FDOC). FDOC was founded in 2006. It is a non-profit, volunteer organization of Canadian health-care workers whose mission statement includes “promoting and providing medical care and education and community development without regard for race, religion or nationality to those who are most in need.” “We are currently negotiating on some land to build a permanent free clinic in El Salvador. Right now,
however, we are a mobile clinic. We assemble volunteer teams of doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, translators and students (six each from the Universities of Lethbridge, Calgary and Alberta) and for several weeks each year we head into communities where medical help is not accessible,” explains Cavilla, who was on campus early this year to recruit student volunteers. “Student volunteers are involved
in various construction projects including bio-sand projects for water purification, building eco-stoves and clinic construction,” says Cavilla. “They also work in health education, and have the opportunity to shadow physicians, which gives them great experience. One of the biggest things we are trying to do with students is to get them to develop an appetite for humanitarian work early on, and it’s likely they’ll then be involved throughout their lives,” says Cavilla.
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