Old Boys’ News
Postcard from a
Grad
Adrian Wu ’07
Although it has been four years since graduation, I still have fond memories of St. Andrew’s. I will always be grateful to my school, teachers, and friends for the important lessons they taught me. St. Andrew’s provided the perfect environment to help me develop into a well-rounded individual. I attended The University of Western Ontario (UWO), initially having difficulty deciding between science or business. However, because of my academic and extra-curricular success at SAC I received “advanced entry opportunity” status at UWO’s Richard Ivey School of Business. This enabled me to study in any discipline for my first two years before enrolling in Ivey’s two-year program. As a result, I was able to study science and complete the foundational courses required to keep medical school an option. At UWO I was very involved in extra-curricular activities, again thanks to my positive experience at SAC. Three activities were instrumental in shaping my career decision: serving as president of the Asian Christian Fellowship; serving on the board of a volunteer association for a hospital in London, Ont.; and summer work as an investment banking analyst in Hong Kong. From this I learned how much I enjoy being a community leader, gained valuable exposure in a hospital setting, and got a nice taste of the challenges of business from the 100-hour work weeks in Hong Kong. I declined an offer early in fourth year to enter the business world full time in favour of medical school. I wanted to be in a profession where I’d be evaluated on how I help people and serve my community. I graduated from Ivey with distinction in June 2011 and was admitted into Queen’s and UWO for medicine. I chose to return to UWO and am on track to graduate in 2015. I have kept in touch with many friends from SAC. While at UWO I hang out with Jeffrey Ho ‘08 and have bumped into many members of the Class of 2007, including Adel Ratansi, Ladi Onayemi, Cam Healy, Leke Akinyele, Dan Morgis, and Joseph Ghobrial. Last summer I travelled with Shingo Nishioka to Hong Kong and met up with good friends and other 2007 classmates Emerson Wai, Joseph Ng, Garrick Ho, and Nicholas Lee.
B.Ed. from York University in May of 2011. He joined the St. Andrew’s faculty in September as an associate faculty member teaching civics and as a Resident Don in Macdonald House. Tony Lau assisted the Parents Guild at the annual Red & White Gala in completing the reconciliation process in April. He is in the midst of completing his master’s of finance degree from York University’s Schulich School of Business. Over the summer, he completed a work term at Scotia Capital and is 66 Fall 2011
Don in Flavelle House and working as a help desk associate in the Middle School with plans to attend teachers college in fall 2012.
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currently completing a work term at Lionhart (Canada) Ltd., after which he will return to school in January 2012 and graduate in July 2012. Tony was also part of a group from Schulich to travel to Israel for the first Sofaer International Case Competition. His group finished second of 13 teams.
Michael Chong is embarking on his fifth and final year at McMaster University and is finding his niche studying molecular biology and genetics. Michael is returning for a fifth year so that he can complete two undergraduate theses. His first thesis is on neuronal development and the second is on biomarkers for kidney function. Michael’s love for science, which began at SAC, has continued at university as he is a teaching assistant for multiple science courses and the founder and chief editor of an upcoming undergraduate science journal. Michael was also the recipient of the Dr. Jack Kennedy Award for excellence in athletics, academics, and community involvement. It is considered the most prestigious athletic honour as only one male and one female student-athlete receive this award each year. Michael plans to continue his education in 2012 by pursuing a master’s degree and/or PhD in gene therapy and stem cell research.
Justin Lemieux-Reale graduated from Concordia University with a BA in political science in 2011. While in Montreal he lived with SAC classmates Michael Ferguson and Pierce Cassidy. Justin spent the last five years helping his father run his real
Scott Genin graduated top in his class from Queen’s University in engineering chemistry in May. During his time at Queen’s, Scott was a co-author of scientific articles on asphalt and bioprocessing. In 2009, Scott presented at both the Peterson
Justin Lemieux-Reale
estate company during the summers. He is currently the Resident