PRAISING ALUMNI IN UNITED KINGDOM

Meanwhile, a chapter event was held in London, England, on February 22, during which Anastasia Kaschenko ’12 (Lady Eaton College) received the Young Leader Alumni Award for her contributions to sustainable practices, advocacy for social responsibility, and impactful innovations.

As co-founder and chief technical officer of Majik Water since 2017, Anastasia has led the development of novel sustainable technology that generates clean drinking water from atmospheric humidity. Majik Water has deployed projects in Kenya, South Africa, and India, not only providing clean drinking water for droughtstricken regions but also enabling sustainable water solutions for Fortune 500 corporations such as Microsoft.

Anastasia is also head of business operations for V7—a platform for AI teams to turn raw data into running neural networks to complete any visual task such as identifying cancer cells and picking hazardous material with robotic hands.

“Anastasia’s impressive track record of problem solving and connecting with others to build and nurture solutions around sustainability has brought her several honours and awards.… For all of this and more, we are proud to present her with the Trent University Young Leader Alumni Award,” said Sherry Booth ’98, associate vice president Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement, during the event.

Also at the UK & European chapter event, long-time chapter president Gordon Copp ’76 (Otonabee College) received the Tony Storey Alumni Service Award, given to an alumni volunteer who, through their dedication, efforts, and actions, have had a positive and lasting impact on Trent University alumni, the TUAA, and Trent University as a whole.

For nearly 20 years, Gordon has shown leadership as president for this loyal and enthusiastic chapter that’s based in England. Ensuring inclusiveness, Gordon has shepherded change and growth of the chapter over the years to include Ireland and Europe.

University leaders who attended the UK event were Chancellor Stephen Stohn ’66; Debra CooperBurger, chair of the Board of Governors; Sherry Booth ’98, associate vice president Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement; and Dr. Holger Hintelmann, dean of Arts & Science.