l andmarks After a lengthy consultation and review process— as well as discus-
sions with over 20 deans from North American peer institutions— it was decided to change the name of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics to the Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences. The word agriculture is still in the lead of the faculty’s name because, says its dean John Kennelly, ’80 PhD, “of its history and importance to this province. Environmental because, dating back to 1971, our forestry program has been very much environmentally based. Life encompasses what we do in the nutrition area and what we do in human ecology, proteomic, genomics and aging. Why the word science? It’s what we do. We’ve offered science degrees since 1919.” The newly named faculty will move to create a school of human ecology and a school of forestry. “I am delighted that our 14-year journey to select a name has finally ended,” says Kennelly. We are pleased with the level of support from the University community at this important juncture in the history of the faculty.”
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U of A Press designer Alan Brownoff with the books and awards in their five-for-five sweep of the Alberta Book Publishing Awards.
Shirley Stinson, ’52 Dip(Nu), ’53 BSc(Nu), was cited as “One of Edmonton’s 100” on the occasion of the city’s centenary. Stinson’s other honours include the Jeanne Mance Award, the highest nursing award in Canada, and the Alberta Order of Excellence. Here she is seen receiving her medal naming her an officer of the Order of Canada. The Alberta government announced a $168-million boost for campus
upgrades. Funding for the development of new specialized facilities on campus includes $33.8 million to build a new home for the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, providing the potential for future enrolment capacity of at least 100 additional students; and $55.4 million for developing health-related science and research facilities. Once connected by pedway to the Edmonton Clinic (scheduled to open in 2011), these facilities will help further the University’s vision to integrate health sciences and strengthen links to the Edmonton Clinic’s practical training opportunities. The funding will also support other upgrades including deep-water sewers, cooling plants, heating plant, and electrical distribution ($59 million); replacement of the HUB Mall domed roof ($9.4 million); Tory Building mechanical systems replacement ($7 million); General Services Building upgrade ($2.5 million); and Biological Sciences Building upgrade and modernization ($1.1 million). 16
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In May, the University of Alberta Press took top prize in every category of the Alberta Book Publishing Awards that it entered. The kudos that came its way were in the categories of Best Illustrated Book for Ladybugs of Alberta; Scholarly Book of the Year for Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park (which also won Best Book Design of the Year for designer Alan Brownoff, ’79 BFA, who also won Best Book Cover Design for Great Canadian Film Directors); Best Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year for Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family’s Long Journey from Russia to Canada; and, finally, Paul Payson took the Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence for his edit of Don McPhail’s life’s work, The Freshwater Fishes of British Columbia. It was somewhat of a bittersweet affair as Arthur Kroeger, ’55 BA, ’04 LLD (Honorary), who wrote Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family’s Long Journey from Russia to Canada, passed away in Ottawa on the same evening the awards were being handed out. A Rhodes Scholar, Kroeger became known as the “dean of deputy ministers” after serving in that role six times in key government departments. U of A business professor Royston Greenwood will be a visiting teacher at one of the top business schools in the world — Oxford University. Greenwood, who is associate dean, research, and Telus Professor of Strategic Management at the U of A’s School of Business, will spend up to one month each year for the next three years at Oxford, working with post-doctoral students and faculty in Oxford’s Clifford Chance Centre for the Management of Professional Service Firms. Greenwood’s fields of study are dynamics of organizational change, managing professional service firms, and new business ventures.