OFFICE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Sean Price, ’95 BCom, MBA Associate Vice-President
President Jane Halford, ’94 BCom Vice-President: Reputation & Messaging Mary Pat Barry, ’04 MA Vice-President: Educational Engagement Rob Parks, ’87 BEd, ’99 MBA Past-President, Vice-President: Nominating & Bylaws Jim Hole, ’79 BSc(Ag) Vice-President: Alumni Giving Glenn Stowkowy, ’76 BSc(ElecE) Board of Governors Representatives: Jim Hole ’79 BSc(Ag) Don Fleming, ’76 BEd Vice-President: Recruitment & Mentorship Kirstin Kotelko, ’06 BSc Senate Representatives Stephen Leppard, ’86 BEd, ’92 MEd, ’03 EdD Anne Lopushinsky, ’79 BSc Vice-President: Traditions & Spaces Cindie LeBlanc, ’01 BA
Cynthia Strawson-Fawcett, ’05 BA Director, Marketing, Communications & Affinity Relationships Gina Wheatcroft, ’94 BEd Director, Alumni Programs Kyla Amrhein, ’09 BA Assistant, Alumni Branches Janice Annett, ’11 BCom Assistant, Alumni Recognition Chloe Chalmers, ’00 BA Coordinator, Students & Young Alumni Colleen Elliott, ’94 BEd Coordinator, Alumni Special Events Coleen Graham, ’88 BSc(HEc), ’93 Med Executive Project Manager Kim Green Editor, New Trail Lisa Hall, ’89 BA Coordinator, Graphic Communications Jennifer Jenkins, ’95 BEd Assistant, Alumni Special Events Jodeen Litwin, ’90 BSc(HEc) Coordinator, Alumni Recognition Ann Miles Assistant, Marketing and Communications Christie Moncrief Sarah Ligon Communications Coordinator Cristine Myhre Coordinator, Alumni Chapters Kelly Neal Assistant, Alumni Affairs John Perrino, ’93 BA(RecAdmin) Coordinator, Alumni Branches Andrea Porter, ’03 BCom Finance and HR Administrator Tracy Salmon, ’91 BA, ’96 MSc Manager, Marketing & Special Events Angela Tom, ’03 BA Assistant, Alumni Education Diane Tougas Assistant to the Associate Vice-President Vi Warkentin Assistant, Alumni Chapters Debbie Yee, ’92 BA Coordinator, Electronic Communication
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES Academic Representative Randy Wimmer, ’87 BEd, ’96 MEd, ’03 EdD Agriculture, Life & Environmental Science Kirstin Kotelko, ’06 BSc Arts Michael Janz, ’08 BA Augustana Jason Collins, ’97 BA Business Rob Parks ’87 BEd, ’99 MBA Campus Saint-Jean Cindie LeBlanc, ’01 BA Engineering Glenn Stowkowy, ’76 BSc Extension Mary Pat Barry, ’04 MA Graduate Studies Mark Ramsankar, ’87 BEd, ’04 MEd Law William Ostapek, ’83 LLB Medicine Richard Fedorak, ’78 MD Native Studies Darlene Bouvier, ’91 BA, ’09 BA(NS) Nursing Janis Sasaki, ’83 BScN, ’87 LLB Pharmacy Adam Gordon, ’08 BSc (Pharm) Science Luca Vanzella, ’81 BSc, ’88 MSc EX OFFICIO Honorary President Indira Samarasekera Vice-President (University Relations) Debra Pozega Osburn Chief Advancement Officer O’Neil Outar Executive Director Alumni Association Sean Price, ’95 BCom, MBA Dean of Students Frank Robinson Graduate Students’ Association Roy Coulthard Students’ Union Rory Tighe
up front Alumni Weekend is coming to campus September 22-25 and we hope you’ll join us for all the festivities we have planned. If it’s been a long time since you’ve been on campus, you’ll notice that a lot has changed since you were here. Quad, in particular, has undergone a renaissance with the removal of V Wing and the construction of the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies. It’s a beautiful new building with lots of open space, enormous windows looking out onto Quad and an artist-designed terrazzo floor on the main level that features all sorts of interesting quirks and details. And if you venture along 114th Street, you’ll see a complete transformation with the construction of the colourful Edmonton Clinic Health Academy. There’s something else you’ll find has undergone a transformation if you haven’t been around for a while—the friends you made while you were here. Dr. Verna Yiu, a class organizer for the class of ’86 who’s featured in this issue’s “Reeling in the Years” story (pg 28) says, “I haven’t seen many of my classmates for 25 years.” A lot can change in that time. This year the Class of 1961 will celebrate the 50th anniversary since graduating from the U of A. If a lot can change in 25 years, try doubling that length of time. That was the year the Beatles made their first appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. Computers, cellphones, DVDs, memory sticks—they were the stuff of science fiction. Another change you may notice before coming to Alumni Weekend is the look of New Trail magazine. We’ve completely redesigned it to give it a fresher, cleaner look we hope you’ll like. And we hope to see you during Alumni Weekend. Visit www.ualberta.ca/alumni/weekend for more information.
Jane Halford, ‘94 BCom, President, Alumni Association 4
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Sean Price, ‘95 BCom, MBA, Associate Vice-President, Alumni Affairs; Executive Director, Alumni Association