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he winner of the inaugural Canadian Hillman Foundation Prize in journalism is a graduate of U of G's human biology program
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investigative journalist. A reporter and feature writer at the Hamil-
• Roger Courtenay, BLA '76, is principal/vice-president of Design + Planning for AECOM and is based in Alexandria, Va. His book, My Kind if Countryside, was recently published by the Center for American Plac es of the University of Chicago Press. According to one reviewer, the book "blends poetry, calligraphy-like drawings and descriptive vignettes to instruct us in the structure, vocabulary and meaning of place." • Jacqueline Crawley, BA '76, recendy received a 2011 Urban Hero Award from the Etobicoke Guardian. She teaches adult classes in drawing and painting at the Islington Seniors' Centre in Etobicoke, Ont., and was recognized for her teaching and volunteer work. As an artist, she covers diverse themes, mediums and techniques. "I don't stay with one subject for long; there are many to explore. My realistic landscapes and still life paintings are from studies of the objects and scenes around me. Conceptual and abstract paintings are based on concepts such as boundaries, truths and dualities. For a while I was an editorial illustrator and loved the work. A lot of my art
ton Spectator, Steve Buist, B.Sc. '82, received the Hillman award for his "Code Red" series that used the social determinants of health to examine poverty in various Hamilton neighbourhoods and connect poor health and poverty. Through print and an interactive web component, the series mappec Hamiltonians' health to reveal a 21-year difference in life expectancy between the Ontario city's best and worst neighbourhoods. Buist previously won two National Newspaper Awards. He's been twice named Ontario's journalist of the year and was named Canada's investigative journalist of the year in 2009 by the Canadian Association of Journalists. Currently completing a master's degree in journalism, he's exploring how Canadian newspapers report financial relationships between university researchers and pharmaceutical companies. Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honoured journal(/)
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ment. The volume is available from BPS Books . • Ann Park-Syme, BA '75, is a school photographer who says she's "had a great life. Being at Guelph accentuated my life experience; the rest I did on my own. I will never forget the days at residence in Gray Hall (named thus at that time) and the never-ending fun at the 'round house,' never to be the same now that it's a coffee house. What a waste of party space! We had the best tunes and dancing ever. Remember the '70s: Guelph will never be the same."
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pieces are meant to be meditative and are intended to be viewed in that manner." (http:! /jacqueline crawley.blogspot.com/) • Paul Gilson, BA '76, wrote this spring to congratulate U of G's wrestling Gryphons for completing one of their most successful seasons in recent years. It was a notable spring for Gilson himself as he graduated from Trinity College in Toronto. "It was certainly interesting to be a full-time student after a 20-year hiatus and tackle the likes of Hebrew and Greek again." • John Gordon, BA '76, is director of communications for ClubLink, one of the world's largest owners/ operators of golf courses. Based in King City, Ont., he considers this job his swan song after a career in journalism and golf that included a National Newspaper Award at The Canadian Press, eight golf books, editorships at five golf magazines , broadcasting with Rogers Sportsnet and The Score, and executive positions with the Royal Canadian Golf Association and the Golf Association of Ontario. He joined ClubLink in 2009 after a brief return to Guelph in 2008 as editor-inchief of eMedia Interactive. He and his wife, Leslie, live in Midland.
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• Patrick Luciani, BA '73, has co-authored a book with Neil Seeman entided XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame. Published in April by the University of Toronto Press, the