Alumni matters
1980s
Marcie Jacklin, B.Sc. ’78, received the 2021 Hodgkiss Outdoorsperson of the Year Award for organizing local bird counts and calling for preservation of natural areas around Fort Erie, Ont. Named for the founding president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, the award recognizes a Canadian who has demonstrated an enduring commitment to conservation. Jacklin has spent decades in environmental advocacy and citizen science with organizations in the Niagara Region and beyond, including leading the boards of the Niagara Falls Nature Club, Peninsular Field Naturalists, Buffalo Ornithological Society and Ontario Field Ornithologists.
1970s David Barker, B.Sc. ’74, studied earth science at U of G. In 2021, he retired as professor of biblical studies at Heritage College and Seminary in Cambridge, Ont. After graduating from U of G, he entered church
ministry and was ordained in 1984. He served as interim president, academic dean and vice-president at Heritage, and pastored churches in London, Kitchener and Bracebridge over the past 40 years.
Robert (Bob) Allen, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’60, June 19, 2021 George Gracey, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’60, Oct. 26, 2021 Stanley (Scott) Hatfield, Dip. ’60, May 31, 2021 Robert (Bob) Marsh, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’61, July 27, 2021 Evelyn (Gwenn) French, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’61, July 23, 2021 Peel Holroyd, Dip. ’61, Dec. 21, 2021 R. Dobbyn, Dip. ’61, Feb. 19, 2021 Samuel (Sam) Squire, Dip. ’61; B.Sc. (Agr.) ’65, Nov. 5, 2021 Shirley Jones, B.H.Sc. ’62, Dec. 21, 2021
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Guy Gilron, B.Sc. ’84, M.Sc. ’88, received the Coal Association of Canada 2020-21 Award of Distinction. Working with the coal sector, especially in Western Canada, he has helped the association and its members apply environmental science in development of policy, regulation and water science communication. Dr. Scott Reid, DVM ’87, received the 2022 Golden Life Membership Award from the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association. The award honours a veterinarian who has served the profession for at least 30 years and has made extraordinary contributions to animal welfare and veterinary medicine. During his 35-year career, Reid has practised in Dunnville, Ont.
Jerry Highton, Dip. ’62, Dec. 4, 2021 Lambert (Bert) Huys, Dip. ’62, April 5, 2021 Heather Stewart, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63, Dec. 2, 2021 Carole Reeve-Newson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63, May 10, 2021 Joerg (George) Leiss, ODH ’63, Nov. 12, 2021 James (Ken) Torrance, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63, Dec. 10, 2021 Daniel (Dan) Lietaer, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63, Oct. 13, 2021 Roger Lamont, Dip. ’63, April 7, 2021 Raemond (Rae) German, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’63; M.Sc. ’66, Sept. 21, 2021
1990s Colleen Fitzpatrick, B.Comm. ’91, is executive director of the Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna, B.C. She was named in 2021 as a Top 40 Over 40 honouree for community collaborations ranging from the local food bank to Festivals Kelowna. Earlier, she earned recognition for community involvement and volunteerism in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., where she was director of convocation and associate director of community relations at the University of Waterloo. Colleen completed a postgraduate diploma program in public relations at the University of Victoria. Liz Duval, B.Sc. ’95, was inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame, a U.S.-based organization that recognizes outstanding
Joan Winfield, B.H.Sc. ’64, June 8, 2021 James (Robert) Morris, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’64; M.Sc. ’66, June 20, 2021 Peter (Wade) Johnson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’64; M.Sc. ’66, March 25, 2021 Theodore (Ted) Shelegy, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’64; M.Sc. ’84, May 13, 2021 Thomas (Tom) Huff, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’65, Jan. 7, 2022 Bruce Main, Dip. ’65, Oct. 28, 2021 Richard Frank, M.Sc. (Agr.) ’65; PhD ’68, July 10, 2021 Kenneth (Ken) Thompson, B.Sc. (Agr.) ’66, Feb. 22, 2022
