Robert Wakulat (BCom) who teaches in U of T’s Faculty of Law, was the winner of the Canadian Bar Association National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section (NEERLS) Law School Essay Contest for 2008. Robert’s winning essay was “Canada’s 2007 Climate Change Action Plan: Plan of Action or More Hot Air?” It was cited for its depth and scope of analysis, degree of originality and tremendous amount of research.
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Carrie Truman (BCom) and Ben Keys (Arts/PHEâ00), who married in 2005 and are living in Thornhill, ON, are proud to announce the birth of Natalie Violet Keys at North York General Hospital last Jan. 8. She weighed 7 lb. 11 oz. Carrie is a public relations manager at Procter & Gamble and Ben is Director of Content Distribution at CTV.
Published in: Winter 2009
Michael Vladescu (EMBA) has been appointed COO at Wi-LAN Inc., an intellectual property licensing company headquartered in Ottawa.
Published in: Winter 2013
Dave Rodgerson (EMBA) is now the Retail Industry Business Development Leader in Mississauga, Ont., for Microsoft Canada, helping clients create new ways to engage customers through mobile and interactive technologies. Dave was also elected to the Board of Advisors at the School of Retail Business at the University of Alberta’s School of Business.
Published in: Winter 2015
David Stapley (EMBA) is now in his sixth year of living and teaching in China and has no idea when he might return to Canada for good. He currently teaches the Humber College (Toronto) business program to Chinese students and has moved to Xiamen (“think south Florida yearround”) to teach in their Logistics program.
Published in: Winter 2009
Justin Thouin, BCom, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lowest Rates Inc., which has been referred to as “the Expedia of personal finance-rate comparison”. The company recently ranked fourth on Profitguide.com’s StartUp50 list of Canada’s top new-growth companies, thanks to its two-year revenue growth of 1,754%. Justin lives in Toronto with wife Susan, ArtsSci’02, and his two daughters, Madeleine and Cassandra. lowestrates.ca
Published in: Winter 2017
Michael Brownhill (BCom) is now married to wife Mireille and has three kids, Zavier, Zachary, and Matthias. They live in Orleans, ON.
Published in: Summer 2008
Tim Deacon, BCom, has joined the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board as CFO. Previously, Tim was CFO of Manulife’s global-wealth asset-management businesses.
Published in: Fall 2021
Marie Delorme, EMBA, joined the Queen’s University Board of Trustees in June 2018. Marie is CEO of the Imagination Group of Companies. She is also a member of the Order of Canada.
Published in: Winter 2019
Dr. Marie Delorme, EMBA, has been named a member of the Order of Canada for her entrepreneurial leadership and commitment to promoting opportunities for women and Indigenous people. She is CEO of the Imagination Group in Calgary.
Published in: Summer 2018