Jennifer (Grantier) Purves (BCom) and her high school teacher husband Neil (PHE’98) are excited to announce the arrival of Bradley John Alvin in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2010. Bradley was warmly welcomed by his sister Katie and brother Alex.
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Prem Rawal (BCom) moved to Halifax, NS, in September, continuing his work as a military lawyer in the Office of the Judge Advocate General.
Published in: Spring 2009
Julie (Nixon) Rentsch (BCom) and husband Robert welcomed their beautiful girl, Mirabelle Grace, on March 22 in Portland, OR. Julie is enjoying life as a full-time mom.
Published in: Summer 2009
Brett Sampson, EMBA, BA’88, died June 26, 2016, aged 51, peacefully in his home, surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 30 years, Kim Townsend, Artsci’88; daughters Brooke, Charlotte, and Tess; and extended family. After graduating from Queen’s Economics, Brett travelled throughout Asia and worked in a U.N. refugee camp in Thailand. Upon his return to Canada, he completed his MBA, started his family, and built his career in the printing industry. He had many passions, including canoe tripping, cycling, skiing, “fixing things”, reading, gardening, and anything to do with airplanes.
Published in: Summer 2017
Dana Soleski (EMBA) and Lila-Mae (White) (EMBA) happily announce a family addition: a son, Raymond Allan Soleski, born Sept. 12.
Published in: Spring 2009
Pat Walcott (EMBA) was awarded the 2009 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration at a reception in Toronto hosted by The Hon. David Onley in February. This is Ontario’s highest honour for public service and is awarded to only one recipient per year. Pat’s many achievements in her various roles at Human Resources and Skills Development Canada were recognized, as were her many notable contributions to the community at large.
Published in: Spring 2010
Sarah Whittington (BCom) moved from Paris to London in February, changing law firms as well, and is now working for Linklaters LLP.
Published in: Summer 2008
Barry Wright, PhD’99, MA’89, has been appointed dean of Goodman School of Business at Brock University. Barry, who has been a faculty member at Goodman since 2003, had been interim dean since last July. An associate professor of organizational behaviour, Barry previously served as associate dean of undergraduate programs and accreditation at Goodman, as well as interim dean between 2015 and 2017.
Published in: Spring 2023
Tim Young (EMBA), General Manager of family owned, Regina-based Young’s Equipment, is proud to announce that the company was selected as the top farm equipment dealer in North America in the over $50M in sales category. More than 130 companies were nominated, and Young’s was the only winner in five years of competition to have been selected unanimously by the judges of the Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year Awards.
Published in: Spring 2010
Michael Zinay, EMBA, Artsci'76, writes that “like the song lyrics ‘it was 20 years ago today…’ Well, it [was] at the end of May. Entering the program in September '97, my thinking was focused on an academic tune-up, then resuming my real estate practice in Montreal.” But, he continues, “a tipping-point moment ensued after graduation” leading Michael to launch two startups: ClearPoint Medical Compression Wear and Carole Martin Comfort Wear. He says he’s now moving to Kingston with a new build on a property in the city’s east end.
Published in: Summer 2019