Alumni Notes

Nancy L. Phillips (EMBA) published her first book in March, on financial literacy and goal achievement for children. The book, titled The Zela Wela Kids Build a Bank, is now available in ten countries. Her next three books in the series will be launching in spring 2011.

Prem Rawal (BCom) moved to Halifax, NS, in September, continuing his work as a military lawyer in the Office of the Judge Advocate General.

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.

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.

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.