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Robert (Bob) McFarlane, BCom, was inducted into the Queen's Football Hall of Fame in the Builder category in September at a ceremony held in the new Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Bob played for the Golden Gaels from 1979 to 1982 and has been an active supporter of the football program ever since. Bob is a member of several corporate and NFP boards following nearly two decades as EVP & CFO of TELUS Corporation and, previously, Clearnet Communications, which TELUS acquired in 2000. In 2007, Bob was named Canada's Top CFO. Bob serves on the University's Board of Trustees and as a director of the Red Banner Society, recently established to co-manage and support the Queen's varsity football program at the new Richardson Memorial Stadium, which is slated to open in time for the fall 2016 season. Bob and his family continue to live in Vancouver, their home for the last 15 years.