2004 Alumni AGM & Wine Tasting Photo Gallery
Over 170 guests attended the Alumni Association's AGM and Wine Tasting event on May 12, 2004 at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
The event began with alumni board member elections and a prize draw for Airmiles donated by our sponsor, BMO Bank of Montreal, provider of the SFU Alumni Association Mosaik Mastercard.
Alumni had a great time reconnecting and catching up with each other, including this alumni guest and Janis Horne, Executive Director of the SFU Alumni Association.
During the AGM, guests learned more about the Alumni Association's activities and accomplishments over the past year. Find out more in the SFU Alumni Association Annual Report.
SFU President's Report SFU President Dr. Michael Stevenson gave an update on new developments and directions at SFU including:
UniverCity The new residential community on Burnaby Mountain
The Segal Graduate School of Business Coming soon to downtown Vancouver
SFU Surrey A new campus in the Surrey community
The Faculty of Health Sciences Research, teaching and discoveries in Health Science
SFU International Global partnerships and programs For more information about the big picture at SFU, including our students, faculty, community partners and goals for the future, read Unconvential Wisdom the SFU President's Report
Departing board members Trevor Todd & Andrew Lee are thanked by the SFU Alumni Association. Alumni Volunteer Appreciation Awards Alumni Volunteer Appreciation awards were presented to three alumni in recognition of their voluntary service and commitment to the Alumni Association and the SFU community. Bob Bradley – Service to the EMBA Alumni Chapter and the Faculty of Business Paulette Johnston – Service to the Alumni Association, the SFU United Way, and the SFU Community Vivienne Taylor – Service to the UniverCity Community Advisory Committee For more information on the Alumni Volunteer Appreciation Awards, and to view profiles of this year's winners, visit Alumni Volunteers.
L to R: Alumni Volunteer Award winners Bob Bradley, Paulette Johnston and Vivienne Taylor with award presenter Janis Horne, Executive Director of the Alumni Association. Special Presentation by Mr. Ingo Grady SFU Alumnus Ingo Grady, now Director of Wine for Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, gave a special presentation on the Okanagan wine industry. Highlights: • The unique geography and climate of the Okanagan Valley provides an ideal environment for almost all types of wines • Very soon you can expect to see $200+ bottles of wine coming out of Okanagan Valley wineries • Based on the huge popularity of wine tourism in the Napa Valley, there is much anticipated growth for similar opportunities within the Okanagan Valley Thank you Ingo for helping make our evening a success by sharing your passion for wine and your extensive knowledge of the wine industry. Cheers to you and Mission Hill!
Mission Hill Family Estate Mission Hill Family Estate Winery is one example of the excellent Okanagan Valley wine producers Ingo described in his presentation. Visit Mission Hill online to order their wine and see the schedule for their October 2004 wine festival. Thank you to Mission Hill for contributing as a wine sponsor to our event.
Rows of wine glasses are polished and ready for the tasting to begin. Thank you to the BC Liquor Stores Safe Ride Home Program for helping us provide a safe tasting experience for our guests.
The doors to the inner gallery are opened following completion of the AGM. The servers are ready and waiting to greet the crowd of tasters with a smile.
Our generous event sponsors TD Meloche Monnex and Manulife Financial helped make this event possible in this beautiful historic building. Here's the view of the amazing rotunda ceiling.
Three of our guests enjoy a leisurely chat in the centre of the gallery under the rotunda ceiling.
Smoked salmon canapes and other delectable hors d'oeuvres accompanied the selection of wines. Wine Sponsors Thank you to our generous wine sponsors Stile Wines, Mark Anthony Wine Merchants, and Vinterra Wine Merchants who provided the following fine wines for our guests to enjoy: Beringer - Bodega y Cavas de Weinert - Mission Hill - Santa Rita - Tormaresca - Yalumba - Yellow Tail
Alumni guests study product information from the wineries as they try to choose their favorites.
We are grateful to our sponsors Integral Financial Services for the beautiful bouquet of flowers and to Purdy's Chocolates for the mouth-watering hazelnut hedgehogs we gave to each departing guest.