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Simon Fraser University’s alumni association has selected the winners of its 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards, who will be honored during an awards dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver on Jan. 27, 2010.

The recipients in four categories are:

Arts and Culture
Lyn Hancock, BEd '77, MA '81, is an author, photojournalist environmentalist, educator and filmmaker for more than 40 years. She has published 20 books and countless articles in newspapers and magazines around the world. Ever true to her calling as an educator, Lyn has taught thousands of children about wildlife habits and habitats. Through her talent, creativity and endless enthusiasm, she has shared her passion for nature with three generations of Canadians.

Academic Achievement
Marianne Sadar, BSc '88, is a senior scientist and prostate cancer research leader at the B.C. Cancer Agency. She has dedicated her life to finding a cure for cancer. Her seminal contributions towards understanding prostate cancer progression include being the first in the world to develop a novel therapeutic strategy to combat currently incurable advanced prostate cancer. In recognition of her outstanding work, she received the Terry Fox Young Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute of Canada in 2008.

Athletic Achievement
Carol Huynh, BA '04, is an Olympic gold medalist in women’s wrestling. She won Canada’s first medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Canada’s first-ever Olympic gold for women’s wrestling. Most will remember the highly emotional moment when Carol held up her medal, tears of joy drenching her face as the Canadian anthem began to play. Her achievement inspired not just those from her hometown of Hazelton, B.C., but also Canadians around the world.

Professional Achievement
Robert Turner, PhD '73, is director of neurophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Germany. Turner is among a pioneering group of global physicists who created today’s most widely used method of mapping brain function: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). All MRI manufacturers now universally employ his mathematical framework and design principles. As a world-renowned researcher with seven patents and 150 publications, Turner uses sophisticated MRI technology to unveil the structure and function of the human brain.

Learn more about the awards, recipients and past winners at: www.sfu.ca/alumni/our_alumni/outstanding

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