> Leadership forum features outstanding alumni
Leadership forum features outstanding alumni
Contact:
Jan Horne, alumni relations, 604.291.3994; jan_horne@sfu.ca
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 604.291.3210
Jan Horne, alumni relations, 604.291.3994; jan_horne@sfu.ca
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 604.291.3210
February 14, 2007
Editors’ note: The general public is welcome to attend this event
This year’s recipients of Simon Fraser University’s outstanding alumni awards have some amazing stories of success to tell. They’ll share those stories —with the SFU community as well as the general public — at an alumni leaders forum on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. at SFU’s Diamond Alumni Centre.
Recipients, who will receive their awards at a ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Four Season Hotel in Vancouver, include:
Professional achievement:
Robert Armstrong, BSc (Hons) ’75, chief of pediatric medicine at B.C. Children’s Hospital;
Public service:
Larry Beasley, BA ’73, former senior city planner for the city of Vancouver;
Service to the community:
Sarah England, MBA ’97, a health activist with the World Health Organization;
Arts and culture:
Roy Miki, MA ’70, an SFU professor, poet and writer and advocate for social justice.
Science student Dua’a Riyal will also be recognized for her contributions to student leadership. She is currently researching the use of biotechnology to breed trees.
For background see http://www.sfu.ca/alumni/our_alumni/outstanding/index.html
The event is free but space is limited. To register see www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
This year’s recipients of Simon Fraser University’s outstanding alumni awards have some amazing stories of success to tell. They’ll share those stories —with the SFU community as well as the general public — at an alumni leaders forum on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. at SFU’s Diamond Alumni Centre.
Recipients, who will receive their awards at a ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Four Season Hotel in Vancouver, include:
Professional achievement:
Robert Armstrong, BSc (Hons) ’75, chief of pediatric medicine at B.C. Children’s Hospital;
Public service:
Larry Beasley, BA ’73, former senior city planner for the city of Vancouver;
Service to the community:
Sarah England, MBA ’97, a health activist with the World Health Organization;
Arts and culture:
Roy Miki, MA ’70, an SFU professor, poet and writer and advocate for social justice.
Science student Dua’a Riyal will also be recognized for her contributions to student leadership. She is currently researching the use of biotechnology to breed trees.
For background see http://www.sfu.ca/alumni/our_alumni/outstanding/index.html
The event is free but space is limited. To register see www.sfu.ca/alumni/events