2013 People

Charter employee hangs up her phone July 08, 2013
Sharon Nelson retires after 47 years at SFU.

VP Finance acclaimed by peers July 02, 2013
Pat Hibbitts, SFU’s VP Finance and Administration, was honoured by her peers this month with a Ken...

Mrs. Canada wins SFU Staff Achievement Award June 27, 2013
Christine Harper, aka Mrs. Canada, is preparing for her biggest day of the year—Canada Day.

SFU co-op student wins IABC award June 25, 2013
Alexandra Lowe wins award for digital rebrand.

Student finds career path through SFU’s Aboriginal programs June 21, 2013
SFU's Aboriginal bridging programs are helping Janelle Dobson-Kocsis transform her life.

Silver medalist advocates balance, an open mind June 10, 2013
Ironically, high-achieving B.Sc. grad Simon Mak tries not to focus too much on his studies.

MBA sparks mobile-media advertising business June 10, 2013
Beedie School of Business MBA graduate Michael Tran’s education resulted in a career—one that had...

MBA spurs passion for social development June 10, 2013
MBA graduand Zain Nayani has dedicated his career to social development—and his SFU education has...

Ensuring sustainability for First Nations June 10, 2013
A backwoods hike into Utah’s canyon country isn’t what most grads would choose as a reward for...

Engaging the World June 10, 2013
Aske Nørby Bonde has been putting SFU’s motto “Engaging the World” into practice, quite literally.

Disability is no obstacle to success June 10, 2013
Milad Haji Hassan receives his bachelor’s degree in systems engineering this month after overcoming...

Saving the oceans' reefs June 10, 2013
Governor General gold medalist Emily Darling's PhD thesis makes groundbreaking contributions to...

Star athlete scores on the field and in class June 10, 2013
Of all the record-setting numbers 800m specialist Helen Crofts has posted while a star athlete on...

SFU Pipe Band brothers honoured June 10, 2013
Jack and Terry Lee have spent more than 30 years adding pomp to SFU's convocation ceremonies.

Convocation Speakers June 10, 2013
At each convocation ceremony in June, a student speaker will reflect on his/her university...

Silver medal honors passion for political science June 10, 2013
Jimmy Peterson is testimony to the fact that even in the world of academia where logic and analysis...

Death detective earns PhD in decomposition June 10, 2013
While Sergeant Diane Cockle is only the third female RCMP officer to earn a PhD, her thesis is the...

Engaging community through art June 10, 2013
Visual arts graduand Andrea Creamer's is making art accessible to disadvantaged communities, and...

Shrum medalist enjoying the ride June 10, 2013
Health Sciences grad Anna Carolsfeld's well-rounded university career makes her a perfect candidate...

Grad engages her community through words and action June 10, 2013
Hope Wang’s passion is using words to bring people together.