UM professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering honoured with bronze bust

On Friday, Sept. 20, the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board (WREB) unveiled a bronze bust at Assiniboine Park of Dr. Lotfollah Shafai, professor emeritus of UM’s electrical and computer engineering department.

The Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board’s Citizens Hall of Fame feature at the park has been around since 1986 and the criteria for induction to WREB’s Hall of Fame requires that the individual must have brought recognition to Winnipeg or have made outstanding contributions to the quality of life and development of the city.

Organizers said in a media release that Shafai’s recognition was to celebrates his groundbreaking achievements and innovations in satellite and wireless communications, antennas, and electromagnetics.

“As a preeminent scholar, distinguished electrical engineer, pioneering researcher, esteemed professor, Canada Research Chair, and globally acclaimed authority in antenna and satellite technologies, Dr. Lotfollah Shafai is an eminently worthy honouree for the historic milestone of the 50th inductee into the Citizens Hall of Fame,” said Cliff King, Chair of the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board’s Citizens Hall of Fame Selection Committee. “The Citizens Hall of Fame celebrates individuals who have profoundly enriched Winnipeg’s quality of life through extraordinary contributions. Dr. Shafai’s remarkable achievements and accolades have not only garnered international recognition for Winnipeg but have also solidified Canada’s leadership in satellite technology on the world stage.”

You can read more on professor Shafai’s induction on WREB’s Citizens Hall of Fame page on its website.