Alumni News Archive
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Faculty AT director earns national recognition
June 7, 2021 —
Jackie Elliott, the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management's athletic therapy program director, has been bestowed with 2021 Distinguished Athletic Therapy Educator Award by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association.
UM in India
June 3, 2021 —
When the pandemic hit India a year ago, UM researchers were asked by the government of Uttar Pradesh to help provide support in dealing with the pandemic
Asper School of Business
Asper alumnus hopes to inspire more Indigenous CPAs
June 2, 2021 —
Asper School of Business alumnus, Carter Wilson [BComm(Hons)/18], is one of few Indigenous CPAs in Canada – and is hoping to change that.
Faculty of Law
Wpg Free Press: Practice makes perfect
June 1, 2021 —
Sitting in a sun-dappled, ninth-floor corner boardroom of his downtown Winnipeg law offices, Gordon Pullan hoists up his necktie for a curious visitor to examine. "I don’t come dressed like this every day," Pullan declares with an impish grin. "But my daughter Heather told me I had to dress like a lawyer today." Dressing like a lawyer is something Pullan knows more than a little bit about — he’s been doing it almost every day for the past seven decades.
Alumni
Alumni: UM wants to hear from you!
June 1, 2021 —
Share your feedback on alumni programming, events & more
Students
Apply now for an Alumni Association Scholarship
May 31, 2021 —
Throughout his five years in university, Alumni Association Community Leadership Scholarship recipient Bryden Bukich has been interested in volunteer activities where he can make change. Passionate about Indigenous health, he has sought out leadership roles that support people who experience systemic marginalization.
Wpg Free Press: U of M grad funds scholarship for Black law students
May 31, 2021 —
The new David Sowemimo Law Entrance Scholarship is a $6,000 scholarship that will be awarded annually to a Black undergraduate student enrolled full time in the juris doctor degree program.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Community contributions recognized with Certificate of Merit
May 31, 2021 —
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences honours alumni at virtual event
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM medical prof honoured for equity, diversity and gender initiatives in medicine
May 31, 2021 —
For Dr. Gigi Osler, it was the #MeToo movement shining a light on sexual harassment in 2017 that was the catalyst for her to advance the cause of gender equity in the workplace.
Asper School of Business
Asper alumna distinguished as a Canada Climate Champion in lead up to 2021 United Nations COP26
May 28, 2021 —
Asper alumna Jennifer McNeill [BSc/95, MBA/06] has been named one of 26 Climate Champions across Canada in preparation for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). McNeill is the Vice-President of Public Sector Sales and Marketing at New Flyer and MCI, a leading independent bus coach manufacturer leading the evolution in zero-emission mobility.