distinguished alumni News Archive

Community Events February 2022
February 2, 2022 —
This February join fellow community members virtually to enjoy insightful lectures by experts, a highly entertaining theatre performance and a thought-provoking financial webinar amongst other intriguing events. Mark your calendars, share these events with your friends and meet us online.

Visionaries, pioneers and innovators among the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
March 8, 2016 —
U of M graduates making a real difference in the lives of people around the globe

Announcing the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement
March 4, 2016 —
As a U of M medical student in the 1960s, Edward Lyons was among the first to use ultrasound to detect blood clots and brain tumours, and in the decades since became a global expert.

Announcing the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement
March 3, 2016 —
Coming to Winnipeg from Hong Kong on her own as a young student, Leung forged her own path, surviving off rice and Cheese Whiz.

Announcing the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award for Service to the University of Manitoba
March 2, 2016 —
For more than three decades the group in Hong Kong—home to one of the largest alumni populations outside of North America—has celebrated their alma mater and the ways it shaped them

Announcing the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award for Community Service
March 1, 2016 —
As a tireless volunteer and proud Métis woman, Karen Beaudin champions Indigenous youth

Announcing the recipient of a 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Young Alumni
February 29, 2016 —
Gary Wong's findings not only conquered Ebola but inspired the development of antibody therapies for other deadly viruses, including HIV

Announcing the recipient of a 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Young Alumni
February 29, 2016 —
Diana Nicholson is unafraid to go where she’s needed most and work with people in crisis, including those surrounded by disease, disaster and armed conflict.

Alumni
Looking back at a previous Distinguished Alumni
April 25, 2014 —
He made an indelible mark on our city and society.