Romesh C. Batra, MASc '69), professor of engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech, is a 2010 recipient of the Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award.
Francis MacDougall (BMath, '85, Mathematics), co-founder of GestureTek Technologies, plans to change the way we interact with electronics such as television sets and computers - no remote required.
Zenn Motor Company, a developer of zero emission transportation solutions and technologies, has appointed Patrick Kinsie (BASc '88, Mechanical Engineering) as Vice President of Business Development.
Peat Resources Limited has named Robert T. Wright (BMath '84, Math/Chartered Accounting Option) as vice chairman of the company.
eSentire Inc., started by Edmund Dengler (MMath '94, Computer Science) and Eldon Sprickerhoff (BMath '91, Computer Science) has become a security force and detective agency that sleuths through the data from computer networks all over the world.
Jonathan Wellum (BSc '86, Science), former CEO of fund manager AIC Ltd., has opened his own money-management firm to advise private clients.
Elizabeth Etue (BA '70, English) is the editor of winih.com, an international women's hockey site for the world's top 8 teams: Canada, US, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia, Russia and China.
When Rick Pierce (BASc '84, Chemical Engineering) left Muskoka for an engineering degree at Waterloo, he never dreamed that fate would bring him back home.
Clothing "artisan" Paul Schofield (BA '86) turns his talent to interior design.
Stephanie Gates (BAFM '09; MACC '09) has been named to the Uniform Final Examination honour roll for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.