Melissa Abercromby (BASc '05) has joined Youth Opportunities Unlimited as director of operations and project management.
Natalie MacNeil (BA '08) has been named a finalist in the Stevie awards for her blog She Takes On The World, in which she provides resources and support to women entrepreneurs.
Roger J. Farwell (BES '75; BArch '77) and Tim J. Jackson (BA '92) are among an influential group of business leaders who are laying the foundation for a vibrant arts and culture sector in Waterloo Region.
Assetize Inc., a Toronto-based startup founded by Saif A. Ajani (BMath '02), plans to bring advertising to Twitter — and help its users make some money in the process.
Braden Walker (BA '03) was awarded the Medal of Bravery for disarming and restraining an armed man who had stabbed a passenger on the bus on which Braden was riding.
John Baker (BASc '00), Ian McPhee (BMath '73; MMath '79) and Frank Rovers (BASc '70; MAsc '72) have been named to the Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.
Daryoosh Saeedkia (PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering '05), Reza Heidari (PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering '08), and Mohammad Esmaeili Rad (PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering '08), of Waterloo startup T-Ray Science Inc., are working on a portable scanning device which may "revolutionize the way skin cancer is diagnosed and ultimately cured."
John Stenger (BMath '84) has been named Leamington District Memorial Hospital's new CEO.
Pen Smith (BA '86) is working as a sports massage therapist with top men's curling teams at the World Cup of Curling Grand Slam and has been named to the 2010 World Women's Curling Championships and 2010 Tim Hortons Brier.
Dennis Luu (BA '07) has re-located from Mississauga to Bangkok to pursue a career as a professional Muay Thai kick boxer.