Actor/improviser Dale Boyer (BA '01) was promoted from the Second City's Touring Company to the main stage, making her debut in the venerable comedy company's new show, Shut Up and... Show Us Your Tweets.
John Tofflemire (BASc '74; MASc '76) has been awarded the OPEA 2009 Engineering Medal — Management for his leadership of significant municipal engineering projects in Leamington and Windsor.
Brantford native Lt.-Col. Tim Young (BES '87), commanding officer of the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, will be the guest speaker at the city's Thank-A-Vet luncheon.
Graham Finch (BASc '05; MASc '07) and Adrian Politano (BAS '05; MARCH '08) have been presented with CMHC's Housing Studies Achievement Award.
James (Jim) A. Estill (BASc '80), Mate Prgin (BASc '00) and Gerry Remers (MA '82) have received Tech Impact Awards from Communitech.
Jarrett Morrison (BA '98) recently spoke about his first limited-edition private press book (Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest) on CBC Radio. (Oct. 24th air date).
Lori Saint-Martin (BA '80) and her husband Paul Gagne are finalists for a Governor General's Literary Award for their French translations of Neil Bissoondath's The Soul of All Great Designs and Gil Adamson's The Outlander.
Reverend Paul S. Voisin (BA '73) has received the 2009 Waterloo Catholic District School Board Distinguished Graduate Award.
Hamilton Heroes, a new book by Peter Tassi (BA '78) and Veronica Morrison, tells the stories of 12 World War II veterans from the Hamilton area.
Laurel Victoria Gray (MA '76) gave the Fulbright Association's 2009 Selma Jeanne Cohen Lecture in International Dance Scholarship on Oct. 31, in Washington, D.C.