Ron Schlegel (Honourary LLD '05) honoured as a community builder for his outstanding achievement and commitment to the Kitchener-Waterloo community.
Steve Teeple (BES '78, Pre-professional Architecture; BARCH '80, Architecture) of award-winning architecture firm Teeple Architects, discusses challenging design opportunities, including the Picasso project - a 39-storey, 403-suite condominium building in Toronto's Entertainment District.
As manager of Northern Images Yellowknife, Sally Joyce (BES '83, Geography), will be a part of hosting the Northwest Territories launch of the International Year of Co-operatives on January 12, 2012.
Geoff Christou (BAS '10, Architectural Studies), and his friend Chris Porteous, teamed up to build the ultimate in recycling: a shelf and a desk made from paper.
Bob Copeland (BA '89, Recreation & Leisure Studies; MA '91, Recreation & Leisure Studies), University of Waterloo's athletics director, was honoured by the U.S. Taylor Hooton Foundation, which acknowledges outstanding service in anti-doping education and in protecting young people from the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs.
BMO Financial Group intends to name Rob Prichard (Honourary LLD '02) as the next chairman.
The Globe and Mail featured "The rising stars of Toronto's young entrepreneurs scene", including: Rajah Lehal (BA '03, Philosophy) - Founder, Multiplicity Accelerator, Winston Mok (BASc '03, Computer Engineering) - Founder, Simply Good Technologies, and Aditya Shah (BASc '09, Systems Design) - Founder, Loose Button.
Daniel Lalonde (BMath '87, Math/Business - Info Systems) is president and CEO of Moët & Chandon, the world's leading champagne house owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
Jai Shah (BA '90, Chartered Accountancy Studies/PPAS; MACC '90, Accounting) is vice president of finance, retail/wholesale at Masco Corporation in Michigan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of home improvement and building products. He also represents businesses in Michigan on the state's Talent Investment Board.
Architect Melana Janzen (BES '99, Pre-professional Architecture; MARCH '04, Architecture) discusses the twenty-first century urban loft-style home she and her partner, John McMinn, designed for a client in a suburban Mississauga neighborhood.