News

Louise Gibson, nee Lyle, (BES '78, School of Planning) was promoted to Vice President, Operations in the Edmonton division of Brookfield Residential Properties. Brookfield Residential is a new company formed in March 2011 which combined Carma Developers in Alberta, Brookfield Homes in Southern Ontario and Brookfield Homes throughout the United States.

John R. Palmer (BES '00, Geography) was recently awarded a "Best Session" award at the 2011 Spring SHARE Conference in Anaheim, CA, for his session "Living on Mainframe Time - A User Experience."

Wayne Caldwell (PhD '91, Regional Planning and Resource Development) has been appointed University of Guelph's Chair of School of Environmental Design and Rural Development.

David Rulff (BASc '09, Systems Design Engineering) was recently awarded one of three John Gray Scholarship Awards from the International District Energy Association (IDEA).

Saied Yousefi's (MASc '04, Civil Engineering; PhD '09, Systems Design Eng) paper has been selected as the best peer-reviewed paper 2011 by ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers).

In July 2010, Ravin Shah (BMath '02) and Tishan Mills (BMath '02, MASc '04) launched TabbleDabble, which specializes in providing innovative tablet solutions for business. TabbleDabble's flagship product, QuickTapSurvey, enables businesses to conduct face-to-face surveys on the iPad.

Derek Satnik's (BASc '02, Electrical Engineering) Kitchener home is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum-level building in Waterloo Region.

Toronto CFA Society announces new board of directors members, including Ellen Lee (BA '99, Chartered Accountancy Studies, HCO; MACC '99, Accounting).

Delcan is pleased to announce that Stephanie Rice (BES '87, Geography), a Registered Professional Planner, has been recognized by the Toronto Transit Commission for Outstanding Performance (PDF).

Adriana Resources Inc. announces the appointment of Daniel Im (BA '01, Chartered Accountancy St, HCO; MACC '01, Accounting) to the position of Chief Financial Officer.