IABC gets ABC Western Communications Officer (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry) Kris Dundas has earned the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) designation, a process measuring the strategic abilities and technical skills of a communicator.
This designation is a critical step in a communicator’s career growth and is a process consisting of rigorous evaluation that identifies and recognizes the highly qualified, well-rounded communicator through a review of his or her portfolio of work, and written and oral examinations.
“My main goals were simply personal accomplishment and the desire to distinguish myself as a leader within a highly educated academic world at Western,” says Dundas. “What I gained from the process was far more – sharpened skills in strategic planning, crisis management, ethics and other ‘basics’ – as well as a deeper appreciation for the art of our profession.”
With 10 current members having earned their ABC, the London, Ontario chapter of IABC has surpassed the average accreditation rate of 5.1 per cent. Of the approximately 16,000 IABC members all over the world, 830 are accredited.
Musical Fellowship
Faculty of Music professor James Grier has been awarded a prestigious Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his research proposal, “The Foundations of Musical Literacy in the Medieval West 800-1100: Oral and Written Transmission in Early Plainsong.”
Grier’s fellowship was one of just 72 awarded from more than 1,100 proposals submitted. This work is an extension of previous work he had done during his year at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ) and the support of Standard Research Grants from SSHRCC (1997, 2001, 2005).
Dean hall of fame chair
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Dean Carol Herbert has been named chair of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame board of directors.
With nine and a half years of experience on the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame board, Herbert leads a team of 16 prominent health and business professionals from across Canada – a group dedicated to future medical excellence through the celebration of Canada’s medical heroes.
Herbert brings to the position her experience as an academic leader, professor, editor, researcher, policymaker, advocate for women’s and children’s health, and a pioneer in the provision of services for sexually abused children.
She succeeds past chair Dr. David Hawkins of Ottawa, who has taken on a medical assignment in Saudi Arabia.