Everyone achieves what they can in the 24 hours allotted them each day. But Janet Stewart somehow seems to squeeze in more than most. The London lawyer – who has mentored hundreds of colleagues in the profession and been a stalwart on more than 25 com …
Former Mustangs Craig McAllister and Glen Burston have since hung up their rowing oars in the competitive sense, but continue to test the business waters at Hudson Boats Works, a London, Ont.-based manufacturer of Olympic-class rowing shells and a world leader in the development of racing hull shapes.
Harold Bettger was just like any other student at Western. He excelled in school, joined a fraternity, ventured downtown and played on the soccer team. The only difference is there were three buildings on campus at the time. After all, it was the early 1930s.
Over the past three decades, Lenore Lindsey has taken just about every course offered at King’s University College – some more than once.
Kyla Woodcock has no fear about mixing business with pleasure. Just ask the scores of Londoners who’ve signed up for the seasonal sports all co-ed leagues organized by the Richard Ivey School of Business MBA grad’s 2-year-old Forest City Sport and Social Club.
Reporter, pundit and Maclean’s columnist Paul Wells, BA’89, has released The Harper Decade (Maclean’s, $4.99), an e-book compiling Wells’ best writing on Stephen Harper over the decade he’s been a party leader. For a man who spends his time looking out for what’s next in Ottawa, taking the time to look back has been an interesting exercise for Wells. Western News editor Jason Winders spoke with him about his new book. Just don’t ask him to sign it.
Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music alumna Kerri Ough, BMus’03, and her Good Lovelies mates are up this weekend for a Juno Award in the Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group category.
Gary Slaight, BA’73, president and CEO of Slaight Communications and founder of Slaight Music is the 2012 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, given by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Western University alumna Kerri Ough has one more reason to celebrate. Nominations for this year’s Juno Awards were just announced and Ough and her Good Lovelies mates are up for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group.
Some people bleed Western purple when they talk about their alma mater. For Dawson Winchester, he simply rolls up his sleeve.
Personal fitness and nutrition expert Harley Pasternak has written two best-selling books, produced a series of workout DVDs, launched a line of snack chips, and counts celebrities like Lady Gaga and Robert Downey Jr. as clients. As if that’s not enough, he’s taking on the television world, co-hosting The Revolution, a new ABC TV/CityTV daytime talk show that debuts 2 p.m. today, Jan. 16.
How will we remember 2011? Probably through these faces.
The Western News’ 2011 Newsmakers section celebrates the best of research, academia and volunteer spirit that we have to offer on this campus. The following spotlight, in brief words and striking images, the accomplishments of some of our favourites from the last year.
Carol Stephenson, Richard Ivey School of Business dean, has been named a recipient of the 2011 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 award in the Corporate Directors category.
Former Mustangs Craig McAllister and Glen Burston have since hung up their rowing oars in the competitive sense, but continue to test the business waters at Hudson Boats Works, a London, Ont.-based manufacturer of Olympic-class rowing shells and a world leader in the development of racing hull shapes.
Harold Bettger was just like any other student at Western. He excelled in school, joined a fraternity, ventured downtown and played on the soccer team. The only difference is there were three buildings on campus at the time. After all, it was the early 1930s.
Over the past three decades, Lenore Lindsey has taken just about every course offered at King’s University College – some more than once.
Kyla Woodcock has no fear about mixing business with pleasure. Just ask the scores of Londoners who’ve signed up for the seasonal sports all co-ed leagues organized by the Richard Ivey School of Business MBA grad’s 2-year-old Forest City Sport and Social Club.
Reporter, pundit and Maclean’s columnist Paul Wells, BA’89, has released The Harper Decade (Maclean’s, $4.99), an e-book compiling Wells’ best writing on Stephen Harper over the decade he’s been a party leader. For a man who spends his time looking out for what’s next in Ottawa, taking the time to look back has been an interesting exercise for Wells. Western News editor Jason Winders spoke with him about his new book. Just don’t ask him to sign it.
Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music alumna Kerri Ough, BMus’03, and her Good Lovelies mates are up this weekend for a Juno Award in the Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group category.
Gary Slaight, BA’73, president and CEO of Slaight Communications and founder of Slaight Music is the 2012 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, given by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Western University alumna Kerri Ough has one more reason to celebrate. Nominations for this year’s Juno Awards were just announced and Ough and her Good Lovelies mates are up for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group.
Some people bleed Western purple when they talk about their alma mater. For Dawson Winchester, he simply rolls up his sleeve.
Personal fitness and nutrition expert Harley Pasternak has written two best-selling books, produced a series of workout DVDs, launched a line of snack chips, and counts celebrities like Lady Gaga and Robert Downey Jr. as clients. As if that’s not enough, he’s taking on the television world, co-hosting The Revolution, a new ABC TV/CityTV daytime talk show that debuts 2 p.m. today, Jan. 16.
How will we remember 2011? Probably through these faces.
The Western News’ 2011 Newsmakers section celebrates the best of research, academia and volunteer spirit that we have to offer on this campus. The following spotlight, in brief words and striking images, the accomplishments of some of our favourites from the last year.
Carol Stephenson, Richard Ivey School of Business dean, has been named a recipient of the 2011 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 award in the Corporate Directors category.