Today, we offer you the 10th annual Western News Newsmakers of the Year – a celebration of some of the people, places and things that shaped the year at this institution. Before we start looking ahead to 2020 – we take one last look at 2019.
Newsmakers
The Campaign
Western’s Be Extraordinary Campaign
The Bobsleigh Champion
Alex Kopacz, Olympian
The Guiding Hand Of Creativity
Nino Ricci, Alice Munro Chair in Creativity
The Sound Of Summer
Loud Luxury, musicians
The Global Influencer
Farah Mohamed, CEO of the Malala Fund
The Party That Won’t Die
Broughdale Avenue Street Party
The Voice Of A Generation
Cherie Dimaline, 2018-19 Writer-In-Residence
The Community Advocate
Abe Oudshoorn, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing professor
The Powerlifter
James Walker, Special Olympian
The Fitness Gurus
Tracy Isaacs and Samantha Brennan
The Frontier Buster
Sarah Gallagher, CSA Science Advisor
The Physician-Inventor
Dr. Tarek Loubani, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor
The Dream Weavers
World’s Largest Sleep Study
The Changing Of The Guard
Western Presidential transition
The New Face Of Implants
Patches the Dog
The Life-Savers
Schulich Political Advocacy Committee
The Strategic Thinker
Andrew Hrymak, Provost & Vice-President (Academic)
The Keeper of Culture
Helen Gregory, McIntosh Gallery curator
The ‘Power’ Player
Vassy Kapelos, ‘Power & Politics’ host