Last week I attended the presentation of the Governor General’s Literary Awards. This ceremony, held at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, is an annual event that celebrates the best in Canadian literature. Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, the GGLAs are Canada’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards. His Excellency the Right Honourable David […]
The Calgary Herald oversees an annual Christmas Fund that addresses acute social problems in our city such as addiction, hunger, abuse and mental illness. Over its 25 year history, the campaign has evolved from a forum for Herald employees to give back to their community into a city-wide fundraiser. To date, Herald readers have donated […]
On Thursday morning we held the convocation ceremony for the fall 2016 University of Calgary graduates in Medicine, Environmental Design, Business, Kinesiology, Nursing, Engineering and Science. During this ceremony, we also conferred the Order of the University of Calgary on Dr. Janice Heard. The Order honours individuals who have provided significant and distinguished service to […]
One of my favourite Old Testament heroes is Gideon. Gideon was a prominent judge who led the Israelites in several key battles around 1150 BCE. In one story, Gideon recruited 32,000 Israeli volunteers in preparation to fight the Midians. This army, however, was deemed by God to be much too large so Gideon was directed […]
I went for a walk on Monday (see the red track below). I’ll provide a signed photo to the first person who can state where I am and why I am visiting this region. Good luck! Hint: It should be easy to determine where I was. As for why I am here … well, that’ll […]
Ian Minnifee is a proud alumnus (BA’94 – Economics) of the University of Calgary. As a student, he was member of the Varsity Men’s Basketball Team. Ian bleeds Dino red and continues to be a strong supporter of our basketball team (BTW what a tremendous season they had this year!) and our entire Athletics program. […]
On Monday morning (June 6) we held the convocation ceremony for the 2016 University of Calgary graduates in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Nursing. During this ceremony, we also conferred an honorary degree on Geoffrey Cumming, the Calgary businessman who provided one of the largest philanthropic gifts ever given to a Canadian university. With this gift, […]
I serve on the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary. Bonnie DuPont is our chairperson. Her term on our Board is sadly coming to an end. When she joined our Board in 2006, Bonnie worked to drive improvements in the university’s governance, risk management and human resources strategies. She brought a thoughtful and […]
I participated on May 19 in the graduation ceremony for the 2016 class of Robert Thirsk High School. What a joy that was! It was the second graduation for the school which has now been open for three years and has grown to 1400 ‘Comets’. Amazing. The ceremony was especially memorable since this morning’s graduands were the […]
Last week I spent an enjoyable morning in the anatomy lab of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Professor John Bertram and his staff of instructors today hosted a couple of high school classes and introduced them to the subject of human anatomy. I was invited by John to observe the session since […]