Articles tagged: alumni
David Adamson, EMBA 2007 — Trudeau Medal Recipient 2016
The mission of the organization matters most to me. In the context of working at Shared Services Canada, my goal is to find solutions that help Canadians have their service needs met. We support all the technology services that enable people to be safe and secure, to benefit from our social safety net, and even to pay taxes in support all the priorities and activities of government. My mission now is the most ambitious I’ve ever been a part of: to create the new platform for governments at all levels so that information is gathered and used for the benefit of all Canadians. I want to help make our governments achieve excellence in gathering, using and safeguarding information. Read more ›
Katie Hollis wins the Robert Wood Johnson Award
2016 Robert Wood Johnson Award winners: (L to R) Anna Brown, Chang-Hung Yuan, Nico Miraftab, Katie Hollis, Sandra Racco-Cella and Olga Sawatzy Read more ›
Myron Tetreault, BAdm 1988 — Dean’s Philos Award 2016
I seek equilibrium and fulfilment from the various aspects of my life: my family serves as an essential foundation for my work; my community and travels inspire my philanthropy; and my work opens up all sorts of opportunities to see the world, support worthy causes and find projects that get me excited and produce big impacts. That’s what matters to me. Being a business executive and entrepreneur has made it possible for me to enjoy this kind of fascinating life, full of passion. Envisioning and preparing for it started at the Telfer School. Read more ›
Wendy Muckle, MHA 1988 — Trudeau Medal Recipient 2016
Many people think of academia as being separate from the real world. Their kind of thinking doesn’t reflect my experience. What I learned via the Telfer MHA has enabled me to create opportunities for people to remain or become healthy. You can’t get more real world than that. Every single day, I put to use the skills I gained at the Telfer School—in analytics, in strategic planning, in research methodology, in project and financial management. These skills also shape the systematic frame of mind I apply to every problem my organization faces. This combination of ability and attitude gives me the confidence and ambition to tackle tough challenges, build broad partnerships, and try methods that have never been seen or done before. Read more ›
How does Telfer connect you to what matters? Let us show you.
In the spring of 2016, the Telfer School launched a video competition. With the intention of building a promotional video that would feature key aspects of our undergraduate program, we thought who better to unveil what we have to offer than our very own students? Read more ›
Congratulations to five remarkable alumni
From left to right: Kyle Braatz, David Adamson, Dr Jack Kitts, Wendy Muckle, Myron Tetrault Read more ›
Ian Telfer inducted into the Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame
Nearly 700 BC business leaders and their guests gathered at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on Thursday, May 12, 2016 as Ian Telfer, Chairman of the Board, Goldcorp Inc., was one of the three newest members into the Business Laureates of British Columbia (BLBC) Hall of Fame, hosted by JA British Columbia. Read more ›
Two Telfer Alumni featured in the 2016 OBJ Forty Under 40
Once a year, the Ottawa Business Journal (OBJ) nominates professionals for their business achievements to be in their forty under 40 list. Read more ›
Louis Gagnon (EMBA 1997) Donation to Fund Pedagogical Innovation at the Telfer School’s Centre for Executive Leadership
We are proud to announce that the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is the recipient of a $250,000 major gift from alumnus Louis Gagnon, President, Service and Distribution at Intact Financial Corp. Read more ›
Donors Matter - Alumni Week
James Yersh (BCom 1996), Chief Financial Officer at Blackberry and 2016 Donor of the year, speaks at the Telfer Alumni Breakfast in November 2015. Read more ›
