Dean François Julien and Vice-Dean of Programs & Executive Director of the Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership (CEL) Julie Beauchamp are pleased to announce the appointment of Guy Laflamme and Jean Desgagné as Executives-in-Residence at the Centre.
The Centre for Executive Leadership is part of the Telfer School of Management, and is focused on delivering innovative executive development programming for our clients. The Centre’s clients include public, private and not-for-profit sector organizations in the Ottawa region, across the country, and internationally.
Guy Laflamme
Guy Laflamme is an international keynote speaker with 25 years of experience in high-visibility marketing and production roles for a variety of organizations including the Department of Canadian Heritage, the National Capital Commission, and Casino du Lac-Leamy, among others. He completed his MBA from the Telfer School of Management in 1989, and taught at the Telfer School as a Part-Time Professor for 15 years. He has received the Trudeau Medal in 2005, the highest honour given by the Telfer School of Management to its alumni.
In 2018, Laflamme was a recipient of the Alumnus of the Year Award, which recognizes the outstanding achievement of a University of Ottawa alumni member within the last year. This year, we asked Laflamme to take the role of Honorary Chair for the 50th anniversary of the Telfer School of Management. Laflamme led the Ottawa 2017 project, celebrating 150 years of Canada. The $40 million dollar program of major events and festivities brought in $300 million dollars for the city of Ottawa. That success earned him a nomination to the Order of Ottawa and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario. Radio-Canada and LeDroit named him “Personality of the Year” for his vision, boundless imagination, determination and enthusiasm.
Jean Desgagné
Jean Desgagné who has recently been appointed as CEO of Stablecorp Canada and as a Board member of CAA Insurance and Echelon Insurance, was formerly the president and CEO at TMX Global Solutions, Insights and Analytics Strategies. As a Chartered Professional Accountant and a proud graduate of Telfer School of Management (BCom ‘86), he currently serves as a member of the President's Advisory Council for the University of Ottawa, and Chairs the Dean's Advisory Board (Toronto) at Telfer.
As the first donor of its capital fund, Desgagné also contributed to the creation of the Telfer Financial Research and Learning Lab. He also acts as a mentor for the Telfer Capital Markets program, serving as a judge of multiple finance competitions over the years, as well as a notorious speaker at countless events.
Desgagné and his wife started the Desgagné-Soden Family Scholarship Fund for female commerce students, in 2009. “While I applaud all the work that goes on to get women in senior roles,” he says, “I’m acutely aware that we need to get the pipeline going at the beginning.” “It’s a win- win for the students, for the school, and for me,” he says. “I can look back and say I did something good here.”
He also received the Trudeau Medal from his alma mater in 2009, as well as the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2002 in recognition of his service to the community.
When Anna Dopico reflects on her fondest memories at the University of Ottawa, convocation immediately comes to her mind. Although she enjoyed her student experience, the conclusion of her University career, meant the beginning of a new one. "For me, this was the starting point of my journey to a career in the business world.” Anna explains
As a result, Anna has had many career successes, including her position as Director of Corporate Transformation and Control for CIBC and now President of Endeavor Volunteer Consulting for Non- profits. Anna is also the author of ‘To Make Riders Faster’, a self-published book that tells the inside story of Cervélo Cycles, a company co-founded by Gerard Vroomen and Phil White an alumnus of the University.
To Make Riders Faster is an inspirational and cautionary tale of two entrepreneurs who took their company, Cervélo Cycles, from a school basement project in Montreal, Canada, to their bikes winning in the Tour de France, the Olympics and Ironman. Vroomen and White built the most sought-after brand in the cycling world in less than a decade and faced the fight of their lives to keep their company alive.
“The book begins with Vroomen and White meeting at McGill University in 1995 and takes you on a wild ride of success and setback with laughter and tears all the while sharing cycling stories and engineering insights. The story is woven with words, images and quotes. It is a unique combination of a beautiful book and a biography of the company that reflects the aesthetic values of the Cervélo brand."
This 256-page hardcover book is available for purchase at www.ToMakeRidersFaster.com. A percentage of the net proceeds goes to CAN Fund, a Canadian non-profit athlete club.
The years I spent as a Telfer BCom student were among the best of my life. Not only did I get a thorough grounding in business theory, but I also took non-business courses that both broadened my intellectual horizon and enabled me to view business from varying perspectives. For example, I recall English professor Paul Marcotte fondly. I’m still inspired by his enthusiasm and use his Essays in Speculative Literary Criticism to spur discussions with friends. Speaking of friends, I made many at the Telfer School: it took us 565 steps to walk from the doors of the former Arts Building, now Simard Hall, to the Albion Hotel. I also was active in student affairs, serving as the managing editor of The Fulcrum and director of the central advertising committee. Scholarship, friendship, leadership—mine was a true university education.
I left with a degree and a keen sense of possibility, and used both as a springboard to my future. Ultimately, as a Deloitte partner, I enjoyed working with some of the brightest and most helpful people one could hope for. Looking back, the rewarding experience I enjoyed at the Telfer School was an essential part of my foundation for a wonderful personal and professional life.
I’m also aware that my Telfer School experience was made possible, in part, by the financial support provided by countless donors. My decision to be a steadfast donor stems from my ongoing gratitude for the foundation the school and its backers gave me. My message to Telfer School graduates: as you experience success in your lives, take your turn in contributing to champion those who follow you. Be thankful and show it; contribute so others can enjoy enriching experiences; never take a good thing for granted; and never take this good thing for granted.
We’re Ottawa people. We grew up here, went to the University of Ottawa, built careers in our hometown after graduating and raised a family together. We owe much of our subsequent success and happiness to the rich learning experiences we enjoyed at uOttawa. We’re by no means alone. The university means a great deal to our hometown, especially its core. uOttawa is the academic, cultural and athletic heartbeat of downtown. It’s only natural to give back to an institution that has been vital to our lives and to the city we call home.
We’re also entrepreneurial people—Rob especially. He has spent some 30 years in lead roles in the local high-tech industry. While we’ve seen this sector grow steadily, we’ve also seen it falter at times. Its missing link has been a lack of management expertise for companies founded by entrepreneurs and fuelled by disruptive technologies. It’s tough enough to bring an idea to market successfully; it’s even harder to make an innovative company sustainable. The donation we made to the Telfer School is our way of forging that crucial link.
The Dom Herrick Entrepreneur in Residence at the Telfer School is designed to propel young entrepreneurs to create and lead groundbreaking businesses. The residency also spurs people from traditional business environments to infuse these settings with the entrepreneurial qualities of ambition, experimentation and resilience. The fact that the Telfer School has made entrepreneurship a strategic area of expertise only adds to the wisdom of our financial donation. To make our contribution complete, we dedicated the residency to Sandra’s late father. Dom Herrick had those key qualities of an entrepreneur. He was also keen to learn what new companies were emerging in his hometown, why some of these enterprises prospered and what aspects of their success he could apply in his job in the service industry. We’re thrilled that a residency in his name is a force for entrepreneurship in Ottawa. We think he would be too.
That’s not a typo. As an experienced healthcare executive, I’ve always had a strong commitment to improve healthcare delivery at organizational and system levels—to lead a legacy today rather than leave one tomorrow. My career has been a continuing effort to live up to this commitment. I’ve engaged not only in healthcare transformation, but also in human resources planning, organizational culture, system partnerships and other matters that underpin the business of healthcare delivery. On top of that, I teach leadership development programs, mentor current and budding healthcare professionals, and work with healthcare professionals to make their organizations increasingly efficient, resilient and successful in delivering better outcomes for patients.
Leading a legacy is vitally needed in the healthcare sector. After all, ours is no ordinary business. At its heart is the wellbeing of our fellow citizens and society as a whole. That’s the reason I’ve always wanted to devote my career to healthcare from my early days. I worked at hospitals as a teenager and earned an undergraduate degree in biology and life sciences. Yet it wasn’t until I joined the Telfer Master of Health Administration program back in the late 1970s that I received instruction in business management and healthcare policy and economics. This training enabled me to connect with what matters to me—becoming a leader and mentor in a sector I’m passionate about.
The Telfer School prepared me to serve as an executive at an academic research hospital, an assistant deputy minister in our province’s Ministry Health and Long-term Care, an executive-in-residence at a business school, and a leader at global consulting firms. Forty years into my career, I’m still learning. There’s a continuous newness to the healthcare sector because it’s changing all the time. Especially now. The transformation underway inspires me to redouble my efforts to maximize the leadership potential of healthcare professionals and make our sector’s organizations and overall system better than ever—to lead a legacy and not merely leave one.
I liken success to an ever-widening circle. Opening yourself to a range of experiences expands your knowledge and empathy. When these qualities grow, you not only advance personally and professionally, but also help others flourish. I first realized this truth while a student at the Telfer School. The school was a stimulating academic environment that I made even richer by taking advantage of learning opportunities outside my classrooms and lecture halls. I played basketball for uOttawa, joined the business consultancy group on campus, and continued to look for other ways to widen my circle of experience.
I’ve followed this same approach since I graduated in 1983. An accountant by training, I was instrumental in making my firm more inclusive, its employees more skilled and its brand more powerful. So much so that I became managing partner of Ernst & Young in Ottawa. I also sought out ways to contribute to my community. I have served for several years on the boards of the local United Way campaign, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health and the uOttawa board of governors, as well as chairing its audit committee.
Broadening my experiences in all these ways has made me a stronger leader, made my firm and its people more successful, and made my community an even better place to live. Seeing my firm and community grow is very important to me. I encourage current and prospective Telfer School students to follow my lead. Our school holds open plenty of opportunities to learn and give. Seize them. Widen your circle of experience and then reap and share the rewards.
Philanthropy matters most to me. The importance of giving time, money and knowledge to others is one of the most valuable lessons I learned as a student of the Telfer School. My experiences as a member of our School’s Jeux du Commerce team, the Finance Society and the Entrepreneurs’ Club supplied and reinforced this truth.
My involvement in the Entrepreneurs’ Club was especially instructive. Not only did I come to understand the role philanthropy plays in a rewarding career, but I also discovered the value of a mentor to help steer my career in the right direction. Luckily for me, I’ve since found two advisors who, among other things, have stressed just how essential reconnecting with my alma mater is to being a professional. Simply put, everyone who thrives in business has a duty to share his or her success in meaningful ways.
As someone who has succeeded as a partner and portfolio manager in an investment firm, I give to the Telfer School in several ways—speaking at events, acting as a mentor and funding scholarships that stress academic achievement and community involvement. A few years back, I based my philanthropy on a simple principle: support two students per year and then build from there. I urge young Telfer School alumni and soon-to-be graduates to profit from my example. Find a mentor who is passionate about his or her business. Adopt a giving principle that works best for you. Start sharing your success.
Telfer School of Management is delighted to announce that the recipients of this year’s MBA Student Leadership Award are Emily MacKay, Obinna Eze, Laurine Avallone and Sanane Guy Cédric Behi. These individuals are recognized for their leadership and for making exceptional contributions to the MBASA and/or the MBA program in general.
The award recipients elicited many comments, and the MBA class were effusive in their support for them.
The MBA class spoke to Emily MacKay’s non-stop contribution to the 2018 MBA cohort for all contingents, especially her “beyond expectations” involvement in the MBA Student Association, the MBA gala and the MBA games. Cited as an exemplary leader she elicited respect from classmates and professors, and was admired for her ability to excel in her academics while being highly involved.
Obinna Eze was commended for utilising his vast experience to ask the right questions to stimulate discussion and draw out information that was highly beneficial for the collective learning experience.
Students expressed their admiration for Obinna’s solid leadership and team player skills. He is referred to as a “hard worker with selfless intentions to help and motivate his peers”.
Laurine Avallone was recognized for “her strong will power and temperament to succeed facing lots of odds”. For her peers, she is an example on how a young international student can make the most of the program through her participation in events representing the Telfer School of Management, including at the MBA games and several other case competitions around Ontario and Quebec.
Sanane Guy Cédric Behi was applauded for his leadership as the French cohort representative in the MBASA, a leadership style described as “built on respect, humility and dedication”. His unifying spirit and his respect for his peers inspire everyone who works with him.
We expect great things from these individuals, and extend our warmest congratulations to each of them.
Once a year, the Ottawa Business Journal (OBJ) honours professionals for their business achievements by naming them to their Forty Under 40 list. These award recipients represent the economic diversity, entrepreneurial spirit, and dynamism of Ottawa's business community. This year, more than 300 applications were submitted for the 21st edition of the awards and, for the first time ever, the majority of those who made the coveted final cut – 22 out of 40 – are women.
Among this year's recipients, ten are alumni of the University of Ottawa, of which six studied at the Telfer School of Management. The Telfer School would like to congratulate:
Priya Bhaloo, BCom 2003
TAG HR
After graduating from the Telfer School in 2003 with a Bachelor of Commerce with options in Finance and Management Information Systems, Priya joined The Associates Group as an HR assistant. Priya learned about every facet of the business over the next few years and eventually was named Vice-President of the consulting firm in 2013.
Annik is a Partner in the Ottawa office at BDO with more than 16 years of experience in the accounting profession. In 2004, she obtained her accounting designation and is a member of CPA Ontario. She is also a member of the assurance and accounting resource team of BDO’s Ottawa group of offices, a member of the task force on not-for-profit organizations in the Ontario Lakeland Region and a quality control reviewer.
Nadine has been a Deputy Chief Risk Officer at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and served as its Vice-President of Audit since 2016.
Scott McLaren, BCom 2006
Festival Promotions
Scott purchased Festival Promotions in 2009 and became Partner and President of the company. He and a fellow Telfer alumnus founded Baron Hockey in 2016, which provides high-end hockey sticks to consumers without the retail mark up.
Amy is Vice-President of Public Affairs, Planning and Family Medicine. In this capacity, she provides leadership and oversight for Bruyère’s planning process, partnerships development, cultivation of external relations and communications. She has over 12 years of experience working with senior leadership teams in the Ottawa area, at both Bruyère and the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre.
Taylor is the Chief Administrative Officer and Vice-President of finance at downtown tech firm Fullscript. Since he joined the online system for prescribing and delivering natural health products in 2012, the company’s headcount has grown from five to 85, and the firm topped OBJ’s list of fastest-growing companies in both 2016 and 2017.
The Telfer School would also like to congratulate Jean-Michel Carrière, Samantha Iturregui, Anna Lambert, Sandra Sbrocchi who all graduated from the University of Ottawa and made it on the list.
This year's Forty Under 40 awards gala will take place at the Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel on June 15, 2018. The event will feature cocktails, fine food, music and dancing and is sponsored by the Telfer Executive MBA. Click here to register for the 2018 Forty Under 40 Gala »
On April 19th, twelve Ottawa women were honoured for their entrepreneurial and professional achievements at the Ottawa’s Businesswoman of the Year Awards (BYAs). The BYAs presents a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the professional achievements of businesswomen working in organizations across the National Capital Region as well as to celebrate the recipients recognized within our business community.
Of those recipients, Linda Eagen (EMBA 2002), president and CEO of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, and alumna of the Telfer School, was named the winner in the ‘organization’ category. Over the past 13 years, Eagen and her team raised $60 million for cancer care and research in eastern Ontario. She is the founder of Cancer Coaching, an innovative community-based health and social care service for cancer patients. A mother of two, Eagen is an active volunteer with the Life Saving Therapies Network, BioCanRx and Arvizio Health Technologies.
We wish to congratulate all the finalists and recipients on their inspiring accomplishments.
For the last four years, the Fondation franco-Ontarienne (FFO) has been highlighting the commitment of women in the Ontario community and their achievements through the Sapphire Night. This year's theme was Diversity, and a total of seven women were recognized under four categories. Two women were recognized for each of the following categories; Community Engagement, Youth component, and two for the "Professional" component while one winner was named for the "Female Personality of the Year" category.
We would like to congratulate Bernadette Sarazin on being named "Female Personality of the Year" as well as all the other nominees who were highlighted during this evening.
On May 17, 2018, Ian Telfer was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame (CBHF). Each year, the CBHF recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of the country most distinguished business leaders and our very own Ian Telfer; Chairman of Goldcorp has been inducted into the class of 2018.
After completing his Masters in Business Administration at the University of Ottawa, Ian began a career in the resources sector eventually climbing the ranks to become CEO of Goldcorp from the years 2004 to 2006. Following a substantial donation in 2007, the University of Ottawa honoured Ian by naming their School of Management, now called the Telfer School of Management, after him.
Currently, Ian Telfer acts as chairman for Goldcorp. He manages and guides the company’s national and international projects and acquisitions. As one of the world’s top gold producers, Goldcorp and Ian are dedicated to sustained and meaningful growth.
Congratulations to Ian Telfer on being named to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame class of 2018!
On April 24, the Regroupement des gens d’affaires de la Capitale nationale (RGA) recognized two of our alumni with its announcement of the four award winners at the second edition of the Temple de la renommée des gens d’affaires (Business People’s Hall of Fame). The induction of Guy Laflamme, Managing Director of Ottawa 2017, and Bernard Marcil, Co-founder of Marcil Lavallée, will take place on May 30, during the 2018 Gala. The other two winners are Estelle Patenaude, Founder and CEO of Impressions inc., and Martin Paquette, Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Nordik.
In addition, the Hall of Fame wall was unveiled during the press conference to honour those business people who distinguished themselves by their leadership, innovative spirit and contribution to the prosperity of the region. The wall is located on the second floor of the Desmarais Pavilion at the Telfer School of Management.
About Bernard Marcil (BCom 1966)
In 1980, Bernard Marcil co-founded the accounting firm of Marcil Lavallée, with offices in Ottawa and Gatineau. It quickly became a committed partner that actively contributed to the success of its clients, as well as a major player on the francophone and philanthropic scenes in our area. In addition to sitting on several committees related to the practice of accounting, Bernard sat on the board of directors of the Fondation franco-ontarienne, of which he was co-founder and treasurer. He sat on the boards of the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario and the Hôpital Montfort, and was a member of the steering committee on the regional study of services for francophone children and young people in the Ottawa-Carleton region.
About Guy Laflamme (MBA 1989)
With more than 25 years in the field, Guy is a specialist in creating, producing and marketing cultural, recreational and tourism products. He was managing director and producer of Ottawa 2017, the organization responsible for planning and implementing the capital's 150th anniversary celebrations of the Confederation of Canada. This program, which was staggered throughout 2017, targeted an audience of more than 11 million people with anticipated economic benefits exceeding 320 million dollars. He participated in the production of more than 200 major events consisting of large-scale cultural, sporting and social performance, thus leaving his fingerprints on the Ottawa region.
About the Business People's Hall of Fame
Through its Hall of Fame, the Regroupement des gens d’affaires de la Capitale nationale pays tribute to local business people who distinguish themselves by their leadership, innovative spirit and contribution to the prosperity of our region. The RGA recognizes these visionary women and men for their unwavering integrity and their inspirational achievements.
About the Regroupement des gens d’affaires de la Capitale nationale
Through its leadership, the RGA promotes the mobilization of economic partners on both sides of the Ottawa River, to ensure unparalleled economic prosperity and quality of life. By bringing regional business people together into a single francophone and francophile economic force, it creates a climate conducive to its members' welfare and contributes to the region's economic development.
We are pleased to inform you of the recipients of the MHA Alumni Association (MHAAA) Health Leadership Award, the Michel Lalonde Award, and the Michael Garron Award.
MHA Alumni Association (MHAAA) Health Leadership Award
On Friday, December 8th, the Fall 2017 MHA residents completed their Field Project final presentations.
As part of this activity, a selection committee composed of Craig Kuziemsky, George Langill, Pat McCaron, Greg Fougère, and Sarah Downey evaluated the presentations to determine the recipient of the MHA Alumni Association Health Leadership Awards.
The MHAAA Health Leadership Award is given to an outstanding MHA student upon the presentation of the Health Care Management Field Project.
The qualities of the presentations were very high throughout. Each presenter was very articulate, clearly owned his/her project and demonstrated significant initiatives that will impact organizations and the health care system.
That being said, we are pleased to inform you that Anne-Marie Parent is this year’s recipient of the MHAAA Health Leadership Award. Anne-Marie completed her field project, “Coordinated Access to Home and Community Services” at the Champlain LHIN. Her presentation clearly demonstrated her leadership abilities and how her project was an innovative contribution to the health care system. The presentation also demonstrated her ability to plan and implement a complex concept. For these reasons, the committee is pleased to give Anne-Marie this award.
Michael Garron Award
The Michael Garron Hospital, formerly known as Toronto East General Hospital, and the University of Ottawa Master of Health Administration program have a deep and longstanding relationship that has extended over a decade.
The Michael Garron Award recognizes a University of Ottawa MHA student who has demonstrated innovative health solutions to practical problems encountered during their residency placement. This year’s recipient of the award is Belinda Maciejewski. Belinda completed her residency at The Ottawa Hospital, and presented her project entitled “Mapping the Operational Process for the New TOH Home Dialysis Program”.
Michel Lalonde Award
The goal of the Michel Lalonde scholarship is to recognize a student in the MHA program who exhibits exceptional leadership qualities manifested through academic excellence and engagement in extracurricular activities.
We are proud to report that several candidates displayed great leadership qualities. This is not only an attestation of the excellent students that enroll in the MHA program but also evidence of the leadership skills that are developed within the program.
We are pleased to inform you that Anne-Marie Parent is this year’s recipient of the Michel Lalonde MHA Scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Congratulations to Anne-Marie and Belinda - we wish you much success in your future careers.
Professor Daina Mazutis has received an Honorable Mention for the 2016 Page Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Business Education awarded by the Darla Moore School of Business. Professor Mazutis was recognized for her undergraduate course “Leadership, Strategy and Sustainability” (ADM 4317).
This fourth year Bachelor of Commerce course focuses on corporate social responsibility and sustainability at multiple levels – self, others, the organization and society. It covers topics such as social entrepreneurship, carbon-negative enterprises, regenerative business models and the circular economy, instilling within undergraduate students and business leaders a keen understanding of the importance of sustainability in business.
This recognition underlines Professor Mazutis’ expertise in the field of sustainability and CSR. She holds an endowed Professorship of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability at the Telfer School, through which she focuses her research on the path to more socially and environmentally conscious organizations. Her research lies at the intersection of strategy, leadership and corporate responsibility, approaching environmental and social issues facing organizations today as critical strategic issues that require a broader understanding of business' role in society.
We would like to congratulate Professor Mazutis on this remarkable honour.
About the Page Prize
Now in its 10th year, the Dr. Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula is designed to encourage and support efforts to introduce or substantially upgrade sustainability courses or associated course work into the curriculum of business schools, both nationally and internationally.
The Page Prize is awarded annually for the best submission based on the integration of sustainability into business curricula. Submissions are welcomed from faculty, doctoral students and others related to innovative approaches to teaching sustainability to business students. Previous applications have covered a wide range of disciplines including accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, international business, management, marketing, operations and supply chain management, and organizational behavior.
For more information on the Page Prize or on the recipients, please click here.
From left to right: Phillipe Lamothe, Matthew Chesser, Emma Azzi and Jean-Claude Mukanya Cibumba
The Telfer School of Management is delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s MBA Student Leadership Awards: Emma Azzi, Matthew Chesser, Philippe Lamothe and Jean-Claude Mukanya Cibumba. These made exceptional contributions to the MBASA as well as the MBA program in general.
The award recipients elicited many positive comments, and the MBA class were effusive in their support for them.
Emma Azzi
Emma was recognized for her role in organizing the Telfer School’s team at the 2017 MBA Games, as well as her hard work bringing the MBA Games to Ottawa in 2018. Her peers said that her contagious enthusiasm and drive inspire all those who work with her.
Matthew Chesser
MBA students expressed their admiration for Matthew’s organization of alumni panels and many extra-curricular MBA activities. He was described as having a “quiet but cheerful leadership style in everything he did.”
Phillipe Lamothe
Philippe was recognized for his leadership as the MBASA President, including his support for and promotion of various activities, as well as his participation in a number of events representing the Telfer School.
Jean-Claude Mukanya Cibumba
Jean-Claude was lauded as a talented, inspiring classmate who always strives to give his best. He was recognized for making outstanding contributions as a leader, and for always giving constructive comments in discussions and presentations.
We extend our warmest congratulations to each of these outstanding students and thank the MBA class for their participation.
Congratulations to Pierre Bourgie, C.M., O.Q. (BAdm 1980) on his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada on June 30, 2017 for his inspiring philanthropic work and for his significant contributions to the arts, music and the promotion of culture.
While pursuing his Bachelor of Administration at the University of Ottawa, Mr. Bourgie took an elective course in Art History, which he credits for igniting a life-long passion for the arts. Since then, he has been recognized for his contributions to Montreal’s arts and culture community. Especially noteworthy, he is credited for transforming the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' Erskine and American United Church into the Bourgie Hall, providing a concert space for chamber music featuring high-quality acoustics and a striking décor. This spring, he opened Catalogue, an exhibition space in downtown Montreal where he shares pieces from his private collection with the public at no cost.
Following his studies at the University of Ottawa, he took over the family funeral home business. After selling the 100 year old business in 1996, Pierre explored the worlds of finance and real estate. He founded the diversified investment company Société Financière Bourgie Inc, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer. He has also served on a number of corporate and not-for-profit boards.
On this momentous accolade, Dean François Julien said, “I am delighted that Mr. Bourgie has received this well-deserved honour recognizing the great impact and importance of his philanthropic work. We are proud to have an alumnus whose contributions to the arts and music have provided opportunities for artists to create, and for the public to appreciate visual and performing arts.”
About the Order of Canada
Created in 1967, the Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest civilian honours, recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Close to 7,000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order. Their contributions are varied, yet they have all enriched the lives of others and have taken to heart the motto of the Order: DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM (“They desire a better country”). Appointments are made by the governor general on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.
For more information about the Order of Canada, click here.
Once a year, the Ottawa Business Journal (OBJ) nominates professionals for their business achievements to be in their “Forty Under 40” list.
Among this year’s nominees, thirteen are alumni of the University of Ottawa, two of which studied at the Telfer School of Management. For this achievement, the Telfer School would like to congratulate:
Sebastien Dignard, BCom 2000
Sebastien Dignard is the President of Framos Technologies Inc. Sebastien has close to 15 years of senior-level experience in management and international business development. Sebastien graduated from the Telfer School in 2000, with a BCom in International Management.
Christian Bisson is Co-Founder of Escape Manor. His company has expanded beyond its two locations in Ottawa and now boasts escape rooms in Cornwall, Regina and Brisbane, Australia. Christian obtained a Certificate from the Telfer School of Management in 2011.
The Telfer School would also like to congratulate Rouhollah Alizadeh, Craig O’Brien, Christopher Pulfer, Gordon Cudney, Justin Tudor, Hedyeh Javidnia, Megan Wallace, Briana Kim, Caitlin Kealey, Stephanie Karlovits and Catherine Horvath - all University of Ottawa alumni who also made the “Forty Under 40” list.
This year's Forty Under 40 awards gala will take place at the Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel on June 16, 2017. The event will feature cocktails, fine food, music and dancing and is in part sponsored by the Telfer Executive MBA. Click here to register for the 2017 Forty Under 40 Gala.
Congratulations to professors Craig Kuziemsky, Morad Benyoucef and Pavel Andreev who have been shortlisted for the American Medical Informatics Association’s “distinguished paper award” at its annual conference in Chicago, November 12-16. Their paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the connectivity challenges involved in the design of social information systems in healthcare. This is the second time in three years that a Telfer School paper made the list of 10 top papers at AMIA, chosen from among 400 papers presented.
From the article:“Social information systems (SISs) will play a key role in healthcare systems’ transformation into collaborative patient-centered systems that support care delivery across the entire continuum of care."Read the full article abstract
The research was undertaken by Professor Kuziemsky, who holds the University Research Chair in Healthcare Innovation, Pavel Andreev, Telfer School, Morad Benyoucef, Telfer School, Tracey O'Sullivan, University of Ottawa, and Syam Jamaly, University of Ottawa.
Congratulations to Ivy Lynn Bourgeault on becoming a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). Fellows elected to the academy are recognized by their peers nationally and internationally for their contributions to the promotion of health science. They demonstrate leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and a commitment to advance academic health science. Professor Bourgeault and 35 other Canadian researchers were welcomed as CAHS Fellows at the induction ceremony in Montreal on September 15, 2016.
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault is a Professor at the Telfer School of Management and is the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Chair in Gender, Work and Health Human Resources. She has been a consultant to various provincial Ministries of Health in Canada, to Health Canada and to the World Health Organization. Her recent research focuses on the migration of health professionals and their integration into the Canadian healthcare system.
Professor Bourgeault is the Scientific Director of the Ontario Population Health Improvement Research Network and the Ontario Health Human Resource Research Network, both housed at the University of Ottawa with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care. Professor Bourgeault also leads the Canadian Health Human Resources Network (CHHRN) with funding from Health Canada and the CIHR.
The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)
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Pouya Safi was recently recognized for his excellent work at the Telfer School of Management. He was awarded an award for service excellence by Allan Rock.
Pouya has played a vital role in supporting the Financial Research and Learning Lab (FRLL) since its inception. He has collaborated with various professors to better integrate the new resources and tools available in the lab in finance classes. His efforts have greatly enhanced the learning experience of more than 800 finance students. On top of his duties, he acts as a judge for student competitions and helped create a student investment fund.
On April 24, three alumni from the Faculty of Business Administration at Université Laval were honoured for their exceptional careers at the 37th Edition of the Hermès Awards in Quebec City.
Gilles LeVasseur, part-time professor at the Telfer School of Management, is one of the laureates.
Marvin Hough, Executive in Residence at Telfer and University of Alberta (BCom and MBA) graduate has spent a significant part of his career promoting Canada-India trade relations. He is also President of MIRA, an international consulting firm.
Marvin served 30 years at Export Development Canada (EDC) where he supported many Canadian firms selling to or investing in India through the provision of financing and insurance services. During his EDC career, he also undertook a four year assignment in India with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development as a Trade Commissioner in India to gain on the ground experience.
Since retiring from EDC, Marvin has continued to support the effort by teaching in the EMBA and undergraduate programs at Telfer (where he has developed courses on doing business in India and organizing the annual India Forum). He has also been active in supporting Indo-Canadian trade, through his work as a Director of the Canada–India Business Council (C-IBC) and member of the Indo-Canadian Ottawa Business Chamber (ICOBC). Marvin's long term efforts in supporting Indo-Canadian trade have recently earned him an Award of Excellence from the ICOBC.
According to Marvin, since his assignment in India 25 years ago, there have been some very positive developments in both the Indian business environment and the relations between Canada and India. He believes that, in many ways, the timing for Indo-Canadian commercial collaboration has never been better and the Indian market never more exciting.
The recent election in India offers great promise that economic reform will ramp up and that some of the red tape will be removed. Further, according to Marvin, government to government relations are also poised to bring us a free trade agreement as we move forward.
From Marvin's perspective, the big question is whether Canadian firms will get serious about India and make a commitment to the market. The modest level of two way trade between Canada and India ($6 billion) can be attributed to a considerable degree to the lack of commitment by Canadian firms. Canadian executives must understand that they not only need to commit time and money to penetrate the market, they need to adapt their approach from that used in the US and other developed markets.
In India, Canadian firms need a more flexible agenda, they need to connect and build trust and really focus on relationships. They need to understand that an effective presence in the market is crucial and adapt to the local business culture. They also need to be well prepared for tough negotiation and very price conscious buyers.
Marvin intends to continue his efforts to support the cause through his teaching at Telfer, his work at the C-IBC and his consulting advice to Canadian firms looking to penetrate the Indian market. "Above all, to realize the potential, we need to demonstrate that Canadians are committed to long term relationships with India and that we are willing and able to adapt to the market".
Photo: Indian High Commissioner Admiral (Retd) Nirmal Verma with Marvin Hough
The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives established the Albert W. Dent Graduate Scholarship in honour of the first African-American Fellow of ACHE. This competitive scholarship is offered to provide financial aid to minority students in healthcare management graduate programs to help offset tuition costs, student loans and expenses.
We are proud to announce that one of our MHA students, Patrick Byam, secured this scholarship this year.
Université Laval bestowed the Gloire de l’Escolle Medal on eight distinguished alumni, including Gilles LeVasseur, at the 63rd Awards for Outstanding Alumni. This medal honours alumni who help building the reputation of the University and their respective professions through community involvement and professional success.
Professor Daniel Zéghal, FCGA has won the Lorna Henderson Outstanding Mentor Award from the Certified General Accountants of Ontario. Dr. Zéghal is a very active member of the academic community and the accounting profession. He is member of the editorial board of number of academic journals. In recognition for his work and his leadership in both accounting research and accounting education and for his contribution to the profession, Professor Zéghal has won many other prizes including the following: Fellow of the Certified General Accountants of Canada, Life membership of CGA-Ontario, member of the International Who's Who of Professionals and Who's Who in Canadian Business. In 2008, Professor Zéghal was named in an international search to "100 CGA's who have made a difference" for having contributed to the excellent reputation of the profession.
This year's recipient of the EOC CCHL's Student Award of Excellence is Tushar Shakya. Tushar is a recent graduate from the MHA program at the Telfer School of Management. He was recognized for this award based on his work during his MHA residency at The Ottawa Hospital where, under the guidance of Mike Tierney (The Ottawa Hospital), Professor Wojtek Michalowski and Professor Pavel Andreev, he conducted a pilot study on the inter-rater agreement in emergency department (ED) triage to inform on current practices carried out during ED triage.
Tushar holds a PhD from the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, where he studied the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in infectious diseases, and published 8 research articles. In parallel to his academic work, Tushar has also pursued his interests in business by starting his own event planning company, while taking on corporate operations roles for several large logistics companies. Tushar decided to blend his joint passions in business and healthcare when he accepted a role as a Business Development Director with a research funding agency, a position which ultimately led him to purse his MHA at the Telfer School of Management. His success during this program was recognized by induction into the Beta Gamma Sigma honours society and several scholarships, including the prestigious Michel Lalonde Award for Leadership.
Sylvain Durocher is the 2013-2014 recipient of one of the Excellence in Education prizes awarded each year by the University of Ottawa.
Accompanied by a grant of $10,000 to be applied towards research on innovative teaching practices, this award was established to honor leaders of university education who have excelled both in the classroom and in the field or laboratory, and who have been recognized by students and their peers.
Professor Durocher is receiving this award in recognition of his outstanding teaching skills, his pedagogical initiatives, his great contribution to the curriculum of our school as well as the many testimonials he has received from his students and colleagues.
Having initially joined the Telfer School of Management in 2004 as a part-time professor, he was promoted in 2006 to the rank of Associate Professor. From the very beginning, he distinguished himself by the quality of his teaching and the relevance and rigor of his research. The dynamism and passion with which he shares his knowledge make him very much appreciated by his students and afford him, session after session, excellent feedback and teaching evaluations. He has published in numerous quality journals in his field of expertise and he is the co-author of a reference book entitled Comptabilité intermédiaire – Analyse théorique et pratique adopted by many francophone management schools in Canada.
It is with great pride that we extend our most sincere congratulations to Professor Sylvain Durocher whose quality of education enriches the student experience and brings honor to the Telfer School and to the University of Ottawa.
The Telfer School of Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dana Hyde to the position of Director of the Bachelor of Commerce program. The Telfer BCom is the flagship undergraduate program of the Telfer School, which has earned accreditations from three of the most demanding organizations in the world—AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.
Dr. Hyde has been a member of the Telfer School faculty since 2002 and is a highly regarded professor in the MBA and Executive MBA programs, as well as in the BCom program. She has also served as a faculty member at Babson College (Wellesley, MA) and at the Ivey School of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario, where she won several teaching awards.
Dr. Hyde has worked and studied in more than 20 countries around the world. The recipient of several international prizes for her teaching case studies, including several worldwide bestsellers, she serves on the US Board of The Case Centre, an 800+ member organisation whose role is to promote case method education around the world. In her new role at Telfer, Dr. Hyde’s responsibilities will include supporting the quality of teaching and learning in the BCom program, in order to provide our undergraduate students with a first rate and enriching educational experience.
Professor Wojtek Michalowski presented the 2013-2014 Laurent Picard Distinguished Lecture at McGill University, March 14, 2014 in Montreal. This annual event recognizes leading scientists with clear impact on multi-disciplinary research domains. Professor Michalowski drew from his experiences designing, developing, and implementing clinical decision support systems (http://www.mobiledss.uottawa.ca) to discuss the challenges associated with introducing non-medical innovation in healthcare. The talk explored the links between the bench-to-bedside culture of medical research and the process of introducing innovative business of medicine solutions derived from Operations Research models and health informatics. It also explored how participatory medicine affects the innovation process in healthcare.
For more information, including the abstract of Dr. Michalowski’s lecture, visit this link.
Walid Ben Amar has been appointed Executive Director of the CGA Accounting and Governance Research Centre. An Associate Professor of accounting at the Telfer School of Management, Professor Ben Amar will lead a dynamic team of scholars dedicated to producing leading-edge research in accounting and related fields.
Through the generous financial support of CGA-Canada, which was recently extended for 3 years, the Centre makes highly relevant research contributions that shape the accounting profession and corporate governance practices in Canada. It has developed into a true community of professional learning and academic leadership through publication of studies in top peer-reviewed academic journals that further enhance the Telfer School’s research profile; through research symposia and a distinguished speakers’ series that explores emerging issues in accounting and governance, and through the development of productive new academic partnerships.
Professor Ben Amar succeeds Daniel Zéghal, Ph.D. (uLaval), C.G.A., F.C.G.A., who for more than two decades established the excellent reputation of the CGA-AGRC and helped put the Telfer School of Management at the forefront of accounting research in Canada. Daniel recognized and seized the opportunity that presented itself to the School in the early 1990’s to establish a new research centre focused on the accounting field. He put the Telfer School early on the path of excellence in this important and rapidly growing discipline, contributing a wealth of creativity and a tireless dedication to make that vision a concrete reality. During his tenure, he also became a sought-after expert on a great number of subjects related to the production, communication and use of accounting and financial information. Daniel’s long-time contributions to the centre will be honoured at the Telfer School’s awards ceremony on February 13.
Guiding CGA-AGRC into a new era, professor Ben Amar will focus his energies on developing a dynamic international research program and on fostering and supporting research-based graduate programs in accounting and governance. The research projects supported by the Centre make influential contributions in terms of: a better definition of the role of accounting; an enhanced understanding of accounting issues and challenges, solutions to problems facing the profession and the discipline; and the expansion and clarification of the theoretical, conceptual and practical foundations of accounting.
Walid Ben Amar’s research interests include corporate governance, ownership structures, mergers and acquisitions and corporate disclosure strategies. A certified general accountant (CGA), professor Ben Amar holds a Master's degree in accounting from Université du Québec à Montréal and a Ph.D. in business administration from HEC Montréal. He teaches financial accounting courses at the undergraduate and MBA levels.
Professor Catherine Elliott will research Entrepreneurial Leadership Attributes: Developing a Gender-Neutral Vocabulary using a “Women in Work Incubator Grant” from the Centre for Research and Education on Women and Work at the Eric Sprott School of Business, Carleton University.
Professor Elliott researches and teaches in the areas of human resources management and organizational behaviour. Her numerous publications include the article “Entrepreneurial Feminists: Perspectives About Opportunity Recognition and Governance,” published in 2013 in the Journal of Business Ethics. Professor Elliott also recently examined the challenges and best practices of mentoring for diversity in the Canadian workplace using a grant from SSHRC with professor Joanne Leck.
Dean Francois Julien and Doug Dempster, Executive Director of the Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Clayman as an Executive-in-Residence.
The Centre for Executive Leadership is part of the Telfer School of Management and is focused on realizing the enormous potential of executive talent in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the National Capital Region and across the country. The Centre offers open enrolment and custom educational experiences for its clients and is the preferred partner in meeting the specific leadership development needs of organizations in the region.
In his new role, Richard will be responsible for supporting the Centre’s expanding portfolio of offerings in the private and not-for-profit sectors as well as several strategic initiatives related to leadership development. Richard brings a depth of business experience following a 30-year award winning career with Manulife Financial. At Manulife, Richard held increasingly senior leadership roles culminating as a Regional Vice-President whose responsibilities centred on multi-billion dollar financial services distribution and customer / brokerage support regions spanning Northern, Central and Eastern Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. His business leadership has been recognized for excellence in such areas as management team and senior talent development, strategic planning, governance, and change management.
Throughout his career, Richard has been active in many civic and community development roles including Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and member of several other Boards such as the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, the Kiwanis Medical Foundation and the Manulife Field Executive Advisory Council.
Richard had been associated with Telfer for a number of years as a member of its Career Centre Advisory Council and as a highly acclaimed professor in our MBA program. Richard continues to annually moderate a panel on leadership as part of the Telfer School’s MBA Conferences series, and most recently is both creator and host of the new Rogers-TV series entitled “Unlocking the Leadership Door”.
Richard holds an MBA degree from Dalhousie University. Additionally, he is a Fellow, Life Insurance Management Institute and a Fellow, Institute of Canadian Bankers.
Professor Cheryl S. McWatters, the Father Edgar Thivierge Chair in Business History at the University of Ottawa/ Telfer School has been appointed editor of Accounting History Review, the leading journal in the history of accounting. Professor McWatters is a long-time member of the journal's editorial board. She becomes the first woman editor as well as the first non-U.K.-based editor at Accounting History Review since the journal's inception.
Accounting History Review is an international forum to investigate and explore the history of accounting across space and time, including the interface of accounting with other management technologies. The journal is cross-disciplinary in nature, encouraging submissions by scholars from a wide variety of subject areas, theoretical persuasions, and methodological traditions. The journal’s editorial board reflects this disciplinary and geographic scope and includes top scholars and journal editors from accounting and cognate disciplines.
Cheryl McWatters, CMA, Ph.D. is active in a number of international research organizations in accounting, management and economic history, as well as serving as ad hoc reviewer for a wide variety of journals and conferences in these areas. She is an associate editor of Accounting Perspectives and a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Operations Management and Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. She previously was the associate editor and Interfaces editor of the Accounting Historians Journal and remains a member of its editorial board.
An official announcement by the publisher, Routledge, is posted online here.
Professor François-Éric Racicot was appointed to the advisory board of the prestigious finance journal Aestimatio, published by the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles in Madrid, Spain. He is the only Canadian member of the six-member group which includes two Nobel winners in economics. An associate professor of finance at the Telfer School of Management, he was also recently named to the editorial board of the Journal of Derivatives and Hedge Funds.
Professor Racicot has published numerous studies in peer-reviewed journals. He is the author of several graduate-level texts in quantitative finance and financial econometrics. He teaches courses in business valuation, options and futures and international financial management, among other areas.
Professor François Chiocchio has been appointed Affiliated Researcher at the Institut de Recherche de l'Hôpital Montfort (IRHM) until 2016. Research at the IRHM centres on mental health, primary health care, nutrition and metabolism, and family health. Professor Chiocchio’s role at the Institute will be to study interdisciplinary collaboration in health teams and how service improvement projects are managed.
Chiocchio is an associate professor in organizational behaviour and human resource management at the Telfer School. His research focuses on teamwork and collaboration has been funded by the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC), the Project Management Institute's Research program, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Gurprit Kindra, professor of marketing at the Telfer School, served as an expert witness in a recent case decided by the Federal Court of Canada. The dispute involved Corporation Habanos, the makers of Cohiba cigars, and Tequila Cuervo of Mexico. Corporation Habanos sought protection under Canada’s Trade-marks Act when Tequila Cuervo sought to market a rum in Canada called “Lazaro Cohiba” rum.
Normally, under such circumstances, the applicant has to prove in Court the fame of the brand in question in the marketplace, an expensive and time consuming process. As expert witness, Professor Kindra used the novel idea of using pop culture as a proxy for establishing a brand’s reputation. The Cohiba brand had been widely referenced in film, television, music and other media and Corporation Habanos, on the strength of that evidence, was able to demonstrate that Cohiba trademarks are widely known across Canada. In its decision, the Court prohibited Tequila Cuervo from using the Lazaro Cohiba name in Canada.
The Innovation Advisory Board was formed in 2012 to assist the City of Ottawa in attaining its goals of service delivery excellence in a manner representative of current trends and technology.
The mandate of the IAB is to
Identify industry trends and innovation in the area of business transformation and service delivery suitable for consideration in pursuit of ServiceOttawa business imperatives; and
Advise on the planning and on-going leadership of ServiceOttawa’s cultural change to service excellence, its IM/IT investment and the City’s shift to enterprise client centric services.
The Telfer School wishes to congratulate Mr. Langill on this new role.
Craig Kuziemsky is the recipient of the inaugural Telfer School of Management Young Researcher of the Year Award presented annually to a faculty member who has made exceptional contributions to research and the training of students within the first seven years as a full-time professor. The award comes with a research grant of $5,000; the winner becomes the Telfer School of Management’s nominee for the Young Researcher of the Year Award at the University of Ottawa.
A prolific researcher, Craig Kuziemsky is developing a novel methodological approach for integrating the diverse information flows and work processes of collaborative healthcare teams. This research will design information and communication technologies to integrate the different healthcare providers who make complex decisions based on different levels of knowledge while they work at different locations.
Associate Professor at the Telfer School, Craig is Director of the M.Sc. Health Systems Program. He teaches courses in the Master of Health Administration (MHA) and Master of Science Health Systems programs as well as at the undergraduate level. He joined the Telfer School of Management as Assistant Professor in June 2007 after completing his Ph.D. in Health Information Science from the University of Victoria in British Columbia.
Professor Wojtek Michalowski was granted state professorship from the President of Poland upon the recommendation of the Polish Academy of Sciences and after a rigorous process. This is the highest academic title in Poland and it’s given for research accomplishments recognized internationally.
Professors Barbara Orser and Catherine Elliott of the Telfer School and Sandi Findlay-Thompson of Mount Saint Vincent University wrote a paper in 2012 that was recognized as a “Highly Commended” Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. Their study, “Women-focused small business programming: client motives and perspectives” was published in the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Joseph Doucet (B.Mgt.Sc.) was recently appointed as Dean, Faculty of Business (also known as the Alberta School of Business), for a five-year term.
He joined the University of Alberta in 2000 as Associate Professor and H&R Drilling Professor of Regulatory Economics, was quickly promoted to Professor and became the Enbridge Professor of Energy Policy. He assumed leadership roles as Academic Director of the Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment (CABREE); Director of the School of Energy and the Environment (SEE); and Academic Director of the Centre for Regulatory Affairs at the Van Horne Institute (a private research enterprise with affiliations to UAlberta and UCalgary). Dr. Doucet is known as an international expert in energy regulation and markets.
In the last 18 months, Joseph served as Interim Dean of the Alberta School of Business, quickly broadening and deepening his understanding of the School, its culture, its opportunities and all that the Dean of the Alberta School of Business’ role entails. With exceptional leadership abilities, Joseph guided the Faculty’s development of a vision of global leadership; successfully recruited outstanding academic staff; and brought greater focus on student mentorship and research. Joseph has qualities that build trust and relationships; he is respectful, sincere, collegial, industrious, and enthusiastic. His reputation has greatly increased within the University and externally with government, industry, and especially Alumni. Indeed, he is a community leader in Edmonton, in Alberta and nationally, and as his reputation has increased, so also has the School’s.
Alyssa Scott was awarded the KPMG Award for Excellence by Grant McDonald, Managing Partner at KPMG LLP at the Telfer School Post-Convocation Luncheon on June 10, 2013. Alyssa was also the recipient of the University Gold Medal and the Highest Achievement in Accounting.
About the KPMG Award
KPMG ’s contribution will provide exceptional students who obtain the highest academic achievement in the Honours Accounting Program with $500.
The Telfer School is very grateful to KPMG for this gift which demonstrates its desire to continue its existing practice of long-standing support and investment in deserving students. We are very pleased to continue working with KPMG to recognize student achievements and encourage ongoing excellence.”
Julia Koulik, student in the MHA program, was named among six of Canada’s top emerging health-care professionals and awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Award at the National Health Leadership Conference at a special ceremony hosted by the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) and the Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA). The award recognizes individual achievement and promising contributions in the field of health services management.
Since its inception in 1956, the award has been presented to more than 280 Canadian health-care professionals and is offered in partnership with six leading Canadian universities which offer a Masters program in Health Care Administration, including: the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, Université de Montréal, and Dalhousie University.
Professor Muriel Mignerat won a best paper award for a study titled, «Using Telecare for Diabetic Patients: A Mixed Systematic Review», presented during eTELEMED 2013, the Fifth International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine, held in Nice, France earlier this year. The study’s authors are Isabelle Vedel of the McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Muriel Mignerat of the Telfer School, and Anshuman Saksena and Liette Lapointe of McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management. The award was given by the Board of the International Academy, Research, and Industry Association (IARIA).
This systematic review examined the different telecare interventions implemented, the technologies used, as well as their associated outcomes. The results will be used to tailor policies with regards to the use of telecare interventions and the technologies implemented to care for patients with diabetes.
On June 1, 2013 Brian Conheady was awarded 2nd Place in the Howard Teall Innovation in Accounting Education Award Competition by the Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) at its Annual Conference. Brian's submission focused on three interactive web based learning activities that he developed to assist students and instructors dealing with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) mixed attribute measurement model. The learning activities are hosted on a dedicated server at the Telfer School of Management.
Brian presented these award-winning learning activities to the Learning Strategies Exchange session at the conference.
Brian was also awarded 2nd place in this competition in 2008.
Professor Walid Ben Amar received an Emerald Literati award for research published in the International Journal of Managerial Finance. The paper investigated the link between ownership structure, earnings management preceding a merger and acquisition and the acquiring firm’s subsequent long-term market performance. It was named as one of three “highly commended” papers published in 2012. The study was co-authored with Claude Francoeur and Philémon Rakoto, Department of Accounting Studies, HEC Montréal.
The team took a closer look at dominant shareholders’ motivations to manage earnings in stock-financed M&A. From the abstract: “Large shareholders have strong incentives to manage earnings upward prior to stock-financed transactions to limit the dilution of their controlling position. Regulators can play an important role in preventing dominant shareholders from engaging in opportunistic earnings management in stock-financed M&A.”
Professor Jonathan Linton was a panellist at the Mitacs Policy Forum 2013 held May 28 in Ottawa on how to effectively translate R&D into business innovation. The theme of the panel was the role of the academic community in producing skilled R&D managers. More information is available online.
Mayor Jim Watson and Alta Vista Ward Councillor Peter Hume have honoured Gilles LeVasseur with the Mayor’s City Builder Award, recognizing his many philanthropic contributions to the City of Ottawa including the work he has done for Ontario’s francophone community through his writings and volunteer work.
Gilles LeVasseur grew up in Ottawa’s Alta Vista area, a community with a significant number of francophone residents. As a francophone himself, he recognized the importance of defending, maintaining, and ensuring the quality of French language within our city.
Through his various professional and volunteer endeavours, LeVasseur has accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments. As a lawyer and university professor of law, management and economics, LeVasseur is actively involved in files related to constitutional language rights in Canada. He is a member of both the Ontario and Quebec Bar Associations and has numerous university degrees. He is president of the Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario and of the Regroupement des organismes du patrimoine franco-ontarien. He has published eight books, of which three directly address the situation of francophones in Ontario and Canada. For over 25 years, he has been an active member of key organizations working to promote the French language in Ontario and Canada. He received the Lieutenant-Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for his contributions to the preservation of Franco-Ontarian heritage and the Queen’s Jubilee medal for his contributions to the Canadian Francophonie. He was also awarded the Séraphin Marion award for his outstanding contribution to the development of francophones outside Quebec.
Through his passion and dedication, Gilles LeVasseur has been instrumental, not only for the recognition of French language rights locally, but for his role provincially in safeguarding our Franco-Ontarian heritage.
The Mayor’s City Builder Award is a civic honour created by Mayor Watson to recognize an individual, group or organization that has, through outstanding volunteerism or exemplary action, demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to making our city a better place today and for the future. This may include lifelong service, outstanding acts of kindness, inspiring charitable work, community building or other exemplary achievements. Individuals, groups or organizations may be nominated by members of City Council or the public.
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Professor Umar Ruhi of the Telfer School and Sabbir Ahmed, a graduate student in the M.Sc. E-Business Technologies Program have been awarded Mitacs Accelerate funding which they will use to study BI (business intelligence) mashups.
BI mashups help knowledge workers – i.e., analysts, developers, and project managers – respond better to unpredictable events which create a need for just-in-time data management. These tools are a new kind of web based applications providing self-service and real-time BI. They unify disparate data and services to respond more effectively to analytical needs at the level of the individual and the business. In addition, they complement traditional BI tools, which often have a poor utilisation rate. Many industry experts believe that BI mashups can help reverse that trend in part because they encourage the engagement of end-users.
The researchers will review the current landscape of BI and market-vendor interactions. They will also formulate a utility framework that can help organizations understand the business process requirements that can be satisfied through the use of BI mashups.
Professor Ruhi and Mr. Ahmed have been awarded $15,000 for their research investigation from the Mitacs Accelerate Program. The program provides applied research internship opportunities to graduate student researchers. Mitacs is providing one-half of the funding towards Mr. Ahmed’s internship, with the balance being contributed from the project’s industry partner IBM Canada Ltd.
Gilles LeVasseur, part-time professor at the Telfer School, was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contribution to the francophone community’s vitality in Ontario and in Canada and because of his commitment towards underprivileged groups including senior citizens, patients receiving palliative care and physically or mentally handicapped people.
Click here [This link is no longer available] to read more on Mr. LeVasseur’s contribution to the Franco-Ontarian society (available in French only).
Sophia Leong recently joined key members of Canada’s business and enterprise sectors in Startup Canada’s leadership team as it prepares to launch its national strategy to support entrepreneurship in Canada.
Click here to read Startup Canada’s complete press release.
Lavagnon Ika of the Telfer School has received a prestigious prize from the International Project Management Association (IPMA) recognizing his research program on the supervision, management and critical success factors of international development projects funded by the World Bank. Professor Ika’s work opens up promising opportunities for reciprocal contributions between the fields of project management and international development while laying the ground for new insights on best practices.
“Project practitioners in any industry can draw valuable lessons from other sectors and also learn a great deal from failure. All too frequently, projects fail because of mismanagement,” says Professor Ika, who taught project management for twelve years at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau before joining the faculty at Telfer last August. “International development projects in particular can be instructive, given their complexity as multisectorial, social, technical, and political undertakings.”
IPMA presented Dr. Ika with a 2012 Young Researcher Award for his outstanding doctoral work and related scholarly output. Among his research contributions, Ika recently published “Critical success factors for World Bank projects: An empirical investigation,” in the International Journal of Project Management, and he is the guest editor of a special issue at the Journal of African Business entitled: “Why do projects fail in Africa?”
Professor Ika received his award, presented his findings, and contributed to a panel of award winners on the practice insights emerging from the research at the 26th IPMA World Congress, October 29-31 on the Greek island of Crete.
Prof. Rhaman keeps his entire class fully engaged by fostering a true discussion of ideas and by injecting a good sense of humour. He is held in high esteem by all of his students as shown by his being named the best teacher by the MBA Student association for over 10 years. Dr. Rahman further develops his students’ appreciation of the subject matter he teaches by organizing a professional development day each year. This professional development day includes a series of lectures from Dr. Rahman and industry experts relating to economics and finance.
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In accordance with its “Linked with Leadership” statement, the Telfer School is welcoming five CEO in residence for the Fall 2012 semester. Each CEO is scheduled to share their experiences and interact with first year students.
Dan Moorcroft
CEO / Founder, QMR Consulting & Professional Staffing
Chairman of the Board, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce (2009)
Bernie Ashe
CEO, Kott group
Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Past President and CEO, The International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Jean Laurin
President and CEO, The Schinnerer Group
Pat McFadden
Principal, Quelmec Loss Adjusters
Click here, to see a list of CEO in residence from previous years.
Mark Freel has recently been appointed as the Telfer School’s RBC Financial Group Professor in the Commercialization of Innovation for a 5-year period.
Mark Freel, M.A. (Glasgow), M.Sc. (Paisley), Ph.D. (Aberdeen) is the Director of the MSc in Management and a full professor at the Telfer School of Management in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship. He is a recognized researcher and has undertaken different projects on behalf of European regional, national and supra-national government bodies. Additionally, he has been awarded several grants from charities and research councils to study different aspects of entrepreneurship, innovation policy and strategy in the context of specific communities in Britain.
The professorship is a joint initiative between RBC Financial Group and the Telfer School of Management, and focuses on commercialization of science- and technology-based innovations. This appointment will offer Professor Freel the opportunity to provide support and mentorship to faculty involved in entrepreneurship and commercialization of innovation and to contribute to the Telfer School’s efforts to develop this strategic area of excellence. The inaugural incumbent, Tom Brzustowski, held the position from 2005 to 2012.
The RBC Professor will harness strong business and academic resources to advance research, educational programs and outreach with the community in this area. The RBC Professor also collaborates with the Telfer School’s Entrepreneur-in-residence in the development of courses and other initiatives related to entrepreneurship.
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is an extraordinary way to honour outstanding Canadians of all ages and from all walks of life, who have built and continue to build our caring society through their service and achievements. It acknowledges the fact that in order to build a strong country, we must first have strong communities.
Dr. Nasir Islam has been recognized with this prestigious medal as an active and engaged member of his community for many years. As a professor of Governance and Public Policy at the Telfer School of Management, he has spent his career educating students about politics and culture, with a specific focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
His academic excellence has been recognized with several awards, including the Prix Pierre de Celles Award for Excellence in Teaching Public Administration. As a Board Member of The Ottawa Hospital, he has worked hard to ensure that our community's health care needs are accessible and of the highest quality.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced on June 25, 2012 the appointment of Bruce La Rochelle to the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART).
“I am pleased Mr. La Rochelle has agreed to join the Tribunal,” said Minister Ritz. “Mr. La Rochelle’s knowledge of law, regulatory processes and business should serve him well in this position.”
CART is an independent, quasi-judicial body established by Parliament pursuant to section 4.1 of the Canada Agricultural Products Act. Its primary role is to provide independent oversight, through the exercise of its review jurisdiction, of federal agencies' use of administrative monetary penalties in relation to agriculture and agri-food.
CART reports to Parliament through the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Mr. La Rochelle is a lawyer, presently practising in association with Langevin Morris Smith LLP, while also teaching part-time with the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and a graduate in law (magna cum laude) from the University of Ottawa (1976).
Mr. La Rochelle is also a member of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and is a voting member of the JUNO Awards. Mr. La Rochelle currently lives in Ottawa.
Professor Magda Donia and lead researcher Alexandra-Joëlle Panaccio of Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business will study servant leadership in diverse cultural contexts through a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Servant leadership theory proposes that leaders who engage in altruistic or selfless behaviours help nurture positive employee behaviours, but little is known about the mechanisms that underlie that relationship. The researchers will therefore examine the mediating role of employee attitudes, and the moderating role of cultural context in the manifestations and impact of servant leadership behaviours. They will also look into how servant leadership may, over time, influence followers to themselves engage in organizational citizenship behaviours for altruistic motives.
The results will be obtained by collecting and analyzing data from employees and their immediate supervisors in three countries (Canada, Pakistan, and Brazil) and in two time periods.
The study will enhance understanding of the impact of cultural values on the outcomes of particular leadership styles that will help improve the training and development managers. Titled “Putting the needs of others above my own: The impact of cultural values on the manifestations and outcomes of servant leadership,” this study will receive $49,351 over two years.
Monique F. Leroux has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, since 2008.
Prior to joining Desjardins in 2001, she held senior positions with Quebecor Inc., the large multimedia group, and the Royal Bank, as well as with the international accounting firm Ernst &
Young. She also holds positions on many national and international boards, including the European Association of Co-operative Banks and the International Confederation of Popular Banks, and serves as President of the Sherbrooke 2013 Canada Games executive committee.
She is a former president of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec. In 2010, Monique F. Leroux was named one of 25 Transformational Canadians by the Globe and Mail, CTV and La Presse.
She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the Telfer School's Convocation.
Paul Hession (MBA 1982), Director general - Client Engagement at Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), is know for his proven leadership in technology and innovation
His contribution went far beyond his professional role, he also helped his community through a plethora of acts of volunteerism in support of good causes.
to highlight his commitment, Paul Hession was awarded the Pierre de Blois Award of Excellence by APEX
Dean François Julien and Doug Dempster, Executive Director of the Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, are pleased to announce the appointment of Glen Orsak as the Director of Executive Programs.
The Centre for Executive Leadership is part of the Telfer School of Management and is focused on realizing the enormous potential of executive talent in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the National Capital Region and across the country. The Centre offers open enrolment and custom educational experiences for its clients and is the preferred partner in meeting the specific leadership development needs of organizations and individuals to achieve business and career success in the business world and in our communities. In his new role, Glen will be responsible for the Telfer programs that provide training and insight to executives and senior managers from across a diverse range of industry sectors. Glen is replacing Mr. Glen Bailey who is retiring after 5 years.
Glen Orsak is a business leader and executive-level advisor with over 20 years of experience as a management consultant and, more recently, as a leadership development coach. Previously, Glen practiced as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting for 20 years, during which he spent 10 years as a Partner and practice leader. Glen specializes in professional services practice development, business innovation and strategy execution, strategic change and business improvement initiatives, business and technology strategy, and leadership and team development. Most recently, Glen has provided career and leadership development coaching and business consulting services from his own practice. He brings extensive general management experience, with a passion for strategic leadership, personal development and building high performance organizations.
Sylvain Durocher has been awarded a $10,000 grant from CGA-Canada and the Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) to research “Comprehensive Income Information: A User’s Perspective.” Dr. Durocher, Logan Katz Fellow and Associate Professor at the Telfer School, focuses his research on accounting standard-setting, studying it from different theoretical perspectives.
His new project, with Anne Fortin of the Department of Accounting at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), will examine the use of comprehensive income information by financial statement users. It will also assess whether the reporting format can have an impact on their judgments and decisions. To date there is limited empirical evidence about the actual use of OCI by financial statement users in their financial analyses.
The researchers will add to the debate on comprehensive income, enrich the literature comparing professional and nonprofessional investors, provide valuable data on the impact of the two current reporting formats on users’ judgments and decisions, and contribute new insights on the impact of actuarial gains and losses – an important OCI item – on users’ judgments and decisions.
Micheál Kelly, former Dean of the Telfer School of Management (2000-2010), has been named as Dean at Wilfrid Laurier University’s School of Business & Economics. His mandate will start in July. We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavour.
The Wilfrid Laurier University News Release follows below.
April 30, 2012 - WATERLOO – Micheál Kelly, a professor of Strategic and International Management and former dean at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, has been named the dean of the Laurier School of Business & Economics (SBE).
Kelly, who will join Laurier in July, is a respected academic who helped transform the Telfer School into a leading centre for management education and research. He is also a highly sought-after consultant in the technology sector, and has extensive experience in government.
"Attracting a dean of the calibre befitting Laurier's excellent School of Business & Economics was no mean feat,” said Deborah MacLatchy, vice-president: academic and provost. “Micheál Kelly’s broad experience – in government, as an advisor to businesses, and as an academic leader – makes him an ideal fit for Laurier."
Kelly will be taking over from Professor William Banks, who has served as acting dean since Feb. 1, 2011.
“We are very grateful to Bill for stepping up when needed and serving as dean on an interim basis while the search for a full-time candidate was conducted,” said MacLatchy.
Laurier’s commitment to providing an outstanding educational experience for its students is just one of the many reasons that attracted Kelly to SBE, he said. In addition, he is impressed by Laurier’s efforts to become a leader in education and research.
“Laurier’s SBE has a great reputation among Canadian business schools for the quality of its students, faculty, programs, research and alumni,” said Kelly. “All of the ingredients are there to build an institution of global significance and prominence.”
Kelly served as dean at Telfer from 2000 to 2010. Under his leadership the school earned three major international accreditations, known as the “Triple Crown”. The accreditations indicate that every aspect of a business school – from its activities and programs to its mission and corporate governance – has been thoroughly evaluated and meets the highest standards of excellence. It was also during this time that Telfer received the largest naming endowment ever for a Canadian business school.
Currently, Kelly is professor of Strategic and International Management at the Telfer School. His recent academic research focuses on the management of global innovation systems, research and development alliances, and the competitive strategies of technology-based firms. He advises technology companies around the world on foreign investment strategies, alliance management and financing international expansions.
Prior to joining the University of Ottawa in 1998, Kelly held senior positions with the Government of Canada in various departments including foreign affairs, international trade, industry, and science and technology.
Kelly has a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Economics from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts; a Master of Science in Political Science-International Relations from the University of Ottawa; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from Carleton University.
Professor Cheryl McWatters was recently invited to serve on the Board of Directors of the French Institute for Advanced Studies (RFIEA [This link is no longer available]). This organization puts forward collaborative research initiatives in a context where academia is evolving faster than ever.
Through its four institutes (Collegium de Lyon, Marseille-IAS, Nantes-IAS, Paris-IAS), the organization comprises five research and higher learning centres, 22 universities and major public institutions of higher learning and over 1,000 researchers and lecturers.
This will be a new opportunity for Professor McWatters to get involved in international projects related to education. She definitely is fitted for the job with her multiple experiences teaching abroad and she will surely put forward her expertise in how businesses respond to changes in their environment.
The Telfer School wishes her continued success in this new endeavor and all forthcoming ones!
Professor Caro was awarded the Carmen Poulin excellence award for his outstanding contribution to Co-op teaching within the University of Ottawa, more specifically at the Telfer School of Management.
Dr. Caro initiated the Management Information Systems and Accounting Co-op programs in the 1980’s, then launched all other Co-op programs at the Telfer School towards the end of the 1990’s.
More recently, he has been maintaining a strong relationship with Co-op teaching and continues to offer outstanding support to students. He takes great joy in sharing his students’ work experiences, personal growth and learning experiences. His passion and enthusiasm enable him to excel in his position as the Telfer Academic Co-op Coordinator and Full Professor.
Photo: Professor Denis Caro, Carmen Poulin and the Director of Co-op programs: Gaby St-Pierre
Stephen Daze, the Founder of Agawa Entrepreneurship Development Corporation and the former Managing Director of Entrepreneurship and Talent activities at the Ottawa Centre for Regional Innovation, is joining the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa as an Entrepreneur in Residence.
Mr. Daze has been recognized for his volunteer work with organizations such as Junior Achievement, the University of Ottawa and the Chamber of Commerce. He is the past Chair of the Telfer School of Management’s Career Centre Advisory Board, the Ottawa Chair of the Manning Innovation Awards and was a long time Board Member with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce (2006 - 2009). Stephen graduated from the University of Regina’s business school as well as Saint Francis Xavier’s Adult Education Certificate program.
“I’m excited to be working with the Telfer School to enhance their already strong brand by building capacity and coordinating support to student entrepreneurs who will then go on to have a positive impact on the economy in the National Capital Region” said Stephen Daze.
Stephen starting teaching entrepreneurship as a part-time professor at the Telfer School in 2001 and will continue to do so as part of his new mandate. He will also work on strategy and program planning to build entrepreneurship capacity and support, provide counsel to students and faculty on business planning and business start-up issues, and work with the community to bolster support for the school’s entrepreneurship activities.
“We have been engaged with Stephen Daze on a number of projects over the years and we are delighted that he joins us now as our Entrepreneur in Residence” said François Julien, Dean of the Telfer School of Management. “We look forward to working together to continue to develop entrepreneurship and innovation as a strategic area of development for the school.”
Stephen Daze replaces Bruce Firestone who had joined the Telfer School of Management in 2006 as its first Entrepreneur in Residence. With his mandate completed in 2012, Dr. Firestone will continue to act as an Entrepreneurship Ambassador for the Telfer School.
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Executives in Residence are successful professionals who either divide their time between their professional careers and their role at the Telfer School of Management or are on campus on a full time basis. The function of an Executive in Residence varies based on the individual, from teaching, and alumni relations to program management and speaking engagements.
