Class Notes

Previously the sales manager for Trane Technologies in Toronto, Stephen has been promoted to the role of East Canada Regional Equipment Operations Leader, leading a diverse team that supports the pre- and post-sales departments.

Bobby recently accepted the role of president and CEO of the Canadian Commercial Corporation (Federal Crown) in Ottawa.

In May, Natalie and team, led by Dr. Jackie Dawson, were honoured with a Governor General’s Innovation Award. Nominated by SSHRC, they were recognized for “Arctic Corridors and Northern Voices,” a project that integrates traditional Inuit knowledge and Western science, leading to the creation of new routes for Arctic shipping that better protect culturally significant marine areas.

Stephen, Sc'82, and Susan, Artsci'81, have moved to Kelowna, B.C. Susan is retired from teaching and Steve continues to do some work remotely for AECOM. Their daughter Rebecca (Sc’17) just received her Master of Science from UBC. Four decades after spinning records on CFRC, Steve has embarked on a recording career. His upbeat pop-rock originals are available on streaming, video, and download channels.

I have been flying for Cathay Pacific Airways for nearly 30 years, after an 81⁄2-year career in the RCAF post Queen’s. Last July, I was in command of a flight of one of our aircraft from Hong Kong to her final resting place in the Arizona desert. This flight was a special event for me as, almost 25 years ago to the day, I was part of the crew that picked up this aircraft, then brand new, from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. To have picked up and then retired the same aircraft 25 years apart is a rare feat unlikely to have been accomplished by any pilot at a major airline. I am also fortunate to have been kept busy flying throughout the worst crisis in civil aviation history.

A professor of English literature at the University of Alberta, David, Artsci'77, MA'81, has won a 2021 Faculty of Arts Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Entering his fifth decade of university teaching, he is grateful for the excellent teachers and fellow English majors he met in Watson Hall.