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ALUMNI
NEWS
Message from the President
November marks the end of my term as president of the
Alumni Association. During the course of my two-year term,
I’ve had an opportunity to meet students and alumni at events
on and off campus. I’ve travelled across the country to take part
in chapter events. I’ve presented awards to deserving alumni,
students and faculty. Perhaps most rewarding, I’ve watched
thousands of students walk across that stage at convocation
and become members of the UWindsor alumni family, which
now numbers more than 110,000.
Equally exciting and rewarding, I’ve witnessed first-hand the rapid and on-going
transformation of our campus. This edition of
VIEW
focuses on the new Ed Lumley
Centre for Engineering Innovation. Our plans for a spectacular downtown campus,
Innovation Centre and Welcome Centre are well under way, with many more exciting
changes to come. And, of course, we are in the midst of planning for the University’s 50th
Anniversary celebrations in 2013.
All in all, serving as your alumni association president has been an incredibly
memorable experience that I shall always treasure.
If you are interested in joining the alumni board, we are now accepting nominations
for three vacancies, including director. Elections will take place at the Annual General
Meeting & Awards Presentations in November. I hope you will choose to get involved.
Or, if you know of others who may be interested, contact us at
to
request a nomination form.
It has been a privilege to represent you, and is my pleasure to welcome Mike Bates
BHK ’95, MBA ’04 as our incoming president. I look forward to seeing you at alumni
events in the future.
Go Lancers!
SUE WILLIAMS BHK ’85, MHK ’88
President, Alumni Association
University of Windsor Alumni
Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive
President
Sue Williams BHK ’85, MHK ’88
Past President
Tom Porter BA ’74, LLB ’78
Vice President
Michael Bates BHK ’95, MBA ’04
Treasurer
John Renaud BComm ’01
Directors
Don Bruner BComm ’70
Chris Busch MSc ’03, MBA ’07
Paulah Dauns BA ’81, LLB ’82
Anna Godo BASc ’86, MASc ’90
Raed Kadri BASc ’09
Christine Primeau BA ’82
Beth Ann Prince BA ’91
Sarah Renaud BA ’03, BSW ’04
Julia Robarts BComm ’05
Jennifer Rooke BA ’02, LLB ’05
Michelle Watters BA ’94, BA ’04, MEd ’06
Elaine Whitmore BScN ’88
Jean Wright BA ’71, BEd ’72
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. Alan Wildeman
President, University of Windsor
Brian Brown BFA ’74
President, Faculty Association
Kimberley Orr
President, UWSA
Kannappan Thiagarajan
President, GSS
Dr. Ed King MA ’61, BEd ’76, MA ’91, MA ’01
President, OPUS
Board of Governors Representatives
Vince Bassman BComm ’70
William Wright BA ’70, LLB ’73
Senate Representative
Mary Schisler BA ’88
Director, Alumni Affairs
Susan Lester
