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Visitwww.uwindsor.ca/alumni ALUMNI
NEWS
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT,
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
This past June, we proudlywelcomed3,400newmembers to
theUniversityof Windsor Alumni Association family.
As eachof the new graduates crossed the stage at spring
convocation, the pride theyhad inobtaining theirUWindsor
degreewas palpable. The smiles theydonned as theywalkedby
President AlanWildeman andwerewelcomedbyChancellor Ed
Lumleywere contagious.
If you are a new graduate, welcome to theAlumni
Association. Youwill find thatwe have a varietyof things
tooffer to you including exciting social events, networkingopportunities, discounts
throughour affinitypartners, communication tools to ensure you stay engagedwith your
university and a varietyof opportunities for you todisplay your Lancer pride as youbegin
this newphase of your life.
If you are amore seasoned grad, I thank you for your continued support of the
University and look forward to seeing you at one of ourmanyupcoming alumni events.
We have events planned for this fall inOttawa andToronto.Wewill alsohold an “alumni
weekend” inWindsor thatwill run fromOctober 3 to 5. Check out ourwebpage formore
details on all of our events:www.uwindsor.ca/alumni.
I amproud tohave served as the president of theAlumni Association and I am
pleasedwith the events, projects and scholarshipswe have supportedduringmy tenure
on the board. ThisNovembermarks the endof my term and Iwant to thank all of our
past and current boardmembers, University staff and –most of all –our alumni for their
commitment toUWindsor.
It ismypleasure towelcome JohnRenaudBComm ’01 as the incomingpresident and
I look forward to the exciting things to come from theAlumni Association. It is fulfilling to
be a part of such an extraordinary group.
MICHAEL BATES BHK ’95, MBA ’04
President, Alumni Association
UNIVERSITYOFWINDSORALUMNI
ASSOCIATIONBOARDOFDIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE
PRESIDENT
MichaelBatesBHK ’95,MBA ’04
PASTPRESIDENT
SueWilliamsBHK ’85,MHK ’88
VICEPRESIDENT
JohnRenaudBComm ’01
TREASURER
DonBrunerBComm ’70
DIRECTORS
ChrisBuschMSc ’03,MBA ’07
AnnaGodoBASc ’86,MASc ’90
ClaraHowittBA ’90,MEd ’98,PhD ’09
RaedKadriBASc ’09
TamaraLopezBA ’04
BethOakleyBA ’90,BEd ’98,MEd ’05
GordonOrrBA ’89
BethAnnPrinceBA ’91
SarahRenaudBA ’03,BSW ’04
JenniferS.RookeBA ’02,LLB ’05
ElaineWhitmoreBScN ’88
JeanWrightBA ’71,BEd ’72
EX-OFFICIOMEMBERS
Dr.AlanWildeman
President,UniversityofWindsor
TBD
President,FacultyAssociation
Iftekhar IbneBasithMASc ’11
President,GSS
Dr.EdKingMA ’61,BEd ’76,MA ’91,MA ’01
President,OPUS
BOARDOFGOVERNORSREPRESENTATIVES
VinceBassmanBComm ’70
WilliamWrightBA ’70,LLB ’73
SENATEREPRESENTATIVE
RaedKadriBASc ’09
DIRECTOR,ALUMNIAFFAIRS
&DONORCOMMUNICATIONS
PattiLauzonBA ’07