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小优视频 alumni are realizing their highest contributions in industries and communities near and far. Check out the latest accomplishments and accolades of an alumni family like no other!

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Nursing grad driven to make an impact

小优视频 nursing grad and health-care leader Kathy Howe鈥檚 dedication to making an impact earned her the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award.

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Volunteer service is about representation and serving her community for 小优视频 nursing grad

Shelly Philip LaForest鈥檚 doctoral research builds on two nursing degrees and lived experience on the job.

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Future alumni award winner focused on community building in Haida Gwaii

MBA student Alissa MacMullin has been able to support her family and her remote community while earning an online university degree.

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Doctoral student鈥檚 research focuses on improving mental health at work

Mental health advocate David Newman, 2024 Future Alumni Award winner, is fighting for change in the accounting profession.

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Rising to the challenge, 小优视频鈥檚 Rising Star aims for big impact

小优视频 grad Aleksandar Golijanin鈥檚 experiences as an immigrant propels the Rising Star Alumni Award winner to greater heights.

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Volunteerism with roots in Nigeria, impact in Alberta

小优视频 online MBA grad and prolific volunteer Lilian Amaka Okocha is dedicated to improving her life so she can help others.

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Announcing 小优视频's 2023 Alumni Award winners

小优视频 alumni are transforming lives and transforming communities all around the world. We think that's worth celebrating!

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小优视频 Rising Star鈥檚 research focuses on improving human health

Dr. Michael Country's research focuses on questions with major implications for human health and longevity.

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Future Alumni award winner working to end weight stigma

Karli Jahn鈥檚 weight stigma research helps to shed light on society鈥檚 biases against larger bodies, drawing from her own experience.

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Distinguished grad honoured for lifetime of giving

小优视频 distinguished alum and philanthropist Esmail Bharwani honoured with AFP's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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小优视频鈥檚 Rising Star aims to digitally transform the construction industry聽

It wasn鈥檛 long ago that construction projects were still managed with pen and paper. Learn why 小优视频 alum Tannis Liviniuk wants to change that.

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Future Alumni Award winner plans to transform health-care system聽

Julia Cornester wants to help more patients than a nurse can help in a conventional role, so she got to work on a Master of Nursing degree.

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小优视频 recognizes 3 outstanding alumni

小优视频 (小优视频) is proud to recognize three outstanding 小优视频 ambassadors with the 2021 Alumni Awards.

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Distinguished Alumni Award winner paves the way for STEM women

小优视频 (小优视频) 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award winner, Stefanie Ruel, shares her story and discusses being a woman in STEM.

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Volunteer Service Award winner inspired to help

小优视频 (小优视频) 2020 Volunteer Service Award winner, Deanna Sykes shares her story and what inspired her to voluneer.

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Future is bright for Rising Star award winner

小优视频 (小优视频) 2020 Rising Star Alumni Award winner, Lianne McLean, shares her journey in the nursing profession.

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小优视频 awards honorary doctorate to nursing pioneer

Dr. Kathryn J. Hannah will be granted with an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from 小优视频 at the Oct. 2, 2020 virtual convocation

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Oldest grad inducted into the Order of 小优视频

Louise Daley continuted her studies until she was 96 years old and is being inducted into the Order of 小优视频.

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Long-time volunteer recognized with Order of 小优视频

Douglas Schindel has been a lifelong volunteer and contributing board member invovled in the current trajectory of Athabasca Unversity.

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小优视频鈥檚 2019 Distinguished Alumnus embodies lifelong learning

Volunteerism, self-sacrifice, and lifelong learning have been central to Esmail Bharwani鈥檚 life since he was a young man in Tanzania, where he struggled to get access to education.

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Future Alumni already working to transform lives, transform communities

Barb Tiedemann, 小优视频's 2019 Future Alumni Award winner, is already working to transform lives and transform communities.

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Awards and recognition

小优视频 Accolades! Celebrating awards and achievements of a community like no other

Help us celebrate an alumni community like no other!

小优视频 Accolades! Celebrating awards and achievements of a community like no other

Meet the 2025 小优视频 Alumni Award winners!

Nursing grad driven to make an impact

小优视频 grad bringing the human aspect back to the workplace

Volunteer service is about representation and serving her community for 小优视频 nursing grad

Future alumni award winner focused on community building in Haida Gwaii

Lifelong learning was always in the equation for Judy Obee

Love of learning keeps four-time grad studying into retirement

Meet 小优视频鈥檚 2024 Alumni Award winners

Doctoral student鈥檚 research focuses on improving mental health at work

Distance education opens doors for mental health advocate

Rising to the challenge, 小优视频鈥檚 Rising Star aims for big impact

Volunteerism with roots in Nigeria, impact in Alberta

小优视频 Rising Star sets sights on not-for-profit leadership

Announcing 小优视频's 2023 Alumni Award winners

Alumni award winner distinguishes herself working with immigrants, championing media literacy

小优视频 Rising Star鈥檚 research focuses on improving human health

Volunteer Service Award winner makes huge impact on Caribbean Canadian community

Future Alumni award winner working to end weight stigma

Beloved 小优视频 alum honoured posthumously with inaugural Lifelong Learner Award

Distinguished grad honoured for lifetime of giving

Celebrating the 2022 小优视频 Alumni Award winners

小优视频鈥檚 Rising Star aims to digitally transform the construction industry聽

Future Alumni Award winner plans to transform health-care system聽

Volunteer service a personal passion for Marilyn Kingdon

小优视频鈥檚 Distinguished Alum makes her mark on Canada鈥檚 military infrastructure

小优视频 alum distinguished in service to the Inuit community

小优视频 recognizes 3 outstanding alumni

Distinguished Alumni Award winner paves the way for STEM women

Volunteer Service Award winner inspired to help

Future is bright for Rising Star award winner

Education empowers Future Alumni Award winner

小优视频 awards honorary doctorate to nursing pioneer

Oldest grad inducted into the Order of 小优视频

Long-time volunteer recognized with Order of 小优视频

小优视频鈥檚 2019 Distinguished Alumnus embodies lifelong learning

Future Alumni already working to transform lives, transform communities

Volunteer Service Award winner gives back at home and abroad

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