Archive: Achievements

Amanda Ruller, BKin’12

You might say that Amanda Ruller BKin’12 is a good sport. More accurately, you could say she’s good at sports. Ruller started competing in high-level sports at age six and never looked back. She was a record-breaking member of the U of R Cougars track and field team for five years. Her sprinting earned her spots in the Canadian Olympic trails in the 100- and 200-metre races and an invitation from the Canadian Olympic bobsled and skeleton teams to compete in the Canadian winter sports program. She also competed at a high level in soccer, basketball, softball and weightlifting. Ruller played for Los Angeles and Atlanta in the Legends Football League for five years and was a running back for the silver-medal winning Team Canada football team at the 2017 Women’s World Championships. After terms as a coach with the U of R Rams, she was hired by the McMaster University Marauders to serve as running back coach and strength and conditioning coach. She’s also a prominent social media influencer with nearly 100,000 Instagram followers (@amandaruller).

Latoya Reid BSW’18, MSW’21

Latoya, a registered social worker, is a community activist and leader who has focused her advocacy around one of today’s most important issues – anti-racism. During the Black Lives Matter movement, Latoya’s outspoken comments gained her media attention and provided a platform for her to speak on the issue to, among other groups, University of […]

Honourable Graeme Michell BA’75, BMus’75

Appointed by the Government of Canada as a judge of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan in September 2018, Graeme previously served as Vice-Chairperson of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, and before that as, Director of the Constitutional Law Branch of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice. In addition to his Bachelor of Arts […]

Dr. Sarah Plosker BSc’08, MSc’10

When she graduated from the University of Regina, Sarah’s instructors were confident that the bright, industrious and articulate student was destined for greater achievements. Her instructors were not wrong. She graduated with more than a dozen awards, including the prestigious University Prize in Science. Beyond her academic success at the University of Regina, Sarah was […]

The Honourable Reverend Dr. Lorne Calvert BA’73

It’s fitting that Lorne should receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement award – after all, he’s devoted a lifetime to the service of others. Service is a huge part of his ethic – service to the province, Church, higher education, and, vulnerable people whose voices are seldom heard. Lorne was born and raised in Moose Jaw […]

Doug McKillop BAdmin’76

Doug has had a long and distinguished career in the accounting profession and has been a tireless community volunteer, especially for the University of Regina Rams football club. He began public accounting practice in 1979 and became a partner with the Virtus Group LLP in 1982. He recently transitioned to the role of a Senior […]

Through their outstanding personal and professional contributions, University of Regina alumni inspire their fellow alumni, current students, and the community, both close to home and around the world. In doing so they also bring honour and recognition to the University and highlight the quality of a University of Regina education.

Flat out flourishing

For as long as he can remember, award-winning filmmaker Adrian Halter loved to play pretend. A creative and industrious young redhead from the small town of Luseland, Saskatchewan (about two and half hours west of Saskatoon), Halter would spend hours making up stories in his head. As he looked out at the expansive prairie skyline […]

Doing her own thing

Eman Bare always knew she wanted to be a journalist; she’s been documenting experiences and telling stories for most of her life. As a child of immigrant parents, she translated the news from English into Somali for her father and later wrote her parents’ emails. Now, at 29, Bare is looking back on years of […]

Homecoming King

Ron Forsythe returns to Regina to accept the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award from MAP’s Department of Film.