The COVID-19 pandemic put a sudden halt to many special events in the past 16 months. That’s true of the awarding of University of Regina honorary degrees that are usually presented at Spring and Fall Convocation ceremonies. The last time the University presented its most prestigious awards was in the Fall of 2019. Thankfully, that […]
Christine Selinger BEd’11, BSc’11 Outstanding Young Alumni Jacq Brasseur CSW’13, BSW’15 Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth MEd’01 Distinguished Professional Achievement Award Shawna Argue BASc’87 Lifetime Achievement Award Robert Jamont BPAS’89 Outstanding Service Award 2020 Alumni Crowning Achievement Awards
Meet Christine Selinger BEd’11, BSc’11, this year’s ACAA Outstanding Young Alumni recipient.
Meet Jacq Brasseur CSW’13, BSW’15, the 2020 ACAA recipient for Distinguished Alumni Award for Humanitarian and Community Service.
Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth MEd’01 is this year’s ACAA recipient of the Distinguished Professional Achievement Award.
This year’s ACAA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is Shawna Argue BASc’87.
Robert Jamont BPAS’89 the 2020 ACAA recipient of the Outstanding Service Award.
Still early in his career, Tyler Willox has already established himself as a leader within Regina’s business community. While a student at the University of Regina, Tyler founded the Regina chapter of 5 Days for the Homeless, served as Vice-President the student union and as President of the Business Students’ Society, as well as a member of the U of R Senate.
Paul McLellan not only graduated from the University of Regina, but also champions his alma mater every opportunity he gets. A self-described life-long learner—he received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the U of R in 1981, trained at SIAST (now Saskatchewan Polytechnic) to become a journey person electrician in 1982, and returned to U of R to receive his Executive MBA in 2009—and passionate ambassador for the University of Regina, Paul served on University’s Board of Governors from 2008-2015. He served as Chair from 2011 to 2013.
Life threw Brianne Urzada a curveball when at 23 she was diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin’s lym-phoma. While undergoing chemotherapy, the arts educator realized she could not control her cancer, but she could control how she recovered.