Third Annual Uvic Alumni Week

Wellington West was the platinum sponsor for the 2010 University of Victoria Alumni Week from February 1 to 7. UVic Alumni Week celebrated the accomplishments of UVic graduates. On February 3, ten alumni chosen by nine faculties and the Division of Continuing Studies were featured in an awards ceremony. We congratulate the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards winners . . .

The 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are:

Jiang Nan (Jane) Zhu, MBA ’06, Faculty of Business
Co-founder, DragonPass VIP travel services (China)

Sandra Richardson, Certificate in Public Relations ’00, Division of Continuing Studies
CEO, The Victoria Foundation

Betty Clazie, BEd ’73, Faculty of Education
Early proponent of the middle school concept in Saanich schools

Catherine Roome, BEng (Electrical) ’90, Faculty of Engineering
Chief Operating Officer, BC Safety Authority

Deborah Willis, BA ’06 (English/Writing), Faculty of Fine Arts
Author of the Governor General’s Award-nominated Vanishing and Other Stories

Catherine Claiter, BSc (Health Information) ’00, Human and Social Development
Chief Information Officer, Vancouver Island Health Authority

Ron Greene, BA (Japanese/French) ’89, Faculty of Humanities
Former owner of Capital Iron, current president of the BC Historical Federation

Allan Seckel, QC, LLB ’83, Faculty of Law
Deputy minister to the premier and cabinet secretary

Robin Harkness, PhD (Biochemistry) ’85, Faculty of Science
Associate Vice President/Program Leader, Sanofi Pasteur vaccines

Tracy Redies, BA (Economics/Pacific & Asian Studies) ’84, Faculty of Social Sciences
President and CEO, Coast Capital Savings