Georgian College

IN THIS ISSUE 04 Greetings from Dr. MaryLynn West-Moynes, President and CEO of Georgian College 04 Greetings from 2007 graduate Arjun Batra, Chair, Alumni Association Executive Council 06 For the driven: While Lindsay Rice races toward the future and becomes a role model, Andrew Ojamae is celebrated by the Automotive Business School of Canada 10 Alumni on the frontlines: Graduates Wazeer Rahiman and Geordan Mansholt share how Georgian prepared them for careers in emergency services 12 #GCHeroes: Retired nurse, Anne Moller, begins the section that looks at five nursing alumni 18 Looking to the future: Read about the importance of Georgian's new Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing program 20 Indigenous connection: A former staff member, an Indigenous Elder, and a Georgian alumnus share their personal experiences and perspectives 25 Pivoting for excellence: How Georgian adapted to help students during COVID-19 26 Digital innovation: Georgian's new digital strategy is expected to change the student experience in a big way 28 Faculty spotlight: Rob Theriault is on the cutting edge of immersive technology 30 Scholarship spotlight: Students grateful to receive Georgian's Child of Alumni scholarship 33 Legacy giving: Unlock the power of education and leave a legacy you can be proud of 34 Corporate giving: Alumnus celebrates his employer's investment in Georgian 37 International connection: Graduate becomes international housing co-ordinator 38 International connection: A network of proud Georgian graduates that spans the globe 40 Grizzly Athletics: Female Athlete of the Year, Rachael Rier, has the drive to succeed On the cover Students from the Practical Nursing program at the Barrie Campus, from front to back: Connor Poitras, Tonya Kennedy, Nina Sheikh, HeeJong Yoon, Parisa Khosravi, Kevin Poitras, Omolara Shittu Publisher Jamie Campbell Editors Lisa Banks David Bell Jamie Campbell Contributors Sharon Burkhart Jamie Campbell Jaye Davies Kim Garraway Photography Nat Caron Doug Crawford Design Michelle Al-Jbouri CONTACT US 705.728.1968, ext. 1128 alumni@georgiancollege.ca GeorgianCollege.ca/alumni PRIVACY POLICY: Georgian College respects your privacy. To our alumni: on graduation, Georgian will continue to hold your contact and certain other information so that we can contact you from time to time to facilitate alumni participation in Georgian College alumni activities and offers. To our donors: your personal information, collected by Georgian College under the legal authority of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002 and in accordance with Sections 38(2) and 41(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, will not be used for any purposes other than activities and opportunities in relation to Georgian College. To both alumni and donors: Georgian College discloses your contact information to outside organizations or agencies, such as mailing houses, to enable them to contact you on behalf of Georgian College and its affinity partners but ensures it has entered into confidentiality agreements with those outside organizations so that alumni and donor personal information is kept confidential. Georgian College does not rent, trade or sell its mailing lists. PHOTO DISCLAIMER: Due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have relied on the submission of photos from most story subjects this year. We thank each of our photo contributors for helping to bring this issue to life. GEORGIANVIEW UPDATE YOUR ALUMNI PROFILE georgiancollege.ca/alumni • Subscribe to communications • Update your contact info • Request an alumni card • Share your story Kim Goggins Greg McGregor Kristin Taylor Pamela Wilson Kim Goggins Mikaela Lefaive 3 GEORGIANVIEW 2021 SPRING

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