Georgian College

Six months after you graduate and again two years later, you'll be contacted by an independent research firm to comment on your satisfaction as a Georgian graduate and your career success. This province-wide telephone survey of college graduates, commonly known as the Key Performance Indicators – Graduate Satisfaction Survey, is a quick way for you to provide us with an update on your status. You may have completed a similar student survey during your studies at Georgian. All information gathered is confidential. It's important to ensure that your telephone number is accurate in our records and that you accept the call. You can keep your alumni contact information up to date at georgiancollege.ca/ alumni. Your feedback can help shape Georgian's future, so we can continue to meet the needs of our students and alumni. ALuMni: tell us how you're doing GeorGian retirees stay connected This past year, the Georgian College Retirees Club celebrated the 94th birthday of one of the college's founding members. Penny Broderick began working at Georgian on July 1, 1968, less than a year after the college first opened its doors at the Wellington Street Plaza. Then Georgian President Robert Crawford was familiar with Penny's work at the University of New Brunswick and recruited her to establish a job placement program for graduating students. Remembering Georgian in its early days, Broderick says, "It was challenging, it was interesting, it was exciting and at times it was amusing." The personal connections with students were her favourite part of the job. research analyst proGram alumni celebrate future leaders Research Analyst program (RAP) alumni converged on Splendido Restaurant in Toronto in June to celebrate 15 years of the Millward Brown Leadership Award. One of the program's oldest and most coveted honours, the Millward Brown Award is presented to a RAP student who is the best team builder. The dinner was sponsored by Millward Brown Canada and the Georgian College Alumni Association. grad grapevine JOn MOntGOMerY BuSineSS ADMiniStrAtiOn – AutOMOtiVe MArketinG, 2000 Jon Montgomery was best known as the Canadian Olympian who won gold in men's skeleton at the 2010 Vancouver Games, until he was named host of The Amazing Race Canada that is. In an interview with the Toronto Star, Montgomery said it wasn't his post- Olympic on-camera experiences that he would draw from for his role but rather the decade he spent as an auto auctioneer. Montgomery hopes to defend his gold medal in Sochi 2014. LinDA YOunG PrACtiCAL nurSinG, 2002 I have worked as a registered practical nurse at Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston for 10 years now and love it. Since I have been here, I have precepted eight Georgian College students who have all passed their College of Nurses of Ontario registration and are all employed. I love precepting Georgian students as I find they are very well educated and have even taught me some new skills along the way. Thanks again Georgian for turning out great graduates. keLLie-JOe DArnLeY OFFiCe ADMiniStrAtiOn – MeDiCAL, 2009 I came to Georgian as a single mom with four kids who desperately needed a life change. Thanks to the amazing teachers and faculty at Georgian, I was able to obtain my diploma with honours and go on to find a job in the field as soon as I graduated. I am now working as the Administrative Manager at a long-term care facility. I am happily re-married and have recently given birth to my fifth child. From left to right: (front row) Kristin Crawford (2007), Dan Miller (2010), Minjung Koo (2012), Diviya Lewis (2012), Lynn Dare (2008); (back row) Ashish Sethi (2006), Paul Zhang (2011), Joel Boom (2013), Scott Megginson (President, Millward Brown Canada), Jill Hickman (2005), and Jeff Cole (Program Co-ordinator). Penny Broderick is one of Georgian's founding members. photo courtesy of CtV GeorgianView 2013/14 | 41

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