Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 20, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Jim 2001 local a red River College of applied science and technology Mike Deal Winnipeg free press inspiring graduate Stella Mckay celebrates with her Annette and her grandson Steven in lifelong learning her family Calls her College Calls her outstanding9 by Nick Martin Stella Mckay was a Little apprehensive on the first Day of she after it was a Shock to look at a group of and not one of them was Over said now 61 and about to graduate from red River College with a diploma in Early childhood i was maybe i be Able to keep up with the keep up Mckay earned a Grade Point aver age and was nominated for a lieutenant governors an award for red Rivers most outstanding she is one of students graduating today and tomorrow As part of the col Leges biggest graduating class since grads picked up diplomas in last there were born and raised in Berens Mckay moved to the isolated Community of the last town before the Yukon Border to care for three grandchildren while her daughter finished Law that where she got the daycare Bug and where Shell return to work As an Early childhood i was involved working in a childcare the longer i worked with Chil the More i Felt it was critical to have formal we do have a Large population of afterschool children in right there not being because of the Lack of trained Mckay her age turned out to be irrelevant at red said who had High Praise for her teachers and fellow Stu they were convinced by kids Doreen Apet agon had been out of school for 35 years before her kids con Vinced her to enrol in red Rivers aboriginal interpreter Apet agon is one of four winners of the lieutenant governors along with Charla de and Elizabeth it took me quite a while before i made a said she was on workers compensation with tendonitis developed during 18 years As a nursing Home one of my sons kept cutting out the and in the paper this is what you can do something with your she of course i was Apet agon had reached Only Grade 10 before moving from Cross Lake to win but was admitted to red River As a mature Apet agon said Shes always been Able to speak swampy i didst know How to write and read in Syllaba i know How to do it now i can Type it in Shes working on a term contract at the health sciences Centre and looking for full time Apet agon perfect Gap ate has never settled for just pass ing a has a perfect Grade Point though red River does not have an award for highest graduating As an electronic and net working Gap ate believes Hes the Only student in his class to Start out in engineering at the University of Man switch to red River for a and then go Back to u of m to Complete a degree in electrical a better future a single Mother who grew up in saw the child and youth care program As the Best Chance to make a Good life for herself and her three year old Butler has been volunteering with teen and wants to work with kids with behavioural problems kids involved with child and family whole had a lot of abuse and trauma in their Butler said school divisions have not yet created jobs specifically for child and youth care but she Hopes to find a Job As a teachers took the plunge has a Long history As a Volun Teer with the kidney Cana Dian cancer society and Manitoba Badminton i realized i needed computer financial when youve got a piece of paper that says youve done these it makes a big i took the said Nair of her enrolment in red Rivers business administration it meshed with what i when i saw the theory behind said who has a term contract to work with sans Winnipeg 3 Sinclair led inquiry into Hospital deaths of 12 infants in cardiac care honorary diploma awarded to judge red River College will award an Hon Ouray diploma to Queens Bench judge Murray Sinclair during this evenings graduation Sinclair was Manitoba first aboriginal and Only the second in shortly after his appointment As associate chief judge of the provincial court of Manitoba in Sinclair was also appointed As along with court of Queens Bench associate chief Justice of Manitoba aboriginal Justice last he released the Pedi Atric cardiac surgery inquest the results of a lengthy inquiry he conducted into the deaths of 12 infants in cardiac distinguished alumni red River colleges distinguished alumni award Winner for 2001 is Jeff president and chief operating offi cer of Sunara the exo com group and its advanced Rohne attended West Kildonan collegiate and received a management and administration certificate Canadian Institute of management from the University of and a diploma of electronics technology from red River he is a member of the certified technician and technologists association of Manitoba and the Canadian Institute of Rohne joined Bell Canada in 1968 in a front line engineering management Posi his career at its began in its advanced is Manitoba largest directory publisher and leading provider of online business it is also the Home of a local website for information and online yellow Sunara exo com group and its advanced Are wholly owned subsidiaries of Manitoba telecoms services teaching excellence the students association the acing excellence award will go to Jason who was nominated by the students of the diploma nursing accelerated pro before joining the nursing department at red River Taylor taught Anatomy and physiology at both the universities of Winnipeg and Sinclair to be acclaimed today Taylor was selected for this award due to the overwhelmingly positive com ments made by students enrolled in the diploma nursing accelerated several students made mention of his energetic his contagious enthusiasm for the and his genuine interest in his Many were touched by Bis willingness to help Stu dents on his own award winners 20002001 administrative assistant Penny Gladys Bell scholarship Carrie Joyce Dixon scholarship Calista Doug Newton memorial advertising Art James David Valerie Fostey memorial Steve Brent Gary Zebb memorial Jennifer Ryan Margolis 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Chris environmental management Brent Inco Daniel Bjorn Frank Fowler sustainable development Geo Matics technology Dean Daniel Daniel James association of Manitoba land surveyors Paul association of Manitoba land surveyors private members Gree space management Cory Adrian Manitoba Golf superintendents association Carla Joan landscape Manitoba academic faculty Christine landscape Manitoba Michael landscape Manitoba Gas a foundation Gary Nicholas Manitoba Golf superintendents association Mark Van practicum research faculty hotel and restaurant administration Christine Canadian hospitality foundation hospitality excellence Colin Michael champs food systems Phil Hiebert memorial Caddie Narelle Nestle Canada Manitoba hotel association Shelley Canadian hospitality Labatt Manitoba hotel association Suzanne Namiko Julie Manitoba hotel association Stephanie Manitoba restaurant Manitoba hotel association instrumentation engineering technology Eric Norman Bercuson memorial Kevin Michael Bruce Griffin Canada manufacturing technician Brandon Srdjan Anna and Gat Schuff Matthew Ted Konyk Dwayne dynamic machine Matthew dynamic Wallace machinery and tool Kurtis machine tool and Industrial Supply Steven Raymond Wallace machinery and tool mechanical engineering technology Eldon Reliance products limited asm Manitoba chapter certified technicians and technologists association of Manitoba Paul Darcy Inco Harold Rig Boeing Winnipeg Michael John Pritchard engineering company limited Christopher Bristol aerospace Timothy Scott Harold Wilson legacy of learning memorial Philip Boeing Winnipeg municipal technology Paul Matthew Ross Browne Cement association of Canada Brian John Nile Daniel Edmond Neelin Wilson construction Samuel Uma engineering Manitoba ready mix Concrete association Kul Inderjit Singh Staniec consulting Jeff Frank Fowler memorial project management Heather project management Institute studies in special needs child care Debbie Lynn Darlene Koch memorial structural 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