Distinguished alumni honoured

Eleven leading members of the University of Victoria’s alumni community were recognized during Alumni Week for their professional achievements and community leadership.Receiving Distinguished Alumni Awards on Feb. 9 were: Elton Pereira, BCom ’98, co-founder, president and CEO of Victoria-based security and utility software developer ParetoLogic; Barbara Wilson Kii’iljus, Dipl ’99, cultural resource specialist who has worked for the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site (Parks Canada Agency) since 1989; Robert (Bob) Young, Victoria College ’48, leading Victoria physician; Bronwyn Taylor, MEd ’95, educator and president of the Lower Vancouver Island Retired Teachers Association; Gerry Douglas, BSc ’95, founder of Baobab Health Trust in Malawi; Paul Beauchesne, BMus ’88, principal tuba with the Victoria Symphony; Lynn Stevenson, PhD ’03, Executive Vice-President and Chief Nurse, Vancouver Island Health Authority; Charlayne Thornton-Joe, BA ’83, community leader and Victoria city councill#8744; Sharon McIvor, LLB ’86, legal scholar and Indigenous activist ; Robert Young, BSc ’67, pharmaceutical scientist; and Chris Fibiger, BSc ’66, neurological scientist. More information: http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/release.php?display=release&id=1201