Annual Report 2005-2006 - Osgoode Hall Law School - York ...

ACHIEVEMENTS
Patrick McGrade ’90, VP Legal Affairs & Corporate Secretary, GlaxoSmithKline Inc.;
Cynthia Mintz LLM ’03, Legal Counsel, TransAlta Corporation;
Gregory Porter ’90, VP & General Counsel, TELUS Mobility;
Isabel Pouliot ’96, Managing Counsel, Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.;
Robert Richardson ’91, VP & Associate General Counsel, Head of CIBC World Markets Group, CIBC;
John Tobia ’94, VP Legal & General Counsel, Aastra Technologies Limited.
Another three Osgoode alumni — Madam Justice Denise Bellamy ’78, of the Superior Court of Ontario,
Eileen McMahon ’85, Partner, Torys LLP and Andrea Rosen LLB/MBA ’81, Vice Chair (on leave),
TD Bank Financial Group — were honoured as three of “Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100” by the
Women’s Executive Network, a Canadian organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition
of executive-minded women in the workplace.
Jordan Banks ’94, Managing Director of eBay Canada, was honoured as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
for 2005 by The Caldwell Partners, the Globe and Mail, Certified General Accountants of Canada, Air Canada
and Privilege Magazine.
The 2005 Dean’s Alumni Gold Key winners were: Robert J. Gemmell ’83 (Achievement); Harvey M.
Haber ’60 (Achievement); Gary P. Mooney ’80 (Achievement); Catherine Beagan Flood ’97
(Recent Graduate); the Honourable Ernie Eves ’70 (Public Sector); Madam Justice Sandra Chapnik ’76
(Service); and Stephen McClyment ’74 (Service).
Staff
The Louella Sturdy Leadership Award, given annually to the Law School staff member who has made an
outstanding contribution through his or her leadership and teamwork with members of the Osgoode
community, was presented to Louise Resendes, Recruitment & Admissions Manager.
Administrative assistant Miriam Spevack received the Wendy Rambo Outstanding Service Award for
consistently providing a high level of service and making significant contributions to the Osgoode community.
Kurt Binnie was appointed Director of Information Technology Services, and Mya Bulwa ’95
was appointed Executive Assistant to the Dean.
Suzanne Johnson joined the Community and Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP) as Review
Counsel, with responsibility for supervising work in CLASP’s criminal, immigration and
women’s divisions.
Joining Osgoode Professional Development were Program Lawyers Ken Jepson and Heather
Gore; Michelle Steele, Marketing Manager; and Glenn Cumming, Associate Director, Finance &
Business Operations.
Kurt Binnie
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