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Class Notes<br />
1968<br />
Judge John Guy, Manitoba Provincial Court, Class <strong>of</strong><br />
1968, was <strong>the</strong> recipient <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Manitoba Bar Association<br />
2011-2012 Distinguished Service Award.<br />
1970<br />
R.M. (Bob) Kozminski was <strong>the</strong> recipient <strong>of</strong> an Honorary<br />
Doctor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>s Degree from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Winnipeg<br />
in May 2012.<br />
1973<br />
Bruce A. MacFarlane, Q.C. was featured as a<br />
Distinguished Alumni in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s 2011-2012<br />
promotional publication.<br />
1975<br />
The Honourable Justice<br />
Freda Steel was featured as a<br />
Distinguished Alumni in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s 2011-2012<br />
promotional publication.<br />
Justice Steel was also <strong>the</strong><br />
recipient <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Manitoba Bar<br />
Association’s 2011- 2012 Isabel<br />
Ross (MacLean) Hunt Award.<br />
Paul Brett was appointed a deputy judge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Small<br />
Claims Court <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ontario Superior Court Justice,<br />
Northwest Region.<br />
1976<br />
Philip D. Backman was appointed a Queen’s Counsel for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Province <strong>of</strong> Alberta.<br />
George Orle, Q.C. was <strong>the</strong> recipient <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Manitoba Bar<br />
Association’s 2011-2012 Pro Bono Award.<br />
1977<br />
William (Bill) Sumerlus was appointed <strong>the</strong> regional<br />
director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Manitoba Canadian Union <strong>of</strong> Public<br />
Employees (CUPE). Sumerlus has worked for CUPE as<br />
legal counsel and as a negotiator for over 20 years.<br />
1979<br />
The Honourable Justice<br />
Murray Sinclair, Class <strong>of</strong> 1979<br />
(2002 LL.D.), was featured as<br />
a Distinguished Alumni in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s 2011-2012<br />
promotional publication.<br />
Irene Hamilton was appointed Director <strong>of</strong> Justice<br />
Innovation for Justice Manitoba on January 4, 2012.<br />
1981<br />
Kimberly Prost was featured as a Distinguished<br />
Alumni in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s 2011-2012<br />
promotional publication.<br />
Thomas G. Frohlinger was featured as a<br />
Distinguished Alumni in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s 2011-<br />
2012 promotional publication.<br />
1982<br />
Lieutenant-Colonel Randall Callan was appointed to<br />
<strong>the</strong> B.C. Provincial Court in February 2012. Lt.-Col. Callan<br />
was formerly a legal <strong>of</strong>ficer with <strong>the</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Judge<br />
Advocate General and also served as <strong>the</strong> Assistant Judge<br />
Advocate General Atlantic Region.<br />
1984<br />
1986<br />
Lee Stuesser was appointed <strong>the</strong><br />
Founding Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, at <strong>the</strong> new<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> at Lakehead University.<br />
Jon Sigurdson was <strong>the</strong> recipient <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Manitoba Bar Association’s 2011-<br />
2012 Section Activity Award.<br />
Brian Bowman, was <strong>the</strong> recipient <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Manitoba<br />
Bar Association’s 2011-2012 Community<br />
Involvement Award.<br />
109 ROBSON HALL ALUMNI REPORT
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