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IN THE COMMUNITYNEWS412 3Ken McKinnon, president of the U of C Alumni Association,Peter Kwok-keung Wong, U of C Chancellor Joanne Cuthbertson(Photo by Ewan Nicholson)5Schulich graduate helpsunderprivileged in China with $100million for schools and hospitalsHe grew the family business into a company with 4,000employees around the world and annual revenues of over$200 million. He established a charitable foundationthat has given $100 million for schools and hospitals inunderprivileged regions of China.12Serafina Devji, Schulich engineering student and managerof the U of C Formula SAE team, zips around the trackat the Western Canadian Shootout, an annual universitycompetition. The U of C team placed first out of four teamsat the 2009 event in Calgary. (Photo courtesy Serafina Devji)The Schulich Baja SAE team after competing in the NorthAmerican collegiate design competition in Oregon in May2009. The vehicle finished 35 out of 99 teams in the endurancetest. (Photo courtesy Alex Mazepa)45Grade 10 students Ellie Rosario, left, and Rochelle Lorenzassemble robots in the design lab during Women inEngineering Day 2009. (Photo by Jennifer Sowa)The Three-eyed Fish, one of ten teams that competed inthe 2009 swim-a-thon in support of the Calgary FoodBank. Students at the Schulich School of Engineeringraised nearly $10,000 for charity during the 2008/2009academic year. (Photo courtesy Natalie Hilbrecht)6Peter Kwok-keung Wong has become a well-knownphilanthropist and respected businessman in Hong Kong.He graduated from the Schulich School of Engineeringin 1983 and is now chair and chief executive officer ofthe Kum Shing Group, an international engineeringand construction firm. In June 2009, Wong receivedthe Distinguished Alumni Award, becoming the newestmember of the University of Calgary’s extraordinarygroup of Arch Award winners. The awards are the highesthonours for U of C graduates, recognizing leaders who aremaking the world a better place through innovation andcompassion.3Arjun Negi, left, and Luc Facchini prepare to launch theirpop bottle rockets at the 2009 Minds in Motion scienceand engineering summer camp at the Schulich School ofEngineering. (Photo by Jennifer Sowa)6Fourth-year students Matt Sattlegger, Nicole Clark andHanieh Alavi on a class trip to the zoo to learn aboutbiomimicry, a concept taught in a technology and societycourse at the Schulich School of Engineering. Biomimicryis the study of sustainable design ideas that come fromnature. (Photo by Matt Sattlegger)SCHULICH46 ENGINEER02