alumni and community partners honoured with awards

7 october 2014 - thunder bay & orillia

on the 7 october the department of history was proud to recognized the contributions of two alumni and two community partners at its annual awards reception.

recipients of this year’s alumni honour awards were elinor barr (ba 1974, hba 1989) and mark chochla (ba 1967, hba 1975) for their contributions to their respective professions, the field of history, and ongoing support for the department.

the department also present the city of thunder bay archives and beth boegh with community partnership awards for their important role in the establishment and continuing success of our undergraduate and graduate programs.

photos of the event can be found at //www.hsbcwebinars.com/academics/departments/history/photo-gallery

the alumni honour and community partnership awards reception is held each year in an effort to recognize the achievements of talented and noteworthy alumni and community partners who have made significant contributions to their chosen field(s) and bring prestige and honour to the department of history through their connection to the institution as graduates.