homecoming
we are pleased to welcome our alumni, family and friends to campus for alumni homecoming weekend!
alumni
alumnus and faculty member elected president of alumni association
the department of history is pleased to announce that alumnus and former chair of the department dr. michel s. beaulieu has been elected as president of the alumni association of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
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an award winning author and historian, michel s. beaulieu graduated from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 with and hba in english and history and a bed in 2001. he completed an ma in history in 2003, before (reluctantly) leaving thunder bay to pursue a ph.d. at queen's university (2008).
since his days serving as a lusu representative on senate committees, michel has consistently been an active member of the community, volunteering his time within the university as well as regionally, nationally, and internationally. he is currently the vice-president and president-elect of the champlain society, vice-president of the ontario historical society, vice-president of the thunder bay historical museum society, and sits on the board of directors of a number of organizations including the multicultural history society of ontario.
numerous awards have recognized his work within the community work and as a historian. these include a northwestern ontario visionary award (2016), canadian forces liaison council's award of excellence for best practices in employer support: educational institution (2015), the city of thunder bay's heritage award (2011), and the alumni association's young alumni award (2010).
he has been a member of the alumni association board of directors since 2010, serving on numerous committees and as vice-president since 2014.
more information about michel (and how to contact him) can be found at http://msbeaulieu.lakeheadu.ca
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.
