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Alumni News
A commitment to service
Heather McNeill (LLB’94) will receive the 2014 Distinguished Service Award from the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.
Nova Scotia’s new privacy protector
Nova Scotia names Catherine Tully (LLM’88) as the province’s new freedom of information and privacy officer.
Shannon takes the stage
Former NS Human Rights Commission CEO David Shannon (LLB’91) plays a familiar role in Judith Thompson’s Borne.
Alumni appointments to the Order of Canada
Celebrating the appointment of Dalhousie alumni to the Order of Canada.
Justice for Colored Home survivors
Five Dal grads helped secure a $29-million settlement for former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children.
Honoured to serve
Halifax lawyer Lawrence Stordy (LLB’84, MBA’84), who has served on Dal’s Board since 2007, takes over from Jim Spatz as chair on July 1.
Carver’s Crown appointment
Paul Carver (BA’89, LLB’92) becomes Halifax’s new Crown Attorney.
Amherst lawyer receives prestigious honour
Lawyer and longtime community volunteer Morris Haugg (LLB’69) was recently inducted to the Schulich School of Law’s Bertha Wilson Honour Society.
Prentice under pressure
Former federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice (LLB’80), Q.C., prepares to enter the Alberta PC leadership race.
Cox and Hughes named crown attorneys
Brian Cox (MBA’10, LLB’10) and Scott Hughes (BA’95, LLB’03) receive crown attorney appointments in Halifax and Yarmouth.