Four-time dal alum Roselle Green (DPA’73, MA’63, BA BJ’ 59) was among 25 Nova Scotians to be awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal at a ceremony in the Red Chamber of Government in January.

Dal grad Roger Thompson (MA’94) wrote a book titled ‘Lessons Not Learned: The US Navy’s Status Quo Culture’ in 2007 which has recently garnered the attention and response from former Soviet Officer Andrei Martyanov: Martyanov, the author of Losing Military Supremacy.

Ameeta Vohra (BA’04) won Atlantic Journalism Awards in the sports reporting and best magazine article categories for “Confronting hockey’s dark side”.

Prabh K. Banga (MREM’09) is hosting a new podcast called “Road to Net-Zero.” The podcast explores our journey toward achieving carbon neutrality, and how our leadership is embracing sustainable construction practices.

Jasveen Brar (BSc ’17) has been named a Top 30 Environmental Educator by NAAEE, Top 25 Environmentalist by Starfish and holds a Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from the Governor General of Canada and most recently has been named a Top 30 under 30 Sustainability Leader by The Corporate Knights.

After three years as an engineer, Zaid Al Rayyes (BENG’19) has decided to return to Dal for an honours project in chemistry. Although it may seem at first odd that a mechanical engineer wants to study chemistry, but for Zaid, the two fields are very complementary for what he aims to do, which is finding the best way to manufacture material and produce it at an industrial scale.

Schulich alum Bruce MacGregor (BA’87, JD’90) is returning home to St. Margaret’s Bay for new adventures after serving in the Canadian Armed Forces since 1997, most recently as the Director of Military Prosecutions—an exciting move.

Heartfelt congratulations are in order for Dr. Sina Varamini (BEng’12, MASc’14), who has been bestowed with the esteemed Earl Kee Volunteer of the Year Award from the Ontario Road Builders’ Association and the Ontario Asphalt Pavement Council.

Dal alum Marc Belliveau (LLB’90) would like to send a brief message of gratitude to the following brilliant minds and talented musicians with whom they had the privilege and pleasure to share the stage with in three entertaining groups during their Weldon days (1987-1990).

Dal alum David Haas (MA’68) has been living in St. Albert, Alberta since gaining a Doctor Juris degree in 1975. He is currently readying his twelfth stage play for late April ‘- Park Bench With View’. The play draws on David’s experience in Canada’s military police, and criminal defence work over his twenty-five year career.