Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2018 - 31

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From left: President Mohamed Lachemi with award
recipients Sathish Bala, Louise Penny, Anna Amy Ho,
David McKibbon and Bruce McCuaig, and Ian Mishkel, VP,
University Advancement and Alumni Relations.

Awards
honour
five special
grads
At a gala event during
Alumni Weekend, Ryerson
presented the Alumni
Achievement Awards

A leader in digital marketing
and branding, Sathish Bala,
Computer Science '99,
started the first of his several
tech companies while in
his final year at Ryerson.
He is now vice-president of
digital and innovation at
Arrivals+Departures.
Bruce McCuaig, Urban and
Regional Planning '84, has
a 33-year record of public
service in the transportation

and land-use planning sectors.
McCuaig was president and
chief executive officer of
Metrolinx. He now works for
the federal government in
the Privy Council Office as
executive adviser.
David McKibbon,
Architectural Science
'83, leads Cadillac Fairview's
Project Management team. As
senior vice-president, project
management, he has expanded
the project management
team to execute $4 billion
in development projects.
A longtime friend to
Ryerson, McKibbon was a key
figure in establishing the David
E. Handley Studios in the
Department of Architectural
Science in 2016.

Louise Penny, RTA
'79, started her career as a
CBC radio host while still
a student. Now an acclaimed
crime fiction writer, Penny
has authored 13 novels set in
Quebec. She is a #1 New York
Times and Globe and Mail
bestselling author.
Anna Amy Ho, Social
Work '15, received the
Isadore Sharp Outstanding
Recent Graduate Award.
A crisis counsellor and
violence prevention program
co-ordinator at Victim
Services Toronto, Ho is an
advocate for child welfare
and has spoken at the United
Nations Rapporteur on the
Rights of the Child.
(See profile on page 37).

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