News and Notes
News and notes: Gift from the McCain Foundation establishes Simulation Collaboratory
A collaborative space used by students and faculty to incubate ideas will be included in Lethbridge College’s new trades and technologies facility thanks to a $100,000 gift from The McCain Foundation, the college announced in February.
Alumni
Strong and free: Rianne Vanderburg (NESA Bachelor of Nursing 2012)
Some children dream of growing up to become rock stars, rocket scientists or prime ministers.
College Kudos
Practice makes perfect: students to benefit from new interactive technology
The two new Judgment Training Simulators at Lethbridge College will give students an exciting opportunity to improve their skills using real-world, real-time scenarios.
Alumni
Strong and free: Eduardo Sonsin (First year student, Business)
Eduardo Sonsin chose the 21st century forum of Instagram to count down the days until he left his home of São Paulo, Brazil, to study at Lethbridge College.
Alumni
Strong and free: Derek and Matthew Quilley (Criminal Justice 2003 and Criminal Justice 2007)
Regardless of where in the world they travel as members of the RCMP’s Musical Ride, Matthew and Derek Quilley are Albertans to their core.
Alumni
Strong and free: Steve Meszaros (Business Administration 1976, Distinguished Alumnus 2012, Honorary Bachelor of Applied Science 2015)
A good friend once told Steve Meszaros that he could make a lot of money working just half a day as long as he worked hard.
College Kudos
Strong and free: Blaine Calkins (Conservation Enforcement 1995)
Blaine Calkins’ route to national politics started in the forests and mountains of Alberta, where he has worked as a fisheries technician for Alberta Fish and Wildlife, Park Ranger for Alberta Parks
Lethbridge College legacies
Open skies, open hearts: the Mueller family legacy
The skies are as wide open and blue as they were 100 years ago when the first of the Muellers came to this spot in southern Alberta, and the wind is as powerful and relentless.
Cover Story
Alberta: strong and free
This September, Alberta will turn 110, and the province is as much of a “wild land of freedom,” a “land of the silver springs” and a “province vast and for its beauty famed” today as it was in 1905.
Alumni
Strong and free: Darrell and Jody Bohle (Welding Apprenticeship 1983 and Business Administration 1997)
The story of Darrell and Jody Bohle, the owners of Bel-Aire Welding Ltd.
Alumni
Strong and free: Paul DeMaere (Business Administration 1994 and Environmental Sciences 1998)
What have we done?” - That’s what Paul DeMaere and his wife, Jacqueline, said to each other five years ago after they purchased a commercial-grade coffee roaster.
Alumni
Strong and free: Annette Fox-BruisedHead (Renewable Resource Management 1998)
One of the fond memories Annette Fox-BruisedHead has of her time in Lethbridge College’s Renewable Resource Management program was her excitement at being able to connect her courses to the Blackfoot cultural understanding of environmental issues.
Editor's message
Editor's message
When my husband and I moved to Alberta, my plan was for it to be a two-year stop.
Cover Story
Carving a piece of history: the true tale of a John Weaver bronze and the impressive woman who was its inspiration
On March 28, 2010, the 90th birthday of artist John Weaver, the entire Montana House of Representatives and Senate stopped their proceedings to give the sculptor a standing ovation and to sing “Happy Birthday” to him.
Lethbridge College legacies
Lethbridge College Legacies: The Whitneys provided fertile ground for Lethbridge College
On April 29, 1962, at the sod turning for the present Lethbridge College site, a special bronze shovel decorated with ribbons of green and sky blue was used for the occasion.
College Kudos
Finding their flow: Students take part in real world research project to improve access to clean water
Truth be told, it doesn’t look like much – a couple of buckets filled with water and rocks, with a maze of spigots and spouts jutting out in all directions.
Alumni
Strong and free: Quinn Ohler (Communication Arts 2009)
Quinn is a classic newshound, who sniffs out and chases stories that engage, inspire and sometimes enrage viewers,” says Kerry Powell, managing editor at Global Edmonton.
Alumni
Strong and free: Katy Lucas (Communication Arts – Broadcast Journalism 2013)
Katy Lucas, Miss Rodeo Canada 2015, makes it clear that being a rodeo queen is about more than big hair and flashy outfits (although those are certainly part of the job).
It's a Family Affair
It's a family affair: The Siegle and Wolsky families
It’s special when the place you work is the place you went to school.
Alumni
2015 Honouring Excellence winners announced
Every spring, as Lethbridge College grads prepare to move from the campus to their new careers, they have inspiring examples to emulate.
News and Notes
News and notes
Wider Horizons, college photography, win industry awards for Lethbridge College - Lethbridge College’s Marketing and Communications team received three awards in February in Seattle at the CASE District VIII 2015 Communication Awards ceremony.
Strong and free: Steve Meszaros (Business Administration 1976, Distinguished Alumnus 2012, Honorary Bachelor of Applied Science 2015)
A good friend once told Steve Meszaros that he could make a lot of money working just half a day as long as he worked hard.
Where Are They Now?
Where are they now?
2013 - Andrew Baron - Conservation Enforcement Bachelor of Applied Science - Andrew was featured in a January article in the Peace River Record Gazette, which described his work as a new fish and wildlife officer.
