SPRING 2012 BRANDON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI NEWS OFF THE BEATEN PATH Devron Kobluk ‘07 and Blue Diamond Technologies revolutionizing the waste tire industry A SNAPSHOT OF THE PAST Lenore Dinsdale ‘45 shares her memories of Brandon College CANADA’S FUTURE Meritorious Brandon University alumni BRANDON UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING OCTOBER 12 - 14, 2012 BLUE &GOLD WEEKEND BRANDON UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING OCTOBER 12 - 14, 2012 Mark your calendars and plan your class reunions now! www.brandonu.ca/alumni Contact the Brandon University Alumni Association at 204-727-9697 or at
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