Notable Alumni Name Graduation Year Description Gordon Pollock 1950 Lawyer Edward Schreyer 1954 Former Premier of the Province of Manitoba, Former Governor General of Canada Bob Brennan 1958 Former CEO, Manitoba Hydro Harvey Ackerman 1960 Lawyer Lila Goodspeed 1960 Editor, Winnipeg Free Press A graduate of the Class of ’64, Dr. MacDonald has a longstanding commitment to Collegiate Dr. James Macdonald 1964 students and has made a number of previous and significant financial contributions in support of Collegiate student bursaries. His goal remains constant—turning more lives around through a University of Winnipeg Collegiate education. Alumnus Dr. Raymond L. McFeetors, a Collegiate and University of Winnipeg graduate and Ray McFeetors 1965 Chairman of the Board of Great-West Lifeco Inc., has embraced the University’s vision of a greater downtown campus for the community, making a personal gift of $1.67-million that will launch development of an innovative student residence for The University of Winnipeg. President and CEO of her own company, Bowes HR, one of Canada’s top human resources Barbara Bowes 1966 management firms whose clientele includes Fortune 500 companies. Charles Prober 1967 Stanford Law Professor distinguished career in business, Thompson entered civic politics. As Mayor of Winnipeg, she managed a city budget of $1.2 billion and more than 10,000 employees. She led Winnipeg through major flooding when the city faced what became known as the `Flood of the Century' in 1997. Susan Thompson 1967 After her term as Mayor, she was appointed Canadian Consul General in Minneapolis, where she served an eight-state territory consisting of 15 million people and $32 billion in Canada- US trade. She returned to Winnipeg in 2003 to assume the role as founding President and CEO of The University of Winnipeg Foundation. Just prior to Thompson's retirement, the Foundation Leslie Sisler 1970 Former University of Winnipeg Collegiate Associate Dean Margaret Sweatman 1971 Author, Playwriter Mr. Richardson has an extensive background in the investment industry, beginning as a financial analyst with Richardson Securities of Canada in 1977. He assumed various roles in Sales & Marketing in the early 1980s, and was appointed Senior Vice-President and Director Royden Richardson 1972 of Marketing in 1986. In 1990, Mr. Richardson took a senior role within the Investment Baning Division of Richardson Greenshields of Canada Limited, and became Vice-Chairman in 1995. Following the sale of Richardson Greenshields in the fall of 1996, Mr. Richardson registered as a Senior Counseling Officer and Portfolio Manager with the Ontario and Manitoba Securities Commissions. In 2003, he joined FairLane Asset Management Limited as Managing Director, as well as the Board of Directors of Richardson Partners Financial Limited. Sherri Walsh 1978 Lawyer Halter is a graduate of The University of Winnipeg and The Collegiate (Coll ’81, BA ’84), as is Reese Halter 1981 his father, Aubrey J. Halter (Coll ’36,BA ’40). He founded Global Forest Science, an international charitable forest research foundation, and is now a world leader in forest science and conservation with an international team of over 165 scientists. Humble artisan Hilary Druxman’s name is synonymous for fine jewelry and creative designs. Hilary Druxman 1982 This UWinnipeg Collegiate alum has been creating her designs since 1994 when she formed Hilary Druxman Design, and her creations are now internationally acclaimed and designed and manufactured in Winnipeg’s historic exchange district at the Hilary Druxman studio. Devin Latimer 1982 University of Winnipeg Professor (Chemistry) and Juno Winner 2008 Tara Birtwhistle 1988 Retired Principal Dancer for the RWB Chantal Kreviazuk 1990 Singer/Songwriter, Juno Winner 2000 Colleen Simard 1990 Free Press Columnist Luke Doucete 1990 Singer/Songwriter Richard Hechter is an Assistant Professor of Science and Mathematics Education Dr. Richard Hechter 1993 in the Faculty of Education at The University of Manitoba. Sarah McNally 1993 Bookseller/Entrepreneur Noah Decter Jackson 1996 President and co-founder of Winnipeg's Complex Games Wab Kinew 1998 CBC Reporter Dr. Stephen Nap 2000 Doctor Star Nap 2000 Teacher at The Collegiate Dr. Geoff Shaffer 2001 Dentist Dr. Jordan Sloshower 2001 Doctor (Yale University) Michelle Zelickson 2002 Interior Designer Dr. Mark Lipson 2003 Doctor (Recent Grad from U of M Faculty of Medicine) Dr. Shawon Kinew 2003 Doctor (Harvard University) Eric Nipp 2004 Second Soloist RWB Sophia Lee 2009 Second Soloist RWB.