Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s is reserving its honorary degrees in 2016 for alumni in celebration of the university카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 175th anniversary. Throughout spring convocation, The Gazette will profile all 11 honorary degree recipients and explore how Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s has impacted their life and career. 

P. Kim Sturgess has a long list of awards to her name, but she has always held out hope of earning one specific honour. Today, the proud Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s engineering alumna fulfilled a longtime dream of accepting an honorary degree from her alma mater.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Earning an honorary degree from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s has been an aspirational goal for me for a long time,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Ms. Sturgess (SC카지노 게임 컬렉션�77). 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The Order of Canada was for family and country, the honorary degree is for me. This is as good as it gets.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

As a girl raised primarily on Prince Edward Island, Ms. Sturgess was interested in engineering from an early age. She visited one big city campus while trying to decide where to pursue her post-secondary education, but that life wasn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t for her. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I walked on to the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s campus, and I knew I was home. Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s has always felt like a family to me.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

A key mentor within her Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s family was Professor David Atherton (Engineering Physics). Ms. Sturgess said he was her favourite professor during her time and taught her many important lessons including problem solving.

Ms. Sturgess graduated from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s with a degree in engineering physics and from Western 카지노게임사이트 with an MBA. She has enjoyed a long and successful career, working as the chief executive officer for a number of technology-based companies. She is also the founder and CEO of Alberta WaterSMART, a services organization committed to improving water management through better technologies and practices.

The list of her awards and honours is extensive. She was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015, and she received the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal. Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s recognized her with the Distinguished Service Award, and the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 카지노게임사이트 Alumni Association presented her with its highest honour, the Alumni Achievement Award. In 2007, she was named one of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

She has also served the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s community in a number of different ways. Most notably, she sat on the Board of Trustees for 12 years. During that time, she chaired the finance committee of the board. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�That was how Principal Bill Leggett and I became close. I was a trustee for 12 years and that was a real honour. We worked together and made some tough choices together.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

For the engineering graduates, Ms. Sturgess passed along some savvy life lessons. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I have three key messages for the graduates. One, live where your heart is at. Two, follow your passion and the rest will happen. Three, treasure your Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s community, trust in your Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s community. She has always been there for me and she will always be there for you.카지노 게임 컬렉션�