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Walter Paszkowski
Posted January 1, 2013
Walter Paszkowski graduated with honors in agricultural studies at the Fairview College in 1952 and in addition to seed farming worked 12 years as office manager with the Federal Prairie Farm Assistance Act Program. He served as founding director of the Northern Alberta Rapeseed Crushing Plant and worked with the Beaverlodge Research Station to dev... Read Article »
Ian Malcolm Macdonald
Posted January 1, 2013
Ian Macdonald graduated with honours from the first class of the Alberta School of Agriculture, Fairview, Alberta in 1953. He was a member of the Alberta Schools of Agriculture Provincial Advisory Committee in 1962; a founding member and vice-chair of the Alberta Cattle Commission from 1969 to 1975; president of the Alberta Livestock Cooperative Lt... Read Article »
Bev Buckway
Posted January 1, 2013
Bev Buckway graduated from the Agriculture program (Livestock Production) at Fairview College, the only female in the class of 1974. She recently obtained an MA from Royal Roads in Professional Communication and values the principles of life-long learning. Born in Whitehorse and raised in the Yukon, she began her first term as councillor in 2003 an... Read Article »
Chris Warkentin
Posted January 1, 2013
Member of Parliament Chris Warkentin graduated from the Business Administration program at GPRC in 2000, and began his career as a building contractor and construction executive. Within a few short years, his political career was also launched. Chris had already been active in politics for several years, having been elected to the board of the loca... Read Article »
Sabrina Lindquist
Posted January 1, 2013
Ten years ago Sabrina Lindquist began her Bachelor of Science studies at GPRC, and completed her BSc (Nutrition and Food Science) at the University of Alberta. Her career since graduation has progressed rapidly, beginning as a Clinical Dietician and moving into a management role in the QEII hospital in Grande Prairie. Earlier this year, Sabrina was... Read Article »