Articles tagged "Distinguished Alumni Award"
Meet Chef Rob Walker
October 12, 2022
Q: What is your name? A: Chef Robert Walker Q: What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē/OUC? What years did you attend? What campus did you attend? A: I graduate from the Culinary Arts Certificate program at Okanagan University College in 2001. Q: Why did you choose your program at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: I grew up in the Kootenays not really knowing what I wanted to do with my life. But I always loved food. In the back of my head was this question, āHow do I become a chef?ā I had my eye on the Okanagan Valle...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alum honoured for culinary contributions in the kitchen and classroom
October 6, 2022
An award-winning local chef has earned the highest accolade bestowed by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Alumni Association (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA). And the sweetest part? The nomination came from those following in his footsteps ā his students. Chef Rob Walker is the recipient of this yearās Distinguished Alumni Award from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA. The award recognizes Chef Walkerās outstanding contributions within his community and industry. The ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA has been conferring the Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards since 2002 to honour the extraordinary contributions and recognize the pos...
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Alumni Association honours essential workers; provides support to next generation
April 12, 2021
For 18 years, the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Alumni Association (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA) has honoured ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē graduates whose extraordinary contributions have positively impacted those close to home and around the world. In a year like no other and for the first time in the awardsā history, the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA is celebrating multiple recipients of this prestigious award: essential workers. āThis year we decided to do things a little differently and honour all alumni who have been working hard in our community to keep us all safe,ā says ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA Vice President Nick Melemenis. āThis pande...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alumni honoured for community impact
March 9, 2020
Two female graduates of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē have earned the highest honours from the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Alumni Association (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA) for their outstanding contributions within their communities and industries. The ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA has been conferring the Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards since 2002 to honour the extraordinary contributions and recognize the positive impact that ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās graduates have in improving the lives of those around them. Christina Fast is the recipient of this yearās Young Alumni Award. āI was a careless 19-year-old with no clear d...
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