2018 Honouring Excellence award recipients announced

Lethbridge College

Kathy Veres Sassa Four outstanding alumni will be acknowledged at the annual Honouring Excellence Awards, recognizing alumni who have set themselves apart in their lives, work and communities.

Kathy Veres Sassa (Nursing 1991), Barbara Duckworth Thompson (Journalism 1974), Chelsey De Groot (Child and Youth Care 2010; General Studies 2012; Bachelor of Applied Arts – Justice Studies 2015) and Cornelius Mans (Business Administration – Management 2013) will be honoured April 26.

  • Sassa is our Distinguished Alumna. She has dedicated 25 years as a leader and innovator in health care, working at Chinook Regional Hospital as a clinical educator. She helped create the college’s Simulated Patient Health Environment for Research and Education (SPHERE).
  • Duckworth Thompson is the Career Virtuoso award recipient. She is the Calgary bureau chief of Western Producer and an internationally recognized expert on livestock production. She travels the globe studying the agricultural industry and practices.
  • De Groot will receive the Community Leader award. She is the cultural program coordinator with ARCHES, a not-for-profit, community outreach group that provides resources and support for those affected by AIDS and Hepatitis C, while also focusing on prevention.
  • Mans is the Rising Star Award recipient for his five-year rise from employee to co-owner of Galimax Trading Inc. The company originally brought high-end European food items into Alberta and marketed them to restaurants, but the company has switched its focus to marketing top quality Alberta-grown produce to local restaurants.

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