During Alumni Days in late May, ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ hosted a special virtual class reunion over Zoom to mark a significant milestone for grads from the Class of 1961.

The Aurum Awards celebrate ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ alumni for their outstanding achievements and contributions in research and innovation, community engagement and leadership. This year, we recognize five individuals who are helping to build a better world through their work and generosity on a local, national and global level.

When Dal alum Robert Zed proposed the idea of starting a scholarship for health administration students at ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ named for Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Strang himself was the one who suggested it be directed to students from under-represented populations.

As part of Dal Alumni Days next week, the Faculty of Medicine and the ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Medical Research Foundation will host a special Open Dialogue Live featuring three ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ researchers in pain management.

Alumna Claire Elizabeth Williams (MPlan’08) is the co-founder and CEO of Foundations for Social Change, where she launched the New Leaf Project in 2018 — North America’s first direct giving project for people experiencing homelessness.