Guitarist Colin Story, a first year
student in the Jazz Studies program
at Capilano College, was selected in
a national search for outstanding
young jazz musicians to attend the
Galaxie Jazz Clinic at the Ottawa
International Jazz Festival this June.
Colin was flown, all expenses paid, to
Ottawa for the event and rehearsed
and attended clinics with a select
group of young musicians from
across Canada. On Friday, June 30,
the group will open for jazz legend,
McCoy Tyner, on the main stage of
the festival in Confederation Park.

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Writer and College English instructor,
Ryan Knighton, is the author of a
recent book called Cockeyed: A
Memoir. Described as “achingly
honest” by a Vancouver Sun reviewer,
the book is a hilarious and touching
account of Ryan’s journey into
blindness. Published by Penguin
Canada, the memoir is receiving
wide publicity through the Canadian
media. Congratulations, Ryan!

Results are in for Joseph Cooke,
the fourth-year Tourism student at
Capilano College who captured the
British Columbia CIBC Student
Entrepreneur of the Year Award for
his company Salt Water Chefs.
Joseph flew to Toronto in May
where he competed for the 10°
annual national CIBC Entrepreneur

tough and the judges had a
difficult time selecting the grand

of the Year Award. Competition was _

Joseph Cooke

prize winner. When the dust had
settled, Joseph had landed in the
top four—an impressive placement
for a student who, according to his
instructors, is going to go far.

Diana Twiss and Pat Hodgson
from the Community Development
and Outreach department at
Capilano College, in partnership
with the City of North Vancouver
and the Canadian Union of

Public Employees (CUPE) Local
389, are recent winners of a
national award of excellence. The
Canadian Association of Municipal
Administrators (CAMA) selected
the three partners as winners

for Municipal Workplace Literacy
Achievements — Development

of Effective and Successful
Partnerships. The goal of the
partners is to provide a worker-
centred learning environment

for the City of North Vancouver
employees. The awards, presented

in Montreal on May 30, celebrate
the efforts that outstanding
people and organizations have
made to municipal workplace
education and literacy programs.
This is the first time that a
community college has been part
of a CAMA partnership.

The following third-year IDEA
students were winners of Salazar
Awards, presented annually by the
Society of Graphic Designers of
Canada (GDC) and announced in
May: Sherry Jang, first place
winner and recipient of a $500
scholarship; Robyn Sommerville,
second place and honourable
mention; Olga Gryb and Kathryn
Wright, third place and honourable
mention (equally shared).

Capilano College Animation
program grad, Lauren Airriess,
is one of three award winners
selected by Studio B Productions,
one of Canada’s leading animation
studios. Based upon her portfolio,
Lauren received a $2,000
scholarship and the opportunity
to work with Studio B during a
four-week paid internship. She
will be working in the design and
storyboard department on George
of the Jungle and Ricky Sprocket
—Showbiz Boy. An award-winning
Vancouver-based animation studio
founded in 1988, Studio B produces
original series while also providing
service work for some of the most
well-known companies in the world.

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Ward and John Pass. — Submitted by Geoff Hicks

Irwin Oostindie (left), Inessa Baustad
Oostindie and Dirk Oostindie were pho-

tographed in 2004 on the grounds of
Te Capilano ee Child Care centre.

‘Medal accepted
in memory of |

| study buddy —

Suzanne Baustad, a graduate of
the Paralegal/Legal Assistant
diploma program at Capilano
College, i is this years recipient
of the Governor General's.
Academic Collegiate Bronze
medal. Suzanne studied political
science and international
_ development and worked as a
_community advocate in East _
Vancouver before entering the
Paralegal program in 2003. She
“mow works as a paralegal ata
downtown Vancouver law firm
and remains active in
community organizing.

The mother of two was unable
to attend the spring
convocation ceremony, but had
her six-year-old daughter,
Inessa, and Inessa’s father,
Irwin Oostindie, accept the
award on her behalf.

“I would like to request that it
(the award) be accepted in.

memory of Beverly Taylor, a
paralegal student in the
_program who died in November

2004,” Suzanne said, “She was
my study buddy and I want to
. acknowledge her support and
friendship.”

drwin and Inessa were featured
in the March 2004 informer,
along with Inessa’s grandfather,

Dirk Oostindie, as all three
were attending Capilano College
at the same time. Dirk was an
active member of Eldercollege;

_ Irwin was studying Media Arts;
and Inessa was attending the -
Capilano College Child Care
Centre. Atthe same time,

| Suzanne was enrolled in the _
College's Paralegal program.

No more excuses
| The Sportsplex facility has
extended its summer hours, _
_eliminating yet another e
reason not to work out. It will
_be open to the public during the
summer months, Monday to
‘Friday, from 9 a. m.to4 p.m.
New cardio equipment can be .
found i in the weight room.

" (= Capiiano i
Caz Golleae