UPEI Alumni Association elects new board members

The UPEI Alumni Association recently elected several new members to its Board of Directors, including President Perlene Morrison (BA '94), partner at law firm Stewart McKelvey. She replaces Betty Johnston (BA '87) who provided leadership to the Association over the past two years.

The UPEI Alumni Association is comprised of graduates of UPEI, and seeks to facilitate and constantly improve relations amongst alumni of all ages and between alumni and the University.

The Association is gearing up for a very productive 2011, starting with its annual New Year's Levee on January 1, 2011 at Don and Marion McDougall Hall on the UPEI campus, through to Reunion Weekend in July, and Homecoming in September. The Board of Directors will focus its efforts on building partnerships with businesses that can serve alumni, building a 3-year strategic plan, and implementing programs and activities based on feedback received through a survey conducted earlier this year.

Any UPEI, SDU, or PWC alumni who wish to learn more about the activities of the UPEI Alumni Association Board of Directors, or would like to get involved as a volunteer during activities or on committees can get in touch with the UPEI Alumni Office at alumni@upei.ca.

Besides Morrison (President) and Johnston (Past-President), other members of the UPEI Alumni Association Board of Directors include Mark O'Halloran (Vice-President), Bruce Davison (Secretary), Jeff Somers (Treasurer), Alicia Bremner, Trevor Lawson, Andrew MacPherson, Walter Bradley, William Stanish, Rob Livingstone (Student Union President), and Sjors Reijers (UPEI Alumni Office Representative).