The MRFA Recognizes its Retiring Members – May 2022

The following members are retiring this year and they will all be very much missed by their many friends and colleagues in the MRFA. The Association expresses our collective gratitude for their countless contributions to the MRFA and the MRU community over the years and recognizes the immeasurable impact these members have had on thousands of students over the years.

Members being Recognized at this year’s Retirement Celebration

Don Swenson – Sessional Lecturer and Professor Emeritus – Sociology and Anthropology
John Cox – Professor – Earth and Environmental Sciences
Maria-Jesus Plaza – Associate Professor – English, Languages, and Cultures (Spanish)
Rafik Kurji – Associate Professor – Accounting and Finance
Ruth Murdoch – Associate Professor – Broadcasting and Journalism
Shiraz Kurji – Associate Professor – Accounting and Finance
Susan Jacoby – Associate Professor – Nursing and Midwifery
Tim Taylor – Sessional Lecturer – Earth and Environmental Sciences

The presentation with their videos is available below – you need to log in to view the presentation.

Retirement Celebration Details

The event is Thursday May 26, 3:30pm in the Lincoln Park Room (J301) and on zoom.

Reception to follow in the Faculty Centre – W315

(Note all members were invited to attend and only those listed above indicated attendance)

All MRFA Members Retiring Spring 2022

Allison Mackenzie – Associate Professor – Public Relations

Ben Kunz – Associate Professor – Information Design

Brenda Sauve – Sessional Lecturer – Child Studies and Social Work

Brian Traynor – Associate Professor – Information Design

Cliff Werier – Professor – English, Languages, and Cultures (Phased Retirement)

Don Swenson – Sessional Lecturer and Professor Emeritus – Sociology and Anthropology

Helen Evans-Warren – Associate Professor – Interior Design (Phased Retirement)

Janet Hamnett – Associate Professor – Public Relations

John Cox – Professor – Earth and Environmental Sciences

Margot Williams – Sessional Lecturer – Biology

Maria-Jesus Plaza – Associate Professor – English, Languages, and Cultures (Spanish)

Miriam Carey – Professor – Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies,

Rafik Kurji – Associate Professor – Accounting and Finance

Rod Montague – Sessional Lecturer – Chemistry and Physics

Roman Harrison – Fixed Term Lecturer – Sociology and Anthropology

Ruth Murdoch – Associate Professor – Broadcasting and Journalism

Sharon Smulders – Professor – English, Languages, and Cultures

Sharren Patterson – Fixed Term Lecturer – English, Languages, and Cultures

Shawn Liu – Associate Professor – Mathematica and Computing

Shiraz Kurji – Associate Professor – Accounting and Finance

Susan Jacoby – Associate Professor – Nursing and Midwifery

Tim Taylor – Sessional Lecturer – Earth and Environmental Sciences

Wendelin Fraser – Associate Professor – Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and Social Innovation

Yuhuan Wang – Associate Professor – Humanities