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Marking career and personal achievements, special milestones and the birth of future 鶹's alumni - Class Notes helps you stay in touch with former classmates, housemates, and faculty.

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  • Jenna Dibblee and Connor Peebles stand in front of wooden doors on 鶹's campus, wearing their faculty leather jackets. Their bodies face the door but their heads are turned around facing the camera. They are holding hands.

    2010s

    Jenna Dibblee and Connor Peebles

    – Artsci’15; Sc’15

    Spring 2023

    Jenna Dibblee and Connor Peebles eloped on the back staircase of Douglas Library on a frigid Jan. 14, 2022. Later they celebrated with their families at a cottage wedding on Lake of Bays, Ont. Jenna and Connor met in their fourth year at 鶹’s. Proud fellow 鶹’s alumni include parents Tom Dibblee (Ed’87) and Sharon Kehoe (Dibblee) (Artsci/PHE’84), and grandfather A.C. Dibblee (a.k.a. Dibb) (Arts’53). 

  • Julie Smith, wearing a 鶹's sweatshirt, has her arm around Graeme Jagger, who also wears a 鶹's t-shirt. Behind them is a set of lockers.

    1990s

    Julie Smith

    – ConEd’97

    Spring 2023

    Julie Smith has been teaching in Michigan for the last 13 years. At Greenhills School, where she currently teaches, the school recently had its first student ever accept an offer to go to 鶹’s! When she heard the news, she contacted her niece, Katie Urchik (Com’25), and had her run to the Campus Bookstore to get the prospective 鶹’s student a T-shirt. Graeme Jagger is very excited to become a student of the class of 2027! 

  • 1990s

    Sarah Nicholl

    – Artsci’93

    Spring 2023

    Since graduating, Sarah Nicholl has focused her career on extending the reach of learning with technology. Having consulted with more than 200 organizations across the F1000 globally, Sarah is sharing the habits that she sees across teams, individuals, and organizations that make for more innovation and increased capabilities. Kogan Page is publishing her new book, Learning Habits: Drive a Learning Culture to Improve Employee and Business Performance, which is available as of April 2023.  

  • A closeup photo of Edward Chadderton who wears a button-down shirt and blazer.

    1990s

    Edward Chadderton

    – Law’96

    Spring 2023

    Edward “Ted” J. Chadderton accepted an invitation in December 2022 to join the International Association of Defense Counsel, the pre-eminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Upon receiving the invitation, he said, “As a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, I am grateful for the opportunity to belong to and participate in a tribe of civil defence attorneys of the highest calibre, and benefit from sharing knowledge and experiences with the depth and breadth not possible elsewhere.” Edward is a managing partner at Carroll Heyd Chown LLP in Barrie, Ont., the past president of the Simcoe County Law Association, and past vice-chair of the Library Co. Board of Directors, which operated the province of Ontario’s network of county law libraries. 

  • 1990s

    Andrew Brown

    – Artsci’94

    Spring 2023

    Andrew Brown was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development, effective Feb. 13, 2023, as part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s changes to the senior ranks of the Public Service. He is the first Black male to be appointed to such a position.  

  • 1980s

    Andy Wang

    – Rehab’83

    Spring 2023

    Dr. Andy Wang was the recipient of a Leadership and Advocacy award from the Ontario Physiotherapy Association during its annual gala in March 2023. He is a registered physiotherapist and acupuncturist, a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy, and an orthopaedic instructor for the Ontario Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to the profession by increasing the awareness and value of physiotherapy to the public and/or health-care community, and who has been a shining example of a leader within the profession and health-care environment.