Concordia Alumni

06/08/2026

☀️ June 18: Calling all Black Concordia grads and students! Spend Juneteenth with Concordia’s Black Alumni Council at the annual summer social. 👇Register below to join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and plenty of fun!

Join us for an opportunity to reconnect and mingle with fellow Concordians while honouring your shared legacy.

06/05/2026

🏈❤️🐝 Stingers football alumnus Greg Bradic, BA 98, dedicated five years to the Concordia Stingers Football team, serving as team captain for two. A lifelong supporter, he volunteered with the team and remained a familiar face at home games. In 2016, his 1993 Stingers football team was inducted into the Concordia Sports Hall of Fame.

🤝 Today, Bradic is turning to his community for support. After being diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), he is seeking a living kidney donor while also raising awareness about kidney disease and the life-saving impact of organ donation.

👉 Please consider sharing Greg's story to help raise awareness and potentially connect him with a life-saving donor. If you'd like to learn more about living kidney donation, or how you can help, please send him a direct message (tagged above).

06/04/2026

🎓 Convocation is around the corner (June 15-17). to Chancellor Gina Cody, MEng 81, PhD 89, who celebrated the women of the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science Class of 2026 with fellow alumnae.

Bienvenue à la famille !

📸 https://tinyurl.com/5aeu7j2h

06/03/2026

“It’s not true that journalism is dying — but it is true that you’ll probably have to reinvent yourself,” says Alexane Drolet, BA 20.

The Concordia University Department of Journalism graduate was recently named Creator in Residence at Library and Archives Canada.

The content creator behind the viral Alexplique platform is bringing history and current affairs to new audiences.

👉 https://tinyurl.com/2s536d3p

Alexane Drolet, BA 20, has built a career explaining the news to young audiences. Now, the Department of Journalism graduate is taking that mission to a national stage as Library and Archives Canada’s new creator in residence.

06/01/2026

❤️🏌️Marking the 30th anniversary of the Québec Golf Hall of Fame, Golf Québec inducted its founding fathers, one of whom was and former dean of Commerce, Larry Boyle, BA 57, BComm 58.

⛳ Inducted posthumously, Boyle was a long-standing volunteer with the Québec Golf Association; he chaired the Montréal Regional Golf Association and headed the Course Rating and Turf Committee. He also helped build the Future Links program and coached youth of all ages.

👉 Learn more about his contributions: https://www.golfquebec.org/nouvelle_details.php?id=823

05/29/2026

🏒🏆 Concordians help take home the Walter Cup for the Montréal Victoire! Caroline Ouellette, LLD 19, Concordia University honorary doctorate, Hockey Hall of Famer and four-time Olympics gold medalist, is a former Concordia Stingers player and coach who now serves as a full-time assistant coach with the .

Alongside Caroline, these and Concordians played a key role in the PWHL playoff championship win:

🏒 Erin Ambrose — defender and former Stingers WHKY assistant coach
🏒 Ariane Julien — social media manager and member of our 2022 national championship team
🏒 Alexandra-Anne Boyer — venue merchandise specialist and member of our 2024 national championship team
🏒 Andrew Davis — head equipment manager and former Stingers WHKY equipment manager
📸 Arianne Bergeron — team photographer for the Victoire, Canadiens and WHKY

👏 Félicitations à tous pour cette saison incroyable et pour avoir ramené la Coupe Walter à Montréal!

05/28/2026

🏆👏 Bravo! Ten outstanding Concordia University graduates were recognized at the 34th annual Alumni Recognition Awards, hosted by the Concordia University Alumni Association.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebration, and a special thank you to our emcee, Sudha Krishnan, BA 99.

Congratulations once again to this year's awardees:

🏆 Rana Ghorayeb, BA 97, MEng 01 – Humberto Santos Award of Merit and Service
🏆 Lenore Vosberg – Honorary Life Membership
🏆 Alex Ionescu, BCompSc 12 – Benoît Pelland Alumnus of the Year
🏆 Alexandra Kindrat, PhD 18 – John F. Lemieux Medal
🏆 Hayfa Akoubi, BSc 17, BSc 22 – John F. Lemieux Medal
🏆 Gaetan Lefebvre, BComm 86, EMBA 06 – MBA Alumnus of the Year
🏆 Hong Deng, MEng 01 – International Excellence Award
🏆 Lai King Hum, BA 85 – Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
🏆 Sharon Nelson, BSc 97, BEng 10 – Outstanding Faculty Award
🏆 June Aldinucci – Outstanding Student Leader Award

📸 Check out the photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUTTT
👉 Learn more: https://www.concordia.ca/alumni-friends/applause/awards.html

FAS - Concordia's Faculty of Arts and Science
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
John Molson School of Business

05/26/2026

We’re proud to celebrate Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science graduate Zoya de Frias Lakhany. As co-founder of Restaurant Le Virunga, Zoya has applied the problem-solving and systems-thinking skills she developed in computer science to help grow a restaurant that blends African culinary traditions with Quebec ingredients and hospitality.

That vision is earning international recognition: Le Virunga was recently included in the Michelin Guide Québec 2026 selection.

Du secteur des technologies à celui de l’hôtellerie-restauration, le parcours de Zoya illustre avec force comment les diplômés de Concordia ont un impact dans une multitude de domaines — et redéfinissent l’innovation.

Read the story: https://tinyurl.com/mvzmtmdf
En français : https://tinyurl.com/4ycn3m3d

Tirant son nom du parc national des Virunga, situé dans l’est de la République du Congo, le restaurant s’inspire des traditions culinaires de toute l’Afrique subsaharienne tout en s’approvisionnant d’ingrédients locaux.

05/25/2026

😮 Meet four Concordia graduate students who are advancing Canadian space research!

👏 Zoé Victoria Lord, BSc 19, BSc 22, Ahmed Abdellah, Zoë Jaeger-Letts and George Defo, BEng 24, are part of a new generation of innovators in the space sector.

💪 Learn how they’re pushing the boundaries of space research and exploring bold new ideas for the future.

05/22/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the Concordians named among the latest appointees to the Order of Montreal!

Cette année, les personnes honorées comptent des explorateurs, des leaders du monde des affaires et de l’investissement, ainsi que des philanthropes dont les contributions exceptionnelles continuent de façonner et de renforcer notre ville.

👉 For the full story: https://tinyurl.com/247k76wy

🔗 Pour l'article en français : https://tinyurl.com/pm6fyk8n