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Dr. Gary Borstad
Posted June 3, 2013
Gary Borstad, PhD, is Vice-President, ASL Environmental Sciences Inc.. (Senior Remote Sensing Scientist) – and an Alumnus of GPRC, charter class 1966/67. After beginning his science studies at Grande Prairie Junior College, Gary went on to complete his degree at the UofA and to further study in biological oceanography. He has had ... Read Article »
Willie deWit
Posted May 30, 2013
In 1978 Willie deWit was a 17-year-old Composite High School football quarterback working on a research project on boxing for a physical education class. Boxing quickly became his passion, and deWit went on to a career of 67 wins and 12 losses that included the North American Amateur Heavyweight championship, the World Amateur Heavyweig... Read Article »
Senator Dennis Patterson
Posted May 30, 2013
Dennis Patterson (Nunavut) is a former Premier of the Northwest Territories who has dedicated his career to bettering the lives of people throughout Canada’s North. He was also a member of the charter class of students in the brand new Grande Prairie Junior College in 1966, and the first ever President of the Students’ Association... Read Article »
Cris Seppola
Posted May 29, 2013
Cris began as a GPRC student, became a valued employee of the College, and is now a successful business owner providing professional services to a client list which includes GPRC. After graduation from GPRC Office Administration 2002, Chris got a job at GPRC in the Workforce Development (now Continuing Education) department. While employed a... Read Article »
Richard Podsada
Posted May 29, 2013
Very soon after graduating from GPRC with a Fine Arts diploma in Interactive Digital Design, Richard Podsada began working as a freelance web designer. One of his early projects was the design of a new website for the College. Within a few short years he had become an Owner/Managing Partner of nine10 Incorporated – a full-service market... Read Article »