(Left to right) Kuljit Minhas, Aleece Laird, Greg Stewart, Caroline Cochrane, Joshua Gottfriedson (Image Credit: TRU)
Distinguished Alumni

NWT premier Cochrane, Paralympic record-holder Stewart among TRU Distinguished Alumni

Nov 20, 2023 | 6:12 AM

KAMLOOPS — For the first time in three years, Thompson Rivers University is honouring a group of distinguished alumni.

While the Distinguished Alumni Awards began as an annual tradition in 1995, the program was put on a pandemic pause in 2020.

This year’s crop of honourees includes Northwest Territories premier Caroline Cochrane, who graduated from University College of the Cariboo in 1998 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree.

The other honourees are Tk’emlups councillor Joshua Gottfriedson, Amplify Consulting founder Aleece Laird, respiratory therapist Kuljit Minhas and accomplished athlete Greg Stewart.