45th Annual Solomon Greenberg Moot Court Competition

The Solomon Greenberg Competition has a long tradition at Robson Hall.  Over its 45 year history winners have included Queen’s Bench judges, ministers of justice and even a former Robson Hall Dean of Law.  The competition is the culmination of the advocacy course which was instructed by Justice Raymond Wyant.  Eight students are selected out of the entire second year class to be involved.  The eight students selected this year were: Katelyn Clarke, Thomas Dobson, Amanda Faulkner, Lori-Ann Hunter, Ayli Katz, Patrice Miniely, Lianni Nair, Harley Shepherd. 

The Solomon Greenberg Finalists were called upon to prepare and present a criminal jury trial.  The finalists were divided into four trial pairings: two teams for the defence and two for the Crown.  The defence teams were assisted by Saul Simmonds, a well known criminal defence counsel, and the Crown teams were assisted by Liz Thomson, a senior Crown attorney, and Jeff Gindin, defence lawyer.

There were two half-day trials held on January 16 and presided over by Rick Saull, who is the coach of our Western Canada Moot Trial team.

A big thank you goes out to all of our student volunteers and third year student Davy Ireland, for helping to organize the volunteers.

The winner of the Solomon Greenberg Competition for 2009 is Patrice Miniely and the runner-up is Katelyn Clarke.  Both counsel put in a very well crafted trial.

Patrice and Katelyn will now go on to represent Manitoba at the Western Canada Moot Trial Competition, which is held in Saskatoon.  We wish them all the best.

Posted in:  Law

Textile Science Staff Outreach Award

Eleven staff members of the University of Manitoba were recognized for their outstanding community involvement through Outreach Awards at a special reception on Monday, December 7, 2009. This year, recipients included individuals who: worked within Winnipeg’s Inner City; coached young athletes; and helped University of Manitoba students reach for the stars.
Lena Horne, textile sciences, is recognized for her tireless efforts in promoting the textile sciences program of the University. As vice-president of the Institute of Textile Science, she has worked alongside representatives from industry, government, and other universities, to strengthen the bonds between industry and the academy, to encourage the exchange of knowledge regarding textile science and to support research and development activities related to textile science and technologies. She is also recognized for her leadership in moving the clothing and textiles hallway museum based in the Faculty of Human Ecology to the Dugald Costume Museum which is part of the Costume Museum of Canada.

Posted in:  Human Ecology