Faculty of Business Administration - University of New Brunswick

A team made up of MBA students from the University of New Brunswick in
Fredericton will compete this month in the IBK Capital - Ivey Business Plan
Competition at the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ont. The
competition, taking place March 30 and 31, is Canada's largest MBA business
plan competition

VerifyRx, was selected as one of the top 12 innovative business ideas from
all across Canada. The two-year old New Brunswick company was founded by
UNBF MBA students Rob Morrow, Karen Freeman, and Edgar Gallibois. They are
looking to commercialize their technology which is designed to help
pharmacists quickly verify prescriptions by determining the potential risk
of abuse.

"VerifyRx is proud to represent UNB, the faculty of business administration,
and the province at this national event, and we are very thankful for all
the support it has received," said Edgar Gallibois president and chief
operating officer of VerifyRx. "Prescription drug abuse is a very large
problem that affects not only New Brunswick, but all of North America. We
believe that there is a significant opportunity to help people by reducing
the problem of prescription drug abuse and creating a successful business."

VerifyRx will also compete at the local New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
Student Entrepreneurship competition later this month.

Big Ideas in NB. Government Encourages Innovation and Supports Higher Education


From left Marcel Lebrun, CEO of Radian6 and chief business advisor for
VerifyRx; Edgar Gallibois; Shawn Graham, premier of New Brunswick; Dan
Coleman, dean of the faculty of business administration at UNBF; and
Greg Bryne, minister of Business New Brunswick

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At the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Men’s Hockey Awards Gala held March 20th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Moncton, N.B., Colin Sinclair was recognized as the 2006-07 recipient of the Dr. Randy Gregg Award. This award honours the player who best combines outstanding hockey ability, academic achievement and community involvement. Colin is the first UNB hockey player to ever receive this award.

“It’s an unbelievable award for Colin and for the University of New Brunswick. To be the top student-athlete in Canadian University Hockey speaks highly of the character and the outstanding contribution Colin has made to our program and to CIS hockey and we hope that is a real good sign of things to come at this tournament,” commented coach Gardiner MacDougall.

Colin is a three-time CIS Academic All Canadian and Dean’s List student who fast tracked his four-year Business Degree at UNB Fredericton and graduated in three years; he is currently enrolled in a two-year Master’s program there. He is the hockey team’s representative to Athletes Council and is also actively involved in the Fredericton community with the ‘Read with the Reds’ and ‘Heads up with the Reds’ volunteer programs at UNB

Sinclair recently received the AUS most prestigious award, the James Bayer Scholarship, which is awarded annually to an outstanding student athlete in Atlantic University Sport for excellence in academics, athletics, leadership, sportsmanship and citizenship.

“It’s overwhelming to receive these awards. It mean’s a lot to me, but I couldn’t have done it without my team-mates and the support of my family. I deeply honoured to receive both of these awards,” commented Sinclair.

Sinclair, from Brooks, Alberta, was the co-captain of Canada’s gold medal winning Winter Universiade 2007 team. He is UNB’s best defensive forward and is an assistant captain on the V-Reds squad.

"Colin is simply an outstanding individual,” stated Dr. Daniel Coleman, Dean of the Business Administration Faculty at UNB Fredericton, when he learned of Colin’s award. “He’s obviously a superb athlete, but he's also a very good student, having graduated with distinction from our BBA program, and doing very well in his MBA studies. He's also a nice guy. We in the FBA have benefited from his presence in our programs, and we congratulate him on receiving these well deserved awards."

Posted at 3:06 PM

At an awards ceremony during the AUS men’s basketball final at the Metro Centre, Halifax, on Saturday night, Atlantic University Sport announced UNB’s men’s hockey player Colin Sinclair as the 2007 recipient of the James Bayer Memorial Scholarship.

The James Bayer Memorial Scholarship Award was established in 1985 and is awarded annually to an outstanding student athlete in Atlantic University Sport for excellence in academics, athletics, leadership, sportsmanship and citizenship. This memorial scholarship is the most prestigious award offered annually by the conference.

“It is a tremendous honour,” said Sinclair. “I am thankful to the Bayer Foundation to be chosen from this prestigious group of student-athletes. Any one of the group deserved to win and I congratulate each and every nominee for their achievements,” continued Sinclair.

Sinclair co-captained the AUS All-Star squad at the World University Games in Turin, Italy, in January and helped lead the team to a gold medal. He is an assistant captain with the Varsity Reds and has scored 15 goals and 22 points in regular season play this year.

Sinclair, of Brooks, Alberta, is a three-time Dean’s List student and Academic all-Canadian. He fast tracked his four-year Business degree and graduated in three years and is currently enrolled in the two-year Master’s program.

He is the hockey team’s representative to Athletes Council and is also actively involved in the Fredericton community with the ‘Read with the Reds’ and ‘Heads up with the Reds’ volunteer programs at UNB.

“Colin is an outstanding individual who reflects the highest qualities of commitment, work ethic and respect, and is an outstanding ambassador for university sport in Canada,” commented Kevin Dickie, UNB’s Director of Athletics, who was on hand to see Colin receive the award.

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