Alumni Profile - Thomas Stuart

2005 Red River College Culinary Arts Graduate

After a trip through Europe, Thomas Stuart was inspired to pursue Culinary Arts as a career option and enrolled at Red River College.

While in the Culinary Arts program, Thomas quickly learned a wide variety of cooking styles and techniques and began networking with his classmates. He was also impressed with how well known the RRC instructors were within the culinary industry, which helped students to make new connections.

After graduating from Red River College, Thomas started at Fude in October 2006 and hasn’t looked back. As the Chef and Kitchen Leader at Fude, Thomas gets to work with local ingredients and has created many of the items found on the menu. Thomas really enjoys the atmosphere at the restaurant and says that all of the employees are like a close-knit family. Recently, Fude won the Gold Plate award for best upscale dining in Canada.

When Thomas isn’t busy at work, he enjoys photography, which allows him to express his creativity outside of the kitchen. He’s also a sports fan and plays in a local Ultimate Frisbee recreational league.

Thomas says that the Culinary Arts program definitely helped launch his career and provided him with countless skills that he now uses on a daily basis.

To learn more about Fude and see the menu, visit their website at www.fude.ca.

If you are interested in being profiled in the RED alumni e-newsletter, e-mail Dale Oughton, Alumni Coordinator, at alumni@rrc.mb.ca

2010 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner

John P. Gale - 1980 Mechanical Engineering Technology Graduate

John P. Gale is a 1980 Mechanical Engineering Technology grad and co-founder of Dimatec Inc., a Winnipeg-based manufacturer of high quality metal bond diamond tools used in the mineral exploration industry.

Now “semi-retired”, John is a leader in the movement to reinvent Kenora, Ontario, and the surrounding area after the paper mill, the area’s largest private employer, shut down several years ago.

John will be honoured at the 2010 Red River College Alumni Dinner on Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Fairmont Winnipeg.

Look for more information about the 2010 Alumni Dinner in future e-newsletters.

RRC Alumni Sponsors Awards Dinner

The annual RRC Creative Arts Awards Dinner got a boost from the RRC Alumni Association this year to make it bigger and better than ever before.

The RRC Alumni Association proudly sponsored the April 21st event giving each of the 42 Creative Arts student award winners the opportunity to bring a guest to dinner. This was the first time that award winners were able to bring guests to the event and it was a welcome addition. The event was a huge success with over 130 award winners, faculty, industry and guests in attendance.

The Creative Arts Awards Dinner honours students in Creative Communications, Graphic Design, Digital Multimedia Technology, 3D Computer Graphics, Deaf Studies, Library Technology and Technical Communication.

Manitoba Hydro RRC Alumni Wine & Cheese

On Thursday, April 22, the Red River College Alumni Association held a reception at the new downtown Manitoba Hydro office for employees who graduated from RRC. Over 100 alumni showed up for the event and enjoyed a fun evening of music, food and wine.

Are you interested in finding out when the next RRC Alumni Wine & Cheese will be taking place? Make sure we have your most up-to-date contact information by visiting the RRC Alumni Address Update webpage at www.rrc.ca/alumni or call (204) 632-2359.

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