Former Windsor West MPP Sandra Pupatello.Former Windsor West MPP Sandra Pupatello will receive the Alumni Award of Merit on November 21.

Community leader to be given top alumni recognition

Sandra Pupatello (BA 1986, LLD 2012) will receive the Alumni Association’s highest honour, the Alumni Award of Merit on Thursday, November 21, at its Annual General Meeting and Award Presentations night.

Currently the CEO of the WindsorEssex Development Corporation, Pupatello also serves as director of business development and global markets for PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada. She was the Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor West from 1995 to 2011, holding the positions of Minister of Community and Social Services from 2003 to 2005 and Minister of Economic Development and Trade from 2006 to 2011—among other contributions.

The Alumni Association’s annual general meeting and awards presentations ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5 pm on Thursday, November 21, in the Ambassador Auditorium, CAW Student Centre. If you plan to attend, RSVP online or e-mail alumni@uwindsor.ca.