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50 Years of Friendship

They were 17 and 18 year olds in NAIT’s first class of Dental Assistants in 1964. Something special happened that year, as friendships began that continue to this day.

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Alumni salute their alma mater

The NAIT@ 50 Gala brought back memories for the Top 50 alumni honoured at the celebration, as they reflect on their careers and the impact the institution has had on their lives.

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Commemorating a half-century milestone

It was an evening to celebrate friends, five decades of accomplishments and a most promising future. Here are highlights of the NAIT@50 Gala that honoured our Top 50 alumni.

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We are NAIT@50

From a patch of muddy land beside Edmonton’s municipal airport to one of Canada’s leading polytechnics, NAIT’s 50-year history is told through the eyes of those who lived it.

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How to make an Ookpik

Watch NAIT Inuit Elder, Peggy Richardson, make an ookpik (the Inuktituk work for snowy owl) in the traditional way. When the search for NAIT iconic Ookpik mascot came up empty, Peggy offered to make us two new ones. This was the first time she had made Ookpiks since making them as a child in the Canadian Arctic some fifty years ago.

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Two new Ookpiks arrive at NAIT

Description: When the search for NAIT’s iconic Ookpik mascot came up empty, our Inuit Elder, Peggy Richardson, offered to make us two new ones. Growing up in Canada’s north in the 1960s, Peggy had made and sold ookpiks to men working on the DEW line. On May 23, 2012 in a packed media conference, Peggy presented one Ookpik to NAIT president and CEO, Dr. Glenn Feltham, and another to NAITSA president, Teagan Gahler.

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Dr. Sam Shaw

Under Dr. Sam Shaw’s leadership, the first decade of the new millennium brought incredible growth to NAIT: tripling the operating budget, adding 10 Centres of Excellence and spearheading international partnerships in places like Cuba.

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Dr. Stan Souch

He referred to NAIT in the early 1980s as Alberta’s "best kept secret." Dr. Souch spearheaded major capital campaigns supported by industry, government, students, staff and the broader community and the secret was out: NAIT graduates were vital to building the wealth of our province.

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George Carter

Take a stroll down memory lane with one of NAIT’s first employees. George Carter was hired in 1960 to head up business education and vocational training and went on to become the institute’s third president in 1971.

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