The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Graduation Banquet
Friday, March 22, 2024
The 2024 Degree Grad Dinner will be on Friday, March 22nd, cocktails starting at 6:00 pm and dinner being served at 7:00 pm at the Four Points by Sheraton on Pembina Highway.
This event is to say good-bye to the graduating degree students from our faculty, celebrate the completion of their degrees and the accomplishments they gained throughout their time in the faculty.
Tickets: $45/ person, tickets are available to anyone. If you have already purchased tickets and would like to purchase more or have a preference on which grad you would like to sit with, email Carmen at vsi@uofmaggies.ca to inform us on your seating choices.
*The deadline to purchase tickets is: March 7th, 2024*
The 2024 grad committee is happy to announce that Wayne Hiltz will be the guest speaker at the graduation dinner.
Any questions regarding the degree grad dinner please contact: Carmen Hutchison at vsi@uofmaggies.ca
Wayne Hiltz
Wayne Hiltz has been active in the agricultural industry for 35 years. The vast majority, 28 years, have been spent in Manitoba, the last 19 of which have been as Executive Director of Manitoba Chicken Producers.
Wayne is a proud graduate of the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (1990), and served multiple years on the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Students’ Organization, including his last year as Senior Stick.
Wayne has been involved in feed sales, feed mill management, banking, the hog industry, and now the poultry industry. Wayne has also volunteered in leadership roles extensively during his career, serving Manitoba Institute of Agrologists for 6 years, being a member of the Manitoba Agriculture / Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) Advisory Committee, being a member of the KAP Labour Committee, being a member of Project ASPIRE (Accelerated Sustainable Protein Impact Results), and a member of the Manitoba Protein Strategy.
Wayne is passionate about working and living in Manitoba and has been blessed and rewarded for working with and for farmers in Manitoba.
Degree Grad Banquet ticket sales are now closed.