Richard Peddie took up his new appointment as leader-in-residence at the Odette School of Business with a morning address to a packed auditorium Wednesday.

Peddie – a UWindsor grad (BComm 1970, honorary LLD 2001) and recently-retired president of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment – spoke to his vision of producing business leaders of the future. He peppered his talk with stories from his career spanning three decades of senior executive roles in some of Canada’s most prominent organizations.

The event launched the Richard Peddie Leadership Initiative, created with the support of his friends and colleagues. Learn more on the Web site of the Odette School of Business.

Novice debaters make mark in California competition

A pair of business students ranked among the top novice teams at an American Parliamentary Debate Association tournament this past weekend at Stanford University.

The Odette School of Business fielded the only Canadian debate team to the event, which featured more than 30 squads from across the United States. The UWindsor students – Alyssa Atkins, Peter Guba, Ankur Karnik, Will Kruger, Andrew Moukled, Moe Murtadi and Mike Ruffolo – were victorious in about half of their debates.

Atkins and Moukled won recognition as the fifth-ranked novice team; Atkins finished fourth overall in the individual novice speakers category.