Alumni Spotlights


Amy Evangeline Prescott (’18) | Prescott women paving way for future science students at Acadia

Amy Evangeline Prescott (’18) is a WISE woman, and it runs in the family. In her first year at Acadia, she joined WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Acadia, which is a group of female faculty, staff and students who gather together to promote full participation by women in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) fields.

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Kimlee Wong ('91) | A voice for wild places

Protecting wild spaces and the Indigenous people who live there has become the life work of biologist and social activist Kimlee Wong (’91).

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Love of biology, strong mentorship support create pathways to research success for award-winning alumna

Growing up in Boutilier’s Point, Nova Scotia, Laura Ferguson (’10) says she was lucky to have the ocean as a front yard and a forest in the back.

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