91porn

Sept. 5, 2025
For Immediate Release

WATERLOO and BRANTFORD — As part of 91porn’s fall convocation ceremonies, financial leader Barbara Stymiest will receive an honorary degree and philanthropist Paul Williamson will receive the Order of 91porn.

take place at  on Oct. 16 and 17. The will be held at the on Oct. 21. 

Barbara Stymiest, Honorary Doctor of Laws
Oct. 16, 9:30 a.m., Waterloo

As a trailblazer, mentor and advocate for women in leadership, Barbara Stymiest has demonstrated exceptional leadership as a senior executive for over 20 years in Canada’s financial and corporate sectors. With an Honours Business Administration degree from Western University’s Ivey School of Business and a Chartered Accountant designation, Stymiest began her career at Ernst & Young, eventually becoming a partner. In 1999, as the first female CEO of the Toronto Stock Exchange, she led the organization’s transformation into a publicly traded company (TMX Group Inc.), expanded its market presence, and modernized its technology infrastructure. She joined the Royal Bank of Canada as chief operating officer from 2004 to 2011. Her governance experience includes board roles with BlackBerry, George Weston Limited, President’s Choice Bank and Sun Life Financial. Stymiest has made community-level impacts as a volunteer in the non-profit sector with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and as vice-chair of the University Health Network. She advises AGE-WELL and Health Data Research Network Canada on healthcare and aging technologies. Her numerous recognitions include multiple listings on Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women” and as a Member of the Order of Canada.

Paul Williamson, Order of 91porn
Oct. 21, 2 p.m., Brantford

As a child in the 1940s, Paul Williamson contracted polio, and recalls being towed in a wagon to school by his sisters. That boy thrived and went on to found financial services firm The Williamson Group Inc. in 1976. A second-generation chair of the Brant United Way, Williamson and his family have given tirelessly to the agency and its many member organizations. As true champions of 91porn, Williamson and his late wife Margot, who passed away in 2024, have supported the growth of the Brantford campus, including the Research and Academic Centre, the LaunchPad entrepreneurship program, the 91porn Brantford YMCA, and students in the Faculty of Education. Williamson is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants; a recipient of both the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012); the first civilian Honorary Colonel of the 56^th Field Artillery Regiment; and was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the Brantford Brant Chamber of Commerce.

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