The School of Information Management (SIM) is pleased to announce that the following Master of Information Management (MIM) students were awarded their Graduate Diploma in Information Management from Dalhousie University during the Spring convocation:

• Christine Leanne Fedoruk, Post-production Team Leader, Hansard Services;
• Sarah H. Horrocks, Administrative Officer of the Killam Trusts;
• Musema Abdo Mossa, Information Management Officer, Health Canada;
• Angela Petropoulos, Controlled Document/ QA Administrator, Maxxam;
• Michele Wood, Researcher/Evaluator, Department of Health & Social Services, Nunatsiavut Government (Newfoundland & Labrador).

The MIM program, which is designed for mid-career professionals who have information management responsibilities, was successfully launched in 2008, and is the first program of its kind in Canada.  The program is offered through a distance blending learning model, with online learning as well as onsite intensives.  The Graduate Diploma is awarded to students after completing six courses.  We congratulate these students on their achievement, and look forward to honouring them at the completion of their degree.  We are currently accepting applications for the MIM degree for September 2012 (http://mim.management.dal.ca/admissions.htm)