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13 unusual facts about Brock University


Belinda Kemp

In July 2013, the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, recruited Belinda Kemp in order to apply her extensive research and outreach experience to the Canadian grape and wine industry.

Brock University

It carries the distinction of being the only university in Canada to offer an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Oenology and Viticulture - see the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute.

Carla Geurts

Since September 2006, Geurts had been a professor of Kinesiology and Physiology at Brock University, in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Cem Kaner

Kaner received a Bachelor's Degree from Brock University in 1974, having focused on mathematics and philosophy.

Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute

The Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, was established in 1996 and is a partnership with the Wine Council of Ontario (WCO) and the Ontario Grape Growers Marketing Board, now the Grape Growers of Ontario (GGO).

Denis Dyack

He has a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree from Brock University.

Dennis Hull

Upon retirement as a player, he became a broadcaster, as well as an educator, returning to St. Catharines, Ontario, where he played Ontario Hockey League Junior hockey (St. Catharines Teepees 1960-1964), to study at Brock University, graduating with a degree in History and Physical Education.

Gökçe Yurdakul

After teaching at Brock University in Canada and at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, Yurdakul came to Berlin as a post-doctoral fellow of the Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies at the Free University of Berlin.

Kenneth Bi

Kenneth Bi graduated with Honours in Theatre/Film from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Logan Couture

Coming from an athletic family, his father, Chet Couture, is a firefighter who played OHA senior hockey for 13 years and is a veteran National Lacrosse League (NLL) referee, while his mother, Lori Couture, a graduate of Brock University, is a physical education teacher at Lucas Secondary School.

Morgan Lewington

He obtained his BA in Communications and Mass Media from Brock University in 1988.

Ronald Tremain

In 1970 he moved to Canada where, until his retirement in 1989, he was Professor of Music at Brock University.

Veronica Tennant

Veronica Tennant has been awarded honorary doctorates from Brock University, York University, Simon Fraser University and the University of Toronto.


Garney Henley

After his playing days he became a coach and administrator at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Brock University and the University of Guelph in Ontario.

St. Clement's School

Activities and clubs offered by the school include the Philosophy Club, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Ontario Model Parliament and the Classics Club (which brings students to the Ontario Student Classics Conference at Brock University every year).