UW congratulates four alumni on Globe and Mail 's 2008 list of Top 40 Under 40

WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo is congratulating the four alumni named in this year's Globe and Mail's list of Top 40 Under 40. Winners of the award were chosen from more than 1,200 nominees by a 26-member independent advisory board. Candidates were selected on the following criteria: vision and leadership, innovation and achievement, impact, growth and development strategy, as well as community involvement and contribution.

"The University of Waterloo alumni named in the Globe and Mail's Top 40 Under 40 list have distinguished themselves through a strong commitment to their selected fields of endeavour, whether business or the not-for-profit sector, and a keen interest in community service," said UW president David Johnston. "They stand as role models for what can be accomplished when the best and brightest merge passion with ability."

Established in 1995, Canada's Top 40 Under 40 celebrates the achievements of Canadians who were under the age of 40 by Dec. 31, 2008. The 2008 recipients of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 were unveiled in the May 1 issue of The Globe and Mail.

Detailed profiles of all winners are available online. UW's four winners are:

* Ryan Marshall, 32, vice-president of operating systems, Research In Motion Ltd., Waterloo, Ont. Bachelor of mathematics, computer science/software engineering, 1999. For his profile, visit http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090501.wTop40marshallRyan01/BNStory/robAtWork

* Marlo Raynolds, 35, executive director, Pembina Institute, Calgary. Bachelor of applied science, systems design engineering, 1996. For his profile, visit http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090501.wTop40raynolds01/BNStory/robAtWork

* Cameron Piron, 34, president and co-founder, Sentinelle Medical Inc., Toronto. Bachelor of applied science, systems design engineering, 1998. Nominated by UW. For his profile, visit http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090501.wTop40piron01/BNStory/robAtWork

* Barbara Zvan, 38, senior vice-president, asset mix and risk, Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund, Toronto. Master of mathematics, statistics, 1995. For her profile, visit http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090501.wTop40zvan01/BNStory/robAtWork