Kamloops, British Columbia Oct 21, 2019 (Issuewire.com) - Thompson Rivers University instructor and Nipissing University graduate Julio Viskovich have been awarded the prestigious Dr. James Jamieson Award for the Most Influential Alumni. He is a former marketing professor at the Sauder School of Business at UBC and Simon Fraser University. After working as Microsoft's senior sales and marketing trainer in Canada, Julio worked at Canada's Billion dollar social media startup company Hootsuite where Forbes.com named him one of the top 30 social media influencers of 2014. Mr. Viskovich has modernized the marketing department at Thompson River University by adding social media and digital marketing courses. In addition, He has authored 2 books on Amazon and was featured by TED Talks for his talk on inspiration and perseverance.
The award is named after Dr. James Jamieson, who was made an honorary member of the Nipissing University Alumni Association in the early 1980s. He was one of the founding members of the Alumni Association and served as its first President from 1973 - 1975. He served as a member of the Board of Governors from 1975 –1986. In 1981, he, along with Dr. George Zytaruk, was instrumental in the setting up of the Office of Alumni Affairs.
Learn more about Julio on social media:
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http://twitter.com/juliovisko
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Julio Viskovich *****@tru.ca 605 TRU Way http://www.tru.ca
