Alumni Celebrated for Community Leadership
Glen Caradus ’88, Dr. Spencer J. Harrison ’97, and Tegan Moss ’08 inducted into 2024 Peterborough Pathway of Fame
June 19, 2024
In recognition of their community leadership, three Trent University alumni will be inducted into the Peterborough Pathway of Fame during a ceremony on September 10 at Showplace Performance Centre. Join us in recognizing and celebrating the following alumni inductees:
Glen Caradus ’88 (Traill College)
Glen Caradus is a popular local singer-songwriter and eco-activist whose music and puppet shows have spoken to countless youth over the past 20 years, emphasizing the importance of protecting nature.
Glen is an educator with Camp Kawartha, Ecology Park, and the Canadian Canoe Museum. His musical puppet show, The Paddling Puppeteers, teaches youth about issues such as shoreline naturalization and the critically endangered prairie ecosystem. As an accomplished musician, Glen has also recorded three children’s CDs, each with an environmental theme.
Glen also created the cycling fundraiser Ride for Climate, which has raised funds for Peterborough Green-Up, Camp Kawartha, Rowan Tree Children’s School’s nature-based programming, and For Our Grandchildren’s climate-change education efforts.
After graduating with a B.A. in Indigenous Studies from Trent, Glen went on to support the annual canoe trip Adventure in Understanding, organized by the Rotary Club of Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Glen guides youth on a six-day trip from Peterborough to Curve Lake and always camps overnight at Trent University. The Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth meet with First Peoples House of Learning staff who host the group and provide talks.
Other organizations benefiting from Glen’s voluntarism include Dream Players, Five Counties Children’s Centre, and Ecology Park.
Dr. Spencer J. Harrison ’97 (Julian Blackburn College)
Dr. Spencer J. Harrison is a celebrated artist, activist, and academic with strong ties to his alma mater. Spencer, who graduated from Trent with an M.A. in Canadian Heritage & Development, is a former Trent artist-in-residence (1994-95) and a past recipient of the Spirit of Trent Award (2017).
He uses his voice, talent, and influence to bolster equity and inclusion for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. As former director of Camp fYrefly, a University-based leadership retreat for 2SLGBTQ+ youth, Spencer combined arts-based and Indigenous knowledge and practices to help youth build strong positive identities.
He uses his voice, talent, and influence to bolster equity and inclusion for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. As former director of Camp fYrefly, a University-based leadership retreat for 2SLGBTQ+ youth, Spencer combined arts-based and Indigenous knowledge and practices to help youth build strong positive identities.
Spencer also teaches at Toronto’s Ontario College of Art and Design University and has been honoured with the Non-Tenured Teaching Award and the BLG Equity Teaching Award.
Tegan Moss ’08 (Otonabee College)
Tegan Moss is an award-winning eco-activist who has demonstrated leadership in the Peterborough community by serving as leader of B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop and Peterborough Green Up.
After graduating from Trent University with a B.A. Honours in Environmental Studies, Tegan became the longtime executive director of B!KE, a not-for-profit member-based cycling education and support organization that teaches bike maintenance, repair, and riding skills.
Under Tegan’s guidance, B!KE spearheaded innovative programs, such as in-school cycling programs, community workshops and the Earn-A-Bike program, which provides access to a bike for those with limited means. Her accolades in this role include the Peterborough-Kawartha Women’s Leadership Award and the Wheels of Change Award from the Share the Road Cycling Coalition.
In 2011, Tegan became executive director of Peterborough GreenUP. As a staunch advocate of increased active transportation, Tegan helped convince the City of Peterborough to add more bike lanes to the infrastructure landscape by speaking before the city council, writing letters and campaigning.