Julie Taylor (née Greidanus) and Lowell Taylor

BA ’05 and BFA ’04

Julie Taylor (née Greidanus) (BA ’05) and Lowell Taylor (BFA '04)

 Julie Taylor (née Greidanus) and Lowell Taylor became a national sensation in 2016 when they competed on the Amazing Race Canada. Lowell, who has a degenerative eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa, was the TV program’s first blind contestant. From the bustling cities of Vietnam to the frozen tundra of the Northwest Territories, the couple illustrated how positivity and teamwork can turn obstacles into opportunities. Julie and Lowell met as students at uLethbridge. Julie is a speech-language pathologist, and Lowell is a registered psychologist. A para-triathlete and para-cyclist, Lowell (with pilot Mark MacDonald on the tandem bike) recently earned two bronze medals at the Canadian Track Championships, a silver medal in road cycling for Team Alberta and is aiming for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in road and track cycling.