Arch Award UCalgary

Past Arch Award Recipients

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The UCalgary Alumni Association Arch Awards have celebrated risk-taking and trailblazing alumni since 1985.

The awards have long honoured alumni who have sparked meaningful change in their professions and community through commitment, leadership and positive disruption.


2023

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement
Edie Adams, BSc’85, MEDes’90


International Career Achievement Award
Dr. Jennifer Hatfield, PhD'01


Career Achievement Award
Aaron Renert, BSc'92, MSc'93, LLB'98, BEd'03 & Dr. Moshe Renert, BSc'85, PhD


Community Commitment Award
Dr. Madeleine Cole, MD’98


Early Career Achievement Award
Leah Schmidt, BA'17 (Women's Studies), BA'17 (International Relations)

2022

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Marie Delorme, PhD’12, Hon. LLD’18


International Career Achievement Award
Dr. Aamir Jamal, PhD’13


Career Achievement Award
Milton Carrasco, MEng'92


Community Commitment Award
Dr. Hakique Virani, MD'01


Early Career Achievement Award
Eric Termuende, BComm'14

2021

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Bryan Kolb, BSc’68, MSc’70, PhD

 

International Career Achievement Award
Dr. Helga Holst, MD’75

 

Career Achievement Award
Dr. Sharon Friesen, BEd’86, MEd’91, PhD’00

 

Community Commitment Award
Lourdes Juan, BGS’05, MEDes’10

 

Alumni Service Award
Dr. Janice Heard, MD’84

 

Early Career Achievement Award
Dr. Bogdan Knezevic, BSc’15, PhD

2020

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Vicki Adams Willis, BFA’72

 

International Career Achievement Award

Dr. Abdullah Saleh, MD, BSc’05

 

Career Achievement Award

Andrew Pearce, BSc’84, MSc’88

 

Community Commitment Award

Dr. Ahmad Munawwar Helmi bin Salim, MD’10

 

Alumni Service Award

Jeff LaFrenz, BSc (Eng)’85, MSc (Eng)’88 

 

Early Career Achievement Award

Daria Venkova, BSc’18, MBT’19

2019

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. David Kendall, MSc’72, PhD’79

 

International Career Achievement

Dr. Scott Meikle, BSc’84, PhD

 

Career Achievement Award

Grace Auger, LLB’95

 

Community Commitment Award

Dr. Mary Anne Moser, BSc’88, MA’92, PhD’05

 

Alumni Service Award

Rob Allen, BComm’82

 

Early Career Achievement

Emily Hicks, BHSc’13

 

 

2018

Distinguished Alumni Award Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Sam Weiss, PhD’83

 

Early Career Achievement

Dr. Rowan Cockett, BSc’11

 

Community Commitment

Lisa Dixon-Wells, BPE’84, BEd’87, MEd’97


International Career Achievement

Dr. Debra Isaac, BN’84, MD’87

 

Alumni Service

Rahim Sajan, BSc’01, BEd’03

2017

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Hayley Wickenheiser, BKin’13, MSc’16, Hon. LLD’18

 

Alumni Achievement Award Recipients (This award is no longer granted)

David Eisenstadt, BA'66

Dr. Betty Bastien, BSW'80, MSW'86

Anila Lee Yuen, BSc'06

Aneel Singh Brar, BA'06, BSc'06

Andrew Mosker, MA'12

2016

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Ratna Ghosh, MA’73, PhD’76

 

Alumni Achievement Award Recipients

Suzanne West, BSc'87

Jane Alkhouri, BA'03

Daniel J. Kirk, BFA'07

Dr. Dale Walde, PhD'95

Arsheen Dhalla, BN'10

2015

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Anar Simpson, BSc’86, MCS’01

 

Alumni Achievement Award Recipients

Dr. Simon Bryant, MD'91

Susan Bare Shin Bone, BSW'90, MSW'08

Dr. Robbie Babins-Wagner, MDipl’05, PhD'11

Jonathan Brower, BA'14, BFA'14

Jennifer Koshan, BSc'85, Hon. LLB'88

2014

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Linda Taylor, BA’76, LLB’79, Hon. LLD’16

 

Future Alumni Award (This award is no longer granted)

Amar Deshwar, BSc’14

Anna Murray, LLB (candidate)

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award (This award is no longer granted)

Dr. Breanne Everett, MD’09, MBA’13

2013

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Gary Kovacs, BA’90, MBA’99

 

Future Alumni Award

Scott Weir, BA’14

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Natalie Panek, BSc’07

2012

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Vern Kimball, BA’81, MBA’90

 

Future Alumni Award

Dr. David Campbell, MD’12, PhD’17

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Nick Blitterswyk, BSc’04

2011

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Madam Justice Patricia Rowbotham, BEd’75, LLB’81

 

Future Alumni Award

Alyx Nanji, BSW’12

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Kristina Groves, BSc’04, MSc’15

2010

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Gayla Rogers, BSW’74, MSW’78

 

Future Alumni Award

Dr. Rithesh Ram, MD’13, PhD’13

 

Graduates of the Last Decade Award

Jeremy Gutsche, BComm’00

2009

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Peter K.K. Wong, BSc’83

 

Future Alumni Award

Mark Blackwell, BComm’11

 

Graduates of the Last Decade Award

Dr. Jeffrey Veale, BSc’97, MD’00

2008

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Susan Smith, BN’75, PhD’95

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Robyn Hauck, BCS’05

2007

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Kenneth B. Storey, BSc’71

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Ravinder Minhas, BSc’05

2006

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford, MD’81

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Dr. Curtis Myden, BSc’99, MD’06

2005

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. D. George Wyse, MD’74

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Kent Hehr, BA’97, JD’01

2004

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Kelly-Marie Murphy, BMus’87, MMus’89

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Laura Lucier, BSc’99

2003

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Don Gillmor, BA’77

 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award

Benjamin Perrin, BComm’01

2002

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Cyril Frank, MD’76

2001

Distinguished Alumni Award

William Eubank, BPE’74, BEd’80

2000

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Douglas Hamilton, MD’91, PhD’91

1999

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Derek Besant, BFA’73

1998

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Grant Mossop, BSc’70, MSc’71

1997

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

D. Michael Dobbin, BEd’71

1996

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. James Gosling, BSc’77, Hon. LLD’99

1995

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Ronald G. Greene, BSc’69

1994

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Manuel A. Esteban, BA’69, MA’70

1993

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Catherine Hankins, BA'71, MD'76

1992

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Vivian Ayoungman, BEd’70

1991

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Graeme Bell, BSc’68, MSc’71

1990

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Barry Lester, BSc’69, MSc’71

1989

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Robert Janes, PhD’76

1988

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

The Honourable Judge Kathleen Helmer, BSc’60, PhD’68

 Dr. Marvin Fritzler, PhD’71, MD’74

1987

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

John Zaozirny, BComm’69

1986

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Maurice Yacowar, BA’62

1985

Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Robert Thirsk, BSc’76, Hon. LLD’09