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
International Career Achievement Award
Dr. Abdullah Saleh, MD, BSc’05
Career Achievement Award
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
2019
Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dr. David Kendall, MSc’72, PhD’79
International Career Achievement
Career Achievement Award
Community Commitment Award
Dr. Mary Anne Moser, BSc’88, MA’92, PhD’05
Alumni Service Award
Early Career Achievement
2018
Distinguished Alumni Award Lifetime Achievement
Early Career Achievement
Community Commitment
Lisa Dixon-Wells, BPE’84, BEd’87, MEd’97
International Career Achievement
Alumni Service
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