A recap of some of the recent accolades and achievements received by our campus community members.
Congratulations to the following:
- Bob Aloneissi — appointed as Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
- Jesse Alook — 2022 Robert Wood Johnson Award recipient
- Eric Au — Queen’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal Award recipient
- Breanne Aylward — SSHRC Doctoral Award
- Clark Banack — short-listed for the Canadian Political Science Association’s John McMenemy Prize for his article “Ethnography and Political Opinion: Identity, Alienation and Anti-establishmentarianism in Rural Alberta”
- Darren Bilawchuk — Dr. R.G. Glassford Award for Coaching
- Mackenzie Cook — Block A Rings
- Chentel Cunningham — CIHR Fellowship
- Dr. Vijay Daniels — 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship
- Danieli Fernando — 2022 Alberta Diabetes Institute Summer Studentship Award
- Robert Froese — Accredited as a Registered Professional Forester as per the Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals
- Sophie Gelineau — Block A Rings
- Dr. Florence Glanfield — Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women's 2022 Esquao Award for achievement in the education system
- Sara Gloeckler — $10,000 Finalist Award as part of the McCall MacBain Scholarships
- Isaac Heslinga — U of A Male Rookie of the Year
- Maissie Hillman — $5,000 Regional Award as part of the McCall MacBain Scholarships
- Glynnis Hood — Consulting Engineers of Alberta Award of Excellence in the Environmental category
- Tyus Jefferson — 2021/22 U of A Athlete of the Year; Wilson Challenge Trophy
- Natalie Kieser — U of A Female Rookie of the Year
- Greg King — Sustainability Leader Award
- Catherina Kluyts — 2021/22 U of A Athlete of the Year; Bakewell Trophy
- Aulden Maj — $5,000 Regional Award as part of the McCall MacBain Scholarships.
- Precious Majekodunmi — Queen’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal Award recipient
- Dee Patriquin — Consulting Engineers of Alberta Award of Excellence in the Environmental category
- Portia Rayner — 2022 McCall MacBain Scholars cohort at McGill
- Provincia Court of Alberta Judicial appointments — Gerald T. Annetts (existing, Edmonton Region), Joanne M. Heudes (new, Edmonton Region), Kathleen S.V. Linton (existing, Edmonton Family and Youth Division), Kimberley E. Palichuk (new, Edmonton Criminal Division), Gordon D. Putnam (existing, Edmonton Region), Lisa C. Tchir (existing, Edmonton Criminal Division)
- Dr. Evelyn Steinhauer — Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women's 2022 Esquao Award for achievement in the education system
- Dr. D. Lorne Tyrrell — CACMID 2022 John G. Fitzgerald Award
- U of A Bears & Pandas 2021/2022 President's Trophy Award recipients — Logan Arthur, Wesley Calef, Mackenzie Cook, Jacob Deinum, Megan Duro, Jasmine Feddema, Andrew Gittis, Haley Heffel, Vanessa Jarman, Katie Johnson, Clayton Kirichenko, Abby Krzyzaniak, Abby Marks, Matthew Miki, Heidi Peake, Josiah Schakel, Tristan Sinnatamby, Kyle Sluchinski, Daniel Stayer
- U of A Bears & Pandas 2021/2022 Team Most Valuable Player Award recipients — Olivia Brendzan, Austin Cole, Liam Collens, Olivia Cooper, Max Elgert, Kaila Gosset, Ryan Jacques, Tyrus Jefferson, Emma Kary, Clayton Kirichenko, Catharina Kluyts, Brooke Lang, Payton Laumbach, Meghan Lim, Jared Maclean, Abby Marks, Taylor McPherson, Diego Paz, Shelby Pierce, Emma Rutherford, Josiah Schakel, Isaiah Springer, Riley Stuermer, Kory White, Ryan Wittrock
If you know of a U of A colleague who has recently won an award, or received or any other honours, and you would like to see their achievement celebrated in the next edition of "Community Congrats!" please send their info to blog@ualberta.ca.