Past award recipients

Since 2010, the Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate the remarkable achievements of University of Victoria graduates. In 2022, 3 award categories were created to recognize alumni:

Presidents’ Alumni Awards
Emerging Alumni Awards
Indigenous Community Alumni Awards

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2023

2022

Damineh Akhavan
Lynne Beecroft
Karen Clark Cole
Sarah Hunt / Tłaliłila'ogwa
Derek Juno
Robert Niven
Madeleine Redfern
Douglas White

Devesh Bharadwaj
Kim Senklip Harvey
Bryce Jones
Sage Lacerte
Carol Linnitt

Lydia Hwitsum
Shalene Jobin
Jacylin (Jace) Meyer
Lou-ann Neel
Marion Newman
Denis St. Claire
Cory Stephens

2020

Sybil Verch, BCom ’97 (Business)
Gerald Thompson, Cert ’95 (Continuing Studies)
Wendy-Sue Andrew, BEd ’85 (Education)
Kirsten Peck, BEng ’93 (Engineering)
Richard Van Camp, BFA ’97 (Fine Arts)
Leah Hollins, BSN ’89 (Human and Social Development)
Robert "Lucky" Budd, BA ’00 (Humanities)
Kasari Govender, LLB ’04 (Law)
Jason Dewinetz, BA ’00 (Library)
Mohammed Ibrahim, PhD ’89 (Science)
Prabha Ibrahim, PhD ’89 (Science)
Jennifer Power, BA ’83 (Social Sciences)

2019

Scott Butler, BCom '98 (Business)
Wendy Kotilla, Dipl '01 (Continuing Studies)
Alexander (Alex) Nelson, BA '98 (Education)
Shaan Pruden, BSc '84 (Engineering)
Griffin Russell, MPH '15 (Human and Social Development)
Barry Gough, VC '57 (Humanities)
Valerie Jepson, LLB '01 (Law)
Nella Nelson, BA '76 (Library)
Shawn Stebbins, BSc '84 (Science)
Kevin Orr, BA '02 (Social Sciences)
Nathan Medd, BFA '01 (Fine Arts)

2018

Mike Corrigan, MBA '00 (Business)
Lucy Bell, MA '16, Dipl '16, Cert '13 (Continuing Studies)
Jeffery Hopkins, BA '91 (Education)
Marinos Stylianou, PhD '93 (Engineering)
Carli Kennedy, BMus '08, and Julie Kennedy, BMus '08 (Fine Arts)
Adrée Lacasse, BCYC '14 (Human and Social Development)
Tamara Napoleon, LLB '07, BA 04 (Humanities)
Merle Alexander, LLB '99, BA '94 (Law)
Julie Angus, MSc '01 (Library)
Ian Courtice, BSc '80 (Medical Sciences)
Daryll Harrison, PhD '87, BSc '81 (Science)
Ry Moran, BA '02 (Social Sciences)

2017

Lenora Lee, BCom '02 (Business)
Denise Blackwell, Cert. '94 (Continuing Studies)
Andrea Minter, BA '04 (Education)
Maher Fahmi, MASc '94 (Engineering)
Althea Thauberger, MFA '02 (Fine Arts)
Simon Hall, MSc '10 (Human and Social Development)
Bev Sellars, BA '97 (Humanities)
Herman Van Ommen, LLB '84 (Law)
Murray Fyfe, BSc '81 (Medical Sciences)
David Hannay, MSC'95, BSc '88 (Science)
Roberto Racca, Phd '90, MSc '85, BSc '82 (Science)
Bob Cummings, BA '89 (Social Sciences)
Martin Segger, BA '69 (University Libraries)

2016

Richard Fyfe, MBA '00 (Business)
John M. Wilson, Cert '98 (Continuing Studies)
Clint Hamilton, MEd '92 (Education)
Jacques van Campen, BEng '88 (Engineering)
Glynis Leyshon, BA '73 (Fine Arts)
Glen Couthard, PhD '10, MA '03 (Human and Social Development)
Dan Sharp, BA '84 (Humanities)
Robert Lapper, LLB '81, BA '78, Dipl '90 (Law)
Patrick McAllister, BSc '81 (Medical Sciences)
Bruce Shepherd, BSc '85 (Science)
Brenda Eaton, MA '89, BA '82 (Social Sciences)
Terry Eastwood, Dipl '72 (University Libraries)

2015

Victoria Wells, Grad. Cert. '13 (Continuing Studies)
Anne Tenning, MA '10 (Education)
Josh Blair, BEng '95 (Engineering)
Mercedes Bátiz-Benét, BFA '02 (Fine Arts)
Kim Henderson, MPA '02 (Human and Social Development)
Lucas Aykroyd, MA '97 (Humanities)
Douglas S. White, LLB '07 (Law)
Tom Rimmer, BSc '89 (Medical Sciences)
Robert Beecroft, BSc '84 (Science)
Susan Cartwright, BA '79 (Social Sciences)
David Day, BA '76 (Library)

2014

Eric Akis, Business Admin. Cert., ’96 (Continuing Studies)
Roderick Allen, MA ’93 (Education)
Brian Butler, BA '71 (Humanities)
Marilyn Copes, MBA '99 (Business)
Mary Mouat, LLB '87 (Law)
David Naysmith, BSc '71 (Medical Sciences)
Qimin You, PhD '93 (Science)
Chris Reid, MASci '95 (Engineering)
Jan Ross, BFA '76 (Library)
Michael J. Whitfield, BA '67 (Fine Arts)
Evan Wood, BSc '97 (Social Sciences)
Jennifer Zelmer, BSc '93 (Human & Social Development)