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Education Excellence Award

The CAG Education Excellence Award is awarded to a member of the CAG who has made an outstanding contribution to education on a national or international basis. The contribution may be in the areas of direct teaching, research in education or the development of educational programs.

Candidates must:

  • Hold an appointment at a Canadian university, hospital or research institute
  • Be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant resident in Canada
  • Be a CAG Member

2024 Award Recipient

Leanna McKenzie, Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, AB


Application Process

Step One: Nomination - Deadline is August 31 11:59 PM ET

Please note that any submissions received after the deadline will be considered for the following year.

Nominators and Nominees must be CAG members in good standing for at least 3 years. Nominators are required to submit an online nomination form.

Submission Requirements

This online form must be completed in one single session. This form cannot save your information to return to at a later time.

Required documentation to be uploaded:

  1. Letter of Support
  2. 2. Nominee CV

Upon successful submission, you will be redirected to a confirmation webpage and will receive an email from us. If this does not occur, please contact the .

Submit Nomination

Step Two: Review

The CAG Education Affairs Committee will review the nominations and make recommendations to the executive, who will make the final decision regarding recipients. Selection will be based on the education records of candidates.

Step Three: Approval

Only the award recipient will be notified via email. The award is presented at CDDW™.

Previous Award Recipients

Year Name Location
2022 Maitreyi Raman University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2021 Brian Yan Western University, London, Ontario
2020 Jean-Eric Ghia University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2019 Elena Verdu McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
2018 Catharine Walsh University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Alaa Rostom University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
2015 Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2014 Nathalie Vergnolle University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2013 Sylvain Coderre University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2012 Connie Switzer University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2011 Eldon Shaffer University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2010 Norman Marcon University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2009 David Armstrong McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
2008 Desmond Leddin Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2007 Alan Thomson University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2006 Lloyd Sutherland University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2005 Kursheed Jeejeebhoy University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Ivan Beck Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
2003 Claude Roy Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec