Education Excellence Award
2025 Award Recipients
Nicola Jones, The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario
Derek McKay, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Bruce Vallance, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
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
Application Process
Step One: Nomination - Deadline is September 15 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
The online form must be completed in one single session. It will not save your information to return to at a later time.
Required documentation to be uploaded:
- Letter of Support
- 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 .
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Leanna McKenzie | Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta |
| 2023 | Adriana Lazarescu | University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta |
| 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 |