Education Excellence Award
The Education Excellence Award is awarded to a CAG member 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.
The recipient of this award will be invited to give a lecture at Canadian the Digestive Diseases Week™ (CDDW™) conference.
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
Selection Process
Candidates must:
- Hold an appointment at a Canadian university, hospital or research institute
- Be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant resident in Canada
Step One: Nomination
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Nominators and Nominees must be CAG members in good standing for at least 3 years.
Submission Requirements
- Nominations must be submitted by September 15 11:59 PM ET
- Submissions received after the deadline will be considered for the following year.
- The Nomination form must be completed in a single session with the required documentation, it will not save your information to return to at a later time.
Required documentation to be uploaded:
- Letter of Support
- Nominee CV
Upon successful submission, you will be redirected to a confirmation page and will receive a confirmation email. If this does not occur, please contact the .
Step Two: Review
CAG Education Affairs will review the nominations and make recommendations to the Board, 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 by email. The recipient will be presented at the CDDW™ Conference, and it is expected they will formally accept it at the Opening and Awards Ceremony.
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 |