Awards & Nominations

2025

Stephanie Erickson

• Recipient of the 2024–2025 English Department Teaching Assistant Award at the University of Victoria

Michelle Sylvestre

• Recipient of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant: Individual Project and New Media (AFA)
• Recipient of the Medalta Artists in Residence one-month residency for July 2026

2023

Prince Chiagozie Ekoh

• NEW Appointed Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, where he is contributing to the development of a new social work program. (Learn more)

Holly Mathias

• NEW Recipient of the University of Alberta’s Dean’s Gold Medal for her PhD in Public Health. (Learn more)
• Appointed Assistant Professor in Family Science (Department of Human Ecology, ALES Faculty, University of Alberta) and Research Scientist with the Inner City Health and Wellness Program
• Recipient of an Early Career Research Award from the Work and Family Researchers Network
• Appointed to the Canadian Civil Society Working Group on United Nations Drug Policy
• Recipient of the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship from the Killam Trusts (Learn more)

Carlos Ernesto Sanchez-Pimienta

• Recipient of the Jeanne F. Goulding Fellowship as part of the 2024–2025 University of Toronto competition for merit in advancing research for the benefit of the environment
• Recipient of the 2024 Massey College Junior Fellowship

Catherine Stratton

• Recipient of the Connaught PhD for Public Impact Fellowship at the University of Toronto (Learn more)

2022

Jamie Michaels

• Recipient of the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Arts Award for Creativity (Learn more)

2021

Prativa Baral

• Named one of five “Gairdner Early Career Investigators” to present research during Gairdner Science Week (Learn more)
• Appointed Associate Director of the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL)
• Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal
• Appointed Assistant Professor at McGill University and Associate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Jasmine Cassy Mah

• Recipient of the Canadian Medical Association Young Leaders Award (Learn more)

2020

Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly

• Recipient of the Jules-Deschênes Prize, awarded by the Canadian Bar Association – Quebec Division (Learn more)

Kalpana Iyer Mohanty

• Appointed Pedagogy Fellow in the Department of History and Bok Graduate Fellow to train graduate students in best teaching practices and foster civil discourse at Harvard University

2019

Edith Brunette

• Recipient of the Pierre Laberge Thesis Prize, awarded by the University of Ottawa (Learn more)

Caroline Leblanc

• Appointed CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow (2025–2028)

Éloïse Ouellet-Décoste

• Appointed Assistant Professor in the Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

2018

Mohammad Karamouzian

• Recipient of the Pioneer Award from the CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health (early-career researcher) (Learn more)

2017

Benjamin Gagnon Chainey

• NEW Appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Literature, Theatre and Film at Université Laval. (Learn more)

2015

Meaghan Thumath

• Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal (Learn more)

2014

Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey

• Recipient of the Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Research 2024 (Learn more)
• Recipient of the 2024 Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize from the Canadian Historical Association for Cross-Border Cosmopolitans (Learn more)

Geoffrey Cameron

• Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal (Learn more)
• Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph (Learn more)

Aaron Mills 

• Recipient of the McGill President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Learn more)

Tammara Soma

• Appointed Member of Royal Member Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (Learn more)

2013

Sylvie Bodineau

• Appointed Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University

2012

Nathan Andrews

• Member of the 2024 cohort of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (Learn more)

Gabrielle Bardall

• Appointed the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Women, Democracy, and Power in the Francophonie (Learn more)
• Appointed Canada Research Chair in Women, Language, and Power at Université Sainte-Anne, Nova Scotia (Learn more)

2009

Laura Madokoro

• Recipient of the Clio Prize (Quebec region) from the Canadian Historical Association for Sanctuary in Pieces (Learn more)

2008

Daina Mazutis

• Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal for contributions to sustainability in higher education

2007

Lucas Crawford

• Recipient of the Robert Kroetsch Poetry Award for Muster Points (University of Calgary Press), published in 2023 (Learn more)

2006

Christina Brabant

• Appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the Joliette Art Museum Choir, where she also sings

David Morley

• Awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Carleton University (Learn more)

2005

David Boyd

• Recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Nelson Mandela University (Learn more)

Vincent Pouliot

• Recipient of the 2024 Bissel Prize from the Humboldt Foundation (Learn more)

2003

Robert Leckey

• Recipient of the ABC Hero Award, McGill University Faculty of Law (Learn more)

2026

Val Napoleon

• NEW Named to the Royal Society of Canada (Learn more)

2024

Hoi Kong

• Appointed as an individual member representing Canada to the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Learn more)

Melissa Redford

• Appointed Chair of the Speech Communication Technical Committee of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Stéfanie von Hlatky

• Appointed Member of Royal Member Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
• Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal (Learn more)

2021

Robert Blair

• Awarded a Visiting Scholar Fellowship by the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway

2019

Cynthia Milton

• Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal (Learn more)
• Appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Learn more)

2018

Kim Talbear

• Appointed Professor in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota

2017

Bernard Duhaime

• Recipient of the 2025 Merit Award –Faculty of Political Science and Law – UQAM (Learn more)

2016

Adelle Blackett

• Appointed Senior Advisor to the Director-General of the United Nations International Labour Organization (Learn more)

2014

Myriam Denov

• Winner of the 2025 SSHRC Impact Awards Gold Medal (Learn more)

2008

Kathleen Mahoney

• Recipient of the MUSE Creative Award (Learn more)
• Recipient of two Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals for community service – one from the Province of Manitoba and one from the Province of Alberta (Learn more)
• Named inaugural recipient of the national Rosalie Abella Prize for Women’s Leadership in Law (Learn more)
• Appointed Director on the Board of the Samara Centre for Democracy (Learn more)

2008

David Ley

• Appointment as Officer of the Order of Canada

2026

Josh Basseches

• NEW Appointed President of Museum Search & Reference (Learn more)

Erin Mooney

• NEW Appointed Interim Director of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at Trinity College, University of Toronto (Learn more)

2024

Sam Baardman

• Appointed Artist-in-Residence for the United Nations International Year of Glacier Preservation (Canada)

Michael Linklater

• Recipient of a Certificate of Recognition from the Government of Saskatchewan, declaring July 5, 2025 as Michael Linklater Day in Saskatchewan (Learn more)

Sophie Montreuil

• Appointed Chevalier of the Order of Academic Palms of the French Republic (Learn more)

2023

Gerald McMaster

• Recipient of the 2025 Founders Achievement Award, Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts (Learn more)

2022

Barbara Grantham

• Appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of YMCA Canada (Learn more)

2011

Rita Deverell

• Recipient of the annual Louise Garfield Fellowship, supported by the Arts Etobicoke President's Legacy Scholarship Fund (Learn more)
• Appointed Senior Fellow, 2024–2027, at Massey College, University of Toronto

2010

Guy Berthiaume

• Appointed Chevalier of the National Order of Québec (2024) (Learn more)

2008

Sylvia D. Hamilton

• Appointed Member of the Order of Canada (Learn more)