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University of Calgary Calendar 2012-2013 Awards and Financial Assistance Graduating Awards (Convocation Awards) for Undergraduate Students Graduating Award Details
Graduating Award Details

Alberta College of Family Physicians Award

Donor Name: Alberta College of Family Physicians

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student completing the final year in the Faculty of Medicine MD program.
  • Proficiency in family medicine
  • Must be accepted into a family medicine residency training program

Alberta Medical Association Award in Internal Medicine

Donor Name: Alberta Medical Association Section in Internal Medicine

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student completing the final year in the Faculty of Medicine MD program.
  • Interest and aptitude in internal medicine
  • Must be accepted into an internal medicine residency

APEGGA Past Presidents' Medals in Engineering

Donor Name: Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta Education Foundation, Edmonton

Number of Awards: 9

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to the graduating student in each branch of engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering
  • Highest academic standing in the third and fourth years combined
  • Minimum grade point average of 3.50 in each year required
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

APEGGA Past Presidents' Medals in Geology and Geophysics

Donor Name: Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta Education Foundation, Edmonton

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to graduating students in the Faculty of Science
  • One gold medal is awarded to Geology and one to Geophysics
  • Highest academic standing in the third and fourth years
  • Minimum grade point average of 3.50 in each year required
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Chancellor David B. Smith Gold Medal in Engineering

Donor Name: Chancellor David B. Smith and Mrs. Lorraine Smith,

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to the graduating student in the Schulich School of Engineering.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship throughout the program

Clarence Sansom Gold Medal in Education

Donor Name: The Alberta Teacher's Association, Edmonton

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Education.
  • Highest general proficiency in the BEd (Master of Teaching Program)

CSEP/SCPE Undergraduate Student Award

Donor Name: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Ottawa

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Medal and Certificate

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to the graduating student in the Faculty of Kinesiology
  • Highest standing in the sport science portion of program
  • Not presented at Convocation

Department of Biological Sciences Silver Medallion

Donor Name: Faculty of Science, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Biological Sciences.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in a major or honours program

Department of Chemistry Silver Medallion

Donor Name: Faculty of Science, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Chemistry.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in a major or honours program

Department of Computer Science Silver Medallion

Donor Name: Faculty of Science, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student the Department of Computer Science.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in a major or honours program.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Silver Medallion

Donor Name: Faculty of Science, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in a major or honours program

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Venkatesan Silver Medallion

Donor Name: Friends and colleagues of Dr. D. Venkatesan

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion + up to $1200

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
  • Highest academic standing in either the major or honours program in Physics

Department of Religious Studies Book Prizes

Donor Name: Faculty members of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: Book

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to graduating students majoring in the Department of Religious Studies
  • Achieve the highest academic standing
  • One book awarded in Eastern Religion, one in Western Religion and one in The Nature of Religion
  • Not presented at Convocation

Dr. Andrew L. Doucette Award

Donor Name: Mrs. A.L. Doucette and family

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion + $1400

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a student completing the final year of the BEd (Master of Teaching program).
  • Based on practice teaching proficiency and academic merit.
  • Not presented at Convocation

Dr. Jeffrey Dolph Memorial Award

Donor Name: Family and friends of Dr. Jeffrey Dolph

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student completing the final year in the Faculty of Medicine MD program.
  • Accepted into a residency training program for obstetrics and gynaecology.

Dr. Mark Cohen Prize in Ophthalmology

Donor Name: MD Medical Marketing

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1,000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a graduating student from the Doctor of Medicine program in the Faculty of Medicine.
  • Candidate will have been accepted in a Canadian residency program in ophthalmology.
  • In the opinion of the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Calgary, the candidate has the ability to become an outstanding ophthalmologist.

Dr. Shelagh Lindsay Medical Award

Donor Name: Bev Hughes

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Up to $3750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student completing the final year in the Faculty of Medicine MD program.
  • Candidates must be accepted into a family medicine residency training program in Alberta from the Canadian Resident Matching Service.
  • Preference will be given to a student who is a member of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada.

Early Childhood Education Scholarship

Donor Name: Family and friends of Cynthia Prasow

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student completing the final year of the BEd (Master of Teaching program) - Elementary Route (with a specialization in Early Childhood Education)
  • Academic merit
  • Not presented at Convocation

Economics Society of Calgary Medal in Economics

Donor Name: Economics Society of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Economics program at the University of Calgary who has shown the highest distinction in Scholarship.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Economics program

EIC Engineering Student of the Year Medal

Donor Name: Canadian Society for Engineering Management

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Schulich School of Engineering.
  • Academic merit (50%)
  • Extra-curricular activities (25%)
  • Technical or practical aptitude (25%) Not presented at Convocation

Eric Connelly Memorial Prizes

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues of Eric Connelly, FCA (1910-2004)

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to graduating undergraduate students in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Accounting concentration
  • Academic merit
  • Highest and second highest mark in ACCT 425: Auditing and intending to pursue a Chartered Accountant designation

F.E.I. Silver Medallion

Donor Name: Financial Executives International, Calgary Chapter

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Finance concentration

Faculty of Arts Gold Medal

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Arts who has shown the highest distinction in scholarship in a four or five year undergraduate degree program.
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Anthropology

Donor Name: Department of Anthropology, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Anthropology.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Archaeology

Donor Name: Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Archaeology.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Art

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Art.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship.
  • Major programs offered in the Department of Art.
  • Completing first degree.

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Bachelor of Communication and Culture

Donor Name: Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in Bachelor of Communication and Culture undergraduate degree program
  • Highest distinction in scholarship

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Canadian Studies

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student with a major in Canadian Studies
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Collaborative Programs at Red Deer College

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, Unviversity of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to graduating student completing a University of Calgary/Red Deer college Collaborative Degree Program.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Communication and Culture

Donor Name: Department of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Communication and Culture.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship.
  • Major programs offered in the Department of Communication and Culture.
  • Completing first degree.

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Dance

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Dance.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship.
  • Major programs offered in the Department of Dance.
  • Completing first degree.

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Development Studies

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in Development Studies.
  • Completing first degree
  • Highest distinction in scholarship

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in English

Donor Name: Humanities Associates Program, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of English
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in French, Italian and Spanish

Donor Name: Humanities Associates Program, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of French, Italian and Spanish.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Geography

Donor Name: Department of Geography, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Geography.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies

Donor Name: Humanities Associates Program, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Greek and Roman Studies

Donor Name: Humanities Associates Program, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Greek and Roman Studies.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Interdisciplinary Studies

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student completing an Interdisciplinary or Multidisciplinary Baccalaureate Program.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship.
  • BA/BA (Hons) Ancient and Medieval History; BA (Hons) Classical and Early Christian Studies; BA Communication and Culture; BSc/BSc (Hons) Earth Science; BA General Humanities; BA East Asian Studies; BA/BA (Hons) History and Philosophy of Science; BA International Indigenous Studies; BA Latin American Studies; BA Linguistics and Language; BA Religious Studies and Applied Ethics.
  • Completing first degree.

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in International Relations

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student with a major in International Relations
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Law and Society

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student with a major in Law and Society
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing First degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Linguistics

Donor Name: Department of Linguistics, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Linguistics.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Highest distinction in scholarship

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Music

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Music.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship.
  • Major programs offered in the Department of Music.
  • Completing first degree.

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Philosophy

Donor Name: Humanities Associates Program, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Philosophy
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Political Science

Donor Name: Department of Political Science, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Political Science
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing First Degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Psychology

Donor Name: Department of Psychology, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Psychology.
  • Highest distinction in Scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Religious Studies

Donor Name: Humanities Associates Program, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Religious Studies.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Sociology

Donor Name: Department of Sociology, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion + $100

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Sociology.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Urban Studies

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to graduating student with a major in Urban Studies
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Women's Studies

Donor Name: Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student with a major in Women's Studies
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Drama

Donor Name: Department of Drama, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of Drama.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship.

Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in History

Donor Name: James H. Gray

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Department of History.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Completing first degree

Faculty of Kinesiology Gold Medal

Donor Name: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to the graduating student in the Faculty of Kinesiology.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship

Faculty of Medicine Founders' Award

Donor Name: Emeritus Faculty and friends of the Faculty of Medicine

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Medicine MD program. Satisfactory academic standing.
  • Exceptional leadership activities and a demonstrated support of peers.

Faculty of Medicine Gold Medal

Donor Name: Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Medicine, who has shown the highest distinction in scholarship.

Faculty of Nursing Gold Medal

Donor Name: Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to the graduating student in the Faculty of Nursing.
  • Highest academic standing throughout all nursing courses in the BN program

Faculty of Science Gold Medal

Donor Name: Faculty of Science, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to the graduating student in the Faculty of Science.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Gold Medal

Donor Name: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, DVM program, who has shown the highest distinction in scholarship.

Gayle Gilchrist James and Richard F. Ramsay Gold Medal in Social Work

Donor Name: Gayle Gilchrist James, Richard F. Ramsay and Family, Friends and Colleagues

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal + up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Social Work.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship.

George I. Drummond Memorial Award

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues of the late George I. Drummond

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a graduating student majoring in biochemistry
  • Who intends to pursue a career in the Biological Sciences
  • Must be accepted into an advanced degree program such as MS, PhD or MD Not presented at Convocation
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Governor General's Silver Medallions

Donor Name: Governor General of Canada

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to students graduating from any undergraduate faculty.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship
  • Only students receiving their first degree are eligible.

Haskayne School of Business Gold Medal

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a student in the BComm program in the Haskayne School of Business
  • Highest distinction in overall grade point average on the most recent 15 full-course equivalents completed in the BComm program
  • Chosen from eligible students graduating in both Fall and Spring and awarded at Spring Convocation.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion - General

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship graduating without a concentration

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Accounting

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Accounting concentration

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Energy Management

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a student in the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary graduating with a concentration in Energy Management.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Energy Management concentration.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a student in the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary graduating with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation concentration.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics concentration

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in International Business

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the International Business concentration.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Management Information Systems

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Systems Management or Business Process Management concentration.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Marketing

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Marketing concentration.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Operations Management

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Operations Management or Supply Chain Management concentration.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Petroleum Land Management

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Petroleum Land Management concentration.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Risk Management and Insurance

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Risk Management and Insurance, Finance/Risk Management and Insurance or Personal Financial Planning concentration.

Haskayne School of Business Silver Medallion in Tourism

Donor Name: Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in the Tourism or Tourism Marketing concentration.

Harold W. Price Prize

Donor Name: Alberta Paediatrics Society, Edmonton

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $125

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student completing the final year in the Faculty of Medicine MD program.
  • Exhibited the greatest interest in and aptitude for paediatrics.

Lieutenant Governor's Gold Medal

Donor Name: Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded to a graduating student in any faculty.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship in an honours degree program

Muriel Kovitz Prize

Donor Name: University of Calgary Senate and Chancellor Emeritus Muriel Kovitz

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Medal + up to $15,000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually at June Convocation to a student graduating from any undergraduate faculty.
  • Highest overall grade point average in final year at the University of Calgary

Osmo and Patricia Salo Award

Donor Name: Osmo and Patricia Salo

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student completing the final year in the Faculty of Medicine MD program.
  • The award is directed to a student expressing a preference to practice family medicine. Must be accepted into a family medicine residency training program from the Canadian Resident Matching Service.
  • Financial need. Confirmation of demonstrated financial need will be made by the Student Awards and Financial Aid Office
  • Preference is given to students entering a residency program in Alberta.

President's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership

Donor Name: University of Calgary

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: Piece

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to graduating students in any faculty.
  • The award is based on outstanding academic achievement.
  • Students must have demonstrated the following; Demonstrated leadership on University or faculty based committees, groups or organizations. Contributed to the development and enhancement of co-curricular activities at the University. Worked to improve the quality of the student experience at the University. Demonstrated a commitment to the local, provincial, national and/or international community through volunteer work. Contributed to a sense of community and pride at the University of Calgary.
  • No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by faculty or students for nomination. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Student Awards website: www.ucalgary.ca/awards. Nomination forms must be submitted by March 31, to: The President's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership, Attn: Carol Walsh, Room A100, Administration Building, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4. Fax: 403.289.6800, email: walshce@ucalgary.ca. The nomination form must be accompanied by at least two letters of reference from faculty, staff or students at the University of Calgary. Letters from members of the community may also be included but the package must contain at least two letters from University of Calgary faculty, staff or students. The nominator should include a (maximum 100 words) statement illustrating why the student should receive the award. Please include as many specific examples of notable achievements in each role and the significance of these achievements to the students at the University of Calgary, the broader community or the local or national community.

Silver Medallion in Bioinformatics

Donor Name: Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a student in the Faculty of Medicine graduating with a Bachelor of Health Sciences, majoring in Bioinformatics, who has shown the highest distinction in scholarship.

Silver Medallion in Biomedical Sciences

Donor Name: Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a student in the Faculty of Medicine graduating with a Bachelor of Health Sciences, majoring in Biomedical Sciences, who has shown the highest distinction in scholarship.

Silver Medallion in Community Rehabilitation Studies

Donor Name: Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a student in the Faculty of Medicine graduating with a Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation, who has shown the highest distinction in scholarship.

Silver Medallion in Health & Society

Donor Name: Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a student in the Faculty of Medicine graduating with a Bachelor of Health Sciences, majoring in Health & Society, who has shown the highest distinction in scholarship.

Society of Chemical Industry Merit Awards

Donor Name: Society of Chemical Industry, Canadian Section

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: Certificate

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to graduating students in the Faculty of Science and Schulich School of Engineering.
  • Highest academic standing in Honours Chemistry, Honours Biochemistry and in Chemical Engineering Minimum 3.60 grade point average required in the final year
  • Program completed in the normal number of years

Sociology Undergraduate Academic Prizes

Donor Name: University of Calgary Alumni

Number of Awards: 4

Award Value: Variable

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to Graduating students in the Faculty of Arts majoring in Sociology
  • A yearly prize will be awarded to the student in each of the 4 areas of concentration in Sociology (Criminology, Deviance and Social Control; Gender, Family and Work; Ethnicity, Immigration and Multiculturalism; and Sociology of Health) who has achieved the highest GPA over the courses that count towards the concentration.

The Atkins' Award for Excellence in Dairy Practice

Donor Name: Dr. Gordon Atkins and Family

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: Plaque + $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
  • Academic merit. Ranked in the top 50% of the class in VM 540 Food Animal Medicine and Surgery course.
  • Participation in the Production Animal Health Area of Emphasis in Year IV with a minimum of one Year IV specialty dairy elective.
  • Exceptional work ethic and enthusiasm for dairy veterinary medicine as demonstrated by participating in any of the following activities: - Extracurricular dairy educational activities, - Dairy-related externship in Year IV, and/or - Conference/case presentations.

The Sovereign Award

Donor Name: The Sovereign General Insurance Company, Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Trophy + $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the Haskayne School of Business
  • Concentration in Risk Management and Insurance or Finance/Risk Management and Insurance
  • Academic merit in courses taken in the final year of the program
  • Not presented at Convocation

University of Calgary - Qatar Gold Medal

Donor Name: University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to the graduating student in the Bachelor of Nursing four year degree program at the University of Calgary - Qatar who has shown the highest distinction in scholarship.
  • Highest distinction in scholarship.

University of Calgary - Qatar Silver Medallion in BN Post Diploma Program

Donor Name: University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Silver Medallion

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Awarded annually to the graduating student in the University of Calgary - Qatar who has obtained the highest academic standing throughout all nursing courses in the BN Post Diploma program.

William A. McGillivray Gold Medal in Law

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues of W.A. McGillivray

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Gold Medal + up to $7500

  • Awarded annually to a graduating student in the LLB program in the Faculty of Law.
  • Highest aggregate standing during the three years of study in the LLB program
  • Awarded at Spring Convocation.