Award Winners

Spirit of Kindness Award

2024: Danielle Demiantschuk, Jill Caillou, Heidi Smithson
2023: Olusola Fasunwon, Louise Green, Sheri Collins, Vicki Gill
2022: Gen Clark, Michelle Beitel, Pauline Head, Kim Power, Emily Wolf, Sanjukta Choudhury, Suzanne Jaeger
2021: Karen Hodson, Scott Baker, Jerri-Lynne Cameron, Tom Barber, Josh Leslie, Robyn Roscoe, Gwen Hill, Jamie McInnis, Nicole Kaniki, Marie-Hélène Girard
2020: Karen Mosier, Frances Chandler, Theresa Burley, David Phipps, Janice Peach, Karen Follett, David Spurrell, Gord McDonald, Anita Sharma, Anita Chiu, Nicole Barrieau, Pierre Jean Alarco, Alex Willis

Walter Hitschfeld Award

2024: Deborah Zornes
2023: Karen Arts
2022: Katie Porter
2021: Frances Chandler
2020: David Phipps
2019: No award given
2018: No award given
2017: Martin Kirk
2016: No award given
2015: Robert Davidson

Community Builder Award

2024: Stephanie Warner, Mariam Hayward
2023: Robyn Roscoe
2022: Daniela Bianco
2020: Ali Siddiqui
2019: Karen Mosier
2018: Josée Charest
2017: Lauren Gogo
2016: Danielle Connell
2015: Angela Zeno

Dan Chase Distinguished Service Award

2024: Donna Walker
2023: Deborah Zornes
2022: Robyn Roscoe
2021: Alex Willis, Gwen Hill
2020: Kevin Rogers
2019: Jayne Sierens
2018: Scott Baker
2017: Drew Gyorke
2016: Dean Strickland
2015: Katie Porter

Dan Chase Distinguished Service Award - Priority Initiatives

2024: No award given
2023: No award given
2022: No award given
2021: Dean Strickland
2020: Daniela Bianco
2019: Anita Chiu
2018: Karen Mosier
2017: Mike Folinas
2016: Lorna Very
2015: Karin Dupeyron

The Inter-Institutional Collaboration Award

2024: Lupin Battersby, Krista Jensen
2023: No award given
2022: No award given
2021: Julaine Hall, Marie-Claude Tremblay, Tom Barber
2020: Katie Porter
2019: No award given
2018: Sharon Wu
2017: The Research Impact Network
2016: Greg Anderson
2015: Sandra Crocker and Barbara Crutchley

Innovation Award

2024: Ann-Marie Field, Brandi Povitz, Gen Clark
2023: Paul Daniels, MacKinley Darlington, Stacey Leavitt
2022: Deborah Zornes, Simon Kerridge
2021: Kyle Demes
2020: No award given
2019: No award given
2018: No award given
2017: Robyn Roscoe
2016: Ray Hoemsen

Research Management Excellence Award

2024: Anita Sharma
2023: Leslie Copp
2022: Amanda Sawlor
2021: Karen Mosier
2020: Kyle Demes
2019: Joanne Johnson
2018: Dean O. Smith
2017: Mehdi Sheikhzadeh
2016: Robyn Roscoe
2015: David Phipps

Research Project Management Award

2024: No award given
2023: Pierre-Jean Alarco
2022: No award given
2021: Bonnie Hughes
2020: Sanjukta Choudhury
2019: April O'Connell
2018: No award given

Research Partnership Award

2024: No award given
2023: No award given
2022: HostSeq+CanCOGen
2021: Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)
2020: Red River College Culinary Research and Innovation & Prairie Fava
2019: Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI), Niagara College

Unsung Hero Award

2024: No award given
2023: Mickel Allen - New Member
2022: Anna LeMarquand - Established Member
2021: Nicole Kaniki
2020: Anna Ziolecki, Kristen Korberg, Dave Reinhart, Anita Sharma
2019: Josh Leslie and Evelyn Miguel
2018: Donna Walker
2017: Jayne Sierens, Jessica Galo
2016: Deanne Babcock, Nicole Barrieau, Josée Charest & Erica Conte
2015: Nur Eisma, Jennifer Thurlow, Lauren Gogo, Jeanette Uri

Public Engagement and Advocacy Award

2024: Jamie McInnis
2023: Personalized OncoGenomics (POG) Program
2022: No award given
2021: Erica Conte
2020: No award given
2019: No award given
2018: Research Department, School of Health Sciences and Community Services, Red River College

The Legacy Award

2024: Robyn Roscoe
2023: Dean Strickland

Poster Competition, Judge's Choice

2024: Sarah Novosedlik, "Sponsored Research Services Life Cycle"
2023: Alice Tieulie, "Supporting Indigenous Research Seek to Understand Before Trying to be Understood"
2022: Canceled
2021: Canceled
2020: Canceled
2019: Theresa Burley, "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research: Practical Strategies"
2018: Maggie Civak
2017: Patricia Tait & Aimee Fauteux Assisting New researchers to Articulate & Plan their Research Programs
2016: Sherri Klassen & Wendy McCallum
2015: Greg Singer

Poster Competition, People's Choice

2024: Sarah Novosedlik, "Sponsored Research Services Life Cycle"
2023: Brandie Lea, "Research Related Contract and Agreement Process"
2022: Canceled
2021: Canceled
2020: Canceled
2019: Theresa Burley, "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research: Practical Strategies"
2018: Selena Santi "Process Improvement for Pre-Award Service Delivery in Research Administration"
2017: Mary Ann Pollman-Mudryj and Janice DeMoor "Implementing and Evaluating an Internal Peer Review Process- What Have We Learned?"