The Cumming School of Medicine’s Awards and Recognition Committee hosted its eleventh annual Celebration of Excellence on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Each year, the event celebrates achievements in teaching, research and education ranging from early career awards and community honours, to Royal Society of Canada Fellowships and Orders of Canada.

2. Distinguished
Achievement
Awards

3. Order of Canada
John
Conly

4. Canadian Academy of
Health Sciences
Fellowship
Glenda
MacQueen

5. Mayank
Goyal
Canadian Academy of
Health Sciences
Fellowship

6. Cheryl
Barnabe
Royal Society of Canada
College of New Scholars,
Artists and Scientists

7. Adam
Kirton
Royal Society of Canada
College of New Scholars,
Artists and Scientists

8. Rahul
Arora
Rhodes Scholarship

9. Medical, Scientific
& Educational
External Awards

10. Brenda
Hemmelgarn
ASTech Foundation Award
for Outstanding Leadership
in Health Innovation

11. Greg
Cairncross
Canadian Cancer Society
O. Harold Warwick Prize

12. Greg
Cairncross
Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Joseph Pater Founders Award
for Excellence in Clinical Trials
Research

13. Winson
Cheung
Canadian Cancer Trials
Group Ralph Meyer Young
Investigator Award

14. Melanie
Noel
American Pain Society
John C. Liebeskind Early
Career Scholar Award

15. Tuan
Trang
International Narcotics
Research Conference
Young Investigator Award

16. Stephanie
Borgland
Canadian College of
Neuropsychopharmacology
Young Investigator Award

17. Matt
Hill
International Cannabinoid
Research Society Young
Investigator Award

18. Emma
Billington
American Society for Bone and
Mineral Research Dr. Robert
Heaney Young Investigator
Award

19. Tamara
Pringsheim
Tourette Canada Richard Stein
Memorial Award

20. David
Johnson
Canadian Pediatric Society
Career Research Award

21. Susan
Bannister
Canadian Pediatric Society
Michel Weber Education
Award

22. Harish
Amin
Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada International
Collaboration Award

23. Mayank
Goyal
Canadian Association of
Radiologists Distinguished
Career Achievement Award

24. Vince
Grant
Canadian Association
of Medical Education
Certificate of Merit

25. Adrian
Harvey
Canadian Association
of Medical Education
Certificate of Merit

26. Gregory
Kline
Canadian Association
of Medical Education
Certificate of Merit

27. Colin
Josephson
Canadian League Against
Epilepsy Junior
Investigator Award

28. Karen
Fruetel
Alberta Health Services
President’s Award for
Outstanding Achievement
in Innovation and Research
Excellence

29. Alberta Fracture
Liaison Service
Team
Alberta Health Services
President’s Award for
Outstanding Achievement
in Innovation and Research
Excellence

30. Alberta Provincial
Pediatric EnTeric
Infection Team
Alberta Health Services
President’s Award for
Outstanding Achievement
in Innovation and Research
Excellence

31. The Commitment
to Comfort QI
Collaborative Team
Alberta Health Services
President’s Award for
Outstanding Achievement
in Innovation and Research
Excellence

32. Alberta Children’s
Hospital Bone Marrow
Transplant Program
Alberta Health Services
President’s Award for
Outstanding Achievement
in Innovation and Research
Excellence

33. Benedikt
Hallgrimsson
American Association for the
Advancement of Science
Fellowhip

34. Jane
Lemaire
Stanford Medicine WellMD
Center Physician Well-Being
Award

35. Werner
Becker
Canadian Headache Society
John Edmeads Award for
Outstanding Leadership,
Teaching, and Research in
the headache field

36. Werner
Becker
Headache Cooperative of
New England Lifetime
Achievement Award

37. Robert
Sheldon
Arrhythima Alliace Lifetime
Achievement Award

38. Jenn
Brenner
Canadian Partnership for
Women and Children’s Health
Measuring Impact Award

39. Joe
Vipond
Canadian Association of
Emergency Physicians Alan
Drummond Advocacy Award

40. Andrew
McRae
Canadian Association of
Emergency Physicians
Ian Stiell Researcher of the
Year Award

41. Lisa
Gagnon
Canadian Psychiatric
Association C.A.
Roberts Award

42. Anne
Gillis
Canadian Cardiovascular
Society Achievement
Award

43. Claire
Barber
Arthritis Alliance of Canada
Early Career Researcher in
Health Science/Population
Health Award

44. Margaret
Churcher’s Clinic
Alberta College of Family
Physicians Patients
Medical Home –
Outstanding Clinic

45. Lindsay
Jantzie
Alberta College of Family
Physicians Outstanding New
Professional Award

46. Opioid Response
Task Force
Alberta College of Family
Physicians Champion
Award

47. Teresa
Killam
Alberta College of Family
Physicians Recognition of
Excellence

48. Teresa
Killam
Foundation for Advancing
Family Medicine Award of
Excellence

49. Lindsay
Crowshoe
University of Alberta Alumni
Honour Award

50. Rahim
Kachra
Professional Association
of Resident Physicians of
Alberta Clinical Teaching
Award

51. John
Kortbeek
Alberta Medical
Association Medal for
Distinguished Service

52. Harvey
Rabin
Alberta Medical
Association Medal
for Distinguished Service

53. Bonnie
Larson
Alberta Medical Association
Compassionate Service
Award

54. Steven
Edworthy
Alberta Medical Association
Member Emeritus

55. Brent
Friesen
Alberta Medical Association
Member Emeritus

56. Rowland
Nichol
Alberta Medical Association
Member Emeritus

57. Peter
Grundy
Alberta Medical Association
Long Service Award

58. Michal
Kalisiak
Alberta Medical Association
Long Service Award

59. Jenn
Brenner
Canadian Society for
International Health Canadian
Women in Global Health

60. Jennifer
Hatfield
Canadian Society for
International Health
Canadian Women in Global
Health

61. Jaelene
Mannerfeldt
Canadian Society for
International Health Canadian
Women in Global Health

62. Nalini
Singhal
Canadian Society for
International Health Canadian
Women in Global Health

63. Kate
Wotton
Canadian Society for
International Health Canadian
Women in Global Health

64. Community &
Service
Awards

65. Kirsten
Fiest
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

66. Tolulope
Sajobi
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

67. Prism
Schneider
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

68. Amy
Metcalfe
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

69. Andrew
Ryu
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

70. Rita
Watterson
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

71. Kimberly
Williams
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

72. Elisabeth
Woolner
Department of Family Medicine
Outstanding Family Physician
of the Year

73. Chen
Fong
Alberta Business Hall
of Fame Inductee

74. Naweed
Syed
Pakistan Canada Association
Edhi Community Award

75. Naweed
Syed
MD International
Inspiration Award

76. University of
Calgary
Awards

77. Michael
Hill
Killam Annual Professor Award

78. Killam Annual Professor Award
Paul
Kubes

79. Killam Graduate Supervision
and Mentorship Award
V. Wee
Yong

80. Killam Emerging Research
Leader Award
Cheryl
Barnabe

81. Matthew
James
Killam Emerging Research
Leader Award