The Cumming School of Medicine hosted the 10th anniversary edition of the Celebration of Excellence on February 28, 2018. Each year, the event celebrates faculty achievements in teaching and research ranging from early career awards and community honours, to the Order of Canada and Fellowships from the Royal Society of Canada and Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Congratulations to those celebrated for awards received in 2017, and over the last decade.

2. Distinguished
Achievement
Awards

3. Order of Canada
Tom
Feasby

4. Order of Canada
Howard
Gimbel

5. Order of Canada
Nady
el-Guebaly

6. Canadian Academy of
Health Sciences
Fellowship
Christine
Friedenreich

7. Tom
Noseworthy
Canadian Academy of
Health Sciences
Fellowship

8. Jong
Rho
Canadian Academy of
Health Sciences
Fellowship

9. Pere
Santamaria
Royal Society
of Canada Fellowship

10. Bill
Ghali
Royal Society
of Canada Fellowship

11. Stephanie
Borgland
Royal Society of Canada
College of New Scholars,
Artists and Scientists

12. Matthew
Hill
Royal Society of Canada
College of New Scholars,
Artists and Scientists

13. faculty named as
members to the
Order of Canada
Since the first Celebration of Excellence
in 2009, we have celebrated…

14. Medical, Scientific
& Educational
External Awards

15. Brenda
Hemmelgarn
Kidney Foundation of
Canada John B. Dossetor
Research Award

16. Brenda
Hemmelgarn
Kidney Foundation of
Canada Medal for
Research Excellence

17. Braden
Manns
Kidney Foundation of
Canada Medal for
Research Excellence

18. Heather
Jamniczky
American Association
of Anatomists
Basmajmian Award

19. Barry
Bultz
American Psychosocial
Oncology Society
Fellowship

20. Jocelyn
Lockyer
Royal College of Physicians
& Surgeons of Canada
Honorary Fellowship

21. V. Wee
Yong
J. Allyn Taylor
International Prize
in Medicine

22. Kelly
Albrecht
Canadian Association
of Medical Education
Certificate of Merit

23. Murray
Lee
Canadian Association
of Medical Education
Certificate of Merit

24. Paula
Pearce
Canadian Association
of Medical Education
Certificate of Merit

25. Student recipients
of the Rhodes
Scholarship
Since the first Celebration of Excellence
in 2009, we have celebrated…

26. Suzanne
Tough
Canadian Pediatric
Society Geoffrey C.
Robinson Award

27. Calgary
Stroke
Program
Medical Team
College and Association of
Registered Nurses of Alberta
Partner in Health Award

28. Kelly
Burak
Alberta Society of
Gastroenterology
Distinguished Educator Award

29. Guido
van
Rosendaal
Alberta Society of
Gastroenterology
Sherbaniuk/Hershfield Award
for Distinguished Service

30. Carlos
Morillo
Brazilian Society of Cardiac
Arrhythmias & Latin American
Pacing/EP Society Golden
Caliper Award

31. Rupinder
Toor Mangat
Alberta College of
Family Physicians
Recognition of Excellence

32. Rupinder
Toor Mangat
The College of Family
Physicians of Canada
Award of Excellence

33. Duane
Barber
Professional Association of
Resident Physicians of Alberta
Clinical Teaching Award

34. Sameer
Chhibber
Professional Association of
Resident Physicians of Alberta
Clinical Teaching Award

35. Gilles
Lauzon
Professional Association of
Resident Physicians of Alberta
Clinical Teaching Award

36. Claire
Temple-Oberle
Professional Association of
Resident Physicians of Alberta
Well-Being Award

37. Simerpreet
Bal
Professional Association of
Resident Physicians of Alberta
Well-Being Award

38. faculty elected as
fellows of the Royal
Society of Canada
Since the first Celebration of Excellence
in 2009, we have celebrated…

39. Hude
Quan
Hypertension Canada
Senior Investigator Award

40. Hude
Quan
Canadian Cardiovascular
Society Harold N. Segall
Award of Merit

41. Tuan
Trang
Canadian Cardiovascular
Society Piafsky Young
Investigator Award

42. Tuan
Trang
Canadian Association for
Neuroscience Young
Investigator Award

43. Richard
Frayne
University of Waterloo
Alumni Achievement
Medal of Academic Excellence

44. Cheryl
Barnabe
Canadian Rheumatology
Association Jeffrey
Shiroky Award

45. Keith
Sharkey
Crohn’s & Colitis Canada
Finkelstein Award

46. Walter
Herzog
International Society
of Biomechanics
Muybridge Award

47. Gary
Gelfand
Alberta Medical Association
Medal for Distinguished
Service

48. Nairne
Scott-Douglas
Alberta Medical Association
Medal for Distinguished
Service

49. Moosa
Khalil
Alberta Medical Association
Award for Compassionate
Service

50. Faculty elected as
fellows of the
Canadian Academy
of Health Sciences
Since the first Celebration of Excellence
in 2009, we have celebrated…

51. Paul
Boucher
Alberta Medical Association
Long Service Award

52. Maeve
O’Beirne
Alberta Medical Association
Long Service Award

53. Paul
Parks
Alberta Medical Association
Long Service Award

54. Philip
van der
Merwe
Alberta Medical Association
Long Service Award

55. Community &
Service
Awards

56. Marie-Claire
Arietta
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

57. Shauna
Burkholder
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

58. Geoffrey
Gotto
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

59. Glen
Hazelwood
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

60. Daniel
Niven
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

61. Melanie
Noel
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

62. Fiona
Schulte
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

63. Amy
Tan
Avenue Magazine
Calgary Top 40 Under 40

64. faculty elected to the
Royal Society of Canada
College of New Scholars,
Artists and Sciences
Since the first Celebration of Excellence
in 2009, we have celebrated…

65. Paul
Arnold
Compelling Calgarian
2017

66. Citation
Awards

67. 10,000 Citations
Award
Christine
Friedenreich

68. 10,000 Citations
Award
Marcello
Tonelli

69. 10,000 Citations
Award
Scott
Patten

70. 10,000 Citations
Award
Gerald
Zamponi

71. 10,000 Citations
Award
Tom
Feasby

72. 1,000 Citation Classic
Gil
Kaplan

73. University of
Calgary
Awards

74. Univeristy of Calgary
International Achievement
Award
Jennifer
Hatfield

75. Killam Research & Trust
Undergraduate Mentorship
Award
Mayi
Arcellana-
Panlilio

76. Overall number of external
awards celebrated at the annual
Celebration of Excellence