ALUMNI

Awards

Our alumni awards honour the trendsetters, innovators and leaders who started their journey at MacEwan University. Help us celebrate MacEwan alumni who are making a difference in their professions and communities.

You can nominate MacEwan alumni for the Distinguished Alumni Award or the Emerging Leader Award.

Distinguished Alumni Awards
Since 1986, MacEwan university has recognized distinguished alumni who have demonstrated exemplary service and leadership within their profession and community.
alumni winner at event party Meet our distinguished alumni
Emerging Leader Awards
MacEwan University recognizes recent graduates who have made significant contributions to their profession and community early in their career.
Mackenzie Brown Meet our emerging leaders

Nomination process

If you know a MacEwan graduate who meets the criteria for a Distinguished Alumni Award or Emerging Leader Award, we want to hear from you.

Awards are presented annually, and nominations are accepted anytime. Nominations will be considered for up to three years and are presented at our spring Alumni Awards Reception.

Before submitting a nomination for the Distinguished Alumni Award or the Emerging Leader Award, ensure your nominee fits MacEwan’s definition of alumni: 

A MacEwan alumni is “a person who has received a ministry-approved credential OR a continuing education certificate OR a certificate of achievement with support from Inclusive Post-Secondary Education OR has successfully completed 30 credits of a formal transfer program from the university.” Current and former MacEwan staff and faculty who are also alumni are eligible.

To be nominated for a Distinguished Alumni Award the nominee must:

  • Be recognized for their exceptional leadership qualities and commitment to serving others within their professional organizations, community, or mentorship
  • Be an active contributor to the social, cultural and economic well-being of society
  • Have made a positive impact within their profession, community or society and continues to inspire others

To be nominated for an Emerging Leader Award the nominee must:

  • Be a recent graduate of MacEwan University
  • Have made significant achievements in their profession
  • Be recognized as an emerging leader through their professional and voluntary accomplishments

Individuals who are not eligible:

  • Current members of the Alumni Advisory Council, MacEwan's Board of Governors, and members of public office are not eligible.
  • Alumni Awards are not awarded posthumously and are only awarded to individuals. Organizations or businesses are not eligible.

Acknowledging the exceptional accomplishments of our alumni starts with a well-prepared nomination that will assist the Alumni Awards Selection Committee in making an informed decision on your nominee.

To ensure your nomination package is accepted, please include an in-depth summary of your nominee that answers the following questions:

  • How does the nominee fulfill the award criteria?
  • Why are you nominating this person for an alumni award?
  • In what ways have your nominees differentiated themselves?
  • What are your nominee's achievements, including professional, academic, community involvement, leadership and any awards and recognition. Please include a detailed list.
  • How have the nominee's achievements made an exceptional impact in their field or industry beyond routine or expected performance?

Letters of endorsement

A minimum of two letters (maximum of four) of endorsement from member's of the nominee's professional community that can speak to their achievements and the positive and lasting impact the nominee has made within their profession and community.

Items that will not be accepted include news articles, links to websites or videos, photographs, resumes, and lists of academic publications.

Principles of equity

MacEwan University is committed to fostering the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion within our community. We welcome and encourage nominations from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, visible minorities, women, persons with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, and members of all equity-deserving groups. We believe that the diversity of our alumni, students, staff and faculty serves as a strength of our institution and benefits society. We are committed to ensuring full and inclusive participation for all in our community.

Nominators will be contacted by the end of March regarding their nominee package. Only those selected for an Alumni Award will be contacted and recognized at the Alumni Award reception in June.