Alumna/Alumnus of the Year Award - Bishop's University

The Alumna/Alumnus of the Year Award honours a Bishop’s graduate who has made a longstanding commitment and contribution to the University.

The Alumni Association Executive Committee has bestowed this award annually since 1967, with the exception of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mark Saykaly ’72 was the recipient in 2022.

Alumnus of the Year

As a student, Mark was involved in the student council and played on the soccer and tennis teams. After leaving Bishop’s, Mark went on to enjoy a long and successful career in the garment industry, rising to President of his family’s business.

But his involvement did not end at graduation: Mark has volunteered with BU for years, namely through his service as the Director of the Bishop’s Foundation and his work with alumni living in the Asia-Pacific region. There, he hosted reunions in places such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Kuala Lumpur before transitioning into the online sphere at the onset of the pandemic. Mark also served Bishop’s students by helping raise funds both for Mandarin courses and to support the BU Chinese Students Association.

Mark’s continued contributions to Bishop’s both on campus and abroad have made him the perfect candidate for this award. We thank him for his engagement with the Bishop’s community and congratulate him on this well-deserved honour.

List of Past Winners

Inaugurated in 1967

1967    Cecil T. Teakle ’26*
1968   George W. Hall ’30*
1969    Fred G.S. Kelley ’48*
1970    C. Terrill Manning ’46*
1971    Robert A. Gordon ’60, DCL ’04
1972    A. Ray Almond ’27*
1973    Alex K. Paterson ’52, DCL ’74
1974    J. Clem Brodeur ’44*
1975    Gavin G. Ross ’56*
1976    Bud McMorran ’60, DCL ’04
1977    Douglas R. Cooper ’29*
1978    Glenn Higginbotham ’64
1979    Fred Kaufman ’46, DCL ’76
1980    Dorothy Dutton ’20*
1981    Ab M. Echenberg ’73*
1982    David K. Bogert ’63
1983    A. Bruce Stavert ’61
1984    Douglas A. Lloyd ’62*
1985    Tom ’69 and Rob ’73* Allen
1986    Ronald G. Perowne ’72
1987    Danny R. Lavallee ’79
1988    Conrad H. Harrington ’67, DCL ’98*
1989    William D. Anderson ’77*
1990    Philip E. Johnston ’59
1991    Joan E. Stadelman ’66
1992    Don S. Wells ’55*
1993    David A. Williams ’63, DCL ’96
1994    Christopher I.H. Nicholl DCL ’86*
1995    William I.M. Turner Jr. DCL ’87*
1996    Tom Godber ’85
1997    Jim ’57* and Di (Young) Ferrabee ’57*
1998    Richard Tomlinson ’43, DCL ’89*
1999    Eric Mills ’72
2000    Norman Webster ’62, DCL ’85*
2001    Bill MacDonald ’73
2002    Peter Dunn ’66
2003    Graham Moodie ’69
2004    Ron Kaulbach ’66
2005    Gary Chown ’74
2006    Peter Davidson ’77*
2007    Elaine Roper ’78
2008    Rob Allatt ’93
2009    Peter Welsh ’64
2010    Nils Bodtker ’65
2011    Bob Goldberger ’79
2012    Kelly Murumets ’85
2013    George Hendy ’68
2014    Blair Shier ’79
2016    Cathy McLean ’82
2017    Nadia Martel ’90
2018    Tim Griffin ’71
2019    Jo-Anne Ryan ’83
2020    Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021    Bob Egan ’80
2022    Mark Saykaly ’72

*deceased