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    Alumna/Alumnus of the Year Award

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    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.

    This year we were happy to give this award to Jane Brydges ’95.

    2023 Alumna of the Year Jane Brydges ’95 and Cathy McLean ’82

    Alumna of the Year

    Jane Brydges graduated in 1995 with a B.A. in Political Science. Additionally, she holds an M.Sc. and Master’s in City Planning from M.I.T. No matter how busy life can get, Jane always finds time to help the BU community in any way she can. For the past seven years, she has been a mentor to several individuals through JUMP’s Ottawa chapter. She also shares her wisdom to other students as a speaker at events, such as Beyond the Bubble. Jane has lent her expertise to Bishop’s as a member of the Board of Governors and now as a Director of the Bishop’s Foundation. She also helped further our university as a volunteer during the Leading the Way Capital Campaign.

    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
    2023    Jane Brydges ’95
    2024    Stephen Lloyd ’89

    *deceased