Past award recipients
Since 2010, the Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate the remarkable achievements of University of Victoria graduates. In 2022, three award categories were created to recognize alumni:
- Presidents’ Alumni Awards
- Emerging Alumni Awards
- Indigenous Community Alumni Awards
2022
- Damineh Akhavan
- Lynne Beecroft
- Karen Clark Cole
- Sarah Hunt / Tłaliłila'ogwa
- Derek Juno
- Robert Niven
- Madeleine Redfern
- Douglas White
- Devesh Bharadwaj
- Kim Senklip Harvey
- Bryce Jones
- Sage Lacerte
- Carol Linnitt
- Lydia Hwitsum
- Shalene Jobin
- Jacylin (Jace) Meyer
- Lou-ann Neel
- Marion Newman
- Denis St. Claire
- Cory Stephens
2020
- Sybil Verch, BCom ’97 (Business)
- Gerald Thompson, Cert ’95 (Continuing Studies)
- Wendy-Sue Andrew, BEd ’85 (Education)
- Kirsten Peck, BEng ’93 (Engineering)
- Richard Van Camp, BFA ’97 (Fine Arts)
- Leah Hollins, BSN ’89 (Human and Social Development)
- Robert "Lucky" Budd, BA ’00 (Humanities)
- Kasari Govender, LLB ’04 (Law)
- Jason Dewinetz, BA ’00 (Library)
- Mohammed Ibrahim, PhD ’89 (Science)
- Prabha Ibrahim, PhD ’89 (Science)
- Jennifer Power, BA ’83 (Social Sciences)
2019
- Scott Butler, BCom '98 (Business)
- Wendy Kotilla, Dipl '01 (Continuing Studies)
- Alexander (Alex) Nelson, BA '98 (Education)
- Shaan Pruden, BSc '84 (Engineering)
- Griffin Russell, MPH '15 (Human and Social Development)
- Barry Gough, VC '57 (Humanities)
- Valerie Jepson, LLB '01 (Law)
- Nella Nelson, BA '76 (Library)
- Shawn Stebbins, BSc '84 (Science)
- Kevin Orr, BA '02 (Social Sciences)
- Nathan Medd, BFA '01 (Fine Arts)
2018
- Mike Corrigan, MBA '00 (Business)
- Lucy Bell, MA '16, Dipl '16, Cert '13 (Continuing Studies)
- Jeffery Hopkins, BA '91 (Education)
- Marinos Stylianou, PhD '93 (Engineering)
- Carli Kennedy, BMus '08, and Julie Kennedy, BMus '08 (Fine Arts)
- Adrée Lacasse, BCYC '14 (Human and Social Development)
- Tamara Napoleon, LLB '07, BA 04 (Humanities)
- Merle Alexander, LLB '99, BA '94 (Law)
- Julie Angus, MSc '01 (Library)
- Ian Courtice, BSc '80 (Medical Sciences)
- Daryll Harrison, PhD '87, BSc '81 (Science)
- Ry Moran, BA '02 (Social Sciences)
2017
- Lenora Lee, BCom '02 (Business)
- Denise Blackwell, Cert. '94 (Continuing Studies)
- Andrea Minter, BA '04 (Education)
- Maher Fahmi, MASc '94 (Engineering)
- Althea Thauberger, MFA '02 (Fine Arts)
- Simon Hall, MSc '10 (Human and Social Development)
- Bev Sellars, BA '97 (Humanities)
- Herman Van Ommen, LLB '84 (Law)
- Murray Fyfe, BSc '81 (Medical Sciences)
- David Hannay, MSC'95, BSc '88 (Science)
- Roberto Racca, Phd '90, MSc '85, BSc '82 (Science)
- Bob Cummings, BA '89 (Social Sciences)
- Martin Segger, BA '69 (University Libraries)
2016
- Richard Fyfe, MBA '00 (Business)
- John M. Wilson, Cert '98 (Continuing Studies)
- Clint Hamilton, MEd '92 (Education)
- Jacques van Campen, BEng '88 (Engineering)
- Glynis Leyshon, BA '73 (Fine Arts)
- Glen Couthard, PhD '10, MA '03 (Human and Social Development)
- Dan Sharp, BA '84 (Humanities)
- Robert Lapper, LLB '81, BA '78, Dipl '90 (Law)
- Patrick McAllister, BSc '81 (Medical Sciences)
- Bruce Shepherd, BSc '85 (Science)
- Brenda Eaton, MA '89, BA '82 (Social Sciences)
- Terry Eastwood, Dipl '72 (University Libraries)
2015
- Victoria Wells, Grad. Cert. '13 (Continuing Studies)
- Anne Tenning, MA '10 (Education)
- Josh Blair, BEng '95 (Engineering)
- Mercedes Bátiz-Benét, BFA '02 (Fine Arts)
- Kim Henderson, MPA '02 (Human and Social Development)
- Lucas Aykroyd, MA '97 (Humanities)
- Douglas S. White, LLB '07 (Law)
- Tom Rimmer, BSc '89 (Medical Sciences)
- Robert Beecroft, BSc '84 (Science)
- Susan Cartwright, BA '79 (Social Sciences)
- David Day, BA '76 (Library)
2014
- Eric Akis, Business Admin. Cert., ’96 (Continuing Studies)
- Roderick Allen, MA ’93 (Education)
- Brian Butler, BA '71 (Humanities)
- Marilyn Copes, MBA '99 (Business)
- Mary Mouat, LLB '87 (Law)
- David Naysmith, BSc '71 (Medical Sciences)
- Qimin You, PhD '93 (Science)
- Chris Reid, MASci '95 (Engineering)
- Jan Ross, BFA '76 (Library)
- Michael J. Whitfield, BA '67 (Fine Arts)
- Evan Wood, BSc '97 (Social Sciences)
- Jennifer Zelmer, BSc '93 (Human & Social Development)