Our Awards
CGIC Celebrates Member Achievements
The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada has established three member awards to recognize and celebrate member achievement:
- Distinguished Professional Service Award
- Rising Star Award
- Outstanding Branch Member Award
Nominations are always welcome with an annual deadline of March 31st. Awards are presented annually at the CGIC National AGM.
Distinguished Professional Service Award
The Distinguished Professional Service Award was established in 1955 for the purpose of recognizing outstanding contributions to the Governance profession.
View the Distinguished Professional Service Award flyer for more information.
Complete and submit the nomination form by the award deadline.
Award nominations are due by March 31st.
This award was established in 1955 and has been awarded in the following years to:
2025 - Jean-Wilfred Jeannot, FCG, P.Adm., Montréal
2025 - Christine E. Carter, FCG, Acc.Dir., Vancouver
2023 - Michel Chenier, FCG, P.Adm., Acc.Dir., Vaudreuil-Dorion
2022 - Logan Atkinson, FCG, Acc.Dir., Sackville
2022 - Joseph Leo Gilles LeVasseur, FCG, P.Adm., Ottawa
2020 - Wisdom Ncube, FCG, Acc.Dir, Surrey
2019 - Ingrid Stefancic, FCG, Montreal
2018 - Susan Stuart, FCG, Vancouver
2017 - Judith Parker, FCG, Calgary
2016 - Howard Keck, FCG, Ottawa
2015 - Kenneth P. Riley, FCG, Ottawa
2012 - Hugh Bruce Murray, FCG, Bermuda
2007 - Richard Lightheart, FCG, New Westminster
2006 - Yik Fung Au-Yeung, FCG, Vancouver
2005 - Timothy Ross Carsley, FCG, Montreal
2001 - Michael Brian Ashford, FCG, Bermuda
2000 - Tom Warner, FCG, Toronto
1999 - David Stephen Terrell, FCG, North Saanich
1998 - Nigel Stewart Peter Blumenthal, ACG, Toronto
1997 - John Davies, FCG, Calgary
1996 - Thomas Patrick Griffin, FCG, Vancouver
1995 - Frederick Samuel Burnard, FCG, Toronto
1994 - Desmond Wright Harris, FCG Toronto
1989 - Paul Quesnel, P.Adm, Montreal
1988 - Kenneth Rivers, FCG, Toronto
1985 - Barbara McPhail, FCG, Vancouver
1983 - Kenneth R. Dwerryhouse, FCG, Mississauga
1981 - Major General A. Ernest Walford, FCG, Montreal
1980 - Roger Saint-Jean, FCG, Ottawa
1979 - Raymond E. Jarjour, FCG, Montreal
1979 - Sydney E. Watt, FCG, Dartmouth
1978 - Lloyd H. Jenkins, FCG, Toronto
1977 - Derek J. Doubleday, FCG, Langley
1976 - Frederick T. McKinney, FCG, Toronto
1975 - Harry H. Edmison, FCG, Toronto
1974 - Stinson Clarke, FCG, Vancouver
1973 - George Jackson, FCG, Ottawa
1972 - Russell R. Merrifield, FCG, Toronto
1970 - Bruce B. Upshall, FCG, Toronto
1969 - Norman Brown, FCG, Vancouver
1968 - Robert J. Cudney, FCG, London
1967 - R. J. Blacker, Toronto
1964 - Evan McCormick, FCG, Winnipeg
1963 - A. Reid Tilley, FCG, Montreal
1963 - George Blake, FCG, LondonÂ
1961 - Reginald T. Rose, FCG, Vancouver
1960 - Dr. James C. Bonar, FCG, Westmount
1959 - Dudley S. Thomas, ACG, Montreal
1958 - Roy L. Campbell, FCG, Montreal
1957 - Hon. William J. Dunlop, FCG, Toronto
1955 - Colonel Walter J. Brown, FCG, London
Rising Star Award
Introduced in 2017, the Rising Star Award is granted to a member showing significant career potential within the first 5 years of achieving Associate Chartered status. It can be awarded at any stage of a member’s career path.
View the Rising Star Award flyer for more information.
Complete and submit the nomination form by the award deadline.
Award nominations are due by March 31st.
This award was established in 2017 and has been awarded in the following years to:
2025 - Tanya Hinds, ACG
2024 - Nneka Ikwueze, ACG
2023 - Revathy Kumar, ACG
2019 - Jody Harris, FCG, Acc.Dir.
2017 - The inaugural Rising Star Award was presented to Shauna Mason, FCG.
Outstanding Branch Member Award
Introduced in 2018, the Outstanding Branch Member Award recognizes a member whose contributions within their Branch are significant and noteworthy.
View the Outstanding Branch Member Award flyer for more information.
Branch Councils wishing to nominate an Outstanding Branch Member should reach out to the National Office for a copy of the nomination form.
Award nominations are due by March 31st.
This award was introduced in 2018 and has been awarded in the following years to:
2024 - Dora Koop (QC Branch), FCG
2023 - William Fung (BC Branch), ACG, Acc.Dir.
2022 - Daniel Shepherdson (ON Branch), CPA, FCG, P.Adm., Acc.Dir.
2021 - Janet Shulist (QC Branch), ACG, Acc.Dir.
2019 - Shauna Mason (AB Branch), FCG
2018 - Richard Thomas (BC Branch), FCG, P.Adm., Acc.Dir.