Alumni Recognition Awards
Recognizing Exceptional Alumni
The Alumni Recognition Awards were established in 1992 to recognize the outstanding professional, personal and community achievements of graduates and friends. The next Alumni Recognition Awards will be hosted on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Save the Date!
2025 Award Recipients
Outstanding Executive Leadership
Awarded to a graduate who has demonstrated extraordinary achievement, leadership and innovation in a global operation.
Outstanding Progress and Achievement
Awarded to a graduate who has demonstrated outstanding career potential and achieved success and recognition in their field.
Outstanding Public Contribution
Awarded to a graduate who has made a significant contribution to public life.
Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Awarded to a graduate who has founded an innovative business that is leading transformation in their industry.

“The sculpture is an artistic abstraction of the Schulich School’s status as a global leader. Its upward twisting flow reflects Schulich’s confidence in its ability to shape the future of business management. Internal bubbles combine with ‘sky is the limit’ blue to reflect innovation and creative thinking. I wanted award recipients to recognize their own achievements in the sculpture’s positive aspects.”
Jeff Goodman (1961 – 2012)
Past Alumni Award Recipients
Awarded to a graduate who has demonstrated extraordinary achievement, leadership and innovation in a global operation.
2024 Claude LeBlanc (MBA ’91)
2023 Dennis Mitchell (MBA ’03)
2021 Vince Commisso (MBA ’92)
2019 Michael S. Rousseau (BBA ’81)
2018 Jasper Cheung (MBA ’90)
2017 Stephen J. Sadler (MBA ’79)
2015 Ron Mock (MBA ’79, Hon LLD ’17)
2014 Michael Cooper (MBA ’86)
2013 Frank Vettese (BBA ’86, MBA ’91)
2012 P. Thomas Jenkins (MBA ’87, Hon LLD ’15)
2011 Ellis Jacob (MBA ’76)
2008 Bharat B. Masrani (BBA ’78, MBA’79, Hon LLD ’17)
2007 Robert R. McEwen (MBA ’78, Hon LLD’05)
2005 Robert C. Krembil (MBA ’71, Hon LLD’00)
2004 Richard E. Waugh (MBA ’74, Hon LLD’07)
2001 Kathleen P. Taylor (MBA/JD ’84, Hon LLD ’14)
2000 W. David Wilson (MBA ’70)
1999 Edmund Hau Wah Ho (BBA ’78)
1998 H. Anthony Arrell (MBA ’68, Hon LLD ’08)
1997 Steven K. Hudson (BBA ’81)
1996 Alan G. McNally (MBA ’69, Hon LLD’99)
1995 John S. Hunkin (MBA ’69, Hon LLD’04)
1994 Sheelagh D. Whittaker (MBA ’75)
1993 Morris A. Perlis (MBA ’72)
1992 William A. Dimma (MBA ’69, Hon LLD ’98)
Awarded to a graduate who has demonstrated outstanding career potential and achieved success and recognition in their field.
2024 Dan Magliocco (BBA ’92, MBA ’96)
2023 Michon Williams (MBA ’08)
2021 Tracey Pearce (MBA ’96)
2019 Roman S. Dubczak (MBA ’87)
2018 S. Jane Rowe (MBA ’82)
2017 Stacey A. Mowbray (MBA ’88)
2015 Kishore Moorjani (BBA ’94, MBA ’95)
2014 John Ruffolo (BBA ’88)
2013 Patrick Iaboni (BBA ’93, MBA ’94)
2011 Denise M. Pickett (MBA ’90)
2008 Roma R. Khanna (MBA ’01)
2007 Hana E. Zalzal (MBA ’92)
2005 James P. O’Sullivan (MBA/JD ’90)
2004 Grant E. Rasmussen (MBA ’93)
2001 Sheila A. Carroll (MBA ’98)
2001 Andrew K. Montgomery (MBA ’98)
2000 Sylvia Lien (IMBA ’97)
2000 Ron Tattum (MBA/JD ’97)
1999 Beth M. Waldman (MBA ’96)
1999 Rommie Bhutani (MBA ’96)
1998 Robert J. Gemmell (MBA/JD ’83)
1997 Dan A. Plashkes (MBA ’83)
1996 Paul G. Howes (MBA ’84)
1995 Terence G. Kawaja (MBA/JD’89)
1994 Paul S. Alofs (MBA ’83, Hon LLD ’19)
1993 Janice P. Anderson (MBA ’89)
1992 Kimberley J. Gaynor (MBA ’89)
Awarded to a graduate who has made a significant contribution to public life.
2024 Anna Maria Ewing (MBA ’88)
2023 Ron Sidon (MBA ’68)
2021 Robert C. Wong (MBA ’72)
2019 Laura Michalchyshyn (MBA ’93)
2018 M. Marianne Harris (MBA/JD ’83)
2017 Philip A. Taylor (MBA ’79)
2014 J. Mark Lievonen (BBA ’79, MBA ’87, Hon LLD ’15)
2013 Janice R. Fukakusa (MBA ’79, Hon LLD ’16)
2012 Thomas Closson (MBA ’79)
2011 Colleen M. Johnston (BBA ’82, Hon LLD ’18)
2008 Richard D. Falconer (MBA ’70)
2007 Rose T. Reisman (MBA ’85)
2005 Carol A. Hansell (MBA/JD ’86)
2001 Patricia M. Campbell (MBA ’88)
2000 Anne L. Swarbrick (MBA ’98)
1999 Jacques F. Lagassé (MBA ’69)
1998 Carol A. Wilding (BBA ’83)
1997 Eileen A. Mercier (MBA ’77, Hon LLD ’10)
1996 Peter C. Maurice (MBA ’70)
1995 John (Jack) H. Yocom (MBA ’70)
1994 David L. Morton (MBA ’68)
1993 Julie A. White (MBA ’84)
1992 Carol Anne Letheren (MBA ’77)
Awarded to a friend or graduate of Schulich who has contributed significantly to promoting the interests of the School through partnership, leadership and impact.
2021 Paul Labbé (Presented Posthumously)
2018 Dominic Barton (Hon LLD ’12)
2017 Jonathan Cheung (MBA ’73)
2015 Schuyler M. (Skip) Sigel
2014 Howard Lichtman (JD ’79, MBA ’82)
2013 Bill Graham (MBA ’86)
2012 Pam Laycock (MBA ’89)
2011 Timothy Price (Hon LLD ’09)
2008 Thomas H. Beechy
2007 Ann Marie Yamamoto (MBA ’83)
2005 Gordon C. Shaw
2004 Paul W. Tsaparis (MBA ’84)
2001 James G. Foy (MBA ’67)
2000 Ronald H. Farmer
1999 Gregory C. Coutts (MBA ’83)
1999 Sashya D’Souza (MBA ’00)*
1998 Eric Angelini (MBA/JD ’98)*
1997 Marshall A. Cohen (Hon LLD ’86)
1996 George R. Gardiner (Hon LLD ’82)
1994 Elmer S. Phillips
1993 Murray G. Ross (Hon DLitt ’71)
1992 James M. Gillies (Hon LLD ’06)
*Significant Student Contribution
Awarded to a graduate who has founded an innovative business that is leading transformation in their industry.
2024 Katherine Homuth (BBA ’11)
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