Awards

Celebrating Outstanding Alumni

CUMMING SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | Alumni of Distinction Awards

Since 2006, the Cumming School of Medicine has been celebrating our outstanding alumni. We are proud to announce our 2026 winners – a scholar who has contributed to educational development and innovation across undergraduate and graduate programs, a leader who is deeply committed to her community and to philanthropy, a clinical researcher whose work improves health outcomes for people with kidney and cardiovascular diseases, and a scientist whose groundbreaking research focuses on one of the most influential and promising pathways in modern biology.

 

Meet our Winners!

AODA - Service

In recognition of distinguished community or volunteer service locally, nationally and/or internationally. 

AODA - Education

For contributions to education in any context

AODA - Research

Includes biomedical research, clinical research, health services research and social, cultural, environmental, and population health research

University of Calgary ARCH Awards

The ARCH Awards celebrate the changemakers, the risk-takers and trailblazers sparking meaningful change.

The 2026 ARCH Award Award nominations are now open!

Arch Award recipients are leaders and innovators. These UCalgary graduates have shown excellence in their profession and are champions for the betterment of their communities.  The Arch Awards are the highest honour awarded by the UCalgary Alumni Association. Since 1985, they have celebrated bold alumni who have transformed business and community, art and technology, sport and health, for the betterment of all.  Visit https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/programs/arch-awards for more details.