Awards
Celebrating Outstanding Alumni
CUMMING SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | Alumni of Distinction Awards
Each year we select winners in up to three categories: Service, Education, and Research. We encourage nominations of alumni who have diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Awards. The winners will be chosen by the members of the Medicine Alumni Advisory Council and announced early in 2026.
Past ARCH winners and posthumous nominations are not eligible for consideration.
2025 Alumni of Distinction Award Winners
The Cumming School of Medicine has been recognizing our distinguished alumni since 2006. In 2025, we celebrated a emergency physician whose service to patients, learners and his community continues even after his retirement, a trailblazer in perinatal epidemiology who is committed to helping to create healthier futures for children and families, and a respected educator who is a champion for equity in medical education.
University of Calgary ARCH Awards
The ARCH Awards celebrate the changemakers, the risk-takers and trailblazers sparking meaningful change.
The 2025 ARCH Award Award nominations are now closed!
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. Celebrations are scheduled for October 16. Visit www.ucalgary.ca/alumni for more details.