Alumni awards

The Faculty of Health is proud to recognize and honour alumni who impact the health and well-being of society through significant professional accomplishments and public service.

Our 2023 award recipients

Please join us in congratulating our 2023 awards winners and all they have accomplished.
Nancy Barber

Alumni Achievement Award

Nancy Barber
BA ’98, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Doug and Sandra Ranton

Alumni Volunteer Award

Sandra Ranton
BA ’88, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Doug Ranton
BSc ’89, Kinesiology

Amarah Epp-Stobbe

Alumni Inspiration Award

Amarah Epp-Stobbe
BSc ’14, Kinesiology

 

Past recipients

Alumni Achievement Award recipients

2022

Harvey Lemelin

R. Harvey Lemelin

PhD ’04, Recreation and Leisure Studies

 
 

2021

Dr. Natasha Lane

Dr. Natasha Lane 

MSc '11, Health Studies and Gerontology

BSc '09, Biomedical Science

 

2020

Jessica Bondy.

Jessica Bondy

MA '13, Recreation and Leisure Studies

BA '08, Recreation and Business

 

2019

Dr. Sandra Olney

Dr. Sandra Olney

PhD '82, Kinesiology

 
 

2018

Krista Mckerracher

Krista McKerracher

BSc '84, Health Studies

 
 

2017

Dr. Patrick Brill Edwards

Dr. Patrick Brill Edwards

BSc '79, Kinesiology

 
 

2016

Dorothy Dowling

Dorothy Dowling

MA ’83, Sociology and Recreation and Leisure Studies

BA ’80, Recreation and Leisure Studies

 

2015

Dan Latendre

Dan Latendre

BA '88, Recreation and Business

 
 

2014

Ami Richter

Ami Richter

BA '01, Recreation and Leisure Studies

 
 

2013

Patrick Harrison

Patrick Harrison

BSc '82, Kinesiology

 
 

2012

Alyson Woloshyn

Alyson Woloshyn

BA '00, Recreation and Leisure Studies

 
 

2011

Pat Reid

Pat Reid

BSc '73, Kinesiology

 
 

2010

Ildiko M. Denes

Ildiko M. Denes

BSc '98, Health Studies

 
 

2009

Ron Noble

Ron Noble

BSc '80, Kinesiology

 
 

2008

Victor Cheng

Victor Cheng

BA '79, Recreation and Leisure Studies

 
 

2006

Sharon Robertson

Sharon Robertson

BSc '76, Kinesiology

 
 

2005

Don Weber

Don Weber

BSc '79, Kinesiology

 
 

2004

Jim Kile

Jim Kile

MSc ’88, Kinesiology

BSc ’85, Kinesiology

 

2002

Cornelia (Nel) Wieman

Cornelia (Nel) Wieman

MSc ’91, Kinesiology

BSc ’88, Kinesiology

Alumni Inspiration Award recipients

Please note this award was formerly called the Young Alumni Award.

2022

Natasha Knier

Natasha Knier

BSc '18, Health Studies

 

 

2021

Marc Lafleur

Marc Lafleur 

BSc '14, Health Studies

 
 

2020

Tina Chan

Tina Chan

MSc '20, Public Health and Health Systems

BSc '16, Health Studies

 

2019

Grace Tang

Grace Tang

BSc '14, Health Studies

 
 

2018

Rachel Thompson

Rachel Thompson

BSc '15, Health Studies

 
 

2017

Shelley Martin

Shelley Martin

BA '15, Therapeutic Recreation

 
 

2016

Kim Madden

Kim Madden

BSc '11, Health Studies

 
 

2015

Christina Marchand

Christina Marchand

BSc '14, Health Studies

 
 

2014

Dr. Farhan Asrar

Dr. Farhan Asrar

MPH '13, Public Health

 
 

2013

Jenna van Draanen

Jenna van Draanen

BSc '09, Health Studies

 
 

2012

Adil Bhatti

Adil Bhatti

BSc '05, Kinesiology

 
 

2011

Astha Ramaiya

Astha Ramaiya

BSc '07, Health Studies

 
 

2010

Heather Moyse

Heather Moyse

BSc '00, Kinesiology

 
 

2009

Rohit Ramchandani

Rohit Ramchandani

BSc '04, Health Studies

 
 

2008

Mano Watsa

Mano Watsa

BA '99, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Alumni Volunteer Award recipients

50th Anniversary Alumni Award recipients

2007

To mark the University of Waterloo's 50th anniversary, the University's Alumni Council established the University of Waterloo 50th Anniversary Alumni Awards. The following alumni from the Faculty of Health were honoured for their outstanding commitment to the University.

 

Lyle Hallman

Lyle Hallman

LLD ’01

 

 

Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter

LLD '07

BSc '76, Kinesiology

 

Brent McFarlane

Brent McFarlane

BSc '73, Kinesiology

 

 

Kenneth Muray

Kenneth Murray

LLD '95

 

 

Janet Passmore

Janet Passmore

BSc '78, Kinesiology

 

 

Ronald Schlegel

Ronald Schlegel

LLD '05