Award criteria
The Faculty of Science established the Early Alumni Excellence Award to honour and recognize significant service, contribution, and achievements of alumni within the first 10 years following graduation. This prestigious award is bestowed upon alumni who demonstrate significant contribution(s) in one or more of the following areas, in recognition of their accomplishments:
- Professional and/or academic achievement, including but not limited to:
Exemplary career success (industry, government, academia); Significant recognition or awards; Leadership, Board, or other advisory roles; and visible success known beyond industry segment. - Contributions to society, including but not limited to:
Significant, sustained involvement, volunteerism, philanthropy, IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility); Highly visible community service that is clearly recognized; Proven impact (could be local, regional, national, international); Engagement with University of Waterloo (involvement, advocacy, support such as co-op hiring, industry partnership, etc.).
Eligibility
Nominees must be a graduate of the University of Waterloo Faculty of Science undergraduate and/or graduate program(s).
Only those nominees who receive a degree from Waterloo Science within the past 10 years will be considered.
Nomination process
The Faculty of Science welcomes nominations for the Early Alumni Excellence Award from alumni, students, staff, retirees and members of the public.
To nominate an alumnus for this Award, a short online nomination form must be completed for an individual to be considered.
More information
See our list of Frequently asked questions to learn more about our Alumni Awards.
Meet this year's Early Alumni Excellence Award Winners
Previous Early Alumni Excellence Award Recipients (Previously Young Alumni Award)
- 2023 Azeezat Adeyoyin Oyawoye
- 2021 Latif Nanji
- 2021 Julia Wigmore
- 2020 Teresa MacLean
- 2019 Joseph Bondy-Denomy
- 2018 Martha Breithaupt Oner
- 2018 April Pawluk
- 2017 Zahra Fakhraai
- 2017 Jesse Kancir
- 2016 Kurt Gray
- 2015 Paul C. Boutros
- 2014 Dave Wilkin
- 2013 Ebele Mogo
- 2012 Kate Dawson
- 2011 Kelly Meissner
- 2010 Robert Pockar
- 2009 Jackie Lee