Alumni Award Winners

VIU's Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of living Vancouver Island University alumni who have earned provincial or national prominence as a result of their exceptional professional achievements and/or service to society:

2012 Don Hubbard (Heavy Equipment Operator '66; ABE '71; BA in Anthropoloy)

2011 Chef Bernard Casavant (Culinary Arts '76)

2010 Warren Erhart (Hotel & Restaurant Management '76)

2009 Terence Fitzgerald (Arts '92)

2005 Edwin Johnston (Hairdressing Certificate '87)

VIU's Horizon Alumni Award recognizes the outstanding achievements of Vancouver Island University alumni early in their careers (within 10 years of receiving a credential from VIU):

2012 Owen Stechishin (BSc in Biology '06)

2010 Rebekah Shoop (BSc in Nursing with Distinction '02)

2009 Dr. Tanya Griffiths (BSc '00)

2007 Dr. Aaron R. Jex (BSc in Biology '00)

2006 Alison Keple (BSc in Biology '99)

2005 Dr. Chris Whipps (BSc in Biology '97)