ACE-WIL Outstanding Contribution Award
Honouring Member Contributions
This Award recognizes those ACE-WIL members for significant contributions or initiatives in promoting and developing the quality of work integrated learning in British Columbia.
Nominations
Using the form below, board members may nominate a practitioner or faculty for this recognition. The nominations are reviewed and considered by the ACE-WIL Awards Committee based on the following criteria:
- A minimum of three years involvement with ACE-WIL Board or a committee(s)
- Significant involvement to projects or outstanding contributions to to initiatives that benefit work integrated learning
- Substantial contributions in the field of work integrated learning, including research, teaching, program development, and/or educational administration
One (1) complete PDF electronic nomination package must be RECEIVED by 8:00am on Monday, March 14, 2022 via confidential email: johnstonli@douglascollege.ca.
The Award will be presented at the following ACE-WIL AGM and Provincial Conference.
Past Winners
2020 ACE-WIL Outstanding Service Award
Lindsay is committed to ensuring equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) on the ACE-WIL board and in programming and training. Lindsay has advocated for WIL practitioners to become certified in emotional intelligence (EI), resulting in 76 individuals in 20 BC institutions in obtaining the EQ-i certification. Research indicates emotional intelligence is…
2019 ACE-WIL Outstanding Service Award
ACE-WIL BC/Yukon is pleased to announce Heather Workman of Langara College as the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Contribution Award.
2018 ACE-WIL Outstanding Service Award
We are delighted to award the 2018 ACE-WIL Outstanding Service Award to a long-term member, volunteer extraordinaire, and advocate for enhancing the learning experiences of students and our ACE-WIL community, Jennie Nilsson of UVic.
2017 ACE-WIL Outstanding Service Award
We are delighted to award the 2017 ACE-WIL Outstanding Service Award to a long-term leader and advocate of the co-op profession, Claudia Sperling of UVic.
Lifetime Achievement Award
We are delighted to award the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award to Andrea Giles of UVic. Devoted to data collection, dedicated to the co-op cause, her relentless work gathering provincial term placement stats and managing our business for over 22 years has helped BC be recognized as a national co-op leader.
2016 ACE Outstanding Contribution Award
We are delighted to award the 2016 ACE Outstanding Contribution Award to long term advocate and contributor to the Co-op profession, Cynthia Maclean of BCIT. A practitioner for the last 25 years, Cynthia has been a member of the ACCE for 10 years and from 2014-2016 was the Chair of the council and served on the ACE Board.
2015 ACE Outstanding Contribution Award
We are pleased to announce the 2015 Outstanding Service Award will be presented to long time co-op advocate, Muriel Klemetski.
| 2014-15 | Gayleen Wren (Langara College) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2013-14 | Nick Petryszk (BCIT) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2013-14 | ACE Member Communication and Web Enhancement Committees | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2012-13 | Lynne Murchie (UBC-Sauder School of Business) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2011-12 | Judith Hall (BCIT) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2010-11 | Leanne MacKenzie (KPU) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2010-11 | BCIT | Institutional Recognition – Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2009-10 | Brad Erickson (UVic) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2008-09 | Kevin Rolston (Langara) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2008-09 | Andrea Giles (UVic) | Special Award for Exceptional Service and Dedication |
| 2007-08 | None awarded | |
| 2006-07 | Larry Iles (TRU) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2006-07 | Joanne Thomas (UVic) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2005 | Dave O’Leary (Capilano College) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2005 | Brad Erikson (Camosun College) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2005 | CGA | Outstanding Leadership in Co-operative Education |
| 2002 | Julie Walchli (UBC-Arts) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 2002 | Carole Hebden (University College of the Cariboo) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1998-2002 | Brian Train (Ministry of Advanced Education) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1999 | Don Basham (Capilano College) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1999 | Nancy Johnston and Donna Carswell (SFU-joint award) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1999 | Anne Toby (SFU) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1999 | Kate Ross (Camosun College) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1999 | Dexter MacRae (University College of the Fraser Valley | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1998 | Andrea Giles (UVic) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1998 | Don Kwas (Ministry of Advanced Education) | Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1998 | Sue Giles (Student – UVic) | Student Outstanding Contribution to the Association for Co-operative Education |
| 1996 | Charlotte Warren (Employer Representative) | Bill Cooke Award for Outstanding Contribution |