APEGA Centennial Leadership Award

This award is presented to an APEGA professional member whose leadership excellence advanced the engineering or geoscience profession in Alberta.

Nominations for the 2025 awards are closed

Nominating Someone for an Award

APEGA relies on its members, permit holders, and even the public to nominate outstanding individuals in the professions. Nomination is always free, and you can submit as many nominations as you like.

You can take up to 30 days to submit your nomination using the Save & Resume button at the bottom of each page of the nomination form.

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Centennial Leadership Award Criteria

Nominations are evaluated and scored for up to 100 points. Be sure to write your nomination to address as much of these criteria as possible for the best chance at being selected.

Work-Related Achievements (60 Points)

  • Engineering/geoscience excellence and recognition of achievements with the professions, business or industry, or the education sector that has set a benchmark for engineers/geoscientists to strive for. This could include executive directorship of an outstanding project, continuing enterprise or invention, research or original work, or teaching

Service to the Profession (20 Points)

  • Public education and understanding the role of engineering or geoscience and professional engineers/geoscientists in Canadian society
  • Active participation in engineering/geoscience associations, societies, institutes, etc.

Service to the Community (20 Points)

  • Active participation in commissions, voluntary organizations, community organizations, and other paid or unpaid work beyond the profession

Personal and General Information (Not Scored)

  • Education, publications, directorships, honours and decorations, and other relevant information
  • Member of APEGA for a minimum of five years

What does it take be a Centennial Leadership award recipient?

Here are some of our Centennial Leadership award recipients. Explore their profiles to learn what it takes to receive the award.

Dr. William Rosehart, P.Eng.

2024 Recipient

Alison Thompson, P.Eng.

2020 Recipient

Dr. Nigel Shrive, P.Eng.

2019 Recipient

Leah Lawrence, P.Eng.

2018 Recipient