CGS Awards and Honours: Brief Description and Past Recipients

CGS Awards and Honours: Brief Description and Past Recipients

Each year, the CGS recognizes and publicizes the considerable contributions and achievements of its members to the advancement of the geotechnical field in Canada and abroad.The recognitions are in the form of a suite of CGS awards and honours, many of which are presented during the annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference.

This document provides a brief description and lists the past recipients of each of the CGS awards and honours. If you are aware of any errors or omissions to these lists, contact the CGS Headquarters with the appropriate information.

The awards and honours are listed in the order that follows:

1.CGS SOCIETY AWARDS

1.1Legget Medal (the most senior CGS award)

1.2RM Quigley Award (best paper published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal during the preceding year)

2.CGS DIVISION AWARDS

2.1G Geoffrey Meyerhof Award (Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division Award)

2.2Thomas Roy Award (Engineering Geology Division Award)

2.3Roger JE Brown Award (Cold Regions Geotechnology Division Award)

2.4John A Franklin Award (Rock Mechanics Division Award)

2.5Geosynthetics Award (Geosynthetics Division Award)

2.6Geoenvironmental Award (Geoenvironmental Division Award)

3.CGS JOINT AWARDS (CGS and other organizations)

3.1Robert N Farvolden Award (Groundwater Division Award with CNC IAH

3.2Robert Schuster Medal (Engineering Geology Division and Landslide Committee Award with AEG)

4.CGS STUDENTS AWARDS

4.1Graduate Student Presentation Award

4.2Undergraduate Student Awards

4.3Michael Bozozuk Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique National Graduate Scholarship

5.CGS SERVICE AWARDS

5.1AG Stermac Award

5.2Certificates of Appreciation

6.CGS HONOURS (Lectures)

6.1RM Hardy Keynote Address

6.2Colloquium Lecture

6.3Cross Canada Lecture Tour

1.CGS SOCIETY AWARDS

1.1Legget Medal

For significant lifelong contribution to the geotechnical field in Canada. This is the most senior and prestigious CGS award.

Established in 1970, the awardhonours Dr Robert F Legget (1904–1994), a civil engineer known nationally and internationally for his contributions to engineering, geology, building research and the standardization of Canadian national building codes. Dr Legget was the first director of the Division of Building Research of the National Research Council of Canada. For more information about Dr Legget see

Prior to 2000, the award was a framed certificate. Since 2000, a medal has accompanied the framed certificate.The Legget Medal was designed by Dr Michael Bozozuk, a colleague of Dr Legget's and, at the time, the President of the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique. One side of the medal has Dr Legget’s likeness, while the other has the CGS logo and the recipient’s name. The medal has thirteen ‘flats’ (edges) representing Canada’s ten provinces and three territories. It is made of sterling silver, toned and lacquered to prevent tarnishing.It is pressed by the Royal Canadian Mint.

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2014PM Byrne

2013S Leroueil

2012E McRoberts

2011WDL Finn

2010DE Becker

2009DM Cruden

2008JF Gartner

2007S Lacasse

2006OL White

2005J Krahn

2004G Lefebvre

2003RK Rowe

2002RP Benson

2001J Graham

2000DH Shields

1999CO Brawner

1998DG Fredlund

1997GC McRostie

1996JL Seychuk

1995FA Tavenas (d)

1994M Bozozuk

1993RN Yong

1992JD Mollard

1991RM Quigley (d)

1990EJ Klohn (d)

1989KY Lo

1988WA Trow (d)

1987CF Ripley (d)

1986MAJ Matich

1985JI Adams

1984L Samson

1983JI Clark (d)

1982DJ Bazett (d)

1981B Ladanyi

1980RJE Brown (d)

1979NR Morgenstern

1978DH MacDonald (d)

1977P LaRochelle

1976AG Stermac (d)

1975CB Crawford (d)

1974GG Meyerhof (d)

1973V Milligan (d)

1972NW McLeod (d)

1971RM Hardy (d)

1970R Peterson (d)

(d) indicates deceased.

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1.2RM Quigley Award

For the best paper published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal in the preceding year.Two runners-up are also recognized.

Established in 1973 as the CGS Prize, it was renamed in 1995 to honour Dr Robert M Quigley (1934-1995). Dr Quigley taught for many years in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Western Ontario, and was founding director of the Geotechnical Research Centre of that institute. Dr Quigley was Associate Editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 1974-1979, and Editor, 1980-1984.

Robert M Quigley Award

2014ZJ Westgate, DJ White, MF Randolph

2013G Zheng SY Peng; CWW Ng, Y Diao

2012PE Quinn, MS Diederichs, RK Rowe and DJ Hutchinson

2011RWI Brachman, HA McLeod, ID Moore and WA Take

2010P Robertson

2009D Sheng, DG Fredlund, A Gens

2008Y Miyata and RJ Bathurst

2007TM Allen, RJ Bathurst, PG Burgess, N Vlachopoulos, DL Walters

2006JLH Grozic, SMR Imam, PK Robertson, NR Morgenstern

2005JA Blatz, NJ Ferreira, J Graham

2004J Chu, S Leroueil, W K Leong

2003SM Olson, TD Stark

2002L Morrisette, MW St-Louis, GC McRostie

2001PK Robertson, CE (Fear) Wride, BR List, U Atukorala, KW Biggar, PM Byrne, RG Campanella, DC Cathro, DH Chan, K Czajewski, WD Finn, WH Gu, Y Hammamji, BA Hoffmann, JA Howie, J Hughes, AS Imrie, J-M Konrad, A Kupper, T Law, ERF Lord, PA Monahan, NR Morgenstern,R Phillips, R Piche, HD Plewes, D Scott, DC Sego, J Sobkowicz, RA Stewart, BD Watts, DJ Woeller, TL Youd, Z Zavodni

2000GJ Pauls, EK Sauer, EA Christiansen, RA Widger

1999AMP Wedage, NR Morgenstern, DH Chan

1998IRP Munro, KTB MacQuarrie, AJ Valsangkar, KT Kan,

1997Z Cai, RJ Bathurst

1996CB Crawford, RJ Fannin, CB Kern

1995SG Evans, O Hungr, EG Enegren

CGS Prize (1973-1994)

1994KS King, RM Quigley, F Fernandez, DW Reades, A Bacopoulos

1993BH Kueper, CS Haase, HL King

1992GA Misfeldt, EK Sauer, EA Christiansen

1991TK Law, YL Cao, GN He

1990JA Sladen, KJ Hewitt

1989RCK Wong, PK Kaiser

1988RM Quigley, F Fernandez, E Yanful, T Helgason, A Margaritis, JL Whitby

1987RMC Ng, KY Lo, RK Rowe

1986TC Kenney, D Lau

1985JM Konrad, NR Morgenstern

1984RK Rowe, KY Lo, GJ Kack

1983KA Morin, JA Cherry, TP Lim, AJ Vivyurka

1982KY Lo, CMK Yuen

1981RM Quigley

1980JL Jaspar, N Peters

1979S Leroueil, F Tavenas

1978RAL Hodge, RA Freeze

1977HK Mittal, NR Morgenstern

1976PE Grattan-Bellew, WJ Eden

1975P La Rochelle, B Trak, F Tavenas, M Roy

1974JI Clark, GG Meyerhof

1973M Bozozuk

2.CGS DIVISION AWARDS

2.1G Geoffrey Meyerhof Award

Award of the Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division. For outstanding contribution to soil mechanics and foundation engineering.

Established in 1993, this award honours Professor Meyerhof (1916-2003), the first President of the CGS, for his outstanding life-long contributions to the profession and the CGS, and for his numerous achievements that have received worldwide recognition. For more information about Professor Meyerhof see

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2014A Macnab

2013J Lafleur

2012DG Fredland

2011R Phillips

2010AM Hanna

2009ID Moore

2008FH Kulhaw

2007V Silvestri

2006J-L Briaud

2005PM Byrne

2004WDL Finn

2003AJ Valsangkar

2002H El Naggar

2001K Kosar, D Walter, B Burwash, DE Becker

2000TC Kenney

1999O Dascal

1998WE Lardner

1997BH Fellenius

1996JI Clark

1995M Novak

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2.2Thomas Roy Award

Award of the Engineering Geology Division.For outstanding contribution (publication or otherwise) to engineering geology.

Established in 1982, this award honours Thomas Roy (??-1842), who may have been the first engineering geologist in North America.The name for the award was suggested by Dr RF Legget.For more information about Thomas Roy see:

Legget, RF. 1988. Thomas Roy and his ‘Remarks on road-making’ (1841), Canadian Geotechnical Journal v25, pp1-12.

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2014F Patton

2013JD Hutchinson

2012O Hungr

2011(not awarded)

2010R Couture

2009A Eshraghian, CD Martin, NR Morgenstern

2008D Stead

2007E Hoek

2006D Wyllie

2005JA Franklin

2004SG Evans

2003J Locat

2002G Ballivy

2001EZ Lajtai

2000JF Gartner

1999A Gorman

1998DF VanDine

1997DM Cruden

1996OL White

1995(not awarded)

1994EK Sauer, AK Egeland, EA Christiansen

1993DM Cruden, ZY Lu

1992GA Misfeldt, EK Sauer, EA Christiansen

1991(not awarded)

1990LE Jackson Jr, O Hungr, JS Gardner, C Mackay

1989JE McClung, JD Mollard

1988RW Gillham

1987KW Savigny, NR Morgenstern

1986L Boyer, A Bensoussan, M Durand

1985T Lord, A Fair

1984EA Christiansen, EK Sauer

1983DP Moore, A Imrie

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2.3Roger JE Brown Award

Award of the Cold Regions Geotechnology Division.For outstanding contribution (publication or otherwise) to permafrost science or engineering. Since 1999, it has only been awarded in even years.

Established in 1986, this award honours Roger JE Brown (1931-1980), a renowned Canadian physical geographer and researcher in the field of permafrost. Dr Brownspent his entire career, starting in 1953, with the Division of Building Research of National Research Council Canada.Among other things, he prepared the first map onthe distribution of permafrost in Canada, published in 1967 and thefirst Canadian book on permafrost “Permafrost inCanada: Its Influence on Northern Development”,published in 1970.

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2014I de Grandpré, D Fortier and E Stephani

2012JM Oswell

2010LU Arenson

2008M Burgess

2007C Burn

2006JD Mollard

2005J Coté and J-M Konrad

2004(not awarded)

2003L Gold

2002PJ Williams

2001(not awarded)

2000J-M Konrad

1999A Heginbottom

1998M Allard

1997JI Clark

1996E Hivon and DC Sego

1995AJ Hanna, JM Oswell, ECMcRoberts, JD Smith, TW Pridel

1994KW Biggar and DC Sego

1993B Ladanyi

1992PL Kurfurst and SR Dallimore

1991DW Hayley

1990GH Johnston

1989HM French

1988JF Nixon

1987KW Savigny and NR Morgenstern

1986JR Mackay

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2.4John A Franklin Award

Award of the Rock Mechanics Division.For outstanding publication in rock mechanics and/or rock engineering. Since 1999, it has only been awarded in odd years.

Established in 1993, this award honours the past President of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), John Franklin (1940-2012) for his outstanding contributions to the Canadian and international rock mechanics communities, and to the CGS.For more information about Dr Franklin see

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2013E Eberhardt

2011PF Stacy

2009D Stead

2007M Diederichs

2005RP Young

2003DJ Hutchinson

2001J Hadjigeorgiou

1999M Aubertin

1998M Dusseault

1997(not awarded)

1996CD Martin

1995(not awarded)

1994PK Kaiser

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2.5Geosynthetics Award

Award of the Geosynthetics Division.For outstanding publication in the application of geosynthetics to civil, geotechnical or geoenvironmental engineering. Since it was established in 2000 it is only awarded biannually in even years.

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2014(not awarded)

2012J Fannin

2010RWI Brachman

2008I Moore

2006J Lafleur

2004A Rollin

2002RJ Bathurst

2000RK Rowe

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2.6Geoenvironmental Award

Award of the Geoenvironmental Division.For outstanding contribution (publication or otherwise) in geoenvironmental engineering. Since it was established in 2000 it is only awarded biannually in even years.

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2014M Aubertin

2012S Azam

2010EK Yanful

2008RE Jackson

2006L Li, M Chen, J Grace

2004SL Barbour

2002W Wilson

2000RK Rowe

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3.CGS JOINT AWARDS (CGS and other organizations)

3.1Robert N Farvolden Award

Award of the Groundwater Division; joint award withCanadian National Committee of the International Association of Hydrologists.For outstanding contribution to groundwater science or engineering, by an individual or group, that emphasizes the role or importance of groundwater.

Established in 2000 as the Hydrogeology Award, it was renamed in 2002 to honour Dr Robert N Farvolden (1928-1995). Dr Farvolden was a professor and chair of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Waterloo, and a former Dean of Science at the university. He is credited with beginning the modern era of hydrogeology in Canada in the 1960s. Dr Farvolden was instrumental in founding the Water Centre for Groundwater Research, and served as Chair of Regional Hydrogeology for the WCGR.

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2014J Barker

2013RE Jackson

2012RA Freeze

2011RN Betcher

2010RO van Everdingen

2009PJ Gélinas (posthumously)

2008F Patton

2007E Frind

2006(not awarded)

2005G van der Kamp

2004(not awarded)

2003JF Gartner

2002J Tóth

Hydrology Award(2002-2001)

2001JA Cherry

2000RP Chapuis

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3.2Robert Schuster Medal

Award of the Engineering Geology Division and Landslide Committee; joint award with the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists.For outstanding contribution to geohazards research in North America. The medal alternates between a USA and Canadian recipient.

Established in 2007, this award honours Dr Robert L Schuster (b 1927), who was the recipient ofthe first medal.Dr Schuster has had a distinguished career with the US Army, in academia, with the US Geological Survey and in national and international consulting, primarily in the field of Engineering Geology and primarily related to geohazards.

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2014K Turner(USA)

2013J Locat (Canada)

2012D Cornforth (USA)

2011(no award)

2010NR Morgenstern (Canada)

2009B Voight (USA)

2008O Hungr (Canada)

2007RL Schuster (USA)

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4.CGS STUDENTS AWARDS

4.1Graduate Student Presentation Award

Established in 1988 as the Graduate Student Paper Award, this award encourages, recognizes and rewards excellence in presentations of papers by geotechnical graduate students. The competition endeavors to increase graduate student awareness of, and involvement with, the CGS. In 2002 the name of the award was changed to the Graduate Student Presentation Award.

Graduate Student Presentation Award

First Prize

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2014O Abuhajar, Western University

2013R Beddoe, Queen’s University

2012FM Ezzein, Royal Military College

2011F Mohamed, University of Ottawa

2010S Zarnani, Queen’s University

2009K Theissen, University of Manitoba

2008KG Mumford, McMaster University

2007SA Elagroudy, Ryerson University

2006G Siemens, University of Manitoba

2005KD Park, University of Saskatchewan

2004A Coulson, University of Toronto

2003J Van Guick, Queen’s University

2002DL Walters, Queen’s University

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Second Prize

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2014D Jones, Queen’s University

2013MM El Shamouby, Univ of Western Ontario

2012FB Abdelaal, Queen’s University

2011J Oke, Queen's University

2010M Van Helden, University of Manitoba

2009BHuang, Royal Military College

2008CL Kelln, University of Saskatchewan

2007I Abu-Halimeh, McMaster University

2006EA. Garven, University of Ottawa

2005TKrahn, University of Manitoba

2004R Krushelnitzky, Queens-RMC

2003K le Roux , University of Toronto

2002F Burnotte, Université de Sherbrooke

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Prior to 2002, this award was known as the Graduate Student Paper Award.

Graduate Student Paper Award (1989-2001)

First Place

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2001C Phillips, University of Waterloo

2000D Saunders, Royal Military College

1999A Mullick, University of Alberta

1998F Lauzon, Royal Military College

1997SRD Lunn, Queen’s University

1996P Murphy, Memorial University of Nfld

1995BL Longino, Queen’s University

1994K Hamouche, Laval University

1993M McLay, Royal Military College

1992(not awarded)

1991BLJ Mylleville, Univ of Western Ontario

1990B Cooke, Queen’s University

1989FFernandez, University of Western Ontario

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Second Place/Runners Up

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2001M El Emam, Royal Military College

2000RC Goldwaldt, University of Alberta

1999P Champagne, Carleton University

1998JI. Meldrum, Queen’s University

1997MD Armstrong, Univ of Western Ontario

1996P Sangam, Université de Moncton

1995RWI Brachman, Univ of Western Ontario

1994M Wise, University of British Columbia

1993B Stratton, Queen's University

1992(not awarded)

1991S Abdel-Baki, Queen's University

1990KM Lee, Univ of Western Ontario and

G Nnadi, Queen’s University

1989ME Hulley, Queen’s University and

M Grabinsky, University of Toronto

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4.2Undergraduate Student Awards

Established in 1988 as the Undergraduate Student Thesis and Report Awards, these awards recognize and reward excellence in the preparation of an undergraduate theses and reports. The competition endeavours to increase undergraduate student awareness of, and involvement in, the CGS. In 1990, an additional category, geotechnical design reports prepared by one or more undergraduate students, was added. In 2002, these awards were changed to Undergraduate Report Award (Individual Submission) and Undergraduate Report Award (Group Submission).

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4.2.1Undergraduate Student Report Award INDIVIDUAL

First Place

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2014M Dugie, Dalhousie University

2013S Harms, University of Manitoba

2012D Flynn, University of Manitoba

2011C Wiliams, University of Waterloo

2010I Dennett, Univeristy of Manitoba

2009M van der Pouw Kraan, University of BC

2008A Adams, University of Waterloo

2007B Talone, University of Waterloo

2006E Bobicki, University of British Columbia

2005M Gosselin, École Polytechnique

2004M Van Helden, University of Manitoba

2003K Fabius, Lakehead University

2002R Woolfrey, University of Toronto

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Second Place

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2014R Lavich, University of Manitoba

2013D Brunton, Queen’s University

2012L-A Sills, Queen’s University

2011S Klassen,University of Manitoba

2010E Wolinsky, Queen’s University

2009G Lau,University of Waterloo

2008S Henry, Lakehead University

2007J Kemp, Queen’s University

2006J Chung, Dalhousie University

2005BJ McGuigan, University of New Brunswick

2004S Miller, Lakehead University

2003L-C Boutin, Ecole Polytechnique Montréal

2002D Mages, University of Manitoba

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4.2.2Undergraduate Student Report Award GROUP

First Place

2014M Grey, C Horkoff, R Kaplen, J Loughlin, University of British Columbia

2013G Cui, J Galavan, D Leung, MLloyd, Queen’s University

2012H Péloquin, L Pike, A Kalila, and M Essakalli, McGill University

2011B Copping, S Hachey, S Legassie, B Love, J Nichols, J Pellerin, University of NewBrunswick

2010C Hynes, K Mathison, C Patrick, M Weisbrod, University of Saskatchewan

2009D Arcuri, G Sled, C West, Lakehead University

2008M Ross, S Hink, M Douglas, Royal Military College

2007C Bates, T Glynn-Morris, P McDonald, E Smith, Queen’s University

2006D Fontaine, A Wynter, M Herico, CChitayat, J Makino, McGill University

2005M Chappel, S Gaines, T Neumeye, Queen’s University

2004A Catley, A Lockhart, A Shales, Queen’s University

2003L MacKay, B Smith, M West, A Westland, G Yungwith, Queen’s University

2002L Boyer, U Lapointe, Queen’s University

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Second Place

2014K Azocar, C Horkoff, R Kaplan, J Loughlin, University of British Columbia

2013J Bowling, R Humenjuk, C Lei, A Woods, XQ Yangi, University of British Columbia

2012J Counter, D Connors, B McAuley, C Mohammadi, University of Ottawa

2011J Day, M Kuuskman, C MacCallum, Queen’s University

2010J Brown, C Cooney, Queen’s University

2009L Charlebois, A Crockford, D Delaloye, D Nixon, Queen’s University

2008S de Jonge, H Wells, Queen’s University

2007C Leung, S Saxe, J Ryan, McGill University

2006A Beveridge, A Gagnon, J Girdner, M Lato, Queen’s University

2005H Battad, B Welsh, N Czerniak, J Phong, A Bakshi, University of Alberta

2004J Levison, K Moran, L Novy, V Spasic, Queen’s University

2003AMacDonald, M Vogrig, Lakehead University

2002I Beaulac, J-P Bilodeau, P Drouin, S Dubeau, Université Laval

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Prior to 2002, these awards were known as the Undergraduate Student Thesis Award and Undergraduate Student Report Award.

4.2.3Undergraduate Student Thesis Award (1988-2001)

First Place

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2001MC Cormier, École Polytechnique

2000R McMillan, University of Manitoba

1999M Gauthier, École Polytechnique

1998MJ Tait, University of Western Ontario

1997J Squires, University of Waterloo

1996E Colrud, Queen’s University

1995GJ Militano, University of Manitoba

1994RS Black, University of Manitoba

1993J Taylor, University of Manitoba

1992A Zerwer, Technical University of Nova Scotia

1991D Swanson University of Saskatchewan

1990S Hedberg, University of British Columbia

1989B Sills, Queen’s University

1988W Harapiak, University of Saskatchewan

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Second Place/Runners Up

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2001J Labbezoo, Lakehead University

2000N Stampfli, École Polytechnique Montreal

1999AR Kanagasuriam, Carleton University

1998S McDougall, University of Toronto