CBIE Excellence Awards

CBIE honours the recipients of our Excellence Awards during the annual conference. Developed by the Board of Directors, the Excellence Awards Program recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of international education in a range of specialties.

Click HERE to submit a nomination for the 2011 competition!

Elizabeth Paterson International Student of the Year Award

The ‘Elizabeth Paterson International Student of the Year Award’ program asks international students to offer their insights into the study-in-Canada experience. They must do this by writing a one-page letter telling family or friends what it's like to study in Canada, what they see as the advantages of their Canadian academic career, and their achievements so far. 

The International Student of the Year Award was created in 2004 as a memorial to Elizabeth Paterson, Director of the International Student Centre at the University of Toronto for 25 years, who guided and encouraged thousands of young people from numerous countries though their international learning journey.

Read the 2011 winning submissions:

International Student of the Year:

Irving Tan [Malaysia, University of Ottawa] click here

Silver Honourable Mention: 

Auriane Brémont [France, Université de Montréal] click here

Bronze Honourable Mention:

Mohammad Samer Albaba [Syria, University of Calgary] click here

Past recipients of the award have included:

2009 - Kerron James [Antigua, McGill University]
2008 - Leytisha Jack [St. Vincent and the Grenadines, University of Manitoba]
2007 - Alex Anton [Brazil, University of Manitoba]

2006 - Peter Chladek [Czech Republic, University of Waterloo]

2005 - Mika Oshige [Japan, University of Victoria]

Innovation in International Education Award: to recognize extraordinary contributions, of national or international magnitude, to the field of international education.

1992 Helen Hnatyshyn, Stewart Goodings

1993 His Excellency Rafik Hariri

1994 Kay Riddell Rouillard, The Hon. Walter McLean

1995 The Hon. Céline Hervieux-Payette

1996 Gerry Van Kessel

1997 Mac Harb

1998 Donald Whitcomb

1999 Norman Cook

2003 Alan Pence

2004 Jim Torczyner

2005 Budd Hall

2006 Graham Pike

2007 Dr. Alfonso Lopez

2008 Dr. Claudia Mitchell

2009 Dr. Robert Turner

Distinguished Service Award: to recognize long-term service to CBIE and/or to the field of international education.

2001 Jim Shute

2010 Jean Dénommé and Madeleine Roy

Exemplary Service to CBIE Award: to recognize exceptional voluntary service to CBIE.

2003 Claudette Fortier

2004 Keith Hotchkiss

2010 Chris Breedyck

Internationalization Leadership Award: to recognize outstanding leadership in the internationalization of Canadian education and/or the international education profession.

2000 Jane Knight, Denis Leclaire

2001 Christine Savage, Susan Anderson
2002 Ian Andrews, Ratna Ghosh
2003 Catherine Vertesi, William A. W. Neilson, Brian D. Tennyson
2004 Glynn Hunter, Sudarshan (Raj) A. Mehta, Pamela Walsh
2005 Fabienne Desroches [Cégep de Sorel-Tracey], Sheila Embleton [York University],
Gérard Verna [Université Laval]
2006 Claude Boudreau [Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)], Pierre Brodeur [Collège Ahuntsic]

2007 Dr. Paz Buttedahl, Professor Henry Mintzberg

2008 Bob Henry [Lambton College], Mario Laforest [Université de Sherbrooke], Dr. Ana María Peredo [University of Victoria]

2009 Dr. Jean Couture [Université Laval], Wayne Myles [Queen’s University], Dr. Adrian Shubert [York University]

2010 Lorna Smith [Mount Royal University], Ben Yang [University of Toronto]

Internationalization Service Award: to recognize outstanding service to international education within his/her institution or organization.

2000 Randall Martin
2001 Patricia Brooke, Gisèle Bonin, John Hill
2002 Bob Chanteloup, Maria Cioni
2003 Jane Collins
2004 Lois Ward , Barry Bartmann
2005 Alice-Éva Daigle [Cégèp de Saint-Hyacinthe], Elaine McNeil [Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)]
2006 Alana Robb [Saint Mary's University], Wendy L. Rolph [University of Toronto]

2007 Paule Racine [Collège François-Xavier-Garneau], Miranda Chang [University of Toronto]

2008 Jacques Proulx [Université de Sherbrooke]

2009 Hélène Brassard [Collège de Maisonneuve], Rhonda Friesen [University of Manitoba], Dr. Ted Robak [University of New Brunswick]

2010 Karen Strang [Nipissing University]

Outstanding Program Award: to recognize high quality and highly creative programming in international education.

2000 Bachelor of Commerce International Program [University of Victoria], Asia Pacific Management Co-op Program [Capilano College]
2001 Academic Exchange Program [University of BC Ritsumeikan], Degree Program in Capital Markets [Douglas College]
2002 Emerging Global Leadership Retreat [York University], Health & Community Studies - Russia [Grant MacEwan College]
2003 International Teacher Education Module [Simon Fraser University]
2004 The Independent Experiential Study Program (IESP) [University of Toronto], Stage international et interculturel [ Université Laval], Latin-American Studies [ University of Calgary]
2005 International Relations Students Association [University of British Columbia],
York International Internship Program [York University]
2006 Integrated Undergraduate Law Programme [McGill University],
International Co-operative Initiative [University of Waterloo]

2007 International Project Management Program [Humber College], Intensive Program in Aboriginal Lands [York University]

2008 International Courts and Tribunals Program [McGill University]

2009 The China Champions: Bridging Western and Eastern Education Together, [Lethbridge College], International Week [University of Alberta], Le profil international, [Université Laval]

2010 Service de coopération et de développement international [Cégep de Jonquière], Service Learning in the Global Community [University of Manitoba]

Student Leadership in Internationalization Award: to recognize outstanding student contributions to internationalization.

2000 Kevin Chan
2001 Katie Kehoe, Jeremy Thomson
2002 George Roter, Parker Mitchell
2003 York International Studies Program [ York University]
2004 William (Bill) Jared Adams [ Grant MacEwan College], Chad Molleken [ University of Calgary], Kathryn McKenzie [ Red Deer College]
2005 Leila Hoda [Ryerson University], Vincent Tremblay [Université Laval]
2006 Danica Francis [Saint Mary's University], Vincent Lévesque [Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières]

2007 Ashley Heaslip [University of Victoria], David Johnson [Grant MacEwan College]

2008 Groupe de collaboration international en ingénierie [Université de Sherbrooke], Amanda Reid [Mount Royal College]

2009 Son Truong [University of Alberta], Troy Woodworth [Brock University]

2010 Ayman Al-Dhabaan [College of New Caledonia], Rayannah Kroeker [University of Manitoba]

Each year in June, nominations are submitted by the CBIE membership. The Awards Committee, a sub-committee of the CBIE Board, analyses the list of nominees and chooses the individual(s) who they believe most closely fit the criteria. Nominators are informed in September whether their nominee was selected and awards are distributed at the CBIE Conference in October or November.

For further information, please contact Monique Paquette, mpaquette@cbie.ca