Please note that the awards nomination campaign will launch on October 1, at which time the online nomination form and the nomination template will become available.
The Award
The Distinguished Leadership Award was introduced for the first time during the 2018 National Awards campaign. This new award combines the best aspects of two previous awards – the College Award for Distinguished Service and the College Honourary Life Member Award – to create a recognition that will showcase an outstanding senior leader for their contributions to the health system, and to the College.
Nominations
Nominations will be accepted exclusively from the College’s past chairs of the Board of Directors; current Board of Directors; College Fellows; Lifelong members; Chapter Chairs and past recipients of the CCHL Distinguished Leadership Award, the College Award for Distinguished Service and the College Honourary Life Membership Award. Previous recipients of the College Award for Distinguished Service and the College Honorary Life Membership Award are eligible to receive the CCHL Distinguished Leadership Award.
Sponsored by:
2022 Recipient: Neil Fraser
Neil Fraser joined Medtronic over 35 years ago and became the President of Medtronic Canada in 2004, receiving numerous awards, including Canada’s Best Large Workplaces and Top 100 Employer, and various sub-categories that highlight his focus on inclusion, diversity, equity, and the environment.
He is passionate and engaged in helping improve the health outcomes of Canadians, with a focus on access to healthcare technology and improving the efficacy and efficiency of the system.
He does this through stakeholder engagement Federally and Provincially, and by driving an innovation agenda that will result in better care for Canadians.
Past Recipients
Please see our most recent recipients listed below. Full details are available in our Celebrating Leading Practices booklets.
2022 – Neil Fraser
2021 – Ron Noble FCCHL FACHE
2020 – Graham Dickson
2019 – John King CHE
2018 – Dianne Doyle FCCHL
Past College Award for Distinguished Services Recipients
2017 – David Weger
2016 – Alice Kennedy FCCHL
2015 – Donna Towers CHE
2014 – Mark Neskar CHE
2013 – Maura Davies FCCHL
2012 – Don Desjardins
2011 – Bonnie Adamson FCCHL
2010 – Elma Heidemann FCCHL
2009 – Major-général Mathieu CHE (ret’d)
2008 – Robert Zed CHE, FACHE
2007 – Ron Noble FCCHL FACHE
2006 – Louise Cherry CHE
2005 – Tony Dagnone FCCHL
2004 – Garth Pierce FCCHSE
2003 – Joseph Mapa FCCHL
2002 – Kenneth Ezeard CHE
2001 – Jean Bartkowiak CHE, AdmA
1999 – Peter Peters
1996 – Miriam Lowi-Young FCCHL, FACHE
1995 – A Bailey
1994 – Lorna Romilly CHE
1992 – Harvey Fox FCCHSE
Past College Honourary Life Member Recipients
2017 – Pat Coish-Snow CHE
2016 – Mark Neskar CHE
2015 – Bonnie Adamson FCCHL
2014 – Elma Heidemann FCCHL
2013 – John King CHE
2012 – Robert Smith FCCHL
2011 – Clifford Nordal FCCHSE, FACHE
2010 – Kenneth Ezeard CHE
2009 – Garth Pierce FCCHSE
2008 – Tony Dagnone FCCHL