Nominate one of your GPOP peers today for a 2024 Governance & President’s Office Professional Award!

Hicks Morley Fellowship

The Hicks Morley Fellowship was established in the amount of $1,000.00 per year for a five year period, commencing 2018 through to 2023. Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP has generously extended the Hicks Morley Fellowship to continue for another five-year term from 2024 to 2028.

This award was created to support the attendance of one GPOP member at our annual conference, which is held in conjunction with the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) annual conference.  The Hicks Morley Fellowship will provide $1,000 to one recipient, giving the successful recipient the opportunity to connect with peers, and provide a unique personal development opportunity.

Past recipients of the Hicks Morley Fellowship include Lianne Birbeck (Lambton College), Laureen Dailey (Douglas College), Carla Scherger (Bow Valley College), and Alice Shuda (Centennial College). 

Many thanks and appreciation to Hicks Morley for their generosity and support and to GPOP member Cheryl McMurray (Fanshawe College) for pursuing the idea of a fellowship and making it a reality.

Hicks Morley Fellowship Recipients:
2023: Lianne Birkbeck, Lambton College; Laureen Dailey, Douglas College; Carla Scherger, Bow Valley College
2019: Alice Shuda, Centennial College
2018: Shelagh Donnelly, Douglas College

$500 AGM & Conference Grant Recipients: 
2017: Peggy Baldwin, Keyano College
2016: Erin Elliott, Nova Scotia Community College
(The $500 AGM & Conference Grant was replaced with the Hicks Morley Fellowship in 2018

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 Award for Distinguished Service

This prestigious award recognizes significant personal and professional contributions made by a current or former GPOP member. The successful recipient will have demonstrated dedicated service, which has improved and enhanced the presence of the GPOP organization nationally within the colleges and institutes community. Their dedication and excellence will have significantly impacted growth, development, and the overall progress of the profession. 

This award has been previously presented to Shelagh Donnelly, Douglas College, Margo Baptista, Grant MacEwan University, Laureen Dailey, Douglas College, and Joanna Campbell, Okanagan College for their leadership in the development and growth of GPOP/PBSN.  

Distinguished Service Recipients:
2023: Joanna Campbell, Okanagan College
2021: Laureen Dailey, Douglas College
2017: Shelagh Donnelly, Douglas College
2015: Margo Baptista, Grant MacEwan University

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Award for Professional Achievement

This prestigious award recognizes significant personal and professional contributions made a current GPOP member who has contributed to the leadership and advancement of GPOP and/or has achieved professional accomplishments attributable in some part to their experiences as a governance and/or president’s office professional at a Canadian college or institute.   

With nominations from Presidents and Board Chairs we have previously presented this award to deserving recipients including Heather Steckley, Olds College, Elizabeth Beamish, Georgian College, Jenny Forestell, New Brunswick Community College, Cheryl McMurray, Fanshawe College, Diane Marcellus-Kerr, Lethbridge College, and Joanna Campbell, Okanagan College.  Each recipient achieved a professional milestone or accomplishment consistent with the GPOP mission of elevating the level of expertise held by GPOP and in Canadian post-secondary institutions through networking, mentoring, and professional development resulting in the mutual benefit of the member and their college or institute.  

Professional Achievement Recipients:
2023: Heather Steckley, Olds College
2022: Elizabeth Beamish, Georgian College
2019: Jenny Forestell, New Brunswick Community College
2017: Cheryl McMurray, Fanshawe College
2016: Diane Marcellus-Kerr, Lethbridge College
2015: Joanna Campbell, Okanagan College

Click HERE for the nomination form.