Western Law Alumni Awards
Western Law and the Law Alumni Association offer an awards program that recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the law school, their profession and to society. The 2018 Law Alumni Awards nomination forms and criteria are available for download. The Law Alumni Awards are bestowed every two years. Details about the 2020 event, as well as the nomination process will be announced soon.
Ivan Rand Alumni Award
Named in honour of Western’s founding Dean of Law, the Hon. Ivan Cleveland Rand, CC, QC, LLD, this award recognizes exemplary contributions to Western Law and to the alumni community.
W. Iain Scott Business Leadership Award
This award recognizes superior achievement in business and leadership. The recipient is a role model and mentor to alumni and to the professional community.
Community Service Award
This award recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to local, national or international communities. They have enriched the lives of others through their tireless commitment and generous gifts of time and talent.
Past Alumni Award of Distinction recipients
2018
Chris Bredt, BA’79, LLB’79 Community Service Award
Dale Ponder LLB’80 Ivan Rand Award
Michael Copeland, LLB'93, MBA'99 W. Iain Scott Business Leadership Award
2016
Christine Elliott, LLB’78 Community Service Award
Richard McLaren, LLB’71 Ivan Rand Award
Warren Bongard, LLB’91 Business Leadership Award
2014
Kim Beatty, LLB’83, Community Service Award
Stephen Coxford, LLB’77, Western Law Ivan Rand Alumni Award
Jacqueline Moss, LLB’88, Business Leadership Award
2012
Peter Aceto, BA’91, LLB’94, Business Leadership Award
Jay Carfagnini, LLB'80, Western Law Ivan Rand Alumni Award
Rosemary McCarney, LLB77, Community Service Award
2011
Roberta Jamieson, LLB’76, Community Service Award
Mitch Frazer, LLB’99, Ivan Rand Alumni Award
Geoff Beattie, LLB’84, Business Leadership Award
2009
Douglas Ferguson, LLB’81
2007
The Honourable J. Edgar Sexton LLB ’62
2006
James McLeod, LLB'71 (posthumously)
2005
Ronald George Atkey, LLB'65
Tracey Tremayne-Lloyd, LLB'83
