Six dedicated Queen鈥檚 volunteers and supporters are being honoured by University Council with the .
This year鈥檚 recipients are Lynda Colgan (Faculty of Education), Ken Cuthbertson, Arts鈥74, Law鈥83, Innes van Nostrand, Sc鈥86, Barb Palk, Arts鈥73, David Pattenden, Arts'67, MA'69, Law'71, MEd'74, LLD '03, and Bob Pritchard Sc鈥64.
The award has been presented by University Council since 1974 to recognize individuals who have made Queen鈥檚 a better place.
鈥淭he Distinguished Service Awards honour some of Queen鈥檚 most committed staff, alumni and volunteers. It is the efforts of people such as these award recipients that help make our university one of Canada鈥檚 leading academic institution,鈥 says Principal Daniel Woolf, chair of the University Council Executive Committee, which selects the recipients.
Dr. Colgan, a Faculty of Education professor, is being recognized for her community outreach on behalf of Queen鈥檚. She organizes the annual Kingston Science RendezVous and has developed two educational TV shows The Prime Radicals and mathXplosion.
Mr. Cuthbertson was editor of the Alumni Review for 28 years before retiring in 2014. Previous Review editors Herb Hamilton and Cathy Perkins have also received the award.
Mr. van Nostrand is a former Alma Mater Society president. He has been a member of both the University Council and the Board of Trustees and served on more than 50 Queen鈥檚 committees.
Mr. Pritchard volunteered for 12 years on University Council. He also served on the Board and has done everything from sitting on committees to handing out QUAA pins to new grads during convocation ceremonies. His dedication to Queen鈥檚 earned him the Padre Laverty Award from the Kingston Alumni Branch in 2006.
Ms. Palk, Arts鈥73, is being honoured for her long commitment to the university, which includes serving on the Board of Trustees for more than a decade and being a member of the Initiative Campaign Cabinet 鈥 the fundraising drive that raised $640 million.
Dr. Pattenden鈥檚 devotion to the school goes beyond the five degrees he has attained at Queen鈥檚. Dr. Pattenden has served on both the Queen鈥檚 Board of Trustees and University Council and has been a strong advocate of student wellness. He also serves on the W.J. Henderson Foundation Board which has made several large donations to Queen鈥檚. His dedication to Queen鈥檚 has earned him several other honours, including last year鈥檚 Padre Laverty Award from the Kingston Alumni Branch.
The Distinguished Service Award dinner will be presented on Nov. 5 and hosted by Chancellor Jim Leech.
鈥淭hese recipients have given so much to Queen鈥檚 over many years and deserve to be recognized for all their efforts. I look forward to joining with you to honour them on this special evening,鈥 says Chancellor Leech.
