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Alumni Relations

Alumni Achievement Awards

Ryerson University's alumni community includes thousands of amazing graduates who have contributed to making the University, their community, and the world a better place. Some alumni shine in a brighter spotlight and earn the admiration of all around them.

Nominations

Do you know a Ryerson alumnus/a who deserves to be recognized as a leader, advocate, visionary? This is your chance to shine the spotlight on them.

Nominate today

Award Winners
Photo: 2013 Alumni Achievement Award recipients.

Our annual Alumni Achievement Awards reception honours outstanding Ryerson graduates who have excelled in their careers and have made a significant contribution to their profession, their community and their country.

Additional awards bestowed during the evening are the Isadore Sharp Outstanding Recent Graduate Award and the Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award.

The 2013 Alumni Achievement Awards recipients were honoured at a special reception on February 13, 2013.

Alumni Awards of Distinction

Tom Anselmi, Landscape Architecture '79, Video Biography
o   President and COO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
o   Member of Board of Governors for Major League Soccer
o   Vice Chairman, Toronto Board of Trade
Al Coates, Business Administration '68, Video Biography
o Executive Director, IIHF World Junior Championships
o Former Director of Player Personnel, Toronto Maple Leafs
o Former General Manager, Calgary Flames (owner of 2 Stanley Cup rings)
Dwight Drummond, Radio and Television Arts '91, Video Biography
o Co-anchor of CBC News, Toronto
o Former Anchor, Citynews@Five
Jeff Zabudsky, Journalism '86, Video Biography
o President and CEO, Sheridan College
George Yabu, Interior Design '76, Video Biography
Glenn Pushelberg, Interior Design '76
o   World renowned interior designers (30 year partnership)
o   Projects include W Hotel - Times Square, Tiffany & Co store - NYC, St.Regis Hotels - San Francisco and Bal Harbour, Bymark Restaurant - Toronto
o   Honorary Doctorate recipients, Ryerson University 2003

Isadore Sharp Outstanding Recent Graduate Award

Lisa Codrington, Theatre '03
o Past Playwright-in-Residence at The Canadian Stage Company
o Governor General's Award for Drama nominee
o Nominated for the inaugural Toronto Arts Council Foundation's Emerging Artist Award

Outstanding Volunteer Award

Ross Mutton, Radio and Television Arts '69
o Former Ryerson University Alumni Association board member
o Ongoing executive member of Ottawa branch
o Past Presidential representative, and convocation speaker at Ryerson University