The CICan Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to a member President or Director General in recognition of their service and contributions to the college and institute sector nationally. The Executive Committee of the CICan Board of Directors serves as the selection committee for this prestigious award. The award is presented in person, alternating between CICan’s Leaders Summit and the Connection Conference each year.
Call for nominations are now closed.Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ron J. McKerlie | Mohawk College |
| 2023 | Denise Amyot | Colleges and Institutes Canada |
| 2022 | Kathy Kinloch | British Columbia Institute of Technology |
| MaryLynn West-Moynes | Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology | |
| 2021 | Judith Morris | Lambton College |
| 2020 | Dan Patterson | Niagara College |
| 2019 | Joel Ward | Red Deer Polytechnic |
| 2018 | Marilyn Luscombe | New Brunswick Community College |
| 2017 | Anne Sado | George Brown College |
| 2016 | Jim Hamilton | Okanagan College |
| 2015 | Fay Myers | Parkland College |
| 2014 | Howard Rundle | Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology |
| Ann Buller | Centennial College | |
| 2013 | Nicole Rouillier | Cégep Marie-Victorin |
| Sharon Carry | Bow Valley College | |
| 2012 | Brian Tamblyn | Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology |