College of Fellows Royal Canadian Geographical Society

1 college of fellows

1.1 organization
1.2 presidents
1.3 notable vice-presidents
1.4 awards
1.5 gold medal

1.5.1 recipients


1.6 sir christopher ondaatje medal exploration

1.6.1 recipients


1.7 3m environmental innovation award

1.7.1 recipients


1.8 camsell medal

1.8.1 recipients


1.9 martin bergmann medal excellence in arctic leadership , science

1.9.1 recipients


1.10 lawrence j. burpee medal

1.10.1 recipients


1.11 massey medal

1.11.1 recent recipients


1.12 innovation in geography teaching award

college of fellows

the society s board of governors , program committees made entirely of volunteers, members of college of fellows. traditionally, fellows elected in recognition of outstanding service canada.

past fellows of society include such eminent names painter a.y. jackson, explorer vilhjalmur stefansson, mariner , explorer capt. joseph-elzéar bernier, journalist agnes c. laut, american businessman , explorer fenley hunter, nobel prize recipient prof. f.g. banting, edward shackleton, baron shackleton, geographer , son of sir ernest shackleton, broadcaster , traveller lowell thomas, businessman james armstrong richardson sr., saskatchewan premier t.c. tommy douglas, explorer henry larsen, historian l abbé arthur maheux, anthropologist diamond jenness, businessman e.p. taylor, canadian prime ministers r.b. bennett, louis st. laurent, , lester b. pearson, hotelier conrad hilton, former conservative leader , nova scotia premier robert stanfield, , geographer , gis originator roger tomlinson. current fellows include gilbert m. grosvenor, of national geographic society, ethnobotanist wade davis, astronauts steve maclean, jeremy hansen , jerry m. linenger, , businessman , author sir christopher ondaatje. besides regular fellows, society elects honorary fellows, people recognized special or outstanding achievements. president, , other members of executive, elected college of fellows @ society s annual general meeting.

fellows entitled use post-nominal letters frcgs (fellow of royal canadian geographical society).

organization

the governor general of canada serves patron of society. society has honorary officers, including honorary presidents , honorary vice-presidents. volunteer board of governors, chaired president of board, , executive committee, provide general oversight.

day-to-day operations of society, programs , business, provided chief executive officer, john g. geiger. ceo responsible strategic leadership, in consultation board of governors.

presidents

1930 — 1941: dr. charles camsell, geologist in charge of explorations geological survey of canada, , commissioner of northwest territories. oversaw exploration of uncharted parts of canada s north — vast area covering 1.4 million square kilometres or 25 percent of country.
1941 — 1944: dr. george j. desbarats, deputy minister of marine , fisheries , of national defence. canadian official first learned explorer vilhjalmur stefansson separated ship, , karluk missing in arctic ice.
1944 — 1950: mr. charles c. cowan, vice president , managing director, british american bank note co.; dir., national film board
1950 — 1955: air marshal robert leckie, aviation pioneer , chief of air staff royal canadian air force. outstanding fighter pilot during first world war, flew attacks on german zeppelins, , downed two.
1955 — 1963: maj.-gen. hugh a. young, commanded 6th canadian infantry brigade @ normandy, , served deputy minister of public works. commissioner of northwest territories 1950-53. head of advisory committee on northern development, in 1953 studied threats canadian sovereignty in arctic.
1963 — 1967: dr. omond solandt, scientist , first chairman of both canada’s defence research board , science council of canada. scientific advisor lord louis mountbatten, last viceroy of india, , later member of joint military mission sent japan evaluate effects of atomic bomb.
1967 — 1977: dr. pierre camu, geographer , civil servant. served president of st. lawrence seaway authority, , later chair of canadian radio-television , telecommunications commission (crtc). co-founder of trans canada trail.
1977 — 1986: mr. denis coolican, served president of canadian bank note company.
1986 — 1992: dr. alexander t. davidson, geographer , civil servant. served chief of resources federal department of northern affairs, , assistant deputy minister of rural development; water; policy, planning , research environment canada; , parks canada. chairman of federal panel concerning low level military flights in labrador-goose bay.
1992 — 1998: dr. denis a. st-onge, geoscientist geological survey of canada. conducted pioneering research evolution of landscape under extreme cold climate on ellef ringnes island in high arctic. credited developing unique method of mapping geomorphology.
1998 — 2004: dr. arthur e. collin, served scientific advisor maritime forces (1965) , dominion hydrographer (1968). 1971 1980 served assistant deputy minister of fisheries , oceans , environment.
2004 — 2010: ms gisèle jacob, director general environment canada , deputy secretary general canadian human rights commission. served chair of geographical names board of canada.
2010 — 2013: mr. john g. geiger, author of frozen in time: fate of franklin expedition , other books, former head of editorial board of globe , mail, current chief executive officer of rcgs.
2013 — 2016: dr. paul ruest, former president of université de saint-boniface.
2016 — present: mr. gavin fitch, qc, lawyer.

notable vice-presidents

1930 - 1934: j. mackintosh bell, geologist, explorer , writer. field work included pioneer exploration in arctic canada geological survey of canada. later became director of geological survey of new zealand.
1939 - 1941: senator w. a. buchanan, former member of parliament , publisher of lethbridge herald.
1939 - 1954: gen. a.g.l. andrew mcnaughton, chief of general staff canada, commanding officer of first canadian infantry division, , ambassador united nations.
1968 - dr. john tuzo wilson, geophysicist , geologist achieved worldwide acclaim contributions theory of plate tectonics.

awards

the society awards following awards:

gold medal

recognizing particular achievement 1 or more individuals in general field of geography or significant national or international event. first awarded in 1972.

recipients

source: rcgs

2016: marc r. st-onge, paul f. hoffmanĤ, denis st-onge , geological survey of canada
2015: jacob verhoef, graeme gibson , margaret atwood
2014: canada s astronauts , canadian space agency
2013: michael palin, robert bateman, , yvan desy , sylvain lemay of natural resources canada
2012: dr. philip currie
2011: sir christopher ondaatje , dr. jerry linenger
2010: alex trebek , canadian international polar year national committee
2009: dr. wade davis
2007: nature of québec/le québec au naturel
2006: atlas of canada
2004: jean lemire , edryd shaw
2003: roger f. tomlinson
2002: gordon slade
2001: norman hallendy
2000: bernard voyer
1998: mary may simon
1997: peter gzowski
1996: gilbert m. grosvenor
1995: harold k. eidsvik, dr. lawrence w. morley , dr. victor k. prest
1994: historical atlas of canada, volumes ii , iii
1988: historical atlas of canada, volume i, william g. dean, richard colebrook harris, , geoffrey j. matthews
1986: dr. derek c. ford
1980: selma barkham
1978: dr. j. tuzo wilson
1976: national atlas of canada
1973: maj. gen. william j. megill
1972: dr. stanislaw lesczychki

sir christopher ondaatje medal exploration

the sir christopher ondaatje medal exploration, named after gold medal , camsell medal recipient sir christopher ondaatje, established in 2013.

recipients

source: rcgs

2016: richard weber
2015: jean lemire
2014: george hobson
2013: jill heinerth

3m environmental innovation award

the 3m environmental innovation award established in 2009 royal canadian geographical society (rcgs) , 3m canada recognize outstanding individuals in business, government, academia or community organizations innovative contributions environmental change benefiting canada , canadians.

recipients

source: rcgs

2015: greenbug energy inc.
2014: ross thurston
2013: jeff golfman
2012: dr. fraser taylor
2011: michel séguin
2010: frank van biesen
2009: sidney ribaux

camsell medal

the royal canadian geographical society awards camsell medal bestow recognition upon, , express society s appreciation to, individuals have given outstanding service society. award established society’s board of governors in 1992.

recipients

source: rcgs

2016: mark graham, peter harrison , christine duverger-harrison
2015: bruce amos , louise maffett
2014: christopher burn , iain wallace
2013: sir christopher ondaatje
2012: jean fournier
2011: gisèle jacob , arthur e. collin
2010: pierre bergeron , helen kerfoot
2009: james raffan , ted johnson
2008: kenneth boland , carman joynt
2007: stuart semple , brian osborne
2006: karen lochhead , michael schmidt
2005: james maxwell , denis st-onge
2004: samuel p. arsenault , alexander t. davidson
2003: blair seaborn , david kirkwood
2002: alan o. gibbons
2001: dickson mansfield
2000: winifred wadasinghe-wijay
1999: pierre camu , grete hale
1998: pierre des marais ii , dr. george hobson
1997: enid byford , robert goddard
1996: david bartlett
1995: william m. gilchrist , col. louis m. sebert
1994: wendy simpson-lewis
1993: david w. phillips , dr. ernest p. weeks
1992: dr. j. keith fraser , samuel f. hughes

the martin bergmann medal excellence in arctic leadership , science

established royal canadian geographical society in 2012, medal recognizes achievement excellence in arctic leadership , science. named in honour of martin marty bergmann, public servant.

recipients

source: rcgs

2016: warwick vincent
2015: john smol
2014: donald forbes
2013: david hik
2012: martin bergmann

lawrence j. burpee medal

established society in 2013, medal awarded recognize outstanding contribution general advancement of geography, or other achievement enhances ability of society fulfill mission.

recipients

source: rcgs

2016: simon winchester
2015: louie kamookak, wendy cecil , alex trebek
2014: marc-andré bernier, ryan harris, jonathan moore , andrew campbell (parks canada)

massey medal

recognizing outstanding personal achievement in exploration, development or description of geography of canada. award established in 1959 massey foundation, named industrialist hart massey.

recent recipients

source: rcgs

2016: steve blasco
2015: brian osborne
2014: derald smith
2013: david ley
2012: graeme wynn
2011: david livingstone
2010: raymond price
2009: michael church
2008: bruce mitchell
2007: eddy carmack
2006: serge courville
2005: tim oke
2004: larry stuart bourne
2003: richard colebrook harris
2002: john oliver wheeler
2001: lawrence mccann
1999: alexander t. davidson
1998: william c. wonders
1997: james a. houston
1996: james p. bruce
1995: pierre camu

innovation in geography teaching award