Lieutenant Governor Awards

 

Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Saskatchewan

The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Meritorious Achievement Award was established in 2002 by the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Saskatchewan (ACEC-SK) as part of the ACEC-SK Awards of Excellence program.

The Award recognizes a Saskatchewan resident for his or her outstanding achievements and contributions to the consulting engineering and geoscience industry in the province, whether technical or managerial in nature, taking into consideration the individual’s contributions to business and society.

For more information, please contact the ACEC-SK by phone at 306-359-3338 or by e-mail at bmacleod@acec-sk.ca.

Heritage Saskatchewan Awards

The Lieutenant Governor presents these heritage awards each year at Government House in Regina. For more information about the award program please visit the Heritage Saskatchewan website.

Institute of Public Administration of Canada

Since 1987, the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) in Saskatchewan has annually awarded a gold medal as a mark of distinction and exceptional achievement to a person who has shown distinctive leadership in public administration in Saskatchewan, or has made a significant contribution in the field of public administration in Saskatchewan.

For further information about the IPAC Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor’s Award, please visit the IPAC website.

Lieutenant Governor's Post-Secondary Teaching Award

Established in 2023, this award recognizes post-secondary educators who have displayed excellence in teaching and learning through a commitment to high-quality student learning experiences and a demonstrated record of innovation, leadership, and commitment to student learning and success. The Lieutenant Governor’s Post-Secondary Teaching Award will be given annually to educators from publicly funded post-secondary institutions across the province. Recipients of this award will be recognized under the following categories:

  • Distinguished Teaching Award

  • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Teaching Award

  • Indigenous Teaching Excellence Award

  • Innovative Teaching Award

The adjudication committee is made up of representatives from multiple post-secondary institutions across Saskatchewan. To learn more visit the Saskatchewan Government website.

Lieutenant Governor’s Graduate and Post-Graduate Scholarship

Established in 2022, this $20,000 scholarship is awarded annually recognizing academic excellence by graduate and post-graduate students at the University of Saskatchewan or University of Regina. To qualify, you must:

  • be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person

  • reside in Saskatchewan for the duration of your graduate or post-graduate studies

  • have an undergraduate degree in any discipline

  • have applied for admission or be enrolled in graduate or post-graduate studies for the upcoming academic year in any field of study at either the University of Saskatchewan or the University of Regina

  • have applied for a thesis or non-thesis (project-based) program. Course-based programs are not eligible.

To learn more or apply, please visit the Saskatchewan Government website.

Northern Student Achievement

The Northern Student Achievement Awards were established in 1989 by the Ministry of Education, and includes The Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Excellence. The Award recognizes one outstanding student at each grade level from grades 7 to 12 in northern Saskatchewan schools.

For further information, please contact Shea Duncan of the Ministry of Education at shea.duncan@gov.sk.ca or at 306-425-9832.

Outstanding Service to Rural Saskatchewan

The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Saskatchewan was established in 1995 by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).

The award honours reeves, councilors, or administrators for contributions to rural Saskatchewan, and is presented by the Lieutenant Governor at the annual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Convention.

Nominations are submitted to the SARM office. A selection committee reviews the nominations to select one individual for his or her achievements in making rural Saskatchewan a better place to live.

For further information about this award, please contact the SARM at 306-757-3577 or sarm@sarm.ca.

Regina Men's Bonspiel

The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan has been the official patron of the Regina Men’s Bonspiel since Saskatchewan became a province back in 1905 and has presented the Lieutenant Governor’s Medals following the final draw of the bonspiel to the winning curling team ever since!

Saskatchewan Arts Lifetime Achievement Award

Presented by the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Lieutenant Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes and celebrates an individual, group or collective engaged in the arts in Saskatchewan who:

  • is recognized as an established professional in their field and has reached an advanced level of accomplishment,

  • has produced a substantive, cumulative and prominent body of work, or has a history of continued contribution to the arts over a number of years, and has had a particularly significant impact on the arts in Saskatchewan through distinguished lifelong career achievements, and

  • has attained critical recognition nationally and perhaps internationally for an art practice and/or outstanding sustained and progressive contribution to the arts

    For further information, visit https://sk-arts.ca/menu/awards/saskatchewan-arts-awards/award-categories.html, or contact the Arts Board at info@artsboard.sk.ca or 1-800-667-7526.