This year’s recipients of the Distinguished Service Award include three faculty members and three staff members.

Inaugurated by University Council in 1974, this award recognizes individuals who have made the university a better place through their extraordinary contributions.

The 2017 recipients of the Distinguished Service Award are:

• Judith Brown: Queen’s alumna and long-time staff member in the Office of Advancement, retiring in 2017 as associate vice-principal and executive director of alumni relations and annual giving, and relationship manager for Alfred and Isabel Bader.
• Irène Bujara: Queen’s staff member since 1992 and current university advisor on equity and human rights, with responsibilities for compliance related to the Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and Federal Contractor’s Program. 
• Albert Clark: Professor emeritus and former associate dean (Research) in medicine and health sciences, and founder and current chair of Queen’s University Health Sciences and Affiliated Teaching Hospitals Research Ethics Board (1991 to present).
• Janice Hill: Current director of the Four Directors Aboriginal Student Centre and diligent advocate for Indigenous students at Queen’s and in the Kingston community.
• Terry Krupa: Queen’s faculty member since 1989 and current associate director, research and post-professional programs in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy with a focus on the quality of life and community inclusion for those living with mental illness.
• Hok-Lin Leung: Faculty member at Queen’s since 1979, founder and director of the China Projects Office, and founder of the Asia-Pacific Ambassadors’ Forum, focused on sharing ideas and perspectives from the academic community on ideas related to human rights, immigration, and international agencies.

The Distinguished Service Award will be presented at the University Council Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 4. Ticket information will be available in late summer. 

Questions about the Distinguished Service Award and the University Council Dinner can be directed to the University Secretariat at ucouncil@queensu.ca or 613-533-6095.