Brock has awarded its highest honour to those who have made extraordinary contributions in Canada or abroad that supports Brock’s own values and the advanced learning and pursuit of knowledge within the community and the world.
2021 Fall Convocation
Former Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill
Past Recipients
YEAR | SPRING CONVOCATION | FALL CONVOCATION |
2024 | Patricia Pokorny Maude Barlow Ferguson "Fergie" Jenkins | |
2023 | Jenn Harper Deborah Rosati Kyle Dubas | |
2022 | Deena Ladd David Lepofsky Bob Davis | Elizabeth Walker-Young |
2021 | Ava Hill | |
2020 | Gary Kobinger The Honourable Paul Martin Peggy Nash Alice Rueda Debbie Zimmerman | The Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire |
2019 | Reggie Leach | |
2018 | James Orbinski Hassan Yussuff Edward Burtynsky | |
2017 | David Kanatawakhon-Maracle Maureen Sabia | Thomas Rankin |
2016 | Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish Elizabeth Palmieri Dr. Satish Tripathi | |
2015 | Roberta Bondar Susan Venditti | Ned Goodman |
2014 | Sir Hilary Beckles Leo W. Gerard Ron Sexsmith | Betty-Lou Souter |
2013 | Neil Armstrong Doug Rapelje | James Lockyer |
2012 | Colin Chilvers Edward L. Greenspan | David S. Howes |
2011 | Claude Bouchard General John DeChastelain Michael McCain | John McCall MacBain |
2010 | Brigadier-General Hilary Jaeger Val Fleming Wilma Morrison James Stewart The Honourable Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond | Anthony Hearn |
2009 | Rick Mercer The Honourable Belinda Stronach Roy Cairns | Daniel James Patterson |
2008 | Dr. Robin Williams Dr. Roberta Jamieson Paul House | Marilyn Walker |
2007 | Bluma Appel Anthony R. Graham Brian Vincent Tobin Barbara Vryostko | |
2006 | Dr. Bernard J. Shapiro June Callwood Peter Herrndorf | |
2005 | Dr. Tom Brzutowski Justice Rosalie Abella Dr. Patricia Clements Dr. Eber Hampton Dr. Oded Bar-Or Dr. Johann Koss | Dr. Eric Hoskins Dr. Samantha Nutt |
2004 | Gillian Dooley Phil Fontaine Robert Giroux Donald Triggs | Dr. Lewis Perinbaum |
2003 | Robert Cooper Dr. Andrew Pipe Roy Romanow Lynton Wilson, QC | Lutz Teutloff |
2002 | Diane Jones-Konihowski Veronica Lacey Terrance Varcoe | Suzanne Rochon Burnett |
2001 | The Honourable Ethel Blondin-Andrew Laurier La Pierre David Schindler John Walker | Diane Dupuy Norris Walker |
2000 | Ian Donald Beddis Myer Horowitz Ron Lancaster The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin Ann Medina | Murray Adaskin Richard Wright |
1999 | Norah Humphry Morgan Wendy Wiebebr Carol Reid Eric Bergenstein Atom Egoyan | Raymond Chretien |
1998 | Basil “Buzz” Hargrove Flora MacDonald J. Fraser Mustard | James Cameron Austin Chesterfield Clarke |
1997 | Iona Campagnolo A. Kim Campbell Wiliam Goertz Richard Jermy Gwyn James O. Kaufman Leo J. LeBlanc Joseph L. Reid | |
1996 | J. Frank Clifford Paul Michel Bosc Geofrey E. H. Ballard Tony van Bridge Ellen Louks Fairclough Gilbert Parent | Charles S. Pachter |
1995 | Henry N. R. Jackman Walter Ostanek Edward J. Blair Kasandra K. Vartell | Frank Alfred Branscombe M. M. van Camp |
1994 | Karl Kaiser Donald Ziraldo David Robert McCamus Howard Engel Edward James Freeland Linda Crabtree | Steve Bauer |