A governance expert, a labour leader, a refugee lawyer, a provincial court judge, a distinguished health professor, a medical researcher, and an ocean engineer are the latest Dal alumni to receive Canada's highest civilian honour.

Hollo Medical co-founder David Hodgson's victory brings added recognition to the startup's key innovation — a unique pocket-size asthma inhaler chamber — and provides a huge boost to the company's goal of making it accessible as quickly as possible.

Kristal Ambrose’s (MMM’19) dedication to tackling the issue of plastic waste in our oceans led to a single-use plastics ban in her home country of The Bahamas, and inspired youth to become citizen scientists and join this worthy fight.

Dr. Margaret Oulton (PhD’75) — a professor and prenatal researcher who made a discovery that would eventually lead to the safe delivery of over 10,000 infants across our region — is the inaugural recipient of the É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Golden Eagle Lifetime Achievement Award.

This year’s winners—a dentist, a lawyer, a musician, a judge and a nurse practitioner—each share a dedication to their communities, a commitment to justice and a passion for change.