The Ivey Distinguished Service Award, created in 1998 by the Ivey Alumni Network Board and distributed at Homecoming each year, recognizes alumni who have provided extraordinary service to the Ivey Business School over an extended period of time.
Each of the honourees have contributed time and talent to propel the School toward its goals, made substantial and sustained contributions to the School, exhibited the qualities and values embodied by the Ivey Business School, positively influenced the lives of others, supported Ivey alumni efforts, and graduated at least 10 years prior to the award.
Congratulations to our 2023 Distinguished Service Award recipient Gary Svoboda, MBA ’83.
Additionally, the Alumni Network is marking the centennial with a very special Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations to Donald K. Johnson, MBA ’63, LLD ’07, for his extraordinary contributions to and unwavering advocacy of the School.
Watch the video below to learn about these outstanding members of the Ivey community, and also meet our Alumni Faculty Service Award recipients.
Previous Honourees
2022
Cynthia Devine, HBA ’87
Larry Rosen, LLB/MBA ’82
Ian Ihnatowycz, MBA ’82, LLD ’13
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2021
Michael Bernstein, MBA '96
Nan DasGupta, MBA '96
Tim MacDonald, HBA '81, MBA '88
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2020
Gilles Ouellette, HBA ’69, MBA ’70
Dan Rowe, MBA ’05
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2019
John Bayliss, HBA ’99
Laura Hantho, MBA ’89
Jon Hantho, MBA ’89
Pamela Jeffery, HBA ’84, MBA ’88
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2018
Doug Guzman, HBA ’88
Barbara Stymiest, HBA ’78, LLD ’11
Gary West, HBA ’68
David Wright, HBA ’83
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2017
Anthony Ostler, MBA ’97
Mark Shuper, HBA ’92
Steve Suske, MBA ’77
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2016
Nora Aufreiter, HBA ’81
Scott Beattie, HBA ’81, MBA ’86
Jon Love, HBA ’76, LLD ’16
Mark Whitmore, MBA ’91
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2015
Andy Chisholm, MBA ’85
Alexa Nick, MBA ’95
Rob Staffen, HBA ’80, MBA ’02
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2014
Laurie Campbell, MBA ’89
Patrick Crowley, HBA ’74
David Kassie, MBA ’79
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2013
Timothy E. Hodgson, MBA ’88
Sarah Morgenstern, MBA ’93
Kevin O'Brien, HBA ’93
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2012
Darin Deschamps, HBA ’87
Tim Hockey, EMBA ’97
Richard W. Ivey, HBA ’72
Pierre Morrissette, MBA ’72
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2011
Robert V. Brouillard, MBA ’66
Barbara H. Fraser. HBA ’71
Donald J. McDougall, MBA ’61
Joseph C. Shlesinger, MBA ’86
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2010
Sylvia D. Chrominska, HBA ’75
David W. Cornhill, MBA ’80
J. Paul Sabourin, MBA ’80
2009
J. Jay Brown, HBA ’79
George A. Cope, HBA ’84
Michael H. McCain, HBA ’79
2008
Tevya (Teddy) Rosenberg, HBA ’73
John Rothschild, MBA ’73
Kishore Sakhrani, MBA ’83
2007
Arkadi Kuhlmann, HBA ’71, MBA ’72
Kevin Yousie, HBA ’77, MBA ’80
2006
Serge Gouin, HBA ’65, MBA ’66
Gilles Lamoureux, MBA ’66
2005
Douglas E. Speers, MBA ’70
2004
Geno Francolini, HBA ’54
Barbara Wilkes, HBA ’74, MBA ’76
2003
Barrie Birks (post-humous), MBA ’73
Stephen McDonald, MBA ’83
2002
Beryl M. Ivey, BA ’47, LLD ’97
Richard M. Ivey, HBA ’47, LLD ’79
2001
Ron Charles, MBA ’71
Ken Harrigan, HBA ’51
Jim Hunter, MBA ’76
2000
Judd Buchanan, MBA ’55
C. Richard Sharpe, HBA ’50
J.J. (Jack) Wettlaufer, HBA '50, MBA ’51
1999
Shody Chow, MBA ’69
C.B. (Bud) Johnston, HBA ’54, MBA ’57
George Turnbull, HBA ’49
1998
Don Johnson, MBA ’63
Michael Needham, MBA ’68
Earl Orser, LLD ’91